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Chapter 403: Continue to produce the second batch of figures!
At night, play the game Against Heaven.

Lilith looked at the screen with a slightly serious expression, but the occasional upturned corners of her mouth still revealed some information.

Gu Fan sat aside, playing with his phone as if nothing had happened, with a calm expression.

As for Zhou Yang, he stood behind Lilith, looking a little nervous.

“The above contents are basically done according to my previous requirements.

"But why is the content behind it so different?"

Lilith asked, frowning.

So far, as players continue to explore the game "Heartbeat Dreamland", its full picture has gradually emerged.

Obviously, the content of the first half of the game basically completely meets Lilith's original expectations. Both the love game part and the horror game part are consistent with her original idea, which also caused serious fright to the players and generated a lot of negative emotions.

Lilith was still very satisfied with this part.

But the meta game part in the second half of the game really went beyond Lilith's original conception and caught her off guard.

Are there archive and character files in the game root directory?

Can players affect the game process by deleting, pasting, or renaming these files?
This was definitely not what Lilith had originally envisioned!

Hearing this, Zhou Yang hurriedly explained: "Boss Li, I have suggested this to you before!

“You adopted suggestions such as using fake-AI to write the plot and writing multiple world view backgrounds during production, and it has been proven to have achieved good results.

"Then I suggested to you that you could add some psychological horror elements and some meta elements, so that the characters in the game can cross the dimensional wall and communicate directly with the players, and even tamper with the files in the game.

“This way, players can have a more tense, exciting, and terrifying experience.

"Even the Elliot figurines are made for this purpose.

"So far, the effect is not very good, right?"

Lilith frowned: "Oh, is that so? Well, it seems that he did say that..."

Although Lilith instinctively wanted to deny the debt, she changed her mind and gave up. The employees of Nitiantang are all cunning now. Take Gu Fan for example. Lilith wanted to turn her back on her debt before, but he took out a recorder on the spot and played the recording.

These people, their minds and minds are focused on this kind of thing!
If she really refused to admit it, Lilith would be slapped in the face by the records left by these people, and she would feel a little embarrassed.

Besides, just as Zhou Yang said, these current settings do have positive effects.

Judging from the current situation of Heartbeat Dream, although most players' gaming experience is gradually coming to an end, they still continue to have negative emotions. Coupled with the continuous influx of new players, the current situation can only be described in four words for Lilith, that is: a great situation!
To put it in four words, the advantage is mine!

Under such circumstances, Lilith naturally would not care too much about Zhou Yang.

In fact, she didn't have any particular obsession with whether the game was designed strictly according to her plan. The reason why she took it so seriously before was simply because she didn't trust Gu Fan and was afraid that he would tamper with it.

If she could really collect negative emotions solely through the ideas of the company's employees, then of course she would be happy to be a hands-off boss and not care about anything.

"Very good, Zhou Yang, you did a good job this time. Although the game "Heartbeat Dreamland" has received a lot of negative reviews and the refund rate remains high, its position in the single-player game sales list is also declining...

“But it doesn’t matter!
“This game has achieved the style and level of our Against the Heaven, which not only allows players to see a brand new game mode, but also leaves a deep impression on them.

“This is much better than those mediocre games that make money!

"All members of the "Heartbeat Dreamland" project team, bonus!"

Lilith was obviously a little too proud of herself and was ready to open the champagne in advance.

Zhou Yang nodded quickly: "Thank you, President Li! President Li is awesome! If you don't have anything else, I'll go home first."

Lilith waved her hand in satisfaction: "Well, go back."

After Zhou Yang nodded to Gu Fan, he hurried away.

This behavior was a little strange. After all, under normal circumstances, employees should be very happy when they are praised by their boss and promised bonuses. They may even stay and continue to make a good impression in front of their leaders. However, Zhou Yang obviously had no such idea at all. He obviously wanted to quit while he was ahead and leave as soon as possible.

