Game Design: How did I become the richest man?

Chapter 95 That’s it?Not enough!

May [-]th, company.

As soon as Liu Wei entered the office, Wang Ning followed him in.

"What's the matter?" Liu Wei asked thoughtfully. Wang Ning is now an important part of his money-losing plan, so he must take it seriously.

Wang Ning put a report in Liu Wei's hand, raised his chest and raised his head, and said proudly: "Mr. Liu, the plans for the next few versions have been written, please take a look!"

Liu Wei took it over and looked through it. It was basically the same as the requirements he mentioned before.

"Mountain Simulator" adds an online mode and a new background image, priced at one yuan.

"Unfair Chess" has added a new bounty league mode, a new background sound effect and graphics, priced at five yuan.

"A Bad Life" adds a successful ending and is priced at five yuan.

But this time Wang Ning wrote a more detailed plan, such as the specific gameplay of the bounty in "Unfair Chess", the specific performance of the new background sound effects and graphics...

This is a very detailed report. The next steps are nothing more than agreeing on the plan and investing funds in development. There is no need for secondary modifications at all.

No wonder Wang Ning looked proud.

Liu Wei was very satisfied with this plan.

Wang Ning is a very reliable employee. He will do whatever he says.

Unlike Zhen Xing, who likes to fill in his head and add things randomly.

This is the advantage of programmers in their 30s, but it is also their disadvantage.

Their way of thinking is fixed and it is difficult for them to make bold changes.

For example, this report, although it perfectly complies with my requirements, the funds invested are obviously not enough, and I hope to obtain more benefits at a lower cost.

How can this work?

Liu Wei first praised Wang Ning's efforts, and then proposed modifications.

"The new background images in "Mountain Simulator" are too cost-effective. To add exclusive background music, we cannot simply change the skin. At the same time, the background must have certain interactive elements with the mountains."

“The bounty mode in Unfair Chess is good, but it doesn’t add new characters. This update adds three, oh no, five characters.”

"Although "The Lost Life" has a successful ending, how can you not be related to the previous ending? It needs to be changed! At least three or four games can be played to unlock the successful ending."

"You don't have to worry about time and money. The company will take care of it. You must work hard and make high-quality products!"

“It’s fine to do it at the end of June or beginning of July.”

Wang Ning was a little happy and proud at first. After all, his hard work was praised by Mr. Liu.

But now, he was completely confused.

He worked hard and painstakingly to come up with these dlc version plans.

It's not that it's difficult, it's mainly because he's afraid that he won't be able to recover the cost, so he has to save money blindly.

The biggest feature of this report is that it saves money.

But unexpectedly, Mr. Liu immediately asked for more money, which was equivalent to directly denying the core of this report.

After all, the DLC of "Mountain Simulation" was only priced at one yuan, so Wang Ning directly thought of a trick background.

The interaction between the background and the mountains, the light and shadows have not changed, and even the music is copied from the original, but the speed is slightly sped up, making it lighter.

What kind of bike do you want for one dollar?
But according to Mr. Liu’s requirements, the research and development cost is estimated to be over 10,000.

It used to be that you could make back your money by selling 30 to [-] copies, but now you have to sell at least [-] copies.

Isn't this a mess?
Not to mention "Unfair Chess", isn't it a common tactic of major domestic manufacturers to update the content without updating the gameplay?

What's the point of updating a character?

"Unfair Chess" has been online for so long, even zero-Krypton players have all the characters.

At this time, if you play a new role, how can you make money?

It is impossible that new characters need to be purchased with additional money... What about members who have purchased membership cards?
And based on my understanding of Mr. Liu, it is impossible for Mr. Liu to damage the reputation of the game.In other words, these new characters are completely free of charge...

It’s impossible to make back the money just by relying on five yuan of background sound effects and graphics.

As for "Breaking Bad Life"...

Whether it is linked to the previous ending or not depends entirely on the amount of energy and time spent in production.

Every time a linkage occurs, the time spent will basically double.

Wang Ning said with a look of embarrassment: "Mr. Liu... your request... may not make up for the cost..."

What I want is not to make money!

Liu Wei smiled lightly, patted Wang Ning on the shoulder, and said thoughtfully:

"I don't think about making money when I make these games!"

"I do it purely out of my love for the game. If my love is blinded by money, I would rather go back to the pure time."

"Besides... these versions have not been updated for a long time. How can we not give everyone some benefits after finally updating them?"

"You have to know that game manufacturers and players have a symbiotic relationship. There is no situation where the player becomes the father if he deposits money, and the player becomes the grandson if he does not deposit money."

"Besides, this is all to win back players and users. What's wrong with the cost of losing money? What's wrong!"

Wang Ning blinked. He felt that what Mr. Liu said made some sense, but not much, just a little bit.

It always feels weird.

"Okay, don't think about it." Liu Wei said enthusiastically: "The task must be completed before July [-]rd!"

Why is it July [-]rd?

Because this time period is exactly one month before the system settlement, I have enough time to prevent unexpected situations.

And July [-]st is when the list of each state for the 'Global Fighting Game Competition' will be announced.

"The Legend of Weiwei Immortality" should have been eliminated by then.

I just happened to find some time to solve the problem of the old game dlc.

After Liu Wei finished speaking, he asked Wang Ning to leave the office. He had some more important things to do next.

outside the office.

Wang Ning hurriedly calculated the time and amount, feeling a little at a loss.

According to Mr. Liu's request, it's not that it can't be completed before July [-]rd. After all, there is still an outsourcing company.

The only problem is - it costs a little less.

……

Time Photography Studio.

Zhang Hao was squatting on the steps in front of the store, smoking a cigarette. The smoke was as chaotic as his inner thoughts at the moment.

He looked back at the deserted corridor, then at the empty venue in front of him, and couldn't help but take another breath.

He feels that this store will not be open for long!
It's been three months, and there are only a few people here here and there, and they all take free videos for the 'big opening bonus'.

Not to mention making money, I can't even make back the water and electricity bills.

It's the end of my career as a store manager. It's just the difference between going bankrupt this month or going bankrupt next month.

After all, the shooting prices here are too high, and we don’t do some wedding photos or anything like that.

The only good news is that before the store closed down, it also made a lot of contributions to "A Bad Life".

Just when he was thinking about whether he should go back and continue working as an air-conditioning repairman, a luxury car parked in front of the store.

"Welcome... Mr. Liu, why are you here?"

(End of this chapter)