"I don't think so. His purpose for coming here is quite clear. He's mainly here to check on those two people. I don't think he'll ruin his friend's business just because of a personal grudge against me. So don't agitate A Thousand Miles Drunk and A Hundred Lives Strategist. "
Lu Ke glared at him and didn't say anything. Obviously, she also knew what was going on between Water Depth and Five Nights.
Five Nights didn't say much. He said to Gu Fei and A Hundred Lives Strategist, "Then we'll go do our work first. We'll contact each other later."
"Which of the people in the studio isn't like this?" Lu Ke scolded Water Depth.
Gu Fei and A Hundred Lives Strategist didn't understand things like market research and evaluation. Five Nights was very happy that they were like this. Of course, he wouldn't give them any more ideas. The two of them looked at Water Depth. Water Depth sighed, "I also want to continue helping you, but I'm afraid I can't help you with what's coming next."
"Where can we find such a person? I think you should go. Although that Five Nights isn't very kind, I think he's still rational. He's sincere about this business. If you do it, even if he hates you, he'll endure it. "Gu Fei said.
[Butterfly Knot: Originally, I didn't have much to say today, but I was afraid that if I didn't say a few words, everyone would think that this chapter wasn't over … I had no choice but to end it with this!]
"You guys are too narrow-minded." Water Depth shook his head. "Just like the players in the past, they always saw the professional players around them busy and repeatedly doing the same thing. They calculated and felt that it didn't seem to be much money. Why didn't they think about how much they could only see? A player can only see one server at most. When a studio does business, all the servers are operated together. What they can see has to be multiplied by hundreds or even thousands. "
"That's why studios and whatnot are the most annoying!" Water Depth said.
Wu Ye emphasized the word "both of you" because this project was actually going to be a collaboration with Bai Shijing in the end. However, Thousand-mile Drunk kept going around and causing trouble, so Wu Ye couldn't control himself for a while and revealed a bit of his emotions here. He had already seen that if it wasn't for A Thousand Miles Drunk, with just that A Hundred Lives Strategist, he might have been able to swindle two million. Five nights of regret! In the beginning, he really shouldn't have contacted the two of them in a hurry. He should have gotten to know the two of them first, and then only approached the Hundred Lives Classic in private. Now, however, he was being bitten by the annoying fly A Thousand Miles Drunk. He couldn't get rid of it even if he wanted to. It was really annoying.
"What is it?" Gu Fei asked.
But when Wu Ye heard this idea, he glared at Ao Huang, "Do you know why I was in such a hurry to leave just now? Didn't you see Thousand Miles Drunk and Hundred Years of Statecraft? The two of them were not interested in the cooperation at all, so their sincerity was limited. Just now, it was clear that Thousand-Mile Drunk was siding with Water Depth in the room. If we were pushed down by Water Depth in the room, those two fellows might have acted rashly and ruined our deal. So, you absolutely can't touch that depth right now, understand? "
"Gross profit is revenue minus major costs, net profit is revenue minus all expenses, including taxes and the like." Water Depth briefly explained, then looked at Five Nights and said with a smile, "Gross profit? Since when did the studio have a gross profit margin? "
"Why do you hate the studio so much?" Gu Fei felt strange. In this world, there was no hatred for no reason.
"This is a long story." Water Depth said.
Seeing that the other party was really understanding, Five Nights had no choice but to open the skylight and speak frankly, "Of course, these won't be included, but this time, I'm afraid that this project will be very big, and the labor cost will be relatively high. Maybe our studio doesn't have enough people, so we will temporarily transfer a group of people. So, on the labor side, shouldn't it be appropriate to include a little bit? Of course, how much this cost is, when we evaluate and plan this project together, we can already figure it out. In the end, the profit to be divided will be the revenue minus the cost that we negotiated. How about it? "
Five Nights proposed such an idea. Gu Fei wasn't sure, so he looked at Water Depth.