It seemed that if we stayed for one more minute, something uncontrollable would happen.

It’s just that Lilith was happy at the moment, her attention was all on the screen, looking at all kinds of "thriving" data, so naturally she didn’t pay too much attention to Zhou Yang’s abnormality.

As long as Gu Fan is still here, that’s enough.

It was already past the working hours. Zhou Yang had originally stayed to report to Lilith. When he left, only Lilith and Gu Fan were left in the office.

"Gu Fan, the Elliot figure is also well made. Although it is a one-time deal, the negative emotions collected are also considerable. It deserves praise!"

When this figure was first sold, it received a lot of negative feedback. After all, it is beautifully made and the image of Elliot is quite appealing.

But when the player was playing the game, it suddenly moved, and combined with the horror content in the game, it really scared the player.

Even if some players did not put the figures in front of the computer, and even if only a few people were truly scared, the negative emotions they generated were extremely considerable. In fact, the negative emotions generated by one person can be greater than the positive emotions generated by a dozen people when buying the figures.

In terms of proportion, this is indeed a very profitable thing.

For Lilith, collecting a large amount of negative emotions is important, but collecting a high percentage of negative emotions in one operation is also useful. After all, such cases can be directly expanded and promoted, and a large amount of negative emotions can also be obtained.

Thinking of this, she slammed the table with some regret: "Oh! I should have produced a larger batch earlier! All these negative emotions are in vain!"

At this moment, Lilith felt like she had lost 100 million.

In fact, all these figures are sold at a loss, but if you really calculate it, on average each figure collects a lot of negative emotions, which is very cost-effective.

If production could be doubled at that time, wouldn't the negative emotions be doubled?
But obviously, it's too late to regret now.

Gu Fan thought for a moment: "Boss Li, actually... it's still possible to give birth now."

Lilith frowned: "Huh? Isn't that right?

“This kind of scare only works the first time, but now the players already know about it, how can we scare them?
“People who buy action figures nowadays definitely have psychological expectations, so even if they see the action figures move, they won’t necessarily have negative emotions anymore.”

Gu Fan smiled slightly: "Boss Li, there is more than one way to generate negative emotions.

"For example... the price."

Lilith was a little confused: "Price?" Gu Fan nodded: "Yes, price! The same product, with different prices, the players' feelings after purchasing it will naturally be completely different.

"For example, if a mobile phone is sold for 8000 yuan, any shortcomings of it will be magnified and discussed repeatedly, and consumers will sneer at it and laugh at its courage.

"But if it sells for 5000, then some people will defend it, see its shining points and turn a blind eye to its shortcomings.

“If it sells for 1000… then it is a shortcut to human technology, a treasure of wisdom, the greatest digital product in the world today, a perfect product. No matter what problems it has, they are only the user’s problems.

"Ms. Li, do you understand?"

Lilith suddenly realized: "Oh! You mean... raise the price! A big price increase!"

Gu Fan smiled slightly: "That's right!"

Lilith instantly perked up: "Gu Fan, you are simply a genius!"

Obviously, in Devil’s Contract, there is a difference between games and general consumer goods such as figures.

The contract of the game is based on the initial agreement and cannot be changed once signed.

However, physical products such as figures are slightly different.

Although each model corresponds to a contract, any slight change in the details will be considered as another product.

From the conventional perspective of consumers: if a game only has minor repairs and changes, it will generally still be regarded as the same game; but if it is a figure, even if the same character is used, as long as there are slight differences, whether in details or postures, they will be regarded as two different figures.

Therefore, the devil's contract also has different binding force on these two products.

Gu Fan’s idea was very simple. He would make a small modification to the Elliot’s figurine and then raise the price, a huge price increase!
After the facelift, it is equivalent to a new product, which can re-sign a contract with consumers and harvest negative emotions from them.

And the price difference is the key to gaining negative emotions!
Imagine that the figure was initially sold very cheaply, and the first batch of figures has the potential to appreciate in value over time.

