Chapter 271: Showing Attention for No Reason
Things within the same circle, even the smallest details can easily spread, let alone such gossip as "a small studio in country Z seeking cooperation from a large game company in country M."
Some people even told it to other colleagues as a joke, and Richard heard it from the "joke".
After confirmation from several parties, Richard actually spent some time to learn about Du Yunkai's Jingshan Technology.
When he was in the original company, he and Du Yunkai were partners in the same group. They both joined the company right after graduation. At first they were competitors, but later they discovered each other's strengths during the competition, and began to appreciate each other, and then became partners.
When Du Yunkai made the decision to return to China, Richard was very puzzled: "Why? Kai, you know, the company we are in now is already a leader in the gaming industry. I don't believe that Country Z will give you a better platform. In addition, it is said that Country Z does not have a rating system, and the review is very strict. There is no freedom at all in making games."
Du Yunkai thought, is this place really that good? Of course, it is quite strong from a technical perspective, but it is hard to say when it comes to freedom. Here, as long as it involves Political Correctness, any trivial matter can be exaggerated.
The company's development has been constrained by this thing. For the so-called "standpoint" and "equal rights", the game that their team spent a lot of effort to develop was forcibly changed into something unrecognizable. They wanted to please every group, but ended up being criticized by all groups.
Du Yunkai was so angry that he was constantly suffering from irritation, and the mild ulcer in his mouth hadn't healed for two weeks.
However, he didn't want to tell Richard about these things at all. For his own safety, Du Yunkai always avoided talking about sensitive topics.
He said: "My mother asked me to go home for a blind date."
Richard stared at him for a long time, and finally uttered, "Are you kidding me???"
After Du Yunkai returned to China, their group suffered a decline in performance and suffered serious losses, and was soon disbanded and reorganized.
Richard had his immediate boss's endorsement, so he was transferred to another department as a small leader.
Later, D&L Game emerged as a dark horse and poached people here. Richard was promised double the salary and jumped over.
He also knew that Du Yunkai had set up a game studio after returning to China, but he didn't take it seriously. He had always been pessimistic about the level and market of Country Z, and didn't think that Du Yunkai could make any excellent games with a group of people who had no redeeming qualities.
Until he heard the "joke" about Du Yunkai at an industry gathering.
Richard used the browser's built-in translation function to convert the language displayed on the web page into English. He read it section by section and found that since the establishment of Du Yunkai's Jingshan Technology, the only game independently developed and produced was "The Twenty-one Cases of Dazhao".
He downloaded the game from the mobile app store with doubt and curiosity, and was attracted by the exquisite painting style at first sight: "Oh, mysterious oriental aesthetics!"
However, he was unable to operate the next step, and he could not understand any of the Chinese characters on the interface. So he hired a student from Country Z to play the game for him and explain it to him.
Since the international student had to attend classes during the week, he treated this job as a high-paid "tutor" and taught Richard for an hour every day. But once he got addicted to the game, one hour was not enough, so he increased the time to two hours a day, and then to the whole day on weekends.
After playing for a month and reloading the game several times, Richard finally finished the game. He was so fascinated by the game that he even learned a few Chinese sentences from the NPCs in the game.
After careful consideration, Richard strongly recommended Du Yunkai and his studio to the senior management of D&L Game. The senior management had never paid attention to the game market in Country Z before, but after seeing the materials submitted by Richard, they immediately sent someone to do a survey.
The results are encouraging and profitable.
After discussion, the top management decided to start with Jingshan Technology, so they handed the contact matter over to Richard.
Therefore, this "olive branch" was brought about by Richard alone.
But after all, D&L Game's reputation and public opinion are there. Even if Richard came to lobby, Du Yunkai still did not think much about it and declined.
But Richard didn't want to do that. He liked the game made by Du Yunkai too much. If it were changed into a PC game, he believed that there would be a large number of players willing to pay for it not only in Country Z, but also in Country M.
Look at those who have quit drug addiction by reading online novels from Country Z, look at those who are addicted to cultivating immortals, and look at those who are studying hard for the mysterious power of the East.
Richard sent another message to Du Yunkai: [Kai, seriously, please, can you please think about it again? ]
[I apologize for my previous remarks. I apologize solemnly. The game you made based on the cultural soil of Country Z is really excellent. I am deeply attracted by it.]
[Let's work together. Don't you miss the days when we fought side by side?]
【Let us work together to create greater glory】
After Richard finished this round of information bombardment, he compiled a document about D&L Game's strength and sent it to Du Yunkai.
Richard: [Look, we have all the D&L you need]
[I haven't forwarded your rejection email to the upper level yet, please reconsider it]
After reading the document, Du Yunkai was really tempted. But the studio was not his alone. According to D&L Game's work style, he was really worried that something might go wrong once the cooperation was finalized, so he took it to discuss with Xu Qingsong.
Although several of Du Yunkai's playboy friends also invested in the company, they only received dividends and had no decision-making power - they didn't want it either. In the beginning, they were just doing a favor for their friends' sake. If they lost, they would lose money. If they started their own business, they would probably lose money too. So they just treated it as a hobby.
Unexpectedly, Du Yunkai really made money with them. They were so happy that they didn't know what to do. They were very proud of themselves at home. From then on, they knew that following Du Yunkai would give them meat to eat and face to look forward to. They were happy to just take the money and not worry about anything else.
Therefore, all major decisions of the studio are basically discussed by Du Yunkai and Xu Qingsong, who then let a professional team do the evaluation, and then the two of them make the final decision.
After reading the document, Xu Qingsong smiled jokingly: "It is undeniable that D&L has recruited so many elites over the years, and it does have the strength."
"What do you think about the cooperation?" Du Yunkai asked him.
"If someone is too nice to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief." Xu Qingsong shook his head.
"That's so ugly," Du Yunkai laughed. He also thought so, but he still held out some hope. "But Richard is the one who led this."
Xu Qingsong patted him on the shoulder and said, "You can know a person's appearance but not his heart. Calculate how long you have been back. He has already switched to D&L. Can you be sure that he will not change?"
Du Yunkai joked, "Well, we are all workers. We are not like you and me, the young masters of rich families who do whatever they want. In order to have a better life, of course we go where there is more money."
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