What Are the Three Factories?

"Debut at the peak—this really was a debut at the peak!"

Looking at the numbers, Wang Chuan finally let out a sigh of relief.

Of course, he still hoped to climb to even greater heights afterward.

Why did he call it a debut at the peak?

Because The Stanley Parable had only been officially launched on the platform for twelve hours.

Even without counting Game New World's help, these results were explosive enough.

"Holy crap, Wang Chuan, have you seen the numbers? Your game is absolutely a sure thing."

"No, it's more than a sure thing. The Stanley Parable is a landmark production. It can definitely become a benchmark among RPG games."

"Also, what exactly is this true ending of yours?"

While Wang Chuan was keeping an eye on the game's data, Xiao Ming was somehow following it too.

The moment he heard the news, Xiao Ming began bombarding him with messages.

Unlike the players, Xiao Ming, who also worked in game development, understood even more clearly.

What the data and quality of The Stanley Parable represented.

"Hahaha, I saw it, I saw it. It's not as exaggerated as you say. It's decent, that's all."

In an exceptionally good mood, Wang Chuan could not help but act modestly.

"Hey, Wang Chuan, once you get the Game Producer title, major game companies like Penguin, Net Entertainment, and Bali will all come looking for you. Remember to treat me to a meal then."

Xiao Ming sounded a little sour on the other end.

"Sorry, you are no longer this user's friend~~"

"Damn it!"

"Just kidding. Treating you to a meal is no problem, but I don't plan to join any of those three major game companies."

Wang Chuan glanced at the Backend data and casually replied.

Penguin, Net Entertainment, and Bali were all top-tier game companies in Dragon Country, collectively known as the Three Factories.

Each specialized in a particular field and was an undisputed powerhouse.

Penguin and Net Entertainment focused on mobile games, PC games, and holographic games.

Unlike Net Entertainment, which rose to prominence through its own development, Penguin first relied on distributing overseas games before starting its own development after becoming successful.

As for Bali, it handled both in-house development and overseas distribution. Its in-house development was slightly weaker than the other two, but it was even better at overseas distribution.

Its reputation among players was also stronger than the other two.

"What? You don't plan to join the Three Factories? Why?"

Seeing Wang Chuan's message, Xiao Ming rubbed his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

After all, working at one of the Three Factories was the dream of seventy percent of game producers.

And judging by The Stanley Parable, if Wang Chuan joined one of them, he would very likely be put directly in charge of a project.

He would become the head producer, with independent authority.

With such great terms, Wang Chuan still did not plan to go?

Wang Chuan had no intention of answering Xiao Ming's questioning.

Well, to avoid getting bombarded by Xiao Ming's questions, he simply logged off.

With the Legendary Game Producer System and countless classic games in his memory,

why would he need to join the Three Factories and work for someone else? Wouldn't it be better to be his own boss?

After all, joining the Three Factories meant first signing a contract, and once signed, he would have to work there for five to ten years.

And a producer with achievements like Wang Chuan would face even more conditions.

For example, after leaving, he would be barred from working in game development-related industries for a certain number of years.

It was true that producing a major title required substantial funding, so joining the Three Factories seemed like a good choice from that perspective.

With the Three Factories behind him, funding, technical support, manpower, and even promotion would not be a problem.

But there was one flaw: the money would not be his.

If it was not his money, he would be constrained by others.

If a conflict arose and they cut off the funding or forced changes on him, what could he do?

Before he transmigrated, how many producers had failed to make good games because of exactly this?

They did not lack technology, experience, or talent.

But they lacked funding and were restricted by capital.

You wanted to make an excellent single-player game, but it was not very profitable, so no one would invest.

What could you do?

You could only go against your conscience and add some pay-to-win items, hoping to secure a little more investment.

But those items would disrupt the game's balance.

So would you add them or not?

If you added them, the game would no longer be what you wanted. If you did not, you would have no money to keep developing it.

And an excellent game needed a long time to be polished.

It needed a long development cycle before it could launch and make money.

But capital was the least patient thing of all. They could not wait through a lengthy investment period.

With that much time, they would rather put their money into the stock market.

So they would demand that you release it as soon as possible and start making profits quickly, or they would pull their investment.

What could you do then?

Release it and make money? But the game was not finished. Releasing it then would only bring a flood of negative reviews.

But if you did not release it?

They wanted to pull their funding. What would you use to keep making the game?

So, making games with other people's money would always carry hidden risks.

Wang Chuan understood all of this very clearly, which was why he chose not to join the Three Factories.

He wanted to do it himself and be his own boss!

He would use the profits earned from games as his initial capital.

He would use one game to support the next, forming a cycle that would allow sustainable development.

Of course, this approach had one problem: if one game failed to meet expectations, the entire plan could collapse.

But for Wang Chuan, that was not a problem.

In his memories, there were many suitable low-budget games that could help him make money quickly.

At noon, in the school cafeteria.

Wang Chuan filled an entire tray with food and ate extravagantly.

Well, it had cost him more than ten yuan.

Before, he had been frugal because all his money had gone toward promotion.

But the Game New World interview had returned all that money to him.

He no longer had to pitifully eat meals that cost seven or eight yuan.

As for why he did not eat outside—cough, cough, it was too expensive outside~~

"These numbers are truly exploding~~ At this rate, I'll soon get the Game Producer title."

After glancing at the Backend data, Wang Chuan was a little surprised.

The Stanley Parable had accumulated an astonishing 374,825 downloads on the official game platform.

The number of paid users was even more astonishing, reaching over 6,500.

It had only been twenty-three hours since the game launched~~

It was almost a full day, but not quite.

Still, these numbers could be treated as first-day data.

And these figures could only be described as having taken off directly~~~