October 23rd, Tuesday …
At the entrance of Sun Strike Studios, everyone bid farewell to Boss Pei reluctantly.
Of course, this reluctance wasn't entirely due to friendship but mainly because of the game.
The game wasn't even finished yet – how could Boss Pei leave?!
However, Boss Pei didn't seem to care about that at all as though the game was already finished.
After the meeting yesterday, Boss Pei returned to the hotel to rest and had dinner with Min Jingchao, Zhou Muyan and the others. After packing up in the morning, he was about to fly back to Jingzhou.
In fact, during the meeting yesterday, Zhou Muyan and the other designers wanted to ask Boss Pei for more details about the game.
However, Min Jingchao was the chief designer after all and since he said that it was about time, it wasn't appropriate for the others to ask more. Secondly, Zhou Muyan and the other designers wanted to figure out Boss Pei's intentions and see where the difference between them and the top designers was.
However, after figuring it out for an entire night, all of them had dark circles under their eyes – it was obvious that they were doubting life.
They couldn't figure out anything at all!
If it was anyone else who said that, they wouldn't think about it and would just laugh it off.
However, this was Boss Pei, the god of game design!
Since they couldn't figure it out, they would naturally continue to think about it and it would be difficult for them to go down a dead end.
Although they had no idea about the game, it didn't seem appropriate for them to stay and ask questions since Boss Pei was about to leave.
Everyone wanted to ask but was too embarrassed to do so.
Therefore, everyone's expressions were inexplicably conflicted. It was as though they were about to sneeze but were forced back – it was extremely uncomfortable.
"I'll get going first then. Let's meet again if we're fated," Pei Qian smiled and looked inexplicably carefree.
At that moment, Min Jingchao said, "Boss Pei, after the meeting yesterday, I sorted out a few more questions. Can you ask me a few more questions?"
The moment they heard that, everyone from Sun Strike Studios perked up.
That's great!
It seemed like Min Jingchao finally couldn't take the pressure and asked!
Should they head back to the conference room to discuss it properly?
Only then would the scene become slightly more normal.
That's right, how could they design with such a broad request?
They definitely had to be more detailed.
Everyone was waiting for Pei Qian and Min Jingchao to enter the conference room. However, the two of them did not seem to have such thoughts and remained standing where they were.
Pei Qian nodded. "Sure, ask away."
Min Jingchao pondered for a moment. "Boss Pei, do you want Bullet Hole 2 to have a story mode like Ocean Stronghold?"
Pei Qian immediately shook his head. "No!"
Back when Ocean Stronghold was successful, the story mode was a very important factor.
On the one hand, the excellent story mode served as a good guide for new players. On the other hand, it also improved the game's reputation. It could be said that it was the finishing touch of Ocean Stronghold.
What's more, Pei Qian's original intention for Ocean Stronghold to have a story mode was to spend more money. However, Huang Sibo and Bao Xu cleverly used scenes and simplified supporting roles to save money. Therefore, they did not spend much more money.
Pei Qian did not intend to fail like this a second time.
Min Jingchao nodded slightly. "Then … the original budget for the plot will be more. We can't cut it, right?"
Pei Qian sniggered. "Spend it elsewhere. You can't save money."
"For example … hmm, we can make more maps."
"If we don't have enough money, Tengda can make up for it. This is not a big deal."
Zhou Muyan quickly said, "Boss Pei, don't worry. The budget is definitely enough."
They had agreed that Boss Pei would come up with the idea while Sun Strike Studios and Long Yu Corporation would fork out the money. How could they let Tengda fork out the money?
If news of this spread, Sun Strike Studios and Long Yu Corporation would lose face.
Pei Qian did not argue with Zhou Muyan.
The reason why he said that he would consider spending money on maps was because it was not appropriate to spend money on other areas.
Spend more money on guns? Make clothes for characters? Make skins?
Those were all purchase points!
It would be a tragedy if he did not make it into Bullet Hole Warmth.
