Chapter 197
The launch of the "duration lock" can be regarded as solving a major hidden danger in Tianba Studio and eliminating Chen Ba's worries.
Players can also accept it.
There's nothing you can do if you don't accept it. Apart from "Don't Leave After School: Pinball Storm", which other game on the market will distribute advertising fees to players?
Go ahead and dream!
This is Scorpion Baba’s only game. There is no other game in the world that shares advertising fees with players, so players have no choice.
"That's right, Brother Ba!"
Xiao Lu asked curiously: "This duration lock shouldn't be transplanted to other games, right?"
"It depends!"
"If it's a game like "Love Staff" that players are addicted to and lacks competing products, it can be transplanted there."
Chen Ba explained: "If it's like "Star Emperor" and "Fast Rush", don't transplant it. You think there are too many players, right?"
Duration locks will make players unhappy.
If it is a game that is fun and addictive, and there is no substitute for it, it is okay to impose restrictions to avoid risks.
But if it is a game that has competing products and players are not very enthusiastic about playing it, plus this kind of time lock, it is no different than seeking death.
At this point, Chen Ba seemed to have thought of something, so he asked casually: "What's going on in the GAL League? Why has it been suspended for more than a month?"
"Too busy arguing!"
"Nvidia Club accused Intel Club and AMD Club of using unfair means to compete during the game and applied for GAL Alliance arbitration. The incident is still under investigation..."
Unfair means?
When Chen Ba heard this, he quickly took out his mobile phone and searched for relevant news, and then called the CEO of the GAL Alliance to inquire about the specific situation.
"Little things..."
Chen Ba said speechlessly: "During the competition in Shancheng Station, NVIDIA discovered that the CPU driver of the competition host had an abnormality. We temporarily replaced the AMD CPU, but the problem was still not eliminated, resulting in the final loss of the game."
The game at Yamashiro Station is very important.
Because the winner of this station will directly determine the ownership of the 25-26 championship. After all, the difference in points between the top few and the bottom ones is so big that it is impossible to catch up.
In other words, as long as NVIDIA, the leader in the points, wins the mountain city championship, even if it directly abstains from the next two games, they will still be the annual champion!
The champagne was all ready, and the club’s early celebratory tweets for winning the championship were all edited and ready to be sent, but something went wrong...
Nvidia is dissatisfied and feels that it is being targeted by AMD and Intel.
They couldn't bear to see Nvidia defending its title, so they deliberately stumbled and tampered with the driver, which led to Nvidia's defeat at the Mountain City Station.
"It's very noisy!"
The CEO of the GAL Alliance told Chen Ba on the phone that the three clubs were now at odds with each other, and no one was willing to admit that it was their fault, and the quarrel was fierce.
"Is it really AMD and Intel's manipulation?" Xiao Lu asked curiously.
"Then... who knows!"
Chen Ba said noncommittally: "You just need to remember that the shopping mall is like a battlefield. NVIDIA has been too popular in the past two years. There must be people who don't want them to defend their title."
It's impossible to find out anyway.
If the other party dares to do this kind of technical stumbling block, they will definitely not be afraid of being discovered, so the investigation will most likely be fruitless.
Nvidia will most likely have to suffer this dumb loss, and will be more careful in the future and take more precautions in the CPU area to avoid being plotted.
"Games resume next week!"
Chen Ba gave a firm date, which appeased Xiao Lu, as well as the majority of GAL League viewers and sponsors.
Even if they quarrel privately, the competition must continue. A one-month break is already outrageous. The quarrel between these three companies cannot prevent other teams from competing.
Chen Ba decided to mediate.
He basically doesn't care much about the GAL League affairs and entrusts all the responsibility to the new competition CEO.
But no matter how little he did, Chen Ba's name was the authority, and he stepped in to mediate. These three graphics card manufacturers had to give some face.
It’s no good if you don’t give me face!
Last time, a second-tier graphics card OEM brand was obviously not very sensible. It forgot to supply the new graphics card to Brother Ba as soon as it was launched, resulting in repeated mistakes in the evaluation process.
How did the car flip over?
No matter how I tested this card, there was no problem. Once I used the professional evaluation software "Star Emperor", I was shocked.
