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plant! Zombies! Sub supply!

The members of Steel Chain Fingers are a bit confused.

Because although these three words are taken out individually, they all know each other, but together they look strange!

Plants and zombies? Subcontractors and Zombies?

Perhaps only sub-supply and plants can be slightly related!

"Uh... this... um..."

Sato was hesitant to speak but stopped, and he stopped talking and wanted to speak, for a while he seemed not to know what to say.

It was Yuki who tidied up his messy thoughts and said hesitantly:

"So... we are going to use these cartoon plants to resist the zombie invasion?"

"Yes," Gu Sheng nodded, "Do you have any questions?"

ah?

doubt?

You actually asked if we had any questions?

We not only have doubts, our doubts are which ones to start with!

This game is full of slots everywhere!

Let’s talk about the style first!

Today's tower defense game style, nothing more than two!

Or, like defending a radish, take the cute route.

Or take the cool route like guarding the throne.

Which one are we?

Being cool is definitely irrelevant, this style of painting is not cool at all.

Cute? It's not cute either.

Except for the sunflower which looks quite friendly, the other plants and even the zombies are full of great intelligence from top to bottom!

Funny cartoon style.

As Yuki, who is mainly in charge of art, he can only define Plants vs. Zombies in this way.

and!

Even if it is a game for all ages, the use of such a style of painting does not favor men or women, nor favors old or young, which is very beneficial to the popularization of the game.

But your way of playing is also a bit strange, right?

A 5x9 plot where plants can be grown in every square.

Zombies will invade from the right side of the screen, stepping across the 5x9 plot, and marching in a straight line.

That is to say!

Zombies can eat plants!

Monster kills the defense tower? !

Brother, do you want to investigate the current tower defense game market a little bit?

Let's see which game defense tower will be demolished?

Historically, unless the player chooses to dismantle it, once the defense tower is built, it will not be destroyed!

But now, in our game, not only the target is not safe, but even the defense tower is not safe anymore!

Thinking about the defensive towers you have worked so hard to build will be eaten, and a sense of frustration will arise spontaneously!

The painting style does not fit the market, the game level is single, and the negative feedback of frustration may occur at any time!

This game... really works?

After listening to everyone's euphemistic but 'straight to the point' questions.

Even Shen Miaomiao couldn't help being shaken and doubted in her heart.

Will Lao Gu do too much work?

This kind of tower defense game, not to mention her, is unheard of and unseen even by the old guys with steel chain fingers.

But think again!

It doesn't matter!

Anyway, this is just a main project game!

If she earns, she can start sub-projects, and if she loses, she can get rebates.

What is there to worry about?

Think about it!

Shen Miaomiao waved her small hand: "I trust Director Gu's market sense!"

heard the words.

The members of Steel Chain Finger were also taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly realized.

yes!

This is a project that director Sam personally drafted.

How did they put the cart before the horse.

It's not like Golden Wind has never produced such weird games in the past.

Did 'vampire like' exist before?

Did the 'Second Generation FPS' exist before?

Has 'Psychological Horror' existed before?

Has 'cinematic co-op' ever existed?

nothing!

It's not that the golden wind made it one by one!

It's not that Director Gu Sheng introduced them one by one!

So, playing games in Wind of Gold, there is no other creed——

Only trust! ! !

Trust Mr. Gu! ! !

...

"Lead the Sea! Golden Wind confirms to participate in this art travel plan! "

"A Surprise Game Every Year! What kind of mini-games will Wind of Gold bring this time? "

"Steel chain fingers perform the knife for the first time! Will the all-neon lineup be unacceptable? "

The third mini-game of "Golden Wind" is under development! Expected to be available at the end of this month! "

"..."

With the joint announcement of Golden Wind and Yiyou, the cooperation of the "Mini Game Going to Sea Plan" was confirmed.

Various media have also launched reports on the matter.

Although the popularity of the news is far less sensational than when GDC won the award.

But after all, it is a game of Wind of Gold, and the degree of discussion is not low——

"It belongs to the small game festival nail household (dog head)"

"A small game every year, I think it's very good, let's adjust the taste"

"Xiao Huang's mini-games have something to say. In the past two years, the mini-game festivals were the best of the best. Now I'm still playing vampires."

