Reborn in another world as a game

Chapter 690 new book officially released; Monument Valley double version and online game idea
1 month 28 day.

[Thunder Magazine] cooperates with many brands under [Star Technology Company] to jointly operate the new book "Tian Long Ba Bu" by its own big boss.

"Tian Long Ba Bu" will be officially launched on February 2st in several chain bookstores across the country, and will also be launched on several powerful online shopping platforms, integrating online and offline.

As for the online literature platform... there is no such thing.

Tian Moyun knew very well that novels like "Tian Long Ba Bu" are not suitable for online serialization, and readers who are accustomed to reading Xiaobai Shuang's novels may not be interested in this kind of novel.

After much deliberation, it is best to directly publish physical publications.

Of course, the price is not too expensive.

"Dragon Babu" is divided into five chapters and five books, with an average of 30 words per book, and the price is 30 yuan, and the total of five books is 150 yuan.

If it is placed on an online text platform, excluding the free period of 20 to 30 words, the remaining 120 million words is about 60 yuan...

Well, physical books are indeed a bit expensive.

But to be honest, the cost of physical books is indeed higher.

However, due to factors such as ISBN cost, printing cost, transportation cost, operating cost, and channel distribution, the profit of physical books is much lower than that of electronic editions.

"Compared with reading electronic versions on mobile phones/computers, I believe that readers of traditional martial arts novels like the real touch of physical books."

Tian Moyun thought so.

Whether the idea is right or not, no one knows.

But the news has set off a very high fever on the Internet.

……

Weibo, hot search list.

[Tian Moyun's new book will be released soon]

【The third martial arts novel after "Shooting the Condors" and "Yitian", are you looking forward to it? 】

Titles like this appeared on the hot search list one after another.

"When I woke up and saw this news, I thought it was a gimmick from the third-rate self-media."

"My God! I didn't expect there to be a new book. The old readers were moved to tears."

"It was reported on the Internet that Boss Tian closed his pen. I felt very regretful for a while. I didn't expect that there would be a new book. I was so excited."

"Although I don't read novels very much, I still want to support Boss Tian's new book."

"Hearing that Boss Tian's new book is about to be released, ten-year-old fans wept with joy, moved!"

"What happened to the ten-year-old fan??? Has it been so long?"

"To be honest, I'm not very optimistic about Boss Tian's new book. Traditional novels are almost dead now."

"Indeed, I haven't seen anyone holding a paper book to read a novel. Aren't online novels delicious?"

"What's the point of online novels? Can such rubbish be compared with Boss Tian's new book?"

"The idea upstairs is wrong. There are still many classics in online novels, such as "The Monkey King", and the recent "Three Kingdoms Heroes"..."

"I don't think it's necessary to forcibly benchmark traditional novels and online novels, right? It doesn't make sense."

"Why doesn't Boss Tian publish the electronic version? If there is an electronic version, I can still support it, and the physical book is fine."

"To be honest, I'm not optimistic about the performance of new books. The traditional novel market has long since failed, and it's impossible to reach the heights of "Yi Tian"."

Netizens were talking.

Some people expressed that they would definitely support the new book, while others questioned the feasibility of traditional novels, thinking that this book would definitely hit the street.

……

On a question-and-answer forum called [Bihu].

The official raised such a question: What do you think of Tian Moyun's upcoming traditional novel "Dragon Babu"?
The answer area is divided.

One of the top replies put it this way:

"Boss Tian's new book is released. This is something that no one expected, because after the end of "Yi Tian", there are rumors that Boss Tian has closed his pen and will not continue to write."

"This kind of rumor is still very reliable. After all, with the height of Boss Tian, ​​there is no need to waste time on such things."

"Later, with the rise of the mobile Internet, the traditional novel industry declined rapidly, which also made those old readers who were looking forward to new books completely give up their hearts."

"Now the news that the new book is about to be released suddenly spreads. To be honest, it's a bit unexpected."

"Of course I am excited, because I am also a long-time fan of Boss Tian. "Shooting the Condors" and "Yi Tian" are both books I like very much. I have read them several times, and they are much more exciting than the TV series."

"Boss Tian's new book is released, as an old fan, I will definitely support it."

