May 21.
Pei Qian checked the report sent by Ye Zhizhou, and Shangyang Games was still in a state of steady losses, with no improvement at all.
In the report, Ye Zhizhou introduced in detail the increase in the number of active players and the payment rate of the game, apparently taking these as successes in performance and reporting to President Pei.
Of course, all these achievements were completed under the guidance of President Pei.
Pei Qian didn't pay attention to these at all, but looked directly at the column of total recharge.
Well, still no improvement!
Pei Qian knew this for a long time, and replied as usual: "Yes, keep it up."
Ye Zhizhou continued to work full of blood.
Pei Qian is quite satisfied with the current state of Shang Yang's game. Anyway, it doesn't matter whether the reputation is good or bad. As long as Pei Qian keeps an eye on it every day and the recharge amount of this game can't come up, then everything is easy to say.
Ye Zhizhou thought that everything was under President Pei's control.
Of course, this is indeed the case, but what Mr. Pei has mastered and what Ye Zhizhou thinks Mr. Pei has mastered are completely different things.
"Tuk Tuk Tuk."
There was a knock on the door.
Pei Qian looked up and saw that it was Huang Sibo.
"Huh? Rare visitor."
It's been a long time since Pei Qian's small resentment towards Huang Sibo has subsided.
In fact, think about it carefully, Feihuang Studio didn't do anything to make you feel sorry for yourself!
Although he earned nearly 2 million, according to Pei Qian's method of dividing, only 400,000 were actually allocated to Tengda, not to mention that Director Zhu Xiaoce gave Pei Qian a considerable amount of remuneration and returned it to Tengda. Pei Qian provided a good excuse for buying appliances.
So Pei Qian was not so angry for a long time.
Huang Sibo carried a bag of fruits: "Come by the way and have a look, and say goodbye to President Pei by the way."
"Oh? Farewell?" Pei Qian was a little confused, "Where are you going?"
Huang Sibo smiled: "It wasn't confirmed before, Feihuang Studio is going to make a documentary. Director Zhu Xiaoce and I, and some field affairs, have to go to the magic capital. The whole filming is carried out there. It's filming next month."
"So, before you leave, come over and have a look and tell you."
Go to the magic capital
Pei Qian nodded: "Well, magic is a good place."
He knew in his heart that the cost of going to the Devil's Capital was not small!
Even excluding the post-editing staff, there are still five or six people in Feihuang Studio. These people went to the magic capital, and the round-trip train tickets, accommodation fees, etc. are not cheap.
Pei Qian did not provide follow-up funds to Feihuang Studio. All of their shooting funds this time came from the profits of "Mr. Pei's Daily Life". After full calculation, it was only about one million yuan, and some of the money was used to update the photographic equipment. .
For a short video like "Mr. Pei's Daily Life", you can use a single-lens reflex camera or a vertical screen, it doesn't matter if you do it; but for a documentary, you must use serious equipment to shoot, otherwise it will look very unprofessional.
Thinking of this, Pei Qian was not so repulsive, but became a little interested.
Although Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce's new projects will probably make money, Pei Qian still has to ask.
After all, a small profit is also a profit, and a big profit is also a profit. There is still a big difference between them.
If you make a small profit, you can make up for it with other projects; if you make a big profit, then Mr. Pei will be gone.
"Well, remember to be careful about everything on the road." Pei Qian asked casually, "What kind of documentary did you shoot, and why did you go to the magic capital?"
Huang Sibo smiled a little embarrassedly: "Mr. Pei, I'll tell you the truth, don't take offense. The subject matter we shoot this time is very likely to lose everything."
Um
Lost in blood
President Pei sat up instantly.
If you talk to me about this, then I won't be sleepy!
"Come, drink tea." Pei Qian immediately poured a cup of tea and handed it to Huang Sibo, and the treatment changed instantly.
Huang Sibo didn't realize the change in President Pei's attitude, sipped his tea lightly, and briefly recounted the recent work arrangement of Feihuang Studio.
"Mr. Pei, Director Zhu Xiaoce and I were deeply moved by your words and decided to get out of the comfort zone of short videos and do something truly meaningful."
"Later we also thought about a lot of directions, but it always felt a little less interesting."
"There are some topics that we are good at doing, and some topics that we think can make money, but none of them are particularly urgent and can't be done without doing it."
"Later, we finally found a subject that we felt compelled to do, which was a documentary for e-sports players!"
Pei Qian was even more interested: "Documentary about e-sports players?"
Huang Sibo really didn't lie to him, this subject has a high probability of losing everything!
What year is this? year 2010!
Today's e-sports players still sleep on the road, drink tap water and eat instant noodles.
It's like ten years later, a red wine model Ferrari, an annual salary of tens of millions.
The hot money of capital has not yet entered, and games are still regarded as beasts in society. If you play games, whether you are playing professionally or simply for entertainment, there is no difference in the eyes of most people. To describe it, that is "doesn't work properly".
