This is not a BUG, this is a game feature - #265 - Chapter 265 Mirage Electronics (Happy New Year to everyone)

Under the persuasion of Xiao Lu, Yang Dong and others, Chen Ba finally changed his mind.

Embezzling 99% of the production funds is still too much. If word spread, it may damage his image and reputation, and…

1% of the original funding may be too little to produce satisfactory results, 5% should be a good choice!

certainly!

5% is not a lot, a full 20 million US dollars! Using this money to make a fighting game is a piece of cake.

As for the remaining money, most of it went into Chen Ba’s pocket, and a small part was used to acquire shares of China Mirage Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.

Yes, the other party agreed!

The plan proposed by Tianba Studio was indeed irresistible to Mirage Electronics, it was too tempting.

If they refuse Tianba Studio’s acquisition, their products will have no sales and no reputation, and the investors will soon run away. You don’t need to think about it to know that the end will be miserable.

By agreeing to the acquisition and developing a dedicated “peripheral package” for the game “Star Emperor 2”, not only sales are guaranteed, but also the company can become the official peripheral sponsor of the GAL League.

With the help of this east wind, Mirage Electronics will definitely take off, and its reputation will spread all over the world in an instant!

And, it’s a two-way choice…

They disagreed. Tianba Studio could also talk to other companies. Anyway, they are not the only company that makes such interactive peripherals.

But if they miss this opportunity, it will be very difficult to get an investor who is not short of money if they want to take advantage of the GAL League.

So, Lang was in love with his concubine.

The two parties hit it off immediately, and reached a preliminary consensus in just a few days. All that was required was for Chen Ba to go to the other party’s company to sign, and then take a photo of the handshake and publish it to the public.

The price is actually not controversial.

Everyone with a discerning eye knows how much Mirage Electronics’ fixed assets, patented products, and technological advantages are worth. Just give it a valuation that everyone can accept emotionally and leave 5% of the shares to the management. That’s it.

Anyway, the final price did not exceed 100 million!

It is indeed difficult to break through 100 million. After all, Mirage Electronics is too small in scale. It was only after getting to know Chen Ba that he realized that in addition to designing and producing various interactive peripherals, all of their profits depended on the production of “game controllers”.

That’s right!

The main business of Mirage Electronics is very sluggish, not many units can be sold, and it has been in a state of loss for a long time. So they developed a side business and OEMed various game controllers, mechanical keyboards, etc.

Life was miserable!

Fortunately, they still have a factory, as well as certain technical advantages and patent ratios. Otherwise, how could Chen Ba be willing to spend this money? Several million are probably wasted!

“Mr. Chen, look…”

After arriving at Zhonghai, Chen Ba received a warm welcome from the management of Mirage Electronics. Needless to say, they took him to visit the factory.

Interestingly, the headquarters of Mirage Electronics is located in Zhonghai, but the factory is located dozens of kilometers away, not far from Jiangning, which made Chen Ba speechless.

“This is our latest generation product, which integrates the most advanced sensor system currently on the market and can simulate various feedback reactions of the hand…”

“This set of products can be adjusted and modified appropriately according to needs. If you are not satisfied with the shape, we can also redesign the appearance.”

“No, this is fine.”

Chen Ba picked up a thick glove, put it on his right hand, and made a fist pumping motion. The dummy on the big screen also made a similar motion.

Okay, this works!

Chen Ba specifically asked about the delay issue. Because it is a wireless connection, the delay will be a little high, but if a wired connection is used, the delay is basically acceptable.

The only problem may be that the total cost of this set of equipment, namely two pairs of gloves, two sets of kneepads and a vest, is about 600 yuan or more.

The guide price given by Mirage Electronics is already a very sincere price of 1,099 yuan. It is not overpriced, and it still wants to open the market as soon as possible.

But even so, Chen Ba felt it was too expensive.

Not talking about the suggested retail price of 1,099, but only the cost price of more than 600, Chen Ba felt that 99.9% of players would be reluctant to buy it.

“Indeed it is……”

Yang Dong, who came to sign the contract with Brother Ba, nodded and said: “Some people may be interested in the mechanical keyboard with more than 600 yuan, and some people will buy the handle with more than 600 yuan, but the dust-eating suit with more than 600 yuan should be bought. No one bought it.”

The problem isn’t the price, it’s the lack of confidence among gamers.

