The game is only half finished, and the entire internet is begging for an update!

It seems there's finally a solution.

However, Ma Shangfei glanced down at the exhibition dates and quickly discovered another problem.

"President Jiang, the venue has been secured, but the game expo will still be a while away."

"Players are already counting the number of participants on the forums. So what should we do in the meantime? Are there any players who won't want to wait?"

"What if someone actually bought a high-speed rail ticket and arrived at the park entrance early?"

The atmosphere in the meeting room became tense again.

The Shanghai Game Show can solve the problem of player meetups, but it can only solve part of it.

It tells players that Chaoxi Games is willing to communicate and provides a formal channel. However, the negative reviews and dissatisfaction from the remake of "I Found the Imperial Seal!" are still there.

Players have been waiting for this for so long.

All we got in return was an image quality upgrade.

You need to solve these problems for the players right now! You need to salvage your reputation immediately!

Jiang Bo quickly realized this as well.

That's right!

Chaoxi Games must first give players an explanation and pull back its declining reputation.

He lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked:

"Old Ma, what are the total sales figures for 'I Found the Imperial Seal of the State!' so far?"

Ma Shangfei opened the backend and quickly provided the answer.

"The release of the remastered version has driven another wave of sales."

"Including players who bought it during the original period, the cumulative sales have now exceeded one million copies."

One million copies.

This number is a respectable download figure, no matter where you are!

Even by today's standards, this number is remarkable!

Especially for the small team that initially consisted of only a few people, the significance of these one million players was entirely different.

They were the first people willing to invest money in Chaoxi Games when the company had no reputation, no mature technology, and no successful works.

At the time, the book "I Found the Imperial Seal of the State!" was priced at only ten yuan.

Ten yuan isn't much.

The total value of one million copies exceeded ten million yuan.

Jiang Bo raised his head and looked at everyone in the conference room.

"Old Ma, A Guang, Xiao Bai, Zhao Zhao... think about it carefully."

Jiang Bo turned around, his gaze fixed intently on everyone present.

"Right now, 'I Have a Sword' has an extremely strong revenue-generating ability, even terrifying one. The daily revenue is coming in at an exaggerated rate. It can be said that our Chaoxi Company's current financial reserves are already very strong, and we no longer need to tighten our belts like before."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The money-making speed of "I Have a Sword" is comparable to a money-printing machine, which is obvious to all.

Shen Zhaozhao vaguely guessed what was going on, and her expression immediately showed some surprise.

"Mr. Jiang, are you planning to lower the price of the remastered version?"

"It's not a price reduction."

Jiang Bo shook his head, his tone becoming serious.

"I Found the Imperial Seal of the State!" is the first game from Chaoxi Games.

"These one million players are the first people who chose to support us when we had nothing."

"These one million users are our bread and butter, the people who first supported us during our most difficult and unknown times! They are our core supporters!"

Back then, players spent ten yuan to buy the game and naturally received the corresponding content.

Although the map is only within a small neighborhood, its gameplay, scale, and interaction are, from a normal gameplay perspective, very complete for a small game!

Even if you live in the neighborhood, it's a place where you can play for several hours.

In fact, if this game didn't include a part where players have to leave the neighborhood, many players would think it's a complete game!

From this perspective, and from a normal business standpoint, Chaoxi Games owes no one anything.

Jiang Bo was equally clear that the reason for the player's disappointment this time was quite straightforward.

They believe that the game will make up for the regrets of the past.

To increase anticipation, Jiang Bo added more map content to the game.

Since the company failed to deliver the content that players wanted, it must take a clear and firm stance.

Jiang Bo didn't beat around the bush any longer.

"So, I have an idea!"

"To give players the best possible explanation..."

Starting today, "I Found the Imperial Seal of the State!" will be permanently free.

"At the same time, all players who have purchased this game will receive a full refund."

"!!!"

The meeting room fell silent instantly.

Inside the meeting room, everyone was dumbfounded.

Free forever?!

Full refund?!

They're giving away a hugely successful, million-selling game for free, and even giving back all the money they've already made?!

Boss, are you serious?

"Mr. Jiang... Mr. Jiang..."

"Do you know what you're saying? Although our game is only priced at ten yuan, which doesn't seem like much... that's a full million users! That adds up to a full ten million yuan in real money!"

"Ten million, just sent back the way they came?!"

"Are you sure it's all players? Not just those who bought it on release day?"

Ma Shangfei opened his mouth, wondering if he had misheard.

Jiang Bo nodded.

"That's right, all players!"

"No matter when you make the purchase, as long as there is an official payment record in the system, the ten yuan will be refunded to the original payment method."

Zhao Zhibai subconsciously did the math in his head.

Ten yuan per player sounds like a cup of milk tea.

If all one million players are refunded together, that would amount to more than ten million yuan in refunds.

Moreover, this game is released on the DeepBlue platform, so platform fees will be deducted. If you calculate it this way, ChaoXi Games will have to spend more than ten million!

This is a pure loss!

This is no small event, and it can't be compared to simply issuing a few coupons.

"President Jiang, this is worth tens of millions."

"Besides, many people have already played it, and quite a few have played for hundreds of hours. If we refund the money now, it's like all those million copies sold were sold for nothing."

"Are we doing charity work?"

Jiang Bo naturally understood.

But now that "I Have a Sword" has a stable income, Chaoxi Games no longer needs to hold onto this money tightly.

Compared to refunds of tens of millions, the company's reputation and player trust are more important.

"This is not charity!"

"We didn't sell it for nothing."

"It was the initial support of these one million players that gave Chaoxi Games the opportunity to develop subsequent projects."

"The company needed this money before, so we accepted it. Now that we have the ability, and we were unable to provide them with the follow-up they wanted in the remake, we're returning the ten dollars."

"Just consider this a case of buying a horse's bones for a pittance! It's an explanation to all the players online!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhaozhao's expression became much more serious.

Learning operations from Jiang is truly a never-ending learning experience!

These money-losing strategies are nowhere to be found in textbooks!

"After it becomes free, new players can enter the game at any time."

"The fact that returning players got their purchase money back shows that we really value this feedback."

"right."

Jiang Bo nodded.

"This is the explanation that Chaoxi Games can provide at the moment."

"The follow-up content still needs to be re-planned. I can't just make empty promises to calm people down immediately. Refunds can be processed now, and the expo announcement can be made now. As for the future of the game, we'll give players a clear answer on the day of the meet-and-greet."

"Even if we don't make money, let's just consider it making friends!"