When I write a bug it becomes the core gameplay

Other lessons that can be learned?

Gu Fan thought for a while and said: "I think there may be some small flaws in the game design. If I can make a few gameplay changes, maybe..."

However, Lilith quickly interrupted him: "Apart from these?"

Obviously, Lilith still didn't believe him at all, so she still didn't allow him to interfere in any design matters.

Gu Fan felt a little pity. If he could intervene in the game design, he would have more initiative.

But obviously this kind of thing cannot be done overnight. It is very difficult to deceive a hell demon and gain enough trust from her, so Gu Fan is not in a hurry and chooses to settle for the next best thing.

"Apart from the design aspect, I think there are some problems with the game's pricing strategy. The price of our next game should be increased!"

Hearing this, Lilith couldn't help but frown: "Huh?"

Gu Fan smelled a hint of danger.

Obviously, Lilith's suspicion has increased!

The reason why she formulated such a charging strategy for "Hell Tracks" is because she didn't care about making money at all, so she kept the price as low as possible, hoping to trick more people into coming.

That’s why we have the outrageous setting of trying it for two hours before paying.

But Gu Fan actually said that the price of games should be increased?

Obviously, this must be to earn more bonuses, and it is a sign of ulterior motives!

Although the atmosphere suddenly turned cold, Gu Fan seemed unaffected and still said confidently: "The low fees for the game can attract players to a certain extent, but it will also lower their expectations for the game!

“Many players were originally going to have negative emotions after playing “Hell Tracks”, but then they thought about it and realized that the game was only 18 yuan, so they naturally stopped being angry.

“If you want to lure as many people as possible, the strategy of ‘try it first and pay later’ is enough, and there is no need to lower the price.

"On the contrary, the higher the selling price, the more likely it is for players to have negative emotions!"

After saying this, the murderous aura around him quickly faded away.

Lilith frowned, lost in thought.

Sounds like... it makes sense?

Did this guy really give me advice from my perspective?

Gu Fan added: "One more thing, I don't think the art resources of the next game need to be so beautiful, and the gameplay and mechanics don't need to be so complicated.

“These are all plus points!

"The better these things are done, the less likely it is for players to have negative emotions, right?"

Lilith became even more confused.

She frowned: "These words do sound reasonable, but... why do you say these?"

Gu Fan said seriously: "As an employee, for the better development of the company, isn't it natural to make suggestions to the boss and solve problems?"

Lilith rolled her eyes: "Stop talking nonsense!"

Obviously, Lilith is not stupid. She knows that Gu Fan is just a worker who is being exploited by her.

If his plan really succeeds, then Gu Fan will have to work illegally and take the blame for himself for the rest of his life and a hundred years after his death, and he will only get a monthly salary of 8,000 yuan.

So why did Gu Fan give him advice?

Gu Fan coughed twice and explained: "Okay, then I will tell the truth.

"I feel that after signing this contract, it is impossible to cancel it. Anyway, it will be a hundred years after death, and I will inevitably go to hell in the future.

"I am helping you with my suggestions now, and I hope you can protect me when the time comes."

Lilith's brows gradually widened: "Oh? Is that so?"

It sounds quite reasonable. Is this what is often said in the world, "He who knows the current affairs is a hero"?

Not bad.

As a cunning hell demon, Lilith certainly couldn't believe Gu Fan just because of these two words, but overall, her impression of Gu Fan had improved a bit, and she became more and more certain that the previous popularity of "Hell Tracks" was just Because a BUG is a pure accident.

This blame should mainly be placed on Professor Ding's head.

"I will consider your suggestion." Lilith said.

Gu Fan nodded: "Of course, it's ultimately you who decides how to make the game. I'm just a programmer. I'll make it how you tell me to make it."

While showing your loyalty, you also lightly distanced yourself from the relationship. Anyway, when the game does have problems, it will also be your fault.

I'm just a harmless programmer who types code every day.

"Okay, then I will complete the design plan for the new game as soon as possible. You can also take advantage of these two days to determine the office space and recruit people."