"I think there are not a few friends who think like me. After all, the first two books have really accumulated too much emotional background, and Boss Tian's own reputation is here."

"The title of the question is [How to view Tian Moyun's upcoming traditional novel]... I know where the core of this question lies, it is nothing more than four words of traditional novel."

"In the declining traditional novel market, what will happen to Boss Tian's new book? Will it break the silence of the market and become a rare hit? Or will it not be able to escape the fate of the market's imminent collapse?"

"I think that's the crux of the matter."

"Let me tell you my opinion. As a worker in the paper media industry, from the perspective of my own understanding of the industry, my estimate for the performance of the new book is - 300 million guaranteed copies."

"This estimate is supported by evidence. "Dragon and Babu" not only has the emotional background of the first two books, but also the reputation of Boss Tian, ​​as well as the strong operating capabilities and copyright derivative capabilities of his group."

"I know that it has been half a year since there has been a million-selling work in the industry, but I still believe that Boss Tian's new book will become popular and make a mark in this quiet industry."

"certainly--"

"I know some friends will ask, what if? What if the new book is a hit and doesn't even sell 100 million copies, then what should we say then?"

"Well... there is indeed such a possibility, although the probability is very low."

"If Boss Tian's new book is really a hit and doesn't even sell 100 million copies..."

"At that time, it will not be a matter of a book, but the entire traditional novel industry will be completely shaken. Maybe it will never recover from the fall, or it may completely withdraw from the stage."

"This is not a joke. If Boss Tian's new book is really popular, it means that the entire industry is about to end. People in the industry like me...we should consider changing jobs to save ourselves a way out."

"Don't talk about these negative energy things, anyway—"

"I will buy the new book as soon as it is released, and I will also call on my friends to buy it. I will share my reading experience with you when the time comes. I also hope that interested friends can support the new book with me."

……

This industry insider's highly praised answer made many people who eat melons suddenly realize that things are not that simple.

With the advent of the mobile Internet, the traditional novel industry is already in jeopardy.

Old readers are constantly losing, and new readers are almost zero. Under such circumstances, the traditional novel industry can only wait for death.

There is simply no way out.

The reason why it still exists now is only because there are still a group of leading writers/loyal readers supporting them, and they are trying to slow down the decline of this industry.

And Tian Moyun's new book...

Who is Tian Moyun?
When "Shooting the Condors" came out, it directly broke the sales record of traditional novels.

When "Yitian" was released, it even beat the former one and broke the sales record again.

At that time, some people ridiculed that the record left by Tian Moyun could only be broken by Tian Moyun himself, which meant to praise Tian Moyun and belittle all his colleagues.

Tian Moyun's two books are very popular, and of course there will be many criticisms, but none of these can change his status as a "top writer" in the traditional novel industry.

And now.

The field of traditional novels is like an old man on his deathbed, a slight turbulence may cause great fluctuations.

Tian Moyun's release of a new book at this time is an extremely important event for the entire industry.

If the new book sells well, it means that the traditional novel industry is not as miserable as the outside world makes bad news. Even if it is criticized, at least it can still survive.

But if the new book is a hit...it means that the field of traditional novels is really dead.

Even Tian Moyun, who is good at creating miracles, can't save this industry. Who else can stand up and carry the banner of traditional novels?
It was like the last straw that broke the camel's back...it seemed as light as a feather, but it caused the already overwhelmed camel...to collapse completely, like a collapsed tall building.

If "Tian Long Ba Bu" sells well, it will be a booster. If it does not sell well, there will inevitably be a backlash, which will accelerate the decline of the industry.

Whether it is life or death, let's look at the present.

……

Tian Moyun didn't see this.

When there were different opinions on the Internet, he was staying with [Happy Games Company].

When Su Qiong was making the game "Monument Valley", he hired many experts to help, and Tian Moyun was looking at the ideas of these design drawings.

Very similar to the original Monument Valley, but a little harder to watch.

"Let's start simple."

Tian Moyun thought for a while: "Do the simple ones first, and then increase the difficulty little by little. If the difficulty is so high once you get started, it will definitely increase the difficulty for players to get started."

