Chapter 1270: It Was All A Scheme
October 25th, Thursday…
Pei Qian ordered Fish-Catching Take-Out. He thought about the situation of the various departments as he ate.
“I wonder how Suffering Travels is going?”
Bao Xu had already set off for Shennongjia after helping Yu Fei design Ghost General 2. Based on his calculations, the suffering of the people in charge should be entering the most exciting part soon.
Since Bao Xu had stayed for a week, the schedule for this torturous trip was a total of five weeks. The first week was the wilderness survival that Ziran led. The second week was the wilderness survival that Bao Xu led. The third week was sightseeing at the nearby scenic spots. The fifth week was the wilderness survival that Bao Xu led.
At the moment, it should be in the middle and late stages of the second week. Compared to the ‘darkness before dawn’ of the fifth week, this should be the time when the people in charge were at their lowest.
Pei Qian suddenly wanted to see how things were going over there. Thus, he sent a message to Bao Xu.
“I wonder if the signal there is good and if he can receive it.”
After a while, Pei Qian realized that his worries were unnecessary. That was because Bao Xu had replied and sent a video.
After all, the local signal coverage was very wide now. What’s more, Bao Xu and the others were not going to a particularly remote place. They had to consider safety issues when choosing locations. They had to ensure that they could send a doctor nearby as soon as possible if something went wrong.
Pei Qian clicked on the video.
The video showed a natural rock wall. Compared to the special simulated rock wall in the special training base, its shape was obviously much more complicated. However, the slope was not so steep anymore.
The rock walls of the special training base were basically vertical, and the rock walls here were about seventy to eighty degrees.
However, even so, it would definitely be much more difficult to climb and descend in the wild.
At that moment, a few people in charge were climbing up the rock wall one by one under the care and protection of Ziran. They would descend quickly after they reached the top of the mountain.
The people in charge were all in line, s.h.i.+vering.
On the other hand, Bao Xu stood at the foot of the mountain at the best location to film a video for Pei Qian.
Considering the speed at which he replied, Pei Qian highly suspected that he had not filmed it for his message.
It was possible that he had filmed this video earlier on and had sent it to him when he saw Boss Pei asking. It was also possible that Bao Xu had chosen a perfect location to watch the people in charge suffer. He had coincidentally recorded this after reading Boss Pei’s message.
However, no matter what the situation was, it meant that Bao Xu had chosen an excellent viewing spot for himself. He was obviously enjoying it.
Pei Qian was relieved to see Bao Xu so happy.
What could make the boss happier than bringing joy to his own employees?
Pei Qian could not help but feel emotional. Sigh, I’m such a kind person and a good boss.
He replied immediately. “Well done, maintain it!”
He looked at the date and counted with his fingers. Meng Chang should be back soon.
Meng Chang had gone to Shennongjia with Suffering Travels to come up with the marketing plan for this project. Given Meng Chang’s efficiency, he should be able to edit the promotional video in nearly two weeks.
There was still a week until the end of the month. Meng Chang would definitely release this promotional video. Otherwise, the commission would have nothing to do with him.
There were actually no particularly detailed rules regarding the release time of Meng Chang’s publicity plan. However, overall, there were advantages whether it was earlier or later.
It was easy to acc.u.mulate popularity if it was released early, and it might explode in popularity if it was released late. In any case, the difficulty of getting commission was similar no matter whether it was morning or night.
“I wonder if Meng Chang can get a commission this time. I’ll wish him the best.”
Pei Qian was not anxious. In any case, given Meng Chang’s efficiency, he would probably only be here for a day or two.
After that, Pei Qian opened the forum again to check the situation of GOG and IOI.
After GOG’s event on 1024 Digital Day yesterday, ‘Descent of Light’, it caused a huge controversy online.
The rise in the price of skins had caused players to be dissatisfied. Coupled with the influence of IOI’s activities and the added fuel to the fire, it had become a hot topic.
