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Wan Yi drank the sobering tea, while thinking about the pros and cons, and said: "Since we have such an important piece of information in our hands, we can't waste it in vain, and we should still take it out in exchange for some actual benefits." ”

"When will the second part of the trial of the champion end, although this news is very important, the actual value is not high, and the preparations that the major guilds should make will be done in advance." Yuan Dongdao: "So it's difficult for us to have much room to operate. ”

"However, a newcomer in the planning department came up with a very bold plan, and we evaluated the feasibility of the plan, which has been rejected."

Wan Yi was also aroused by Yuan Dong's curiosity: "Newcomers are always bolder, I want to hear it, what is the plan?" ”

"Didn't the Americans just finish a World Championship Championship? Insiders think that we can actually do a world event, such as the newcomer's proposal to 'hold an auction'. His idea is that we can use this information as a stepping stone to attract major guilds to participate in our auction. ”

"Auction?" Wan Yi frowned: "The idea is not bad, it will indeed be a grand event if it is done well, and it is also in line with the consistent development purpose of our 'Wanzhilou'." It's just that the idea is good, but it's a bit difficult to implement......"

"It's a little harder!" Yuan Dong couldn't help but smile bitterly: "If you want to hold an influential auction at this stage, it is basically not allowed by the conditions. ”

"At the moment, there are so many problems that we need to overcome! First of all, the venue of the auction is not something that can be done in a single ring, we need a grand auction hall to accommodate guests from all over the world. ”

"Secondly, many heavy treasures are still difficult to value at this stage of the game, such as the 'Demon King Godhead' and other items that we got before, if we take out this kind of thing and sell it, we will definitely lose money. If we barter, it seems that we are not atmospheric enough, and we can't even do the valuation of the lot in an auction, so what can we do? ”

"Finally, the timing of the auction is not mature enough, it is still the development stage of the major guilds, and everyone's capital investment in the virtual world is far higher than the profit, so it is difficult to expect them to pay for our auction."

After hearing this, Wan Yi pondered for a while, and then said: "If we insist on holding such an auction now, is it worth it to lose money and make money?" ”

This question really stumped Yuan Dong......

Since ancient times, the growth of a new industry must swallow up one or more traditional old industries.

The development of the virtual game industry also follows such a rule, but it is like a fierce giant crocodile! The old industries that have been swallowed up by the virtual game industry are not ordinary......

The first is the traditional entertainment industry based on TV and movies, when people's extensive entertainment methods have shifted from chasing dramas, chasing TV shows, and watching movies to the virtual world, the traditional entertainment media industry can only be forced to shrink, which is why the current entertainment stars are not as good as game masters......

This has also led to the fact that the funds that people used to invest in making TV series and movies have been transferred to the virtual world, and the advertising investment in the film and television industry has also been given to major well-known game guilds.

Then there's the shift in consumption, where people used to spend their extra money on shopping, but now, a set of expensive fashion is not as good as a strong outfit. Also to satisfy the appetite, the in-game food does not affect the figure. It's the same as traveling, the scenery in the game is better, and you don't have to go far.

For the major guilds, they mainly earn two sums of money.

One is a fixed industry in the game, and the big guild has a complete channel to obtain a variety of game items to sell, and it needs to have enough strength to control the business operations in an area.

In addition to normal entertainment consumption, the consumption of those who are in charge of war will be even more exaggerated! In virtual games, the wear rate of mid-to-low-level equipment is very high, and basically you can't fight a few games, and the weapons and armor are all broken and need to be replaced.

The in-game currency obtained from battles is often not enough to buy the high-end equipment you want most, and the money spent on changing equipment can be much more than the usual food, drink, and play, and many players would rather use inferior equipment.

Mage players are slightly better, at least their staff is not easily damaged in battle, but skill books are expensive, and the average office worker may have to save up for several months of salary to buy a high-level skill book.

People like Wan Yi also have to constantly consume elemental orbs as auxiliary means in battle, and there are a lot of magic materials needed to make elemental orbs, which is a big expense for ordinary players.

Therefore, the fixed industry in the game has a very wide range of profit margins, just like Wan'an City, which is controlled by Wanzhilou, and Clarence City, which is mainly operated, as long as the player spends in these two cities, the money basically goes into the pocket of Wanzhilou.

