Chapter 253 Stubborn Director Lin and Overjoyed Boss Pei
Finished!
After hearing Ye Zhizhou’s words, Wang Xiaobin could forget about receiving his bonus.
If they only allowed players of Bloody Battle Song: The Powerful Version to write reviews, their reputation might be good. That was because the ga was made good-heartedly.
However, gas dia and ordinary netizens were also allowed to write reviews on TPDb. These netizens did not have to play the ga for too long before writing the reviews. They could just rate the ga based on the ‘I am Zha Zhuti’ advertisent. It would be strange if they rated the ga highly.
The first ga produced by Shang Yang Gas after being bought over by Boss Pei failed imdiately. Of course, everyone felt ashad of themselves.
Are we really late-stage cancer patients? Every ga produced by Boss Pei succeeded; they had high sales volus and were extrely well-reputed. Would even such a talented creator like him fail to bring Shang Yang Gas to glory?
That was hard to accept.
“Everyone, co to the conference room. I want to say a few words.”
Lin Wan looked disappointed as well. It was obvious she had seen the ga’s figures. She knew full well that the situation did not look good.
However, she was different from everyone else. Lin Wan was not disappointed to the point of helplessness. Instead, she retained her composure. It was almost like she had already been prepared for this.
In the conference room, everyone took their seats.
Lin Wan scanned the room and said sincerely, “Everyone must have seen the figures for day one of our ga’s release. They don’t look
good.”
Everyone remained silent.
In fact, everyone was used to situations like these. When the ex-boss-Du Ruijie—was still around, he would often call for etings like that after seeing bad figures for gas. He would primarily shift the bla and encourage everyone.
If there was a problem with the ga, it would show signs of being a flop after being released. That ant that sothing must have gone very wrong sowhere. Of course, the boss would have to share the bla.
Bloody Battle Song: The Powerful Version’s problem was that they had chosen the wrong path when they made it a mini-client.
Wang Xiaobin was the first to think of making the ga a mini-client, but everyone had agreed to it. What’s more, Director Lin and Boss Pei had agreed to it as well.
How would Director Lin split the responsibility?
Thus, everyone guessed that she would not spend too much ti trying to shift the bla. Instead, she would probably skip to the encouraging part as soon as she could.
From the way things were going with the ga, everyone guessed that they would have to work overti in order to turn the situation around.
If the ex-boss, Du Ruijie, and the ex-chief planner, Old Liu, were still around; they would have told everyone to slog tirelessly under the 996 system and make as many changes to the ga as possible. Of course, they would do so at no additional pay. After all, the company had already been on the brink of death. It was one thing not to tide through difficult periods with the company but quite another to demand overti pay.
A few old employees sighed quietly.
After all, ever since Boss Pei bought over the company, he did not make any changes to the structure. The mont sothing went wrong with company operations, they would be right back where they started.
Everyone’s hearts sank as they prepared themselves to work overti for the coming weeks.
However, Lin Wan’s tone changed. “This is not your fault. Don’t bla yourselves.”
Everyone imdiately felt strange.
Director Lin was not trying to shift the bla?
This was a good thing, but the ga had failed after all. Soone had to step out and take the bla for it, right? Soone had to decide how they should move forward.
They all looked up and listened closely.
Lin Wan continued, “Think about it, everyone. Boss Pei has never done a web-based ga. He has always specialized in high-quality standalone gas. Yet, why did he buy Shang Yang Gas even though it was incurring losses? After that, why did he insist on working on Bloody Battle Song, a ga with paywalls?
“He has been using Bloody Battle Song to do sothing very risky. He’s conducting a test that no one has ever thought about conducting!
“Boss Pei wanted gars to stop being slaves to money. He wanted to alter their tastes, so that even if they do not top up money into gas, they would be able to enjoy a gaming experience that used to be exclusive to ballers.
“From production to advertising, Boss Pei has been consistently moving towards this goal.
“We should have been well-prepared for this heaven-defying move to fail. I believe that Boss Pei was prepared for this as well.”
When Lin Wan first arrived at Shang Yang Gas, she was confused about this very sa problem. However, she understood it later on.
Boss Pei hired Zhang Zuting to film the advertisent so that he would be able to attract more web-based gars. He opted for a mini-client, created the ‘Chosen One’ system, and took away purchase options, all to nurture healthy spending habits in web-based gars.
This motivation was noble, but it did go against web-based gars’ nature. It was natural for the ga to fail.
To die a hero was not shaful!
Lin Wan looked determined. “Thus, do not feel defeated by this failure. We were not producing a money-making web-based ga to begin with. We were working on a noble project. Whether we succeed or fail in the end, we are all heroes!”
After hearing Lin Wan’s speech, everyone felt much better.
They were not failures! They were heaven-defying heroes!
Director Lin had indeed worked with Boss Pei for a long ti. Even the angle from which she viewed this problem was different.
Compared to their ex-boss Du Ruijie, she was so much better.
Ye Zhizhou cheered up as well. The desperation and helplessness he felt were half gone by now.
However, even though his spirits had more or less recovered, he had to do what needed to be done. Bloody Battle Song: The Powerful Version was not generating profit. He had to solve this problem.
There were only two possible solutions: First, he could get rid of the restrictions and allow ballers to spend as much as they could. Second, he could multiply the number of players in the ga several tis. If there were enough players and everyone bought strength potions every day, Shang Yang Gas would start making money for sure.
The first solution was impossible. They had already spent so much effort getting to where they were. He could not give up their progress in the face of failure.
That ant he had no choice but to try and get more players into the ga.
