I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!
Chapter 194 - 87: The gaming community’s ’Ice Bucket Challenge’ that sparked a heated online debate! A poker-faced interview with Huabao!_3

Chapter 194: Chapter 87: The gaming community’s ’Ice Bucket Challenge’ that sparked a heated online debate! A poker-faced interview with Huabao!_3

"Ah, the shackles of the times, huh? It’s been like this for over twenty years; wanting to change everything all at once is definitely unrealistic. Let’s follow Mr. Ke’s lead and take it slow."

While employees outside the room curiously discussed among themselves.

The interview inside began gradually unfolding.

"Mr. Ke, hello, we are..." After a brief introduction, the reporter smiled softly and broached the main topic.

"Regarding the ’Mr. Miracle’ that the whole network has heatedly discussed, and that group of indefatigable players, does Mr. Ke have any thoughts?"

"Hmm... deeply moved, I guess. To be supported and cherished by such a group of players is also the driving force for my progress."

If only you guys would spend a little less... just for the gesture. This was Ke Jin’s inner OS.

But the reporter just diligently noted down his public response.

Then she asked with a smile.

"Before coming here, I also came across an interesting topic. Many players like to pronounce your name backwards, calling you the ’Kr-Resist God of Men.’ What do you think about this?"

"Uh... maybe it’s because..." Ke Jin scratched his head in contemplation.

What else can I think...

I’m about to be driven mad by these players!

I almost kneeled down to beg them to stop spending, but they insisted on throwing money into my pocket non-stop. I can’t even stop them. What can I do?

Yet, faced with the sweetly smiling female reporter and the camera pressed against his face, Ke Jin didn’t know how to respond.

After all, the monetization interface I set up is indeed somewhat unreasonable.

It doesn’t seem like something a normal game company would do.

If I answer carelessly and it gets blown out of proportion in the Huabao, and some insightful person catches a hint of something, it could be risky.

Ke Jin didn’t want to fast-track to the awkward situation of "life handed over to Hei, spending all day in tears."

In a moment of distraction, he suddenly thought of someone!

The Section Chief Ma from Ji Bei Province in his past life, who "gave the utmost answers in a limited space"!

Although that interview on Huashi was probably even more urgent than this Huabao interview he was facing now.

But as an expert in playing dumb, Master Ma definitely had some tricks worth learning from.

Inspired, Ke Jin also began to stare blankly with a vacant look in his eyes.

"This... the game industry, it started developing not so long ago, and then, well... people working in it naturally lack the experience when compared to other industries..."

The reporter was slightly taken aback, then interrupted, "Mr. Ke, actually, what I meant was, the games you’ve released have always had quite unique pricing standards. Do you have any unique insights regarding this?"

Silence.

The office was as quiet as if there were no one inside.

The expression on Ke Jin’s face, as captured by the camera, was completely blank.

After about a dozen seconds of silence.

His gaze still vacant, he continued to speak.

"Our company has always been open to attracting talents because, uh... in the process of adjusting the structure of the game industry, well... we aim to enhance the technical level of the people in it, establish industry benchmarks, and promote the sustainable development of the game economy."

The female reporter looked puzzled and repeated, "To put it plainly, why did you decide to make ’Hollow Knight’ free to play, with difficulty increasing the more people spend?"

Another stretch of silent quiet.

Ke Jin’s facial expression resembled that of a stroke patient, with a drooping corner of his mouth, his eyes almost out of focus, he whispered with trembling lips, "Don’t, don’t ask anymore... don’t ask..."

Seeing that the interview was met with considerable resistance and failing to get any useful information after a long time.

The female reporter could only chat briefly about other topics, then stood up to take her leave.

By the time the two of them left the company’s front door.

The female reporter sighed.

"Designer Ke is a master of playing dumb indeed."

"Sss... So how should I write this interview? I finally got hold of a young entrepreneur, and I was planning to milk this for a whole month," said the cameraman, who also doubled as a copywriter, scratching his head in dilemma.

"You write it like this, you say, ’Designer Ke actually represents a new generation of gamers’ rebellion against old traditions. He dares to challenge the odds, attempting to break the industry’s bad practices. His thoughts are progressive, innovative, skilled at strategic retreat, applying the business model of ’Use First, Pay Later’ to the fullest, providing players with more choices. He truly is a model for young entrepreneurs, and everyone is encouraged to look forward to more new games from the top player, supporting him within their means, so as not to dishearten this people’s entrepreneur!’ Just expand on this template to 1000 words of official jargon."

"Got it!"