After sending Zhu Xiaoce off, Pei Qian felt slightly more at ease.
Fortunately, everyone respected Boss Pei!
There were very few ways to monetize short videos in this day and age. That was because video websites did not have any incentive plans to reward videos based on the number of views.
Profits from videos could be divided into a few areas.
One was to work with advertisers and do product placement in the videos. This was a more traditional method and was very common in the beauty and gaming areas.
Qiao Liang, who had made The Lonely Desert Road popular previously, relied on this to earn money.
The other was to create their own peripherals or open an official online shop to sell whatever they could.
This method had a high upper limit and a low lower limit. The online shop could earn a lot of money or collapse at the speed of light. Professional gamers who retired to earn money usually took this route.
Of course, there were other ways to earn money, but they were more illusory. Ordinary video creators did not even need to consider them.
It was just like how people who wrote online novels hoped that fewer people would watch pirated versions and that they would subscribe more. As for selling the copyrights for millions or tens of millions …
That was a dream. Everything could happen in a dream.
Yet, Pei Qian managed to fool Zhu Xiaoce and made him give up on such low-end sponsored partnerships for now.
That would cut off 99% of Boss Pei's Daily Life's income!
After all, how rich would a video uploader have to be to ask a video uploader to make a high-end custom-made video that cost 100,000 yuan to make?
Wouldn't it be better to buy advertising slots from video websites?
At that thought, Pei Qian relaxed.
…
Someone knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Lu Mingliang pushed the door open and entered.
"What's the matter?" Pei Qian asked.
The design draft for Game Designer had been completed before the New Year. Pei Qian had also made his decision. It was unlikely that he would need to make any changes.
Pei Qian could not be bothered with the art resources and the specific production process. After all, he was the boss. If he had to personally handle such matters, he would not be able to grasp the priorities.
Now, Boss Pei's Daily Life was the project that he had to keep a close eye on. He had to guard against it!
"Boss Pei, it's about the voice acting.
I have already found a few well-known voice actors in the country to do the voice-overs. They have also recorded a few segments. Why don't you listen to them and choose one? I'm not sure, "Lu Mingliang said.
Voice acting?
Hmm, it seems that I should pay more attention to the dubbing aspect.
The entire game of Game Designer took about eight hours. The voice-overs were basically used from start to finish, and the total amount of text was about forty to fifty thousand words.
As for dubbing, it was basically cheap.
Based on 50,000 words, cheap dubbing would cost two to three thousand words, while expensive dubbing would cost at most tens of thousands.
Compared to the cost of a game like Game Designer, this was only a small amount.
Of course, Pei Qian did not care about money.
What he was concerned about was whether this voice-over could dissuade the players.
Of course, it was possible to dissuade a person who was tone-deaf from the streets, but this was clearly against the rules.
He could only find a relatively less outstanding voice actor among the many acceptable ones.
Even if he was looking for an ordinary person, he had to at least speak clearly and fluently. He couldn't have any obvious problems that would be caught by the system.
Lu Mingliang had already contacted quite a number of dubbers on the resource website. He had even recorded a demo and said a line from the game for Pei Qian.
Pei Qian tapped on them one by one.
The first was the Tsundere Young Miss.
Pei Qian did not hesitate at all and decisively chose the next one.
Definitely not! You can't imagine how excited those geeks would be when they heard this voice!
The second was a gentle and delicate female voice. There was a seductive tone in her voice that made one's entire body go numb.
Definitely not! She was suitable for AMSR.
The third was an ordinary male voice.
The fourth was a high-pitched male voice. His voice was narrow and thin, and there was a slight hoarseness to it.
Pei Qian hesitated for a moment between the third and fourth voice.
As for the third one, it was average; it wouldn't be very outstanding.
However, the feeling of mockery might be a little lacking. It would be similar to broadcasting the news; it might not be able to dissuade the players.
I'll go with the fourth one then!
This voice wasn't very pleasant to the ears. In fact, it made people feel awkward and uncomfortable. It was a little abrupt, like fingernails scratching a blackboard. It would especially help the players get out of the game!
