Chapter 03: Preparing for Takeoff
Add money?
Gu Sheng was stunned.
In the past, when he made games, what he heard most was that the budget was too high and he needed to control the investment.
But I've never seen a boss offer to increase the budget!
It stands to reason that this is a good thing, and Kenga budgets to show that the boss believes in his own abilities.
But......
Looking at his plan, Gu Sheng was a little worried-
Where do you start to increase your budget?
You know, the only fee you need to pay for this "Cat Leo" is the genuine usage fee of the Flash game development platform!
"As for character modeling and UI design, it's all up to me...... Drawn. ”
Gu Sheng said a little weak-hearted.
As he spoke, he also peeked at Shen Miaomiao.
After all, the game design process does sound too sloppy.
Really!
I saw that Shen Miaomiao frowned after listening to Gu Sheng's words: "You painted it yourself?" ”
"Uh, yes." Gu Sheng grinned and nodded.
"Didn't spend a penny?" Shen Miaomiao asked.
"Uh, yes." Gu Sheng continued to nod.
Hearing this, I saw Shen Miaomiao slap the sofa and slammed it, startling Gu Sheng:
"How's that going to work!"
As she spoke, Shen Miaomiao stood up and said righteously:
"We're Goldenwind Games! It is a regular and professional game company! ”
"And you! Director Gu! is the soul of our company! It's the commander! It's the superstructure! ”
"How can you do everything yourself? Is it enough to eat so hard?! ”
Yes......?
Shen Miaomiao's impassioned speech made Gu Sheng a little confused:
“…… But I finished it in 10 minutes. ”
"That's not going to work either!"
Grandma's, you've got it all, how can I increase my budget!
How can I lose money without increasing my budget!
How can I make money without losing money!
"Outsourced! Must be outsourced! ”
Shen Miaomiao waved her hand:
"Yesterday I checked, the production of a game requires a lot of personnel and financial support, such as art, levels, programs, etc., often tens of millions!"
"You just have to arrange! You don't have to worry about money! ”
"Our purpose in making games is to not be the best! But ask for the most expensive! ”
Gu Sheng: ......
But I'm just going to get a cat Leo!
A flash game!
Obviously, my art level is completely enough!
Why look for an outsourced team!
Is there a lot of money burned?!
"Boss, that's right,"
Gu Sheng really couldn't bear to deceive a fool to spend money:
"The soul of this game is actually its abstract and scribbled art style, which may not be able to achieve this effect if you change to external art design."
Stop it! Little Nezha! You can't make it like this if you have money!
But who expected, Xiao Nezha was like an iron heart to lose, and waved his hand:
"Hey-Director Gu's words are wrong!"
"Change your thinking, can't we let the outsourced art be reproduced one-to-one according to your template?"
One word! Directly silenced Gu Shenggan!
Do you know what you're talking about?
Gu Sheng felt that his CPU was about to burn:
"Excuse me, then...... What is the significance? ”
It seemed that Gu Sheng had expected this question, and saw that Shen Miaomiao was not in a hurry and smiled slightly.
hugged Gu Sheng, who had a bewildered expression, and patted him on the shoulder:
"You don't understand this, do you know the brand effect?"
"Would you like to hear about it?" Gu Sheng bent down slightly and looked at Shen Miaomiao.
Xiao Nezha is a head shorter than him, and in order to cooperate with the boss to pretend to be forced, Gu Sheng needs to condescend slightly.
"We are a newly established company with a small reputation,"
Shen Miaomiao raised her eyebrows at Gu Sheng, and followed the temptation:
"Therefore, in order to be famous, we have to rub the fame of those well-known people in the industry, only in this way can we fire the first shot!"
"Wow-"
Gu Sheng pretended to sigh with an ambiguous attitude.
Obviously, I still feel that Xiao Nezha's approach is very unjust.
However, the boss said so, and he couldn't refute it.
