138 Influence
"Come on, Brother Zhou, have a drink." [++"
In a restaurant, several people surrounded Zhou Can and toasted him enthusiastically. However, Zhou Can didn't seem to be very interested and took a small sip.
Zhou Can has reason to be depressed. Since the company was reorganized, all members of their game production team, except for a very small number of people, have separated from being independent producers.
Zhong Yue was also very righteous. After the company was reorganized, he did not promote it with great fanfare, but gave priority to providing the machines to their old employees for use.
After Yishang's app store came out, his games were also the first to go online. In the first month, the turnover exceeded 15 million, becoming the first place in the monthly sales list of the app store. In the second month, he won this honor again.
Then, he was ambitious to make the second version of the game and wanted to set another record. Unexpectedly, he lost to the second version of "Imperial Martial Arts" with a slight disadvantage last month and could only rank second.
If this was produced by two opponents, Li Xinguang or Cai Xuan, he would have no permission to lose. However, the producer of the second version of "Diwu" was an ordinary planner in the original company.
He knew that he did not lose to the producer, but the huge IP value of "Diwu" itself. That's how he felt particularly frustrated.
Today's drinking party was invited by his cousin and two of his cousin's classmates. As for the purpose, you don't need to guess, you must know it. You must want him to take them into the industry.
Since returning home in glory during the Spring Festival last year, relatives at home know that he is playing mobile games with an annual salary of one million. He is like a successful person.
At that time, many relatives expressed their desire to bring him into this industry. They were all rejected by him. It was not that he didn't want to help, but that Zhong Yue's rules were too strict. People like those who had no basic foundation would be fired the next day when they went in.
However, the situation is different now. He has become an independent producer. Whether he wants to bring new people depends entirely on his own wishes.
He had never had much contact with this cousin before. He only knew that he had just graduated from college and studied software major.
"Brother Can, I heard that it is very easy to make mobile games now, and only two or three people are needed. It takes only a few months to make a game. Isn't it true?"
After drinking a few glasses of wine, Zhou Can's cousin Zhao Jun asked about something he was concerned about.
Zhou Can was picking up food. When he heard his words, he paused his hands. His brows frowned and asked him, "Where did you hear this kind of thing?"
On the side, Zhao Jun’s classmate Cai Ge said, “I heard a few people say that at first a friend told me that his brother was just playing mobile games. At first, I thought he was bragging. Later, I heard a few friends say the same…”
"I didn't expect that the news is so widely spread now."
Zhou Can sighed. Their first batch of independent producers had an agreement in private that everyone would keep this secret together and try not to spread it out so as to gain more time.
Everyone knows that as long as the news spreads, they will face countless competitors. According to the hierarchical system formulated by Zhong Yue, teams with high levels can give priority to using the machine. As long as their first batch of producers can achieve results, they can gain the advantage.
However, it is almost impossible for dozens of people to keep them secret. Besides, the company itself will do some publicity, and over time, more and more people have become independent producers. Now, it is almost as soon as everyone knows. This makes him feel a lot of pressure.
"Brother Can, you say something." Zhao Jun was a little anxious when he saw that he didn't speak.
Zhou Can came to his senses, glanced at him, and said, "I remember you didn't find a job?"
"I have quit long ago. My salary is low, my job is hard, and my environment is poor, so I have no future."
Zhao Jun curled his lips, obviously he had no good impression of his previous job. "Now, the three of us plan to make mobile games and want Brother Can to give me some advice."
Zhou Can glanced at his cousin and heard what the other party meant. They wanted to do it themselves instead of following him, and asked, "Are you familiar with mobile games?"
"It's so familiar. Along likes to play mobile games very much. He is a veteran enthusiast. He is very familiar with the popular games on the market. Age and I usually play, so we know a little more." Zhao Jun said confidently. The Along he mentioned was another classmate.
Zhou Can felt a little funny when he heard this.
I have played some mobile games and want to make my own games? I guess they can’t even write a game planning book.
He moved his mouth for a moment, but still didn't say what he wanted to say, just asked, "What do you want to know?"
Zhao Jun and Cai Ge looked at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes. Zhao Jun said, "I just want to understand the process of making the game."
"You have to make a planning book first and then submit it to the production company." Zhou Can did not hide it because he was his cousin. "The planning book should be written in the format. You can search online. The production company is called Yichangyou. You can search directly for the official website. You can submit the planning book online or by mail."
Cai Ge asked in the jam, "Is there only one production company?"
