Chapter 46: Strength Gap
Hong Fei and Chen Guangxia were shocked, their faces full of surprise.
Although Baokai Game Company was established only three years ago, its production of "Bejeweled" is famous.
In 2002, the game was selected into the World Computer Game Hall of Fame selected by "Computer Game World", and its global sales were booming.
Chen Guangxia's eyes widened and he asked tentatively: "Is Baokai Company going to enter the domestic market?"
Hong Fei rolled his eyes, looking curious but did not speak.
"Yes and no." Qin Shaoyan said with a slight smile, "Baokai Company was established in 2000. There was no plan to set up a branch at the beginning. Because the sales of the game Bejeweled were booming, they tried to expand the team. , designing and producing the second project. "
"Everyone knows the situation in the domestic stand-alone market. In addition to testing the waters, the purpose of setting up a branch of Baokai is mainly to value domestic human resources. "< br>
When Qin Shaoyan said this, Hong Fei understood why he valued human resources. To put it bluntly, he focused on the low labor costs in China.
"There is indeed a relatively large gap in economic income between our country and the United States. This is the reality." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Everyone knows that the biggest cost of project research and development is the cost of time."
"Rent, water and electricity are nothing, the most important thing is labor wages."
"If you open a company in China and recruit domestic employees, you can save considerable costs. Even if the project is unsuccessful, there will be no losses. Big, this is a very good deal for Baokai."
Hong Fei couldn't help but ask: "Are you doing a stand-alone game?"
" Qin Shaoyan added, "After the project is completed, it will be released in North America."
Chen Guangxia's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly said: "That's great, the North American market is much larger than the domestic market."
The domestic stand-alone market is so small that the genuine player base cannot support a top game, and even if it sells 100,000 units, it will not be able to recover the cost.
The American game market is much larger than that of China, and the gap is quite large.
To give some data, the game market sales in 2001 were only 500 million yuan, while the total sales of game consoles, software and peripherals in the United States was 6.5 billion US dollars.
As of 2007, the number of domestic online game players reached 48 million (most of them are online games), and sales were 10 billion yuan.
The total sales volume of the US game market is 17.94 billion US dollars.
It is developed domestically and distributed in the North American market. Hundreds of thousands of copies are sold, which is enough to support a domestic game company.
Chen Guangxia couldn't sit still at this time. He coughed and asked tentatively: "Your company has just been established, right?"
"It has been established less than a month." Qin Shaoyan smiled. answer.
"So is your company short of technical personnel?" Chen Guangxia asked expectantly.
Zhang Pingyi finally couldn't help it, "Brother, that..."
"Senior Brother Chen, are you interested in coming to our company to participate in this grand event?" Qin Shaoyan asked with surprise.
"I think your company has a bright future, and I intend to join." Chen Guangxia complimented with a cheerful expression.
"Welcome, I hope Senior Brother Chen will not dislike the simplicity of our company." Qin Shaoyan was also full of enthusiasm.
Zhang Mingyi coughed twice, "Mr. Qin, cough..."
Qin Shaoyan turned to look at Zhang Minyi and saw him winking at Hong Fei and whispering Said: "Teacher Hong."
"Teacher Hong." Qin Shaoyan looked at Hong Fei with eager eyes, "Our company is lacking an art director. I wonder if you can appreciate it."
Hong Fei sighed, "To be honest, 伱Our company is really good. We produce domestically and distribute directly overseas, which is much better than domestic companies.”
“But now Guangyou is working on an online game project, and I am the main artist. I am blinded when I leave the project. "
Qin Shaoyan's expression remained unchanged, and he still asked with a smile: "May I ask, is the Guangyou project a turn-based or real-time battle?"
Hong Fei frowned. He frowned and pondered for two seconds before slowly saying, "The initial decision is to fight in real time."
"MMORPG?" Hong Fei nodded.
Qin Shaoyan sneered, "Which one to copy? A legend or a miracle?"
Hong Fei was stunned for a moment, then hesitated for a long time before saying: "A miracle."
"Teacher Hong, I speak outright. Don't be offended if I say something wrong." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Does Guangyou have the technical strength of a 3D game engine?"
"Don't look at the miracle and say it is 2.5D. That is what the operators and players call it. We in the industry know best that 2D is 2D and 3D is 3D."
"The so-called 2.5D is the name of 3D locked perspective. , the essence is still 3D."
Hong Fei nodded, "We are using a 2D engine."
"Have they figured out how to copy it?" Qin Shaoyan asked a series of questions. Is there a mount system? Is there a guild system? "Have they considered how many art resources are needed? How many maps are there? What is the style of each map? ”
Hong Fei was speechless for a moment, "The project is still in the preparation stage, and these have not been determined yet."
"Then what have they determined? They are not always polishing the world view, are they?" Qin Shaoyan asked sarcastically. , "Or are they discussing the overall framework design of the game?"
"Both." Hong Fei frowned, "I don't understand what they say, and I rarely participate in discussions."
Qin Shaoyan chuckled, "They have been struggling with a simple online game design for so long, can you still expect them to succeed?"
"There are very few such games in China, and everyone has no experience. " Hong Fei defended somewhat feebly.
"This thing is very simple. It doesn't take long to design one." Qin Shaoyan said confidently, "They just don't have the ability."
Hong Fei shook his head, "It's impossible."
In 2003, if a person said that he was proficient in MMORPG game design, then it can be basically concluded that this person was exaggerating.
At this time, online games are basically from abroad, and the game types and modes are also diverse.
This period can be regarded as a barbaric era for online games. Even foreign countries are still groping and trying, not to mention the domestic game industry that mainly focuses on imitation and reference.
Needless to say, Hong Fei didn't believe Qin Shaoyan's words. Even Chen Guangxia's eyes were a little contemptuous.
"Then I will draw a mind map for you now. Come and take a look." Qin Shaoyan clasped his fists with his hands and shook his body, "You're showing off your embarrassment!"
As he spoke, Qin Shaoyan started from his feet. Bian picked up a laptop, opened it directly on the table, and then went through a dazzling operation.
Ten minutes later, Qin Shaoyan turned the screen and said with a smile: "Mr. Hong, please give me a review."
Hong Fei came closer and took a look, and suddenly took a breath of cold air.
The mind map is clear and clear, and the combat system, growth system, economic system, social system, etc. are all available.
The profession adopts the classic combat, magic and animal husbandry model. The growth system has corresponding gameplay, and consumption and output form a perfect closed loop.
The social system not only provides friend teaming and couple training, but also adds a series of multiplayer gameplay such as guild development and guild team battles.
Hong Fei doesn’t know if this game is well designed, but at least it is very complete and has clear goals.
Guangyou's project has been discussed for three months, but the specifics have not yet been debated.
The difference in comparison is clear at a glance.
"Mr. Qin, you are indeed amazing." Hong Fei praised sincerely, "I admire you, Hong Fei."
(End of this chapter)