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    Chapter 83: I, Shen Miao Miao, am investing in this project!

    What the…

    A big one has come!

    Even someone with Gu Sheng’s experience was shaken after hearing Jiang Ying Cai’s words.

    This was a heavyweight game development event!

    Continental level!

    In other words, if Golden Wind chose to participate, regardless of the outcome, it would mean they were stepping out of the country and extending their reach to the world!

    Of course!

    This was just one aspect that made Gu Sheng secretly surprised.

    The other, and most important, was Jiang Ying Cai’s final words:

    The esports event for the winning game would be held at the Capital Bird’s Nest!

    That carried immense weight!

    As a seasoned veteran, while others might not understand the implications of Jiang Ying Cai’s words, Gu Sheng certainly did.

    Huayu Digital, as one of the organizers and the venue’s host!

    Wouldn’t it be a bit embarrassing to not win the championship at your own doorstep?

    Though Jiang Ying Cai didn’t explicitly say it!

    The meaning was clear:

    Currently, you, Gu Sheng, are the hottest rising star game designer in China, with every work you produce a hit.

    Therefore, on behalf of Huayu Digital, I invite you to participate in this Asian Esports Game Development Conference, and I hope you can host an esports event for our own game right here at our doorstep.

    Although!

    Golden Wind currently seemed far from reaching the caliber to participate in such a level of competition!

    However!

    I, Jiang Ying Cai, as the second-in-command of Huayu Digital’s board of directors, am willing to help you secure an opportunity.

    Helping Huayu Digital while also helping you take a step towards the world.

    Furthermore, whether you succeed or fail this time, Huayu Digital, as a semi-official organization, will maintain a good relationship with Golden Wind.

    In fact, if you are successful this time, Huayu Digital will be willing to offer you some assistance in certain policies and difficult license acquisition, to help you develop faster and better.

    This was undoubtedly a huge temptation for Golden Wind!

    After some thought, Gu Sheng slowly said:

    “It sounds like it’s all upside and no downside. We seem to have no reason to refuse.”

    But if that were truly the case!

    Surely, Jiang Ying Cai and his group wouldn’t have had to travel from the capital to negotiate with them face-to-face!

    Golden Wind should be the ones running to the capital to thank them!

    There was definitely more to this than met the eye.

    Thinking about this, Gu Sheng had a flash of inspiration, and it seemed he had grasped the key:

    “Then… Director Jiang, please forgive my ignorance about this level of conference. May I inquire about the detailed participation qualifications?”

    “For instance –”

    “The single-game investment amount?”

    Smart!

    Hearing this, Jiang Ying Cai couldn’t help but secretly give a thumbs-up!

    Despite his young age, and even not having graduated from university yet, this kid was incredibly shrewd.

    So shrewd that he didn’t seem like a student who had only been in the industry for a year.

    Instead, he seemed like…

    A seasoned veteran, familiar with the twists and turns of the game industry?

    He had something.

    It seemed like the rapid development of Golden Wind in such a short time was inseparable from this kid.

    “Hahaha,”

    Jiang Ying Cai chuckled approvingly, nodding and saying:

    “Director Gu has raised a crucial point. Let me be frank,”

    “The reason we, Huayu Digital, came to visit today, is mainly due to the fact that Golden Wind’s current scale, trying to participate in this intercontinental conference… might be a bit difficult.”

    Saying this, Jiang Ying Cai waved to his male assistant:

    “Xiao Zhao, introduce the conference rules to Director Gu.”

    “Alright,”

    Xiao Zhao nodded, smiled at Gu Sheng, then flipped open his notebook, and introduced:

    “This developer conference is jointly organized by Huayu Digital from China, Tojin Game Corporation from Japan, the Korea Esports Game Alliance, and Crescent Technology Company from West Asia,”

    “It aims to bring fresh blood to global esports games, and provide higher-quality esports game works for the increasingly hot sensory pod market,”

    “Each region will have five participating slots in this conference,”

    “Among them, those with costs not exceeding 50 million are in the Small Game Group,”

    “Costs between 50 million and 100 million are in the Medium Game Group,”

    “Costs exceeding 100 million are in the Large Game Group,”

    “Out of the 5 slots, 60% are for Small Games, and the remaining two categories each account for 20%,”

    “After the development deadline, all games will be released through a temporary platform specially set up by the organizing committee,”

    “The release price will be self-defined within the price range specified by the organizing committee,”

    “The organizing committee will then comprehensively consider factors like player count, game reviews, player online time, player online gameplay data, and other standards,”

    “The winner within a single group will be awarded the ‘Best Esports Game Category Award’”

    “The overall champion will be awarded the ‘Asian Best Esports Game Crown Award’ and the ‘Asian Best Esports Game Designer Award,’ and will be given an Asian Joint Esports event hosted by the organizing committee.”

