Five Nights was very depressed, and Shui Shen's laughter made him feel even more unhappy. He could also feel that Shui Shen's negotiation partner was not sincere at all. It was the kind of cooperation that depended on whether or not they would cooperate. If the conditions were good, then they would do it. If not, then they would just forget about it. There was no intention of everyone working together. Such a partner would definitely be avoided on normal days, but now that such a big cake like the Efficiency Leveling Method was known to only these two people, giving up on this big deal meant giving up on this big deal.
Therefore, Gu Fei and Hundred Eras Jinglun could not care less, but Five Nights definitely could not. After thinking about it, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Then how about this, the two of you can work with our market research staff to plan and evaluate the prospects of this project. First, we will 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 will still pay the commission according to this amount. This way, the two of you can rest assured, right?"
Five Nights emphasized the word "both of you" because this project was actually going to cooperate with Hundred Eras Jinglun in the end. However, when Qianli was drunk, he kept walking around and causing trouble, so Five Nights couldn't control himself and revealed a little bit of his emotions here. He could also see that if it wasn't because of Qianli's drunkenness, Hundred Eras Jinglun might have been able to hoodwink him for two million. Five Nights regretted it! In the beginning, he really shouldn't have contacted these two people together. He should have first understood the two of them, and then only approached Hundred Eras Jinglun in private. It was really as good as it could be now, but now, he was being stung by Qianli's drunkenness, and he couldn't get rid of him even if he wanted to. It was really annoying.
Five Nights proposed such an idea, but Gu Fei wasn't sure, so he looked at Shui Shen.
Shui Shen smiled and said, "Do you mean the profit, the gross profit, or the net profit? You have to be clear."
Five Nights glanced at the last careless look, and could only say regretfully, "This … Let's calculate it according to the gross profit?"
"What's the difference?" Gu Fei asked from the side.
"Gross profit is revenue minus major costs, net profit is revenue minus all expenses, including taxes and the like." Deepwater briefly explained, then looked at Five Nights and said with a smile, "Gross profit? Since when did the studio have Mao Lirun? "
At this moment, Wu Ye knew that the person Gu Fei brought this time wasn't for nothing, but a person who truly knew the ropes. Gross profit was usually the income minus the cost, and this cost usually referred to the purchase price of the goods. For example, if the goods were sold for 1,000 yuan and purchased for 400 yuan, then the 600 yuan would be the gross profit. As for other costs, such as labor, transportation, utilities, rent, etc., these would be deducted when calculating the net profit. On the other hand, the studio was in the business of buying and selling virtual goods and currencies in online games. These virtual goods were automatically generated by the game system, so there was no such thing as a cost. Therefore, there was no gross profit in the studio's business. It could basically be said to be a business without capital.
If you met someone who didn't understand and treated the gross profit as a normal situation, you could ask 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.
"Brother Five Nights, we are all understanding people. Don't make such a mess. The cost of the studio's business is nothing more than labor costs and card count. Electricity can also be included. If you are shameless, you can also include the depreciation of the game equipment. Of course, I know that Ying Qi is now a regular big company. You can't wait to include your office space, administrative expenses, and so on … If you really want to calculate it this way, then let's stop playing. " Deepwater spoke with fervor and assurance. These were definitely things that Gu Fei couldn't say. Deepwater's trip finally had some meaning.
Seeing that the other party was really understanding, Five Nights had no choice but to speak frankly, "Of course, these won't be included, but this time, the project will probably end up being very big. The labor costs will be relatively high. Maybe our studio doesn't have enough staff, so we will temporarily transfer a group of people. So, on the labor side, shouldn't we appropriately include a little bit? Of course, we can already know how much this cost is when we evaluate and plan this project together. The profit that will be used in the end will be the revenue minus the cost that we negotiated. How about that? "
Hearing this, Deepwater knew that Five Nights finally gave in and stopped playing tricks. This idea was basically fair to both parties. He immediately sent a message to Gu Fei, "It's about time."
Unexpectedly, Gu Fei frowned again, "Do a prospect evaluation? You want to calculate the cost? How would we understand this! "
Five Nights almost blurted out, "You don't understand?" Of course, he held back. And this wasn't 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 revenue conservatively. On the other hand, Gu Fei's side was going in the opposite direction. This was a competition to see who was more familiar with the business. Although Five Nights really hoped that these two who didn't understand would personally do it, he thought that the other party wouldn't be so stupid. This matter might have to rely on the guy that he brought who was very familiar with the studio to participate.
"Who is this person? I asked him just now, but he didn't say his name. Could it be that it's inconvenient? " Five Nights couldn't think of it. If it was someone from a big studio that was on the same level as Ying Qi, once they received this news, they would definitely go crazy and try to win these two over. Why was Five Nights so anxious? 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 out of nowhere, many studios would be eyeing it! Now that Five Nights had reached this step, he was actually surprised, afraid, and happy. He was 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, why wouldn't it be convenient to mention his name?
