Pei Qian explained: "At Tenda, each employee consumes an average of 3.2 packs of snacks per day, excluding coffee and drinks, basically from work to get off work. This is based on the fact that many employees decide to lose weight and have some control. Down."
"But Chi Xing Studio is obviously still far behind this value, and we still have to make persistent efforts."
"The amount of snacks eaten can show how engaged the employees are in their work. Eating more snacks shows that employees are working hard, thinking hard, and consuming a lot of energy, so they need to eat a lot of snacks as a supplement."
“So, we still have to work hard on this!”
Lin Wan's expression was slightly surprised.
Eat less snacks?
Is this an issue that needs improvement?
Or... is there actually deeper information that can be mined behind this?
Lin Wan frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, an idea suddenly flashed: "I understand, Mr. Pei!"
"Are you saying that these employees have just joined the job and don't eat snacks? In fact, it actually reflects that their attitude at work is still relatively rigid and not relaxed enough?"
"Game creation is an industry that requires inspiration. Only by fully relaxing can we make good designs; only in a relaxed atmosphere can communication between colleagues be more harmonious and smooth?"
"So eating less snacks reflects that the team is not working together enough and the atmosphere is not active enough. This will actually affect the daily work status and the quality of the finished game!"
"Knowing the smallest details, only if everyone can be down-to-earth and eat a lot of snacks with confidence can the whole team get on the right track faster?"
"Then I will send a notice to everyone soon to encourage everyone to eat more snacks in the future! According to the portion of 2 packs per person per day!"
Pei Qian was shocked.
He originally just said casually that he hoped the employees of Chi Xing Studio could eat more snacks and work less, but he didn't expect that Lin Wan could figure out so many things in less than a second...
Sure enough, is this an old employee of Tenda?
Pei Qian couldn't help but want to put his hand on his forehead, wondering what was going on and how he managed to train so many weird employees...
But there was no way to explain it now. Pei Qian could only acquiesce to Lin Wan's statement and immediately changed the subject: "Let's talk about VR glasses."
Lin Wan nodded: "Let's go to the conference room, my brother happens to be there too."
As soon as he entered the conference room, Pei Qian saw Lin Chang who was playing with his mobile phone with his head down.
Lin Chang looked up and saw Pei Qian and immediately smiled: "Hey, Mr. Pei, are you here? Has the capital turnover issue at Tenda been resolved?"
The corners of Pei Qian's mouth twitched slightly.
Isn’t this asking knowingly?
Don't think I don't know it's you who's behind this!
Although Pei Qian didn't think so much about it at first, the more he thought about it in the past two days, the more wrong he became.
It stands to reason that the Sloth Apartment building should be very popular, but why is it that no one wants it?
It is a bit far-fetched to say that all companies do not want to "take advantage of the situation", because it is impossible for all interested companies to respect Tenda enough to give up such a big piece of fat.
Therefore, someone is probably ventilating them behind the scenes!
As for who this person is, it's actually easy to guess, it's just one of Li Shi or Lin Changzhong.
However, Li Shi does not have such great energy. His influence is limited to Jingzhou, and he is actually unable to speak to some large real estate companies in the country.
Once eliminated, the answer becomes obvious.
In this incident that hindered the sale of the property, Lin Chang definitely showed great energy!
Pei Qian chuckled: "I have to thank Mr. Lin for his help."
Although Pei Qian had tried his best to speak in a sinister tone, Lin Chang still didn't notice it. Instead, he waved his hand with some embarrassment: "Hey, Mr. Pei is too polite. Who among us is following the other?"
You're welcome!"
"Actually, it's all a matter of making a few phone calls."
"Mr. Pei has contributed so much to Chi Xing Studio, and would even rather sell the building to provide the funds. How can this kind of friendship be measured by money! This small favor is not helpful, so Mr. Pei must not take it to heart!"
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Pei Qian: "..."
Why can't you hear the nice words? Am I thanking you?
If the system hadn't controlled my mouth, I would have breathed fragrance to you long ago, okay!
Pei Qian was speechless and found a chair beside the conference table to sit down: "Let's get down to business. I heard that the research and development funds for VR glasses are not enough?"
Lin Wan nodded: "Well, yes."
