Agreeing to Create Bad Games, What the Hell Is ‘Titanfall’? Chapter 154: Pilot Cooperation! Horror Reboot!

Regarding this, Shen Miaomiao thought the sa.

However, unlike Gu Sheng’s cautious stance, Shen Miaomiao was very interested in this cooperation.

She was not a ti-traveler, so she had no strong prejudice against Kora, this comprehensive digital entertainnt conglorate.

All she knew was that Kora was a top-tier presence in the global gaming market today.

At the sa ti, their motion-sensing pod market share also ranked among the best.

It was a world-class company.

A world-class company now taking the initiative to propose cooperation with a regional small-to-dium-sized ga company like theirs—anyone would have to carefully weigh it.

Shen Miaomiao believed this was very advantageous to her.

With the official release of the system version, an added derivative sub-project chanism was introduced—once the main project turned profitable, it would be considered successful, allowing the opening of derivative sub-projects, which would inherit the profit return multiplier of the main project and could further increase that multiplier.

This upgrade undoubtedly gave her a brand-new way to think about losing money.

Now, when making gas, she could no longer just pursue losses blindly. Instead, she had to change strategies, raising the main project’s return multiplier as high as possible and ensuring the main project beca profitable and successful.

Only then could she open sub-projects, have them inherit the main project’s return multiplier, and maximize the loss return!

And now!

The cooperation project proposed by Kora was exactly suitable to serve as the main project.

After all, Kora was Asia’s number one comprehensive digital entertainnt group with a global scope.

As the saying goes, the reputation precedes the man; Kora’s fa here was undeniable, and its strength was unquestionable.

Moreover, they also held a large share of the motion-sensing pod market.

Most importantly, the chief director leading this project was Old Gu!

If it had been soone else as chief director, Shen Miaomiao might have had so reservations.

But Old Gu...

All these favorable factors were like adding wings to a tiger for this guy.

Regarding this, Shen Miaomiao was fully confident.

Therefore, she was very interested in this cooperation.

Of course.

Whether it was Gu Sheng’s skeptical watchfulness or Shen Miaomiao’s keen interest, there was one undeniable fact—they could conduct preliminary communication and contact for this cooperation.

So!

In the afternoon!

Under Chu Qingzhou’s arrangent, Golden Wind and Kora held a video conference——

……

On Kora’s side, the eting was naturally led by Moriya Tetsuya, the executive director of the ga division, accompanied by his secretary Inoue Sanaeko and the head of the ga affairs departnt, Higashino Ta.

On Golden Wind’s side, the eting was naturally led by CEO Shen Miaomiao, accompanied by Gu Sheng and Chu Qingzhou.

After the video connected, both sides exchanged pleasantries briefly before getting straight to the point.

“...We believe your company agreeing to this video call shows great interest in this cooperation, and we are honored,” Moriya began.

“Please allow to introduce, on behalf of our company, the preliminary concept of this cooperation—”

The cooperation was proposed by Kora.

Naturally, they had to present a concrete cooperation plan.

Actually, for a comprehensive digital entertainnt conglorate like Kora, inviting ga developers and studios to cooperate was very normal and very common in this world.

It was like how XunTeng Gas cooperated with Zhenting back then.

Simply put, it was recruiting rcenaries.

However, Golden Wind’s situation now was sowhat different from Zhenting’s experience at that ti.

Zhenting acted as a ga supplier, specifically providing escort masterpieces for the Polar Bear third generation, with Zhenting bearing the production costs.

XunTeng Gas provided corresponding promotional resources and so preferential revenue shares to Zhenting.

But Kora’s cooperation with Golden Wind this ti was deeper.

According to Moriya’s introduction, for this “Silent Hill Reboot Project,” Kora wanted to invite Golden Wind to jointly fund developnt.

Kora provided the IP, and Golden Wind provided the main team.

Kora would cover 70% of the ga production costs, and Golden Wind 30%.

Naturally, profits would be split 70-30 accordingly.

The ga IP copyright would be fully held by Kora.

It could be said this cooperation was fairly balanced.

After all, the IP was originally Kora’s abandoned project, and Golden Wind only dispatched a core creative team of fewer than twenty people; other related production staff and most costs were Kora’s responsibility.

This cooperation was reasonable and justified.

Shen Miaomiao and Gu Sheng exchanged glances and both had no objections.

Just as they were about to discuss the specific details, Moriya suddenly changed the tone and said: “However...”

