Strongest Game Architect Chapter 9
Real satisfactory Law
After getting a general understanding of the results of <Minecraft>, Ming Yan had lunch.
Then, he quickly contacted the number left by the editor-in-chief of Fei Yang Platform.
The other end of the phone still has a bit of background noise. It gives the impression that in a large space, many people are busy working.
Isn’t Fei Yang platform lacking in manpower recently? Why are there still so many editors?
Ming Yan said, “Hello, I am Ming Yan.”
As soon as the words came out, the editor-in-chief immediately covered his mobile phone and made a keep quiet gesture.
The noisy environment instantly becomes so quiet you can even hear the sound of a pin drop.
The editor-in-chief said, “Architect Ming, hello, I am Luo You Jin, the editor-in-chief of Fei Yang Game Publishing Platform.”
So it’s “Architect Ming” now. How honest.
Ming Yan said, “Oh, I saw the game release this morning, the data is not bad. I remembered that you called me a lot, so I called back once.”
The data is not bad!
What a breezy choice of words!
The editor-in-chief took a deep breath, “…You jest! This data is more than good, it really went beyond our expectations! That’s it, the reason I contacted you today, the first is that I want to announce the good news. <Minecraft> is now the number one in the 24-hour download ranking. The second thing is to talk about is our contract renewal. I read the contract that we signed with you was for a 20-day exclusive first release, with the follow-up cooperation depending on the situation.It seems like we are working together quite well now…So I want to talk to you about the contract renewal and sharing, as well as our follow-up recommendation-“
Ming Yan said, “Oh, there’s no need. Just continue to follow the existing contract. 10% of the normal contract will be issued for five years.”
Now it was already different from the past. The 10% contract renewal has surprisingly made the editor-in-chief cheery.
Next, the two parties talked about the details and ended the communication happily.
What Ming Yan didn’t know was that the Fei Yang platform company at this moment was already celebrating their holiday with lanterns and festivities.
The traffic from the first release of <Minecraft> has already brought about 20,000 new registered users to the Fei Yang platform, since after all, it’s the only platform others can download from on the Internet.
What’s more gratifying is that because of the players who are immersed in this game, the accumulated online time of users on the platform has also been greatly improved! Today, there are at least 10,000 people who have been online for 10 hours continuously. They are all simply addicted to the game!
Once the news came out, everyone in the industry fell and broke their glasses.
The keen big capitalists immediately turned around, and the stock price of Fei Yang platform is rising steadily.
Two editors who had already had the intention of leaving their jobs suddenly turned their heads back, and came to work for the first time this week.
One of them was arranged to play <Minecraft> in the corner. The editor-in-chief asked him to have an in-depth experience today, and then immediately write a one-thousand-word evaluation soft article to attract more players on external forums.
As for the original intern editor, his uniform has not had time to be changed, but the brand on his chest has already been changed to “official editor”!
A day ago, he signed a 10% contract without authorization, and also gave a self recommended small editor position without authorization. These were originally almost unsalvageable mistakes that he needed to write inspection reports for.
But now, he had become someone who saw potential in games at a glance, signed a contract against all arguments, and then wisely and decisively used its resources to cultivate it!
Fei Yang company has even notified him to prepare a lecture for all employees, and the content is to introduce why he was able to confirm the potential of <Minecraft> and how to promote the first release agreement of a magical work.
The intern…No, the new editor smiled, straightened his chest, and said, “Yes, I will prepare it properly!”
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On the other hand, Ming Yan just finished eating his lunch. The communicator kept ringing throughout the whole time, with over half of it being emails.
The results of <Minecraft> are very popular. It has already occupied the first place in local news, and it has also obviously attracted the attention of all platforms.
Many small platforms are anxious to cooperate with Ming Yan, hoping that the game will be released on their own platforms after the exclusive launch period has passed in 20 days.
——Although the first bite of crab is gone, they can still drink the soup.
Fei Yang is only a small-traffic platform. It is impossible to direct all player groups to its own. Every platform has the opportunity to borrow this work to attract fans.
For these invitations, Ming Yan responded to a standard format of 10% after 20 days.
For this kind of small contract, he can give a template, and then ask the AI to help sign all contracts that agree to the content of the agreement. This way he doesn’t need to pay attention to it every day.
In the afternoon, Ming Yan finally received a highlight.
I House called, it was Wiles from the marketing department.
Facts have proved that even good horses have to turn around to graze on an old pasture, how fantastic.
*there was a chinese idiom that said a good horse will never turn round to graze on an old pasture, which means that a sensible person will not repeat the life that’s been lived before/turn back for a missed opportunity.
This time Wiles no longer has any intention to take him lightly. He politely congratulated Ming Yan for his current achievements, and then said, “That’s it, our IPP invites you again—”
“Do you still want to buy out?” Ming Yan said with a smile.
Wiles hurriedly said: “No, no, our director would like to discuss with you regarding letting <Minecraft> go online on the IPP platform.”
