Squeezed?
Are you serious?!
Zhou Muyan looked at the work desks in his own studio – it wasn't squeezed at all! Wasn't it the same for most companies?
Everyone had their own desk – wasn't it the same for other companies as well? Furthermore, because Sun Strike Studios was in their own building, they had more space. Compared to other companies, their workstations were much wider.
'Squeezed? You must be blind …'
He understood that it wasn't because Sun Strike Studios' work desks were cramped – it was because Tengda's work desks were way too spacious!
Which other company would do what Tengda did? Not even real estate companies could do that!
However, everyone had been working in Tengda for a long time and were used to that environment. Now that they saw Sun Strike Studios' work environment, they couldn't raise their spirits at all.
Everyone was listless and uninterested. It was as though they were a bunch of people who were used to living in a beach view villa and were looking at a sales lady touting a 'luxurious house' with three bedrooms and one living room without any feelings at all …
Their dreams were shattered!
Initially, everyone was filled with anticipation for Sun Strike Studios. But now, it seemed like that was all there was to it!
The work desks were cramped.
The office computers were average and the design team didn't even have dual monitors.
A few bags of snacks were placed on the table to serve as a snack area.
There was only a small television in the entertainment room – were they trying to get rid of beggars?
Furthermore, they were forced to work 996 hours without overtime pay!
This was a top tier domestic games company?!
It was a far cry from Tengda!
It was as though he had met his first love after many years of marriage, only to find out that she had turned into an old woman.
Then, he looked at his wife – why was she so beautiful?!
Indeed, Boss Pei was the best boss in the world. There was no other!
He had better not think about all that and just stick to Boss Pei's thigh for the rest of his life, going through fire and water for him!
…
Zhou Muyan was starting to feel awkward after his awkward bragging. The main reason was that the other party's expression was clearly perfunctory and he was no longer in the mood to continue bragging.
"Let's continue then. We've already arranged for an experience sharing session. This way please."
They arrived at a huge conference room in Sun Strike Studios.
Today's itinerary was decided by Assistant Xin and the staff here – it included a company tour and experience sharing.
Assistant Xin had arranged it according to normal company exchange procedures. After all, they couldn't possibly leave after taking a look at the office building – that wouldn't be appropriate.
Since it was an exchange and learning, they definitely had to share their successful experiences with each other. Otherwise, this trip would not have been in vain.
There were more than twenty people on Tengda's side while Sun Strike Studios had also arranged for more than twenty employees to accompany them. Both parties had also arranged for professionals to share their experiences on stage.
The first to go up was Sun Xi who had received them earlier on. He was the core designer of a large scale MMORPG project within Sun Strike Studios.
Sun Xi first expressed his warm welcome to Boss Pei and the others who had come from afar. Everyone applauded, and the atmosphere was very warm.
After that, Sun Xi started to introduce the successful experiences of the MMORPG that he was currently in charge of.
Pei Qian held onto his little notebook and listened intently. He nodded repeatedly as he scribbled and drew on his notebook.
After a while, a turtle was drawn.
After a while, there was a mouse and a duck on it …
I don't understand at all!
Most importantly, Pei Qian was sitting in the first row and could not sleep.
Actually, Sun Xi's explanation wasn't that deep and Huang Sibo and the others could understand. However, there were many professional terms and abbreviations in his explanation. Pei Qian could only roughly guess that the game was amazing through his expressions and actions. However, he could not figure out just how amazing it was.
Before long, Sun Xi was done. The sleepy Pei Qian could not help but perk up and clap.
Next up, it was Tengda's turn.
It was impolite not to reciprocate. Since the other party had shared their successful experiences, Tengda naturally had to share as well.
Tengda had sent Huang Sibo to explain the successful experiences of Ghost General. Ocean Stronghold wasn't even completed yet and they weren't sure if it would succeed. Naturally, it wasn't suitable for them to talk about it.
