You said you were going to make games, how did you become the richest man without doing anything?

Chapter 291: Why is the game so popular again?! (2-in-1 order required)

First of all, in the live broadcast rooms of various trial broadcasters, everyone was discussing the game:

"This new device from Taoyuan Township is incredible. Although it looks very simple at the moment, I have a feeling that in time, it will definitely break through the dimensional wall!"

"Wow, this is a breakthrough for the VR gaming industry, a new era for gaming!"

"It's amazing to experience the feeling of being the ruler firsthand. Don't get too complacent, streamer! I'll buy a VR headset and then I'll break your record!"

"I have a feeling that this VR device will not only change the gaming industry, but also the entire software industry's application ecosystem."

"When I saw the magician directing the battle through VR, I was blown away. It was amazing! I never imagined how amazing it would be when I put on the glasses myself."

At this time, in major game forums, the reputation of "Weird Small Country Simulator" began to reverse, and many self-media and independent critics who had previously given bad reviews began to give positive reviews.

"Hahahaha, let's change the score. I admit that building a country from scratch on ruins is addictive."

“I take back my previous negative review.
Although the game's style is still very strange, it is different from the previous Utopia style of beautiful girls.

However, I used to only be able to watch Little John Khan’s videos to satisfy my curiosity about history, but now I can personally experience it in the Tongliao universe, which is quite exciting.”

"I previously said this game was a zoo hunting simulator, but I was superficial. The depth of the development system is amazing."

"Taoyuanxiang is really great for being able to explore new themes instead of just relying on the old ones."

In Tieba and many strategy forums, a large number of strategy authors and UP hosts began to share strategy collections:
The Ultimate Billionaire Route: Building the Richest Man in Africa, From Poverty to Wealth Rivaling a Nation!

Global shock: This African country has risen to become a global technology giant. See how I did it!

Hell Difficulty: How to survive Bokassa and make a gorgeous comeback?

The Road to a Military Power: Starting with Gambia, How to Rise to a Military Power, and Unveiling the Best Military Strategies!

Theory and Practice of Recognizing Daddy: The Diplomatic Secrets of a Strange Small Country: How to Break the International Dilemma and Achieve a Diplomatic Counterattack!

At the same time, major gaming media at home and abroad have given the game positive reviews:

GameSpot:

"Weird Small Country Simulator" successfully integrates VR technology with national simulation, allowing players to immerse themselves in the miracle of national construction. The graphics are delicate and the plot is touching. It is a unique game adventure!

At the same time, we also see that the evolution speed of the "Taoyuan Kaiwu" game engine has further increased, and it is expected that more game developers will choose Taoyuanxiang's game engine.

Game Base Camp:
The game's holographic display and true simulation of tactical command bring a new level of imagination to strategic games. The system is tightly designed and reasonable, allowing you to not only feel the cruelty of war, but also control the taste of victory.

IGN:

As a business simulation game, this game not only provides a realistic city construction and trade system, but also explores issues such as international alliances and diplomatic mediation within the game, making the game more in-depth.

This is an extraordinary journey that takes the legendary history of a small country as the main line and successfully integrates real history with virtual games.

……

Various positive reviews accelerated the game's breakthrough. Many players who like historical simulation games flocked to the game, and the number of orders on major e-commerce platforms broke records, which once caused the system to crash.

Soon, all major online stores were out of stock, and offline stores selling game consoles also announced that they were sold out.

Many players rushed to the comment section of Taoyuan Township’s official Weibo, urging the official to restock.

On second-hand platforms such as Xianyu, VR equipment that was originally scheduled for a trial price of 500 yuan has been hyped up to a high price of 5000 yuan!

Dilidili UP host Little John Khan personally posted the news:
"That 'Weird Small Country Simulator' is really popular lately, but I didn't get a chance to buy it. Is there anyone who could give me one to play with?"

……

At this time, in the headquarters building of Liu Group.

Liu Lan was extremely surprised when he saw the reviews of Taoyuan Township's new game from various technology media and gaming media.

She initially thought that Taoyuan Township’s VR equipment might not be able to survive even one round under the siege of industry giants.

Unexpectedly, Taoyuan Township does not play by the rules at all!

While everyone is constantly increasing investment, recruiting talents, and expanding production bases, Taoyuan Township actually directly sells the trial version?!

