Wealthy after rebirth

Chapter 168 Is 50 online at the same time a lot?

At noon the next day, Song Linkai contacted Jewel Music Company and got the news. After a period of tempering, he managed things in an orderly and fast manner, and his progress was remarkable.

"Since the online game is a commercial operation, the other party's quotation for the copyright of the single song is 80 a year."

(Refer to Goose Factory’s price of buying out the copyright of Jay Chou’s songs in 18 years, nearly 7000 songs worth 190 million, the time limit is three years, a single song is equivalent to [-] million a year.)
Shi Yining rapped his knuckles on the table and looked thoughtfully at the beautiful curves of his legs diagonally in front of him. He was thinking about the funds in his pocket!

From the establishment of the sea monster game development company to this moment, all kinds of expenses add up to a little over 1000 million. However, the project has not yet been completed, and it is estimated that more than 100 million labor costs will be invested to support the completion of the game development.

But this is just the beginning!
The next step is the real big head, server construction, publicity and post-maintenance. The first two projects are very expensive, but the post-maintenance is not bad, mainly promotion.

The announcement of a new game will cost a lot of money. In today's traffic era, if you want to gain attention on the Internet, you have to spend money to buy traffic!

It is no problem that the games of some big manufacturers have a fever of hundreds of millions!
Shi Yining suppressed the miscellaneous thoughts in his mind and said to Song Linkai: "80 is quite satisfactory, neither expensive nor cheap. Let's talk about it again. We can directly buy the three-year copyright. Can the price be lowered?"

"If we can't negotiate, should we buy the copyright for three years or one year?"

Song Linkai asked.

"Three years! Buy it for three years no matter what."

Shi Yining said affirmatively that music copyrights will only rise and not fall in the future, and he doesn't plan to get involved in that business, but in terms of his own business, he can still make some preparations in advance to save a little money.

Three years is long enough. During this period, the company will continue to find composers to write new songs, and there will definitely be replacement songs by then.

Song Linkai nodded earnestly and recorded Shi Yining's request, and then said, "About the game endorsement project, the other party wants to meet in Shencheng and discuss in detail."

If you are willing to talk in detail, it means you have something to do, and it is probably because it is not convenient to talk over the phone.

Shi Yining nodded, and said: "Okay, get to know the detailed schedule of Jay Chou's Shencheng concert, help me book a hotel nearby, and I'll go there in person."

After talking about the theme song and the spokesperson arrangement, Shi Yining asked Song Linkai to call Du Zhenhong.

"Yan Bao, I'm going to talk to the general manager about something later, you go to the lounge to have a cup of coffee and rest."

Shi Yining bluntly asked Huang Jiayan to avoid him.

Huang Jiayan is an old man in the workplace and knows the rules very well. She immediately got up and left the office without any dissatisfaction in her heart. In many cases, knowing less about things is a kind of protection.

After Song Linkai and Du Zhenhong came to the office, Shi Yining said straight to the point: "The speed of game development has exceeded my expectations, and many projects need to be put on the agenda immediately!"

Shi Yining said seriously.

Du Zhenhong nodded, and said, "If you have any arrangements, tell us, we will do it."

Song Linkai also nodded.

Shi Yining opened the schedule he had compiled and said: "First thing first, build the server!"

"Boss Shi, please interject."

Du Zhenhong raised his hand and said: "In today's environment, renting a server should be more cost-effective, right? Even renting a server with strong defense that can satisfy [-] players online at the same time will only cost [-] a month."

"There are many outlets, strong defense, and maintenance by dedicated personnel, which saves a lot of trouble and money compared to building a server by yourself."

Shi Yining smiled and said: "I'm still looking forward to you wearing underwear and running around the second ring road of Beijing. How can there be only ten thousand people online at the same time..."

"Fuck you remember?" Du Zhenhong couldn't help but explode, it's been a fucking month.

Song Linkai watched the fun with a smile on his face. He very much hoped that Shi Yining would win, and his dividends are also very impressive given the rising tide!
Shi Yining waved his hand and said seriously: "I want a server with a capacity of more than 50 people. In the early stage, at least [-] people need to be online at the same time without lag."

