I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!
Chapter 159 - 77: Torture-type Games!_1

Chapter 159: Chapter 77: Torture-type Games!_1

"Misery!"

"Heaven wants to doom me! It’s really out to get me!!"

In the bedroom, Ke Jin lay sprawled out on his big bed, his face three parts desolation, three parts sorrow.

And 94 parts sneaky joy.

I cried.

I was faking it!

There are still 2 days left until the task settlement day since Pubg was listed.

But the task failed last week.

It didn’t even come close to the task’s requirement.

It almost blew the task brother’s skull right off.

As of today, in just 28 days, nearly 4 million copies have been sold! That’s streets ahead of the system task’s goal of 2 million copies.

Nearly four billion in revenue was gathered.

And since the number one player currently hasn’t cooperated with any platforms, that means there’s no need to share profits with any channels.

All four billion goes straight into the pocket!

Subtracting nearly one billion for development and marketing costs, along with some taxes, server rentals, employee wages and bonuses, and the company’s ongoing expenses and expansion.

All told, we could still pocket a net profit of two billion.

In my previous life as a poor guy, I’d never even seen so much money.

Two billion! Two billion!

You couldn’t spend it in a lifetime!

What?

Was I originally a game designer?

A AAA title wouldn’t even notice if you dumped two billion into it?

Then no worries.

Curse you all! Damn it!

I made this game just for you guys to play.

How could you screw over the capital as well?

So the number one player doesn’t keep any slackers, huh? Are all the fans of the number one player talented in both arts and martial arts?

But despite the frustrations,

I’ve been keeping an eye on the players’ hard work over this period.

All sorts of innovative strategies and unending live-streaming tricks.

The Spirit Victorious Law of counting it as a win just for broadcasting for a little while.

And the melodramatic ’I’m not the Chicken God.’ The overlay text in live streams pleading, ’Admin, I know this game shouldn’t be broadcast, but we’re all flesh and blood; let me stream just a little, please, just a tiny peek, in a private room.’

All sorts of bizarre, comical, and moving stories that seem to bring back memories of Rainbow Six legends from my past life marching steadfastly forward.

It was this uncompromising spirit that kept Ke Jin from deliberately wreaking more havoc and adding to their difficulties.

So, I merely watched as my revenue task was smashed to bits.

Forget it, if I failed the task, then I failed.

It doesn’t really matter, there’s always a next time if this time fails.

But such shining courage and precious unity aren’t something you come across every day.

The only thing Ke Jin couldn’t wrap his head around was,

in the past life, players fell at the feet of the dragon.

But in this world...

How come the players in this world suddenly started rebelling?

Logically, no matter how fierce the players’ uproar, it should only last for a while, and if completely ignored, it would die down after some time.

Even a newbie boss like me without much corporate experience knows this.

The executives of big corporations would certainly understand, right?

Even more so, some planners of major online games in my past life believed they could manually control players’ emotions.

They would often launch absurd events and pay-to-win options.

Their real intention was not for players to accept them.

Mainly, it was to stir up the players’ emotions and test their limits.

After finding out the limits, they’d nonchalantly cancel the event, offer a simple apology, give out a few dozen or a hundred tokens as compensation, and that would be the end of the matter, hoping the players would know their place.

Later when they needed the players for boosting their KPI, they’d slaughter the pigs again.

People tend to like a middle ground, after all.

’Although the factory increased prices by 100% last time, they’ve adjusted it back, right? And they even apologized and issued compensation, so why do the haters keep harping on it? They’re only raising it by 30% this time, maybe it’s out of consideration for us, the company isn’t making a profit, what more do you want!’

As a result, the conflict between the manufacturer and players,

would cleverly shift into conflict among players themselves.

Let them fight amongst themselves, while the manufacturer doesn’t lose a dime.

Look, a game that major companies in my past life could play with their eyes closed.

It doesn’t make sense that in the even more aggressive capital market of Blue Star, players’ rebellions are actually succeeding.

Ke Jin mulled over this back and forth.

And felt there was only one possibility left.

The players’ success was just superficial.

Behind them, there must have been a helping hand from the seniors!

Moreover, Netcom stepped back and even hastily posted an apology.

Perhaps an even larger player from a different domain took a liking to my game and offered a little assistance.

Then they credited the success to the players on the surface, concealing their actions and deeds.

After all, from any bystander’s perspective, the victory in this battle seems to be the result of the collective efforts of the players, which makes sense.

"Damn!!"

The more Ke Jin thought about this possibility, the more he felt the pressure mounting.

Although the saying goes, ’Good seniors, good assurance.’

But damn it, I don’t need assurance!

Our Brother Tong Zi comes with super assurance that once unlocked, instantly turns into a trillion-dollar gaming empire rising from the ground! Who needs your measly contribution?

Furthermore, on Blue Star, there’s a shortage of games, and an even higher demand for good games.

Forget about the top 500 in the world.

You could blindfold yourself and charge into the top 50.

The only thing that might stand in my way could be the world-class corporations that have monopolized energy resources.