When the players took a look, alas! Why is your graphics card so bad at running "Star Emperor"? Not even as good as the old graphics card from a year ago? Then I won’t buy it!
This is the consequence of defying Brother Ba's authority. New graphics cards are not available on the market, and even low-price promotions cannot sell them...
Later, the brand reacted and quickly paid back the protection fee to Tianba Studio, and then returned to normal levels.
"It used to be a problem with the graphics card driver. Just update the driver and it will be fine!"
After blaming the driver for the unsatisfactory test results, this graphics card has once again been favored by players. After all, the price has been reduced, and it is easy to use with the new driver. Why not buy it?
Tianba Studio’s statement that it has the say in PC hardware is no joke.
I won’t talk about graphics card evaluation.
If you hold "Star Emperor" in your hands, no matter whose hardware is not good, it is completely a matter of updating the game patch.
Graphics card sales are the top priority!
After so many years of development, Xianyu Digital has become the number one purchase channel for PC hardware recognized by gamers.
To buy computer hardware, go to Xianyu Digital.
Goudong's self-operated goods are not as stable and reliable as Brother Ba's. After all, everyone knows that Brother Ba's way of getting goods is different from other dealers.
Other dealers beg manufacturers to provide goods. If they don't ask, they won't be able to deliver the goods. When new products are launched, they are usually sold out in seconds, leaving a serious shortage of supply.
Except for a few limited editions and special products, there is basically no possibility of "sold out" of Xianyu Digital's products. As long as you place an order, the goods will be shipped to you!
Don't ask where the goods come from, just ask that Brother Ba has great powers...
Speaking of which, there is another very funny thing. That is, not long ago, the high-end graphics cards of the 50 series and 60 series were banned, and the 5090 and 6090 graphics cards were unavailable in China.
That’s right, sales are banned!
But it is precisely because of the ban that the special features of Xianyu Digital's "online store" are highlighted.
What happened to the ban on Xianyu Digital? Don't worry about where Brother Ba's goods come from. You just need to pay anyway, and the graphics card will definitely be shipped to you.
With such a strong relationship and background, if players don't come to Xianyu Digital to buy hardware, but insist on buying some self-operated products, then they are really out of their minds.
Trivia!
Xianyu Digital's various hardware sales successfully exceeded 100 million as early as a year ago.
Of course, this is sales.
The net profit is definitely not that high. After all, it is easy to achieve sales exceeding 100 million, but it is difficult for the net profit to exceed 100 million.
However, even if the profit does not exceed 100 million, it is still a super online store with a level of 10 million, which can be regarded as an invisible source of revenue for Tianba Studio.
"Speaking of which, the products sold by Xianyu Digital are quite complicated..."
Yang Dong couldn't help but joked: "Not to mention game consoles from Microsoft and Sony, there are also sweeping robots, electric toothbrushes and smart toilets, which really opened my eyes!"
"That's what I agree with."
Chen Ba explained: "Xianyu Digital's business is so booming that many manufacturers have come to us, hoping to help sell their products on a consignment basis."
They are very sincere, and Xianyu Digital’s customers do include users of these digital products and smart home products.
Let’s sell some by the way!
If you can sell it, you will earn an extra penny. If you can't sell it, you will just pretend that nothing happened. Anyway, the core is still the PC hardware, and the rest is just garnish.
"Okay, I'll just say it casually."
Yang Dong smiled, but did not continue to talk about this topic. Anyway, he knew that Xianyu Digital was an independent subsidiary and was not under his control.
He came to Chen Ba to ask Brother Ba to fulfill his promise and let him develop a game as a producer.
"sure!"
Chen Ba has no intention of breaking his promise. Since he promised Brother Dong, let him give him a chance.
But then again.
Although he agreed to Dong Ge's proposal to independently produce a game, he was still quite curious about the types and themes of the games produced by Dong Ge.
"Ha ha!"
Seeing Chen Ba looking at him with a strange look on his face, Yang Dong couldn't help but laugh and said: "As for the subject matter, I want to make a simulation game that is similar to "Household Simulator" but very different."
“Big Internet celebrity simulator!”
"It's probably like playing an Internet celebrity, gaining more fans through various operations and hype marketing, and making money through live broadcasts and business orders."
Big internet celebrity simulator?
