It turns out you know how to lose money!
After hearing what Gu Sheng said, Shen Miaomiao wanted to strangle him to death!
She stared straight ahead like a fairy who had eaten Sun Wukong's immobilization talisman, her whole body frozen on the sofa!
This is outrageous.
It's really outrageous.
Especially after Gu Sheng explained to her all these huge abysses and pits that went against the will of heaven.
Shen Miaomiao became even crazier!
because!
In Gu Sheng's words, once such a terrifying and heaven-defying game is released, it cannot be saved by overwhelming publicity and media buy-offs.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the more Yunwei promotes this game, the more their sales and reputation will explode!
Shen Miaomiao just felt that her worldview had been refreshed.
You know, she used to dislike promotion and marketing. Until now, she has always believed that no matter how bad a game is, it will be a success.
As long as you are willing to spend a lot of money on publicity and promotion and as long as you are willing to sell your product successfully, it will eventually succeed. At the very least, you can make your money back.
Until the emergence of "High Energy Pioneer"!
Through Gu Sheng's description and judgment of the prospects, Shen Miaomiao knew for the first time that there are extremely shitty projects in this world that cannot be pulled back even by large-scale publicity and promotion!
This is a truly crappy game.
This is the ultimate crappy game where you lose as much as you invest and you can never make your money back!
But now!
This game fell into Yunwei's hands instead of being developed by themselves!!!
"I……"
Shen Miaomiao suddenly felt the blood boiling in her heart.
This feeling of wanting to vomit blood seems to have not appeared for a long time.
He held it in for quite a while, until his face turned pale!
Then he slowly stood up and floated towards the door as if his soul had been taken away.
"Why?"
Gu Sheng was stunned:
"Where are you going?"
“Buy medicine…”
Shen Miaomiao's voice was a little weak, as if she was about to die:
"I'll go buy some... Motherwort powder..."
"ah--"
Gu Sheng also stood up, frowned slightly, and said with concern:
"Has it started to hurt again recently? This shouldn't happen. Hasn't this happened to you in a long time?"
What Lao Gu said was indeed correct, and Shen Miaomiao herself deeply agreed with it.
It seems that she has never had this problem again since she started living with Lao Gu.
On the one hand, she was in a good mood, but on the other hand, every time the day came, Lao Gu would keep an extra . Not only could she not eat raw or cold food or touch cold water, but she would also be scolded by Lao Gu with a sullen face if she ran around barefoot on the ground.
But this time.
Shen Miaomiao felt that she couldn't escape no matter what she said.
My money...
…
Isn't this coming in droves?
In the blink of an eye!
March is coming!
Sitting in his spacious and bright luxurious office, Kotick was overjoyed as he watched the praises and promotions for "High Energy Pioneer" on the screen one after another!
good.
Ever since "High Energy Pioneer" announced its release date in advance, the entire gaming community has been in a sensation.
You know, generally speaking, game manufacturers release games in batches from July to October, which is the second half of each year.
Now, in March, which is just the beginning of the year, it is the off-season for game releases. All major manufacturers are concentrating on research and development, so the game market is not very active.
However!
Golden Wind's "Overwatch" ignited a fire in this slow season at the beginning of the year.
After Yunwei released "High Energy Pioneer", the "excitement" in the gaming circle has intensified!
At that time, as soon as the promotional poster of "High Energy Pioneer" was released, it immediately caused a barrage of curses from Golden Wind players!
There is no doubt that anyone with normal eyes and brain can easily recognize such blatant plagiarism.
but!
An embarrassing problem arises.
Because "High Energy Pioneer" will be released earlier than "Overwatch".
Therefore, Yun Wei acted decisively and filed a complaint on the spot, turning the tables and fabricating accusations that Golden Wind had plagiarized their "project proposal that had been prepared two years ago" and was now under investigation.
Once this news was released, it immediately swayed the direction of public opinion.
Golden Wind did not make any statement or rebuttal to this.
The four great villains of gold said in unison: Please start your performance. If you are not crazy, how can you perish?
This further encouraged Yun Wei's arrogance!
A lot of publicity and promotion funds were spent crazily to shut the media up and buy support from internet trolls.
