Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 634 The Merger of Two Meters, the Dark Supreme Descends! (Third Update!)
The ICBC check just lay there quietly!

1000 million!
The moment Liu Wei counted all those zeros, he felt like he was floating on air.

During this period, in order to attract investment and survive, they racked their brains. They even dreamed that someone would walk up to them, throw down a box of money with great disdain, and then turn around and leave.

Or, like the domineering CEO in Korean movies, walk up to him, open your checkbook, take out a check, scribble down a string of numbers, and hand it to yourself.

Now, the plot of the TV series is really happening right in front of me!

Seeing him in a daze, Lin Yi coughed lightly and said, "The check must be filled out in advance. If it's filled out on the spot, there's a lot of stuff to check."

“If you agree to the acquisition, then this 1000 million will be our initial investment.”

"Over the next period of time, you will need to submit a suitable project plan to me."

"After all, development costing several hundred thousand is different from development costing 1000 million."

"Here's the agreement. Take a look. If it's acceptable, we can sign it today!"

The voice snapped Liu Wei out of his daze. He hurriedly put down the check, picked up the agreement on the table, apologized to Lin Yi, and left with the agreement, joining a group of people in the office.

When familiar people gathered around, Liu Wei finally felt a sense of real life.

He didn't immediately open the agreement, but instead turned to look at Cai Haoyu beside him: "Am I dreaming?"

Cai Haoyu picked at the stubble on his chin: "I just checked on the computer, and it is indeed General Manager Lin from Xiaomi Heavy Industry."

"Around 3 p.m., they officially released an announcement congratulating Xiaomi Heavy Industry and Shanghai on the official commencement of their software cooperation."

We have officially started a software collaboration with Shanghai!
Given Lin Yi's purpose in coming here, the nature of their collaboration is self-evident.

After a brief moment of surprise, Liu Wei asked the two people beside him:
"Shall we sign the agreement first?" Liu Wei said, picking up a pen from the desk next to him and about to sign his name on the agreement.

The next second, Cai Haoyu's hand slammed onto his head:
"Read the agreement first!"

After being hit on the head, Liu Wei's heart, which had been excited by seeing the check, finally calmed down at that moment.

He frantically flipped through the agreement: "Yes! Read the agreement first!"

The agreement wasn't very thick, about 20 pages, and perhaps the drafters of the agreement were afraid that someone might be blind, so they enlarged the font a little.

Therefore, the content of this agreement is only about 70% of that of other agreements of similar thickness.

The names of both parties, and then the prerequisites for reaching an agreement.

Next are the obligations that each party needs to fulfill and the rights they can obtain. Following that are the breach of contract clauses, specifying which situations constitute a collective breach and which constitute an individual breach.

The terms Lin Yi mentioned were clearly written in the agreement.

The amount of funding to be provided at each stage is clearly stated.

It can be said that although the text of this agreement is relatively short, it is complete in every aspect, listing everything that can be listed.

After setting down the agreement, Liu Wei looked at everyone and asked, "Should we sign it?"

The question was raised, but no one spoke.

Because everyone is still digesting this huge windfall.

After a long silence, Cai Haoyu nodded vigorously: "Sign!"

“We had many ideas before, but ultimately chose this one because of funding issues.”

"We're not sure if this idea will come to fruition, but right now, with 1000 million yuan in funding, we at least won't have any worries."

"Without any worries, we can devote ourselves wholeheartedly to development, and what we develop will definitely be better than what we have now!"

"Moreover, the agreement also states that in addition to investment funds, Xiaomi Heavy Industry can also provide technical support."

"If you miss this opportunity, you'll never have another one in your life!"

"Understand?"

"Then let's sign it!" Liu Wei picked up the pen, wrote the full name of miHoYo in the position of Party B on the agreement, and then wrote his own name, ID card number, and contact number before handing it to Cai Haoyu next to him. After Cai Haoyu finished writing, he handed it to Luo Yuhao.

The three of them were co-founders. After signing their names, Liu Wei held the agreement in both hands, turned around, and walked step by step into the meeting room under the gaze of everyone.

