Once you collect the corresponding voice cards, you can activate the male protagonist's "sleep-inducing" mode at any time.
He will whisper in the player's ear, perhaps rambling about trivial matters, perhaps listing the dangers of staying up late, or perhaps simply showing care and consideration.
The game will automatically shut down once the player falls asleep, and will remain so until the player wakes up again.
Then, when you open your eyes, you can see the handsome man's face right in front of you, and his magnetic voice says, "Baby, are you awake? I hope you are full of confidence and radiant today."
—It's so therapeutic!!
Even when people know it's a trick, they still can't help but fall into it.
Just like how everyone knows that spicy hot pot is bad for the stomach, but no one can resist its charm.
Just like how, even though they know that the Dragon Slayer Studio's games are good at tricking players into spending money, when players see "you can take it home for a few yuan off," they still can't help but take out their wallets!
The initial testing of "Love Across Time" was quite successful, and the marketing department reported that the storyline almost completely captured the target audience's attention.
What I want is to be relaxed, happy, simple, and mindless; what I want is to feel pampered.
Players who want to explore more diverse content will naturally spend more time and money to explore the darker storylines and experience a different kind of healing process.
Mingyan also held this report and looked at it for a while.
However, he had to rush to Morningstar Incubator the next day.
This year's batch of incubated games encountered some unexpected problems.
— Channel fees have increased.
As mentioned before, every game needs to be reviewed by government departments before it can be listed on the platform.
However, in recent years, policies have been tightening step by step.
Many games, based on everyone's experience, should be able to pass the review, but this year they were suddenly not allowed to pass the review and had to be sent back for rework.
In this situation, the market naturally became very cautious, and everyone became more careful.
Game platforms and other channels are also following the lead of the authorities, speeding up their review processes and increasing the fees they charge.
For example, in the past, most games released on the Atlas platform had a 50/50 revenue split.
However, starting this year, Atlas has adjusted its strategy and now takes a 60% cut.
This is no small matter for Morningstar Incubator.
When the incubation agreement was signed, it was agreed that Morningstar Incubator would assume a certain degree of responsibility for matters such as product listing, contracts, and reviews.
These games are facing an industry crisis even before they've been released. They either have to accept the loss or pass the costs on to the game developers...
In other words, Morningstar Incubator also increased its commission rate to make up for its own losses.
Mingyan had confirmed this with Xia Cheng.
The gaming industry currently has no recourse against such decisions made by the highest-level government.
Even if it's the Blue Star, a symbol of prestige, or a powerful weapon to slay dragons, it can't go against the general trend.
The only thing that can be done is—
“We’ll accept any losses, but we’ll stick to the original contract,” Ming said. “Atlas’s commission has already increased to 60%, and Ipp won’t be far behind. Let’s get them on the shelves as soon as possible.”
Frankly, the management team at Morningstar doesn't recommend operating at a loss.
But Mingyan shut them down with a single sentence.
"Tu Long's 'Iron Horse and Ice River' is now generating over 100 million yuan in monthly revenue. If you don't use it to support the game developers, what else do you plan to do with it?"
After making his statement in a calm and understated manner, he ignored all opposing opinions.
However, some people whispered among themselves.
"Why would Chief Designer Ming of Blue Star know so much about the revenue generated by the Dragon Slayer Sword in the game...?"
"Was the investment in Tulong made out of respect for Chief Craftsman Ming?"
"Something feels off. These two 'Gods of Wealth' are close friends, right? That's a friendship that involves hundreds of millions a month."
Rising channel costs have impacted the entire industry.
Bank loan quotas have decreased, total investment has plummeted, the market value of newly established game companies has shrunk, and even the development of the next generation of games has been affected.
Thinking of the plight of the other team and Zhuo Yu, Mingyan couldn't help but feel sorry for them.
That evening, Mingyan sighed, "It seems there's no way to solve this problem."
Xia Cheng thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "No, there are very few things in the world that money can't solve—if you don't care about profits and losses, the distribution channel problem is easy to solve."
Mingyan seemed to be thinking: "You mean?"
"Let's create our own game publishing platform," Xia Cheng said.
How about creating a game publishing platform?
Mingyan immediately gave it serious consideration and even consulted his advisory team about the matter.
The team's assessment results were also very clear: Bluestar is qualified to build a platform!
Whether considering funding, reputation, or traffic channels, Bluestar is now one of the top companies in the industry.