Chapter 161 The Rich List in the Game
The wind of "Ford" blew across the ocean and reached Los Santos.
Sam loves this game.
Wow!
There are two main reasons why he likes this game. The first reason is that the physics engine of this game is so powerful that he feels shocked.
As for the second reason, it may be that the car models in this game are so cool! Sam, who just entered college, has a father who is an avid car enthusiast. Influenced by him, Sam has loved cars and car culture since he was a child.
He has played dozens of racing games, big and small. To be honest, there are many excellent masterpieces among them, but he always feels that something is missing...
After a friend introduced him to a racing game from China, namely "Need for Speed", he realized what he was missing.
I have never seen such a car model before! This is so cool! He had a lot of fun playing with all kinds of cars from across the ocean, especially the three-wheeled vehicle and the old man's car, which he loved so much.
"Prison boss fever?"
"No, no, no, it's Old Man Le!"
"Old man happy? Why do you give this car such a strange name?"
Sam couldn't understand why such a cool electric car would have such a strange name? How could it make the old man happy?
All right!
Perhaps this car refers to a power-assisted electric vehicle for the elderly? Based on what his friend said, Sam came up with an explanation.
But that’s not important…
My friend, instead of caring about what the car is called, get in this cool car, turn up the music, roll down the window, and let me take you around the city.
“Very beautiful city!”
Jiangning, Sam has never been to this city, but he can guarantee that his understanding of Jiangning is no less than that of the Chinese people's understanding of Los Santos.
Don't ask, the answer is this spiritual hometown that we have never met! He drove his beloved car in this city for nearly 400 hours, which is a very long time.
But now he faced a problem.
Sam's favorite car, the Old Man's Le, has a durability that is approaching zero and is about to be scrapped.
There is no way to repair it...
This car has been repaired countless times, but the aging of parts is difficult to prevent. Unless every part is replaced with a new one, the durability will still decline.
Even if you are reluctant, it is time to say goodbye! The cost of restoring the durability is too high, and it requires a large amount of game coins, which is not cost-effective for Sam. Instead of repairing the durability of this old car, it is better to buy a new car.
After happily giving away his beloved car, Sam plans to go to the 4S store in the game to buy a new car to replace this Old Man Le as his second car in the game.
But just when he had this idea and took action, he discovered something extremely scary! In the game "Need for Speed", there are tens of thousands of car brands and models on sale.
Half of them are models that exist in reality, and the other half are virtual models that do not even exist in reality and only exist in the game.
“This is just crazy!”
Tens of thousands of car brands, this number is really terrifying. Sam has never seen so many car brands in his life.
How to choose?
"Sir, you are trustworthy at Pineapple Auto! Our new Pineapple mini is only priced at 276,000 yuan..."
"Sima Tianba's car price is greatly reduced! Cash reduction of 60,000 yuan. If you buy it now, you will also get a commercial insurance worth 7,800 yuan."
"The Huiba S2 is here! The best car in "Need for Speed", with millions of positive reviews from owners. Buy it now and enjoy exclusive optional equipment..."
Too many, too many! Ever since players discovered the alternative way to build cars in "Need for Speed", a large number of car brands have emerged instantly.
Electric cars, gasoline cars, SUV cars are all available.
The automobile boom that has never appeared in human history actually appeared in a game. The advent of the era of car manufacturing by all the people has become Sam's happiest worry now.
He really didn't know how to choose...
There are so many car models on sale, and many of them are independently developed by players, and there are no real cars in reality to refer to.
If he were to test drive every car, it would take him no less than a month, and it is possible that it would take even longer.
So Sam decided to seek help from a "car reviewer".
That’s right!
There are thousands of active car reviewers of all sizes on the Youtu video website, including one who specializes in reviewing new cars in "Ford".
Sam opened the web version of Oil Rabbit.
First open the game live branch option, and then select "Crazy for Speed Elite", which is the English name of "Crazy for Speed Elite".
Soon, the web page was refreshed with a large video of the live game of Speed Racer.