'I don't know what surprises this time will bring'

'The flagship of the sea plan, it is estimated that it will not be bad'

'Thanks to Chainfinger! Filled in the gap period of "Get Out"! Hope the little game doesn't disappoint! '

"Actually, I'm still looking forward to "Escape from Life". Why can't the steel chain fingers be incorporated into the gold experience for the time being? Speed ​​up the progress or something."

‘Don’t go in, the steel chain finger was established after the development of other projects for a month and a half, joining rashly will only slow down the development progress’

‘Isn’t this good? Two studios run in parallel, and the single-core becomes dual-core, which can effectively increase the speed of releasing works’

'My evaluation is not enough! I want to see octa core! Sixteen cores! '

‘Old thief: I think you just want my life! '

‘Hahahahaha, I’m afraid I’m going to exhaust the old thief...’

'...'

Talk and laugh!

Development of Plants vs. Zombies is in full swing.

Everything is going well.

Only student Shen Miaomiao seems to have encountered a little problem——

Rebate rate.

Yes.

During the game development period, Shen Miaomiao had been thinking about whether to increase the rebates for this game and extend the time.

If it is pulled high, how much should it be pulled.

Although theoretically speaking, this small game is beneficial to her regardless of profit or loss.

but!

Shen Miaomiao also wanted to expand her interests as much as possible on a favorable basis!

And the reason why she has such entanglement is because she can't predict how the market response of this game will be.

For her!

A game is nothing more than two outcomes - loss and gain.

If the game loses, the small treasury will make money; if the game makes money, the small treasury will lose.

If "Plants vs. Zombies" is like "Escape from the Sky", players expect the sound to be hot, and industry insiders will praise it!

There is no doubt that it will be profitable in nine out of ten cases.

Shen Miaomiao didn't need to be entangled, just increase the magnification to 100, just use it as a magnification tool, don't think about getting a rebate on this item.

But the problem is!

The popularity of "Plants vs. Zombies" is embarrassing right now.

You say it's popular, it doesn't have as many players as expected in "Escape from the Sky", and it doesn't have the approval of many industry leaders.

You say it is not popular, and it has some market discussions thanks to the promotion of Yiyou and the company's reputation.

And the industry evaluation is also average.

At least the Steel Chain Finger members were not optimistic about this project at first.

Regardless of the style of painting or the gameplay, it does not conform to the trend of today's market.

Not even a bad word.

If this game was not produced by Gu Sheng, it is estimated that this game would not have been approved as a project at all.

That is to say!

"Plants vs. Zombies" is likely to lose money.

And considering this situation, it is very important for Shen Miaomiao how to determine the rebate rate of this receipt!

Looking at the documents that have not been locked yet——

【Main Project: Plants vs. Zombies (Unlocked)】

[Project investment amount: 1.15 million knives]

[Project settlement time: 7 days (+0 days)]

[Project rebate rate: 10 times (+0 times)]

[Current revenue amount: $00,000]

[Estimated rebate amount: $11.5 million]

[Remaining settlement time: waiting to open]

Since it is a game going out to sea, the standard currency for generating this document has also become a US dollar accordingly.

Yes, this is a 'small game' worth 1.15 million knives, which is equivalent to about 8 million domestic currency.

This was unimaginable before Wind of Gold.

To know!

When they produced "Vampire Survivor" three years ago, the cost was only 200,000 yuan!

Now, just three years have passed.

When they participated in the Mini Game Festival again as the flagship, the game production cost has been raised to 8 million, a full 40 times increase.

Such a terrifying cost explosion is due to Shen Miaomiao's long-standing outsourcing policy of "seeking the most expensive", and also due to her continuous upgrade and adjustment of the salaries of the company's personnel.

Now, the salaries of Golden Wind's internal staff have basically reached the first-tier domestic and even Asian levels. The next step is to benchmark against Europe and the United States on the other side of the ocean.

In terms of outsourcing, whether it is programming, art, or even music, they are looking for T1-level outsourcing teams at home and abroad to produce, and the prices are high.

Facts have proved that the high investment policy that Shen Miaomiao has always insisted on is also very correct.

Because if the game is still produced according to the original specifications, judging from the current influence of Golden Wind, she should not be entangled, this game will undoubtedly make money.

But now, with the increase in costs, the cost price of up to 1.15 million knives gave her the hope of losing money within the specified time.

