An Expert Is actually By My Side

Chapter 48 Another Yunmeng game?

In just three days, the number of downloads of Temple Escape has doubled from the initial 200,000 to the current 2 million.

And with the resources and vigorous promotion of the e-interest platform, this number is still growing unabated.

At the same time that users were frantically pouring in, Temple Run also ushered in the first major version update after it was put on the shelves with the full cooperation of the production team and the publisher.

The first is the mall section.

On the originally bare shelves, there were suddenly 12 regular skins that could be purchased directly, and two limited edition skins that could only be obtained through treasure chest draws.

In addition to the skin, the game also added a special setting, that is, when the points obtained by collecting gold coins in a single game reach a certain value, the skill can be used by actively triggering.

If it is the original skill, a bird will fly outside the map, pick up the protagonist controlled by the player and accelerate forward for three seconds, ignoring obstacles and curves on the road.

And if the player buys the props in the mall, this bird may also become a nitrogen-accelerated skateboard, a motorcycle with no fuel, or even a pharaoh's mount.

Similarly, while changing the appearance, the skill effect will also have a certain degree of difference. For example, the guardian of the temple with the highest cost of krypton gold can allow the player to run at an accelerated speed for 6 seconds in an invincible state, which is twice as long as the basic skill effect, and also allows the player to receive the blessing of the guardian of the temple within two minutes. One more chance to revive.

In general, the development team has greatly increased the game experience of krypton gold players without affecting the experience of ordinary players.

only……

The negative effects brought about by this change are also obvious, the most typical of which is that the leaderboard, which was originally unable to widen the gap, directly ushered in an epic level of inflation.

Originally the highest score was only 7,500, but now it has doubled to 15,000. And the refresh rate of the top ten list is much more intense than before.

But in this way, Jun Lin's unscrupulous operation strategy also directly lowered the game's reputation by half a heart, and the comment area has even more black people who swiped the screen.

[Garbage developer! What a waste of money there! 】

[Can't you play games well? Have to develop some strange functions! 】

[Hehe, you can’t play without paying, right? One star is taken away, and the master uninstalled it! 】

[Hello everyone, I am a child in a poor mountainous area. Yesterday the teacher told me that if I don’t pay the tuition fee, I will not be able to come to study. Can anyone kindly call me 998? I don’t know what pharaoh’s mount is, and I don’t know what a skin treasure chest is, I just want to…]

[Damn it, I already know that Brother Xiang's favorite game doesn't have any good stuff! Although this time he hasn't started picking bad money yet, I still have to spit before leaving, tui! 】

Faced with such a situation, Zhang Xiang was undoubtedly the happiest.

As the number one black fan of "Yunmeng", nothing makes him happier than watching the new game of Yunmeng hit the street.

"Trash game! 988's 100 draws can't draw the guardian of the temple, you deserve to be scolded! Just wait for the street, I tui!"

Looking at the pile of rubbish that was taken out, Zhang Xiang spit out in disgust.

But scolding is scolding, the game still has to be played.

There is one thing to say—this rubbish game is quite good to play, although he will regret it every time he recharges, but every time he plays it to the top, he can't control his hands.

In addition, in addition to the changes in the store, this major update is the leaderboard.

With the further increase in the number of players, the publisher Dianqu Select has added two new regional rankings to the game, that is, the city ranking and the provincial ranking.

On the one hand, this can be regarded as giving ordinary players a little hope of competing for the list, and on the other hand, it also has the e-interest platform's own considerations.

Obviously, they intend to take advantage of the explosion of Temple Escape to sink their products into the social field.

The "nearby people" function and the ranking of contacts in the address book, which are under development, are prepared for this purpose.

Thanks to this, there are even power-leveling for Temple Escape on the online shopping platform, including scoring points and obtaining achievement medals on behalf of others.

And some anchors are also happy to use the fragmented time waiting for loading or game preparation when playing some mainstream games to play such small games full of program effects for a while.

And no matter how subjective Zhang Xiang is, this update will ruin the "excellent future" of Temple Escape. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this game is completely popular...

...

Just when Zhang Xiang was doubting his life, in the meeting room of the rice group headquarters in Shanghai City, a meeting around the 2048 project was going on.

Standing next to the projection screen, the director of the operation department pointed to the PPT projected on the screen with a laser pointer, and made a brief report on the operation of 2048.

In general, the project was very successful, and it can even be described as an epic victory.

In less than a week, the number of downloads of 2048 broke through the 70 million mark, and with the magical gameplay, the peak average number of online users reached the terrifying number of two million.

In contrast, their competitor, Pineapple Group, took three months to announce and three months to operate, so that the peak number of simultaneous online users of Pineapple Speed ​​barely reached two million.

Although the profitability of 2048 is quite poor, an electronics industry giant like Rice Group obviously doesn't care about such a small amount of money.

