"Oh, so many people like playing gas?" Ma Lu exclaid in surprise.
"Well, it seems this collaboration could actually be worth considering. It's not that I don't want everyone to enjoy the Atonent Cake, it's just that the ingredients are extrely rare. I import them from abroad and truly can't produce that large a quantity in the short term."
"So how many can Boss Ma provide for the collaboration?" Baldy asked.
This was the question that everyone was most concerned about.
Ma Lu thought for a mont, "How about this, I'll put up 50 portions for the collaboration."
"The previous 10 million stays the sa, plus another 5 million for a total of 100 portions," Baldy then threw out a number that made everyone's heart race.
"Alright, I'll scrape together what I can," Ma Lu hesitated, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and agreed.
"You can't take the remaining 40 portions from the custor appreciation event for the collaboration!" Boss Hu reminded from the side.
"Mm, I will find another way."
Hearing this, everyone finally relaxed, then the restaurant erupted into cheers and high-fives, as if they had just won a fierce battle.
Ma Lu glanced at Baldy beside him, catching a hint of doubt flickering through his eyes.
Amazing, isn't it, humans?
When Ma Lu had just explained his plan to Baldy, intending to use the Lotus Leaf Charcoal Cake to attract traffic to Red Ridge, Baldy didn't understand why it had to be so complicated. Why not just announce he would provide 100 portions for the collaboration? After all, the outco would be the sa.
But Ma Lu told him that doing so would definitely lead to an uproar from angry custors.
Because the 100 portions of Lotus Leaf Charcoal Cake that could have been bought directly were being used for the collaboration, requiring more procedures and a lot of ti and effort to purchase, the custors surely wouldn't be happy, and they would also start complaining about the ga.
Now, after such a tug of war, and with Baldy splashing out a generous 15 million for the co-branding fee, securing an extra 100 portions of the Lotus Leaf Charcoal Cake for everyone, things were different. The Red Ridge Project Team and the diners were now on the sa side.
Ma Lu had already made it clear that only 60 portions of the Lotus Leaf Charcoal Cake would be sold during the custor appreciation event's three days. With Boss Hu's godly assist, shouting out a price ten tis higher, Ma Lu still firmly refused to sell more, which also made everyone accept the fact that there were only 60 portions available.
In the end, most people suffer not from scarcity but from inequality.
Universe Infinite Canteen has always operated with limited supplies, allowing people to line up according to their abilities. The custor appreciation event was no different, except in even shorter supply. Besides, when Baldy offered a high co-branding fee and Ma Lu rejected it, it proved that he was indeed a man of principles and respectability.
In the end, he changed his mind after seeing the high enthusiasm for the ga and reluctantly added another 100 portions while clarifying the rarity of the ingredients, so no one could fault him.
On the contrary, after this incident, many people's perceptions of him changed.
And the diners, after a satisfying and intense struggle, were content with securing the 100 portions of Lotus Leaf Charcoal Cake they were entitled to, even feeling a sense of joy as if they had made a profit.
It was truly a win-win-win situation.
How about it, operator, isn't it magical!
After two weeks of in-depth experience with "Red Ridge," Ma Lu found the ga's fundantals were actually not bad. Although so of the number settings were crap, there were also quite a few highlights. The issues were more about the project team's operations.
Baldy and his group of straightforward subordinates were fine with fighting enemies in the Abyss, but when it ca to matching wits with players, it was out of their professional wheelhouse, and they weren't sharp enough for it.
Moreover, ga operations these days are hellishly difficult, and current ga producers and planners are unfailingly innovative, one after another.
No matter the type of ga, they all eventually turn into a PVP contest between the designers and the players, who just couldn't adapt to the current version anymore.
Fortunately, operational issues are not beyond salvation. Moreover, even if they couldn't be fixed, it would be Baldy, the producer, and his team who would be criticized, not Ma Lu, the special consultant.
Thus, Ma Lu confidently made drastic adjustnts to the project team's original operational plan.
However, the imdiate priority was still to attract new players. Without players, all the adjustnts would be aningless.
Purchasing traffic is certainly the most straightforward thod, but Red Ridge is not one of those lightweight casual gas that you can play with just a click to download or even by just opening a webpage; it requires the marketing departnt to deliver the ga physically.
Moreover, players attracted by these kinds of small advertisents are usually those who just want to relax and enjoy themselves for a mont and are less likely to endure the hardships of Red Ridge, which would probably result in a dismal conversion rate.
Of course, the cost is still the most crucial point.
By contrast, leveraging the free flow of custors from Universe Infinite Canteen undoubtedly held more advantages.
In fact, restaurants are naturally traffic entry points, but ordinary small restaurants don't have as many custors as Universe Infinite Canteen. If they could convert even a tenth of these custors into players, then Red Ridge wouldn't have to worry about its initial developnt.
But as easy as it sounds, it was not simple to execute.
This was also the reason why Ma Lu and Baldy had to put on a joint act.
Ma Lu even went the whole nine yards with the act, taking Baldy to the back door for further business negotiations and returning about fifteen minutes later.
He discovered that including Boss Hu, all the custors who had finished their als hadn't left. Instead, they were waiting at the entrance for the results of the collaboration.
Ma Lu didn't waste any words and imdiately announced the upcoming collaborative plan.
As the first collaboration between the two parties, the event was not complicated.
Firstly, Red Ridge ga advertisents would be put up in the restaurant, and all custors dining at Universe Infinite Canteen could get a free copy of the Red Ridge ga disc, available for XBOX, PS5, or PC.
The production team would also introduce a special in-ga item called Pie Coupon Fragnt. This item could be obtained by completing tasks or defeating Wild Monsters, and collecting 99 fragnts would allow for the combination of a complete Pie Coupon.
Snap a photo of the QR code on the back of the Pie Coupon, and you could co to the store to purchase an Atonent Cake.
No sooner had Ma Lu announced the details of the collaboration than people started gathering around Baldy asking for the ga discs.
Boss Hu took a disc as well but didn't leave; instead, he said to the others,
"Friends, I've created a gaming group. Anyone interested can join. We can go on raids together, exchange strategy insights, or just chat in there."
"Moreover, if anyone is willing to part with their Pie Coupon or Pie Coupon Fragnts, I'm willing to make an offer that will surely satisfy all."
Hearing this, quite a few people took out their phones and joined the group.
Additionally, so well-off custors who were particularly interested in Lotus Leaf Charcoal Cake followed Boss Hu's lead and established several player groups.
So were even eager to start discussing the ga in the groups right away. However, Red Ridge was a publicly released ga with very little information available online, making it seem quite mysterious.
This piqued the interest of many people.
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