Chapter 88: If Not for Making Money, Then What Are We Aiming For?

"Brother Yu, whatever the matter is, you make the call; Ah Wei and I will just handle the execution!"

Cai Qiu knew himself clearly: he could get things done, but making decisions was not his forte.

So, ever since the day Genshin launched, he had already decided to follow Brother Yu; after all, given Yu's character, he would absolutely never treat him poorly.

"Right, Old Cai's attitude is my attitude."

Chen Wei, standing nearby, didn't know what Qin Qin Xiaoyu wanted to discuss, but still voiced his agreement.

Seeing their reactions, Qin Qin Xiaoyu's expression remained calm, though he felt quite gratified inside; he glanced at the two of them and spoke:

"Our studio's current scale is about five hundred people, but compared to other game companies in the industry, we are still a very small presence, not even reaching medium size."

Hearing these words,

Chen Wei and Cai Qiu instinctively nodded at the same time.

Shengda, Mengyi, Tengmei, and those other top-tier game peers already had tens of thousands of employees. Even some mid-tier companies normally had four or five thousand people, and the larger ones had nearly ten thousand employees.

With only five hundred people, they were indeed a bit insignificant in the game industry.

However,

given the current manpower allocation, combining development and operations, Genshin alone should be barely sufficient for now. So in the hearts of Cai Qiu and Chen Wei, they were somewhat puzzled as to why Qin Qin Xiaoyu would suddenly bring up this topic.

"Brother Yu, do you mean..."

Something suddenly occurred to Cai Qiu, though he wasn't quite sure; he looked up into Qin Qin Xiaoyu's eyes and tentatively spoke a sentence.

"For the coming period, I need you to recruit a batch of professionals specializing in anime production; these people should preferably have some industry experience and be of very high caliber."

Qin Qin Xiaoyu did not hide anything; he directly told the two the purpose of summoning them to the office.

Professionals specializing in anime production?

Upon hearing these words, Cai Qiu and Chen Wei exchanged a glance, and then both wore expressions of slight confusion.

"Brother Yu, you can't take players' complaints seriously! How can making anime make money as fast as games?"

A moment later,

Cai Qiu reminded them with a mix of helplessness and amusement.

Although many online game players often complained that their studio was not a proper game company and should switch to making anime instead.

But actually switching to making anime would be neglecting one's proper duties.

It is undeniable that excellent anime IPs can indeed make a fortune, but for the most part, they still cannot compare to games.

"Making anime is naturally not for the sake of making money!"

Qin Qin Xiaoyu shook his head; he indeed intended to establish an anime division, but from the very beginning of this plan, it was never aimed at making money.

"Not for making money? Then what exactly are we aiming for?" Chen Wei, having heard Qin Qin Xiaoyu's words, looked at him with a face full of confusion.

Although the production cost of anime is considerably cheaper than developing games,

that is only relative to games.

In fact, the cost of producing a single anime is truly not small at all.

Leaving aside other aspects, just supporting a batch of employees is already a significant expense.

"To serve the next game!"

Qin Qin Xiaoyu slowly spoke a sentence, his face showing little expression, his voice calm as water.

However,

it was this simple sentence that made Cai Qiu and Chen Wei, sitting opposite him, stand up directly from their chairs, obviously somewhat startled.

At first, they thought Qin Qin Xiaoyu wanted to establish a separate anime division because he intended to enter the anime industry.

But who could have thought he was actually considering the next game...