Japanese investors

Chapter 442 Managing Risks
Kentaro Miyamoto developed a habit of lying on Miki Miyamoto's belly to listen to the fetal movements.He truly felt the wonder of life.

From the bottom of my heart, I do not object to starting a family early.He also does not think that his wife and children will become a rope that restricts his personal freedom.

However, Kentaro Miyamoto also understands that all of this is based on his own money.For ordinary men, it is better to choose to marry later and have children later.

Without a certain financial foundation and a relatively stable income, it is really not suitable for getting married and starting a family.Living alone and living as a family are not the same thing at all.

In Japan, it is not difficult for a man to live alone, but what is rare is that a man needs to support his family.The pressure to survive like this is great.

Not only will the expenses increase, but there will also be problems, worries, etc. that you have never thought of.Even ordinary dual-income families still worry about money.

Miki Miyamoto suddenly asked curiously: "How much did you invest in "Grand Theft Auto 6"?"

Kentaro Miyamoto said truthfully: "2 million US dollars."

When Miki Miyamoto heard such an astronomical figure, he took a deep breath and said, "Aren't you worried that the money you invested will go down the drain?"

Kentaro Miyamoto sat up straight and said: "As long as you make investments, there will be risks. What I need to do is to manage the risks. The cost of 3A game masterpieces is not the highest, only higher. This is generally between two and three billion. Looks like US dollars.

As for some AAA masterpieces, the cost is only about 3 million US dollars. This is because the labor costs in other countries are relatively low, and the teams are racking their brains and trying every means to reduce costs. At the same time, everyone also has a sincere love for games. heart of.

Let me take "Black Myth: Wukong" from mainland China as an example.The average annual income of programmers from mainland China who participated in this 3A game project is absolutely impossible to be like that of programmers in the United States. The average annual income of those programmers is US$12.

Even if it is half, it won't be there, at best it will only look like a quarter.This is converted into RMB 20.

This is the average income of programmers.If it’s fine art, it will only be lower.Because in mainland China, the status of artists is much lower than that of programmers.

中国大陆程序员的年收入真实情况就是，初级程序员的年薪工资约为10-15万人民币，中级程序员的年薪为15-20万人民币，高级程序员的年薪为30-50万人民币。他们的平均月薪也就1.5万人民币左右。

This monthly income level is similar to the monthly income of graduates from prestigious Japanese universities who enter large-scale companies.

Of course, in mainland China, programmers who can earn around 1.5 yuan often graduate from prestigious universities and have worked for several years.

Even so, many of them have unstable incomes.For example, if the game development fails, you will be laid off directly.Or, there is no money in game development, the team is disbanded, etc. "

He paused for a moment before continuing: "Programmers and artists in mainland China do more work than programmers and artists in the United States. There is actually a sense of earning a living by selling cabbage." Money, but with the heart of selling white powder.

This is mainly due to the lack of relevant talents in mainland China.As far as I know, when the "Black Myth: Wukong" game project was initially established, the entire mainland of China could not find the necessary talents.

After all, no company had ever done this before.Even if it is said to be a blank in this field, it is not an exaggeration.Therefore, recruiting people while working and raising funds became the beginning of this game project.Even if relevant news is released in mainland China and even spreads on the Internet, it is not favored by the vast majority of people.

After all, this is something that even major Internet game companies such as Tencent and NetEase, which have strong capital, dare not try.Game Science, who knows what kind of game company it is?

It has previously developed several mobile game products such as the unknown "Hundred Generals" and "Art of War: Crimson Tide".This is far from a AAA game masterpiece. "

Kentaro Miyamoto changed the topic and said: "Even so, I finally invested. I followed Masayoshi Son's investment in Alibaba and invested US$2000 million.

The reason why I dare to boldly invest up to 6 million US dollars in "Grand Theft Auto 2" is because this game IP is a global big IP, not an original IP like "Black Myth: Wukong".

"Grand Theft Auto" was a success, and its cost was $2.66 million.Not only that, Rockstar Games also has a more prestigious game "Red Dead Redemption 2".The cost of this game is 8 million US dollars. "

"Avatar 2022", which will be released in 2, will cost only US$4 million.This is a Hollywood blockbuster directed by the famous American director James Cameron.

当年，他指导的电影《泰坦尼克号》的成本是2.94亿美金。不过，这可是在1997年之前。该电影的首映时间是在1997年12月19日的美国。

To this end, [-]th Century Fox Film Company has done a great job.Even so, it's still not enough.Later, Paramount Pictures was also brought together.

With such a cost investment, even if it is not the most expensive movie in Hollywood, it will definitely be among the top three.

However, compared with today's 3A game masterpieces, it's just like that.Even if you take inflation into account. "

Miki Miyamoto said directly: "Where did you get so many RMB and US dollars?"

Kentaro Miyamoto smiled and said: "This requires the help of the bank. There are people in the foreign exchange department of Karuizawa Commercial Bank who help me transfer foreign exchange.

In Japan, currency exchange is still quite free.This small amount of currency exchange can be completed at the currency exchange shop on the street.However, large orders must go through specialized financial institutions such as commercial banks and investment banks.

Whether buying or selling, it will more or less have a certain impact on the country's foreign exchange market.This involves the onshore exchange rate.In addition, offshore exchange rates are also involved.

Whether the exchanged money goes from Japan to mainland China, the United States, etc., or whether it goes from mainland China, the United States, etc. back to Japan, it is inevitable to undergo a currency exchange.

If there is a large amount of RMB, US dollars and other foreign currencies in my account, it may not be a good thing.Nowadays, while the U.S. dollar is strengthening, the currencies of many other countries continue to weaken, which means depreciation. "

(End of this chapter)