Cannon Fodder Genius Game Producer

Although Lin Cheng was full of anger, he knew that he didn't have the capital to fight against Jixing Studio, so he could only grit his teeth and go to Wang Fei's work station with a somewhat submissive expression.

As expected, Wang Fei brought Jiang Ziye's damn game of life to him.

"Lin Cheng, do you have any explanation for this?"

Explanation?

What else can be explained? !

Lin Cheng gritted his teeth, reluctantly calmed down, and pretended to be insulted: "Brother Wang, I explained this matter on the WG platform! I said I would not explain it again. If Jiang Ziye can come up with any The proof shows that his development time is earlier than mine, and I publicly apologize to him on the whole network and never touch game production again! If you can’t, don’t slander me!”

Wang Fei called Lin Cheng here because he really wanted to ask Lin Cheng about this matter. In fact, he also tried the game "Crazy Graduation Season" at that time. It is a game with very delicate emotional expression. On the surface, it will be able to resonate with the student party.

Wang Fei originally thought that Lin Cheng should also have such a personality, but during the interview, he found that Lin Cheng was an ambitious young man.

Although this was different from what he had expected, Wang Fei did not doubt him.

Until today, the game that suddenly spread in the company's internal group attracted Wang Fei's attention. He could feel that although the game was quite rough in production, its design ideas were actually very delicate, including emotional expression and render...

It's exactly the same as "Crazy Graduation Season".

As the so-called layman watches the fun, the expert watches the doorway.

After playing "The Stolen Life", 9% of Wang Fei's mind is inclined to Jiang Ziye as the original creator of "Crazy Graduation Season", or at least he will be a very important main creator.

But it's just like what Lin Cheng said.

evidence.

Emotional free evidence can be used as a judgment on personal emotional tendency, but it cannot be used as final evidence.

Wang Fei also couldn't understand why Jiang Ziye had no evidence at all.

And after seeing these evidences, Wang Fei was actually a little strange - if according to the evidence cited by Jiang Ziye, Lin Chengcheng is a pure player, and it is very likely that he does not have much value in the eyes of most game developers Players with low retention, low DAU, and low krypton gold.

However, such players often have inaccurate perceptions of the game, and it is impossible for them to pass the interview at Polar Star Studio.

He was one of the interviewers in Lin Cheng's interview. He still remembered the question he asked at the beginning, and Lin Cheng's answer had firm and unique insights from his understanding of the game and his long-term vision of the future direction of the game. This point was unanimously agreed by several interviewers at Polar Star Studio.

It was for this reason, and at the same time lack of evidence, that although Wang Fei had doubts in his heart, he still did not beat Lin Chengyi to death with a stick.

Seeing the humiliated expression on Lin Cheng's face, Wang Fei frowned, did not say anything, but comforted him: "Okay, Jixing will not wrong any innocent companion, nor will it be wronged by the outside world because of suspicion." And what extra evaluation do you have for you? Since you are so determined, then you should work hard in Jixing."

Said, Wang Fei raised his head and looked at Lin Cheng: "But once there is evidence to prove it, Jixing will just let off any vicious plagiarist!"

Lin Cheng nodded and left without answering.

It looked like he turned around and left because he couldn't bear to be insulted, but in fact, only he knew the panic and aggrieved anger in his heart.

Wang Fei looked at the back of him leaving, and then glanced at the data submitted to him by Lin Cheng in the afternoon. In terms of the collation style of this data, it is also similar to "Crazy Graduation Season" and "The Stolen Life". "The style is very different.

But Wang Fei couldn't figure it out. If Lin Cheng was really a plagiarist, how did he get such a detailed planning proposal, even including the details of the easter eggs that should be confirmed after repeated communication with the artist during the production process?

This matter was too weird, Wang Fei finally chose to wait and see, maybe Lin Cheng's subsequent performance could give him some clues.

***

Pei Shu didn't know what was going on in Jixing Studio.

In the apartment on Daonan Road, he and Li Chuyue introduced his series of plans for the studio one by one, but he didn't open his mouth because of Li Chuyue, a potential financial backer, by his side.

In Pei Shu's plan, the studio does not need too many manpower in the early stage. It can be kept in a small team of about 5 people. Many contents in the team can be outsourced for production. What is more important for the core personnel is the ability he recognizes. And aesthetic, conceptual unity.

As for the direction of game development, Pei Shu did not intend to become a big fat man in one bite. In his plan, the studio's first game should be a relatively simple game that does not require too much money. game.

Including the genre, Pei Shu has also been considered, and it will probably be an idle mobile game.

The production cycle of this game will not be too long, it can just give the studio some practice skills, and at the same time allow the members of the studio to have a process of running in with each other.

Of course, this game also hopes to collect a little money after it goes online-but this is a further matter.

Only after completing the initial run-in and gaining a certain understanding of their respective abilities and aesthetics, will Pei Shu consider further development and production of larger-scale game content.

Advance cautiously, this is Pei Shu's original preparation.

