Cultivation Shura Field

Shen Lan: "But I don't know as much about the game market as you do. Can you tell me what you think first? What are the pros and cons of making free games?"

Xu Zhe: "The advantage is, as others say, the threshold for free mobile games is extremely low. Players can play without paying, so it is easy to spread. The disadvantage is that it will be much more difficult to realize the monetization, because we have no initiative in advertising fees, and they are controlled by others. The second disadvantage is that the company's reputation, or style, may be lower."

Shen Lan tilted her head: "We are all making mobile games, so why should we distinguish between the top and the bottom?"

Xu Zhe: "That makes sense. If you want to make a free game, you can hire more employees. I will only be responsible for coming up with ideas and letting them do it. The quality of the finished product may not be easy to control."

Shen Lan pointed at herself and said, "Then you don't need me anymore? In that case, the free game should be done by ordinary employees you recruit, and I will realize your more important ideas."

Xu Zhe nodded: "Okay."

Watching the conversation between the two, Song Huaifeng was slightly surprised.

In his impression, although this boss is young, he has always been very opinionated. But how could he be so easy to talk to in front of this little girl named Shen?

What was even more surprising was Shen Lan's strong confidence. A programmer recruited from society should be better than a student on campus, right? Even though she was a winner of an informatics competition, making games and participating in competitions were two different things. Was she so sure that she was better than the programmers recruited from outside?

However, Song Huaifeng immediately realized where the other person's confidence came from.

It is said that the game launched today was jointly produced by her and her boss, and most of the work at the code level was done by her.

Song Huaifeng had of course tried this game. He had to admit that it was indeed better than the first two games made by his boss. But before that, he subconsciously attributed the improvement in the game's quality to the improvement of his boss Xu Zhe and the better materials provided by the outsourced artists...

At this time, Xu Zhe and Shen Lan started talking again about the next game.

Shen Lan pulled over an office chair and sat in front of Xu Zhe. The two chatted animatedly.

Song Huaifeng walked aside, took out his cell phone, and hesitated whether to send a message to his daughter - he certainly knew who his daughter liked. But now it seemed that his daughter's emotional journey would become quite bumpy, because a powerful boss was blocking that road.

But the middle-aged man hesitated for a while and finally took back his phone.

"Alas, how can a father have any say in such matters? It's better not to get involved. Work is more important, work is more important..."

Song Huaifeng muttered to himself inaudibly and sat down in front of another computer a little further away.

As for the enviable boy and girl, they quickly reached a consensus after a brief conversation.

Xu Zhe: "So no matter what, you must recruit people here."

Shen Lan: "Okay, but don't blame me if I don't manage it well."

Xu Zhe: "You are the boss, and you have the final say on how to manage. The management of Internet companies is not so particular, and the main feature is a flat structure. You don't need to think too much about managing a company, it's nothing more than splitting up the work tasks, arranging them, and following up in real time."

Shen Lan: "Then why didn't you recruit people before?"

Xu Zhe: "In the past, the cash flow was not enough, and I was too young to have any prestige. Now you are different, after all, you are an adult."

Shen Lan: "But I don't have any cash flow yet."

"It will be available soon..." Xu Zhe glanced at the screen subconsciously, "Hey, did you see what I said? Pingguo's recommendation notice is here!"

Shen Lan: "So fast?!"

Song Huaifeng also stood up in surprise: "We have only been online for a short time, how come they reacted so quickly?"

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273. Chapter 271 270 Sister, calm down

273.

"Skiing Escape" was listed in the daily recommendation column of Pingguo App Store.

Xu Zhe reminded himself not to be too concerned about gains and losses, and not to be too concerned about short-term data, so as not to lose his balance. So he did not plan to check the background data immediately, but planned to wait at least one or two days before checking.

However, after the evening self-study ended that night, Xu Zhe said goodbye to the two girls, Tang Lingfei and Song Xingye, at the door of his house. When he went to the bathroom to brush his teeth, the cell phone in his trouser pocket suddenly vibrated.

When I answered the call, I heard Shen Lan's very brief words: "Open the door, I'm at the door."

Xu Zhe quickly spat out the toothpaste foam in his mouth, rinsed his mouth, and walked quickly over to open the door.

The corridor was dark and the voice-controlled light was not on.

Shen Lan stood at the door - it was obvious that she deliberately controlled the sound of her footsteps so that even the sensitive voice-controlled light was not activated.