In the reception room, Lin Yi was leisurely sipping tea.

For a game company, 1000 million in initial development funds is enough to do a lot of things. Anyone with a modicum of common sense would make the choice that is in their own best interest.

Of course, this excludes the kind of fools portrayed in TV dramas.

The door was pushed open, and upon hearing the noise, Lin Yi raised the teacup in his hand:
"Congratulations!"

After speaking, he took out the company seal and inkpad from his briefcase and stamped Xiaomi Heavy Industry's company seal and his own personal seal onto the agreement.

After doing all this, he returned the agreement to Liu Wei. Liu Wei slapped his forehead and realized that he had signed the agreement in the name of the company.

Not in a personal capacity.

The company seal must be used in the company's name.

He quickly went to the corner of the room, took out the company seal from the safe in the corner, and stamped it on the agreement.

After doing all this, he placed the agreement in front of Lin Yi:
"Mr. Lin, it's done!"

Lin Yi picked up the agreement and carefully examined the information, seals, and signatures on it.

After inspecting the six copies of the agreement, he took out three and handed them to Liu Wei, then put the remaining three into his briefcase.

"Send someone to withdraw the money from the check to your company account!"

"Then you should prepare in the next couple of days, someone will come to change the business registration information."

Upon hearing about the need to change the business registration information, Liu Wei showed a hint of difficulty. Lin Yi noticed this and spoke up before Liu Wei could:
"Don't worry, the company name won't change. I'm just adding a prefix."

"Your company name is quite good, very distinctive. I can't possibly waste such a name."

Upon learning that it was just a matter of adding a prefix, Liu Wei breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The name was chosen after several people discussed it and repeatedly selected it.

If this name is changed, then...

That would be too boring.

Lin Yi saw all the changes in his expression. Mihoyo's name was impossible to change, it would never change in this lifetime.

I've been reborn into this life just for fun.

Xiaomi is like a scourge on the industry online; wherever it goes, a fight breaks out.

miHoYo is the supreme ruler of darkness on the internet; wherever they go, the world becomes dark.

Now, Xiaomi and miHoYo have merged!
This is the arrival of two Dark Sovereigns, an invincible darkness!

Once the business registration change is complete, the whole world will be plunged into complete darkness. Even if Ultraman Tiga came with a flashlight, he'd have to kneel there. Thinking this, Lin Yi took a piece of paper from his briefcase. On the paper was the name of a company.

Xiaomi Heavy Industry & miHoYo Technology Co., Ltd.

Upon seeing the name, Liu Wei suddenly felt a darkness before his eyes, but this darkness lasted only for about a second. He closed his eyes and slowly took a breath.

I suspect it's because I've been working too hard lately, which has led to insufficient sleep and, combined with nutritional deficiencies, caused me to have low blood sugar.

Now that I have money, I'll take a couple of days off, get through this period of business registration changes, and then start working on the report!

Bring out all those creative ideas and tell this Mr. Lin that I, Liu Wei, am not someone who cheats people out of money!
He was lost in thought, and Lin Yi tapped the table with his finger beside him:
"Put the agreement away and call Luo Yuhao and Cai Haoyu in. I want to talk to you about the game development."

"Okay!" In front of Lin Yi, Liu Wei put the agreement into the safe, then ran out and called Luo Yuhao and Cai Haoyu into the office.

The three of them sat down neatly opposite Lin Yi, their backs ramrod straight, like quails waiting to be fed.

Seeing their expressions, Lin Yi pressed his temples and said, "Relax, all of you!"

"I'll only decide the general direction of the game development. As for the rest, such as the ideas and content, you can decide those yourselves."

"However, I need to make it clear first that I discussed the game's content with Secretary Zhang Qiang at the Shanghai Municipal Government."

"A regional management regulation will be introduced in a while."

"From an outsider's perspective, the regulations are very strict, but from the perspective of the gaming industry, it's a well-painted road ahead. I will notify you as soon as the first draft of the regulations is released."