Looking at the big screen, Moriya opened his mouth, hesitated, and said:

“Before officially starting developnt, out of trust and recognition for your Mr. Sam, we hope to imdiately begin pilot cooperation with your company.”

“Pilot cooperation?”

This was a new term.

Since both sides had language barriers and communicated in English, Shen Miaomiao wasn’t sure if her translation was correct, so she asked curiously:

“Mr. Moriya, could you please explain in detail what this so-called ‘pilot cooperation’ ans?”

“Sure, sure,” Moriya nodded and said:

“In theory, our cooperation requires at least one and a half to two months from negotiation, discussing details, drafting cooperation agreents, legal review by both sides, to final signing.”

This was not an exaggeration from Moriya.

After all, Kora and Golden Wind’s cooperation was an international project.

The situation was inherently complex.

Moreover, Golden Wind had a parent company, Shen Capital.

According to company regulations, any project involving [international cooperation] must have its contracts reviewed by the parent company’s legal departnt.

This was a strict rule.

After all, Shen Capital’s scale was enormous; without special support and background, such a stable structure wouldn’t exist.

This was not only Shen Wanlin’s requirent but also the higher-ups’ directive.

Therefore!

Even a ga cooperation developnt agreent would take at least one or two months from drafting to signing.

“But the Higashitsu Gaming Festival is opening in two months, and we don’t have much ti left,” Moriya said.

“And given the current state of the horror ga market, a simple promotional trailer doesn’t seem enough to show our determination to revive the glory of horror gas.”

“So the higher-ups suggested that at this Higashitsu Gaming Festival, besides the promotional trailer, there should be a playable demo for players to experience.”

“It doesn’t have to be very long, but it must fully demonstrate our innovation in horror gas and make the rebooted Silent Hill IP the beacon of the horror market.”

“So...”

At this point, Moriya hesitated, carefully choosing his words:

“So we’re considering whether we can, during the negotiation and drafting of the official cooperation, start pilot cooperation early and push forward the developnt of the playable demo?”

Tsk—!!

Once these words ca out!

Gu Sheng and Shen Miaomiao both clicked their tongues silently, their brows slightly furrowed.

It was clear Kora was a bit anxious.

Presumably, this plan to expand ga types and develop horror gas was newly proposed, sowhat like rushing a duck onto a hot pan.

Quite difficult to handle.

If it were just simple cooperation, according to Kora’s conditions, Golden Wind had no reason to refuse.

Besides making money, this cooperation would greatly boost their reputation.

But now, Moriya suddenly proposed “pilot cooperation,” which undoubtedly disrupted the usual step-by-step cooperation process.

“This... does not comply with our company’s regulations...”

After a mont’s thought, Shen Miaomiao furrowed her beautiful brows and said:

“Any project involving [international cooperation] must be approved by the parent company and undergo risk assessnt. This is our hard rule.”

“No matter how fast our process is, it cannot be completed in less than a month.”

“We cannot accept your proposed ‘pilot cooperation.’”

The red line could not be crossed.

Although Shen Miaomiao cared about her return multiplier plan, she was not foolish enough to defy the parent company’s rules.

However.

Who was Moriya?

Since he proposed this idea, he naturally had his own solution and smiled:

“We roughly understand your company’s situation.”

“In terms of rules and regulations, we absolutely respect your company and your country’s requirents, and will not cross forbidden boundaries.”

“So, we have made so adjustnts.”

“The negotiation and approval process will proceed as usual.”

“But during negotiation, we are willing to ‘hire’ Mr. Sam at twice the market price.”

“Please forgive my poor choice of words; if it offends, I sincerely apologize.”

“In this way, our relationship will not count as [international cooperation].”

“Instead, it will be a purely [outsourced labor] and [labor dispatch] relationship.”

“As far as I know, such outsourced labor relationships do not require lengthy approvals or risk assessnts.”

Holy crap?!

Upon hearing this, Gu Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly.

This was truly like a toad marrying a frog—ugly but cunning.

Moriya’s proposal effectively bypassed Shen Capital’s regulations.

Kora would temporarily ‘hire’ their special forces king alone, pay him salary, and solve the playable demo’s production issue.

Then, after formal cooperation was reached, Golden Wind would dispatch personnel with funding to jointly develop the main Silent Hill ga with Kora.

Hearing this, Gu Sheng and Shen Miaomiao turned to look at their company’s protocol expert, chief secretary Chu Qingzhou.

