Tokyo: Being coveted by my wife, I just want to play games

Chapter 327 Three Kingdoms Series

Women over 30 are sometimes more proactive than men.

Looking at what was happening on the phone, Dongchuan Che quickly pulled the phone in front of him, fearing that it would be seen by others.

Although he had joked at home before, "You two can solve the problem together when I'm not at home," he still didn't expect that Sayoko would actually go to work with the jumping ninja.

It's quite interesting and exciting.

But after all, they were separated by a mobile phone screen, so Dongchuan Che had no intention of masturbating. He teased Sayoko with interest, causing the latter to tremble, and then Dongchuan Che smiled and prepared to hang up the phone.

At this time, Sayoko, who was still ruddy and breathing heavily, suddenly thought of something and said, "By the way, Che, the leader of Group 14, Yokotani, just went to see Mei Ting and said that after finishing the follow-up patch work of the Elden Ring, he wanted to set up his own studio. Mei Ting wanted to call you directly, but was afraid that you were busy."

"That's it."

Hearing Sayoko's words, Dongchuan Che, who had just put out his cigarette, was stunned at first, then nodded thoughtfully.

Holy Light Society is now very attractive to elites in the global gaming industry, on the one hand because of the good job benefits, and on the other hand because of the huge room for future development.

Other game companies would sign very strict non-compete agreements with their core members to prevent the "fat sheep" from flying away, but Dongchuan Che encouraged capable employees to develop independently.

Talented people like the leader of the Holy Light Society, who are both capable and experienced, can talk to Dongchuan Che and solicit investment if they want to go out on their own.

Of course, those who still want to stay in the company but don't want to continue to work under him, but want to set up a studio under the company and rely on the company's financial resources to make the games they want to make, as long as they have enough ability, he will also welcome them.

Just like when he was at NTsoft. Although NTsoft had to bear the development costs and risks, the profits basically belonged to the company. At that time, he made NTsoft 600 to 700 million US dollars in a year, but after all the tricks and all the tricks, he only got 30 to 20 million US dollars in the end, and he did not have complete control over the project. Even if he treated his employees more generously than NTsoft at that time, the majority of the money was definitely taken by the company.

It's like an investor.

However, Dong Chuanche did not expect this day to come so soon. He thought that the team leaders would have to wait for another two years before they would have such an idea. After all, the investment in his hands was not so easy to get.

Thinking of this, and since he was not particularly busy these few days, Dongchuan Che said, "Did Yokogani give the plan to Meiting?"

"I gave it to Meiting. It was said to be a strategy game based on the Three Kingdoms. I didn't read the details."

"A strategy game based on the Three Kingdoms?"

Hearing this, Dongchuan Che raised his eyebrows slightly, and the Three Kingdoms series of Koei Tecmo subconsciously emerged in his mind.

In his previous life, he was also addicted to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 and Romance of the Three Kingdoms 14 for a period of time, but he had not started to make this game before.

The first reason is that the Three Kingdoms is a very grand theme, and the technical ability of Koei Tecmo is really not good, and it is meaningless to copy the Three Kingdoms series. He wants to combine the Three Kingdoms series with the Total War series to make a top-level Three Kingdoms theme game, but this requires extremely high R&D costs.

The second reason is market.

How many Chinese people would focus on the history of wars in medieval Europe?
I guess the only celebrities I can name are Napoleon and a few others. For the same reason, the Three Kingdoms theme is very well-known in China, but not so well-known overseas. However, the scale of the stand-alone market in China is very small.

China is one of the largest game markets in the world. Last year, the size of the entire market exceeded 300 billion yuan, of which mobile games accounted for 230 billion yuan, online games accounted for more than 67 billion yuan, and the market size of console games was less than 3 billion yuan.

It’s less than 3 billion RMB. The market size is too small.

Of course, one of the main reasons is piracy. But no matter what the reason is, the result is like this, and the largest audience of the Three Kingdoms theme comes from China.

Before the release of Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13, the entire Romance of the Three Kingdoms series was well-known in the domestic gaming circle, but the total sales volume was only 900 million copies.

