At four o'clock in the afternoon, a red Ferrari parked in front of the experience store.
Zhao Zihao got out of the car and looked at the main entrance of the experience store: "Hey! This experience store is not small, but Chen Mo can grab it."
Lin Mao rolled his eyes: "Don't you have several such big stores?"
Zhao Zihao said, "Hey, it's my parents' property, so what does it have to do with me? Chen Mo earned it by himself, it's different. Let's go and have a look inside."
The two called Chen Mo and waited for Chen Mo to open the door.
Zhao Zihao was wearing a white t-shirt, jeans, and a pair of sneakers. If he hadn't just gotten out of a Ferrari, no one would have believed that he was a rich second generation.
In fact, his outfit is quite expensive, but I don't know why the feeling of wearing it on him is not too different from street stalls.
Lin Mao dressed more formally, with short-sleeved shirts and slacks, and he was usually calm, which made people feel more reliable.
The door opened.
"Come on, come in." Chen Mo welcomed the two of them inside.
Zhao Zihao walked around on the first floor twice, looked at the layout inside: "Yes, Chen Mo, this shop is really good, I will call you Chen Mo, the owner of the Internet cafe from now on."
Chen Mo laughed: "Don't make trouble, this is a serious experience store."
Lin Mao turned around enviously: "All the things here are provided by the organizer? That's great. I don't have my own experience store until now."
Chen Mo said, "You also go to participate in a competition."
Lin Mao smiled: "Oh, it's not that I haven't been there before. It's too difficult to win the championship. The main reason is that the audience has weird tastes. Last time I participated in the competition, the quality of the game I made was obviously good, but the audience didn't buy it. I won the second place, where do you think I should go to reason.”
The three chatted for a while, and found a nearby restaurant for dinner.
There were only three of them, and they couldn't eat too many dishes. Although Zhao Zihao was rich, he wasn't particularly particular about food. He ordered five random dishes and two bottles of beer, chatting while eating.
"Zhao Zihao, how is your studio doing recently?" Chen Mo asked.
Zhao Zihao took a bite: "That's it, I didn't expect to make money at first, anyway, I played games with me. If I encounter someone I can't beat in the game, I will call someone to beat you up."
Lin Mao said, "Look at your promise."
Zhao Zihao said angrily: "Then why do I raise these people, isn't it just to be my thugs?"
Chen Mo said: "Then you are not allowed to be domineering in the game?"
Zhao Zihao shook his head: "Hey, speaking of it, I've been quite annoyed these past two days.
Chen Mo asked, "What's wrong? Did someone bully you in the game?"
Zhao Zihao said: "The VR game that just came out recently is the foreign "Earth Online". I've been playing it all the time, and this game almost drove me to death."
Chen Mo asked, "What's wrong?"
Zhao Zihao said: "Don't mention it, the designer of this game is sick! Let me tell you, everyone who enters the game is born directly on the street, with only five hundred yuan, and everyone has to work just like the real world. make money!"
"You said that I played your game to experience the life of a wage earner? In the end, I didn't have any money to spend!"
"The most annoying thing is that there are always those kind of evil pens coming to tease you, deliberately finding fault, but you beat him, and the police still arrest you. Always fight, I want to call all my younger brothers, but this group of rivals I was not born in the same city, so I have to take the train!"
Chen Mo laughed: "Isn't this too real?"
Lin Mao said with emotion: "This foreign designer is amazing, can they make this kind of game?"
Zhao Zihao said very dissatisfied: "Hey, great is great, but I always feel that this designer is not sick. What good do you say about disgusting players? What's wrong with doing something with this technology?"
Chen Mo said: "It's a bit unreasonable. I have experienced things countless times in reality. What's the point of experiencing it again in the game."
Zhao Zihao continued: "Besides, there is no place to spend the money in this game, and you can't buy anything by recharging, you have to earn it yourself! You also keep cracking down on private transactions, and if you find out, you will be banned. It makes me so frustrated, I don't even want to played."
Chen Mo smiled: "Don't worry, wait until I make you a game where you spend money to directly buy combat power, you can enjoy it as much as you want."
Zhao Zihao laughed, "Really, Chen Mo, then I'll just wait for your game where you spend money to buy combat power! Then don't say anything, just charge it a thousand yuan first!"
Chen Mo smiled: "A thousand dollars? I can guarantee that for a thousand dollars, you can die with a little dignity in the game."
"Huh?" Zhao Zihao was stunned, "A thousand yuan is not enough? The qualification for the closed beta of "Earth Online" only sells for more than five hundred yuan."
Chen Mo lowered his head and took a sip of his tea: "Okay, you'll know when the time comes."
Lin Mao said: "Hey, it's getting too far. Zhao Zihao, your studio is mainly doing specific business now. How many players are there?"
Zhao Zihao thought for a while: "Players. That's right. Our company is a studio, and we don't directly manage the guild. The guild leaders have players in their hands. We are separated by a floor."
Lin Mao asked: "Then how many presidents can you get in touch with? When my game is finished, can you get me some users?"
Zhao Zihao said: "It depends on how much you want. I know about a dozen guild leaders, and the total number of players is probably a few thousand. You have to think about relying on these people to support your game income. It's a bit difficult, but it's okay to just support the scene."
Lin Mao sighed: "The indie games I make are not easy to promote, and they are niche. Those channels are not very promising, and the resources I get are too few."
Zhao Zihao said, "Can't you directly link to the app market?"
Lin Mao shook his head: "Directly link to the application market, no one pays attention, and still no users see it."
Zhao Zihao thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll ask you when the time comes, and try to find a way to stir up the popularity of the game for you. If it's really not possible, at least give you the data to make it look better. By the way, Chen Mo, do you have any? Any suggestions?"
Chen Mo said, "I haven't watched your game yet."
Lin Mao took out his mobile phone and handed it to Chen Mo: "Take a look, the completion rate is about 80%."
Chen Mo took the phone and clicked on the independent game Lin Mao was developing.
After playing for five minutes, Chen Mo knew it all.
This is a horizontal version of the game, which uses the European medieval packaging. The theme is the cliché story of the knight saving the princess, and the boss battle story of defeating the dragon.
From Chen Mo's point of view, the various designs are actually at a pretty good level among d-level designers, but there are still some flaws.
Although it is passable in all aspects, it is very difficult for players to pay for it. Even if the game is priced at ten yuan, players have to think about why they should buy it.
plot? How to play? art? All good, but nothing particularly outstanding.
Chen Mo thought for a while and said, "I think you may have a misunderstanding in your thinking."
Lin Mao asked, "What's wrong?"
Chen Mo said: "I think there is a problem with your positioning. You are making an independent game, which is indeed relatively niche, but your own positioning actually does not need to position your game as a niche game."
Zhao Zihao scratched his head: "What do you mean, it's a bit confusing, Chen Mo, please explain clearly."
Chen Mo said: "It can be seen that your stand-alone mobile game has worked hard in all aspects, but you have done it completely according to the standards of niche games, that is to say, you only aimed at a small group of people. Players who like this theme, and the number of these players is simply not enough to support the sales of this game."
Lin Mao was a little puzzled: "But, isn't making games aimed at the needs of target players?"
Chen Mo said: "What I mean is that you can expand the group of target players. To put it more simply, you need to let more people play your game."
Lin Mao wondered: "To put it simply, I know this too, but how do I get more people to play?"
Chen Mo said: "It's very simple, find a bright spot."