Qing Shan Qu Zui
Chapter 24 Blowing Up in the Artist Circle!
The group exploded!
"Isn't Tengda the company that made *Lonely Desert Road*?!"
"!!! They're not making terrible games anymore; they're making mobile games?"
"This company is being called conscientious? Really?!"
Everyone searched and naturally discovered that this game was made by the same company as the terrible game *Lonely Desert Road* that had become popular recently!
To say this company is conscientious, isn't that a bit of a stretch?!
Ruan Guangjian hurriedly explained: "Really! Download the game and see for yourselves. This game is really fair. A one-time purchase of 10 yuan lets you play to your heart's content. The only extra purchase is a 30-yuan lifetime card, which just gives you one extra ten-draw opportunity each day. There are no other ways to spend money!"
"Really?"
Chen Qi was skeptical.
A card mobile game with almost no in-app purchases?
What are they hoping to earn money from?
Hoping to recoup costs from each player's 10 yuan?
Isn't this a game project destined to lose money?!
Everyone was a little disbelieving and bought the game to check it out.
As a result, they found that the game was really that conscientious!
There was indeed a shop system, but there was only one item in the shop system: the lifetime card priced at 30 yuan.
Those things that other card games have as payment points, such as stamina potions, level challenge times, card draws, etc., the game *Ghost General* has none of them!
In other words, almost all players experience exactly the same game experience, with no distinction between high and low, and no difference between whale players and free players!
Even the only in-app purchase, the lifetime card, is only 30 yuan!
This is only equivalent to the cost of a time card for *Fantasy World*, and it's for lifetime enjoyment!
Chen Qi was shocked.
He couldn't understand it!
As a well-known game concept artist in China, he works for a top domestic game company and is a proper industry insider.
Although he is responsible for the art side, he also knows a little about game design.
In-app purchases in card games are a major source of profit, with many whales recharging hundreds or even thousands, with one person able to top hundreds of ordinary players.
This revenue model started in the mobile game field with *Cute Three Kingdoms*. The in-app purchase revenue of this game really made many game companies very envious.
Of course, many players would also scold the game for being too dark.
But, how could game companies go against money?
Chen Qi didn't expect that there would actually be a company so tough, not only using all the research and development funds to improve the quality of the game, without leaving a penny for promotion, but also actively cutting off their source of income, just to provide all players with an equal gaming experience!
What kind of spirit is this?
Very naive, but also very noble!
Chen Qi's eyes welled up. He thought of himself when he first entered the industry, when domestic stand-alone games were booming, and game developers like him did not forget their original intentions and always worked hard to create stand-alone games that were called "conscientious"...
But now, there are really not many conscientious companies like this!
"No problem, I'll post on Weibo to help you promote it. Such a good game can't be buried!" Chen Qi spoke first.
Others naturally responded in droves!
"Indeed a conscientious game, I'll promote it too!"
"I don't have many followers on Weibo, so I'll shout out in other groups."
"Those who post on Weibo, don't forget to attach these original paintings, these original paintings are the essence of the game!"
Of course, some people were a little suspicious.
Could they be here to freeload off大佬's free promotion?
But on second thought, it didn't seem like it.
The key is that Ruan Guangjian's set of original paintings is really good-looking and impressed everyone. Otherwise, these people are all well-known figures in the industry, who would help him promote it for free?
What's more, this game is indeed conscientious, even cutting off all the payment points in the game.
This kind of conscientious company, without hiring shills or faking reviews, is upright and honest, so what is there to doubt?
Judging from the current situation, this game will probably lose everything, so helping to promote it is considered letting it die in peace.
Soon, several group大佬s forwarded Ruan Guangjian's Weibo and original paintings.
Chen Qi also forwarded it and wrote a paragraph himself.
"A friend's work in the group. I especially like this style of original painting. The reinterpretation of traditional Three Kingdoms characters is very imaginative, and the style can be said to be unique."
"p.s. This seems to be a submission for a game company, the game is called *Ghost General*."
Chen Qi didn't introduce too much, on the one hand, it was his personality, and he was not very good at piling up too many gorgeous words; on the other hand, he didn't want others to think that this was a business deal or an advertisement.
Too much boasting will be too much.
The original Weibo post gave the impression of mentioning it casually and sharing the work of his friends with everyone.
Of course, although these artists are all industry大佬s, strictly speaking, they don't actually have many fans.
Like Chen Qi, although he serves as the main art and concept design for large-scale domestic game projects, and also has many popular original paintings, his Weibo fans are only in the order of one hundred thousand.
A similar Weibo post will have at most a few hundred comments, no more.
However, Chen Qi's Weibo friends are not only painters like himself who focus solely on game original paintings.
Among the people who follow each other, there are great manga artists, well-known producers from some game companies, and even some second and third-tier celebrities, novelists, and so on, who also have some connections.
The promotion of this group of people in Chen Qi's group still has some influence.
Soon, the number of Weibo comments increased rapidly.
"Are these all modified Three Kingdoms characters? So handsome!"
"Is this the work of a foreign artist?"
"It's the work of a domestic artist!"
"Domestic artists can actually draw original paintings with this unique style?"
"Wow, just looking at the original paintings, I feel so excited!"
"This game is called *Ghost General*? How come I've never heard of it?"
"All mobile games are Q version, I'm sick of looking at them. This style feels refreshing!"
"Go and see!"
The response was surprisingly enthusiastic!
In fact, this is also very normal, because the game *Cute Three Kingdoms* has been popular for a year!
During this year, *Cute Three Kingdoms* has been constantly expanding the number of card mobile game players, allowing most mobile game players to get started with card mobile games without any obstacles.
But on the other hand, players have gradually become tired of the *Cute Three Kingdoms* model.
Especially this Q version style, after seeing a large number of follow-up games, many players have developed serious aesthetic fatigue, and want to vomit when they see the Q version!
*Ghost General* is completely different. Just this set of original paintings is enough for players to feel that this is a completely different game from *Cute Three Kingdoms*, so they will naturally be more interested!