Chapter 93: Set sail
"Ke Wei, do you want to think about it again, our company is very sincere......
The middle-aged man who met for the first time shouted Liu Kewei's name familiarly, his expression was sincere and sincere, and his words were full of temptation. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Sitting on the sofa opposite him, Liu Kewei, who was a little restrained, reluctantly squeezed out a little smile, politely but resolutely refused, "I'm sorry, Boss Zhang, I have already agreed with a few partners to make this project together, so I can't accept your invitation." ”
After getting the latest scene plan and plot outline from Duan Shanshan the day before yesterday, Liu Kewei integrated the production outline on the same day, and got on the train that night, starting his journey of seeking cooperation everywhere.
In line with the principle of proximity, the first stop was chosen as the magic capital. From yesterday to today, this is the third investor he has met, but unfortunately the negotiation did not go as smoothly as he expected.
For the production outline and game video, the three bosses gave high evaluations, and the problem was invariably in the cooperation model. The plan given by Liu Kewei is to distribute dividends according to the proportion of investment, and enjoy the right of priority under the same conditions. However, this may not seem like an ideal outcome for bosses who are accustomed to keeping control of projects and teams in their hands.
They are more inclined to invest in the full amount, and can symbolically give Liu Kewei and others a little bit of dry shares to participate in dividends, but it is only limited to dividends, and the ownership of the project must be taken over by them.
"It doesn't matter," Boss Zhang said with a smile on his face, "Our company will tailor a team for you, and you can recommend all your partners to the team." As long as the salary is not excessive, we will try our best to meet it, and we will never let you suffer. You can make this project with peace of mind, you don't have to take any risks, if the benefits are good, naturally you will also benefit, isn't that good?"
Judging from the design level of the production outline and the demo video played by Liu Kewei, although it cannot be asserted that this so-called "Legend of the Six Paths" will be popular, it is not an exaggeration to say that it has the potential to become a good game, not to mention that according to the young man in front of him, the completion of this game in terms of planning and program is close to the level of the alpha version, but the part of the art resources has to be reversed and restarted. Everyone who does this knows that art resources are just a performance, which may affect the player's acceptance of the game, in other words, whether they will like it or not, but it will definitely not cause risks in the development process!
Although I still wonder why the previous investors of this game would break off the cooperation, causing the team to disband, and let these young people who did not admit defeat try to continue to complete it, but considering the various variables in the development process of the game, such as the investor's own capital turnover problems or the impact of senior management personnel changes, this result is really not rare in the Celestial Empire industry.
According to this young man's estimate, as long as it takes only four months and 600,000 yuan to come up with an alpha version, the investment is small, the results are quick, the risk is low, and the prospects are good -- how can you refuse this kind of good thing that is similar to picking up a ready-made bargain? Out of the consideration of maximizing profits, it is natural to try every possible way to persuade the guy who came to the project to find investment to change his mind and completely take over the ownership of this project.
To be honest, before Manager Wang handed over the mobile hard drive to Liu Kewei, this was actually the way Liu Kewei originally considered, so it would be false to say that he didn't intend to move at all.
Boss Zhang's sincerity is indeed very sufficient, Liu Kewei and Che Guanglong's salaries have been given to 20k, which is the treatment that only experienced planners and masters in the industry can get, and their resumes in these two positions are completely blank, even Duan Shanshan, a copywriter who is generally not well paid in the industry, Boss Zhang gave a high salary of 10k, plus a full set of five insurances and one housing fund and project dividends that the planning department and the program department said were good. And said that if you are not satisfied, you can talk about it again.
If you want to talk about sincerity, Boss Zhang's side has indeed given enough.
If you really follow the plan to open a studio, during the research and development period, in order to save capital investment, the three of you have to take a symbolic half salary, which is to receive the three or five thousand living expenses every month. Compared with the two, is it better to insist on their choice to work hard and face unknown risks, or to accept Boss Zhang's co-optation and live comfortably with a high salary?
But after all, it is the code of the program and the configuration table of the plan and other work to start all over again, the idea of the premise that the project investment amount exceeds one million! At the time of parting, Manager Wang still heard in his ears the suggestion that he should set up a studio and completely control the direction of research and development. Moreover, he still has a small vision, that is, to complete the project, and after earning money, he can use dividends to give back to Manager Wang, who taught him to make games all the way, and gave himself such a parting gift.
