Chapter 88: Making a Fortune
The employees of Honghuang never expected that the VR game they made would not be popular at first, but would be made popular by CG movies instead.
It became popular in an extremely strange way.
Those who bought the luxury gift packs didn't buy them for the game at all, but for the cruise ship model and Ocean Heart pendant that came with the packs.
Because they found that as long as they have these two things, the success rate of confession will be greatly improved.
Even many couples after watching the movie.
They all bought a luxurious gift package as a souvenir.
Yes.
Valentine's Day blessing.
Plus the movie's touching story.
They all deeply remembered the beautiful and charming Heart of the Ocean gem, which represents eternal love.
They can't get the authentic one, but they hope to get the limited edition model officially released by the movie and experience the romantic love in the movie.
This excited the boys very much.
Suddenly I found the gift that could win the goddess' heart.
Everyone was rushing to buy the luxury gift packages like crazy, ready to take advantage of this opportunity to perform well.
Although 2999 yuan is a bit painful.
But when they thought about their future happy sex life, they gritted their teeth and placed the order.
Those who reacted too slowly and didn’t get the product left angry messages online.
"Fuck! I was just a few seconds slower and the 50-plus stocks were sold out."
"Can you be as miserable as me? I've already reached the payment page, but it says it's sold out."
"What the hell! When I left the cinema, I saw more than 5,000 of them, but when I got home, they were gone."
"I just saw someone selling yellow croaker. It was sold in less than five minutes at twice the price..."
"Can it be more outrageous?"
Because the luxury gift pack released by Honghuang this time is limited edition, each gift has an exclusive number and certificate.
It is precisely because of this number.
This instantly increases the value of a gift that was not very exquisite.
There are only 9,999 copies in the country, and they are officially issued. What an honor!
Those players who hesitated and did not buy it at the beginning because it was too expensive now feel regretful and hate themselves for not being decisive enough.
Those who have already bought it posted photos online to show off, attracting a lot of envious and jealous messages.
There are also various purchasing information.
Everyone wants to buy the gifts from others at a high price.
Especially those numbers with special meanings are sold at an outrageous price.
"Hehe, luckily I was smart and bought the deluxe version early on."
In the live broadcast room.
Old E, looking like he deserved a beating, took out the deluxe edition gift package he had bought before. The cruise ship model and the Heart of the Ocean were placed in the most conspicuous place on the table.
And because I bought it early.
He was given the number NO.9, which represents longevity.
There is also a string of anti-counterfeiting numbers and QR codes on the certificate, which can be used to verify the authenticity on the official website.
"It's so shameless that they even put it out there."
"Damn it, unfollow me!"
"I'm really upset. I should have bought one earlier."
"If you have the guts, take it out. If you have the guts, just smoke it."
"Who knew that the Heart of the Ocean was so important in the plot? If they knew it would be their turn?"
At this point, the players are really regretting their decision.
I thought the two extra items in the deluxe version were just gifts, but I didn’t expect they had special meanings.
What makes them even more uncomfortable is.
Honghuang also seems to know that things are valuable because they are rare.
The direct public announcement that no new luxury gift packs would be released made those who failed to buy them even more upset.
Old E thought that the show-off was enough and didn't go too far.
He picked up the Heart of the Ocean, stood up and walked out the door.
"Wife, I have a present for you."
He shouted outside.
After a while, a shout of surprise came from outside the door: "Heart of the Ocean! Where did you get it? It's so beautiful!"
When he returned to the camera again, there was a red mark on his face, feeding the audience with a mouthful of dog food again.
For a while, there were constant unfollowing and angry curses.
…
This heat.
It lasted for about a week before gradually subsiding.
After spending the Spring Festival, the Honghuang employees returned to their jobs.
At this time, everyone was gathered in the conference room, looking in the same direction with full expectation.
"Okay, let's start the announcement."
Chen Lin sat in the first seat with a smile on his face.
He has been staying in his hometown where information is cut off during this period, and all matters have been left to Old Song, so he doesn't know much about the specific situation.
But he is still very confident about the movie "Titanic".
“Ahem…”
Old Song next to him coughed twice, picked up a freshly printed data report, and seemed a little excited.
This moment.
All the employees' eyes were on him, holding their breath.
Old Song looked around at everyone and said, "According to statistics, the first week box office of our CG movie is... 420 million!"
boom!
The entire conference room exploded instantly.
Everyone stared at Lao Song with wide eyes, almost thinking they had heard it wrong.
"Song... Boss Song, what did you just say? 420 million?"
Old Li stuttered and couldn't even speak clearly.
The employees nearby were drooling profusely.
First week!
Box office exceeds 100 million!
If they hadn't heard it with their own ears, they would never have believed that this was the movie they had starred in.
"Yes, you heard it right. In just one week, our CG movie has made 420 million yuan at the box office. This is just domestic sales. Because of its popularity, it has been promoted overseas by major theaters. We can make even more money by then!"
Lao Song's passionate voice echoed in the conference room.
It was also like a heavy hammer, hitting everyone's heart hard, waking them up all at once, and their joy was beyond words.
"420 million? Not bad."
Although it did not reach the exaggerated level of the previous life, it was not much different from expectations. After all, the film has not yet started to be released in overseas theaters.
Chen Lin was very satisfied with this.
Because the box office of this movie is not explosive, but rather steady and long-term.
They share the profits with the cinema chain at 50%.
After deducting various expenses incurred in the process, the company earned 200 million yuan in this week alone, not including the share from sales of VR games.
With this money, the scale of their Honghuang Studio can finally continue to expand, and they can also add a lot of professional equipment for making games.
The only pity is.
This amount is not included in the wealth value.
It can only be regarded as additional income generated by making games.
If he wants to develop quickly, he has to make more games to sell, otherwise one CG will cost him 30 million in wealth, which is not enough for him to spend.
"Okay, the box office announcement is over, let's move on to other things."
Chen Lin stood up and took out a dozen red envelopes that he had prepared long ago.
This was taught to him by the old man at home.
I finally got a chance to go back to my hometown, and was so happy to hear that he had opened a small studio in the city.
He stuffed a stack of cash into his hands and said that if you are a boss, you have to act like a boss.
How could he not know that the old man was just worried that he didn't have enough money and wasn't living a good life in the city.
He has lived in the countryside all his life.
I guess he doesn't even know what a studio is.
I even saved the money he sent back every month and said that I would use it to buy a house in the future. I really worry about nothing...
I will explain the specific situation after it stabilizes.
With a slight smile, Chen Lin also raised his arm and put the red envelope on the table.
In an instant, cheers broke out in the conference room, and everyone's eyes were shining with gold.
"Since Mr. Chen has taken the lead, I will also express my gratitude and give everyone a New Year's red envelope."
"And on my side, everyone worked hard last year, and we will continue to work hard this year."
The two team leaders, Lao Song and Lao Li, also stood up and followed Chen Lin in distributing red envelopes.
In the blink of an eye.
The whole conference room became lively.
