Chapter 85： "Running Kart" development plan

Xue Mingtao pondered for a moment. He had already thought about this issue before, but Chen Ping just proposed some changes to this game, so Xue Mingtao also needs to think again.

But just a moment later, Xue Mingtao said decisively: "Developing this game requires a team of 30 to 50 people, which lasts from eight to nine months, and the total investment is about 20-25 million! "

Hearing the numbers given by Xue Mingtao, Chen Ping frowned slightly. After a moment of silence, he said softly: "For this game, I already have a detailed game overview in my mind. The company has been so long, and you should probably know that when the game "Plants vs. Zombies" was developed, I can tell you clearly that during the development of this game, I can play a role in "Zombie" has the same effect in the development process of the game. If this is the case, will these numbers change?"

Hearing Chen Ping’s words, Xue Mingtao’s eyes lit up. He knew very well that when the game "Plants vs. Zombies" was developed, it only took about half a month before and after, and there were only nine developers in total. Individuals, plus Chen Ping is a total of ten people, the total investment is only a few hundred thousand.

For the game "Plants vs. Zombies", this is too little investment.

And Chen Ping's role in the development of this game is irreplaceable and vital.

Therefore, Xue Mingtao is also very clear that if Chen Ping can play the same role in the second game developed by Coslight Technology, even if it can only play half of the previous role, it can also greatly reduce this brand new The cycle of game development!

Thinking of this, Xue Mingtao also sat down, and subconsciously took the pen and paper that Chen Ping had just put in front of him, thinking about it, and quickly calculating.

Seeing Xue Mingtao's actions, Chen Ping also smiled slightly, not caring.

It is said that Xue Mingtao's actions like this are indeed a bit rude. This kind of work should not be done in front of his boss. Instead, he should take the questions raised by the boss, go back and carefully draw a conclusion, and then report to Chen Ping. .

However, Chen Ping saw Xue Mingtao's actions at this moment, but he did not feel uncomfortable. Instead, he looked at Xue Mingtao approvingly.

In Chen Ping’s view, Xue Mingtao is not really a businessman. His essence is actually a game developer. He has always maintained a high degree of enthusiasm for game development, and this is exactly what Chen Ping hopes to see. It is precisely because of this that Chen Ping valued Xue Mingtao's characteristic at the beginning, and selected Xue Mingtao from those few candidates.

Therefore, at this moment, Chen Ping did not stop Xue Mingtao's actions, but quietly waited for Xue Mingtao to give his results.

After a long time, Xue Mingtao let out a long sigh, slowly put down the pen in his hand, and then raised his head, looking at Chen Ping in front of him with piercing eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Chen, according to my calculations, if You can play the same role as before, so to develop this game, we probably need a technical team of 20 to 30 people to work together. It lasts between two months to three months, and the total investment is about 15 million! Of course, What I said before refers to the total investment figures, and does not include the lease and purchase of servers!"

Hearing Xue Mingtao's last words, Chen Ping also nodded slightly. He naturally knew that the lease and purchase of servers were not a small number.

However, Coslight Technology will develop more than one online game in the future, so Coslight Technology naturally has another set of plans for server rental and purchase.

At that time, Coslight Technology only needs to purchase enough server groups to maintain the operation of many online games.

It is precisely because of this that Chen Ping did not pay too much attention to Xue Mingtao's last words.

In the early stage of Coslight Technology's development, servers must still be leased, and it is impossible to buy directly. You must know that buying servers directly is a huge investment. Now Coslight Technology simply cannot afford such a high investment, even To develop this new game, Coslight Technology's funds seem to be a little stretched.

At present, Coslight Technology has tens of thousands of dollars left on its books. Chen Ping is still waiting for the funds for the third group purchase to arrive, so it is naturally impossible to spend too much money to buy servers.

Therefore, Chen Ping did not pay attention to this matter. He just pondered for a moment, and said decisively: "In this case, according to what I just said, you will hire people as soon as possible in the near future. , The development of our game will be officially on track!"

