He had created such a successful game for the company, but the company only gave him less than 1% of the income. It would be hard for anyone to feel good about it.
Of course, Qiu Hong was still considered good. Many games companies did not give a single cent to the development team when their games were successful. There were many such companies.
Qiu Hong saw this and felt that there was no future for him to work for others. That was why he jumped out and decided to start his own business.
Not to mention the project's monthly income of more than a hundred million yuan, as long as he had a few million or tens of millions, his income would crush the previous one.
However, the problem was that starting a business was much more difficult than he had imagined.
If the business did not succeed, he could forget about getting rich overnight. It would be good if he did not starve to death.
Therefore, Boss Pei's offer was sincere and tempting enough.
However, this' Destitution Plan 'itself did not seem like an investment project. Instead, it was more like a public welfare project. Coupled with the bonus rules that Boss Pei proposed, Qiu Hong could not make up his mind.
After a moment of consideration, Qiu Hong asked, "Boss Pei, may I ask what the purpose of this' Destitution Plan 'is?"
Pei Qian fell silent.
Boss Pei was stumped by the question.
Of course, the first goal was to lose money, but I can't tell you.
After a moment of consideration, Pei Qian said, "There is no specific purpose."
Qiu Hong was confused. "How can there be no purpose?"
Pei Qian asked in return. "Why must there be a purpose?"
Qiu Hong was stunned. He blinked and carefully thought about Boss Pei's words.
Everyone must have a purpose for doing things. Boss Pei could not have achieved such great success just because he smacked his head.
Why did Boss Pei say that then?
Obviously, Boss Pei did not really mean that there was no purpose, but that there was no utilitarian, secular purpose.
In fact, Qiu Hong's question was more implicit. What he really wanted to ask was: if investing in domestically-produced standalone games and independent games did not make money, then what was his motive?
Boss Pei also answered according to the deep logic behind Qiu Hong's prophecy: if investing in domestically-produced standalone games and independent games did not make money, can't I invest in them? Why do I have to make money? Can't I just do something meaningful for this industry?
Qiu Hong suddenly recalled something as he looked at Boss Pei's determined gaze.
He had indeed talked to Boss Pei about his views on domestically-produced games before. Boss Pei also seemed to be a little sad about the disaster of standalone games ten years ago.
Could it be that Boss Pei came up with this' Destitution Plan 'purely to support the domestic standalone game industry? Not to make money at all?
In that case, carefully think about the name of this plan.
Destitution Plan.
Why did they give it such a name?
On the one hand, it could be said that the entire domestically-produced standalone game industry had once reached the end of its road. On the other hand, it could also be said that this plan was specially designed to help independent game companies and game designers who had reached the end of their road and were about to go bankrupt.
If he had the help of such a Destitution Plan when he first started his business, would the outcome have been different?
After figuring that out, he looked at Boss Pei again and suddenly felt that he seemed to have the brilliance of an idealist.
There were no empty words or pleasantries, but just the name of the plan touched Qiu Hong deeply!
However, what about my performance bonus?
It wasn't that he thought it was too little, but he found it a little hard to understand.
Qiu Hong nodded at that thought. "Boss Pei, I roughly understand.
"However, there are some details that I still don't understand. There are so many companies. What is the specific screening method? Are you sure my bonus is not based on the investment returns? "
Pei Qian instinctively shuddered when he heard the words' understood '.
He took a sip of tea and explained, "The specific screening method is actually very simple.
"Go to all over the country to find these small teams that produce standalone games and independent games, but don't announce the relationship between the 'Destitution Plan' and Tengda Games.
"Of course, your travel expenses will be fully reimbursed.
"As for which small teams meet the requirements, the standard is very simple: don't invest in those that you think are very reliable or very outrageous. As for what is considered reliable, you can decide for yourself.
"One thing to note is that the game must be a buyout system. No in-game purchase fees can be added.
"We will only get a share based on the investment money if their game is released and makes money.
"As for your bonus income … what I said before is the final plan. It will not be decided based on investment income."
