Reborn in another world as a game

Chapter 406 Countdown to the Press Conference; Challenge "Jianghu Kill"?
Gregorian calendar, January 2002, 1.

Today is a rather special day, because as early as a few days ago, it was reported that [Thunder Group] would hold a new year conference.

It is said that the host of this New Year's press conference is the well-known Thunder boss.

As for what products to release?
No one knows about this for the time being, because [Thunder Group] adopts a confidentiality system, and before the product is officially announced, there is no sound.

The outside media and the public can only speculate.

"Will there be news about the handheld?"

"It's possible. Boss Tian said before that a new handheld is in the planning stage. Maybe this time it's the handheld launch event."

"If it's just a handheld, it shouldn't be possible to hold such a grand press conference, right?"

"[Thunder Group] shouted the slogan: This press conference will change the entire era. It cannot be a handheld."

"What the hell could it be?"

Everyone still couldn't guess it, and many people who were invited had already gone to the press conference.

……

Shui Miaomiao.

She is the editor of a newspaper and also a loyal fan of [Thunder Group].

Not only do I like to play games, but I basically choose the [Little Squirrel] brand for my electrical appliances at home.

As for [Thunder Group] holding the "New Year's Conference", of course she cannot be absent.

"I heard that it is very likely to release a new handheld this time."

The girl next to her whispered: "My friend's cousin works at [Happy Game Company]. I heard from her that the last time a high-profile recruitment of a large number of employees was just to develop a handheld game. The development has already been completed, so the possibility of a new handheld is very high." big."

"I don't think so."

Girl Two has a different opinion: "[Thunder Group]'s slogan is: Change the era. Do you think handhelds can change the era?"

Hearing this, the girl was immediately speechless.

In the past two years, although the game industry has gradually entered thousands of households due to [Thunder Group], it is obviously unrealistic to change the era with just one handheld.

The Great Xia Kingdom is a very large country with an ancient heritage and a profound cultural background, which is different from those upstarts.

"Miaomiao, what do you think?"

The girl turned her head and asked.

"There should be other products to be released."

Shui Miaomiao frowned and thought, and said uncertainly: "I always feel that this press conference can't be as simple as we guessed. Let's not talk about it. Anyway, let's go in and take a look."

All three of them are members of a certain newspaper.

This time I came here not only to satisfy my curiosity, but also to keep up with current events and write manuscripts, and then go back to work.

……

at the same time.

Many bigwigs from the business world also came to the scene one after another, and their seats were in the front guest seats.

"Not only people from the game industry, but even bigwigs from several other industries are here."

Bai Wenshu came to the scene, led by the staff, sat in her seat, glanced around, and was surprised to see many bigwigs from other industries.

"It's normal."

Chen Guohua beside him said: "This is the press conference of [Thunder Group], not [Thunder Games]; you know, any decision made by [Thunder Group] can determine the life and death of dozens or hundreds of downstream companies... Holding a press conference, just a word, can affect too many things.”

Bai Wenshu nodded slightly, feeling a lot of emotion in her heart.

I still remember that a few years ago, [Happy Game Company] directly became famous in the game circle with the release of "Super Mario".

At that time, Tian Moyun was far inferior to the top players in the game industry like them in terms of wealth, status, qualifications, and background.

And now-

In the blink of an eye, the opponent changed from a newcomer who had just entered the industry to the sole overlord in the game circle.

Today, with the power of one family, it affects the life and death of countless large and small enterprises, spans several industries, defeats several giants, and has never met an opponent.

……

"I heard that your company is developing online games?"

Chen Guohua asked abruptly.

Bai Wenshu was taken aback, then nodded: "I'm still figuring out the core selling points of online games; don't worry, Mr. Chen, we're not interested in bloody military-themed games like "Defend the Frontier", and it won't affect your company's money making. "

"That's nothing to worry about."

Chen Guohua shook his head: "Although the popularity of "Defending the Frontier" is quite high, the net profit has dropped by 20% compared to last month. At present, it is all supported by the storyline. At most two months, after the players clear the storyline, the profit will be [-]%. It will drop to the lowest point... If you are lucky, you may be able to directly replace the position of "Defense the Border" and continue to challenge "Jianghu Killing."

Challenge "Jianghu Kill"?
The corners of Bai Wenshu's mouth twitched slightly, and the smile on her face was awkward but polite.

It has been almost a year since the release of "Jianghu Killing", the official has been updating the game plot and new generals, and the monthly revenue is as low as 3 million, which is simply a money-absorbing monster.

Challenge this thing?

Forget it, Bai Wenshu has no such idea.

Not to mention "Jianghu Killing", even "My Homeland", the current monthly revenue is not less than 5000 million. It has been released for more than half a year, and there is no cool meaning at all. It even broke the first sales record several times , is also a gold-absorbing monster.

Chen Guohua's "Defending the Frontier"——

It barely surpassed "My Homeland" in terms of revenue in the first month, but it also squeezed out a lot of potential. The next month's revenue plummeted to less than 5000 million, and the average income was about the same as "My Homeland".

Moreover, "Defending the Frontier" is essentially a plot + strategy and action game.

Its plot is fixed from the beginning, and it cannot be slowly updated like "Jianghu Killing".

Therefore, once a large number of players pass the plot, the traffic of this game will plummet in a very short period of time.

The long-term profitability is far worse than that of "My Homeland".

……

Bai Wenshu neither thought of challenging "Jianghu Killing", nor did she think of going head-to-head with "My Homeland".

[Baiyun Game Company]'s online game design is a brand new gameplay that is redesigned from the selling points of many games.

Bai Wenshu didn't have the confidence to challenge these two games, but she was very confident in challenging "Defense the Frontier".

Of course, there was no need to tell Chen Guohua about this matter, after all, the two were still competitors, and Chen Guohua couldn't believe what he said about being self-effacing.

mall...

if you serious you lose.

……

Soon, the time came to 8:00, and a 60-second countdown appeared on the big screen.

Everyone realized that the "New Year's Press Conference" was about to start, so they stopped chatting immediately, and many reporters had already prepared their cameras.

And some bigwigs in the business world also looked up at the big screen with rare serious expressions.

In the past year, they have applied for many technology licensing projects with [Thunder Group], but because of [Thunder Group]'s own business strategy, they have never been implemented, and this conference is also very important to them.

(End of this chapter)