Chapter 38 The Money Master is Here
Qin Mo was busy killing monsters, and the Three Kingdoms subcontinent was as lively as ever. After realizing that "Honghuang" was extremely realistic, the players' imaginations also began to explode.
The first person to spark this brainstorm was a player named Zhou Xin.
It is rumored that Zhou Xin is a junior student and a new player of "Honghuang". After entering the Three Kingdoms subcontinent, he had the crazy idea of preparing to brew wine by distillation.
Distilled liquor did not appear until the Yuan Dynasty. Not to mention the Eastern Han Dynasty, even the Tang Dynasty was still using the pressing method to brew liquor, and the brewed liquor was only about ten degrees, similar to beer.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, rice wine was the main drink, which had a lower alcohol content.
No one knew what method Zhou Xin used to convince a winemaking workshop in Liaoxi County to support him in tinkering with the distillation winemaking technique. After half a year of trying, he actually succeeded.
From then on, he became famous all over the world.
It is reported that after the success of the distilled liquor experiment, Zhou Xin not only received a reward of 5 gold coins from the winery, but also gained 10 legendary points in one go, and his level soared.
It not only shocked the indigenous circle, but also dropped a bombshell on the player circle.
"It turns out that "Honghuang" can be played like this!" The first reaction of the players was not to admire how awesome Zhou Xin was, but to subconsciously think: "I can do this, too."
Isn't it just distillation? Even if it doesn't, doesn't Baidu know how to do it?
So easy!
If I can't get the legendary level, it should be okay to take the reward from the brewery, right?
At the current purchase price of gold coins, 5 gold coins can be sold for two to three thousand. Not to mention for a college student, even for an ordinary white-collar worker, it is quite tempting.
It's extra money after all.
It's a game, no matter how you play it.
More importantly, the success of Zhou Zinc's distillation method has removed another cognitive barrier for players.
Since brewing is possible, what about other things?
As for how to make a fortune in ancient times, online novels have already developed thousands of ways, including soap, glass, perfume, papermaking, printing, gunpowder, cement, salt drying, sugar making, weaving, carriages and horses...
What can't you do?
For a moment, the players were excited, their imaginations were running wild, and they couldn't wait to take action and plunge into this "group penetration" business that was destined to go down in history.
In this context, the shortcomings of "Honghuang" such as slow upgrades and harsh death penalties have been infinitely weakened, because if you take the time-travel route, these are not a problem.
Therefore, the popularity of "Honghuang" continues to rise, and it is gradually showing a trend of detonating the entire network.
Ideals are full, but reality is skinny.
Not to mention whether the indigenous merchants believe the sweet words of the aliens and are willing to let them do what they want. Even if they can, it will not be successful in one or two months.
It requires strong human, material and financial support.
The result is that players who fought alone were quickly eliminated, and the ones who finally persisted were either mercenaries or "lords" who owned territories.
The first batch of foreign village chiefs in Liaodong were also lucky enough to catch this express train, and new agricultural tools such as water wheels, curved plows, sickles, etc. were put on the agenda.
Some people even had wild ideas and wondered if they could develop fertilizer.
Everyone is full of energy.
The popularity brought by this round of brain-opening has also triggered another major event - "Honghuang" has been in operation for a year and a half, and finally some businesses have noticed its traffic and are ready to place soft advertisements!
Since the birth of virtual games, advertisers and sponsors have been an absolute hurdle that cannot be avoided .
What promotes the industrialization of games, the professionalization of players and the specialization of game studios is none other than the financial sponsors who take a fancy to the game traffic and spend money generously.
How much money can you make just by reselling equipment and virtual currency?
Thanks to the sponsorship of big money sponsors, even if it is not a competitive game, top players can be packaged as internet celebrity idols and have a huge number of fans.
Short videos and web dramas based on real-life gaming scenes are even more popular.
The first one to take the plunge was Hou Workshop, which spent 100 gold coins to buy the wine-making workshop that had been transformed by Zhou Xin, preparing to produce the first batch of ancient distilled liquor in the Eastern Han Dynasty - Hou Workshop.
