Chapter 030 How to spend money
Monday, March 10th.
Chen She looked at the experience store that had become popular from the first floor to the fourth floor, and felt like crying but had no tears.
It's so hard for me!
After the Mewtwo game "Strolling in the Garden" quickly became popular on the Internet and was reposted by many Mewtwo stars, the experience store also became popular at an incredible speed.
There were even many people queuing outside.
There were also many people who came all the way from the inner city area of Liming City.
The reason is simple: this experience store is currently one of the few places where you can experience the physical version of Mewtwo's "Strolling in the Garden"!
After confirming the huge success of the online version of "A Stroll in the Garden", the company's headquarters has been busy producing physical versions of Mewtwo and shipping them to major cities in a steady stream.
But it will take some time after all.
Therefore, if people in Dawn City want to experience the physical version of Mewtwo in "A Stroll in the Garden", this experience store is the best choice.
There are still some differences between the physical version of Mewtwo and the online version of Mewtwo, mainly because there are obvious differences in the transmission of emotions.
The physical version of Mewtwo can bring people stronger sensory stimulation.
Of course, when it comes to the Mewtwo game "Strolling in the Garden", there is actually not that much difference between the online version and the physical version.
After all, its genre is there, and while the physical version may be more realistic, it doesn’t have much impact on the core fun.
But for many players, they just have this preference.
If you like Mewtwo, you must play the physical version to feel the full enjoyment.
For them, playing the online version is like drinking a carbonated drink without bubbles, completely soulless.
In short, this weekend Chen She watched the company headquarters busily producing physical versions of Mewtwo. Large quantities of physical versions of Mewtwo were loaded onto trucks and transported directly by air to the major cities shown in the map.
Chen She's previous request that everyone not work on weekends unless there was an emergency was also ignored.
Since there's a ton of money to be made in producing physical copies of Mewtwo, this is a matter of urgency!
Of course, the Chen Group does not have the financial resources to do so, nor can it afford to operate large transport aircraft on its own, but it can find a large logistics company.
This Super Dream product is very popular right now. There is a huge demand for it in Super Dream experience stores in major cities. There is no worry about sales, and in some places people even pay a premium to buy it.
The experience store is also completely full.
Although several top rewards have been given out so far, compared to the popularity of the experience store and the income brought by Mewtwo itself, these rewards are nothing but a drop in the bucket.
Instead, it has stimulated more and more people to come and experience "Idle Garden Stroll", hoping that they can also complete a picture of "Idle Garden Stroll", and seal their name and this picture forever.
Chen She slumped on the sofa, feeling a little disappointed.
Because the income from "Strolling in the Garden" has completely exceeded his expectations.
He now has to think carefully about what kind of money-burning method should be adopted to offset the extra profits and return to the original equilibrium state!
The only good news may be that after "Embers of Demise" was released on the online version, although some resources were invested in it, there has been no improvement so far.
Almost no one plays "Ember of the Dead" in the experience store, everyone comes here to play "A Romantic Walk".
This is a blessing in disguise.
Chen She was worrying about how to spend the money when suddenly he received a communication request from Lin Luxi on his bracelet.
After the call was connected, Lin Luxi's holographic image appeared above the bracelet. She looked a little nervous and said in a panic, "Mr. Chen, this is bad. Changye Entertainment Group has also released a Mewtwo that is similar to ours!"
"Moreover, they have invested a lot of resources in promotion, which is completely squeezing out the space of "Walking in the Garden"!"
Chen Shuo was stunned for a moment: "Really? I understand."
Lin Luxi asked: "Mr. Chen, what should we do?"
Chen She thought for a moment: "There is no good way to deal with this kind of thing, just let it go. Even if Changye Entertainment Group's new Mewtwo will squeeze our profit margins to a certain extent, our Mewtwo is the original version after all, so it still has certain advantages."
Lin Luxi nodded helplessly: "Okay."
After ending the call, Chen She immediately searched for relevant information on the Internet through the bracelet.
Sure enough, Changye Entertainment Group urgently launched a new Mewtwo today, called "Runner". The gameplay of this Mewtwo is very similar to "Strolling in the Garden", but the scene has been changed to a very open sky scene, and the style of painting has also changed a lot.
Players also have to avoid various obstacles while running , the map is also randomly generated, and after passing the level, the map and the name of the player will be permanently sealed.
But Lishan Technology is powerless to do anything about it. The reason is very simple. The laws of this world are similar to those in Chen She's previous life. They will not directly protect the way the game is played.
Legally, this behavior does not constitute plagiarism.
In fact, there is a reason for this kind of law. If the gameplay is protected, then the first company that makes a shooting-type Mewtwo can permanently monopolize the gameplay of shooting-type Mewtwo, and those who come after will no longer be able to develop and design this type of Mewtwo.
This is not conducive to the development of the entire industry.
But when such an extremely similar situation occurs, we can only say that it complies with the law, but it is relatively unethical.
Chen She is more open-minded about this, because this is the current situation of the entire industry and there is no good way to avoid it.
What's more, the intervention of Changye Entertainment Group resulted in the creation of a copycat product to compete with "Xian Ting Xin Bu" in just three days, which objectively affected the future revenue curve of "Xian Ting Xin Bu". The reduced profit is actually a good thing for Chen She now.
