Wednesday …
In the conference room …
Lu Mingliang was very nervous and perturbed.
That was because the people he could rely on in the past at this conference table were no longer around!
Bao Xu did not come to work yesterday. He was on paid leave for a month. Boss Pei had forced him to go to all the major scenic spots in the country and to learn from the various game companies.
Huang Sibo had not appeared recently. Nobody knew what he was going to do with the one million yuan Dream Fund that Boss Pei had given him.
These two big bosses would not be at the forefront anymore. Lu Mingliang suddenly took over the responsibility of chief planner and felt an inexplicable sense of pressure!
In this meeting, after Boss Pei revealed his short-term goals, Lu Mingliang became even more worried.
Boss Pei said that Ghost General and Ocean Stronghold would not be updated in the near future. All the manpower would be invested into the development of the next game!
This was out of Lu Mingliang's expectations and made him very worried.
According to normal thinking, with two successful games in hand, it was time to work hard to earn money.
Start a new version, create some new cards, and then produce a new epic weapon …
He could earn money while doing nothing; it was a huge profit!
Lu Mingliang took this opportunity to complete the handover of his work.
First, he would create new versions of Ghost General and Ocean Stronghold for them to adapt and work together. Then, he would develop the new game. That was the safest way.
However, Boss Pei did not even have any plans to develop new versions. Instead, he wanted to start a new project!
This made Lu Mingliang, who had taken over as chief planner two days ago, extremely flustered.
Of course, Lu Mingliang was very clear that Boss Pei had his reasons for making such arrangements.
Boss Pei was a person who constantly strived forward. He was definitely not a mediocre boss who only counted his money while lying on his laurels.
Instead of developing new versions that could earn money while doing nothing, he was going to start a risky new project. This showed Boss Pei's ambition, broad vision, and breadth of mind!
"As for the new game, I already have an idea. Everyone, listen up."
At the head of the conference table, Pei Qian's calm aura easily controlled the entire room. This made Lu Mingliang even more certain of his judgment.
However …
Pei Qian's thoughts were completely different.
Why not develop new versions?
That was because he had to introduce payment options if he wanted to develop new versions.
He could either charge for downloadable content or add in a new in-app purchase service.
A completely free new version was not allowed by the system.
However, the problem was that Ghost General and Ocean Stronghold had a huge player base and were very passionate about paying for it!
Under such circumstances, after the release of the new version, the new purchase options were likely to explode in an instant …
Thus, Pei Qian felt that it was more reliable to start a new project. After all, it was much easier to ruin a new project than to ruin an old project that had already succeeded!
Many new games died the moment they were released. Even professional celebrity producers could not turn things around.
On the other hand, many successful old games were still struggling at death's door even if they repeatedly courted death.
Thus, Pei Qian decided to start anew. What's more, he had to learn from the previous lesson.
What was the biggest mistake last time?
He trusted Huang Sibo and Bao Xu too much!
Pei Qian had not expected that his three requests would be misinterpreted in such a manner and become the selling point of the game!
This time, Pei Qian decided to strengthen his control over the entire game. He could not allow Ocean Stronghold to go astray again!
He did not even dare to let Xiao Lu do whatever she wanted.
What if … Xiao Lu secretly consulted Bao Xu in private, or he had a flash of inspiration and came up with a good idea!
Thus, Pei Qian wanted to have his own say this time.
He looked around and said slowly, "This time, we want to make a game that will go down in history!
"Its name is …"
"Game Designer!"
Everyone in the meeting room looked at Pei Qian intently.
They did not understand it, but it sounded awesome!
It sounded really awesome!
Was he going to turn Tengda's story in the game industry into a game?
However, this theme could be made into a documentary or an interview. How were they going to make it into a game?
Everyone listened intently.
Pei Qian spoke confidently.
"The content of the game is very simple. The player will play the role of a game designer. In the game, he will have to make choices continuously. Every choice will lead to a different ending.
"For example, he will be able to freely choose the type of game, payment method, marketing strategy, etc. At the same time, the player will encounter a series of unexpected events.
"In the end, the player will develop a game and see the profits and sales of the game after it is released.
"That's roughly the model. If anyone has any questions, feel free to raise them."
No one said anything. Their expressions were slightly confused.
Pei Qian smiled confidently.
Were they dumbfounded?
That's right!
This was a niche theme that no one had done before. What's more, the content was not attractive, and there was no way to make a big scene. The gameplay was also very simple!
The game industry was so tough and boring. If it was made into a game, it would definitely not be fun.
Such a theme would definitely fail!
Even if it was an independent game that gathered a small group of players, it would not be popular.
If they spent more money on art resources and set the price lower, it would be easy for them to not be able to recoup their investment!
Of course, Pei Qian had another way of saying this to these people.
Lu Mingliang was the first to raise his hand.
"Boss Pei, I understand the general flow of this game. I want to ask, what is the form of the game? Is it an independent game like an interactive fiction? "
To put it bluntly, interactive adventure games were games where players talked to paper dolls.
This type of game was easy to create and could be used in a wide range. One only needed to create a series of 2D scenes and characters and add a lot of text. Then, the entire game content could be displayed easily.
According to Lu Mingliang's imagination, the form of this game was closer to the game version of China Parent.
Of course, Lu Mingliang did not know about China Parent, but he had seen other interactive fiction games.
Pei Qian shook his head. "No."
Make it into an interactive fiction game? Of course not!
How much money could he spend on an interactive fiction game?
Even if he found a few famous voice actors to do the voice-overs, he would only spend a few hundred thousand yuan. Wasn't that a drop in the bucket?
Ocean Stronghold was earning four to five hundred thousand yuan in a week. If he only invested so much into this new game, wouldn't that be like using a drop in the bucket?
It wouldn't solve the problem at all!
Pei Qian had to spend at least two million yuan on the new game in order to make a loss!
If not, in front of these two money trees, Ghost General and Ocean Stronghold, a loss of a few hundred thousand yuan would not be a match for them.
"We want a full 3D scene with the highest level of 3D modeling. Be it the characters or the scenery, we want to use the best!"
Lu Mingliang was dumbfounded.
He could not imagine what that would look like!
No matter how he thought about it, it didn't seem right!
"Using 3D materials for everything … interactive fiction?" Lu Mingliang tried to ask.
"Why are you so obsessed with interactive fiction games?"
Pei Qian shook his head speechlessly. "I don't intend to use interactive fiction; it's too old-fashioned!"
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