After hanging up the phone, Pei Qian found Ruan Guangjian's phone number.
But before calling, Pei Qian searched the keyword "shared phone booth" on Qiandu on a whim.
Soon there were a lot of search results, a large part of which came from Tieba, forums and Weibo posted by local people in Jingzhou.
"Today a genius really came up with an excellent business idea, a shared phone booth! After scanning the code, you can go in and make a call!"
"You're crazy. I have a mobile phone to scan the QR code. Isn't it good to use the mobile phone to make calls?"
"I laughed so hard, I even took a group photo, it felt like a performance art. [Photo]"
"This broken phone booth is quite big, but why does it feel like it was made by hand? Is it really a product of industrial production? The details are a bit lax."
"Is this... paying to go to jail and having people watch through glass?"
Pei Qian glanced at it and felt more at ease.
Look, the people’s eyes are sharp!
Since this phone booth is so unpopular and unprofitable, let Ruan Guangjian paint a few more and turn this phone booth into a purely public cultural symbol.
Well, that's great!
Thinking of this, Pei Qian dialed Ruan Guangjian's phone number.
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Monday, January 10th.
Ruan Guangjian temporarily settled down his work at Yangyang Games, and after giving suggestions for modifications to the art team and outsourced art team of Yangyang Games, he went to the nearby art supplies market to buy brushes, paints and other necessary materials, and rushed
Go to Huanyu Tian Street.
Because it is Monday, there will be less traffic in the mall.
But even so, there are still many people taking photos next to the shared phone booth.
Probably after the news about the "shared phone booth" spread yesterday, many people came here because of it.
As soon as Ruan Guangjian came up from the escalator, he saw a muscular man with a strong build and long hair coming up to him.
"Master! Hello, hello!"
"Master is so young. There is a big gap between him and his imagination."
Zhang Wan had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Ruan Guangjian carrying various painting utensils, he immediately determined that this was the artist invited by Mr. Pei.
But from the appearance, Ruan Guangjian does not have long hair or beard like the artists in Zhang Huan's imagination, nor does he have earrings, earrings, tattoos and other decorations. He looks clean and neat, no different from an ordinary student.
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On the contrary, Zhang Wan's own long and flowing hair is more in line with the image of an artist that most people think of.
Ruan Guangjian looked at the shared phone booth. It looked the same as in the photo. But seeing it with his own eyes, he felt it was bigger.
After Ruan Guangjian finished looking up and down the phone booth, Zhang Wan asked with some anticipation: "Master, how long does it take to paint such a painting?"
Ruan Guangjian thought for a while: "This cannot be generalized."
"Painting is a creative job, and the time varies greatly. If it is a simple oil painting, the thing to be painted has been conceived in advance, and the painter's technique is relatively skilled, it may be completed in about ten hours."
"However, if a master paints a high-level oil painting, it may take one year, three years, or five years, and there is no limit."
"This includes the time for collecting materials, creating, revising, etc. There is no upper limit."
Zhang Wan hurriedly said: "Three to five years? That's definitely not necessary. Just paint casually. Master, the painting is so good, I'm worried about someone stealing it."
"After all, this phone booth is detachable."
"But with the security of the big shopping mall helping to watch, the possibility of this is very small, haha."
Zhang Wang told a cold joke, but Ruan Guangjian didn't quite get the point of his laughter.
But at least one thing is clear, that is, this painting definitely does not need to be so delicate, and it does not need to be treated as a top-notch work of art.
However, the painting must not be too improvised. After all, Mr. Pei spends a lot of money and is a close friend. How could he deceive Mr. Pei?
Ruan Guangjian thought for a while: "I heard that this is just the first one. A total of 20 phone booths will be painted?"
Zhang Wan nodded: "Yes, those are still in production."
Ruan Guangjian looked at the size of the painting area in the phone booth and asked, "Do you have any ideas about what subject to paint?"
Zhang Wang shook his head fiercely, emphasizing his lack of opinion: "No! It all depends on what you want to draw, master!"
Ruan Guangjian thought about it carefully: "Well... I need to paint twenty paintings, and the workload of each painting is not small."
"After all, this painting is nearly two meters high, and the workload must be at least three to four times that of a normal oil painting."
"Even if I could paint it in my own style without paying so much attention to details, it would still take three or four days to complete this painting."
"And this is on the premise that I am very familiar with and very skilled in what I want to paint."
"Besides, this phone booth is a project invested by Mr. Pei. The subject matter of the painting must have something to do with Mr. Pei's company, right?"
"If you think about it this way, there don't seem to be many suitable themes..."
"Yes!"
Ruan Guangjian suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of a good idea.
You can draw original paintings of gog heroes!
Coincidentally, there are more than twenty heroes in the first batch of Gog, and their original paintings have been completed.
The shape and design of these original paintings were all completed by Ruan Guangjian. After repeated revisions, they were able to paint again with ease.
Moreover, these original paintings belong to Tenda's new game, and this phone booth is also an industry invested by Mr. Pei. There is a very close connection between the two.
Compared with traditional oil painting themes, hero original paintings are more approachable and interesting to young people who come to shopping malls for consumption.
The more Ruan Guangjian thought about it, the more appropriate it became.
The only thing that needs to be changed is the specific expression of the original painting.
Originally, the original painting of gog was very detailed and concrete, because the modeler needed to create the game model according to the original painting. If some parts of the painting were blurred, the modeler could only fill in the details in his head.
However, the paintings here can be regarded as concept pictures, promotional pictures and the like, which can be more artistic.
Ruan Guangjian considered using his own style and using impasto techniques. On the one hand, it can blur out those details and save time. On the other hand, it can also enhance the artistry of the painting and make it easier to attract people's attention.
