At the same time as the interview of Tenda Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Dream Ventures.
Today's President Ma still didn't come.
Although Mr. Ma's whereabouts have always been erratic, and the company has indeed had no money for new investment projects recently, the fact that Mr. Ma did not come still makes He Desheng and others feel a little worried.
If Mr. Ma loses interest in the game "Nine Protections One", many people may lose their jobs on the spot!
Even if you don't lose your job, but just fall out of favor, that means future career prospects are bleak.
Therefore, these great gods who play games with President Ma and invest in sideline projects are a little anxious.
After going to work, the first thing He Desheng did was to open his mailbox and check it.
Last Friday, I sent a suggestion for the modification of the game to Zhitou Company. Today is Monday, should I reply
Sure enough, there was an unread email from Finger Company.
He Desheng simply browsed it.
It can only be said that it is worthy of being a shareholder.
Zhitou Company had already replied to the email on Saturday, but Yuanmengchuang was on vacation on the weekend, no one worked overtime, and He Desheng didn't check the email on the weekend, so I only saw it today.
But in any case, the reply was given in just one day, which is enough to show the importance that Zhitou Company attaches to its shareholders and domestic agents.
The email contains a lot of content, and the tone is very polite, with enough respectful words.
It's just that although the tone is euphemistic, the subtext is very clear.
The translation is nothing more than the following three points:
I am very grateful to Yuanmeng Ventures for its support and love for ioi games.
I am very grateful to Yuanmeng Ventures for its valuable comments on the game, which are very inspiring to our game design.
However, for reasons that are difficult to express in the email, Fingertips can't promise to change it, because game design is a very holistic issue. Of course, if conditions permit, these modifications are not completely out of consideration.
After reading this rather official reply, He Desheng sighed silently and closed the email.
No way, people's attitude is already very clear, it is impossible to change.
Although Yuanmeng Ventures has shares in Zhitou Company and has obtained the exclusive agency right in China, it is impossible to point fingers at Zhitou Company with this share.
What's more, Zhitou's attitude towards investors has remained unchanged, and its determination to remain independent is quite firm.
It's good to be able to get such a polite reply in such a short period of time. If other companies put forward these opinions, it is estimated that Zhitou Company would not even consider them.
Thinking about it, this is normal. On the surface, Dream Realization Ventures is an investment institution. How could Zhitou Company change its game content so far because of the suggestion of an investment institution
Even if Tengda is behind Dream Realization Ventures, Tengda's influence abroad is not that great, and most of the answers from Zhitou are still the same.
In short, this road does not work.
If it is something else, then give up and give up.
But considering everyone's jobs, He Desheng felt that he must use games to restore President Ma's trust.
Since ioi can't work, is there any other similar game
He Desheng thought about it for a long time and suddenly remembered.
"Is Tenda developing a similar game?"
"The brother department should be better at talking than the finger company's side, right?"
He Desheng did not have Li Yada's contact information, but he was able to contact Assistant Xin.
So, after requesting Li Yada's contact information from Assistant Xin, He Desheng sent the revised plan.
As for whether Li Yada, the person in charge of Tenda, will accept this plan
He Desheng also has no end.
Although it is a brother department, Tenda also makes games to make more money.
If this modification plan is contrary to Tenda's previous design direction, it is impossible for the person in charge of Tenda to completely violate his design concept and make major changes to the game just because of human affection.
But anyway, ask first.
Maybe the person in charge over there is very interested in this revision plan
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Tenda Network Technology Co., Ltd.
"Mr. Pei, take the liberty to interrupt."
"About this haunted house, can President Pei briefly explain the specific requirements?"
"Although Hao Qiong and I have some ideas, we're worried that we won't be able to meet your expectations."
Looking at the message sent by Chen Kangtuo, Pei Qian fell into deep thought.
Still not fooled.
These two took the initiative to ask, what should I do
Pei Qian didn't want to "point the way" to Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong, because he felt that his mouth was too open, and what he said could come true.
Every time I give someone a bad idea, it turns out to be a golden idea.
This made President Pei feel very confused and troubled.
So this time, Pei Qian didn't talk too much to Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong, but just let them toss it out by themselves, trying to fool the past.
