novelraw Chapter 925 - 907: The Ambitions of Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan! (18)
Chapter 925 - 907: The Ambitions of Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan! (18)
Chapter 925: Chapter 907: The Ambitions of Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan! (18)
In the end, they still had a truly exhilarating night all to themselves, full of youthful adventures and fun!
Tonight was definitely more lively compared to last night when Huo Feng wasn’t around.
Huo Feng is probably just a natural mood enhancer, someone with a charming personality.
Anyway, with him here tonight, Ye Qingcao and Yan Siyuan were clearly having a blast.
Even though Yan Siyuan footed the bill for the whole night...
As the night passed and a little beer went down, everyone started to feel a bit tipsy.
This time there were two rooms, which could have perfectly split the four of them into boys in one room and girls in the other.
Pu Sangzhi, who was already quite sleepy, leaned against Huo Feng’s shoulder, looking drowsy.
But Ye Qingcao was still lively, lying on the sofa with her head on Yan Siyuan’s lap, munching on snacks while listening to the two guys chat.
Since Pu Sangzhi was too tired to join in the conversation, the two guys were again on the topic of career.
Yan Siyuan handed his laptop to Huo Feng, who was at the moment reviewing a feasibility plan report on it while listening to Yan Siyuan’s explanation.
Yan Siyuan has a long-term goal—to establish a game software development company.
He wants to focus on mobile games or standalone PC games, as online games are too expansive, and as students, they definitely don’t have the bandwidth to manage and maintain them.
They’re not exactly idle at the moment, so Yan Siyuan plans to team up with Huo Feng to design a game software as a trial.
If it goes well, they could expand it later.
As for the game company...
Yan Siyuan and Huo Feng expressed that Beijing is a great place.
After all, Beijing is a city where economic development is flourishing, with countless companies of all sizes, offering more opportunities.
If a company is established here, the likelihood of finding sponsorships, attracting investors, and seeking partners is higher than in other cities. After all, for a newly registered small company, apart from technology, it also requires more cooperation!
Plus, since Huo Feng is a student at Tsinghua, just having his academic background will make it easier to find partners.
Once you enter society, you’ll find that no matter what industry you are in, education is the entry threshold. After education, people look at your strength and abilities!
Therefore, Yan Siyuan believes that Huo Feng’s background at Tsinghua is a slight advantage they have for standing firm in Beijing. Of course, it’s just a minor advantage; the focus obviously isn’t on that.
The only problem with settling in Beijing is money!
As mentioned above, Beijing is a city with a booming economy, and the phrase "land is gold" describes it well.
When it comes to startup funds, the costs of setting up a company, employee salaries, and various other large and small expenses are much higher than in other cities.
For instance, hiring an engineer in a third-tier city may cost five or six thousand a month, while in Beijing, the starting salary is ten thousand, with no upper limit.
Therefore, while Yan Siyuan’s feasibility plan looks grand, Huo Feng finds it... not very feasible!
Not even discussing whether they have the capability to develop a game single-handedly, just the startup capital alone is terrifyingly high!
Yan Siyuan, being a rich second-generation, doesn’t face opposition from Huo Feng.
After all, Huo Feng can’t provide for it.
"The other day, when I and Sangzhi went to Chaoyang District for some errands, which is between the Fourth and Fifth Ring of Beijing, I checked on an office building there; the rent for the seventh and eighth floors is over four hundred thousand a year, maybe five hundred thousand this year. Just one venue and your startup capital is gone. Not counting labor, utilities, operations, and development..."
Huo Feng shook his head, frowning deeply, "Let’s talk about manpower. Doesn’t a company need several departments? Human resources, R&D, marketing, maintenance, logistics, art design... and so on. Even if you hire one person for each position, each person’s pure expenditure will be at least a hundred grand, right? And these are all initial investments... not to mention office supplies, you’ll need a dozen or so computers, right? For software development, you can’t skimp on servers, can you? You do the math... without 2 million, you can’t even get started."
"Then make 2 million," Yan Siyuan said straightforwardly.
No one knows where he gets the confidence to speak so directly...
Maybe because he’s a rich second-generation!
Huo Feng couldn’t help but glance at him more, silently giving a thumbs up, "You’re impressive! Planning to advance from your dad?"
"No need to ask him, we’ll earn it ourselves," Yan Siyuan maintained his straightforward tone.
Huo Feng couldn’t fathom where his confidence and ambition came from...
Ambition is something Huo Feng also possesses!
However, apart from ambition, Huo Feng also understands reality...
"How to earn it?"
This time, it was Ye Qingcao who asked Yan Siyuan.
