Chapter 303: Chapter 197: I Am a Big Influencer (2)
Other distributors have to beg manufacturers for goods; without begging, they won’t get any. When new products are launched, they generally sell out in seconds, and there’s a severe shortage of supply.
For Xianyu Digital, except for a few limited editions and special products, there’s basically no chance of "selling out." As long as you place an order, there’s stock to send to you!
Don’t ask where the goods co from; just know Ba has incredible connections...
Speaking of which, there’s a funny thing that happened recently. Not long ago, high-end graphics cards of the 50 and 60 series were banned from sale. You can’t buy 5090 and 6090 graphics cards in the country.
That’s right, they’re banned!
But it’s precisely because of this ban that the unique nature of Xianyu Digital, this "online shop," is highlighted.
What does the ban have to do with Xianyu Digital? Don’t worry about where Ba gets his goods from, just know that as long as you pay, you’ll definitely get your graphics card shipped to you.
With such strong connections and background, if gars don’t co to Xianyu Digital to buy hardware, and insist on buying from sowhere like Gou Dong, they must be out of their minds.
Fun fact!
The hardware sales volu of Xianyu Digital exceeded a hundred million a year ago.
Of course, that’s the sales volu.
The net profit is certainly not that high. After all, reaching a hundred million in sales is relatively simple, but breaking through a hundred million in net profit is very difficult.
But even if the profit hasn’t reached a hundred million, it’s still a multimillion-level super online store, which can be considered a hidden major revenue source for Tianba Studio.
"Co to think of it, the range of products Xianyu Digital is selling now is quite mixed..."
Yang Dong couldn’t help but joke, "Not only are there ga consoles from Microsoft and Sony, but also things like robotic vacuum cleaners, electric toothbrushes, and smart toilets. It’s really an eye-opener!"
"I approved this."
Chen Ba explained, "Xianyu Digital’s business is booming, and many manufacturers proactively co to us, hoping we’ll help sell their products."
They show great sincerity, and Xianyu Digital’s custors indeed include users of these digital products and smart ho devices.
Might as well sell them!
If they sell, we earn a bit more; if not, we just ignore it. After all, the core is still PC hardware, and the rest is just a bonus.
"Alright, I was just saying."
Yang Dong smiled and didn’t continue with the topic, since he knew Xianyu Digital was an independent subsidiary and not under his control.
He ca looking for Chen Ba because he wanted Ba to fulfill his promise to let him be a producer and develop a ga.
"Sure!"
Chen Ba had no intention of going back on his word. Since he had promised Dong, he would give him a chance.
But that said.
Even though he agreed to Dong’s proposal to independently produce a ga, he was still curious about the genre and subject matter of the ga Dong would produce.
"Haha!"
Seeing Chen Ba’s odd expression, Yang Dong couldn’t help but laugh and say, "As for the the, I’m thinking of making a simulation ga similar to ’Living Under Soone’s Roof Simulator,’ but quite different."
"I Am a Big Influencer Simulator!"
"It’s basically about playing as an online influencer, gaining more followers through various operations and marketing ploys, and making money through streaming and sponsorships."
I Am a Big Influencer Simulator?
Hearing this, Chen Ba couldn’t help but quip, "Are you trying to beco an influencer yourself, so you want to make this kind of ga?"
"Not really, it’s mainly because Huang introduced
to his past experiences in an MCN company and I had a sudden idea."
Yang Dong shared his thought process.
Through Huang Qing, the forr influencer guru, he realized that this seemingly glamorous industry wasn’t all that great behind the scenes.
It just so happens that the influencer the also caters to the interests of many young people, sparking their curiosity, so he wanted to make such a ga.
"So do you have any ideas?"
"Yes!"
Yang Dong shared his concept: in this influencer simulator ga, players can upload their favorite photos or videos.
Other players can like and comnt.
In other words, within the ga, through interactions between players, it simulates the most realistic online environnt.
"That’s not interesting at all!"
Chen Ba shook his head, "Rather than calling it a ga, it’s more like a social platform. Why would anyone play this ga when there are existing social platforms?"
"Don’t rush, I haven’t finished yet..."
Yang Dong rolled his eyes and said, "In the ga, each player will sign with a company. The company will offer targeted marketing and promotional advice to each player."
"The photos and videos players upload will also be modified by the company to fit the company’s packaging requirents."
"True or false, false or true!"
Based on Yang Dong’s explanation, Chen Ba roughly understood.
The core gaplay of this ga is actually simulating the birth process of a big influencer. It’s just that the ga is made to be more imrsive, allowing players to upload their own photos and videos.
Packaging, marketing, and hype are all handled by the contracted agency in the ga.
Can it be popular?
No idea! Anyway, this ga will provide you with professional MCN packaging and marketing services, allowing you to experience how an influencer is born.
"You consulted Qing?"
"Yep!"
Yang Dong nodded and said, "He was previously the general manager of an MCN company, and definitely knows more about the packaging and marketing thods of these influencers than I do."
"Now the problem to solve is how to simulate that one-click photo effect in the ga."
"That’s easy!"
Chen Ba explained, "It’s the AI era now, stuff like dubbing and editing—train the AI a bit, and it can handle it. The main thing is the marketing and hype thods!"
This can be learned.
Huang Qing was previously an insider in the industry, and as a general manager, he personally cultivated several big influencers, so he can provide guidance.
Then add an AI agent in the ga.
The function of this AI agent is mainly to help players optimize and edit the photo and video materials they upload, and then, in conjunction with the marketing and hype thods of the in-ga company, churn out influencers.
"In the ga, all data is controllable. For example, we can fabricate a fake follower count and video likes and view counts in the ga, or we can create a bunch of fake reviews..."
After all, it’s a ga. Developers can easily achieve this.
So here’s the problem.
When players play this ga, can they discern the real from the fake in the ga? Can they remain unaffected?
"It’s an online ga!"
Yang Dong explained, "All players can see each other’s accounts, follow other players, beco their fans, leave comnts, or even like them."
In other words.
In this ga, players will experience the most realistic social experience. But the only difference is that everything from the video platform, fans, likes, and comnts could all be fake.
In the ga, there are AI agents and agencies; players sign with different companies and AI agents, and everyone is disguised.
It’s kind of like a ga of Mafia!
Everyone takes on the role of packaged and marketed influencers; so are real influencers, with all their fans being real players.
So are fake influencers, with all their fans being simulated by the ga.
"Breeding ground, huh?"
Chen Ba joked, "So if I play this ga and gain 100,000 fans, all real, can I beco popular on other platforms too?"
"No!"
Yang Dong also laughed, "Because the you that becos popular is the packaged and marketed you. Outside this ga, you’re no different from anyone else."
He introduced a concept: AI face drawing!
The faces in the photos and videos uploaded by players will be redrawn by AI; no one can reveal their true appearance in the ga.
Everything is a disguise, everything is fake!
The sole gaplay of the ga is, in this environnt, using the help of AI agents and company marketing ploys to successfully beco popular, becoming the ultimate big influencer in the ga!
There’s a fan leaderboard in the ga.
This leaderboard only counts "real fans" and is entirely anonymous. You can’t see others’ rankings, only your own.
"Alright, alright, alright!"
Hearing this, Chen Ba’s expression completely broke down.
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