And these are guaranteed by "powerful combat power"!

In addition to the fixed industry in the game, there is also a reputation money, which is a continuation of the survival of professional teams in the old video game industry.

In the past, professional teams mainly relied on third-party investment and participation in major tournaments to make profits, which is to rely on strength to speak! The stronger you are and the more games you win, the more fame you will be and the more investment you will get.

The major guilds have developed so far that they have broken away from this traditional survival route, and they rely on their in-game fame to expand the real industry, just like the Wanzhi Restaurant and Wanzhi Virtual Media owned by Wanzhi Building.

That is to say, for the major guilds, if they want to make a profit, one is to rely on "strength" and the other is to rely on "reputation", with strength, it is easy to improve reputation, with reputation, it becomes easy to improve strength, the two rely on each other and complement each other, and both are indispensable.

Therefore, the Korean King's Guild will spend a lot of money to challenge the World Guild, and the American Genesis Guild is also willing to spend tens of millions of dollars to hold a competition.

Clearly, the investment is worth it......

To say a bit of an exaggeration, the major guilds often have to invest more than a billion dollars in the game at the beginning of the game, which is really normal, and will continue to invest in subsequent developments.

For example, Wan Zhilou has spent tens of millions of dollars to create a regular mage group in order to collect magic books, and as the members of the mage group gradually become stronger, they have to keep collecting more high-level magic books.

However, the investment in holding an auction this time is really a bit exaggerated!

To put it mildly, the venue of the auction should at least be able to accommodate the participants sent by the top 100 guilds on the diamond list, as well as some large, medium, small and small guilds and casual players who have funds and reputation.

The countries in the game can't travel freely, so this kind of site construction is generally placed in a private space, and the expansion cost of the private space alone is tens of millions.

In addition to the space, the specifications of the entire auction hall could not be lower! You can't let the guests set up a stall on the spot, right?

A high-end auction building that can accommodate thousands of guests can't be done with a construction cost of hundreds of millions! But it exists only to hold an auction......

Doesn't it feel like you're hosting the Olympics? That's right, that's it.

If the development goes smoothly, it is good to say that this auction building can continue to be used in the future, and if it is messed up, it is estimated that these hundreds of millions can be abandoned......

Once the infrastructure is in place, the next step is the main event – the lot.

This is not very difficult, Wanzhilou has been committed to this aspect of operation since the era of Jianghu games, and the hoarding of all kinds of cherished props and powerful special effects equipment can definitely support an auction, not to mention that the guests who participate in the auction can also bring their own lots.

The difficulty lies in the valuation of the lot!

After all, many things can only be regarded as strategic reserves until now, such as the high-level dungeon scrolls that Wan Yi ordered people to collect at a great cost, and the Demon King Godhead and Demon King weapons that no one can use at this stage, as well as many special mission props without rank, etc......

If you really want to sell a lot of things, you can only lose money, and it is a blood loss!

Even so, Yuan Dong still heard the meaning of Wan Yi's words, he was really moved by the idea of an auction, and he couldn't wait to try to hold such a grand event!

In the end, Wan Yi still made a decision and said: "A world-class auction sounds very exciting!" I think it's totally executable! ”

After a pause, Wan Yi said again: "You order someone to make a feasible plan, and the venue for the auction can also be built, anyway, Wan'an City is almost on the right track and starting to make a profit." ”

Yuan Dong could only keep smiling bitterly, saying that he just wanted to tell Wan Yi about the progress of the champion's trial activity this time! It's just that the idea of an auction was mentioned in passing, how did it become a big deal?

However, Yuan Dong still behaved sensibly enough: "Since you have decided to do it, it must be done beautifully and perfectly, and all matters of the auction must be prepared in advance." There is no time to complete it before the next stage of the Trials of Champions begins. ”

"I also know this," Wan Yi said, "but the publicity of the auction can be carried out in advance, and there are also ...... such as preparing lots and inviting objects," Wan Yi chattered, excited about future auctions!

"Stop!" Yuan Dong couldn't help but interrupt him: "I said boss, the auction has been held countless times in the Jianghu game, and you still need to worry about these trivial things?" Naturally, the people in the planning department will do everything, and you just need to sign the relevant documents for the allocation of money......" (To be continued. )