Such a business behavior with huge risks and disproportionate input and output does not seem like something a mature company boss could do.

but……

and many more!

Liu Lan's mind suddenly shuddered!
Is there a possibility that this was a deliberate and risky move by Lu Yu?

He knew very well that his company faced the siege of Longteng Group and Liu Group. If he faced the enemy head-on, there would be no chance of winning.
So that's why he deliberately took a risky move and quickly launched a trial version to seize the initiative?!
Judging from the results, this move was very successful.

After all, he is the only VR game console on the market now, and no one knows what a VR game console should look like. It’s good enough to have one to play now.

Thinking about the various creative strategies Taoyuan Township used in starting a business in the past year, Liu Lan became more and more convinced of his own ideas.

At the same time, a hint of admiration for Lu Yu flashed in her eyes.

Just then, Shi Yi, the general manager of Youyi Company, knocked on the office door.

After entering, Shi Yi began to report to Liu Lan on the recent progress in the company's VR equipment research and development.

"Our factory site selection went very smoothly, and the hardware experts we recruited from the United States are about to officially begin our product design..."

Liu Lan lit a cigarette:
"Our product is still in the drawing board, while the trial version of Taoyuan Township is already online..."

Shi Yi's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he couldn't help but wonder if Lu Yu was cheating when running the company.

He said carefully:

"Chairman, you don't have to worry too much. Our experts have carefully studied Taoyuan Township's products and concluded that they are very rough.

We found that the architecture used in Taoyuan Township's game consoles is all public version architecture, and everything relies on mindless stacking of materials. It should be a project that was hastily launched due to time constraints.

One drawback of such a project is the difficulty in controlling costs. After all, Taoyuan Township doesn't have its own production base, and the quality control of the contract manufacturers varies greatly. In the end, their finished products will inevitably be sold at a high price and of low quality..."

Although Liu Lan heard what Shi Yi said, she still felt a little uneasy.

She ordered:

"We must continue to develop our VR products according to our established goals.
However... you need to make Youyi's game software compatible with Taoyuan Township's VR equipment."

Shi Yi was stunned.

Youyi’s games should be exclusive to the game consoles produced by Liu Group. Why should they adapt to Taoyuan Township, a competitor?

But he knew Liu Lan's temper, so he just nodded silently and left the office.

Liu Lan exhaled a circle of smoke and looked out the window.

The reason she made this decision was also based on her business sense of seeking stability.

For some reason, she had a vague intuition that although Taoyuan Township's VR equipment was scattered, it would not be so easily eliminated by the market.

So, by doing this, she can also be considered as making plans in advance and not putting all her eggs in one basket.

VR equipment is crucial to the next generation of competition, so she must ensure it is foolproof and maximize benefits!

……

Jianghai City, Longteng Group branch building.

At this time, Pei Shengnan, who was staring at the computer screen to check industry news, had a much more exaggerated expression than Liu Lan.

In shock, he even forgot to breathe for a moment, and the whole office fell into an eerie silence.

Liu Lan was mentally prepared for the existence of Taoyuan Township, but before that, Pei Shengnan never took Taoyuan Township seriously at all.

In his opinion, companies with annual turnover below 100 billion are all small shrimps. He is busy competing with the Liu Group in building factories and poaching talents. In his eyes, Taoyuan Township is an existence that can be crushed easily when the Liu Group is dealt with.

But how did they suddenly become the first manufacturers to release VR works?
Is this reasonable?

At this time, his secretary was reporting to him on the progress of factory construction and the research and development of VR equipment.

Pei Shengnan simply asked him:
"Secretary Wang, you've worked in the gaming industry before. Tell me about the various steps involved in developing a game from project inception to release..."

An hour later, Secretary Wang explained the matter to him in detail.

After listening to this, Pei Shengnan thought about Lu Yu’s behavior again, and his mind shuddered!
Good heavens, I really underestimated this guy!
He naturally thought of what Liu Lan had guessed before, but he also thought of another level based on Liu Lan's guess.

Isn’t this the agile development of small steps and fast progress? !
By releasing the beta version and iterating based on user feedback, any problems that arise can be corrected at any time.

This is much safer than direct factory production.