Accepting the conditions offered by Boss Zhang, no matter how you look at it, it is like selling the Holy Grail Studio to someone else at a low price for half a year's hard work in exchange for the advancement of the three of them, this feeling is so awkward, he really can't pass this level in his heart.
"Boss Zhang, I appreciate your attention, but I still can't agree, and I also need to negotiate and communicate with my partners on this matter, not for me to have the final say. After Liu Kewei pondered for a long time, he finally made up his mind to refuse politely.
"Yes? That's a pity, so let's go back and think about it. The smile on Boss Zhang's face is still so strong, but the enthusiasm in his words is obviously much less, "It's not that I don't trust a few of you, but you haven't come up with a convincing work, and you can't prove that you can control a team operation all the way to the project launch." I think other investors should think about the same as me, so this project can be done, but we have to take the lead, which is a beneficial outcome for both parties, you can think about it. ”
After leaving Boss Zhang's company, Liu Kewei wandered aimlessly on the street for a few minutes, and when he saw an entrance to a subway station, he walked in and sat down on the steps, took out his mobile phone and called Che Guanglong in Hangzhou and Duan Shanshan who was stranded in the imperial capital, reported the progress of his side, and asked their opinions.
As a result, the two of them were surprisingly consistent: since the matter has been handed over to you, you can make your own decision on how to decide, we can trust you, and you can inform us of what to do after you make a decision.
Isn't this nonsense? I just couldn't make up my mind, so I asked you, but you two are fine, and I don't care if you can trust me?
While cursing the two irresponsible friends, Liu Kewei angrily put away his mobile phone and walked down the steps into the depths of the subway station.
At this moment, it was about twelve o'clock, it was lunch time, Liu Kewei only bought a cup of soy milk at a roadside breakfast stall in the morning, and it was said that he should have been hungry a long time ago. Passing by a lot of restaurants and restaurants, but he didn't want to sit in and order food because of his heavy heart, and when he saw a shop selling steamed buns, he bought two beef buns, and gnawed them while walking without any scruples.
The next target will be the second R&D department of Xiafei Company in Zhangjiang, Pudong, which is also the last stop of his planned trip to the magic capital. Xiafei Company is also a domestic game giant at the same level as Mingzhou Company, its chairman is a Hong Kong native, the headquarters and R&D Department I are in Shenzhen, and the R&D Department II here in the magic capital seems to be a Taiwanese at the helm, Liu Kewei has made an appointment with him to meet at two o'clock in the afternoon, and then take Metro Line 2 to the past, and there is still plenty of time.
However, Liu Kewei, who was eating while walking, didn't notice that he had become the target of other people's chats.
In one of the cafes he passed, two beautiful girls sat against the wall, separated only by a transparent brown glass. A girl with a ponytail inadvertently turned her head and saw Liu Kewei walking by, and unconsciously stopped chatting with her best friend, and the expression on her face became a little subtle, as if she suddenly remembered something.
"Pingping, what's wrong with Nong?" Opposite her, a beautiful woman with long shawl hair and light-colored sunglasses asked curiously in her Devil's Language, "Do you see the handsome guy?"
She followed the other party's line of sight and looked back, and saw Liu Kewei in a hurry, stuffing the meat bun into his mouth fiercely as he walked. The long-haired beauty looked him up and down with a glance of appreciation, and then frowned and said, "You look okay, and you are dressed quite fashionably, but you look like a little deflated when you walk and eat here...... Pingping, your vision won't fall to this point, will you?"
"You think too much," Pingping said lightly, "I've only seen this person once in the video, and I haven't said anything about it, so I know that his surname seems to be Liu." I'm just curious why he came to Shencheng. ”
"Ah, you actually made a video with someone you don't know?" I don't think Cai Pingping can do such a casual thing," Rapunzel raised her hand to hide her stunned lips, and complained curiously and amusefully.
"Where do you want to go, it's not me who is on video with him, I just happen to be on the side. Pinkie retracted her gaze and replied calmly as she fiddled with the cup's straw.
"I thought your eyelids would become shallower the next time you went back to the countryside, in the past, even if a little boy of this level passed by you, you wouldn't be interested in looking at him, right?" said the long-haired girl with a chuckle, and glanced at Liu Kewei's back who was gradually moving away with a little disdain.
"Ah, you're here again, who do you say is from the countryside?" Cai Pingping snorted, stretched out her hands and poked under her female partner's armpits, and before she could touch the other party, the people had already shrunk into a ball with a smile and began to beg for mercy.
"I was wrong Pingping, I was really wrong, I won't dare next time......"
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