"Hi guys! Welcome to Richard's channel. Today we are going to talk about the most worthwhile new cars to buy in the price range of 300,000 to 400,000 yuan in "Ford". Let's have a look!"
"The first car is called Lightning Five Whips. It is said that the design idea comes from a traditional Chinese Kung Fu master. OK! Without further ado, let's get into the actual testing phase..."
Richard is a "Ford" live video blogger that Sam follows. He is also the first video blogger to realize the business opportunity and transform himself into a full-time game car reviewer.
His videos are very interesting! And the reviews are in-depth and detailed enough, clearly stating the pros and cons of each car. The only problem with the videos may be that he received sponsorship from these manufacturers...
Oh no, that's not rigorous enough.
To be precise, the cars Richard reviewed were all independently developed by players in "Ford", so he did not receive sponsorship from manufacturers, but kickbacks from these players.
This is completely understandable.
Suppose Sam is a "Need for Speed" player. He built a car in the game and wanted more people to drive this car and use it to earn game coins.
Well, he wouldn't mind spending a thousand or two dollars to sponsor Richard's live video and let him say a few good words for him.
But this has nothing to do with Sam.
It doesn’t matter whether Richard took the money or not. What matters is that through Richard’s videos, he got a better understanding of the cars he liked.
certainly!
Just a preliminary understanding is not enough. The game coins in "Ford" are not easy to earn. Hundreds of thousands of game coins are Sam's entire assets. He needs to learn more about the failure rate and after-sales situation of these new cars.
Mainly maintenance benefits.
In order to sell new cars, the unscrupulous businessmen in the game have tried every possible means; giving away insurance, optional equipment, decorations and gifts are just a piece of cake!
The real benefit is for car buyers, who can enjoy a specified number of free repair services in the player's repair and modification workshop.
Everyone is rolling up! In the game "Need for Speed", players have established no less than 7,000 car companies.
There were more car companies...
However, business competition is so cruel that many players could not hold on and eventually went bankrupt, leaving only these more than 7,000 car companies still struggling internally.
“This car is nice…”
Sam finally chose a new car developed by robot, a well-known "Need for Speed" player who has set many competition records.
He is very satisfied with the Robot2 generation.
This car is one of the most popular cars in "Ford", and it ranks at the top of the sales list.
It is said that Robot himself, thanks to the hot sales of the first and second generation models, has become the top of the "Ford" rich list and the richest man in Jiangning Island, with a net worth of 5 billion yuan.
"Five billion..."
Sam counted on his fingers and figured that if he went without food or drink every day to play games to break records and get various competition rewards, he would probably need to work hard for another 200 years to catch up with the great Robot.
This is horrible!
Although this is just the currency in the game and cannot mean anything, is it possible that these game coins can be worth a lot of money if sold? "It's a bit expensive!"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Although he had chosen a car model, the price of the Robot 2 generation was beyond Sam's acceptable range and was 100,000 yuan higher than his car purchase budget.
The price of the first generation of Robot has been greatly reduced, making it much cheaper, and it is completely affordable for him with his car purchase budget.
But the configuration and design of the first generation are far inferior to the new model.
Sam still understands the principle of buying new rather than old. He would rather spend a little more money to buy a new model than buy an old one and regret it.
"Don't worry, my friend!"
After learning about Sam's troubles, Robot Car Sales excitedly stated that "Need for Speed" is about to usher in a round of updates, during which it will provide auto finance loan services ranging from 1 to 20 years.
If he waits two more days, Sam won't have to worry about the budget and can pick up his new car with confidence.
"Watford, really?"
Sam was greatly surprised. He didn't expect the game developer to be so considerate. Knowing that many players face the problem of insufficient budget when buying cars, they actually provided financial loan services?
"Of course it's true. Just wait for two days until the game is updated, and then come back to me."
The salesman didn't lie.
He said to wait for two days, and it really took two days. At noon on Friday, "Need for Speed" pushed a new round of game update packages.
After Sam updated the game and logged into the online mode again, he found that he could actually apply for a financial loan.
