8: Chapter 8 is now available on app stores.

Su Fan had also thought about the pricing issue, but he hadn't made up his mind yet.

Currently, there are two types of photo editing models on the market.

One is pay-per-photo, with some charging one yuan per photo, and others charging three or five yuan.

The other is a membership system.

There are also two types of membership systems: one that limits the number of photos after joining, and one that doesn't.

Su Fan hadn't decided which one the Super God Image Editing APP would use yet.

However, due to hardware issues, the Red Queen's computing power was limited, so an unlimited membership system was clearly unrealistic.

So, Su Fan thought for a moment and said:

"I plan to keep it simple in the early stages and just charge per photo—1 yuan each. Simple, direct, and easy to understand."

"Once we have a certain user base and stickiness, we'll introduce the membership system."

"Of course, members won't have unlimited use either; it'll just be cheaper than for non-members."

"A monthly pass will be 20 yuan per month for 50 images."

"The annual pass will be even more discounted at 200 yuan per year for 600 images."

After hearing this, Zhou Xiaoxiao nodded. This model worked and followed marketing principles.

Those who use it sparingly pay one yuan per photo, average users get a monthly pass, and heavy users get an annual pass. It doesn't force users to spend, which is very fair.

"Besides that, it's best to run some promotions right after the app is launched. Users find it hard to pay directly for an unfamiliar app."

"Even if it's just one yuan."

"So I suggest that new users get three free credits after registering."

"Too few won't work; if users have to pay before they feel the power of the app's features, they might not be willing to."

"Too many won't work either; once users have had their fill, their intention to pay will decrease."

Zhou Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said seriously.

Su Fan nodded in agreement.

Zhou Xiaoxiao continued, "In addition, promotion and distribution are of the utmost importance."

"For a new app, growth will be too slow without an initial batch of users."

"Even the best wine fears a deep alley. The super god photo editing brand needs to be marketed right from the start!"

"Our software quality is up to standard, so we don't need to fear market testing."

Su Fan couldn't help but give Zhou Xiaoxiao a thumbs up. He had definitely hired the right employee.

Zhou Xiaoxiao took a sip of water and continued, "From what I know of you, our startup capital is quite tight, right?"

Su Fan nodded and held up two fingers.

"Only twenty thousand yuan."

Zhou Xiaoxiao gasped, frowning as she lowered her head in thought. Only after a long while did she speak.

"Don't use this money on ads; it's just a drop in the bucket. It needs to be spent where it counts."

"I'm a streamer on Douyin with over 9,000 followers. I can promote it for you for free."

"Also, if the others in our gaming team find out about this, they'll promote it for free too."

"With our promotion, the initial reach should be twenty to thirty thousand people. Even if only one percent download and try it, that's two to three hundred users."

"Out of those two to three hundred users, some will definitely promote and review it spontaneously."

"As for the subsequent viral growth, I can't estimate it for now, but given the quality of this software, the results definitely won't be bad."

Su Fan nodded in approval. Actually, he wasn't worried about promotion. With the Red Queen, this empress of the internet, there was no need to fret.

But Su Fan was gratified that Zhou Xiaoxiao took the initiative to help and that her user analysis was quite good.

Even before her first paycheck, she was already settling into her role. Zhou Xiaoxiao was not only beautiful but also had a great work ethic.

Afterward, the two chatted about a few more things.

Su Fan left the business license and company registration entirely to Zhou Xiaoxiao. After all, she was professionally trained and far more capable than his amateur self.

...

Five or six days later, the business license, corporate account, and official seal were all processed.

The new network was installed, and the friends from the gaming team had been notified. In particular, three streamers were very happy to take the initiative to help with promotion.

The Red Queen was on standby. If the team's streamers' promotion wasn't effective enough, she would use technical means to advertise.

The Super God Image Editing APP's filing with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology had been approved, and applications for various mobile app stores had been completed and reviewed.

For the launch date, Su Fan chose New Year's Day, 2025.

Everything was ready; all that was needed was the final push!

January 1, 2025, New Year's Day, 8:00 AM.

The Super God Image Editing APP was officially launched on major Android app stores and opened for download.

Zhou Xiaoxiao and the other three streamers from the gaming team opened their streaming platforms one after another.

...

Zhang Fei was a new media editor for an ordinary company. Even though it was the New Year's holiday, he woke up early.

Out of habit, he opened the "Leng Mian" stream.

As a shut-in, he rarely went out and often stayed home watching beautiful female streamers.

Leng Mian was his favorite streamer. Other streamers wore heavy makeup and acted provocatively, feeling too worldly.

But Leng Mian was pure, beautiful, and aloof, and she always appeared on camera without any makeup.

Fortunately, Leng Mian was actually streaming today.

Usually, Leng Mian only streamed games in the afternoon and evening.

"Maybe it's because it's New Year's Day."

Zhang Fei reasoned to himself.

There were already over 3,000 people in the stream.

At the moment, Leng Mian was recommending a mobile app.

Zhang Fei smiled knowingly. He didn't mind streamers doing ads. After all, most streamers did it for the money, and taking ads to earn money wasn't illegal.

As long as it wasn't false advertising.

The app Leng Mian was introducing was called super god photo editing. It could beautify photos and perform lossless image restoration. The promotion was well-done, and she occasionally showed the beautified results on her phone.

The results shown in the stream were excellent. After being beautified, the photos' aesthetics and texture rivaled those of professional retouchers.

However, he would have to download it and try it out to see how it actually performed.

Zhang Fei wasn't worried about viruses; apps on the Douyin platform were all vetted.

He clicked the app download icon in the stream, and the download was finished in an instant.

The speed gave Zhang Fei a start.

He checked the installation package and saw it was only 1MB. No wonder it downloaded so fast.

But for a 1MB piece of software to have features as powerful as the streamer claimed, it was either false advertising or some kind of black technology.

Zhang Fei clicked the package to install it, and it finished almost instantly.

He opened the installed Super God Image Editing APP; the exquisite interface was exactly the same as what Leng Mian had shown.

He downloaded it not only because he liked the streamer but also because he had a practical need.

He had woken up early today because his family had arranged a blind date for him.

A photo of the blind date had been sent to him via WeChat. It was a makeup-free photo, and she looked quite good, with a "girl next door" vibe.

On a whim, Zhang Fei wanted to use super god photo editing to beautify the photo and then show it to the girl during the date.

If it was really as good as the streamer claimed, he believed the girl would definitely give him bonus points.

After all, no woman doesn't love beauty!

He registered with his phone number and found that new users of super god photo editing could edit three photos for free.

He tried uploading the photo of his blind date.

Two seconds later, an exquisite and beautiful image appeared on the screen—one that looked very natural, with no visible signs of editing.

Compared to the original next to it, it was much prettier, yet it wouldn't make her unrecognizable!

Zhang Fei's hands began to tremble with excitement.

With this app, why worry about not being able to pick up girls?

Impossible! (Just kidding! Plot progression, don't flame!)

No girl can refuse becoming more beautiful!

...