The leisurely life of rebirth

Follow the address given by Ale.

Wandered to the downstairs of the company.

Well, this place is nice and not too crowded.

The same thing is that this place is a bit remote.

A Le and Liu Yu were waiting downstairs early. They saw a car parked downstairs and were a little curious. It was a very ordinary car.

I turned around and looked at Ah Le, who had already run over.

Only then did he realize: the investors have arrived.

"Brother You." A Le ran to Zhou You, a little happy but also a little nervous.

It feels different from what I feel at home. This kind of psychology is very strange.

There is a faint expectation and a trace of hope.

The first thing Zhou You said when he saw A Le was: "A Le, how do you get to and from get off work? It's so far away from your school?"

One sentence moved Ah Le so much.

"Brother You still feels sorry for me, but it's okay. It's very convenient for me to take the subway." A Le smiled sheepishly.

Then he introduced: "This is Liu Yu, the founder of the game company and my senior."

"Mr. Liu, this is Zhou You, a future investor."

This is a brief introduction to both parties.

Zhou You was also secretly sizing up Liu Yu. He wore black glasses, was of average height, and not as tall as himself. He was actually wearing a suit today, but he felt a little uncomfortable looking at him, and he probably wasn't used to wearing it normally.

"Ale is my brother. He told me about this the other day. I was a little interested and just happened to come over to take a look." Zhou You didn't understand clearly and couldn't say anything.

Liu Yu held Zhou You's hand: "Thank you, thank you very much. I can't thank you enough for taking time out of your busy schedule to come to the company to check. Please come in. I will report the basic situation of our company to Mr. Zhou." "

Introduce as you go.

"We were founded in 2011 and focus on two-dimensional games. We have successfully launched two works, "Honkai Academy" and "Honkai Academy 2", with good response."

Zhou You nodded: "That's really good. Many game companies have gone bankrupt, but you still have works coming out."

Xiaobai followed, originally just hanging out.

Hearing this, his eyes widened.

what?

The game you play is developed by this company?

Can you give yourself permission and create a backdoor?

He pulled Zhou You's arm and whispered, "Brother You, what I played last night was their game. It was very fun."

"Really?"

"Well, the picture is very cute and cute." Xiaobai's big eyes flickered.

Isn't this a coincidence?

"Mr. Liu, I didn't expect that my girlfriend is also one of your users. I really wouldn't know if I didn't tell you." Zhou You didn't hide the matter, but took the initiative to speak out.

This is nothing, on the contrary, it can bring feelings together.

Liu Yu was extremely happy.

Originally, I was a little dissatisfied with the fact that Zhou You came to inspect the company and brought a woman with him, thinking that he was not very respectful of me.

Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, he would become his own noble person.

"Then I'm really happy. Do you need some test projects?" Liu Yu was also showing his goodwill.

Xiaobai was a little puzzled.

"What is a test project?"

Liu Yu forgot that he was not planning the game, and then explained: "They are just some items that are not for ordinary users, and are specially used to test some props, character attributes and so on."

"Ah, is it really possible?" Xiaobai became excited.

The game is fun. There are many characters that I want to have, but I can't get them. It's so annoying.

"No problem, just have fun playing it. It's a semi-standalone game anyway and it won't destroy the balance of the game." Liu Yu explained.

Xiaobai smiled and took out a book from his bag.

Passed it to Liu Yu: "Mr. Liu, I'll give you a book. It's from our bookstore. It's highly recommended by Brother You. You can read it."

Zhou You was shocked. Unexpectedly, there was a book in Xiaobai's satchel.

"Mr. Liu, I opened a bookstore in Shanghai. Xiaobai is mainly responsible for the bookstore. If you have nothing to do, you can go and read a book to relieve the stress. This book is very good and can increase the layout." Zhou You saw that it was "Sickness Gap" "Broken pen", followed by another sentence.

Liu Yu took it with both hands, knowing that there was still great hope this time.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou, thank you, Mr. Bai." Liu Yu saw that the title of the book was a bit unfamiliar and was embarrassed to ask, but the author was still somewhat familiar.

"I've read it with Ditan, but I only read it when I was in school. I haven't read this book yet. I'll take a good look at it when I go back."

Zhou You smiled: "This book is very good, full of many thoughts on life."

After saying that, I stopped talking. Today I came to see the company, not to teach.

Besides, I'm so high-spirited that I probably won't read this book anytime soon.

