Chapter 254 The Top-Notch Director Lin and the Happy President Pei
Chapter 254 The top-ranked Director Lin and the happy President Pei
It's over.
After listening to Ye Zhizhou's words, Wang Xiaobin basically didn't expect any bonus.
If only the players of "Blood War Song Power Enhanced Edition" are allowed to rate, then maybe the word of mouth will be very good, because this game is very conscientious.
However, TPDb’s scoring rules also include ratings from game media and ordinary netizens. These netizens will not play this game in depth at all, and only give scores based on the first impression of the advertisement "I am a fried pig's trotter". There are ghosts only if you can be high.
After Shangyang Games was acquired by Mr. Pei, the first game suffered from Waterloo, which made everyone feel ashamed.
Could it be that we are really terminally ill?
Boss Pei made a popular game, all of which were well-received and sold well. Can such a talented producer not be able to bring Shangyang Games?
This is too much trouble.
"Everyone come to the conference room, let me just say a few words."
Lin Wan's expression was also a little disappointed. Obviously, she also saw the game's data, and she knew how pessimistic the current situation was.
But unlike the others, Lin Wan was not disappointed to the point of frustration, and remained calm, as if she had already been mentally prepared for this.
When they came to the conference room, everyone sat down.
Lin Wan looked around at the crowd and said sincerely: "Everyone should know the data on the first day of our game's launch. It's very pessimistic."
Everyone was silent.
In fact, everyone present is very familiar with this scene, because when the former boss Du Ruijie was there, he often held this kind of split pot + chicken blood meeting when the game data was not good.
If there is a problem with the game, there will be a tendency to die suddenly when it goes online. It must be a big problem in some aspects, and this blame must always be divided.
The problem with "Blood War Song Power Enhanced Edition" is that the micro-end is not the right way.
Although the idea of Weiduan was first proposed by Wang Xiaobin, it was unanimously approved at the meeting, and Director Lin and President Pei both made a decision.
How to divide this pot?
Therefore, this meeting should have a few words on the matter of splitting the pot, and quickly enter the bloody link.
The current situation of the game is worrying, everyone must work overtime to reverse the decline as much as possible.
When the original boss Du Ruijie and the original chief strategy Lao Liu were around, it was definitely time to let everyone turn on the 996 liver explosion mode and make crazy modifications to the game.
Of course, there is no overtime pay. After all, the company is at the point of life and death. It’s fine if you don’t share the company’s troubles. How can you ask for overtime pay?
Several old employees sighed silently.
After all, the company was acquired by Mr. Pei, and the structure has not been changed. Once there is a problem with the operation of the company, it will return to the original internal taste.
Everyone's heart sank, and they were ready to work overtime in the future.
However, Lin Wan changed the subject: "This is not everyone's fault, and you don't have to blame yourself."
Everyone was a little surprised.
Director Lin didn't want to split the pot?
Although I think this is a good thing, but if the game fails, someone must stand up and take responsibility, right? Someone has to decide how to go in the future, right?
Everyone raised their heads and listened carefully.
Lin Wan continued: "Think about it, Mr. Pei has never made web games. He is best at high-quality stand-alone games. But why did he buy Shangyang Games, which has been losing money? , have been fighting against the original krypton gold game "Blood War Song"?"
"It's just to use "Blood Song" to do a very risky thing, to do an experiment that no one has ever done before!"
"Mr. Pei hopes that players will no longer be slaves to money. He wants to change the tastes of players, so that all players can enjoy the exclusive pleasure of rich players even if they don't charge money..."
"From game production to publicity, Mr. Pei is always moving towards this goal."
"We should have made full psychological preparations long ago. If we go against the sky, we may fail."
"I believe that Mr. Pei must have already made such psychological preparations."
Lin Wan herself was puzzled by this question when she first came to Shangyang Games, but later she figured it out.
Zhang Zuting was asked to shoot an advertisement in order to attract enough page game players;
Doing micro-terminals, building a selection system, and cutting payment points is to cultivate healthy consumption habits of web game players.
This kind of motivation is noble, but it does violate the basic principles of web game players. In fact, failure is inevitable.
There is no shame in failing like a hero!
Lin Wan's expression was firm: "So, everyone, don't be overwhelmed by this failure. We are not making a money-making web game, what we are doing is a very noble cause, no matter whether we succeed or fail, every time we Everyone is a hero!"
After hearing Lin Wan's words, everyone felt much better.
Everyone is not a loser, but a hero who goes against the sky!
As expected, Director Lin has worked with Mr. Pei for such a long time, so he sees problems from a different angle.
Comparing with the original boss Du Ruijie, it is simply a judgment.
Ye Zhizhou was also encouraged, and most of the frustration at the beginning has been reduced by now.
However, although morale has recovered, what should be done still needs to be done.
"Blood War Song Power Enhanced Edition" does not make money, which is a problem that must be solved.
The solution is nothing more than two: one is to let go of the restrictions and let the local tyrants top up the recharge; the other is to double the current player base several times, as long as there are enough players, everyone buys stamina potions every day, which can also make Shang Yang The game pays off.
