Chapter 8 Make big news
The first day of the "Video Gamer Conference" passed in the heat. There is no tear-up that is popular among manufacturers, there are just players with love, and game makers with love.
Lin Yan returned home, soaked in the bathtub, pinched the duckling floating on the water, and felt that his whole person was relaxed. I've been standing for almost a day, I've been busy for almost a day, and it's a lie to say that I'm not tired. He looked at the rising white vapor and wondered if he had made a mistake, whether he should have made a prototype of a game console and placed it on the counter of the exhibition for players to try to play.
The "Video Game Gamer Conference" was originally an exhibition that could expand the influence of the video game industry, and it seems quite unreasonable that only one light gun arcade machine was exhibited, but there was no experimental model of the home machine that would be regarded as the main development path in the future for players to play.
Do you want to make one out now?
Lin Yan thought about it and gave up this decision. Just because he can make an arcade machine in one night doesn't mean he can make a home video game console one night.
After all, home game consoles are very different from arcade machines, although the performance may be a little worse, but it is unusually in need of miniaturization. Now the motherboard of an arcade machine is about the size of two home game consoles. Lin Yan's manual ability, making the motherboard of the arcade machine is okay, making the motherboard of the home machine, he does not dare to guarantee that he can succeed at the first time, and the accuracy is as high as expected.
So be it for now. Didn't you say that you were going to compete with the machine of Katsukuro Yano, and if you lose, maybe you won't be in the video game industry in the future. Lin Yan thought about it, a smile appeared on his face, he was very confident in the hardware of his light gun arcade machine and the software "Duck Fighting".
Yano Katsuku's racing arcade machine, the income is absolutely impossible to be higher than his own light gun arcade machine.
Early the next morning, before the next day's "Video Gamer Conference" opened, Lin Yan, who came to the venue, was dumbfounded by the statistics given by Haruka Kishimoto.
His light gun arcade machine. Less profitable than Katsukuro's racing arcade.
That's impossible!
This was Lin Yan's first thought. He carefully looked at the chart Haruka Kishimoto gave him, and examined every value on it, his "Duck Fighting" arcade machine was a total of five, with an average of more than 20 seconds per game. On average, each machine will put three coins per minute, which is 300 yuan. The exhibition is open for a total of nine hours, and a single arcade will play 1,620 games, earning a theoretical income of 162,000 yen.
The income on the chart is indeed not much different from the theoretical income, a total of five "duck hunting" machines. The largest one earned 170,000 yen, and the least 158,000 yen.
Look at Yano Katsuku's racing arcade machine, which earns 500 yuan per game, which is much more expensive than "Duck Fighting". However, in order to reflect the charm of racing arcade games, it seems that the difficulty of the game is not very high, and the average game is often around two minutes. After a series of calculations, the theoretical income should be 135,000 yen. However, according to the statistics on the chart, the highest-paid of the two. But there were 180,000 yen.
What's going on?
Lin Yan looked at the statistics on the icon, and questions swirled in his head.
Haruka Kishimoto seemed to have become much happier when she saw that Lin Yan was no longer the one who was in her hands, and she said in a gloating tone, "You know you're in a hurry? ”
Lin Yan looked at Haruka Kishimoto, who was laughing at him, although he wanted to be angry, but in the end he didn't have a seizure, he knew that this time he was reckless, or that he was too arrogant. I thought I had brought video games to this world, and everyone in this world. None of the video games you make are fun. Everyone is a little minion, and they are the strongest, so strong that they are invincible in the world.
Apparently. I haven't been strong enough to be unparalleled in the world, I wasn't taken into my eyes by myself, I thought I was just a little person, and I compared myself.
"Not bad." Haruka Kishimoto walked around Lin Yan and praised that he could be taunted when he was hit, and he didn't fight back yet. It's pretty awesome, too.
"Do you want my sister to tell you why?" Haruka Kishimoto knew that he was many years older than Hayashi Hiko. I don't know when I started calling myself my sister in front of Lin Yan.