There are 13 works in the series, and only 900 million copies were sold in total, which is not a high profit margin.

Before, Dong Chuan Che didn't have much money, and if he lost money, he would have to go back to work as a wage earner, so he didn't think much about making a Chinese-themed game. But now it's different, he has money.

Thinking of this, Dongchuan Che looked at his watch again and said, "How about this, let Yokogami bring the project plan over this afternoon, and I'll talk to him in person."

"No problem. Che-kun, please take care of yourself over there. The weather is still a bit cold now."

On the other side of the video, Sayoko kept on giving instructions, and Dongchuan Che smiled and said, "I know, you should pay more attention to Xiaokui and don't let her practice too hard. It's just a variety show, don't be too nervous."

"Sisters Riding the Wind and Waves" is indeed not very important, but the following "Singer" is very important. Although this season is mainly held simultaneously in several Asian countries such as China, Japan and South Korea, only one French record company has joined in Europe and the United States. Strictly speaking, it is not global. But it is precisely because of this that it is even more necessary to make the variety show "Singer" famous this year. And the girl Izumi Himawari.
Don't be fooled by the fact that she appears pure and cool outside and lively and noisy at home. In essence, her experiences over the years have shaped her into a very insecure girl.

People want what they lack, so even though Dongchuan Che dotes on her, she still sets very high standards for herself. She is the type who will feel a strong sense of guilt if she stops working for a few days, and cannot sleep well unless she works hard enough to impress herself.

This type of personality can be good or bad.

The advantage is the strong emotional drive, which makes it easier for such people to live a relatively better life, but the disadvantage is that the mental pressure is always very great.

A little worried that the little girl would break down her own body, Dongchuan Che muttered a few words to Sayoko before hanging up the video.
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"Sisters Who Make Waves" started filming for the first time this morning, but the shooting process in the morning went quite smoothly.

On the one hand, the morning mainly features performances by various artists and singers, followed by filming of their daily conversations when they are all together; on the other hand, the career plans of Asian artists are indeed different from those of European and American artists.

Singers and artists in Europe and America rarely cross over. Generally, singers are singers and actors are actors. However, Asian artists are characterized by being both in the media and in the movies. This is the case in China and Japan. Whether it is Angela Chang, Cyndi Wang, Mika Nakashima, or Ayumi Hamasaki, all female singers with good looks and acting skills have acted in TV series and movies.

This has nothing to do with professional ethics or anything like that. It's mainly because capital doesn't care about morals, it only cares about profits.

The music industry in Europe and the United States is more developed, and singers can make a lot of money just by making music, or the companies behind them allow them to make music with all their heart. However, the music industry and music market in Asia are much weaker, and there is not much cake to be eaten by music alone. At this time, even if the singer himself only wants to make music, he will be asked by the record company behind him to shoot TV dramas to cash in on his popularity.

Being active in both film and television is not necessarily a good thing for the development of singers or actors, because most people have limited energy, and if they are distracted, it is difficult to achieve the high level that they could have achieved in a single project. But for the company behind them and the current Dongchuan Che, it is a good thing.

"Sisters Who Make Waves" is a hodgepodge of singers and artists, and Japan does not allow lip-syncing and post-production audio editing. If some artists can't sing at all, it will also be a hassle for the show.

Now these artists' singing skills are not very good, but at least they can sing at the level of KTV mic masters, so the program recording went smoothly. But what's interesting is that as the afternoon shooting began, Dongchuan Che found that many people were [hiding their moves].

"Do you think this issue's Qilixiang is not as good as the next issue's song?"

Dongchuan Che, who had just finished lunch and was sitting next to Yuezhu Asuka, was drinking oolong tea while watching the woman singing on the stage.

The woman singing now is called Akina Kamimori. She also made her debut in a TV series in her early years and also filmed a TV series with Takeuchi Masako. However, Sayoko said that she didn't like this actress, saying that she felt her personality was a bit willful and she seemed very scheming.

This is indeed the case. Although Akina Kamimori is out of fashion now, she was very popular back then, and was a bit like Wang Xinling in her previous life.