After Lilith finished speaking, she disappeared from the spot.

She reappeared a moment later, took away two bags of potato chips on the table, took a can of Coke from the refrigerator, and disappeared again.

…

…

Four days later.

on Monday.

Gu Fan left the rental house and went to the company's interview location while humming a tune.

He has been busy these four days. He first posted job advertisements on the recruitment website, preliminary screened resumes, and then found a suitable office location for Nitiantian Game Company.

Of course, the most important thing is that the game share is received!

As of last Sunday, the sales of the game "Hell Tracks" had indeed reached 150,000 units, and Nitiantian Game Company received a share of approximately 1.8 million from various game platforms.

However, only about 1.4 million has been received so far.

The account splitting process of some small game platforms is relatively cumbersome, some are settled once a month, and some are settled every three months.

Fortunately, official platforms and some large game platforms account for the majority of game sales, and their account sharing process is relatively fast, with settlements done once a week.

Seeing the huge amount of 1.4 million yuan lying around in the company's account, Gu Fan felt instantly better.

Of course, these 1.4 million cannot be spent casually. Lilith has clearly stated the specific distribution method in the contract.

70% of it, which is about 1 million, will be used as development and promotion funds for the next game.

5% of it, or 70,000, is Gu Fan's personal bonus.

The remaining 25%, which is 350,000, can be used as company operating expenses.

Of course, this money is just the money earned in a week, and subsequent funds will continue to come into the account.

The uses of the first two are relatively fixed. The only thing you need to think about how to spend is the 25% of the company's operating funds.

The scope of application of this fund is very wide, from the company's daily operating expenses, such as paying rent, water and electricity bills, etc., to the various welfare benefits of employees, all come from this.

In other words, these expenditures are mutually exclusive. If you want to rent a better office space, then the employee’s bonus and benefits will be smaller; conversely, if the employee’s bonus and benefits are more, they will not have money to rent a better office space. work place.

Therefore, after a short period of thinking, Gu Fan quickly determined the general principles for using these funds.

To put it simply, he wants to use this money to win people's hearts for himself, not for "Inverse Heaven Game Company"!

Soon, Gu Fan arrived at the company location and the location of today's interview.

"Dream Chase" cafe.

This is a cafe very close to Gu Fan's residence, located outside the fifth ring road of the imperial capital.

The location of the cafe itself is not good. There are no large shopping malls nearby. There is only an old community with a sense of era, which is the community where Gu Fan rents, as well as a country park and an equally dilapidated office community.

There are two universities within about a 15-minute drive nearby, one is the famous Teito University, which is ranked top 2 in the country, and the other is Teito Sports University.

But it is obviously impossible for students from these two universities to travel so far just to have a cup of coffee.

Therefore, the operating status of this cafe is quite worrying.

Gu Fan came to the cafe and went straight to the second floor.

The second floor looked very empty, with no one around.

Gu Fan came to the corner by the window, took out his laptop, and checked the submitted resume on it.

Although "Reverse Heaven" itself is an unknown game company, the game "Hell Tracks" is a successful money-making game after all, so it received more than ten resumes in just four days.

The recruitment position this time is "Test Team Leader", and only one person is recruited.

Gu Fan arranged these dozen people in teams of two within eight hours of today's working time to ensure that the interviews could be completed and the candidates finalized in one day.

In fact, Gu Fan had already foreseen that many interviewees would be put off just by seeing this interview location, so the number of people he would actually interview today should be far less than ten.

But it doesn’t matter. Recruitment is just like a blind date.

It doesn't matter how many times you fail, as long as you succeed once, it's enough.

After waiting for a while, Gu Fan looked at the time. It was already half past nine.

This meant that the two job seekers who were originally scheduled to come for interviews at nine o'clock gave up.

Knew it!

Gu Fan was not in a hurry. There happened to be a cafe downstairs. He ordered a cup of coffee and drank it slowly.

Finally, just after 10 o'clock, the first interviewer came.