Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 120 Not conducive to struggle (asking for monthly tickets, asking for rewards)

Now the framework for the Jade Rabbit special effects has been set up, and there are several staff members, but they are all serving the "Heroes of Glory" game, not film and television.

When Yao Qi came over, Fang Hong also rented the upper floor and moved all the games and special effects upstairs, which was used as an office space for movies and television.

Yao Qi was also helpless. There were only a few independent people for him to manage, and there were no rules and regulations at all. He had to do everything from scratch.

But he didn't say anything. Fang Hong planned to invest 2 million yuan, allowing him to recruit as many people as he wanted and build as much as he wanted, and he also said that this was only a first-stage investment.

So grand and luxurious!

Meng Jun, who was doing the accounts in the finance office, wiped the sweat from his forehead. He had previously spent 7000 million yuan on purchasing the equipment, and now he had to pay 3.6 million yuan for purchasing the copyright. It could only be more, not less.

In addition, the special effects budget is 2 million yuan, which means the total cost is 6.3 million yuan.

This does not include the movies and TV shows that we will invest in next!
"Boss Fang, stay calm, this is not the way to spend money!"

"I'm very steady!" Fang Hong said.

Fortunately, this is not a one-time expense, but a budgeted expense, which means it is money to be spent in one or two years. As long as there is subsequent funding, it will be fine.

It depends on how the money at home and abroad is circulated, and it can be delayed.

Now the company has expanded a lot, and the gaming department has far more than 20 people, now it has 52 people, more than doubling.

The game "Heroes of Glory" has been produced and is currently undergoing testing and bug fixing.

In other words, you can already tell that it is "Honor of Kings" with graphics similar to the later "League of Legends".

Hero also designed many classic characters.

For example, Yasuo is a must. Without this hero, "Honor of Kings" will have no soul.

There is also Garen. This hero has been modified three times by Riot. Fang Hong used his latest revision, so it is not considered infringement.

The same goes for Han Bing. The original design is different from what we see now.

Just change the skin and name of the hero, the Ice Shooter will be called the Frozen Shooter.

In addition: Bounty Hunter, Sona, Lux, Troll, Serpent, Trickery, Desert Butcher, Jarvan, Lee Sin, Debonair. Almost 24 heroes, including top, mid, bottom and jungle.

There are still too few heroes and too few choices.

The name of the hero has not changed, and there is no use for any historical figures. That’s because Fang Hong wants to go international, and is not limited to the domestic market.

"Go on, go on, poke his asshole."

Fang Hong yelled and played a game of "Heroes of Glory" with the production staff.

After playing, he looked at Li Min and other producers sitting around him and said, "It feels okay, but the movements of the characters releasing skills are not smooth enough, and seem a bit stiff, which needs to be polished.

In addition, the value of minions and wild monsters seems to be too high. I died once when I killed a wild monster. This slows down the pace of jungling, and no one wants to play in the wild. "

He was influenced by good games later on, so he can offer some suggestions.

"We invited veteran World of Warcraft players to do testing. They have reported this problem and are making adjustments. In addition, they said that the game operation is too simple and not challenging."

Before Li Min finished speaking, he was interrupted by Fang Hong:
"Don't listen to their nonsense. Simplicity is meant for all people, not just a certain group of people. Don't just look for hardcore players, ordinary players can also come to test and expand the size of the group."

"Okay, I'll take note of it." Li Min nodded.

Those World of Warcraft players look down on hero players, thinking that it is a game for elementary school students.

But when they died, it was because of the difficulty of operation.

It is not difficult to make a game, but it still takes some time to make balance adjustments and fix bugs.

Because many bugs are not even known to the production team themselves, they need to be constantly tested and fixed.

Numerical balance also needs to be constantly tested to make it as fair and just as possible.

"I plan to invest 3 million yuan to expand the game department and develop an engine," Fang Hong said.

"What?!" Li Min seemed not to hear clearly.

The people sitting around heard it clearly and were quite surprised by the figure of 3 million.

"With 3 million yuan, can we make the engine?" Fang Hong repeated calmly.

Li Min was stunned. This time he heard it clearly: "It should be possible!"

The game "Heroes of Glory" only cost me a few tens of thousands of yuan, and I haven't spent it all yet, and I'm still spending.

Suddenly they have to spend 3 million to develop an engine. I feel like Mr. Fang has chosen the wrong medicine. Why not use someone else's? The 3 million can be used forever.

"I don't want to say can, I want to say must. You must get it for me." Fang Hong said.

"No, it's Mr. Fang's thing."

"Don't tell me the reason. Just tell me whether it's okay or not." Fang Hong said in a serious tone.
"Row!"

Li Min nodded fiercely, feeling a lot of pressure.

In fact, engine development is not difficult. It just depends on whether you are willing to spend money and time.

As long as you are willing to spend the time and invest the money, you can develop it, but it is hard to say to what level.

Both the Chinese e-commerce giant and the Chinese e-commerce giant have their own engines!

It’s just that other game manufacturers on the market don’t use these engines. They all use European and American ones, and can only produce and sell them themselves.

If no one else uses it, then developing the engine will not generate commercial value, and it will be a waste of money and time.

The engine must also keep pace with the times. It cannot be left alone after it is developed. It needs to be constantly updated and maintained, just like current software. Therefore, many companies do not touch this thing.

Of course, big companies are not afraid, as new games are being developed all the time and the market scale has been formed, so they can withstand it.

To put it simply, it depends on whether there is enough game market to feed back. If not, this thing cannot be touched.

