Chapter 23: A Day Without Guests
Chen Mo sat at the bar on the first floor, so that he could see the guests outside the store at any time.
The laptop was also moved to the bar by Chen Mo, and when no guests came, he continued to play "Plants vs. Zombies" to see if there was anything that needed to be modified.
Chen Mo's game has been in development for more than three months, from the end of August to December, and it is almost winter.
The weather outside is getting cooler, and the pedestrians are wearing long pants and jackets, but today's weather is good, there is no wind, and it is very suitable for travel.
Chen Mo played "Plants vs. Zombies" for an hour, didn't find anything wrong, stood up and walked around the first floor of the experience store.
No guests came, a little bit of a pain.
Chen Mo opened a can of Coke and sat back at the bar again.
That's when he remembered that FlappyBird had passed its free period, and he could officially list the game on the app market from now on.
Chen Mo plans to let "FlappyBird" and "Plants vs. Zombies" go online together, and by the way, use the advertising space of "Flappybird" to promote "Plants vs. Zombies".
In fact, the most popular period of "flappybird" was the first few months when it first appeared, and now three months have passed, and many players who are interested in this game have already played it, and the popularity has gradually subsided, and it is impossible to play it all the time, so now that it is online, "flappybird" should not make too much money.
As for how much money Chen Mo missed, it is difficult to estimate, because in the free trial stage, all the game data is on the side of the organizer of the competition, and Chen Mo himself does not know how many advertisements "flappybird" has generated.
"Forget it, it's just a matter of accumulating character."
Although he felt that he had missed hundreds of millions, Chen Mo was quickly relieved, and there were still many opportunities to make money in the future, and he was not in a hurry.
At this moment, a girl came to the door of the experience store and looked around.
This girl is dressed quite casually, with a thin jacket and denim trousers, she looks slightly older than Chen Mo, about 26 years old, she looks very beautiful, with a long ponytail, giving people a more neutral feeling, very capable.
Chen Mo said hello: "Hello." ”
The girl stood at the door and looked at the signboard of the experience store, and then looked at the configuration inside the store: "Are you a game designer?" Is this a game experience store? ”
Chen Mo nodded: "Yes." ”
The girl patted her chest: "Oh, that's good." Before, I thought it was a newly opened Internet café, which made me nervous for a long time. ”
Chen Mo: "? ”
The girl walked into the store and explained, "Oh, I'm the owner of the 'Zhiyuan Internet Café' around the corner, and I'm here to spy on the enemy." ”
Dizzy, co-authoring is not a player, it's a peer!
Chen Mo was also a little speechless, this girl opened an Internet café by herself, she definitely didn't come to experience the game, she just wanted to see if her store was an Internet café or an experience store, and whether it would rob her business.
The girl smiled a little apologetically: "I'm sorry, but since you're not an Internet café, it's an experience store, so it doesn't matter, we will be neighbors in the future, and we can move around more." ”
Internet cafes and experience stores have similar functions, but in fact there is no direct competition. Because in the experience store, players can only play the designer's work, which is equivalent to early access.
Designers generally don't play other games, and players are not allowed to play other games in the experience store.
Chen Mo nodded: "It's okay, you can come and sit at any time, there shouldn't be too many guests on my side." ”
"Okay." This girl really didn't see her, sat down on the sofa, and was about to open a can of Coke.
Chen Mo said, "Uh...... This drink is not free. ”
The girl put the coke back: "I'm sorry, I'm used to it in my own store, hehe." ”
The girl looked at the layout of the hall: "Your experience store is quite spacious, just put so many machines?" It's a bit of a waste. ”
Chen Mo said: "Well, the experience store is mainly for players to experience, not for profit, so the layout is a little looser." ”
The girl said: "It's very good, I envy you tall designers." Oh, by the way, I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Zhuo Yao. ”
Chen Mo said: "Fortunately, my name is Chen Mo." I have a new game that I haven't released yet, do you want to play it? ”
Zhuo Yao waved his hand: "No, there is still something to do in my Internet café, I took the time to sneak out, I'll come over to play another day." ”
Chen Mo nodded: "Okay, welcome at any time." ”
Zhuo Yao stood up and was about to leave, but suddenly thought of something and asked, "How much money do you have for an hour?" ”
Chen Mo said: "Five yuan." ”
Zhuo Yao said with some surprise: "It's a bit expensive, right?" My Internet café lobby area is only four dollars. You're a new experience store, so there should only be two or three games, right? ”
Chen Mo said: "For the time being, there is only one game. ”
Zhuo Yao reminded: "I think you should set the price a little lower, it's free, you are an experience store, and you don't need to think about profitability, your price is a bit ...... Not very close to the people. ”
Chen Mo smiled: "I know, I'll think about it." ”
Zhuo Yao nodded: "Okay, then I'll go first, and come back another day, come on, research a popular game as soon as possible, and my Internet café can follow you." ”
Chen Mo smiled: "It's easy to say." ”
After sending Zhuo Yao away, Chen Mo's experience store returned to a deserted state.
Chen Mo is not in a hurry, experience stores like this need to be accumulated, and Chen Mo has not done any publicity, it is normal for no one to come to the door.
When it comes to location, the location of the experience store is neither good nor bad. The location is indeed a bit out of the way, but there is a community nearby, and there is a university further away, and the flow of people is a lot.
After waiting for another half hour, a second guest came.
This guy has a little oily hair, and his eyes are a little blank, as if he hasn't woken up too much, and he looks like an Internet addicted teenager.
He came to the door of the experience store, glanced at the signboard of the "Thunder Game Experience Store", and said to himself: "Thunder Game, I haven't heard of it." ”
This guy took a look at the store again and asked Chen Mo: "I said, this is an experience store?" Not an Internet café? ”
Chen Mo nodded: "Well, it's not an Internet café." ”
"Oh." This Internet addict teenager was a little disappointed, apparently he was looking for an Internet café. Although the experience store can also play games, it can only play the games of this one company, and there are too few games.
What's more, this company has not yet heard of it.
The Internet addict boy hesitated for a moment and said to himself: "Forget it, there is no place for any Internet cafes nearby, or just take a look at this place and pass the time." ”
He walked into the store, took out his ID card and mobile phone: "Boss, how much do you have for an hour?" ”
Chen Mo said: "Five yuan." ”
The Internet addict teenager was stunned: "What? Five bucks? Belch...... Never mind. ”
The teenager turned around and left.
“……”
Chen Mo was a little speechless, this guy is really simple! It doesn't matter if you play for five dollars for an hour, but as for turning around and leaving?
Five bucks!
What can you do with five dollars in the first few years? That's two popsicles!
It's not enough for the first charge of the game, and the first charge of the game costs six dollars!
……
There was no way, Chen Mo had to continue to wait.