Pei Qian froze.
At that moment, he felt as if he had cast a Pyroblast after ten seconds of channeling, but it had hit the opponent's shield and landed on his face.
However, Boss Pei was a veteran after all. He quickly calmed down.
"Overseas distribution companies …
"As far as I know, domestic films are not very popular in the overseas market …
"Most of the box office is only … one or two million US dollars?"
Pei Qian still had some basic knowledge about these things.
Many popular domestic films would try to be distributed overseas, but the results were not very good because of cultural barriers, language barriers, and other problems. Films that could easily break a hundred million yuan domestically might only earn one or two million US dollars overseas. What's more, it depended on the theme.
Pei Qian counted on his fingers. If it was only a million US dollars, it did not seem to be too heavy a burden based on the split and exchange rate.
A few million US dollars could still be easily handled.
What he was more concerned about now was which blind overseas distribution company had taken a fancy to this film?
Huang Sibo smiled and said, "Indeed.
"With the retirement of many influential Chinese film stars in Hollywood, the appeal of domestic films in the overseas box office has been declining. At the same time, the domestic market is developing faster and faster. Our national pride and confidence are getting stronger. Therefore, many films focus on the domestic market and no longer chase after the taste of the overseas market.
"Therefore, in recent years, many blockbusters that easily earned hundreds of millions in the domestic box office could only earn one or two million in the international box office. There are few screenings, and they are not very popular. Their influence is very limited.
"However, it is also because of this reason that our film can stand out!
"Flying Star Journey was a flop in the world, but it was an overseas sci-fi movie with a huge investment. Tomorrow is Beautiful was able to achieve a similar box office with an extremely low investment and suppress its reputation. This has given the overseas distribution company a lot of confidence!
"What's more, Tomorrow is Beautiful has a unique advantage. The entire film is in English, and the story is set in the future. The concept of countries and races is blurred, and there is no obscure local culture. It is easier for overseas audiences to accept it!
"The main theme of the film is to explore the gap between the rich and the poor, excessive consumption, the alienation of capital, and so on. It is easier for overseas audiences to resonate with them!
"Therefore, Boss Pei, rest assured that the box office of our film will probably be more than a million US dollars. It will definitely be higher than this!"
"…" Pei Qian did not know how to reply.
Zhu Xiaoce added, "That's right, Boss Pei, don't underestimate the English pronunciation!"
"You should know that foreigners are very, very resistant to subtitles. The reason is very simple. English is a relatively long language, and reading subtitles is very tiring."
"A very strong piece of evidence is that both China and Japan have a large number of bullet screen video websites, but there are none overseas. This is because our words are ideograms. The information is highly condensed, and you can understand the meaning of the bullet screen at a glance. This is not the case for English. "
"It's the same with subtitles. The foreign audiences aren't used to seeing subtitles like us. For them, whether or not there's an English translation is a key factor in whether or not they want to watch it!"
"So, our movie will be in English throughout, which is a huge advantage! Although the three main actors all have a slight Asian accent, foreigners don't care about it. Instead, they think it's more in line with the character's character and ethnicity. "
"All in all, from the beginning of the script, this film was very much in line with the tastes of the overseas market!"
"Boss Pei, you're definitely far-sighted for everyone to speak English!"
Zhu Xiaoce raised his thumb excitedly.
"…"
He really wanted to say: No, you're wrong! I'm not far-sighted at all; I'm just f * cking short-sighted! I was only thinking about using English to dissuade domestic audiences. I never thought that the day would come when this film would enter the overseas market!
However, looking at Zhu Xiaoce and Huang Sibo's reverent eyes, Pei Qian could only sigh silently in his heart.
Terrible!
…
…
March 30th, Wednesday …
For the past two days, GOG players had ushered in the ultimate carnival.
The results of GOG's first season's spring competition had been locked in the wee hours of yesterday.
Today, all the prizes had been distributed, and the entire event's popularity had reached its peak!
Posts discussing the event could be seen everywhere on the internet.
Of course, some people doubted the true strength of the winners. After all, there were no absolutely fair rules in this world, and sour grapes would always make people instinctively jealous of the lucky ones.
However, this kind of noise only took up a very small part of the competition.
This was because the rules of this competition were open, fair, and transparent. Although there were bound to be situations where two players hugged each other to gain points, generally speaking, the players who were able to fight their way into the top 500 in such a short time were all genuine talents.
Because of the short time, actors and studios did not react so quickly. Before the impact was enough, the results had been locked in and the prizes had been distributed.
The players who received the prizes were all very happy. They showed off their results, showed off their prizes, and received worship. That further stimulated and increased GOG's popularity.
In short, everyone was very happy.
The players received money, the GOG project team gained popularity, and Boss Pei also distributed money.
However, while everyone else was unconditionally happy, Boss Pei's happiness was mixed with deep worry.
That was because he realized that the game's popularity had risen far beyond his expectations.
From his perspective, it seemed like it was showing signs of losing control!
Thus, the quick-witted Boss Pei gave Hu Xianbin a task yesterday. He asked him to analyze the season's competition and then write a detailed report to submit.
On the surface, it looked like he was giving him homework, but in fact, Boss Pei wanted to know what was going on.
He had to admit that Hu Xianbin was indeed very efficient. Pei Qian received the analysis report today.
However, after reading it, his heart turned even colder.
…
During the short but intense competition, the number of active players of GOG skyrocketed every day, be it the mobile version or the client-side version.
