Chapter 958: Change The Game’s Sales Period!
March 29th, Thursday…
Three days had pa.s.sed since the release of the news of the Fantasy Battle.
Pei Qian specially chose to make a trip to Tengda Games today to see the development of Mission and Choice.
The reason why he did not go on the day he found out about the ‘Fantasy Battle Remake’ was because he wanted to deal with it coldly so that he would not leave the impression that ‘Boss Pei was in a hurry’.
Pei Qian knew very well that his att.i.tude would severely affect Tengda Games’ willpower and working state.
If Pei Qian had gone to watch Mission and Choice on the same day that the news of Fantasy Battle was released, Hu Xianbin and the others would definitely have felt that Boss Pei had high hopes for the game and was worried about them. Furthermore, they would have felt a strong sense of danger and would have worked 120% harder to finish the project.
However, Pei Qian had purposely waited three days before going, showing that he did not care. Naturally, Hu Xianbin and the others would not feel that threatened.
Thus, Pei Qian’s main goal this time was to appease Hu Xianbin and the others. He wanted them to underestimate the enemy in the Fantasy Battle. That would set the stage for Mission and Choice to fail!
Pei Qian strolled to Tengda Games and saw that everyone was focused on their work.
The chief designer of the project, Hu Xianbin, frowned. He was shrouded in an anxious atmosphere.
At that moment, he saw Boss Pei walk in from the main door. His dim eyes suddenly lit up.
This feeling was like a withered seedling meeting sweet rain, or a terminally ill patient meeting a divine doctor!
He immediately stood up. “Boss Pei!”
His voice was filled with indescribable joy.
Now that Boss Pei was here, the sky was clear. Now that Boss Pei was here, Mission and Choice would be saved!
Hu Xianbin had heard about this news the moment the promotional video of Fantasy Battle was released.
After watching the video and the netizens’ comments, Hu Xianbin almost felt depressed. He nearly vomited blood.
How could he be so unlucky!
Hu Xianbin was already considered a “long-lasting” chief planner of Tengda Corporation, considering their relative ‘longevity’. He had taken over as the acting chief planner for GOG’s mobile game when Li Yada was forced to travel. After that, he was responsible for the development of ‘Struggle’ and ‘Mission and Choice’.
In the eyes of the outside world, he should have the t.i.tle of ‘gold medal producer’.
However, Hu Xianbin knew himself very well.
GOG’s mobile game was a transplant client-side game. The main reason why it could be done well was because the client-side game had made a good start. Struggle’s success was entirely attributed to Boss Pei. He was only an executor. Saying that he was the chief designer was no different from executing the planner. As for Mission and Choice, it was only settled with the help of Boss Pei, Huang Sibo, Lu Mingliang, Li Yada, Bao Xu, and the other chief designers and core members.
Speaking of which, he had done three big projects. Each of them was very impressive, but he was not in charge of any of them. He did not even have a chance to be the chief contributor!
Under such circ.u.mstances, Hu Xianbin was already under a lot of pressure. After all, Mission and Choice had invested a huge amount of money, and he had the heavy responsibility of ‘continuing Tengda Games’ legend and ‘was.h.i.+ng away the shame of the nation’.
If he failed, how could Hu Xianbin face his elders?
As the game was about to be released, Hu Xianbin frantically tried to adjust his mental state. At first, he had almost calmed down. However, he did not expect that ‘Fantasy Battle’ would appear out of nowhere!
Thus, all of his previous worries had resurfaced and were becoming more intense.
For the past three days, Hu Xianbin had been very anxious. He had subconsciously opened the promotional video for ‘Fantasy Battle’ and watched it over and over again.
The more he watched, the more guilty he felt!
He was worried that Mission and Choice would die. He wanted to do something, but no matter how hard he thought, he could not think of a good way to change it. Thus, he became even more anxious.
He wanted to call Boss Pei to ask for instructions, but he was worried that Boss Pei was busy with other things. He was worried that it would not be good for him, the chief designer, to count on Boss Pei for everything. Thus, after hesitating for a long time, he still could not make the call.
Hu Xianbin was overjoyed now that he saw Boss Pei. It was as if he had finally obtained a second life!
Pei Qian asked in concern, “Eh? Why do you look so pale?”
“Have you been working too hard recently?”
“I’ll give you a week off. Go back and have a good rest. Come back to work after you’ve conserved your energy.”
Hu Xianbin was shocked. Holiday?
The chips were down, Mission and Choice was going to go on sale next month and be crushed by Fantasy Battle. He can’t wait to work overtime every day. How could he be in the mood to take a break?
He quickly said, “Boss Pei, I don’t want to take a break. I want to work overtime!”
Pei Qian’s expression darkened. “Overtime? Why are you so suicidal?”
