One Is an Abstract Oddity, the Other a Rich Fool

Oh—right.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Qingzhou remembered.

The scene before her was exactly the same as when Gu Sheng had his first interview.

It was also her who raised objections, but the boss acted as if he'd lost his mind, showering Gu Sheng with praise.

Is there something going on between these two?

Chu Qingzhou frowned.

One was an abstract oddball, the other a foolish rich guy.

Gu Sheng was a cunning advisor, and Miaomiao was the reckless boss. One dared to think, the other dared to do.

Opening her mouth, Chu Qingzhou wanted to say something, but she didn't know where to start.

So, she wisely chose to keep quiet. She even wanted to see what kind of trouble these two could stir up.

Gu Sheng hadn't expected Shen Miaomiao to agree so readily.

He was taken aback:

"Very good? You mean… we can do it?"

Seeing Gu Sheng's surprised expression, Shen Miaomiao chuckled:

"What's wrong? I rarely see you so unconfident!"

Not only can we do it! We can absolutely do it!

It's rare for you to suggest something so money-burning, I'm more than happy!

Most importantly, this suggestion is exactly what I wanted!

Before this, Shen Miaomiao had been worrying about how to bring up the development of the haptic feedback cabin.

Because everyone knew that Golden Wind's investment in the haptic feedback cabin track was extremely risky.

After all!

As of the end of this month, according to the data provided by the finance department, Golden Wind's total revenue was only around three million.

This revenue, while not small for their small game company, was definitely not much for the haptic feedback cabin track!

If she had rashly proposed entering the haptic feedback cabin market at the meeting, she might have been collectively rejected by the executives.

Shen Miaomiao didn't particularly care about others' opinions.

Her main concern was that Gu Sheng might object.

If the Manager didn't approve, the project couldn't start.

Yes.

On the surface, she was Gu Sheng's boss, but in a way, their roles were reversed.

That's why she had specifically called Gu Sheng over today, wanting to discuss it with him first and try to persuade him.

But she hadn't expected!

Gu Sheng had the same idea as her!

As expected, even the most mature and steady person couldn't escape getting a bit ahead of themselves after a string of successes!

Especially someone as legendary as Gu Sheng!

Since his debut, he had released three works, all of them hits, topping the platform sales charts consecutively.

His latest work had even broken multiple platform records.

He himself had been awarded the title of "Supernova Designer" by a top-tier gaming platform and was widely covered by the media.

He had never lost since entering the gaming industry, a true prodigy, it was hard not to get a bit carried away.

Yes.

Shen Miaomiao didn't know about Gu Sheng's past experiences, so she naturally assumed that Gu Sheng's reckless move to proactively enter the haptic feedback cabin track was because—

He had become arrogant.

Excellent!

When people get arrogant, they make foolish mistakes and lose their former wisdom.

It looks like my good days are about to begin!

The five-yuan loss was just the beginning.

This time, Shen Miaomiao would clench her fist like Old Biden—I'll give you guys something big!

With that thought, Shen Miaomiao bared her small white teeth and smiled:

"At the previous exchange meeting, I was very interested in the haptic feedback cabin project mentioned by our competitors,"

"I think it's a very good project track, and we can definitely achieve something."

Chu Qingzhou listened from the side, her expression turning into a dark line.

She felt that Shen Miaomiao at this moment was like those ignorant, envious, and utterly clueless rich bosses who were all about that greasy, Mediterranean vibe.

Today, they see e-commerce is booming, so they quickly tell their subordinates to do e-commerce.

Tomorrow, they see live streaming is hot, so they quickly tell their subordinates to do live streaming.

The day after tomorrow, they see short videos are trending, so they quickly tell their subordinates to do short videos.

It's as if they only see the booming profits of these ventures, completely disregarding whether they actually know how to operate such projects.

Their common phrases are always, "If others can succeed, why can't we?" and "You can really show your ability by achieving big things with little money."

