Pei Qian put aside the plan for the annual meeting, planning to look at it again when he had time.

It's not that he's lazy, but he mainly thinks that it doesn't matter what the annual meeting is done, and the priority here is not so high.

The first priority is to spend money, the second priority is to ensure that those industries that are not making money continue to be unprofitable, and the third priority is to make less money for those industries that are already making money.

Holding an annual meeting to give benefits to employees is only a small part of the first priority.

"The most successful in this cycle should be regarded as the incubation base of the Poor Road Project."

"So far, there have only been two indie games, one that is not well received, and the other that is neither good nor popular. In short, neither of them made much money. ”

"And according to the development progress sent by Qiu Hong, the current progress of several games that are more innovative and have been given high hopes by him is not enough to be launched, and they will be released next month at the earliest, so it shouldn't bother me before settlement."

"Sure enough, the Poor Plan still lives up to my expectations, it is still in a state of pure loss, and the outside world basically doesn't know that the Poor Plan was carried out by Tengda."

"Fame and fortune are not collected, very good!"

Pei Qian happened to turn to the work report of Qiu Hong's incubation base, and was very satisfied with the current state there.

However, at this moment, Pei Qian's mobile phone shook, and Qiu Hong sent a new message.

"Mr. Pei, good news!"

"Today, the "Office Worker Survival Manual" is officially on sale, and the word-of-mouth and sales have exploded!"

Seeing this information, Pei Qian's previous smile froze on his face.

What's that?

What is the Office Worker Survival Handbook?

He hurriedly opened the report sent by Qiu Hong, which contained the names of all the indie games being developed in the incubation base, but after flipping through it from beginning to end, he didn't see the so-called "Office Worker Survival Manual".

"What the hell is going on!" Pei Qian was speechless for a while, feeling that his mentality had collapsed.

Said that the poor road plan will not make money in this cycle?

What kind of game did this come out of!

……

At the same time, the imperial capital, Cherry Studios.

Jiang Fan, the owner and producer of the studio, and Yang Liang, the chief designer, are looking at the sales data in the background.

Although it is not yet the time for the Chinese New Year, this small team of four people is as happy as the New Year.

Qiu Hong had also arrived, and the smile on his face could not be concealed at all.

The excited expression on Jiang Fan's face was simply overflowing: "Mr. Qiu! The success of this game is really thanks to your investment, if it weren't for this money, the completion of our game would not be so high, and the development would not be so smooth. ”

Qiu Hong smiled and waved his hand: "That's too polite, I'm actually just investing in independent games according to the boss's requirements, if you meet the conditions, I'll vote, in fact, I didn't see if your game can be made before." ”

"To be honest, I didn't expect the "Office Worker Survival Manual" to achieve such good sales and results. I thought it would be a small explosion at most, but I didn't expect it to be a big explosion! ”

"I also have to thank you, the original Poor Road Project has not appeared in the representative works, although my boss is not accountable, but I am indeed a little difficult to deal with. Now that the game is out, I also have a light on my face! ”

Yang Lianghan, the chief designer, said with a smile: "In fact, the success of our game also has a lot of luck. ”

"There are so many 'social animals' now, everyone is an office worker, and they all empathize with and hate the phenomena of intrigue and forced overtime in the workplace."

"It's the end of the year again, and the news of the year-end bonuses and annual meetings of various large companies has spread all over the network, and everyone is busy with Cha Lemon, which has a natural topicality in itself."

"And the "Office Worker Survival Manual" shows the state of this social animal very well, which resonates with everyone, and spreads instantly, which has become a hit!"

Qiu Hong smiled: "This game can be a big hit, and it is indeed inseparable from the entire environment." But your design and persistence are the root cause of the game's success! ”

"Indie games are a chore, and there are very few people who can stick to it, and the four of you will either quit your job to start a business, or you will take a pay cut to join, and this spirit is the most critical factor supporting your success."

"Okay, don't look at the data, we have to celebrate, go out for a barbecue, I'm in for a treat!"

Jiang Fan hurriedly said: "How can it be done, I have to invite." ”

Qiu Hongyi raised his hand: "Don't argue with me, if I ask for it, I will please, everyone hurry up and pack up your things, let's go now!" ”

Qiu Hong was as happy as Jiang Fan and others.

On the one hand, he is pleased to see the success of the indie game production team. On the other hand, he is also happy that the Poor Journey Project has finally appeared with a masterpiece game.

Mr. Pei has high hopes for the Poor Journey Plan, but there has not been a successful game so far, and Qiu Hong can't hold his face.

Qiu Hong gets money according to how much he invests, and whether these games are successful or not has no impact on his income, but if he has no results, Qiu Hong will also feel very uncomfortable.

And the success of Cherry Studio was a complete surprise for Qiu Hong.

Because Qiu Hong's recent work focus is still on the incubation base, but several games in the incubation base are still a certain distance away from being officially launched.

