After hanging up, Pei Qian searched for Ruan Guangjian's number.
However, before making the call, Pei Qian first searched for the keyword 'shared phone booths' in Qiandu on a whim.
Soon, there were many results. Most of them came from Jingzhou locals' Tieba, forums, and Weibo.
"Today, a genius really thought of a great entrepreneurial idea. Shared phone booths! You can make a call after scanning the QR code! "
"Are you crazy? Can't you just use your phone to scan the QR code?"
"I'm dying of laughter. I even took a photo with him. It feels like performance art. [Photo] "
"This stupid phone booth is quite big, but why does it look like it was made by hand? Is this really a product of industrial production? The details are not very detailed. "
"This is … paying to be imprisoned, and people are watching through the glass?"
Pei Qian scanned it and felt more at ease.
Look, the eyes of the public are sharp!
Since this phone booth is so unpopular and not profitable, I'll ask Ruan Guangjian to draw a few more and turn this phone booth into a cultural symbol purely for public welfare.
En, wonderful!
At that thought, Pei Qian dialed Ruan Guangjian's number.
…
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January 10th, Monday …
Ruan Guangjian temporarily settled the work at Shang Yang Games. He gave Shang Yang Games' art team and the outsourced art team some suggestions. Then, he went to the nearby art equipment market to buy brushes, paints, and other necessary materials. Then, he rushed to Huanyu Tianjie.
Since it was a Monday, there were fewer people in the shopping mall.
Even so, many people still took pictures of the shared phone booth.
It was probably because the news about the "shared phone booths" had spread out yesterday that many people had come to visit.
Ruan Guangjian had just walked up the escalator when he saw a well-built, long-haired, muscular man walking up to him.
"Master! Hello, hello! "
"Master, you're so young. You're very different from what I imagined."
Zhang Wang had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Ruan Guangjian carrying all kinds of painting equipment, he immediately confirmed that this was the artist that Boss Pei had hired.
However, Ruan Guangjian did not look like the artists that Zhang Wang had imagined. He did not have long hair or a beard, nor did he have earrings, ear studs, or tattoos. He looked clean and neat, no different from an ordinary student.
Zhang Wang, on the other hand, had long hair that fluttered in the wind. He was more in line with the image of an artist that most people would think of.
Ruan Guangjian looked at the shared phone booth. It looked no different from the photos. It was just that it felt bigger when he saw it with his own eyes.
When Ruan Guangjian finished sizing up the phone booth, Zhang Wang asked with anticipation, "Master, how long will it take to paint this painting?"
Ruan Guangjian thought for a moment. "You can't generalize."
"Painting is a creative work, and time varies greatly. If it's a simple oil painting, the subject of the painting has already been conceived in advance, and the artist's technique is more proficient, then it may be finished in ten hours. "
"But if it's a master who paints a high-quality oil painting, it might take one, three, or five years. There's no upper limit."
"This includes the time needed to gather materials, create, edit, and so on. There is no upper limit."
Zhang Wang hurriedly said, "Three to five years? Of course not. Just a random drawing would do. Master, the painting is too good. I was worried that someone would steal it. "
"After all, this phone booth can be disassembled."
"However, with the mall's security watching over it, the possibility of that happening is very small, haha."
Zhang Wang told a lame joke, but Ruan Guangjian did not find it funny.
However, at least he was clear about one thing: this painting definitely did not have to be so detailed. He did not have to treat it as a top-notch work of art.
However, he definitely could not draw it too simply. After all, Boss Pei was generous and was a good friend. How could he cheat Boss Pei?
Ruan Guangjian thought for a moment. "I heard that this is only the first one. You have to paint a total of twenty phone booths?"
Zhang Wang nodded. "Yes, those are still in production."
Ruan Guangjian looked at the size of the available painting area of the phone booth and asked, "What theme do you want to paint? Do you have any ideas?"
Zhang Wang shook his head violently and appeared to have no opinion. "No! It all depends on what you want to paint, Master! "
Ruan Guangjian thought about it carefully. "Hmm … I have to paint twenty paintings, and the workload for each one is not small.
"After all, this painting is almost two meters tall. The workload would be at least three to four times that of ordinary oil paintings.
"Even if I can use my own style and not pay so much attention to the details, this painting would take at least three to four days to complete.
"What's more, this is under the premise that I am very familiar with what I want to paint.
"What's more, this phone booth is a project that Boss Pei has invested in. The theme of the painting would more or less have something to do with Boss Pei's company, right?
"If that's the case, there aren't many suitable themes …
"I've got it!"
Ruan Guangjian suddenly had a flash of inspiration as he thought of a good idea.
He could paint the concept art of GOG's heroes!
Coincidentally, there were more than twenty GOG heroes in the first batch. What's more, their concept art had already been completed.
Ruan Guangjian had been the one to complete the shape and design of the concept art. After repeated revisions, it would be a walk in the park for him to paint them again.
What's more, the concept art belonged to Tengda's new game, and the phone booth was also a business that Boss Pei had invested in. The two had a very close relationship.
Compared to traditional oil paintings, the concept art of heroes was more intimate and interesting to young people who came to shopping malls.
The more Ruan Guangjian thought about it, the more suitable it seemed.
The only thing that needed to be changed was the form of the concept art.
Originally, GOG's concept art was very detailed and concrete. That was because the modeler had to create the game model according to the concept art. If some parts were blurred, the modeler could only fill in the details.
However, the concept art here could be seen as concept art or publicity art. It could be more artistic.
Ruan Guangjian considered using his own style and thick painting techniques. On one hand, he could blur out the details and save time. On the other hand, he could enhance the art of the concept art and make it more eye-catching.
