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Chapter 166 President Pei

The players were having fun, and Gu Meng was also happy when he saw it.

Darkest Dungeon is a game that should be played with a smile (fog).

Perhaps only Wu Mengyou is still persuading Mr. Gu to abide by market rules.

Just because you were distracted for more than two months while leading a team to work on a big game and finished it, you can't set the price like this.

One hundred yuan. "Darkest Dungeon 2" also had this price at the time, and Wu Mengyou had some complaints about it.

Because the Darkest Dungeon 2 made by Gu Meng in the parallel world is much richer than the one in the previous life, it should sell for a higher price.

You moved to the stealth side for the third generation and made so many maps.

Even if the monsters and plot are changed to 2D style, there is still more content than the 12 generations combined.

It's still 100 yuan for both ends, but if you only buy the PC end, you can play it for 50 yuan.

Isn't this cheaper than the second generation? The price is further reduced by adding more ingredients.

From now on, no one will buy the second generation unless it is discounted by 90% or fans of the series simply collect it.

This size costs fifty, are you treating it like a beggar?

Wu Mengyou commented that it would be better to just release Epic for free to everyone.

You are the most beautiful courtesan, I would rather give you away than sell you at a low price.

Gu Meng: Oh, don’t say it, don’t say it!

Maybe he will really give away some new games in the future, and I will personally fund the project team to give them bonuses. I like the feeling of getting something for free, and it makes me happy.

……

Wu Mengyou tried her best to persuade him in the president's office, but she was the only one who dared to go against Gu Meng in the company.

Even if we don't consider ourselves, if we destroy the market like this, how will other stealth games be sold in the future?

Now other companies have also begun to learn more advanced infiltration techniques, and most of them will be sold on the Youxuan 2nd generation platform.

Only a few giants can try to make their own helmets, and the effect is estimated to be very poor, and in the end it will still be attributed to the second generation of Youxuan.

And although big games are difficult to make, once the technology restrictions are relaxed, small and medium-sized games may be able to come out within one or two years.

It is foreseeable that such brain-opening games will also usher in a boom.

Some companies simply move the IP of previous games and make a remastered version in the stealth game. Maybe they can start making money. How much specific content they make depends on their conscience.

Some companies may really want to make something good. Although making stealth games has technical advantages, the workload is also much greater, and they can't let them not make money.

If you do this, you are being arrogant. If you don’t take it, how can others take it?
How can the gaming industry continue to thrive?

"Ah, this... Just think of it as me just getting back and giving my family some compensation. The first release is half price, and it's just a special case. Normal games won't be pushed this far in the future."

Gu Meng still needs money after all. There is a krypton gold system, and there are so many people in the company.

He thought that after the mid-level stealth games came out, the prices of these games using the first-generation technology would definitely drop, and by then they would no longer be on the same track.

Currently, the only companies making entry-level stealth games are Youxuan and a few foreign masterpieces, which are considered the last batch.

His low pricing also takes into account that this batch of technology is outdated and will not affect too many things in the future. It is equivalent to the last basic stealth game, a clearance sale, and after that, other Youxuan stealth games will also be reduced in price.

When there are more mid-level stealth games with higher levels of realism, people will still buy new games, and then we can think about how to influence the market.

"That……"

Wu Mengyou wanted to say that the price was still too low, and it should be sold for at least three or four hundred, but when he thought about Gu Meng, he knew he couldn't persuade him:

"That's fine, how long will it take for the half price to return to two hundred?"

"Two years? Is that too long? One year... uh... half a year?"

Gu Meng saw Wu Mengyou's distorted face and asked, "Are you okay?"

"My dragon, are you okay?"

"How can I get a half-price initial offer and start using it for a year?"

"We should offer a bigger discount after half a year. Otherwise, why would players be willing to be the victim?"

"Buy early and enjoy early, buy late and get discounts. Movies can be watched online with membership after the release date."

Wu Mengyou suddenly began to believe Gu Meng's crazy boast that he was not interested in money. This guy really has a problem.

Tsk, how could I have such an unmotivated boss.

It's your money. Isn't all the money the company earns yours? No one in the company is greedy for your money.

If you, the emperor, are not anxious, my fans are getting anxious to death.

If this goes on for three years after three years, when will I be able to become the richest man in the world?
I'm worried about you even though you have such a good foundation. When Youxuan's first generation was successfully developed, Wu Mengyou felt that Dragon King had a chance.

After the success of Helmet and Escort, I always felt that I should give it a try.

As a result, the company has been selling at a loss in the early stages to enter the market. The boss has been doing this ineffective market-occupying operation when there is no competitor, and he has not yet gone public to recover his losses.