Actually, strictly speaking, Pei Qian should be the one sharing the successful experiences. After all, Ghost General was created by him alone.
However, Pei Qian rejected this suggestion decisively. Firstly, he did not want to go up on stage. Secondly, he couldn't explain how Ghost General had succeeded either …
Therefore, after Assistant Xin informed Pei Qian of the schedule, Pei Qian tossed the task to Huang Sibo at lightning speed, asking him to just go up and give a simple talk.
When Huang Sibo went up the stage, there was a round of applause.
"First of all, I would like to clarify that I did not participate in the production of Ghost General. Boss Pei was the one who completed the game from start to end. However, during this period of time after joining Tengda, I have been researching Ghost General. I think that I have a certain level of understanding of it and have also figured out a little of Boss Pei's art of design.
"Boss Pei, if I make any mistakes in the process, you are welcome to criticize and correct me.
"From the way I see it, there are three main reasons for Ghost General's success.
"First, the quality of the game that strives for perfection and the bold art style!
"From what I know, Boss Pei had spent more than half of the funds to purchase art resources. Furthermore, he had boldly used a new artist. Once Ghost General's epic ink oil painting style was released, it was warmly welcomed by gamers. This was all thanks to Boss Pei's great foresight and superb aesthetic standards!
"Boss Pei had made Ghost General a success and had also made Ruan Guangjian, a new artist with an outstanding style. It could be said to be a win-win situation …
"Second, conscientious in-store purchases!"
"The total consumption of Ghost General was only 40 yuan and that was a stark contrast to card games like Qute Three Kingdoms. This method of earning money standing on the ground and being absolutely fair had won the love and respect of gamers. Moreover, the strategy of small profits but quick turnover had also resulted in the game's sales and reputation …"
"Third, creative marketing methods!"
"Because all of the funds had been invested into research and development, Ghost General was faced with a situation where there was no money for marketing! Boss Pei's creative marketing on Weibo had caused Ghost General to become popular among the artists and even spread it to the gaming industry, achieving a perfect marketing effect … "
"I think that this could even be used as a classic case study of marketing!"
Huang Sibo was well-prepared as he spoke with fervor.
He had not asked Pei Qian about the inside story of Ghost General. However, he had probed around, found some game reviews online, browsed through Ruan Guangjian and the others' Weibo and combined it with Boss Pei's personality and design ideas …
He could roughly reconstruct the situation.
In the process of explaining, he would look in Pei Qian's direction from time to time.
Boss Pei smiled and nodded repeatedly.
'Indeed, my guess was right!'
Huang Sibo was extremely proud. Even though he had not participated in the research and development of Ghost General, it was already an incredible feat for him to be able to accurately guess Boss Pei's design intentions back then. This meant that he was gradually catching up to Boss Pei!
As for Pei Qian, he nodded his head while lamenting in his heart.
'Well said! Why didn't I know that was what I was thinking back then …'
Below the stage, Sun Xi, Zhou Muyan and the other employees of Sun Strike Studios were listening intently and taking notes as well.
Zhou Muyan could not help but feel emotional. Indeed, heroes were born from the young!
Even though this Boss Pei was young, he was truly gutsy!
Investing all of the funds into research and development without leaving a single cent for marketing, boldly using a new artist with a brand new art style and changing the profit model of traditional mobile card games …
That wasn't something that any ordinary designer could do!
This was a ruthless man. Wasn't he afraid of losing everything?
Indeed, there was a high chance that he was a second-generation tycoon. Otherwise, there was no way he could take on such a huge risk calmly …
'Is this … a difference in mentality?' The legendary 'lifting heavy things as though they were light' …
Zhou Muyan's imagination could not help but fill in the blanks as he valued Pei Qian even more.
Before long, Huang Sibo was done with his speech and the crowd below burst into applause once more!
Pei Qian felt as though there were many pious and respectful gazes directed at him, causing him to feel uncomfortable all over.
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