Anyway, it's not his money, so let's make it.
"Alright then,"
Gu Sheng sighed secretly in his heart and shrugged:
"Then I'm going to be a bad deal...... No, it's a big deal? ”
"Vote! Throw hard! ”
Shen Miaomiao smiled happily, with a look of 'I am optimistic about you':
"You just have to play the game well! Don't save me money! ”
……
In the afternoon of the same day, Gu Sheng took Xiao Nezha's concept of injustice as the guiding ideology.
On the premise of ensuring that the original picture gameplay remains the same, I took off my pants and farted as much as possible.
In this parallel world, there is a website called "Game Factory".
This is a gathering place for game production practitioners, covering creative planning, art design, UI production, modeling and rendering, engine provision, and more.
When Gu Sheng entered the website, he directly started the method of 'sorting quotations from high to low', and began to contact top practitioners in various fields including art, UI, and programming, and asked them to subcontract the production of this seemingly inferior and abstract game.
But you must know that those powerful practitioners don't take on all kinds of work.
Especially a simple and shoddy little game like "Cat Leo".
Many well-known practitioners refuse at a glance, the reason is that the price of making this thing is too low, and they don't accept any amount of money.
As a result, Gu Sheng could only keep being backward compatible.
Finally!
After a whole afternoon of searching for communication!
Gu Shengcai barely made this 'gold-plated' cat Leo at a total cost of 10,000 yuan, and it is scheduled to be released tonight.
Losers also need ability, and he really tried his best.
After hearing Gu Sheng's report, although Shen Miaomiao was still not satisfied, she could only nod and reluctantly accept it.
Ten thousand is ten thousand.
Ten times more than 100,000 yuan, which is better than 200 yuan.
Ready to take off!
Shen Miaomiao was secretly refreshed in her heart.
He is really a wise pig (no mistake), and he has bound Gu Sheng to such a big smart.
Now, I need to think about how to comfort Director Gu.
After all, if he gets up tomorrow morning, Director Gu will definitely feel uncomfortable when he sees the results of zero eggs.
"Hmm...... How can I comfort my Mr. Wolong? It's nerve-wracking, oh, roar, roar, roar, ......roar,
……
Eight o'clock in the evening!
Shark Live Room Game Area!
"Thank you for not selling a big fly, thank you ......"
"Thank you biabiabia for the 99 cards, thank you to the boss for ......"
Ah Yin, who had just finished today's game promotion session, twisted his neck and thanked the bosses who brushed the gifts:
"If you are interested, you can click the icon in the lower left corner of the screen to enter the game, Dragon Slayer Knife, click to send, I will wait for you in Sand City."
In the live broadcast room, a barrage of cheers floated by-
'It's fun, it's already 100,000'
'Acute, I've sold the house for kryptonite'
'It can also be used for sensitive skin'
'Crying the wrong grave buddy (dog head)'
'Outrageous hahahahaha......
'Just took a shower, and the meal session is over?' ’
'Wuhu! The mentally handicapped game evaluation is coming! ’
'Boss changes plates!' ’
'Feature film begins ......'
As the head anchor in the game area, Ah Yin has many fans.
And viewers who often watch Ah Yin's live broadcast know that eight o'clock every night is the happiest moment in the live broadcast room.
Because during this time period, Ah Yin will randomly select the games on the game platform that seem to be the most mentally retarded and conduct a play evaluation.
Each game is tested for 20 minutes, and it is up to the audience to decide whether to "stay" or "carry away".
Looking at the cries and small gifts that filled the screen, Ah Yin nodded:
"Come on! Let's see how many lucky people will be carried away today! ”
Talking!
Ah Yin opened the art game platform, an independent game publishing platform, known as a small valve in China.
After a tick!
Ah Yin targeted the three entries of "small volume", "stand-alone" and "price 1-10 yuan".
Brunt!
A game that has just been released, and it comes into view -
"Cat Leo"