Chapter 183 Take action to fill the gaps!
There are still ten days left in the countdown to "Mistakenly Walking in the Wilderness".
But the entire Internet has become a mess.
Discussions related to Whale Leap are overwhelming, including game communities, forum platforms, bullet screen areas, and video areas.
When a game starts to be valued, it will naturally attract more discussion.
What's more, there is someone behind this.
Whale Leap Game Office.
Lu Ming sat on the chair, tilted his head back, drank ice cola, and opened the system panel.
【Company Name: Whale Leap Game Company】
【Company capital: 253 million yuan】
Current personal assets: 110,000 yuan
Lu Ming scratched his chin. The 80 million yuan he could mobilize had been completely used up.
besides,
With the help of two free games, Jingyue Game not only solved its capital investment problem,
Even quite profitable.
Sure enough, there is a saying about free games.
Whether it is skins or advertisements, the value created is no less than that of games with a buyout model.
Not to mention Lin Zhi's income,
It doesn’t matter if you get scolded, you’ve made money at least!
In the office,
Lu Ming walked slowly into the meeting room carrying a lunch box.
"Misguided Adventures" is almost done.
The projection screen was on, and the latest demo of "Mistakenly Path to the Wilderness" was playing on the screen in a loop.
This is the last round of concentrated testing data before the internal test.
Old Zhou sat in the front row, looking at Lu Ming with some excitement.
"Boss Lu, we've finally finished this game after all the hard work!"
"Do you want to take a look first?"
“It’s still in testing, but it’s pretty close to the final version!”
Lu Ming nodded.
At the beginning of the scene, the camera pulls out from the chaos, and the world begins to open.
The world is turned upside down, the gods are silent, and all living beings are obsessed with fire.
The narration voice is low and desolate:
"Heaven and earth are the furnace, and all living things are the copper."
"Wow, this style..."
Next, there are actual machine tests of various scenarios.
Lu Ming narrowed his eyes and watched the battle scenes flash by.
Lu Ming didn't say anything else, just stared at the screen and watched all the operations.
It is designed according to my own ideas, and so is the gameplay.
A very neat self-propelled battle royale work.
Lu Ming didn't see any backstabs, and overall, it was the same as he imagined.
Moreover, even if there are any major changes, it will be difficult to adjust in a short period of time!
Lao Zhou is really capable!
"Misguided Flood" must be launched on time,
The time for my own settlement is almost up, there is no extra time at all!
After watching the movie, Lu Ming turned to look at Mr. Zhou.
"Lao Zhou, which version of the material is it now?"
"Sixth edition."
“What about the modeling team’s feedback?”
Zhou Yizhou opened the document.
“The overall completion rate is currently 96%. There are no major issues with modeling and rigging. The only thing missing is the final little bit.”
Lu Ming nodded. If you have any other questions,
That’s the special effects part!
Although the current special effects are acceptable, they are still somewhat lacking compared to the primitive background.
“Our current art outsourcing is divided into several layers”
"Concept design outsourcing, motion capture, modeling subcontracting, special effects integration team, integrated color grading team."
“Which step is the most time-consuming?”
“Special effects integration.”
Old Zhou paused.
"Mr. Lu, special effects have always been our company's shortcoming and the area that consumes the most time!"
Lu Ming nodded.
If Jingyue wants to become bigger and stronger in the future, it must have its own special effects company.
Otherwise, making games, shooting animations, editing promotional videos, producing PVs...all rely on outsourcing, which is too passive.
Moreover, this thing is used in every game.
If you don’t make the special effects better for today’s players, you won’t be able to fool them at all!
"Since special effects are a weakness? Then let's eliminate the weakness! Just buy a special effects company!"
"We have enough funds now, why don't we set up our own special effects team?"
"Directly invest in a ready-made company that can be used, and buy the team, technology, and material assets together."
Zhou Yizhou paused slightly.
It appeared, this is Mr. Lu’s common method of dealing with shortcomings!
"Mr. Lu, you mean acquisition?"
"That's right."
Lu Ming slammed the table.
"It's that simple and crude."
“Also, it’s best to have someone who has a library of assets, a color grading system, and experience with motion effects.”
"Pick a few and send me your quotes. I'll talk to you tomorrow."
"It doesn't matter if it's a little more expensive. We have the budget now, and we can't delay things like special effects! If we can't acquire it, investment is fine!"
Zhou Yizhou thought for a few seconds:
"Mr. Lu, how about the 'Box Factory' we worked with before?"
"We've worked together before, and Dark Camera Studio has always recommended them. They have a strong reputation in the industry and have experience working for major companies."
"The main reason is that they haven't taken on many projects in the past two years, and their cash flow has been severely cut off. Most importantly, their company is also in Shanghai! They're also interested in investment!"
Lu Ming narrowed his eyes.
"That's perfect!"
"If you enter the market at this time, you should buy the dip."
After making up his mind, Lu Ming checked other special effects companies.
Overall, Box Factory is the one that best meets the requirements!
Soon, the next day,
Lu Ming, dressed lightly and in high spirits, took Zhou Yizhou straight to the headquarters of "Box Factory".
The company's headquarters is in a three-story gray-walled and red-brick building. The wall is a bit mottled, but it looks very well-organized.
Although it doesn't look amazing from the outside.
But when Lu Ming stepped inside, his first reaction was: "This place... has something special."
Simple but not perfunctory, practical but not shabby.
Then, Tang Yichuan, the person in charge of the Box Factory, met the two of them.
This was a man in his forties, dressed very simply, with red eyes and slightly curly hair.
Half an hour later.
Tang Yichuan demonstrated all of their backlog projects, material libraries, color grading templates, motion models, and character appearance templates.
On the projection wall, clips of their old projects were played frame by frame.
Lu Ming took a careful look and was very satisfied.
Even Zhou Yizhou next to him was stunned:
"...Mr. Lu, can our previous special effects team defeat them?"
"I can't do it."
Lu Ming's tone was flat.
"Look at the lighting and shadow layers, and the animation effects, they're absolutely professional!"
After saying that, Lu Ming smiled and looked at his watch.
"I think... we can negotiate the price."
Ten minutes later.
The atmosphere in the meeting room was a little quiet.
Tang Yichuan flipped through the contract and asked, "Mr. Lu, are you saying that Whale Leap wants to invest 70 million?"
"Yes."
The conference room was silent for a second.
Tang Yichuan opened his mouth but no sound came out.
He knows that his team is valuable, but he also knows that in today's industry, "valuable" does not mean "able to make money."
“…”
Then, several people had a detailed communication.
Two hours later, the two shook hands.
Jingyue directly completed the first round of due diligence and signed a letter of intent.
"Whale Leap Games officially completes strategic control of the Box Factory special effects team"
"Jingyue invested 70 million yuan, accounting for 67% of the shares. Tang Yichuan will retain management rights, but the technical team will remain unchanged."
The team, projects, inventory materials, and material library all belong to Jingyue.
The contract is signed.
Lu Ming raised his hand and patted his shoulder.
"Comfortable."
Old Zhou was also a little excited. Jingyue’s business is getting bigger and bigger!
The company is really getting better and better!
The next morning, it was just dawn.
Lin Xiaoxiao took the contract documents and a group of legal consultants and went straight to the signing point of the Box Factory.
The whole process is not complicated.
One party has money, the other party has intention.
No one was arrogant, and the efficiency was touching.
Subsequently, Jingyue announced that
Whale Leap Games officially invested in "Box Factory" and completed strategic investment and production capacity integration.
The other party will also be responsible for the subsequent special effects upgrades of "Mistakenly Path to the Wilderness"!
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