Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

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A knock sounded, and Qin Nan pushed the door open and entered. After turning around and closing the door, she took a few steps forward, looking somewhat reserved.

"Mr. Hu, is there something you need?"

"Sit down. How was your visit to Xinghuo today?"

Hu Peng put the documents in his hand aside and asked with a smile.

"I have a deep feeling about this, Mr. Hu. I think there are some problems with the profit model of Seven Days Capital."

After Qin Nan returned today, he originally planned to write a document to submit his opinions.

Unexpectedly, upon returning, I received special care from the boss.

So I simply shared what I had heard that afternoon, along with some of my own thoughts.

"I think what President Lin said makes sense. The profit model of Seven Days should be modeled after Girls on the Frontline. Both of them enhance the emotional value of players to the characters through the storyline."

"We can slightly reduce the pressure of spending money in other areas and instead focus our production capacity on character skins and even personal storylines."

After Qin Nan finished explaining her understanding, all she received was a deep sigh.

Hu Peng got up, took a can of coffee from the refrigerator in his office, and handed it to him:

"Qin Nan, do you know what my first feeling was after I heard you tell this story?"

"You've been misled by your competitors! In your last sentence, you mentioned 'President Lin' at least a dozen times. Yes, Lin Li does have some talent in games."

"The problem is, he's the boss of Spark, not NetEase."

As Hu Peng spoke, he was also glad that he had called Qin Nan over for a private chat today.

As the head of Thunderfire Studio, he has been working in the game industry for many years.

Possesses extensive experience in PC games.

He didn't completely disagree with Qin Nan's idea of ​​emotional value.

After all, Spark Games did achieve success using this theory.

The problem is that his expectation for the Seven-Day Capital is to become an Onmyoji of Thunder and Fire.

This will allow him to finally achieve success in the mobile game market.

Last year, NetEase Interactive Entertainment's Onmyoji put a lot of pressure on him.

"Our goal is not to become the next Battlefront Girl, but the next Onmyoji."

"Besides, he's an outsider. Do you really think he'd be so kind as to help you analyze the problem?"

"Use your brain, Qin Nan."

To be fair, Hu Peng's logic was sound, but Qin Nan felt something was off.

Qin Nan quickly realized the problem with Hu Peng's logic.

He put down his coffee, stood up, and said.

"President Hu, I know what you're worried about, but this time, I've carefully considered President Lin's remarks, and the 'Frontline Girls' were also very successful..."

Before Qin Nan could finish speaking, Hu Peng interrupted him.

"You only see the success of Battlefront Girls, but you don't see the success of Onmyoji?"

"But the Seven-Day Capital and Onmyoji are different..."

"Alright, nothing's different. You can focus on making the game and polishing the product. The operations department will handle the operations."

After saying that, Hu Peng's expression turned quite grim.

Qin Nan was not a newcomer to the workplace.

So he stopped arguing back.

He simply replied "okay" and left the office.

After leaving Hu Peng's office.

Qin Nan's expression was particularly subtle.

Because he and Lin Li actually discussed the differences between Onmyoji and Seven Days City during their meal.

Both may seem like anime-style games, but their core concepts are completely different.

Onmyoji is the core of PVP.

The Seven Days City can't even be called the core of PVE; it's entirely the core of the story.

How can you explain two games with different core gameplay and selling points using a single pay-to-win approach?

Qin Nan then thought of the bet Lin Li had made with him while they were eating.

"Even though we've said so much, when you go back, I doubt your boss will agree to your major changes to the pay-to-win system."

At the time, Qin Nan didn't quite believe it.

He felt that if he wrote a complete operational plan, it would be a good opportunity.

There is still a chance if the core logic is clearly written out.

We don't need to change everything, but changing some things is always fine.

At least reduce the intensity of pay-to-win elements, and hide those things that seem too expensive to spend money on.

But it seems that this is his understanding of NetEase as a NetEase employee.

Even without Mr. Lin, an outsider would know better.

