I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

Qin Sulan: [No, our company didn't force us to play. I wanted to play it myself.]

Best friend: [And then you frantically forwarded this to your girlfriends? Did you want me to see your best friend's work?]

Qin Sulan: [No, you need to share to get items. I've been playing this game all along.]

Best friend: [Is the game you guys made fun?]

Qin Sulan: [It's not a question of whether it's fun or not, it's really... very special...]

Best friend: [Speak plainly, is it fun? I'm a writer back home, there are so many naughty kids there, it's so annoying, I'm really bored, so playing games is a good way to kill time.]

Qin Sulan's best friend is usually the type who doesn't play games. She's beautiful, has a great figure, and is a typical social butterfly. But today, she's unusually interested in playing games.

Hearing her best friend say that, Qin Sulan's mischievous side surfaced: "Go ahead and have fun."

After saying that, she added, "But I don't think you're smart enough to play this game; it's too difficult."

My best friend sent me a meme that says, "Woman, you've piqued my interest."

Then there was silence.

Qin Sulan knew she must have gone out to play, so she stopped bothering her and scrolled to the company group chat on her phone.

After Ishikawa Toru sent the message in the morning, the group fell silent and no one spoke.

Qin Sulan couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. Logically speaking, if the data was good on the first day of the game's launch, the group would definitely be talking about it. But the group was so quiet, which felt very strange.

After much deliberation, she finally couldn't resist opening the private group chat among the company's employees and asking a question:

Have you all played the company's "Sheep and the Goat" game?

Soon, a colleague replied.

[I've been playing it a lot.]

Seeing what her colleague said, Qin Sulan smiled and asked:

How are you feeling?

That colleague didn't say anything for a long time, and then finally sent a message:

I got dizzy from playing.

Then, he also sent a message:

Has anyone else played the game?

One stone stirs up a thousand ripples; soon, the group chat exploded:

Holy crap, I've been playing this game all along!

All I can say is, it's incredibly addictive! That's all I can say!

[Just be blunt! This game is garbage! It's ruined my youth! It's wasted my time! I was supposed to meet someone I met online today, but I've been playing this game all day! Damn it!]

Yeah! The second level is really hard! Has anyone passed the second level yet?

I doubt I can even pass this second level. Are there any testers in the group? Can someone say something?

Most of the people talking in the company group chat were from the art team and the operations team. Most of them hadn't participated in the game's development or played the demo before, so today was their first time playing it.

That's why there's such strong criticism. On the contrary, none of the employees who participated in the closed beta test said anything.

After a long time, one member of the testing team finally stepped forward.

[I'm from the testing team, and I don't want to play this game. I can only wish you all good luck. (smile.jpg)]

Seeing him speak, Qin Sulan immediately tapped him and asked:

How do I beat this game? Are there any tips or tricks?

The employee sent another message:

My advice is, don't tell anyone you were involved in the development of this game. That's all I can say. (smile.jpg)

"?"

Qin Sulan looked bewildered.

But what if I've already told my best friend?

The group chat was in chaos, everyone trying to figure out what their colleague meant, and Qin Sulan didn't know what to say.

But since I've already told my best friend, there's no way to undo it.

Let's play another round of "Sheep and Goat".

Qin Sulan opened the game again.

……

……

Chen Ya sat in his office with two interfaces on his computer screen: one displaying the background statistics of the mini-program, and the other showing search index and popularity statistics.

The built-in interface of the mini-program will count the number of users online at the same time and the advertising effect, especially the advertising effect, which directly determines the revenue.

The pricing they negotiated with advertisers was based on a time-based fee plus CPC (cost-per-click) model.

The time-based model charges based on the duration of the advertisement viewed by the customer, with each customer paying 4.5 cents for every 30 seconds of ad viewing.

CPC stands for "Cost Per Clic," meaning that you are charged for each user who clicks on your ad page.

Of course, these fees have a cap; if it's 100 million clicks, no one can handle that much traffic.

The limiting factor for a company's revenue is the quantity and quality of advertisers.

As long as advertisers can absorb the traffic, the game's daily revenue can skyrocket.

The search data and popularity data on the other side reflect the extent to which "Sheep and the Sheep" has broken out of its niche.

Each time a search is performed and a user clicks to enter the share page, this data will be incremented.

In other words, the more of these data points there are, the more people know about the game "Sheep and the Sheep," and the higher its popularity.

Currently, since the game has just been launched, there isn't much data on either side.

The game refreshes every 15 minutes, and with each refresh, the game data slowly climbs up a little bit.

Chen Ya sat in a chair with his head in his hands, while Gu Yuqing sat beside him very ladylike, watching with him.

“If you find it boring, you don’t have to watch it,” Chen Ya said. “I’ll keep an eye on it.”

Gu Yuqing said, "Aren't you bored? These figures all represent money! Lots of money!"

Chen Ya smiled faintly.

Gu Yuqing dragged the calculator over, pressed the "reset, reset" button several times, and then started calculating.

"445938 multiplied by 0.45 equals..." The calculator emitted a mechanical, emotionless voice.

After doing some calculations, Gu Yuqing looked up, her eyes slightly dim: "So far, the game has made a profit of more than 3 yuan."

