Game Development Giant

You know, the game he is planning to make is a strategy chess game, and Matsuno Yasumi is the absolute authority in this type of game.

You can even say it bluntly.

Almost all players in the world who like this type of game have played Matsuno Yasumi's games, and his "Royal Knights" is the pinnacle of this type of game, although Jester's "Fire Emblem" is considered It is the beginning of this type of game, but "Fire Emblem" is still based on RPG elements after all. Even "Dream Simulation Battle", which Jester personally directed, did not transcend his fire emblem and Matsuno Yasushi. Those settings already in "Royal Knights".

Therefore, when Ye Mingzhang heard that Matsuno Yasumi was willing to supervise his game, it meant that he was only optimistic about this game, and he also felt that this game would definitely succeed.

Therefore, it is impossible for Ye Mingzhang not to be excited.

Of course, as before, although Matsuno Tai has already said that whether they end up becoming the first-party developer of Mars Entertainment or not, they will also be willing to serve as the supervisor of "Knights of the Flame Dragon", but Ye Mingzhang still shook his head and expressed his Apology: "Although I am extremely happy to hear you say this, after all, this is not a game for me alone. I still need to discuss it with my friends before I can make a decision."

time flies.

It didn't take much to get started with Hantang and their game "Knights of the Flame Dragon".

After Ye Mingzhang returned to Wanwan, he told his friends about it. After hearing the news, his friends were extremely excited. They even blamed Ye Mingzhang for why he didn't agree directly at that time. What should I do if Mars Entertainment regrets it?

This also made Ye Mingzhang very passive.

He really wanted to agree immediately, but. Here's the problem. After all, he can't make the decision alone, so he said he would come back to discuss it first.

Unexpectedly, these friends of his were still unappreciative, but fortunately it was just an insignificant matter. When they went to the Mars Entertainment office in Wanwan to inquire, the office was also very enthusiastic. Even, the office We also received notification from the Asian branch in Japan regarding the establishment of Hantang Studio. The headquarters has also given full authority to the Asian branch. In a few days, the Asian branch will personally send someone to handle the matter.

It was even vaguely mentioned on the phone that it was Matsuno Yasumi who was in charge of this matter this time.

Regarding the choice of becoming the third party or the first party of Mars Entertainment, Ye Mingzhang and his friends were involved in a quarrel. Some people believed that becoming the first party studio of Mars Entertainment has great benefits, but The discounts on publishing and platform fees are almost equivalent to all the revenue they can get from a game.

This was also the problem at that time.

Although the development atmosphere of Mars Entertainment is very free. It is also very easy. As long as the studio can survive at its own expense after deducting the proportional commission from the head office, then what type of games will the studio develop? The headquarters will not care at all. Unless the studio wants to apply for development funds from the headquarters, the headquarters will intervene and review it.

For example, Studio A plans to launch a big project.

But they currently don't have the funds to undertake such a big project. At this time, Studio A can apply to the headquarters and request the headquarters to provide funding for the original work. Of course, when these independent studios provide financial assistance, the headquarters is qualified to review these projects. If the headquarters thinks the project is good, it will invest.

Of course, it is not a free investment.

It needs to be divided again according to the proportion.

For example, an independent studio was originally divided with the parent company of Mars Entertainment based on a 28/20 ratio.

After the game deducts the distribution and platform fees, the headquarters will first collect 20% of the sales revenue of the game, and then the remaining 70% will belong to the studio. If Mars Entertainment does not invest, then this remaining Of course, 80% of the sales revenue belongs to the studio, and if the head office makes an investment, then the 80% of the sales revenue will naturally be further divided according to the investment ratio.

Naturally, only when the headquarters has funds to invest will they intervene and supervise the development of the game. Without the investment from the headquarters, they don't care what games are developed by the studios below.

Because after the game is developed, in addition to PC games that can be sold directly, as long as you want to be on the console platform, you need to be reviewed by the host platform. As long as it can pass the review by the platform, then the game can be on the platform. Make a sale.

