I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 127 Anyway, it's not TV (36)

April 16th.

It has been ten days since the official release of "The Record of Mountains and Seas".

During these ten days, Tianyuan Agricultural Machinery Factory has been desperately trying to increase its production capacity. Unfortunately, it only has three CNC machine tools. Even if it pushes every detail to the limit, its monthly production capacity can only be increased to 100,000 units.

Although the quantity is not quite enough, it is sufficient from the perspective of harvesting negative emotions.

The problem now is that negative emotions aren't increasing much, while positive emotions are constantly rising.

From the previous stage to today, my negative emotions only amounted to 890,000, but I've been using up positive emotions every day, and now they've actually accumulated to 700,000.

What is going on here?
Sitting in the headquarters of Chenguang Co., Ltd. in Tianyuan City, Chen Yu felt extremely lost.

The quality of the dream is fine, and my own settings should theoretically be correct as well. The previous test on the principal showed that my settings were also correct, but negative emotions just won't come.

Looking at the emotional records of his cultivation technique, Chen Yu pondered for a long time before finally stepping out and asking Glasses next door, "Glasses, has there been any problem with 'The Record of Mountains and Seas' lately?"

The person with glasses, who was reviewing dream data, paused, glancing at the data on the screen of their brain out of the corner of their eye. After repeatedly checking the data in their mind three times, they said, "No, I don't think so."

Through the Dream Maker platform, dream makers can easily collect data such as dream retention rate, playtime, boss kills, and achievement completion, making it easier for them to identify their shortcomings and create better dreams.

Previously, the data on this platform was not made available to non-members, but since Chen Yu registered as a member, the data here has become accessible.

According to platform data, the data for "Shan Hai Jian Wen Lu" is exceptionally good.

With a retention rate of 91%, players spend an average of eight hours a day playing the game. Many players immerse themselves in "Shan Hai Jian Wen Lu" while they sleep, and some even play it while sleeping on their way to work.

The number of boss kills was relatively low, but the number of achievements completed was very high, which indicates that most people didn't actually play the main storyline much and spent most of their time on side quests.

That's normal. In my opinion, the side quests are 50% more fun than the main quests, and playing in Tianyuan is twice as fun as playing outside.

If the data from the Dream Maker platform isn't authoritative enough, then the factory's sales figures are a more compelling factor to leverage.

The demand for display equipment far exceeds the supply, and trucks from the Sangmu Timber Factory are waiting at the factory gate, picking up each batch as it is produced.

After arriving here, the truck driver parked the truck at the gate, unloaded the calming herbs, and ran to the city to catch alien beasts, fight world bosses, and visit every stronghold. When he returned, he could drive the truck back home.

It's fair to say that, apart from insufficient production capacity, it really has no shortcomings now.

Moreover, as Chen Yu instructed, the factory would never evade taxes, and would not engage in any legal or illegal tax evasion methods, always paying the full amount of taxes each time.

The secretary in charge of the economy is all smiles every day, a stark contrast to her previous gloomy demeanor.

With such great results, I really don't know what the problem Mr. Chen mentioned is.

Meeting the bespectacled man's puzzled gaze, Chen Yu organized his thoughts and said, "Exactly, do other people know that Tianyuan has rare monsters? I feel that the publicity efforts in this regard are not enough."

Hearing this, Glasses roughly understood.

He had just summarized this issue before, but since it hadn't affected the company's sales of Dream World, it could be ignored for the time being.

But since Mr. Chen has raised this issue, it means that he sees the potential risks involved and needs to study it carefully.

So he immediately brought up the issue and said to Chen Yu, "Mr. Chen, let me first reflect on my actions. I've already studied the problem you mentioned, but I didn't give it enough attention, and I need to repent for that. Therefore, I suggest that I be fined..."

Before the man in glasses could finish speaking, Chen Yu pressed down on his shoulder and said seriously, "Don't mention fines. My company doesn't have that function! And your mistake is my mistake. Absolutely don't talk about such things, understand?"

“President Chen…” Looking at the serious President Chen, Glasses recalled his previous work experience, thinking of those bosses who wanted to punish others to the point of having negative wages, superiors who changed their orders at every turn and frantically shifted blame, and shifty-eyed colleagues who only wanted to steal credit.

Compared to the morning light now, that place is hell!
Sniffing, Glasses said, "Okay, I'll do whatever you say. Now, the key issue is the Xu Group's trade restrictions."

"How is this related to trade restrictions again?"

"That's the disgusting thing about trade restrictions; they expand indefinitely until they completely block the target. Over time, anything that mentions our names will be blocked, including videos, texts, and images."

“I see. I see.”

Chen Yu nodded, indicating that he understood.

A key aspect of his creation, "The Record of Mountains and Seas," in order to tap into negative emotions, is to let players know that Tianyuan has good stuff.

To this end, he also specially asked Lu Ziqi and others to produce several promotional videos, which were rich in content and included all of Tianyuan's activities.

However, now that the relevant videos have been banned, people don't know how good Tianyuan is, so they won't have any aspirations for it, and therefore won't have any negative emotions.

The Xu Group truly deserves to die!

After thinking for a moment, Chen Yu asked, "Could we try posting our videos on a few different platforms?"

"It's difficult. Almost all video platforms are connected with the Xu Group. Some smaller ones even rely on the Xu Group for advertising, let alone cooperating with us."

"Hmm...how about we build our own platform?"

This suggestion would be considered a pipe dream if anyone else had said it.

But since it was Chen Yu who said it, Glasses seriously considered the possibility and then said, "The possibility of building a new platform exists, but building a new platform is unlikely."

"Please speak Chinese, thank you."

"It means that establishing a new video platform requires the consent of the Star Lord of Flowing Light, but there are already many platforms, the entry fee is very high, and the Xu Group will prevent us from entering. If we set up a similar platform without the approval of the Star Lord of Flowing Light, we will be fined by him."

"A fine?" Chen Yu's eyes lit up. "What kind of fine?"

"Mr. Chen, why are you so excited? And you just said that we won't impose any fines."

"How can that be the same! Explain yourself!"

"...It will be determined based on the severity of the situation, and it will be around 100,000, and then the platform and related services will be ordered to be shut down."

"Hmm... So, if we were to release a new mythical beast that appears as the default monster for players, looks like a TV, sounds like a TV, and can watch videos uploaded by other players, what do you think it would be?"

"……television?"

"Guess again."

"I can't guess then, but I think it's probably not television."

"Yes. If we get caught, we'll fine them, delete the beast, and replace it with a new one. In this way, we're essentially spending 100,000 every day to buy our own platform."

"...President Chen is wise!"

(End of this chapter)