"Let's not." Five Nights said, "For a gentleman to take revenge, ten years is not too late. Right now, the most important thing is to do this project well, so it's better not to cause more trouble. These days, spread the word to all the people in the city, if they see Thousand Miles Drunk and Hundred Eras Statesman, they should pay more attention to them, and at the same time, pay attention to the movements of other studios. I'm going to get the contract right now. If this contract isn't signed, I still won't feel confident. Okay, everyone, go do your work! "
It was rare that Water Depth was beaming at this time, and said to Lu Ke, who was next to her, "Seeing him like this, this trip really wasn't in vain."
If they met someone who didn't know much about this, and treated the gross profit as a normal situation, and finally asked the studio to make up an excuse or reason to produce a "cost", this "cost" would naturally fall into the studio's pocket, and the rest would be used to play with the "20%", which was naturally a lot less.
"Hahaha, yes, it's very disadvantageous!!" Water Depth said as she squeezed to Gu Fei's side, feeling a special sense of security.
"Of course not." Gu Fei laughed, "Just look at their reaction just now, and it's obvious who bullied who."
"Brother Wu Ye, we're all sensible people, so don't make such a mess. The cost of a studio's business is nothing more than labor costs and card count, electricity can also be included, and if you want to be shameless, you can also include the depreciation of the game equipment. Of course, I know that Ying Qi is now a formal big company, and you guys can't wait to include your office space, administrative expenses, and so on … If you really want to calculate it like this, then let's not play anymore. " Water Depth spoke with confidence and composure, these were definitely things that Gu Fei couldn't say, and Water Depth's trip finally had some meaning.
"It's really incredible, you can actually make so much money in the game …" Gu Fei and Hundred Eras Statesman exclaimed.
"Is this also a long story? If you remember clearly, tell me about it! "Gu Fei said.
"Long story my ass, didn't you always suspect that the collapse of Sword Ghost's guild was caused by the studio behind the scenes?" Lu Ke said.
In the barbecue shop, Water Depth boasted again, "How about it, bro, this trip wasn't in vain, right? I helped you get the business, a business worth tens of millions! "
"Who is this person? I just asked for his name, but he didn't say it. Is there something wrong? " Five Nights couldn't think of it. If it was someone from a big studio that was on the same level as Ying Qi, they would definitely go crazy and try to win these two over to their side. Why was Five Nights in such a hurry, and why did he act so quickly? Wasn't it because he was afraid that other studios would get ahead of him? Once the Efficiency Leveling Method appeared, many studios would be eyeing it! Now that Five Nights had reached this step, he was actually surprised, afraid, and happy, afraid that someone would come out of nowhere. This guy in front of him actually ran to the table to negotiate with him, so he shouldn't be someone from a rival studio. Since he wasn't one of them, then why was it inconvenient to mention his name?
He didn't think that Gu Fei would frown, "Doing a future evaluation? And calculating the cost? How would we understand this! "
"F * ck off!" Lu Ke said angrily.
Hearing this, Five Nights finally gave in and didn't play any tricks. This idea was basically fair to both sides, so he immediately sent a message to Gu Fei, "It's about time."
Just now, Five Nights was so angry that he wanted to eat someone, but Deep Water was still so proud of himself. Even a blind person could see that Deep Water must have done something to Five Nights in the past, causing him to hate him to the bone.
Deep Water nodded, "He's not a problem, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to do a good job with my emotions. If you follow my personality when dealing with studios, you should have already contacted the next studio and watched them raise the price. Hehe, don't you two have such intentions? You guys are now a rare commodity. "
Weed said, "Actually, if we want to deal with Deep Water, our studio won't touch him. I can pick a few normal players from our guild to deal with him. He won't even know who it is."
"Then we're not here anymore? What if he convinces Thousand Miles Drunk not to cooperate with us? "Arrogant Emperor said.
