"How advanced is the game now? Can you let me play it?" Qiu Hong asked.
Jiang Fan hesitated for a moment, but still nodded: "Of course."
Then, he went to his computer to open the half-finished "Survival Manual for Office Workers", and then Leave it to Qiu Hong to experience.
Jiang Fan is still a little confused.
Because the game "Salaryman Survival Manual" is still not very complete so far. As a development game, if you only play part of the content, you will not be able to experience the core gameplay and gameplay of the game. Where the fun lies.
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, it was impossible to refuse.
The description of the game is actually very empty. You have to play it to experience the fun.
Having PPT is better than talking, and having DEMO is better than PPT.
So, 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 details are also added. How to play.
It’s just that the game does have a lot of bugs, 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.
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 somewhere 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 cannot 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 the sales are not good, 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 is popular after its release, as long as you don’t commit suicide and steadily updates and optimizes it, you will make more and more money;
If the game is not popular after its release, no matter how you optimize and modify it in the future , players may not necessarily 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 failed because the game was not completed enough, or because the game itself was 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.
The so-called penny stumps the BritishMan, this is the case.
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, 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 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 touches Qiu Hong even more is that the description of the "social animal" state in the game is really just right. It seems joking on the surface, but if you taste it carefully, you can feel a hint of bitterness.
Obviously, Jiang Fan has added his own feelings at work 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 unreliable, the game is quite interesting and novel, and although the degree of completion is low, the big frame is already there, and the producer Jiang Fan himself has had success before. independent game experience;
To say that this project is reliable, Jiang Fan is a lawyer who switched jobs to make games. The other three people are not serious planners, and the innovation of game play is also accompanied by a lot of innovation. The risks are really not necessarily suitable for the taste of current players;
Moreover, this project is now running out of funds, and it can be said that it is almost at the end of the road.
Isn’t this perfectly in line with the conditions of the “Endless 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 Plan', we 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 think about it for a while. .
Does this mean you have to pay?
Isn’t this too open?
It hasn’t even been half an hour 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 have to add a lot of additional clauses and bargain, which is tiring.
After Mr. Qiu arrived, 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 I willWe have invested half a million yuan here to ensure that this game can be made accurately! ”
“But there are two requirements. ”
“First, this game must insist on 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 divide it according to the proportion of investment. According to the investment ratio... we take 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 doesn't succeed? Can’t even recoup the initial cost of 600,000? ”
Qiu Hong said: “After recovering the cost of 600,000 you invested, we will share the money we make. If we don’t 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?
Other investment companies didn’t ask for it before. It's just a share. Many of them ask for shares in Cherry Studio, and some even go too far. They want Jiang Fan to pay joint liability.
Compared with these companies, Mr. Qiu is simply leading a good person!
With this investment of 500,000 yuan, Cherry Studio will not lose any money.
If the game does not recover the cost, Mr. Qiu will not receive any money from this 500,000 yuan investment. It's like giving it away for free; if the game makes money, Mr. Qiu will only get 30% of it, and Cherry Studio will definitely earn more by then.
The conditions are so good that Jiang Fan can'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, etc. "
"I just followed his request. ”
“Strictly speaking, he is the initiator of the ‘Dead End Plan’ and the one who actually paid for it. "
"Your studio just meets the conditions he requires. 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 a warmth in his heart.
This feeling was like A person who has been walking in the snowy field for a long time suddenly got a cotton coat.
Making an independent game is actually very lonely. Only a few limited people are fixing the endless bugs in the game every day. The completion of the game is far away, and basically no other peers, game distributors or investors can provide any help.
Making independent games is basically a one-way street.
Most independent game studios just start working and then disband silently. They will not be known at all. Those who can succeed, make money and realize their dreams are very few.
But now, the "Dead End Plan" 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: "Sorry, this is for me. I can’t say it, it needs to be kept secret, but our boss is indeed a well-known person in the gaming industry, and you have probably heard of it.”
Jiang Fan was stunned again.
Do good deeds without leaving your name? Do you have such a high level of thought?
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 really just does good deeds? Support 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 at Cherry Studio started talking. Standing up: "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 previous years combined.
Seeing these young people at Cherry Studio, Qiu Hong recalled himself many years ago.
The same enthusiasm, the same pursuit of dreams.
It’s just that these young people are much luckier than themselves.
If I had received funding from the Jiutu Project, would I have continued in the field of stand-alone games?
Qiu Hong sighed and went to the next game studio to inspect again.