"You say." When Lin Yan heard Haruka Kishimoto's words, he relieved his heart, he knew that Haruka Kishimoto must have some useful news, since this was the case, then just wash his ears and listen.
"Let me ask you first, you didn't find someone to line up to play your "Duck Hunting", did you?" Haruka Kishimoto asked.
When Lin Yan heard this, he understood, according to the meaning of Kishimoto Haruka's words, I am afraid that Yano Katsujiu used the skill that was common to online merchants later - swiping orders.
It is estimated that people will take the money and board the machine, put it in the hand of the coin, pretend to be dead with both hands, and then come down after they are really dead.
"As you think, Katsukuro Yano did it." Haruka Kishimoto saw Lin Yan's clear expression and understood, he understood. Meanness is the pass of the despicable, this is a very normal thing, no matter how harmonious the world is, in the end it is impossible to avoid the emergence of bad money driving out good money.
Haruka Kishimoto waited for Lin Yan to look at him, and then began to continue, "At first, my people didn't find out, there were already many people at the exhibition, and it was more difficult to record how many people were playing with the machine, let alone remember the face. Besides, after playing, if you feel fun, it is a matter of course to queue up again. Video games have a high replay rate, so I don't guess how attractive a game is. It wasn't until someone saw a 'player' who had finished playing, and instead of going to another venue, he took off his coat and put on his work card to work at the booth of the Video Game League. Originally, my statistician wondered why one machine ended the game so quickly, while the other ended so slowly. Originally, in the analysis report, I thought that one of them had changed the difficulty of the game in order to compare with your arcade. It wasn't until I saw the players played by the staff that I realized that this was the case. ”
"There shouldn't be anyone on my side...... Lin Yan said, "At least I didn't arrange ......"
Lin Yan didn't rush to the crown angrily, and felt how despicable Yano Katsuku's behavior of "swiping orders" was. If you are really angry about such a thing and are full of a "sense of justice", then you can almost die of anger for 108,000 times in this life. In terms of rules, Katsukuro Yano did not violate the rules, but he was just making reasonable use of the rules.
This kind of rational use of the rule, rubbing the edge of the rule, is very common. It's like Lin Yan's newly established leather bag company. With the help of the Chiba Group, it is also reasonable to avoid taxes. It's not that there are no white crows in the sky, but after all, there are many black crows.
"Do you want to find someone too?" Haruka Kishimoto asked.
Lin Yan shook his head, he didn't plan to do this. With such means, even a victory is not glorious. Not to mention. It's people like Katsukuro Yano. Maybe you lose, there are thousands of ways to deny it, and you almost live in this circle.
Don't overestimate one's upper limit, and don't underestimate one's lower limit. This is the life motto that Lin Yan has long realized.
"And what are you going to do?" Haruka Kishimoto asked.
"It's not that there's no way, it's just ......" Lin Yan was thinking about how to make a real player. With his own will, he helped his "Duck Fighting" to "brush the order".
The reason why I really want such a "crooked way" is because several machines of "Duck Fighting" have already fallen into a state of full operation at the exhibition, and there is no idle time. In this case, the potential of the light gun arcade machine was originally squeezed dry. In this case, it is necessary to increase the income of a single machine. I didn't want to organize people to brush the order by myself, so I had to let the players help me.
In this case, if you want players to help you swipe orders, there are almost only two words that can do it, and that is - feelings.
However, the video game industry has not been around for a long time. How to make players willing to spend for "feelings". There was only one way for Lin Yan to sacrifice himself.
"Can you print a banner for me?" Lin Yan asked Haruka Kishimoto.
"Yes, what do you want to print?" Kishimoto looked at Lin Yan, who had regained his self-confidence, and was also a little curious about what kind of way he came up with to break the game.
"It's simple, that's all. Then ...... like this" Lin Yan whispered all his thoughts, and Haruka Kishimoto nodded when he heard it.
"You've got an idea!" After Haruka Kishimoto praised Lin Yan, he turned around and twisted his waist and walked away. But. Although looking at her back looks a little, seeing that she has to lose her balance from time to time, I also understand that it is really not too suitable for such things as high heels.
