Chapter 035 From now on, you are the new boss of the Shark Gang 1
After leaving the meeting room with Zeng Hailong, Chen She found an empty game cabin and lay down in it.
There is no other way. At such a critical moment, Mr. Chen has to take action personally!
Although the demo version of Mewtwo, "Embers of Demise", has been in development for a long time, Chen She has never played it once.
The reason is simple, he knows what kind of character this Mewtwo is, so why would he go in and suffer in it himself?
I'm not a masochist.
But there is no other way now. If he wants to accurately locate the problem with Mewtwo, he must experience it himself.
With the mentality of "if I don't go to hell, who will?", Chen She silently cheered himself up.
"Keep calm, you will be fine!"
"You are a test leader after all. What kind of games have you not seen?"
"Just think of this as a job requirement. If the resistance soldiers and the thugs can persevere like Mewtwo, there's no reason why a senior tester like you can't do it!"
After sufficient psychological preparation, Chen She officially entered the world of "The Embers Are Going Out".
Ten minutes later, he climbed out of the game cabin in dejection.
"This is not a game for humans!"
"Forget it, it seems this road is blocked."
Chen She was very worried. He silently came to the rooftop of the experience store and found the comment section of the Mewtwo game "Embers of Demise" on the bracelet, hoping to find some inspiration from the comments.
It should be impossible to find the problem in Mewtwo by your own strength.
Because Chen She discovered that this Mewtwo was more difficult than all the high-difficulty action games he had played in his previous life, and he really couldn't stand it.
I totally overestimated my tolerance...
The rebel soldiers were able to persevere because their daily training was hard and boring.
The reason why Zeng Hailong and other gangsters can persist is because they have a desire to become famous and have a certain fighting spirit in their hearts.
But Chen She had nothing.
In his previous life, he had a hard time sticking to military training, let alone the current situation...
"Ah...I'm so useless."
Chen She felt that at this time he still had to rely on the omnipotent netizens.
On the details page of "Embers of Demise", the rating of this Mewtwo is not very high.
It's obvious that the reviews for this Mewtwo are mixed, but the recent reviews are mostly positive.
This shows that after the initial lows, the reputation of this Mewtwo among players is gradually rising.
"I came here from "Walking in the Garden". I originally just wanted to see how Lishan Technology developed another Mewtwo, but I didn't expect to jump into a fire pit!"
"This Mewtwo is definitely a revenge against society, it's masochistic and terrifying! I experienced the online version, which only had 10% negative feelings, which is already very perverted. It is said that this thing even has a physical version. I really don't know what the physical version will be like. It's beyond my imagination!"
"In fact, I think the 10% negative sentiment for the online version is quite appropriate. If it is higher, I really can't stand it."
"Other Mewtwo online versions are equivalent to castrated versions, because the positive emotions are also relatively low, but this Mewtwo online version is actually an enhanced version! Because it limits the negative emotions to 10%, the experience is barely tolerable."
"This Mewtwo has really screwed so many people? If it's so painful, why do you keep playing it?"
"In fact, at first, I found that the Mewtwo "Walking in the Garden" seemed to enhance my body's athletic ability and coordination. Although I'm not sure, I do feel that way. So I wanted to take a look at another Mewtwo. After trying it, I found that although I suffered, the enhancement effect of "Embers Will Go Out" seemed to be more obvious!"
"Yeah, I don't know if it's an illusion, but the feeling of bringing about changes in reality is still quite interesting."
"This Mewtwo is indeed unique. I wonder what special method the producer used. Although in theory, the virtual Mewtwo can indeed train people's reaction ability, athletic ability and coordination ability, and have a certain impact on the real body, other Mewtwo do not have such obvious effects."
"Although this Mewtwo suffers a lot, the feeling of being upgraded in reality is like taking a dopamine chip. It's really pleasant! Otherwise, I wouldn't have suffered in it for so long."
"Yes, it's even more addictive than the dopamine chip!"
Looking at the discussion of these players, Chen She frowned.
He kind of knew what the problem was.
Judging from the popular comments from players, there are two key points.
First, the online version of "Embers of Demise" suppresses negative emotions to 10% compared to the physical version, so the feeling of suffering is not that strong, which is a bearable state for many players.