Moreover, Pei Shengnan believed that Lu Yu’s ambition must be more than that!

In a sense, being the first to launch a product and set its price is also an act of competing for the right to set standards, the right to set prices, and the right to speak.

"As expected of a man who can win the Liu family's daughter, he is indeed quite capable."

Pei Shengnan, in addition to his admiration, also began to issue new instructions to Secretary Wang. He was going to continue to increase his stake in the competition for the VR market!
He said to Secretary Wang:
"First of all, our current software lineup is far from enough. You need to proactively contact game development companies, software development teams, etc., seek partners, and strive for more excellent game content and software support.

Secondly, we need to work closely with university research institutions. I need Longteng’s new VR product to be high-end enough!
Finally, we also need to develop a VR device ecosystem. Doesn’t Taoyuan Township have VR gloves? Let’s get some too, and figure out how to make them more versatile…”

……

At this time, in Taoyuan Township Villa.

Lu Yu was stunned when he saw the various public opinions on the Internet and the news that the first 3 sets of trial equipment were sold out within a week.

Seeing the rave reviews from major platforms, he was even more confused.

Oh my god, what’s going on with this project? Why has it become a hit again?

First of all, why did he agree to the project of "Weird Small Country Simulator"?
That's because he felt that the main selling point of the Taoyuan Township company was the beautiful and sexy girls.

If we create a game where a bunch of black guys are fighting each other in the desert, the market will definitely not buy it.

Unexpectedly, the finished game was surprisingly interesting to the players. Who would believe this?

Secondly, why did he hastily order Mao Wuyong to launch the trial version of VR equipment on the market?

I was hoping that this trial version would add some new features, but unexpectedly, the effect of the trial version was unexpectedly good. This will probably make the company's group of "roll kings" even happier, right?

Although he launched the Leisurely Daily King and Werewolf Killing Plans, the successful VR trial of the Weird Little Country clearly gave everyone a shot of adrenaline, and the recent trend of leisure points is a bit pessimistic...

He opened the system light screen and checked the progress of the surprise mission in this cycle. Currently, only 130 employees had earned enough 100 leisure points, and many others had only earned less than 30 points.

This cycle has lasted for more than a month.

Lu Yu himself was very distressed. The time to complete the mission was dangerous...

He was just thinking about it when suddenly, Mao Wuyong, the CEO of Wushao Technology, ran to the Taoyuan Township villa.

Mao Wuyong: "Mr. Lu, I came here today to tell you that the recent VR equipment development has encountered difficulties again."

"what happened?"

"Originally, we only asked the OEM to prepare 3 sets of equipment. We were initially worried that this would cause inventory backlogs, but we didn't expect that the demand would simply exceed the supply.

However, if we continue to follow the current design approach for subsequent mass production, I am afraid that the VR project will ultimately fail and become obscured by the masses.”

"Oh?" Lu Yu's eyes lit up, "Tell me in detail."

"In order to achieve the audio and video effects in Weird Little Country Simulator, we directly selected the most expensive chip solution on the market. The pre-sale price of 500 yuan was originally a loss-making venture, and even 5000 yuan might not even make back the investment.

Therefore, after the official version is launched, we will definitely increase the price several times.

But players are bound to be very sensitive to price. It would be fine if we sold it at this high price at the beginning, but if we raise the price now, players might be disgusted, and in the end this VR device will just become a niche product with few people appreciating it.”

After hearing this, Lu Yu was excited!
A niche product?
This is exactly the effect I want.

This is really like a pillow when you want to sleep!

In this cycle, I will say nothing of allowing the company to trigger large-scale internal competition due to the frequent release of hot products.

Mao Wuyong didn't notice Lu Yu's expression and continued, "So, I was wondering if we should streamline the chip solution and some unimportant details..."

Lu Yu immediately refused:
"No, no, no, on the contrary, I need you to pile up the materials as much as possible, regardless of the cost!

Give me the best chips, the most advanced solutions, and the biggest imagination.

Even if we have to pay the players some money, we can afford it!
All in, all in!

After hearing Lu Yu's instructions, Mao Wuyong was completely confused.

Although his heart was pounding, he recalled that Liu Mengyuan had said before that Mr. Lu was a jack of all trades.