But what Fang Hong is not afraid of is spending money.

Meng Jun from the Finance Department was in a panic. It was 9.3 million yuan. He couldn't handle it anymore. If it continued like this, it would be fine. "Boss Fang, this is bullshit!"

"Just pull it, my balls are very hard!" Fang Hong said.

Why not spend the money if you make it? Anyway, the money can’t be spent in a short time. I guess the game department won’t be able to spend it all in two years.

Because the market salary is so high, and the equipment is high-end computers and servers, how can you spend all the money?

Unless you recruit elites crazily, even if they are elites, the annual salary of three to five hundred thousand is the maximum!
Of course, Chen Zhixi and special effects must be used up!
This meant that there was no need to expand the games and special effects, but Fang Hong gave the game department a long-term task to develop and produce "Fortnite".

The engine serves this game. When the game is released, it means that the engine can be used.

In the previous life, this game would not be launched until the next year. It would have been launched earlier and developed slowly, and we could work it out later if we had to block the way.

"Fortnite" was also developed for many years in its previous life, so it can be treated as a long-term project.

Fang Hong called Yu Xian and the spending matter was taken care of, so this guy would be in charge of making money.

To make "The Conjuring", we invested 2 million dollars, and the money was paid from the box office of "Annabelle".

The total box office of this movie in the second week was 1.35 million, and Fang Hong could get 3375 million dollars, or 2.3 million.

Even if he had spent 2300 million dollars before, he still had more than million dollars left. With some money to prepare, he could definitely prevent Yutu from collapsing.

After all, the money is right there on the books!
Fang Hong went back home and found that his mother was still the same, living a very ordinary life. Apart from growing vegetables and taking care of the farm, she would take Heizi for a walk every day.

As for the ladies around me, I’m not too familiar with them. I’ve only been here for a short time, so it’s not easy for me to integrate into their circle.

Heizi has grown up, and his black fur looks very majestic, but he is still afraid of Fang Hong.

I can't forget the time I was beaten.

"You've been running out every day since you came back. Are you so busy?" Xu Liyun said.

"Busy, very busy!"

Fang Hong just lay down on the sofa. How could he forget that woman if he wasn't busy?

"Yifei didn't come back with you?" Xu Liyun asked.

"No, I'm filming!" Fang Hong said.

"Then you should spend more time with her. If a young couple is separated for too long, it's easy for conflicts to arise," Xu Liyun advised.

"OK, Got it."

Fang Hong nodded. A conflict had already arisen, but he just didn't tell his mother.

The next day, Fang Hong went to work as usual.

Now the screenwriting department has expanded, with the addition of Shao Yihui, Zhang Disha, Wen Muye and others.

Including Jiao Huajing and Bao Jinjin, there are 5 people in total!

In addition to these five people, Xue Xiaolu serves as a consultant to the screenwriting department.

If you have any questions, you can ask her!

Except for Shao Yihui, who is a girl born in the 90s and is still studying, all the other staff members in the screenwriting department are born in the 80s, and they are all elites from Beijing Film Academy.

Of course, screenwriters don’t have to come here to work every day. They can do other things as well, and they can also go home to write scripts.

For example, Wen Muye is both the deputy director and the screenwriter, and he is busy on both sides.

The screenwriting department is responsible for writing all the plot summaries for Fang Hong.

Yes, Fang Hong just gave a plot summary, and all the rich content was completed by the screenwriter.

Some scripts were written by one person, while others were completed by two or three people at the same time.

So their task is very heavy, and they have to rack their brains every day to figure out how to make the story reasonable within the existing story framework that Fang Hong gave them.

Of course the remuneration is not small, 1% of the profit of each movie is shared.

Before, everyone got 1% if they were listed in the movie, but this is not acceptable. For example, the profit of "So Young" was 1 million yuan, and Jiao Huajing and Bao Jinjin took 200 million yuan each, 100 million yuan each.

Achieving financial freedom directly is not conducive to struggle!

And this has disadvantages. If a movie has three to five screenwriters, or seven to eight screenwriters, then Yutu won't make any money, and all the profits will go to the screenwriters.

Therefore, this system must be changed. No matter how many screenwriters are listed on a film, 1% of the profits will be distributed to all the screenwriters.

For example, if five people are writing a movie at the same time, and the movie generates a profit of 5 million, then 1 million will be shared among these five people.

This is conducive to hard work. If the plot is well written and the box office is high, you will make more money.

Another reason is that the film and television market has gradually expanded, and there will be many movies with box office revenues of hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars.

If we still follow the previous model, it will not be conducive to our struggle.

Of course Fang Hong is not listed as a credit, so there is no need for him to snatch the screenwriter's little bit of credit.

In addition, the TV series also follows the same dividend distribution model.

This might cause Jiao Huajing and Bao Jinjin to feel unbalanced, as they had shared so much before and now it suddenly becomes less.

But there is no way. Fang Hong is still in the exploratory stage for the screenwriter system. There is no system to learn from at home or abroad, so he can only explore it on his own.

Screenwriters are very important. Whether the story is told clearly depends on them. If you want the show to have a long-term development, they also have a share of the credit.

Whether the script is qualified or not depends on the producer. If the producer thinks the script is not suitable, he can ask the screenwriter to revise it.

This depends on whether the producer has a vision for the market, but this vision currently only depends on Chen Zhixi and Fang Hong.

These two people decide what to shoot, and no one else has the final say, so there is no chance of making mistakes.

(End of this chapter)