Why hesitate? You can get a top-of-the-line Robot 2 with a 3-year loan and pay back only 4,700 yuan per month.
Like Sam, players who were limited by their budget and dared not buy expensive new cars were all delighted when they received this round of push updates.
If they were to buy a car in real life and have to make the choice between taking out a loan and paying in full, they might still hesitate.
But what are you waiting for when buying a car in the game? You can directly borrow the maximum amount and the maximum term, and you don’t have to worry about not being able to pay back the car loan. When you really can’t pay it back, just cancel your account and start over.
What?
My account has been cancelled, which is equivalent to a new life. Can you still chase me and ask for the car loan? ...
"Innocent!"
Regarding the ideas of a group of players, the old fans of Tianba games, especially the old players who have played "Living under Someone Else's Fence Simulator", now just want to laugh.
Cancelling the account will be fine? What a joke! Back then, Brother Ba created the "Fate Reincarnation Loan", but even deleting the saved files didn't work!
The mortgage is already like this, and you still want to default on Brother Ba’s car loan? “Hahaha, you are worthy of being Brother Ba!”
"The memory of the dead suddenly attacked me. Could it be the fate reincarnation loan again this time?"
"What else can I do? If you owe money to others, there is a chance that the debt will be paid off after someone dies. But if you owe money to Brother Ba, you will have to pay it back even if you work like a slave in your next life!"
"No, Brother Ba, I haven't paid off my mortgage for Tianba Haoyuan yet, how come I have to take out a car loan now? Please let me go and find someone else to do this to me..."
How can this be a disaster? Chen Ba, who saw these players' comments, couldn't help but complain: "To be honest, isn't this your own choice? Why are you blaming me?"
"Haha, I didn't expect that playing a game would allow me to take out a car loan and a mortgage at the same time, becoming a second-negative mortgage!"
Xiao Lu joked.
Playing Tianba games is a real pain! First there was the "Living Simulator" where you buy a house by installment, and then there was the "Need for Speed" where you buy a car by installment. Brother Ba is leaving no way out for everyone!
"Don't be so mean, this is different from "Living with Others Simulator"..."
Chen Ba rolled his eyes and said, "The biggest difference of "Need for Speed" is that this game created a group of profiteers!"
There is only one profiteer in "Living Under Someone Else's Roof Simulator", and that is Brother Ba! After all, only "Tianba Real Estate" can develop real estate and sell pre-sale properties to reap the game coins of players.
But in the game "Need for Speed", Chen Ba is not the only unscrupulous businessman...
Car reviewers are here!
After a period of evolution, "Ford" has created a virtual car circle and formed an industrial chain.
Players build cars, then sell them, car reviewers help to praise them, other players come to buy the cars, and when the cars are damaged, they go to the players to repair them...
The game coins are no longer officially recycled, but circulated among players.
“Too abstract!”
Thinking of the top ten richest list compiled by the "Ford" community, Chen Ba couldn't keep a straight face.
This game really made them understand it!
It's okay that a good racing game has been turned into a car repair simulator, but at least it's somewhat related to the original game, and this is also thanks to the physics engine.
But what is the situation now? The launch of the top ten richest list and the rise of thousands of car companies have directly turned this game into a virtual version of the "car industry business war".
Want to start a business? Then come to "Need for Speed" to build cars and experience the most realistic entrepreneurial process and the most brutal business environment.
We already have car reviewers, so is this business war simulation not realistic enough?
What is slandering a competitor? Just blast them on the forum, saying your car is not good, my car is better, and everyone should never buy the car he made, it is definitely industrial garbage.
What's worse, some people even formed cliques and small circles in the game, established their own camps, and won over a large number of allies.
Those who know it are thinking it is a racing game, but those who don’t know it might think it is some kind of business tycoon simulation game!
After all, have you ever seen players of any game hold a press conference specifically for the car built in the game?
There is no doubt about it! There are such players in "Need for Speed", and there are even dedicated car media, car clubs and sales teams in the game...
(End of this chapter)