Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

ot lower their size any further.

They had spent a lot of effort compressing and improving the resources to get the game to 370 MB.

There was a huge risk, but what was done had already been done.
There was no turning back.
They had to look on the bright side.
Perhaps they could rely on the far-superior quality and fair gameplay to forcefully change the taste of traditional web-based gamers.

What’s more, Boss Pei had personally crafted the advertisement.

Lin Wan had no idea what to expect, but she trusted that Boss Pei had it all planned in advance.

Wang Xiaobin knocked on the door gently.
“Director Lin, we have finished initial preparations for advertising.
At the moment, we plan to place advertisements on various websites, including novel websites, video websites, game websites, comic websites, and website navigation sites.

“According to what we agreed, we will not use pop-up windows and Psoriasis-style[1] advertisements.
People will only be transported to the game’s registration and download page after they click on the advertisement.”

Although these are considered common ways of advertising-at Lin Wan’s insistence, the more irritating styles of advertising were done away with.

In fact, there were still all sorts of messy advertising methods out there, such as windows that pop out of nowhere and Psoriasis-style advertisements in the bottom right corner of webpages.
These were considered run-of-the-mill advertising.
Many of them also destroyed netizens’ gaming experience.

Still, one had to admit that these unashamed pop-up windows were the most effective.

Rejecting methods like that would reduce the effectiveness of advertisements.
At the same time, it would not help with the game’s reputation at all since netizens might not even notice the conscious avoidance of such methods.

Still, Lin Wan discussed this with everyone and decided to avoid using such advertising methods.

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After all, Shang Yang Games was not the same as before.
They had to differentiate themselves from web-based game manufacturers with no bottom line.

After hearing Wang Xiaobin’s report, Lin Wan felt satisfied.
“Thank you.
Our next task is to continue working hard on the game.
It might be hard to change gamers’ taste, but at least we can say we tried our best.”

Wang Xiaobin nodded, fully agreeing with Lin Wan’s words.

Although Director Lin had not micro-managed the entire research and development process for the game, this positive and uplifting spirit was definitely similar to Boss Pei’s.
It was very rare indeed.

“Everyone can make the necessary preparations then.
In about a week, we will run final tests.
We’ll invite old gamers to try the game out and give us some feedback.
A week later, the game will be published officially.
The advertising work will then start in full force!”

At night, in Ming Yun Private Kitchen…

“Look, I told you that this is an excellent restaurant, but you didn’t believe me.
Do you believe me now? The promoters you found are not professional enough!”

Xue Zhebin sat cross-legged with a huge grin on his face.
He felt especially proud of himself.
He had really earned from the meal he pre-ordered yesterday!

The moment they walked through the door, Xue Zhebin felt the difference.
The decorations, dining table, and cutlery in the private room had all been changed!

Xue Zhebin had chosen that private room in the afternoon because there were not many people in Ming Yun Private Kitchen at the time.
However, since he did not make a reservation, the decorations in the private room were all ordinary.
The environment was good, but there was nothing special about it.

Things were different today.
Xue Zhebin had made a reservation in advance.
Thus, the decorations, table, and cutlery had all been laid out according to his orders.
Everything was of the same style, including the tablecloth and the decorations on the table.
The restaurant had obviously been meticulous in setting this up.

All in all, his eyes lit up the moment he walked in!

The young man seated opposite Xue Zhebin looked slightly older than him but still under thirty years old.

He was a direct contrast to Xue Zhebin’s nouveau riche vibe.
This young man was dressed in a suit, and he looked entirely business-like.
At first sight, one could tell that he was the cream of the crop in the business world.

At that moment, he was tasting the food and looking confusedly at his reviewing application on his phone.

“Jingzhou City has a private kitchen of such good quality, and yet our promoters did not manage to find it.
How did you find it?” The map on the reviewing application displayed this location as an empty plot of land.
There was not supposed to be anything here.

Xue Zhebin smiled, elated.
“Why do you care how I found it? You lost the bet; this meal is your treat!”

The young man seated opposite him was called Wang Peng.
He was one of the creators of Quanmin Reviews.

As one of the winners of the close competition among various websites, Quanmin Reviews had been expanding quickly from first-tier cities to second- and third-tier cities.
Jingzhou City was one of the key cities in this expansion.

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In order to speed up the expansion of their market and rope in more businesses, Wang Peng suggested introducing promoters in every city.
These promoters’ jobs would be to find shops that haven’t been discovered yet and persuade them to partner with Quanmin Reviews.

Promoters have achieved good results indeed.
Quanmin Reviews was expanding quickly in Jingzhou.
At the moment, most businesses were already partners of Quanmin Reviews.

This was especially so for high-end restaurants with outstanding dishes.
After successfully negotiating with owners of these restaurants, promoters would be paid a significant commission.
Thus, Quanmin Reviews’ promoters worked hard to find restaurants like that.

Even if businesses were not willing to partner with Quanmin Reviews, Quanmin Reviews would at least mark these businesses out on their website.
The map should not show an empty plot of land like it was doing now.

For this reason, Wang Peng did not believe Xue Zhebin.
He even felt quite indignant.

He did not think that a high-end restaurant like that, which was outstanding in almost every way, would remain undiscovered by Quanmin Reviews’ promoters in Jingzhou.

The waiters smiled as they remained by the side, waiting to be of help.

Wang Peng asked, “How long has your restaurant been open?”

A waiter smiled as he answered, “Slightly over half a month.”

Wang Peng was even more confused.

He could not figure this out.
Quanmin Reviews had so many promoters around Jingzhou.
Each day, they were sent out to look for businesses that had not yet been discovered.
Yet, this restaurant managed to remain hidden from the public for over half a month.
Promoters had not managed to find it, but Xue Zhebin had instead.

This was ridiculous.

Wang Peng asked, “What’s the name of your restaurant?”

He thought about talking to the boss of this restaurant and discussing a partnership with Quanmin Reviews.

Still smiling, the waiter answered, “Sir, our restaurant doesn’t have a name.
We hope that what you’ll remember would be this place’s beautiful environment, meticulous service, and memorable food-not its superficial name.”

[1] This is a common Chinese description for advertisements that are stuck in a certain position on the screen.