Second, both "Embers Are Going Out" and "A Walk in the Garden" seem to have a greater impact on the real body than other Mewtwo, and the impact of "Embers Are Going Out" is particularly outrageous.
Many players can feel this difference clearly, so even though "Embers of Demise" is very painful, they can stick with it for the sake of real-life physical changes!
But if what the players reflected was true, Chen She had a new question.
Why?
This is not very scientific, right?
Chen She originally thought that all Mewtwo would affect the real body, so in this regard, "The Embers Will Go Out" did not have any particular advantage.
But a series of recent events, whether from the feedback from gangsters like Zeng Hailong or from the comments of online players, all show that the two Mewtwo he made seem to be a little special.
It's incomparable to other Mewtwo.
So the question is, what is the reason for this difference?
Is it because Mewtwo is very difficult, has a lot of negative emotions, and suffers a lot?
Or is it because some design details in it produced a wonderful chemical reaction?
Or is it simply an illusion due to the psychological effect of the players?
Chen She was in a dilemma again.
The problem was found, but not completely.
Although we know roughly where the problem lies, we cannot accurately locate the root cause of the problem.
Chen She was sitting on the rooftop, enjoying the breeze and thinking things over, and finally he made up his mind.
Although the root cause of the problem has not been accurately located, it must be corrected.
Never put all your eggs in one basket!
He has currently invested a large sum of money in the complete version of "Embers Are Going Out". If there is a big problem with this version, he will face the fate of making a huge profit.
That definitely won't work.
Chen She's personality was one of stability. He was used to planning ahead and preventing problems before they occurred.
Since you are not sure where the leak is, just fix them all!
After some consideration, Chen She made a call to Lin Luxi.
“The complete version of “Embers Are Going Out” has some new changes.”
"We are going to release two versions. The first version is an enhanced version, which will further increase the difficulty based on the current level. The other version is a regular version, which will reduce the difficulty to a level that ordinary people can pass without much effort!"
"These two versions are sold separately and at the same price!"
"In addition, we plan to continue to expand the production of the physical version of "Embers Are Going Out" and actively prepare for stock. The more the better!"
Chen She decided to bet on all the possibilities he had guessed!
He first suspected that it was the difficulty of this Mewtwo.
In other words, the current difficulty of "Ember of the Dead" is likely to be at a balance point, which is exactly at the limit of players' patience, so it can achieve the best improvement effect.
So, he decided to make the difficulty more polarized!
As a result, the simple version improves slowly and the difficult version cannot be sustained.
Secondly, Chen She found that some online players believed that the online version was more cost-effective than the physical version because there was less negative emotion associated with the online version.
In that case, let’s work hard to produce the physical version.
The production of the physical version of Mewtwo requires space-time particles, which is extremely costly. If these physical versions are not as popular as the online version, won't all of them become inventory?
These are the solutions Chen She can think of at the moment.
Lin Luxi didn't ask any more questions. She thought that Chen She had found the problem with this Mewtwo based on the feedback from the experience store and online players, and made some positive modifications in order not to affect the release of the complete version of "Embers of Desolation".
In fact, there was nothing wrong with Lin Luxi's guess, but he guessed the motive wrongly.
Chen She prayed silently in his heart, hoping that the Mewtwo game "Embers of Demise" would not encounter any major problems.
It’s okay to make a small profit, as long as you don’t make a huge profit, we can still be good friends!
…
After Chen She returned to the first floor and sat back on the sofa in the reception area, his expression had returned to calm.
No one knew how he had struggled and how determined he had tried to save his life.
However, as soon as Chen She reached the first floor, he saw another group of colorful hooligans coming to the door.
The only difference is that they all have a jungle tattoo on their bodies, and many of them are injured and wrapped in gauze.
At this time, the first floor of the experience store is almost full, but there are still some seats on the second, third and fourth floors.
At the same time as the Jungle Gang members entered the experience store, the Shark Gang members who had arrived here earlier also discovered it.
The situation immediately became tense!
The two sides were on the verge of a fight, glaring at each other, but no one dared to take action first.
The gangsters led by the Jungle Gang hurriedly said to Zhou Lei: "Manager, we are not here to cause trouble. We just want to experience your Mewtwo. We have no other intentions at all."
