Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 91: There's a blond guy! (Seeking monthly votes)

Of course, there was another reason why Chu Chen chose Yan Chuan as the project leader.

It's because Shiokawa's reforms to FGO in his previous life were indeed quite effective, which proved that he was capable.

"As for compensation, after the project goes live, 20% of the profits will go to you and your team."

"Of that, at least 10 percent must be distributed as bonuses to team members."

"The remaining ten percent is yours personally."

Shiokawa's eyes widened instantly, and his breathing became rapid.

Twenty percent! Ten percent of that goes to the individual!
Although he didn't know if the game could make money, he could refer to "FGO" (Fate/Grand Order), where a 10% return would be enough for him to achieve financial freedom overnight.

No, it goes far beyond financial freedom!
"President Chen...this...this is too..."

Shiokawa felt like he was dreaming, an incredibly real dream. He pinched his thigh hard, and the intense pain confirmed that this was not a hallucination.

"Can it be done, Mr. Shiokawa?"

"me…"

Shiokawa took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

"It works!"

He spoke those two words with unwavering conviction and conviction, and a satisfied smile appeared on Chu Chen's face.

"Very good, now we have another thing to do."

"what's up?"

"Help me find DEWORK, let's try and see if we can buy FGO..."

"ah!???"

Shiokawa was suddenly stunned.

Immediately afterwards, he felt goosebumps all over his body.

Because he had just subconsciously asked himself, "How could they possibly sell?" But at the same time, Chu Chen's answer echoed in his mind: "Why wouldn't they sell?"

Yes
If it were when Chu Chen first came to Japan, DEWORK would never have sold FGO, even though FGO's monthly revenue at that time was only about 20 to 30 million RMB.

But twenty or thirty million RMB is a lot of money; they can't possibly sell this golden pig.

The previous outrageous offer of 100 billion yen also illustrates this point.

But now..
The situation has completely changed. Chu Chen has obtained the copyright to FATE and the support of Nao Kinoko.

In other words, FGO's biggest competitive advantage has disappeared. If this information is used as leverage to exert further pressure... it doesn't seem entirely impossible.
Rather, it's highly likely.

"Was this your original plan?"

Chu Chen smiled.

"How can it be."

Chu Chen was not entirely confident; he simply felt that an opportunity had arisen based on the information he had received.

After all, DEWROK in his previous life didn't have much affection for FGO. After operating it for a few years and it wasn't making much money, he simply sold it to Sony.

More importantly, Chu Chen knew clearly that in his previous life, in August 2016, DEWROK had accepted an acquisition proposal from MIRACLE due to a lack of technical capabilities.

Although this acquisition is actually closer to a merger, it also shows that DEWORK's view of the FATE IP is simply to treat it as a tool.

"But why buy it?"

Although Shiokawa felt that FGO might indeed be acquired, he didn't quite understand why Chu Chen would do such a thing.

"Because of what? Hmm. Because..."

There are two reasons why Chu Chen, having already acquired the FATE IP, still wanted to acquire FGO.

Firstly, although Chu Chen acquired the FATE copyright, it will take time to turn the copyright into a game and then monetize it for the market.

Time is a variable.

Secondly, Chu Chen's plan for FATE is two games: one is a battle-oriented game depicting the Holy Grail War, and the other is a story-driven game.

To be fair, FGO is actually quite good as a story-driven game. With StarCraft's current technical capabilities, it's entirely possible to remake FGO, and that wouldn't take too long.

Furthermore, the monetization formula for FGO has already been proven.

Chu Chen only needs to address two pain points: art and copywriting.

With the addition of the already mature animation style of StarCraft, FGO can take off quickly, without any doubt, and may even fly higher than its predecessor.

~~~
The next day, Shanghai

"What do you mean by saying that StarCraft Games might have acquired the rights to Fate?" "What do you mean by saying that FGO might have been sold to StarCraft?"

At Bilibili headquarters, Chen Rui listened to the report from his staff.

He seemed a little lost.

Because it seemed that the people below had just played a joke on him.

Yes, yes.

Chen Rui slammed his hand on the table.

"Yes, what is it! Is this even possible? Didn't you tell me before that the copyright of FATE was not for sale!?"

"Now you're telling me that Starry Sky has acquired the rights to Fate and even bought FGO. What kind of answer do you expect from me?!"

“Answer me!!”

Chen Rui's anger did not come out of nowhere.

Since Bilibili introduced FATE/ZERO in 13, Chen Rui had considered buying the game development rights for FATE, but Type-Moon had never agreed.

Left with no other choice, Chen Ruicai opted for a less desirable option and purchased the copyright to Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Later, they also became the distributor of the Chinese version of "FGO".

Originally, we were just going to let it go like this. After all, although FGO's reputation in Japan was somewhat tarnished, it still made a lot of money, and its IP is very well-known in China, thanks to FTAE.

No matter what, you can still make a profit.

But now.

Suddenly, Starry Sky bought FGO! ??
How is this possible? Has EDWROK gone mad?!

They even got the development rights to a new game? Has Type-Moon gone mad? Am I the one who's gone mad, or has the world gone mad?!
What the hell is going on?!

As the Chinese distributor, how could Bilibili sell the game without even informing the other party?!

Even though, in theory, changing the developer should not affect the change of the Chinese server's agency rights.

Logically, Warship Girls shouldn't have changed its distributor. Logically, the distributor for Gun Girls should be Zhenmian, not Tencent.

in short.

In China, reason is reason, but reason is not necessarily reason.

Not to mention that Starry Sky Games is a company that operates anime-style games.

Now that FGO has suddenly changed hands, and to a Chinese company no less, Chen Rui feels something is very wrong.

At least in his view, the operation rights of the Chinese version of "FGO" are already in great danger.

With "Final Battlefront" already in existence, StarCraft Games is fully capable of independently operating the Chinese version of "Fate/Grand Order". Even though Bilibili and DEW signed a contract before, it's hard to say whether this will happen.

He was already thinking about the potential negotiation issues that might arise at that time.

But the problem is, you can't think about this too much. The more you think about it, the angrier you get. It's like getting married. You're about to get married, and then this stinky blond guy comes along.

It's one thing to have blond hair, but to actually have to discuss it with blond hair is another.
I really am...
Although Chen Rui wanted to concentrate on thinking of a solution, his mindset had completely collapsed. The reason he was still sitting in the meeting room was that he was physically present but mentally absent.

And at that moment, suddenly...

Someone hurriedly burst through the door.

"Mr. Chen!! Phone call!"

Chen Rui was already annoyed at this moment.

"Can't you see I'm in a meeting?!"

The assistant, who had been yelled at, stood there dumbfounded and started to walk out. Luckily, someone in the office subconsciously asked a question.

"Whose phone number?"

"It seems to be from Starry Sky Games..."

"who!!"

Chen Rui was jolted awake and nearly lost his balance as he stood up.

"You brat, why didn't you say so sooner?!"

The assistant watched as a group of people rushed past him, cursing and swearing, and felt incredibly wronged.

what?

(End of this chapter)