Alien game producer

【Professional operation】

The game has been packaged and submitted for review, and it will take some time to wait for the version number to be released.As the end of the term approached, Xie Yunfan focused more on reviewing for the exam.

On December 12, eldest brother Xie Xinghe suddenly returned to Rongcheng.

Since Xie Xinghe went abroad for vacation, he would send messages every few days asking him: "Have you gone to school? You haven't gotten into trouble recently, have you?"

In the eldest brother's heart, he is still the unlearned and troublesome younger brother.

Xie Yunfan did not tell his elder brother about setting up a studio.

However, he will have to play a lot of games in the future, and after all, he can’t hide this from his family.Let’s wait until the first game achieves good results, it will be more convincing then.

On the evening of the 31st, cousin Mingzhi drove to the airport to pick up Xie Xinghe. Xie Yunfan also received the news and went back to the Xie family's villa in the suburbs.

Xie Xinghe's condition has improved a lot in the past two months when he went abroad to relax. He is not as decadent as he was at the beginning. He has shaved his beard, is wearing neat clothes, and looks like a human being.

When he came back this time, he also wanted to celebrate the New Year with his family.

Xie Xinghe patted his younger brother on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Yunfan, you asked me to go out to relax, not to mention that after going out for a walk, I really got new opportunities!"

Xie Yunfan asked curiously: "Opportunity? Who did you meet abroad?"

Xie Xinghe said: "I went to Nanyang Island for vacation and happened to meet the boss of Dream Wings. He was very interested in the game "Fighting Master" and wanted to cooperate with me."

Xie Yunfan asked: "How to cooperate?"

"They want to buy the copyright of the game and re-develop it. "Fighting Master" was forced to be removed from the shelves due to the imbalance of numerical combat power. If it is reworked and transformed, there is a chance to re-launch it. Dream Wings is the largest game company in China, and it is very easy to cooperate with them. Promising."

Dream Wings?Xie Yunfan had heard of this company.

The classic maze game "Tower of Dreams" was developed by them.

This is a large-scale Internet company that integrates game production, distribution, and operation. It is similar to large groups such as Teng X and Wang Y in the previous life, which accounted for one-third of the gaming industry.

The prospects of working with them are indeed good.

However, large companies will certainly not give good treatment to companies that have gone bankrupt.

Xie Yunfan asked directly: "How much are they asking for? Buy it out or share it?"

Xie Xinghe said: "3000 million buyout."

Xie Yunfan couldn't help but frown: "Brother, you invested several hundred million in the early development of this game, and you packaged all the data and sold it to them for 3000 million. Isn't it a huge loss?"

A trace of disappointment flashed in Xie Xinghe's eyes: "I also know it's a loss, but Dream Wings is a big company after all, and I have no say in front of them. What's more, "Fighting Master" has been taken off the shelves, and now I can't make a penny. Well, I don’t have the ability to redo it. If I don’t sell it, those data codes will just rot in my computer.”

Xie Yunfan: "..."

He could feel his brother's powerlessness when facing big companies.

Dreamwing is the top gaming company in China.In their eyes, Xie Xinghe, who was bankrupt and in debt, was just a small fish that could be easily manipulated.

Businessmen are big on profits, but buying out the data and copyright of a holographic game for 3000 million is too shameless to "take advantage of the situation".

Seeing that his elder brother was a little aggrieved, Xie Yunfan felt uncomfortable. He patted his brother's hand gently and said, "Brother, don't worry. Your game has a special style. Dream Wings wants to acquire it. Maybe other companies also have it." Let’s wait and see about the intention to acquire it.”

Xie Xinghe scratched his head: "Well, I'm considering it, but I haven't decided yet."

Xie Yunfan didn't say anything more, but held his brother's hand more tightly.He would not just watch his brother suffer such a big loss.

***
After the New Year holiday, Xie Yunfan received a message in his mailbox: "Hello, your game "Maze of the Underworld" has passed the review. It is classified as Category C, and the game version number is C654XXXX. Please log in to the official game review website of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television XX to check."

Xie Yunfan followed the link in his email and took a look. Sure enough, the official game review website had already announced the approval, and his "Maze of the Underworld" was listed.

Once you get the version number, you can choose a date for listing.

Xie Yunfan sent the game to Xiao Hu and asked them to do the final test.

Hu Fei worked hard all night to complete the nightmare mode, and said excitedly: "Boss, no bugs were found. All the problems such as mold penetration and lag mentioned before have been solved!"

Xie Yunfan asked: "If you were asked to rate this game, how many points would you give out of 10?"

Hu Fei hesitated for a moment and said, "More than 9 points."

Xie Yunfan said: "To be honest, don't give me such a high score just because you took my money."

Hu Fei blushed and said, "No, no, no, this is not a favor. I really think this game is very interesting. Although I wanted to throw my phone several times during the process, I am looking forward to how perverted the next level will be."

Xie Yunfan: "What do the other test boosters say?"

Hu Fei said: "It's unanimously praised! I haven't played such an advanced game in a long time."

The stone in Xie Yunfan's heart finally fell to the ground: "That's good."

Hu Fei asked: "Boss, when do you plan to go public?"

Xie Yunfan: "It should be during the winter vacation."

Hu Fei was stunned and carefully suggested: "There will be a lot of new games released during the winter vacation. In addition, the "Mecha Apprentice" finals, the "Desert Island Survival" professional league, and a lot of competitions will also be held during the winter vacation. They will be released at this time. If so, wouldn’t the competition be too fierce?”

Of course Xie Yunfan knew that his small game would likely become cannon fodder when it was launched during the fiercely competitive winter vacation.