"That's right, there's only one in the world." Zhou Can's tone was a little proud.
Cai Ge frowned when he heard this, "Then how do they calculate their share?"
This sentence made Zhou Can's evaluation of them lower. Before the game started, he would first care about how to divide the money. If it weren't for his cousin, he wouldn't want to pay attention to them and said patiently, "The sharing is a step-by-step style, with a monthly flow of less than two million, and there is no share. If it's more than two million and ten million, he can get five percent of the production company."
"In other words, only 10 million is divided into 500,000?" Zhao Jun asked.
Zhou Can corrected, "I'm wrong. I'm divided from the production company, and the production company can get 40% of the monthly turnover."
When Cai Ge heard this, he shouted, "Five percent of forty percent? Only two percent? This is too dark."
Zhao Jun also looked angry, "I'll go, the production company doesn't have to do anything, just take away 95% of the share, which is too shameless."
Listening to the two of them complained, Zhou Can suddenly remembered his prediction at the beginning, but he didn't expect it to come true so soon.
Two percent of the share seems to be very small, but don’t forget that the producers pay only their own creativity and settings, a small amount of funds, and there are still a few months left. Even if the game fails and you don’t earn a penny, you won’t lose much.
As long as the game has a monthly turnover of more than two million, the team can get 40,000 yuan and make a profit. If the turnover reaches 5 million, the turnover will be 100,000 yuan.
If the price can reach 10 million, it will be developed. In addition to the share of 200,000, it also has the power to make a new version. As long as the quality of the new version of the game is not bad, it will not be a problem to surpass the previous game. The income will get higher and higher at that time.
Just like himself, last month, he got nearly one million shares from the Easy-Managed App Store. With the share of the ios platform, his team's total income exceeded 1.5 million. According to the team's distribution, he got one million of them. He realized his dream of earning one million a month.
In this world, it is difficult to find such a low investment, low risk and high return entrepreneurial path.
In the past, the threshold for making mobile games was very high, with one capital and one talent. Zhong Yue decided to turn Yichangyou into a simple production company, and brought the threshold for this industry to a very low level.
However, low threshold does not mean there is no threshold. A rookie like Zhao Jun who has no experience wants to make games by himself as soon as he enters the industry, which is simply a joke.
Zhou Can was too lazy to talk to them more. He had seen such people more. If he said a few more words, they would not only not appreciate it, but instead thought you had ulterior motives. So he found an excuse to say goodbye.
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After Zhou Can returned home, he saw his girlfriend Zhang Xiaolu watching TV. After a look at the time, it was only eight o'clock in the evening and asked, "Don't you have to work overtime today?"
"The company recruited more than ten employees a while ago, and finally I was relieved." Zhang Xiaolu said with a relaxed look on her face.
After Yichangyou was reorganized, Zhong Yue established a new company and transferred all the artists to the new company to provide art services specifically for these production teams.
In the past few months, there have been hundreds of teams working on games at Yichangyou. Every artist in the company works overtime until midnight every day, and they are a little too busy. The new artist has recruited several batches, and now it can finally meet the needs. Zhang Xiaolu doesn't have to work overtime every day in the future, so she is naturally very happy.
Zhou Can sat next to her, "Have your boss had any new trends recently?"
"How could I know about this kind of thing?" Zhang Xiaolu was a little surprised why he asked such a question.
Zhou Can didn't hide it from her and briefly said what happened just now, "Now the production company is becoming more and more famous, and the competition in the future will be very fierce. I'm a little worried..."
"What are you worried about?" Zhang Xiaolu comforted him, "Didn't the boss say that you will rate the team? The game you make is so good, it must be the highest level. The boss also said that teams with high ratings can use machines first, and there are additional bonuses, and they will also get resources in the app store."
Zhou Can thought about it and said, "I want to find more reliable people to join and start a new game."
"Can you handle your energy?" Zhang Xiaolu was a little worried.
Zhou Can obviously made up his mind and said, "Don't worry, I can do it."
"Well, I support you." Zhang Xiaolu leaned her head against his shoulder and looked at the TV.
Suddenly, she exclaimed, "Look, is that the one on TV our boss?"
Zhou Can looked over and said that on TV, Zhong Yue was wearing a suit and tie and was undergoing an exclusive interview. He immediately said, "That's right, it's our boss."
"I can't tell, the boss is quite handsome after he goes on TV." Zhang Xiaolu said with a smile.
Chapter completed!