Mobile game players are different from PC game players.

Most users who play mobile games are those who have not been exposed to video games for a long time, and their understanding of video games is still limited to light casual games and small RPG games.

If a game is too difficult to get started, it will inevitably cause players to feel frustrated. When this frustration accumulates too much, the word-of-mouth of the game will inevitably decline.

Tian Moyun discovered this problem when he was looking at the design drawings of "Monument Valley".

Su Qiong seems to be a little bit of a perfectionist. She selects the design blueprints completely according to her own IQ standards, which also makes these design blueprints not low in difficulty, which does not meet Tian Moyun's vision.

"Isn't this simple?"

Su Qiong blinked: "I think it's very simple."

"I don't want you to think, I want me to think."

Tian Moyun was helpless: "Well, let me give you an idea. You can simply make two versions of "Monument Valley", one standard version and one high-end version. The difficulty of the standard version should be as low as possible. It’s good that elementary school students can easily get started, but the high-end version can be more difficult to do, and it is more suitable for heavy puzzle-solving players who like to burn their brains.”

this is very simple.

It's nothing more than changing the developed game to a set of design drawings, just like the custom map gameplay of "Counter-Strike" and then turning it into a new game is similar.

Thinking of this, Tian Moyun's heart skipped a beat.

He suddenly thought of a possibility, can the game "Monument Valley" be made into a custom map mode?

Of course, if it's just a custom map, it's not interesting, but you can also add some other ways to play.

For example, modifying this game to an online game mode, players can customize the map, communicate with other players, explore each other's ideas, and even hold a design competition...

"Hey, what are you thinking about?"

Su Qiong stretched out her hand and shook it in front of him.

Tian Moyun finally realized: "What did you just say?"

"I said your idea is very good. It's really interesting to make two versions."

Su Qiong repeated: "But if the standard version is set so that elementary school students in the third and fourth grades can easily learn...won't the difficulty be too low?"

"Not low."

Tian Moyun shook his head: "Those new adult players, when they play this kind of game, they prefer to play it as a casual game, rather than a brain-burning game that can't be solved for a long time... In that case, Their IQ is no different from that of third- and fourth-grade elementary school students, and even slightly worse... Just develop according to this difficulty."

"..."

Su Qiong blinked: "Don't tell me... the games "Plants vs. Zombies" were also developed according to this routine."

"It was."

Tian Moyun nodded, and said as a matter of course: "Casual and casual puzzle games, although there are such things as strategy in it, but the main focus is casual and casual... Easy and casual means not using your brain, understand?"

ok ok ok...

Su Qiong sighed, and then asked the design team to make a new batch of design plans.

……

Time flies, rushing like running water.

The vicissitudes of life have changed over time, but in the blink of an eye, endless time has passed.

In the blink of an eye, a full 72 hours have passed!
The time came to August 2.

This is a special day, Tian Moyun's new book "Dragon Babu" is officially released.

Many chain bookstores across the country put up banners to promote it vigorously.

And on the Internet, several e-commerce platforms are also doing promotion as if they don't want money.

A series of social media platforms such as Weibo, Tieba, etc., users can swipe relevant titles as soon as they go online.

Several Internet products under [Thunder Magazine] also pop-up promotions, and prompts "click to enter online book purchase". This is the online book purchase platform launched by the magazine itself.

This level of promotion has opened the eyes of netizens, and colleagues are dumbfounded, and those people who eat melons who are bad-mouthing don't know what to say.

"Isn't this too fierce? Is it really that the promotion resources don't cost money?"

"My own platform to promote my own products, how much money do I need?"

"This wave is really fierce. Before, I was worried about what to do if the exposure was not enough. Now..."

"It seems that the promotion efforts have almost reached the limit, and I don't know how much I can sell in the end."

"Hey, I suddenly miss the time when "Yi Tian" was released, there was a long queue at the door of the bookstore, and I don't see that kind of scene now."

"Can't you see it? I still have it here. I'm still in line. It looks like I should be there in about 5 minutes."

"Now it's mainly because of the well-developed purchasing channels. In the past, there were only one or two chain bookstores, and everyone went there to buy them. Of course, they had to queue up."