On the contrary, it is Cherry Studio, Qiu Hong has not paid attention to it since he invested, and today he suddenly learned that their game was released and exploded, can he not be happy?

Cherry Studio is not included in the incubation base.

Because the incubation base is for game producers who are alone and have no supporting services, while Cherry Studio is a four-person team with an office location and a clear division of positions, although the sparrow is small and has all the organs, it does not need to be included in the incubation base.

The only thing that Cherry Studio lacks is funds, after Qiu Hong directly plugged the biggest funding gap, the game's art resources were quickly put in place, everyone had no worries, and the work status was greatly improved, and the game "Office Worker Survival Manual" was naturally successfully completed on schedule!

It was released before the Spring Festival, and it happened to be hot spots in the workplace: annual meetings, year-end bonuses, resignation tides, etc., which caused widespread resonance on the Internet.

As a domestic stand-alone game and a masterpiece of independent games, it is naturally warmly sought after by players, and several game UP masters on Elle Island have all made video programs, and the good program effect has attracted more players into the pit.

Qiu Hong waited for the others to pack up their things and go to dinner, swiping his phone and checking the reviews on the Internet while waiting.

It can be said that it is very well received!

Although this is an indie game, there are bound to be some flaws in the gameplay, system, and art, but the theme is relatively novel and can resonate with players, so tolerant players still ignore these flaws and give it a high rating.

For Cherry Studios, as long as these flaws are modified in the future, the completion of the game will be further improved, and the evaluation can be higher.

Compared to the hard development, the subsequent modifications are very simple.

After all, the game has already been confirmed to be profitable, and in the next few months, Cherry Studios will not have to worry about money at all, and the game will be recognized by players, and the work will be more motivated.

"Wait a minute, do I have something to do?"

Qiu Hong suddenly realized this problem.

He had always felt a little lost in his work and didn't know what to do.

Because he's in charge of the Poor Journey, which only invests in indie game studios and producers, and can't interfere with specific game design, there is often a sense that he can't do it.

Seeing that the two games launched were not selling well, and the other games could not be released this month, Qiu Hong felt that his work had not achieved much, and he was in a hurry but there was no good way.

But now that the "Office Worker Survival Handbook" has been a success, there is a saying for it!

Taking advantage of the popularity of this game, Qiu Hong plans to popularize the concept of "Poor Journey Plan" to players.

If you haven't played a successful game before, even if you force players to instill the concept of "Dead End Plan", not too many people will pay attention. But now with a successful game, it's a completely different story!

Qiu Hong's goal is to let players link up with the "Poor Road Project" as soon as they see excellent domestic independent games.

This is a very important part of other indie game producers, as well as Qiu Hong and the entire Poor Road Project.

"Yes, that's it. Use the "Office Worker Survival Handbook" to promote the Poor Journey. ”

"At the same time, I will also take out the DEMO and promotional video that has been done in "Ink and Smoke" and open a pre-sale!"

Qiu Hong felt that he had suddenly found the direction of his work, and he instantly became full of enthusiasm!

……

At the same time, Pei Qian also searched for information about the "Office Worker Survival Manual" on the Internet, but his expression was not as ecstatic or relieved as Qiu Hong, but confused and dazed.

The poor plan is a good loss, where did this broken game come from?

Moreover, this game can also be popular?

What's so popular about a game that restores the lives of social animals?

Pei Qian casually flipped through the Internet and soon found a highly praised player review, expressing the players' love for this game.

"To be honest, this game is not very outstanding in terms of gameplay, graphics or details, and it can even be said to be average. But its biggest point is that the subject matter is well chosen, very real, and it resonates strongly. ”

For example:"

"The company I joined is called 'Hard Struggle Co., Ltd.;"

"The game's explanation for the absence of difficulty is: 'There is no difficulty option in the workplace, because everyone is facing the HARD+ mode';"

"If you don't meet your boss's expectations, your boss's satisfaction will decrease, and your chances of applying for a promotion and salary increase will decrease, but if you work hard to meet your boss's expectations, the more difficult the tasks will be, and the growth of satisfaction will be slower and slower......"

"These resonant points abound, which shows that the designers of the game are also well aware of the suffering of social animals."

"And at the same time, the game has a lot of metaphors, and if you jump out of the game and look at those options as a spectator, you will feel that your life seems to be spent in this helplessness. While being amused by black humor, I can't help but feel bitter. ”

"All in all, as an indie game, it has completely exceeded my expectations."

"Many people think that a big production that burns hundreds of millions of dollars is a good game, and there are no good games in China because they are reluctant to burn money, which is obviously not the case."

"A really good game depends on whether the designer has a heart that truly loves games. Thanks to Cherry Studios, I will continue to support it in the future! ”

"In the end, most of the endings of this game are a little bitter, what kind of overwork ending, mental breakdown, inaction, midlife crisis...... It's all miserable! ”

"It is highly recommended to add a 'Tengda start', so that we can also fantasize about the beauty of the workplace!"