After having this idea, Pei Qian also carefully considered its feasibility.
There are three lessons that must be learned.
The first is the lesson learned from working with Ruan Guangjian.
The cooperation with Ruan Guangjian seems to have failed now. Since "Ghost General", Ruan Guangjian has been protecting the quality of the original paintings of Tenda games.
Part of the success of many games comes from the extremely high quality of the original paintings, which attract players at first sight, and the graphics that perfectly match the game content have become a key part of the game's artistry.
Pei Qian looked back on his cooperation with Ruan Guangjian and felt that this was mainly due to his European Emperor attributes.
Logically speaking, I was looking for a little-known painter at that time, so the probability of meeting a hidden master should be very slim, right?
In the end, we met!
Who do you think you can talk to to reason with this?
Therefore, Pei Qian felt that he must cast a wide net.
If you only concentrate your funds to invest in one or two small companies this time, you will probably make the same mistakes again, so you must invest widely.
The more samples, the more accurate the probability, and the influence of luck can be minimized.
Secondly, there are lessons learned from the acquisition of Yangyang Games.
Pei Qian recalled that when he first acquired Yangyang Games, everything was actually good. The bad thing was that he couldn't help it. He wanted Yangyang Games to lose more points and asked them to change the game's krypton gold payment model.
As a result, "War Hymn" became more conscientious and established a good reputation. After it was remade and changed from a PC game to a mobile game, it suddenly became popular.
Therefore, this time Pei Qian felt that he absolutely could not change the original operating model of these companies, and he could not even look at them.
Because sometimes things will change because of Mr. Pei's observation.
Although the "observer effect" widely exists in all aspects of life, Pei Qian found that it was particularly prominent in himself and had to find ways to avoid it.
Finally, there are lessons from realizing your dream of venture capital investment.
Yuanmeng Venture Capital has so far invested in ioi, shared phone booths, come the top students, fully automatic leverage machines, etc., all of which have been successful.
The reasons for the success of these projects vary, but after thinking about it, Pei Qian felt that a very important reason lies in "attention."
Because he wants to lose money so much, Pei Qian often chooses outrageous projects when choosing projects, such as shared phone booths and fully automatic leverage machines.
But this kind of project, precisely because it is so outrageous, can easily become topical and gain a lot of attention.
What's more, any industry related to Tenda has no shortage of attention.
Coupled with a little bit of Pei Qian's European Emperor attributes, once attention is gained, there will always be people to buy it.
Therefore, Pei Qian felt that he should choose some projects that were quite satisfactory and not too outrageous to minimize the possibility of making big profits.
Even if a mediocre project makes a profit, it is still a small profit. If you cast a wide net, other failed projects can offset the profit and the profit will not be too outrageous.
Therefore, based on so many failed experiences, Pei Qian found a new way:
You must cast a wide net. The more companies you invest in, the less the impact of luck. Given the high probability of domestic stand-alone games failing, the chance of losing money will be greater.
You must not interfere with the operating modes of these companies, or even know what specific projects they are working on, so as to minimize your "observer effect".
It is best to choose a project that is quite satisfactory and has no special characteristics. This way, it will not have a chemical reaction with Tengda's reputation and make a lot of money inexplicably.
Pei Qian thought about it for a long time and felt that this guideline was very reliable.
After summarizing so many lessons from failures, you can finally lose money and succeed this time, right?
So the next question is, who will be responsible this time?
Looking around, I found that there was no one available.
There are many people who understand games in the two departments of Tenda Games and Yangyang Games, but Pei Qian feels uneasy.
Because they are all too deeply poisoned!
The common characteristic of Tenda employees is that they will misinterpret Mr. Pei's intentions and find the most profitable interpretation. At the same time, their understanding of the game is completely consistent with the successful experience of Tenda Games.
Even if he randomly pulls a person from other departments to take charge of this matter, Pei Qian feels that it may lead to failure.
After all, Pei Qian has been doing this kind of thing "let employees cross industries" without success.
It seems like every employee across industries has achieved success.
Let Ma Yang go?
No, as ioi has learned from the past, you can no longer trust old horses in this field.
Let Lu Mingliang go?
Not to mention, Lu Mingliang himself is a chief planner and has a good understanding of the game industry. Besides, he has done a good job at Headwind Logistics. Why transfer him and replace him with someone else to manage Headwind Logistics, and make Headwind Logistics profitable?
manage?
Wouldn’t that mean both people and money are wasted?
Pei Qian thought about it and felt that he had to find someone who had nothing to do with Tenda Group to do this.
It's best to know a little bit about single-player games, but not too much.
For a person who doesn't understand anything at all, he will definitely find a professional as a consultant when he receives this task, which is a huge hidden danger; and for a person who knows too much, he will hit the target every time, and this won't work either.
Suddenly, Pei Qian thought of a good candidate.
Qiu Hong!
During the previous class, Pei Qian had a general understanding of Qiu Hong's current situation. He had just failed to invest in a gold-based mobile game, so he came to Jingzhou to give lectures to relax.
It is not easy for a successful producer to find investment, let alone a producer who has just failed, it is even harder to find investment.
Moreover, Qiu Hong has already started his own business. If there is no financial pressure in the short term, he will probably not lower his head and apply for a job in an ordinary company.
In other words, Qiu Hong probably hasn't found anything to do recently.
Although Qiu Hong also has successful experience, his successful experience is limited to krypton gold online games. He did make stand-alone games at the beginning, but he had just entered the industry at that time, and the stand-alone game failed.
