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

Chapter 101 The Binding of Isaac

At 3:30 in the afternoon, the office of the four ministers.

"You want me to go to Daidai Qingzhu Studio?"

Fuyukawa Cheru, who was wearing a suit, was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, holding a coffee cup in his right hand, and holding a small spoon in his left hand to stir. He looked at Miyano Miba behind the boss's desk with some surprise, "Mitsubiru just now. Get on the right track, you should know how busy I am.”

"I know, but..."

Leaning on the boss's chair, Miyano Miwa put her fair hands on her plump school uniform and frowned slightly. Fuyukawa Che interrupted her and continued: "And we will leave NTsoft after this game is over. Qingzhu's life and death will not affect your future or mine."

Qingzhu Studio makes meat pigeon games, and President Asai gave it to Miyano Miwa as a sign of goodwill. Although meat pigeon games are a very niche subject, and there is only one game in the entire game industry that has sold more than 5 million copies, if Miyano is willing to stay at NTsoft for development, it will be a good thing to enter more game fields. But the problem is that after finishing "Sekiro", both of them were ready to leave NTsoft.

She wants to be prepared?
  This thought flashed through his mind, and soon Fuyukawa Che shook his head. After such a long period of contact, he trusted the other party.

Sure enough, Miyano Miwa thought for a moment, but before he could ask him [question], the sad look on his face turned into a smile, and a trace of amusement appeared in his cold eyes: "This guy is really slippery, I want to find someone." It’s hard for you to come up with the reasons. Okay, I’ll tell you the truth.

I really don't care about Qingzhu's life or death, but they have been developing this game for several months. If the development is terminated because the team leader is arrested, the company's records will be very ugly, and it will be difficult to submit a report at the shareholders' meeting. . Asai said, whoever can make this game can get a lot of mid-year bonus as long as he can protect his capital, and "

Having said this, Miyano Miwa walked out from behind the boss's desk, twisted her waist to come to Fuyukawa Che, picked up his coffee, took a sip and smiled: "The dividend is very exaggerated. 20 units, 10% net profit dividend, 40 15% net profit dividend for units.”

"so tall?"

After hearing this, the expression on Fuyukawa Che's tired face finally changed.

Meat pigeon games are all small in size, and the price is basically 50 to 100 yuan. Even if the median price is 75 yuan per set, if it can sell 40 sets, according to the 15% dividend, you can get it. Nearly one million yuan, US dollars.

The money is not much, and it is just a drop in the ocean for the games he will make in the future, but the Meat Pigeon game is mainly about creativity and gameplay, and is not large in size. As long as the creativity and gameplay are straightened out, the production time is relatively short, and If you buy 40 units, you can get 15% dividend, but what if you sell more units? !
  What if "The Binding of Isaac" were produced and sold millions of copies? !
  You don’t have to pay the cost yourself, you don’t have to recruit people by yourself, just come up with ideas and gameplay, and you can just get nothing!
  Seeing some changes in Fuyukawa Teru's face, Miyano Miwa smiled and said: "I know you are not very interested in such a small-scale game. But after flying solo, money will be a very big problem. It’s better to ask for help when the time comes.”

Fuyukawa Che understood what Miyano Miwa meant. He thought for a moment and nodded: "I can take this job, but I want a higher dividend."

"How much do you want?"

"I want 60% for one million sets, and 80% for two million sets!"

"puff--"

As soon as he said these words, the coffee Miyano Miba had just drank in his mouth spurted out, "Not to mention whether we can sell two million sets, just 80% of the net profit dividends?! Are you crazy?"

80% of the net profit dividend is indeed a very scary figure. This is equivalent to giving almost all the money earned from a game to him, Che Fuyukawa, but...
  Fuyukawa Che took out a paper towel, wiped the coffee on the coffee table, and said with a smile: "So far, there has only been one game with more than five million sales on the market. Games with more than one million sales can also be played with one hand. I can count them all. I guess after Asai heard this proposal, he would think that I don’t know the heights of the world and would not have much reaction. And is there anyone else within NTsoft who will take over this project? "

It is true that taking over Qingzhu Studio can get huge dividends, but to be honest, the precondition [10 units] of [20% net profit dividend] is enough to persuade most people to quit.

