The editor-in-chief of Feiyang Games had just returned home from a social engagement. Before he could even take off his coat, he collapsed face down into the blankets.
The snoring started immediately, but it was quickly followed by the piercing sound of the telephone.
"Beep beep beep beep beep—"
The unique alarm clock instantly woke the editor-in-chief up. He slapped himself hard across the face, jumped out of bed, stood at attention, and answered the phone.
"Hello, Mr. Wang... Oh, yes, yes, I'm at home right now..."
"..."
"My World? Oh yes, it's a contract signed by one of our platform's interns, and it's launching today..."
"..."
"What?! It pushed 'The Chronicles of Froda' out of the top ten on the free charts?... No, no, that's not what I meant. I definitely gave it the best resources..."
"..."
"Yes, yes, definitely. I'll go back to the company right away and check it immediately! Don't worry, I'll check it right away!"
Around six o'clock in the morning.
Inside the Feiyang Platform Company, the editor-in-chief, still fully clothed, rushed back in his original state, bursting through the door and sweeping into the office like a whirlwind.
Open the real-time download rankings (a list of downloads within 24 hours) and take a look—
This week, "The Legend of Froda" is ranked eleventh, clearly having been pushed down.
The tenth place is not Minecraft.
Ninth place, no.
Eighth place, still not.
...
The fifth place is none other than "Minecraft".
Downloads: 40235.
The editor-in-chief's pupils dilated rapidly, revealing his extreme shock.
Even with his years of editing experience, he simply couldn't imagine what Minecraft was. Why could an ordinary student's graduation project make it onto the leaderboard?
It only took him a little over half an hour to get from home to the company, and this thing actually went from tenth place to fifth place?
This is an airdrop!
It was a god-level arrival!
The editor-in-chief opened the data curves for Minecraft to date.
The game was released for download at midnight, and within the first ten minutes, it had been downloaded more than 8,000 times.
In the first hour, the number of downloads reached over 26,000, immediately jumping into the top 30 of the 24-hour download charts.
Furthermore, once the first batch of players had played for an hour, they would have to pay 6 yuan to continue playing the full version of the game.
Then the shocking data came out.
Player retention rate after one hour: 82%!
Paid subscription rate: 67%!
What does this mean? It's the middle of the night, and these players are actually paying despite being sleepy?
The editor-in-chief feels these people are addicted! They're addicted to forgetting about the next day's studies and work, completely immersed in a game experience and unable to break free...
More than four hours after its release, Minecraft finally climbed to tenth place on the leaderboard, pushing the previous tenth-place player down.
It's been six hours since it went live, and it's already in fifth place!
The top-ranked works are all recent IP masterpieces, and the commission rate for signing contracts with Feiyang platform is 10%.
The editor-in-chief was also at a loss. Their platform was almost killed. If they didn't bring back some games to stabilize the situation, it would really be doomed.
But now they have an exclusive, first-release blockbuster product!
He was so excited that his face turned bright red, and he immediately began writing a recommendation proposal, wanting to provide more resources to promote "Minecraft".
But just then, he remembered the contract on his desk.
His revenue sharing ratio with BlueStar Studio, the creator of Minecraft, is 10% to 90%.
The editor-in-chief was stunned and slumped into his chair.
He regretted it.
The difference between 10% and 20%! He felt that if he had negotiated earlier, he might have gotten hundreds of millions more in revenue! This was a game that had already achieved such results in the first six hours; perhaps its future achievements would be even greater…
Yes, a hidden gem was once right in front of him. If he had just picked it up in time, he could have become a millionaire and reached the pinnacle of life in a single day.
However, his arrogance blinded him, preventing him from seeing the immense brilliance within this pearl.
He missed out on a huge deal that started at a million...
He beat his chest in despair, but it was too late for regrets.