To put it bluntly, if you spend the same amount of money to buy a set of keyboard, mouse or controller, you can at least enjoy it. But it is such a waste to spend money on this early adopter product only to have it become dusty after using it once or twice.

The price is a little cheaper, one or two hundred yuan. Although there is a high probability that you will buy it and take it home to dust, everyone is still interested in giving it a try!

Forget it for more than 600 yuan…

“There is still room for cost reduction. If we control the use of materials a little, we can make it as low as three to four hundred yuan. Regardless of the cost, it can be reduced to one or two hundred yuan!”

But if the cost is so extreme, in terms of materials and sensors, then don’t even think about performing very well.

In short, you get what you pay for!

The cost of low cost is heavy, at least the user experience will not be very good, and the product quality is also very worrying.

“enough!”

Chen Ba thought for a while and came up with an idea for Mirage Electronics, which was to create different product versions.

For example, the complete set he has can be sold for thousands of dollars and is called the Deluxe Edition.

A slightly smaller version, named Elite Edition, sells for 699 yuan/set. The extremely shrunken version, named Youth Edition, sells for 399 yuan/set.

In this way, it not only meets the demand for lower prices and allows more players to come and try it out, but also launches a high-priced version so that players who are not short of money can have a better experience.

Simply perfect!

“Youth Edition is not trying to make money, just sell it at the cost line. From time to time, we offer discounts and promotions. Anyway, we use this to give players a taste. As for the Elite Edition and Deluxe Edition, they are the main products that make money. There are always people willing to pay for them. Pay for the high configuration.”

When Chen Ba said this, he had already conceived a complete marketing plan for this product.

If nothing else happens, this set of peripherals will be released with the release of “Star Emperor 2”. At that time, he will find a way to give players a hint: those who use the peripherals will be more powerful!

In this way, players who pursue the ultimate gaming experience and gaming intensity will definitely use this set of peripherals.

“Don’t forget, there are not many other players in the generation of “Star Emperor”, except Brother Fu…”

Patting the head of the factory on the shoulder, Chen Ba said without hesitation: “Hurry up production and stock up. The future of this product is definitely bright!”

I don’t know whether the future will be bright or not. Anyway, you are the boss and you have the final say, so just do as you say!

The person in charge of the factory vowed to have 200,000 sets of products in stock when “Star Emperor 2” is released.

After receiving the guarantee, Chen Ba left the factory with satisfaction and returned to Zhonghai to have dinner with the original entrepreneurial team and management of Mirage Electronics.

During the meal, Chen Ba did not forget to remind these people to keep in touch with Tianba Studio, especially the “Star Emperor 2” development team.

After all, this set of peripherals was originally designed for “Star Emperor 2”. In terms of adaptability, it must be seamless!

“Don’t worry, we will.”

“But I’m curious, what will the final effect be after adaptation?”

final effect?

Hearing this, Chen Ba put down the wine glass in his hand and thought of the conversation he had with Yang Dong back then.

At that time, he told Brother Dong that they would make an alternative fighting game next. The background of the game would be a fantasy fairy tale, and the game characters would all be Emperor Supreme.

Then Brother Dong asked him: “With a fantasy fairy background, the result is that the duel between strong men is just punching and kicking?”

“What happened to the punches and kicks?”

The answer given by Chen Ba is that although a group of powerful people, who have reached the top of the fantasy world, fighting with punches and kicks is a bit low.

But as long as you add some special effects and improve the performance of punches and kicks, it won’t be a problem!

Ordinary punches and kicks can also be transformed into the invincible “Heavenly Emperor’s Fist” and “Heavenly Emperor’s Kick”, which are astonishingly powerful!

Now, his answer is still the same.

What happened to the punches and kicks?

Although the peripherals provided by Mirage Electronics can only simulate the “punching and kicking” actions of players, they look very silly.

But that’s the look and feel without special effects.

Players don’t have special effects in real life, but the characters in the game do! As long as there are special effects, these punches and kicks can still destroy the avenue.

“That’s it…”

Several executives of Mirage Electronics blinked, already imagining that scene in their minds.

Wearing a sensor glove on his hand, he suddenly punched out, and saw extremely gorgeous special effects appear on the screen. Under the shadow of the fist that covered the sky, the enemy was instantly crushed into powder.

Can!

This is in line with men’s secondary fantasy. If they had this thing when they were young, they would probably faint from happiness on the spot.

“That’s right, Brother Ba!”