Of course, I still have to record this Changye Entertainment Group in my little notebook, one thing at a time!
Although Li Yunhan is the gold medal producer of Changye Entertainment Group, Changye Entertainment Group is a new chaebol with many different factions within it. Although Li Yunhan, the gold medal producer, can exert a certain influence, he is just a senior employee.
The behavior of Changye Entertainment Group this time is actually very simple and is purely for profit.
Although "Wandering in the Garden" is just a casual super dream game, the fact that it became popular in a short period of time has shown its huge potential.
For Changye Entertainment Group, it would n't take much effort to have its R&D department spend three days to quickly copy a product, and the profits could be huge, so why not do it?
Taking advantage of the opportunity of Changye Entertainment Group's intervention, Chen She's next plan gradually matured.
Chen She had already roughly thought of a way to properly spend this unexpected money.
So he stood up and said to Zhang Sirui: "Let's go back to the company!"
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At night, in the conference room in the basement of the headquarters.
The irregular regular meeting, that is, the high-level meeting of the resistance army, was held as usual.
As soon as the meeting began, the leaders became excited and started cursing Changye Entertainment Group.
"That damned Changye Entertainment Group is so abominable! These big chaebols, one by one, will never do anything that has anything to do with people!"
"Yes, once Changye Entertainment Group intervenes, the future revenue of "Walk in the Garden" will plummet by at least 40%. And this is still a conservative estimate. As Changye Entertainment Group invests more promotional resources in the super dream game "Runner", the impact on "Walk in the Garden" may be even greater."
"Why don't we go smash a few of Changye Entertainment Group's experience stores to vent our anger!"
"It's a pity that the headquarters of Changye Entertainment Group is in the Central Federal District, which is too far away. If it were in the Northern Federal District like us, we would not target Fujitang Group but them first!"
These rebel fighters were all filled with indignation.
The situation was originally very good. "A Stroll in the Garden" was a huge success, and military funds were flowing into the company's pockets continuously.
If we spend this military expenditure on buying a batch of good guns, we can do something big right away.
But I didn't expect that Changye Entertainment Group's interference would lead to a sharp drop in military spending. How could I not be angry?
Chen She was obviously the most rational and calm person at the scene. He knocked on the table gently and said, "Don't get too excited. We should have expected this kind of thing a long time ago."
"And I guess that in the future, not only Long Night Entertainment Group will do this , but other Super Dream development companies, especially some small companies, will also follow suit and copy us."
"So, everyone should treat this as normal and not lose their temper just because their interests have suffered a little loss."
Lin Luxi said: "But Captain, it's really hard not to be angry. Is there any way we can solve this problem?"
Chen She nodded: "There is still a way."
“That’s the point I’m going to make next.”
"After the rapid growth of the revenue of "Walking in the Garden", it has entered a stable period. I have a rough idea of the amount of money I can make in the future. I plan to divide this money into three parts."
"The first part is to continue to invest in the Mewtwo game "Embers Are Going Out", develop subsequent content, and complete the production of this Mewtwo."
"Secondly, I noticed that many of the brothers' mechanical prosthetics and firearms have some minor faults, and many are out of date, so I plan to treat everyone equally and upgrade their equipment."
"Brothers who don't have mechanical prostheses can consider genetic drugs or other means of enhancing combat power."
"For the third part, I think we should continue to strengthen the security measures around the experience store."
After these words were spoken, everyone looked at each other with some puzzled expressions on their faces.
Zhao Zhen asked: "Captain, are we going to fully develop the Mewtwo in "Embers Are Going Out"? Whether it's from the experience store or the data from the online version, this Mewtwo seems to have serious problems."
“It seems a bit wasteful to continue throwing money at it, doesn’t it?”
Zhang Sirui nodded: "It's a bit of a waste to update everyone's mechanical prostheses and guns."
"If we spread the money evenly, it won't improve our overall strength very much. In my opinion, it's more appropriate to pool the money to buy large equipment."
"Besides, our security measures in the experience store are already beyond the standard. With my personal protection, your safety will not be a big problem, and this money spent is somewhat unnecessary."
Chen She sighed softly, as if sighing at their short-sightedness.
"Lin Luxi just asked me if there is any way to solve the problem of our Mewtwo being copied and counterfeited."
“This is the solution.”
“Why was “Walk in the Garden” copied? The reason is simple. It has no special technical content, nor does it have very clear and irreplaceable characteristics. This is true from the gameplay to the art style.”
"So, if we want to avoid being copied, we must come up with a Mewtwo that has enough substance, is highly recognizable in style and gameplay, and can create a new genre! Then it will be difficult for other Mewtwo development companies to copy it."
"Even if they make a Mewtwo that looks similar on the surface, it will inevitably be a little off the mark and not be recognized by the players."
“And I think that’s the case with Mewtwo.”
“It’s not doing well right now, but that’s because players haven’t realized how good it really is.”
"In time, when this Mewtwo becomes popular, it will definitely surpass "Walking in the Garden"."
"That's why we have to hurry up and develop the complete version. We can't miss this opportunity!"