But it may also suddenly emerge and become the biggest dark horse.

Xie Yunfan said: "It doesn't matter. This game of mine is suitable for release during the holidays and can attract student players."

Hu Fei was too embarrassed to say more.But I feel in my heart that it is not a wise move to squeeze in the winter vacation.

By then, all the big games on the rankings will have new copies, coupled with the impact of various competitions... How many people are willing to pay attention to your unpopular maze game?

***
On the afternoon of January 1, Xie Yunfan finished his last course.

The school officially ended the winter vacation. He had just walked out of the examination room when his cell phone rang suddenly. The caller displayed a strange number, which was ten digits starting with 400.

Xie Yunfan picked up the phone: "Hello."

A clear female voice came to my ears: "Hello, are you the person in charge of Yangfan Studio?"

Xie Yunfan was stunned: "Yes, who are you?"

"I am from the game operation department of Dream Wings. I saw that your game "Labyrinth of the Underworld" has obtained the version number. I would like to talk to you about matters related to game distribution and operation. I contacted you through the official review website, so I can join you. A WeChat account?”

Xie Yunfan: "..."

It’s Dream Wings again.This company was very well-informed, and they took the initiative to contact him not long after his game was approved.

Xie Yunfan said politely: "Okay, I'll add you."

The other party's ID is Meng Xiaoyue, and the avatar is a cartoon character.After adding a friend, I immediately sent a message: "Hello, Dream Wings is the most professional game development and operation company in China. The games we operate have many classic hits. The maze game "Dream Tower" is one of our works. One, it is currently No. 1 on the sales and rating lists of maze games.”

Xie Yunfan said politely: "I know, I have admired you for a long time."

Regarding "Tower of Dreams", he had already heard it from Xiao Hu and his ears were getting calloused.

The other party said: "Your game happens to be a maze theme. We have read the general introduction of the game on the official website and thought it was very innovative, so we contacted you through the official website. We have very rich experience in operating maze games. If you have If you are interested, you can cooperate with us.”

The key to the success of a game lies in two aspects, one is the "game content" and the other is the "operation model". Planning and operation are equivalent to the right and left hands, and both are indispensable.

If a strong operating company can be found, the number of game users can increase several times or even hundreds of times.Of course, there are countless examples of good games being ruined by garbage operations.

Therefore, you must be careful when looking for partners.

Xie Yunfan asked: "How do you want to cooperate?"

Meng Xiaoyue: "We want to buy your game copyright for 200 million. You can trust us to operate and promote the game. This is the first game produced by Yangfan Studio, right? Dream Wings has more than 30% of game users , will definitely help you make a name for yourself.”

Xie Yunfan was immediately amused.

200 million buyout?Do you think he is a newbie who knows nothing?Does the other party think that it is a blessing for an unknown newcomer studio like him to climb the Wings of Dreams?
It’s okay not to want this “blessing”.

Xie Yunfan said calmly: "The buyout will not be considered. The gross profit share will be six for me and four for you."

At the headquarters of Dreamwing Group, the girl who was typing her eyes widened instantly - six or four points?Do you still have the majority?How dare you!

She looked at the man behind her with a dumbfounded look: "Mr. Fang, Yangfan Studio said they want to share the net profit, and he will get [-]%."

Fang Jiming, the director of the operations department, spat out a sip of tea: "What the fuck? This guy is just a gamer. He doesn't know the strength of our company at all!"

The girl was speechless and said: "I have told him that our masterpieces include "Tower of Dreams", which is a masterpiece that no one has surpassed in the maze game."

Fang Jiming couldn't believe it: "You made it clear, he still made such an outrageous request?"

Dreamwing is one of the three giants in the gaming industry. The number of real-name registered game users exceeds 3 million. Just send an internal "user push" and the number of game downloads will soar.

Being spotted by such a powerful operating company is pie in the sky for newcomers.

For a stand-alone maze game with a capacity of only 500M, the research and development cost is definitely not high. If it sells for 200 million, he can already make a lot of money.With the big tree of Dream Destiny at his back, he can take advantage of the opportunity to become famous.

He is so greedy that he still dares to talk about a [-]% or [-]% share?Really ignorant!
Fang Jiming laughed angrily: "I guess he is a newbie and doesn't understand the game market at all... Forget it, there is no need to argue with these arrogant children, let him see the cruelty of business competition. This kind of unpopular maze game, there is no Strong operation, absolutely cool.”

The girl nodded and replied: "Sorry, we cannot accept your conditions."

"It doesn't matter. Let's work together again if we have the opportunity in the future~"

Xie Yunfan put away his phone, thoughtfully.

The company Dream Wings should be making big moves recently. The boss personally asked his brother to acquire the copyright of "Fighting Master". The operations department is also checking the official website every day, looking for some unknown small studios to acquire potential new games. It is probably a scam. I met a lot of newcomers who didn’t understand the market.

Xie Yunfan is not a college student whose eyes light up when he sees 200 million.

His game has so much more potential than that.

Originally, he wanted to find a professional game operator to help him promote "Maze of the Underworld", but after Dreamwing's "insincere" negotiation, he also realized the difficulty of cooperation——

His studio is a "newcomer studio" with no reputation, and there is absolutely no advantage in cooperating with an operator.

Moreover, he was not at ease about handing over his first game to someone else to run it. If it ran into a bad reputation, it would be difficult to recover.

Since you don’t have the right to speak, it’s better to do it yourself.

He doesn't have many connections in this world, doesn't know advertising and marketing companies, and has no popularity or user base.

It would be very difficult to promote a new game by yourself.

But he believes that this special style of "Underworld Labyrinth" will definitely not be buried.

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