Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

Chapter 1311: I’d Better Not Guidance You Anymore

Pei Qian felt a little dizzy and confused.

It was mainly because Li Yada had not intended to write in detail when she was writing. She had chosen the core content to write.

Who was Boss Pei? A master game designer!

Why would she be long-winded?

Boss Pei should understand everything in a single sentence. If she wrote too much, he would be easily annoyed.

Thus, the contents of the paper were relatively simple. Pei Qian scanned it and his first impression was that the game had mixed a lot of content. It was a little bloated.

The focus was on the risk of the game.

As long as Li Yada could prove that the game was risky enough, Pei Qian could consider it.

“Tell me your opinion first.” Pei Qian looked at Li Yada.

Li Yada organized her thoughts.

Boss Pei asked me to report, obviously there was something he did not understand.

Boss Pei quickly finished reading the plan. He seemed to have a general understanding of the game’s content.

After all, as a master game designer, he could imagine the entire game from a single framework. That should be considered a basic ability.

So, what should she report now?

It should be something that was not written in the report plan and something that Boss Pei was unable to imagine.

At that thought, Li Yada said, “The one who suggested this plan was a small workspace. Previously, the game was called ‘Blade of the Empire’. It was released on Dawn Games platform and its results were quite good…”

“The chief designer is called Yan Qi. He has entered the industry for quite some time. His previous design experience was mainly in the mobile game industry…”

“This game was designed by Yan Qi in a flash of inspiration. I think the content is quite interesting.”

“However, as I wrote in the risk assessment report, this game is too large. It has completely exceeded the tolerance of Yan Qi and his workspace. The estimated development funds are at least a hundred million yuan.”

“What’s more, there are high risks in this game. The risks mainly come from the following aspects.”

“It would be very difficult for Yan Qi and his studio’s development experience to be up to the task of such a large-scale project. They might encounter many unexpected problems during the development period;”

“Due to the huge investment, the purchasing power of the domestic games market might be a little insufficient. Even though the reputation of this game type among the niche players would be very good, it might not be able to recover the research and development costs and publicity costs;”

“What’s more, compared to the purer game content in Repent and be Saved, there’s more content in the game. This is a form of innovation, but it’s also risk taking…”

“As for whether it is feasible or not, whether we want to invest money or not depends on your judgment, Boss Pei.”

“The key is whether this idea and idea is worth the risk.”

Li Yada’s introduction was mainly focused on Yan Qi and his workspace.

After all, the gameplay for this game had been clearly written in the plan. It was nothing more than inspiration from Repent and be Saved. However, it had been integrated with much gameplay, added with various official encouragements to cheat, and created a game that was of its own.

Boss Pei took a look at the few points on the plan and should be able to imagine the entire game.

Boss Pei should be able to give a more comprehensive evaluation if he were to truthfully introduce the risks of this game.

Once Pei Qian heard the risks, he no longer felt sleepy.

This project sounded quite reliable!

The chief designer and the entire development team used to make mobile games? They had no experience in developing standalone games at all?

What’s more, he had only done a few million yuan small projects at most. This time, he was going to make it to hundreds of millions?

The key was that the game itself sounded like a hodgepodge. If it could replicate Repent and be Saved’s success, these two games would be too far apart.

On the surface, it looked like they were suffering. However, on closer inspection, the difference was huge.

What’s more, the background story was blank. There were no IPs. The original material was a relatively rare dynasty in history. This background story should not have any points for players.

It felt good!

Pei Qian read the proposal again.

It did not seem to be completely impossible to play the game in the early stages of suffering. However, there were two things to consider. First, similar games were rarely made into popular games. Second, the investment in the game itself was huge. What’s more, the development team was inexperienced. Thus, the possibility of making money was actually very low.

Whether the game made money or not was relative.

The higher the investment, the more difficult it would be to earn money.

That was because there were only so many gamers. It was difficult to break the upper limit of the game’s pricing. The more investments there were, the higher the guaranteed sales volume. The difficulty would increase exponentially with every increase in sales volume.

All in all, it was worth a try!

After some consideration, Pei Qian said, “You can invest.”

Li Yada rejoiced inwardly.

If Boss Pei agreed, it meant that there was nothing wrong with the gameplay. It could become popular!

However, after a while, he did not continue. Li Yada hesitated and asked, “Boss Pei, do you have any opinions or suggestions? Is there anything that can be improved on with the gameplay?”

Pei Qian looked at the proposal and then at Li Yada.

Anything to improve?

