Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

November 30th, Wednesday…

All the employees at Shang Yang Games were busy.

Wang Xiaobin took a sip of his coffee and then sent a message on the company's internal chat software. "Test a few new downloadable content. They will be released soon. See if there are any bugs!"

Wang Xiaobin was mainly in charge of bringing half of Shang Yang Games' employees to develop the downloadable content of old games, including The Lonely Desert Road, Game Designer, Repent and be Saved, and Ocean Stronghold.

Amongst them, huge changes had been made for Repent and be Saved and Ocean Stronghold. The downloadable content was too much, so it could not be completed in a short period of time. They had to wait until the end of this month and the beginning of next month.

However, the downloadable content of The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer were relatively easier to make. At the moment, the development work had been completed. Once the bugs were checked, the game would be officially updated.

Wang Xiaobin did not dare to let his guard down even though most of the bugs had been modified. He asked everyone to play more games and test more, afraid that they would encounter hidden problems after the game was released.

This was actually a more mystical problem.

Previously, when Shang Yang Games' new game or new version of DEMO was created, Boss Pei would take a look at it. All sorts of incomprehensible bugs would appear when the games reached his hands even though the games were working fine previously.

Wang Xiaobin even suspected that Boss Pei had some special method to find bugs or that Boss Pei himself was a bug.

Therefore, every time the game was updated and the downloadable content was developed, the test would be done with utmost precision. They would only dare to go online after repeated testing, afraid that they would miss out on some fatal bugs.

The downloadable content of The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer were priced at five yuan and eighteen yuan respectively.

For The Lonely Desert Road, the main body was sold for one yuan. The first downloadable content was also sold for one yuan. What's more, it was now free.

The new downloadable content was priced at five yuan. Wang Xiaobin had set it himself. It was a historical breakthrough.

That was because the content of The Lonely Desert Road's downloadable content was much richer than the game itself.

On Wang Xiaobin's computer, the announcement for the downloadable content of the two games had been written.

The Lonely Desert Road's downloadable content announcement:

First, new internet connection mode. Internet connection mode support: Invite friends to a common game (up to eight people), randomly match players to a common game (starting from the beginning, up to eight people), random encounter (meet other players during the process).

Words or voice chat could be used in the web mode, and various details could be adjusted in the settings interface.

Once a player activated the internet connection mode, if the car broke down on the road, they would be able to continue the journey as a passenger on other cars by the side of the road. After an hour, they would be able to continue driving from their current position.

Second, add a random setting function. If you drive in the desert for a long time, you might see a mirage and see all kinds of sights in the world, including the pyramids and other relics in the desert.

There was a certain chance of triggering the Easter egg, 'Traveler Bao Xu', when one checks in at various locations: A lone traveler in the desert would request for a ride. Once they arrived at their destination, they would obtain a brand new vehicle's appearance and a brand new setting.

Game Designer's downloadable content announcement:

First, new game functions have been added: Message board. Gamers can leave messages on the floor, door, wall, and other places at each stage. Messages will be generated using fixed vocabulary to enhance the player's interaction experience.

Second, there was a new gameplay: contrarians mode. Players would obtain a little bickering assistant to carry the bickering and allow the voice-overs to choose the routes. Players would then be able to ridicule the voice-overs through the little assistant.

Third, new gameplay: New player care mode. Old players who have completed the game can enter the new player's game through a random matching system, guiding the new player's choices by freestyle chat.

The art materials for these two games did not change much. They only added some more interesting online gameplay.

What's more, Wang Xiaobin had purposely buried the Easter egg for Ocean Stronghold's downloadable content and the new game, Mission and Choice, in both games to generate heat for the games.

In fact, at the beginning, Wang Xiaobin had no idea what the downloadable content of these games should be like. He only wanted to try his best to complete normal gameplay tasks.

However, Huang Sibo found him and asked him to cooperate with Mission and Choice and add a pre-planned plot of Mission and Choice in Ocean Stronghold's downloadable content to promote it.

Wang Xiaobin agreed readily.

Initially, he had no idea what to do. However, Huang Sibo had given him the ready-made game plot. How could he not do it?

After planning the content of Ocean Stronghold's downloadable content, Wang Xiaobin thought about it. Since that was the case, he decided to add all the downloadable content of the old games to the new ones.

He had updated the game's content and given the veteran gamers something to do. At the same time, he had also helped to generate heat for the games. He could increase the sales volume of Ocean Stronghold's downloadable content and Mission and Choice. Seriously, why not?

That was how The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer were updated.

Wang Xiaobin checked it once, and then arranged for a timely update announcement.