After saying that, Pei Qian felt a little guilty.
He was afraid that Qiu Hong would reject it.
Getting a share of the bonus based on investment income looked more attractive. Although the actual bonus income and stability were far lower than the current plan provided by Pei Qian, it was easy for people to think in the best direction sometimes.
However, Pei Qian could not give Qiu Hong a bonus based on investment income. Wouldn't Qiu Hong have to rack his brains to find projects that could make money then?
Giving bonuses according to the current method was actually encouraging Qiu Hong to diversify his investments. The more he invested, the less profitable the projects were, the higher his bonus would be.
As for not revealing the relationship between the 'Destitution Plan' and Tengda Games, that was because once it was related to Tengda, the plan could no longer keep a low profile. The company that was funded would definitely receive attention, which would increase the chances of their game becoming popular.
Therefore, he had to spend money quietly and not be too involved with Tengda Games, which would cause a multi-department backstab effect.
However, these things could not be said explicitly. He could only hope that Qiu Hong could understand it himself.
Qiu Hong fell into deep thought again.
He did not think that Boss Pei's method of distributing bonuses was stingy. On the contrary, he felt that Boss Pei was being a little too generous.
That was because he had invested in small teams that made standalone games and independent games. It would be good if the investment success rate was a few percent. The probability of failure was far greater than the probability of success.
Since there was a high probability of losing money, the current method of distributing bonuses was more beneficial to him rationally.
As for why Boss Pei specifically emphasized that he should not invest in companies that were too reliable or too unreliable?
There was no need to talk about those that were too unreliable. Many companies and producers were scammers. No matter how much money you invested in them, they would only make a pile of rubbish. Such companies deserved to close down;
Too reliable companies would not be considered 'at the end of the road'. Even if they could not get money from the Destitution Plan, they would most likely be able to find some other investors to tide over the crisis.
The ones who needed help the most were the middle tier. They wanted to make good games, but they could not win the favor of ordinary investment companies.
It was easy to understand why they had to 'cast a wide net'.
On one hand, it was because they could not put all their eggs in one basket. On the other hand, it was to expand the scope of help of the Destitution Plan.
It was just like helping the poor. Giving one poor person a hundred thousand yuan was definitely not as good as giving a hundred poor people a thousand yuan each.
Many small companies and small teams would not know how to spend five million yuan or ten million yuan if they were given five million yuan or ten million yuan. It might cause serious waste. However, if they were given five hundred thousand yuan or a million yuan, it would be enough to help them tide over the difficulties and make the most of these funds.
Keeping it a secret might be giving up the reputation, but it would also prevent those rubbish producers who were fishing for fame and cheating investors of money from coming to their door.
After thinking about it, Qiu Hong sighed silently. Boss Pei was so thoughtful!
Sure enough, only such meticulous people could achieve success in all fields!
Qiu Hong could not help but think of the scene of him lecturing in front of Boss Pei. He felt a sense of shame.
However, it might be because of the previous interaction that Boss Pei chose him, right?
Boss Pei had once said that he should not let the sorrow of the times become his personal sorrow. Obviously, he saw that he still had a special feeling for standalone games deep in his heart, right?
Qiu Hong felt that Boss Pei's idealist radiance was even more dazzling. Boss Pei's smile revealed a sense of warmth and trust!
Qiu Hong nodded at that thought. "Alright, Boss Pei. I'm willing to be in charge of the 'Destitution Plan'. I hope we can work well together!"
…
In the afternoon, at Shang Yang Games …
Wang Xiaobin was still racking his brains to think about the content of the downloadable content.
During this period, he had also gone to the forum to read the opinions of some players and chose a few plans that had strong responses to be considered.
"Eh? Director Zhu has sent the plot outline over! "
Wang Xiaobin quickly received the document.
This plot outline was the story outline of Ocean Stronghold's downloadable content, not the story outline of Mission and Choice.
In fact, it was not certain if the plot of 'Mission and Choice' had been completed.
