"The skins and characters for Stellar Conquest are actually extras for the game. This game more so tests the players' operational skill, so even players who don't spend money can have a lot of fun," the person in charge couldn't help but persuade. "If the payment model is changed to this, a lot of players will be lost!"
Ou Minghan sneered in his heart. Losing players, affecting the game's lifespan – what did any of that have to do with him?
He didn't care about the game's survival; he just wanted to quickly replenish his health from the game!
If this game didn't rely solely on selling characters and skins, he would have even wanted to directly open a shop selling enhancement items, or some divine dragon-slaying sabers!
Wait, although he couldn't sell them openly, he could find ways to sell cheats with equivalent effects privately!
After selling them all, he could ban those accounts that used cheats after some time, essentially picking up free money!
However, this had to be done privately, without yd knowing.
The more Ou Minghan thought about it, the more excited he became. He suddenly realized his thinking had broadened; this game could still be turned into a money-making tree.
"You don't need to worry about other things, just do as I say!" Ou Minghan asked impatiently, "I'm giving you three days to rush out the gacha system!"
The person in charge was shocked, "Mr. Ou, three days is definitely not enough! Even if we create the gacha system, we still need to test it to ensure there are no bugs before updating..."
"Enough, enough! You people just always find excuses!" Ou Minghan said unhappily. "I'm giving you a week. If you can't make it, you can resign!"
The person in charge had no choice but to agree.
After the head of the game department left, Ou Minghan called in the department manager of Feilong Live.
"How has the recent traffic on the live stream been?" Ou Minghan asked.
"Not very ideal," the department manager said somewhat guiltily. "Ever since T Live poached our users, except for the peak online numbers in the evening, there hasn't been much improvement on weekdays..."
"Such uselessness!" Ou Minghan said irritably. "Didn't I tell them to let those streamers be more unrestrained?"
The department manager was very helpless. Those streamers were already being quite unrestrained.
The problem was that Taoxun's T Live had all sorts of video types, and their algorithm would recommend videos based on user preferences, which greatly increased user stickiness and formed usage habits.
And those users who had left were very difficult to get back once they went to T Live.
But how could he say these things to Ou Minghan? Ou Minghan would definitely think he was praising Taoxun, boosting the enemy's morale and dampening their own spirit!
Ou Minghan said, "Here's what you do: go and establish a brokerage company. Use the excuse of helping them operate and having internal resources to sign all the streamers you can. After signing them, assign them tasks, tell them to stream more freely, and then try to boost them using Feilong Live's resources. If they get popular, keep them; if not, then forget it!"
The department manager hesitated and asked, "Then what about the signing fees..."
"I told you to sign the not-so-popular streamers, so why would they ask for money?" Ou Minghan asked unhappily.
The department manager was stunned. Ou Minghan was trying to get something for nothing!
Those streamers originally split their streaming revenue fifty-fifty with the platform. Now, after signing a contract, they would have to give half or even more to Ou Minghan's brokerage company!
Moreover, signing a contract meant signing with Feilong Live, and it would be very difficult for those streamers to terminate the contract later, possibly even requiring a large breach of contract fee!
Ou Minghan... was truly heartless!
"What are you standing there stunned for? Hurry up and do as I said!" Ou Minghan said sternly.
The department manager quickly agreed.
Afterward, Ou Minghan called Feng Jie again. Feng Jie, who was sleeping soundly, was miserable but could only muster the energy to chat with Ou Minghan. xxs
Ou Minghan proudly told Feng Jie his idea of making money from the gacha system, but he didn't mention selling cheats privately or tricking smaller streamers into signing contracts, fearing Feng Jie would steal his ideas.
Feng Jie naturally understood his hidden meaning. Ou Minghan thought he was a genius and was waiting for Feng Jie to praise him!
Feng Jie was speechless. Although he was sleepy, he also understood that Stellar Conquest was fundamentally different from Taoxun's Journey to the West series. Replicating the gacha system like this was almost like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs!
But even if he said these words, Ou Minghan wouldn't listen!
Every time he told the truth, Ou Minghan didn't believe him, but when he lied, Ou Minghan believed him implicitly. This was because Ou Minghan only wanted to believe what he wanted to believe. As for what he didn't want to hear, he would suspect Feng Jie of lying.
Therefore, Feng Jie, enduring his sleepiness, flattered Ou Minghan with countless compliments, only then did Ou Minghan let him go.
The next day, Feng Jie, yawning, went to find Ye Zhi. He felt he had been suffering recently and was planning to take a few days of annual leave to rest properly.
As soon as he arrived at Ye Zhi's office, he saw Ye Zhi staring at the computer screen at the new promotional announcement for Stellar Conquest. It was a promotional image with a large line of text.
[Major Changes in Stellar Conquest! You also have a chance to get your favorite characters and skins for free!]
Below this announcement, there were already quite a few comments.
Clearly, many players were happy to get skins and characters without spending money.
Many people expressed that they didn't expect Feilong Live, which had always been stingy, to finally be generous this time.
However, another portion of the players were unconvinced. Having been tricked by Feilong Live so many times, they couldn't believe Feilong Live was truly being generous. They suspected there might be some trickery involved.
"Does Ou Minghan have some new move?" Ye Zhi asked.
"Yes," Feng Jie nodded. Then, he told Ye Zhi about Ou Minghan's gacha plan.
After Ye Zhi listened, she didn't know what to say.
She wondered with suspicion, "Has he fallen out with yd?"
"He should have," Feng Jie nodded. "He cursed Ivan for a long time last night. It seems yd made him spend a lot of money again."
Ye Zhi's lips twitched. Just as she was about to say something, her phone suddenly rang.
She glanced at the caller ID and was quite surprised. The call was from Ivan at yd.
When the two companies had been considering cooperation, Ye Zhi had contacted Ivan a few times. Later, the cooperation didn't materialize, but she kept the number.
Ye Zhi was a little puzzled. Why was Ivan calling her at this time?
She pressed the answer button. After a few polite pleasantries, Ivan awkwardly praised, "Ms. Ye, you are truly generous. Universe Heroes has only just launched, and it has already gained considerable popularity worldwide. This is all due to your excellent operation..."
Ye Zhi listened quietly. She smiled faintly, "Mr. Ivan, you are too kind. If you have something to say, please speak directly."