Distribution Rights

That was indeed the case. The entire ecosystem for the Explorer 1 Virtual Reality Helmet had yet to be fully developed. There were only two games at the moment. At the Elementary Artificial Intelligence's development speed, creating simple games by reusing existing models and scenes to make up the numbers would be easy.

However, creating other kinds of content would be extremely difficult. High-quality games required independent development and modeling. At the Elementary Artificial Intelligence's pace, it would take roughly three months to produce one relatively polished game.

That production speed already crushed nearly every game studio in the world—though that referred to studios producing quality games. Shoddy, low-effort companies were not included.

In other words, if they wanted to build an ecosystem by relying solely on the Elementary Artificial Intelligence, it might take years. However, over the past period, he had already received cooperation proposals from many developers.

After all, they had previously stated that building Explorer 1's ecosystem would require the joint cooperation of a broad range of developers, and that they would even provide financial assistance.

Chen Feng nodded, then spoke to the two senior consultants.

"That is indeed as you say. But what I want to tell you is that many developers have already communicated with us. In just a few days, we should be able to bring all the developers in to conduct development and research."

The two senior consultants nodded.

"Mr. Chen, your idea is sound. With these developers, the Game Library will be built up, and the ecosystem will gradually improve. But you should have noticed that the applications you've received are nothing more than those from individual developers. There are basically no development teams or game development companies, am I right, Chen Feng?"

Chen Feng nodded. It was indeed as they said. The development applications they had received were merely from individual developers. As for why no teams or companies had come forward, he did not know. Could Goose Factory have done something behind the scenes?

His gaze turned cold. Was Goose Factory really planning to fight them to the bitter end, or use this to threaten him? That was something he absolutely could not tolerate. Even if they maintained a pace of developing one high-quality game every few months, it would still keep everyone entertained. There was no need for him to continue a long-term partnership at the cost of his company's interests.

However, what the two men said next immediately dispelled Chen Feng's doubts.

"To be honest, this is how it is. Developing your ecosystem requires a tremendous amount of effort and research. Individual developers are naturally not a problem, since you provide financial assistance. But for companies or development teams, your subsidies are simply too low. Why would they waste their time on this?"

Upon hearing that, Chen Feng thought it over carefully. Compared with what other industry developers offered, the funding they provided was indeed a drop in the bucket. That was probably why those companies felt there was no need to develop virtual reality games.

But if they increased the funding, it could very likely trigger a series of chain reactions. Not only might they fail to make money later on, but other problems could arise as well. Their cash flow might even break.

After all, they currently needed massive investments to build Production Lines and office buildings. Unless the Production Lines were completed and they had a large amount of spare capital, they could not continue developing their ecosystem. But that would take a long time.

It would also create a vicious cycle. Without money to attract development teams to make games and build their ecosystem, ordinary people would not be drawn to their device. Their orders would continue declining, leaving them with even less money.

Of course, that vicious cycle did not apply to Chen Feng. He had many ways to resolve it. With the Elementary Artificial Intelligence, everything was easy to handle. Still, the other party raising this point made him take them seriously, and he decided to see what they truly had to say.

What exactly had they come here to do? Were they here to threaten him, or did they genuinely wish to cooperate with him?

"Tell me your purpose. Stop beating around the bush. I don't have time to play games with you."

"Mr. Chen, you truly are a straightforward man. Then we'll speak plainly. Goose Factory is willing to jointly develop the ecosystem with you. In other words, let us participate in the development of your ecosystem. We will provide substantial financial support and team support to attract a large number of developers."

Hearing this, Chen Feng nodded. But what were their conditions? That was what concerned him most. The other side could not possibly be some charity organization helping him unconditionally.

"Tell me the conditions."

"Of course, our assistance will not be free. Here's what we hope: that you grant us the distribution rights for some of these games, or rather, some of the games on the helmet. In short, we help you build the ecosystem, and you grant us the distribution rights for some of the helmet's games."

After hearing that, Chen Feng considered it carefully. In essence, Goose Factory wanted to obtain the distribution rights for certain games on the helmet. Naturally, those games would have to be developed by Goose Factory itself, or by its teams.

Goose Factory clearly understood that this Virtual Reality Helmet was far too advanced. If they did not get involved now and allowed Corona Technology Company to fully establish its ecosystem, then everything within it would have nothing to do with them. Even if they wanted to make one or two games and obtain distribution rights to profit from them, it would be completely impossible. That was unacceptable to them.

After all, the games inside this Virtual Reality Helmet would certainly draw away players who originally played PC or console games and bring them into virtual reality.

Therefore, they had to seize the initiative now. Once Chen Feng understood what they meant, he felt it was feasible. After all, they would provide the funding and platform needed to establish his ecosystem, while he would merely give them distribution rights for a few games. As for whether those games were well-made or could attract players, that would depend on them.

There would be a great many games in the future. Whether they could stand out from the countless titles available would depend on their own capabilities.

However, obtaining those distribution rights would not be so simple. First, the matter of revenue sharing had to be negotiated properly.