Forced to become an idol in order to make games
Chapter 301
Chapter 301
"Why do you think so much? Thinking too much about this kind of thing will only make people feel disappointed. You just need to know that what others do has nothing to do with you, and you can do your own thing with peace of mind. When you look back, it may be a mess again. Same sight."
Lu Yu used to be the same as He Yuqing now, struggling with this issue for a long time, but this matter has long been out of his mind as he travels through time. Sometimes it is the best way to convince people with force, and games are like this.
My character modeling is better than you, the plot is better than you, the gameplay is better than you, I am better than you in every aspect, and I am even willing to cultivate the market without making money. It is impossible for such a game to be eliminated. After players have eaten new things, it is difficult to return to the old way of the past. It is not impossible to make money lying down, but you have to start a little bit.
And what Lu Yu has to do is to make them stand up slowly from lying down. Just saying that they will definitely not listen, so he can only force them slowly. This way can disgust them in the early stage, even if Lu Yu Next year, Xianjian won the annual game, and there will not be much reaction. For these companies, whether they win the award or not will not affect their money.
"What you said is also true. In the final analysis, money is too attractive."
He Yuqing sighed, this feeling of powerlessness made her very uncomfortable, but there was nothing she could do about it, even if she was the hottest game anchor in the country right now, for the game company, she could at most be a relatively well-known Players only.
"That's for sure, otherwise why do you think game companies need to recruit so many people from law and psychology to participate in game design!"
Lu Yu laughed, he really didn't talk empty words on this point, no matter in the previous life or the current world, the two professions of the game company are indispensable in their company.
The legal profession is used to find loopholes in krypton gold, testing back and forth on the edge, while the psychology is to focus on digging out the weaknesses of human nature, and try every means to lure players to pay. The design of these aspects is actually not as simple as designing a game How much, even particularly good ones are much more difficult than designing games.
Just like the card pool, pass, lottery and other systems promoted in the previous life are all designed in this way, why you can’t help placing an order every time you encounter this kind of activity, apart from your love for the game, these are psychologically The invisible reminder of the construction also played a lot of practical roles.
For example, the speed of the recharge system, the use of a large money exchange ratio to blur your concept of the amount, the occasional server-wide announcements, the design of attributes, etc., all work together to lure new players into impulsive spending, while those who are familiar with the routines For old players, because of the sunk costs in the early stage, if they add some appropriate activities, secondary consumption will naturally be inevitable.
A simpler example is the promotional activities of shopping malls. It is also a marketing plan based on the weakness of human nature. It’s just that the game industry plays a little more high-end and digs a little deeper. .
"So it's not right to say that they are not going the right way. They should really raise their opinions and make rectification."
He Yuqing said something harshly, feeling aggrieved in her heart, but she also knew that this had no effect, it could only become a topic of conversation after dinner.
"Taking the right way is tiring and doesn't make money. There is no evil way to come quickly. Otherwise, why do you think you want to get rich quickly and then go to the criminal law? According to the size of the crime, the higher the level, the faster the money. Of course, the faster the death. That's it."
Lu Yu also laughed, saying that it is difficult to be a good person. If it is not difficult to be a good person, a good person will not be praised by so many people.
"Yes, but are you reminding me that I should praise you?"
He Yuqing was also amused by Lu Yu, looked at Lu Yu and asked with a smile, while Lu Yu hurriedly waved his hand and said.
"Forget it, I don't have this idea. I didn't say that I am a good person. Didn't I also devote myself to the mobile game industry? It's not worth the money."
"Now that you're talking about it, I have to ask you, what's the situation with your mobile games? You don't seem to be a money-loving person. Why don't you develop stand-alone games? Why do you want to get involved in their circle? If It’s because of what I did before, that matter has already happened, so you don’t need to take it to heart.”
When He Yuqing said this and looked at Lu Yu in a daze, if Lu Yu really went to get involved in the mobile game circle because of herself, then He Yuqing would still feel very sorry. With that time, He Yuqing would be happier to develop two more stand-alone machines, after all Lu Yu already mentioned more than one plan, and He Yuqing remembered all of them for Lu Yu.
