Chapter 199 Celebration Banquet
A high-end restaurant near the experience store.
With the first month of sales of Diablo, everyone felt at ease, and people who were worried that they would not be able to recover their costs before were relieved.
This sales volume is a big seller.
It's only the first month. As the player group continues to spread, it will have to be maintained at this level for at least two or three months. By then, the cumulative sales of Diablo are striking for 5 or 6 million. This game will definitely become a fine work like Warcraft, both well-known and popular.
Although this dark and terrifying art style has discouraged a small number of players, Diablo is an RPG game with fragmented gameplay and excellent production. It is a foregone conclusion that sales exceed "Warcraft".
This time was a celebration banquet, and Chen Mo was not stingy. He directly asked his assistant Lin Xiao to find a high-end restaurant nearby with an average per capita consumption of more than 600 yuan, and asked everyone to eat openly.
Chen Mo didn't care much about these things before. After all, Su Jinyu and Zheng Hongxi were half-employees and half-friends, so they could be relatively casual. Moreover, Chen Mo himself was rather homeless and too lazy to go out.
But now that the team has expanded, you still have to look like a serious company in front of these new employees and can no longer be as casual as before.
Of course, there is no need to be as numerous as some departments. This kind of gathering is between a friend's party and a business banquet, and it is mainly about happiness and celebration. So those who want to drink can drink some wine, and those who don't want to drink can drink drinks.
Chen Mo raised his glass: "Thank you very much for your hard work in the past six months. The first month of Diablo sales of 1.87 million sets is already a very good result. All of these are inseparable from everyone's hard work and close cooperation. I would like to everyone for a cup, and we will have a happy cooperation."
Everyone raised their glasses.
"King the store manager."
"Congratulations to the store manager, the game is selling well."
"It's still the store manager's creativity is amazing!"
"Yes, we are the kind of people who follow the store manager to win and shout 666."
"cheers!"
Wine and drink, and drink.
Everyone was having a great time eating. After all, the game was sold well and everyone got a bonus. Another glorious addition to their resumes, and there was more bragging topics.
Zhou Hanyu raised his glass to Chen Mo and said, "Shopkeeper, I'll give you a cup. I originally thought that I would come here as before, and the things I made would not be much different. But now I realize that this place is really different from those outside companies. It's really surprising that I can learn something here. I really didn't expect that the art style of Diablo can be achieved, and I can only admire it."
Chen Mo raised his glass and said, "It's a shame to say this. It's everyone's joint efforts to be popular in games. Take art and music as an example. I just give a general concept. You and Guangnan have completed the specific work. This game may not be as popular as it is now. Everyone doesn't have to be restrained and eat it openly."
Chen Mo himself was also very happy. "Diablo" has gone through many twists and turns in his previous life. Although the game set a sales record of 30 million in the international market, it has a tragic fate in China.
Chen Mo was not sure whether this thing could pass the review or whether the players would accept it. Now it seems that his worries are a bit redundant. This game is more than enough to support him in the first step towards RPG.
Zheng Hongxi said: "Store Manager, in the past month, the first players who bought Diablo are already a little annoyed. Do we have to take some measures to improve it?"
Zhao Yunting, who is in charge of the operation, said: "I don't think it's necessary. This is a stand-alone game that buys out and charges. It can be played for one month. The duration of this game is already very good. Do you still expect players to play for the rest of their lives?"
Su Jinyu said: "At first glance, you don't know anything about the store manager. You see "Plant vs. Zombies" and "Warcraft" are all stand-alone games. Which one is not very playable? The store manager will definitely develop subsequent versions to extend the life of the game."
Chen Mo smiled: "Goldfish is right, there will be a subsequent version, and there will be a DLC."
Qian Kun clapped: "This is good, sell a DLC and get another two million sets!"
Chen Mo said: "I will talk about the subsequent development version tomorrow. Simply put, there are two goals in the next step. One is to develop the DLC version of Diablo, adding two new professions, a new chapter and season, and a new way of playing the expert mode. The other is to develop a small-produced game."
Su Jinyu asked, "Make two games at the same time?"
Chen Mo nodded: "Yes, our manpower is already relatively sufficient now. Just use more than half of the manpower to do this DLC. Don't be in a hurry. Just make the same in three months. Others will develop some relatively small-scale games at the same time."
Qian Kun said: "Store manager, I think it's better to have large games. If you think, large games make a lot of money and reputation, why should we make those small games again?"
"You can't think so." Chen Mo said, "Big games have the advantages of big games, and small games have the advantages of small games. Bird's nest and shark fin are good, but you get tired of eating every meal. These small games are considered to change your mindset."
Zhou Hanyu said: "Okay, anyway, we will do whatever the store manager decides to do. We will never be wrong with following the store manager."
Fu Guangnan was speechless: "Wow, forcibly flattering is not advisable!"
Chen Mo smiled: "Everyone doesn't have to be so disgusting. I have emphasized to you before that I am a more pragmatic person and don't like to play those fake ones. The most important thing for me is to do the game well, and other things are all intricate."
"I told you before that taking everyone to make money while lying down is definitely not empty talk. Of course, making money is not the only purpose. I also hope to make some interesting small games to inspire the players. I hope everyone has the same idea as me on this point. Making money is a way to go. Our first goal is to make fun games, okay?"
Everyone nodded: "Okay!"
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The next day, the studio.
In the conference room, everyone was here, waiting for Chen Mo to explain the next phase of development plan.
Chen Mo mentioned it at the celebration banquet yesterday. This time, two projects are being carried out at the same time, one is the subsequent version of Diablo and the other is the new game.
On the projector screen, the document title appears: "Diablo: The Scythe of Soul-Snatching" concept setting.
Chen Mo explained: "This new version is called 'Scimitar of Soul'. In this version, two new professions will be opened, one new plot chapter, and some special gameplay, such as the season mode and the expert mode."
Chapter completed!