When I write a bug it becomes the core gameplay

In the evening, the game against heaven.

Lilith looked at the screen with a slightly solemn expression, but the corners of her mouth that raised from time to time still revealed some information.

Gu Fan sat aside and played with his phone as if nothing had happened, his expression very calm.

As for Zhou Yang, he stood behind Lilith, looking a little nervous.

“The previous contents are basically in accordance with my previous requirements.

"But why is the content behind so different!"

Lilith asked with a frown.

So far, as players continue to explore the game "Heartbeat Dreamland", its full picture has gradually begun to unfold.

Obviously, the content of the first half of the game is basically in line with Lilith's original expectations. Whether it is the love game part or the horror game part, they are consistent with her original vision. They also caused serious fright to the players and produced a lot of of negative emotions.

Lilith is still very satisfied with this part of the content.

But the metagame part in the second half of the game was indeed completely beyond Lilith's original idea, and she was a little bit unexpected.

Are there save files and character files in the game root directory?

Can players affect the game process by deleting, pasting, and renaming these files?

This was definitely not within Lilith’s original vision!

Hearing this, Zhou Yang hurriedly explained: "Mr. Li, I have made suggestions to you before!

“You have adopted suggestions such as fake-AI writing plots and writing multi-world view backgrounds while producing, and the facts have proved that they have achieved good results.

"Later, I made a suggestion to you, saying that I hope to add some psychological horror elements, as well as some meta elements, so that the characters in the game can cross the dimensional wall, communicate directly with the players, and even tamper with the files in the game.

“In this way, players can get a more tense, exciting and terrifying experience.

“Including the figures of Elrios, aren’t they all for this purpose.

"So far, it seems that the effect is not very good, right?"

Lilith frowned: "Oh, is that so? Well, it seems that I did say..."

Although Lilith instinctively wanted to refuse the debt, she decided to forget it after thinking about it. Now these employees of Nitiantian are all monkeys and monkeys, just like Gu Fan. Lilith wanted to turn her back and refuse to admit the debt before, but in the end, he refused on the spot. He took out his voice recorder and played the recording at that time.

These people have their eyes set on things like this!

If she really didn't admit it, she would be slapped in the face by these people's documents, and Lilith would feel a little bit embarrassed about her face.

Besides, as Zhou Yang said, these current settings do have positive effects.

Judging from the current situation of "Heartbeat Dreamland", although most players' gaming experience has gradually come to an end, they still continue to have negative emotions. Coupled with the continuous entry of new players, the situation at this time can only be described in four words for Lilith, that is: great!

Change four words, that is, the advantage is mine!

In this case, Lilith naturally wouldn't care too much about Zhou Yang.

In fact, she had no particular obsession with whether the game was designed strictly according to her plan. The reason why she took it so seriously before was just because she didn't trust Gu Fan and was afraid that he would do anything.

If it was really possible to collect negative emotions solely through the ideas of company employees, then of course she would be happy to be a hands-off shopkeeper and not care about anything.

"Very good, Zhou Yang, you did a good job this time. Although the game "Heartbeat Dreamland" currently has a lot of negative reviews, the refund rate remains high, and its position on the stand-alone game sales list is also declining...

"But it doesn't matter!

“This game has achieved our Nitian style and level, which not only allowed players to see a brand new game mode, but also left a deep impression on them.

"This is much better than those mediocre games that make money!

"All members of the "Heartbeat Dreamland" project team will receive additional bonuses!"

Lilith was obviously a little carried away and was ready to open the champagne in advance.

Zhou Yang nodded quickly: "Thank you, Mr. Li! Mr. Li is mighty! Mr. Li has nothing else to do, so I will go home first."

Lilith waved her hand with satisfaction: "Well, let's go back."

After Zhou Yang and Gu Fan nodded in greeting, he hurried away.

This behavior is a little strange. After all, under normal circumstances, employees should be very happy when their boss praises them and get the promise of bonuses. They would even take the initiative to stay and continue to make a good impression in front of their leaders, but Zhou Yang was obviously completely If there is no such idea, it is obvious that he will give up when things get better and run away as soon as possible.