For a time, the voices of "Yunwei's independently developed multiplayer competitive game "High Energy Pioneer" is about to be released, and everyone is looking forward to it" became louder and louder.
"High Energy Pioneer is about to be released! SLGamers and other gaming media have given it a very anticipated review!"
《Elena, a famous American pioneer feminist representative, expressed her great anticipation for the "High Energy Pioneer"! 》
"High-energy pioneer" sparked heated discussion in the LGBT community forum!
"Luke, a famous American rapper who came out publicly two years ago, reposted the "High Energy Pioneer" poster and expressed his expectations! "
《……》
The participation of various magic groups instantly made the topic of "High Energy Pioneer" become popular!
No wonder Kodick was sitting in his office, laughing, with golden light shining in his eyes!
Break the circle!
You know, it is actually very difficult for a game to break out of its circle!
It is not even an exaggeration to say that games that can achieve such a breakthrough level as "High Energy Pioneer" are rare in the global gaming circle!
Perhaps, in recent years, in terms of popularity, the only game that can be compared with "Plants vs. Zombies" is Golden Wind's "Plants vs. Zombies".
When he thought of this, Codick couldn't help but feel excited!
You must know!
At that time, "Plants vs. Zombies" created a legendary record of global sales of over 7 million copies in a single week!
Now, although their "High Energy Pioneer" is not available on both mobile and PC platforms, and its selling price is much higher than PVZ, the final sales performance will definitely not be as crazy as PVZ.
However, judging by its popularity, it will definitely become the masterpiece to open the year and a phenomenal hit!
only!
The only thing that made him feel awkward now was the rejection of Simon, the chief game review editor of SNG Forum.
As the world's largest comprehensive gaming forum, SNG has a very high status in the industry, and the game reviews of its editor-in-chief Simon are known for their authority.
In the "stress test" conducted at the beginning of the month, Yunwei actually invited some media and representatives from some magic groups to try out the game.
Of course, a lot of money was spent.
Up to now, the publicity and marketing expenses of "High Energy Pioneer" are more than 2.5 times the cost of game development.
In other words, this game, which cost $188 million and was produced in a frantic rush within just one month, now has a total investment of a terrifying $660 million!
But what a pity!
Simon, the editor-in-chief of SNG, who was invited as a guest of the internal test, did not accept a penny of "thank you fee" from the other representatives after the test. Instead, he disappeared without a trace and never mentioned any news about "High Energy Pioneer". He also did not make any comments about "High Energy Pioneer" like some other media representatives did, such as "very worth looking forward to".
after all……
…
"This game is fucking terrible! It's fucking terrible! It's so fucking terrible! It's so fucking terrible! It's so fucking terrible!"
"If Vivendi didn't have a stake in our group, I would have reported them to Yunwei for false advertising. This would be the biggest promotional scam in the history of gaming!"
"Go back and tell them! I'm not writing any negative reviews now! I just did it because I was under pressure!"
"Go back and tell them! I'm not writing any negative reviews now! I just did it because I was under pressure!"
"Keeping silent until the game comes out is the best I can do!"
“I can’t rate this game as ‘worth looking forward to’!”
"Because I can't give a fucking compliment to a fucking pile of shit!"
"roll!"
BANG!!!
That night, in the western United States, in a two-story detached villa in San Jose, San Francisco.
After receiving the eighth call from his assistant urging him to communicate, Simon finally exploded, said "fuck" eight times in a row, and sent an angry telegram on the spot!
Without a doubt!
The financially powerful Yunwei-Vivedi bribed almost all the players who participated in the internal test, making them say that the game is "worth looking forward to" against their conscience.
Today, the popularity of "High Energy Pioneer" has reached an unprecedented level, and the discussion is unprecedented.
"Overwatch", which was once promoted by Golden Wind in a unique way in the challenge tournament, seems to have been forgotten by people. Now only a few players are still waiting and holding on.
At this point, Simon became angry and even disgusted.
Presale.
From March 1st to now March 14th.
According to the pre-sale news released by Yunwei with great joy, in two weeks, "High Energy Pioneer" has sold nearly 3 million copies worldwide!
Based on the price of $75 per copy of "High Energy Pioneer", in the past two weeks of pre-sale, "High Energy Pioneer" has brought Yunwei a revenue of $225 million!
