Lin Wan was stunned. "Huh?"
Pei Qian explained, "In Tengda, each employee consumes 3.2 bags of snacks a day. Coffee and beverages are included separately. They basically don't stop from work to work. This is under the premise that many employees have decided to lose weight and control themselves. "
"However, Slow Movement Workspace is obviously still far from this value. We have to continue working hard."
"The amount of snacks an employee eats can show how much effort they put into their work. Eating a lot of snacks means that employees are working seriously and thinking hard. They consume a lot of energy, so they need to eat a lot of snacks to replenish their energy."
"Therefore, we have to work harder in this area!"
Lin Wan's expression was a little surprised.
Eating too little snacks?
Was this considered a problem that needed to be improved?
Or … was there a deeper meaning behind this that could be dug out?
Lin Wan frowned slightly. After thinking for a moment, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration. "I understand, Boss Pei!"
"You're saying that these employees have just joined the company and don't eat snacks. In fact, it reflects that their attitude at work is still more old-fashioned and not relaxed enough?"
"On the other hand, game creation is an industry that requires inspiration. Only when they are fully relaxed can they make good designs. Only when they are in a relaxed atmosphere can the communication between colleagues be more harmonious and smooth?"
"Therefore, eating too little snacks reflects that the team is not in sync enough. The atmosphere is not active enough. This will actually affect the daily working conditions and the quality of the game!"
"One small clue will reveal the general trend. Only when everybody eats a lot of snacks in peace can the whole team get on the right track faster?"
"I'll send a notice to everyone in a while to encourage everyone to eat more snacks in the future! I'll distribute them according to the amount of two bags per person per day! "
Pei Qian was shocked.
He had only said it casually, hoping that the employees of Slow Movement Workspace would eat more snacks and work less. He had not expected Lin Wan to think of so many things in less than a second …
Indeed, was this Tengda's old employee?
Pei Qian could not help but want to hold his forehead with his hand. He wondered what was going on. How did he manage to nurture so many strange employees …
However, there was no way to explain it now. Pei Qian could only tacitly agree with Lin Wan and immediately change the topic. "Let's talk about the VR glasses."
Lin Wan nodded. "Let's go to the conference room. My brother is there too."
Pei Qian saw Lin Chang playing with his cell phone the moment he entered the conference room.
Lin Chang looked up and smiled when he saw Pei Qian. "Yo, Boss Pei, you're here? Has Tengda's cash flow been resolved? "
Pei Qian's mouth twitched.
Wasn't this asking the obvious?
Don't think that I don't know that you're the one behind this!
Although Pei Qian did not think much about it at first, the more he thought about it over the past two days, the more he felt that something was amiss.
Logically speaking, the Sloth Apartments should be very popular. Why didn't anyone want it?
It would be a little far-fetched to say that all the companies did not want to 'take advantage of the situation'. That was because it was impossible for all the interested companies to respect Tengda enough to give up such a huge piece of meat.
Therefore, it was most likely that someone was secretly informing them!
As for who this person was?
It was actually very easy to guess?
It could only be either Li Shi or Lin Changzhong.
On the other hand, Li Shi did not have that much power. Was his influence limited to Jingzhou?
As for some of the big domestic real estate companies?
Actually, they couldn't talk.
With this elimination, the answer was obvious.
In the case of obstructing the sale of the building?
Lin Chang had definitely unleashed a great deal of power!
Pei Qian chuckled. "I have to thank Boss Lin for your 'help'."
Even though Pei Qian had tried his best to speak in a strange tone, Lin Chang still did not notice it?
Instead, he waved his hand in embarrassment. "Eh?
Boss Pei, you're too polite. Who are we? You don't have to thank me! "
"Actually, it's not a big deal for me. I just made a few calls."
"Boss Pei has contributed so much to Slow Movement Workspace?
You're even willing to sell the building to pay for this sum of money?
How can such a friendship be measured by money?! It's not even a small favor. Boss Pei, don't take it to heart! "
Pei Qian: "…"
Why can't I tell that you're being shameless? Am I thanking you?
If not for the System controlling my mouth, I would have spat out sweet words at you long ago!