However, Wang Xiaobin did not care about this. He was too busy with his own work now.
Wang Xiaobin realized that it was not just a simple story outline after opening the document. There were also some sketches of the settings that he had just drawn, including the Zergs that he would encounter in the game, the appearance of the characters in the game, the weapons and equipment sketches, and so on.
He could not see the protagonist's face from a first-person perspective but he could see the appearance of the other team members.
Just like in many movies or games, these characters also wore special combat uniforms, which were high-tech armor.
However, they were different from those heavy combat uniforms that were more than three meters tall and weighed half a ton. These people's combat uniforms would be slightly slender and light.
According to the description on the settings, the name of this combat uniform was' Skylark III Combat Uniform '. It was powered by a miniature fusion reactor on the chest and could charge the combat rifle in one's hand. There was a jet on the back. It could also support ultra-short-distance flight for a short period of time while dissipating heat.
At the same time, the soldiers had undergone physical, chemical, genetic, and other strengthening surgeries to strengthen their bodies. They had increased their reaction speed, strength, and vision. Only a few soldiers had persevered but they had obtained the ability to control the Skylark combat uniform.
The reason why this combat uniform was named Skylark was not only because it was relatively light and had the ability to fly short distances, but also because sparrows were the natural enemies of insects.
There was a recoil counteracting device in the hands of the combat uniform and a gravity device in the feet. The weapon was a special rifle that could be carried by a single soldier using gunpowder and magnetic tracks.
There was an integrated system in the helmet with functions such as instant communication, infrared detection, terrain navigation, trajectory calculation, status monitoring, artificial intelligence, and so on.
The rifle might be extremely powerful and fast, but it could achieve a 'recoilless' effect in a short period of time after activating the recoil counteracting device in the hand. The gravity device in the foot could allow the user to stand on any firm surface.
In other words, every soldier wearing the Skylark combat uniform could obtain combat abilities such as climbing walls, seeing through a certain range, recoilless, self-aiming, and short-distance flight.
The battlefield data of the soldiers would be uploaded in real time, and the massive data would be processed and analyzed by artificial intelligence. The artificial intelligence would then command the soldiers' actions.
This meant that artificial intelligence could answer most of the battle-related questions raised by the soldiers at any time and guide their actions.
Of course, the team communication within the team would be preserved so that the team members could respond according to the situation.
The appearances of all the team members were hidden in the helmet of the Skylark combat uniform, but the scene inside the helmet could be vaguely seen. A huge monocle covered the soldier's left eye, and the part of the eyepiece extended down to cover the left side of the chin. Not many expressions could be seen, but one could distinguish between men and women and the general characteristics of their appearance.
In addition, everyone's combat uniform had a huge number and a small amount of personalized paint, so even if they were wearing a standard combat uniform, one could still distinguish who was who if carefully observed, provided that it was not an intense battle.
In addition, the story outline also briefly explained the mission of this team.
On the main battlefield, armored vehicles and heavy tanks were the main forces of the battle against the Zergs. The soldiers did not need to wear combat uniforms to fight the sea of Zergs.
However, whether it was armored vehicles or combat uniforms, there was no way to completely defend against the acid, horny claws, and pincers of the Zergs. At the same time, the shells of most Zerg units could not withstand the dual propelled rifles of gunpowder and magnetic rails.
For individual soldiers, there was not much meaning in piling up armor and strengthening firepower. Therefore, the main effect of the Skylark combat uniform was to provide high mobility and concealment.
Under this premise, the mission goal of the combat team wearing the Skylark combat uniform was to avoid the main force of the swarm, sneak into the depths of the nest, and carry out the beheading operation on the Zerg Queen.
There were many such teams, and the protagonist's identity was the captain of one of the operations teams.
All the team members firmly believed that as long as they successfully beheaded the Zerg Queen, they could reverse the situation and even eliminate all the Zergs.
However, judging from the story outline, the beheading mission on the Zerg Queen did not seem to be so simple.
The team members in the story still had no idea about it.
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