Chapter 535

Turning off the video, Luo Quan let out a long sigh.

She had originally intended to carry out a righteous execution, but it ended up turning into a job fair; the speed at which the situation changed truly exceeded her expectations.

However, all in all, the result was still good; the company had recruited another talent, and the cybersecurity aspect could be considered settled.

But the series of questions from Yunikina just now served as a reminder that the company still needed to establish its proper framework.

This time, she relied on the idol effect to make Yunikina willing to join, but what about when she encounters talent later? After all, although her fans are now all over the world, not everyone is a die-hard fan like Yunikina.

For a company, what truly moves talent is still the work benefits and development prospects; if it remains a shell company like it is now, its attractiveness will likely be greatly discounted.

So, taking advantage of her free time, Luo Quan planned to settle the company's office location.

Originally, she was supposed to settle the office location when she told Li Jiang to expand, but at that time, Luo Quan was traveling back and forth between domestic and international locations and was busy with the movie release, so it kept being put off.

Therefore, Li Jiang and the others were still in that large warehouse in Jiangnan, and the newly hired employees were also making do in there.

Although Li Jiang never contacted her to ask about the office space, she, as the boss, absolutely could not be indifferent.

So the next day, Luo Quan contacted an agency to prepare for the official landing of her "Springwater Entertainment."

As one of the top international metropolises in China and even Asia, Shanghai has many high-rise buildings, but the prices are also sky-high.

Based on the premise that Luo Quan was not short on money, the agency found her an office building near the Lujiazui International Business Center.

This is a property of the domestic real estate giant Yifa Group. The group's chairman was once the richest man in China, but by comparison, his son Si Cong is more famous, and he is known alongside Ye Kai, who was entangled with Chunzi, as one of the two top young masters in China.

Although Ye Kai is rich, he doesn't usually stir up trouble in the entertainment industry; he only appeared in the circle more often after getting to know Chunzi.

As for Si Cong, he is simply an entertainment star among the rich second generation. He often makes spicy comments about entertainment stars and has never been afraid of offending people, earning him the nickname "Entertainment Industry Disciplinary Committee."

But come to think of it, Luo Quan has been so popular these past two years, yet Si Cong has never mentioned her once on Weibo; this point even made Luo Quan feel a bit strange.

Perhaps it is because her personality is too great; even a low-quality troll like Si Cong couldn't find any dirt on her, so naturally, there was no way to start trolling.

Of course, this is just Luo Quan's narcissistic thought; as for the specific reason, I'm afraid only Si Cong himself knows.

The only pity is that she has no friendship with Si Cong, so there were no discounts for renting the building.

The fees for this office building located in the most prosperous area of Shanghai are naturally ridiculously high, with an average price of 10 yuan/square meter/day. The agency introduced her to the 14th floor, and because the floor number sounds like "two deaths," it hadn't been rented out since the building was completed and put into use.

In view of this, the office building side was willing to give a 30% discount, charging only 6.3 yuan per square meter per day. In addition, there would be discounts if calculated on a yearly basis; simply put, the more you rent, the better the price.

After Luo Quan decided, she went to the site with the person sent by the agency to inspect it.

As a star, even in summer, she usually wraps herself up tightly whenever she goes out on the street.

But today, her identity was that of a company boss, and the place she was going didn't have many people, so she only wore a pair of sunglasses.

After washing up, Luo Quan drove her supercar, one of only nine in the world, to the bottom of the Yifa Building. After parking in an open-air parking lot, she headed straight to the reception hall on the first floor of the building.

"I've arrived, I'm right here at the entrance of the hall." Luo Quan sent a message to the agency person, and within ten seconds, two people walked over.

A girl wearing OL attire and a boy wearing a suit; both looked very young.

"Hello, Miss Luo Quan, I am the sales manager of Shuguang Agency, you can just call me Xiao Wang." The boy introduced himself first, while the girl on the other side was the leasing staff of this building, surnamed Li.

"Take me to see the floor." After entering the hall, Luo Quan took off her sunglasses and shook her fluffy long pink hair.