As long as they can put on an excellent stage that brings back memories in the first episode and make a good start, they still have a chance to compete for the first place. After all, "Sisters Riding the Wind and Waves" is not a stage for professional singing skills. Whether or not they can get first place depends mainly on the votes of the audience and the audience on the GOGO platform, which is the so-called audience preference. However, in this show, Dongchuan Che gave a song reward in each episode, and the teams behind many singers and artists will also make tactical adjustments around this reward. Compared with the Chinese song "Qilixiang" in the first episode, more people are still targeting the Japanese and English songs that will be released later.

"It looks like Qiao Xinyu will get the upper hand this time."

Thinking of this, Dong Chuan Che glanced at Qiao Xinyu who was a little nervous not far away, and a smile gradually appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He had no interest in Qiao Xinyu, but she was an artist under his company after all, and they were also "fellow villagers". Therefore, he was willing to help if he could, and this time he specially asked Ms. Mao Li, who was relatively free recently, to come and take care of her.

But he didn't expect Qiao Xinyu to take first place before.

Although Qiao Xinyu has good singing skills and a decent appearance, young singers and artists are generally at a disadvantage on this stage where popularity is more important. He never expected that many veteran singers and artists who were confident that they would not be eliminated in the first few episodes would strategically avoid singing the song "Qilixiang".

"What is destined to happen will happen."

Dongchuan Che smiled and shook his head. At this moment, Ohara Chika, who had been reading a novel on her phone in the back, leaned close to his ear and said, "Yokotani is already at the door."

"Okay, let him come directly over. Yuezhu, I'm going over there to discuss something."

"I know, I know."

Dongchuan Che stood up and stretched, gently rubbed Yuezhu Asuka's head, and prepared to go to the side to talk to Yokogami. But the interesting thing was that, unlike usual, Yuezhu Asuka responded without turning back, and continued to stare at the singer performing on the stage.

"This guy is really exaggerated once he gets into work mode."

Yuezhu Asuka's attitude was very perfunctory, but Dongchuan Che's eyes showed more smiles.

Yuezhu Feiniao is indeed a great genius, but her genius is not only because she has an excellent brain and can remember almost everything she sees, but also because she is extremely focused when doing things that interest her.

Or to put it in philosophical terms, showing a far greater interest in something than the average person, thereby gaining far greater attention and endurance than the average person, is one of the manifestations of talent. And when people are very focused, they naturally don't like to be disturbed.

That's great. Seeing Yuezhu Asuka, who usually has no motivation to do anything and can only play games at home or go out racing, is so interested in the career of director, Dongchuan Che is also very happy for her.

Coming to the deserted corridor on the second floor of the recording site, Dong Chuan Che sat down and lit a cigarette while watching the program recording going on downstairs and listening to the beautiful singing. But just as he lit the lighter, a bespectacled and somewhat gentle man walked over quickly and bowed respectfully.

"Good afternoon, President!"

"It looks like you came here without even having lunch." Looking at the man in front of him who was sweating all over in the early spring, Dong Chuan Che smiled and pointed to the seat, "Sit down, do you want something to drink?"

"No, no, I drank on the way."

"Okay, let's stop talking nonsense. Let me see the plan."

"Hayi!"

Yokotani, the leader of Group 14, sat down cautiously, daring to sit only one-third of the bench. But as soon as he sat down and heard Dongchuan Che's words, he immediately jumped up again, hurriedly took out the documents from his briefcase and pushed them in front of Dongchuan Che, then looked at Dongchuan Che nervously.

He was an employee who came out of NTsoft's Hikari studio with Toru Fuyukawa. He actually had a pretty good relationship with Toru Fuyukawa and would send him gifts during festivals. Normally, the two of them had a relatively easy time communicating, but now the situation was different, and he wanted to invest in this new studio.

Now as a team leader, he can only get bonuses, but if the newly established studio allows him to invest in a portion of the shares, then in the future the new studio's works will allow him to get dividends according to his shares. As long as the game sells well, the dividend figure for shareholders will definitely be much higher than that of a mere employee.