Thinking of this, Ruan Guangjian was ready to start construction.
As for which hero in gog should be depicted in the first original painting...
Do you still need to consider it?
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In the office, Pei Qian yawned.
There are less than three months left before settlement.
There are many projects going on at the same time, but by next week, the movie should be officially completed, and a rough cut version will be available before the end of the month; and according to the current progress, gog can almost test the waters with a closed beta version by the end of the month.
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It is definitely impossible to finish everything in the haunted house. The two largest projects may not be finished before this settlement, but the small projects of the second big project should be finished by the end of this month.
Come two.
When the time comes, let Ruan Guangjian experience the spirit of killing him first!
In short, Pei Qian looked at his schedule. This week should be a relatively free week in the future. He must hurry up and take the time to read and review.
What if Lao Ma passes the exam by relying on his own ability, but Mr. Pei still relies on krypton gold to pass the exam? Wouldn't it be very shameful?
Let’s take a look at school girl Xiao Tang. Apart from shoveling poop, feeding and taking care of the cats, she sits at her workstation and reads quietly every day. She must be able to get a scholarship easily.
Pei Qian couldn't help but sigh: "Hey, it would be great if I could pay someone else to study for me."
"I can only say that knowledge is priceless!"
Pei Qian sighed and realized that another half an hour had passed. He quickly opened his notes and started reviewing.
Less than an hour later, someone knocked on the door outside.
Pei Qian looked up and saw a group of horses.
"What's the matter?" Mr. Pei was a little unhappy because his study was interrupted, but he also knew that Ma Yiqun didn't come often, and when he came, he must have business, so he didn't say much.
Ma Yiqun said: "That's it, Mr. Pei. I made a lot of money during this period..."
Pei Qian: "???"
Can you always make money secretly and even if you don't agree with me? Can't you let me be mentally prepared in advance?
Pei Qian originally thought he could have some leisure time this week, but things got messed up again.
Dingmin has gone through several stages of development from its inception to now, and it has now turned a profit.
Increase the price of full attendance from the beginning to protect the rights of low-level writers;
Later, subsidies were provided to mid-level authors so that they could earn the same level of income as unlimited high-quality authors;
Later, it will be linked with "Return to the Shore" to unify Tenda accounts and divert a large number of Tenda game players to the website.
After this period of operation, the traffic of the website has increased. Although the overall website scale and the income of the top authors are still not comparable to Infinite, at least the middle and low-level authors are living a relatively comfortable life.
Therefore, how to spend the money earned becomes a problem.
"Don't hand it over, just spend it yourself." In line with the principle of "who pollutes, who cleans it, whoever makes money, who spends it," Pei Qian gave a less careless comment on Ma Yiqun's report.
"Ah, okay Mr. Pei." Ma Yiren knew that Mr. Pei would probably react this way, but what Mr. Pei said was one thing, and what he did was another thing.
Even if you know that Mr. Pei will probably let the website invest the money in website construction, the process of asking for instructions still cannot be saved.
After all, this is different from the website’s linkage activities, which involve a sum of money.
If it is a linkage activity with "Return to the Shore" like before, Ma Yiqun, as the person in charge of the website, can make his own decision, because it won't cost much.
"Wait a moment."
Just as the horses were about to turn around and leave, they were stopped by Mr. Pei again.
Pei Qian asked casually: "Where do you plan to spend this money?"
Originally, he didn't plan to ask about these things, but Pei Qian suddenly realized that it seemed that he couldn't just ask...
If Ma Yiqun is allowed to spend money on his own, who can guarantee that he will spend his money on useless things!
Therefore, Pei Qian decided to ask a few more questions.
Ma Yiqun smiled and said: "Mr. Pei, I have thought about it."
"Now our website is very attractive to middle and low-level authors, and it has also attracted some loyal players of Tenda Games. The popularity of the game channel is very high, forming a kind of 'enclosure and cuteness' effect."
"I think the key now is the lack of top authors!"
"So, I'm considering using this money to poach a few top-level authors who are not satisfied with the status quo, especially those in unpopular categories who are powerful but not too valued."
"It may be difficult to find great writers, but for those authors who earn 30,000 to 50,000 yuan a month and have difficulty becoming great writers, as long as they are willing to spend money, they should still be able to find a few."
Pei Qian fell into silence.
Sounds very reliable!
Indeed, the biggest problem of Dingmin now is that the ceiling of the website is low, and there is no such super popular book that can become a hot spot on the entire network.
The authors at the bottom and middle levels are doing well, but the website’s ability to create gods is basically zero.
If we could dig out a few potential authors in a targeted manner, choose a book with the best data, and then use all the resources on the Internet to promote it...
Maybe it can really make the finish line a step closer!
Thinking of this, Pei Qian coughed twice and said, "That's inappropriate."
"The real master relies on solid hard power and good works to attract readers, rather than relying on the resources of the website to create them."
"When poaching authors from external sites, they must pay a high price. For the author, they are not acclimatized and the readership changes, so they may not be able to continue their previous popularity; while for the website, a high price buyout is very poor in terms of performance and profit.
It’s also hard to guarantee.”
"If you sign a buyout and the data in the demand letter meet the standard, it would be a bit of a rogue thing, and it is actually untenable from a moral point of view. It will not be very attractive to the author."
"In short, this approach cannot be said to be wrong, but it is not in line with the development direction of the end point."
"In my opinion, it is better to continue spending this money on middle-level and low-level authors. If you want to create gods, you can dig them from your own author group, why do you have to go to external sites to dig them?"