The meeting lasted more than two hours before it ended.

Everyone left the conference room one after another, and Li Ang also returned to his cubicle, typed and printed out the documents saved on the computer, and then walked towards the manager's office.

Knock, knock, knock

There was a knock on the office door, and Director Liu's voice came from inside: "Come in." ”

Leon opened the door and walked straight in.

"Oh, Leon, what's the matter?" Director Liu, who was holding a cup and a small bag of coffee, was picking up water by the water dispenser, he raised his head, glanced at Li Ang, and asked.

Li Ang put the paper he had just printed on his desk and said, "Director Liu, this is my resignation report, and I want to resign." ”

"Resign? Why? Director Liu was stunned for a moment and asked puzzled.

Li Ang is an old employee under him, he has been working in the company for many years, he has always been diligent and diligent in his work, and he is very low-key on weekdays, and his performance is very ordinary. Could it be that you can't buy a lottery ticket and win the jackpot?

Director Liu asked with doubts: "Is there another company poaching you?" ”

"No, no." Li Ang waved his hand repeatedly, and then explained: "I just feel a little tired, a little tired, and want to take a break for a while and then do something I like." ”

"Tired? Why, tired of working overtime last month? Director Liu took the cup back to his seat and sat down, stirring it with a spoon, and said: "Hey, you also know that the current game market looks hot, as if everyone has something to eat, but the competition is very fierce in secret!" One step slower, that is, one step slow, you will fall behind! I'm going to be beaten! For the sake of efficiency, there is no way to work overtime. Besides, didn't the company pay everyone overtime pay, as well as bonuses? ”

He paused, and then said: "I think it's okay to resign, in this way, don't you have one more day off and it's useless?" I'm also giving you a vacation today, so that you can take four days off in a row, and come back to work on Monday, and if you want to go on a trip, run an errand, etc., you can also use this time to do it. You have always done a good job, I have seen all the previous planning cases, and I still have a lot of ideas, and the company is also very optimistic about you, so there is no need to resign. ”

"No, it's not that it's hard to work overtime, I just want to do my own thing." Li Ang said seriously.

"You're going to start your own business?" Director Liu became interested and put down the spoon in his hand.

"Yes." Leon confirmed.

"It's not an easy thing to start a business...... Director Liu took a sip of coffee: "Of course, people go to high places, water flows to low places, and companies can't stop you if you want to start a business and make a lot of money." But I think you still have to think about it, don't be impulsive. It's true that entrepreneurship can make a lot of money, but you can't just see those successful examples, there are many examples of failure, and there are still risks in starting a business. ”

After another sip, he continued: "I'll give you an example, Minister Zhou Gang Zhou of the operation department, he started his own business as the boss before he came to our company, and he partnered with his brother to open a health care product factory, his brother is responsible for production, he is responsible for marketing, but what about after that? The competition in the health care products industry is too fierce, and the naked Red Sea market has gone bankrupt after a few years of operation, and the two are in debt. His brother ran away to Southeast Asia, Minister Zhou also had to sell his hometown house to pay off his debts, and his wife divorced him. You say, is this kind of entrepreneurship interesting? ”

Director Liu put the cup down and continued: "Although our company is not as good as large companies such as penguins and pig farms, it is already good among other game companies, and the treatment and benefits are at least in the middle. I can't say that I can make a lot of money, but it's still okay to let you buy a house in Pengcheng and settle down and put down roots. By the way, did you go to Minister Zhou's wedding last time? ”

"Go." Li Ang nodded, and gave out a gift of five hundred yuan, wouldn't it be a loss if he didn't go to eat a big meal?

"Then you say, why is a beautiful female college student who has just graduated willing to marry an old man in his thirties like Minister Zhou, who still has an oil bottle?" Director Liu asked.

"Because of true love?" Leon's tone was uncertain.