This is soft advertising.
With the traffic of "Honghuang", if the wine drunk by the heroes of the Three Kingdoms subcontinent was labeled with the "Hou Gongfang" trademark, such as Cao Cao, Sun Jian and the like, it would indeed be a good positive publicity if it was used consistently.
It helps to enhance the historical heritage of the wine brand.
The wine industry and wine culture are naturally compatible with the ancient environment.
Think about it, one day, the 18 princes gathered together to attack Dong Zhuo, and the leader Yuan Shao held a banquet. On the table were Hou Gongfang. Someone said: "Hou Gongfang, it's really good!"
The effect is explosive, isn’t it?
In addition to Hou Workshop, many other businesses are eager to join in, most of which are closely related to life, such as inns, noodles, herbal tea, express delivery, etc.
With the intervention of capital, "Honghuang" has become more and more lively.
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On April 12, 185, Qin Mo returned to Yangle County.
During the trip to Black and White Mountain, Qin Mo killed a total of six ninth-grade monsters, almost exterminating all the ninth-grade monsters outside the Black and White Mountain. He accumulated 30,000 experience points, and the remaining experience points were as high as 90,000 points.
If Qin Mo only increases the territory's prosperity by 5 points, he can accumulate 100,000 experience points.
Just after sitting down in the mansion and before he had time to rest, Qin Mo was stopped by Li Bingyun, who was in charge of player affairs. "Sir, the people from Hou Workshop have been waiting for you for a long time."
"What do you want to see me for?" Qin Mo was puzzled.
Although Qin Mo did not witness the exciting events that happened during this period with his own eyes, he learned a thing or two from the official website. As for the players' wild imaginations, it can only be said to be a coincidence.
Players have found an interesting way to play that is different from other games, and they enjoy it very much, but they don’t know that they have quietly deviated from the original intention of "Honghuang".
"Honghuang" is not for playing!
Qin Mo was not interested in stepping out as a guide and explaining anything to the players. The path of cultivation was full of temptations. Only those who stayed true to their hearts and stayed on the path were qualified to continue.
It seems that there are still many players who are obsessed with cultivation.
That's enough.
Li Bingyun said: "Hou Gongfang wants to discuss cooperation with us to acquire and integrate all the wine-making workshops in Liaodong, in order to gain an advantage in the Three Kingdoms subcontinent."
It is reported that other wine brands have already smelled the business opportunity.
"So that's how it is." Qin Mo nodded.
Brewing wine requires the consumption of grain, which is a semi-strategic material. Therefore, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, brewing wine privately was illegal and required approval from government agencies.
More than half of the wine-making workshops in Liaodong are semi-official in nature.
The winery that Hou Gongfang had previously acquired was run by a small local family and could only be considered an exception. Even if they were rich, they could not get around the government office if they wanted to accomplish this in Liaodong.
We can't avoid the governor Qin Mo.
Otherwise, Qin Mo would seal off the wine-making workshop if he was unhappy.
"How are they going to cooperate?" Qin Mo asked curiously.
Li Bingyun said: "In order to acquire all the wine-making workshops, Hougongfang offered 5 million yuan. We will be responsible for all the acquisition funds, approval documents, land deeds, and formalities."
As he said this, Li Bingyun looked at Qin Mo with envy.
If nothing unexpected happens, if the cooperation is reached, the 5 million will go into Qin Mo's pocket alone. Even after deducting taxes, it is a sum of money that many people cannot earn in their entire lives.
Get rich overnight!
Not only that, if there are other companies cooperating in the future, then Qin Mo, the governor, will be a golden goose that lays golden eggs and can bring him huge wealth.
How can I not be envious?
But for a large enterprise like Hougongfang, spending 5 million on a long-term soft advertisement is also a very cost-effective deal.
If the results are good, they are even willing to make additional investments.
This is the magic of game monetization.
Qin Mo is definitely not the first one to enjoy such benefits. Before him, thousands of professional players in the gaming circle have become rich by doing so.
“Interesting.”
Qin Mo was not excited about the 5 million, but he saw another way to make money.
