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Chapter 481 Physical Product: Make a Ball!
"Gu Fan!
“Have you thought about the physical product?

"We are developing games faster now, your physical products must keep up with the pace!"

Lilith looked at Gu Fan expectantly.

"Of course, we already have a general direction."

Gu Fan opened the previously prepared information on the computer: "I want to make this thing."

Lilith looked at the picture on the screen carefully: "Is this a ball?"

Gu Fan nodded: "Yeah, it's just a ball."

Lilith didn't quite understand: "So what's the use of this ball?"

Gu Fan thought for a moment and said, "Its main use is as a display screen."

What is shown in the picture is actually a spherical display screen, which is itself an LED screen that can display content and can be operated by touch or using devices such as a keyboard and mouse.

Lilith was silent for a moment: "This thing...is not very common."

Gu Fan explained: "It is actually quite common, Ms. Li, but it is mainly used for serious business purchases and is basically not used by ordinary consumers.

"For example, there are super-large LED spherical screens abroad, which can even reach tens of thousands of square meters. The cost is also astronomical, and it costs tens of billions of US dollars.

"There are actually some small LED spherical screens in China, and the most common ones are in planetariums, where they are used to display various planets."

Lilith nodded: "I see, what's the price of this thing?"

Gu Fan explained: "Due to the advancement of LED technology in recent years, the price has dropped a lot compared to before, but it is still not cheap.

“Display screens of different specifications have different costs per square meter.

"The higher the definition, the more expensive it is. Currently, the lowest definition is about 4500 per square meter, while the highest is 18000 per square meter.

“The better the display, the price will naturally increase exponentially.”

Lilith couldn't help but be shocked: "Wow, it's catching up with the housing prices!"

Gu Fan was silent: "Boss Li, if you want to compare it with the house price, then I think this screen is not expensive at all."

Lilith thought for a moment: "What is the specific size of this spherical screen?"

Gu Fan explained: "According to the current level of technology, its smallest size is about 60cm in diameter. As for the largest, there is no upper limit, as long as you can afford it."

Lilith tried to calculate: "So for a ball with a diameter of 60 centimeters, the screen price is per square meter, and the price is about...

"Yes……"

Gu Fan saw that she was definitely unable to figure it out, so he said, "This is just the price of the screen. We also have to consider the internal frame. However, if we purchase in bulk, it will be cheaper. After balancing this, the final price will be approximately...

“Twenty thousand.

"If you think the diameter of 60 centimeters is too small, you can expand it a little bit, such as doubling it to meters in diameter.

"In that case, the price will be quite inflated, about 80,000."

Lilith was shocked: “Bawan!
"Just to buy a ball like this, it costs tens of thousands!"

Gu Fan added: "Of course, if you want to lower the price a little bit, that's fine, for example, by lowering the resolution.

"For example, the lowest resolution only costs 4500 yuan per square meter, which is a quarter of the highest price.

"If it is a spherical screen outdoors or in a shopping mall, and you want to make a very large sphere, you can use the lowest resolution and the price can be significantly reduced.

"But if it is for general consumers, used at close range and to ensure the display quality, only the highest-end screen can be used."

Lilith fell into deep thought: "So what exactly can this thing do?"

Gu Fan explained: "It can be used as a monitor for new games."

Lilith looked at him in confusion: "When...a monitor?"

Gu Fan nodded: "Yes, President Li, don't you think it's a perfect fit?
“The game “Star Project” itself is on a comet. Players develop continuously, starting from the underground of the comet until they occupy the entire surface of the comet.

“In this process, the spherical display can see more clearly and intuitively.

"And we use the highest resolution screen, so the display effect is absolutely fine, and it can be comparable to a proper computer monitor."

Lilith fell into deep thought: "But, some game content seems difficult to display?

“For example, the game starts out underground, not on the surface, how do you show that?

"Also, there may be spacecraft flying to other planets in the future. How can we show it if we want to leave this comet?"

Gu Fan didn't care: "The layering problem is easy to solve, just create some special display effects.

“For example, players can adjust different levels, and when the underground layer is displayed, the surface occlusion becomes transparent.

“Many games’ layered maps can achieve this effect.

"As for the problem of the spacecraft flying outside the planet... there is no way around it. We can only say that for the sake of display effect, we have to sacrifice some gameplay. We can only use a stupid method to solve it.

"Fortunately, these contents only appear in the later stages of the game." "Besides, can't these small problems just create some negative emotional value?"