The big platform at the tip of the pyramid is courteous, even if they once left after an unhappy conversation. He also never needs to worry about the collaborator running away.
The reason is simple, they cover almost 90% of player resources, so it is impossible to forgive them should anything happen.
Ming Yan said, “You don’t have hundreds of directors like this right?”
“No.” Wiles said, “It’s the Marketing General Director of our first branch in the satellite area, Mr. Xia Cheng.”
(T/N: Here comes the first appearance of our ML <3)
Two hours later.
Ming Yan has changed into formal attire and is standing at the entrance of the satellite station of IPP.
This land is the most luxurious commercial land here, also known as an inch of land equals an inch of gold. Afraid to say that the towering building in front of him cost hundreds of millions of dollars if it is not just accounting the land.
Just one branch of them opened a wide gap with the headquarters of a small local company, Vayela.
I House really is rich.
According to the statistics of the Sunrise League this year, there are more than 300 billion people, of which there are more than 180 billion registered game players. This proportion is only so large because of the strong support of the government.
Among so many players, more than 60% have played at least one game on the I House platform.
Players are traffic, and traffic is money.
I House is among the TOP 100 companies in the Sunrise Alliance, and its profitability is also remarkable, second only to those big mining stars, reselling military-fire, and those developing black technology.
After Ming Yan entered the reserved channel, he quickly verified his identity with the top. After passing through the security check channel, Ming Yan waited in the lounge for a while.
The clean and tidy furnishings in the building make people feel very comfortable. The sunlight penetrates the whole floor-to-ceiling glass, and the light gray modern sofa looks neatly ironed.
Several employees with work permits passed by talking and laughing, and went to the lounge to make two cups of coffee for a pleasant tea time.
There is a pot of succulents on the table that is very cute, and he stared at it for a while.
Then, the beautiful female secretary walked over to inform him to go to the General Director’s office.
Director Xia’s office is quite spacious, but it is of a general size, and it is neatly organized.
Ming Yan didn’t pay much attention to it, and shook hands with Xia Cheng first.
——The other party is unexpectedly young.
Xia Cheng looked less than 30 years old. His light-toned blond hair was slightly curly, his facial features were of mixed blood, his eye sockets were sunken, and his lips were pressed tightly.
However, with a smile on his face, he looked like a well educated young master.
Ming Yan looked at the young man in front of him with admiration, and the first impression in his mind was: a young lion.
“Mr. Ming,” Xia Cheng said, “Time is precious, so we will be straightforward. IPP hopes to invite you to settle on our platform at a 15% rate.”
15%.
That is very bold. Xia Cheng understood the potential of <Minecraft> and gave an amazing price. When IPP saw it initially, they only offered 22%.
Ming Yan showed a slight smile and said: “My ideal price is 10%.”
Xia Cheng looked at him quietly, a pair of emerald green eyes deep and sharp. He said, “I will give you the best resources and strive to get the best results.”
Ming Yan said, “This and that are unrelated. This is my work, and I know how much profit it can bring.”
“No,” Xia Cheng said, “It is not <Minecraft> that I invited to settle in, but you.”
Ming Yan was a little surprised.
“In my own name, I sincerely invite you to join IPP’s R&D department in the sixth star province.” Xia Cheng said, “2.8 times 16, this is my annual salary for you. The company will take care of your food and lodging in full, as well as meeting all your work needs. If you have any questions, you can contact my secretary.”
He handed out a black business card from the business card box on the table and Ming Yan accepted it.
It’s Xia Cheng’s personal business card, with two phone calls for work and personal matters on it—it can be said to be full of sincerity.
For a freshly graduated undergraduate, it is not an exaggeration to call it the highest offer.
Large companies like this kind of TOP 100 pay graduates according to grades. For example, the annual salary of A grade talents is 200,000-250,000, the annual salary of B grade is 180,000-200,000, and the annual salary of C grade is 150,000-180,000…
Only those geniuses at the top of the pyramid that are truly valued will be given a special amount.
It is also called the legendary “private customized offer”.
“Director Xia, I hope you know one thing,” Ming Yan took the business card and said, “The initial concept of <Minecraft> comes from an ancient game. I am just a worker who writes documents, implements and draws textures.”
Xia Cheng clasped his hands and said, “I know, I have learned a lot about you. If you allow me, I hope to be able to read the full text of your final thesis.”
Ming Yan pondered for a while, and said, “The thesis is ok, but… …I’m sorry, I don’t plan to join any company at the moment.”
In his plan, the design and development of the next game is already on the agenda.
If <Minecraft> is a sales miracle of independent works, and has been recorded in the game history with more than 5 million copies sold and 2.2 billion US dollars in gold, then that game can be said to be the pinnacle of competitive rivalry, and its revenue capability can be said to be breathtaking.
Stopping on the day the Earth mutated, the latter had already smashed US$5.69 billion globally, and it was climbing again every year, reaching as much as US$2.1 billion in the last year.
It is a well-deserved title of “money printing machine”.