"It's not all because of you, I have other considerations, and this game is also convenient for them to practice, so it shouldn't be wasted when developing the fairy sword, it's not bad to make some money by making a mobile game!"
Lu Yu smiled after swallowing the food in his mouth. He Yuqing thought about Lu Yu's character, but she still didn't quite believe this answer. She always felt that Lu Yu's meddling in the mobile game circle was not an attitude of wanting to get a fortune and leave. After all, as long as Immortal Sword is successful, he will never lose money in developing games in the future. The sales of domestic players alone are enough to make Lu Yu a lot of money. Ten times the income is nothing to say, and a hundred times the income will not be Dream, after all, the biggest development cost of the GAME platform has already been paid in advance. As long as the annual game standard is reached, the sales of tens of millions will already increase Lu Yu's income by [-] times.
We must know that the annual game development cost is more than [-] million, and as technology becomes more and more developed, the development cost is also getting higher and higher. Some people here may have doubts. Shouldn’t advanced technology be cheaper and cheaper? more and more expensive.
But getting cheaper is only relative to other games. For games competing for game of the year, the technology will always be the best in the contemporary era, or even unique, and the cost investment will naturally become more and more expensive. , for other companies, these costs can be shared through other games.
For example, the game engine is often said to be like this. It is normal for an engine to be used for more than ten or twenty years. It is an infinite stacking technology upgrade on it. It will not consider starting a new development until it cannot meet the demand.
Up to now, no matter whether it is the previous life or the present, the development funds of several hundred million for a triple-A masterpiece are really not enough. If you start from scratch and don’t have more than one billion, then don’t even think about it, that is, the GAME platform will consume the most money. The technical problem of money was solved, otherwise Lu Yu's estimated income would not be so terrible.
"Do you have any other ideas for developing mobile games?"
"If you have any ideas, these three reasons are enough for me to develop mobile games."
Lu Yu clapped his fingers and laughed. There are only these three reasons for this mobile game at this stage. It is just a striker. If it really wants to leverage the already entrenched gaming circle, it will depend on the combination of punches behind it.
"Okay, I'll just trust you for once."
Seeing this, He Yuqing didn't ask any more questions, while Lu Yu continued to eat the food with a smile. After a while, the ingredients on the table were already in danger, either they were cooking in the pot, or they had all gone into Lu Yu's stomach up.
He Yuqing looked at the phone quietly, and after a while, Lu Yu put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said with a long breath.
"After eating, let's go, I'll take you out."
He Yuqing's car parked a little further away, unlike Zhao Hanyun's, which was near the door. Although it was not far away, but at night, Lu Yu had to give it a ride no matter what.
"Eh, eh? Are you done eating?"
He Yuqing raised her head in surprise, and glanced at the bowls and chopsticks on the table. Indeed, all the ingredients that were still a lot just now had disappeared, and Lu Yu replied with a smile.
"Well, it's over."
He Yuqing stared at Lu Yu's flat stomach and exclaimed.
"What kind of body is this, you just finished eating so much? Why doesn't your stomach grow any longer!"
"You practice martial arts every day like me, and you can eat so much like me."
It was not the first time that Lu Yu was looked at like this. He was often stared at and questioned in the film crew, and he got up and said.
"Let's go, why, do you still want to spend the night with me today?"
"Forget it then. I'm afraid that it will directly hit the headlines when I go out tomorrow morning, and the live broadcast room will definitely blow up."
He Yuqing hurriedly shook her head and stood up. He Yuqing didn't have this idea to stay here. Although she knew that Lu Yu couldn't do anything to her, if someone found out, she would really not be able to tell. Qing's scalp became numb just thinking about it, so naturally she didn't dare to stay.
"You are afraid that the live broadcast room will be blown up, and I am also afraid that my Weibo will be blown up. If you really want to stay, I won't dare to stay."
What Lu Yu said was of course a joke between friends, if he really dared to keep it, even if nothing happened, Yun Feiyan's phone call would make Lu Yu terrified, even if she knew it was impossible, a tease would be enough for Lu Yu.
"That's it, that's it, let's go!"
