Qing Shan Qu Zui
Chapter 1211 Current Situation of the Game Platform
In the DGE club, Zhang Yuan was also holding this list, with fine beads of sweat on his forehead.
As these heads of departments were being "brought to justice" one by one, Zhang Yuan first felt a fear of impending doom, then a sense of relief after surviving a disaster.
This feeling became even stronger, especially when he saw Xiao Peng's name on the list.
"Phew... that was scary!"
"If I hadn't stepped down as the person in charge of Moyu Internet Cafe, Xiao Peng's name on this list would probably have been mine."
Although Zhang Yuan didn't know exactly what kind of place Bao Xu's Suffering Trip Training Base was or what kind of training programs it had, he knew with his toes that it was definitely not a place to enjoy life.
After Bao Xu turned dark, he instantly went from someone who was always sent on trips and could only rage in vain to a behind-the-scenes mastermind who held the power of life and death over the department heads.
This feeling was somewhat like the Eunuch Overseer of the Eastern Depot.
The current head of Moyu Internet Cafe, Xiao Peng, was on this list, and ranked quite high.
Zhang Yuan was very grateful that if he had continued to be in charge of Moyu Internet Cafe, he would definitely have been on this list.
Fortunately, after leaving Moyu Internet Cafe to become the head of the DGE club and the esports division, Zhang Yuan had escaped this disaster, and Xiao Peng, who had taken his place, had been caught.
But this didn't make Zhang Yuan feel at ease; on the contrary, he felt even more uneasy.
Now that this batch of department heads had been dealt with, wouldn't the reckoning of the other department heads be far off?
Zhang Yuan figured that, based on his understanding of President Pei's character, this matter probably wouldn't be settled so simply.
In the worst case, President Pei might normalize and institutionalize this matter, arranging for all the heads of core departments to go through it once.
In other words, Zhang Yuan himself might already be on the next list; it was just a matter of time.
"No, I have to find a way to save myself."
"Although President Pei's arrangement must have a deeper meaning, and may have some benefits for us and the entire Tenda Group, but... I don't want to go to training camps!"
Zhang Yuan's mentality at this time was like that of a middle school student sleeping in a warm bed on a cold day. Although he knew that getting up early and going for a run was good for his health, knowing was one thing, and being willing to do it was another!
"Quickly study this list to see what these ten people have in common."
"I have to figure it out quickly so that I can avoid being caught as much as possible."
Zhang Yuan listed the various characteristics of these ten people and the recent work situation of their respective departments on the computer and began to analyze them carefully.
He was more serious than when he was working.
And the other heads of departments in Tenda who were lucky enough not to be selected for this training list were also doing similar things to varying degrees.
The Tenda department heads' group became very quiet.
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September 7th, Friday.
The office building where Chaolu Games Platform was located.
Yan Qi looked carefully at the various data of "Empire of Blades" on the Chaolu Games Platform, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a satisfied smile.
It was even better than he had expected!
The situation after the official launch of "Empire of Blades" was good. Because it was one of the earlier games launched on the platform, it received a very good recommendation spot, and for a period of time, it could even be regarded as the best action mobile game on the platform.
After the bug-finding event, a large number of players poured in. "Empire of Blades," as a game with good quality and few bugs on the platform, was naturally favored by a large number of players and was full every day.
New servers were opened one after another, and the game's popularity naturally increased day by day.
Previously, Yan Qi had been worried about what to do when the popularity of the bug-finding event passed.
At that time, the popularity might plummet, and the game might even face the risk of being removed from the shelves.
But he didn't expect that the situation would completely reverse after Tian Gongzi's video came out! A large number of players and designers responded, and the influx of new players had a huge impact on those old players who maliciously clicked "Not Recommended." Moreover, the continuous launch of a large number of excellent independent games in the Qiong Tu (Impoverished) Plan also injected a lot of fresh blood into the Chaolu Games Platform's game library.
In this way, the Chaolu Games Platform was gradually revitalized!
Of course, there wouldn't be earth-shattering changes in the short term, but everyone could feel that the situation was changing.
Previously, almost all the games on the platform were on the verge of being removed from the shelves, but after this batch of new players poured in, the "Not Recommended" rate gradually decreased, and many games, including "Empire of Blades," left the danger zone of being removed from the shelves.
Obviously, this batch of new players was working hard to resist, using their votes to try their best to protect these games on the platform, so that those players who hoped to profit from the removal of games from the shelves could not succeed.
For some old players on the platform, they certainly couldn't accept this.
After so much effort, they had finally almost voted to remove this game from the shelves, and they were about to get a 50% refund for free, but suddenly a batch of new players poured in and brushed the recommendation rate back up.
How could they tolerate this?
The two sides showed their abilities, brushing "Not Recommended" on the platform, or attacking and cursing each other on outside forums. The battle situation was very fierce.
However, the situation inevitably tilted towards those rational players.
At this time, the excellent points system of the Chaolu Games Platform was revealed: it was not a rating from 1 to 5 or 1 to 10, but simply "Recommended" or "Not Recommended."
Although ratings can often better distinguish the quality of a game, most people can hardly maintain objective and rational ratings in extreme situations.
Once the two sides with different opinions fall out, either you blindly brush 1 point, or I blindly brush 10 points, and each other will impact the most extreme direction. Whoever objectively gives a 7 points is at a loss.
The original intention was to more accurately express the real rating of a game or a movie, but the result often backfires.
Therefore, it is better to have only the two options of "Recommended" and "Not Recommended," which is easier to deal with this kind of extreme situation.
In this process, some games were indeed removed from the shelves, but they were basically some old-fashioned and low-quality games.
Although Chaolu Games Platform can strictly limit the number of bugs in games, it cannot limit the gameplay and the quality of art resources, so inevitably there will still be some unpopular old games on the shelves.
The main purpose of this new influx of players is to protect those excellent games on the platform. For these outdated and uninteresting old games, they will naturally let them fend for themselves.
But this is not a big problem. On the one hand, survival of the fittest is the original purpose of the Chaolu Games Platform; on the other hand, although these games are removed from the shelves, they can also get their own half of the revenue share, and they can be put on the shelves again after a period of time.
As long as most of the excellent games on the platform can be protected, that's fine.
After witnessing the "live or die" miraculous operation of the Chaolu Games Platform, Yan Qi knew very well that the most dangerous period for the platform had passed.
If Tian Gongzi's video had not caused too much repercussions, or if the players had just verbally supported it and the discussion of this event had quickly dropped to freezing point, then the platform's collapse would have just been a matter of time.
And in the current situation, game developers and players are constantly pouring in. Although on the surface it seems that the struggle between players on the platform will continue for a long time, it at least represents that the platform has survived the biggest crisis, and the situation will inevitably improve slowly in the future.
The game "Empire of Blades" can naturally rest easy!
While he was pondering, he heard the leader of the testing team next to him mutter, "Why does this Feng Shui treasure seem to be failing again? Strange, isn't it Friday today?"
The main body of "Empire of Blades" has indeed been developed, but there are still subsequent updates.
For a mobile game, the first few months after its launch are the most profitable time, so although it can be a little more relaxed than the development period, new content still needs to be developed.
While there are many players and high enthusiasm, launching more new content will also bring more profit.
When the game reaches the middle and late stages of its life, and making new content will not have much stimulation on the income, the entire project team will enter a completely salted fish state and begin to brew new projects.
Yan Qi said, "If it doesn't work, then write something, do something else, write a work summary. 'Eternal Reincarnation' will be officially updated in a while, so relax a little, combine work and rest."