Seeing that Pei Qian's face was pale and there was no expression of approval or relief on his face, Ma Yang suddenly felt a little unsure.
"Brother Qian, don't you blame me for spending too much money?"
"Do you think a small foreign company is not worth investing so much money?"
Pei Qian: "..."
Seeing Lao Ma's sincere eyes, Pei Qian was at a loss for words.
How do you say this...
It was Pei Qian who told Lao Ma to take action when it was time to take action without hesitation;
It's Pei Qian who lets Lao Ma vote for whatever he likes.
Playing underworld and playing "Shenqi" is one of Lao Ma's few hobbies. Lao Ma couldn't invest in "Shenqi", so he could only settle for a random foreign company that made similar games and invest in it, and he was instantly successful.
I threw all 20 million into it.
From all aspects, Lao Ma listened to Pei Qian's words.
Moreover, this seems to be a rather unreliable transaction, which is very consistent with Pei Qian's original intention.
But Pei Qian feels miserable because this company has such a strong sense of deja vu!
Is this ioi the lol after the change?
The reason why Pei Qian was unexpected about this was mainly because he had checked similar information on the Internet last year!
According to original memories, Riot Games was founded around 2006, and raised US$8 million in 2008, bringing in three investors.
As for the subsequent acquisition by Penguin for an additional $200 million, that was in 2011.
According to memory, lol was launched in 2009.
The time now is already November 2010.
It stands to reason that the US$8 million financing at that time should have been completed long ago?
Pei Qian searched for similar news on the Internet last year, but did not find it.
He didn't think much about it at the time, thinking it was just another sign of the changes in the world. After all, even Station B had become Ellie Island, and it was normal for other companies to undergo some changes.
Pei Qian didn't take this too seriously. After all, the company was far overseas, and he wasn't very well-informed.
Now Pei Qian finally understands why he couldn't find it last year.
Because the company name and the game name have changed, from Riot Company to Zidian Company, from lol to ioi, of course Pei Qian can't find anything when searching under the original name.
Moreover, the entire timeline has been pushed back two years. The company was probably just established last year. It was just a start-up. How could there be too much information online?
Pei Qian has actually always been curious about what MOBA games in this world will be like.
I never expected that I finally knew the answer to this matter today, but in such a ridiculous way...
However, Pei Qian looked at the system panel and found that there were no obvious changes yet.
The shares worth more than 2 million dollars should be of the same nature as the villa. They are special assets belonging to the company and should definitely be displayed on the system panel.
This may be because the share acquisition is still in progress and all procedures have not been completed, so it is not officially displayed on the system.
Many thoughts quickly flashed through Pei Qian's mind.
He faced Lao Ma's sincere eyes and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Criticizing him? It doesn't seem to make sense. Lao Ma followed his instructions completely and didn't compromise at all.
Spending 20 million on a small foreign company is very consistent with the style of Dream Venture Capital. It is not appropriate to blame Ma Yang for this!
Praise him? Well, you should indeed praise him. This kind of investment is the kind of deeds that can last a lifetime.
But... Pei Qian really can't boast.
Pei Qian took two deep breaths and nodded reluctantly: "It's okay, you did a good job."
"However, there may not be any extra funds in the near future. Lao Ma, just take everyone to work and play games every day, and wait for my next news."
Pei Qian stood up and prepared to leave.
He couldn't stay in this sad place for a second.
Ma Yang raised his hand: "Hey, Brother Qian, why don't you come and experience a high-end game? I'm a 1900-point master!"
Pei Qian: "..."
Ma Yang added: "I will contact the manager Lin directly for the meal on Saturday night. Is it okay?"
Pei Qian: "..."
You still have the nerve to eat my food!
Speechless, he could only turn his back to Ma Yang and raise his hand to make an "ok" gesture, and then left without looking back.
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Back at Tenda Games, Pei Qian sat down in his office.
I have thought about life, and now I have to think about how to deal with this unexpected event.
This kind of trouble occurred at the beginning of the cycle, which was completely beyond Pei Qian's expectations.