As if thinking of something, the president of Mirage Electronics asked: “We have signed a contract, when will this be announced to the public?”

“Don’t worry, I will decide the date.”

Chen Ba wanted to say that he could do it now, but he didn’t know what influenced him, and suddenly he had an idea, why not use the all-powerful “Mountain Village Past” to divine a lucky day?

“Don’t you keep claiming that “Once Upon a Time in a Mountain Village” is not metaphysics, but science? Why do you believe this now?” Yang Dong was very confused.

Chen Ba: “…”

He really didn’t believe this before. After all, he knew the inside story of this divination system better than anyone else. It was definitely science and not metaphysics.

But as netizens in the Tianba community posted more news, and especially as more and more netizens shared their verified results of “cyber fortune telling,” he began to doubt his life.

Netizen A used the divination system of “Once Upon a Time in a Mountain Village” to calculate the fortune or misfortune of his blind date. The result was indeed accurate. This blind date was a great success!

Netizen B used the divination system of “Once Upon a Time in a Mountain Village” to pray for herself to take the postgraduate entrance examination. The divination showed great misfortune, but she really… failed to pass the exam!

There are too many similar cases.

As similar posts increased, players who were just following the trend of Tu Yile now became suspicious of the world like Chen Ba.

what’s going on?

Isn’t it just fun for the brothers to use “Once Upon a Time in a Mountain Village” to divine the good and bad fortunes of real life? Why can this be calculated accurately?

How come the whole thing that was agreed upon is almost becoming a reality just because we were playing around with it?

No wonder everyone thinks so. Mainly posting in the Tianba community, there are indeed a lot of posts proving how reliable the divination system of “Once Upon a Time in the Mountain Village” is.

There are so many posts like these, it is inevitable that people will have the illusion that the divination system of “Once Upon a Time in the Village” can not only measure the luck trend in the game, but also predict good and bad luck in reality!

“Let’s just say…”

“Is there a possibility that only those whose predictions are effective will post to share, while those players whose predictions are not effective will not post specifically about it?” Yang Dong rolled his eyes and said.

“That makes sense!”

After being reminded like this, Chen Ba suddenly realized that this was indeed the case.

There are indeed many posts proving how effective “Once Upon a Time in a Mountain Village” is, but this is because those who are not effective simply don’t know how to post about their experience.

“Now I feel relieved.”

Chen Ba breathed a long sigh of relief and said: “It scared me. It made me really think that “Once Upon a Time in the Village” was so mysterious!”

“Don’t mention metaphysics, “Once Upon a Time in a Mountain Village” is indeed quite metaphysical…”

Yang Dong said with a smile: “Although “Once Upon a Time in the Village” cannot predict everything in reality, what happens on the Internet cannot be hidden from the divination system of “Once Upon a Time in the Village.”

The number one metaphysics master on the Internet!

Lottery, opening boxes, drawing cards, and playing cards are all games that have something to do with luck. Players will pay homage to Master “Hu Xi” in advance and ask him to tell their fortunes.

The most outrageous thing is…

Hu Xi, the “game character”, was originally famous only in the gaming circle, but soon spread throughout the Chinese Internet.

Not only that, those talented merchants also produced “Hu Xi” hanging portraits, photos, mobile phone cases, key chains and other small commodities, which became very popular after they were launched.

There is no doubt that they violated the law.

“Hu Xi” is not the Jade Emperor, nor is he Guanyin Bodhisattva. As a virtual character, his personal image is copyrighted, and the copyright belongs to Tianba Studio.

These merchants used Hu Xi’s image at will to produce various products without the authorization of Tianba Studio. If they are investigated, they will all lose money.

But Chen Ba and Yang Dong had no idea of ​​holding them accountable.

Because they are also hesitant now.

As a fictional “game character”, how come Hu Xi is so close to becoming a god now? It has a large number of ardent believers and loyal fans all over the Internet!

To be honest, fanatics are not easy to deal with.

It’s okay for netizens and players to make fun of it, but in reality, many middle-aged and elderly people believe in “Hu Xi” as a real master.

Chen Ba felt that the matter regarding “Hu Xi” should be handled with careful consideration.

After all, this character now has some signs of “refining falsehood into truth” and “turning fiction into reality”.

This kind of infringement is almost as easy as turning a blind eye! If we really want to hold people accountable and attack them comprehensively, they might even cause a lot of trouble, which would be a thankless task!