He had failed to save himself.
After Zhu Xiaoce left, Pei Qian finally realized that this film did not require any acting skills!
All he had to do was strike a few poses and make a few expressionless poses!
The story was told through the voice-over, which Director Zhu Xiaoce dubbed himself.
Pei Qian was the main actor, but he was just a tool. Being expressionless was all the director wanted him to do!
Pei Qian placed his hand on his forehead, feeling that he was not in a good situation.
The first of the three layers of insurance seemed to be half a GG already …
He could only hope that Game Designer and Fish-Catching Internet Cafe would be able to turn the tables!
…
Before the Chinese New Year holiday …
Ma Yang sent Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's renovation plan to Pei Qian.
Pei Qian took a look and realized that everything was done according to his requirements without any discounts.
Including small cinemas and whatnot!
There was no discount in the contract. Rent was paid quarterly. Three months' rent plus a deposit would be 1.2 million yuan.
Renovations would cost four to five hundred thousand yuan.
Since this place was a standalone building with a glass wall on the outside and a restaurant on the inside, they did not have to start from scratch like a rough room.
Thus, the renovation price was not that ridiculous. They mainly had to make structural changes such as partitioning the internet cafe and coffee shop, making a bar counter, etc.
After that, they had to purchase various equipment.
Fifty high-end computers would cost twenty-six thousand yuan each. That would add up to 1.3 million yuan.
All of this added up to other expenses such as purchasing tables and chairs, hiring receptionists, managers, chefs, etc. The initial investment would be more than three million yuan.
Pei Qian did not feel heartache at all. Instead, he was very happy.
The higher the cost, the more losses he would incur. That was a good thing!
What's more, this money could not be forked out all at once.
He had to pay for the rent and renovation first. Then, he had to start the renovation after the Chinese New Year. After that, he would have to purchase computers and hire staff.
During this period, the two games would still be profitable. His expenses could be covered.
Ma Yang looked very ambitious as well. He even suggested not going home for Chinese New Year and staying here to oversee the construction.
Pei Qian hurriedly stopped him.
If you don't go home for Chinese New Year, the renovation workers have to go home!
However, seeing Ma Yang's excitement and drive, Pei Qian felt more at ease.
The more serious Ma Yang was, the higher the chances of failure!
Brothers always make people feel at ease.
On the other side, Game Designer's design manuscript was basically completed.
Pei Qian went through the flow of the game once more, especially the narration.
After reading it, he felt that it wasn't enough.
He spent three hours changing the text of the narration, raising the feeling of cynicism by another two levels.
Pei Qian was embarrassed to write some of the content himself.
This was too much!
This was too much!
However, in order to incur losses, Pei Qian could only grit his teeth and continue writing against his conscience!
After he was done editing, he would send the document to Lu Mingliang, and that would be the final draft.
"The next step is to look for art resources on the resource website."
"Find me the most expensive concept artist, understand?"
Pei Qian instructed again and again.
Lu Mingliang nodded furiously. "I understand, Boss Pei! I'll be like Brother Huang when it comes to art resources. I'll strive for perfection and be strict! "
"Uh … do I still need to inform you after I find an artist?"
Pei Qian pondered for a moment. "There's no need."
Finding the most expensive concept artist should not be too bad. Pei Qian did not know much about concept art. Whether he looked at it or not would not make much of a difference.
"Alright, Boss Pei!"
After walking out of Pei Qian's office, Lu Mingliang could not help but feel emotional.
Not only does Boss Pei strive for perfection in art resources, but he also trusts me as his subordinate!
This is so touching!
I must complete the task that Boss Pei has given me!
…
Art resources were very important to games.
A beautiful skin could give players a good first impression and help increase the income of the game.
Pei Qian was very clear about this.
Then, why did he keep spending so much money on art resources? Didn't he know that this was the opposite of his desire to incur losses?
The main thing was that there was no better way!
The System had restrictions. He could not purposely buy low-quality services. Everything that Pei Qian bought had to be roughly equivalent to its true value.
He could raise the price within a certain range, but it could not be too ridiculous.
If Pei Qian bought those ordinary art resources, he would not be able to finish spending money!
Just a little calculation and he would know where to spend the most money on creating a game.
Art resources were the most expensive!
If Pei Qian did not spend money on this, where else could he spend money?
Thus, if Pei Qian wanted to increase the cost of the game, he had to spend more on game resources.
Furthermore, was it safe to buy cheap art resources?
The lesson of Ghost General was still fresh in his mind.
If he spent a low price to find an artist, what if he met a big shot like Ruan Guangjian who pretended to be a newbie? Wouldn't he be finished?
He would not spend any money, and the quality of the game would not deteriorate.
That would be a huge loss!
Thus, after all these considerations, spending a lot of money on art resources was the most worth it.
What's more, Game Designer was not the kind of game that relied on graphics.
If he wanted to incur losses, he had to pin his hopes on the boring gameplay and annoying voice-overs.
To Pei Qian, as long as the gameplay and annoying voice-overs could successfully infuriate players, the game would be considered a success.
So what if the graphics were good?
…
Returning to his desk, Lu Mingliang opened the resource website and started to look for a suitable concept artist.
To Lu Mingliang, concept design was very important for a game like Game Designer.
That was because most of the content in the game was about turning abstract concepts into reality.
For example, when players chose 'heavy paywalls' or 'light paywalls', these two choices corresponded to two different areas in the room. Each area had to be represented by different elements.
'Heavy paywalls' was an abstract concept. The content that could be turned into reality was: the silhouette of a player throwing money around, the floor full of game coins, the contrast between the glittering paywall players and the scantily clad free-to-play players, and so on.
From abstraction to reality, this process required the artist to recreate it.
In other words, if this process was average, it would only mean that the task was completed.
However, if it was outstanding, it would really turn the game into art.
Thus, Lu Mingliang did not dare to be careless. He seriously looked for concept artists with high asking prices, good reputation, and outstanding works on the resource website.
"This … doesn't seem right. Although it looks good, the style is a little monotonous.
"This … is too realistic. It doesn't suit me.
"En? This is not bad. "
Lu Mingliang quickly looked through the options. Suddenly, he was attracted by a representative concept art.
"Why does it feel … so familiar?"
Lu Mingliang felt that the style of this concept art was familiar. It was very grand, and the style was very outstanding. It left a deep impression on him.
He looked at the introduction.
The artist's name was Ruan Guangjian. His representative work was Ghost General!
He was one of the most expensive concept designers on the resource website!
"Isn't this the concept artist for Ghost General?!"
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