The atmosphere in the conference room had beco much livelier. Everyone was beginning to speak freely. So of them talked about changing the mini-client format, and others talked about changing the structure of the ga. All of them were extrely excited.
Lin Wan listened to all their suggestions, but she said nothing.
Finally, she shook her head. “None of them would work. Our current plan is the best one. I think we should persist.”
Everyone instinctively looked at each other, confused.
Was she being a bit too stubborn?
According to Director Lin’s initial analysis, she was not wrong to think this way.
Boss Pei was the one who decided to make the ga a mini-client. They had improved the ga’s quality, and cutting the mini-client into segnts would cause the ga to feel choppy. What’s more, they would be treating the symptoms and not the root problem. It might not deal with all their problems completely.
That was all true, but were they really not allowed to change anything?
According to the ga’s current situation-if they left it as it was, it would be hopeless. Lin Wan remained resolute. “We won’t change anything. Don’t worry for now, everyone. Rest well. Let’s keep observing the situation over the week. If the ga’s figures remain the sa after a week, we’ll think about sothing else.”
Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin exchanged a look. They could tell that Director Lin had made up her mind.
Since that was the case, there was nothing else to be said. After the eting ended, everyone went back to their desks and got back to work. They would wait patiently for a week. If things did not improve after a week, then they could discuss more.
If things didn’t improve… they would probably have to make major changes.
When she got back to her own office, Lin Wan’s head began to hurt.
Although she managed to cheer everyone up during the eting and put up a strong front, she still felt very uncertain about the future.
“I will make so ti one of these days to et Boss Pei and ask for his advice.”
September 3rd, Friday…
Pei Qian was in the office, reading TPDb’s website. He bought the website template. That was why they managed to release the first version so quickly. Although it was still in the testing stage, the current TPDb website had already done quite well in its fledgling stage. Pei Qian guessed that it was more or less ready to use.
He had professional staff discussing with other websites about partnerships. At the mont, so of them had already agreed.
To get reviews from the dia, they had to discuss partnerships with ga dia. To get reviews from players, they had to get figures from ESRO’s official platform. At the sa ti, he would include TPDb’s website URL in the ga’s details page. This way, players would be able to give ratings once they access the details page of each ga.
These improvents in the overall experience had to be done over a long ti. He could not possibly accomplish them all in a single day.
At the mont, TPDb still had very few visitors. Most of them were employees of Tengda Gas. Apart from that, only so players of several gas had visited them.
This was because few people knew about the site, and not many people were discussing it.
Pei Qian was looking at the ratings for Bloody Battle Song: The Powerful Version at that mont.
This ga had an overall rating of 7.2. The two extres were the paying gars’ reviews and netizens’ reviews. The forr rated the ga 9.1, but the latter rated it a pathetic 4.3.
This showed that the players who were really spending money on the ga were quite satisfied with it.
Netizens were mostly unsatisfied with Zhang Zuting’s advertisent.
These people had not really tried the ga. They might have clicked the ga’s official website and seen TPDb’s URL by chance. That was probably why they gave the ga bad reviews and a one-star rating.
Although these people did not have the right to review the ga, the total number of reviewers was still quite low. Thus, the ratings were still susceptible to change during this period.
According to the stipulations, a ga with a rating from 6.0 to 7.0 would get a C. The bonus for this project would amount to 1% of the total investnt. If the ga had ratings of lower than 6.0, there would be no bonus.
Since the ga’s overall rating was 7.2, it got a B. The bonus for this project would thus amount to 5% of the total investnt.
If the rating increased to more than 8.0, it would get an A, and the bonus would amount to 10%. With a rating of more than 9.0, it would get an S, and the bonus would amount to 15%.
Tengda had invested about eight million yuan into Bloody Battle Song: The Powerful Version. A 5% bonus would amount to about four hundred thousand yuan. On average, each person would get less than ten thousand yuan.
Pei Qian could not help but feel regret at this amount.
Everyone worked so hard to get rid of eight million yuan for , and yet I can only give them four hundred thousand yuan worth of bonus. It doesn’t seem right. However, TPDb’s rules had already been set. Even Boss Pei could not manipulate the figures behind the scenes. “If only the ga’s rating could go above 8.0. Then, I would be able to get rid of four hundred thousand yuan more.”
Pei Qian knew very well that he could not bla the people at Shang Yang Gas for the ga’s low rating. The ga was good-heartedly made, and it deserved a high rating. However, netizens were disgusted by the advertisent. Even without playing the ga, they vengefully gave it bad reviews. That was why the overall rating was lowered.
Yet, there was no need for Pei Qian to get anxious now. There was still plenty of ti.
TPDb did not have many users yet. That was why the overall rating was fluctuating so much. For all he knew, more netizens would review Bloody Battle Song: The Powerful Version during this period.
Lin Wan knocked on Boss Pei’s office door apprehensively.
Although Boss Pei had given the nod to the core concept and design of the ga, Lin Wan still felt uncertain about the current situation. She may have appeared extrely confident in front of people in Shang Yang Gas, but standing outside Boss Pei’s office, she felt completely lost. “Enter.”
Lin Wan cald herself down, pushed open the door, and entered the office.
She ca to report her decision to Boss Pei, in hopes of obtaining his support. Of course, the ga had earned very little revenue since it was released. As the director, Lin Wan was prepared to take the bla and be questioned.
However, once he saw Lin Wan, Boss Pei’s face seed to light up. A grin spread across his face, and he looked genuinely happy. It was almost as if he was welcoming a trusted minister with great accomplishnts!
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