Chapter 261 Ideal Home
After ending his study tour in the UK, the first thing Ren Pingsheng did when he returned to China was to convene a meeting of its corporate executives.
Xu Tao first reported on the latest situation of Wanyou Game:
The market situation of "Ideal World" has improved recently, and its growth momentum has accelerated a lot compared to last month. The number of online users has increased by nearly 100,000, and it can already be on par with Blizzard's masterpiece "World of Warcraft".
The main reason for the improvement of market conditions is due to the improvement of marketing strategies, especially after successfully naming the ace variety show "Happy Camp" under Xiangchu Satellite TV, the exposure and influence of "Ideal World" have been greatly improved, attracting many new players from the younger generation to join the game.
Xu Tao specifically mentioned that the newly-joined Zhai Daocheng did a good job in the position of deputy director of the marketing department. Although Lin Lisong discussed the naming rights, Zhai Daocheng was following up in the later contacts and coordination, laying a good foundation for the successful cooperation between the two parties.
Zhai Daocheng was wearing a straight suit and his hair was greasy. Although his boss mentioned his name immediately, his face still looked very humble and his eyes kept following Xu Tao. He did not get carried away because he showed his face in front of the boss.
Ren Pingsheng nodded expressionlessly, which was an affirmation of Xu Tao and others' work.
He did not look at Zhai Daocheng because there was no need to work for others and everything he did belongs to the person who provided the job. If the chairman pays too much attention to a small and middle-level manager, it will trigger unnecessary associations from others.
Ren Pingsheng didn't want to see such a situation, because he asked Zhai Daocheng to enter the company and arranged for work with Xu Tao's subordinates, with the purpose of setting up a confidant chess piece lurking there just in case.
In order to ensure that the piece is not exposed, Ren Pingsheng specifically instructed Liu Yijun to keep this secret. If Xu Tao knew that Zhai Daocheng was his classmate at Hanhai University, then he would definitely have reservations about Zhai Daocheng. He didn't want to do this now, so he could assure him to give his work.
From the current perspective, Zhai Daocheng has done a good job in lurking. Not only did Xu Tao not arouse suspicion, but he also praised Zhai Daocheng very much. It can be seen that in a short period of time, Zhai Daocheng has gained Xu Tao's trust.
This Zhai Daocheng is indeed a little capable.
Next, Xu Tao talked about the development of the expansion pack of "Ideal World".
Perhaps it was the last conversation between Ren Pingsheng that worked, or perhaps it was the newly launched "Option Incentive Plan" of Wanyou Game that played the role. Xu Tao and the R&D team's morale and creativity have returned. After a month of hard work, they have completed the content of the expansion pack and are currently undergoing BETA testing.
Ren Pingsheng did not participate in this expansion pack in depth, but the overall idea was consistent with his speech during the game development stage.
In addition to adding three map components to the game scene and more than 200 supporting tasks, the expansion pack also introduces a new "home" mode.
The so-called "home" model is actually a series of personal housing systems including land auctions, house construction, decoration and decoration. After players update the expansion pack, they can purchase land from each main city's land developers through game broadcasts and guidance from guards, and then build their own houses through their own efforts, and obtain decorations of the house through life skills and battles in the game.
If a player wants to own a house, he must first own 200,000 yuan in game currency so that he can participate in the purchase of land in each main city;
After the player buys the land, he still needs a large amount of wood, stone, iron ore and other materials to build the house. These materials are different in type and appearance of the house. Of course, bungalows are easier to build. On the upper level, there are more high-end residences such as courtyards, high-rise buildings, manors, etc., which consume more materials;
After the player builds his own house, he also needs to decorate his own house, including the color of the house, the type of furniture, etc., all of which need to be obtained through life skills, and some particularly rare decorations that need to be obtained through high-level battles and dungeon copies.
In short, the purpose of these contents is to allow players to have more content to participate in the game and let them spend more time in the game.
At the same time, the large amount of money and materials consumed by houses of different levels can also promote in-game market trading activities and achieve the effect of recycling currency, making the in-game economic system more balanced.
Of course, players spend a lot of time and energy to build a house, and the rewards they get are also very rich.
Players who are useful in the house can not only obtain a private warehouse of their own and improve the storage space of their own items, but also rest and practice in it, and they can achieve half the result with twice the effort.
Players can get more game conveniences in their houses. They can set up facilities and equipment such as alchemy furnaces, kitchens, handicrafts workshops, etc., which can improve the success rate of using these life skills. These success rates will increase accordingly with the improvement of the house's grade.
The most important thing is that players who own the house will be able to activate a new feature added to the new expansion pack - "Marriage".
As long as you own a house in the game, you can use the "proposal" skill to the opposite sex characters in the game. After receiving the other party's permission, the two can go to the auditoriums of major cities to hold a wedding. On the wedding day, there will be a full-server broadcast of the game and GM dedicated themselves to the fun. It can be said that it is the peak that ordinary individuals can reach in the game.
After two players get married, they can not only insert the names of both parties in front of their house, but also enjoy a series of benefits for couples, including half of commissions and tax rates collected during commodity trading, double the success rate of life skills, and other conveniences, allowing couples to take a step further at the starting point of their lives.
Of course, a hidden benefit is also designed in the game. If couples use the "dual cultivation" mode to practice combat, the upgrade effect of combat skills can be higher and the combat effectiveness of both sides can be stronger, but it will also consume a lot of physical strength and endurance of couples.
This design is mainly to promote social interactions between players, strengthen interactions between players, and allow players to experience more social relationships.
After watching the relevant demonstration of the expansion pack, Ren Pingsheng expressed his recognition of Xu Tao and the R&D team's work results, and he also pointed out:
"The game system should take into account the needs of players in many aspects, be more humanized in the experience, and strengthen the players' own interactions."
Ren Pingsheng has not participated in the front-line discussion of the game for a long time, so when he spoke today, everyone pricked up their ears and listened attentively to the boss's instructions.
"For example, players' houses should not only have differences in grades, but also in locations and locations. They should further optimize the design of major main cities, divide business areas, entertainment areas, living areas and slums. The game GM hosts land auctions once a week, and those with higher prices will get them, promoting competition among players and recycling more currency."
Ren Pingsheng's explanation was very clear. Although his logic was very strong, many people thought of the recent series of actions of Pingsheng Real Estate, and muttered to themselves: The boss is addicted to playing real estate from time to time, and he brought this day to the game.
However, if it is really implemented according to Ren Pingsheng's idea, the real estate construction transactions in the game will definitely be more interesting and can attract many people to participate.
After all, it is much less difficult to build a house in the game than it is to buy a house in the real world.
"At the same time, the houses in the game must be able to be able to move. A real estate trading market can be designed so that players can buy, sell, rent and mortgage their own houses, and further improve the financial functions in the game."
Looking at the nodding in favor of his subordinates, Ren Pingsheng gave the last comment to this expansion pack:
"Finally, the threshold for the 'marriage' function should be lowered. Don't set too high a threshold for players. Whoever says you must buy a house when you get married, or rent a house is OK."
The audience burst into laughter. Mr. Ren is indeed the same Mr. Ren, and the sense of humor he can still make at any time.
Xu Tao took the opportunity to ask:
"What is the name of this expansion pack?"
Ren Pingsheng quickly made a decision.
"It's called "Ideal Home".
Chapter completed!