She looked up at Yan Siyuan’s sharp chin, and from this angle, he looked so effortlessly handsome...
Ye Qingcao was a bit smitten...
"Didn’t we say we’re testing the waters first?"
Yan Siyuan raised his eyebrows lightly at Huo Feng, "Remember back then how ’Love and Producer’ made countless girls go crazy?"
Huo Feng was clearly aware, "How could I not know~ Back then, my little aunt played the game and kept asking me to cosplay as Bai Qi. But I despise that game!"
"I despise it too. But, an unchanging truth, it’s easy to earn money from women."
Yan Siyuan firmly stared at Huo Feng, suddenly throwing out this straightforward truth.
"Oh~"
Huo Feng nodded slowly, "I get it a bit. You mean that game’s success, its popularity all over the internet, was actually due to capturing women’s hearts! Back then, my little aunt even scammed 200 yuan from me for a WeChat red envelope to draw some card."
"Exactly."
Yan Siyuan continued, "Back then, someone also spent quite a bit on this game during their playtime."
"Hahaha..." Ye Qingcao laughed, covering her face in embarrassment.
She didn’t know how Yan Siyuan found out...
At that time, she was using her alternate male account and chatting rampantly with Yan Siyuan...
Perhaps Yan Siyuan was spying on her household!
He even knew her entanglement with ’Love and Producer’!
Back then, she too, like a devilish impulse, spent a lot of money to draw cards and speed up the storyline...
Even her brother couldn’t stand it back then!
"Since we need to test the waters, we must accurately target the market. We both don’t have much energy, so we’ll collaborate on a game, and initially promote it." Yan Siyuan said.
"Alright!"
Huo Feng nodded, highly agreeing with Yan Siyuan’s proposal.
If they start with small software, both he and Yan Siyuan should be able to handle it, and it wouldn’t require much investment.
But if the promotion is spot-on and the mini-game catches fire,
They’ll have the startup capital!
Thus, what might seem like testing the waters is actually an opportunity they need to take very seriously!
The first attempt, if successful, will boost their confidence; if not... it might hit them hard.
After all, both of them have quite a bit of pride.
"Send a copy of my plan to your email yourself."
Yan Siyuan raised the bottle, taking a small sip of beer, "Even though the plan outlined in the document is far-reaching, it’s definitely a feasible plan for the future. As long as we have the financial foundation, let’s implement it as soon as possible."
"okok~"
Huo Feng obediently sent Yan Siyuan’s feasibility plan report to his own email.
On this matter...
Huo Feng always felt Yan Siyuan was as meticulous as Sangzhi.
Sangzhi also loved planning and had always had clear plans for her life and future.
Nowadays, Huo Feng increasingly realizes that truly excellent people share similar habits.
Some habits truly make people excellent...
Huo Feng to this day isn’t considered very outstanding, possibly because he lacks these habits...
But fortunately, he always has such people around him.
In high school, he had Pu Sangzhi to plan for him...
In college, he had Yan Ji planning...
He just needs to execute them!
"Hey, come up with the idea."
Yan Siyuan said to Huo Feng, "You have so many fans and are good at understanding girls’ psychology; you’ll definitely come up with great ideas. Later, give me a plan, or two, so I can see if I can shortlist them."
Huo Feng just realized that in college, with Yan Siyuan planning, he was now asked to write the plan as well...
Scratching his head, he didn’t refuse, "That’s true. You definitely don’t know girls as well as I do. Since we’re targeting the female market, it’s best that I come up with the ideas."
"Mm-hmm."
Yan Siyuan raised an eyebrow, "Like today, after your performance, didn’t you gain more fangirls?"
As he said this, his gaze dropped, meaningfully looking at Ye Qingcao resting on his lap...
"Haha..."
Ye Qingcao couldn’t help but laugh in embarrassment, "Oh stop teasing me, I’m just a little bit infatuated..."
With a faint smile, Yan Siyuan gently pinched Ye Qingcao’s cheek and looked at Huo Feng, "Speaking of which, when Pu Sangzhi came to find you today, why were you so easily coaxed? Were you just trying to avoid her search?"
Huo Feng quickly glanced at Pu Sangzhi...
Seeing that she had completely fallen asleep on his shoulder, he sighed in relief and whispered, "This is just the fun between me and my wife. Playing hide and seek to resolve conflicts~"
Yan Siyuan chuckled, "Childish."
Huo Feng glanced down at Pu Sangzhi again...
Suddenly, his eyes softened, and in a gentle tone, he said, "I really need to work hard. At the very least, I need to buy her a house before we get married... otherwise, I wouldn’t dare to marry..."