Extra 1: "I am a big internet celebrity"
“Good news, good news!”
"After many years, I Am a Big Internet Celebrity finally won the resurrection match!"
When Chen Ba stepped into the office of the first development team of Tianba Games, he heard cheers coming from inside.
What happened? He was very curious, so he went over and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"Brother Ba!"
Seeing Chen Ba, Xiao Lu said excitedly: "I am a Big Internet Celebrity has won the resurrection match. This game can finally be launched for public testing!"
I am a big internet celebrity? Chen Ba first scratched his head, unable to remember what game this was, until Xiao Lu said he had won the resurrection match, and then he suddenly realized it.
That's the game...
If you don't mention it, you would have forgotten that this game, which was proposed by Dong Ge, was obstructed and even threatened by a large Internet company during the testing phase, and had to be shelved with regret.
What does it mean to win the resurrection match? Chen Ba was a little confused. If he remembered correctly, "I am a Big Internet Celebrity" was highly similar to the products of that Internet giant that mainly produces short videos for various reasons, which led to the game being unable to be launched for public testing.
The arrangement he made at the beginning was to put it on hold temporarily and try again after some subsequent adjustments and modifications.
Did they say that they have made adjustments? "It's not that they have made adjustments, but the other party finally gave in and stopped bothering us about this matter."
Xiao Lu smiled and said, "But they also have two requirements, that is, this game must be published by them, and the login interface must also use theirs."
"That's no problem!"
Chen Ba thought about it and felt that these two requirements were both difficult and simple.
The other party probably thinks that "I am a Big Internet Celebrity" has certain traffic-generating value and does not want to cultivate a new competitor, so they want to obtain the login interface permission.
What does this permission mean?
This means that if players want to play the game "I Am a Big Internet Celebrity", they cannot log in using the Tianba account, but must log in using the account they provide.
That’s absolutely no problem! Chen Ba had no interest in rebuilding a short video streaming platform, nor did he think of stealing the job from the other party.
Since the other party is so afraid of "I Am a Big Internet Celebrity", let them do as they wish. If you don't agree, the other party will most likely continue to make trouble and continue to obstruct the game's online public beta.
and……
Everything has two sides! Although the other party's request is excessive, there is also a good side. For example, the other party took away the login interface and distribution rights, which is bound to attract a large number of players to "I am a Big Internet Celebrity".
joke!
After all, the other party is a big company that can compete with Penguin, and the number of active users on its short video platform is simply terrifying.
If he gets help from the other party in promotion, he can log in to the game with one click using the account of the short video platform. Chen Ba dare not imagine how popular "I am a Big Internet Celebrity" will be when it goes online.
What a coincidence!
As a simulation and development game, the biggest difference between "I am a Big Internet Celebrity" and other simulation games lies in its "interactivity".
In this game, each player will play the role of a "virtual internet celebrity video blogger" and gain higher ratings and income by increasing fans.
Where do fans come from?
There is an "anonymous" social setting in the game, which means that every player has two identities, one is the public "Internet celebrity" image, and the other is the private "fan" account.
In other words…
The greatest fun of this game lies in the "100% realistic" social relationship between players and fans and idols.
After all, the Internet celebrities are played by real people, and the fans are also played by real people. Isn’t this level of realism realistic enough? Because of the extremely unique setting mechanism of this game, this game also has a very embarrassing point, that is, "it is not fun without enough people."
The number of players is too small, and the core mechanism of this game cannot run smoothly. Even if there are robot fans, it will cause the game to lack playability...
The more people there are, the more fun it is! That’s why Chen Ba agreed to the other party’s conditions. After all, with such a big company that can call the wind and rain on the Internet to help promote it, the launch of “I am a Big Internet Celebrity” will definitely attract a large number of players to join.
And the result was just as he said.
"I Am a Big Internet Celebrity", which won the resurrection match, was soon launched for public beta with the full promotion of the short video giant.
On the first day of the public beta, it attracted more than 12 million players to experience the game.
This is a pretty astonishing number!
It can be said that without the promotion support of this short video giant company, Tianba Studio alone would not have been able to attract so many players to join during the public beta.
Tens of millions of active players, what does that mean? The answer is that the game is taking off!
More than 10 million active players have met the basic requirements for the smooth operation of the game "I am a Big Internet Celebrity", or even far exceeded them.
Soon, these players found that the game "I am a Big Internet Celebrity" was quite interesting! It is called a game, but in fact it is an alternative disclosure of "how to become an amateur Internet celebrity".
