Chapter 19 Section 18

I was in the office of the "Software Planning Department", sitting in my seat and reading the planning book handed over by Tiantong. "That's it..." The Tiantong on my right muttered, threw the report on the table, put his hands behind his head and looked up.The iron plates on the chair made a rubbing sound. "Three." "What's wrong?" Sanjo Takashi who was writing raised his head. "How much would it cost if we did this part ourselves?" "Are you asking about the price? It's hard to estimate. Using 'plus10' will greatly reduce the cost. Speaking of which, most of the companies with technical parts in the past developed the same thing by themselves."

Tendo looked up at the ceiling and sighed. "But Tiantong, we don't need to think about it to this extent, right? The outsourcing company will do its own calculations, and it's up to the other party to decide whether to adopt it or not. If the other party thinks it's not worthwhile, they will reject it at the beginning." "Yeah, that's what it says." "If you consider this point, basically you have to write all the code yourself." "I see." Tendo sighed again. "However... I re-evaluate. The problem is how much the total development cost is. If we only need to change the design a little bit, even without 'plus10', it can be completed smoothly, then the contracting price will be reduced, and the total development cost will also increase accordingly. It's cheaper."

"What, what is 'plus10'?" Hirata asked the question I had been wanting to ask just now.Three items are explained. "It's a function library that packs common processing in this type of game—for example, making maps and processing dialogue. This spring, a company called 'plustenJapan' will start selling it." "Big companies can make their own—" Tendo wanted to confirm, and Sanjo took his words. "Well. Most of the small and medium-sized companies also have their own technical parts. But it is said that almost half of some emerging software companies have signed a license contract for this library. Judging from the current state, even if it is a bit reluctant, I think it should be purchased. .”

Sanjo had been working in a software development company until last year, so he knew more details about the problems on the front line of development than Tendo and Hirata. Tendo hummed as usual. "Maybe we have to pay for this part of the money depending on the situation?" "You don't need Tiantong, you pay for it yourself." Hirata showed a serious expression (still indistinguishable, only relative). "Minister, is it only this time that the proposal entrusted to a large company was finally rejected? This is our first plan, so we can safely win the jackpot—"

Minister Tezuka raised his head and shook his head. "This is not Shihe's style of doing things." Tendo closed his eyes and continued to explain for the minister. "The choice of stability is the choice of the weak—that guy from Shihe hates this kind of person the most. Probably, he's not only thinking about the issue of contracting for this development. If the other party is just a small company, that guy We will definitely acquire that company and incorporate it into the development team of Shihe's 'Multimedia Planning and Game Department'." "Merge into ours!"

"The development team!" "minister." Hearing Tendo's greeting, Minister Tezuka nodded deeply with a low face.Seeing the minister's attitude, Hirata seemed to realize something suddenly. "Could it be that the invitation to Tendo is also—" "Well. Actually, I was nagged by that guy for a long time. Although I am a little sorry everyone, I have no intention of staying here after this project is over." Tendo leaned back in the chair and raised his upper body. "In any case, big companies are focusing on their own development work, and probably don't like our subcontracting... Even if we find it, the contract will be against us. So the problem is that companies of corresponding size will accept our contract How will we deal with 'plus10'. Even if it is counted, it will probably be worth reaching the line of 200,000."

Half of Tendo's words were talking to himself.Santiao asked him what 200,000 yuan meant, and Tiantong replied. "Number of parts." Then he looked at me. "How do you feel? As the author of the original work. Based on the cost price, it would be cost-effective to sell 200,000 copies. As long as there are no unexpected problems, I predict that it will probably sell a million copies. This is the world we are working on. How? In other words, there will be more than a million players playing in the world created by the teacher." One million—it doesn’t feel realistic to hear this magnitude all of a sudden.I froze in place, probably showing a stupid expression.

"Can it be so popular?" I asked subconsciously, and Tendo scratched his head. "Reality isn't always what you want it to be, and that's what makes reality interesting." He said, once again buried in the documents on the office. I was half afraid, and finally excited by Tiantong's words.The world I created - "Machine Forest" will have hundreds of thousands of players. …Leaving the village, defeating robot soldiers, collecting parts in the wilderness, looking for blueprints, and assembling an air gun.Assemble a car, make armor and equip it, make electronic tools, and then assemble a motorcycle.Assemble a machine gun, assemble a suspension sports car, and take it across the sea.Choose to drop things or keep them in Choice at the Well.Enter the "Mechanical Forest".Then the forest started—

Hundreds of thousands of players will experience this process. Thinking about it, my chest felt hot, and I let out a long breath. At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps, and when I looked over, I found that it was Natsuko Nishino, who was returning with a stack of mail, her eyes shining brightly. "Listen to me, listen to me." She came to the empty seat on my left, put the stack of mail on the table, glanced at everyone equally, and then lowered her voice, but the volume was enough for the minister to hear clearly. "I just passed by the 'Video Department', and that Sase Mari is here."

Oh!Sanjo bluntly expressed shock, probably her fans.I also made a surprised expression tentatively.Hirata still reacted slowly as usual, but he could also see the excitement in his heart.When Minister Tezuka heard the news, he glanced in the direction of the "Video Planning Department" (there was a cabinet blocking it, so he couldn't see it). Only one person, Tendo, remained motionless. ——No, to be honest, he only showed a similar emotional change for a moment, but it was not a reaction that would normally be expected in such a situation. Hearing a nasty name—that's how I interpreted Tendo's expression for a split second.

Why is that?