It seems that if you stay for one more minute, something uncontrollable will happen.

It's just that Lilith was happy at the moment, and her attention was all on the screen, looking at various "prosperous" data, and naturally she didn't pay much attention to Zhou Yang's abnormality.

Anyway, as long as Gu Fan is still here.

It was already past the off-duty time. Zhou Yang originally stayed to report to Lilith. When he left, only Lilith and Gu Fan were left in the office.

"Gu Fan, the figure of Elios is also well done. Although it is a one-time sale, the negative emotions collected are also very impressive, and it deserves praise!"

When this figure was first sold, it still received a lot of negative emotions. After all, the workmanship is exquisite, and the image of Arios is quite impressive.

But when the player was playing the game, it suddenly moved, and combined with the horror content in the game, it really scared the player.

Even if some players did not put the figurines in front of the computer, and even if only a few people were really scared, the negative emotions they generated were extremely considerable, and even the negative emotions generated by one person could be more than the positive emotions obtained when more than a dozen people bought the figurines.

In terms of proportion, this is indeed a very profitable thing.

For Lilith, collecting a large number of negative emotions is certainly important, but collecting a high proportion of negative emotions through a single operation is also useful. After all, such cases can be directly expanded and promoted, and a large number of negative emotions can also be obtained.

Thinking of this, she slammed the table with some regret: "Hey! I should have produced more batches earlier! So many negative emotions are wasted!"

At this time, Lilith felt like she had lost 100 million.

In fact, all these figurines were sold at a loss, but if you really count them, on average, each figurine collected a lot of negative emotions, which is very cost-effective.

If the production could be doubled at that time, wouldn't it be directly negative emotions × 2?

But obviously, it's too late to regret now.

Gu Fan thought for a moment: "Mr. Li, actually... it can still be produced now."

Lilith frowned: "Hmm? Isn't that right?

"This kind of shock is only useful the first time, but now the players already know, how can we scare them?

"Now those who buy figures must have psychological expectations, even if they see the figures move, they may not have negative emotions anymore."

Gu Fan smiled slightly: "Mr. Li, there is more than one way to generate negative emotions.

"For example... price."

Lilith was a little confused: "Price?"

Gu Fan nodded: "Yes, price! The same product, different prices, the mood of the players after buying it is naturally completely different.

"For example, if a mobile phone is sold for 8,000, then any of its shortcomings will be magnified and discussed repeatedly, and consumers will sneer at it and laugh at where it gets the courage.

"But if it is sold for 5,000, then some people will defend it, see some of its shining points, and turn a blind eye to its shortcomings.

"If it sells for 1,000... then it is a shortcut to human technology, a treasure of wisdom, the greatest digital product in the world today, and a perfect product. No matter what problems it has, they will only be the user's problems.

"Mr. Li, do you understand?"

Lilith suddenly realized: "Oh! You mean... raise the price! A big price increase!"

Gu Fan smiled slightly: "That's right!"

Lilith instantly became energetic: "Gu Fan, you are simply a genius! ”

Obviously, in the Devil’s Contract, there is a difference between games and general consumer goods such as figurines.

The contract of the game is based on the initial agreement and cannot be changed once signed.

But physical products such as figurines are slightly different.

Although each figurine corresponds to a contract, as long as there are some changes in the details, it will be regarded as another product.

From the perspective of consumers’ conventions: if a game is only slightly repaired and changed, it will generally be regarded as the same game; but if it is a figurine, even if the same character is used, as long as there are slight differences, whether in details or postures, they will be regarded as two different figurines.

Therefore, the Devil’s Contract also has different binding force on these two products.

Gu Fan’s idea is very simple, to make a small modification to the figurine of Elliot, and then increase the price, and increase the price severely!

After the modification, it is equivalent to It is a new product that can re-sign contracts with consumers and harvest negative emotions from consumers.

And the price difference is the key to harvesting negative emotions!

