After having such an idea, Pei Qian carefully considered its feasibility.
There were three lessons that he had to learn from.
The first was the lesson of working with Ruan Guangjian.
His collaboration with Ruan Guangjian looked like a failure now. Ruan Guangjian had been protecting the quality of Tengda Games' original art since Ghost General.
Many games' success was partly due to the high quality of the original art. Players were attracted at first sight, and images that perfectly matched the game's content also became the key to the game's artistry.
Pei Qian looked back at his collaboration with Ruan Guangjian and felt that it was mainly because of his luck.
Logically speaking, at that time, he was looking for an unknown artist. The probability of meeting a hidden expert should be very small, right?
In the end, they still ran into each other!
Who do you think you can reason with?
Thus, Pei Qian felt that he had to cast a wide net.
If he only concentrated his funds on one or two small companies this time, he would most likely repeat the same mistake. Thus, he had to invest widely.
The more samples, the more accurate the probability, and the impact of luck would be minimized.
The second was the lesson of buying Shang Yang Games.
Pei Qian recalled that everything was going well when he first bought Shang Yang Games. The bad thing was that he could not help but want Shang Yang Games to lose more money and change the game's pay-to-win model.
In the end, Bloody Battle Song became more conscientious and established a good reputation. It suddenly became popular after it was remade and changed to a mobile game.
Thus, Pei Qian felt that he could not change the original operating model of these companies. He could not even look at them.
That was because sometimes things would change because of Boss Pei's observation.
The 'observer effect' existed in all aspects of life, but Pei Qian found it especially prominent in himself. He had to think of a way to avoid it.
Finally, the lesson of investing in Dream Realization Ventures.
Dream Realization Ventures had invested in IOI, shared phone booths, 'Top Student, Come Quick', Fully-Automated Bickering Machine, and so on. All of them were successful.
The reasons for the success of these projects were different, but Pei Qian felt that a very important reason was' attention '.
Pei Qian often chose the most ridiculous projects because he wanted to lose too much, such as shared phone booths and Fully-Automated Bickering Machine.
However, it was precisely because such projects were too ridiculous that they could easily become a topic of discussion and gain a lot of attention.
What's more, any industry that was related to Tengda did not lack attention.
Coupled with Pei Qian's Luck attribute, once there was attention, people would definitely buy it.
Thus, Pei Qian felt that he should choose some normal and less ridiculous projects to minimize the possibility of making a huge profit.
Even if an average project made a profit, it would only be a small profit. Under the circumstances of casting a wide net, other failed projects could offset the profit, so the profit would not be too ridiculous.
Therefore, after combining so many failed experiences, Pei Qian found a new way:
He had to cast a wide net. The more companies he invested in, the less the influence of luck would be. Under the premise that domestically-produced standalone games had a high probability of failure, the chances of losing money would be higher.
He definitely couldn't interfere with the operations of these companies. He didn't even want to know what projects they were working on to minimize his "observer effect."
It was best to choose a project that conformed to the norms, was passable, and had no special characteristics. That way, it would not have a chemical reaction with Tengda's reputation and inexplicably earn a lot.
Pei Qian thought about it for a long time and felt that the guidelines this time were very reliable.
After learning from so many failures, I should be able to successfully incur losses this time, right?
The next problem was, who should he look for to be in charge this time?
He looked around and realized that there was no one he could use.
There were many people in Tengda Games and Shang Yang Games who understood games, but Pei Qian still felt worried.
That was because they were too deeply poisoned!
The common characteristic of Tengda's employees was that they would misinterpret Boss Pei's intentions and find the most profitable way. At the same time, their understanding of games was completely consistent with Tengda Games' successful experience.
Pei Qian felt that it might lead to failure even if he pulled someone from another department to be in charge of this matter.
After all, Pei Qian had always been 'letting his employees cross industries', but he had never succeeded.
It seemed like every employee who had crossed industries had succeeded.
Let Ma Yang do it?
No, with IOI as an example, Pei Qian could no longer trust Old Ma in this field.
Let Lu Mingliang do it?
That was even more impossible. Lu Mingliang was a chief planner and had a good understanding of the games industry. What's more, he was doing well in Upwind Logistics. What if he was transferred away and someone else took over Upwind Logistics? What if Upwind Logistics became profitable?
Wouldn't he lose both his money and his people?
After thinking about it, Pei Qian felt that he had to find someone who had nothing to do with Tengda Corporation to do this.
It would be best if he knew a little about standalone games, but not too much.
If he did not know anything at all, he would definitely look for a professional to be his consultant. That would be a huge hidden danger. If he knew too much, he would be accurate. That would not do either.
Suddenly, Pei Qian thought of a good candidate.
Qiu Hong!
Pei Qian roughly understood Qiu Hong's current situation in class. He had just failed to get investors to make a mobile game with paywalls, so he came to Jingzhou to give lectures and relax.
It was not easy for a successful producer to find investors, let alone a producer who had just failed. It was even more difficult to find investors.
What's more, Qiu Hong had already started his own business. He probably would not lower his head to seek employment in ordinary companies without any financial pressure in the short term.
In other words, Qiu Hong probably had not found anything to do recently.
Qiu Hong might have successful experience, but it was limited to paywalls online games. He did make standalone games in the beginning, but he had just entered the industry at that time. What's more, he failed to make standalone games.
