"Make another one... It's not impossible, but once this thing comes out, it may be pirated quickly... It's better to register the copyright first."
Cheng Ran muttered, not caring whether the people in front of him understood him or not, "After all, it's not complete yet, and there are still some characters that haven't been drawn. This is just an experimental version at best. But we can still do this."
In the past, Cheng Ran liked painting, but it was just a hobby. Later, due to the hustle and bustle of various worldly affairs, this hobby was lost. Now he can pick it up again and make this kind of card-style board game... If a hobby can also make money, isn't this also a small achievement
It's just that card board games are not 3C-certified publications, so the rules of the game cannot be protected... But the name, card art, text, and graphics are all protected by copyright law. These are things that can be allocated in your hands.
He looked around at the three of them and asked, "Well, let's get together."
"A party?"
Cheng Qi, Cheng Xiang and Li Yu looked at each other, not understanding what he meant.
"Give me all the New Year's money you've saved over the years, and I'll buy the materials... Cheng Xiang, your advertising and graphic company has a full set of equipment, and we can mass-produce this stuff. When the time comes, brother, you go to Chengdu and sell this stuff to universities..."
Cheng Ran knew that Cheng Xiang and Li Yu had started keeping their New Year's money themselves since they entered junior high school, and the total amount for the two of them might be several thousand.
Cheng Qi was puzzled, "How can I sell it at university..."
"It's very simple. You can talk to the operators of the university bars and ask them to put this thing in to try it out. It's free, we sponsor it for free. You can also sponsor clubs. University is a natural environment where killing games are best spread. Secondly, promote these cards in stationery stores outside the school. It's enough to sell a few decks in each stationery store. You don't need to sell too many. You can go to the door and tell them that college students are popular with this game. The purchase price is not expensive, and generally some stores will buy a few decks to see how it goes. After all this is done, post relevant information on your school forum to popularize the rules and charm of this new board game played in the school bar. I will give you the text at that time, and you can copy it using your own forum account."
Cheng Qi was about to speak when Cheng Ran interrupted him, "Don't you want to buy a mobile phone? A Nokia, right? It's not cheap, more than 6,000 yuan. The New Year's money you saved is only 3,000 yuan, which is still half of the cost. If you do this, you can earn money for a computer, not to mention a mobile phone."
Cheng Qi's eyes lit up. But he was confused. How did Cheng Ran know how much money he had? Did he let it slip sometime
Cheng Ran tempted Cheng Xiang with the high-end bicycle that he had always dreamed of. However, Li Yu had the impression that Cheng Ran didn't want anything special at his age. At most, he wanted a video game console, which he could afford with his New Year's money, but it would also consume his inventory. Moreover, seeing that his three brothers were eager to try, he naturally couldn't quit.
"Brother, the four of us brothers are just like the one in the Hong Kong movie 'The Creation of a Dynasty'. We are actually planning to start a career!" Cheng Xiang said with longing.
The four brothers roughly calculated that the total amount of their New Year's money from previous years was about 8,000 yuan.
"That's enough. Now that we're setting up the game, let's make the accounts clear and clarify the division..." Cheng Ran took a notebook, recorded the accounts of everyone involved, and tapped them with a pen. The three people opposite him were very surprised.
"I drew the paintings, did the art, and made all these things. I also made the adjustments and updates later, so at the beginning, I own 50% of the shares. My eldest brother will go to universities to promote this thing and try to get the college community to accept it, so he owns 25%. Cheng Xiang, you and Li Yu may have to provide manpower together, but we are starting from your advertising and graphic company, so you own 15%. If your machines are running more frequently in the future, my aunt will be able to explain it and it won't become a blocking force. Li Yu has 10% left. Do you have any objections?"
The three people in front of him shook their heads.
Cheng Ran added to Cheng Xiang and Li Yu, "Of course, if you get too much money later, I will give it to your parents for custody."
The two of them didn't show any change in expression. Perhaps for their age, it's good to have money in hand, but if they really have a lot of money, they will probably be at a loss. Of course, the most important thing is that they really don't think they will make a big amount of money. At most, they are excited about the investment to double or triple.
"This shareholding is not unchanged, and it will be gradually adjusted. I expect that in the future, big brother will become the main force, and I will gradually give up my shareholding and tilt it towards you. But I don't want to delay your studies. Anyway, I am the one who designed it, improved it, and I have the right to interpret all the mechanisms. You don't have to worry too much. If you want to continue doing this after you graduate from college in the future, we can talk about it separately... Let's first come up with a general idea..."
Cheng Ran spoke in such an orderly manner. Listening to him, Cheng Qi, who was a prospective college student after all, actually felt that his younger brother's brain was much more mature and thoughtful than his.
For example, their officially named "Three Kingdoms Kill" card and the subsequent series of promotion and production plans, Cheng Qi would also think about how to do it if he were to do it himself. He could think of some ideas, but they were definitely not as organized and complete as Cheng Ran's.
Cheng Qi thought for a moment and said, "… You said that you would gradually give up your shares and transfer them to me? That's not necessary. What else can I, as your brother, want from you?"
Although Cheng Qi agreed with Cheng Ran's suggestion to divide the power first, he felt that since they were brothers, it didn't matter if Cheng Ran wanted to transfer the power to him.
Cheng Ran waved his hands, "This is a very troublesome matter. I created this thing, but I don't want to mess it up, so I only need to maintain a certain amount of existence. I am a lazy person and I don't like to do many things myself, so if you take a share in the future, you will be the main person who will do this thing... But don't think too much about it for now. It will take a very long time for this to become popular..."
"After all, the Internet is not that developed."
After a preliminary discussion, the brothers went out one by one with great enthusiasm, as people in the living room had already urged them to go home.
While Cheng Ran was collecting the cards, Cheng Bin walked in.