Liu Yu held the book in his left hand and continued to introduce with his right hand: "We now have nearly a hundred staff members and are preparing to create a new open world so that employees can achieve freedom of thought and expansion of life in the virtual world."

After saying that, I looked at Zhou You's reaction and found that he was expressionless and a little uneasy inside, fearing that he was someone who didn't understand again.

I can only bite the bullet and continue: "Let every otaku and every stressed person have a virtual idol for spiritual sustenance and say goodbye to loneliness and loneliness."

"The characteristic of our game is that it is easy and fun. Everyone is already under a lot of pressure. We don't want to make it too complicated. Being able to play the game simply is our goal."

"Nowadays, the world is dominated by smartphones. Our main focus is on mobile phones. PC games, in my personal judgment, will gradually shrink or even die out."

Liu Yu said everything he needed to say in one breath.

The rest is up to the investors.

Zhou You was surprised, such a good idea, playing games is so simple, why make it so complicated.

There are also accurate judgments about the future and people's stress status.

If you have the right goal, you'll basically be more than half successful.

Well, it’s a very promising company, although I don’t know much about Zhou You.

He said to Liu Yu: "Is it difficult to develop an open world? How can we prevent penguins from being strangulated?"

Zhou You asked all the key points.

The first is the difficulty issue. If it is too low, homogeneity may be serious. If it is too high, the investment will be huge.

The second is the issue of survival. What Penguin is best at is borrowing. If it can be acquired, it will be acquired, and if it cannot be acquired, it will be developed by itself.

Anyway, everyone has creativity.

Liu Yu also became excited, no wonder he could be an investor.

The questions asked are all key parts.

It’s the buyer who picks the goods.

"It's somewhat difficult and involves a lot of things, including art, data, special effects, engines, and so on. It's very complex, and also has a lot of breadth and depth."

"As for Penguin, to be honest, there are not many good solutions at the moment, but we believe that as long as we can make good games, we are not afraid of competition." Liu Yu is full of confidence in making games.

Wandering around and meditating.

To be honest, I am not very confident, this is beyond the scope.

It turns out that I am an ordinary person, and my knowledge is limited. Many of them are hearsay, which may not be reliable.

Being able to get here step by step depends on luck.

He said cautiously: "How much do you want to raise?"

Liu Yu swallowed.

Thinking of the numbers they mentioned last night, I was afraid of scaring investors.

But I am worried that there is not enough money, which will affect subsequent development.

At this critical moment, you have to test your own wisdom. Considering that the hope of attracting investment in the future may be even slimmer.

He gritted his teeth and said bravely: "5000 million, at most 5000 million, can meet a series of future plans."

He wanted to get it right at once. If he couldn't deceive other investors, wouldn't it be even more difficult?

The thinking of otakus is that simple. They have to get it right at once, otherwise they won’t worry. This is true for making games, and the same is true for attracting investments.

After saying that, he stared at Zhou You closely.

The air suddenly became quiet.

The sound of footsteps walking at the door of the conference room can be clearly heard.

It was also the first time for Xiaobai to be exposed to such a thing, so he was a little nervous.

Brother You just bought such a big shop and invested a lot in the bookstore. Do you still have money?

Zhou You tapped his fingers on the table: "How many shares are there?"

"30%" Liu Yu said quickly, fearing that Zhou You would be slow to recover.

Zhou You made a simple calculation in his heart: It was probably based on a market value of less than 2 million.

"Are the valuations of game companies so high now?" Zhou You was a little puzzled.

He continued to ask: "Whether a hit game can be released is another matter. Even if a hit game is released, it will last for a few years. The trend will change. At least from what I know to now, there have been many hits, but none of them lasted long. , and the profitability is average.”

After saying that, he turned around and asked Xiaobai: "Which game are you playing and have you recharged it?"

"Uh, uh, I recharged a little bit." Xiaobai originally wanted to say that he didn't recharge. He didn't make any money, but he recharged money to play games. From a student's point of view, it really shouldn't be done, but there's nothing to hide. , indeed not much.

Zhou You said to Liu Yu again: "How do you attract players to spend?"

"There are many graphics, plot, acceleration, new characters, new weapons and so on." Liu Yu was also a little embarrassed. Making games and thinking about how to make money did go against the original intention.

However, now I am slowly getting used to it. It is not compulsory and you can play without paying any money.

