Chapter 787 Revised Version
In the game "Xianji".
Haojing, the birthplace of Long Wenhao, who chose the Great Zhou camp, naturally became this place.
Since the game is based on ancient mythological stories such as "The Investiture of the Gods" and "Classic of Mountains and Seas", players are naturally divided into two major camps: "Ji Zhou" and "Shang Dynasty".
Haojing is not only the capital of the Ji Zhou forces, but also the main area for novice players to complete tasks in the first ten levels.
"Fuck, there are more people here than monsters. I finally reached level 10. Where should we go to complete the quest next?"
In the dormitory, Long Wenhao put down the mouse, drank a sip of water, and then looked at Wang Wei who was lying on the bed next to him.
Wang Wei was also busy logging into the player forum to check for strategies: "Don't rush me, I'm checking right now."
"Let's find a place with fewer people. It's too damn uncomfortable to queue up to fight monsters. Besides, there's no PK between the same faction in this game, so I can't even clear the field if I want to."
Wang Wei suggested: "How about we form a guild?"
After hearing this, Long Wenhao shook his head and said, "Why join a guild? Can't we just create one ourselves? Anyway, I'm definitely not used to listening to other people's orders and being someone else's younger brother."
Wang Wei was speechless: "Okay, okay, I know your brother Hao has a bad temper and can't stand being wronged."
"What do you mean by bad temper? I'm just being broad-minded, okay? And when we create a guild, I'll be the president and you can be the vice president. This will make the game more fun."
Long Wenhao relied on his wealth to form a large guild in "Legend of Mir 2" that ranked among the top three in the server . With the help of a bunch of top-quality equipment he bought with money, he was able to make a name for himself and was respectfully addressed as "Brother Hao" by other players in the server wherever he went.
"This game is good in every way, except that you can't PK, which is a bit boring."
When Long Wenhao plays games, he pursues the word "fun".
It's fun to kill monsters and get their equipment, but the most fun thing is to kill other players.
After all, as the great man once said, there is endless joy in fighting with others.
"You want to PK?"
Wang Wei smiled and said, "What a coincidence. I heard that Jiameng Pass is a battle zone, where you can meet players from the enemy camp, the Shang Dynasty. There are unlimited PKs in the wild, and even if you kill someone, you won't get a red name."
"Fuck, there is such a good thing?"
Long Wenhao was immediately attracted to the idea. After all, killing monsters is not as fun as killing people. Having played “Legend of Mir 2” for several years, he was very confident in his own abilities.
"That place is just right for players from level 12 to level 16 to level up, and there is also a copy of the four generals of the Demon Family that can be played."
"So what are you waiting for, let's go!"
The two of them set off as soon as they said they would. When Long Wenhao thought about how he could kill everyone and steal the show in front of other players, he felt his blood begin to boil.
Isn't the purpose of playing games just for fun?
The reason why you work so hard to level up is naturally to show off in front of other players. After all, if you don't show off, you won't be a real teenager.
Jiameng Pass is the first place where Jiang Ziya fell in "The Investiture of the Gods".
And here, Long Wenhao soon encountered the first Waterloo in his pretentious career.
He was abused.
Moreover, they were badly beaten. A level 13 player from the Shang Dynasty killed him and Wang Wei five times in the wild PK, and even guarded the bodies, directly beating them underground and making them dare not show up.
"Gan Gan Gan, I've never been treated so unfairly in my life! I'll go online and buy some good equipment, and see if I can't kill him!"
In the dormitory, Long Wenhao was so angry that he almost smashed the keyboard.
Wang Wei couldn't help but complain: "The opponent is probably a high-level player who has participated in the internal test. Although he is only level 12, his PK skills are far better than ours. I think you should not waste your money. PK in this game mainly depends on skills, and the equipment difference is not big."
Although he didn't want to admit it, Long Wenhao knew that what Wang Wei said was true.
After all, the game mechanism of "Legend of Mir 2" is very simple, the player's operating skills are not very high, and PK mainly depends on equipment and attributes.
