Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

Pei Qian put aside the plan for the annual meeting, planning to read it later when he has time.

It's not that he is lazy, but mainly feels that it doesn't matter what the annual meeting is. The priority here is not that high.

The first priority is to spend money, the second priority is to ensure that those non-profitable industries continue to not make money, and the third priority is to make those industries that have already made money less.

The annual meeting to give employees benefits is only a small part of the first priority.

"The most successful in this cycle should be regarded as the incubation base of the poor plan."

"So far, only two indie games have been launched. One is good but not popular, and the other is neither good nor popular. In short, neither of them made any money.”

"Furthermore, according to the development progress sent by Qiu Hong, the current progress of several more innovative games that he has given high hopes is not above the line, and they will be released next month at the earliest. It should not cause me trouble before settlement. Up."

"Sure enough, the poor road plan did not live up to my expectations. It is still in a pure state of loss, and the outside world basically does not know that the poor road plan was made by Tenda."

"Fame and fortune are not accepted, very good!"

Pei Qian happened to turn to the work report of Qiu Hong's incubator base, and was very satisfied with the current status there.

However, at this moment, Pei Qian's cell phone shook, and Qiu Hong sent a new message.

"President Pei, good news!"

"Today's "Survival Handbook for Office Workers" is officially on sale, and its reputation and sales have exploded!

Seeing this message, Pei Qian's previous smile froze on his face.

What the hell?

What is the "Survival Handbook for Office Workers"?

He hurriedly opened the report sent by Qiu Hong, which contained the names of all the independent games being developed in the incubation base, but after looking through it from beginning to end, he did not see the so-called "Survival Handbook for Office Workers."

"What's going on here!" Pei Qian was speechless for a while, feeling that his mentality collapsed.

It is said that the poor plan will definitely not make money this cycle?

Where did this game come out!

...

At the same time, Imperial Capital, Cherry Studio.

The owner and producer of the studio, Jiang Fan, as well as the chief designer Yang Liang and others, are looking at the backstage sales data.

Although it is not yet time for the Chinese New Year, this four-person team is just as happy as the Chinese New Year.

Qiu Hong has also arrived, and the smile on his face cannot be concealed.

The excited expression on Jiang Fan’s face was beyond words: "Mr. Qiu! The success of this game is really thanks to your investment. If it were not for this money, our game would not be completed so well and development would not be so smooth. The poor plan is really a help in the snow!"

Qiu Hong smiled and waved his hand: "This is too polite. I'm actually just investing in independent games according to the boss's requirements. If you meet the requirements, I will vote. In fact, I haven't seen whether your game can be successful. ."

"To be honest, I didn't expect the "Office Worker Survival Manual" to achieve such good sales and results. I thought it would be the most small explosion, but I didn't expect it to be a big explosion!"

"I have to thank you guys. Originally, the poor plan has never been a representative work. Although my boss is not accountable, I am a bit difficult to deal with. Now that there are explosive games, I also have a bright face!"

The main designer Yang Liang said with a smile: "In fact, the success of our game also has a lot of luck."

"There are so many'community animals' now. Everyone is office worker. They all empathize with and hate the phenomena of intrigue in the workplace and forced overtime."

"It's the end of the year again. News of the year-end awards and annual meetings of major companies spread throughout the Internet. Everyone is busy with Chalemon, which has a natural topicality in itself."

"And the "Survival Handbook for Office Workers" showed this state of social animals very well, aroused everyone's sympathy, and it spread in an instant, which became a hit!"

Qiu Hong smiled: "This game can explode, and it is indeed inseparable from the overall environment. But your design and persistence are the fundamental reasons for the success of the game!"

"Indie games are a chore. Very few people can persist. The four of you are either quitting to start a business or joining with a salary cut. This spirit is the most critical factor that supports your success."

"Okay, don't look at the data, we have to celebrate, go out for barbecue, I will treat!"

Jiang Fan hurriedly said, "How can it work, I have to ask."

Qiu Hong raised his hand: "Don't argue with me, say that I am the one who invites me. Everyone quickly pack up things, let's set off now!"

Qiu Hong was as happy as Jiang Fan and others.

On the one hand, he is sincerely pleased to see the success of the independent game production team; on the other hand, he is also happy that a masterpiece game has finally appeared in the project.

Mr. Pei had high hopes for the plan for the poor, but as a result, there hasn't been a successful game so far, and Qiu Hong couldn't hold back his face.

Qiu Hong gets his money according to the amount of investment. Whether these games are successful or not has no effect on his income, but Qiu Hong will feel uncomfortable if he hasn't achieved any results.

The success of Cherry Studio was a complete surprise for Qiu Hong.

Because Qiu Hong's recent work is still focused on the incubator base, but several games on the incubator base are still far from being officially launched.