The cost is 1.15 million knives, after deducting the commission, the total sales need to reach about 1.54 million knives.

According to their pricing of $2/copy, the total sales of $1.54 million means that "Plants vs. Zombies" needs to sell 770,000 sets in a single week!

Is there hope? Is there a loss?

Of course there is!

Although the previous "To the Moon" created a sales miracle of 1.7 million sets in a single week!

But don't forget!

This miracle was created with the support of many super BUFFs, such as Yiyou's super publicity, China Entertainment's dedicated platform, public welfare attribute bonus, and official roll call praise!

But now, "Plants vs. Zombies" has neither an official platform nor a public welfare bonus, and even the publicity of the art tour is not as strong as the charity week at that time.

It is basically impossible to reproduce the miracle of going to the moon.

Let alone 770,000 sets in a single week, 500,000 sets in a single week is already a sales miracle for a small game.

After all, they sold more than 200,000 copies of "Overcooked Kitchen" in a single week last year.

Even if you double it, you can sell 400,000 sets in a single week, which is still nearly half of the distance from 770,000 sets.

Think about it!

Shen Miaomiao nodded secretly.

Slightly move the settlement time slider to change the [item settlement time] from [7 days (+0 days)] to [7 days (+5 days)]

Correspondingly, it is naturally [item rebate ratio], which has changed from [10 times (+0 times)] to [10 times (+5 times)]

A little more rebate is a little chant.

Shen Miaomiao was very satisfied, and did not have much hope or psychological pressure.

after all!

For her, this document is just a joke!

It is good to lose money within 12 days! She can expand a small coffers by a small amount!

You can make no loss within 12 days! She can use this as the main document to continue extending sub-items!

In the true sense, "You may earn blood, but I will never lose money"! ! !

The document is formed!

The most stress-free order ever!

locking!

...

【Main Project: Plants vs. Zombies】

[Project investment amount: 1.15 million knives]

[Project settlement time: 7 days (+5 days)]

[Project rebate rate: 10 times (+5 times)]

[Current revenue amount: $00,000]

[Estimated rebate amount: $17.25 million]

【Remaining settlement time: 11 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds...】

Last day of the month!

Eight o'clock on Friday night!

The "Art Games Mini-Game Going to Sea Plan" is officially launched!

A total of ten excellent mini-games will be launched in this sea-going plan, which will be organized jointly by Yiyou, six PC game platforms in Asia, Europe, and America, and eight mobile game platforms.

The scope basically covers most PC and mobile game users in the world.

With the launch of the event, Shen Miaomiao also cut the fruit on time, hugged her own blanket and pulled Gu Sheng to sit on the sofa together.

"You also want to watch the live broadcast?"

Gu Sheng was a little dumbfounded:

"This game has no ghosts, and it doesn't test any operations. It's still the type you handpicked. You can experience it yourself next time."

me next?

Shen Miaomiao froze her mind!

I'm not going down!

If I buy a copy of it, the total sales will be $2 more!

There is hope for a loss in this game!

I don't want to find guilt for myself and create a burden!

I definitely have to buy it, but I have to wait seven days before talking about it!

"Let's take a look first, this player also needs to check the quality of the game,"

Shen Miaomiao pierced a piece of cantaloupe and put it in her mouth, then pierced another piece for Gu Sheng:

"If it's not fun, wouldn't I be wasting my money!"

"You don't trust me?"

Gu Cheng pretended to be sad, and looked at Shen Miaomiao resentfully.

Shen Miaomiao raised her eyebrows and looked at him:

"Trust? Gu Sheng, how dare you say these two words to me? Huh?"

ah……

Gu Sheng was shocked, and wisely chose to shut up.

By the way, the last time little Nezha played escape, he said 'trust', and he said that he would be a loyal guard and guide little Nezha outside the somatosensory cabin.

In fact, when the little Nezha was being chased to the ground, he was giggling outside the somatosensory cabin,

The result is naturally a meal K.

Think about it.

Gu Sheng shrank his neck.

Let's not talk about trust.

At this time, a familiar voice sounded from the large projection screen:

"Mao Ning, Mao Ning, go online and play the game on time,"

"Plants vs. Zombies... What kind of reputation is this?"

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PS: This chapter is coded on my stomach, if there is a typo, please correct it in time, readers

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