"Mr. Li, where are you from?"

Lilith was stunned for a moment: "Oh? That's right.

“But what else?

"If this thing is really as good as you said, it can't collect negative emotions!"

Gu Fan sighed: "Boss Li, isn't this still the same standard routine as before? Price, the key point is price!

"How could we possibly come up with a product that obviously has major flaws? Players are not stupid. If they see that this thing is not practical at all, they will definitely not buy it. If the product cannot be sold, how can we talk about collecting negative emotions?

“Our product must have some merit.

“So the advantages of appearance and gimmicks are the most appropriate: on the one hand, they can attract players to buy, but on the other hand, they cannot generate positive value continuously.

"When players come to their senses and find that this thing has been gathering dust, and then think about its price, they naturally develop negative emotions.

“Besides, this is a peripheral product of Project Star after all.

"When players use it to play Project Star, the game generates one negative emotion value, and the device generates another one, so isn't that double the happiness?
"And at this price, we're not cheating the poor, how great."

Lilith thought for a moment and said, "What if the poor people insist on buying it?"

Gu Fan: "...then he should contribute more negative emotions to us."

Lilith almost laughed out loud: "Gu Fan, you are really a talent!

"but……"

She suddenly changed the subject: "But your work has been getting more and more perfunctory recently!
“Think about it carefully. How many physical products have you launched? Why are you still the same?

“High price + niche product, and then link it with the game.

“Although your starting point was good, the final result was dragged down by the game, right?
"Shouldn't you reflect on your own problems?"

Gu Fan was shocked: "What does this have to do with me! The popularity of the game is the game's business, I won't even participate in the game's development!

"These physical products have become popular because of the game. I can't do anything about it. You don't let me get involved."

Lilith's face darkened. "So what you're saying is that if you interfere with the game, you can ensure that it doesn't become popular?"

Gu Fan just stood up and sat down again: "That can't be done."

Lilith's mouth twitched slightly: "That's why I said you're too bad! Physical products are also an important business department of the Against Heaven Group, and it can even be said that they are equally important as the gaming industry.

“Shouldn’t you think about how to collect more negative emotions?
"At least it should be clearly different from the previous products, right?"

Gu Fan sighed: "Boss Li, to put it bluntly, it's just that the physical product has not collected any negative emotions, and you are very unhappy. Just say it directly. We are old partners, there is no need to go around in so many twists and turns."

Lilith was stunned for a moment, then said confidently: "Yes, I just hope you can collect more negative emotions, is there a problem?"

Gu Fan nodded: "No problem.

"So for this product, I plan to let you make decisions on some important nodes."

Lilith was stunned for a moment. She obviously didn't expect Gu Fan to say that.

"What do you mean by letting me make decisions at some important nodes?"

Gu Fan opened a table on the computer, which was divided into two columns and clearly listed the advantages and disadvantages of this spherical LED display.

And related activities that can be carried out around strengths and weaknesses.

For example, one advantage of a spherical display is that it has a three-dimensional effect when displaying spherical objects, and the display effect is much better than that of a flat display. In addition, this product is actually very suitable for offline promotion.

Therefore, when Nitiantang thought that the popularity of this spherical display was not as high as expected, it could try to cooperate with some merchants and get them to buy this spherical display for promotional purposes.

Be it subsidies or concessions, in short, through this form of cooperation, players can also see these spherical displays offline, thereby increasing product popularity and attracting them to buy.

For example, spherical displays are expensive and not very practical.

Then cooperate with some video UP hosts and let them conduct reviews to cool down everyone's enthusiasm, and focus on analyzing that this thing will inevitably not escape the fate of being covered in dust, so as to cool down the heat.

Or you can find a few more ghost-animal UP hosts to mock these resentful customers who bought spherical monitors and increase their negative emotion values.

In short, the table provided by Gu Fan is like some kind of special progress bar.

When Lilith feels that the product generates a good proportion of negative emotions but is not hot enough, she will use positive means to increase its popularity.

When Lilith felt that the negative emotions generated by this product were decreasing and the positive emotions were increasing, she tried to use negative means to reduce its popularity and dissuade some customers.

Gu Fan spread his hands and said, "Boss Li, I have written down all the methods here. As for when to use them, it's up to you to decide.

“Since you always question my techniques and timing, why don’t you come in person this time?

"I'm just a hands-off shopkeeper, watching your performance."

(End of this chapter)