Rebirth: Return to 1991 to be the richest man

Chapter 2285 Free is the most expensive
"If the game Legend is released on PC in China, my suggestion is not to implement a point-and-click charging system, but to run it in a free model."

Chen Jianghai tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and there was a rhythmic tapping sound.

Liu Jianming on the other end of the phone was silent, thinking about Chen Jianghai's words.

But he couldn't understand that they spent a full 500 million US dollars to buy the copyright of the game Legend, but Chen Jianghai wanted to open this game to others for free!

why is that!
Could it be that Chen Jianghai planned to make a profit at a loss and make a lot of money in the next game?
Liu Jianming still doesn't quite understand why free is the most expensive, so it's not surprising that he is confused now.

"Mr. Chen, I'm sorry that I don't quite understand your thinking. We spent such a large price to buy the copyright of this game from AS Company, but we want to give it to players for free today?"

"Would this make our games seem too cheap? Moreover, we have invested so much cost that we cannot recover it at all..."

Liu Jianming said tangledly.

He is very grateful to Chen Jianghai. Now he cannot do anything without Chen Jianghai's help.

It is precisely because of this that he is very eager to succeed. At least he must do something for Chen Jianghai to see, and at least he must be worthy of Chen Jianghai's cultivation of him.

"Jianming, your idea is very wrong." Chen Jianghai said calmly.

It's normal for Liu Jianming to have this idea now. After all, the current era has great limitations and no one has really started running free games yet.

All game modes on the market are based on point cards and buyouts.

These are already outdated for Chen Jianghai, but they are still trendy for Liu Jianming.

"The free model we implement is not truly free. As you just said, you can add some more powerful props to the game, which can greatly attract players to invest time in the game."

“But what about those who don’t have the means to invest the time?”

Chen Jianghai's question opened up new ideas for Liu Jianming.

If you don’t have time to invest in it, then of course you have to invest money.

After all, the game Legend has a free trading platform, so when someone does not have enough time to complete the plot to obtain props, they will bid to buy these props.

"Mr. Chen, you mean, we sell props?"

Liu Jianming took a deep breath and figured it out.

Chen Jianghai obviously has no deep involvement in the game industry, but he is very familiar with some behavioral patterns in the game.

In fact, this mode of buying props has not happened before, but without exception it has not developed well.

If there is a hit game, will this division be changed?

"You're right, it's just selling props."

Chen Jianghai nodded and said, Liu Jianming is a teachable boy. Obviously, if he can run a new game company specializing in free games, he may be able to achieve success in the future.

"There is a saying that free is the most expensive. The potential of the game Legend is very good, and I am very optimistic about it. But according to your idea, if we want to follow the PC-side Internet development model, then we also need to consider the player's Cost issue.”

Chen Jianghai continued his analysis.

The legend became popular in Internet cafes. After all, around 1999, the domestic Internet was booming, but computers were very expensive and not every family could own them.It is precisely because of this that the rise of Internet cafes is so logical.

Playing games in an Internet cafe has its own network fee. If you add game points, the cost will be even higher, which is very detrimental to the sustainable development of a game.

Chen Jianghai continued his analysis, and Liu Jianming listened carefully.

Chen Jianghai would not easily analyze these thoughts to others. He really wanted to train Liu Jianming, so he explained to him the secrets.

"Our game is available on PC, but not many domestic players actually own computers. Therefore, the main place where this game will appear in the future is in Internet cafes, and the Internet fees in Internet cafes are not cheap. This is what we need Something to consider.”

"Free is just a gimmick to attract players. Let more people realize the existence of this game, and it can also increase the number of users of our game."

“As we have more users, then turning on the payment model is where we will really make money.”

Once Chen Jianghai analyzed it, Liu Jianming was quickly shocked.

Only then did he realize that Chen Jianghai's research on game payment models was very profound, which was completely different from what a layman should be.

"Mr. Chen, after listening to your words, I really had an enlightenment."

Liu Jianming complimented.

But what he said came from the bottom of his heart. If it weren't for Chen Jianghai, he probably wouldn't have thought of such an idea.

Liu Jianming couldn't wait to fulfill Chen Jianghai's words, so he hurriedly said: "Okay, Mr. Chen, I will return to China as soon as possible. I will bring back the game Legend and several other games."

"Okay, you come back first. If you have any questions about funds then, you can come to me directly."

Chen Jianghai smiled and said, as if he had already seen the prototype of the grand event back then.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Jianghai thought of Ma Tian in the United States. The CC he founded actually has a lot of users. If CC can be linked to the game industry, then it is very likely to be successful.

The idea of ​​CC, an instant messaging software, was proposed by Chen Jianghai. Ma Tian started his own research after Chen Jianghai gave him a direction.

Now his achievements largely come from Chen Jianghai. If Chen Jianghai wants Ma Tian to promote the game through the CC platform, then Ma Tian will definitely not refuse.

However, the game Legend may not be a big hit in the United States, so Chen Jianghai was hesitant.

The most likely thing now is to go to Ma Huyue. His life is not good. I don’t know how the oicq in his hand is developing. This project achieved great success in the previous life, but it has nothing to do with Chen Jianghai. .

In this life, Chen Jianghai discovered Ma Yuehu in advance and guided them to found Penguin. I don’t know how far it has progressed.

But in his previous life, Ma Yuehu quickly built instant messaging software through the users he accumulated through oicq, and mastered massive user resources, successfully transforming into the gaming field.

In this life, Chen Jianghai has already asked Ma Tian to do this.

Ma Huyue, I am afraid that he will have to directly change his development direction in the future.

And this development direction is games.

If Ma Huyue and Liu Jianming can be allowed to cooperate, then an Internet giant is likely to emerge in the near future.

(End of this chapter)