Seeing this, Gu Fei quickly knocked on the table and comforted Five Nights, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. If we fight now, it's not good for you …"
Deep Water said reluctantly, "Although I hate him, I have to say that this guy didn't play any more tricks in the end. The contract is still fair. After that, for the evaluation of the market, you two find someone who knows the industry, and it's a process of negotiation. But this person must be someone you are familiar with and trustworthy. Sometimes in the studio industry, peers protect each other. You can find someone from other studios. Don't think that they're usually competitors, but at this time, they can join forces to play with you. You can save a lot of commission. Just take a tenth of the commission. "
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So, Gu Fei and Hundred Eras Statesman didn't care, but Five Nights couldn't. Finally, after thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said, "How about this, you two can work with our market research staff to plan and evaluate the prospects of this project. First, we'll predict a profit, and then 20% of this profit will be the bottom line for the commission. Even if we can't achieve this in the future, we'll pay the commission according to this amount. Can you two rest assured?"
"Because I'm Deep Water!" Deep Water smiled.
He looked quite satisfied, but Five Nights quickly restrained his emotions and did not act impulsively. Instead, he continued to talk about business with Gu Fei and Hundred Eras Statesman, so Deep Water added another sentence.
"What's the difference?" Gu Fei asked.
"Oh …" Ao Huang and Weed wanted to help their leader vent his anger, but they were given the cold shoulder. They cursed in their hearts and went their separate ways. Five Nights was really concerned about this business, so he hurriedly went offline and started to work.
As soon as he left the door of the barbecue shop, Ao Huang came up and said, "Do you want to call someone from the Fire team to clean up Deep Water?"
Deep Water was not someone who didn't know the gravity of the situation. When he messaged Gu Fei, he learned that he no longer wanted to cooperate with this studio, so he boldly came to make trouble. Who would have thought that Wu Ye's subsequent plans would be so well-behaved? After a few rounds of discussion, the deal was resurrected. Deep Water didn't want to come in vain, so he reported his name. He wanted to see how crazy Five Nights would look after knowing that it was him.
Deep Water nervously said to his left and right, "I'm so scared, so scared!"
Gu Fei nodded and said, "Then is there no problem with the contract this time?"
After saying this, Five Nights hurriedly left with Ao Huang and Weed.
In front of them, such a large business deal was about to be completed. If Five Nights was angered by Deep Water's provocation and the deal fell through, then Lu Ke would feel sorry for Gu Fei and Hundred Eras Statesman. She was also a little angry that Deep Water didn't know how to play.
Five Nights coldly snorted and glanced at Deep Water, saying, "We'll have plenty of chances to settle accounts."
"This guy isn't a good person anyway." Deep Water said.
Five Nights was very depressed, and Deep Water's laughter made him feel even more unhappy. He could also feel that the other party this time really didn't have any sincerity. It was the type of cooperation or not, they would see how it went. If the conditions were good, then they'd do it. If not, then they'd just forget about it. They didn't have any intention of working together to complete this matter. Normally, they would definitely avoid this kind of cooperation. But now that such a big cake like the Efficiency Leveling Method was known to only these two people, giving up on this big business meant giving up on this big business.
"Deep Water!!!!" Five Nights suddenly stood up. The table didn't flip over, but the glass of wine in front of him spilled over, splashing onto the plate of barbecued meat on the table. Five Nights clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and glared. He looked like he was ready to eat Deep Water alive.
"Oh? There's such a thing? Let's hear it! "Gu Fei said.
"You want to hear about the collapse of the guild? That's a long story, and I can't remember it clearly right now. Being played by the studio was just this guy's guess. Sword Ghost and Young Master Han's opinions were also different. In any case, this guy always went to other people's studios after that. Just now, that Five Nights, don't think that just because you don't like him, he did something bad to get along with Deep Water. That would really be wronging him. "Lu Ke said.