Xue Mingtao nodded immediately and agreed.

Although Xue Mingtao knew a little about the company’s funds, he did not raise his own question in front of Chen Ping. Whether the company’s funds are sufficient is not something that Xue Mingtao, the manager of the game development department, needs to consider. All he needs to consider is the formation of the team and the development of the game.

The game of running kart may gradually decline in a few years, but Chen Ping is very clear that in his previous life, the game of running kart was once popular, especially in China, as long as it was still in that period. Almost 90% of those who play online games have played this racing game!

The game operation method of running kart is relatively simple, and it is for this reason that this game can be completely popular.

However, the reason why this game will gradually decline later, there are many factors, and the two most important factors, one is that the update of this game is too slow to keep up with the times. More and more beautifully crafted games appear on the market, but the game's screen production and other aspects have not made the slightest progress. Under the big waves, this game has gradually declined.

On the other hand, it is also because of the domestic Internet giant, Tencent has launched the game Tencent Speed. The screen is more dazzling. Although the operation is not simpler than this game, it has its own unique features.

Combining these two reasons, as well as some other reasons, this game will gradually decline. In the end, not many people are even playing this game.

However, for Chen Ping, this game is, after all, the most popular game that year.

Seizing this opportunity now and launching this game will also be a good start for Coslight Technology to officially enter the domestic online game market.

The company that developed this game at the time was a Korean game company, and it is also the game development company of the popular Paotang on the market.

The character model of the game "Running Kart" is the prototype of Bubble Hall.

In fact, to develop such a relatively simple online game, the investment required will generally not reach the level of tens of millions, but I want to buy the character model and the right to use the bubble hall from the Korean online game company. , Plus some other investment in copyright use, a total of millions of investment is required, so the final investment is expected to reach as much as 15 million.

Otherwise, with Chen Ping's role in the development of the game, developing this game will only require millions at most.

Chen Ping gave Xue Mingtao half a month to organize the team. After half a month, the development of the game Kart Kart will be officially put on the agenda.

However, during this half a month, Chen Ping has another plan. He plans to move Coslight Technology to Pingjiang City.

In the next few years, Chen Ping will go to university in Pingjiang City after all, and as the capital of Dongjiang Province, Pingjiang City is much more prosperous than Anhe City. In a small city like Anhe City, the development The speed will be much slower.

Although Coslight Technology is an Internet company, its development also requires a good environment. For future convenience, Chen Ping simply set the headquarters of Coslight Technology in Pingjiang City.

During this half a month, Chen Ping needed to completely transfer Coslight Technology to Pingjiang City.

Although under normal circumstances, Chen Ping has to wait until the end of August, when the university starts, he will not go to Pingjiang City. However, for the sake of his future career development, Chen Ping decided to go ahead in advance to avoid the second game being developed. Migration is also necessary, which is likely to result in the leakage or even loss of game development data That is not worth the gain.

Chen Ping also considered this idea again and again, and then asked Xu Weihua and Xue Mingtao to discuss it together.

Everyone also agreed to Chen Ping's plan. The company's relocation to Pingjiang City would also benefit the company's future development, and they would naturally not refuse.

On the evening of July 2, Chen Ping glanced at the time after the company had handled the affairs at hand, then got up and tidied up, and hurried to the Sihai Hotel.

Tonight, Chen Zhiguo and Fang Mei hosted a banquet to celebrate Chen Ping's entrance to the college entrance examination champion. Chen Ping, the protagonist, naturally cannot be absent, and he also needs to rush over in advance.

For these relatives, Chen Ping does not have much affection in his heart, but he will do well in the courtesy, at least on the surface.

In fact, for such relatives who cannot be contacted several times throughout the year, most people don't actually have much feelings in their hearts.

But the difference is that Chen Ping will maintain the minimum respect for these relatives, and when the other party encounters difficulties, if he is capable, he will spare no effort to help.

But many people give up on such relatives.

This is the fundamental difference between being a man, and the biggest difference between Chen Ping and his uncle's family!

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