It has been shelved until now and Wu Mengyou has already understood that Gu Meng will definitely not go public.

That's it, I'm tired.

……

Gu Meng was busy (training Brother Tongzi) making games while all the company's employees were trained in turn.

After clearing out the potential accumulated by You Xuan’s people over the past two and a half years.

Everyone entered the cool-down period to varying degrees depending on their talents.

For example, the ones with higher potential cool down faster.

But they were all drained by Gu Meng, who had killed thousands of people and defeated tens of thousands of enemies.

At least in the short term, we don't have to work so hard on development.

Everyone's strength increased dramatically after this incident, and the knowledge was directly instilled into their bodies by Gu Meng, uh, strictly speaking, by Brother Tongzi.

If there is an attribute like loyalty, it is also very high.

It's not hypnosis or brainwashing, but a natural feeling of being influenced by a highly charismatic creature.

This made Gu Meng feel a little embarrassed. He wondered if the side effects of this knowledge indoctrination were not so good and even a bit evil.

Although they all came to Youxuan to pursue their dreams in the beginning, Gu Meng never treated them unfairly. Instead, he trained them vigorously and gave them crazy salary increases.

But none of them could think of leaving Gu Meng. Once they saw Gu Meng's eyes, they would wander around in Xuanyuan for the rest of their lives. It was a bit too weird.

It’s not that Gu Meng is such a jerk that he has to be abandoned by everyone, it’s just that he simply feels bored.

If a few rebellious ninjas pulled some backbones away from Youxuan and established their own mountain, and finally challenged him to a duel, it might be interesting—

Okay, that's just being a jerk.

The heroes in this world are just mediocre people, none of them are strong enough to be defeated by the system.

Even if it were in a novel, his experience would definitely be one of pure invincibility without any setbacks.

If it were a movie, it would probably be Huayuwen, which has already filmed Lost in Thailand 2, Medicine God, The Wandering Earth, and Nezha 2 in three years. They also filmed Avatar during the process.

It's outrageous to think that they achieved such a result when the domestic annual box office was hundreds of millions.

Don’t be a human being. Don’t be a human being.

Now we have to increase our efforts to create monsters. The most terrifying people are those who use invincibility cheats and still stand up and exploit the system.

As time passed, Gu Meng finally had some time for himself while slowly training and developing new people.

I’m finally free. During my vacation, I always wanted to go back to the company and communicate with people.

After working hard in the company for a while, I felt that living alone was the real freedom.

Any game or company is nothing but dust (bushi) in the perspective of the universe.

In the siege, I always feel that I would be better in another state.

But feel more comfortable now.

Darkest Dungeon 3 has been released, so Gu Meng won’t be concerned about anything after this game and doesn’t need to be distracted.

It has been a while since I returned to the company, and the workload is not as much as when I first came back, so I am not as busy as before.

The new world is great. Although about half of the games are missing, there are more games to fill the gaps, and he will also slack off and play games.

Moreover, Gu Meng also has stealth games that he didn't have in his previous life. If he wants to try something new, he can use the mod to earn "small goals" and make a very powerful stealth mod fan work.

Including this time's Darkest Dungeon 3, Gu Meng has made some gentleman mods that can allow for more serious interactions with the evil god's mutated beast girls.

It's just that I was busy training Black Myth, so I put it on hold for the time being.

Overall, every day is very fulfilling and happy.

But occasionally, there are other activities.

For example, Wu Mengyou couldn’t catch him before and couldn’t touch him at all. Now that he has returned to the company, she will come to complain to Gu Meng about any important matter.

In addition to her, the Four Heavenly Kings also received this treatment and often came to Gu Meng for guidance.

Gu Meng thought about how he had reduced contact with the person and had almost disappeared from the world, and he felt a bit like he was making up for it.

In addition to communicating with the heads of some branches in Youxuan headquarters, Gu Meng sometimes has to go out to do some activities.

It is no longer the time to travel in seclusion. Now everyone knows that the great devil Gu Meng is hiding in the Demon King City.

The devil is in working condition. He can avoid invitations from his peers, but he cannot avoid some larger official activities.

In fact, Gu Meng could also refuse them all. As long as he made up his mind, he could avoid them at any time. He could also use the excuse of being busy or in seclusion. Since he had a cheat, there was no need to worry about the consequences. Everyone would definitely understand, but there was no need.

It's acceptable to go out and get some fresh air occasionally once a month.

So after Gu Meng returned to Youxuan, he still occasionally went out to participate in activities. This time, he was invited by Mr. Pei of the Moth Factory (there were many personnel changes in the parallel world) to participate in a game celebration.

