Reborn In Tokyo After Picking Up Sayu Who Ran Away From Home

  Chapter 733 Ashamed to be restrained

   Shiwa's matter has come to an end.

  The next morning, the "TYPE-MOON" studio, which was on vacation for a week, reunited.

  In the conference room, all the members sat down neatly and looked at Kato Yusuke expectantly.

  According to the plan, today should be a meeting to discuss some things, and then go to make up for the celebration banquet that Xia COMI failed to hold that day.

   However, Kato Yusuke looked around, but he didn't see Kei's figure.

  Eriri, who was sitting on his right hand, saw his reaction, stretched out her small hand and grabbed his clothes, and whispered a word: "Yusuke, Hui won't be here today."

   Kato Yusuke was taken aback.

   Won't come?

  It wasn't just him, other people also showed incomprehensible expressions when they heard this sentence.

  When it comes to Megumi Kato, the producer, the first impression of everyone here is that he has a good temper. He always speaks in a good manner and is very responsible for his work.

   Why didn’t this come all of a sudden?

   Renjian Kanoko saw that the situation was not good and hurried to save her, "Ah, actually, Kato-san asked for leave with me, saying that she was busy with her sister's marriage, and she didn't have much time recently."

  Yoshida and the others nodded in understanding after hearing this.

   Kato Yusuke was not so relaxed, he just felt his head was as big as a bucket.

  Although he has been busy with Shi Yu's affairs these days, he has not ignored Hui's problems.

  It's even better now, the other party doesn't even come to the studio.

   It's pretty straightforward what this means.

  Shi Yu, who was sitting on his left hand, raised his eyes, vaguely guessed his thoughts, and reminded him nonchalantly: "Since Kato-san can't come, why don't we start the meeting?"

  Yusuke Kato reacted and nodded in agreement.

  The main reason is that he has nothing to do right now, so he can only temporarily put Hui's problem on hold and try to deal with it later.

  He quickly adjusted his mentality, cleared his throat and said:

   "Everyone should be clear, the sales of our games are good, this achievement is inseparable from everyone's joint efforts, everyone has worked hard."

   There was immediate applause in the meeting room.

  Everyone feels happy from the bottom of their hearts. After all, the results of hard work for a whole year can be successful, which is a good thing no matter how you think about it.

   "Master!" Sagara Mayu raised a hand and asked jokingly, "Our game sells so well, will there be any bonuses?"

   "Well, this should be what everyone is most concerned about, right?" Kato Yusuke nodded with a smile, affirming, "The answer is yes, let's talk about the specifics."

  Kanoko Hasami had been prepared for this, she stood up from her seat with the materials, and walked to the front of the conference room, while others looked at her expectantly.

   "Let me first talk about the achievements of "Clannad" so far." She smiled methodically.

   "First of all, the first week of sales of "Clannad", as you may already know, our game has now sold 50,000 copies."

"so much-!?"

   Mishima Yuba was shocked.

   "What's going on? Didn't our Xia COMI prepare 10,000 products that day?

  Even including the 20,000 copies from "rougeenrouge", the total is only 30,000 copies, right? How could there be so many more at once? ? "

  Kanoko Hasami explained with a smile:

   "I'm about to say this. The physical version of our game did sell 30,000 copies. The extra 20,000 copies came from the Steam platform, so it's 50,000 copies."

  “Not only that, the sales of our games are still growing. The demand in the market is far from saturated, and the factory responsible for the physical disc is already rushing to replenish.”

   "For a text adventure game, this is a very remarkable achievement, and it is also something to be proud of. Thank you for your hard work."

   She bowed after speaking, and everyone applauded happily.

  The higher the sales of the game, the higher the income, and the higher the income, the higher the bonus. This principle couldn't be simpler.

  Among them, Yoshida is the most emotional.

   "Clannad" has become a hit!

   Regarding this point, Yoshida never expected it.

  The so-called interlacing is like a mountain, he really can't understand why a game can sell so well.

  The most outrageous thing is that this game was actually made by a group of high school students, which completely subverted his three views.

  Kanoko Renmi continued.

   “According to the regulations of our studio, 10% of the project’s net income will be distributed as a bonus.