Gu Fei and Encyclopedic 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 Deepwater. Deepwater sighed, "I also want to continue helping you, but I'm afraid I won't be able to help you in the next matter."
"Why?" Gu Fei asked.
"Because I'm Deepwater!" Deepwater laughed.
"Deepwater!!!!" Five Nights suddenly stood up. The table didn't flip over, but the glass of wine in front of him spilled out and splashed onto the plate of barbecued meat on the table. Five Nights clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and glared as if he was ready to eat Deepwater alive.
It was rare for Deepwater to be smiling at this time. He said to Lu Ke beside him, "Seeing him like this, this trip really wasn't in vain."
Lu Ke glared at him and didn't say anything. Obviously, she was also someone who knew about the conflict between Deepwater and Five Nights.
Seeing this, Gu Fei hurriedly knocked on the table and comforted Five Nights, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. If we fight now, it'll be very disadvantageous for you …"
"Hahaha, yes, very disadvantageous!!" Deepwater said as he squeezed towards Gu Fei, feeling a special sense of security.
Of course, Proud Emperor and Weed knew Deepwater's name, but because of his previous title as one of the Five Roaches, the two of them didn't know what grudges there were between Deepwater and Five Nights. However, seeing that Deepwater seemed to have a good understanding of the studio, the two of them guessed that this person might have worked in Ying Qi or some other studio in the past and had a grudge with Five Nights. The two of them watched Five Nights nervously, for fear that he would ruin the deal in a moment of impulse. Although the big fish had been snatched by this boss, there was still some bones and soup left after the meat was gone. If this really went wrong, then there wouldn't even be a fish bone left. Moreover, it was because of Five Nights' personal grudges, then the two of them would be wronged.
Proud Emperor 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 would anger their boss, so the two of them didn't dare to move. But then Proud Emperor's eyes became a little more severe, and Weed instantly burst into tears. Well, if I don't go now, I will anger my boss. Do I still need to worry about the future?
Helpless, this guy braced himself and wanted to go over and persuade Five Nights. Who would have thought that this Five Nights could become the director of the studio, he really wasn't an ordinary person. At least, he knew the general situation. Just now, he lost his composure in anger, but at this time, he had already calmed down. He picked up the wine glass on the table and no longer looked at Deepwater. He just said to Gu Fei and Encyclopedic Wisdom: "Then, about the cooperation, let's do it like this, right? I will set up a special team to conduct market research and evaluation on this project with the two of you. I will draft the contract immediately, and then send it to the Encyclopedic Brothers. How about it? "
"Tsk tsk tsk, look at him, he is indeed a person who does big business! He can hold back and release freely, he is not the same as before!! "Deepwater said again. Lu Ke pinched him fiercely:" Stop talking!!! "
In front of them, such a big business was about to be negotiated. If Five Nights was really angered by Deepwater's provocation and caused the deal to fall through, Lu Ke felt that she would be too sorry for Gu Fei and Encyclopedic Wisdom. At this moment, she was also a little annoyed that Deepwater didn't know the severity of his actions.
In fact, Deepwater wasn't someone who didn't know the severity of his actions. He also learned that Gu Fei didn't want to cooperate with this studio when he sent the message, so he boldly came to make trouble. Who would have thought that the following plans that Five Nights made were all well-behaved. After a few talks, the deal came back to life again. Deepwater didn't want to come in vain, so he reported his name. No matter what, he wanted to see Five Nights go crazy after knowing that it was him.
His appearance was quite satisfactory, but Five Nights quickly restrained his emotions and didn't act impulsively. Instead, he continued to talk with Gu Fei and Encyclopedic Wisdom in an orderly manner, so Deepwater added another sentence.
Five Nights coldly snorted, glanced at Deepwater and said: "We have plenty of opportunities to settle accounts."
Deepwater nervously said to the left and right: "I'm so scared, so scared!"
Five Nights didn't say much, and said to Gu Fei and Encyclopedic Wisdom: "Then we'll go do our work first, we'll contact each other later."
After saying that, Five Nights hurriedly left with Proud Emperor and Weeds.
As soon as they left the BBQ shop, Proud Emperor came up to them: "Should we call the Fire Team to clean up Deepwater?"
The Fire Team was a special team in Eagle Studio that was responsible for combat missions in the game. The level, equipment, and skills of this team were all quite good. This kind of team existed in every major studio. If the boss was a gaming fanatic, then the combat team of the studio would become the boss's personal soldiers. The boss would direct them to the east and not the west. Normally, they wouldn't make a lot of money, but they were the boss's favorite group of people.
Encountering this kind of boss was quite unlucky. Fortunately, the boss of Eagle Studio was a serious businessman. Making money was his first priority, so he valued those with business vision, organization, and communication skills. That was why Eagle Studio's Fire Team wasn't very strong. However, if they were to deal with players, then even people like Roach Five wouldn't be afraid. Sometimes when the people in the studio were angry when discussing business with 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.