Chen Ya reclined in his chair and said leisurely, "It's just launched, the chemical reaction hasn't started yet, don't panic."

"How could I not panic? How could I not panic?" Gu Yuqing grabbed Chen Ya's arm, seemingly wanting to snuggle closer to him. "How much money did you invest in the early stages?"

"a lot of."

"How much is 'a lot'?" Gu Yuqing asked, frowning. "At this rate, if we don't make it back... you know, the two of us will..."

Chen Ya smiled and replied, "I can only tell you how much money the company has on its books."

"How much is left?" Gu Yuqing asked.

“3500 yuan,” Chen Ya said with a smile.

Gu Yuqing was suffocating.

"How much??" Gu Yuqing tightened her grip, her nails digging into his arm. "You've gone all in?!"

"All in," Chen Ya said. "I went all in, even used up the last of my ripples. Otherwise, why would I just be sitting here watching?"

Gu Yuqing rubbed her forehead.

She felt like her heart was sinking to the bottom.

"How can you be so calm? My God?" Gu Yuqing's voice held a hint of pain. "Why aren't you flustered at all?"

“There’s nothing to panic about,” Chen Ya said. “Everything is under control.”

"You made 3 yuan in just one hour online, right?" Gu Yuqing rubbed her forehead.

She has experience with mobile game projects, and in her past experience, the revenue in the first hour of a game can be life-or-death in 80% of cases.

High revenue in the first hour indicates a high willingness to pay, which basically means the business is stable. If the first hour is not good, it won't be good in the following hours.

Chen Ya, however, still wore a faint smile and said, "Let the bullets fly for a while."

"Still trying to look cool here," Gu Yuqing said, displeased.

She's absolutely terrified right now.

However, it is undeniable that having such a calm and composed man by your side can provide a great sense of security.

It has to be said that the way he was showing off just now was somewhat charming.

Gu Yuqing looked down at her phone: "I don't care anymore, I'm going to start checking plane tickets for those who run away. Are you coming with me?"

"I have no money."

“Don’t you still have 3500?” Gu Yuqing said. “That’s enough for an elopement. Let’s run away first. I’ll buy you the accommodation, food, and condoms when we get there.”

"Thank you, I'm very touched, but it's not necessary."

The two chatted casually here, while Luan Qingying and Shi Chuandong secretly observed them from inside the company.

Today was a holiday, and the two of them volunteered to work overtime. Their original plan was to play cards with Ya Ge while keeping an eye on the data, but they didn't expect that Ya Ge already had a woman.

Neither of them knew Gu Yuqing's identity as an investor; they only thought she had an ambiguous relationship with Chen Ya, and they were both incredibly envious.

Gu Yuqing was wearing a sexy black cross-collar bodycon dress today, with Balenciaga black stockings covering her long legs, making her look incredibly charming.

Chen Ya was very popular at school, but he always kept his distance from girls who pursued him. The two of them didn't quite understand this at first, but after seeing Gu Yuqing today, they both understood.

Having a romantic interest of this caliber naturally wouldn't be very interested in younger girls.

After updating the data, Luan Qingying frowned, sighed, and said, "Will it work or not?"

“My code is fine anyway,” Ishikawa Takashi said. “If it doesn’t work, it’s because your promotion efforts are insufficient.”

Luan Qingying felt ashamed after being told this, and said, "I don't have much experience. Those people are really difficult to deal with."

"Anyway, if we don't make any money, it's your fault."

Luan Qingying felt anxious. He didn't blame Shi Chuan Dong; that was just his personality. He didn't care about taking the blame; what he cared about was that his first game had failed.

He clicked refresh again, and the image on the computer screen changed once more.

The curve representing the number of online users stood tall and strong, like a giant dragon slowly and steadily raising its head.

Chapter 336 Viral Marketing

If the previous intraday data curve was like a still well, then this rise is like a stone being thrown into the well, finally breaking the silence.

This slow, small but firm lift boosted morale and inspired people, finally bringing a glimmer of hope to Gu Yuqing's eyes, which were filled with darkness.

“The data has improved,” Gu Yuqing said, squinting. “The curve looks beautiful.”

“Of course.” Chen Ya shifted his position, comfortably reclining in the chair. “I told you, let the bullets fly for a while.”

Gu Yuqing glanced at the slightly raised curve on the screen, then at Chen Ya's lower body sitting next to her, and revealed a malicious smile.

Her unconventional thought process clearly led her to a remarkable dirty joke.

Chen Ya glanced at her eyes and actually guessed what she was thinking, but he couldn't be bothered to pay attention to her.

"Tell me why you're so confident!" Gu Yuqing put her arm around his shoulder and said, "What's the reason? What's the source? Sometimes I really get angry at your attitude."

Chen Ya looked at her, puzzled: "Why are you angry?"

"I don't know, but seeing your attitude, even if we're interdependent, I still want to see you suffer a terrible defeat."

"It's too small, my vision is too narrow." Chen Ya stretched his legs out onto the desk. Since there were hardly any people in the company today, he decided to let loose.

“The reason I’m so confident is because I’ve grasped the pattern,” Chen Ya gestured with his chin toward the screen, “Can you see how this curve will go in the future?”