In fact, he wanted to give some instructions. However, on further thought, based on the ‘results’ that he had given to Tengda Games and Shang Yang Games, he decided to take a break.

What if a casual pointer had the finishing effect and brought this game to success?

That would be infuriating.

Thus, Pei Qian shook his head. “As an investor, you shouldn’t always interfere. Everyone has their own ideas for games. After all, this is not Tengda’s game.”

“What’s more, I think this game is alright. There’s no big problem.”

“The only thing I’m worried about is whether a hundred million yuan is enough. It might be better if I could add more.”

“Imagination is priceless. How can money limit a designer’s imagination?”

Logically speaking, a hundred million yuan was a lot. However, for a game like that, the more they invested, the harder it would be to recoup their costs.

In other words, every additional hundred million yuan would increase the difficulty of the game.

However, Pei Qian could not directly say that he wanted to give more money. That would not make sense. After all, they only wanted a hundred million yuan.

What’s more, the System was still watching him. He had to think of a way to confuse it.

One advantage of such a project was that the system would not use it to settle accounts. To Pei Qian, the money would be spent and he would not have to worry for a long time.

However, Pei Qian could not think of a specific reason to spend more money. He could only let the game designer think about it himself.

Li Yada nodded. “Really? Boss Pei thinks so too?”

“Indeed, we have to have sufficient research and development funds for such games to achieve the desired effect.”

“How about this? I’ll go back and ask Yan Qi to refine the plan. I’ll add back the content that was cut off previously. I’ll also add more equipment, props, NPCs, monsters, and so on to the game’s process and design.”

Pei Qian added, “We should also arrange for the recruitment as soon as possible. In any case, we have to recruit sooner or later. We shouldn’t only recruit halfway and find that the progress is too slow. Then, we won’t be in a hurry.”

For a gaming company, manpower was the bulk of the development cost.

The more people he recruited, the more daily expenses he would have. The earlier he recruited, the earlier he would spend money. The more people he hired, the more money he would spend.

In any case, such a huge project and a new team needed to be familiarized. The development period would not be short. Hiring people early would not make the development process much faster. Instead, it would spend more money.

Li Yada was a little moved.

She might have expected Boss Pei to invest in this game and support Yan Qi’s dream but she did not expect Boss Pei to be so generous. Not only was it a hundred million yuan, but he also wanted to increase the amount.

However, to be honest, similar game effects were indeed produced with money.

When Tengda was working on Repent and be Saved, it did not have a strong foundation. Thus, the content of the game was relatively pure. The game flow was not long. In the end, the price of the game was not high.

However, Tengda’s size was no longer the same as before.

Perhaps Boss Pei had seen the predicament of Yan Qi’s small workspace and recalled Tengda’s initial state. That was why he decided to lend a helping hand?

He could not let the project of ‘Shu Li’ leave any regrets!

Indeed, Boss Pei’s understanding of investment was different from other investors.

Other investors were all thinking about how to scrimp on the cost and how to seek the best returns with the lowest cost. Thus, when encountering such a project, their first reaction would definitely be to lower the cost. Their second reaction would be to interfere with the project and interfere with the creation.

However, Boss Pei was different. When faced with such a problem, his first reaction was to consider if he had enough money and if he wanted to recruit as soon as possible. What’s more, even if Boss Pei was a master game designer, he fully respected the original designer’s thoughts and had no intention of interfering with the creation of the game!

One could only say that Boss Pei was a game designer before he was an investor.

Or rather, even if Boss Pei was an investor, he would be an investor completely different from other investors.

“Alright, Boss Pei. I’ll tell the designer to redo the plan and add all the ideas that were axed previously to complete the game.”

“Er… or should I wait for He Desheng to come back and let him speak to him?”

“I have to keep my identity hidden.”

Li Yada had told Yan Qi before that she knew people from Dream Realization Ventures and could speak. However, it would be beyond the scope of friends if she were to directly send a message. It would easily arouse suspicion.

Therefore, it would be better to wait for He Desheng to return and talk as the person-in-charge of Dream Realization Ventures.

Pei Qian nodded. “Yes, sure. We have to keep your identity a secret.”

“Speaking of which… are we still able to keep Dawn Games platform’s identity from the public?”

Li Yada pondered for a moment and said, “It’s alright. It’s still safe for now.”

Pei Qian relaxed a little. “Alright, continue hiding it. Keep hiding it for as long as you can. This is very important.”

If he continued to hide it, he could continue burning money. He could not expose it in the short term. He could burn more money.

Once Dawn Games platform’s relationship with Tengda was exposed, they would be forced to enter the next stage.