Chapter 11 The House of Strange Things
The headquarters of the Strange Things House Group is only a few streets away from the Magic City Government. Before officially entering the headquarters building, you can see a Strange Things House Life Museum.
According to Fuxin, this place serves employees of Qiwuzhiwu House and is not open to the public. China Merchants Bank, Agricultural Bank ETC and others often come to the site to do business. You can see unmanned supermarkets, bank ATMs, self-service photo studios, and further in the hotel, nail art, and even house and car purchase services.
When you leave the life hall, opposite is the Impression Cafe of the House of Strange Things. According to Fuxin, this is a holy place for employee leisure and industry communication.
Entering the headquarters building of the House of Strange Things, there is a cultural wall in the hall, and there are honorary records and life details of employees who are engaged.
Fuxin took Chu Qiancheng to the second floor. This is the service hall, where administrative, HR and other departments provide one-stop services such as employee commercial insurance, social security and provident fund settlement, salary cards, etc.
Going further inside is a huge fitness area, which includes the Kendo Hall, Karate Hall, Jeet Kune Hall, Judo Hall, Archery Hall, and a place that specializes in training people to fly and shuriken. There is also a virtual war game hall in the center of the fitness area.
Chu Qiancheng was envious while watching. He had always had shortcomings in his action games because he could not control the perfect sense of blow and precise fighting movements. With such a real experience area, he would give him a lot of help and inspiration.
When you walk into all floors of the building, you can see the tea hall, which is where employees on all floors drink tea and chat to relieve stress.
Chu Qiancheng followed Fuxin to the Future Studio by taking the internal elevator. When he got out of the elevator, he could see the studio's tea room. Through the tea room, Chu Qiancheng saw old posters of other companies' old games, and there was no original game painting and poster sample picture of the Future Studio's own works.
"Uh~~~ The Manager Guan, who is in charge of the studio, believes that the future studio... that... should not be immersed in the past, but should look at the future. He very much encourages employees to draw inspiration from other games, and not limit their eyes to old works." Fu Xin immediately spoke when she saw the doubts in Chu Qiancheng's eyes.
"I have a lot of ideas." Chu Qiancheng did not doubt that he was there.
Walking through the office area of the Future Studio, Fuxin took Chu Qiancheng to a luxurious living room. An old man with long gray hair and thin eyes and long eyebrows was sitting on the sofa and spitting out mist. Seeing Fuxin leading Chu Qiancheng into the door, he subconsciously pinched the cigarette butt and reached out to make a gesture of asking for a seat.
"This is Mr. Chu Qiancheng." Fuxin said to the old man, then she turned her head and smiled slightly: "This is Mr. Wu, the chairman of the group."
Chu Qiancheng nodded and sat opposite the old man. The two shook hands politely.
"You guys talk, I'll go out first." She looked capable and walked out with her feet on her feet.
Is this Chu Qiancheng? The young man is a little vicissitudes... Wu Deyang subconsciously stretched out his index finger and ring finger to support his lips, and then coughed awkwardly: "Mr. Chu, I have long admired him."
"Good luck to meet," Chu Qiancheng said sincerely. He had never heard of Mr. Wu, but he had respect for his identity as the chairman of the Strange Things House Group. This respect is based on the excellent reputation of Strange Things House in the industry.
In his impression, the House of Qiwu Group is a rare enterprise in the industry that vigorously supports independent and stand-alone games and regards them as the main focus. This is very much for his appetite.
He has always dreamed that such a leader would appear in the domestic industry, but he didn't expect that this dream would come true!
Wu Deyang looked at Chu Qiancheng with a confident expression. Chu Qiancheng looked back at him quietly, waiting for his speech. After all, Mr. Wu invited him, so there must be an explanation.
Wu Deyang was silent for a long time, and he forgot about the words...
Do you want me to say something first? Well, I did see the strength and corporate culture of the House of Strange Things along the way, but these are not things that can attract me. Does Mr. Wu think this is enough to convince me? Or does he think I have seen the House of Strange Things AI, plus the corporate reputation, history, strength and cultural atmosphere, and the persuasiveness is enough, but I need autonomy... Chu Qiancheng was thinking about how to speak.
With a loud bang, the door of the reception room was pushed open, Guan Qing staggered in, and Fuxin quickly closed the door behind him.
Huh... Chu Qiancheng and Wu Deyang breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
"To introduce it, this is Guan Qing, the future studio head, who is the main leader and is also one of the designers of the House of Strange Things AI." Wu Deyang spoke slowly, as if the forgetting words had not happened at all.
"Happy to know, I've seen your works and I'm impressed." Chu Qiancheng stood up and shook hands with Guan Qing enthusiastically. He was referring to the House of Strange Things AI.
"Uh... I'm too much." Guan Qing's face turned slightly red.
"Mr. Chu, we have all seen the demo of "Dry Bone Town" you made, and also studied the engine designed by you and Xiaoling." Wu Deyang did not remember all these words until this time, but on the surface he spoke in a specially arranged tone.
Xiao Ling? This is the House of Strange Things AI?... Chu Qiancheng suddenly thought of Fuxin. He exchanged the equity of Chengjue Studio for this project, which is no longer a project of the studio, and there is no protection from a confidentiality contract. Fuxin transferred to the House of Strange Things and handed over the demo to the new boss, and did not violate the rules.
But he didn't remember that she had the opportunity to record videos on her mobile phone, and she was busy crying.
"I think this is a work worth looking forward to." Wu Deyang said this and took a look at Guan Qing.
"Yes!" Guan Qing's quick interface glared at the hidden camera on the ceiling, "I think so too."
