Chapter 1 Is Making a Horror Game a Surefire Way to Lose Money?

Pei Qian certainly knew that there were some very successful and profitable horror games in the world, but overall, such games were in the minority.

Only a very few horror games could stand out and be remembered by players, while most horror games or horror movies fell by the wayside, or became fodder for some吐槽 programs.

The reason for this was the same as with haunted houses.

On the one hand, the horror genre naturally dissuaded a large number of timid players or viewers;

On the other hand, if the horror genre was not done well, it could easily turn into a comedy.

Take horror movies as an example.

To make them scary, you must first ensure a very high degree of realism, and the investment in scenes, props, costumes, makeup, etc. is very high.

On the basis of ensuring investment, you must also use superb shooting techniques and storyboarding to ensure that the audience can never guess what will happen next, always maintain a tense spirit, and ensure that the audience's sense of immersion is not stripped away.

If non-professionals were to play with the horror genre, it would easily turn into the effect of Jingzhou's haunted house, pleasing neither side:

Timid tourists dared not enter, and bold tourists found it boring.

Horror games are the same, and there are very few manufacturers that can really make good horror games.

The reason why Pei Qian wanted Shang Yang Games to make horror games was precisely because Lin Wan and the others at Shang Yang Games had no experience in developing horror games.

When they made a very trashy horror game, wouldn't it be wonderful to naturally appear on Teacher Qiao's "Trash Game Big Tucao" program?

Of course, he still had to encourage everyone, at least to coax Lin Wan and Ye Zhizhou to take on this mission that was likely to fail.

Pei Qian put the teacup aside and said seriously, "In the domestic game market, the horror game field is currently a blank!"

"The domestic single-player game industry is very weak, and the horror game field is even more niche among single-player games!"

"At the same time, horror games require extremely high capabilities from the creators."

"If you want to prove yourself, do the most difficult subject matter! If you can conquer even horror games, it will certainly be easier to make other games in the future!"

"How can a Tengda person back down from difficulties?"

Lin Wan blinked and fell into contemplation.

Obviously, after listening to Pei Qian's words, her attitude had changed.

Pei Qian was secretly pleased, as expected, he knew it would have this effect!

If it were someone else, Pei Qian's words might have backfired, causing them to back down from difficulties.

But Lin Wan was different, she was a girl who liked challenges.

Moreover, the mobile version of *A Bloody Battle Song* had just achieved such great success, and the entire project team was in a blindly optimistic atmosphere, in other words, they were a little inflated.

In this case, who wouldn't want to make a 3A masterpiece with its own topics to prove themselves?

Pei Qian felt that the employees of Shang Yang Games would definitely not be able to refuse this temptation.

Lin Wan considered for a moment and said, "President Pei, I still have to discuss this topic with Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin."

Pei Qian nodded with a smile: "Of course."

He could already see that Lin Wan's heart had obviously been shaken.

Since the three of them hadn't decided what to do, then Pei Qian's direction would become their guiding light!

Lin Wan stood up, wanting to call Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin over to discuss how to make the new game.

Pei Qian raised his hand to stop her.

"Wait a minute, there's something else."

Lin Wan nodded: "President Pei, please speak."

Pei Qian said with a serious face: "In addition to the new game, there is another important task to be entrusted to you."

"Tengda is going to create a brand new mobile phone brand."

"And this mobile phone brand... I hope to entrust you with full responsibility."

Lin Wan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly shook her head: "No, President Pei, I really can't be responsible for this."

"Although I have bought a lot of very expensive mobile phones, I actually don't know anything about mobile phones, and I'm not interested in them. What's more, I have to be responsible for Shang Yang Games, and I'm too busy, I definitely can't handle it."

Pei Qian, who was flatly rejected, was not impatient. Lin Wan's reaction was within his expectations.

"Don't rush to refuse."

"Mobile phones are a very important business layout for Tengda, even more important than Shang Yang Games."