In "Xianji", as long as the level is not crushed, the PK depends entirely on the player's PK skills.
As long as the skills are good and the abilities and equipment are properly matched, it is no problem for one to defeat a dozen people.
Although Long Wenhao likes to play games, his level can be summed up in one word: "bad".
"Forget it, I'll just go back to playing Legend of Mir 2. Suddenly I feel like Legend of Immortal is pretty boring."
It seemed that because of the disastrous defeat in the PK just now, Long Wenhao was traumatized. He played games mainly for fun, but ended up being beaten in the game, so naturally he didn't want to play anymore.
No matter how good the graphics of "Xianji" are or how high the gameplay is, it cannot attract him.
Clicking on the familiar "Legend of Mir 2" login icon again, Long Wenhao couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "The game is permanently free? What's going on?"
"Free? What's free!?"
Wang Wei ran over curiously, and then saw the game announcement from the official customer service of Legend of Mir 2. He then exclaimed, "Holy crap, Legend of Mir 2 is permanently free from today? I just recharged the game with a game card."
Long Wenhao clicked on the specific content of the notice and then said, "Don't worry, users who have already recharged will be refunded with twice the amount of mall points. You're making a profit. Recharge 30 and get 30 free. Hey, why are there so many paid props in this official mall!"
"What the hell? Double experience pills? Triple experience pills? And ten times the experience pills that can only be bought by level 12 supreme VIPs?"
"What the hell? A dragon-slaying sword, just click and you'll get it? Weapons and equipment can even be drilled and inlaid with gems?"
Long Wenhao looked at the updated content of the game and became more and more shocked. The changes were really too huge.
In the past, point cards were charged, and although players could trade top-quality equipment with each other in the game, there was no such outrageous thing as ten times the experience pill.
Wang Wei was also dumbfounded: "The attributes added by these gems are so high, especially these Taixu-level Hunyuan gems that cost 100,000 points each. The attributes added by a single gem are higher than the attributes of my entire body combined. Is this reasonable!?"
You know, he spent three years and a lot of hard work to build his current gaming account. He invested countless efforts in it, and the money he spent on buying equipment alone was as much as 40,000 to 50,000 yuan.
So now, just putting a gem on his equipment can crush him?
Long Wenhao smiled and said, "I think it's quite reasonable. After all, it's 100,000 yuan per piece, and you get what you pay for. It would be unreasonable if it wasn't strong."
After saying that, he started looking for the recharge window, then bound his bank card according to the prompts and transferred money directly into the game.
Long Wenhao recharged 500,000 yuan into his account without blinking, then bought four gems, and used the remaining money to open the magic weapon treasure chest.
"Brother Hao, this magic weapon treasure chest costs thirty-six yuan to open once."
"Thirty-six dollars is not expensive. If I get a magic weapon, I'll make money."
"It's not that easy. The drop rate of magic weapons must be very low."
"Who cares? I have money anyway."
Long Wenhao had just been abused in "Xianji" and was now extremely angry, so he was thinking about getting a top-grade piece of equipment to get back at his former self.
Although it is unlikely to make a comeback in "Xian Ji", it is also very good to bully the noobs in "Legend of Mir 2".
I have to say that the equipment and materials obtained from the magic weapon treasure chest are all rubbish. At least they are of no use to high-level players like Long Wenhao. They are totally not worth the price.
However, Long Wenhao didn't care much about it. He had a lot of pocket money anyway. Since he went to college, he became a wild horse and his family members hardly cared about him anymore.
After opening treasure chests and getting nearly thirty thousand dollars, he finally got a fire-attributed magic weapon called Blazing Dragon Slash with a ding sound.
The moment he got the equipment, the fiery red light that shot up into the sky swept away his depressed mood, and replaced it with a great sense of pride: "This knife is so cool, the money spent is really worth it!"
At the same time, the entire server also started to refresh the screen with colorful text.
"Congratulations to player Aoxue Feilong for obtaining the divine weapon Blazing Dragon Slash."
The other players in the game were instantly excited: "Fuck, I worship the boss!"