"True love of fart!" Director Liu's voice rose an octave sharply: "It's because Minister Zhou can make money!" Can buy a house in Pengcheng! Let the family settle down in Pengcheng! People are young, beautiful and educated, and they have seen the prosperity of the big city, are they still willing to go back to her hometown in Xiangxi, which is poor and bad? Once you graduate, you still have to find a way to stay? I remember you were also from the countryside, right? You don't want to buy a house in Pengcheng and settle down? What if the business fails......"

"I understand what you said, but I really thought it through and made up my mind." Leon interrupted his persuasion, but his tone was soft and respectful. After all, Director Liu treats everyone well on weekdays and is a good leader: "The work after I leave can be handed over to the new Xiao Wang, that is, Wang Wei, who has been in the company for almost a year, and I have always been taking him." He is already familiar with the work of the planning department, and he is also very diligent in his work on weekdays, and he is fully competent for my work. ”

"That's right......" Director Liu took another sip of coffee, "Then mind telling me what you plan to do in the future?" ”

"I'm going to do indie games." Li Ang did not hide it and told him bluntly.

"Indie games? Single? Director Liu took a sip of coffee from the cup and asked.

"Yes." Leon confirmed.

"Hey, what do you want me to say about you? You're in the industry, you know, single-player games are not easy to do. Director Liu persuaded: "The most profitable thing now is online games!" Online game! The hottest is the mobile phone, the mobile terminal, followed by the computer and the web terminal, although the reputation of the stand-alone machine is better, but you can't make any money. ”

"But......" Li Ang opened his mouth and was about to refute, but was interrupted by Director Liu.

"Nothing!" He drank the coffee in the cup, put the cup down, and said with foam: "If you start a business and do something else, then I bless you on behalf of the company!" If there's anything I can do to help, I can say that. But you're going to make a single-player game, and as a person who has come over, I have to persuade you once. Well...... Do you know Arrow Studios? ”

"Arrow Studio?" Leon felt the name familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

"Have you ever played the game "The First Emperor"?" Director Liu then asked.

"Oh, played, played." Li Ang thought about it all of a sudden, isn't this Divine Arrow Studio the developer of "The First Emperor", and hurriedly said: ""The First Emperor", of course I have played it, this is a classic among the domestic stand-alone machines of the year." ”

"So are you playing genuine or pirated?" Director Liu had a smile on his face.

"This ......" Li Ang was a little speechless for a while, he was downloaded from the Internet when he first played, the so-called free hard disk version of the game, this is undoubtedly piracy.

"It's piracy. In this way, let me tell you a story about my past......" Director Liu's tone was a little depressed, he took out a box of cigarettes from the drawer, took out another one and lit it, and took a deep breath: "That was almost eighteen years ago, when I was a hairy guy like you, and I went to Shanghai alone, and I happened to meet the recruitment of people in the Divine Arrow Studio at that time. At that time, I was also young and ignorant, and I thought that I happened to know how to program, a little technical, and I liked to play games, so I joined in. ”

He spat out a smoke ring: "The working environment at that time was not comparable to now, I remember that at that time, our Divine Arrow Studio was opened in a three-bedroom apartment. At most, there were sixteen people in the studio, sixteen big men, in the summer, shirtless there to code codes, the electric fans blew all the hot air, and the whole room was stuffy and hot. At that time, R&D funds were tight, in order to save money, let alone meat, even instant noodles could not afford to eat, everyone ate the cheapest bulk rice, porridge in winter, boiling water in rice, and a bag of mustard for five cents had to be eaten in three days......"

Director Liu took another deep puff of cigarette: "But at that time, everyone was happy, everyone was full of enthusiasm, and they were all holding their breath in their hearts!" We're going to prove it! We Chinese people can also make world-class computer games! But the development has been bumpy, not very smooth, with little capital and great technical difficulty...... The best technology in the whole studio is Brother Da Niu, who refused the opportunity to study overseas and led everyone to work day and night...... The owner of the studio is Zhang Hao and Mr. Zhang, in order to make the game, he went out all day long to run funds, and his relatives and friends borrowed them all...... After that, because the 2D game couldn't keep up with the situation, the original development plan was reversed and the original development plan was changed to 3D, and most of the half year's efforts were in vain......"