Proud Emperor and Weed obviously knew Deep Water's name, but it was because he used to be one of the Five Roaches. The two didn't know what happened between Deep Water and Five Nights, but seeing that Deep Water seemed to have a good understanding of the studio, the two guessed that he might have worked in Age or some other studio before, and had a grudge with Five Nights. The two stared at Five Nights nervously, afraid that he would act on impulse and ruin this deal. Although the big fish had already been snatched by this boss, there was still some bone and soup left. If this really went south, then there wouldn't even be a single fishbone left. Moreover, it was because of Five Nights' personal grudges, then the two would feel wronged.
"Tsk tsk tsk, look at him, as expected of someone who does big business! He's not the same as before!! "Deep Water mocked again. Lu Ke fiercely pinched him:" Don't talk anymore!!! "
Deep Water laughed: "Do you mean revenue, gross profit, or net profit? You better be clear about it."
Five Nights now knew that Gu Fei didn't bring this person for nothing, but someone who truly understood the business. Gross profit was usually revenue minus costs, and this cost usually referred to the purchase price of the goods. For example, if you sell something for 1000 yuan and buy it for 400 yuan, then the 600 yuan would be called gross profit. As for other labor costs, freight, water and electricity consumed during the storage process, and other miscellaneous things, these would be deducted when calculating the net profit. And the studio was in the business of buying and selling virtual goods and currency in online games. These virtual goods were automatically generated by the game system, so how could there be a cost? Therefore, there was no gross profit in the studio's business. It could basically be said that it was a business without capital.
"Hey! What's wrong with that? Doing business is actually like this, mutual deception. The people in the studio were originally not good people, so it would be a waste not to take advantage of them! "Deep Water said.
"Forget it!" The two wiped their sweat together.
Five Nights almost blurted out that what he wanted was that you didn't understand, but of course, he held it back. This could not be considered a trap. Everyone was working together. Considering that this part was linked to the final profit, the studio would definitely raise the cost to the highest and estimate the income conservatively. On the other hand, Gu Fei's side was going in the opposite direction. Here, they were competing to see who was more familiar with the business. Although Five Nights hoped that the two who didn't understand would personally do it, he thought that the other party wouldn't be so stupid. This matter might be dependent on the guy he brought who was very familiar with the studio to participate.
Five Nights glanced at the last careless look, and could only regretfully say: "This … … Let's calculate it according to gross profit?"
Ao Huang and Weed looked at each other, hoping that the other would stand up and dissuade Five Nights, but at the same time, they were afraid that this dissuasion would be inappropriate and anger the boss, so the two of them didn't dare to move. But then Ao Huang's eyes became more serious, and Weed instantly burst into tears. Well, if I don't go now, I will anger the boss, do I still need to worry about the future?
Who would have thought that this Five Nights was able to become the director of the studio, he really wasn't an ordinary person, at least he knew the big picture. Just now, he lost his composure in anger, but at this time, he had already calmed down. He casually picked up the wine glass on the table, and no longer looked at the water, he just said to Gu Fei and Philosopher of Ages: "Then, about the cooperation, let's do it like this, right? I will set up a special team, and together with the two of you, we will conduct market research and evaluation on this project. I will draft the contract immediately, and then send it to Brother Bai Shi, how about it? "
The Fire Team was a special team in Ying Qi's studio that was responsible for the combat type of tasks in the game. This team's level, equipment, and skills were quite good. This kind of team existed in every major studio. If the boss was a gaming fanatic, then the combat team in the studio would become the boss's personal soldiers, and the boss would direct them to the east, and not the west. Usually, the profit generated by the boss was not much, but they were the boss's favorite group of people.
It was quite unlucky to meet such a boss. Fortunately, the boss of Ying Qi's studio was a serious businessman, and making money was his priority. Therefore, he valued those who had business foresight, and were good at organization and communication. Therefore, Ying Qi's Fire Team was not very strong, but to deal with some players, even people like Five Xiao Qiang would not be afraid. Sometimes when the people in the studio were angry when discussing business with the players, some people with bad character would ask their colleagues in the Fire Team to help them vent their anger in the game. As for the leaders, there were countless cases of them abusing their power for personal gain.
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