"Boss, are you still missing a pendant on your leg?"
"What's up, friend?"
"With a 5/1000 chance, someone actually found a magic weapon? Is this true?"
"This is the first magic weapon on our server, right?"
"Boss is awesome!"
Admiration, envy, jealousy and even all kinds of private messages of flattery, this feeling of being the center of attention instantly made Long Wenhao forget everything else, and he instantly understood what it felt like to "a real man should be like this."
Long Wenhao's move also completely shocked his roommate Wang Wei. Seeing him recharge 500,000 yuan into the game without hesitation, he was extremely envious.
Although Wang Wei's family is relatively wealthy, with tens of thousands of yuan in living expenses given by his family every month, it is still far from the level of a kryptonian tycoon like Long Wenhao.
But to Long Wenhao, this is nothing.
After all, his social circle includes a lot of billionaires worth billions, and his annual expenses are no less than one million. When he was in the second year of high school, his family bought him a Ferrari worth more than two million.
But the sense of accomplishment these things brought him was not as great as that of a piece of equipment in the game, the best magic weapon in the whole server. Holding it in his hand, he was so handsome that he had no friends. Sparks and lightning flew all the way, and he became the focus of everyone's attention wherever he went.
"Legend of Mir 2 is still more fun, it's much more interesting than Legend of Immortal!"
Long Wenhao thought sincerely, he really believed so.
And in Zhonghai is the headquarters of Junzi Interactive Entertainment.
Jiang Rongfa also said to Lu Yiming with a happy face: Mr. Lu, your method of making the game free and charging for props is really amazing. Although many old players have been lost to "Xianji", the number of new users of "Legend of Mir 2" has increased, and the players' enthusiasm for recharging is very high!
Due to the popularity of "Xianji", the number of online players of "Legend of Mir 2" once dropped below 120,000, but after it was opened for free, the number of players immediately rebounded.
After all, "Xianji" charges point cards, and many players, such as primary and secondary school students, may not have that much money to recharge point cards.
Therefore, the permanent freeness of "Legend of Mir 2" immediately attracted this group of players.
Moreover, for an old game that has been operating for almost five years, Lu Yiming also asked Jiang Rongfa to make drastic reforms to the content of the game, especially making changes based on the preferences of players.
Players complain that the initial professions are not diverse enough?
Lu Yiming added new career branches, and there were no career boundaries for basic skills.
Players complain that they can’t get good equipment?
Lu Yiming raised the probability of getting legendary equipment, so that equipment could also be dropped in cross-border PK.
Players complain that there isn't enough communication in the game?
Lu Yiming strengthened the social gameplay, building a family, establishing a guild, expanding the guild to occupy Chicheng, heroes competing to become the king, cross-server expeditions...
In short, every demand that players discuss hotly in the forum will become a motivation for R&D personnel to write code and add content overnight.
In fact, free games make money from paying players, especially the top users who recharge the most. These big spenders are the ones that the game officials really want to serve.
As for free players who don't recharge, they become part of the gaming experience.
There's nothing you can do about it. Who told you not to recharge?
Of course, you can’t become stronger without spending money.
Boss Shi once grasped this point and created a popular online game like "Zhengtu".
Now that "Legend of Mir 2" cannot compare with "Xianji" in terms of game quality, it naturally has to find another way and work hard on the gameplay mode.
However, Jiang Rongfa was still struggling: "Boss Lu, isn't it unfair to ordinary players if we do this?"
Lu Yiming sighed, "How can there be fairness in this world? I make a game for free and let them play it, what do I want? You should think of it this way, it is those uncles who pay to play games who support us, and only if we survive can we create the most perfect gaming experience for more players."
“Ah… this…”
Although he knew that what Lu Yiming said was all nonsense, Jiang Rongfa still didn't know how to refute it.
Lu Yiming asked: "By the way, in the revised game, who has the highest recharge consumption record now?"
Jiang Rongfa asked someone to check the backend records and reported a name: "It's a player named Aoxue Feilong. I checked the mobile phone number he linked to. His real name is Long Wenhao. He recharged 500,000 yuan at one time."