The cigarette butt was pressed into the ashtray: "But no matter what, more than two years, nearly three years, finally, "The First Emperor" is completed!" We can proudly say that "The First Emperor" is definitely not inferior to any game in the world at that time, whether it is playability, graphics quality or anything else! Compared with the classic masterpieces of those large foreign companies at that time, it was no worse at all! ”

Director Liu looked sad: "How happy everyone was at that time, Mr. Zhang sold the house and raised money to carve out the game disk." Then everyone went to run the channel and run the sales together. We calculated that as long as we sell 150,000 units, our initial investment will be recovered, 200,000 units will be profitable, and 300,000 units will support us to continue to develop "The First Emperor 2" or other games. Everyone was optimistic at the time, because a game of this quality could easily sell more than 500,000 copies abroad! A million copies are not necessarily ...... But do you know what the end result will be? ”

"How?" Li Ang vaguely seemed to know something, and swallowed.

"The pirated disc came out the day after the game was released, and the five or ten pieces were sold everywhere. Our genuine 69 yuan set on the counter only sold a total of 8,000 sets in the end! However, what is even more ironic is that among the 8,000 sets, only 3,000 are the simplified Chinese versions sold in the mainland! And the traditional version of Xiangjiang, Xiangshanao, and Baodao has sold 5,000 sets! Director Liu's tone seemed to be angry and sad: "You also know later, the Divine Arrow Studio went bankrupt and dissolved, Mr. Zhang went south to do business, and now he is the CEO of Star Entertainment, Brother Da Niu went abroad, and now he is the senior technical director of Mi Lijian's Gugou Company, and the others are also going their separate ways, you say, is this ironic?" ”

"But, the environment is different now." Li Ang reluctantly defended: "Now everyone's awareness of authenticity has been improved, and various channels have been formalized. ”

"Yes, it's a little better now, but so what? Nowadays, indie games and single-player games are still niche! Not even one-tenth or even one-hundredth of an online gamer! The same can't make money. Director Liu continued: "I'll give you an analysis! The most popular domestic stand-alone game now is called "Fu Mo". It was on the G fat Stiem, and it made a mobile version, and the two versions combined, sold a million copies in a year, and the reputation was also very good, which is considered a leader in domestic stand-alone games. ”

He spread his hands: "But so what? In the end, it is a small production, the price is only 38 yuan a copy, and if it sells one million copies, it is only 38 million! After deducting the publicity fee and channel fee, you can get 20 million in your hand! But how long has it been in development? It's been almost three years too! Plus the year of the release, how much does it take four years to earn 20 million? This still doesn't count R&D costs and labor costs! ”

After a pause, he continued: "And our company's new "God of War (Mobile Game Version)" belongs to the transplantation of the original work from the computer to the mobile phone, and the entire development time is only two and a half months, and it now has a monthly turnover of more than 28 million! The net profit is 14 million! 5 million a year, 14 million a month, I don't need to say more about the difference between this. ”

The so-called monthly turnover of the game refers to the total sales of the game on various platforms in a month. Generally speaking, for a mobile game, the income that a game company can obtain from various channel providers is equivalent to 70% of the game's monthly turnover, and then removing R&D, maintenance, publicity and other expenses, the net profit is generally about 40% to 50% of the monthly turnover.

Director Liu pushed back the resignation letter, and finally said: "I have told you so much today, I hope you can think about it carefully, and it is not too late to resign after thinking clearly." In this way, I will take your vacation, you go back first and think clearly, if you come over on Monday and insist on resigning and starting a business, then I promise not to keep it, okay. ”

"Hmm...... Okay, thank you, Director Liu, I'll go back and think it through. Looking at the resignation letter that was pushed over the table, after thinking about it, Li Ang still took it, and then left the office.