Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

This morning, Lin Baicheng came to Galaxy Games Company.

Half a month has passed since the completion of the research and development of "Donkey Kong" and the trial operation. The half-month trial operation data of all trial operation countries has been sent by fax.

Arcade games are currently the most profitable product of Galaxy Games and are also Lin Baicheng's main source of income, so he is also very concerned about the sales of "Donkey Kong".

Among the markets of all countries, the U.S. market is the largest, and "Donkey Kong" has been very popular during its half-month trial operation in the United States and has been welcomed by a large number of players. Its popularity is no better than that of the original "Xiangjiang Cube" and "Eat". "Bean Man" is bad, it can be said that this is a popular game.

Like the United States, "Donkey Kong" is also very popular in markets such as Canada, Britain, France, and Germany, and there is an endless stream of players who come to play this game every day.

However, it is different in the Japanese market. "Donkey Kong" is not popular. Although it is not that there will be no players playing it, it is definitely not popular. Sooner or later, the arcade machine purchased by the arcade will be able to recoup the cost, but it will definitely not allow the arcade owner to make a lot of money, which limits the sales of this game in Japan.

Lin Baicheng was also surprised by this. He did not expect that "Donkey Kong" would perform mediocrely in Japan. You must know that Miyamoto Miyamoto, who led the development of this game, is Japanese.

Regarding the game "Donkey Kong", Lin Baicheng knew that it would definitely make money. Otherwise, several installments of this game would not have been developed in the previous life, and the classic Mario series would not be derived. Obviously, if "Donkey Kong" made Nintendo lose money, how could Nintendo develop a sequel and develop a separate game using the character Mario.

Therefore, Lin Baicheng supported the development of "Donkey Kong" from the beginning because he knew that this game would make money, but he did not know the specific performance of this game.

Therefore, Lin Baicheng was a little surprised by the mediocre performance of "Donkey Kong" in Japan. Fortunately, the response in markets such as the United States has been good, and it is expected that the game will make a lot of money.

"Richard, what do you think?"

Lin Baicheng asked a foreign man about forty years old sitting opposite him.

Yuan Richard, the director of the sales department of Galaxy Games. He was recruited when Galaxy Games gradually developed and expanded. The main reason was that Liu Yihui's ability was limited and he could manage the factory, but he was unable to manage the entire Galaxy Games company. Therefore, Lin Baicheng specialized in I found a sales talent and handed over the management of the important sales department to him.

The reason why we found Richard Yuan, a British man, was mainly because the sales department dealt with agents from all over the world, so it would be more convenient to find a foreigner.

Recently, Lin Baicheng is still looking for managers and is preparing to hand over the management of Galaxy Games to professional managers. There is no requirement for this professional manager to have outstanding abilities, as long as he can manage various departments of the company well as he develops the game company.

To put it simply, it is to find a tool person. The development direction of the game company is determined by Lin Baicheng, and Lin Baicheng will often interfere with the company's management. Therefore, if you really find someone with outstanding abilities, I am afraid that the other party will not be willing to be a tool. People, it will be even more troublesome if conflicts arise.

Yuan Richard already had a rough idea before he came over. He heard the words and replied: "Since the performance in Japan has been mediocre for half a month, the company will waive the exclusive agency fee and still hand over the arcade machine to Taitung Co., Ltd. for sale. After all, we have cooperated twice. However, if Taitung Co., Ltd. dislikes the performance of "Donkey Kong" and is unwilling to represent it, then leave it to the branch in Japan. It will sell as much as it can."

"Let's inform Taitung, and then give it directly to Yamada Hideyoshi and the others in the branch for sale."

Lin Baicheng thought for a while and said: "I remember that "Space Invaders", which Taitung Co., Ltd. is developing, is about to go on sale. By then, they will definitely focus on their own games. "Donkey Kong" has already been mediocre. If it were not If we pay more attention to sales, we won’t be able to achieve results in Japan.”

Yuan Richard didn't object after hearing this. He said: "As for the United States and other places, since the game is as popular as ever, the exclusive agency fee will naturally have to be increased, and the selling price of the arcade machine will also have to be increased. .”

Lin Baicheng nodded and reminded aloud: "It's up to you to discuss this with the agent. Remember not to make too big a deal. After all, this is not the only time our cooperation will happen."

"Don't worry, Mr. Lin, I understand this."

Yuan Richard nodded to express his understanding that the company's profits must be increased, but the agent's profit margins cannot be squeezed too much, otherwise there will definitely be an impact on sales volume, thus affecting the overall performance.

Lin Baicheng said: "Then go and do your work. If you negotiate more orders and place them, the company can make more money."

"I will try my best!"

Yuan Richard said before saying goodbye and leaving the office.

Lin Baicheng then went to the software research and development department, where Miyamoto worked.

The software research and development department is the department that develops games. Lin Baicheng puts Miyamoto in charge of it. He also came here to find Miyamoto.

Lin Baicheng informed Miyamoto about the half-month trial operation performance of "Donkey Kong", and then praised him and told him that the game he led the development had been successful.

"Thank you, President, for your continued support!"

Miyamoto was overjoyed when he learned that the game was successful. This was the first game he led the development of. Although this game also had some suggestions from Lin Baicheng, most of it was led by him, so he did not feel that it was not a success. his works. His first work was a success, and he had reason to be happy.

"This is what I should do, Miyamoto-kun, you did not disappoint me."

Lin Baicheng patted Miyamoto on the shoulder, and then said: "As for the game I told you about using the character Mario, you can start preparing. This game will be placed on our On the game console, you can discuss it with Yokoi-kun and develop a game suitable for the console."

Of course, Lin Baicheng will not give up on the classic Mario series. He will also mention Miyamoto on the side, which is considered a joint development between the two. The main reason is that he doesn't have that much time. He can provide opinions on some aspects of gameplay, settings, etc. Most of the specific research and development must be left to Miyamoto Sui.

"President, don't worry, I will get back to work as soon as possible."

Miyamoto said immediately that the success of "Donkey Kong" has made him full of confidence and energy, and he can't wait to start developing the next game right away.

Lin Baicheng nodded with satisfaction. The game console will have Mario loaded by then, plus other games. I believe the performance of the console will not be bad after it is launched.