Pei Qian felt that if Qiu Hong were asked to choose a krypton gold online game, it would probably be accurate to choose one, but if he chooses a stand-alone game, this is not necessarily the case.
As for Qiu Hong saying that he is determined not to touch stand-alone computers anymore...
First of all, Qiu Hong actually does not reject stand-alone games, but he was injured when he was doing stand-alone games when he first entered the industry, so he turned black.
Secondly, Pei Qian didn't intend to talk about dreams or make big claims. It was just a matter of very realistic interests considerations.
The reason why Qiu Hong gave up playing stand-alone games and chose online games was just to make more money and live a better life.
Therefore, the key is not about stand-alone or online games, but how much profit this job can bring to Qiu Hong.
Producers who make money-based online games are basically very realistic people. The market tells them that this is the most profitable, so they do it.
In this case, as long as Pei Qian gives more money, he will definitely be able to lure Qiu Hong.
After thinking about it for a long time, Pei Qian felt that Qiu Hong was the best candidate he could find.
So the question is, how should I tell him about this...
Until now, Qiu Hong still thought he was Ma Yang.
Continue to get along with him as Ma Yang? Give Qiu Hongfa tasks as the person in charge of Dream Venture Capital?
It's not impossible, but it's always bad to lie to people.
What's more, Qiu Hong will have more or less contact with other Tenda employees in the future. This matter will have to be revealed sooner or later, and it is impossible to hide it forever.
So, we still have to show our cards.
The problem is, how to show off the cards so that Qiu Hong can accept it more easily.
It's definitely impossible to be honest. It's not that Pei Qian doesn't want to tell the truth. The problem is that Qiu Hong won't believe it if he risks being warned by the system and tells a partial truth.
Qiu Hong might even think that he was showing off and walk away on the spot.
Therefore, Pei Qian could only use another white lie to smooth things over.
He told Qiu Hong that he had previously called himself Ma Yang and asked him for advice on his failure experience. In fact, it was a friendly exchange and discussion between designers, and they wanted to get to know each other. Now that they understand each other almost well, they felt that they could cooperate, so it was natural for them to extend an olive branch.
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After thinking about his words, Pei Qian called Qiu Hong and invited him to come to Jingzhou again in the next two days for an interview on very important matters.
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Wednesday, October 12th.
Wang Xiaobin is racking his brains to plan DLC updates for these old Tenda games.
There are too many old games. It took a total of four months to update all the games with DLC. It is obviously unrealistic, so we can only pick and choose.
Moreover, the updated content must also consider cost-effectiveness.
The DLC developed by some manufacturers can be regarded as an independent game. It has a large capacity, a high price, and a long development time.
Here, Mr. Pei has only given about four months in total, so it is unlikely to achieve this level.
Although Mr. Pei is never vague when giving money, money is not everything and money cannot buy time.
Therefore, the difficulty is still very high, and Wang Xiaobin is rarely responsible for such work, so it feels very stressful.
""Lonely Desert Highway", make it an online mode? Can you drive with other players and turn it into a desert highway that is not lonely?"
"Add a 'you go, you go' mode to "Game Maker"? Let the narrator choose his own route, and the players will mock the narrator in turn?"
"Is there another plot for "Sea Fortress"? This seems unnecessary. What about adding an epic weapon? It seems that Mr. Pei still prefers the former."
"As for "Return to the Shore", it seems that many players find it a bit boring after completing multiple rounds of the game. Although there are still new players entering the game, the stickiness of old players is basically gone. How about making a challenge mode from scratch to give old players
Players looking for something to do?”
"Um……"
"The content seems a bit simple. Can players buy it?"
Wang Xiaobin did have some ideas, but he had no confidence in himself.
Some regular updates, such as adding a few more new generals to "Ghost General" and continuing to produce some epic weapons for "Sea Fortress", feel like they are nothing new; but the ideas I came up with are a bit too small, and I'm afraid the price of this DLC will definitely be
It won't be high, maybe it's just a loss and a profit.
"The former is safe but not interesting, the latter is interesting but a bit risky..."
"If it were Mr. Pei, how would he choose?"
"Mr. Pei will definitely choose the latter."
"Since President Pei has entrusted me with this important task, I can't be afraid of taking the blame. I must find a way to come up with something new!"
Wang Xiaobin continued to think about plans.
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Thursday, October 13th.
Zhu Xiaoce came to the hotel where Lu Zhiyao was staying.
Three days have passed since I lured Lu Zhiyao to Jingzhou and gave him the game notebook to "experience the script".
Zhu Xiaoce felt that he should come and have a look.
Not for any other reason, but mainly because the script must be released within these two days and cannot be delayed any longer.
Zhu Xiaoce had no idea and could only find a way to see if Lu Zhiyao had any good ideas.
Arriving at the door of Lu Zhiyao's room, Zhu Xiaoce knocked gently.
After two minutes, the door opened.
Seeing Lu Zhiyao's appearance, Zhu Xiaoce couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
The actor, who was radiant and handsome when he arrived, had already become disheveled, with short green stubble growing on his chin, and his eyes were sleepy and dull.
Zhu Xiaoce was a little confused: "What's wrong? This is just playing a game. Why are you still depressed?"
Lu Zhiyao was helpless: "Director Zhu, your method doesn't work at all!"
"I've been playing games these days without sleep and food. I tried as hard as you said, but I don't feel it at all."