Chapter 55 The wool comes from the sheep
“Cheap?” Fatty G was a little surprised.
"Yes, it's cheap." Qin Shaoyan raised two fingers, "Most games will not cost more than 20 US dollars."
"Buy it!" G Fat opened his eyes wide eyes wide open, a little unbelievable, "You won't fool me with inferior games."
"Of course not, that will only ruin our reputation. I am a serious game developer." Qin Shaoyan said righteously He said righteously, "I am not one of those businessmen who make a bad game to deceive players."
"Besides, we have to review the games before they are put on the shelves to fundamentally eliminate shoddy games."
"A good and cheap game?" Fatty G frowned, still a little hesitant.
"China's biggest advantage in game development is its low cost. This is the fundamental reason why games are cheap." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Our development costs are only half of those in North America, or even less."
Actually, Qin Shaoyan went a step further. For the same game, China’s development costs at this time were only one-tenth of those in North America.
In the final analysis, it is because of poverty and low labor costs.
Qin Shaoyan waved his hand, "As long as you are willing to cooperate, I have hundreds of game development teams on standby at any time. We can also carry out customized development specifically for the North American game market."
"Gabour, no one can compete with me now. You have an advantage. As long as a large number of high-quality and low-priced games are added to the Steam game library, there will soon be a scale effect."
G Fat nodded, "Wow, indeed."< br>
“Let’s do another calculation. A game sells for US$60, of which US$15 will be distributed to the retailer, US$4 will be used for logistics and product packaging, US$7 will be used as a commission for the platform, and the publisher will take it. For $27, how much will we developers get in the end?" Qin Shaoyan gestured, "Only seven dollars."
"If we switch to online, we can save retailers and publishers. There are also logistics and packaging costs.”
"The $60 is only shared between you and the developer. Even if the price is reduced by half, the developer is willing to share the money with you, not with those vampires."
Money is so touching.
G Fatty immediately figured out that the benefits contained here were too great.
And there are game developers who are willing to provide him with the opportunity to try and make mistakes.
Pang G stood up with excitement on his face, "John, this plan is great, I have no reason to refuse."
Qin Shaoyan stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "History will prove that you made a great choice today."
"The same goes for you!" G Fat held Qin Shaoyan's hand tightly, "I wish our cooperation smooth ."
Qin Shaoyan smiled, then his smile faded, and his face became very serious, "Gabr, it's time for us to talk about business."
"Huh? A confused look on his face.
"Gabre, you are in trouble!" Qin Shaoyan said with a solemn face and a very serious tone.
Why did the topic come back again?
G Fat was completely confused, and he doubted whether his ears heard it correctly, "Didn't we just talk about it just now?"
"What we just talked about was the troubles you and I share. ." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "What we want to talk about now is your own trouble."
"My trouble?" Fatty G wanted to ask, what trouble do I have.
"Regarding the leakage of the Half-Life 2 source code." Qin Shaoyan said, "Does this incident have an impact on the development of Half-Life 2? How much impact will it have? Is it going to delay the project?"
Fatty G's face darkened when he heard this. The leak of the Half-Life 2 source code made him very angry. It was the worst incident in his life.
If Qin Shaoyan hadn’t sent an email to remind him, the hacker could have stolen all the source code. "We are still assessing the damage." Fatty G said angrily, "That guy almost ruined the entire game. It is currently confirmed that we leaked the resources and part of the source code of at least two maps."
"It will take two to three months to re-produce it." G Fat was desperate, "It will definitely not be released according to the previous time."
"The players will definitely be very angry." Qin Shaoyan He also sighed, "We should think about how to calm the anger of these players, give them some compensation, and let them calm down and wait patiently for the completion of Half-Life 2."
Fatty G frowned, "Compensation? This..."
"Yes, it is compensation, and at the same time it is necessary to gain popularity for steam itself." Qin Shaoyan said, "First, announce to the outside world that due to hacker sabotage, we have to Delayed. "
"At the same time, we announced that we will order a batch of Half-Life peripheral T-shirts. In order to express our apology to the players, they will be provided to players for free."
"Just click on the steam platform. You can get this benefit by pre-ordering the Half-Life 2 game.”
“Free?” Fatty G was shocked and shook his head quickly, “That requires a lot of money, and we don’t have that much.”
Qin Shaoyan smiled, "Gabre, the free I said is just a business trick, not really free."
"You just need to increase the price of the game a little to cover the cost of the T-shirts That's fine."
"The T-shirt is very expensive." Fatty G shook his head, "How can players not see it when the price is increased so much?"
"You are wrong, Gabor." Qin Shaoyan shook his finger, "The cost of T-shirts is not high. The retail price of a T-shirt is 14-20 US dollars, but the wholesale price of retailers is seven to eight US dollars."
"Is that so?"G Fatty thought for a while and gritted his teeth and said, "We can customize a batch, but the quantity cannot be too large."
"Gabre." Qin Shaoyan looked at Fatty G with a smile, "The wholesale price is seven to eight dollars, but the cost is not."
"Huh?" Fatty G looked at Qin Shaoyan in surprise and expectation, "John, You have a way to get cheap T-shirts."
"It's just a phone call away." Qin Shaoyan took out his phone and dialed, "Mr. Wang, hey, are you asleep?" br>
“Oh, I’m sorry, I’m in the United States now. I forgot about the time difference.”
Wang Dalin was very surprised when he received the call. Section Chief Qin was so powerful that he went to the United States. .
Um?
Did he make a mistake and abscond abroad?
Wang Dalin's heart tightened, and he cautiously asked: "Chief Qin?! What happened? Don't worry, if the Discipline Inspection Commission comes to ask, I won't say anything."
< br>Qin Shaoyan's face darkened, can't you just hope for me?
"Mr. Wang, I am here on a business trip to the United States. What are you talking about?"
"Oh, it's a business trip. It's a good trip." Wang Dalin breathed a sigh of relief, "What are your orders?"
"How much does it cost to manufacture a T-shirt overseas?" Qin Shaoyan added , "How many U.S. dollars am I talking about?"
"Well." Wang Dalin thought for a while, "The quotation from overseas customers is one U.S. dollar per piece. Chief Qin, why do you ask this?"
Fuck, it’s only one dollar.
Qin Shaoyan was speechless and looked up at Fatty G, and asked tentatively: "How about three dollars a piece?"
G became excited when he was fat, "Give me one hundred thousand pieces."
Qin Shaoyan immediately said to Wang Dalin: "I'm negotiating for you for three dollars a piece, a total of one hundred thousand pieces. You can transfer the company account to Give it to me."
"Huh?" Wang Dalin was stunned.
(End of this chapter)