As a result, when it came to the second batch of figures, there was obviously no major change in the materials and ingredients used. Just a few slight changes in the movements and details, and then the price doubled.

So what are the second group of consumers?
It can only be described in three words: big injustice!
After they buy the figures home with great anticipation, they will only feel endless annoyance and regret. Although the figures will not cause them any fear, there is no doubt that the price issue alone is enough to cause them to have a huge amount of negative emotions.

Lilith's eyes gradually brightened, and she felt that this was indeed a very good idea.

"Okay, place the order immediately! Prepare for mass production!"

Gu Fan took the laptop from the side and said, "Boss Li, we already have a plan, we're just waiting for you to make the final decision."

Lilith came over to take a look and found that Gu Fan had actually already decided on a plan.

Compared with previous figures, this second batch of figures does not have much difference, and even at first glance, there are not many changes.

There are only slight differences in posture, and some changes in the details of the accessories.

The biggest change may be just a slight change in the color of some clothing.

If you don’t know, you might think these are all counterfeit products.

However, there is one upgrade, that is, the second batch of figures have an additional type-C interface.

The first batch of figures did not have interfaces and could basically be considered disposable products. Once the batteries ran out of power, they would become fixed figures.

The main reason is that if there is a Type-C interface, players will definitely know that it has a battery, and then doubt whether it can light up or move. This will greatly increase the probability of the figure being exposed.

Now that everyone knows that the figures can move, there is no need to install them anymore. It is better to just add a type-C interface so that players can charge them.

Of course, this type-C interface is relatively hidden, hidden under the clothes.

In addition, Lilith noticed that this second batch of figures did not have any specific pictures or shapes in the promotional materials.

In other words, players do not know their specific forms before purchasing, just like opening a blind box, each model is a hidden version.

Obviously, this is also to mislead players and make them think that this figure will be a brand new look, but in fact it is not.

As for the final highlight, of course it’s the price!
Previously, the figures were sold in bundles with games. After deducting the price of the game, the price of the figures was about 399.

Players have now realized that if Against the Heavens sells movable figures at this price, it will absolutely be a huge loss.

Now, the price of the new model has nearly doubled to 699!

Lilith frowned slightly: "Isn't this price still a little low? If I remember correctly, if I sell it at this price, although I can recover the cost, the profit is not that much, right?
"I'll tell you a number, or just add a zero, 0!"

Gu Fan quickly said, “No, no, no, President Li, this is absolutely a stupid move, we can’t sell it so outrageously.

“The price I set at 699 precisely hits the psychological bottom line of players.

"Look, Mr. Li, if you set the price directly at 6999, most players will wait and see and will not buy it right away. Only a very small number of rich guys or UP hosts who are not short of money will buy it.

“But once they buy it, they immediately realize something is wrong and expose it online through unboxing videos.

"Doesn't that mean no one will be fooled in the future?

“The price is 699, which is just right. It will not discourage too many players at once, but it will also give buyers a vague expectation that the second-generation figures will be of much higher quality than the first-generation figures.

“After all, the price has nearly doubled, so there should be obvious changes in size, material, refinement, and functionality, right?
“But once they opened the box, they realized that not much had changed.

"In this way, even if we don't make much money from this figurine, it will be enough to make them feel negative!"

Lilith nodded in agreement: "As expected, Gu Fan, it's absolutely right to let you be in charge of the physical business! Sign the contract, sign the contract immediately! Transfer the money!"

In fact, Gu Fan had already signed a contract with the factory and was just waiting for Lilith to make the final decision.

At this time, he directly signed the electronic contract and paid a deposit to the other party.

The guy in charge of the connection was still working overtime at this time, and his work efficiency was very high. In just over ten minutes, a batch of new orders was finalized.

Lilith was very satisfied with this efficiency. She seemed to see the scene of players scrambling for the figures and then breaking down their defenses, and saw the negative emotions pouring in...

This feeling is really intoxicating!

(End of this chapter)