Let the scourge go to the right path, and you make games to reward them?.

Chapter 315 The Right Path (16)

Chang Ping’s idea was quite simple, but no one had thought of it before.

After all, games are an emerging industry in Jiuzhou. The leading role of the predecessors is very strong, so that the latecomers are almost all following in Fangwai's footsteps.

However, Chang Ping jumped out of this framework and proposed another idea, which is to integrate the currently popular card types and put them into the game.

This type of card is very simple to make. After all, the rules of traditional card games are fixed. No planning is required and it can be completed by ordinary monks.

Moreover, this type of game does not have high requirements for the carrier, and bamboo slips can also be played.

In addition, it does not require any physical equipment to be carried around, and the game can be played through the Shentong Network.

Nowadays, everyone is so busy, and small gatherings cost money. This game allows the monks to take time out to get together in the game, which is a good tool to kill time.

After listening to Chang Ping's description, Li Cheng was also somewhat interested.

After thinking for a while, he said hesitantly: "But I have a question, this game may not be able to compete with Fangwai's "Jiuzhou"."

"Why do we want to fight Fangwai?" Chang Ping asked immediately, "That man is like a mountain, we mortals should not have that kind of idea. But there is a saying that goes, everything has its destiny, and every game has its own fans. Many older generations are actually not used to Fangwai's games. They prefer traditional chess and cards like mahjong and leaf games, and our target is these people."

Li Cheng nodded, feeling that what Chang Ping said made sense.

After thinking deeply about it, he found that it was indeed the case. They really didn't need to compete head-on with Fangwai. It would be better to make a small and beautiful game with their own characteristics.

Following Chang Ping's thoughts, he said, "Interesting. Our profit model can be very simple. We can just sell monthly game cards. A monthly card worth a dozen spirits each month, and you can play the game endlessly throughout the month."

"Sure! Let's do it this way."

Li Cheng was intrigued by this business model and later discovered that Chang Ping was indeed a talented person.

After setting out the drinks, the two chatted in the yard until dawn, and then they realized that an entire night had passed.

However, neither of them had any intention of resting, but immediately set about creating the corresponding spells, and transplanted a mahjong piece into the bamboo slips that afternoon.

The first game has been ported, and subsequent games only require modifications to the settings in the magic, so the copying is quite fast.

In less than a day, several mainstream mahjong games had been ported, and then the promotion began.

After posting relevant game posts on the forum, Li Cheng and Chang Ping soon discovered that the number of game players was growing quite slowly.

Moreover, the game’s stickiness is not high. Most players leave immediately after finding out that it is just an ordinary mahjong game, and not many people care about it.

Looking at the dismal game data, Li Cheng asked in confusion: "What's going on?"

"I don't know." Chang Ping frowned and said, "I thought our previous idea was good and we should be able to make a lot of money."

"Forget it. It doesn't matter if we fail. We only put in one day's effort. Let's continue to think of new ideas."

Although he said that, Li Cheng still felt a little unwilling.

Looking at the dismal data, Li Cheng watched the game eighteen times in an hour, but still couldn't figure out why.

Chang Ping looked at the game data and thought for a long time, when suddenly his attention was attracted by a comment.

[You have to pay as soon as you enter the game. This game is probably crazy about money. 】

This sentence made Chang Ping think for a long time. Paradise City needed to rely on early settings to attract players, but their game made people spend money right from the start, which really didn't keep people.

After thinking it through, he said to Li Cheng: "How about we switch to a free model?"

Li Cheng shifted his attention from the data to Chang Ping, and asked in confusion, "What do you mean by free?"

"The game is free, allowing players to play for free and do whatever they want. There is only in-game currency, which needs to be purchased through recharge. And for each game, we take two points from the winner as tax, and no tax is collected from the loser."

"What if I don't have game currency and don't want to pay?"

"Give them some every day, and then start a monthly membership, giving them more currency every day. At the same time, open a more advanced game room, where the mahjong stakes are higher and the game is more exciting. As long as they are still there, it can increase popularity and attract more people to come in."

“…There’s something going on!”

The two began to modify it immediately, and put in game types such as Pai Gow, and then looked forward to putting the game download method back into the discussion place.

This time, the game traffic has increased significantly.

Many players found this game interesting after entering the game, as they could see the types of cards they were familiar with.

Although it can’t be considered a full meal, it’s still nice to play with your childhood playmates when you have nothing to do.

Moreover, some of the elders in the family have become ghost cultivators, and it is said that they are a bit bored at ordinary times, so just let them play cards.

What’s more, the game is free, and the older generation can have fun playing it, so it can be considered as a way of showing filial piety to them.

In less than a day, the number of online players doubled. The simple and unpretentious gameplay attracted a large number of players and also brought in five spirit stones on the day the game was modified.

After receiving two and a half spirit stones, Chang Ping counted the money on hand twice, then recharged it into "Soul of Heaven" and drew a lot of money happily.

After having fun, he looked at the game data and couldn't help but say, "The game is really profitable."

"Of course not!" Li Cheng replied immediately, "Okay, let's continue to update the gameplay."

"Don't you want to enjoy it?"

"It's too late. The Refining Pavilion will quickly follow suit. Others can estimate your game's profitability based on your charging model and the number of players, and then decide whether to follow suit based on the difficulty of your game. We are just at the forefront of the trend now, and it would be a pity if we don't make more money."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

By updating templates crazily and constantly creating new games, Chang Ping saw that the daily revenue of the game continued to increase, and there were signs that it would gradually become a popular game.

However, this time, he did not expand the scale blindly, but continued to improve the experience with Li Cheng, preparing for the upcoming trend.

After all, the gameplay is simple and easy to learn from, and the Equipment Refining Pavilion quickly set off a wave of craze, but soon killed a large number of followers on the road.

After surviving, their chess and card games also lost two-thirds of their players, but the remaining players are almost all loyal fans, and playing online games every day has become a habit for them. All they need to do in the future is to maintain it well.

Now, Chang Ping and Li Cheng's game has 8,000 people online simultaneously every day, and 50,000 people online every day. These people have become their moat and also give them the motivation to continue updating.

The daily income can be twelve spirit stones, which may not seem like much, but this is a two-person game, and the money divided every day is quite considerable.

Looking at his income, Chang Ping felt that he had made the right choice.

(End of this chapter)