Some people had also targeted Tengda but most players still thought that Eric should take the blame. This made Pei Qian feel a little regretful.
This meant that the storm this time would probably not affect other industries.
However, he could not be too greedy. After all, this was a good start.
However, Pei Qian was happily scrolling through Eric’s posts when he suddenly saw a post.
The t.i.tle was: “Holy sh * t! There’s another skin as the reward for the ‘Descent of Light’ event!”
Pei Qian was stunned.
He suddenly realized something!
The internal information that GOG’s project team had shown him had said that the theme of the event was’ light and darkness’. However, after it was truly released in the game, the name became ‘Descent of Light’.
Pei Qian had originally thought that the name was changed because “light and darkness” did not sound domineering. However, it seemed like that was obviously not the case!
The ‘Descent of Light’ event this time was actually not complicated. There were special skins for sale in the game shop. Each of these heroes had a light theme skin. No matter which one they bought, they could open a special event page.
Some daily tasks would be refreshed on this event page. There was also a progress bar.
The missions were very simple. For example, they could use this skin to play one or two rounds and obtain a certain number of kills or a.s.sists.
The progress bar increased in stages and was unlocked according to the day. In other words, the reward for the day would be unlocked after the daily mission reached the standard.
The reward was divided into seven stages. In other words, the event would take at least seven days to complete.
However, the reward for each day was not written clearly. Instead, there was a question mark icon.
On the explanation page, the rewards for this event included avatars, avatars, expressions, teleportation animation, special effects, and so on.
On the first day, he only gave a very ordinary portrait. Thus, there was no discussion.
Players had seen similar activities many times after all. In order to promote sales, producers would definitely sell the skins as the main body. As for the other rewards, they would at most be a filler.
In fact, most players did not care about this event at all. Their eyes were all focused on the price of the skin.
Many gamers were calling for a boycott, but GOG had such a huge group of gamers after all. There were many loyal gamers. Many gamers still chose to buy the skins even though the price of the skins had increased.
In the end, many people realized that the reward for unlocking the lock today was another skin!
It was the light version of the dark version that they had bought previously!
Many players could not believe it when they first saw it. They knew that they had entered the game.
These two skins were of the highest quality!
The light and dark versions of the skin had certain similarities in shape, but the overall style was very different. It was especially obvious under the contrast of the light and dark special effects.
Take Modest, the cla.s.sic hero, for example. He in the light form was dressed in silver armor. He had an angel-like halo on his head, s.h.i.+ning with golden light. He in the dark form was dressed in demon armor. He had two horns on his head and black smoke rising from his entire body.
This level of change was definitely not something that could be done with a simple skin change. It was equivalent to making another skin from scratch!
Many players did not look forward to the reward for the next day’s event at all. They thought that it would be a small reward like a statue or a return animation. In the end, they realized that it was a skin. They could not believe their eyes.
The comments on the forum took a 180-degree turn!
“F*ck, buy one get one? What’s more, the dark skin is exactly the same as the light skin in terms of quality and special effects. It’s also the best level!”
“Now I understand why the price is so high. That’s because there are two types of skins!”
“If it was an ordinary active skin, it would be priced at 45 yuan. Considering the discount for the first week, it would also be 36 yuan. The two pieces added up to 72 yuan. Now, it’s only selling at 68 yuan. It’s even cheaper!”
“It’s a misunderstanding! I thought that the price of the skin had increased. It’s actually not increased at all. It’s still the same price as before.”
“F*ck, the reward for this event is ridiculous. What do you mean by ‘this event includes avatars, expressions, teleportation animation, special effects, etc’? You’ve rated this guy’s most important skin reward as an etc?”
“The official platform is simply fis.h.i.+ng. Who would have thought that they would give another skin for such an event?”
“That’s strange. Can’t they just write it out in the open? Why did they have to hide it so well? Wouldn’t it have a better publicity effect if they said it from the beginning?”
“You don’t understand. This is the romance of the Tengda Games. It always brings new surprises to players!”
