Wednesday.
meeting room.
Lu Mingliang was very nervous and apprehensive.
Because on this conference table, the thighs that used to be relied on are gone!
Bao Xu didn't come to work yesterday. He took a month's paid vacation. President Pei forced him to go to major scenic spots across the country to check in and exchange and study with various game companies.
Huang Sibo hasn't shown up recently, and he doesn't know where he plans to spend the 1 million dream fund given by President Pei.
These two bosses will no longer be in the front, and Lu Mingliang suddenly took over the responsibility of executing the main strategy, feeling inexplicably under great pressure!
At this meeting, after President Pei stated his recent work goals, Lu Mingliang was even more worried.
Because President Pei said that "Ghost General" and "Fortress at Sea" will not arrange an update plan recently, and all the manpower will still be put into the development of the next game!
This was a bit unexpected for Lu Mingliang, and it also made him worried.
According to normal thinking, there are two successful games in hand, which is the time when you should be desperate to make money.
Open a new version, make some new cards, and make a new epic weapon...
Being able to make money lying down is a huge profit!
And taking this opportunity, Lu Mingliang just finished the handover of work.
Make a new version of "Ghost General" and "Fortress at Sea" first, get used to it a little bit, and then develop a new game. This is the safest way.
However, Mr. Pei has no plans to develop a new version at all, and he is about to launch a new project!
This made Lu Mingliang, who inexplicably took over as the chief executive two days ago, felt extremely flustered.
Of course, Lu Mingliang knew very well that Mr. Pei must have his own reasons for this arrangement.
Pei is always a progressive person, not the kind of mediocre boss who counts money on the credit book.
Instead of developing a new version that makes money while lying down, it is a new project with great risk, which reflects President Pei's ambition, as well as a broad vision and mind!
"I already have an idea about the new game, let's listen to it."
At the top of the conference table, Pei Qian's calm aura easily held the audience, making Lu Mingliang more firm in his judgment.
However…
Pei Qian was completely out of diametrically opposed considerations.
Why not develop a new version
Because of the development of a new version, it must be accompanied by a pay point.
Either charge for DLC or add new in-app purchases.
The completely free new version is not allowed by the system.
But the problem is that the player base of "Ghost General" and "Fortress at Sea" is very large, and the payment enthusiasm is very high!
In this case, after the new version is released, the new payment point is likely to be instantly bought...
Therefore, Pei Qian feels that it is more reliable to start a new project. After all, it is much easier to smash a new project than to mess with an old project that has been successful!
Many new games are killed when they are launched, and even professional star producers cannot turn things around;
And many successful old games, even if they repeatedly die, they still linger.
Therefore, Pei Qian decided to start over and learn from the previous lesson.
What was the biggest mistake last time
It is because I trust Huang Sibo and Bao Xu too much!
Pei Qian never imagined that his three-point request would be misinterpreted by them and turned into the selling point of the game!
This time, Pei Qian decided to strengthen his control over the entire game a little bit, and the situation like "Fortress at Sea" should never happen again!
He didn't even dare to let Xiao Lu play freely.
What if... Xiao Lu secretly asked Bao Xu for advice, or he had a flash of inspiration and came up with a good idea!
Therefore, Pei Qian wants to engage in a one-word hall.
He looked around and said slowly, "This time, we're going to make a game that can be remembered in history!"
"It's called..."
"Game Producer!"
Everyone in the conference room looked at Pei Qian attentively.
I don't know why!
Sounds pretty cool!
Is this to adapt Tenda's story in the game industry into a game
But on this subject, it should be possible to make a documentary, and it should also be possible to do an interview. How can this be made into a game
Everyone listened carefully.
Pei Qian is confident and speaks out.
"The content of the game is very simple. The player acts as a game producer. In the game, he needs to make constant choices, and each choice will lead to a different ending."
"For example, you can freely choose the type of game, payment method, promotion strategy, etc... At the same time, players will also encounter a series of unexpected events."
"Ultimately, players will develop a game and see the profitability and sales of the game after it goes live."
"Probably this is the model. If you have any questions, you can ask them at any time."
Everyone didn't speak, and the expressions on their faces were a little confused.
Pei Qian smiled confidently.
Confused
That's right!
This is a niche theme that no one has ever done before, and the content is not attractive, nor can it make a big scene, and the gameplay is very simple!
The game industry is so hard and boring, making a game will definitely not be fun.
This subject matter is absolutely awesome!
Even if it gathers a small wave of players as an independent game, it is difficult to become a hit.
At that time, it is very simple to spend more money on art resources, set the price lower, and not recover the cost!
Of course, Pei Qian has another set of rhetoric for these people.
Lu Mingliang was the first to raise his hand.
"Mr. Pei, I understand the general flow of this game. I want to ask, what is the form of expression of this game? Is it an independent game similar to a text adventure?"
A text adventure game, to put it bluntly, is a game of "talking to a paper man".
This type of game is simple to make and has a wide range of applications. It only needs to create a series of 2D scenes and original character paintings, and then add a lot of text, and the entire game content can be easily displayed.
According to Lu Mingliang's brain supplement, the form of this game is closer to the game production version of "Chinese Parents".
Of course, Lu Mingliang didn't know the game "Chinese Parents", but he had seen other text adventure games.
Pei Qian shook his head: "No."
Made into a text adventure game? Of course not!
How much does a text adventure game cost? ?
There are just a few broken original paintings, even if you find a few well-known voice actors to dub it, it will only cost hundreds of thousands of dollars if you die. Isn't that a drop in the bucket
Now, "Fortress at Sea" has to make 400,000 to 500,000 yuan a week, and it turns out that the new game has only invested so much in total.
Doesn't solve the problem at all!
Pei Qian's budget for the new game has to be spent at least 2 million, so that it is possible to make a loss!
Otherwise, in front of the two cash cows "Ghost General" and "Fortress at Sea", the loss of hundreds of thousands is not an enemy of unity.
"We want a full 3D scene, all with the most advanced 3D modeling, whether it is a character or a scene, all use the best!"
Lu Mingliang was stupid.
He couldn't imagine what kind of picture it would be like!
How do you think there is a sense of inconsistency!
"All using 3D materials... text adventure games?" Lu Mingliang asked tentatively.
"Why are you on the fence with text adventure games?"
Pei Qian shook his head speechlessly: "I don't plan to use the form of text adventure games, it's too old-fashioned!"
"We're going to wrap this game in a more abstract, postmodern way!"