Zeng Hailong came out of the game cabin with a hostile look on his face: "I didn't expect the news to leak out so quickly?"
"Tell me, how many traitors have you planted inside our Shark Gang!"
Although the gangsters were covered in wounds, they were sure that Zeng Hailong and his men would not dare to take action in the experience store, so they said very firmly: "What's it to you!"
Zhou Lei was very smart and understood the current situation instantly.
After the fight between the two sides, although the Jungle Gang withdrew from several major blocks, their members were still alive. They must have reviewed the gang fight that night!
The conclusion drawn from the review was that it was definitely because Zeng Hailong and a few thugs were too fierce that they broke through their defense line and disrupted their formation, which led to their defeat.
Moreover, the two gangs had spies planted between each other, so it was difficult to hide any information.
The Jungle Gang must be very dissatisfied when they find out that the Shark Gang has improved their combat power through the Mewtwo in this experience store.
This is such a cheap arms race. If we don’t fight it, would we still be human beings?
The original arms race was that you made a batch of guns and I also made a batch of guns. How expensive was that?
But the arms race now is that you go to a store and play for 6 hours today, and I play for 8 hours.
How much does the experience store charge? No matter how poor these gangs are, they can't be so poor that they can't even afford to play Mewtwo!
Must roll up!
So, even though many people in the Jungle Gang think it's nonsense to play Mewtwo to improve real-life combat skills, there are still a group of people who are unwilling to give up and want to give it a try.
These people from the Shark Gang would definitely not agree, because if the Jungle Gang really learned some martial arts in the experience store, they would definitely seek revenge on them in the future.
So both sides refused to give in and started arguing with each other.
Zhou Lei scratched his head, looking confused.
He also didn't expect that things would develop to the current state, which completely touched upon his blind spots in knowledge!
He could only look to Chen She for help.
The corners of Chen She's mouth twitched slightly, he was extremely angry.
You guys are taking advantage of me, aren't you?
Do I need you to take care of my experience store business?
Get out of here!
But it was impossible for Chen She to just chase them out. Since they had come to the store and were customers, and they were not causing any trouble, what reason did he have to drive them away?
Chen She suddenly had an idea and thought of a solution.
He was going to make a very excessive request, to persuade all these gangsters to leave!
Otherwise, the experience store would be packed every day, and these little gangsters alone would have to support the store, which is outrageous!
The experience stores must be brought back to a balanced state with an occupancy rate of about 60% to 70% as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, Chen She stood up and said, "If you want to play Mewtwo in our experience store, you can. As long as you enter the door, you are our customer."
"But I have a request."
“I opened an experience store to bring happiness to the people nearby, not to cause pain.”
"You two gangs have done so many 'good things', you know it in your hearts."
"So starting today, anyone who plays Mewtwo in my experience store must abide by my rules. You can no longer bully good people, and fighting, collecting protection fees and other behaviors are also prohibited!"
"If someone doesn't comply, it won't be as simple as me kicking them out of the experience store."
"You will bear the consequences at your own risk."
Chen She said this with a very serious expression, his face was gloomy and murderous intent was revealed.
When these words were spoken, the thugs from both gangs were stunned.
You can’t bully good people, nor can you hurt others or collect protection money?
So what is the meaning of our gang’s existence?
For these gang members, collecting protection money is the mildest thing they can do.
Boss Chen's current requirement is to let these gangsters do nothing every day except eating, sleeping and playing Mewtwo.
How is this possible?
Isn't the reason why many gangsters come to the experience store to play Mewtwo because they want to perform bravely in future gang wars and gain the boss's appreciation?
But if I really follow Boss Chen's request, then let alone participating in gang wars in the future, it would be lucky if I am not killed directly by the boss!
Zeng Hailong smiled apologetically: "Boss Chen, isn't this request a bit too harsh? Can't we just attack the people from the Jungle Gang?"
Chen She glanced at him and said, "You helped the Shark Gang defeat the Jungle Gang, so the Shark Gang actually gained actual control over this area. The Shark Gang's oppression of ordinary merchants will only intensify, and the protection fees will only increase."
"Your actions are actually aiding and abetting the evil, and my Mewtwo has also played a role in aiding and abetting the evil to a certain extent."
"So from now on, either you leave my experience store immediately, or keep your promise and abide by my rules!"
