Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

March 22nd, Thursday…

Tengda Corporation's marketing department.

Meng Chang arrived at his desk early in the morning. He switched on his computer and opened the DEMO of Mission and Choice to experience it.

The working hours of the Advertisement and marketing department were the same as the other departments. They also had a standard eight-hour work schedule and holiday. When they needed to come up with a plan, they could have flexible working hours, but they were strictly controlled.

As the person-in-charge, Meng Chang did not have to follow these rules. His working hours were completely random. He could come and go as he pleased without having to clock in nor out.

That was because he had been relying on the publicity effect of the advertising plan to get a commission. There was no need for him to clock in nor out.

However, he had been working very hard for the past few days, working eight hours a day because he wanted to ensure that the publicity plan for Mission and Choice was foolproof.

In the office, only a portion of the other employees in the marketing department were working hard.

That was because there was less to design for the marketing plan this time. Basically, they had to modify the publicity materials for the original games. Thus, there was not enough work to be distributed.

Amongst those who were not working, some were watching competitions, some were playing games, some were watching dramas, and some were surfing websites.

Most of the employees in the advertising and marketing department were paying attention to the news of Tengda's various industries every day. It was mainly because of work needs. They hoped that they could provide outstanding publicity plans at any time.

"Bunny Tail Live-Stream is doing very well now. Two leagues are supporting the popularity of the entire platform. Now, when players talk about E-Sports, their first reaction is to watch Bunny Tail Live-Stream."

"Wolf Fang's live-stream should be the most uncomfortable now. After all, their positioning is in the gaming live-stream platform. It would be a little painful if the cake was snatched."

"I have to say that Boss Pei is a master strategist."

"Indeed, the live-stream industry is now a sea of red. Many large capital were in them. Many platforms have burned a lot of money and were lively for a while. In the end, they were lonely and could only leave in dejection. In the end, Boss Pei entered forcefully and could still stand firm in the current situation. He's really too strong!"

"The key is that Boss Pei did not spend much money on Bunny Tail live-stream. Every cent was spent on the blade."

Meng Chang could not help but silently raise his evaluation of Boss Pei as he listened to the two colleagues' discussion.

Meng Chang's evaluation of Boss Pei was already very high but it did not affect him from continuing to raise it. They were all unreachable heights after all.

However, Meng Chang's mentality was not too affected. He continued to focus on experiencing the DEMO of Mission and Choice.

"Strange, this game doesn't feel very fun."

"Perhaps I'm not a veteran gamer, so I don't understand how fun it is?"

Meng Chang simply forced himself to repeatedly experience this game's DEMO.

That was because he did not play games in the first place. He had never played real-time strategy games before. It was very difficult for him to experience the joy of such games.

The overall difficulty of DEMO in Mission and Choice changed according to the plot. The simulated elements were added in the mid-stage. The small soldiers would not listen to instructions and wander around.

If it was combined with the movie plot, this change would be very natural and could stir players' emotions.

However, DEMO of Mission and Choice had not added the movie part. Therefore, Meng Chang could not understand the plot and naturally could not understand the meaning of this gameplay.

All in all, Meng Chang was having a hard time playing the game. He even had the feeling that the game would not become popular even if he advertised it casually.

However, he quickly suppressed his dangerous tendencies. Meng Chang was not stupid enough to use his shallow gaming experience to determine if Boss Pei's game would become popular.

In any case, he could always prepare for the worst.

After forcing himself to play Mission and Choice for a period of time, Meng Chang exited the game, intending to ease his mood.

At that moment, he saw that Hu Xianbin from Tengda Games had sent him a message.

"We've already communicated with the official platform. We've already organized a compilation of classic domestically-produced games. We've also communicated with the relevant companies."

"There are two more questions now: when will this compilation be released, and how would the publicity material be."

Some of the companies which made these classic domestically-produced games had already closed down. The games had already been taken over by the official platform. There were some companies that were still around, but they had been suspended for many years. Thus, the official platform casually discussed and packed these games into a compilation for sale.

However, Tengda Games was the one who had requested the compilation. Thus, the official platform had to be good to the end and let Tengda decide when the compilation would be released and what kind of publicity materials to prepare.

Meng Chang pondered for a moment. "I'll upload it immediately once it is ready. I've prepared a version of the publicity material. I can submit it to the official platform."

Hu Xianbin replied quickly. "Alright."

Meng Chang was fully in charge of the publicity plan this time. Hu Xianbin and the official platform did not have any requirements. In any case, it was fine as long as the entire publicity event was not too ridiculous.

…

A moment later, the person-in-charge of the Tengda Games department received the publicity material from the marketing department.

Hu Xianbin received a copy as well and clicked on it.

"This…"

He still felt a little stunned when he saw the publicity materials even though he was mentally prepared.

Meng Chang had already said before that the publicity material was mainly used to promote these old games. However, Hu Xianbin thought that he had to repackage them and make them look better, right?

In the end, Meng Chang directly used the old publicity materials. There were some slight changes but they were very minor.

There were no changes to the game's background graphs, advertising slogans, and so on. The only difference was that the material had been changed to a higher definition and more exquisite. The arrangement had also been slightly adjusted to ensure that all the game's publicity posters had a similar structure.

There was nothing else!

Hu Xianbin had seen the old game promotional picture of Mission and Choice in advance. Even though there were some slight changes made, 99% of players would probably not be able to tell any difference.

If this promotional material was uploaded, everyone would probably be brought back to the 90s and experience the feeling of time travel.

Hu Xianbin looked at the employee who was connected to the advertising department. "Are you sure this is the set?"

The employee nodded. "Yes, would that be a little inappropriate? Should we ask the advertising department to make changes?"

Hu Xianbin shook his head. "That's it. Boss Pei has already handed the publicity plan to Meng Chang. Even if you don't trust Meng Chang, you should trust Boss Pei."

"What's more, Meng Chang has already done a few publicity plans. The effects are not bad. There should be no problem this time round as well."

…

In the afternoon, at Binhu District.

Qiao Liang had just finished eating the Fish-Catching Take-Out that was delivered regularly. He leaned back on the sofa and enjoyed the warm sunlight outside.

He switched on his cell phone and checked his fan group.

Indeed, the fans were all asking when would his new video be released and when would the live-stream start.

Qiao Liang quietly flipped through his chat history and continued to play dead.

"Comrades, I really don't want to stand you up. I just don't have any inspiration."

"Creative art like me is not like a hen laying eggs. The key still depends on my mood."

After consoling himself, Qiao Liang sat in front of his computer as if nothing had happened. He opened the official platform, wanting to check if there were any new games recently.

"Eh? There seems to be a compilation of 'restored classic domestically-produced games'."

"Why are these old games that are more than nine years old being revamped? Aren't they just a bunch of lousy games?"

"Oh, I understand. It might be for memory sake."

Qiao Liang did not think too much about it and clicked on the details page of these games.

"Some old games from many years ago have been reposted on official platforms."

"I actually really miss them."