Hu Xianbin said, “Boss Pei, have you not seen the promotional video for Fantasy Battle’?”
“Our game will be released in a month. We don’t have time!”
“Boss Pei, quickly give the order. How do you want Mission and Choice to be changed? Give us an unlimited amount of overtime for the next month. I’ll definitely be able to change the game before it’s released!”
Hu Xianbin spoke very impa.s.sionedly, as if he was a hero who would never return.
Pei Qian almost laughed out of anger. Alright, kid. I knew you had not completely changed your bad habit of working overtime!
An employee like that should have been allowed to go home for a holiday and reflect for a period of time. However, on further thought, the more anxious Hu Xianbin was, the faster ‘Mission and Choice’ would die down. That was a good thing. Thus, Pei Qian forgave him and did not pursue the matter of Hu Xianbin working overtime.
Pei Qian pulled an office chair from the side and sat comfortably on it. Then, he leaned back and crossed his legs.
“I’ve already watched the video.”
“It’s impossible to grant you overtime.”
“There’s nothing much to change about the game. The current state is perfect.”
“As for you saying that there’s still a month before our game is released, that’s actually not very accurate. Your news is outdated.”
“I just received news that the release date of ‘Fantasy Battle’ has been decided. It will be on the 14th of next month, a Sat.u.r.day.”
“Therefore, the release date of our ‘Mission and Choice’ game and the movie’s schedule will be moved half a month in advance to the 14th of next month!”
“You can negotiate with the official platform about the release date of the game. I’ve already asked Fei Huang Works.p.a.ce to look for Lin Chang to arrange for the release date of the movie. There’s no problem.”
Hu Xianbin was completely stunned as he looked at Boss Pei, who was sitting across from him with his legs crossed and an extremely calm expression.
He almost suspected that he had heard wrongly.
Not only did he not delay because of the release of Fantasy Battle but he’s also deliberately pus.h.i.+ng the release date to the same date?!
“Boss Pei, why do this? There’s no need!”
“Forget about the game. Why are we premiering the movie earlier?”
“Isn’t the May Day Golden Week a good schedule? What do you mean by changing to the 14th of April?”
Hu Xianbin felt like his worldview was about to be overturned.
Pei Qian could not help but feel pleased as he looked at the dumbfounded Hu Xianbin.
Alright, it looked like he had made the right move!
In fact, at the beginning, the release date and film schedule of Mission and Choice were set on May 1st. That was because Zhu Xiaoce felt that May 1st was the Golden Week and was one of the best times of the year. There would be a lot of people watching the movie.
On the other hand, the movie ‘Mission and Choice’ had invested a lot of money. Lu Zhiyao had also joined the movie. From any angle, it should not be a fake movie. It would not be a problem for it to dominate the May 1st prime-time slot.
Since the game was closely related to the movie, it had to be released on the same day.
Pei Qian had always been very dissatisfied with this movie schedule. It was for the same reason: if it was set at such a popular slot like May 1st, what if the movie exploded in popularity?
However, he did not have a good excuse to change the schedule.
Now, he had an excuse.
Pei Qian cleared his throat. “Didn’t they say that ‘Fantasy Battle’ is the eternal cla.s.sic in RTS’s history?”
“It was too early for the original works to be released. Our company was born at the wrong time and did not manage to run into it. Now that we are going to release a new version, our ‘Mission and Choice’ happens to be an RTS game. Of course, we have to face it head-on!”
“Afraid that sales would be affected and change the release date? That’s what cowards do!”
“What’s more, ‘Mission and Choice’ is as good as other games. We should be filled with confidence!”
“Since what we want to do is to ‘wash away the shame of the domestic games industry’, and to show the glory of domestic games to all domestic players and even the entire gaming world, we must not be afraid!”
“Whether it’s a few days earlier or a few days later, if the quality really isn’t good, we’ll still be scolded. It won’t change anything in essence.”
“On the contrary, we deliberately set the release date on the same day. We can show a kind of bright sword spirit. Even if we lose, it would be commendable courage and not embarra.s.sing!”
Hu Xianbin: “…”
Pei Qian’s confident and impa.s.sioned speech confused Hu Xianbin.
For some reason, his fearful mentality was completely gone, replaced by an indescribable calmness.
What Boss Pei said made sense!
If the goal of this game was just to earn some small money, it would not be a problem to avoid Fantasy Battle. It was completely reasonable.
However, Mission and Choice had invested so much money that it could be said to have cut off all means of retreat. Its goal was not only to earn a little money, but also to wash away the shame of the domestic games and show the new style of domestically-produced games to all players.
If he admitted defeat, wouldn’t he lose in terms of momentum?
However, Hu Xianbin thought about it and said, “Boss Pei, I understand the release date of the game, but the film schedule…”