I bought more than 20% of the shares and obtained the exclusive agency rights of ioi in China. This matter is basically finalized. It is impossible to terminate the investment and transfer these newly purchased shares.
Because there is really no valid reason.
What if we sell it after a while? By then, the valuation of the company will definitely rise rapidly, and we will definitely make a lot of money from this sale.
What's more, after Pei Qian thought about it carefully, he couldn't sell the shares at all.
Selling it midway would be stupid!
If Zhidou Company can really develop to the scale that Pei Qian imagined, not to mention the shares, the exclusive domestic agency rights alone will be a cash cow.
Mr. Pei indeed regards making money as dirt, but if there is too much dirt... it will be impossible to ignore it.
If ioi can earn more than one billion or two billion dollars every year in the future, then no matter how the wealth conversion ratio is adjusted, the personal property converted will still be a large amount of money.
If it's just a small profit of a few million, it really doesn't mean much to Pei Qian, but if it's a profit of several billion, things are completely different.
Moreover, think about it, will you be able to produce heroes and exclusive skins named after yourself in the future?
If you think about it this way, it’s quite touching!
If this situation really happens, then it seems to be a good strategy for Pei Qian to make money by doing nothing.
The large amount of system funds earned can also be used to develop logistics, build physical stores, and give back to the society.
He is a good young man who earns money from foreigners and repays his motherland.
Of course, then again, this is not so certain.
The whole world is different, and the company and game names are different from what Pei Qian remembers. Who can guarantee that ioi will be as successful as lol?
Moreover, even if it succeeds, it will only be three or four years later.
During this period, we have to go through many rounds of promotions, and through the joint efforts of many people, the right time, the right location, and the right people, it is possible to achieve a dominant position in the global game market.
Who can say exactly what will happen in three or four years?
Water from afar cannot quench local thirst. Even if he can really make money while lying down in three or four years, it will not affect Pei Qian's current development strategy.
In short, in the long run, these shares and exclusive agency rights must be retained.
If you dislike making money in the near future, then think of ways to spend it suddenly, such as logistics, warehousing, public welfare... Anyway, spending it in a different way is equivalent to benefiting society.
Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem like the situation is that bad.
The hope of losing money has not been completely cut off.
Moreover, as Pei Qian was thinking about it, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and came up with a good idea.
"Just in time, I can take this opportunity to hedge my risks!"
"Now that the world already has ioi, does that mean the future winner has been determined?"
"Then if I make a MOBA game myself, wouldn't it be inevitable that it would be a hit on the street?"
"Then it becomes a bottomless pit. You can just put as much money into it as you want to burn!"
Pei Qian suddenly discovered the New World, and it can be said that there is another village with a bright future!
If ioi is destined to take the world by storm in the future, and a game with excellent quality like "Shenqi" can still withstand it, other PC game MOBAs may soon suffer heavy casualties and become just a sideshow.
In this case, if Tenda also makes a MOBA game, wouldn't it definitely fail?
I spent 50 million on it first, and then spent another 50 million on it if the situation was not good. In the end, the game was sold out because it was unable to resist the tide of ioi, so all the research and development funds were wasted...
Isn’t it beautiful?
The more Pei Qian thought about it, the more he felt that this was reliable!
Tenda had originally reserved a budget of 50 million for its gaming department, but was wondering how to spend it.
Now you don’t have to worry, you have a goal!
Thinking of this, Pei Qian quickly called Li Yada over.
"There's a new game, just make a note of it."
Li Yada quickly took out a small notebook from her pocket: "Okay, Mr. Pei, please tell me."
Pei Qian thought for a while: "Have you ever played "Shenqi"? Just follow that and make one of the same type."
"As for the name... let's call it gog, glory of gods, the glory of God."
Pei Qian felt that lol, ioi, coc and wow were all available, but there were really not many letters available.
In this case, let's call it gog. In fact, it doesn't have any special meaning. I just hope that this game can become gg as soon as possible.
Li Yada is still waiting.
After waiting for a minute, she asked with some confusion: "That's it?"
Pei Qian nodded: "Yes."
Anyway, it was just made to burn money, so you can just mess around with it.
Li Yada thought for a moment: "But, if we copy the words of "God's Inspiration", isn't there something... wrong?"