In Simon's opinion, this is simply a blatant fraud!
Under the instigation of various media, so-called veteran players, and representatives of the magic camp, this unprecedented huge scam has fooled players all over the world!
Everyone thought that "High Energy Pioneer" would bring a brand new revolution in multiplayer online battles to the gaming industry, and even attributed the credit for the exquisite CG of "Overwatch" to "High Energy Pioneer"!
But in reality!
The quality of this game can't even be described as terrible!
The weird heroes created to cater to the so-called special groups, the rigid battle formations, the unoriginal battle royale design that is almost the same as APEX, and the awkward second-generation FPS settings...
What's even more outrageous is that with a price of up to $75 per copy, they actually made a vampire-like lottery and krypton gold system, under the guise of providing players with a better gaming experience!
For this game, you dare to ask me for a "very worth looking forward to" rating?!
funny!
Instead of asking me to give you an internal test evaluation, you might as well speed up now and think about the emergency public relations countermeasures when you face the explosive word of mouth (physical) of players after this pile of shit worth $75 is delivered to their hands!
After all, in less than twelve hours your game will be-
…
“Online!!!”
Snap, snap, snap——
8pm Zhongjing time.
Gu Sheng placed the peanuts and melon seeds snacks on the side table and took out a can of Coke from the refrigerator.
Then take the warm brown sugar water and serve it to little Nezha.
Then he sat down on the sofa, opened a bottle of Coke, gulped down a mouthful, and looked at the projection screen with interest.
Shen Miaomiao's expression: =_=
If she remembered correctly, they had been living together for a long time, and this was the first time that Lao Gu took the initiative to ask her to watch a live game broadcast with him.
It's not your own game.
It’s Yun Wei’s “High Energy Pioneer”.
That’s really mean.
As expected, there is a saying in the criminal investigation industry:
The more perverted the repeat criminal suspect is, the more he likes to return to the crime scene after committing the crime.
This is Mr. Gu’s mentality now.
Just look at his interested look and expectant expression, and you will know how psychopathic he is.
And there are three more perverts like this in Golden Wind.
I really must have committed a great sin, why did I encounter these four evildoers in this life.
Shen Miaomiao took a sip of the red sugar water, sighed silently, and then cast her eyes on the big screen.
She actually had some hope.
I hope Yunwei can pick and choose and avoid Lao Gu's plan which is full of pitfalls.
Let’s not talk about you dodging them all and then actually making a copy of Overwatch.
But at least, you shouldn't fall into all the traps, right?
It's like doing a math problem. Even though the hope of getting all the correct answers is slim, avoiding all the correct answers doesn't seem to be an easy task.
I hope you guys can perform well...
Shen Miaomiao prayed in her heart:
At least like a human being.
Think of this.
Then the host's voice sounded in the live broadcast room:
"Good evening, I'm XTT, let's start the broadcast. Today we're going to play a new game, High Energy Pioneer,"
“It is said that the early internal test has received rave reviews. Although it is a bit expensive, 75 dollars, it can be used as a substitute before Overwatch is released.”
"Get going, get going!"
Speaking of.
XTT, known as a FPS genius, sat in the motion sensing cabin and started the game.
And on the barrage, there are many different opinions about this game.
'Isn't this a cheating game?'
"Didn't you say that Overwatch is highly powerful?"
"Does anyone really believe this? Do you think Xiao Huang would copy others?"
'indeed'
"For this B game that is full of correctness and re-skinning, I don't believe that the old thief can hold back and plagiarize it."
"But it is said that it has a very good reputation abroad."
"It's all the fucking magic community's opinion. You expect Wal-Mart plastic bags to play games?"
"Indeed, I feel this game is very strange. I rarely see any comments from players. Apart from the great wizard, the foreign media have spoken out."
'The most important thing is that the most authoritative SNG abroad also participated in the internal test, but has not made any statement yet'
'I always feel that this pre-order is a huge pitfall'
"It's hard for me to comment on pre-orders. Even a game as awesome as Sekiro didn't dare to launch pre-orders. This game..."
'My rating is - Playing as a high-energy pioneer, being a low-energy child'
'Hahahahahahaha'
"Let's start!"