  However, according to everyone's different positions and workload, there will be a certain weight in the distribution.

  I will communicate the specific amount to the heads of various departments later, and you can ask yourself.

  Mr. Yoshida is in charge of the program department, Sawamura-san is in charge of the art department, and Kasumigaoka-san is the only one in the planning department. "

  Everyone nodded in understanding without any objection.

   After all, everyone contributes differently in the project, so it makes no sense to ask everyone to get the same money.

  For example, Mishima Yuba who joined halfway, her bonus is naturally less than others.

   "But, sister Ren Jian." Xiangle Mayu blinked and asked curiously: "You have talked so much, did you forget to say how much our revenue is?"

  Kanoko Renjian smiled reservedly, and straightened her back slightly.

   "Well, the turnover of our game has reached 300 million yen. After deducting the game development cost and various expenses, there is still 175 million yen after tax in the studio account."

  After she finished speaking, the scene suddenly became quiet.

   "Clannad" has been released in three versions: regular edition, deluxe edition and collector's edition.

   Leaving aside the 100 sets of collector’s editions that are only sold on Xia COMI, the ratio of the regular edition to the deluxe edition is about 8:2.

   According to this calculation, the 10% bonus is 17.5 million!

  There are only eight people in the "TYPE-MOON" studio. Even if everyone divides it equally, they can get about 2 million yuan, and this is only the first week of the game's release!

  Thinking of this, everyone's breathing suddenly became much faster, and surprises appeared on their faces in unison.

  If it was still spiritual satisfaction before, it is material satisfaction now.

  As if feeling that the atmosphere was not warm enough, Kato Yusuke coughed to attract attention, and added fuel to the fire again.

   "In addition to bonuses, the salary of all members will be increased by 30% on the original basis, and it will take effect from next month."

   Mishima Yuba was taken aback, pointed at herself and asked, "Boss, do I count too?"

  Yusuke Kato nodded, "Of course, Ms. Mishima is also a member of this group, so there's no reason why it shouldn't be counted."

  Yoshida was a little confused, "Kato, the salary you are giving now is not low. A 30% salary increase is not a small amount. Do you want to think about it again?"

   Kato Yusuke smiled.

   "I've thought about it many times, because I didn't have a chance to talk about it before. Now that the studio has the conditions, I must make arrangements for everyone."

  Yoshida rubbed his head, completely speechless.

   "Long live Master!" Sagara Mayu raised her hands and cheered, leading the applause.

  Others applauded after seeing this, this time the voice was much louder than before. This is a matter related to everyone's income, how can there be any reason to be unhappy?

   As the boss of a company, Kato Yusuke is really different from ordinary capitalists.

  Other bosses made cakes to make everyone sacrifice their lives, but he didn't bring any cakes at all, so he just distributed the cakes to everyone.

  Mayu seemed to have thought of something, and asked again: "Master, do we still have to prepare a celebration banquet today?"

   Kato Yusuke pondered for a moment: "Forget about today, let's open it later when all the staff are here."

  …

  After the meeting was over, Yusuke Kato left the members of Toyosaki for a while.

  According to his original agreement, Kanoko Hasumi, Eirari, Shiwa, and Kei each have 10% of the shares.

   Except that Hui was helpless because he was not there, he asked the other three women to provide an account so that the dividends could be entered later.

   Everyone has nothing to say about this, it's up to him to decide.

  Yusuke Kato talked about his plan to expand the studio.

  First of all, it is about personnel recruitment. The main requirements are as follows.

  Program Department: 3 people. (Programming 2 people, dynamic effect 1 person)

  Planning department: 4 people. (2 worldview architects, 1 numerical designer, and 1 functional designer)

  Art department: 4 people. (2 original artists, 1 modeler, 1 action designer)

  Production management department: 2 people. (The production will be carried out by 2 people, who are required to have good communication skills and emotional intelligence, and be able to coordinate and connect the work of various departments)

  Others: 6 people. (2 people for game testing, 2 people for customer service, 1 person for administrative assistant, 1 person for HR)

  In summary, he decided to recruit 19 positions and doubled his manpower in one go.

