Chapter 1 Pei Qian Fell Silent

It sounded pretty reliable!

Since Chi Xing Studio had already made a splash in the VR field, continuing to cultivate this area, following the operational standards established in *Animal Island*, modifying the game content, and developing a new VR game was indeed a fairly safe decision.

Once the game was made, with the fame of Chi Xing Studio and Tengda, the possibility of making money was high.

Seeing that Boss Pei had fallen silent, Cai Jiadong felt somewhat disappointed.

Sure enough, his idea was still too simple, far from Boss Pei's ideal answer.

Lin Wan took over, "Lao Cai's choice is indeed the most reasonable under normal circumstances."

"However, I think this choice also has certain risks."

"I chatted with Lao Song, the product manager of the VR glasses, and he said that Doubt VR glasses have already used all the currently available VR glasses technology. It’s a product of accumulated technology. Pessimistically speaking, the form of VR glasses products may not change much in the next two or three years."

"I'm worried that once the development of VR glasses products stagnates, the VR industry will definitely cool down rapidly. At that time, the game we invested heavily in developing may not be able to recover its costs due to the insufficient market."

"So, my idea is, don't put all your eggs in one basket."

"We can develop regular games and VR games alternately, or make dual versions when the project is first established."

"In this way, even if the VR industry shrinks drastically in the future, Chi Xing Studio can continue to make traditional games and still live well."

Pei Qian remained silent.

It sounded... very reasonable too!

Lin Wan's plan was more solid and stable.

According to her method, Chi Xing Studio could not only enjoy the benefits of VR games, but also use the experience and advantages of developing traditional games before, avoid risks, and make money steadily.

Damn it, it seems like any choice will make money...

However, Lin Wan still provided a very useful piece of information, that the VR industry has no technical reserves and is likely to stagnate or even shrink in the future.

This was completely consistent with Pei Qian's memory of the VR industry.

Due to technical reasons, the VR craze would only last for a short period of time, after which it would cool down rapidly. The "VR game era" that many people expected had ended before it even began.

Therefore, neither of these two plans could be used; he had to think of a plan that would lose a lot of money.

Continue to invest heavily in the development of VR games, and don't develop VR games that seem likely to succeed!

Like what Cai Jiadong said, developing a 3A-level FPS game was definitely not an option; the chance of success was too high.

Pei Qian summarized that the success of *Animal Island* was mainly because the idea wasn't outlandish enough.

The reason he decided to do the *Animal Island* project was mainly because he was just talking at the meeting. After negating several directions such as realistic FPS and cinematic games, he inexplicably settled on the direction of cartoon style and casual games.

Then, after piecing things together and a lot of brainstorming, *Animal Island* was born.

Looking back at the game *Animal Island*, Pei Qian realized that it was obviously too reliable.

How could he have allowed Chi Xing Studio to develop such a reliable game in the first place?

No wonder it failed so miserably.

Therefore, Pei Qian felt that the reason why VR games hadn't failed was mainly because he was lazy back then, and the idea wasn't outlandish enough.

This time, he would propose a particularly outlandish VR game idea, invest heavily, and with the general trend of the VR industry gradually cooling down in the future, he would definitely lose money!

Thinking of this, Pei Qian cleared his throat and said, "Both of your ideas are quite right."

"However..."

"Obviously, it still doesn't meet my previous definition of the word 'Chi Xing'."

"Think about it, what did we say before deciding to make VR games?"

Lin Wan and Cai Jiadong looked at each other.

Cai Jiadong said, "I remember. At that time, everyone said they wanted to make mobile games. Boss Pei, you said that Chi Xing means bold assumptions and careful verification. When setting goals, you must have a long-term vision. Although the road must be taken step by step, only focusing on the present and lacking foresight will still lead to detours."

"Also, progress can only be made by daring to break through. None of the previous projects were successful because of 'seeking stability'."

"Could it be... Boss Pei, do you think my current idea is still too stable?"

Pei Qian nodded. The class representative had summed it up well, a good seed.

Cai Jiadong was thoughtful.

"Indeed..."

"When Chi Xing Studio was just starting out, VR games had not yet appeared. Making a game like *Animal Island* was already considered a relatively risky behavior."

"But now that Doubt VR glasses have been successful, making a regular VR game step by step is not much of an adventure."

Lin Wan thought for a while and said, "Then, Boss Pei, do you mean that we should continue to increase investment in VR games, and at the same time make a very novel game that no one has ever made before?"

Pei Qian nodded with satisfaction, "That's exactly what I mean!"

"Don't be afraid of failure. If you are afraid of failure, you will never achieve real success."