Who would have thought that there are so many rich people.

"Okay, 50 million is not much, just use it as a fund for the Chinese game industry." Zhou You didn't feel too entangled.

If this game company survives to the end, I will definitely not lose money on my investment, but I have no idea how much it can earn.

Liu Yu stayed there, still a little incredible.

That's it, it's over?

There was no bargaining or other demands.

"Ah, ah, um, Mr. Zhou, do you have anything else to say?" Liu Yu didn't know what to say for a while.

Mud, it was so difficult to attract investment in the past, but why is the style suddenly different now?

I'm still a little uncomfortable and can't even speak.

A Le was also shocked. In just a moment, he voted out 50 million. Is it so casual?

what

Is this how Brother You originally invested?

How do you make money?

Fifty million, I can't earn it in my lifetime.

After listening, he quickly stood next to Zhou You and said, "Brother You, you have to be careful. Don't take care of me just because I'm here."

Zhou You laughed loudly and patted A Le on the shoulder: "Not bad, I know I have considered it for Brother You."

"Actually, since I came in, I started to observe the overall atmosphere of this company. From what I saw, everyone's mental outlook is very good. In my opinion, this is the most important thing. A startup company must If you have such drive, you won’t be successful.”

“Also, I don’t have much contact with the two-dimensional thing, but I know that countries like Japan and South Korea have it, and their countries have also experienced this. The rapid economic development has made people unable to settle in their hearts, so there are many two-dimensional games. , the industry is very popular.”

"Finally, I am very interested in this game community and the virtual world. Once this is done, the user stickiness will be very high. Another world, another dream, the attraction is not ordinary."

After hearing this, A Le was shocked again.

Ni Ma, this is vision and knowledge. How do you know and analyze it in such a short time?

"Brother You, how did you know?" A Le asked curiously.

When Liu Yu heard Zhou You's words, he also wished he could help him. He was a fellow man and he really understood himself very well.

Unexpectedly, Zhou You sighed: "What we are experiencing now has been experienced by other developed countries. We are just following their old path. Although there are some differences, they are regional characteristics and are normal, but the general direction is the same. Yes, it depends on which companies can emerge, and if they take the lead, they will have a high probability of surviving."

Then he turned to look at Liu Yu: "Mr. Liu, do your best. I really see your company. If you have promotion or publicity in the future, come to me. I have many companies that can help each other with resources and link up with each other. "

"Don't be afraid of Penguin, he is also playing around in China. When the time comes, we will release it globally, especially in Japan and South Korea. We will first build up word-of-mouth, and then export it to domestic sales."

“But let’s make the product first.”

Liu Yu nodded excitedly: "Just based on those few words of Mr. Zhou, I know that Mr. Zhou understands. Don't worry, we will definitely make games well and occupy the markets of Japan and South Korea in the future and let them play with us." Games, we also make money from them.”

"Hahaha, okay, it can be considered as earning foreign exchange. When the time comes, we will focus on supporting enterprises." Zhou You was also very happy.

Judging from the age, both parties are about the same, and they can chat better.

"Where are your remaining founders?" Zhou You asked.

He heard from A Le that there were three founders.

Liu Yu scratched his head: "They are all otakus. They are not very good at external communication and are afraid of messing up things."

Is this what the legend says, otakus change the world?

"Okay, I don't care about your internal affairs, but since Ah Le is here, he can be regarded as my representative." Zhou You pointed at Ah Le and said.

There is no way, there are no generals in Shu, so Liao Hua is the vanguard.

A Le looked at Liu Yu and then at Zhou You. For a moment, he didn't know how to deal with it.

Liu Yu reacted quickly, and then said: "No problem, Wang Le is my junior, and will also be the senior manager of our company in the future, Mr. Wang."

Ah Le feels that today is really exciting.

First, 5000 million, and then promoted to a senior executive.

A Le waved his hand quickly: "No, no, I haven't graduated yet and I don't know anything. How can I be the boss and then ruin the company?"

It’s also funny to see Ah Le’s helpless posture in Zhou You.

Explained: "You are mainly responsible for supervising the movement of funds. Don't waste it by eating, drinking and playing. Of course, you should eat and drink when you should, but you can't watch the waste."

"Besides, no one is born to be a manager. They are trained slowly. First learn the technology, and then slowly learn the management. Don't rush, take your time."

Traveling around can be regarded as paving the way for Ah Le. (End of chapter)