"The black sheep of Longwu's family?"
Lu Yiming remembered the other person's identity, and couldn't help laughing: "I didn't expect it was someone I knew."
"Mr. Lu, do you want a discount?"
"That's not necessary. Knowing each other is one thing, but money still needs to be made."
Then Lu Yiming began to instruct Jiang Rongfa: "You should recruit some beautiful customer service representatives with sweet voices. If you can't find any, go to the broadcasting school. They must be the kind that can make a man's bones go soft just by talking, okay?"
"ah?"
Jiang Rongfa looked puzzled.
Lu Yiming had to explain the reasoning to him: "In the future, the company will draw a few lines for the game "Legend of Mir 2". For example, for players who recharge more than 30,000 yuan per month, one customer service representative will be assigned to serve them. For those who spend more than 200,000 yuan , a special customer service representative will be assigned to serve them one-on-one."
"These people are all masters. If we want to make money, we have to serve them well. For example, we can tailor special weapons and equipment and exclusive titles for them. If these VIP players have needs, we should try our best to meet them. If they don't have needs, we should also create needs and satisfy them."
After listening to this, Jiang Rongfa was so shocked that he felt deeply that his thinking was too simple before. He only wanted to make a good game and then sell it to players.
This idea is so simple, so naive, and not social at all.
However, Jiang Rongfa soon showed a distressed expression and looked at Lu Yiming with embarrassment: "Boss Lu, isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to do this?"
"Why is it inappropriate?"
"We have arranged for beautiful customer service staff to induce players to spend money. Aren't we pimps?"
"What you said is true. We are operating completely legally, and the services we provide do not violate any laws. If there are beautiful female players willing to pay, we can also find handsome operators to provide one-on-one services."
Lu Yiming said in a matter-of-fact tone: "The current operation concept of "Legend of Mir 2" is actually similar to selling luxury goods. The entertainment attribute provided by the game itself is only a part of the service. In addition to the game, we also need to satisfy the players' higher-level social experience."
"Take watches for example. A five-dollar digital watch is worn on the wrist to tell time. But a watch worth five million is definitely not just for use, but also includes social services such as identity, grade, taste and class. You have to prove to users that their money is worth it."
After listening to Lu Yiming's words, Jiang Rongfa's vision and pattern were instantly opened up. He asked blankly, "Using the idea of selling luxury goods to operate a game! Is this possible?"
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Why not? To put it bluntly, online games are also a form of social interaction, so you shouldn't use the same mindset as you do for stand-alone games to operate online games. We will also organize more offline social activities in the future. In short, we want to give face to those wealthy players who have spent money."
Jiang Rongfa was shocked; this was a path he had never imagined.
Pengcheng, the headquarters of Tamron Games.
Ma Teng called Zhang Zhidong and asked, "Legend of Mir 2 has announced that it will be permanently free. What on earth is Lu Yiming up to?"
"I've asked someone to investigate. Now, "Legend of Mir 2" has adopted a model where the game is free and props are paid. Players don't have to pay to play the game, but in the official store built into the game, many powerful props require recharge to buy."
Listening to Zhang Zhidong's words, Ma Teng frowned: "Can you make money this way?"
At this time, the operating ideas of domestic online games are still stuck in the past, and they all charge for playing games through point cards.
At least in Ma Teng's eyes, who would spend money to play a free game? Wouldn't that be a fool?
Just as the two were puzzled, the manager of the market research department rushed over to report: "Mr. Ma, the monthly statistics of Junzi Interactive Entertainment are out. The number of concurrent online users of "Legend of Mir 2" has exceeded one million, and the monthly revenue is 48.7 million!"
"!!!???"
Both Zhang Zhidong and Ma Teng were shocked by this data. How could there really be people who recharge and spend money on this crappy game like "Legend of Mir 2"?
And what the hell is 48.7 million?
How could such an expired MMORPG game earn Lu Yiming 600 million yuan a year?
Is there still law?
Is there still law?