These words were like a thunderclap, exploding in Liu Wei and his companions' ears.

The reason why the gaming industry is facing difficulties now lies in the lack of clarity regarding rights and responsibilities.

There is no clear boundary on how to do it.

Now there are clear management regulations, so that everyone can get things done without fear or anxiety.

What shocked them even more was Lin Yi's influence; he was actually able to persuade the Shanghai municipal government to issue such a regulation.

This is no ordinary person!

Noticing that the group was distracted, Lin Yi raised his hand and gently clapped, drawing their attention back to him before whispering:

Tell me about the game you're making now!

When talking about the games he makes, Liu Wei instantly transforms into a talkative expert:
"The game we're currently working on is a side-scrolling shooter."

"The main gameplay involves players controlling the protagonist, riding a magic broom, dodging obstacles coming from the side while using the broom to launch magic light projectiles to attack targets."

"The main plot is about our protagonist going to the moon to find his family."

"An airplane battle, right?" Lin Yi tapped his brow and asked his question.

miHoYo's first game wasn't Honkai Impact 1rd, but rather this game with gameplay similar to airplane battle games.

It only exists on iOS, and initially it cost one dollar to download, but was later made free.

Later, due to an iOS upgrade, the game became unusable and was completely shut down.

They were successful in terms of technology, but not in terms of business operations.

The words "aircraft war" made Liu Wei's face turn slightly awkward. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then nodded slightly.
"It's basically an airplane battle game, but we've made some optimizations and changed the characters!"

"In this process, we are also validating some technologies, which will be helpful in the subsequent development of other games."

As he said this, he kept rubbing his thighs with both hands; he was very nervous.

Lin Yi ignored all of that, simply tapping his forehead and saying:
"This game can be made, but it might just be a simple airplane battle game."

"It can't just be available on iOS! And it shouldn't be charged for!"

"On mobile gaming platforms, games that require payment to download are a dead end."

"You can charge for in-game items, but you'd better not pay to download it."

"Because if you do that, you won't be able to attract a single tourist."

"Aside from this game, I have two key points for your future game development."

"The first one is a three-lane battle mode in Warcraft III, which requires both mobile and computer."

"It's a free game, and you can get characters for free, but the character skins and all those weird skill effects cost money!"

"The second key point is to use your ideas to create a single-player open-world game. Once your ideas are collected, I will provide specific solutions based on them."

"As for the fee, we can use a card lottery system! I will give you the specific plan later."

"Finally, there's the game engine!"

"I'm currently short-staffed. In a while, I'll rent another office and set up a data center."

"I will provide a game engine based on the Unity engine."

"If you use this game engine for development, it can be adapted to those current garbage systems to the greatest extent possible."

As soon as those words were spoken, another collective gasp filled the room.

Providing 1000 million yuan in game development funding was already outrageous to Liu Wei, but he never expected that what followed was even more outrageous—in the conditions that weren't written down.

A data center!
What game company puts up a data center before even developing the game?

So it was me?

That’s okay!

Data centers are secondary; after all, with enough money, you can rent space, buy equipment, and build a data center.

The key point is the Unity engine that Lin Yi mentioned. Compared to the UE engine, the advantage of the Unity engine is that it has a low learning curve, is very friendly to non-professionals such as artists in game companies, and is cross-platform.

As for the low rendering precision, most people's phones and computers aren't that great these days, so I can give you high-quality images.

We can also improve your performance.

But don't blame me if your phone or computer explodes!

Many game companies, after subscribing to Unity, will perform secondary development based on Unity to add features suitable for their own use.

Liu Wei had thought about it, but unfortunately, the world was so big and he didn't have any money in his pocket.

Now, a person descends from the sky, bringing a custom Unity engine, 1000 million yuan, and a data center, and says to him:
"Young man, wanna play a game?"

He took a deep breath, slapped himself across the face, and then turned to look at Cai Haoyu:
"I'm not dreaming?"

Cai Haoyu raised his hand and slapped him across the face: "You're not dreaming!"

(End of this chapter)