What's more, for some reason, Pei Qian felt like beating him up the more he heard it.
The players would definitely feel the same!
Since this was a game where insulting players was the first priority, the more annoying this voice was, the better it would be!
Pei Qian decided. "I'll go with this one. The voice is special enough."
Lu Mingliang looked at the audio file that Boss Pei had chosen, and his face revealed a difficult expression.
Pei Qian was stunned.
"What's wrong?
Is this person asking for a high price?
Or is his schedule very full?
Give me more money! "
Pei Qian believed that most problems in this world that could be solved with money were not problems!
This was especially so in terms of dubbing. Voice actors worked very hard, and their pay wasn't high at all. So what if he gave them a few thousand yuan more?
"No, Boss Pei. This is the dubbing sample that we sent to them. We hope to give them a rough idea of what the voice actors should sound like. I recorded it myself … "
"I also threw the other audio files into this folder. I forgot to differentiate them …" As Lu Mingliang spoke, he scratched the back of his head.
Pei Qian was confused.
Now that he thought about it, there was indeed something wrong with the last dubbing. Although it was a quiet environment, there was obvious noise. It was obvious that the recording equipment was not good.
Pei Qian looked at Xiao Lu. "You … did this? This voice doesn't sound like you at all! "
Lu Mingliang nodded. "That's right. I pinched my voice and recorded it. I imagined myself to be a psychopathic demon …
"Boss Pei, please don't misunderstand. I did watch some European and American crime movies recently, but my personality is healthy! I'm mentally healthy! "
"Boss Pei, choose another one …"
Pei Qian looked at Xiao Lu, his eyes shining.
Not bad, this was a treasure boy!
"No, I'll choose you! I need your original voice and your unique voice. Other than you, no one else can do it! "
Pei Qian was determined. "I'll give you the money for the voice actors. I'll leave this matter to you."
"But Boss Pei, we don't have specialized recording equipment …" Xiao Lu was even more confused.
Pei Qian waved his hand. "What's the matter? Can't we just rent a recording studio? How much does it cost to rent a recording studio for an hour? About two to three hundred, right?
"We'll rent it at three hundred per hour. Find a high-end one and rent it for three days. That would be seventy-two hours. That would be twenty thousand yuan. At that time, the voice actor wouldn't need to do any dubbing. He would be in charge of standing beside you and providing professional guidance!
"If three days isn't enough, we'll add more!
"Just do whatever you want. If you're tired, you can rest. You can continue after you've rested. Anyway, you have to ensure the quality and take care of your body.
"Alright, that's settled. Get Assistant Xin to do it."
Pei Qian's expression was one of 'there's no need to discuss this anymore'.
Lu Mingliang scratched his head, not knowing what to say.
Should he thank Boss Pei for his trust or say that this was child's play?
However, looking at Boss Pei's determined expression, Lu Mingliang didn't dare to say anything else. He could only nod and do as he was told.
Done!
This time, there was nothing to worry about with the game.
Initially, Pei Qian felt that he was going to die because of the short videos. Now, he suddenly felt that everything was still within his control!
Game Designer and Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's loss-incurring plan was going smoothly.
Although Boss Pei's Daily Life was starting to gain popularity, Pei Qian had cleverly blocked Director Zhu's path to sponsored partnerships.
Perfect!
Of course, he couldn't let his guard down.
Pei Qian couldn't help but feel sorrowful. Look at this group of employees. Why were they all so worrisome?
Why were they all so talented? Why didn't I see that they had such talents when I was recruiting them?
Luckily, he had brothers.
Ma Yang was still the most practical one. He definitely didn't have any special skills!
Speaking of Ma Yang, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's renovation had already begun.
That restaurant had been renovated to begin with. This time, they were changing it to an internet cafe mainly to change the structure. Thus, it wouldn't take too long. About half a month would be enough.
It was estimated that the renovations would be completed around March 7th or 8th.
With Ma Yang around, Pei Qian felt more at ease.
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