game development savior

Chapter 36 Don't Be the Master of ZTE
Faced with Mou Tu's doubts about why he didn't start a game company.

Han Qi just showed an enigmatic smile and pretended to be a riddler: "The secret must not be revealed. You will understand it when the time comes."

After the small meeting, Han Qi stayed overnight at the farm.

Early the next morning, Han Qi and Qiao Yi discussed the launch of the game.

In fact, it stands to reason that Han Qi is just a wage earner who came to develop games.

It is not Han Qi's turn to take care of the game's launch and sales, nor does Han Qi need to take care of it.

But Qiao Yi said that because according to the agreement, Hanqi will also get half of the income after the game goes public.

Therefore, Hanqi is also qualified to participate in matters such as game prices and sales channels.

As for the price, Hanqi has nothing to mention.

"The prices of Cyberstar games are generally higher. If we refer to the prices of our peers, the price of "Age of Empires - Battle of Outposts" is over 500 yuan."

"But personally, I'm more happy to let more people enjoy the fun of the game."

Han Qi knew that the price of "Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition" on Earth was 99 yuan.

Considering that "Age of Empires: Outpost War" is an incomplete game, it only contains less than half of the content of the full version.

Han Qi even thinks that selling this game at 49 yuan is not an exaggeration.

But Han Qi knew that it was unrealistic.

Han Qi thought for a moment and said: "I want the price of the game to be cheaper, but I also know that it is impossible to really drop it to less than 100 yuan."

"If the price is too low, many colleagues in the game industry will hate us."

"Furthermore, considering that other games with the same specifications are selling for three to four hundred or even more than 500, if we lower the price to a certain extent, we can get a good response from the audience."

"It's really unnecessary to drop to 99 or even lower, with diminishing marginal utility."

"Miss Qiao Yi, what do you think is the appropriate price for our "Age of Empires" within the mainstream range?"

Han Qi returned the question to Qiao Yi.

Qiao Yi thought for a while and said, "Then... how about 268?"

Han Qi felt that the price was still a bit high, but he didn't say much.

"That's right. Compared to the level of other games, "Age of Empires" is definitely worthy of its price of 268."

An incomplete version of "Age of Empires - Battle of the Outpost" sold for 268, and it would definitely be sprayed as a dog on Earth.

But considering Cyberstar's lack of game standards and super high game prices.

The price of "Age of Empires - Outpost Battle" is 268, and it becomes very good under the background of colleagues.

Han Qi asked again: "The channel for the game to be released, how is your contact?"

"If you need help, I can also come forward to run for you."

Hanqi mainly refers to the underground channel - even if "Age of Empires - Outpost Battle" is a regular company's game, some goods can also be sold through the underground channel.

Because goods from underground channels can often allow game companies to get a higher share.

Take the price of 268 for "Age of Empires - Outpost War".

If it is through an underground businessman like Baohuge, for a 268 game, the game development company can get almost half of it, and it will also be 134 money.

And if you go through formal channels, you can generally only get 30-40% of the money, which is about 90-110.

If you go through the largest channel: the Polar Bear Game Market, an online game store controlled by Polar Bear, you can only get less than 30% of the money.

For a 268 game, the game company can't even get 80 yuan.

The channels are dark, but not even as black as the channels on Earth.

It is precisely because of the high share of formal channels that many companies are actually using black market channels on a small scale.

However, those game dealers in the black market, if they go too far, may also face attacks from regular channel dealers.

Including legal strikes and physical strikes, etc.

The game in the middle is very deep.

If Qiao Yi also plans to take part of the goods to the black market, she needs to contact the black market dealers.

Obviously, Han Qi can handle the matter of contacting the black marketeers.

Qiao Yi took out a watch, pointed to the data on the watch and said: "Although Yixing Company hasn't released a new game for a long time, the previous channels are still there."

"I called last night to confirm, and the channels on this list have confirmed that the goods can be shipped."

"Online game stores are available, but it's hard to say where to recommend."

"We need to contact the channel dealer for details on the purchase quantity."

Han Qi looked at his watch and found that there were still a lot of channels.

Mainstream brick-and-mortar chain stores, as well as the largest online channel, the Polar Bear Game Market, have all been opened up.

Han Qi also knows, can the game be strongly promoted after it enters the channel?

That's not an easy thing to do.

But with access to so many channels, and with the excellent quality of the game itself, there should be a lower limit for sales.

After looking at the watch, Han Qi said optimistically: "Not bad, you are worthy of being a regular game company, and these channels are very open."

"With so many channels in place, with a little publicity, sales will be stable."

Han Qi blew a wave of his employer by the way: "The Yixing company was in a very dangerous situation. Now, Miss Qiao, you have produced games as soon as you took over."

"As soon as the new game channel is opened, sales can be expected."

"Maybe, you can become the ZTE master of Yixing Company."

Han Qi estimated that Qiao Yi was obsessed with developing games, perhaps because she was more career-oriented.

He boasted that Qiao Yi could become the ZTE master of Wing Star, which would probably make her happy.

Although Han Qi does not need to flatter Qiao Yi, but it can make his employer happy, why not flatter him?

Sure enough, after being praised by Han Qi, Qiao Yi showed a bright smile.

She covered her mouth and smiled a few times, then put away her expression, and said jokingly, "Apart from developing games, is your business also flattering the boss?"

Because the venue for the chat was in the stable, Qiao Yi actually took the opportunity to flatter the pack horse.

Han Qi couldn't help being amused by Qiao Yi's physical flattery.

"Aha, sycophant, you look more professional."

Qiao Yi laughed for a while, settled the horse in hand, and then said: "The master of Zhongxing or something, I don't have the ability."

"I know that I am not the material to manage a game company. After the game is released this time, Yixing Company will also prepare to close it."

"My level is just to manage a farm, and opening a small shop is the best I can do."

"The waters of developing a game company are too deep for my dad to grasp, let alone me."

"The company can have a good curtain call performance, and I am satisfied."

(End of this chapter)