Chapter 266 News about Tianba Haoyuan (Happy New Year to everyone)
Tianba Studio owns a number of games, and these games are quite popular. The popular characters in the games are naturally very popular.
But when it comes to game derivatives, Tianba Studio has not done particularly well...
Chen Ba knew this very well.
Hu Xi, the protagonist of "Once Upon a Time in a Mountain Village", has peripheral derivatives that are loved and sought after by players. This is not the first time this has happened.
Before this, Huang Qing had mentioned to him that the game IP owned by the studio had high derivative value, but they had not taken advantage of it.
Take "God's Grace Continent" as an example.
After this game became popular, many NPCs also became popular, and there are many second-generation fan works on the Internet.
For example, the king, who is nicknamed "old father-in-law" by players, is a frequent visitor to second-generation videos!
But it is a pity that Tianba Studio did not take advantage of the free enthusiasm to open up new ways of making money for the studio. This is undoubtedly a waste of natural resources for Huang Qing.
actually……
Regarding game peripherals, Tianba Studio does not do anything. In addition to selling digital hardware such as graphics cards, CPUs and memory sticks, Xianyu Digital also sells some official game peripherals.
But that's all small talk.
Keychains, refrigerator magnets, pillows, mouse pads, etc., although these peripherals are very good, they do not satisfy Huang Qing.
"Figures, dolls, models..."
Huang Qing has said a lot and feels that studios should pay attention to this aspect and not waste the popularity of major game IPs.
Chen Ba didn’t take it seriously at first.
He still has the old concept, thinking that these things are just trivial and cannot make much money at all. After all, how many players are willing to pay for hand-made models and so on?
It wasn't until this time that Hu Xi, the protagonist of "Once Upon a Time in a Mountain Village" became popular all over the Internet, and various peripheral derivatives were selling like hotcakes, that he changed his mind.
There seems to be a big market for this thing?
Chen Ba admitted that he did underestimate this market. The most important thing is that he did not expect Hu Xi to be so loved and sought after by players.
But it’s not a big problem…
It’s not too late to make amends!
Although I did not pay attention to this aspect at the beginning, many good opportunities were missed. But now that he pays attention to it, he won't make the same mistake again.
The first batch of game peripheral derivatives produced by authorized OEM may not be expected by anyone.
That’s right!
The target is the old scalper in "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator" who has accompanied the protagonist for many years and has formed a deep "friendship" with the players!
This old scalper is the first batch of products developed and designed by Tianba Studio after it paid attention to the game peripheral market.
Products are made into ornaments.
As a game peripheral, the price is actually more expensive than the game itself, and it is limited to 10,000 copies!
Chen Ba's move was originally intended to test the players' consumption intensity and their recognition of game peripheral derivatives.
But he never expected that the 10,000 old scalper ornaments, priced at 99 yuan and limited to 10,000 copies, would be sold out by divers of cattle-herding followers within just a few hours of being put on the market.
【This product is sold out! 】
Looking at the conspicuous reminder words on the screen, even though Chen Ba was mentally prepared, he felt shocked at this moment.
"no……"
"Are there still so many followers of the Cowherd Cult now?" He looked at Huang Qing and asked the doubts in his heart.
Selling out is not a problem.
If it were the period when "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator" was the most popular, not to mention the limited edition of 10,000 copies, even if it was 100,000 copies, enthusiastic players would probably buy them out instantly.
But the problem is...
How many years ago is "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator" an old game? Does this game still have so many active players and so many followers of the Cowherd Cult?
"not like this."
Huang Qing shook his head and explained: "What do you understand by the followers of the Cowherd Cult? Players who have been insisting on playing the game "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator"?"
If there are players who have been insisting on playing this game, there must not be 10,000 people by now, and it is estimated that there are only two or three thousand people.
These players, even if everyone buys peripherals, will not be able to sell out 10,000 scalper ornaments! What's more, it won't happen that everyone buys peripherals!
Among the players who are still playing the game, only about one-tenth of them participated in this rush sale, and participation is considered participation. Whether or not you buy it is another matter.
"The scalper ornaments with a limited edition of 10,000 copies have been swept away, and the main force of consumption comes from old players who have given up."
Huang Qing explained: "This is what I said. Although most people no longer play "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator", the reason why the Cowherd Cult still has a large number of people."
joke!
