Chapter 202: Can "Ascension" still be saved?

Lilith's negative emotion collection office has already had many industries in the world, and naturally there are also a group of "key employees".

Qin Fengliang is one of them.

The number of these key employees is small, and they have basically been selected and screened by Lilith layer by layer, and they are basically completely trustworthy in the eyes of the demons of hell.

Basically, they all signed different contracts with demons, but they were not necessarily as strict as Gu Fan's contracts.

Originally, Lilith didn't plan to use this force, but now, with her progress in new business repeatedly frustrated, she is finally starting to consider finding a more reliable helper.

Among these key employees, Qin Fengliang is one of the outstanding talents, and he is favored by Lilith for his excellent performance in the haunted house project.

Moreover, Qin Fengliang is also a young man, and he also has a good understanding of games and various cultural industries, although he is not an industry insider, but as a think tank, it is completely enough to give Lilith ideas.

After listening to Lilith tell the cause and effect, Qin Fengliang roughly figured out the current situation.

"So...... Mr. Li, your main problem now is that "Ascension" did not collect enough negative emotions as you would like? ”

Lilith nodded, "Yes!"

"Hey, I'm still wondering, this is obviously a game with 100 bugs! 100 of them!

"These bugs can create a lot of negative emotions in any other game, but in this game, players should not see it......

"Forget it, this matter is almost over, and the game "Ascension" can no longer be modified, I'm afraid it will be difficult to make any turnaround.

"I mainly want you to help me analyze, do you think Gu Fan has a problem? What is the reason for every bug in the game? And then there's ...... Is there anything that could be improved on the next game? ”

Qin Fengliang rubbed his chin and thought seriously.

"Although it is a little suspicious, it is still not sufficient to convict, and I think you should observe it again, Mr. Li.

"However, I do have an idea for the game Ascension.

"If it's feasible, maybe we can save it and squeeze out some more negative emotions!"

Lilith was a little surprised: "Oh? Is it? But the game can't be modified. ”

Qin Fengliang nodded: "There is no need to modify." Mr. Li, I also suddenly had an idea based on the current state of this game, do you know that similar action games have a relatively niche gameplay, called ...... Speedrun? ”

Lilith's eyes lit up, and she thought that Qin Fengliang could have any good ideas, but when she heard the word "speedrun", she was instantly deflated.

"Huh? That's it? Of course I do!

"Both Sisyphus and Infernal Demons have had a speedrun craze in the player base, but ...... This is not a significant improvement in the collection of negative emotions!

"Even the speedrun of Sisyphus was completely counterproductive, and the negative emotions collected were greatly reduced!"

Lilith put her hand on her forehead, not thinking that this was feasible at all.

Qin Fengliang shook his head slightly: "Mr. Li, you can't be so arbitrary when you look at the problem, you have to analyze the specific problem in detail."

"First of all, not to mention "Hell Bad Devil", this speedrunning competition, known as the 'Septic Tank Butterfly Swimming Competition', is not only hot, but also generates a lot of negative emotions, which is definitely quite a successful case. Right? ”

Lilith nodded, "Hmm...... Truly. ”

The negative emotions of the Infernal Devil are indeed considerable, and she has taken three-quarters of the share.

Qin Fengliang continued: "As for Sisyphus, this game does have a lot of positive emotions because of the speedrun, but Mr. Li, think about it carefully, why? ”

Lilith thought for a moment: "It's because ...... The bug of the five-in-a-row dragon flapping its wings makes speedrunning players experience happiness? ”

Qin Fengliang shook his head: "No, this is only a small part of the reason.

"The most important reason is that the people who participate in the Sisyphus speedrun are basically professional speedrunners, and there are no ordinary players to join!

"These two kinds of people have different levels of tolerance to speedrunning gameplay, and the negative emotions they produce are naturally different!"

After listening to Qin Fengliang's explanation, Lilith couldn't help but show a sudden expression, as if she had an understanding.

Makes sense!

This is the same problem as the haunted house of the "Hellhole".

Qin Fengliang divided the target group of the haunted house into two groups, one was horror lovers and the other was ordinary tourists.

