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    ## Chapter 53: The First Promotional Video

    **2024-07-17 Author: Bulufen Warrior**

    Beautiful!

    Same recipe, same taste.

    Shen Miao Miao took a deep breath, her nostrils slightly flared, like Mr. Krabs taking a deep breath in a pile of gold coins.

    It was the smell of money.

    The two million investment had far exceeded the ArtTour platform’s definition of a “small game,” no longer eligible for commission-free treatment.

    In other words, to break even this time.

    The game had to generate over two and a half million in revenue within a week!

    After Shen Miao Miao carefully explored the system and squeezed the price as much as possible, the price of *Terror Phobia* was only 45 yuan!

    A unit price of forty-five yuan! A weekly sales target of two and a half million yuan!

    This meant they needed to sell over 55,555 copies in a week!

    Just to recover their costs!

    It seemed like a weekly sales figure of over 50,000 copies wasn’t difficult to achieve.

    After all, their previous game, *Vampire Survivor*, had sold over 40,000 copies in just one day.

    But don’t forget.

    *Vampire Survivor* achieved such terrifying sales figures because it was riding the crest of a wave!

    Even Shen Miao Miao would say that in this situation, even putting a pig up there would make it fly!

    Firstly, it had a 14-day free trial period, allowing ample time for fermentation.

    Secondly, it was the victim of a vote-rigging incident, attracting plenty of hype.

    Thirdly, it received endless high-intensity recommendations from ArtTour, with unprecedented publicity efforts.

    Finally, and most importantly—

    PC platform users have a large base! And it’s much larger than the sensory pod base!

    After all, personal computers have been developing for so many years, with configurations ranging from high to low, covering all price points. It can be said that it’s a泛电子平台 (general electronic platform) that serves everyone.

    But sensory pods are different!

    This thing used to only serve the high-end market!

    Even though it has broken through mass production technology in recent years, it has only recently extended to the mid-end market due to the constraints of manufacturing costs.

    Prices starting from tens of thousands of yuan have made it inaccessible to many.

    According to the market survey research report released last year, the penetration rate of home computers in major cities in China is 50.2%. This means that on average, there is one personal computer in every two households.

    What about the penetration rate of sensory pods?

    0.95%

    Not even one sensory pod device in every hundred households!

    A fifty-fold gap!

    Moreover!

    ArtTour X1 currently has a market share of only 17% in the national market, less than one-fifth.

    Add to that the fact that their horror game genre is not loved by either their father or mother!

    Shen Miao Miao grinned.

    Even she felt sorry for herself.

    According to the data, the best-selling game in its class on the ArtTour X1 platform sold about 2,500 copies on the first day.

    It was a racing game, with excellent quality and reputation, and it was also a popular genre for sensory pods.

    Even if we take a step back!

    If *Terror Phobia* could match the sales volume of that game and maintain it!

    Its weekly sales figures would only be 17,500 copies, generating a total sales revenue of 787,500 yuan.

    After deducting a 20% revenue share, the profit would only be 630,000 yuan.

    (200-63) *10.

    Simple elementary school math.

    The rebate is 13.7 million yuan.

    Moreover, this is only the most ideal scenario.

    After all, their game genre is as niche as it gets, and no game’s sales can maintain the same level as the first day.

    Slap!

    Thinking of this, Shen Miao Miao slapped her palm, spread her hand and shrugged.

    Sometimes, money is just that easy to get.

    Sure enough, a life with a system is just so plain, simple, and boring.

    Just a little profit of a few million.

    Just need to have hands.

    Chuckling, Shen Miao Miao happily clicked on Gu Sheng’s personal Weibo interface.

    As expected, Gu Sheng had just posted the news about the launch of *Terror Phobia*.

    Below the game description was a short promotional video.

    Usually, Shen Miao Miao wouldn’t click on it, she wasn’t really interested. But today, she had to watch this promotional video.

    Because—

    This promotional video was the first game promotional video for Golden Wind.

    And it was also the first time she and Gu Sheng had personally gotten involved in a… real-life performance.

    “…芽儿呦 (Ya’er You), Golden Wind is so good at making a scene, hahahahahaha!”

    8:00 PM!

    On the Shark League of Legends channel, bdd, known as “e-sports Dong Zhuo, Piao Teacher,” was leaning back in his chair, happily browsing Gu Sheng’s Weibo.

    He was a fan of Golden Wind, starting with *Who’s the Dad*.

    He had a deep understanding of the company’s level of performance.

    And today!

    As soon as Gu Sheng’s Weibo post was published, the viewers in the live stream informed Piao Teacher of the situation.

    bdd clicked into Weibo and, sure enough, Golden Wind had released a new game after three months of silence.

    And it was a sensory pod game!

    Immediately!

    bdd asked his apprentice, Xiao Ma, to push out his ArtTour X1, which had been gathering dust.

    As a player, especially a wealthy player, Piao Teacher embodied the saying, “I can not play, but I cannot be without it.” He had every mainstream sensory pod on the market.

    He had Xiao Ma help him clean up the sensory pod.

    While he was at it, he browsed Gu Sheng’s Weibo to get a general understanding of the game’s format.

    But what was abstract was that while the game was labeled as a horror game.

    The promotional video below was acted out in real life!

    And the actors were none other than!

    Golden Wind’s CEO, Ou Zong, who had shone brightly at the exchange meeting, and Shengzi Ge, the super nova game director!

    bdd couldn’t understand how two company executives could stoop to do this kind of performance.

    This was unprecedented in gaming history.

    The barrage of comments in the live stream was full of abstract statements!

    “The sensory pod needs to be adjusted a bit,”

    bdd laughed at the cover for a while, waved his hand:

    “Let’s watch this promotional video first, it’s so funny.”

    Speaking of which!

    bdd placed the mouse on the play button, maximizing the screen—

    “We have conducted a thorough inspection of your villa, including the use of Ouija boards, thermometers, etc…”

    As Gu Sheng’s voice rang out, the title of the promotional video appeared on the screen: *Next Day*

    The point of entry for the film is very unique.

    It is not difficult to see that the ghost investigation has ended at this point, and Gu Sheng, playing the investigator, is holding a notebook and reporting to Shen Miao Miao, playing the client.

    “Initially, we didn’t find anything, but later we detected a level 5 EMF, or ghost fluctuation, on the second floor of the house,”

    As he spoke, Gu Sheng pointed to the second floor of the villa with his pen:

    “Through our testing, I can tell you with certainty that there is a 【Phantom】 in the villa—.”

    “Ah?”

    Gu Sheng’s rant left Shen Miao Miao a little confused:

    “Phantom… what the hell is that?”

    “It’s a kind of…” Gu Sheng lowered his head to look at the notebook, his expression flat, as if he had seen it all before: “a ghost that can fly and go through walls.”

    Shen Miao Miao was full of question marks, her eyes filled with fear: “You’re saying there used to be a ghost in my house?!”

    “No, not used to be,” Gu Sheng shrugged, giving a professional smile: “That thing is still in your house.”

    “You didn’t drive them away?!” Shen Miao Miao was about to explode.

    “I’m not in that line of work, I only identify the types of ghosts,”

    Gu Sheng maintained his smile, looking very professional:

    “If you want to catch ghosts, I suggest you contact Zhakang… or Lin Zhengying would be fine too.”

    Pfft—

    Seeing this, bdd, who was drinking water, couldn’t hold it in anymore and sprayed it out!

    “Lin Zhengying is too damn ridiculous, hahahahahaha… Grass!!!”

    (End of Chapter)

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