Under such circumstances, the initial capital required by the studio is actually not too high, and an investment of 50 yuan is enough to spare.

Of course, this can only be said to be an initial investment. If more complex games are to be produced in the future, and the efficiency of the studio’s first game is not satisfactory, it is very likely that a second additional investment will be required.

Taking this situation into consideration, Pei Shu made a comprehensive request for a total investment of 80 yuan, and at the same time promised to complete at least one online game that can be rated B+ in the Universal Group within the next year.

The so-called online games with a B+ internal rating of Huanyu Group are not just big productions.

In addition to Polar Star Studio, there are hundreds of studios in Huanyu, but the entire group has a unified evaluation standard for the studio's games. This evaluation standard is basically based on game art, Game types, game themes, game plots, gameplay, and innovations are used as criteria for judging, while another external judging standard includes gamers’ daily active value, recharge ratio, next-day retention, three-day retention, and seven-day retention Retention rate and other corresponding values.

A game with a rating of B+, if the operation and promotion are ideal, the daily recharge amount on the day of launch may reach the order of 20 or more, even if there are platform commissions, various marketing and promotion expenses, and production costs. But as long as the game is successful, it is actually not too difficult to pay back, and it is even possible to make a lot of money.

Pei Shu dared to say this to Li Chuyue, but in fact, he already had a certain estimate for his plan, the direction and content of the game.

After introducing these contents, Pei Shu looked at Li Chuyue.

During Pei Shu's explanation of these contents, Li Chuyue did not fool Pei Shu. He listened carefully to Pei Shu's entire introduction, and at the same time asked questions about points he did not understand.

"What is your average monthly development cost budget?"

"How long is the first game expected to be produced?"

"Has there been any market research on the direction of the first game? Is it a project that meets the aesthetics of the market? Who is the target audience?"

"Is there any supporting data for these contents?"

……

Although no matter what Pei Shu said, Li Chuyue would plan to inject capital, but Li Chuyue also knew that if he really had such an attitude, then Pei Shu would definitely use his ability to fully promote the development progress and strive to return the money as soon as possible. give him.

Li Chuyue didn't intend to do this. What he hoped was that in the next time, he could watch Pei Shu make his favorite games, and grow the studio together with Pei Shu.

This studio will be like a bridge between him and Pei Shu, linking the relationship between the two.

After Pei Shu answered all of Li Chuyue's questions one by one, Li Chuyue asked some more details, and finally agreed to invest.

"This investment will not be invested in the name of Li's Group, it will only be my personal capital injection." Li Chuyue pointed at himself and said with a smile: "So next, I will be your beneficiary of Pei Pei! "

Pei Shu laughed: "Okay, Brother Jinzhu, thank you Brother Jinzhu!"

In the next week or two, Pei Shu registered a game production studio called "Budou" in his own name, and then Li Chuyue's assistant, Lu You, sorted out the contract. The more formally signed the capital injection contract.

Studio ready.

Investment ready.

Funding ready.

After Pei Shu finished his work, he suddenly remembered that he was still a polished commander.

Thinking of this, Pei Shu thought of the kid Jiang Ziye in his private message.

In the past two weeks, Jiang Ziye's "The Stolen Life" has spread from the scope of the original Beijing University of Science and Technology to almost all universities in the country. At the same time, there are related discussions on the industry's game forums, and the popularity is not low.

Although Jiang Ziye did not have conclusive evidence, most people no longer regard him as a "plagiarist", but are more willing to believe in his innocence and experience.

Jiang Ziye, who had been shouted and beaten by almost everyone, finally reappeared in the classroom of Beijing University of Science and Technology, preparing to complete his final graduation and examination.

Pei Shu thought for a while, and left his WeChat account for Jiang Ziye on the WG platform, planning to ask him to have a chat and see if this young talented gamer would condescend to join his small studio.

During this period of time, Pei Shu was also thinking, if not only him, but also more 'cannon fodder' gathered together because of Lin Cheng's rebirth and the system falling into dust, then under the impact of these 'cannon fodder', Lin Cheng still Can it stay on top forever?

Those classic game plans that may already exist in the system must be better and more suitable for the market than those made by real gamers like them?

After Lin Cheng's nervous and ridiculous rebuttal before, Pei Shu faintly felt that he had caught a clue against the 'protagonist' and the will of the plot.

Thinking of this, Pei Shu's phone trembled slightly - the new contact requested to add a friend.

It's Jiang Ziye.

If one day, the "protagonist" is constantly defeated by "cannon fodder", can the protagonist continue to be the protagonist of his "Shuangwen"?

Pei Shu was looking forward to it.

At the same time, Lin Cheng has curled up like a mouse crossing the street with low self-esteem and pride for more than two weeks-he is waiting, waiting for the release of the new expansion pack of the "Super God" project of Polar Star Studio.

That was his chance, the chance to face Pole Star Studio and many people who questioned him!

The life of these two weeks made Lin Cheng feel more inferior and gloomy. He thought secretly in his heart—wait, after the new expansion pack of "Super God" is released, there will be times when I will show you!