The temptation of a 'weekly salary of a hundred thousand yuan' was hard for players to resist. Even if some people's rationality kept telling them that it was impossible to get the hundred thousand yuan, their wishful thinking would still drive them to try the game.
GOG's competition rewards were so generous that it attracted many newcomers who had never played similar games before. Coupled with the AI set up to protect the newcomers' gaming experience, most people had a very good experience in the early stages of the game. The positive feedback from the game was very strong, so most people would have the illusion that they were talented.
By the time they truly realized that they could not get the prize money, they would have played the game intensely for two or three days. By then, they would be very familiar with the game, and they would have experienced the fun of the game. It was unlikely that they would leave the game.
Not only that, but players' wishful thinking would also drive them to 'repeatedly jump sideways'.
Those who were confident in scrolling the screen would play the mobile version.
Those who were confident in operating the keyboard and mouse would play the client-side version.
Those who were beaten up in the client-side version would consider switching to the mobile version because they felt that the players in the mobile version were even worse.
Those who were uncomfortable scrolling the screen in the mobile version would consider switching to the client-side version because they felt that it was more convenient and accurate to use the keyboard and mouse in the mobile version.
The setting of the data interoperability between the two terminals made players not at all repulsed by the dual-terminal version. Instead, they enjoyed it and even stimulated their desire to buy skins.
After all, the skins were shared on both terminals. One purchase meant double the happiness.
After going around and around, players realized that they were very bad at both client-side and mobile games. By then, they had already formed a gaming habit.
All in all, this event could be said to be stable, accurate, and ruthless. Not only did it capture all the veteran players, but it also captured a large number of newcomers. In a short period of time, GOG's popularity was raised to a very high level through the high prize money. What's more, the event ended before the studios and directors could react. That ensured the fairness of the event to the greatest extent.
What followed was brainless flattery for Boss Pei.
…
Pei Qian was speechless after reading the report.
He finally understood why the data was abnormal.
It seemed that he had indeed lost money. However, the price seemed to be a little too high. It completely exceeded his original expectations.
"It doesn't matter.
"All in all, it's fine as long as I can incur losses this cycle. We'll talk about the future in the future.
"However, GOG's current situation seems to have exposed a huge problem in my understanding of the game …
"No, I have to change this situation for the next game. I can't make any more profits!
"I have to sum up my experience and learn from my mistakes. I have to make a failed game!"
After thinking hard behind closed doors for a few days, Pei Qian had already thought of a very good idea for a failed game.
In the next cycle, he had to make clear arrangements for the two gaming departments!
…
…
March 31st, Thursday …
The System screen automatically appeared in front of Pei Qian.
Pei Qian finally heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that.
That was great!
Pei Qian had about 180,000 yuan left after buying the house. He had earned a hundred thousand yuan from writing the movie script and received tens of thousands of yuan in red packets during the Chinese New Year.
Most of his daily expenses were basically reimbursed by the company. Thus, he did not spend much of the money and saved it all.
After converting more than 580,000 yuan this time, Pei Qian's Personal Wealth returned to 920,000 yuan.
It was tough, but it was worth it!
Relatively speaking, it was obviously more worth it to incur losses. He would have to earn 500 million yuan from converting 530,000 yuan.
What's more, the 500 million yuan had to remain in the company's accounts during settlement and could not be used for investment. That was the only way to achieve the conversion. However, how could he earn more money if he did not invest all that money in the company's accounts?
Thus, no matter what, incurring losses was the correct way to start the System.
Pei Qian noticed that after the System entered Version 2.0, although the ratio had been lowered due to the Matthew effect, it seemed like the difficulty of incurring losses had decreased correspondingly.
In the past, Pei Qian worked himself to death and could only incur losses once out of three settlements.
However, it seemed like he could steadily incur losses now.
On one hand, it was because Pei Qian had become more and more familiar with the System's temper after repeated failures. Thus, he had developed more tricks. For example, he allowed some businesses to drink poison to quench thirst and exchange money for reputation.
On the other hand, it was because the System had given him more convenience after the upgrade. For example, there was a charity quota for each cycle and it allowed him to extend a certain project to two cycles.
The tens of thousands of yuan that he had spent on Thriller Hostel was crucial to his ability to incur losses this time.
All in all, he had converted six hundred thousand yuan of Personal Wealth in five months. That was a hundred thousand yuan a month!
Well, this is worthy of celebration!
With this money, he could buy furniture and appliances for the new house and do some soft renovations.
Of course, he had to work harder.
On top of that, Pei Qian also found a small hidden danger. In terms of fixed assets, the price of Ming Yun Private Kitchen's villa had increased by more than two hundred thousand yuan …
Using the company's name to buy fixed assets for business activities could indeed spend a huge sum of money. However, Pei Qian had not dared to buy too much because it would affect settlement.
The biggest problem with fixed assets was that they would take up 10% of the System Funds after conversion. When calculating losses, losses = Initial System Funds – Current System Funds – 10% of fixed assets. That was a pain in the ass.
If the initial System Funds were only ten million yuan and the company's fixed assets were worth a hundred million yuan, Pei Qian would be in an awkward situation where he would not incur losses even if he spent all the System Funds.
However, this was the System's first settlement in Version 2.0 after all. The initial System Funds would continue to increase in the future.
As long as the initial System Funds became twenty, thirty, or even fifty million yuan, Pei Qian could consider using the company's name to buy more fixed assets for production and business activities.
The more System Funds he had, the more losses he would incur, and the more money he would convert.
"I hope the System Funds will be higher next cycle …" Pei Qian prayed silently.
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