    At this point!

    Xiao Zhao paused, then added:

    “But…”

    “The Small Game Group will not be included in the Crown Award selection.”

    I knew it!

    This final sentence made Gu Sheng’s heart sink!

    There’s no such thing as a free lunch!

    No wonder Jiang Ying Cai and his team were so polite, it was because of this!

    To know!

    Golden Wind is currently just a small game company worth a few million!

    Even if they emptied their entire treasury, they’d only have around ten million!

    If they participated in this conference, they could only choose the Small Game Group!

    But!

    The Small Game Group had no eligibility for the final award, and wouldn’t be able to meet Huayu Digital’s expectation of hosting an esports event for their own game right at their doorstep!

    In other words!

    If Golden Wind accepted Huayu Digital’s ‘kindness’, they would have to find a way to raise their budget to at least 50 million!

    And if that happened!

    Golden Wind would be taking a huge risk!

    Not to mention if they could even win the championship.

    If sales were bad, player feedback was poor, and sales were low.

    Then, Golden Wind would be in dire straits, possibly even going bankrupt!

    Thinking about this, Gu Sheng’s hand, which was under the table, couldn’t help but start sweating.

    This was damn near gambling with their lives!

    Looking at Jiang Ying Cai across the table, with his pleasant smile, Gu Sheng couldn’t help but secretly slander him:

    Old BK, your map of Yan Kingdom is pretty damn long!

    On one hand, you see my design talent and want me to lead the charge, conquering the Asian Sensory Pod Esports Game market.

    On the other hand, you can’t provide me with any funding support because of the organizing committee, forcing me to rely on luck and prayers.

    We prosper together, we fall apart separately.

    Tough.

    Although Gu Sheng had dared to boldly wave his hand like a black hole, absorbing funds during the production of Survival Road.

    That was because the quality of Survival Road was right there for all to see!

    And at most, it was a 10 million cost. Even if it had flopped, it wouldn’t be a fatal blow for him, and he could bounce back after a while!

    But if this 50 million cost went down the drain!

    It would take Golden Wind at least a year and a half to recover!

    And if things got worse, they could even shut down entirely!

    The thought of Golden Wind dissolving, the three of them wandering the world, starting over, and little Nezha going home to marry and inherit the family business. Gu Sheng couldn’t help but frown, and his hand unconsciously reached for his wristwatch, lightly rubbing the case.

    Tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock…

    Silence filled the meeting room!

    The second hand ticking was even audible.

    Damn it.

    Gu Sheng cursed himself inwardly.

    You have a system, you won’t lose, why are you so scared!

    Why does the pot get bigger and bigger, but your courage gets smaller and smaller!

    However, as Gu Sheng was still hesitant!

    He heard Shen Miao Miao’s light laughter from beside him, and she spoke:

    “Thank you, Director Jiang, for your trust in us. We, Golden Wind, will definitely live up to your expectations!”

    Shen Miao Miao had been waiting for ages!

    Her eyes kept glancing at Gu Sheng!

    Big brother! Accept it! Where’s your confidence! Where’s your ‘unmoved by the collapse of Mount Tai’ demeanor!

    Do it!

    We’ve been gambling with our lives every day making games!

    The speed of our cash flow is faster than an F1 engine!

    What are you hesitating for!

    Shen Miao Miao was going crazy.

    This was such a great opportunity to lose money!

    A 50 million investment, competing with top designers from all over Asia, a small slip-up could lead to instant failure!

    Even if we step back and say, this work ultimately doesn’t lose money!

    But under the pressure of a 50 million cost, it will definitely not be able to recover its investment in a short time!

    After all, Gu Sheng had said yesterday that the higher the investment, the longer the profit cycle!

    Survival Road, with a 10 million investment, couldn’t even recover its investment in a week.

    Then, a game with a 50 million cost would take at least a month to recover!

    Bound to lose!

    Therefore, Shen Miao Miao had been waiting for Gu Sheng to nod in agreement!

    But who knew, this time Old Gu was like he’d been possessed, he’d been hesitant, unwilling to make a move!

    If Shen Miao Miao wasn’t bound by the system rules, she would have already leaned over to Gu Sheng’s ear and said “Don’t be scared, I have a system, the more we lose, the more Golden Wind earns, we’ll never fall!”