Imagine that this figure was sold very cheaply at first, and as time goes by, the first batch of figures still has the potential to appreciate in value.

As a result, when it comes to the second batch of figures, there is no big change in the material and materials used, just a little bit of change in the action and a little bit of detail, and then the price has doubled.

So what are the second batch of consumers?

It can only be described in three words: big wronged!

After they buy the figure home with great expectations, they will only feel endless annoyance and regret. Although this figure will not cause any fright to them, there is no doubt that the price alone is enough to make them have a lot of negative emotions.

Lilith's eyes gradually brightened, and she felt that this was indeed a good way.

"Okay, place an order immediately! Prepare for mass production!"

Gu Fan took the laptop from the side: "Mr. Li, in fact, the plan has been made, and it's just waiting for you to make the final decision. "

Lilith came over to take a look and found that Gu Fan had really decided on a plan.

Compared with the previous figures, the second batch of figures this time is not much different, and even at first glance, there is not much change.

There are only slight differences in posture, and there are some changes in the details of accessories.

The biggest change may be just a slight change in the color of some clothing.

If you don't know, you might think these are all counterfeit products.

However, there is an upgrade in one place, that is, the second batch of figures this time have an additional type-C interface.

The first batch of figures had no interface and could basically be considered disposable products. When the battery ran out of power, it would completely become a fixed figure.

The main reason is that if there is a type-C interface, players will definitely know that it has a battery, and then doubt whether it can light up or move. This will greatly increase the probability of the figure being exposed.

Now that everyone knows that the figure can move, there is no need to install it. Just add a type-C interface so that players can charge it.

Of course, this type-C interface is still relatively hidden, hidden under the clothes.

In addition, Lilith noticed that this second batch of figures did not have any specific pictures and shapes in the promotional materials.

In other words, players did not know their specific forms before buying them, just like opening a blind box, each one is a hidden model.

Obviously, this is also to mislead players, making them think that this figure will be a brand new shape, but it is not.

As for the final highlight, of course, it is the price!

The figure was previously sold in bundles with the game. After deducting the price of the game, the price of the figure is about 399.

Now players have realized that if they sell the movable figures at this price, Against Heaven will definitely lose money.

And now, the price of the new figures has nearly doubled to 699!

Lilith frowned slightly: "Is this price still a little low? If I remember correctly, if you sell it at this price, although you can recover the cost, you won't make much money, right?

"I'll give you a number, or just add a zero, 6999!"

Gu Fan hurriedly said: "No, no, no, Mr. Li, this is definitely a stupid move, you can't sell it so outrageously.

"The 699 price I set is precisely the psychological bottom line of the players.

"Look, Mr. Li, if you set it directly at 6999, most players will wait and see for such an expensive figure, and it is impossible to buy it at the first time. Only a very small number of rich guys or UP hosts who are not short of money will buy it.

"But once they buy it, they will immediately realize that something is wrong and expose it to the whole network through the unboxing video.

"Won't that mean that no one will be fooled in the future?

"The price is 699, which is just right. It will not discourage too many players at once, and it will also make buyers have a vague expectation that the second-generation figures will be of much higher quality than the first-generation figures.

"After all, the price has almost doubled, so there should be obvious changes in size, material, fineness, and function, right?

"But after they opened the box, they found that there were not many changes at all.

"In this way, even if we still don't make much money from this figure, it is enough to make them have enough negative emotions!"

Lilith nodded in admiration: "As expected, Gu Fan, it is right to let you be responsible for the physical business! Sign the contract, sign the contract immediately! Transfer the money! "

Gu Fan had actually already signed a contract with the factory, and was just waiting for Lilith to make the final decision.

At this time, he directly signed the electronic contract and paid the other party a deposit.

The guy in charge of the connection was still working overtime at this time, and his work efficiency was also very high. In just a dozen minutes, a new batch of orders was finalized.

Lilith was very satisfied with this efficiency. She seemed to see the scene of players scrambling for the figures and then breaking their defenses, and saw the negative emotions pouring in...

This feeling is really intoxicating!