"It's true. Now there are several chain stores offline, and there are more than a dozen online shopping platforms and book shopping platforms online. Consumers are scattered."

"Who said there is no need to queue? I ran to buy books in the light rain, but there was a large crowd of people in the bookstore. I almost drenched outside the door."

"Hahaha, this phenomenon can only be seen by Boss Tian when he releases a new book. If it were someone else, he would have lost this cohesion."

"No matter how much this book can sell in the end, I want to support it anyway, but I don't have time in the morning, I have to go to work, so I can only buy it after get off work at noon."

"Who bought it? Send me a post to take a look."

"I bought it and posted a post. The book is very thick. The paper quality and typesetting are very good. It is not blown up or blackmailed. The 30 yuan is worth the money..."

"I'll go, you haven't watched this yet!!!"

There is joy online.

……

at the same time.

Imperial Academy of Drama.

A girl with long ponytails in a long white down jacket, holding a cloth shopping bag, trotted and stooped into the classroom.

"Has the roll call been done?"

The girl with the long ponytail asked in a low voice.

The girl next to her didn't say a word, she reached out her hand and made an "OK" gesture.

It means: The teacher called the roll, and I will help you deal with it.

"That's good."

The girl with the long ponytail let out a sigh of relief.

"Did you really buy it?"

The girl next to her looked at the cloth shopping bag in her hand, and she recognized it as the logo of a bookstore near the school.

"Of course, I, Li Qinrui, went out, how could I return empty-handed?"

The girl with the long ponytail smiled confidently.

She, Li Qinrui, is a girl who loves to read!
"Excellent, I would definitely not dare to go out to buy books at this time."

The girl next to her looked admiring: "You are really worthy of the words "book addicted like life."

"Think too much."

Li Qinrui shook her head: "I just want to see if there are any characters in Boss Tian's new book that are suitable for me... With Boss Tian's efficiency, this book will start shooting film and television dramas at the latest this fall, and it will definitely be open to the public at that time." Recruit suitable actors, and as a genius of the 'Didu Drama Academy', I also have the opportunity to sign up for an audition, if I can find a way to mix up a role, it will definitely be very interesting."

"What?"

The girl next to her was stunned. She thought she was a book-loving literary girl, but at this moment, her painting style suddenly changed.

Seeing that Li Qinrui didn't seem to be joking, she hesitated for a few seconds and reminded: "Did you forget that we are studying screenwriting, not acting..."

"Aren't they all about the same?"

Li Qinrui was startled, and said subconsciously.

almost?
The girl next to her gasped, and looked at her with a bit of awe.

Screenwriting and acting are similar?

My God, you have been in school for so long, don't you even know what you are studying?
How did you get in?

Is the threshold of the Imperial Academy of Drama so low?

"Gee, that's not the point."

Li Qinrui reacted, and waved his hands indifferently: "For an all-round genius like me, it doesn't matter whether it's screenwriting or acting, everything is at hand... And to be honest, even if you can't get involved as an actor, even if you can be a staff member Well, you can add a lot of experience."

"Uh... that's what I said."

The girl next to me thought about it, and it was true, but...even if she was a staff member, she couldn't be an amateur student like them, right?
"So you have to read this book by heart."

Li Qinrui patted the shopping bag lightly: "Think about it, if we thoroughly understand this book, even if we are not professional, we can have a great competitive advantage, right? And we are from the 'Didu Drama Academy' Students, if you have a good relationship with [Tianyu Entertainment], if it’s really not good, just ask a few professors with good relationships to talk, it’s not a big problem.”

"Uh……"

The girl next to me was stunned, did you plan everything?
"And, do you know what is the most important thing?"

Li Qinrui said in a low voice: "Boss Tian will probably also go to the site to supervise the work. We might take the opportunity to get an autograph or a group photo. Shoot, take out the autographed group photo to brighten their titanium alloy dog ​​eyes, isn't it delicious?"

hiss--

The girl next to her gasped.

"Do you think it's just like this? If it's just like this, it can only show that you are too stupid."

