Chapter 47 Online Mode Opened
"What did you say? Honghuang Studio's game is popular?"
Art and Games Division Company.
The person in charge who had discussed cooperation with Lao Song at the beginning looked at his subordinates who came to report with eyes wide open.
They are the same as Huan Hai.
I received a similar message just after I got to work this morning.
No matter what, he would never have thought that the game he had previously refused to cooperate with would become so popular now!
Not only did the sales reach a million in one night, but it also snatched a large number of players from the Yiyou platform.
The player churn rate skyrocketed several times!
"how so……"
The man's face was dull, and he looked like he had lost his soul.
A million a night!
If he had known this, he should have signed the contract without hesitation, so as not to cause such a huge loss. It's too late to say anything now.
“That’s right!”
Suddenly, he reacted and looked at his subordinates: "Hurry up and call Honghuang Studio and ask them if they have any intention of selling on multiple platforms. I can give them 70% of the commission, plus homepage promotion!"
"Well..." The subordinate opened his mouth, looking a little embarrassed, "Actually, I have already called him just now."
"Have you beaten me? What did they say?"
"They said they have no intention of cooperating for the time being..."
Bang!
The man slumped down again.
He knows.
It will be difficult for Yiyou to cooperate with this studio again in the future.
…
Compared to the misery of Yiyou.
The situation on the steam side is much better.
As soon as daybreak.
The person who was responsible for negotiating with Lao Song was called into the conference room and was highly praised by the senior management.
Because even they didn't expect that this game would bring such a huge amount of traffic to the platform.
Sales volume is secondary; suppressing other competitors is the key.
Although it won't be enough to defeat the opponents at once, it can at least disgust them, and at the same time improve the reputation of the Steam platform and attract more game manufacturers to join.
So after the meeting, it was decided to make Honghuang Studio's "Monster Hunter" an important publicity target for this quarter to increase its exposure.
"That's probably what happened."
"If your studio has any new games in the future , please give priority to our Steam platform."
On the phone, the representative of the Steam platform spoke very politely.
"Okay, we will. Happy cooperation."
“It’s been a pleasure working with you.”
After hanging up the phone, Lao Song breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though he was a calm person, he was still very excited when he heard the news.
Because they did!
With a team of less than 40 people, the company defeated a number of large companies and stood out in this fierce competition.
This moment.
All their previous efforts were worth it!
"Chen Lin, why don't we take this opportunity to release the subsequent DLC as well?"
Old Song turned around and looked at Chen Lin who was hunting a dragon in front of the computer.
"No rush." Chen Lin said without even looking up, "This version is enough for them to play for a while. The monsters that follow will be released slowly when the popularity drops."
"That's right, but it will take someone to maintain it all the time. My suggestion is to set up a team to do this. We've made a lot of money anyway, so it's time to expand our staff."
"Yeah, that's what I was planning to do."
Chen Lin closed the game and looked at him: "Do you have any suitable candidates to manage this team?"
"I can't give you any advice on this. Whether to promote or recruit from outside is up to you as the boss to decide." Old Song shrugged.
A company's senior management is generally divided into internal promotion and external parachuting.
The former is prone to lack of prestige, while the latter is prone to discord between superiors and subordinates.
But in the final analysis, it still depends on personal ability, whether you are worthy of that position and whether you can gain the trust of your employees.
Choosing the right people to manage the team is also an important subject for a boss.
Chen Lin naturally trusts someone like Lao Song very much, and there is no problem in letting him take care of all the internal and external affairs of the entire team.
But it is not easy to find someone with the same ability.
"Forget it. We still have some time. Let's see what happens first."
"Well, feel free to call me if you have any ideas, so I can give you some advice."
Old Song didn't say much, turned around and left the office to deal with a series of issues after the release of the new game.
…
It was already the second day after Monster Hunter was launched.
With the help of the Steam platform, the popularity of this game has soared and it has begun to appear frequently on major live broadcasts and short videos.
Players never tire of hunting various monsters.
Collect materials to create equipment.
There are also endless videos of tutorials on how to complete various weapons.
There are even masters who have successfully hunted Tyrannosaurus Rex.
As soon as the video was released, it attracted a large number of players and became popular in the gaming circle.
This makes other manufacturers extremely envious, but they can only watch from the sidelines.
Who made them huddle together and play shooting games?
As a result, the player base was too diverse, which gave Monster Hunter an opportunity to profit from it.
This also serves as a reminder to manufacturers.
Although FPS is still mainstream, the competition is also the greatest, and following the crowd may not be a good thing.
You have to create your own characteristics.
After understanding the key points, many manufacturers who have not yet released games have changed their projects and adopted a new production direction.
In short, the whole month of July is destined to be a month of chaos in the gaming industry.
The players who ultimately benefit from this are so happy.
They even want to thank Honghuang Studio for coming out and muddying the waters, allowing them to play so many games.
"Huh? It seems that the Honghuang official account has updated the announcement again."
Suddenly, the players who had been following the game updates noticed changes in the official account of Honghuang.
A brand new announcement was released at noon.
[Official announcement: We are glad that Monster Hunter is loved by the majority of players. To repay this love, Honghuang Studio will update the online gathering function. Players can use this function to hunt with friends! ]
…
"What the hell! Online mode!?"
"Monster Hunter has an online mode?"
"Ahhh this is the feature I want most!"
“The designer really understands me!”
"Yeah, I can finally play with my friends."
"Come on, come on, let's go online. Whoever dies is a loser."
"It's time to show off your anal sliding skills!"
The emergence of the online mode has undoubtedly pushed the popularity of "Monster Hunter" to another peak.
Many players who had not purchased the game because it was too expensive were dragged by their friends to join in the hunting, which led to a surge in game sales.
The major live broadcast rooms were extremely lively, with constant shouting and yelling from the anchors. They began to connect with each other one after another, and the live broadcast effect was explosive.
Chen Lin looked at his wealth value and found that it had increased by more than 5 million in just a few hours, and this was the pure profit after deducting other expenses.
Even foreign countries that did not invest much resources in publicity have contributed some sales.
This is just the beginning!
The key to gaming is to keep going over a long period of time, and many players don’t buy right away.
After they continue to sell for a while, as their fame grows, the sales volume is expected to skyrocket.
By then, there will be enough funds for the studio's operations and expansion, and there will even be some surplus.
“Finally I have enough money to make the next game.”
Chen Lin was very satisfied with this result.
Although there are big differences from the previous life, they do not have the reputation of big companies after all, nor do they have the initial accumulation of players.
There is definitely no way to reach tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of profits all at once.
You can only take it step by step and build up your fame and reputation first.
Knock knock knock——
Just as I was thinking about it, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
Chen Lin closed the system interface and looked towards the door.
Then Lao Li slowly pushed the door open and walked in, holding a wrinkled piece of white paper in his hand.
After hesitating for a moment, she finally handed the white paper to him.
"Mr. Chen, I want to resign."