"After all, the upper limit of Shang Yang Games is only a well-known domestic game company, but the upper limit of the mobile phone business may be a technology giant with a market value of hundreds of billions!"

"In the future, the impact of mobile phones on people's lives will inevitably become closer and closer. It is a mobile terminal and a window for everyone to communicate with the network."

"Like Shenhua Group, a mobile phone market can easily make a game popular. You should have seen this huge energy, right?"

"If we can succeed in the mobile phone business, Tengda will be even more powerful!"

Pei Qian desperately drew a pie.

Lin Wan hesitated for a moment: "Uh... President Pei, I understand what you said. But I still think that I'm a little too busy to be responsible for both the game and the mobile phone business..."

Pei Qian shook his head: "You underestimate yourself."

"For everyone who wants to grow from an ordinary leader to an excellent leader, this is an inevitable stage."

"Besides, the mobile phone business won't let you be busy alone. I'll find a way to find you a helper. You can hand over all the specific business to him, and you can just be responsible for making decisions, right?"

"Tengda's current business is so complicated, and I basically haven't managed it much, and it's still developing well."

"Just be a shopkeeper like me."

Lin Wan took these words as a joke and smiled very cooperatively: "President Pei, how can I compare with you."

Pei Qian hurriedly raised his hand: "Don't be humble, you must all be stronger than me."

"In short, this is an inevitable path to becoming an excellent manager."

"What's more, looking at the entire Tengda Group, who is more suitable for the mobile phone business than you?"

Pei Qian's expression was 120% sincere.

Lin Wan was stunned, and suddenly felt that President Pei's words made sense.

President Pei's layout has always been very large, and it is not uncommon to decide to enter the mobile phone field.

At present, Tengda's funds are not completely unaffordable to support a mobile phone department.

After all, according to President Pei's meaning, this mobile phone department is to be developed slowly, and he does not intend to eat a fat man in one bite.

To be fair, Lin Wan is really the most suitable person in the Tengda Group to take over this mobile phone department.

Although Lin Wan does not understand the inside story of the mobile phone industry, neither do other people!

President Pei can indeed spend a lot of money to poach people from other companies, but such poached executives are very unreliable, and their loyalty is a problem.

Even if this executive is loyal enough, it is difficult to guarantee that he can understand the Tengda spirit well.

Among all the old employees of Tengda, Lin Wan is indeed the most related to the mobile phone business, after all, Shenhua Group started with mobile phone and communication business.

As the saying goes, even if you haven't eaten pork, you've seen pigs walk. Even if Lin Wan doesn't understand the mobile phone industry, she is more suitable for this job than other old Tengda employees under the influence of her ears and eyes.

Lin Wan hesitated for a moment: "Okay, President Pei, I will consider this matter carefully. However, you should continue to look for other more suitable candidates during this period, preferably someone who is more suitable than me."

Pei Qian nodded: "Okay."

Lin Wan's attitude has obviously softened, and it's only a matter of time before she agrees.

Pei Qian was thinking that when the time comes, he will just find someone from outside who knows something about the mobile phone business to assist her, this combination will probably cool down the mobile phone business!

It's just who to find to assist Lin Wan...

This still needs to be considered in the long term.

In case he finds someone who is particularly capable and takes Lin Wan to fly, then something big will happen.

"Then, President Pei, I'll call Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin over, and you can briefly explain the general direction of the horror game to them?" Lin Wan asked.

Pei Qian hurriedly shook his head: "No."

"In the early stage, you should still consider it yourself first. I don't want to limit your thinking."

"After you have a general idea, I will give you a few suggestions."

Pei Qian already had very little confidence in his design ideas.

What if he patted his head and came up with an idea, and it became inexplicably popular again?

However, he can't completely ignore it.

Pei Qian was considering letting Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin come up with an idea first, and then he would "guide" them in the opposite direction, which could maximize the guarantee that the game would not make money.

"Okay, you guys are busy first, I'll come over in a while."

Pei Qian got up and left.