Why did she keep so quiet? It was hard to think of any other reason, except not to disturb the two girls next door.

Xu Zhe quickly let her in, closed the door, and then asked in a low voice: "What are you doing here so late?"

"I'm sure I won't be able to sleep tonight, so I came to ask you, how about we go out to the Internet cafe all night? Or, I can stay overnight at your house."

When saying this, Shen Lan had a smile on her face as usual, but the eyes behind the lenses were sparkling with irrepressible excitement.

Why is she in such a weird mood?

Xu Zhe guessed the reason in the blink of an eye: "Game background data?"

Shen Lan immediately asked: "Didn't you look at the data?"

Xu Zhe shook his head: "I want to watch it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Shen Lan: "Why?"

Xu Zhe smiled and said, "This is not the first time for me to launch a game online. I need to be calm and mature. It is enough to check the data once in a while."

"Then let's watch it now. It's been a long time. Come on, come on!"

Shen Lan grabbed his hand without saying a word, pulled him into the study, and sat him down in front of the computer.

So Xu Zhe started the computer, clicked on the developer interface, and saw the background sales data - 35274 copies.

He was stunned for a moment, and quickly calculated in his mind how much this was. According to the calculation that one piece was nearly one yuan, and then converted into domestic currency, it would be more than 200,000 yuan.

Xu Zhe was stunned and said, "More than 200,000 in less than a day?"

Shen Lan slammed her hands on the table, making a "bang" sound.

She said: "Every time you refresh the page, the price keeps rising. Think about it, can you still sleep well?"

Xu Zhe murmured, "If I can keep up this momentum, even if I can make more than 200,000 a day, that would be more than 6 million a month. Excluding Pingguo's share, that would still be 4 million..."

Shen Lan stared at him straightly: "This is too radical. Pingguo's daily recommendations are limited in time. But I have seen many previous mobile games that have been on the daily recommendations. All those that have such a large sales volume on the first day have been on the sales list and become popular games. The monthly turnover of popular games is in the millions of yuan level!"

Xu Zhe suddenly felt that this was a bit absurd.

When I made the first two games, I had the highest expectations and was full of confidence when I launched them. But later results proved that both Fruit Cut and Ski Adventure could make money, but only a little bit. Of course, this "little bit" is from the perspective of a reborn person.

When he first started the third game, he didn't have high expectations. He gave most of the work to Shen Lan, hoping to let her practice and then remake a game more like Temple Run. But now it seems that there is no need to remake it...

Shen Lan: "And I read the comments from players. Many people said that it is recommended to wear headphones when playing the game because the music is very good. However, there are only two BGMs, one with vocals and one pure electronic music, so some people say that it will be a bit monotonous after listening for a long time."

Xu Zhe: "If you can listen to it monotonously, it means you are good at playing and can last long enough."

"And the list you designed also worked. From the comments, I saw that many people were dragged into it by their friends, saying they wanted to compete to see who could skate the farthest. Friends can see the results, so they have the motivation to compete. Moreover, the overall list has been refreshed hundreds of times, hundreds of times in such a short period of time!"

Shen Lan became more and more excited as she spoke, and a hint of unconcealable admiration emerged in her eyes as she stared at Xu Zhe.

Xu Zhe could only say, "Sister Lan, calm down. A journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step. We have only just begun."

Shen Lan: "Then let's think about how to split the revenue. After deducting Pingguo's commission, today's revenue is calculated as 150,000. I will take 30%, which is 45,000. This is only the first day!"

Xu Zhe smiled bitterly and said, "So I told you to calm down, sister. Let's not think about money or those things first. Think about something else. If you can't keep a calm mindset, it's easy to get emotional and make a decision that you'll regret."

Hearing this, Shen Lan took a few deep breaths and then asked, "I'm a little surprised, why can you be so calm?"

Xu Zhe: “Maybe it’s because I’ve already made some money. Although the momentum of my first two games was far worse than this one, I still made seven figures in the past two years.”

"Brother, promise me that you won't say such things in a humble tone anymore, okay?"

Having said this, Shen Lan stretched out her hands and rubbed his face.

Of course, despite all the complaints, the girl didn’t look unhappy at all, and there was still a smile in her eyes.

Xu Zhe dodged from the girl's clutches and said, "So now, there is a very realistic problem before us."