Spend more money on gameplay?
That would not do. It would affect the game experience.
It was only in terms of game scenes and maps that one could not tell if they were good or bad. It had nothing to do with purchase points. There was no danger in spending more money.
Min Jingchao asked again, "In that case, we can't copy Ocean Stronghold in terms of gameplay, right?"
Pei Qian pondered for a moment. "Hmm … I think we can get rid of the ghost mode, biochemical mode, and other messy modes.
"If conditions allow, we can get rid of the explosion mode as well."
At that time, Ocean Stronghold became popular because of these novel modes that attracted many ordinary players. Even if their shooting skills were not good, they could jump into the biochemical mode to fight zombies. That was why it was very popular.
As for the explosion mode, it was the most professional mode in shooting games. It was very popular with hardcore players.
Bullet Hole 2 was more hardcore players. They would definitely like the explosion mode.
Min Jingchao pondered for a moment. "Wouldn't that leave only the basic shooting mode? There would be too little content. "
"Or should I say that I can create some other models myself?"
Pei Qian hesitated for a moment and then said, "Er … sure."
Once he heard the word 'create', Pei Qian instinctively panicked.
However, on second thought, he felt that there was no reason for him to panic.
Compared to these mature modes that had been tested many times, letting Min Jingchao develop his own ideas to design a mode would obviously have a higher chance of failure.
In any case, this was not his own project. He did not have to worry about losing money or earning money. It would not be a big deal to let Min Jingchao play freely.
Min Jingchao nodded. "Okay, I have no more questions then."
Zhou Muyan and the others from Sun Strike Studios were even more confused as they watched from the side.
When they heard Min Jingchao say that he wanted to ask for advice, everyone was very happy. They thought that they could ask Boss Pei to stay for another meeting.
After all, 'ask for advice' was always a humble phrase. It was not strange for him to ask for advice for one or two hours.
In the end, Min Jingchao really only asked for advice. He only asked two questions!
Although the two of them talked back and forth a few times, they mainly focused on two issues. First, the game did not have a story. Second, the game cut out many successful game modes that Ocean Stronghold had proven. They wanted to create new game modes.
Moreover, after the discussion, it was still shrouded in fog!
Min Jingchao did ask questions, but did that count as Boss Pei answering them?
What's more, why did Min Jingchao seem very satisfied?
Pei Qian looked at his watch. "Alright, it's about time for me to leave. The timing is just right.
If you have any further questions, you can call me. "
Min Jingchao nodded. "Alright, Boss Pei. Leave this to me."
Seeing the two of them singing the same tune and cooperating so perfectly, Zhou Muyan did not know what else to say.
Although he still had many questions, Min Jingchao was the chief designer of Bullet Hole 2 after all.
When Min Jingchao ran into difficulties in development, he would ask Boss Pei for advice. There was no better way.
At that thought, Zhou Muyan and Pei Qian got into the SUV together, intending to send them to the airport personally.
Seeing the SUV drive away, Sun Xi asked tentatively, "Brother Min, are you really letting Boss Pei leave just like that?
"A lot of things can be explained clearly in person, but it's not necessarily the case over the phone."
Shouldn't we take this opportunity to ask more questions? "
Min Jingchao looked at the records in his notebook. "Actually, we're not far from it.
Even if we ask over the phone, it will be a matter of a few words. It won't affect us at all. "
Sun Xi could not help but fall silent.
Good lord, no one in Tengda was normal.
Actually, as a boss, it was understandable that Boss Pei was a little unique.
The key was that the designers under Boss Pei were all unique as well. That was ridiculous …
Since that was the case, he would be prepared to see how Min Jingchao would perform!
…
In the SUV, Pei Qian looked at the scenery outside the window in a good mood.
Ah, the business trip was tough.
He had to hurry back to Jingzhou and have a good sleep.