On the contrary, it is Cherry Studio. Qiu Hong hasn't paid attention to it after investing. Today, I suddenly learned that their game is on sale and has exploded. Can this be unhappy?

Cherry Studio is not included in the incubation base.

Because the incubation base is geared to game makers who work alone and have no supporting services, and the Cherry Studio is a four-person team with an office location and a clear division of labor. Although the sparrow is small and complete, it does not need to be included in the incubation base.

The only thing that Cherry Studio lacks is funding. After Qiu Hong directly blocked the biggest funding gap, the game's art resources were quickly put in place. Everyone has no worries and their working status has been greatly improved. The game "Survival Handbook for Office Workers" Naturally it was successfully completed as scheduled!

Hurrying to sell before the Spring Festival, it happened to catch the hot spots of the workplace: annual meetings, year-end bonuses, resignation waves, etc., which caused widespread resonance on the Internet.

As a masterpiece of domestic stand-alone games and independent games, it is naturally sought after by players. Several game UP hosts on Ali Island have all made video programs, and the good program effects have attracted more players into the pit.

Qiu Hong waited for others to pack their things to eat, and while waiting, he swiped his phone to check online reviews.

It can be said to be well received!

Although this is an independent game, there must be some flaws in the gameplay, system and art, but the theme is relatively new and can resonate with the players, so forgiving players still ignore these flaws and give it high Evaluation.

For Cherry Studio, as long as these flaws are corrected in the follow-up, the completion of the game can be further improved, and the evaluation can be even higher.

Compared with hard-working development, subsequent modifications are very simple.

After all, the game has been determined to be profitable. In the next few months, Cherry Studio will not have to worry about money at all. The game is recognized by the players and the work will be more motivated.

"Wait a minute, then, did I have something to do?"

Qiu Hong suddenly realized this problem.

He had always felt a little confused about his work before and didn't know what to do.

Because he is in charge of the poor plan and only invests in independent game studios and producers, and cannot interfere with the specific game design, he often feels as if he can't use it.

Seeing that the sales of the two online games are not good, and other games cannot be released this month, Qiu Hong feels that his work is not very successful, and there is no good way to be anxious.

But now that the "Survival Handbook for Office Workers" has been successful, that's the point!

Taking advantage of the popularity of this game, Qiu Hong intends to popularize the concept of the "poor road plan" to players.

Before the game was unsuccessful, even if the players were forced to instill the concept of the "poor plan", there would not be too many people paying attention.But now with a successful game, the situation is completely different!

Qiu Hong's goal is to let players see the excellent domestic indie games and link them to the "Dead Way Plan".

This is a very important part for other independent game producers, Qiu Hong and even the whole project.

"Yes, that's it. Let's use the "Survival Handbook for Office Workers" to promote the poor road plan."

"At the same time, take out the ready-made demo and promotional video of "Ink and Cloud" and start a pre-sale!"

Qiu Hong felt that he had suddenly found the direction of his work, and instantly became full of energy!

...

At the same time, Pei Qian is also searching the Internet for information on the "Survival Handbook for Office Workers", but his expression is not as ecstatic or pleased as Qiu Hong, but rather dazed and blank.

The poor plan has made a good loss. Where did this broken game come from?

Moreover, this game can also be popular?

What's so hot about a game that restores the lives of social animals?

Pei Qian flipped through the internet, and soon found a high praise player comment, expressing the players' love for this game.

"To be honest, no matter how the game is played, the graphics or the details, this game can't be regarded as outstanding, or even average. But its biggest advantage is that it has a good selection of themes and is very real, which resonates strongly."

"such as:"

"The company that I joined is called'Work Hard Co., Ltd';"

"The explanation of the game for no difficulty is:'There is no difficulty option in the workplace, because everyone faces the HARD+ mode';"

“If the boss’s expectations are not fulfilled, the boss’s satisfaction will decrease, and the chance of applying for a promotion and salary increase will decrease. However, working hard to fulfill the boss’s expectations, the more difficult the task will be after the more completed, and the increase in satisfaction slow……"

"These points that can resonate are everywhere. It can be seen that the designers of the game are also well aware of the suffering of social animals."

"At the same time as it is true, this game has many metaphors. If you jump out of the game and look at those options as a bystander, you will feel that your life seems to be spent in such helplessness. You are amused by the black humor. While smiling knowingly, I can't stop feeling bitter."

"In short, as an independent game, it has completely exceeded my expectations."

"Many people think that it is a good game to burn hundreds of millions of large-scale productions. There is no good game in China because they are not willing to burn money. Obviously this is not the case."

"A truly good game depends on whether the designer has a true love for the game. Thanks to Cherry Studio, I will continue to support it in the future!"

"In the end, most of the endings of this game are a bit bitter. The endings of overwork, mental breakdown, mediocrity, mid-life crisis... are all too miserable!"

"It is strongly recommended to add a'Tengda Start', so that we can also imagine the beauty of the workplace!"