Shi Yining clearly remembered that not long after the release of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, the number of players online at the same time in China rose to more than 50, and later reached an astonishing 50 million!
This is concurrent users, not daily active users!
That's because there is no server in the territory of Tianchao, and Tianchao players must purchase an Internet accelerator to play stably, otherwise the number of people will probably increase!
At the beginning, Shi Yining also planned to rent a server. 50 or [-] can rent a corresponding level of server, but the price is different. However, considering the subsequent development, he finally decided to build a server room by himself!

At worst, it would be much more convenient to add another subsidiary company to your name and hire some professionals to manage it. From a long-term perspective, it will be much more convenient.

Shi Yining thinks that 50 people are online at the same time is a bit conservative, but it is estimated that it is enough in the early stage, and it will not be too late to expand the capacity after the game is launched and has income, but other people don't think so...

"Five...50? 50 DAU?"

Song Linkai was the first to question.

Shi Yining shook his head: "It's said that they are online at the same time, online at the same time, and the pronunciation is quite standard."

"I...Mr. Shi, I don't mean to offend. 50 simultaneous online players is not close to reality. Just yesterday, there was only one game on STEM that barely reached 50 simultaneous online players, and that was Dota2."

Song Linkai is very familiar with this statistic, and knows what 50 simultaneous online games mean to a computer-side online game!
China's hottest online game has over 800 million simultaneous online games, but the game types are different, and there are more people playing it, so the data is somewhat untrue.

For a competitive shooting game, there is not much demand for more openings, so it means that 50 people are basically alive at the same time online. This is a very astonishing statistic!

Shi Yining waved his hand and said: "If you have confidence in the game developed by Sea Monster, just follow my plan. Who among you will be responsible for this?"

Du Zhenhong raised his hand again, and said, "I've had contact with the server, so let me do it. To build a server with 50 people online at the same time, you need to prepare more funds."

"Don't worry about this, the company has no money and the bank has it!"

With a confident smile on his face, Shi Yining didn't disclose the issue of funds to the two of them, and played a sloppy eye.

Up to now, Shi Yining has long regarded the 600 million mentioned by Blue Hole as a joke. He spent more than 600 million on various equipment for the development of the game, and now the server will not be less than this!
Promotion is another big head. If you want to have a better effect, you will spend a lot of money, which is more than the sum of the money for buying equipment and building servers!

In short, from the establishment of the company to the launch of the game, the total cost will never be less than 5000 million!

But this is also expected. Whoever let others have their own background, and he started from scratch.

"Where is the location, can Qincheng do it? The server room needs to record a series of things, which is troublesome. Qincheng is easier to handle."

Du Zhenhong proposed.

Shi Yining thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Okay, I remember that there is an IDC computer room not far from our university, and there is no big problem with approval!"

There is a special process for the registration and declaration of the server room, Sea Monster Company has a legal department, and Du Zhenhong's family has a certain network in Qincheng, so the formalities are easy.

As for the maintenance personnel, it is easier to handle, just build the server and recruit at the same time.

"Overseas markets adopt the form of leasing. In North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia, you decide which country to rent the server for yourself. The most important thing is stability, smoothness and security. Don't be greedy for cheap."

"Overseas servers are just a little interesting, and it's OK to be able to meet [-] online at the same time."

Shi Yining does not plan to develop the South American and Oceanian markets for the time being. According to his memory, there are not many players in those two places. There is no need to continue to invest money and manpower in the early stage. If you want to play, just buy an agent...

After finalizing the server matter, Shi Yining talked about the customization of COS clothing, and Song Linkai took the initiative to say that he would be in charge of contacting the clothing factory.

"Currently, the first batch of clothing models in the game have been made. All custom-made women's models, such as jk skirts, tight leather shorts, camouflage vests and hot pants are all arranged, and they will be used when the game is released!"

"You can't miss a helmet. You can contact a motorcycle helmet manufacturer to model it, and then build it according to the shape of the third-stage head. The first and second stages have no special features, and the pan must also be arranged to make it unique to the game!"

"Build five hundred, no, one thousand sets!"

Song Linkai carefully recorded each item, and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth when he heard the number of [-] sets, and asked in puzzlement, "Are you planning to sell merchandise?"

Shi Yining had no such plan, his idea was very simple, that is to recruit a group of showgirls to cosplay the game characters during the game press conference to enliven the atmosphere, but Song Linkai's proposal is very good!