"We originally set R&D funds of 20 million for games and VR glasses before. There is absolutely no problem with the game, it is definitely enough, but the VR glasses... have encountered a little problem."
"Actually, according to our original design, the money was about the same. However, after the specific design and communication with the factory, we changed several versions of the plan. Lao Song wanted to adopt some new technologies. So, after a lot of back and forth,
The cost has gone up..."
Lao Song is the product manager responsible for the VR glasses project at Shenhua Group.
The investment in hardware research and development like this can be more or less, and the fluctuation is actually very large. The key depends on how far it is achieved.
Let alone a piece of equipment, Microsoft spent hundreds of millions of dollars to develop a small controller.
But this kind of pays too much attention to details, such as the ergonomic design, durability, feel and unique appearance of the handle. These need to be modified, adjusted and tested repeatedly.
However, many domestic manufacturers actually also make handles, and the research and development expenses for such handles are much lower.
Of course, there will be a difference between a good handle and a bad handle in terms of feel and actual use experience, but the difference will not be that big.
In other words, cheap handles "are not unusable".
After all, you get what you pay for, and you get what you pay for. In this kind of somatosensory equipment, the price paid for every point of improvement in hand feel is huge.
As for VR equipment, the very sensational first-generation Oculus Rift was built with only $2.5 million in crowdfunding, which also included part of the money for production and stocking.
Many domestic companies also use crowdfunding to develop VR glasses. For example, a domestic VR glasses with 8K as a gimmick raised $3 million in crowdfunding to develop the VR glasses with the highest resolution in the world. Although the base station and controller are both
It uses off-the-shelf technology, but it also shows that the research and development of VR glasses actually does not cost that much money.
In fact, the current VR glasses do not have much advanced technical content. The only difference from traditional monitors is the display method.
The two lenses of VR glasses create a virtual reality field of view in the user's brain based on different visual fields and the depth perception of different pictures in local space, creating a display effect that is different from traditional screens.
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In other words, the information is still the same information, it is just a different form of showing these pictures to the players.
Chi Xing Studio invested 20 million yuan, which can be converted into 3 million U.S. dollars. In fact, it is already a relatively large investment. Most companies simply do not dare to spend this money on VR for fear of losing everything.
What's more, VR glasses have something in common with mobile phones. For example, they both need chips and the basic Eldra operating system. These are undoubtedly the strengths of Shenhua Group, and they can save a lot of money in this regard.
Originally, the money was enough, but as a product manager, Lao Song has a rather geeky personality and came up with some new ideas during the design process. Moreover, the development of the handle was indeed more difficult than originally expected, so several editions were published.
After designing the plan, I discovered that there were some financial constraints, so I reported to Lin Wan for instructions.
Lao Song even came up with a whimsical proposal for a body-sensing glove, but he quickly rejected it.
Because there are several problems when making gloves, which are difficult to solve with the current technical conditions, such as:
The size of players' hands is very different. Making gloves means making many sizes, and even if many sizes are made, they may not completely fit the players' hands. As for gloves, it will be uncomfortable if they are larger or smaller.
If it is a controller, it can be made into a one-size-fits-all size so that all players can use it comfortably.
Moreover, in order to complete the corresponding functions, the handle must have batteries, sensors, rockers, buttons and other configurations. Adding these things to gloves will definitely be too bulky, heavy, and inconvenient to operate.
Therefore, the glove solution is not feasible based on the current technical level. Even if it is barely made, the user experience will not be good, so we have to return to the handle solution.
But even the controller solution is different from existing VR controllers, so the research and development costs required are more than previously expected.
Upon hearing this, Pei Qian became energetic and his eyes suddenly lit up: "I said at that time, the money must not be enough!"
"You said at the time that you could make it with 15 million. I was worried that I didn't have enough money, so I increased it to 20 million. Now it seems that 20 million is not enough!"
“Must add more!”
Hearing this, Lin Chang hurriedly said: "No problem! As much as you add, Mr. Pei, we at Shenhua will also add as much!"
Pei Qian glanced at him, a little speechless.
What are you messing with?
Pei Qian originally didn't want to take Lin Chang to play, because Pei Qian went there to lose blood. If Lin Chang also paid the same money, wouldn't he also suffer the same loss?
