"How advanced is the game now? Can you let me play it?" Qiu Hong asked.
Jiang Fan hesitated for a moment, but nodded: "Of course."
Then, he opened the half-finished "Survival Manual for Office Workers" on his computer and gave it to Qiu Hong to experience.
Jiang Fan is still a little confused.
Because the game "Salaryman Survival Manual" has not been very complete so far. As a development game, if you only play part of the content, you will not be able to appreciate the core gameplay and fun of the game.
Even with the existing content, the fun will be greatly reduced. After all, the game is a unified whole.
However, since Qiu Hong wanted to play, he couldn't refuse.
The description of the game alone is actually very empty. You have to play it to experience the fun.
Having a ppt is better than just talking, and having a demo is better than a ppt.
Therefore, Jiang Fan could only bite the bullet and let Qiu Hong play, while he sat and watched, and once there were bugs or unfinished parts of the game, he would make up for it orally.
Qiu Hong began to experience the game seriously.
This is a development game from the perspective of ordinary office workers. The art materials of the game are basically 2D content. While developing attributes and advancing the plot, some interesting little gameplays are also added.
It’s just that there are indeed many bugs in the game, temporary art resources, unfinished plot content and gameplay, etc. The game experience cannot be said to be good.
Jiang Fan, who was explaining next to him, couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead while explaining.
There is no way, the person who gave the money is the uncle!
Jiang Fan did not dare to take it lightly. If Mr. Qiu was dissatisfied with something and Mr. Qiu stopped investing, wouldn't it be a big problem?
The studio's current funds can only support it for more than one month. Judging from the current situation, this amount of time and funds is definitely not enough to complete the entire game.
If we can't get Mr. Qiu's investment, then the studio may have to suffer from the northwest wind for a while, and if the game is not completed enough and sales are not good enough, then it will be a waste of money and a failure.
For most game manufacturers, game release is a one-time deal.
If the game becomes popular upon release, as long as you don’t commit suicide and steadily update and optimize it, you will make more and more money;
If the game is not successful after its release, no matter how optimized and modified it is in the future, players may not buy it.
There are very few people who can turn around their reputation through continuous optimization.
After all, no one can tell whether the game fails because the game is not completed enough, or because the game itself is not good enough?
The risk of continuing to invest resources in a failed project is too high, and few manufacturers dare to take such a gamble.
This is the situation where the so-called hero is stumped by a penny.
So in a sense, Qiu Hong's money today can really determine the future fate of "Survival Manual for Office Workers" and even Cherry Studio.
Qiu Hong thought seriously while experiencing the game.
His previous development experience was basically in online games that cost money, but he still has an appreciation for stand-alone games.
In his opinion, this game has a certain possibility of success, but the possibility is not very high.
Because this kind of game mechanism has really never been seen before.
This game itself is a development game, but it is different from other development games on the market. It has some interesting little gameplay mixed in as an adjustment.
What touched Qiu Hong even more was that the description of the "social animal" state in the game was just right. It seemed joking on the surface, but if you taste it carefully, you can feel a hint of bitterness.
Obviously, Jiang Fan added his own feelings when working before, otherwise the depiction of the state of social animals would not be so empathetic.
This project seems to perfectly meet Mr. Pei’s requirements!
To say that this project is not reliable, the game is quite interesting and novel. Although the degree of completion is low, it has a big frame. The producer Jiang Fan himself has had successful independent game experience;
To say that this project is reliable, Jiang Fan is a lawyer who switched jobs to make games, and the other three people are not serious planners. The innovation of game play also comes with great risks, and it may not be able to adapt to the taste of current players.
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Moreover, this project is now running out of funds, and it can be said to be almost at the end of its rope.
Doesn’t this perfectly meet the conditions of the “Dead End Plan”?
Thinking of this, Qiu Hong did not intend to continue playing, and said directly: "Yes, this project very much meets the standards of the 'Endless Project', we have decided to invest!"
"How much funding do you think is needed to achieve 100% completion of this project while maintaining the current level?"
Jiang Fan was stunned for a moment and didn't come back to his thoughts for a while.
Does this mean you have to pay?
Isn't this too open?
Not even half an hour has passed since I started talking about it now!
When other investors come to invest, they ramble on and on, unable to get to the point for a long time. When it comes to negotiating the contract, they add a lot of additional clauses and bargain, which is tiring.
As a result, after Mr. Qiu came, he just chatted for a few words and played the game for more than ten minutes. During this period, he also encountered various crashes and bugs, so he decided to invest directly?