As a result, the two probably figured out that something was wrong, and they took the initiative to ask after a weekend.
Pei Qian didn't want to "point the way" to them, but if he really didn't say a word, it seemed a bit inappropriate.
Well, just say one thing.
Pei Qian thought for a while, then typed a reply: "Let the timid people have nowhere to spend money, and let the timid people stay away."
After less than two minutes, Chen Kangtuo replied.
"Mr. Pei, can you explain a little..."
Obviously, after he carefully thought about these two sentences, he thought hard for another two minutes.
However, he still couldn't understand the meaning of the sentence, so he could only ask again helplessly.
Although this may make President Pei feel that he is a bit of a waste, considering that this is a large project of 10 million yuan, Chen Kangtuo did not dare to execute it in such a daze.
Pei Qian chuckled.
explain
It's very simple. It means that people who are brave and dare to play are allowed to play casually, with low fees and no money. If people who are timid don't dare to play at all, naturally they can't contribute income to the haunted house.
The timid dare not come, and the daring will not spend much money, isn't this haunted house properly compensated
However, these words certainly cannot be said explicitly.
Pei Qian didn't dare to explain too much, for fear that if he said something wrong, it would cause the two of them to be crazy.
The silence speaks.
Therefore, Pei Qian simply replied with three words: "I realize it myself."
Chen Kangtuo: "...Okay Mr. Pei, I understand."
He handed the phone to Hao Qiong.
The two of them looked at the words "self-realization" replied by President Pei on the screen, and were speechless for a while.
A good one to realize...
The prompt is just one sentence, isn't the difficulty of comprehension too high
Hao Qiong has heard that the general direction proposed by President Pei before is usually three to four points, and they are all more directional.
But now, it's highly condensed to a point, and it seems too confusing!
Teacher, this question is out of line!
Chen Kangtuo felt a little pain in his brain: "This... how do you understand?"
Hao Qiong took a deep breath: "Calm down, calm down."
"Director Lin once told us how to analyze President Pei's intentions, wait a moment, let me recall the knowledge points first."
"The first step is to clarify a belief that no matter how unreliable what President Pei said, it must be correct..."
Hao Qiong began to analyze the deep meaning of President Pei's words according to the method taught by Lin Wan.
Bold people, timid people.
This should be all the potential customers of the haunted house.
The attitude of these potential customers to the haunted house directly determines the success or failure of the haunted house.
According to common sense, it should be fun for both daring and timid customers, and obediently pay.
However, the demands of these two types of customers are different.
Brave customers need a more thrilling adventure experience, for example, the staff play ghosts and frighten them at close range.
The timid customers are easily dissuaded by such too thrilling projects, and they may not dare to enter at all, and naturally they will not generate consumption.
So, how to bridge these two different customer demands
Chen Kangtuo felt that there must be an answer hidden in President Pei's words!
Let the timid people have nowhere to spend money, and let the timid people stay away.
Do you mean to make the haunted house especially scary, and then set a low fare
In this way, the timid people dare not enter, they will naturally be discouraged, and the ticket price is very low, and the timid people have nowhere to spend...
It seems that this is indeed consistent with President Pei's statement.
But the problem is, it doesn't make money, and it doesn't make sense.
Why discourage the faint of heart? Wouldn't it be better to let them consume as much as possible? Why scare them off
Certainly not so simple.
Therefore, this idea must be completely overturned.
Let's rediscover the deep meaning of President Pei's words!
The two thought hard for a long time.
Chen Kangtuo suddenly had some clues, slapped his thigh suddenly, and said, "Yes! I suddenly thought of it!"
"I'll briefly talk about my thoughts. Listen to it and see if it makes sense."
Hao Qiong nodded and listened carefully.
Chen Kangtuo said a little excitedly: "Our idea just now, to put it bluntly, is the model of high horror effect + low ticket price, which will inevitably lead to huge losses in the haunted house, and it must be a dead end."
"It's definitely a misinterpretation of President Pei's meaning."
"I'm thinking, are we missing some key information?"
"President Pei deliberately withheld a key piece of information, which is likely to be a test for us."
"President Pei never said that the haunted house can only have one project?"
Hao Qiong's eyes widened instantly, showing a stunned expression.
Yes, these two sentences are not necessarily for the same project!