"NetEase doesn't love games, it loves the RMB generated by games."

"We at Xinghuo love games first, then we love RMB."

"That's the difference between Spark and NetEase. To be honest, you and I are actually quite similar. We're both people who think that we can make a profit by making a good game. People like you are very rare these days."

As Qin Nan walked, she remembered what Lin Li had said.

"Let's get down to business first."

Qin Nan shook her head, trying to clear her mind of all distracting thoughts.

At this point in time.

Let alone the pay-to-win system, the game itself has a ton of problems that need to be optimized.

After failing to persuade Hu Peng, Qin Nan was not too discouraged and thought that she should finish the game first.

Regarding operations, we can find an opportunity to discuss this with Hu Peng.

Although he was determined to focus his energy on the game, Lin Li's words were like the opening melody of Journey to the West.

Once you've seen the beginning, that tinkling melody will linger in your mind forever.

Chapter 252 Superior Strength

Time flies by like a white horse.

Soon, it was October 1st.

Another National Day has arrived.

During holidays.

These are peak periods for the promotion and launch of domestic games.

Around National Day last year, Onmyoji, Honkai Impact 3, and FGO took turns appearing, with three products generating over 100 million RMB in monthly revenue, which elevated the National Day period to an extremely high status.

This year's National Day film season is also quite lively.

NetEase's Seven Days City is scheduled to premiere on October 2nd.

The grand release of Kamen Rider: Goddess of the Moon is scheduled for October 3rd.

Although Tencent did not release any games, it made a high-profile announcement the day before National Day that it had acquired 9.9% of Seasun Entertainment's shares.

They also reiterated their emphasis on the mobile game market.

miHoYo didn't release any new games, but they did release a Genshin Impact PV the day before National Day, which attracted a lot of attention.

Besides the new game.

Those "old games" from last year

Honkai Impact 3, Battlefront Girls, Onmyoji, and FGO also have corresponding events.

The National Day events for FGO and Battlefront Girls are also very generous.

In addition to the usual perks like signing in to receive skins and gifts, there are also other benefits.

There are also mini-levels with timed scoring challenges.

Girls on the Frontline also released a remake of the mini-games from previous major updates.

Because of this sincerity, the announcement of this National Day event has garnered considerable anticipation not only in China but also globally.

To some extent, watching American and Japanese gamers shout "Long live National Day!"...

It's somewhat surreal.

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Besides Spark Games, the perks of domestic anime-style games like Honkai Impact 3, Onmyoji, Azur Lane, and Miracle Nikki are much better than in the previous version.

This is not because these manufacturers have had a change of heart.

Rather, it's because there's a super big catfish in the market right now.

However, this phenomenon has not led to a decline in the earning power of the entire ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) market. According to Lin Li's own estimates, at this point in time...

Overall, anime-style games are stronger than their predecessors.

Because of the catalyst of Spark Games, the entire ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) market began to expand its reach beyond ACG itself.

Another concept has been added: fun and low-cost spending.

It began to attract many PC game players to join the game.

This is the timeframe.

If you're a fan of anime-style mobile games, then this moment must feel like Chinese New Year.

Wherever you go, the official channels are giving you benefits...

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Of course, the NetEase Seven Days City project team doesn't need to consider these things right now.

Today is the last day before the launch of Seven Days City.

Even on October 1st, National Day.

Everyone is still working overtime.

To boost morale, Hu Peng personally took charge of the situation.

However, everyone else was preparing for the launch of Seven Days City.

As the leader of Lei Huo, he naturally didn't need to worry about these details.

He just sits in his office and oversees things.

To show that it is important.

Don't underestimate this.

Any company, as long as it's not one that can't pay salaries.

Whether the top leader is present or not definitely has an impact on the efficiency of the entire company.

Given Hu Peng's position at NetEase, even if he does nothing...

It also has an impact.

Moreover, Hu Peng wasn't doing nothing.

He also keeps a close eye on his competitors.

This is especially true for the Spark Games.