Chen She's attitude was very firm and there was no room for bargaining.
Because he originally wanted to persuade all these gangsters to quit.
The members of the Jungle Gang looked at each other and retreated.
Obviously, they had no intention of agreeing to Chen She's seemingly unreasonable request.
The members of the Shark Gang all looked at Zeng Hailong, waiting for him to express his opinion.
The boss of the Shark Gang is not here, so Zeng Hailong’s words have the final say.
It can be seen that Zeng Hailong is very conflicted.
But after thinking it over again and again, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! Boss Chen, when I get back tonight, I'll tell our boss about this and try to convince him!"
"Everyone can still experience it as normal today, and all collection of protection fees will be suspended for the time being."
"As for the rest, our boss has to give the order."
Seeing Zeng Hailong speak, the other gangsters naturally stopped saying anything and lay back in their Mewtwo game cabins, immersed in the world of "Embers of Demise".
Chen She was a little surprised. He didn't expect that he couldn't persuade Zeng Hailong to quit.
How much fun is "Dying Embers" for you that you would rather give up your dignity as a gangster to play it?
It's outrageous!
But Zeng Hailong has already expressed his submissive attitude so it seems a bit excessive to kick him out now.
Chen She thought about it and decided that a few hours might not make a difference, so he gave up.
After sitting in the rest area for a while, Chen She felt very tired.
The matters concerning the online version of Mewtwo and the experience store made him a little overwhelmed.
So he stood up and said to Zhang Sirui and Zhou Lei, "Come on, accompany me to the bar across the street for a couple of drinks."
…
After arriving at Wu Yisu's bar, Chen She and the other three found a secluded spot in a corner and sat down.
Although it was daytime, the bar was doing pretty good business, with about a dozen customers.
The bar owner Wu Yisu is a great cocktail mixer, and Chen She likes to come and sit with him to enjoy his drinks.
Seeing an acquaintance coming, Wu Yisu also warmly welcomed him.
"Boss Chen's experience store is doing better and better! I have to say that Mewtwo in "Walking in the Garden" is really fun. I played until late at night on the first day and forgot about the bar."
"My turnover is so low, you must order two more cups today to make up for my loss."
Chen She smiled and said, "Okay, no problem."
The reason why "Strolling in the Garden" became popular so quickly and met Chen She's expectations was because Wu Yisu was the first to bring a group of young people to play.
Although what happened later was somewhat out of Chen She's control, Wu Yisu did help Chen She, and Chen She kept it in mind.
Before the wine was served, Chen She was a little bored. He looked around and found that Zhou Lei actually brought the alloy sword with him.
Obviously, although Zhang Sirui also followed, Zhou Lei still remembered to protect Chen She's safety and did not think of slacking off.
Chen She noticed that there was a square object similar to plasticine on the table in the bar.
Wu Yisu brought the wine up, and Chen She took the opportunity to ask, "What's this on the table?"
Wu Yisu smiled and explained, "Oh, these are some gadgets I just got recently."
"This is a special material that is relatively soft. There is a holographic projection on the base. You can mold or carve it into the shape of the standard template on the holographic projection to pass the time."
"It's just that the regular customers don't seem to be interested in it. I plan to remove it in two days."
Chen She sipped his wine while studying this little toy to pass the time.
To put it more objectively, this is a bit like some kind of children's educational toy.
The principle is very simple: provide a material suitable for kneading, fix it on the table, and use a holographic projection to illuminate it. Ordinary people can then use the holographic projection to knead a rough shape to pass the time.
The shapes of holographic projections are relatively ordinary and simple shapes, such as some Q-version characters or animals.
This little gadget can't be said to be boring, but it's clear that most people who come here to drink don't have the leisure and elegance to do so.
Even if you try to pinch it, the shape will be a mess.
However, Chen She found it quite interesting. He held the wine glass in one hand and kneaded it casually with the other hand. Soon, he kneaded out a sculpture that was exactly the same as the holographic projection.
"Hey, I actually have a certain talent in sculpture?"
Chen She found that the feeling he had when he was painting had reappeared. He could clearly imagine all the details in his mind, and then shape them on the drawing board or sculpture without any error.
This feeling is hard to describe, it's as natural as eating and drinking, as if it's something you were born with.