For meat pigeon games, the ceiling is five million sets, and over the years, only one game has touched this ceiling. The others are basically hovering around hundreds of thousands of sets. If it exceeds 500,000 sets, it will be a hit, and if it exceeds one million sets, it will be a hit. It is the "phenomenal level" of meat pigeon classification.

The 10% dividend meat is very delicious, but not many people are sure to eat it. If you can't eat this piece of meat, you may even ruin the game. In the end, even if you are not pushed out to resist the pressure of the shareholders' meeting, It will definitely leave an unsightly record on your resume.

For other team leaders who want to continue to advance within NTsoft, the risks outweigh the benefits.

Fuyukawa Che understands this truth, and Miyano Miwa also understands it, but...
  Listening to Fuyukawa Che talking a lot, she glared with her big cold eyes: "This is the truth, but 80% of the net profit is divided into dividends. How can you ask me to say this!"

For a project, NTsoft provided money and people, but Fuyukawa Che wanted 80% of the net profit as dividends. This request was indeed exaggerated.

Fuyukawa Che himself felt that it was a bit exaggerated, and rubbed his nose in embarrassment, "When negotiating terms with the leader, we must first offer a higher price. We offer 80%, and I estimate that in the end we will only be able to offer 50% to 50%. Damn it, but if we ask for %, we probably won’t get the last %.”

"That's easy to say! Otherwise, you go directly to Asai to talk?"

Miyano Miwa's beautiful eyes narrowed, but after seeing Fuyukawa Che's somewhat tired face, she still sighed speechlessly, "I have been unlucky for eight lifetimes when I met you. The company pie I painted has not yet seen its shadow. Now it’s time to do the dirty work.”

As she said that, she pushed Fuyukawa Che's shoulders wordlessly, with a look of disgust on her face: "Okay, okay, I'll handle the rest. You go and do your own thing."

"Hey, hey, the coffee is spilling again!"

"Burn you to death!"

"Hey, hey, hey, the maid is rebelling?!" "Maid, you are a big-headed idiot! If this game becomes popular, I will put you in a maid costume and torture you every day!!"

"."

This guy is getting irritable.

There was a violent slamming of the door closing behind him. Fuyukawa Che, who was still holding coffee in his hand, complained silently in his heart, but a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Amid many sneaky glances, he shook his collar, drank coffee and went downstairs.
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  Fuyukawa Che takes over Qingzhu Studio!

There is no doubt that as soon as this news came out, it immediately caused discussions among NTsoft employees, but this was just the beginning!
  【20万套10%净利润分红，40万套15%，50万套20%100万套50%，200万套60%，销量突破五百万套拿80%净利润分红！】

80% of net profit dividends!

This news completely shocked NTsoft employees!

With 80% dividends, the company is not making money? !
  Everyone was shocked, but rather than the 80% dividend, more people were shocked that Che Fuyukawa dared to offer five million units as a condition!

Five million sets of meat pigeon games!
  There has only ever been one in the entire history of the game!
  And Fuyukawa Che actually dared to propose a condition of five million sets!

"Team Leader Fuyukawa is too arrogant! Doesn't he think that he can make a meat pigeon game with sales of five million units even if he works part-time?"

"I guess it's because he's been too smooth lately and has become a little swollen."

"President Asai is probably willing to agree to this condition. He probably also thinks that it will definitely be impossible to complete, and he can also give Team Leader Fuyukawa a slap in the face to make him work more safely."

"Yes, and what he took over is still a semi-finished product. Although it can be pushed to redo, the company's funds will definitely not be injected again. There will be very little money to push it to redo."

Compared with the situation when Sekiro's project was established and the rapid development process occurred, after Fuyukawa Che took over the project from Qingzhu Studio, the entire company was badmouthing him, but Fuyukawa Che didn't care about these gossips.