She had dyed her hair pink for her Seraphine cosplay. Although the movie character setting was white hair, because S8 was about to start in a while, she still had to go on stage to continue performing as Seraphine, so she didn't dye it white directly but wore a wig instead.

Doing this was partly because she was afraid of trouble and too lazy to fuss, and partly because she wanted to protect her hair and body; after all, frequent hair dyeing is not good for health.

The two employees also opened their mouths slightly when they saw Luo Quan revealing her true face. When they saw the name Luo Quan before, they were still guessing whether it was the same name, but they didn't expect it to be the real person.

However, surprise was surprise. As elites in their respective industries, neither of them lost their minds like fanatical fans and asked for photos or autographs.

If they had done that, they would probably have been fired the next day.

After a slight surprise, the two immediately entered work mode and took Luo Quan to the 14th floor.

"There aren't many buildings around, so the lighting on this floor is very good. The decoration is a typical European office style, retro and warm. The hall has central air conditioning, and other rooms also have independent air conditioning. The facilities are complete, and the usable area is 912 square meters." Xiao Wang introduced while walking.

Although it had never been rented out, the hygiene of the 14th floor was always being maintained; the floors, desks, and windowsills were all very clean.

"The environment is quite good. By the way, if I rent it for two years directly, how much discount can I get?" Luo Quan asked about the price straightforwardly; she was quite satisfied with the environment here.

Xiao Wang's face lit up with joy: "If you pay in full for two years at once, you can get a 10% discount. In addition, water and electricity are free for the first two months."

"Draft the contract." Luo Quan snapped her fingers, as refreshingly as if the settlement currency was Zimbabwean dollars.

Just now she calculated that a 10% discount on the basis of 6.3 per square meter per day for two years is about 3.78 million. Two months of water and electricity are just sweeteners; it doesn't matter if they are included or not.

For her now, it doesn't really matter what currency this amount of money is in; even if it were settled in Euros, it wouldn't matter—it's just the price of a hundred thousand physical records.

Come to think of it, she hasn't checked how much her bank savings are for a long time, but it should have exceeded ten digits by now, and the leading digit is not 1.

This is just her bank in China. The income from Rurouni Kenshin in Japan is still in her international account and she hasn't had time to withdraw it. The income in the United States is slightly less, and she directly gave it all to financial institutions for diversified investment.

For savings at this level, ordinary people have only seen them at the "Heavenly Bank," but for her, it is no longer much different from numbers.

I have to say, it is really easy for stars to make money, especially stars like her who like to take on everything; when collecting money, she also takes the lion's share.

Even though she donates a large sum of money every time she makes money, the speed at which her account balance soars is still beyond imagination.

So now, an expenditure of a few million to rent a building is actually not much different from spending a few hundred yuan for Luo Quan.

When you need to be frugal, you can be frugal, but for necessary expenditures like this, there is no need to haggle over every ounce. After all, the investment of a few million here will definitely bring the company income that will be more than ten or a hundred times higher in the future!

"You are truly generous." Xiao Wang and Xiao Li were all smiles.

The hardest floor to sell was finally sold. In addition to the huge sales commission, this was also a major performance for both of them in the unit. A client like Luo Quan is definitely a high-quality client that any company is most willing to encounter.

Of course, this absolutely does not mean that she is stupid and rich.

In fact, the location of the Yifa Building is very good, and you can see the scenery on the river from the window, with heavy traffic and good Feng Shui.

The only thing that is uncomfortable is that the floor number is unlucky. The 4th floor is used by Yifa Building itself, so it doesn't matter if it can't be rented out, but the 14th floor has been idle for so long, and it can't be rented out even though there are no quality problems; this loss makes Yifa quite troubled.

Originally, Xiao Wang was prepared to be cut in half by Luo Quan. His bottom line was to give Luo Quan a 35% discount on the basis of 6.3 per square meter per day.

For an ordinary office building, this price belongs to a blood-spitting clearance sale, losing money to the grandmother's house.