He Yuqing shook her head and kicked out the thoughts in her head, and then walked to the door, while Lu Yu turned around and walked into the room. When he came out, He Yuqing had already put on her shoes and stood in front of the door, and Lu Yu was standing in front of the door. He took out the promised incense and handed it over, and said while changing his shoes.
"Here, this is for you. If you don't know how to use it, check it online. Don't waste it. This thing is very precious. It's hard to find a good one even if you want to buy it now."
Lu Yu's words are not false. These incense are all made by Yun Feiyan herself. With her personality, she wants the best things for herself, so she naturally chooses the best things. The annual output is the same. , Lu Yu had to go out for training, Yun Feiyan specially made extra for him, and never used it up. If He Yuqing wasted it because he didn't know how to use it, then he would have really spent a lot of money. .
"Understood, I will contact you if I don't know how to use it."
After He Yuqing put it away, she answered seriously. She naturally knew how precious this thing is. Some things often look like nothing on the outside, but what is inside or the heart is the most precious. Lu Yu can tell you this, It was enough for He Yuqing to pay attention.
"Well, let's go."
Lu Yu took the key and went out directly, and He Yuqing followed closely. After sending He Yuqing to the car, the two waved goodbye, and Lu Yu walked back directly to the residence.
Looking at the messy dining table in the house, Lu Yu took a while to clean it all up, and after adding some incense, he went directly to the study and sat down, continuing to start his overtime work today.
"Miss, those two have already left, and the young master has packed up and rested."
In the tall building opposite Lu Yu's residence, a man was looking at Lu Yu's residence with a telescope, talking with a mobile phone in his mouth, but he just hummed and hung up the phone.
The men also took back the equipment and stopped staring. In order to hide Lu Yu's sensitive senses, they didn't dare to stare all the time, they could only look at him occasionally. If they saw Lu Yu, they didn't dare to look at Lu Yu Needless to say, Lu Yu must have noticed the consequences of that.
After the man put away the equipment, he left the house directly, and the whole house fell into silence. On the other side, in the old house of the Yun family, Yun Feiyan had just put down his phone and was quietly flipping pages with a tablet in his hand.
It was the new book written by Lu Yu. She hadn't finished reading it yet, so Yun Feiyan took a sip from the teacup and said softly.
"Bringing two women back, Zhao Hanyun, is it progressing so fast? Interesting."
Yun Feiyan laughed and didn't speak again. These discoveries were not enough to arouse her interest. These people will also evacuate from Lu Yu's side after today. Since Lu Yu is back, there is no need to stare at them anymore. risks of.
"It seems that Qianrou's progress is going to be faster. If things go on like this, there will only be more of these sneaky kittens. It's good to have Qianrou watching."
Yun Feiyan put down the teacup in his hand, picked up the mobile phone at the side, and immediately dialed a number. After the phone rang twice, he was connected directly.
"Xiao Yan? Why did you think of calling me so late?"
"Uncle Su, have you chosen the house that Qianrou mentioned last time? Do you need my help?"
The other end of the phone was Su Qianrou's father, Su Hongmao. Although it was a little strange to hear that Yun Feiyan was interested in this, but thinking about the relationship between the few people, he only thought that Yun Feiyan was concerned about Su Qianrou, and then smiled.
"The choice is good. The place is good and the area is large, but the procedures are a bit troublesome, and it will take time to repair these. It will take a while before it can be used. But there is no rush. I will definitely come next year."
"That's good. I don't know if Qianrou has any plans for the winter vacation? How about letting her go around with Xiaoyu, so that she can also get familiar with the environment of Xia S City."
"That's fine. I don't know if Xiaoyu has time. After all, he is a star now. Can he spare time?"
"Don't worry, it's not like you don't know what kind of person Xiaoyu is. Xiaoyu will definitely not treat Qianrou badly when she goes there, and I promise to take good care of you. He can make time even if he doesn't have time, and he has been doing it recently. It’s a celebration, so I’ll take Qianrou there to be Xiaoyu’s female companion and have fun here and there.”
"This, that's fine, Xiaoyan, you can make arrangements, I'll talk to Xiaorou first."
"Well, yes, uncle."