When Chen Ba heard this, he couldn't help but complain: "You don't want to be an Internet celebrity, so you want to make such a game, right?"
"That's not true. Mainly because I heard Brother Huang introduce his previous experience in MCN Company, and I accidentally came up with an idea."
Yang Dong expressed his considerations.
Through Huang Qing, a former Internet celebrity godfather, he felt that this seemingly glamorous industry is actually not that good behind the scenes.
It happened that the subject of Internet celebrities also catered to the preferences of many young people and could arouse their curiosity, so he wanted to make such a game.
"Then do you have any ideas?"
"have!"
Yang Dong expressed his idea, that is, in this internet celebrity simulator game, players can upload their favorite photos or videos.
Other players can like and comment.
In other words, in the game, the interaction between players is used to simulate the most realistic network environment.
"That's boring!"
Chen Ba shook his head: "This is not so much a game as it is a social platform. If you don't play on existing social platforms, why would you play this game?"
"Don't worry, I haven't finished yet..."
Yang Dong rolled his eyes and said: "In the game, every player will sign a contract with a company. The company will give each player targeted marketing and hype suggestions."
"The photos and videos uploaded by players will also be modified by the company to meet the company's packaging requirements."
"True and false, false and true!"
According to Yang Dong's explanation, Chen Ba generally understood.
The core gameplay of this game is actually to simulate the birth process of a big internet celebrity. It’s just that the game is made more immersive, allowing players to upload photos and videos themselves.
Packaging, marketing and hype are all handled by the contracted brokerage company in the game.
Can it be popular?
have no idea! Anyway, this game will provide you with professional-level MCN packaging and marketing services, allowing you to experience how Internet celebrities are born.
"Did you go find Brother Qing?"
"Uh-huh!"
Yang Dong nodded and said: "He was the general manager of MCN before. He must know more about the packaging and marketing methods of these Internet celebrities than I do."
"The problem that needs to be solved now is how to simulate the effect of one-click production in the game."
"This is easy to handle!"
Chen Ba explained: "We are now in the AI era. Everything from dubbing to editing can be done for you as long as you train the AI. It is mainly a marketing hype method!"
This can be learned.
Huang Qing was previously an industry insider and general manager. He had personally trained and incubated many big internet celebrities, and he could be used as a guide.
Then add an AI agent to the game.
The function of this AI agent is mainly to help players optimize and edit uploaded photos and video materials, and then combine it with the company's marketing and hype methods in the game to create Internet celebrities in an assembly line.
"In the game, all data is controllable. For example, we can make up a fake number of fans and video likes in the game, or we can also get a batch of troll comments..."
It's a game anyway, and it's very simple for developers to do this.
Then here comes the problem.
When playing this game, can players tell the difference between real and fake content? Can it be unaffected?
"This is an online game!"
Yang Dong said: “All players can see each other’s accounts, follow other players, become fans of each other, leave messages and even like them.”
In other words.
In this game, players will experience the most realistic social experience. But the only difference is that the video platform, fans, likes, and comments may all be fake.
The game has AI brokers and brokerage companies. Players sign up with different companies and AI brokers, and everyone is disguised.
Kind of like Werewolf!
Everyone plays the role of Internet celebrities who are packaged and marketed, but some are real Internet celebrities, and their fans are all real players.
Someone is a fake Internet celebrity, and his fans are all fake fans simulated by the game.
"Raising gu, right?"
Chen Ba joked: "Then if I play this game and gain 100,000 fans in the game, and all of them are real people, will I also be popular on other platforms?"
"no!"
Yang Dong also smiled and said: "Because you who became popular are packaged and marketed. If you leave this game, you will be no different from ordinary people."
He proposed a concept: AI face painting!
In the photos and videos uploaded by players, the appearance of the characters will be redrawn by AI, and no one will be able to show their true face in the game.
It's all disguise, it's all fake!
The only way to play the game is to use the AI broker and the company's marketing hype to help you successfully become popular in this environment and become the ultimate Internet celebrity in the game!
There is a fan ranking list in the game.
This list only counts "real fans" and all members are anonymous. You can't see other people's rankings, only your own.
"Okay, okay!"
When Chen Ba heard this, his expression became completely unbearable.