The former is definitely not going to work, and it took a lot of effort to get over it, and you can't just give up all your previous efforts when you encounter a little setback.
Then we can only find ways to expand the player base.
The atmosphere in the conference room heated up, and everyone began to speak freely, some said that they wanted to change the micro-end mode, and some said that they wanted to make major changes to the game structure, and everyone was very enthusiastic.
Lin Wan listened carefully and didn't speak the whole time.
Finally, she shook her head: "It's not good. Our current plan is already the most perfect one. I think we should stick to it."
Everyone couldn't help but looked at each other.
Will it be a little bit ironic?
According to Director Lin's previous analysis, she was right to think so.
The method of the micro-end was finalized by Mr. Pei, and it has indeed improved the quality of the game. However, cutting the micro-end will lead to an incoherent game experience, and it is still a temporary solution, not a root cause, and may not necessarily solve the problem.
It is true to say so, but is it really not changed?
According to the current status of the game, if we don't change it, there is no hope, right?
Lin Wan's attitude is firm: "No change. Don't worry too much during this time, take a good rest. Let's observe for a week. If the game data still hasn't improved after a week, I will think of other ways."
Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin looked at each other, and they could feel that Director Lin's attitude was very firm.
That being the case, the others had nothing to say. After the meeting, they had to go back to their work stations and wait patiently for a week.
If things get better after a week, everything will be fine.
If it doesn't get better... then I'm afraid it can only be changed drastically.
Back in her office, Lin Wan also felt a little headache.
Although her morale was boosted at the meeting and she was very determined, she still had no idea.
"In the past two days, take some time to go back to see Mr. Pei and ask him face to face."
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Friday, September 3.
Pei Qian was checking the TPDb website in his office.
The website template was bought, so the initial version was put on quickly.
Although still in beta, the current TPDb website is quite rudimentary and almost usable.
A dedicated staff member is discussing cooperation with other websites, and part of it has been completed so far.
For example, in terms of media ratings, it is necessary to discuss cooperation with some game media; in terms of player ratings, data from ESRO’s official platform needs to be used; at the same time, the URL of the TPDb website will also be updated to the game’s details page, so that players can pass every game. Click on the details page of a game to rate it.
The optimization of these experiences is quite a long-term work, and it cannot be accomplished overnight.
At present, the number of visits to TPDb is still very low, most of which are from Tenda's internal employees, and there are also players from several games.
Because the popularity is too low, it didn't even spark much discussion.
Pei Qian was looking at the scoring data of "The Powerful Version of the Bloody War Song".
At present, the total score of this game is 7.2 points, among which the consumer score and the user score are in a state of polarization. The consumer score has reached 9.1 points, while the user score is only a pitiful 4.3 points.
This also means that players who really spend money on this game are very satisfied with the game.
Most of the ratings from netizens are because of Zhang Zuting's advertisement.
These people didn't really play the game, maybe they just accidentally clicked on the game's official website, saw the TPDb website from the official website, and then gave a one-star bad review.
Although the weight of these people is not high, after all, the voting base is too low now, so the ratings are still in a period of drastic changes.
According to regulations, 6-7 points are C evaluations, and the bonus is 1% of the project investment. If the score is less than 6 points, there is no bonus.
A total score of 7.2 can only be regarded as a B evaluation, and the bonus is 5% of the project investment.
8 points or more is an A evaluation, and the bonus is 10%; 9 points or more is an S evaluation, and the bonus is 15%.
"Blood War Song Power Enhanced Edition" voted about 8 million. According to the calculation of 5%, the project team can share about 400,000 bonuses, and the average for each person is less than 10,000 yuan.
For this result, Pei Qian felt a little regretful.
Everyone did their best to kill 8 million for me, and I only gave you a bonus of 400,000, which seems a bit unreasonable.
But TPDb's rules have been set, and even Mr. Pei cannot operate in secret.
"It would be great if the game's score reaches 8, and I can spend an extra 400,000."
Pei Qian is very clear that the low ratings cannot be blamed on the people of Shangyang Games. The game itself is very conscientious and deserves a high rating, but many netizens dislike this advertisement and retaliate to give low scores without playing the game. Low overall rating.
But there is no need to rush, because there is still time.
TPDb doesn't have many users yet, so the ratings will fluctuate more violently. Maybe after a while, the ratings of netizens in "The Power of the Bloody War Song" will increase.
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Lin Wan knocked on the door of Mr. Pei's office nervously.
Although the key design of this game was approved by Mr. Pei, the current situation really made Lin Wan feel uncertain.
Don't look at her full of confidence in front of everyone at Shangyang Games, but when she really wants to see President Pei, she will still be uncertain.
"Please come in."
Lin Wan calmed down and pushed the door open.
She came here this time to report her decision, hoping to gain President Pei's support.
Of course, Lin Wan, as the director, is also mentally prepared to be held accountable for the poor revenue data of the game.
However, after seeing Lin Wan, Mr. Pei actually had a faint smile on his face, with a heartfelt happy expression, as if he was welcoming a great hero!