Liang Qingfan was stunned for a moment.
Who would buy a house that has no potential for appreciation?
Could it be that...
Mr. Pei actually meant to buy a popular property in the city center?
Popular real estate properties have been priced very high, so the room for upside is relatively small. It seems that there is nothing wrong with lower appreciation potential.
Liang Qingfan understood instantly and nodded quickly: "No problem, Mr. Pei!"
He obviously also noticed that Mr. Pei's attitude changed drastically in terms of "buying a property". .
Before, I kept picking up rubbish. I was buying buildings with bad apartment types, buildings in remote locations, and commercial and residential buildings.
But now, they have to buy properties with little potential for appreciation, that is, some popular properties in the city center.
Why?
Liang Qingfan speculated based on the Sloth Apartment 2.0 model that this should be a strategic transformation.
I started picking up trash mainly to highlight the core concept of Sloth Apartment.
Just like the promotional video for Sloth Apartment, the two buildings in Binhu Community have been completely transformed from garbage buildings that no one cares about, and have become particularly livable. This is very topical and attracts people. Lots of attention.
Now that Sloth Apartment has attracted attention, we need to continue to explore and establish higher brand value.
So, Liang Qingfan supported Mr. Pei’s idea with both hands.
Seeing the expression on Liang Qingfan's face that "the hero sees the same thing", Pei Qian suddenly felt guilty for no reason.
But after thinking about it, there is no point in continuing to pick up garbage. When the time comes, the value will increase like crazy, and you will be cheated again during settlement.
The lesser of two evils, Pei Qian thought about it for a long time and decided to stick to his current idea.
Let’s take a look at the Sloth Apartment 2.0 model first. If it doesn’t work, then think of other ways.
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October 21st, Friday.
Imperial City, Cherry Studio.
"Quick, quick, everyone, clean up your workstations quickly, so as not to leave a bad impression on others."
A man who looked less than thirty years old, The tall, thin young man was cleaning up his messy workstation, which was filled with all kinds of books, while greeting the other three people sitting next to him.
The other three people looked even younger than him. One boy had round inches and looked a bit naive, another boy was a little chubby, and another one wore glasses and had pierced hair. A girl with a single ponytail.
In the Imperial City, there are many such small independent game studios.
Three or four people can develop an independent game by just finding an incubation space to work.
The tall, thin young man is the owner and producer of Cherry Studio, named Jiang Fan.
The boy who looks a bit silly is named Yang Liang, who is the main designer of the game. The slightly fat boy and the girl with a single ponytail are the game designers respectively.The game's numerical designer and art director.
Moreover, everyone is actually a functional designer, and everyone uses a game editor to create games.
The girl is the person in charge of art, but she can only draw very few art resources by herself. She spends most of her time communicating with people on the resource site, making requests, and checking and accepting art resources.
Such a small team of four is currently the standard team for domestic independent game studios.
If the number of people is small, the development cycle will be longer, and it will be difficult to ensure the quality of the games produced, which is purely a matter of luck; but if the number of people is larger, it may not be able to support it.
They are all making independent games, so they are definitely strapped for funds, and even a dime has to be broken in half.
To develop an independent game, even if there is an official editor and an official platform to match the artist, the cost still exists.
The rent has to be paid, staff salaries have to be paid, and art resources have to be purchased.
Although the official platform has various preferential policies for independent game producers, if the game cannot be sold, any preferential policies will be in vain, and all investment will still be lost.
The chief designer Yang Liang, who seemed a bit naive, was reluctant to clean up: "Brother Fan, why don't you just stop cleaning up? I think it's useless. Several investors have come here before. After asking here and there for a long time, no one is really willing to take this risk."
"After all, the probability of failure in independent games is too high, so no one is willing to invest in it."
"If we have this time, we might as well fix two more bugs."
Jiang Fan was also a little helpless: "There is no way, Liangzi, the current financial situation of the studio is too bad, if no one can help , we can last for more than a month at most, and we won’t even be able to pay wages by then. I can’t let you all try again.”
“I asked a few people in the industry. A friend verified that Mr. Qiu who came today is indeed a well-known figure in the industry, and he has indeed contacted several game companies. Although he has not invested in it, it at least shows that he has this idea.
Yang Liang continued to pack his things: "Really? Brother Fan, do you think we have a chance to get investment?"
Jiang Fan shook his head: "I can't say that. . ”
“This Mr. Qiu used to make krypton gold games, but for some reason, he suddenly started to have frequent contact with domestic stand-alone game companies last week, especially an independent company like ours. I have many contacts with game studios, and I have already talked to three of them in the Imperial City.”