The initial investment of the entire haunted house is enough to be a huge amount of tens of millions, and there will be additional investment in the follow-up. Moreover, it is built in such a remote old industrial area, and it is not convenient to go anywhere. The only advantage is that there is a lot of land, and the factory can be used casually...
So, why did President Pei choose the location here
Obviously, he never intended to do just one project from the start!
Chen Kangtuo continued: "Suppose we open two or even three large projects to meet the demands of different consumers?"
"Let the bold have nowhere to spend money, which is to say, find a way to collect money from the coward."
"To keep the timid away means to satisfy the timid with a very exciting experience."
"However, we must not really scare away the cowardly. We must let the cowardly blow up our haunted house, and let the cowardly shy away from the haunted house, but keep looking at the door, hesitating... and finally transforming into cowardly. people."
"This is President Pei's ultimate goal!"
Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong continued to analyze, and President Pei's goal finally became clear.
These two simple sentences can be broken down into the following points.
This place should be terrifying for the daring gamer, and at the same time low spending for them. As a result, they will blow the place, recommend it to their friends, and bring them to play again and again.
For the timid players, they will have a sense of fear because it is terrifying here, but they must not be completely frightened by this horror.
Even, try to find a way to make more money on timid players!
So, how do you charge less for timid players and more for timid players
It's easy, with discounts and refunds!
For example, the longer you stay in the haunted house, the cheaper the ticket. If you can clear the customs, you can consider directly refunding 70% to 80% of the tickets, or even exempt the ticket depending on the situation.
In this way, President Pei's requirements can be well fulfilled!
However, this situation is a bit too idealistic, and there are some loopholes.
Timid players stay away and watch outside the haunted house, provided they come to the haunted house.
If they didn't even think about coming here to play, then it would be impossible to achieve this effect.
Therefore, the haunted house must have a project suitable for the slightly timid.
That way, while the timid ones are playing something less intimidating, they'll also see the daring ones go for something really thrilling.
Moreover, this thrilling project will also be reduced or exempted according to the length of the customs clearance time.
In this way, these timid people will enter the attempt, but because they insist on the incomplete process at all, whether it is tickets or additional consumption, it will be higher.
For example, you can sell something similar to the Buddha statue in "Back to the Shore" at the door. Taking this thing can not only illuminate, but also make the staff who play ghosts less frightening to him.
This is equivalent to a value-added service in the game.
In this way, the experience of both consumers can be balanced!
A less intimidating but fun project for the faint of heart.
A very intimidating project to woo the bold.
After the timid people come, they will be curious about this scary project and generate additional consumption. In this way, the income of the haunted house is definitely much higher than that of simply selling tickets, and the profitability can naturally be guaranteed.
Thinking of this, the two people who were originally confused felt suddenly enlightened.
"I see!"
"Then our mission is now very clear."
"This haunted house must have at least two or three major projects, and there must be a project with a low degree of fright, but a strong social attribute, suitable for repeated play by multiple people, to attract timid consumers."
"There must be a project with a high degree of fright that attracts horror lovers all over the country. Tickets will be reduced or exempted according to the length of persistence."
"As for the third project...it can be a transitional project. After all, from the first project to the third project, the fear factor is too big, and some timid consumers may still be afraid to participate."
"Let them go to the second project to practice their courage, and then they can go to the third project to continue the challenge."
The more the two of them discussed, the more excited they became, and they immediately started writing planning documents!
While typing, Hao Qiong said with emotion, "Don't tell me, the analysis method mentioned by Director Lin is really easy to use."
"So many things were analyzed at once!"
Chen Kangtuo nodded: "Yes. But then again, the guidance given by President Pei is more important."
"It seems that President Pei has already made up his mind about this project."
"Not only did it predict the final form of this project in advance, but it also extracted the key points for the success of this project, and hinted to us with such a short sentence!"
"President Pei is really amazing."
"If that's the case, what should we worry about?"
"It's absolutely no problem to do as President Pei explained!"
The two of them were very uncertain at first, worried that they had screwed up.
But now, both of them are full of confidence and look forward to the haunted house that will be built in the future!
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night.
The first recruitment of Tenda Group has come to an end.
