March 29th, Friday …
Pei Qian arrived at Morning Dew Gaming Platform early in the morning and called Tang Yishu and Li Yada to the conference room for a meeting.
Li Yada and Tang Yishu were both a little surprised. Wasn't Boss Pei in seclusion?
Did something go wrong with our work? Why did he come here when he was in seclusion?
Li Yada was just about to ask when Pei Qian stopped her.
"I'm here this time to tell you about the work arrangements for Morning Dew Gaming Platform."
In fact, Li Yada was right. Pei Qian was indeed dissatisfied with the current state of Morning Dew Gaming Platform, but so what? This was a natural disaster, not a man-made disaster.
Thus, Pei Qian did not dwell too much on this point. He just wanted to cut the Gordian knot and arrange these matters as soon as possible. Then, he would go back to seclusion.
He had not finished writing the thesis!
Li Yada nodded. "Alright, Boss Pei, please speak."
Pei Qian thought for a moment and said, "There are three main points.
"First, bring all Tengda Games over and put them on Morning Dew Gaming Platform.
"Second, further adjust the division between Morning Dew Gaming Platform and developers. The platform will only take ten percent. At the same time, increase the discount for all games on the platform. Try to choose the best free games, especially our own games.
"Third, let Tengda Games, Shang Yang Games, and all other departments work together with Morning Dew Gaming Platform. Then, seek support from the official platform to develop a 'Morning Dew Game Editor'."
Pei Qian's attitude was very simple. Spend money, spend money at all costs!
Tengda Games was put on Morning Dew Gaming Platform because it could not be hidden anymore. That was why it was no longer pretending.
Once it was put on the platform, he could get more discounts and discounts from the System.
That was because the main battlefield for Tengda Games' sales was basically the official games platform. Tengda had no say in the official games platform's discounts and promotions.
Even if Pei Qian wanted to reduce the price, he had to ask the official games platform for permission first. That had to go through the process.
What's more, applying for a price reduction on the official games platform not only required the approval of the official games platform but also the System's approval.
It was different on Morning Dew Gaming Platform. To sell the game at a low price, the System would think that it was promoting Morning Dew Gaming Platform through a discount. It was an act of burning money to earn reputation and market share. Thus, the restrictions would be more relaxed.
Thus, Tengda Games could be sold at a relatively low price on Chao Lu Games Platform. In this way, although he might achieve the effect of small profits but quick turnover, his income in the short term would definitely drop a lot.
The platform reduced commissions, increased discounts on games, and tried their best to give high-quality free games. These were all ways to burn money.
Now, these domestic channels, the commission is basically up to fate, there are more than 70%.
Of course, those were basically small distributors. The high commission was just to bully those small mobile game development companies. Even those large channels with stronger bargaining power would basically take a 50% or 30% cut when there was an official platform to match.
The official platform would take a 50% commission for normal game merchants, but for outstanding game merchants, it would be 30% or even lower.
There was a fundamental difference between the official platform's commission and the general channel's commission. The general channel's commission did not have much significance, but the official platform's commission had practical significance.
For example: use the money to continue developing and perfecting the official game editor, use the money as a fund to support domestic game companies, etc.
But in general, the current domestic channel business basically took less than 30%.
Did they have to take 30% to keep the platform running? Of course not. It was purely because everyone had a tacit understanding to draw the line of 30% to ensure a comfortable profit margin for everyone. They could make money by lying down on the platform.
Speaking of which, 30% commission was lower than the official platform.
However, the official platform would do things after taking the money. The other channels would not return the money back to the games industry even if they took the money.
Pei Qian's last request was to open a bottomless pit to spend money.
To make Tengda's own game editor!
At the moment, the mainstream game editor in the domestic game development industry was the official game editor. There were other game editors, but they were relatively niche and unpopular.
The official game editor was based on the integration of other game editors and was finally developed after many people perfected it. It was already the best game editor at the moment. To some independent game designers, the learning cost was not high. As long as they studied hard, this editor would be enough to meet most of the needs of game development.
However, that was also why Pei Qian decided to integrate resources and develop a new editor!
Once this bottomless pit was opened, wouldn't it be easy to lose money?
The key was that with the official game editor at the front, the chances of the Morning Dew Game Editor becoming popular and making huge profits were almost negligible.
Li Yada was stunned. "Huh? Boss Pei, aren't … aren't we taking too big of a step? "
"The first two points are understandable. Our platform is starting to expand, but the game editor … isn't something that can be completed in a day!"