But for the 14th floor, as long as it is rented out, it is a success.

But Xiao Wang didn't expect Luo Quan not to bargain at all and rented it directly, and paid in full in one go. It can only be said that the financial power of a world-class star is truly unimaginable.

The contract was drafted quickly. Luo Quan had a video call with a lawyer to help her check it, and after confirming there were no problems, she signed it.

Large amount transfers take some time. After Luo Quan transferred the money, it would still take some time for Yifa to accept it.

But from the moment she signed, the right to use this floor already belonged to her.

"By the way, has the 13th floor below been rented out?" After signing, Luo Quan asked an extra question.

Xiao Wang replied: "A foreign company rented it before, but the lease just expired recently, and they didn't renew it.

I don't know the specific situation very well; another manager, Zhao, is in charge of this matter."

"It seems that the boss of this foreign company is just as fearless as I am. I rent the 14th floor, and they rent the 13th floor." Luo Quan laughed, "Could it be that the company lost money during the time they rented it?"

"We don't know much about this." Xiao Wang and Xiao Li smiled, not knowing how to respond.

"But it doesn't matter, I don't have taboos in this regard." Luo Quan smiled slightly, "After a while, my company will expand recruitment. If the 14th floor is not enough, I will probably rent the second floor. It just so happens that the 13th floor is adjacent. If it hasn't been rented out by then, please give a more favorable price."

"If that's the case, then I will definitely give you the biggest discount within my authority!" Xiao Wang said decisively.

For a god-like client like Luo Quan, he said he must grasp it no matter what. If things go well, he might be able to negotiate another big business in a few months!

After the contract was signed, Wang and Li left a business card and left one after another.

In the empty office building, Luo Quan sent a text message to Li Jiang, telling them to back up the data and prepare to move.

In addition, the high-end computers she ordered before were almost assembled—five hundred units, all with top-tier industry configurations, starting at 15,000 each!

Compared to the rent of the office building, these highest crystallizations of human technological wisdom are the real money-burning machines.

And unlike a one-off deal like rent, as various accessories are updated in the future, the computers in the studio will also have to be updated together. The investment in this area will definitely not stop.

Using her phone to calculate the expenses incurred for producing "Final Fantasy," it was already close to 50 million.

This is just the initial investment. When the planned 500-person production team is truly in place, that is what you call burning money every second.

Even if the Unreal Engine can compress the production cycle to within a year, the final production cost is estimated to be over 150 million US dollars, not including promotion.

Whether it is a movie or a game, the promotion cost has never been much less than the production cost, especially for this kind of game that is aimed at the world. The level of promotion must also be world-class, and the money needed in this area will only be greater.

"No wonder these domestic companies, regardless of size, are unwilling to make 3A games." Luo Quan looked at the hundreds of millions in costs on the computer and couldn't help but sigh.

A proper 3A game requires a huge investment of at least several hundred million RMB, and whether domestic game fans can buy it after it is made is still a huge question mark.

Even those big foreign manufacturers often have 3A games that flop.

In an environment like China where there hasn't been a successful case yet, no one wants to be the first to eat this crab.

A successful 3A game often requires several stepping stones, and how could domestic big manufacturers spend over a billion to do a project that is highly likely to fail?

Capital is profit-seeking; no one is a great philanthropist.

Luo Quan herself admitted that if she didn't have the IP of "Final Fantasy," which can be called a king bomb, she probably wouldn't have stepped into this field either.

The investment and return are completely disproportionate, and the number of paid users for genuine domestic products will definitely not be as many as presented on the Internet.

In-app purchase online games are the ultimate wealth code in the Chinese environment. 3A games are good, but the audience is ultimately a bit small.

But it is precisely because of this that those studios that still dream of making the first domestic 3A game are even more respectable.

Fortunately, Luo Quan got the help of these dozens of employees from the Unreal Studio. This time, she believes she can help many people realize their dreams.

And just as the Unreal Studio was busy moving, Yunikina finally arrived in Shanghai, China, by international flight.