“Could they be targeting IOI? Many fake reviewers have been focusing their firepower on GOG over the past two days to wash the ground of IOI’s increase in price.”
“How could that be? GOG’s event was the first. Look at these two types of skins. One is bright and the other is dark. Their styles are similar. Obviously, they were developed together. The event this time should have been arranged long ago.”
“In other words, IOI took the initiative to come up to you and ended up knocking itself down?”
“I can only say that they deserved it! If IOI did not raise the price or even offer discounts, even if GOG reversed the situation, it would not be a substantial blow to them. Instead, the reputation that they earned in the beginning could be retained. However, now, they are raising the price and scamming. They have become a joke!”
The gamers were obviously wowed by Tengda’s operation.
Who would have thought that they would only market one of the two premium skins and hide the other in the event!
The key was that it went against the instincts of many players. In the past, game merchants did not do this.
Other game developers would definitely put the two pieces together for publicity. How could they hide one piece and let players find it themselves if they could not wait for the entire world to know?
The event reward icon would only be used as a question mark, and the reward description would only emphasize regular rewards such as avatars, and so on. The skins would also be removed. Pei Qian had to admit that it was very deceptive.
Some players suspected that this was targeted at IOI, but someone quickly refuted.
That was because GOG had released the event first. The skins had been prepared in advance. If it was targeted, it had to be colluded with IOI’s insiders to achieve it.
How could they cooperate so well?
However, these players did not know the true situation inside Tengda.
Pei Qian thought about it for a while and quickly understood the cause and effect.
This was Eric targeting IOI!
Obviously, Eric and Zhao Xuming knew IOI’s development and operations very well. This event was a judgment.
He purposely separated the two skins, hid the dark skin in the event reward, and went fis.h.i.+ng!
The time limit for fis.h.i.+ng was a week, which was seven days.
If IOI did not do anything during these seven days, the event would continue as usual. Apart from being scolded, there would not be any substantial losses. In any case, once the skin was released in the end, the players would definitely still be happy.
Or IOI might have an event, but the new skin would be discounted. Then, GOG’s event reversal would not cause them any substantial damage.
However, not only had IOI’s skin prices risen, but they had also hired fake reviewers to set the pace online. That would be awkward!
They were killed on the spot. What’s more, the more they struggled the more they slapped themselves in the face!
As for why the timing was just right… Obviously, there was a plan.
All the reward icons in the event were question marks. In other words, the daily rewards could be adjusted.
He could give whatever he wanted first.
If IOI discovered it on the first day and took action, GOG would exchange the next day’s reward for skins.
If IOI only found out on the fifth day, GOG would change the reward for the sixth day to skins.
In short, GOG would distribute skins whenever IOI took the bait!
The reason why this event could succeed was ultimately because Eric had completely grasped IOI’s weakness: the price!
Dayak Corporation’s upper echelons had always been eager to increase the price and earn money. However, they could not find a good time. Thus, Eric cleverly delivered this opportunity to them.
Dayak Corporation’s upper echelons did not have an omniscient view. Seeing that GOG had already released the event and there were no abnormalities, they thought that GOG’s market share was high enough and planned to increase the price to cut leeks. Thus, they immediately followed up happily.
In the end, something went wrong!
Public opinion on the internet had completely reversed in an instant. Previously, many people had been praising IOI for being more conscientious. The quality of the skin had improved, there were many small rewards, and the price had not increased much.
However, GOG was now giving one for free. These people had nothing to say.
Anyone could tell that GOG was better! It was so much better that it was incomprehensible!
Many players showed a change in expression on the spot, indicating that they want to buy this skin out.
As for IOI… He could only say that those who were looking forward to its rise would be disappointed again.
Pei Qian only had one thought at that moment.
I’ve been duped as well!
He had thought that Eric would make things easy for him. After all, he had a lot of failed experiences with Zhao Xuming.
Unexpectedly, this motherf*cker was much more ruthless than Min Jingchao!