At that thought, Ruan Guangjian prepared to start work.
As for which hero in GOG should he paint for the first concept art …
Was there even a need to think about it?
…
In the office, Pei Qian yawned.
There were less than three months left until settlement.
There were many projects going on at the same time. However, the movie should be officially completed by next week. The rough cut should be ready by the end of the month. Based on GOG's current progress, it should be ready for a closed beta at the end of the month as well.
As for the Haunted House, it was impossible to finish everything. The two biggest projects might not even be completed before the end of the year, but for the smaller projects of the second big project, he should be able to finish one or two by the end of the month.
When the time comes, I'll let Ruan Guangjian experience it first and kill his spirit!
All in all, Pei Qian looked at his schedule. This week was going to be a relatively leisurely one. He had to hurry up and read and revise.
What if Old Ma passed the exam on his own while Boss Pei had to pay for it? Wouldn't he lose face?
Pei Qian looked at his junior, Little Tang. Apart from shoveling feces, feeding the cats, and taking care of the cats, she would sit at her desk and read quietly. It would be a piece of cake for her to get a scholarship.
Pei Qian could not help but sigh. "Ai, if only I could hire someone to study for me.
"I can only say that knowledge is priceless!"
As Pei Qian sighed, he realized that another half an hour had passed. He quickly flipped through his notes and started revising.
Less than an hour later, someone knocked on his door.
Pei Qian looked up and saw Ma Yiqun.
"What's the matter?" Boss Pei was a little unhappy that his study had been interrupted. However, he knew that Ma Yiqun did not come often and that he must have something important to do. Thus, he did not say much.
Ma Yiqun said, "It's like this, Boss Pei. Zhongdian Chinese Network has earned a sum of money during this period … "
Pei Qian, "???"
Can you always be sneaky and earn money without saying a word? Can't you let me be mentally prepared in advance?
Pei Qian had thought that he would be more leisurely this week, but something unexpected happened.
Zhongdian Chinese Network had gone through several stages of development since it was established. Now, it had turned its losses into profits.
From the beginning, it raised the price of full attendance and protected the rights of the lower-tier writers.
Later, it subsidized the middle-tier writers so that they could earn the same level of income as the elite writers of Infinite Chinese Network.
After that, it linked with Repent and be Saved, unified Tengda accounts, and directed a large number of Tengda Games players to the website.
After this period of operation, the website's traffic had increased. Although the overall scale of the website and the income of the top writers could not be compared to Infinite Chinese Network, at least the lower-tier writers were living comfortably.
Thus, spending the money that they had earned became a problem.
"Don't hand it over. Spend it yourself." Pei Qian followed the principle of 'whoever caused pollution should clean it up. Whoever earned money should spend it'. Thus, he gave Ma Yiqun's report a half-hearted reply.
"Ah, alright, Boss Pei." Ma Yiqun knew that Boss Pei would react this way. However, what Boss Pei said was one thing, and what he did was another.
Even if he knew that Boss Pei would probably invest the money into the development of the website, he could not skip the process of asking for instructions.
After all, this was different from the website's joint activities. It involved a sum of money.
If it was a joint activity with Repent and be Saved like before, Ma Yiqun could make the decision himself as the person-in-charge of the website. That was because it would not cost much.
"Wait a minute."
Ma Yiqun was just about to turn and leave when Boss Pei stopped him.
Pei Qian asked casually, "Where do you plan to spend the money?"
At first, Pei Qian did not intend to ask about these things. However, he suddenly realized that he had to.
If he allowed Ma Yiqun to spend as much money as he wanted, who could guarantee that he would spend it on useless things?!
Thus, Pei Qian decided to ask a few more questions.
Ma Yiqun smiled. "Boss Pei, I've thought about it.
"Now, our website is very attractive to middle and low-tier authors. What's more, we have attracted some loyal gamers of Tengda Games. The games channel is very popular, forming a 'circle of self-mockery' effect.
"I think the problem now is that we lack top-notch authors!
"Thus, I'm thinking of using this money to poach a few top-notch authors from Infinite Chinese Network who are not very satisfied with the current situation, especially those in unpopular categories who are capable but not very valued.
"It might not be easy to poach famous authors, but I should be able to poach a few authors who earn thirty to fifty thousand a month but can't become famous authors as long as I'm willing to spend money."
Pei Qian fell silent.
It sounded very reliable!
Indeed, Zhongdian Chinese Network's biggest problem now was that the website's ceiling was low. It did not have super popular books that could become a hot topic online.
The lower-tier and middle-tier authors were living comfortably, but the website's ability to create famous authors was basically zero.
If they could target a few authors with potential, choose a book with the best data, and then use all the resources online to promote it …
They might really be able to improve Zhongdian Chinese Network!
At that thought, Pei Qian coughed lightly and said, "That's not appropriate."
"True famous authors rely on real hard skills. They rely on good works to gather readers, not relying on the website's resources."
"If we poach authors from other websites, we would definitely have to pay a high price. For authors, they might not be able to continue their previous popularity if they are not acclimatized to the local environment and the change in the readership. For the website, the price-performance ratio of buying out books at a high price is very poor, and the profits are difficult to guarantee."
"If we sign the buyout and then require the book's data to meet the standard, that would be a little like a hooligan. It would not be morally justified. It would not be very attractive to authors. "
"All in all, this approach cannot be said to be wrong, but it is not in line with the development direction of Zhongdian Chinese Network."
"In my opinion, this money should be spent on middle-tier and lower-tier authors. If we want to create famous authors, we can poach from our own authors. Why do we have to poach from other websites? "
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