55. Game Release
Tsingshan's financial situation is still in good shape, and the most important thing is that they do not have any arrears from the company.
Although the entire game market has cooled down now, with the sales and reputation of "Super Mario Bros.", if you use it as collateral, you can borrow tens of millions from the bank.
So Li Hua doesn't worry about money at all now, he just needs to open up the situation quickly.
"Boss, the development of Bomberman and MapleStory is nearing completion, and it will probably take another week or so before the final test can be carried out." Sandy said with a tired face.
During this time, the entire Tsingshan company can be said to be very busy.
Sandy didn't go back for a week, and he really didn't want to just change jobs and then the company went out of business.
In addition, he is very satisfied with the current company, so he also hopes that the company can successfully overcome this difficulty.
Li Hua nodded and said, "Okay, I know, after the test is completed, it will be directly put on sale." ”
"In addition, you also need to keep an eye on Super Mario Bros. here, and if you have any new ideas, you can put them forward directly."
It's not that you don't need to worry about a game when it goes on sale, you need to keep an eye on the existing situation, and then make modifications, revisions, and so on.
However, because what Li Hua came up with is a very complete version itself, there are no problems in this regard for the time being.
Sandy replied, "Okay, I'll be ready for anything." ”
As long as Tsingshan can survive this crisis, then in Sandy's view, Tsingshan is truly based in the game industry and has great potential.
After admonishing Sandy, Li Hua asked Lynden to come over and report the situation.
I was delayed because of going to Xiangjiang before, so I didn't go to Fairchild Company for the time being, but Li Hua also asked Lin Deng to use his previous network to inquire about it from the side.
"There shouldn't be any problem, Fairchild's life is not very good now, the price we offer is not low, and there is no conflict of interest with them at all, so it is very likely that they will agree." Linden said.
Mainly due to the fact that Fairchild is not involved in the game industry, there is no conflict of interest between the two parties, which is the basis for cooperation.
Of course, Li Hua's price is high enough is also a reason, if the price is too low, Fairchild Company is not willing to accept this order.
"In addition, I have been talking to some of the previous ones at the same time these days, and I have new ideas for the game consoles we have developed."
"The main reason is that I didn't include the fairy child side before, but in this way, the cost will increase a little, but the effect of doing the presentation will be better." Linden continued.
During this time, Li Hua increased their budget again, so in this regard, Lin Deng naturally had more ideas.
Li Hua pondered for a moment, it is impossible to blindly pursue better technology now, and cost is the biggest problem.
If the cost is too high, no matter how good the product is, it is useless to promote it in a large area.
Li Hua asked, "What is the approximate cost of a game console?" ”
Linden said directly: "It's almost two hundred dollars, and if you add the manufacturing and labor costs, it is estimated that it can reach two hundred and twenty or thirty dollars." ”
Now the price of a home game console is $299, and a new home game console must be about the same price, otherwise consumers will not accept it.
Li Hua breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, fortunately, it was not too outrageous, although the cost was much higher than that of a model like the Atari 2600, as long as there was still a profit.
In addition, the cost can be reduced, with the expansion of production scale, raw materials and various costs will be reduced accordingly.
In addition, with the innovation of technology, many costs will be reduced.
So this price Li Hua is quite acceptable, even if the final profit will be much lower, but as long as he doesn't lose money, then he can earn it back with the game.
"Okay, just according to your ideas, but one thing I need to tell you is that this cost can't be higher, and if it goes any higher, the game console may not be able to go on the market." Li Hua carried a hint of warning, lest this guy add new costs to him.
When Lin Deng heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, he thought that Li Hua couldn't accept such a cost, he just tried it, if he couldn't accept it, then he needed to change back to the original plan.
"No problem, I'm sure I won't make it any higher." Lyndon said happily.
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Time passed quickly in the hustle and blink of an eye, two new games were ready, and the final test passed.
On this day, the entire department of the planning department was paralyzed, mainly because they were all tired, and they basically lay down and fell asleep one by one.
During this time, they can be said to not go home if they don't go home, and work a little longer if they can.
Of course, the overtime pay offered by Li Hua is enough for them to work hard.
"After they are done, you tell them that a week after the game is officially on sale, there is no major problem, and your entire planning department has a bonus of half a million dollars." Li Hua said.
Sandy really didn't expect that at this time, Li Hua would actually give them a bonus.
For a while, Sandy was really moved, who wouldn't want to follow such a boss.
"Thank you, boss, but now the company is ......," Sandy said a little.
Li Hua said with a smile: "No matter how good the company is, there will be no shortage of your bonuses, if the game sales are good, your bonuses will not be less." ”
Sandy hurriedly said: "The main thing is that the planning plan you gave is good, and we are just doing some basic work." ”
What he said was the truth, at most they paid more on some data, and the rest was a good plan given by the boss.
Li Hua patted him on the shoulder and didn't continue, anyway, he would definitely not give less than what should be given, especially at this stage.
After leaving the planning department, Li Hua asked Huo Ya to come to his office to discuss the next sales plan.
After this period of hard work, the new sales channel is almost completed, although the company's expenses have suddenly become much larger, but at least there will be no product on the market, but there is no place to sell the dilemma.
The self-built sales channel requested by Li Hua was also rolled out in New York at this time.
The main reason is that the funds are sufficient, and now is the time to rush for time, even if Huo Ya wants to save Li Hua some money, he knows that it is not this time.
So I quickly rented 30 stores, and most of them still used the original decoration, opened them first, and they could save a little bit.