"The proposal of the surrounding area is very good. Since this is the case, you should register first. You don't need to worry about this. I will let lawyer Zhang handle it!"

"The surrounding culture of the game is not something to be considered in the early stage, but when looking for a partner manufacturer, we can discuss the issue of authorized sales in the later stage in advance. Will this be discussed?"

Seeing Shi Yining's serious expression, Song Linkai knew that he was not joking, thought for a while, and said, "Send a lawyer with me, some clauses may not be well grasped."

"Okay, I'll talk to the legal department! Okay, let's arrange these two things for the time being. By the way, there is one more thing. Brother Hong, ask the HR side to set up a marketing department. About five people are enough."

With a HR specialist in your company, you don't need to find a headhunting company for everything. Ordinary employees can just recruit directly, which can save a lot of money.

The marketing department is responsible for contacting the major live broadcast platforms, and placing advertisements. Before the game had no prototype, this department was not established.

Du Zhenhong nodded, this matter is just to pass on, and it will not affect his task of going to Qincheng to build a server.

"OK, that's all for now, both of you, get busy!"

Shi Yining clapped his hands, the game development project has entered the acceleration period, followed by exciting publicity, promotion and release!

As the saying goes, the general meeting handles small things, and the small meeting handles big things. When the meeting of three people is over, many people will be busy!
Du Zhenhong and Song Linkai left the office. About 3 minutes later, Huang Jiayan knocked on the door and entered the office, holding two bags of potato chips.

She tore open a bag of potato chips and put them on Shi Yining's desk. She also specially prepared a convenient finger cot for him to put on her index finger and thumb when holding the potato chips, so that her hands would not get dirty.

Shi Yining tried the convenient finger cot and found it very convenient. He smiled and said, "Where did this thing come from? Good news for foodies!"

Huang Jiayan smiled, and said: "I saw two beautiful painters using it before, and it feels very convenient. I need two, and I will give you some snacks."

Shi Yining took the finger cot and studied it, and said with emotion: "Tell me, how much brains have the merchants put into making it convenient for consumers to eat!"

"This thing is just a little bit of plastic and doesn't cost much, but it can allow office workers to enjoy snacks better, and it will definitely boost sales!"

Huang Jiayan sat back in her seat, pressed the keyboard, and said with a smile: "Creating convenience for consumers and increasing consumption desires are not exactly what businesses should consider. By the way, speaking of this..."

"I found that you don't seem to be advancing the development of mobile games?"

At the beginning, Huang Jiayan and Shi Yining mentioned the issue of the game platform, and felt that the restrictions of the terminal game were too restrictive, which would greatly affect sales and audience.

The future must be dominated by mobile games. If you want to make money, you must develop a mobile version as soon as possible!

But she found that Shi Yining hadn't considered game development for mobile platforms at all.

"Have you seen the modeling of objects in the game, do you have any feelings?"

Shi Yining didn't answer Huang Jiayan's question, but asked about other things.

Huang Jiayan thought for a while, and said: "I feel that those models are very exquisite, and each image has a bit too many pixels. Binding it into the game may have relatively high hardware requirements, and it needs to be optimized, otherwise..."

"Otherwise, a computer with an average configuration will not be able to run the game, right?"

Shi Yining asked again.

Huang Jiayan smiled and nodded, it seems that Shi Yining has already discovered this problem.

"We haven't entered the optimization stage yet. After optimization, the game will have lower computer hardware requirements, but it won't be much lower."

Shi Yining scratched his head, and continued, "If I told you that this is the threshold I want, wouldn't you be a little surprised?"

"Ah? Wouldn't setting such a threshold block many potential players?"

Huang Jiayan couldn't understand Shi Yining's thoughts.

In her opinion, whether a game can be promoted or not depends on the threshold. The first threshold for players to come into contact with is equipment!
If a game is well-made, perfectly optimized, and has very low resource and hardware requirements, it can be run on any working computer, which lowers the threshold for playing this game.

This naturally has a positive effect on sales.

If the situation is reversed, the game requires high equipment, unless it is an extremely excellent work, otherwise it will be difficult for players to spend a lot of money to repurchase or upgrade equipment for a game!
(End of this chapter)