(End of this chapter)
"Why do you think so much? Thinking too much about this kind of thing will only make people feel disappointed. You just need to know that what others do has nothing to do with you, and you can do your own thing with peace of mind. When you look back, it may be a mess again. Same sight."
Lu Yu used to be the same as He Yuqing now, struggling with this issue for a long time, but this matter has long been out of his mind as he travels through time. Sometimes it is the best way to convince people with force, and games are like this.
My character modeling is better than you, the plot is better than you, the gameplay is better than you, I am better than you in every aspect, and I am even willing to cultivate the market without making money. It is impossible for such a game to be eliminated. After players have eaten new things, it is difficult to return to the old way of the past. It is not impossible to make money lying down, but you have to start a little bit.
And what Lu Yu has to do is to make them stand up slowly from lying down. Just saying that they will definitely not listen, so he can only force them slowly. This way can disgust them in the early stage, even if Lu Yu Next year, Xianjian won the annual game, and there will not be much reaction. For these companies, whether they win the award or not will not affect their money.
"What you said is also true. In the final analysis, money is too attractive."
He Yuqing sighed, this feeling of powerlessness made her very uncomfortable, but there was nothing she could do about it, even if she was the hottest game anchor in the country right now, for the game company, she could at most be a relatively well-known Players only.
"That's for sure, otherwise why do you think game companies need to recruit so many people from law and psychology to participate in game design!"
Lu Yu laughed, he really didn't talk empty words on this point, no matter in the previous life or the current world, the two professions of the game company are indispensable in their company.
The legal profession is used to find loopholes in krypton gold, testing back and forth on the edge, while the psychology is to focus on digging out the weaknesses of human nature, and try every means to lure players to pay. The design of these aspects is actually not as simple as designing a game How much, even particularly good ones are much more difficult than designing games.
Just like the card pool, pass, lottery and other systems promoted in the previous life are all designed in this way, why you can’t help placing an order every time you encounter this kind of activity, apart from your love for the game, these are psychologically The invisible reminder of the construction also played a lot of practical roles.
For example, the speed of the recharge system, the use of a large money exchange ratio to blur your concept of the amount, the occasional server-wide announcements, the design of attributes, etc., all work together to lure new players into impulsive spending, while those who are familiar with the routines For old players, because of the sunk costs in the early stage, if they add some appropriate activities, secondary consumption will naturally be inevitable.
A simpler example is the promotional activities of shopping malls. It is also a marketing plan based on the weakness of human nature. It’s just that the game industry plays a little more high-end and digs a little deeper. .
"So it's not right to say that they are not going the right way. They should really raise their opinions and make rectification."
He Yuqing said something harshly, feeling aggrieved in her heart, but she also knew that this had no effect, it could only become a topic of conversation after dinner.
"Taking the right way is tiring and doesn't make money. There is no evil way to come quickly. Otherwise, why do you think you want to get rich quickly and then go to the criminal law? According to the size of the crime, the higher the level, the faster the money. Of course, the faster the death. That's it."
Lu Yu also laughed, saying that it is difficult to be a good person. If it is not difficult to be a good person, a good person will not be praised by so many people.
"Yes, but are you reminding me that I should praise you?"
He Yuqing was also amused by Lu Yu, looked at Lu Yu and asked with a smile, while Lu Yu hurriedly waved his hand and said.
"Forget it, I don't have this idea. I didn't say that I am a good person. Didn't I also devote myself to the mobile game industry? It's not worth the money."
"Now that you're talking about it, I have to ask you, what's the situation with your mobile games? You don't seem to be a money-loving person. Why don't you develop stand-alone games? Why do you want to get involved in their circle? If It’s because of what I did before, that matter has already happened, so you don’t need to take it to heart.”
When He Yuqing said this and looked at Lu Yu in a daze, if Lu Yu really went to get involved in the mobile game circle because of herself, then He Yuqing would still feel very sorry. With that time, He Yuqing would be happier to develop two more stand-alone machines, after all Lu Yu already mentioned more than one plan, and He Yuqing remembered all of them for Lu Yu.