Zhou Muyan suddenly thought of something and leaned over slightly. "By the way, Boss Pei, there's something I forgot to tell you."
"We've simply confirmed previously that after the game is completed, the net profit of the game will be split at a ratio of 35%, 35%, and 30%. Even if there are subsequent adjustments, the range will not exceed 5%."
Pei Qian nodded, not thinking much of it.
This ratio had actually been discussed by Long Yu Corporation and Sun Strike Studios from the beginning.
These two 35% were Long Yu Corporation and Sun Strike Studios' share while Tengda Corporation's share was 30%.
Logically speaking, Tengda's share should not be so high.
On one hand, the research and development funds and publicity funds were provided by Sun Strike Studios and Long Yu Corporation. Tengda did not have to bear any risks. On the other hand, this cooperation was to exchange for Zhao Xuming. Tengda should have taken less.
However, after discussing with Sun Strike Studios, Long Yu Corporation still felt that they had to give more. There were three main reasons.
First, they were worried that if they gave Tengda too little, Boss Pei would not care at all. As a result, the game would not be able to earn money after it was created.
If they could not earn money, why would they want to get a share?
If they gave Tengda more shares, Boss Pei would be more careful. When the time came, they would earn more and get more shares. There was no point in being conflicted about the specific ratio.
Second, ideas were the essence of a game. Finding the right direction was sometimes more important than executing.
Third, the game could not be announced without Boss Pei and Tengda's reputation.
When the game was released, it would definitely be under the banner of 'Tengda and Sun Strike Studios'. It would also be slightly publicized that this was a game designed by Boss Pei.
This was not false publicity. It was completely the truth.
Just by using Boss Pei's name, there would be a lot of popularity. This would save a lot of publicity funds.
This was like many companies buying copyrights. They would either give a large sum of copyright money at the beginning or give a high percentage. In any case, they had to do something.
Therefore, on the whole, Sun Strike Studios and Long Yu Corporation felt that giving Boss Pei a 30% share would increase his importance and make him pay more attention to this project.
However, Pei Qian did not feel anything.
He did not care how much the game was divided. After all, it would be in the System Funds and not his own pocket …
Zhou Muyan continued, "However, other than that, Sun Strike Studios should also do something."
"After every game makes money, the project team will have a bonus commission. Bullet Hole 2 is no exception."
"At the moment, the project team's bonus is 15% of the net profit after sharing it with other companies. I came from a designer background so I respect talents. To be honest, this bonus is much higher than most of the game companies out there. "
"Of course, it can't be compared to Tengda."
"The most important core positions such as chief designer, chief art director, and so on can be divided into about 2%. Basically, it is considered to be one of the leading positions in the industry."
Pei Qian nodded. He roughly knew these numbers but did not understand why Zhou Muyan was telling him this.
Generally speaking, game companies did not have overtime pay. Most employees could only hope that the project would be profitable, popular, and receive bonuses.
The more popular the project was, the more the bonus would be divided. Many newcomers would be able to get tens of thousands or more in one or two years of work because they were lucky enough to enter the right project. That was normal.
Of course, the exact distribution would depend on the importance of the position. Core employees like the chief designer would definitely receive the most.
Many bosses of game companies were not designers themselves and did not value their employees much. The median bonus would be about 5% to 8%. There were even stingy bosses who did not give out a single cent after the project made a lot of money.
Zhou Muyan himself came from a designer background and valued talents more. 15% of the bonus was already very competitive in the industry. It was no wonder that he had a good reputation in the industry.
Gamers would evaluate a company mainly based on whether its game was lousy or not. However, people in the gaming circle would evaluate a company based on its benefits.
As long as the salary was sufficient, it would be a good company for the employees.
Zhou Muyan continued, "Therefore, as the chief designer, Brother Min, you will definitely receive the bonus according to the rules. You will not be short of a single cent."
"Boss Pei, you are the inspiration for this project. You are also the creator. Of course, you should get a share of the bonus.