The implication was, if you guys keep making money, how can I withstand it?

We must take more risks and fail more, so that this huge family fortune can be squandered.

Lin Wan and Cai Jiadong each nodded, with a look of sudden realization on their faces.

Sure enough, Boss Pei's way of looking at problems is still so unique and so insightful!

But, what new idea does Boss Pei have this time?

Pei Qian cleared his throat and said, "This time, my idea is to make a game with a realistic theme."

"The game will be set in Jingzhou, with a realistic art style, detailed modeling, and real-person motion capture. The investment must be huge!"

"And the identity of the characters in the game... is a type of occupation that is relatively annoying and boring in reality."

Putting the most annoying occupation in reality into the game, and letting players take on this role, should disgust players, right?

It's a realistic theme again, which sounds very boring.

As for what this occupation is...

There are many kinds, and Pei Qian hadn't quite figured it out yet.

He looked at Lin Wan and Cai Jiadong, obviously hoping that they would fill in the blanks at this time.

Lin Wan and Cai Jiadong looked at each other, neither of them guessing what Boss Pei was going to say.

Cai Jiadong was silent for a while, and tentatively said, "Uh... real estate agent?"

Pei Qian immediately slapped the table, "That's right, that's it!"

Real estate agents in reality are definitely a very annoying industry.

Of course, as the saying goes, it's not about how most real estate agents are, but the nature of the job, and the nature of most real estate agencies, determines that this job is not easy to do.

If there were other ways, many people wouldn't choose to do this.

Making this into a game, it feels very boring and very dissuasive to players.

The basic gameplay of the game is nothing more than constantly taking customers to see houses and sell houses, and clicking on the dialogue options on the screen. The gameplay has no depth at all.

It's a waste to use detailed modeling and real-person motion capture for such a boring game.

There will also be a lot of useless dialogue and text in the game, all with real-person voice acting, which is another expense of burning money for nothing.

Such an outrageous game, it shouldn't be possible to make money, right?

In fact, Pei Qian didn't have a specific idea of what kind of occupation simulator to make at the beginning, but after hearing what Cai Jiadong said, he suddenly felt that real estate agents were quite suitable.

That's it!

Pei Qian stood up, ready to leave.

Before leaving, he added, "Of course, this is just my immature little idea. If you don't think it's appropriate, you can do something else."

"Also, be fully prepared before starting the project, and start no earlier than next month."

In name, Tengda Group and Chi Xing Studio are just investment relationships, and Pei Qian cannot "order" Chi Xing Studio to develop a certain game.

But Pei Qian believed that Lin Wan and the others would definitely do it.

...

After seeing off Boss Pei, Lin Wan and Cai Jiadong went from one kind of confusion to another.

Boss Pei did point them in a direction, but it sounded a bit unreliable?

Cai Jiadong said, "Lin, according to Boss Pei..."

"A game with a real estate agent as the protagonist can only be a 'Real Estate Agent Simulator'..."

"But what's so good about simulating this?"

"The work of a real estate agent is very boring. Every day, it's nothing more than taking customers to see houses, posting on the Internet, looking for houses, and so on."

"Many people in reality are unwilling to do this job, let alone make it into a game?"

Lin Wan's expression was solemn, and she fell into deep thought.

"Since Boss Pei said it can be done, there must be enough gameplay to support it."

"The game must be based on reality but higher than reality."

"We can actually design it like this: the protagonist starts as a new real estate agent who rents a house. His job is to take customers to see houses, introduce houses to customers, and earn commissions. But as the game progresses, he can also open his own company and build his own brand."

"In the early stage, the protagonist mainly focuses on showing houses. Different customers have different preferences. Whether to tell the truth about the shortcomings of the house or deceive customers will have corresponding consequences."

"After the protagonist is promoted to store manager, he can have a certain degree of autonomy, change the layout of the house, and renovate some old houses to attract more customers and earn rent differences."

"After that, after the protagonist builds his own brand, he can also customize furniture with furniture manufacturers and deeply transform the house according to his favorite style. He can also save money to buy his own house, rest in his own house, and engage in some simple entertainment."

"In this way, the gameplay of the game is still very rich. It can be a real estate agent simulator, judging the shortcomings of the house, and communicating with customers to facilitate orders. It can also be a decoration simulator, planning the layout and decoration style of the room, and having the system give a score."

"We can even cooperate with Sloth Apartment and furniture manufacturers that meet the standards to link up in the game."

"From the perspective of VR, players can clearly see the structure and layout of a house, which will also be very helpful for many people who need to buy or rent a house in reality."