Unless all the original players die of old age, the Cowherd Cult will never be destroyed. Even if you are suppressed, it only takes a spark to make a comeback!
No one should question the original group of Cowherd Cult believers. Their loyalty to their faith was quite high.
"Is it that outrageous?"
Chen Ba murmured, wondering if Huang Qing had exaggerated the Cowherd Cult too much, a sect with a "funky" nature?
Not that exaggerated, right?
He knows the origin of the Cowherding Cult better than anyone else. It was originally a comedy group established by a few meme players under the instigation of a man named Wang.
That’s right, a comedy group!
Chen Ba has never taken the organizations such as the Cowherd Sect, Gumua Sect, and Tianshu Holy Land seriously, thinking that they are just joking.
This is just like the "FFF" Inquisition that became a hit with the broadcast of a neon anime series in the early years.
At that time, he also followed the trend and played this meme. He also claimed to be an honorary member of "FFF" and often joked about it.
However, he does not think that he sincerely endorses the so-called "FFF" heresy trial concept and is loyal to this organization or sect.
nonsense!
It’s an organization that’s being joked about on the Internet, so no one really believes it, right?
"You are right, but what I want to emphasize is that when the Cowherd Cult was first established, most of its members were just following the trend..."
Huang Qing is not denying Chen Ba's statement, because this is the fact. The Cowherd Cult was a funny organization from the beginning. No one, including the leader and the high priest, took this organization seriously.
But today is different from the past!
Over time, the Cowherd Cult has long since transformed from a funny organization into a serious sect where a group of "like-minded" people gather together for warmth.
certainly!
No matter how they change, the inherently funny element of this organization still exists, so their program and doctrines are still humorous in the eyes of outsiders.
However, in the past, these humorous programs or doctrines were just talked about in jest, and no one believed them to be true, and no one would consciously abide by and maintain them.
But now there is!
"I've heard of it, but I didn't expect it to be so abstract." Chen Ba frowned.
He actually didn't understand.
If they were simply playing tricks for fun, there would be no problem with those followers of the Cowherding Cult. Anyway, you can have fun online, you can say whatever you want and do whatever you want.
But if you really believe in this and recognize these teachings or concepts from the bottom of your heart, it is a bit puzzling.
Why?
The core teachings of the Cowherding Sect can also be said to be missionary concepts. Chen Ba has also carefully read it. He does not think there is anything special about the so-called "Cowherding is also a kind of spiritual practice".
In other words, he felt that this was pure nonsense. Kunkun was not married at the time, so who knows what went into his head to make up such nonsense.
The key is, does anyone really believe it?
The leader of your family has admitted that it is a set of doctrines that he made up. How come there are still true believers in the Cowherding Cult who don’t believe that it is false?
"It's not that I don't believe it..."
Yang Dong walked into the office with a cup of coffee, raised his eyebrows and said, "Is there a possibility that everyone knows this is fake?"
"Believing in the cattle-herding religion is just to find some spiritual comfort for yourself in this fast-paced and high-stress era?"
Believers of the Cowherding Sect believe that being close to nature will relax people's minds. The act of herding cows and cutting pig grass is a kind of spiritual practice, which brings people infinitely close to the "pure" state they were born in.
This set of rhetoric can be said by every believer in the Cowherding Cult.
It doesn't matter if it's repeated over and over again. When these words are repeated hundreds or thousands of times, these people's playful thoughts will slowly fade away, and they will start to think about whether this is a real practice?
"Stop, stop, stop!"
Chen Ba couldn't listen anymore and quickly stopped the discussion and said: "Aren't we talking about the ten thousand scalper ornaments that were sold out in seconds? Why did we suddenly discuss the rationality of the teachings of the Cowherding Cult while we were chatting?"
"I said, this is the reason!"
Huang Qing spread his hands and said: "The teachings of the Cowherd Cult have been recognized by more and more people, which is why 10,000 copies of the merchandise were sold out in seconds."
It’s not that complicated!
The Cowherd Cult originated from the game "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator", but now it has transcended this game, and the followers of the Cowherd Cult are no longer limited to gamers.
To put it bluntly, this group is still very large, so it is not difficult to understand that the limited edition of 10,000 old scalper ornaments sold out in seconds.
"It's indeed understandable."
