Pei Qian felt a little dizzy and confused.
The main reason was that Li Yada did not intend to be very detailed when she was writing. Most of the content was just core content.
What kind of person was Boss Pei? He was a master game designer!
Why did he have to write so much?
Boss Pei should understand with just one simple sentence. Writing too much would make him annoyed.
Thus, the content on paper was rather simple. Pei Qian scanned through it. His first impression was that the game was a mixture of a lot of content and a little bloated.
The main point was still the game's risks.
In any case, as long as Li Yada could prove that the game was risky enough, Pei Qian felt that he could consider it.
"Tell me what you think." Pei Qian looked at Li Yada.
Li Yada sorted out her thoughts.
Boss Pei asked me to report. Obviously, there is something I don't understand.
Boss Pei quickly finished reading the proposal. He probably had a general understanding of the game's content.
After all, as a master game designer, being able to visualize the game from a framework was a basic ability.
So, what should I report now?
It was probably not written in the proposal, and Boss Pei would not be able to visualize it.
At that thought, Li Yada said, "A small studio came up with this proposal. Their previous game was called Blade of an Empire. It was released on Morning Dew Games Platform, and the results were not bad …
"The main designer is Yan Qi. He has been in the industry for quite some time. His previous design experience was mainly in the mobile game industry …
"This game was designed by Yan Qi in a flash of inspiration. I think the content is quite interesting."
"However, as I wrote in the risk assessment report, the scale of this game is too large. It is completely beyond what Yan Qi and his studio can handle. The estimated research and development budget is at least a hundred million yuan.
"What's more, this game is very risky. The risks mainly come from the following aspects.
"Yan Qi and his studio's development experience are not enough to handle such a large-scale project. They might encounter many unexpected problems during development.
"Due to the huge investment, the purchasing power of the domestic games market might not be enough. Although the game will have a good reputation among a small group of gamers who like this type of game, they might not be able to recoup the research and development and publicity costs.
"What's more, compared to Repent and be Saved's pure game content, Mili has more mixed content. This is an innovation, but it is also a risk …
"As for whether it's feasible or not, Boss Pei, it's up to you to decide for yourself."
"The key is whether this idea and creativity is worth the risk."
Li Yada's introduction focused on the background of Yan Qi and his studio.
After all, the game's gameplay had been clearly written in the proposal. It was inspired by Repent and be Saved, but it had incorporated many other gameplay elements. It had also included various mechanisms to encourage students to skip classes, creating a game of its own.
Boss Pei took a look at the few points on the proposal and should be able to imagine the full picture of the game.
Boss Pei should be able to give a more comprehensive evaluation after introducing the risks of the game.
The moment Pei Qian heard about the risks, he was no longer sleepy.
It sounds like this project is quite reliable!
The lead designer and the entire development team used to make mobile games? No experience in developing standalone games?
What's more, they had only done small projects that cost a few million yuan at most. This time, they wanted to go up to a hundred million yuan?
The key was the game itself. It sounded like a hodgepodge. If it could replicate Repent and be Saved's success, the two games would be worlds apart.
On the surface, they both looked like they were going to suffer a little. However, if one looked deeper, there was a huge difference.
What's more, the story was based on nothing. There was no IP, and it was based on a relatively unpopular dynasty in history. This story would not add any points to the players.
It felt good!
Pei Qian took the proposal and looked at it again.
The gameplay of suffering in the early stages and earning money in the late stages did not seem completely impossible. However, he had to consider two points. First, such games were rarely mass-produced. Second, the investment in the game itself was huge. What's more, the development team was inexperienced. All in all, the possibility of making money was very low.
Whether the game made money or not was relative.
The higher the investment, the more difficult it would be to make money.
That was because there were only so many players. It would be difficult to break through the upper limit of the game's price. The higher the investment, the higher the guaranteed sales volume. Every time the sales volume increased by an order of magnitude, the difficulty would increase exponentially.
All in all, it was worth a try!
After some consideration, Pei Qian said, "We can invest in it."
Li Yada could not help but feel elated.
Boss Pei had agreed. That meant that there was no problem with the gameplay and that it could become popular!
However, after waiting for a while, Li Yada did not hear anything else. She hesitated and asked, "Boss Pei, do you have any comments or suggestions? Is there anything that can be improved on? "
Pei Qian looked at the proposal and then at Li Yada.
Something to improve?
Actually, he wanted to direct them. However, on further thought, he decided to go somewhere else and rest based on the 'results' of his previous guidance for Tengda Games and Shang Yang Games.