Shen Lan: "The question is, do you want to put the company's profits into your own wallet?"

Xu Zhe shook his head: "No, the question is how are we going to spend tonight? Go out to the Internet cafe all night, or sleep at my place?"

Shen Lan hesitated for less than three seconds and made a decisive choice: "Sleep here with you."

Xu Zhe: "Didn't you just say you were going to the Internet cafe to stay up all night?"

Shen Lan said with a smile: "I thought it would be bad for my health, so I'd better sleep on the bed. It just so happens that you have two beds at home, and one of them is empty for me to sleep on. What's there to hesitate about?"

What she said made sense, but Xu Zhe was quite skeptical - staying up all night in an Internet cafe was bad for one's health, but was sleeping here with him really good for one's health?

Would she really sleep in the study room obediently?

Xu Zhe was a little skeptical.

At this time, Shen Lan saw that his expression seemed a little wrong, so she warned him seriously: "We have a good relationship, but it hasn't reached that stage. I just want to chat with you and express my emotions. There is a difference between men and women, so please don't attack me at night!"

Xu Zhe frowned: "Who do you think I am? Are you kidding me? How is a night raid possible?"

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274. Chapter 272 271 The reality that must be faced

274.

Tonight, Xu Zhe lay in bed, and everything in the bedroom was the same as every night in the past two months. However, this time, his mood was a little different.

It was like the originally calm surface of a lake, now filled with ripples.

Because Shen Lan is in the study next door.

After deciding to stay overnight at Xu Zhe's house, she went back to school and came back with her schoolbag. The bag was filled with clothes for replacement, including underwear and pajamas, as well as toothbrushes, facial cleansers, etc.

After they finished washing up, they went to bed. They couldn't see each other or hear each other's voice, but they couldn't ignore each other's existence.

There was a sudden knock on the bedroom door.

Shen Lan outside the door said, "Can you leave the door open so we can chat before going to bed?"

Xu Zhe stood up, walked over and opened the door.

He and Shen Lan looked at each other. In the dark night without lights on, no colors could be seen, only outlines. But Xu Zhe felt that the girl's eyes were still so smart.

Shen Lan smiled and said, "In fact, I had thought about having a drink to celebrate. But considering that your alcohol tolerance is about the same as a bottle cap, I'll just forget it."

Xu Zhe: "Go to sleep. You have classes tomorrow."

Shen Lan: "Are you really still in the mood to attend class?"

Xu Zhe: "I don't care, but you have to calm down. You have to take the college entrance examination next year. Of course, I understand that you are excited now. It's normal because you are making money for the first time. Go to bed and lie down, and then we can talk."

Then the two returned to their respective beds and lay down.

Shen Lan added: "I just feel that it's a little unreal... It seems that the longer I know you, the more my life changes."

Xu Zhe: "Don't talk about you, my life has changed a lot."

Shen Lan's voice suddenly sounded a little curious: "Then can you tell me the truth, how much money have you made so far?"

Xu Zhe thought for a moment and replied, "Theoretically, I have two million, but I basically haven't taken it out, and I have to pay taxes this quarter. Mainly, I don't need to take it out. I bought a car for my family and rented an apartment for myself in the name of the company."

Shen Lan: "I heard that if I want to transfer it to my own account, I also need to pay taxes?"

Xu Zhe: "Yes, so the money should be kept in the company's account."

Shen Lan sighed, "These things are really troublesome. I like programming, but managing a company is too trivial. I'm afraid I can't do it well."

Xu Zhe: "You are so careful when doing questions and writing code, why are you afraid of this?"

Shen Lan: "I need to correct you. I am not very careful when doing the test. During the exam, I know all the questions, but sometimes I make a few mistakes, which are all due to carelessness. But writing code is different. You can test while writing and modify it at any time... And most importantly, the trivialities of administrative management lack logic in my opinion. But the details and logic of programming are very unified."

Xu Zhe: "So you still prefer work that is logically coherent."

Shen Lan: "How about you help me manage the company? Or you can ask someone else to help me."

"I can help you, but..."

At this point, Xu Zhe suddenly had a bold idea. If someone was required to be meticulous and handle trivial tasks, he seemed to be the right person for the job.

Student Song Xingye.

However, although Xu Zhe thought of this option, it only took him two or three seconds before he subconsciously shook his head.

Starting a business is not about committing suicide. There is no need to add fuel to the fire so actively.