“It is said that he seems to specialize in domestic stand-alone games and independent games, so he is interested in us. Generally speaking, the probability of being invested is much higher than that of other investment companies.”
“However, none of the three companies I heard about have received investment.”
"It's understandable that the first two companies didn't invest. It seemed too unreliable, but the third oneIt's very reliable. The game's main frame has been completed, and the game content is also very good. I just waited for the hard work to finally release it, but Mr. Qiu didn't invest. ”
“It’s not quite clear what his standards are. "
"But no matter what, this is a good opportunity for us, let's try to seize it. ”
The four people in the studio took the time to tidy up the work station a little, waiting for Mr. Qiu’s arrival.
Jiang Fan looked at the phone on his phone anxiously Time.
When it was two minutes before 2 p.m., Jiang Fan’s cell phone rang.
Jiang Fan quickly picked up: “Mr. Qiu, are you here? Wait a minute, I'll pick you up right away! ”
Jiang Fan winked at everyone before leaving, and everyone immediately sat upright at their workstations and began to work seriously, waiting for Mr. Qiu’s arrival.
A few days ago Minutes later, Jiang Fan led Qiu Hong to the office area of Cherry Studio.
After accepting the task of "Jiutu Project" from President Pei, Qiu Hong simply settled his personal affairs. , and went straight to the Imperial Capital.
Cities such as the Imperial Capital, Magic Capital, and Yangcheng are all places where game companies gather, so Qiu Hong chose the Imperial Capital as his first stop. >
Although Qiu Hong's mission is to invest in stand-alone game companies and independent game studios across the country, there is no need for him to fly between cities every day.
Live in the Imperial Capital for a month. , inspecting one company every day, and waiting for most companies in the imperial capital to be screened before changing to the next city is the most efficient way.
Qiu Hong had visited five companies before, but only invested in one. .
Because there are three companies that look like very unreliable small workshops. The bosses themselves don’t know much about games, and they are a bit like experts guiding experts, and Qiu Hong feels that they are a bit deceiving investors. Money orientation.
Mr. Pei said, you will definitely not invest if it is unreliable.
There is a company that is good in all aspects and has a high level of game completion, Qiu Hongshi. After playing it for a while, I feel that the probability of success is high.
But Mr. Pei also said that if you are too reliable, you can't vote.
So, only one that is quite satisfactory got it. Qiu Hong's "Jiu Tu Project" investment.
Today, Qiu Hong came to Cherry Studio to continue his inspection.
In fact, this is the easiest and least stressful job he has ever done. When I was a game producer, I would rack my brains over how to play the game, fearing that making one wrong decision would ruin the entire project, but now I don’t need to. I can just decide whether to invest money based on the company’s situation.
Moreover, the bonus you get now has nothing to do with whether the investment makes money. The more you invest, the more bonus you will get. Where can you find such good things?
Without the pressure, you will not worry about gains and losses when making decisions. He will also be more rational and clear-headed.
Jiang Fan moved a chair to Qiu Hong from the side and got a cup of hot water from the water dispenser next to him., and then began to introduce the basic situation of Cherry Studio.
Qiu Hong drank water and listened silently.
According to Jiang Fan, the establishment of Cherry Studio is basically a standard story of “power generation with love”.
Jiang Fan originally worked in a law firm, and his major had nothing to do with gaming. He started making games simply because the existence of official platforms and editors greatly lowered the threshold for game production, which gave him the idea of trying out a game after work.
Jiang Fan usually works very slowly and can only spare one hour a day to make games using the official editor.
In this way, he spent two full years on his own making a text adventure game with the theme of lawyer defense. As a result, it was well received after it was launched.
Although the sales volume is not very high, after all, independent games do not cost much. Nearly 200,000 copies were sold for five yuan a copy, including various official platforms for independent games. With preferential policies, I earned more than 600,000 yuan.
As a result, Jiang Fan made a very important decision in his life. He gave up his job as a lawyer and decided to set up Cherry Studio to make independent games full-time.
The other three employees were also found by Jiang Fan from his own player group, and they went through simple communication and interviews. These three people also voluntarily gave up their previous jobs and came to Cherry Studio to earn a salary that could only guarantee a basic living.
It’s not that Jiang Fan is stingy. The key is that with a total of only 600,000 yuan, he also has to pay for the rent of office space and the purchase of art resources. There is really no way to come up with more money to pay wages. .
The game currently being developed is called "Survival Manual for Office Workers". It is much larger than the game Jiang Fan developed before, but it is precisely because the game's volume exceeds Jiang Fan's Control ability, so Cherry Studio doesn’t have enough money.
In more than a month, even wages may not be paid, and the game is not yet ready to be launched online.