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December 1st, Thursday…

Qiao Liang had been living in Jingzhou for a month and a half ever since he moved there in the middle of October.

During the time, he had completely adapted to his life in Jingzhou. His daily life had also changed.

First of all, his working hours had become more regular. He had also chosen healthier food. His dark eye circles and slight plumpness had also improved significantly.

Fish-Catching Take-Out had recently launched a 'Monthly Package Set Meal'. It was targeted at people who take-out frequently like Qiao Liang and the working class.

Buying the 'Monthly Package Set Meal' would first allow the user to choose their take-out time in advance. For example, working adults could choose their lunch from Monday to Friday based on the situation. Those who worked overtime could choose their lunch and night from Monday to Saturday. Secondly, they could choose their favorite flavors and dishes in advance.

After purchasing the set meal, he could deposit the money into his personal account and choose to deduct the fees automatically. He would be able to buy one meal on credit at most. If he had already bought one meal on credit, customers would have to pay for the last meal within two hours before the next meal. Otherwise, the order would be canceled.

When it was time to deliver food, Fish-Catching Take-Out would automatically deduct the fees and deliver food. They would also arrange the dishes according to the customers' pre-prepared taste and recent meal records to ensure that they had different flavors and were nutritious.

If they had to cancel the delivery at the last minute, customers only needed to cancel the delivery on the 'delivery calendar' on the application.

To a geek like Qiao Liang and a few other office workers, this monthly package was a blessing.

Ordering take-out was a form of torture in most cases with only a few blessings.

Qiao Liang often had this experience. Sometimes, he would be so busy that he would forget to order take-out. When he was done, he would look up and see that it was already 1 PM. At other times, he would pick up his cell phone and order take-out at 11 PM. He would search through more than ten shops but could not find anything that he particularly wanted to eat. He would waste fifteen minutes just to order take-out, and he would not find anything that he was particularly satisfied with. At other times, he would accidentally order take-out during peak hours. In the end, he would wait for more than an hour before the delivery man arrived because of the explosive amount of orders. The food would be cold by then.

At the moment, the domestic food delivery industry was still growing in a barbaric manner. Thus, there would often be unpleasant dining experiences.

On the other hand, Fish-Catching Take-Out's "Monthly Package Set Meal" would allow those who had been eating take-out for a long time to not have to worry about what to eat every day. The random food that was delivered to them made them feel as if someone was taking care of their meals. On the other hand, it could also ensure the delivery time and experience.

That was because this 'Monthly Package Set Meal' was like another form of pre-order because Fish-Catching Take-Out's stores had already predicted the number of orders in advance. It could ensure the cooking and delivery time of most meals. Thus, its taste and dining experience would also improve.

Qiao Liang had set the 'Monthly Package Set Meal' for lunch and dinner from Monday to Friday every week.

At the moment, his life was to walk around the area after waking up every morning. He would go to the nearby buns shop for breakfast and walk around. When he returned, he would cut videos or play games. Lunch would be delivered to his doorstep.

On Saturdays and Sundays, he would sometimes go out to play with his fans or friends. Sometimes, he would order other take-out at home, such as fried chicken, milk tea, roasted duck, and the like to change the type of food he was eating.

Qiao Liang was eating Fish-Catching Take-Out as usual while reading the latest news at noon that day.

Many things have happened in the past month. What Qiao Liang was most concerned about was the GPL league that would be held in Jingzhou.

He had even specially gone to that familiar place in Ming Yun Villas to get to know the various E-Sports Clubs and livestream it to his fans.

Recently, all the live-stream platforms had been on the rise, and they were spending more and more money. As a UP Master with his own fans, Qiao Liang naturally would not miss this opportunity.

However, there was still a huge difference between being a UP Master and a broadcaster. Most of Qiao Liang's live-stream audience were his hardcore fans and were not explosively popular.

However, to Qiao Liang, he could earn some money from his live-streams while he was doing sponsored partnerships. That was already a very good life for him.

"Hmm?" What was this?"

"The update announcement for The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer?"

"These two games are still being updated???"

Qiao Liang saw the discussion in his fan group and thought that everyone was joking.

That can't be, right? The game is so old and it's still being updated?

Couldn't they just let them rest in peace?

Qiao Liang could not help but sigh. Out of all the games companies he had seen, Tengda was definitely the most unique.

They obviously had a dominating online game like GOG in their hands. The new game was still being developed. The priority of developing these games would definitely be much higher than updating old games, right?

Yet, Boss Pei insisted on sending people to protect these old games that were no longer popular and few people played. That was ridiculous!

Was he really not going to give them up?