Although there will be a part of Tenda's spiritual fit test later, but it will not be a matter of examiners and staff.
The people participating in the interview have been strictly screened, and the duration of each interview will be strictly controlled. Although the time is slightly extended, it is not much different from the estimate.
However, this time the work continued until more than 5:00 pm.
Because after the interview, the examiners and all the staff have to calculate and weight the scores of all the interviewers, sort out the final shortlist, and notify the interviewers.
This time, various departments have recruited a large number of new members.
There are key employees who have been in the industry for many years and experienced, as well as college students who have just graduated or will graduate next year.
Although the cross-interview makes it impossible for each person in charge to directly interview job candidates in their own department, the final results are basically satisfactory to everyone.
After all the work was done, the heads of various departments happily went to have a meal and expressed their gratitude to each other.
After eating for more than an hour, they were ready to go home.
Taking the opportunity of the dinner, Li Yada asked Huang Sibo and Lu Mingliang some questions.
Although the two have different ways of understanding President Pei's intentions, the results seem to be the same.
It was not until the party was over that Li Yada found a chance to take out his mobile phone and saw He Desheng's friend application and the game suggestion he sent him.
"This kind of plan... looks risky."
Although Li Yada's understanding of similar games is not as deep as Bao Xu's, she has been leading the development of gog for so long after all, and the pros and cons of most designs can be clearly understood.
In the eyes of most people, this 5v5 confrontation game represented by "Shen Qi" is undoubtedly a fair competition game.
Since it is a competition, the higher the difficulty, the clearer the distinction between expert players and rookie players.
However, if the difficulty is too high, the threshold of the game will be too high, and some handicapped players will be discouraged.
Lowering the difficulty does make the game experience better for novice players, but for many masters, "the game is easy to learn" may also be one of the reasons for them to lose their sense of superiority...
All in all, these recommendations seem plausible, but they also carry certain dangers.
It is difficult for Li Yada to decide how to choose.
After thinking about it for a long time, I still can't make a decision.
Originally wanted to ask Bao Xu or President Pei, but Li Yada remembered what Lu Mingliang once said during the dinner.
At that time, Li Yada asked Lu Mingliang what he thought was the most important quality of a game designer.
Lu Mingliang thought about it and said that the most important quality is not to be too confident in himself.
Li Yada didn't understand, so Lu Mingliang explained a little more.
According to Lu Mingliang, most designers are very confident in themselves.
Because before becoming a designer, most people must first become a game enthusiast and a senior game player, and then they can enter the game industry and move up step by step.
Many designers might not have entered the industry without confidence in themselves.
Therefore, most designers are confident in themselves.
This kind of confidence is a good thing, but sometimes it can make oneself blind.
Every player is an individual, with vastly different tastes and preferences.
And the game must be impossible to satisfy everyone.
A good game only needs to meet the tastes and needs of the target player group, and that's enough.
So what if the designer likes something that is completely the opposite of the target audience for the game
Many designers will fall into blind self-confidence, and the game they make is out of touch with the player, and will undoubtedly fail.
On the contrary, designers who are not so confident in themselves will listen to their opinions humbly to make the game more suitable for the tastes of most players and achieve success.
Therefore, don't be too confident means not to doubt yourself, but not to blindly believe in yourself or blindly follow others.
Observe players as objectively as possible, and strike a balance between personal preferences and player demands.
Thinking of this, Li Yada couldn't help but reflect on himself.
She doesn't have blind confidence in herself, but...
Is it wrong to blindly trust Bao Xu
Although Bao Xu is indeed experienced in similar games, he may have made the mistake of "overconfidence" as Lu Mingliang said...
After thinking it over and over again, Li Yada decided.
There is no need to ask Bao Xu or President Pei for this plan, just make a new version!
Among these changes, the content of game mechanics such as the supplementary knife economy and the head bounty are relatively easy to do; the map reduction is a little more troublesome, but it can be corrected within a few days; the more troublesome content, such as designing some Heroes suitable for beginners or experts, these need to be considered in the long run, but they are not in a hurry.
In the early stage, you can completely change these basic mechanisms, make another version, and update it to Moyu Internet Cafe at the same time.
After waiting for a while, as long as you compare the player data of these two versions, isn't it clear which version is better