Li Qinrui continued: "Think about it, what kind of lineup should the crew of "Dragon and Babu" be? Not to mention first-line artists, even actors and actresses want to be in the lineup, when the time comes, the lineup will look at the entire entertainment industry. The circle is top-notch, if we can get in, we will apply for a job or something in the future, and when people ask you what work experience you have, you slap your little hand and show the evidence that you have worked on the crew of "Tian Long Ba Bu"... That's a decent plus."

hiss--

The girl next to her continued to gasp.

"Do you think that's all?"

Li Qinrui continued: "If you don't plan to find a company to work after graduation, but plan to start your own business as a studio, self-media, etc., then you can write about your daily life in the "Tian Long Ba Bu" crew, such as So-and-so female artist is really gentle, so-and-so male artist is really handsome and charming, the director is really professional, the writer himself... Anyway, it’s just all kinds of compliments, so I’ll bring myself too, by the way. Build momentum and prevent others from underestimating you because you are inexperienced... Pulling the tiger's skin to make a big banner, this wave is also a bonus item."

Hiss--

The girl next to her gasped and gasped again, faintly suffocating.

She looked in admiration.

I thought you were on the second floor, and then I thought you were on the fifth floor, but I never thought that you are actually in the atmosphere. I am young!

……

The day "Dragon Babu" was released.

There are a lot of discussion posts about this book on the Internet, saying everything.

Mr. Lu.

An old-timer in the field of traditional martial arts novels.

He has been cooperating with [Thunder Magazine] for several years. This time, the two parties agreed to give him all the promotion resources in February, but suddenly changed his mind. The reason is that Tian Moyun is going to release a martial arts novel, so all the resources should be kept. Given that book, I can't take care of myself anymore.

Mr. Lu was not angry at that time, he expressed his understanding.

After all, Tian Moyun is the big boss behind [Thunder Magazine], it's normal for the company to please the big boss, and it's okay for me to be late.

But what did that "Old Zhou" say?

He actually told him that Tian Moyun's book would sweep the entire traditional novel market, and during the upsurge of this new book, whoever dared to compete would surely die.

This made Mr. Lu unhappy.

What did Lao Zhou mean by telling him this?Obviously saying that what I wrote is not good?

Mr. Lu said that he was angry!

He wanted to say something, but when he thought of two consecutive books breaking industry records... In order to avoid being slapped in the face, Mr. Lu was upset, but he restrained himself from saying anything.

Unlike those old guys who rely on their elders to sell their elders when they are unhappy, Mr. Lu has a good character and style, and he will not attack his colleagues because of such things.

Today is the day when "Tian Long Ba Bu" is released.

Mr. Lu deliberately asked his granddaughter to buy books for him. He wanted to see if Tian Moyun's new book was better than his own.

Tear open the plastic packaging, open the pages, and you can smell a special aroma of ink.

It's a special treat to read a new book on paper, like drinking tea.

About an hour passed.

Mr. Lu slowly closed the book, took off his glasses, and sighed: "Young people today are amazing."

"Grandpa, many people are talking about it on the Internet."

The little granddaughter on the side said: "They are all discussing whether this book will become popular, what do you think, Grandpa?"

"Fire, such a good book must be popular."

Mr. Lu said with a smile.

of course.

Although he admits that this is a martial arts novel with great skill, it is still impossible to say that he thinks it is not as good as it is.

Both are martial arts novel writers, but their writing styles are completely different.

As the saying goes, there is no first in literature, and there is no second in martial arts. Mr. Lu admits that Tian Moyun's book is good, but he doesn't think this book can completely surpass himself.

however--

The little granddaughter nodded vigorously, then logged into Mr. Lu's Weibo account, and posted a few words under that topic: "Fire, such a good book must be popular!"

Such a post...it tastes like licking.

　Thank you [Little Li with Milk Fragrance] for the reward of 1000 starting coins——Brother Xiao Li is happy to have a daughter, gratifying to congratulate, I wish the little princess can grow up healthily and happily————In addition, " It is very difficult to write the word "Qin" neatly. I hope that the little princess will like this name when she is practicing calligraphy~~~ When I was coding today, I had an idea and just thought of such a plot, so I wrote it directly... ...Thank you Brother Xiao Li for your support all the time.

　　
　
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