Now I make documentaries for e-sports players, I can make them, I can find suitable materials, but how can I make money when I make them
"Mr. Pei's Daily" can make money, that's because the website of Elli Island just happened to find some high-quality video content, so it signed a special sharing agreement.
Short videos can be continuously updated, continue to attract traffic to the website, and are broadcast exclusively on the entire network. The I and word of mouth accumulated in three seasons are all places where you can negotiate with video websites.
But documentaries are different.
First, not necessarily how many people pay attention.
Second, it is impossible to continuously update and continuously attract traffic to the website. Naturally, it is impossible to sign an exclusive broadcast or sharing agreement with the website.
Third, there is no way to place advertisements, and there is no way to have a meal.
Documentary is very rigorous, because it is true, it is meaningful. You can't interview players here, and halfway through the interview, an advertisement is suddenly inserted: "If you want to win, sit and go crazy", right
It can be said that most documentaries are unprofitable, with a few exceptions.
Such as "Bite of the Tongue".
When Pei Qian first heard that Huang Sibo and the others were going to do a documentary, he was really worried that they were going to do "Bite of the Tongue", but now it's confirmed, it's not.
It is reasonable to think about it, Zhu Xiaoce is indeed very talented, but he is not a transmigrator.
It is powerful to make an explosive model;
After making a lot of explosions in a row, it's open.
Hearing this, Pei Qian felt more relieved.
Let's not talk about how to make this documentary, as long as the investment is big and the return is small, it is a good project.
Pei Qian's face instantly became a lot warmer: "There is no return? That's not a problem. Feihuang Studio has me to give you the bottom line, let go of your hands and feet and toss!"
"What is money, we can't live so vulgar!"
Huang Sibo was drinking tea with a smile on his face: "Sure enough, I knew that President Pei would definitely support us!"
"Don't worry, President Pei, this time we are also very aware of the risks of this project, so we plan to make a green leather car to go to the magic capital, and we will save as much accommodation and food as possible..."
Before Huang Sibo could finish speaking, Pei Qian's face instantly collapsed.
"What's the meaning?"
Huang Sibo was stunned, he rarely saw President Pei get angry, and stammered: "No, it's not interesting, just control the cost..."
Pei Qian looked like he hated iron but not steel: "Control costs? Huang Sibo, find out who you are!"
Huang Sibo was startled, and the teacup in his hand shook.
It is rare to see President Pei posting such a fire. Which sentence did I say wrong
Pei Qian said solemnly: "Feihuang Studio is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tengda. You and all the employees of Feihuang Studio are Tengda's employees! You let them ride in a green leather car, and they are still staying and eating. Save money, what if something goes wrong?"
"Even if they are in good health and have no food problems, then they will be exhausted all the way, eat well, sleep well, affect work efficiency, video recording is not good, work is not completed smoothly, and good documentary filming is smashed, who is responsible for this? ?"
Huang Sibo felt his hands tremble a little: "It's ... it's mine."
"Oh no no no no..." Huang Sibo found himself being surrounded by President Pei, "President Pei, don't worry, I'm just saving costs, not a black-hearted foreman, the health of the employees can definitely be guaranteed..."
Pei Qian looked like he hated iron but not steel: "Tengda's face has been completely lost by you! How did I teach by words and deeds?"
Huang Sibo was speechless.
Pei Qian said solemnly: "Listen to me, time is money when flying back and forth, understand? Over there, board and lodging will be done at the level of normal travel. If you don't know the specific standards, ask Assistant Xin."
"When you arrive at the magic capital, you don't have to rush. If you can't finish the filming, it will be postponed. Take it slowly. As long as it can be filmed before June 18, it will be fine."
"The extension is nothing more than spending more on accommodation. How much will it cost? If the money is not enough, ask me for it, what a big deal."
"Remember, behind Feihuang Studio is Tengda, if there is any difficulty, just speak up!"
Huang Sibo hurriedly nodded: "Yes, President Pei, I will listen to you."
Pei Qian's expression softened slightly, nodded, and said earnestly: "You are also an old employee of Tengda, don't let me worry about such trivial matters."
"Do you still plan to take a green leather car to the Magic Capital? We don't have a humiliating employee like you in Tengda!"
Huang Sibo's face was a little red, and he was very ashamed: "Yes, what President Pei said is that Feihuang Studio will definitely follow in Tengda's footsteps in the future, and everything will be according to your standards."
Only then did Pei Qian nodded with satisfaction: "Well, that's right. Remember, if there is any difficulty, you must report it to me as soon as possible!"
After repeated instructions, Pei Qian was satisfied.
This guy Huang Sibo, a good project that can lose a lot of money, is still here to control the cost for me!
Three orders and five applications, there are still people who are so stingy, and they are also old employees of Tengda!
This made President Pei feel very tired.