Then they'd come up with a series of completely unrelated, utterly misguided plans, making their employees feel like utter fools, and in the end, accomplish nothing.

Of course, unlike those idiotic rich bosses.

Those bosses are only uncouth, not stupid. They'll do everything they can to cut costs and squeeze every last drop of value out of their employees to achieve the goal of big things with little money.

But Shen Miaomiao, however, disregards costs, flaunting her wealth as if money were her enemy.

Of course!

With a boss like that, the employees would definitely be thrilled.

Unlimited budget!

As long as it's within the company's financial limits, go wild!

This is what countless designers dream of!

Seeing Shen Miaomiao agree so readily, Gu Sheng grinned, "If that's the case, then our investment scale will have to expand..."

Shen Miaomiao's eyes lit up.

See! This is what professionalism looks like!

The project hasn't even been officially finalized, and he's already asking for money. Where else could she find such a treasure!

"Come, come, tell me what you think..."

Shen Miaomiao was so happy she looked like she was about to bite someone. She beckoned Gu Sheng to elaborate.

She just loved hearing about investing money.

"First, to break into the haptic feedback cabin market, we first need equipment support," Gu Sheng said.

"From what I understand, there are currently five main manufacturers of haptic feedback cabins on the market, three of which are foreign."

"The remaining two are Xunteng Technology's 'Polar Bear II' and Yiyou Technology's 'Yiyou x1'."

"Among these, Yiyou x1 has only become popular in the last few years, so its market share might be slightly lower."

"But considering that all our games are available on the Yiyou platform, choosing Yiyou x1 would be more cost-effective for us."

This was Gu Sheng's consideration after weighing his options.

He knew that haptic feedback cabins and game platforms had different profit models.

Generally speaking, game platforms make money through commissions.

The commission rates vary, but they are typically around 30%.

Yiyou's rate is very low, only 20%. Furthermore, to support small and medium-sized games, they introduced a policy at the beginning of this year: "Games with a total investment cost of less than 500,000 yuan are exempt from commission."

This is also why Gu Sheng has always published his games on the Yiyou Platform.

However, the profit model for haptic feedback cabins is different—

Because there are only a few haptic feedback cabin manufacturers worldwide, it's a seller's market.

Therefore, for a game to be launched on a haptic feedback cabin and receive platform support, in addition to being charged a commission, a 'device launch fee' is also required.

This fee ranges from tens of thousands to over a hundred thousand.

Gu Sheng found this very unreasonable.

But there was nothing he could do about it.

"The reason I suggest we choose Yiyou x1 is mainly because its launch fee and commission rate are slightly lower," Gu Sheng said.

"Additionally, considering our current good relationship with Yiyou, I believe there's room for negotiation on the price."

Gu Sheng's reasoning was sound and logical.

But Shen Miaomiao frowned.

She was a bit conflicted.

Based on market share, she would definitely lean towards Yiyou x1.

After all, its lower market share meant a limited number of players purchasing games, which could effectively curb game sales.

But the problem was that Yiyou x1's launch fee and commission rate were also lower, which didn't seem conducive to her increasing the investment.

Hmm—

What should I do?

Shen Miaomiao pondered to herself.

Isn't there any option with both low market share and high equipment login fees?

Or maybe I could develop a haptic feedback cabin myself?

No, that won't work either.

Shen Miaomiao shook her head.

Developing a haptic feedback cabin is a massive project, often requiring tens or even hundreds of millions in funding.

Given Golden Wind's current financial situation, they are still a long way from independently developing a haptic feedback cabin.

However, if the company truly develops in the future, investing in haptic feedback cabin research might not be a bad, albeit money-losing, strategy.

She mentally filed away this unconventional idea and once again considered how to have her cake and eat it too.

Or…

Maybe I should go to Zhongjing again and talk to Yan Sheng. See if we can negotiate a price increase.