Pei Qian was speechless. He found a chair at the conference table and sat down. "Let's get down to business. I heard that the research and development funds for the VR glasses are not enough? "
Lin Wan nodded. "Yes, that's right."
"The research and development funds that we originally set?
The game and VR glasses are both 20 million yuan. The game is definitely not a problem. It's definitely enough.
However, the VR glasses … have encountered some problems. "
"Actually, according to our original design, this sum of money is about the same.
However, after the specific design and communication with the factory, we changed a few versions of the plan. Old Song wants to use some new technology?
If this goes on and on?
The cost will go up … "
Old Song was the product manager in charge of the VR glasses project at Shenhua Corporation.
Investments in hardware research and development?
It could be more or less. There was actually a lot of fluctuation. The key was to what extent.
Microsoft had invested hundreds of millions of US dollars in developing a small controller, let alone a piece of equipment.
However, this was too much attention to the details. For example, the ergonomic design, durability, feel, and unique appearance of the controller had to be repeatedly modified, adjusted, and tested.
However, many domestic manufacturers actually knew how to make controllers. The research and development funds for such controllers were much lower.
Of course, there would be a difference between a good controller and a poor controller, but the difference would not be that huge.
In other words, it was not impossible to use a cheap controller.
After all, you get what you pay for. For this kind of somatosensory equipment, the price to pay for every point of improvement was very huge.
In terms of VR equipment, the very sensational first generation Oculus
Rift was made with only 2.5 million US dollars from crowdfunding, which included a portion of the money for production and stock.
Many domestic companies also used crowdfunding to develop VR glasses. For example, a certain domestic VR glasses with 8K as a gimmick had crowdfunded 3 million US dollars to develop the world's highest resolution VR glasses. Although the base station and controller were made with ready-made technology, it was enough to show that the development of VR glasses did not cost that much money.
The current VR glasses did not have much advanced technology. The only difference from traditional displays was the display method.
The two lenses of the VR glasses were based on different visual fields and deep cognition of different images in local space. They formed a virtual reality field in the user's brain, creating a display effect that was different from traditional screens.
In other words, the information was still the same information. It was just a different form of displaying these images to the players.
On the other hand, Slow Movement Studio had invested 20 million yuan, which could be converted to 3 million US dollars. In fact, it was already a relatively large investment at the moment. Ordinary companies would not dare to fork out this money to make VR, afraid that they would lose everything.
What's more, VR glasses had something in common with cell phones. For example, they both needed chips and the basic Android operating system. These were undoubtedly Shenhua Corporation's strengths. They could save a lot of money in this regard.
Originally, this money was enough, but as a product manager, Old Song had a geeky personality. He had some new ideas during the design process. Moreover, the development of the controller was indeed more difficult than he had expected. Therefore, after a few designs, he realized that he was a little short on funds. That was why he reported to Lin Wan for instructions.
Old Song even came up with a plan for somatosensory gloves, but he quickly rejected it.
That was because there were a few problems with making gloves. It was very difficult to solve with the current technical conditions. For example:
There was a huge difference in the size of the players' hands. Making gloves meant that they had to make many sizes. Even if they made many sizes, they might not completely match the players' hands. For things like gloves, it would be very uncomfortable if they were bigger or smaller. If it was a controller, it could be made into an even size so that all players could use it comfortably.
What's more, in order to complete the corresponding functions, there had to be batteries, sensors, joysticks, buttons, and other configurations on the controller. The gloves would definitely be too bloated and heavy, and it would be very inconvenient to operate.
Thus, the glove plan would not work with the current technical level. Even if it was barely made, the experience would not be good. It was best to return to the controller plan.
However, even the controller plan was different from the existing VR controllers. Thus, the money needed to develop it was more than expected.
Pei Qian perked up when he heard this. His eyes lit up. "I told you then that money would definitely not be enough!"
"You said that you could make it for 15 million yuan. I was worried that money would not be enough, so I increased it to 20 million yuan. Now, it looks like 20 million yuan is not enough!"
"We have to increase it!"
Hearing this, Lin Chang quickly said, "No problem! Boss Pei, Shenhua will increase as much as you increase! "
Pei Qian glanced at him speechlessly.
Why are you blindly getting involved here?