After taking over the task, he quickly devoted himself to production.

To be honest, it's really tiring.

Although Sekiro is on the right track, he still needs to keep an eye on it. He is still very busy every day, but it's okay. Meat pigeon games are all small-scale, and the Binding of Isaac he is going to do is even more so.

Yes, what Fuyukawa Che has to do is to bring the meat pigeon game to the public eye. In the previous life, he was the only three meat pigeon game to have sales of five million units - "The Binding of Isaac"!
  Speaking of which, great games don’t necessarily have to be big-budget productions.

"The Binding of Isaac" is the most typical example. This game is actually a 2D plane adventure that the well-known game producer E Fat spent four months working with an unemployed Australian programmer while he and his girlfriend were on vacation in Hawaii. Meat pigeon game.

Two people, four months of production time, and 5.5 million units sold.
  Pretty scary.

Of course, the game isn't entirely without its problems. Unlike "I'm Surrounded by Beauties", where sales peaked in the first two weeks to one month after its release, "The Binding of Isaac" is limited by its subject matter, and its sales are slow and steady.

Since the release of the game, the daily sales have not been high, but the problem is that the daily sales have not been low. It took several years of stable sales and several DLCs to finally sell five million units.

This is why Cheru Fuyukawa did not leave NTsoft directly and rely on this game to take off.

This is because although the money earned by this game adds up to a lot, it comes slowly. We need to continue to develop DLC to maintain the popularity of this game in the meat pigeon game circle, otherwise this kind of continuous sales will become more and more popular. Few, and the most important thing is that the focus of this game is on the gameplay, and there is not much outstanding feature in terms of technical ability. It will be difficult to recruit top talents through this game.

However, when I was working on Sekiro, it was quite good to work hard for several weeks to make such a game. After all, I could get a lot of dividends, and the dividend agreement with the company had contractual benefits. Even if he left NTsoft in the future, he would still be able to make a game like this. take!

However, after he announced the name of the work and the one-month production process, the entire NTsoft went numb. Not only NTsoft, but also many news media went numb!

[Tokyo Game News: It turns out that Mr. Fuyukawa is a visionary. He wants to make a "super" meat pigeon game with sales exceeding five million within a month! 】

[Fujiyama Game Weekly: Mr. Fuyukawa may have underestimated the meat pigeon game too much. It is true that meat pigeon games are generally not large in size, and the simple production cycle is indeed not long, but this kind of game places great emphasis on gameplay and is very interested in the ideas of the game producer!

Many times, meat pigeon games are completed half way, and then find that it is not fun, and then start over. Maybe NTsoft needs to re-evaluate the credit worthiness of Mr. Fuyukawa. He may just be a liar with a sharp mouth]

Normally, a low-cost meat pigeon game shouldn't attract outside attention before it's announced, but there's nothing you can do about it. It hasn't been too long since the release of "I'm Surrounded by Beauties", and Cheol Fuyukawa's popularity has Still there, and
  The national conditions of Japan and China are different. "I Am Surrounded by Beautiful Women" was not criticized too badly in Japan. On the contrary, many entertainment companies are now trying to explore this path, and even many entertainment companies, including Izumi Himawari's company Ssitar I have also contacted Fuyukawa Che and hope to make a sequel.
  Fuyukawa Cheru doesn't have much interest in sequels or anything like that, but this objectively means that the popularity of "I'm Surrounded by Beauties" has not dropped much. He Fuyukawa Cheru is still a small hot spot in the gaming circle and even the entertainment circle, and Sales volume has also increased slightly but steadily, and it is expected to receive a substantial dividend at the end of this year!

However, Fuyukawa Che didn't pay much attention to the negative opinions of the outside news media. He just quickly led Qingzhu Studio to start the production of "The Binding of Isaac".

And it should not be said that Qingzhu Studio is the veteran studio of NTsoft's meat pigeon game. The employees are very capable and there is no need for him, Fuyukawa Che, to say too much. As long as he distributes the tasks, they can be completed quickly!
  (End of this chapter)