In fact, Dongchuan Che had already discussed this with the team leaders when he founded the Holy Light Society, saying that as long as they were competent and the plans they produced were excellent, the company would definitely not hold them back and would support them in doing so. But as leaders, it was normal for them to just make empty promises.

Although the studio he was going to set up was just like the Hikari Bird that Toru Toukawa had established in NTsoft, in that all aspects of the studio's control belonged to the company, and he was just changing from an employee to a senior employee, he signed a five-year contract with Shengguangshe at that time.

In other words, Dongchuan Che can now force him to stay in his current position, doing the same thing, and he doesn't have to give him shares in the new studio or dividends, or a higher salary.

To be honest, if Dongchuan Che really did this, he would not be too resentful. He was promoted by Dongchuan Che himself, and he still felt grateful to Dongchuan Che. But it was impossible to say that he had no emotions at all. After all, water flows to the low places and people go to the high places. He definitely still hopes to achieve greater career success.

Nervousness, anticipation, doubt.

As time passed, as Dongchuan Che flipped through the project plan, Yokotani, who was forcing a nervous smile on his face, became more and more nervous, and at the same time, his inner emotions became more and more lost. Especially when he saw Dongchuan Che frowning slightly, his heart skipped a beat!
Is it really not possible?!
Yokogani was extremely nervous. He didn't know how long it had been. When Dongchuan Che put the project plan on the table, put out his cigarette and drank a sip of tea, he finally reacted and cautiously asked, "President, this project plan."

"generally."

As soon as these words came out, Yokogami was shocked, as if he had fallen into an icy cave. But Dongchuan Che's words made him open his eyes wide again.

"You still lack experience. Although you have done a good job in all aspects of the investigation, you still seem a little immature. However, the idea is very good."

Dong Chuan Che shook his head and said, "Let's do this. The newly established studio will still be under the company. I will invest $10 first and leave you a % share quota, but how much you can get depends on whether you can pay $."

"Ninety-nine hundred and ninety-nine. Nine hundred thousand U.S. dollars!"

Yokotani's eyes widened instantly, and with his legs stiffly exerted force, the bench, which was only one-third occupied, was directly overturned!
He never expected that Dongchuan Che not only agreed to his idea of ​​setting up a studio, but also directly agreed to invest!
What kind of divine leader is this!
Yokotani was so excited that he fell flat on his butt. Some staff members nearby looked over, but he didn't care. He just looked at Dongchuan Che in ecstasy and disbelief, "Hongtuo! Mr. President! Did I hear you right? You said you want to invest 900,000 US dollars!"

"Yes, you heard me right. Come on, come on, sit down. You've been with me for two years, why are you making such a fuss?"

Dongchuan Che smiled and shook his head, looking at the plan in his hand again. This Yokogani is indeed very talented, and the plan in his hand is actually quite good. The content layout of the entire game has a bit of the flavor of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8", and he had heard some employees say in their chats that this Yokogani is a super fan of the Three Kingdoms.

If it was before, he would have approved the proposal directly, but now it is different. Now he has money in his hands, and he wants to make better content for "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but
take it easy.

Looking at Yokogami in front of him who was extremely excited, Dongchuan Che smiled and took a sip of tea.

In the next year, his work will focus on World of Warcraft and Pokémon, so he has no time to work on Three Kingdoms. And to be honest, because he wants to make a super-enhanced transformation of Three Kingdoms, but there are not many examples to learn from. The original Three Kingdoms is a bit too rough, and Total War Three Kingdoms is too complicated and not very friendly to newcomers.

In this case, it is a good idea to first make a medium-budget work to test the waters, and then explore step by step.

Dong Chuan Che was thinking this in his mind, and at this moment, the recording scene below the stage also reached its climax of the night - Qiao Xinyu appeared on stage.

Normally, Qiao Xinyu would not be the finale, but because many singers and artists were "hiding their tricks" in this episode, her show was placed as the finale by Yue Zhu Feiniao.

"Qilixiang is coming."

(End of this chapter)