What if a random pointer had the effect of adding the finishing touch and bringing the game to new heights?
That would be infuriating.
Thus, Pei Qian shook his head. "As an investor, don't interfere all the time. Everyone has their own ideas about games. After all, this is not Tengda's game.
"What's more, I think this game is alright. There's no big problem.
"The only thing I'm worried about is whether a hundred million yuan is enough. It would be better if we could increase the investment.
"Imagination is priceless. How can we let money limit a designer's imagination?"
Logically speaking, a hundred million yuan was quite a lot. However, for a game like this, the more money invested, the harder it would be to recoup.
In other words, every additional sum after a hundred million yuan would cause the game's profitability to increase exponentially.
However, Pei Qian could not directly ask for more money. That would be unreasonable. After all, the other party only asked for a hundred million yuan.
What's more, the System was still watching. He had to think of a way to fool it.
The good thing about a project like this was that the System would not use it as a credit card. To Pei Qian, the money that was spent was spent. He would not have to worry about it for a long time.
However, Pei Qian could not think of a reason to fork out more money at the moment. He could only leave it to the game's designer.
Li Yada nodded. "Is that so? Boss Pei thinks so too? "
"Indeed. Games like this need more research and development funds for the results to be good.
"How about this? I'll go back and ask Yan Qi to refine the proposal. I'll add back the content that was cut previously. I'll add more to the game's flow and level design. I'll also add more equipment, props, NPCs, monsters, and the like.
Pei Qian added, "Arrange for the recruitment as soon as possible. We'll have to recruit sooner or later anyway. We can't only recruit people halfway through if we realize that progress is too slow. That would be a waste of time."
To a game company, manpower was a huge part of the development costs.
The more people they recruited, the more daily expenses they had to spend. The earlier they recruited, the earlier they spent. The more they recruited, the more they spent.
In any case, such a huge project would require a new team to get used to working together. The development time would not be short. Recruiting people early would not speed up the development process. Instead, they would spend more money.
Li Yada was a little touched.
Although she had already expected that Boss Pei would invest in this game and support Yan Qi's dream, she did not expect Boss Pei to be so generous. A hundred million yuan was fine, but he was even asking for more money.
But to be honest, such a game's effect was indeed achieved by throwing money at it.
When Tengda first created Repent and be Saved, it did not have a strong foundation. That was why the game's content was relatively pure, and the game's flow was not very long. In the end, the game's selling price was not high either.
However, Tengda's size was not what it used to be now.
Perhaps Boss Pei saw the predicament Yan Qi's small workspace was in and thought of Tengda's state when it was first established. That was why he decided to lend a helping hand?
They could not let the project 'Mili' have any regrets!
Indeed, Boss Pei's understanding of investment was different from other investors.
Other investors were all thinking about how to cut costs and how to seek the highest return with the lowest cost. So when they encountered such a project, their first reaction would definitely be how to reduce the cost. Their second reaction would be to interfere with the project and interfere with the creation.
However, Boss Pei was different. When faced with such a problem, his first reaction would be to consider whether he had enough money and whether he should recruit people as soon as possible. What's more, even though Boss Pei was a game designer, he fully respected the original designer's thoughts. He had no intention of interfering with the creative process!
It could only be said that Boss Pei's first identity was still a designer. He was an investor after that.
In other words, even if Boss Pei was an investor, he was a completely different kind of investor from other investors.
"Alright, Boss Pei. I'll go and pass the message to the designer now. I'll ask him to go through the proposal again and make up for all the ideas that were cut previously. Then, I'll complete the game.
"Er … or should I wait for He Desheng to come back and let him speak to me?
"I still have to ensure that my identity is not exposed."
Li Yada had told Yan Qi before that she knew people from Dream Realization Ventures and could speak to them. However, if she were to pass the message directly, it would be a little beyond the scope of a friend. It would easily arouse suspicion.
Thus, it would be better to wait for He Desheng to come back and speak to him as the person-in-charge of Dream Realization Ventures.
Pei Qian nodded. "Yes, alright. We still have to keep it a secret.
"Speaking of which … can we still hide the identity of Morning Dew Games Platform?"
Li Yada pondered for a moment. "It's alright. It's safe for now."
Pei Qian relaxed a little. "Alright, continue to hide it for as long as you can. This is very important."
It was better to continue to burn money. If they did not expose themselves in the short term, they could burn more money.
Once Morning Dew Games Platform's relationship with Tengda was exposed, they would be forced to enter the next stage.
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