Nash Equilibrium

Just as Han Yang finished off the Serpent Emperor and was about to take a break, his phone started buzzing incessantly with notifications. Picking it up, he saw a flood of inquiries.

"How much to beat the Planet Devourer? How long will it take? Look at my stats, is it doable?"

"How much for the Crimson Iron Behemoth?"

"What's the charge for beating the Avenger?"

These inquiries were all for high-end jobs similar to the Serpent Emperor. Han Yang's heart leaped with joy. Forgetting about rest, he immediately started replying. Based on the customers' provided stats, Han Yang, as always, offered relatively favorable prices.

I'll take the jobs others dare not take. I'll give the prices others dare not give!

Revival Game Studio's business boomed once again. To handle these high-priced jobs, Han Yang even had to temporarily stop taking some regular ones.

There was no other way; business was simply too good, and four computers couldn't keep up.

However, Han Yang didn't assign all four computers to these high-priced jobs. No matter how many high-priced jobs there were, he would only take two at a time, letting two computers handle them while the other two continued with regular jobs.

The reason was simple: Han Yang's computing power wasn't enough.

The chip, which barely reached a frequency of 30KHZ after overclocking, simply couldn't handle such a large amount of computation. And the harder the BOSS was to beat, the higher the demand for skill and computing power. Simultaneously operating two computers for high-end jobs was already the limit.

But even so, Han Yang's income surged again.

The two computers dedicated to high-end jobs saw their average hourly wage skyrocket to 39 yuan, while the two computers handling low-end jobs also increased their average hourly wage to 7.1 yuan. Combined, the four computers brought in nearly 2200 yuan a day, which was over 60,000 yuan a month!

This income was by no means low; for others, it would already be an enviable high income. But Han Yang was still not entirely satisfied.

The speed of making money was still too slow.

There was nothing he could do. In Han Yang's plan, the performance of the new generation of chips was to be significantly improved in all aspects, providing at least a tenfold increase in computing power. This would greatly increase the requirements for processing precision and components. Accordingly, the price would also skyrocket.

Previously, the materials for making that chip cost nearly ten thousand yuan. This time, the material cost would likely be seventy to eighty thousand yuan.

Although he was making more money, his expenses were also high. Han Yang was still struggling financially.

"It's time to change the business strategy and maximize profits."

Han Yang began to ponder silently.

Computing power was fixed, and the four computers were also fixed. How to utilize the existing equipment and conditions to maximize income without changing the current situation was a subject of specialized study.

This subject was the famous Nash Equilibrium.

Nash Equilibrium falls under the category of game theory. Simply put, it is the study of optimal strategies.

Various aspects of daily life can involve Nash Equilibrium. For example, in a steamed bun shop, making 1000 buns every day might result in leftovers and waste, while making 800 buns might not be enough to sell. At the same time, if the price of buns is too high, fewer people will buy them; if the price is too low, the profit will be low, but more people will buy them. In this situation, how many buns should be made each day and what price should each bun be set at to maximize the owner's income can be answered using Nash Equilibrium theory.

Now, Han Yang intended to use this theory to formulate his optimal pricing strategy.

He had already passed the initial stage where he could only rely on low prices to attract customers and could now appropriately raise prices.

For Han Yang, if the price was too high, there would be fewer customers; if the price was too low, there would be more customers, but he wouldn't be able to handle them all. If he took too many high-end jobs, the low-end jobs would be squeezed out, and his computing power wouldn't be enough. If he took too few, his computing power would be wasted.

At this moment, his goal was to keep the four computers working at full capacity without stopping, to keep his computing power at its maximum at all times, and then to earn the most money.

Combining his actual situation, Han Yang quickly listed a very complex equation and input various parameters.

"Total computing power, 30KHZ, price parameter, time parameter, customer traffic parameter, conversion rate, closing rate..."

More than twenty parameters were added to this equation. After a moment of calculation, Han Yang reached the final conclusion.

"Price should be directly linked to computing power expenditure. The average price should be 8.5% lower than the market price to achieve maximum profit."

This way, the number of orders would remain at a level where there was a slight surplus each day, without too much backlog and without periods of no orders. His computing power expenditure would also remain high, neither unable to support the load nor causing computing power waste, ultimately achieving the goal of maximizing income.

Having calculated the conclusion, Han Yang immediately updated the shop, appropriately raising the prices of all products.

As expected, the price increase immediately caused a backlash from customers, and the closing rate instantly dropped. Many customers, seeing the price increase, directly canceled their orders.

But it didn't matter; this would正好 reduce the number of pending orders.

After trying it out for two days, the general situation stabilized. Looking back, Han Yang immediately saw that the total average hourly wage of the four computers combined had increased again, rising to around 120 yuan.

This meant a daily income of 2880 yuan, and nearly 86,000 yuan a month.

This figure made Han Yang relatively satisfied. However, he also knew that at this stage, the potential of his equipment and computing power had been exploited to the limit. Without increasing computing power and expanding the scale, his income could no longer increase.

"Then let's maintain it like this for now."

Han Yang thought to himself, "I can also buy some materials for making the new chip first, no need to buy everything at once. After buying them back, I can also try making some less important parts first to accumulate some experience."

Within the next month, Han Yang didn't plan any major moves. Everything would be focused on stability.

At this moment, in places Han Yang couldn't see, the reputation of Revival Game Studio was quietly expanding. With the word-of-mouth spread from many old customers, more and more players who were stuck on BOSSes spontaneously sought them out.

"Boss, can you beat the Light Eater? Here are my stats. You can? Okay... What? I have to wait in line? Three days from now? Boss, can I pay extra? Even paying extra won't work? You're not going to make money?"

"Boss, confirmed receipt and left a good review. I'll pre-book again, for the Tree Demon in five days."