Chu Qingzhou nodded slightly, indicating Moriya’s thod was indeed feasible and not against regulations.

Gu Sheng silently thought, “This little Japanese guy ca well prepared, knows your family’s rules even better than you.”

Shen Miaomiao also thought this was quite absurd.

Just as Old Gu said, if it weren’t for Moriya proposing this thod, even she might not have thought of such a miraculous ‘pilot cooperation’ model.

She responded to Gu Sheng with an exasperated smile:

“So what do you think? Special forces king? Do you think this little Japanese guy’s idea is workable?”

Gu Sheng thought for a mont, slightly curling his mouth:

“Let’s see what price he offers. If it’s reasonable, why not.”

Shen Miaomiao’s big eyes sparkled with determination:

“Deal.”

She then looked at Moriya Tetsuya and said, “We’ve discussed and find this thod feasible, but before proceeding, we need to know your offer.”

After Shen Miaomiao spoke, she waited for Moriya’s reply.

But on the other side, Moriya was dumbfounded!

Huh???

What... what kind of secret code was this?

You said ‘discussed’?

You guys... just now... where was the discussion?

Didn’t you just exchange a few glances silently?

Could it be that Golden Wind has its own secret code, like Morse code?

Tsk!!!

Thinking this, Moriya’s scalp tingled.

If so, Golden Wind was terrifying!

Because then they could exchange opinions openly anyti during negotiations and control the eting’s rhythm!

“Uh... uh... ah...”

Moriya didn’t understand how these two had ‘discussed’ or co to consensus, stamred for a while, then regained composure and took the quotation manual from secretary Inoue beside him, swallowing nervously:

“According to our market survey and comparison, an outstanding producer like Mr. Sam, serving as Director, usually commands an annual salary between $100,000 and $150,000.”

“After discussion, to show our full sincerity and determination,”

“We have decided to offer the top salary, inviting Mr. Sam to serve as the special chief ga director for Silent Hill, with a total of $300,000.”

Wow——

Upon hearing Moriya’s offer, Gu Sheng and Shen Miaomiao both let out soft exclamations internally.

Just for producing a playable demo, Kora offered double the top-end annual salary.

Three hundred thousand dollars, about 2.1 million yuan.

Gu Sheng silently sighed: rich dogs really are flush with cash.

Shen Miaomiao quietly noted this price, planning to find a good opportunity to raise Old Gu’s salary.

After all, for so long, from Cat Mario to Titanfall, Old Gu’s annual salary had been 500,000 yuan.

Although this was not low in the dostic market, plus year-end bonuses had earned him a lot more.

But she believed Old Gu deserved a higher valuation now.

Of course.

The capable lieutenants Lu Bian and Da Jiang, Old Gu’s left and right arms, naturally could not be left out.

Hmm!

Thinking of this, Shen Miaomiao nodded.

“This is rewarding employees and enhancing company cohesion, not deliberately increasing labor costs or further increasing future ga investnt budgets!”

With that!

Neither side had objections!

The pilot cooperation was confird!

Kora would hire Gu Sheng for $300,000 as Silent Hill’s special chief ga director, granting him the highest authority in the project to lead all matters.

Gu Sheng would personally travel to Neo-Japan a week later, join Kora’s ga division, and begin developing the Silent Hill playable demo!

Both sides expressed anticipation and optimism for this cooperation.

At the sa ti, Shen Miaomiao opened the main project record in the system and directly extended the record’s ti to 90 days—

[Main Project: Silent Hill (Unlocked)]

[Project Investnt Amount: 0 yuan]

[Project Settlent Ti: ? days ( 90 days)]

[Project Return Multiplier: 10x ( 90x)]

[Current Revenue: 2.1 million yuan]

[Expected Return Amount: 0 yuan]

[Remaining Settlent Ti: Waiting to start]

[PS: Unlocked records cannot generate settlent ti; will generate automatically once locked]

Perfect!

Looking at the unlocked record, Shen Miaomiao nodded with satisfaction!

This round, I’m aiming to profit, not lose!

As long as this round succeeds, when the next sub-record is generated, it will be the day to reap 100 tis the return!

Old Gu! It’s all on you! Work hard!

Shen Miaomiao was excited!

Gu Sheng was also cracking his knuckles eagerly!

Silent Hill!

This milestone-level super IP had finally landed under his command after twists and turns.

And he would showcase his skills to bring players a psychological horror journey that reached deep into their souls!

Horror Reboot!

Silent Hill—here it cos!!!