    Seeing that Gu Sheng wouldn’t nod no matter how long she waited.

    Out of desperation, Shen Miao Miao had to speak up herself!

    This project! I, Shen Miao Miao, am investing in it!

    Huh?!

    As soon as these words were uttered!

    Jiang Ying Cai and Gu Sheng were both startled!

    On Jiang Ying Cai’s side, a look of surprise and delight was evident.

    While Gu Sheng was filled with shock and astonishment.

    What the…

    Gu Sheng really wanted to carry her and throw her out of the meeting room.

    Can you just casually agree to something like this?

    You didn’t even consider it for a second!

    Besides, the conference officially starts at the end of the month, the grouping needs to be determined, and the cost needs to be prepared for the people!

    Yes!

    This time, they couldn’t make games while eating the recouped funds!

    Because according to the organizing committee’s requirements, for fairness and to prevent manufacturers from privately adding investments.

    The projects participating in this conference must have their designated project cost recorded and locked before the conference begins, and every subsequent cost incurred during the game production will be drawn from this account.

    The organizing committee staff will conduct random spot checks during the game production period.

    Once they find any unclear or problematic accounts, they will immediately disqualify the participant and permanently blacklist them.

    So the problem is!

    Gu Sheng looked at little Nezha in astonishment: You’re putting on a good show! Where are we getting the money from?

    Others don’t know our situation, they think you have Shen Family capital backing you, and a few million seems insignificant to Golden Wind.

    But you don’t have any self-awareness, do you?

    Since the founding of Golden Wind, has your dad ever given us a single cent?

    Seeing the doubt in Gu Sheng’s eyes.

    Shen Miao Miao understood and waved her hand under the table to signal that it was fine.

    She knew what she was doing.

    Right now!

    Survival Road was still selling like hotcakes, and the other games were also steadily generating revenue!

    By the end of the month!

    According to Sister Chu Chu and the finance girl’s combined calculations, they were expected to recoup around 38 million.

    In other words, she only needed to add another 12 million and they would perfectly reach the 50 million cost!

    And right now!

    Her little vault had 10 million that had just arrived, still warm!

    Just save up a little more, and 50 million would be there!

    As the saying goes, you have to be willing to lose a child to catch a wolf!

    Business is all about making money from money!

    Being too attached to those millions, when will I be able to afford a yacht!

    As a woman, you have to be tough on yourself!

    It’s just 10 million, invest!

    Only by being willing to invest can you expand your little vault!

    Thinking about this, Shen Miao Miao couldn’t help but feel excited!

    It seems like the bigger the game gets, the more money you can lose!

    Seeing that the CEO had agreed!

    Jiang Ying Cai and his team on the opposite side of the conference table were relieved.

    Nodding, Jiang Ying Cai stood up and shook hands with Shen Miao Miao:

    “Miss Shen, you have extraordinary boldness, truly worthy of being from a prestigious family, so generous and magnanimous!”

    “Where, where,”

    Praised so highly, Shen Miao Miao was flattered:

    “We will definitely do our best!”

    Saying this, Shen Miao Miao revealed a harmless smile, adding to herself: But whether or not it’s a loss, it’s not up to me.

    “Have a safe journey, leader. We’ll get started as soon as possible, you can rest assured… yes, yes…”

    Swish——

    Watching Jiang Ying Cai’s car disappear into the distance, the fake smile on Gu Sheng’s face vanished, and he looked at little Nezha with a helpless expression:

    “50 million, you agreed so readily, where are we going to get it from?”

    “It’s not officially approved until the end of the month, we still have time,”

    Shen Miao Miao waved her hand, telling Gu Sheng not to worry:

    “Relax~ If we don’t have enough, I’ll go beg Old Shen.”

    Gu Sheng shrugged ambiguously: “I think that’s unlikely.”

    “Hey——”

    Hearing this, Shen Miao Miao extended her finger, as white as a radish, and pressed it against Gu Sheng’s mouth:

    “I don’t care what you think, I care what I think.”

    Gu Sheng remained silent for five seconds: “…. Shen Miao Miao, if you keep playing these cheesy games, I’m quitting.”

    “No, no, no, he he,”

    Shen Miao Miao quickly grabbed Gu Sheng’s sleeve, her face filled with a mischievous smile:

    “I was just kidding, just kidding. This family can’t live without you, Old Gu…”

    Seeing this, Gu Sheng couldn’t help but chuckle.

    But joking aside.

    Right now, besides the lack of funds, there was a bigger problem facing Gu Sheng:

    What game should I come up with to ensure a steady profit? —

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