Before setting off, Sun Peng had one last thing to do.
Early the next morning, he followed Zheng Jia out and met the old owner of the new house, Sha Zhanpeng, a pure game businessman at the real estate trading center.
After completing the formalities, Zheng Jia was asked to go back first, but Sun Peng stayed behind and warmly invited Sha Zhanpeng to have lunch.
Of course, Boss Sha would not refuse such an invitation. Although he is a rich man with hundreds of millions of dollars in wealth, he would usually hide and refuse when he can, but if the person who invites him is the famous Lao Bai,
Sha Zhanpeng is definitely a man who can earn more than him and earn faster just by relying on the keyboard!
A restaurant with a nice environment and a private room. After simply ordering a few dishes, Sun Peng asked straight to the point: "Boss Sha, can I ask a question?"
"Of course, Teacher Sun, please tell me."
Of course, Sha Zhanpeng knew very well that the other party had some agenda for inviting him to dinner, so he smiled and nodded without any surprise.
After thinking about his words for a moment, Sun Peng said with a smile: "Boss Sha, since you are engaged in the game industry, you should know about the game "War Front", right?"
"Warfront? Of course!"
After hearing the name of this game, Sha Zhanpeng nodded immediately.
This is the most popular FPS game in the past six months. There is no one among them. In North America and China alone, more than 3.4 million copies were sold in the first month after it was launched on the two major game platforms. So far, the total sales have exceeded 1
Fourteen million, which is the level of a top-notch masterpiece. And what makes Sha Zhanpeng even more envious is that not only does the sales of this game continue to grow, but its popularity among players shows no signs of fading!
The subsequent various paid props and peripherals will be a steady stream of gold mines.
but……
Looking at Sun Peng, Sha Zhanpeng asked with a smile: "This is this year's masterpiece of the American Ram Game Company. Of course we know it very well...but why did Teacher Sun suddenly ask about it?"
At the same time, Sha Zhanpeng's expression when he looked at Sun Peng became a little strange.
Although this teacher Lao Bai is very famous, after meeting the real person, the sense of mystery naturally disappeared. In addition, Sha Zhanpeng also checked the information later and knew that this guy was only two people at most.
He looks about fifteen or sixteen years old, a young man through and through.
It's normal for young people to like games.
But even if this old guy likes games and "Warfront", why is he asking me this question now?
Just when Sha Zhanpeng was puzzled, Sun Peng smiled slightly and asked: "Boss Sha, actually the question I want to ask is related to this "War Front", that is, if I want to entrust others to help me do it,
A similar game... well, maybe some special features should be added, how much would it cost?"
"What? You want to play a game?"
After hearing what Sun Peng said, Sha Zhanpeng's eyes suddenly widened!
I'll go, what's going on?
Sha Zhanpeng knew that Teacher Lao Bai was a genius. Not only was he good at writing novels, but he could also write scripts and songs. He even wrote picture books for children that were very popular. It was said that they were also selling very well in Europe and the United States, but...
game?
Can he do this stuff too?
Of course, Sun Peng didn't know what Boss Sha was thinking, so he laughed and said: "It doesn't mean that I want to make a game. It's just that I have become obsessed with "War Front" recently, and I have some ideas while playing. I want to check it out.
It’s just about whether it can be realized. Of course, I can’t do it myself, and I don’t have the idea of setting up a game company, so I want to consult Boss Sha and ask if there is any company that can help make games?”
"Oh, that's it!"
After hearing what Sun Peng said, Sha Zhanpeng breathed a sigh of relief...
He was so relieved!
Brother, do you think this is a DIY computer? Just make one if you want to make one? And this is not a mobile game or a web game. This is a client game. It often costs hundreds of millions in production costs and hundreds of millions in promotion costs. Is it good to have a client game?
?
The corners of his mouth twitched a few times, and Sha Zhanpeng was completely speechless.
"Why, no?"
Seeing the change in Sha Zhanpeng's expression, Sun Peng asked with a little disappointment.
"This...it's not like there is nothing."
After hesitating for a moment, Sha Zhanpeng smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, as long as you are willing to pay, someone can help you make any kind of game, and most games don't cost too much, but if it's "War Front"
This kind of game... ahem, it’s hard to say how much it will cost, maybe two to three hundred million won’t be enough!”
"Ah? So expensive?"
After hearing these words, it was Sun Peng's turn to widen his eyes.
Oh my God!
Why is it so expensive to develop a game? It’s almost as big as the last movie, okay?
"Teacher Sun, I'm just talking about the production cost."
After thinking about it carefully, Sha Zhanpeng tried his best to explain it in words that Sun Peng could understand: "In fact, laymen always think that the cost of making games is not too high, as long as everyone has a computer, but in fact the cost of some small games is indeed very high.
Low, for example, those mobile games can be made for tens of thousands of dollars, but for large-scale client games like Warfront, the development costs are calculated in tens of millions... Of course, we are talking about US dollars here...
…”
After explaining it carefully, Sun Peng slowly understood.
A game, or a AAA masterpiece in the eyes of ordinary players, is really not that simple to make. First, a team is needed to plan and analyze the game in the early stage, and then when the plan is mature,
A larger team is used for production - including programmers, artists, etc., as well as subsequent optimization, testing, etc.
The biggest expense is labor cost!
Larger games usually require a team of hundreds of people, and the development time is at least one to two years. Those top masterpieces even require hundreds of people to work for more than two years. The salary of these top gamers alone is a huge number!
If you add in the cost of later publicity and maintenance...
To put it bluntly, the investment in top game masterpieces is really no less than that in movies!
"Take "War Front" as an example. It is said that the production cost alone is as high as 40 million US dollars!"
After giving a rough talk, Sha Zhanpeng couldn't help but sigh: "If we add the publicity and distribution expenses, the cost may double... Of course, the sales volume of more than 10 million is enough for them to make money back.
, and it’s still selling like hotcakes, so it must be a huge profit!”
When talking about other people's games, Sha Zhanpeng also looked envious.
Although I have made a lot of money over the years, as a gamer, it must be the ultimate dream to create a masterpiece like "War Front", but...
The more he listened, the deeper Sun Peng's brows furrowed.
He is not a professional gamer, and of course he doesn’t know how much a game like "PUBG" costs. He only knows that in terms of graphics and smoothness, masterpieces like "PUBG" and "War Front" are definitely incomparable and worth it.
What I’m mentioning is actually just fresh gameplay.
So……
How much would it cost to create him in this world?