"It's not all because of you, I have other considerations, and this game is also convenient for them to practice, so it shouldn't be wasted when developing the fairy sword, it's not bad to make some money by making a mobile game!"
Lu Yu smiled after swallowing the food in his mouth. He Yuqing thought about Lu Yu's character, but she still didn't quite believe this answer. She always felt that Lu Yu's meddling in the mobile game circle was not an attitude of wanting to get a fortune and leave. After all, as long as Immortal Sword is successful, he will never lose money in developing games in the future. The sales of domestic players alone are enough to make Lu Yu a lot of money. Ten times the income is nothing to say, and a hundred times the income will not be Dream, after all, the biggest development cost of the GAME platform has already been paid in advance. As long as the annual game standard is reached, the sales of tens of millions will already increase Lu Yu's income by [-] times.
We must know that the annual game development cost is more than [-] million, and as technology becomes more and more developed, the development cost is also getting higher and higher. Some people here may have doubts. Shouldn’t advanced technology be cheaper and cheaper? more and more expensive.
But getting cheaper is only relative to other games. For games competing for game of the year, the technology will always be the best in the contemporary era, or even unique, and the cost investment will naturally become more and more expensive. , for other companies, these costs can be shared through other games.
For example, the game engine is often said to be like this. It is normal for an engine to be used for more than ten or twenty years. It is an infinite stacking technology upgrade on it. It will not consider starting a new development until it cannot meet the demand.
Up to now, no matter whether it is the previous life or the present, the development funds of several hundred million for a triple-A masterpiece are really not enough. If you start from scratch and don’t have more than one billion, then don’t even think about it, that is, the GAME platform will consume the most money. The technical problem of money was solved, otherwise Lu Yu's estimated income would not be so terrible.
"Do you have any other ideas for developing mobile games?"
"If you have any ideas, these three reasons are enough for me to develop mobile games."
Lu Yu clapped his fingers and laughed. There are only these three reasons for this mobile game at this stage. It is just a striker. If it really wants to leverage the already entrenched gaming circle, it will depend on the combination of punches behind it.
"Okay, I'll just trust you for once."
Seeing this, He Yuqing didn't ask any more questions, while Lu Yu continued to eat the food with a smile. After a while, the ingredients on the table were already in danger, either they were cooking in the pot, or they had all gone into Lu Yu's stomach up.
He Yuqing looked at the phone quietly, and after a while, Lu Yu put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said with a long breath.
"After eating, let's go, I'll take you out."
He Yuqing's car parked a little further away, unlike Zhao Hanyun's, which was near the door. Although it was not far away, but at night, Lu Yu had to give it a ride no matter what.
"Eh, eh? Are you done eating?"
He Yuqing raised her head in surprise, and glanced at the bowls and chopsticks on the table. Indeed, all the ingredients that were still a lot just now had disappeared, and Lu Yu replied with a smile.
"Well, it's over."
He Yuqing stared at Lu Yu's flat stomach and exclaimed.
"What kind of body is this, you just finished eating so much? Why doesn't your stomach grow any longer!"
"You practice martial arts every day like me, and you can eat so much like me."
It was not the first time that Lu Yu was looked at like this. He was often stared at and questioned in the film crew, and he got up and said.
"Let's go, why, do you still want to spend the night with me today?"
"Forget it then. I'm afraid that it will directly hit the headlines when I go out tomorrow morning, and the live broadcast room will definitely blow up."
He Yuqing hurriedly shook her head and stood up. He Yuqing didn't have this idea to stay here. Although she knew that Lu Yu couldn't do anything to her, if someone found out, she would really not be able to tell. Qing's scalp became numb just thinking about it, so naturally she didn't dare to stay.
"You are afraid that the live broadcast room will be blown up, and I am also afraid that my Weibo will be blown up. If you really want to stay, I won't dare to stay."
What Lu Yu said was of course a joke between friends, if he really dared to keep it, even if nothing happened, Yun Feiyan's phone call would make Lu Yu terrified, even if she knew it was impossible, a tease would be enough for Lu Yu.
"That's it, that's it, let's go!"
