Chapter 19: Do You Know How I’ve Survived These Five Years?

Translator: Daoist6fubtiW

“Your studio is pretty good.” Carter smiled and sat on the sofa.

After serving them tea, Song Shan quickly left Ye Feng’s office. Nowadays, there’s no room for idle people in their work; even the task of pouring water for guests has no designated person.

“As a straightforward person, I won’t beat around the bush.”

“I want to propose a collaboration. We can sign a new profit-sharing contract, my bottom line is 10% for you and 90% for me.” Carter laid out his terms without hiding anything, showing his sincerity.

Ye Feng’s expression was puzzled.

What does he want me to do with this collaboration?

“You want to discuss a collaboration with me?” Ye Feng pondered for a moment. He didn’t want to fall into a big pit just after establishing his studio.

“You can say that the gaming market in Great Xia is weak, especially when it comes to producing outstanding games for the global market. As the head of the Steam platform in Great Xia, I can consider the success of a game studio in each region as part of my achievement.”

“I’ve been in this position for five years now, and during this time, my initial hope turned into despair.”

Ye Feng was surprised at how desperate the situation was. Carter’s eyes seemed to convey the struggle he had endured over these five years.

“I was assigned to take charge of the Great Xia region. If possible, I would prefer to be in charge of other regions, as every country occasionally produces some outstanding games.”

“During my tenure, you are the most exceptional game studio I have seen. I hope you will seriously consider making the next game.”

“Now, as the head of the Steam platform in Great Xia, I can sign a long-term contract with you in Steam’s name. That way, even if someone else takes over in the future, they can’t break the contract.” Carter looked straight at Ye Feng, hoping for a satisfactory answer.

“Just this?” Ye Feng looked at him strangely. He knew that the gaming industry in this world was lackluster, and Great Xia was even more backward.

But he didn’t expect it to be this bad, to the point where the head of the Steam platform in Great Xia wanted to desperately escape from here.

At this moment, Carter’s eyes seemed to say, “Do you know how I’ve survived these five years?”

“That’s right! This matter benefits both of us. You’ll get a high profit-sharing contract for twenty years, and I just want to leave this place,” Carter looked at Ye Feng, stating his simple request.

“Sure, we can sign the contract now.” Ye Feng replied with a smile. He didn’t want to hesitate even for a second in accepting such a good deal. Carter just wanted to leave, and what’s wrong with granting him a parting gift?

“Rest assured, my next game will definitely satisfy you,” Ye Feng’s eyes gleamed with confidence.

“Alright, we can sign the contract now, but I want to know what type of game you plan to make next, how long it will take, and if it can be completed before the end of the year?” Carter had no issues with signing the contract; he was only concerned about Ye Feng’s next game and what type it would be.

“My next game will be ready in about three months, and I can also develop another one before the end of the year.”

“Haha, I don’t understand game development, but I trust you,” Carter laughed. With the success of “Dead Cells,” he could already move to a region with better game development than Great Xia.

He sought Ye Feng just to ensure more stability.

As for the seemingly unreasonable profit-sharing agreement?

Well, after he moved away, it would be someone else’s headache to deal with it.

Huh? Does it have anything to do with me?

It doesn’t matter, hehe~~

After finalizing the details, Carter sent the pre-drafted contract to Ye Feng. His determination was evident; he had prepared thoroughly before meeting Ye Feng.

All the terms in the contract were impeccable. When Ye Feng saw the profit-sharing ratio of one-ninth for twenty years, he couldn’t help but feel excited.

After sending the contract to Song Shan, Ye Feng and Carter patiently waited in the office for the document to be printed.

When Song Shan received the contract, he was puzzled. Using the company’s printer, he accidentally caught a glimpse of the profit-sharing clause while the printer was spitting out paper.

“My goodness!” Song Shan couldn’t help but exclaim.

The company’s printer was placed in a corner of the office for everyone’s convenience. Upon hearing Song Shan’s exclamation, all the people at their workstations turned their heads curiously to look at him.

“What are you looking at, Brother Shan?” Someone curiously approached, wanting to see what was written on the paper, but Song Shan covered the content hastily. “Nothing, mind your own business, don’t pry.”

Song Shan glared at the person who approached and covered the page of the contract.

As the printer continued to spit out the already printed pages, Song Shan tightly held the slightly warm A4 paper in his hand.

He didn’t know if this part of the content needed to be kept confidential, but Ye Feng had asked him to print it, showing his trust in him.

But was the content inside really true?

A profit-sharing ratio of one-ninth? Was Steam Gaming Platform out of its mind? How could they sign such a contract?

That’s right, he knew whom Ye Feng was meeting with—Carter, the person in charge of the Steam platform in Great Xia. Before the meeting, Ye Feng had told him that he would be meeting with him today.

At that time, Ye Feng said he wasn’t sure why Carter sought him out. Now, looking at the contract in his hand, if he hadn’t checked Carter’s information online and saw that the person who showed up today looked exactly like the photo, he would really have thought that Ye Feng encountered a fraud.

Song Shan held the two already printed contracts in his hand and brought them back to the office.

Ye Feng and Carter took the contracts, and after a quick review, Ye Feng picked up a pen and signed his name in the designated space.

“Mr. Ye, a pleasure to collaborate!” Carter looked at the documents in his hand, thrilled.

The contract stated that before October of this year, Ye Feng had to create a new game with sales surpassing 300,000 copies. Otherwise, the contract would be deemed invalid.

If Ye Feng could indeed achieve that, Carter’s application to transfer out of Great Xia’s gaming market at the end of the year would be as good as secured.

“A pleasure to collaborate!” Ye Feng extended his hand, and Carter firmly shook it.

“I hope to see Mr. Ye’s work as soon as possible.”

“Definitely.”