"Thank you for your appreciation, but..." Chu Qiancheng said thinking.
"Mr. Chu, if this work is not allowed to be published, I think it is a loss to the industry." Wu Deyang said lightly.
Chu Qiancheng smiled faintly, not wanting to touch on the relationship for the time being, he was still making a speech.
"Mr. Chu, if you are willing to go to the future studio to complete this work, I am willing to let you take charge of the overall situation. I will help you complete this work together." Guan Qing looked at Chu Qiancheng with watery eyes.
Am I great? I'm moved!... Guan Qing stared at Chu Qiancheng's eyes.
Chu Qiancheng shook his head in contemplation: "What I want is complete autonomy. I need absolute control over the narrative style, story direction, plot tone, corresponding crowd, core gameplay, numerical structure of the game, art, soundtrack, and performances."
Guan Qing lowered his head boredly, and then secretly slid the hidden camera on the ceiling.
"The characteristic of our group is to give the producers complete, full, and unreserved freedom." Wu Deyang touched his lips again and swallowed thirstyly, "As long as it does not violate basic ethics and rule of law, no other intervention will be made."
Chu Qiancheng glanced at Guan Qing inquiringly.
"I have no problem, you will do it all." Guan Qingmuran said.
"Really?" Chu Qiancheng was a little shocked. In his opinion, Guan Qing was a big producer who had completed many works, and his style was the same as him. He was a model of completely controlling the team. This often requires stronger control than feudal kings, and it also gave birth to a strong personality. Why did he transfer power so easily? This is not in line with his style.
"Cough cough...huh!" Wu Deyang coughed gently.
"That... I recently encountered a bottleneck in my creation and needed to observe the creation process of another master. This can inspire me and at least inspire me. So I am willing to help you complete this work for free, so I should regard it as mutual help from my peers." Guan Qing raised his chest and made a calm expression.
So that's it! Chu Qiancheng suddenly realized: he was also a person driven by inspiration.
He was particularly aware of the pain of entering the bottleneck period. When he first created "Breakthrough of the Dead House", because he could not come up with a creative upgrade gameplay, he vented his fists every day, just like a madman.
The feeling of not being able to come up with good ideas and not willing to compromise is even more uncomfortable than not being able to give birth to a child.
"I also need to mention a little more." Wu Deyang took over the conversation at the right time.
"Please say it." Chu Qiancheng nodded politely.
"Guan Qing used to have an old team, all of whom were leaders in the industry. I also broke them into other teams as backbone and leaders. I will transfer a group of newcomers with strong resumes to the future studio and leave them to you to manage. Of course, the Guan Qing Association is responsible for coordination. Newcomers may not be very sensible, and Mr. Chu will take care of them." Wu Deyang said with a smile.
He is cunning!... Guan Qing looked at Wu Deyang with a squinted eyes, and was extremely impressed. Although Director Wu smoked a lot of cigarettes and his mind was often caught, he still had to go on at critical moments.
This sentence eliminates all the potential crisis of the Administration in the future. If the agents responsible for hosting Chu Qiancheng reveal their ignorance in the future, they can all be explained by the ignorance of the newcomer.
"Understand." Chu Qiancheng nodded. He did not expect to take over Guan Qing's existing team directly. Because Guan Qing is their old leader, it is inevitable to compare Guan Qing with him. The difficulty of running-in and intrigue will lead to huge communication costs.
If all of them are newcomers who meet the standards and Guan Qing retreats to the second line to coordinate and plays Cai Jue’s previous role, then even if he spends some time to hone the newcomers, Chu Qiancheng will be confident that he will bring out a new Galaxy Fleet.
Of course, the future studio assisted him in completing "Dry Bone Town" is not without desires. He brought out a group of industry elites to the House of Strange Things Group. This is a win-win move and very reasonable.
The only problem is the copyright ownership of the game, R&D expenses and operating income. Chu Qiancheng is more worried about this. Because "Dry Bone Town" is not an isolated game, he plans to make it into a series, so the ownership of copyright becomes particularly important.
"It's the issue of copyright..." Wu Deyang remembered the line, "We share it with Mr. Chu. But I can make a guarantee that if Mr. Chu wants to make a sequel, the studio will continue to cooperate with you unconditionally. You have complete autonomy in the production of the game until the end of this series. These can be written into the contract, and other things... are small matters, and you can discuss them in detail with the manager in the future."
"But, if Mr. Guan finds inspiration..." Chu Qiancheng looked at Guan Qing worriedly. This series may take ten years or even longer. At that time, if Guan Qing comes inspiration, how can he allocate human resources?
"If I want to make a new game, I will recruit the original employees. My studio is enough to start two projects at the same time." Guan Qing looked calm, but cursed Wu Deyang in his stomach. Because he would also have to pay for R&D expenses and revenue dividends with Chu Qiancheng in the future, and he would make up for these things temporarily.
"I don't think I can find a reason to refuse." Chu Qiancheng thought for a moment, and simply nodded.
Now he no longer wants to make an ordinary 3A masterpiece, but an epoch-making masterpiece. This may take half a lifetime to complete, and it can only be achieved with the help of House of Strange Things AI.
If this means cooperating with a large group and dancing with capital, it is a price that has to be paid. Fortunately, the reputation of Curiosity House Group over the past 20 years and the main focus of the industry are in line with his philosophy of games, and his autonomy is completely controlled by himself. As long as a strict contract is concluded, he can regain his destiny.
"Next, let's discuss the details." Chu Qiancheng said with a smile.
Chapter completed!