I'm afraid that Mr. Lu has considered some details that we haven't considered?
……

After sending Mao Wuyong away, Hua Wu came over again:
"Mr. Lu, the development of the game 'My Wife is the Savior' has encountered difficulties again.

First of all, there is the difficulty of simulating the smell. In order to pursue realism, we plan to release corresponding fragrances when players reach specific scenes, such as... the body fragrance of a beautiful girl.

However, it is currently technically impossible to achieve highly precise odor release, and we need to find more advanced alternative technologies.

In addition, the touch simulation in the game requires players to be able to truly feel the touch of the character, whether it is an object or a person, but the current gloves are obviously not effective enough, and we need to find a more delicate silicone material."

After hearing this, Lu Yu was secretly happy.

Very good, finally some good news. It seems that the main works of this cycle are not progressing smoothly.

He was just about to comfort Hua Wu and tell her not to be so serious.

Just then, Wan Xiaotong and the royal translator Xu Qin came over from a distance.

Xu Qin translated Wan Xiaotong's words:
"I heard your conversation. Actually, if we want to debug the tactile and olfactory functions of VR equipment, Taoyuan Township would be better off making a VR game that focuses on everyday life. This is because everyday games focus on various details and play methods, which are the best way to test these two functions."

Lu Yu thought that since the people in Moegirl Studio would have random thoughts when they were free and would find work for themselves, he might as well give them a project and let them make this game.

So he smiled and said, "That sounds good. Xiaotong, write down the plan first and give it to me later."

……

Three days later, Xiaotong, who had been scratching his head constantly, finally submitted a game plan.

The name of the project is "A Security Guard's Night".

He flipped through the content. This game is a VR life-playing game that mainly tells the story of a young man who works as a security guard in an IT company's building and how he goes about his daily work.

Players need to control the security guard to do his work, the main content of which is: patrolling, checking surveillance, cleaning up garbage, turning off lights...

Apart from this, the entire plan does not have any gaming features at all.

Lu Yu complained:
"Why did you choose security guard? If this is a game about everyday life, there would be a lot of career options, right?"

Xu Qin translated:
"Miss Wan occasionally passed by the security booth in our park and saw the security guards inside, who were clearly drowsy but still forcing themselves to work.

Therefore, she was very interested in the life of the security guard and kept observing for the next few days.

Now, she feels that she has fully understood everything, so she wants to make a game out of what she has seen and heard.”

After hearing this, Lu Yu finally understood that Wan Xiaotong's logic for setting up projects was - there was no logic at all, it was all based on her own preferences and mood.

At this time, other employees of Moegirl Studio were also sitting in the conference room.

Everyone complained: "Even if the project is approved, the gameplay is too mediocre. Will players fall asleep while playing?"

He does not mean that.

Hearing this, Lu Yu suddenly had an idea: Ordinary? That's right! He wanted something ordinary!
This trial work was originally designed to take up the time of Moegirl Studio under the guise of testing functions.

The more boring the game is, the better!

It would be even better if it could hinder VR development and have a counterproductive effect!

He immediately said, "Ms. Wan Xiaotong, there's nothing more to say. The project strategy will be based on your ideas."

Wan Xiaotong nodded ignorantly.

Lu Yu looked at Wan Xiaotong's departing back and was quite satisfied.

We still have to look to Xiaotong at the critical moment.

He is indeed an outstanding talent that I recruited!

In this way, during this round of settlement, he has provided two layers of insurance to prevent the project from becoming too popular and spiraling out of control:
The first is the expensive and under-produced VR equipment, and the second is the extremely boring game mode.

With Mao Wuyong and Wan Xiaotong, two talented people, there is no need to worry about not achieving great things!

……

On the other side, the company's technical director Chu Xiong turned on his work computer.

Melissa's matter has always been a knot in his heart, so he wants to get to the bottom of it.

The screen showed Melissa's room.

At this moment, Melissa was lying in the bathtub, squinting her eyes and taking a comfortable bubble bath.

Suddenly, Chu Xiong's big eyes appeared in the south window, looking into the house, scaring her to scream.

She quickly wrapped her snow-white, plump body with a bath towel and said angrily, "Master, what are you doing?"

"I wanted to ask you something."

Chu Xiong chuckled and said, "Did you cause those bugs and strange features in the company's new games recently?"

(End of this chapter)