Pei Qian felt that if Qiu Hong chose paywalls online games, he would probably be able to make a good choice. However, it was not certain if he chose standalone games.
As for Qiu Hong saying that he would never touch standalone games again …
First of all, Qiu Hong did not actually reject standalone games. It was just that he was hurt by making standalone games when he first entered the industry. That was why he became evil.
Secondly, Pei Qian did not intend to talk about dreams or principles. It was just a very realistic issue of interest.
Qiu Hong gave up standalone games and chose online games because he wanted to earn more money and live a better life.
Therefore, the key was not about standalone games or online games, but how much profit this job could bring to Qiu Hong.
The producers of paywalls online games were basically very realistic people. The market told them that this was the most profitable, so they did it.
Since that was the case, Pei Qian would definitely be able to poach Qiu Hong as long as he paid more money.
The more Pei Qian thought about it, the more he felt that Qiu Hong was the best candidate he could find.
The problem was, how should he tell him about this …
Until now, Qiu Hong still thought that he was Ma Yang.
Continue to interact with him as Ma Yang? Give Qiu Hong a mission as the person-in-charge of Dream Realization Ventures?
It was not impossible, but it was not good to lie.
What's more, Qiu Hong would more or less come into contact with other Tengda employees in the future. This matter would be exposed sooner or later. It was impossible to hide it forever.
Therefore, he had to lay his cards on the table.
The problem was how to make it easier for Qiu Hong to accept it.
It was impossible for them to be honest with each other. It was not that Pei Qian did not want to tell the truth, but the problem was that Qiu Hong would not believe him even if he risked being warned by the System.
Qiu Hong might even think that he was pretending and leave on the spot.
Therefore, Pei Qian could only use another white lie to cover it up.
He told Qiu Hong that he claimed to be Ma Yang and asked him about his failure experience. It was actually a friendly exchange and discussion between designers to understand each other. He felt that they could cooperate now that they understood each other. Therefore, it was logical to throw out an olive branch.
Pei Qian dialed Qiu Hong's number after thinking about what to say and invited him to Jingzhou again in two days. He had something important to discuss.
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October 12th, Wednesday …
Wang Xiaobin was racking his brains to plan the downloadable content for Tengda's old games.
There were too many old games. It was obviously unrealistic to update downloadable content for all games in a total of four months. He could only pick and choose.
What's more, the content of the update had to be considered.
Some downloadable content developed by manufacturers could be regarded as an independent game. It had a large capacity, was sold at a high price, and took a long time to develop.
Boss Pei had only given them about four months. It was unlikely that they could achieve this level.
Although Boss Pei was never stingy with money, money was not omnipotent. Money could not buy time.
Therefore, the difficulty was still very high. Wang Xiaobin rarely took on such work, so he felt a lot of pressure.
"Make a network mode for The Lonely Desert Road? You can drive with other players and become a desert road that is not lonely? "
"Add a 'you do it if you can' mode for Game Designer? Let the voice-over choose the route himself and the players mock the voice-over? "
"Add another part to Ocean Stronghold's plot? This doesn't seem necessary. What about an epic weapon? It seems like Boss Pei would prefer the former. "
"As for Repent and be Saved, it seems like many players are starting to feel that it's a little boring to play the game. There might still be new players entering the pit, but the old players have basically lost their stickiness. Why don't we create a challenge mode from scratch to find something for the old players to do? "
"Hmm …"
"The content seems a little too simple. Will the players buy it?"
Wang Xiaobin had some ideas, but he did not have much confidence in himself.
Some regular updates, such as adding a few new generals to Ghost General and continuing to produce some epic weapons for Ocean Stronghold, felt that there was nothing new. However, these ideas that he thought of were a little too small. He was afraid that the downloadable content would not be priced high. For all he knew, he would be making a loss.
"The former is stable but not interesting. The latter is interesting but a little risky …
"If it were Boss Pei, what would he choose?"
"Boss Pei would definitely choose the latter.
"Since Boss Pei has given me this important task, I can't be afraid to take the blame. I have to think of a way to come up with something new!"
Wang Xiaobin continued to bury his head in thinking about the plan.
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October 13th, Thursday …
Zhu Xiaoce arrived at the hotel where Lu Zhiyao was staying.
Three days had passed since he tricked Lu Zhiyao into coming to Jingzhou and gave him the game to 'experience the script'.
Zhu Xiaoce felt that it was time to come and take a look.
It was not for any other reason, but mainly because the script had to be released within these two days. He could not delay it any longer.
Zhu Xiaoce had no clue. He could only think of a way to see if Lu Zhiyao had any good ideas.
Zhu Xiaoce gently knocked on the door of Lu Zhiyao's room.
Two minutes later, the door opened.
Zhu Xiaoce could not help but be stunned when he saw Lu Zhiyao.
The actor, who was radiant and handsome when he first arrived, had become disheveled with short, green stubble growing on his chin. His eyes were drowsy and lifeless.
Zhu Xiaoce was a little confused. "What's wrong? Why are you so depressed while playing a game?"
Lu Zhiyao was very helpless. "Director Zhu, this method of yours is not working at all!
"I've been playing games without eating or sleeping for the past few days. I've tried my best according to what you said, but I don't feel anything at all.
"I've already given up.
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