"Although the law does not protect the gameplay, if you do it too much, you will definitely be scolded."
Pei Qian nodded: "Yes, that makes sense."
After all, Mr. Pei's goal is only to lose money, not to ruin the reputation of himself and the company. It is really unnecessary to attract such criticism.
"If that's the case, then you can change it as you like."
"Anyway, it just needs to be changed beyond recognition so that players won't think we are plagiarizing."
"In the first version, more than 20 heroes will be released for free play, and the development cycle will be four months."
"The budget is 50 million. If you work hard, you can add more later if it's not enough."
Li Yada was stunned: "Ah? So much?... I'm afraid I won't be able to spend all of it."
Is it okay if I can’t spend all the money?
Pei Qian was a little unhappy because his employees didn't know how to use their subjective initiative.
Pei Qian said with some resentment: "Why do you still need me to teach you money?"
"Smash more art resources, models, actions, story backgrounds, details..."
Li Yada looked down at the small book with some embarrassment: "But... Mr. Pei, if it's just one picture and more than twenty heroes, the money for art really won't be that much..."
Pei Qian: "..."
If you think about it carefully, this is really what happened.
Because of the existence of the rsro official resource site, the cost of developing games in this world has been reduced a lot.
It is indeed a bit difficult to spend a budget of 50 million on just one map and more than 20 heroes in four months.
How to fix it?
Pei Qian thought for a while, is there any other MOBA game experience that he can learn from?
There are quite a lot of failed MOBA games, but are many games failed because of poor gameplay, too many program bugs, or insufficient promotion?
This is really unclear.
Pei Qian thought about it and thought of a good direction.
A game that has been in testing since its development and has never been officially launched.
Because once it is officially put into operation, it will be sued for bankruptcy in an instant.
Pei Qian feels that he should also be able to learn from this advanced experience!
Of course, the copyright cannot be used in vain.
Free prostitution copyrights cannot be officially operated. If settlement cannot be made in two cycles, the system will shut down Mr. Pei.
But what if you buy all those copyrights?
How much does that cost!
No need to worry about running out of money!
As long as you keep buying the copyright, no matter how much money you invest, it won't be enough.
Pei Qian thought this was a good idea: "Then buy an IP!"
"Whether it's domestic or foreign, if you find a character's IP that you like, buy some. Regardless of whether you're high or low, whatever you can do in the game will be included in the game."
"Oh, forget about the hot IPs that cost millions of dollars, just buy more cheap IPs."
It costs a lot of money to buy a character with a big IP and put it into the game. Even some particularly big IPs may not be available if you have money.
But buying such a big IP has huge hidden dangers. For example... what if it attracts a large number of fans and gives the game a high reputation?
Moreover, the bigger the IP, the more trouble the parent company will have. Pei Qian doesn't want to have to deal with contract details with some big foreign companies all day long just to buy an IP. He can't afford to go to that trouble.
Therefore, Pei Qian's idea is to pick up garbage desperately.
Whether they are domestic or foreign, just look for those IP characters that are outdated or no one cares about, buy them all with the mentality of picking up garbage, put them into the game, and then design skills according to the characteristics of the characters.
For some games that are different from the style of the game, you can make an agreement with the copyright owner in advance and ask an art master to create a second time, and you can still spend more money.
In this way, wouldn’t the money be spent quickly?
Moreover, buying these junk IPs is almost the same as not buying them. They will not play a significant role in driving traffic, and the price-performance ratio is extremely low.
Li Yada still had questions. After all, this was the first project she had actually led since she became the chief planner.
However, Pei Qian waved his hand: "Okay, let's do this for now. You can come up with ideas first. Don't ask me about everything. I'm afraid it will affect your own thinking."
Li Yada pinched her fingers: "Okay, okay Mr. Pei."
Turning around and leaving Mr. Pei's office, Li Yada thought to herself that this task was a bit too heavy, especially since she herself was not good at games like "Shenqi".
After much deliberation, it should be impossible to improve the game level of "Shenqi" in the short term.
It seemed that the only option was to seek help from Bao Xu privately.