Chapter 725: Preparation
The investment of six or seven billion yuan is only the production fee, of course, it is not a trivial matter.
Even if they are as large as Hafei Animation, they are already standing at the top of China, and they want to make up their minds to make such a ...... Or to add such a movie, it is not an easy thing. But if Sun Peng is willing to cover all the production costs, and Hafei Animation only needs to provide technical and personnel support, that's another matter.
It's just that at this time, they are unwilling to "focus on participation".
Lao Bai is so confident in his script that he is willing to bear all the capital investment by himself, which makes Fang Lina and Chen Guang can't help but start to suffer from gains and losses - what if there is another hit like Spirited Away? What if this anime had a higher box office than Spirited Away?
That's a big profit!
And it's not just about the money, it's also about fame!
In this era when Chinese animation as a whole is inferior to people, if a blockbuster like Spirited Away comes out, what kind of sensation will it cause? You must know that although Spirited Away has Sun Peng's name, whether it is the script, music, or even the director's column, he is still regarded by many people as a Japanese animation......
This kind of entanglement reached its peak immediately after Sun Peng took out "The Circle of Life" that Luo Cheng hurriedly sang!
This super classic song in "The Lion King" is full of atmosphere, although it only took half a day to record the grass sample, not only Luo Cheng sang not so perfectly, not even the accompaniment, but after listening to it only once, the three general managers immediately discovered its true value!
Lyrics and composer Lao Bai, singing King Luo Cheng!
I know with my thighs what kind of level these two people are working on when they work together, and what kind of appeal they have as the theme song of an anime! You don't have to guess at all, just look at the song "Let It Go". I don't know how many fans of Chen Feifei have a great interest in "Frozen" because of this song!
This kind of thing, I'm afraid only Lao Bai can do it!
After the three general managers returned, the three companies began urgent internal consultations.
However, at this time, Sun Peng was not in a hurry, and patiently waited for the three companies to make a final decision. Of course, it's best if they're willing to invest, after all, not spending money and spending money are two different things, at least the attitude towards this animation is different, so Sun Peng still hopes that they can join in.
At the same time, Sun Ya, who stayed in the United States and has not returned, is also actively communicating with the Caboca company.
Sun Peng hopes they will join in.
After all, if you only rely on Chinese animation technology, I am afraid that some difficult scenes will not be satisfactory, but the Americans are very good at research in this area, whether they spend money to buy it or work together, they will definitely be able to solve many problems......
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The day after returning from DreamWorks, Sun Peng finally came to Jiapeng Games.
"Hey, hey, it's all a virtue!"
Looking at Mu Hua who rushed towards him, Sun Peng was suddenly startled - it was just the same as Xia Qingqing that day.
"Boss, you're here!"
Grabbing Sun Peng's arm, Mu Hua quickly dragged him into his office.
This scene seems very familiar......
"Sister Mu, what's the matter?"
After sitting down on the sofa in Mu Hua's office, Sun Peng asked with some puzzlement: "Could it be that the people from Yuechen Technology are doing something?" Didn't you say that after taking out the contract suppression, they had stopped? ”
"It's not them, it's the company's own problem!"
Waving his hand, Mu Hua said with a wry smile: "Boss, we are running out of money!" ”
"No money?"
"That's right, it's a lot of money these days!"
With his hands spread, Mu Hua said helplessly: "For those three new projects, we have recruited at least one hundred and sixty people...... Because the low-end version and the mobile version don't require much preparation, you can directly use many of the settings of the Jedi, as for Fortnite, it is more troublesome and requires a lot of artists......"
"Well, I see!"
Before Mu Hua finished speaking, Sun Peng was already clear.
Recruiting more than 100 people means that more than 100 salaries will be opened every month, and millions will be required in a month. In addition, at the same time, it is necessary to provide these people with corresponding office space, expensive equipment, etc., and the one-time investment will be tens of millions...... If you count the previous investment in building servers and other aspects, Jiapeng Game Company's capital reserves are indeed tight enough.
After thinking for a while, Sun Peng opened his mouth and asked, "Sister Mu, how much is left in the company's account?" ”
"Well, it's only over four million!"
Blinking his eyes, Mu Hua said with a wry smile. More than four million sounds like a lot, but the company will be gone once the company is gone, otherwise she wouldn't be in such a hurry, and when she saw Sun Peng, she hurriedly said this.
"It's okay, I'll get the money in tomorrow."
Seeing that Mu Hua was so anxious, Sun Peng hurriedly reassured: "Then ...... first Ahem, I'll give you 30 million first, is it enough? ”
"Not enough!"
"Not enough?"
Ignoring Sun Peng's surprised eyes, Mu Hua shook his head and said, "Do you know how many people have pre-registered for the game on our official website now?" That's 1.8 million! We have to be well prepared in advance. In addition, according to the information we have received, at least three companies are planning to make the same type of game, so we must speed up, whether it is the improvement of the Jedi or the rush of the other three projects, so we must continue to recruit more people, after all, we can't stay for too long......"
"Understood, that's 50 million!"
Hearing Mu Hua say this, Sun Peng also made a decision immediately.
He knew very well that if Tanakara really didn't care about it, once Feng Qizheng and the others completed the contract, they would probably start planning and making battle royale-type games immediately. And these people already have a lot of experience, and it's definitely a lot easier to do than other companies!
And by the same token, it is difficult to guarantee that these people will do things seriously during this time.
It is inevitable to continue to recruit people.
"Enough!"
After hearing the figure of fifty million, a smile finally appeared on Mu Hua's face.
After finalizing the matter, Sun Peng cared about the main purpose of today's visit this time: "Sister Mu, after saying so much, when will the Jedi be changed?" Perfect enough to go live? ”
"A month, another month at most!"
After a little silence, Mu Hua smiled: "Actually, it is almost perfect now, but there are still some very troublesome problems that need more time to deal with!" But it's an FPS game.,There's really no need to wait until there are no shortcomings before going on the market.,Go back and slowly improve.,And then update it...... One month is enough! At the end of October at the latest, the game will officially start public beta, in fact, it will be officially launched, and we will have income by then. ”
The so-called public beta account, then you have to spend money to buy.
While 1.8 million pre-orders doesn't mean 1.8 million copies will be sold by then, this number at least represents how much PUBG is expected! Even if only a quarter is sold, it is more than 400,000 copies, which is quite an amazing result for a Chinese FPS game!
"Well, that's good."
Hearing the news, Sun Peng's heart finally let go.
He didn't have much interest in the development of the game industry, so Sun Peng didn't plan to continue making other games except for the Jedi. But since "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" has been made, Sun Peng will not allow others to take advantage of him, otherwise he would not have let Mu Hua open three new projects in advance.
Occupy all the pits in advance, Sun Peng wants to see what to do with those imitation games!
Thinking of the pride at this time, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Sister Mu, don't forget Xiaobai and them in the near future, let them come over to play for two days a week to keep their hands...... By the way, doesn't the company have a few foreign masters? They must know a lot of FPS game masters, so find some in advance and let them live stream outside when the open beta comes! ”
"Huh? Preparing for a foreign country now? ”
"Yes, prepare now!"
Pursing his lips, Sun Peng smiled: "Let's do everything in front, and when the public beta is a month later, we will strive to make "PUBG" popular in the shortest time......"