Chen Tang Resting on the Moon

Ke Jin transmigrated into an era where gaming was in utter chaos. Everyone here deeply believed in the notion of buying happiness with money, as game companies ran wild with various schemes to trick and force players to spend.
As a game enthusiast from his past life, Ke Jin felt like he was in a world without sunlight. Luckily, he obtained the Free Game Production System!
Players could get the ultimate reward of the "Complete Collection of All Game Design Schemes" without spending a single cent!
Not spending money? How hard could that be? Heap on the benefits!
Give away 50 consecutive draws during the summer heatwave! Give away 100 draws on the second day after the server opens! Due to the game reaching 50 daily active users, we are issuing a cool skin set originally priced at 999! The planner's niece just turned 17 years and three months plus 7 days old, so we're giving away 50,000 crystals!
My sincerity is almost flooding the players. Surely nobody will spend now, right?
Secretary: Mr. Ke, good news! Our newly launched game has just reached over a hundred million in daily transaction volume on its first day!
Ke Jin: Huh? How is that good news... No, what about the other game? The one where we give full 100-99 discount vouchers upon starting, isn't its sales terrible?
Looking puzzled, the secretary said while anticipating the boss's reaction: They've been shouting things like 'what a conscientious company' and 'if we don't spend, they'll go bankrupt,' so they just topped up. That game sold a whopping one hundred million copies globally. Congratulations on making a billion!
"......"
At 3:30 a.m., lying in bed, Ke Jin was wide awake, unable to sleep. He posted a status: Please, I beg you, stop spending. You guys are really making it hard for me...
Player: Understood, Mr. Ke is hinting life is hard, brothers, let's step up! Charge it!

I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!

Anyway, you can't just bash the game blindly—throw in a couple of compliments to make it all seem more authentic.


If "Hollow Knight" takes off and I get held accountable by the higher-ups?


We've had hundreds, if not dozens, of these kinds of analysis discussions over the past few years.


After every popular game release, the company conducts corresponding research and analysis.


I've personally led at least ten of these meetings.


Every time, my critical eye has been spot on; none of the games I deemed hopeless have ever taken off.


You really think I've gotten to where I am today without some solid skills, that I'm just pointlessly bashing "Hollow Knight"?


"Hollow Knight" is doomed to failure, without a doubt.


At best, it will win the support of their die-hard fans.


But that amount of revenue won't catch the attention of our board of directors.


Chapter 79: First Experience with Hollow Knight! Is This Game This Easy?_3