Poverty alleviation variety show goes to the countryside, my talent can no longer be hidden

Chapter 519 New Year's Internet Movie Boom

After unifying the internal will of the studio, the project establishment work of "Black Myth" officially began.

The most important thing here is, of course, financing.

Naughty Cat is no longer an unknown company. As soon as they heard that they were going to start a new project, many investors came to them with checks and asked to get on board.

Then when they heard that these idiots were actually doing 3A... a large number of people were discouraged instantly.

You're crazy, why don't you just keep making small games with high return rates? Why go for 3A?
Stupid or not!
After going around in circles, he failed to attract any significant investment. Only a few friends in the circle made a symbolic investment.

But Zhou Hao was not in a hurry. He hoped that these grandsons would not vote.

Anyway, I gave you the chance, but you refused to get on the bus.

If I make a lot of money by then, these bastards will naturally have nothing to say.

But he didn't really plan to eat alone, so he invited a few friends to join in the fun.

The first one is Lin Xina. This girl was farming during the entire Spring Festival and is a severe addict of "Stardew Valley".

When she heard that Zhou Hao was going to start a new project, she immediately invested 10 million without saying a word... She didn't even ask what the project was.

Zhou Hao didn't know whether to laugh at her for being stupid or praise her for being a good friend.

And this girl is really rich, she just paid 10 million...

In addition, he did not forget Guo Chen. This guy is now alone and has no place to spend money.

After getting a general understanding of the project planning of "Black Myth", he directly mortgaged one of his villas and joined the investment team with 20 million yuan.

When Cao Xing heard that his elder brother was going to develop a 3A game, he gritted his teeth and raised million yuan.

And there’s that princess from the Beijing circle, Su Man… Her offer was even more outrageous, she offered 30 million right off the bat, which scared Zhou Hao so much that he didn’t dare to accept it.

"What are you afraid of?" Su Man laughed out loud on the phone. "It doesn't matter if I really fail. I can still afford to lose this little money... and my intuition tells me that this business won't lose money. You haven't made a loss-making business since your debut."

Now that things have come to this, Zhou Hao no longer wants to be polite.

Why should you be polite to a rich woman like this?
After one phone call, these friends in the circle actually digested nearly 100 million yuan of investment...

I can only say that these people in the entertainment industry are really rich.

However, Zhou Hao did not forget his roots. He specially set aside an investment quota of 10 million yuan, intending to distribute it to the villagers of Siyuan Village and Daliu Village in his hometown, so that they can also have a taste of the soup.

Unless there are any unexpected events, this game will surely sell well. Even if it is just a mouthful of soup, it will be quite a boon for the two rural areas with low average income.

It’s a small reward!
At this moment, Xie Tianfei got the news from somewhere and called directly.

"Xiao Zhou, you are being so dishonest. How could you forget about me for such a good project?!"

Zhou Hao smiled awkwardly, "I haven't had enough time yet."

"I'll trust you this time." Old man Xie sneered, "Tell me, how much investment space is left? I'll take care of it all!"

Zhou Hao: …………

Damn, this rich guy is so inhumane!

However, the intrusion of this Hong Kong tycoon did give Zhou Hao some extra thoughts.

Due to funding and time constraints, the final product of "Black Myth" on Earth will most likely be a semi-finished product.

Judging from the plot structure shown in the PV, under normal circumstances a game would not be able to accommodate such a large story.

The subsequent part will either be DLC or a sequel...but no matter which one it is, you will have to wait for a long time.

But if there is extra money, can we make a complete version? It's too big, just follow the example of a Japanese RPG and split it into three parts, and shorten the time interval!
"Xiao Zhou? I'm talking to you?"

After coming back to his senses, Zhou Hao thought for a moment and said, "Two hundred million, can you afford it?"

"No problem." Xie Tianfei said immediately: "But it will take some time, no later than seven days."

Damn, you are so rich!

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Hao couldn't help but mutter a few words to himself.

However, with the investment from this wealthy man, cost is basically no longer a problem.

Naughty Cat can now fully recruit soldiers and strive to build a strong team.

There is another benefit to Lao Xie’s joining - there is basically no need to worry about the marketing operations in the Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asian markets.

After several collaborations on physical novels, he has personally experienced how powerful the channels under this old man are!

And the more crucial point is that the major consoles do not have official servers in China, so the Hong Kong servers, in a sense, serve as a springboard.

Therefore, when this game is released on consoles in the future, the Hong Kong server will also be the focus of operation, and Lao Xie can play a role in this regard to some extent.

As the initial preparations gradually came into place, Zhou Hao felt the burden on his shoulders lighten suddenly, because he didn't need to worry about the next things for the time being.

When he returned to his Jinghong Studio, the employees not only sent him New Year greetings, but also prepared New Year gifts for him.

Last year, everyone in the studio made a lot of money and had a great year. When we went home for the New Year, we felt much more confident than before.

People are all made of flesh and blood, and everyone knows who brought about the changes... To be honest, when I was following Xu Lingyue before, it was not so comfortable.

Send a small gift to express your thoughts, sprinkle some water.

Although the gift was not very valuable, it still made Zhou Hao happy for a long time.

Because what he sees is the loyalty and gratitude of the employees, which is much more meaningful than the mere monetary value.

After carefully putting away all the gifts, he turned on his computer and returned to the New Year's work mode.

The first information he got made him feel a little helpless.

According to the latest revelations, the online movie market may usher in a wave of "strong recovery" in the first half of this year.

Because from the end of last year to the beginning of this year, the number of registered online university projects increased by nearly 200% year-on-year!

Among them, low-budget youth romance films account for the majority...

In other words, within no more than half a year at the latest, a large number of youth-themed online movies will explode on major streaming platforms.

You don’t need to ask to know that they were definitely stimulated by the explosive box office of "Those Years".

However, the result of this kind of blind following of the trend is likely to be "three monks with one bowl of water to drink". When the box office is divided, it is estimated that everyone will lose everything.

But this is none of Zhou Hao’s business. He doesn’t plan to continue making films on this subject anyway.

But since Youying has offered such a high price, it would be a waste not to make some money.

Low cost, high return, can’t be about youth...

Zhou Hao began to ponder.

After pondering for nearly half an hour, he slammed the table.

"How could you forget that movie?!"

(End of this chapter)