Strange Props

Seeing the Ten-Pull, Wang Chuan didn't hesitate at all and went straight to the Big Wheel.

He invested 100,000 Fan Points into it and started a Ten-Pull.

Only the lucky believe in Single Pull miracles; Wang Chuan only believed in Ten-Pulls!!!

Wang Chuan was a bit curious about what the Ten-Pull would yield.

But honestly, whatever he pulled, he could accept it.

Because in the end, it would all boost his own strength.

Making it easier for him to develop games.

As the Fan Points were invested, the Big Wheel began to spin, and streaks of Rainbow Light appeared on it.

Wang Chuan remained calm about this.

Because no matter how flashy it looked or what was inside, he couldn't see it anyway.

So what was the point of getting excited???

Soon, the Big Wheel stopped spinning, and ten items appeared before Wang Chuan.

Most of them were Skill Books related to game development.

Wang Chuan absorbed them all.

His abilities in various areas increased significantly again.

Besides that, he also got two Memory Searchers, which, added to the previous three, now made five.

As for the Memory Searcher, Wang Chuan certainly wouldn't turn it down.

It could dig deep into his brain and directly find the memories he wanted.

It was incredibly useful.

Especially last time when he made "The Stanley Parable"—one word to describe it: divine inspiration!!!

Satisfied, he put away the two Memory Searchers and stored them in the Item Section.

Wang Chuan looked at the last item.

"Oh ho ho, it's actually a Special Item???"

Seeing this, Wang Chuan was even more delighted.

Indeed, Ten-Pulls were the way to go; Single Pulls had no future.

Wang Chuan had a deep love for Special Items!!

When he first got the system, he had received one Special Item.

"The Magnifying Glass!!!"

At first, he didn't know what it did, so he tried using it on a whim.

And the effect? It was incredible.

"The Stanley Parable" blowing up so fast was partly thanks to that Special Item.

"Kindness of Strangers: Targets the player group of the host. It can make players harbor kind thoughts and unconsciously help victims. (Duration: one day.)"

"Kindness of Strangers??? What's this for? To make players show a little mercy when they send me death threats???"

Staring at this puzzling item, Wang Chuan was completely baffled.

The previous Magnifying Glass was at least related to games.

And it made players feel the charm of "The Stanley Parable."

But what was this item supposed to do???

After thinking for a while and coming up with nothing, Wang Chuan decided not to dwell on it.

Anyway, the item wasn't going to fly away, so he'd just leave it there~~

Maybe later, he'd figure it out, or accidentally discover its use.

"Right now, the company's finances aren't too generous, so the main focus is still on developing 'Soul Knight.'"

Wang Chuan actually had a lot more ideas, but, he was broke!!

Although the official game platform had already transferred nearly two million in profits from "The Stanley Parable,"

a portion had been spent on setting up the company.

Now, the company account had less than three million.

Well, that included the over one million owed to the bank.

Don't let the company account balance fool you—it really wasn't enough to spend.

Game development was the smaller expense; the real cost was in game promotion.

After all, good wine needs no bush, but deep alleys still hide it~~~

The importance of promotion for a game goes without saying.

After all, if players don't know about it, who's going to play your game?

Even a company on the level of Three Factories, with its own distribution channels and plenty of fame among players, still spends a ton on promotion when releasing a big title.

Why? Because they have money to burn?

No—it's because the cost of that promotion doesn't even come close to a tenth of the profit it brings in.

You can imagine just how profitable a game's promotion can be.

Back to Huangtu Game Company—the only designer is Wang Chuan.

The only well-known game is The Stanley Parable, and he can't compare to those famous game producers.

Let alone a giant like Three Factories.

So how to maximize promotional impact with limited funds—that's what's giving Wang Chuan the biggest headache.

"If only I had tons of money..."

Sitting in his chair, staring up at the ceiling, Wang Chuan muttered to himself.

If he had enough cash, he wouldn't have to worry about all this—just blanket the place with ads.

Sure, it's brute force, but it works!

Just a note—that's exactly how those AAA titles roll with their marketing.

But Soul Knight is a low-cost indie project, so that route's out. He doesn't have that kind of money for promotion anyway.

A few days later, Wang Chuan still hadn't come up with a good plan.

At noon, everyone was eating lunch in the room.

Even though the company was just starting out, Wang Chuan made sure the perks were solid.

Both lunch and dinner were covered by the company.

And to keep the food healthy, he'd personally eaten at nearby restaurants to test them out.

In the end, he settled on a home-style cooking place and arranged for daily lunch and dinner deliveries.

During meals, there was no "no talking while eating" rule.

Instead, they chatted and caught up on work progress—after all, food tastes better with company.

And yeah, Wang Chuan took the chance to feed them some motivational pep talks.

Not the toxic kind~

Since everyone in the company was fresh out of college, that kind of stuff worked best.

If they were old hands with years of experience, it wouldn't fly.

Those people would just see the pep talks as replacing actual benefits.

Of course, Wang Chuan kept all benefits at market standard.

Nothing stingy.

He never understood those big companies from his past life that nickel-and-dimed their employees.

How much does an employee's benefits really cost? The company makes hundreds or thousands of times that.

Skimping on a little benefit money just breeds resentment.

Why bother?

If you keep your employees well-fed and happy, the company gets the meat and they get the soup.

Doesn't that fire up their drive even more?

For the future of Huangtu Game Company, Wang Chuan was full of confidence.

He was going to make it big and strong!

And once the company grew, it couldn't stay like this—every position would need to be independent.

The four people working with Wang Chuan now had a huge advantage.

If by then they had the skills and hadn't messed up, he'd just promote them to management.

It'd be a way to repay them for their hard work when the company was just getting started.