Jiang Fan couldn't help but get excited. After thinking about it carefully, he said: "Mr. Qiu, based on the current level of completion, another 400,000 yuan should be enough!"
Qiu Hong nodded: "Okay, then we will invest 500,000 here to ensure that this game can be made accurately!"
"But there are two requirements."
"First, this game must adhere to buyout and payment, and there cannot be any in-app purchases."
"Second, after the game is launched and sales begin, costs are recovered, and money starts to be made, we will share it according to the investment ratio. According to the investment ratio... we will get 30%."
Jiang Fan couldn't help but be stunned: "That's all?"
Qiu Hong nodded: "That's it, what else?"
Jiang Fan wondered: "What if the game fails? Even the initial cost of 600,000 yuan cannot be recovered?"
Qiu Hong said: "After recovering the cost of 600,000 you invested, we will share the money earned. If it does not make money, we will not take any money."
Jiang Fan was speechless for a moment.
Isn’t this too open? Isn’t this equivalent to giving away money for free?
In the past, other investment companies wanted more than just a share of the profits. Many of them wanted shares in Cherry Studio, and some even went too far, wanting Jiang Fan to pay joint and several liability.
Compared with these companies, Mr. Qiu is simply leading a good person!
With this investment of 500,000 yuan, wouldn’t it mean that Cherry Studio would never lose money?
If the game does not recover the cost, Mr. Qiu will not take any money from it, so the 500,000 yuan will be given away for nothing; if the game makes money, Mr. Qiu will only get 30% of it, and Cherry Studio will definitely earn more by then.
The conditions were so good that Jiang Fan couldn't even believe it.
Qiu Hong smiled and said: "In short, you should think carefully about this condition and see if there are any problems."
Jiang Fan nodded quickly: "Of course it's no problem! But Mr. Qiu... your conditions are so good, I can't believe it..."
"Are you doing charity?"
Qiu Hong smiled: "This is not my condition, but my boss's condition."
"In fact, these regulations were set by him in advance, including what kind of companies should be funded, how to share profits after making them, etc."
"I just followed his request."
"Strictly speaking, he is the initiator of the 'Exhaustive Plan' and the one who actually paid for it."
"Your studio just meets the conditions he required. If you want to thank me, let me thank my boss."
For some reason, after listening to Qiu Hong's words, Jiang Fan suddenly felt like a spring breeze and felt warm in his heart.
This feeling is like a person who has been walking in the snowfield for a long time and suddenly gets a cotton coat.
Making independent games is actually very lonely. With only a few limited people, they are fixing endless bugs in the game every day. There is no time before the game is completed. Whether it is other peers, game distributors or investors, they basically give it to them.
Can't get any help.
Making independent games is basically a road to darkness.
Most independent game studios just start working and then quietly disband, and will not be known at all. Those who can succeed, make money and realize their dreams are very few.
But now, the "Dead End Project" makes Jiang Fan feel that he is not alone.
There are still people who lend a helping hand and help silently!
Jiang Fan was deeply moved and asked: "Mr. Qiu, can you tell me who your boss is?"
Qiu Hong smiled slightly: "I'm sorry, I can't say this, it needs to be kept confidential. But our boss is indeed a well-known person in the gaming circle. Most of you have heard of it."
Jiang Fan was stunned again.
Doing good deeds without leaving a name? Do you have such a high ideological level?
It stands to reason that the "Dead End Plan" is said to be an investment, but in fact it is almost the same as support, and it will probably lose a lot of money.
Since it's not for money, it's probably for good reputation.
But this big boss is not doing it for money or fame. He is really just doing good things? Supporting the development of domestic independent games?
What a noble sentiment and broad mind!
There are many big names in the domestic gaming industry, so Jiang Fan is not sure who it is, but he has been completely impressed by this big shot.
Qiu Hong stood up: "If there is no problem, I will go back and prepare the contract. After the contract is signed, I will make the payment immediately."
Everyone in Cherry Studio stood up one after another: "Okay, Mr. Qiu, we must complete the "Survival Manual for Office Workers"!"
Qiu Hong nodded with a smile and left from Cherry Studio.
For some reason, he had a very strange feeling.
It seems that what he is doing now is more meaningful than what he did in the past few years combined.
Seeing these young people at Cherry Studio, Qiu Hong recalled himself many years ago.
The same enthusiasm, the same pursuit of dreams.
However, this group of young people are much luckier than themselves.
If I had received funding from the Qitu Project, would I have continued to work in the field of stand-alone games?
Qiu Hong sighed with emotion and went to the next game studio to inspect again.