  Shi Yu didn't understand very much, and asked with a frown:

   "Do we need so many people? The AS chapter of "Clannad" is almost done. Is recruiting so many people here to start a new project?"

  Yusuke Kato nodded affirmatively, "Yes, I have a few new projects to start, and it would be too slow to do it with our current manpower."

  Ying Lili asked: "Why do we need to hire modelers? Are we going to make 3D games?"

  Yusuke Kato replied ambiguously: "There are two projects that may use modeling and numerical design, which can be regarded as a preparation."

   Regardless of the large number of people he recruited, but these people are placed in some large game companies, which is the size of a small project.

  The studio will definitely continue to expand its enrollment in the future. At present, it is only a rough shelf to give everyone a step-by-step acceptance process.

   After all, if too many people are recruited at once, it may become chaotic, which may not be a good thing.

   After talking about recruitment, the next thing is the relocation of the studio.

  Considering the number of people who will join in the future, this house is obviously not enough now, so Kato Yusuke plans to move the studio to an office building with a better environment.

  The third daughter couldn't help feeling a little surprised, wondering if his steps were too big. You must know that the rent of an office building is not cheap, and there are few people who choose it except for those big companies.

  But Kato Yusuke has already made up his mind, and it's hard for them to refute.

   After all, this studio is wholly-owned by him, so the decision-making power is naturally in his hands.

  Shiwa and Ying Lili went back to communicate with each other full of thoughts.

  Yusuke Kato and Kanoko Hasumi came to the president's office on the second floor, and called Yoshida over.

   "What's the matter with calling me here? Kato?" Yoshida asked inexplicably.

  Yusuke Kato smiled and nodded, pushing a contract in front of him. Yoshida picked it up and saw that it turned out to be a share transfer contract.

   It says that Kato Yusuke will transfer 5% of the shares of his "TYPE-MOON" studio to him free of charge from the shares he owns.

  The 5% shares are only counted as dividends, and they do not participate in the management of the studio, and they are not allowed to be transferred to others. They can only get benefits based on the operating conditions of the studio.

   Even so, Yoshida was still quite frightened by this sudden attack.

  He widened his eyes in astonishment, and asked in shock, "No... what is this!?!?"

  Yusuke Kato leaned back on the boss chair, and explained calmly: "Mr. Yoshida has proved his worth. This is the reward you deserve. You just accept it."

   "What the hell??" Yoshida stared at him dumbfounded, and suddenly felt that his head was not enough.

   He can understand every word Kato Yusuke said, but it is impossible to understand it together.

  Yes, it is true that he participated in the production of a hit game. But if someone tells him that this game alone will make him a multi-millionaire, you'll be done if he hates it or not.

   However, the person who said this to him now is his boss.

  He really couldn't find any words to describe his mood at the moment other than a groan.

   After being stunned for a while, Yoshida swallowed hard, and asked incredulously:

   "...No, Kato, are you serious? I wrote a program at best, how could it create such a great value? This is too exaggerated, I can't accept this."

   After he finished speaking, he resolutely pushed back the contract.

   After all, no matter how popular "Clannad" is, it cannot escape the essence of its text adventure game.

  Is it hard to make a text adventure game? Is there any workload? Doesn't that mean that if you have hands, you can do it too?

   It may be an exaggeration to say this, but Yoshida thinks so.

  Compared to those large games, text adventure games are one of the most leisurely types in terms of programming.

  Developers only need to do a good job in the underlying structure, and all subsequent work can be completed by matching tables.

   For example, when to display which background, which characters appear, which lines and which song to play, can all be realized in this way.

   Except for some simple dynamic effects that need to be produced by programs, there are no other difficult parts.

  Because of this, he was able to carry all the work of the programming department alone before, basically without the help of others.

  Based on this excellent friendliness, text adventure games are also the hands-on work of many newcomer game designers.

   Its production is too simple, as long as the problem of the script and art materials is solved, it will just take some time.

  Of course, this is also a genre that is difficult to produce high-quality goods. Whether the game is good or not depends entirely on the story itself.

  From this point of view, Kato Yusuke, who designed this plan, and Shiwa, who perfected the game script, are really awesome. At most, he just did some icing on the cake.

   This 5% share is really deserved!

  …

  (end of this chapter)