From the very beginning, their purpose of playing this card was to cooperate with the launch of the new model of Xiaomi mobile phone and the launch of the rice APP market along with it.

At least for now, this card is big and very beautiful.

It even far exceeded Xu Qianshi's expectations.

"...At present, the popularity of 2048 in China has reached its peak. If you want to further expand its influence, you can only let go of the platform monopoly and put the game on other APP markets."

"No need," Xu Qianshi, who sat at the head of the conference table after listening to Director Yang's opinion, shook his head slightly, and said clearly, "Originally, this card was played together with the Rice APP market. Opening up platform monopoly is putting the cart before the horse.”

Other users who want to download 2048 must first download the rice app market. At present, the mainstream operating systems of smartphones in the world are the same, so there is no compatibility problem.

Xu Qianshi's goal is very simple, that is to sink the rice app market into the mobile phones of his peers, and this is what their old rival Pineapple Group has been doing for a year.

After a pause, he continued to ask.

"What about overseas?"

Director Yang of the Operations Department continued: "The popularity overseas continues to increase, but we have noticed that a number of games similar to 2048 have appeared recently, such as 1024 under Pineapple Mobile."

Old Wu from the marketing department frowned and muttered.

"Isn't this plagiarism? The core gameplay is exactly the same."

"Yes," Director Yang, who was standing next to the curtain, nodded and continued, "But after all, this is a lawsuit across the Pacific Ocean, and it is still very difficult to defend rights brought about by local protectionism. However, I have put the relevant Documents and exhibits were submitted to colleagues in the legal department, if not immediately removed from the shelves, it should have some influence on them."

"Some influence is enough," Xu Qianshi nodded, and joked, "The current game market is just like the Pacific Ocean, where the wind blows in waves. It's time for a new game."

"A steady stream of creativity is the foundation of our survival, which is why we have to buy those high-quality content creation teams."

"What Mr. Xu said is true." With a flattering offer without any trace, Old Wu, the director of the marketing department, smiled and continued, "Speaking of which, it seems that a relatively popular game has appeared on the market recently."

"Oh?" Xu Qianshi slightly raised his eyebrows, and cast him a questioning look.

Noticing Mr. Xu looking at him, Old Wu smiled and continued.

"The name is Escape from the Temple, and the number of downloads has exceeded one million in just three days. I played it myself, and I think it is really good. The most important thing is that it is good enough. I suggest you give it a try...Of course, It's better not to play in the company."

Hearing the joke behind, everyone smiled kindly.

Immediately afterwards, in the conference room, there was the sound of a small discussion.

"Escape from the temple?"

"The name sounds so familiar..."

"Hiss! I remembered, I seemed to see my wife playing last night."

"I know about that game before! In fact, just looking at the screen and plot of the game, the game seems to be nothing special. Simply put, it is about avoiding obstacles. It is very similar to the running game that has been popular for a while. Cool game."

Hearing his colleague's evaluation, Old Wu smiled and continued.

"How can you say that, it's still a bit different! In the past, parkour was parkour, and racing was racing. This game combines the advantages of both, weakening the competitive element and enhancing the entertainment. No Just kidding, although this thing is a simple idea, it is still a bit difficult to think of it and make it out!"

"Hiss..." He took a deep breath, and the manager of the sales department who was sitting on the side rubbed his chin. There's something about people... Which big guy led the team to make it?"

"I've already investigated it before." Old Wu opened the file bag and took out a simple file from it. "It's not something difficult to find. The developer of the game is Yunmeng Games... which is selling The start-up company that gave us 2048. The publisher and operator can also be regarded as our subsidiary, which is the electronic entertainment platform that was acquired some time ago.”

Hearing the name Yunmeng Game, Xu Qianshi had a rare expression of surprise on his face, and his hands resting on the table, his ten fingers were crossed together unconsciously.

"It's actually them?"

"Mr. Yang and I went to Jiangcheng together before. It's not a big team, there are only two people. Of course, it's also possible that they only let us see two." The executive sitting next to Xu Qianshi sighed. With a sound, he continued, "But no matter how many people there are or how the conditions are, they can develop two explosive games in a row, and their strength should not be underestimated."

Xu Qianshi pondered for a long time, then suddenly spoke.

"Can you investigate them in depth? For example...Escape from the Temple, and 2048, who are the designers of these two games?"

When he said this, he already had the idea of ​​buying in his heart.

Take a ten thousand step back, if the other party has no plans to accept the merger, you can also chat with their game designer in private, this is also a common practice in the market.

After hearing Mr. Xu's words, Lao Wu from the marketing department stood up and volunteered.

"Leave this matter to me. After the meeting is over, I will arrange someone to investigate."

After giving Old Wu a trusting look, Xu Qianshi nodded.

"Well, I leave it to you."

It’s National Day, I haven’t gone out for three days QAQ