Pei Qian did not want to bring Lin Chang along at first because Pei Qian was aiming to incur losses. If Lin Chang offered the same amount of money, wouldn't he also incur losses?
It was better to let Boss Pei bear such things alone.
However, Pei Qian immediately did not pity Lin Chang when he thought about what he had done a few days ago.
He deserved to incur losses!
Pei Qian chuckled. "Alright, Tengda will invest another 10 million yuan."
Lin Chang was stunned. "Huh? Do we need that much? "
Pei Qian cleared his throat and said, "If it's not convenient for Boss Lin, Tengda can pay for it all …"
Lin Chang quickly waved his hand. "No problem! What problem can there be? "
"Shenhua will invest another 10 million yuan as well. It's fine!"
"Forty million is almost equivalent to nearly six million US dollars. This is already twice as much as the cost of the foreign VR glasses that caused a sensation previously …"
"There shouldn't be a problem now, right?"
Although he was supporting his sister, Lin Chang instinctively felt a little guilty.
Ten million yuan was not a huge sum to Shenhua Corporation. He was worried that it would be a huge blow to Lin Wan if the project failed after investing so much money.
However, since Boss Pei had decided to increase the money, then so be it!
Lin Wan nodded. "That's definitely enough! However, Boss Pei, are Tengda's funds really fine? Why don't you keep the money and let my brother pay for the 20 million yuan … "
Pei Qian's expression darkened. "Tengda's funds are fine, very good! You don't have to worry about that!
"Instead of worrying about that, we should focus all our energy on the research and development of the equipment and the design of the game so that the product can be released as soon as possible!"
In any case, they would not be far from incurring losses the day the product was released.
Lin Wan nodded. "Alright, I'll tell Old Song later. That way, his previous designs can be implemented. He will definitely be very happy!
"That's right, Boss Pei, it's not easy for you to come here. Do you want to see the concept art for Animal Island?"
Pei Qian pondered for a moment. "Alright."
After all, there was still a long time before the game DEMO was released. Looking at the concept art would give them a rough idea of the game's style and the game's graphics.
Lin Wan took a laptop from the side and found a few concept art for Pei Qian and Lin Chang to see.
Pei Qian glanced at it and could not help but feel surprised.
This cartoonish concept art … was perfect!
The background of the concept art was a small island in the sea. The island was lush with vegetation, and the scenery was picturesque. The main part of the art was a variety of anthropomorphic small animals such as kittens, puppies, lions, bears, rabbits, and so on. Some were fishing with fishing rods, some were chopping trees with axes, and some were farming with hoes.
There was also a strange steam-style robot that was helping these small animals manage the farm. It had created a very steampunk-style irrigation system. Of course, it was also cartoonish.
For an artist, compared to a realistic painting style, cartooning was relatively easier to master. As long as one was not particularly talented, the cartooning would not be too ugly.
However, it was very difficult to master cartoonish because the key to cartoonish drawing was to extract the outstanding characteristics of the original image and recreate it. It was very difficult to make cartoonish characters cute and recognizable while retaining the core essence.
These drawings were obviously the work of a master.
Pei Qian was very happy.
A master's work meant that it was expensive!
It was definitely a good thing to be able to spend more money.
"One look and I can tell that this is the work of a master. You must have spent a lot of money on it, right?" Pei Qian asked casually.
Lin Wan smiled. "Why talk about money with Big Boss Ruan? Don't we have a long-term cooperation price?"
Pei Qian was stunned. A question mark floated above his head.
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"This was drawn by Ruan Guangjian?"
Pei Qian felt a little lost because he remembered that Ruan Guangjian mainly drew in a realistic style.
Lin Wan nodded. "That's right. I can only say that a big boss is a big boss. Even a cartoonish drawing is so good!"
Pei Qian was speechless.
He suddenly recalled that Ruan Guangjian drew in a realistic style did not mean that he did not know how to draw cartoonish drawings.
Back when Pei Qian went online to look for an artist for Ghost General, he had looked for him because he saw that Ruan Guangjian's representative works were all cartoonish. He suspected that he did not know how to draw in a realistic style at all …
Mission and Choice had just been released, and Ruan Guangjian was already busy with Animal Island?
The corners of Pei Qian's mouth twitched as he sighed. "You guys have a good connection …"
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