But when Five Nights heard this idea, he glared at Proud Emperor: "Do you know why I was in such a hurry to leave? Didn't you see that Qianli and Encyclopedic Wisdom? Those two didn't have much interest in this cooperation, so their sincerity was limited. Just now in the room, that Qianli was clearly siding with Water Depth. If we were to be pushed down by that Water Depth, then those two would act rashly and ruin our business. So right now, we definitely can't touch that Water Depth, do you understand? "
"Then we're not here anymore? What if he tries to persuade Qianli and Encyclopedic Wisdom to not cooperate with us? "Proud Emperor said.
"That might not be the case. His purpose for coming here is pretty clear. It's mainly to help those two. I don't think he would go so far as to ruin his friend's business just because of his personal grudge with me. So as long as we don't provoke Qianli and Encyclopedic Wisdom, then it'll be fine. "
Weed heard this and said: "Actually, if we want to deal with Water Depth, our studio won't touch him. I can pick a few normal players from our guild to deal with him. He wouldn't even know who they are."
"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. It's better not to cause any more trouble. These few days, send a message to everyone in the city. If they see Drunken Qianli and Encyclopedic Wisdom, then they should pay more attention to them. At the same time, pay attention to the movements of the other studios. I'm going to get the contract right now. If we don't sign it, then I won't be able to control myself. Alright, everyone, go do your work! "
"Oh … …" Proud Emperor and Weed wanted to help their leader vent his anger, but in the end, they were given the cold shoulder. They cursed in their hearts and then went their separate ways. Five Nights was really concerned about this business. He hurriedly went offline and started working.
In the barbeque shop, Water Depth boasted again: "How is it? Brother, you didn't come here for nothing, right? I helped you secure this business. It's a business worth tens of millions! "
"That's unbelievable. You can actually earn so much money in the game … …" Gu Fei and Encyclopedic Wisdom exclaimed.
"You guys are just too narrow-minded." Water Depth shook his head repeatedly. "Let's talk about the players in the past. They always saw the professional players around them being busy and doing the same thing over and over again. They calculated and felt that it didn't seem like much money. Why didn't they think about how much they could only see? A player can only see one server at most. The studio's business involves all the servers operating together. The amount that they could see would be multiplied by hundreds or even thousands. "
Gu Fei nodded and then said: "Then, is this contract okay?"
Water Depth said reluctantly: "Although I hate him, I have to say that this guy didn't play any tricks in the end. The contract is still fair. After that, for the evaluation of the market, you two can find someone who knows the industry. It's a process of negotiation. But this person must be someone you are familiar with and trustworthy. Sometimes in the studio industry, people in the same industry protect each other. You can find someone from other studios. Don't think that they are usually competitors. At this time, they can join hands to play you. You can save a lot of commission. Just take 10% of the commission. "
"Where can I find such a person? I think you should go. Although that Five Nights isn't very kind, I think he is still rational. He is sincere about this business. If you do it, even if he hates you in his heart, he will endure it. "Gu Fei said.
Water Depth nodded and said: "He is fine, but I'm afraid that I won't do well if I work with emotions. You have to follow my temperament when dealing with studios. I'll contact the next studio long ago and then watch them bid and raise the price. Hehe, do you two have this intention? You guys are now rare commodities. "
"Forget it!" The two wiped their sweat together.
"Hey! What's wrong with that? Doing business is actually like this. Mutual deception. The people in the studio are originally not good people. It would be a waste not to take advantage of them! "Water Depth said.
"Why do you hate the studio so much?" Gu Fei felt strange. There was no hatred in this world for no reason.
"This is a long story." Water Depth said.
"Long story? Didn't you always suspect that the collapse of your guild with Sword Demon was caused by the studio behind the scenes?" Lu Ke said.
"Oh? There's such a thing? Tell me about 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 now. Being caused by the studio was just this guy's guess. Sword Demon and the Han Family Young Master all had different opinions. Anyway, this guy has always been messing with other people's studios since then. Just now, that Five Nights, don't think that just because you don't like him, he did something bad to get along with Water Depth. That would really be wronging him. "Lu Ke said.
"Of course not." Gu Fei smiled and said, "Just looking at their reactions just now, I know who bullied who."
Just now, Five Nights was so angry that he wanted to eat someone, but Water Depth was still proud. Even a blind person could see that Water Depth must have tormented Five Nights in the past, causing the other party to hate him to the bone.
"This guy isn't a good person anyway." Water Depth said.
"Which of the people in the studio isn't like this?" Lu Ke scolded Water Depth.
"That's why I hate studios the most!" Water Depth said.
"Get lost!" Lu Ke was not in a good mood.
"Is this also a long story? If you remember clearly, tell me about it! "Gu Fei said.
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[Butterfly Knot: I originally had nothing to say today, but I was afraid that if I didn't say a few words, everyone would think this chapter wasn't over … I had no choice but to end it like this!]
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