The second day of the "Video Gamer Conference" also officially opened at 9 o'clock. Katsukuro Yano sat in the video game league exhibition area, brewed a red fork in his hand, and looked at the light gun arcade machine in the direction of Chiba games with interest.
His movements are very graceful and relaxed. It's like a sure win. No, not as if, it's almost a sure win. He was also there all the time yesterday, although players had been queuing in front of the "Duck Fighting" arcade designed by Lin Yan, and he was also a little worried. But he did a little tricking, and on the first day of statistics, his racing arcade earned more than that of the light gun arcade.
You're still too young...... I don't understand the dangers of this world. Katsukuya Yano sighed in his heart with black tea. Your Lin Yan video game is fun, so what, it's not like you want to be Lao Tzu's subordinate. Video games aren't just fun. Hopefully, when you leave the video game industry, you'll miss the old days.
As the chief lady of the Chiba Group, Chiba Yuki naturally got the statistics of the first day. She was also a little worried, because she knew how important video games were to Lin Yan. Even, in the analysis of her think tank, "Destiny Games" has a strong video game gene.
However, when she saw Lin Yan's indifferent expression, she still felt that she wouldn't help him for the time being. Wait for this kid to hold on, wait for him to beg himself, and then help him himself. Otherwise, Miss Ben's help would not seem too cheap.
……
The reporter brother who was terminated by Haruka Kishimoto is now applying for jobs with his resume. He didn't care about the "video gamer conference" anymore, he wasn't particularly interested in video games himself, he went because of work.
Finding a job is really not an easy task, though. It's a bit hard, to be exact. He was not a normal resignation, but was dismissed by Haruka Kishimoto.
Resignation is inherently uncommon in Japan, a society that values job stability, and dismissal is a more serious problem.
Especially after being fired, it is even more difficult to find a job in the same industry.
Although "Game Pass" is an emerging magazine, it is still recognized in the same industry. Haruka Kishimoto had already reported his brother's behavior in the industry circle when he fired his brother, which almost blocked the way for him to find a job.
The reporter's brother is also quite pitiful, he will have this kind of skill. He is thin, even if he goes to work as a construction worker to move bricks, he is not qualified enough, so he can only try his luck and see if he can find a company that can take him in.
At the same time, when he hit the wall again and again, he also cursed Haruka Kishimoto, the female boss who fired him, over and over again. slandered her in his heart. Who knows how she became the president of a magazine? Who knows how many men she is in a relationship with? Who knows......
All kinds of personal attacks, character attacks, everything.
This is also what some people think when they are fired, or when they are dumped in love. It's just pouring dirty water on the original partner, and everything is not your own fault, but someone else's fault.
That's right! I don't have this!
The reporter's little brother suddenly remembered the incident when he annoyed Haruka Kishimoto and took a photo of her and her lover. Although the photo was destroyed and the persuasiveness dropped a lot, he still wrote the manuscript. Maybe this article will do the trick.
The secretary told him to go to the interview, and he pinched the brown paper bag containing the manuscript, stood up, and straightened his clothes.
……
"Your manuscript is kind of interesting, right...... You should come to the company for an internship first......" said the editor-in-chief in charge of the interview, looking at the manuscript.
What he is concerned about is not the plot of Haruka Kishimoto's little lover that the reporter's brother is proud of, but the news about the two people in front of him who bet on arcade income.
He paid particular attention to the man who had been greatly weakened in the existing reports.
The magazine had the idea of entering the video game industry and forming a video game magazine. Perhaps, this is big news, and it's a good time.
The editor-in-chief, judging from his sense of smell as a magazine editor and magazine reporter for many years, must make a big news.
As for...... This guy in front of you.
Now don't let him mess around with the news, let the whole world know, arrange for him to do an internship first, and then let him get out of the way after this matter is over.
The editor-in-chief is most annoyed by such unruly people. (To be continued.) )