In other words, the degree of freedom in the development environment of Mars Entertainment's first-party studio is the most free among all small game companies. Even some small game companies sometimes need to compromise for the sake of sales, but Mars Entertainment’s first-party studio is completely unnecessary. Of course, if sales are not good, it will be difficult for the first-party studio that is responsible for its own profits and losses to survive.

The biggest issue that Ye Mingzhang's friends argued with him was not the freedom of game development, because this was not a problem in the first place.

The biggest problem is that once they agree to the request of Mars Entertainment's first-party studio, the owner of the studio they established will no longer be theirs, even though they have not actually established it. Such a game development studio, although in normal times, they already call themselves that.

"Why are we thinking so much? If it weren't for Mars Entertainment, we might not have the chance to develop the game we want to make."

After someone said this, Ye Mingzhang and others also fell silent. It was indeed true to say this, but they were still a little uncomfortable if they really wanted to hand over the ownership of their not-yet-established studio to others. willingly.

"Actually, the first condition they gave is that we each hold 50% of the shares. I think it's pretty good." Ye Mingzhang once again talked about the first condition Jester told him. , this condition is indeed good, although it cannot enjoy the maximum discount on the distribution channel fees and platform royalties of Mars Entertainment’s first-party development studio.

But after all, Mars Entertainment holds half of the shares, so they enjoy greater discounts than ordinary third-party studios.

Moreover, Mars Entertainment does not have absolute controlling rights over them.

They can make any decision they want without interference from Mars Entertainment.

Just when everyone was about to agree to the first condition, Ye Mingzhang's words once again made them think deeply: "Do you really think that if Mars Entertainment wants, they can't get the controlling stake of Hantang? "

Ye Mingzhang said this with a sneer.

After he said this, he added: "I think it is meaningless for us to discuss these for a studio that we have not officially established. Moreover, I personally feel that being able to become the first-party work of Mars Entertainment There is nothing wrong with the game room. Although we will lose the opportunity to release it on all platforms, being able to release it on all platforms may not necessarily reduce our royalties."

"The most important thing is that the main audience for strategy and chess games is on the Dreambox platform."

After some hard thinking.

In the end, Ye Mingzhang and others chose the second condition, which was that Mars Entertainment controlled 51% of Hantang's shares, and Hantang also became Mars Entertainment's first-party studio.

Of course, the development plan for "Knights of the Flame Dragon" did not start immediately. It was officially established in Hantang, becoming the first first-party studio outside Japan of Mars Entertainment Japan Branch, which has been restructured into an Asian branch. After that, Matsuno Tai had once again extended an invitation to Ye Mingzhang and others.

Inviting them to Japan for an internship for half a year coincided with the preparation of his new work "Royal Knights".

Ye Mingzhang had also told his friends before that whether it was Jester or their idol, the absolute master of strategy and chess games, Yasumi Matsuno, they all told him that the design of "Knights of the Flame Dragon" is still a little bit different. It's rough, maybe because the designers are all newbies and have no experience in developing games, so after hearing Matsuno Yasumi's invitation.

Several people also happily agreed.

After all, if you can develop a game following your idol, the experience you can gain will definitely be much better than those who fumble around blindly.

Jester is also very involved in this matter. He specially told Matsuno Yasumi to inform him immediately after the matter is settled. Therefore, after finishing the Hantang affairs, Matsuno Yasumi has Without even having time to rest, he directly called Jester overseas and explained some things about Hantang to him. When he heard that Hantang finally chose to become his first-party studio, Jester Still quite happy.

It’s not because Hantang is such an important studio.

Moreover, there is a problem with the character of the producers of Hantang. The games they make are fun, but they are too hardcore, that is, too difficult. Fans of such games will certainly be very loyal, but they also have fan pages. Not too much.

And there won't be many fans, which means that it will definitely not bring much economic benefit to yourself. (To be continued...)