Ma Shangfei looked at Jiang Bo with eyes full of anticipation.
At this moment, Jiang Bo was all serious.
In fact, he was in a great mood.
But the source of his happiness was completely different from everyone else's.
Backend revenue? A mere hundred thousand?
That's just a drop in the bucket.
What really made it hard for Jiang Bo to suppress his smile was the string of wildly jumping notifications on the system panel before him.
[Ding! Anticipation Points +20!]
[Ding! Anticipation Points +15!]
[Ding! Anticipation Points +5!]
[Ding! Anticipation Points +30!]
Ever since the game launched, the entire internet had been clamoring for updates, with Anticipation Points increasing almost every moment!
Isn't this great? It had already met his expectations!
As for the full version?
Jiang Bo hadn't even considered it.
What a joke.
Why make a full version?
To let players overthrow the Xinghai Group?
To let players conquer Xingcheng all the way through? To let them be satisfied with seeing the grand finale? To let players see the ending?
Then how would he collect Anticipation Points?
Only this state of yearning and frustration was the most perfect.
Players had already experienced the core gameplay, and that was enough! What more could they want?
Just as Jiang Bo was pondering how to gracefully refuse Old Ma.
[Ding!]
[Current Anticipation Points: 10,023]
[Beginner Draw conditions met!]
Seeing these lines of notifications, Jiang Bo's eyes flickered slightly.
A draw?
Already reached ten thousand Anticipation Points?
Previously, he was so focused on researching how to gain Anticipation Points that he hadn't had time to look closely at the system's subsequent functions.
He didn't expect that once Anticipation Points accumulated to a certain level, he could actually have a draw!
This system was something.
Jiang Bo quickly glanced at the system panel.
Ten thousand, a hundred thousand, ten million.
Different levels of Anticipation Points could unlock different levels of draws, with entirely different prizes in the pool.
Besides the draw, the system store even allowed the exchange of certain specified items.
However, those exchange prices were ridiculously high.
Jiang Bo casually glanced at it, almost blinded by the string of zeros.
Goodness.
This wasn't a store.
It was like burning Anticipation Points as if they were ghost money! Even inflation wasn't as outrageous as this!
Can't afford to mess with it, can't afford to mess with it.
Now was clearly not the time to study the store.
Jiang Bo decisively withdrew his gaze, outwardly maintaining the appearance of a thoughtful CEO, while his attention was entirely focused on the system panel before him.
[Yes/No]
Jiang Bo barely hesitated.
Draw!
What's there to hesitate about? Test the waters!
Anticipation Points were just sitting there; they wouldn't multiply on their own.
The next second, a golden roulette wheel suddenly appeared on the system panel, visible only to Jiang Bo.
There were many types of rewards on the wheel.
[Beginner Physical Enhancement]
[Random Project Prototype]
[Small Technology Breakthrough Pack]
[Special Asset Library]
[Empty Prize]
...
Jiang Bo's eye twitched instinctively at the last [Empty Prize].
Goodness.
System, have you gone bad too?
Even with the Anticipation Points System, you still have a "thank you for participating" prize?
No guaranteed minimum?
But before Jiang Bo could finish his internal grumbling, the wheel had already started spinning rapidly.
The golden pointer swept past various rewards circle after circle, finally slowing down.
Jiang Bo appeared calm on the surface.
But inside, he was silently praying.
No empty prize.
Please, no empty prize.
The players were already on the edge of their seats; giving me an empty prize now would be somewhat disrespectful to their anticipation.
Finally, the pointer came to a slow stop.
[Draw complete!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Global Complete Fish Behavior Logic Model Library!]
???
Wait, what is this?
System buddy.
Do you even know what's going on right now?
A complete fish encyclopedia?
What does that even mean!
I'm not an angler!
What am I supposed to do with this?
For a moment, Jiang Bo didn't know whether to complain about how ridiculous this reward was or to be thankful it wasn't an empty prize.
But soon, his seasoned gamer instincts calmed him down.
Although the system reward seemed abstract, it shouldn't be completely useless.
Global Complete Fish Behavior Logic Model Library.
Jiang Bo did a simple study and found that this didn't sound like mere art assets or a regular data pack; rather, it seemed like a set of underlying behavior models that could be directly used in game development.
In other words, if applied in a game, the fish's movement patterns, feeding habits, startled reactions, group swimming, environmental adaptation, vibration feedback, and even differences between fish species could all be simulated. The source of this chapter is novelping.com.
Jiang Bo's eyes gradually changed.
Wait a minute.
If I have this thing... it seems like there's potential here.
If it's just to make a regular fishing game, then it's indeed not very interesting.
There are plenty of fishing games on the market.
Casting, waiting for fish, reeling in, selling for money, upgrading equipment.
Players would quickly enter a state of digital retirement, focusing on relaxation and pre-retirement life adaptation.
But if...
This fish behavior logic model could make the fish realistic enough, so realistic that each fish had its own habits, so realistic that players had to judge the target fish's location based on weather, water temperature, bait, time, and terrain.
Then this wouldn't be simple fishing.
This would be extreme hunting!
The ultimate tug-of-war between man and fish!
And the most crucial part is.
Fishing as a theme naturally suits a smaller scale.
No need for grand city maps, no need for hundreds or thousands of NPCs, just a body of water, a fishing rod, and a set of realistic fish behavior logic, and that's enough!
Jiang Bo's thoughts suddenly opened up.
Making only half a game could indeed harvest Anticipation Points.
But if you only focus on one game, the efficiency is still too low.
A true master shouldn't just whet one batch of players' appetites.
Instead, every batch of players, every type of player, should have their own unresolved desires.
The Imperial Jade Seal was just the beginning.
But Zhaoxi Games couldn't have just one pit.
The pits must be interconnected, endlessly.
Thinking of this, Jiang Bo pondered for a moment and then spoke directly.
"I understand everyone's current feelings."
"The game is doing well now, player feedback is enthusiastic, and the entire internet is urging updates. Everyone thinks this is an opportunity."
"But..."
Hearing the word "but," Ma Shangfei's heart skipped a beat.
Usually, when the boss says "but," nothing good follows.
Sure enough.
Jiang Bo continued:
"I also agree with Little Lan's judgment."
"Now is not the time to recruit, nor to immediately release the full version."
"Old Ma, think carefully, is bringing in capital really a good idea now?"
"When the time comes, if capital makes certain demands on the game, will you change it?"
"You've been in this industry for so many years; don't you know what capital is like? They want quick profits, they want numbers on the financial report. Once we take their money, can this game still maintain its current flavor?"
Beside him, Sheng Tinglan nodded in strong agreement: "President Jiang is right. Our foundation is too weak now. Approaching capital at this time, we don't even have bargaining chips, we'd be at their mercy."
"But..."
Ma Shangfei was still restless.
"Then what should our next step be?"
Jiang Bo glanced at him.
"Old Ma, let the bullet fly a little longer."
"We won't make the full version for now. But, to maintain the team's fighting spirit and to reward the enthusiasm of our players, I have decided to immediately start our new project!"