For those horror lovers, their appeal is to be as terrifying as possible, the more scary the better, this group of people has a higher tolerance level, so there are fewer negative emotions when they are frightened than ordinary people, and in the time of the sage after the fright is over, there are far more positive emotions than ordinary people.

So, for these horror lovers, the more terrifying the haunted house, the more they like it, and the less cost-effective Lilith is, because the joy of Sage's time can offset a lot of the negative emotions that have arisen before.

Qin Fengliang gave the optimal solution for collecting emotions according to his own plan, and it was a great success.

Obviously, she still has the same opinion on the matter of speedrunning.

"Mr. Li, I think the reason why these previous speedrunning activities did not have a good effect is due to one reason: they failed to get ordinary players deeply involved!

"For professional speedrunners, there are fewer negative emotions generated in the process of speedrunning, and after the success of the speedrun, or the completion of the operation of the five-in-a-row dragon flapping its wings, there are more positive emotions.

"And what about the average player? They're all very self-aware and won't try speedrunning at all.

"So, the previous speedrun event was like opening a very scary haunted house, and it dissuaded ordinary tourists from the beginning, and the people who came in were horror game lovers, which was definitely not cost-effective!

"But if you can find a way to attract ordinary players and make them suffer in speedrunning over and over again......

"It can significantly increase the negative emotions generated by "Ascension"!"

Lilith frowned and thought about it, and suddenly felt that Qin Fengliang's words had opened the door to a new world for her, and it actually made sense!

In particular, this theory can be verified with the successful experience of haunted houses, which seems very convincing.

"Hmm...... Makes sense!

"So what should be done?"

Qin Fengliang really deserved to be a master of planning, and quickly thought of a simple plan.

"It's easy to do, Mr. Li, you go directly to the live broadcast platform or video website to do a national speedrun contest of "Ascension".

"This competition can be divided into many different tracks, and everyone is free to sign up.

"These are similar to normal speedrunning races, with the following two rules in focus:

"First, in order to encourage new players to join, we can set some goals for new players, such as dividing the game into four stages, and as long as you complete the speedrun and reach a certain amount of time in each stage, you can get a reward even if you don't get a place!

"It's the final ranking reward, which doesn't need to be given too much, and it doesn't even need to be attractive.

"For example, if every new player who completes a speedrun goal gets 10 bucks, then the guy who finishes first will get a maximum of 100 bucks.

"Try to reduce the positive sentiment that professional speedrunners get in this event as much as possible, and at the same time attract regular players as much as possible!

"Second, isn't there a two-player mode in the game? We can use this mode to attract more players to speedrun, just like the "new person" or "slash" mode of many shopping software, as long as the player pulls a new player to complete the two-player mode with him, then not only the conditions for getting rewards will become more relaxed, but the rewards will also be significantly improved!

"As for what the reward is......

"I think it's best to be rewarded with real money, either just send games, physical props, or cash, anyway, Mr. Li is not short of this money."

The more Lilith listened, the more reliable she felt, and at the end she even grabbed Qin Fengliang's hand: "Okay!" I really didn't misread you, you are definitely my confidant! ”

Qin Fengliang's method is simple, but it is easy to use.

Previous speedrunning competitions were all free to participate, so the only ones who would actually participate were veteran speedrunners, and the average player was not interested at all.

You certainly don't have much negativity to collect.

But this time the tournament is different, in terms of the way the prize money is distributed, it is mainly inclined to ordinary players. They don't need to compare with those speedrunning bosses, they only need to follow the speedrunning process to complete a very low clearance goal, in other words, they only need to compare with themselves.

And given the existence of the two-player mode, players will also try their best to pull people, just like some shopping sites, which can be overwhelming and maybe generate some obvious negative emotions.

Thinking of this, Lilith immediately stood up.

"Good! From now on, you will be the chief marketing consultant of our game against heaven! This completely different "Ascension" speedrun contest is your work, and I am sure you will succeed immediately!

"You write down the plan for this event, and I'll take care of the rest!"

(End of chapter)