It's better to let Mr. Pei bear this kind of thing alone.
But when he thought of the good things Lin Chang had done a few days ago, Pei Qian instantly lost sympathy for him.
You deserve it!
Pei Qian chuckled: "Okay, Tengda will invest another 10 million."
Lin Chang was stunned for a moment: "Ah? Do you need so many?"
Pei Qian coughed twice and said, "If it's inconvenient for Mr. Lin, it's fine if it's all done by Tengda..."
Lin Chang waved his hand quickly: "No problem! What problem can there be?"
"Shenhua will also invest another 10 million, which is fine!"
"Forty million is almost equal to nearly six million dollars. This is already twice as much funding as the foreign VR glasses that caused a sensation before..."
"Is everything going to be okay now?"
Although he supported his sister, Lin Chang still instinctively felt a little weak.
Ten million is not a big sum for Shenhua Group. What he is worried about is whether after investing this money, if the project fails, it will cause a huge blow to Lin Wan.
But since it was Mr. Pei who made the decision to increase the money, let’s do it!
Lin Wan nodded: "This is definitely enough! But, Mr. Pei, is there really no problem with Tenda's funds? Otherwise, you should keep the money and let my brother pay for all the 20 million..."
Pei Qian's face darkened instantly: "Tengda's funds are fine, very good! You don't have to worry about this!"
"Instead of worrying about this, it is better to focus all your energy on the research and development of equipment and the design of games, and strive to have the product come out as soon as possible!"
Anyway, the day this product comes out, blood loss will not be far away.
Lin Wan nodded: "Okay, I'll tell Lao Song later. In this way, his previous designs can be implemented, and he will definitely be very happy!"
"By the way, Mr. Pei, after all your hard work, do you want to take a look at the current concept art of "Animal Island"?"
Pei Qian thought for a while: "That's okay."
After all, there is still a long time before the game DEMO is released. If you look at the concept art, you can get a rough idea of the general style of the game and make up the game screen.
Lin Wan took a laptop from the side, found several concept drawings of the game, and showed them to Pei Qian and Lin Chang.
Pei Qian glanced at it and couldn't help but be a little surprised.
This Q version of the concept drawing is...perfect!
The background of the concept map is a small island in the sea with lush vegetation and picturesque scenery. The main part of the picture is a variety of anthropomorphic animals, such as kittens, puppies, lions, bears, rabbits, etc.
Some are fishing with fishing rods in their hands, some are chopping down trees with axes, and some are farming with hoes.
There is also a weird robot with a bit of steam style, assisting these little animals in managing the farmland, and setting up a steampunk-style farmland irrigation system, of course, it is also a Q version.
For painters, compared with realistic painting style, Q-print is relatively easy to use, because as long as you are not particularly talented, Q-print will not be too ugly.
However, it is difficult to master the Q version, because the key to the Q version is to extract the outstanding features of the original image and recreate them. How to make the Q version characters cute and recognizable while retaining the core essence is a very difficult task.
Difficult things.
These pictures are obviously the work of masters.
Pei Qian was very happy.
A masterpiece means it’s expensive!
Spending more money is definitely a good thing.
"This picture looks like it was made by a master. It cost a lot of money, right?" Pei Qian asked casually.
Lin Wan smiled: "We are talking about money or not with Mr. Ruan. Isn't there a long-term cooperation price?"
Pei Qian was stunned for a moment, and a question mark instantly floated over his head.
?
"Is this painted by Ruan Guangjian?"
Pei Qian felt a little confused because he remembered that Ruan Guangjian seemed to mainly paint in a realistic style.
Lin Wan nodded: "Yes, I can only say that the boss is the boss, and Q prints are so good!"
Pei Qian was silent.
He suddenly remembered that Ruan Guangjian's paintings were more realistic, but that didn't mean he couldn't draw Q-versions.
When Pei Qian went online to find an artist for "Ghost General", he saw that Ruan Guangjian's representative works were all Q-versions and suspected that he didn't know how to paint realistically, so he came to him...
Not long after "Mission and Choice" was released, Ruan Guangjian came to work on "Animal Island"?
The corner of Pei Qian's mouth twitched slightly, and he sighed: "You guys are connecting very well..."