"According to the ratio on our side, Brother Min should get 2% and Boss Pei, you should get 4%."
Based on the ratio, the project bonus would be 15%. The creator would get 4%, the chief designer, main art director, and three or four other core members would get 2%. The remaining 4% to 5% would be split among the project team.
2% was not a small amount. If a game could make ten million yuan a month, 2% would be more than two hundred thousand yuan.
As a worker, it was already a fantastic figure to be able to get a bonus of 200,000 yuan a month.
Moreover, a lot of the money would be given out as year-end bonuses and other forms. As long as the game was successful and the company was not stingy, the rewards would be quite generous.
Of course, this was based on the fact that the game had a very low success rate.
As for Zhou Muyan and the company's leaders … their bonuses would naturally be taken from the company's overall profits.
Only 15% of a game's net profits would be given out as bonuses. The remaining 85% would obviously be used for the company's various expenses, daily operating expenses, and additional performance bonuses.
Pei Qian's expression turned serious.
4%？
Holy sh * t, that's quite a lot!
If the game made ten million yuan a month, wouldn't I be getting four hundred thousand yuan a month?
Based on six months, wouldn't that be 2.4 million yuan?
Of course, there were tax deductions and so on as well. However, no matter what, would that be equivalent to losing or earning 2.4 billion yuan?
Ah, this …
Pei Qian was confused.
Zhou Muyan hurriedly added, "Of course, this money is definitely not important to you, Boss Pei. It's just a token of our sincerity. We still have to go through the necessary procedures."
Apart from the fact that Tengda had so many profitable games, Tengda would get 30% of Bullet Hole 2's profits. That was about the same as Sun Strike Studios' share.
How Tengda's profits would be split was up to Boss Pei, wasn't that?
Therefore, this was a little redundant. If it was someone else like Lin Chang, they would not have brought this up.
However, Zhou Muyan was a designer as well. Therefore, he saw the problem from a different perspective.
He felt that he had two identities. One was a manager and the other was a producer.
As a gamer, receiving a project bonus was a form of affirmation for his labor and design. The money was not much, but this segment could not be omitted.
He could earn two cents, but the nature was different.
Since Boss Pei was also a designer, this additional money was a form of affirmation for his work. It should be considered an act of icing on the cake.
Of course, Zhou Muyan did not think that this was very important. The meeting yesterday was in a public place with so many people watching. It was not appropriate to discuss this openly. Therefore, he only had the opportunity to say it when he sent Boss Pei to the airport today.
Pei Qian froze on the spot.
That was because he realized that the system did not warn him. In other words, the system's attitude towards whether Pei Qian was qualified to take this commission as a producer was relatively vague. At least, it did not forbid or object.
The sudden happiness made Pei Qian a little dizzy.
However, there was only one thought in his mind.
Why didn't you f * cking say so earlier!
If you had told me before the meeting, I wouldn't have minded spending more effort to design for you seriously and think of a few fun ideas!
At this point, it was impossible for me to turn back even if I wanted to!
From Zhou Muyan's perspective, Boss Pei had already decided to go to the airport. However, when he heard that there was a 4% project bonus, he turned back for a meeting on the spot and redesigned the game?
How was that possible?!
He had already finished acting cool and was prepared to go to the airport coolly. Now, he could only continue acting with tears in his eyes …
Pei Qian felt very melancholic and his mood suddenly changed 180 degrees.
Initially, he did not want the game to earn money. After all, there was a 30% share. What's more, this was an attempt to incur losses. If it succeeded, he could absorb experience and continue to incur losses.
However, now that he heard that he could get a share of the bonus from Sun Strike Studios, Pei Qian could not remain calm.
If this game were to incur losses, the bonus would be gone. Although he would obtain failure experience, it was hard to say if the failure experience could be converted into cash!
Pei Qian sat in the seat of the business car and looked at the scenery outside the window. Suddenly, he was speechless.
Damn it … life was unpredictable …
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