"What I really can't understand is that the cattle herding activities organized by these cattle herding cult believers seem to be quite popular now?"
Yang Dong scratched his head and said: "I came across a piece of news before. It is said that a primary school in a certain place organized a rural visit and experience tour in order to let the children cherish their current happy life."
"And their teacher happens to be a loyal player of "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator", and arranged for them to herd cattle and cut pig grass... After the news came out, it was highly praised by parents and teachers everywhere!"
"Highly acclaimed?"
"Yeah, well received!"
Yang Dong nodded to show that he was right, and continued: "Then there was an inexplicable trend on the Internet of taking children to the countryside or back to their hometowns to experience herding cattle, cutting pig grass, and working in the fields."
This is a good thing done by the cattle herders!
Not only do they get close to nature themselves and like to herd cattle and cut pig grass, they also recommend Amway to others, so that others can learn from them.
This is not the point. The point is that some people really believe in the deception of these cowherding religions, especially parents and teachers. They really think this is an excellent way to educate children.
Chen Ba: "..."
Although he thought it was very abstract, he had to say that these cattle-herding believers did a good job this time, and it was not a bad thing.
It is not a bad thing to let those pampered children who live in the city go and experience the work of rural children herding cattle and cutting pig grass.
Just be sure to pay attention!
In this process, it’s enough to realize that a happy life is hard-won, but don’t listen to those weird aunties who think that “cattle herding is a spiritual practice”…
What a sin!
These cattle-herding believers probably feel that the game "Hanchuang Kudu Simulator" is out of date and it is difficult for them to attract new comrades from the Internet, so they actually expanded their business into reality!
The most outrageous thing is that the missionary targets they target are actually primary school students and middle school students?
Damn it!
The more Chen Ba thought about it, the more angry he became. He even thought that this was the reason why the Cowherd Cult had been silent for many years and had not even become a demon.
I thought that after being suppressed, they finally became law-abiding.
Who knew that these idiots were opening up a second battlefield and going to make trouble in reality?
"Wait a minute……"
Chen Ba, who was about to issue an order to comprehensively arrest the members of the Niu Herding Cult in Tianba Community and accuse the Niu Herding Cult of being a "cult", suddenly thought of something.
So, he quickly asked Yang Dong: "The Cowherd Sect is so capable of causing trouble, but what about the Gumua Sect, Tianshu Holy Land and the Merit Monks?"
I almost forgot.
Tianba Community is a game exchange community where good and bad people are mixed, and monsters and ghosts are rampant. There are more than one active player organizations in the Niu Herding Cult.
There are also many player groups with various ideas that are also active in the Tianba community. From time to time, conflicts would break out between them over missionary matters, and then they would fight, making the forum a mess.
If the Cowherd Cult, half buried in the ground, is so capable of causing trouble, then other player groups or organizations won't be able to cause trouble as well, right?
"That's not true!"
Yang Dong shook his head and said: "I haven't heard of any news about other player organizations causing trouble, but..."
After hearing the first half of the sentence, Chen Ba's tense nerves instantly relaxed, but before he could relax for long, he became nervous again when he heard the word "but".
"But what?"
"But there is a rumor, I don't know if it is true or not, but it is quite bluffing!"
Yang Dong said with a smile: "It is said that in Jiangcheng, a real estate company developed a new property. The pre-sale phase was very popular, but later the developer's capital chain was broken, and it was suspected that it was unfinished..."
"Um?"
Chen Ba was confused. What did this news have to do with the topic they were talking about? Real or fake, it seems that it has nothing to do with Tianba Studio, right?
The property is just unfinished, it’s nothing new... eh!
As if he had thought of something, Chen Ba looked at Yang Dong with a stiff expression and asked word for word: "You couldn't tell me that an aunt sent a player to buy the house in this real estate, right?"
"seems like it……"
Yang Dong coughed, and then explained: "Many players have posted in the community, but the authenticity is not yet certain. Another point is that there is a special reason why these players sent by Gumua sent people to buy houses in this real estate. .”
"what reason?"
"Then the name of this real estate project is Tianba Haoyuan!"
Chen Ba: "..."
Even if he uses this project to defraud players of their money in the game, why are there still people using this project to defraud them of their money in reality?
Damn it!
Players won’t think that this is a building built by him, right?