"What's more, the official platform's editor is actually very easy to use. We can completely develop new functional modules based on the official platform's editor to optimize and improve it. There's no need to build an editor from scratch, right?"
Pei Qian sniggered, already prepared.
"It's precisely because the game editor can't be completed overnight that we have to start work on it as soon as possible!
"Is the official platform's editor really easy to use? Or is it because everyone is already used to it that they find it useful? "
At that point, Pei Qian could not help but curse in his heart. The official platform's editor was not useful at all!
Back when he was developing The Lonely Desert Road, he had worked hard to learn the official platform's editor by himself. In the end, he had learned nothing.
One look and you learned it; one look and you learned it!
In the end, he had no choice but to put a ready-made template inside and then use some of the content that he had barely grasped to make a few simple functions.
Of course, the game still became popular in the end, but that was a story for another time.
Still, no matter what, Pei Qian felt that he was not wrong to say that the official platform's editor was not easy to use.
Pei Qian paused for a moment and continued. "Many people are already doing small modifications to the original official platform's editor. However, if they do not continue to do so, sooner or later, it will become like old code and become a pile of sh * t.
"The more unwilling one is to abandon the original editor and write a new one, the higher the sunk cost. Thus, it's better to start as soon as possible!
"You can't give up on something just because it's difficult and cost-effective. If everyone thinks like that, how could there be an epoch-making game editor?
"What's more, I'm not asking you to achieve instant success. You can take it slow.
"Start with some basic functions. The first version is mainly targeted at independent game designers. Later versions will continue to be improved."
Li Yada was completely convinced by Pei Qian's speech.
Yes, Boss Pei is Boss Pei. What he said made sense!
Conventional thinking was indeed not good. If one wanted to keep up with Boss Pei's thinking in Tengda, one had to be ahead of the curve and have a broad vision. One had to be the strongest in action and execution!
It was indeed very difficult to develop this editor.
The official platform had gathered so many resources, manpower, and spent so much effort to develop it, what more for Morning Dew Games Platform itself?
Of course, Boss Pei also said that Li Yada could use Tengda's resources, including the internal games department, independent game incubation base, Dream Realization Ventures, and the help of some external companies and even official platforms. They could all be integrated.
These resources were definitely enough. The key was how to coordinate and what the editor should look like.
For such a large-scale project, the slightest mistake could lead to a huge error. It was already difficult enough to integrate the resources and make sure that all the participants could do their jobs well.
It was very challenging, but Li Yada felt that she could not let Boss Pei down since Boss Pei had given her this important task!
No matter what, he was the third-generation leader of Tengda. Huang Sibo and Lu Mingliang were already doing well. He could not just stay at Morning Dew Games Platform and do nothing. It was time for him to do something spectacular!
Pei Qian nodded in satisfaction. Then, he glanced at Little Tang and could not hide the smile on his face.
Let Little Tang stay and be in charge of the development of Morning Dew Games Editor!
It might be a little cruel to do this, but for the sake of this cycle's settlement, he could only work hard for his comrades!
"Alright, that's settled then. I'll leave first."
Pei Qian stood up and prepared to go back to rest, satisfied.
However, his cell phone vibrated just as he turned to walk out.
Pei Qian took out his cell phone and could not help but frown. "Eh? Otto Technologies has something to report about cell phones and new smart products? "
He did not really want to go.
That was because Pei Qian did not have any particularly good ideas for Otto Technologies recently.
If Pei Qian had any ideas like the 'Fully-Automated Smart Bickering Machine' or the 'Smart Fitness Drying Rack', he would definitely run to Otto Technologies immediately. He would call Chang You and Jiang Yuan to the conference room and make arrangements.
The Bickering Machine and the drying rack might still be profitable in the end, but they were at least one step away from incurring losses. They were very close.
What was the use of going if he did not have any good ideas?
The ideas that Pei Qian thought of were either too high or too ridiculous. It was hard not to be suspicious. Thus, he had not paid special attention to Otto Technologies.
However, Pei Qian still had to make a trip after some thought.
That was because since Otto Technologies had said that they had something to report about cell phones and new smart products, it must be something important. Otherwise, they would not have disturbed him.
What if it became popular if he did not go and take a look?
There might be room for salvation if he went and took a look.
Pei Qian headed to Otto Technologies at that thought.
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