Many gaming activities in this world have official backgrounds, and this one is also one of the top activities in the domestic gaming circle.

It is always held in autumn. It is positioned as a game summit and commendation event. It has a short history and this year is only the third session.

Wu Mengyou said that he originally wanted to assign it to You Xuan. Before that, Gu Meng had been in seclusion to develop a new generation of infiltration technology, and finally assigned it to the Moth Factory.

Mr. Pei from the Moth Factory personally called Wu Mengyou, hoping to invite Gu Meng, who was becoming more and more mysterious and elusive, to the event. He had refused twice before, and this was the third time he called this year.

Gu Meng can continue pushing if he wants to.

It’s hard to refuse such a kind invitation, so let’s go for a day.

Ordinary people cannot invite Gu Meng. Logically speaking, Boss Pei is qualified enough to sit with Gu Meng - not considering the fact that Gu Meng is no longer a human being.

Theoretically, he is richer than Gu Meng. Although Youxuan's potential value is far above most game companies in the world, in reality, Gu Meng's ability to make money was cut by himself. All peripheral development was handed over to Wu Mengyou and the president of the branch discovered by Jianshiyan. Gu Meng himself just gave them debuffs to make money and not be too harsh, so as to have a little conscience.

The boss is just a slacker, he doesn't know anything except making games, he's a drag on the team.

They also often eat alone and avoid normal investment risks.

Totally unqualified as a businessman.

Wu Mengyou is the MVP!

In the parallel world, Mr. Pei's control over the Moth Factory and the development of the Moth Factory itself are probably higher than that of Brother Xiao Ma in the previous life.

However, as a businessman, Gu Meng is not good enough. He may not have as much money as him, but as an extraordinary person, a demon king who can brainwash a large number of people with just one thought, Gu Meng can surpass them.

But if there was no Tongzi, Gu Meng would just be... there is no such assumption. Brother Tongzi will always love Gu Meng.

Thinking about what would have happened in his previous life if there had been no dump truck that day, Gu Meng had already met President Pei.

This is not the first time I have seen it. The first time was when I finished making The Legend of Heroes. Later, I kept coming into contact with it when I was making the Three Emperors and the helmets.

There are a limited number of bosses of these domestic giants, and there are not many who Gu Meng has not met in person.

They were all ordinary people, and the bodyguards around them seemed like they could be killed with just a glare - Gu Meng didn't know why he thought of this first.

It's so violent with all the fighting and killing.

Maybe I've read too many urban novels, and I feel like when the protagonist is an ordinary person, the world seems to be full of ordinary people.

It feels like as soon as the protagonist levels up, extraordinary beings start to appear everywhere.

Scare yourself.

"Brother Pei has put on quite a grand ceremony, much better than our edamame celebration."

Today, Gu Meng saw a lot of people dancing around. In addition to the normal celebrity artists (nominally coming for the large-scale film and game projects unique to the parallel world), there were also well-known producers and entrepreneurs in the gaming industry, as well as a lot of cosplayers and characters in doll costumes.

In addition to domestic and foreign ones.

The overall style is quite mixed, but also very formal. Many people are dressed very formally. Just imagine Mickey Mouse and Pleasant Goat wearing suits and walking hand in hand on the red carpet.

"That's something you don't want to do, Dragon King."

President Pei smiled and said, "Your Maodou only invited acquaintances and partners, and some guest performers. It's not a formal event at all, but just a public annual meeting."

Even this celebration itself was to be organized by Youxuan, which could somewhat enhance the industry's influence. It was just that Gu Meng did not do anything in the tourism field.

Speaking of which, President Pei still feels a little emotional until now.

He knew, or rather, everyone knew, You Xuan's current potential.

Even though Gu Meng is not making much money now, some of his projects make it hard not to suspect that he is losing money to gain publicity and has some weird ideas. But if he wants to make money, he will do so after he officially gets the stealth game and launches a series of accompanying works.

He is the greatest designer on the planet and a strong contender for the richest man.

There is also a novel written online based on Gu Meng, "Losing Money to Become the Richest Man Starting from Playing Games", which tells the story of Gu Meng having a money-losing system, so he tries to do things that lose money within his ability. President Pei has read the beginning of that book.

Of course, I'm just joking. Although our world view has such a bizarre setting that the gaming expert is the world champion in long-distance running, no normal person would believe such an unscientific system.

President Pei was still sighing. In fact, not many years had passed. Gu Meng started his business in 2020, and it had only been more than six years.

……

　I am guilty of laziness. I am too lazy.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)