Chapter 76: Setting Sail, Titanic
Honghuang’s new game is about to be released!
When the players who were paying attention to this matter heard the news, they were shocked.
They always thought that what Hong Huang said at the exchange conference was all bragging and did not believe it seriously.
But just this morning.
A new announcement was released under the official account of Honghuang, announcing that the new game will be officially launched in three days!
Even on major websites, there is traffic purchased by Honghuang.
Just by browsing, you can see the game information and various promotional videos of this period, which attracted a large number of netizens to watch.
"Is this true? It will be officially launched in three days?"
"This is too sudden. There was no news of internal testing before."
"Could it be a half-finished product that was rushed out?"
"Massive multiplayer online beta game?"
"I just checked and the Honghuang official website really does sell VR equipment!"
Honghuang’s official website not only sells equipment, but also organizes activities.
The regular version is 1999, and the deluxe version is 2999.
Both versions come with the game included directly.
The deluxe version will come with a numbered cruise ship model and a replica of the Heart of the Ocean pendant.
The VR technology provided by the system could have been sold at a higher price.
But considering that it was the first time for a VR game to open up the market, Chen Lin tried to set the price as low as possible so that players could afford it.
But even so.
After seeing the price of the deluxe version, Lao Song was still a little hesitant.
"Chen Lin, isn't your price for this deluxe version too high? It only has an extra model and a pendant. Will anyone really buy it?"
"Don't worry, there will be people who will buy it when the time comes." Chen Lin said confidently, "Not only must the price be high, but it must also be limited in quantity, otherwise how can we highlight the scarcity of the deluxe version?"
"Isn't this just like selling diamonds?"
"You're right, I'm selling diamonds."
Chen Lin chuckled: "Although ours are not real diamonds, the meaning is almost the same. You will understand after the CG movie is officially released."
He didn't explain much, just left a mysterious expression and went on to do other things.
…
at the same time.
On all major live streaming platforms.
Many anchors have also received official commercial promotions, and will be promoting the first trial of Honghuang’s new game in three days.
This cost Chen Lin a lot of money.
If it weren't for the fact that the previous games had been making great efforts and accumulated a lot of funds for him, he would really be reluctant to invest so much in publicity and promotion.
The anchors who received the promotion cooperation also began to prepare and carried out pre-promotion in the live broadcast room, attracting many players to watch.
"Don't mention it. Although I don't know the quality of this game, the promotion and marketing is still pretty good."
In the live broadcast room of a well-known celebrity, the host talked to the camera in general, chatting with the audience about this game that suddenly came out.
"Then why don't you accept the promotion of this game?"
There were immediate comments asking questions.
"The live broadcast official did contact me to promote this game, but I refused."
The anchor smiled slightly, seeming to be a little unconcerned: "It's not that they don't give enough, but the live broadcast effect of VR games is not very good, and it's also a commercial promotion, so it will definitely lose a lot of popularity by then, so after thinking about it, I decided to forget it."
There are many types of contracts that anchors sign, such as barrage contracts, profit-sharing contracts, popularity contracts, etc., all of which need to meet specified requirements.
What he signed was a popularity contract, which requires him to maintain his popularity at a certain level and attract traffic to the platform in order to get the full salary.
If the popularity of a game is reduced just to broadcast its quality, then it would not be worth it.
This is also the common idea of many large anchors at this time.
So except for a few big anchors who already like games, those who take on this promotion task are basically small and medium-sized anchors.
The most important one.
Naturally it’s station B.
Thanks to Su Peng's connections, good promotional resources were reserved long ago.
In addition to Ouyang Xiao, a professional in Honghuang games, even Lao E has received the promotion and is rushing to test the VR equipment sent by Honghuang.
…
Just like that, in this atmosphere of tense anticipation.
The time for the game to be officially released has finally arrived.
Players who had just got off work or school came to their computers and mobile phones early to open the live broadcast room and wait, and the anchors were also making final preparations.
"Here it comes, it's finally here. The game will be officially released in ten minutes. Friends who have come in, please remember to follow us."
In front of the camera.
Old E held the VR glasses engraved with the Honghuang logo, his eyes full of anticipation.
The barrage in the live broadcast room was extremely lively, almost filling up the entire top of the interface.
"After waiting for so long, it's finally going on sale."
"Luckily I got off work quickly today and caught up with the live broadcast."
"I want to see what game Hong Huang is making this time."
“I don’t know if it will be the same as what was said at the exchange conference.”
"That's the special VR launched by Honghuang, right?"
"The regular version is 1999, which is a bit expensive. I'd better come to the live broadcast room to see what the game is like before buying it."
The audience was talking about it, glancing at the time on the computer from time to time.
finally.
After a long wait.
At the stroke of 6 p.m., the game was officially released.
Old E couldn't wait to put on his glasses and skillfully connected the device screen to the live broadcast page.
The game started, and the originally dark live broadcast room also lit up.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh~”
As soon as the show started, a familiar chanting voice rang in my ears. It was the promotional opening that Honghuang had played at the exchange conference.
All the audience were shocked and stared at the screen.
The popularity of the live broadcast room continued to soar from hundreds of thousands at the beginning, reaching over one million in a short while.
"Wow, this music has such a great texture."
Old E, wearing VR glasses, exclaimed in admiration while getting familiar with the control ring on his hand.
When the documentary-like opening ended, five large, clear characters appeared above the deep blue ocean.
Titanic
"Titanic? Is that the name of this game?"
"Or is it the name of the cruise ship?"
"This opening is quite interesting, the atmosphere is full."
"You're not really going to take a boat trip on the sea, are you?"
Recalling the boasting that Honghuang had made before, the audience couldn't help but laugh.
If their guess is correct, this should be a head-mounted movie playback device that simply presents the finished images with VR glasses, and there is no way to achieve real interaction.
This also explains why Honghuang was able to launch the game so quickly.
The audience couldn't help laughing.
An expression that seems to see through everything.
However, at this moment, the scene in front of Old E suddenly changed, and he appeared on a huge dock.
The sound of traffic echoed in my ears, accompanied by shouts from all directions and the roar of engines.
The three-dimensional surround sound and images immediately stopped Old E in his tracks. He stood blankly in the middle of the crowded dock.