He Yuqing shook her head and kicked out the thoughts in her head, and then walked to the door, while Lu Yu turned around and walked into the room. When he came out, He Yuqing had already put on her shoes and stood in front of the door, and Lu Yu was standing in front of the door. He took out the promised incense and handed it over, and said while changing his shoes.
"Here, this is for you. If you don't know how to use it, check it online. Don't waste it. This thing is very precious. It's hard to find a good one even if you want to buy it now."
Lu Yu's words are not false. These incense are all made by Yun Feiyan herself. With her personality, she wants the best things for herself, so she naturally chooses the best things. The annual output is the same. , Lu Yu had to go out for training, Yun Feiyan specially made extra for him, and never used it up. If He Yuqing wasted it because he didn't know how to use it, then he would have really spent a lot of money. .
"Understood, I will contact you if I don't know how to use it."
After He Yuqing put it away, she answered seriously. She naturally knew how precious this thing is. Some things often look like nothing on the outside, but what is inside or the heart is the most precious. Lu Yu can tell you this, It was enough for He Yuqing to pay attention.
"Well, let's go."
Lu Yu took the key and went out directly, and He Yuqing followed closely. After sending He Yuqing to the car, the two waved goodbye, and Lu Yu walked back directly to the residence.
Looking at the messy dining table in the house, Lu Yu took a while to clean it all up, and after adding some incense, he went directly to the study and sat down, continuing to start his overtime work today.
"Miss, those two have already left, and the young master has packed up and rested."
In the tall building opposite Lu Yu's residence, a man was looking at Lu Yu's residence with a telescope, talking with a mobile phone in his mouth, but he just hummed and hung up the phone.
The men also took back the equipment and stopped staring. In order to hide Lu Yu's sensitive senses, they didn't dare to stare all the time, they could only look at him occasionally. If they saw Lu Yu, they didn't dare to look at Lu Yu Needless to say, Lu Yu must have noticed the consequences of that.
After the man put away the equipment, he left the house directly, and the whole house fell into silence. On the other side, in the old house of the Yun family, Yun Feiyan had just put down his phone and was quietly flipping pages with a tablet in his hand.
It was the new book written by Lu Yu. She hadn't finished reading it yet, so Yun Feiyan took a sip from the teacup and said softly.
"Bringing two women back, Zhao Hanyun, is it progressing so fast? Interesting."
Yun Feiyan laughed and didn't speak again. These discoveries were not enough to arouse her interest. These people will also evacuate from Lu Yu's side after today. Since Lu Yu is back, there is no need to stare at them anymore. risks of.
"It seems that Qianrou's progress is going to be faster. If things go on like this, there will only be more of these sneaky kittens. It's good to have Qianrou watching."
Yun Feiyan put down the teacup in his hand, picked up the mobile phone at the side, and immediately dialed a number. After the phone rang twice, he was connected directly.
"Xiao Yan? Why did you think of calling me so late?"
"Uncle Su, have you chosen the house that Qianrou mentioned last time? Do you need my help?"
The other end of the phone was Su Qianrou's father, Su Hongmao. Although it was a little strange to hear that Yun Feiyan was interested in this, but thinking about the relationship between the few people, he only thought that Yun Feiyan was concerned about Su Qianrou, and then smiled.
"The choice is good. The place is good and the area is large, but the procedures are a bit troublesome, and it will take time to repair these. It will take a while before it can be used. But there is no rush. I will definitely come next year."
"That's good. I don't know if Qianrou has any plans for the winter vacation? How about letting her go around with Xiaoyu, so that she can also get familiar with the environment of Xia S City."
"That's fine. I don't know if Xiaoyu has time. After all, he is a star now. Can he spare time?"
"Don't worry, it's not like you don't know what kind of person Xiaoyu is. Xiaoyu will definitely not treat Qianrou badly when she goes there, and I promise to take good care of you. He can make time even if he doesn't have time, and he has been doing it recently. It’s a celebration, so I’ll take Qianrou there to be Xiaoyu’s female companion and have fun here and there.”
"This, that's fine, Xiaoyan, you can make arrangements, I'll talk to Xiaorou first."
"Well, yes, uncle."
(End of this chapter)
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