In the game, players can pinch their faces. Maybe the face-pinching process in other games does not affect the game experience, but "I am a Big Internet Celebrity" is different!
In the game, your face-pinching will directly determine your subsequent game experience.
After all, you play the role of an "Internet celebrity" in the game, and increasing followers is your ultimate goal. Everything has to give way to "popularity".
So here comes the question.
If you create an ordinary NPC face, do you think you can stand out in a competitive environment full of handsome men and beautiful women? Although the server has only been open for one day, there have been many videos and posts on Tianba Community and Douyin.
Without exception!
At the beginning of almost every strategy tutorial video and post, newbies will be warned to "never pinch your face recklessly", otherwise you will have to create a new character and start from scratch.
"Either they are extremely handsome, or extremely ugly, or they have very distinctive looks, like Wang Laoju's ancient god-like face..."
Old players in the internal beta test earnestly taught: "Remember, you play "I am a Big Internet Celebrity" to become an Internet celebrity, so you must not be careless when shaping your face."
"Of course, it doesn't mean that face shaping determines everything. If the character has no characteristics, it will be impossible to gain fans and become a big internet celebrity..."
"The attractive character face-pinching only allows you to be one step ahead of others. If you want to truly become a big internet celebrity, the content is also very important!"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
That’s right!
In the game, players play the role of internet celebrities whose daily routine is to post videos, write blogs, etc., and the content is all "fake content" generated by AI editing.
Although the content is fake and is automatically generated by AI based on keywords and factors such as "character level, experience, template", the keywords are not generated out of thin air.
For example.
Player Zhang San wants to play the role of a rich second-generation internet celebrity in the game who "drives various luxury cars and goes to various high-end places every day."
Then he must first obtain relevant game props or prompts so that AI can generate relevant content for him.
Otherwise, the AI-generated content will be full of flaws and bloopers, causing him to lose fans or even fail the game.
Players call this process "operation"! In one sentence.
Character face shaping can only determine the start and starting point, which can make you one step ahead of others. For example, if you start with three lucky stars in Teamfight Tactics or all bombs in Landlord, you are lucky! But subsequent operations are also very important, and even ranked first in importance.
If the operation is good and the content is more in line with the attributes of the character and the fan portrait, the fan base will increase quickly, the game system will give a high rating and push higher traffic.
The operation is very poor, or even a lot of stupid operations, then even if you have a great start, you still can't play...
It's really cool! Watching various game videos on forums and short video platforms, countless netizens have developed a strong interest in the game "I am a Big Internet Celebrity".
What, there is such a game?
In the world simulated by the game, you can play the role of a big internet celebrity with millions or tens of millions of fans, take on commercials and reach the peak of your life?
Okay, okay, if that’s what you say, then I must come and play it to see if this game is as interesting as advertised!
Many people downloaded and played "I Am a Big Internet Celebrity" with the mentality of giving it a try.
After playing this game, they became completely addicted.
Wow, this game has a strange magic. Even though I know everything in the game is fake, I just don’t want to wake up. The more I play, the more addicted I become.
What’s even more exciting is…
On the second day of the game's public beta, a well-known gaming star said that after he achieved the "million fans" achievement in the game, the MCN agency he signed with in the game arranged a special business order for him.
What is a special business order?
The special thing is that the electronic contract of this business order is actually a formal contract with legal effect! And the sponsor is not a fictitious company made up in the game, but a real enterprise in reality. The reward is not game coins, but real "money"! "Wait a minute..."
One player realized something was wrong and asked the expert: "You became an internet celebrity in the game, but you received business orders in real life?"
"Yes!"
The great god nodded, and then continued: "It sounds outrageous, right? But don't be impatient, there are more outrageous things to come!"
"When you complete the business order, the agency in the game will take a share of the compensation you receive as stipulated in the contract, and they will even pay your personal income tax for you."
Players: “…”
What?! Do you want to listen to what you are talking about? Playing as an internet celebrity in the game, and receiving business orders from real companies, it’s fine, but when collecting the payment, the agency in the game also wants to take a share of the pie?
Shit, is there still any law? My buddy has a real-life business deal, and you, a brokerage company in a game, want to interfere? I quit. I can't stay in such a black-hearted company for even a day. I want to quit... What...
In the game "I am a Big Internet Celebrity", all the management companies are owned by Brother Ba? That's fine!
(End of this chapter)