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Chapter 35 "Heroes of the Heroes: Zero" is given away for free

China, Handong City.

Qi Tongping's gaming talent was not outstanding, but he was chosen as the chief judge for the "Chinese Martial Arts: The Greatest Hero" essay contest.

A long time ago, Qi Tongping chose the gaming major, which his family considered a "deviant path", because of his passion for the subject, despite his family's opposition.

When he was young, he had an extremely sincere affection for games, especially martial arts games.

Addicted to those simple role-playing games.

Which kid hasn’t shouted out the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and the Nine Yin Bone Claws?
Not only does he shout, he also plays the role of Boss Qiao in the game, using the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, and plays the role of Ximen Chuixue, step by step reaching the pinnacle of swordsmanship.

And finally they meet their respective destiny.

For example, when playing Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, I discovered that I, a hero who fought against the Liao Dynasty, was actually a Khitan.

He couldn't become the leader of the Beggars' Sect. After leaving, he found that someone was trying to frame him, and people died wherever he went.

All of my old friends and acquaintances thought I was a bad guy.

He became notorious for breaking his vow of killing during the siege.

On the way to find his enemy, he was deceived by a wicked woman and accidentally killed his lover with his own hands.

After a long and exciting battle, he finally found the murderer of his father.

But he discovered that his biological father was the murderer of his father.

In the end he committed suicide or something.

I used to cry after playing games when I was a kid.

But that was only in the past. Qi Tongping has long been desensitized.

It would be strange if it is not desensitized!
Twenty years!

It's still turn-based! Still the same pixels!
And it always follows the plot!
Do you think I don't know what's going to happen next?

Of course I know that the mastermind behind this is Murong Bo, and the leader is Xuan Ci. Who doesn't know this?

When watching TV dramas, there are fighting scenes and vivid performances by the actors, but you have nothing like that.

Chinese martial arts games are all the same. If this continues, they will never catch up with those foreign masterpieces and can only survive by making small games.

I still remember that when martial arts games were heyday, the gap between them and the world's top level was definitely not as big as it is now.

Damn, why has martial arts become like this now?

In fact, Qi Tongping also understood. He had made games before and had encountered countless setbacks before revealing his true identity.

After all, China's gaming environment is not friendly to single-player games.

Because the rise of foreign games started much earlier than that of Chinese games, the truly advanced technologies and cutting-edge talents are all abroad.

The current thriving game market in China is mostly supported by mobile games, and those marginal film and television games are growing stronger with the generalization of the entertainment industry. They do not require such advanced technology.

Moreover, once a project makes money, mobile games and online games can continue to make money for a long time if they are not operated blindly.

Only classic masterpieces in single-player games can enjoy this kind of treatment.

For a general stand-alone game, sales will quickly drop to a negligible level after the popularity has passed, and it is a one-time deal.

You have to wait until the next all-time low event to push it up.

If it weren't for the lowest price ever, the discount would still be criticized for being insincere.

How can it compare to 648? You can make money continuously by constantly releasing new characters and new skins, and you just need to change the card pool once.

If a stand-alone game releases a DLC that is smaller in size, it will definitely lower its reputation and look ugly.

If the situation were reversed and Qi Tongping were the investor, he would also give priority to mobile games that appear to be easier to make money and that do have a large number of money-making cases in China.

Qi Tongping later used his status in state-owned enterprises to attract investment and made a film called "Blood Seal".

But the ending is not very beautiful either.

Because his status and funding were destined to be limited, he could only make serious games. The overall evaluation was okay, but it was lacking in many aspects. The cost was not low, and there was no explosive point. It was not a cost-effective deal. He was grateful to be able to barely recoup his investment.

From a market perspective, the purpose of making games is to make money. Make money first and then talk about other things.

In fact, Qi Tongping also wants to make money, but he wants to make money while standing.

In his opinion, domestic martial arts still want to become bigger and stronger and create greater glory.

The best way is to invest a lot of money in large-scale productions, just like the film industry started making commercial blockbusters twenty years ago, but this is just his personal opinion.

The last investment was not small and he almost didn't make a profit. It's ok for him to go back to making small games, but it's difficult for him to make a large-scale stand-alone martial arts game that costs tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars.

Qi Tongping is still working in the gaming industry, not because of his own desire, but because the gaming industry has gradually become the "right path" in the past decade, and his family has changed their attitude and hopes that he can continue in this industry.

He now has a rank and is the vice president of the gaming association.

Just go on with it half-heartedly.

Qi Tongping thought that perhaps Chinese games will get better in the future and there will always be young people full of enthusiasm.

Last time, Maodou’s “Pure Love Warrior Simulator” was a very good game.

"Teacher Qi, we just received another company's application for the competition."

Qi Tongping, whose thoughts were interrupted, glanced at his assistant and said, "You can handle this matter."

"The situation is a bit special, please play this game first."

Qi Tongping frowned: "What's so special about this company?"

Related households?
"It's that edamame game you always mentioned before. Now it's renamed Game Metaphysics, and they're going to use the new game in the competition."

"They also do martial arts?"

Qi Tongping was a little surprised, as he was very optimistic about Gu Meng.

As we all know, the Chinese gaming industry generally does not pay attention to who the game designer is.

Most of the very famous developers in the gaming industry are abroad.

Gu Meng is already considered one of the most famous designers in the country. Considering the bonus of his status as the Dragon King, his fame is far ahead.

From a personal perspective, Qi Tongping also likes Gu Meng's wise and courageous behavior.

"You said I could play it first... Have they finished the new game they submitted? If so, I'll give it a try first."

Qi Tongping opened the game that had been installed on his computer by his assistant.

"Ancient and Modern Heroes: Zero".

A simple opening animation, with the East Evil, West Poison, South Emperor and North Beggar appearing one by one.

"Oh? It's The Legend of the Condor Heroes... No, The Divine Condor Heroes. This, the Six Meridians Divine Sword, does Tianlong also have it?"

"Ah? So it's this kind of game. Can martial arts games be done this way?"

"Genius, he is indeed a genius."

……

"Mr. Gu, are we really going to release this game for free? Wouldn't that be a shame? We can definitely sell it at a lower price. And if it's free, if our game doesn't meet our expectations, it might affect sales..."

Game metaphysics, President's Office.

Wu Mengyou was whispering to persuade Gu Meng.

This mini-game is so interesting. Although she doesn’t know much about games, Wu Mengyou knows very well that many employees are addicted to it.

This is professional training.

If a company spends several months to make a game of the same type that is not as fun as the free game that Mr. Gu made in just a few days, players may not be willing to pay for it.

(End of this chapter)