After exchanging a few words with the landlady, Victor left the apartment.
Once Victor was out of sight, the young girl standing next to the landlady said somewhat angrily,
"He can't even find a job and can barely support himself, and he's still talking about starting a company?"
"Mom! He definitely won't be able to pay the rent this month. You're not going to let him live for free, are you?"
The middle-aged woman glanced at her daughter.
"Don't say that. No one can say they've never been down and out."
"If we help him now, he definitely won't forget our help once he gets through this difficult period."
"Heh heh…" The girl sneered, "Him getting out of a slump?"
"With him being just a small planner, I think his life is just ups and downs, downs, downs, downs…!"
"Mom, you're just too kind, that's why people always take advantage of you!"
The middle-aged woman shook her head helplessly and walked into the apartment.
The girl continued to shout relentlessly from behind,
"I don't care! If he can't pay the rent next month, I'm kicking him out!"
…
After leaving the apartment, Victor first went to submit the documents for establishing his company.
After a not-so-cumbersome process, he officially became the boss of MiHoYo.
After accomplishing this, he had an even more important task to do.
Attract investment!
The funds required to produce allogene were not a small amount; even one or two investment companies might not be enough.
And he also had to consider the possibility that some companies might lack foresight and would not invest in his plan.
Several hours later.
It turned out.
It was actually Victor himself who lacked foresight, overestimating the standards of those investment companies.
He spent an entire day, visiting nine investment companies.
But the replies he received were:
An investment company A: "Making games? It's not that we look down on Dragon Kingdom's games, but that's just how the market is. Whoever invests loses."
An investment company B: "Open-world game? Young man, if you're not fully awake, I can lay a mat for you outside the door to catch up on sleep!"
An investment company C: "It needs a hundred million to complete production? That's hilarious, hahaha!"
An investment company D: "Security! Where's security! Quickly, get this lunatic out of here!"
…
After visiting all nine investment companies.
Not only did Victor not get a single cent of investment, but he also spent all the money left in his pocket on travel expenses.
"Damn it! This is a huge loss!"
Touching his empty pockets, Victor was speechless.
These short-sighted fellows, they don't even want an opportunity to get rich when it's right in front of them!
They just needed to reach out their hands and obediently give him the money.
They would quickly get several, or even dozens of times the return.
But those stingy guys wouldn't even let him drink a cup of tea.
They were truly incredibly cheap!
Sitting on a bench by the roadside, Victor watched the cars come and go, feeling a little worried.
No money, how to make a game?
Especially a game like allogene, which burns through money endlessly?
If his roommates were second-generation rich, he could perhaps trick some investment out of them.
But those guys were pretty much like him, just from ordinary families.
"Ding! If the host cannot secure investment, the system can provide a sufficient amount of investment!"
"Hmm?" Victor instantly became excited.
"At the crucial moment! It's you, system, that I can rely on!"
"Alright! Give me one hundred million first! I'll ask you for more if it's not enough!"
If he were to develop allogene from scratch, one hundred million would naturally be far from enough.
However, he had already obtained most of the materials and plans needed to produce allogene from the system.
This greatly reduced research and development costs.
So, if he was frugal, one hundred million would be just about right.
"Ding! One hundred million yuan has been credited! Please check your account, host!"
As the system's crisp voice fell, one hundred million yuan instantly appeared on Victor's card account.
And it was from the system, a hundred million yuan that would not arouse any suspicion.
Looking at the long string of numbers in his account, Victor's breathing quickened, feeling as if he was dreaming.
This was one hundred million yuan!
Even if he removed four zeros, he hadn't owned that much in both of his lives combined!
The most money he ever had in his card was a few thousand yuan when he paid his university tuition…
"Ding! This system's investment is not gratuitous. The term is one year, and within one year, a total of one billion, including principal and interest, must be repaid. Please remember this, host!"
"Ah… huh?" Victor froze for a moment, then his entire face turned dark.
He hadn't expected the wretched system to be so ruthless!
"Wretched system! I knew you had ill intentions!"
"Borrow one and return ten, why don't you just rob people?"
"Ding! This system kindly reminds the host that once the money is credited, the host cannot go back on their word, and… the consequences of not being able to repay the money are very severe, you know~"
Victor: "#%@%@&%#"
After complaining for a long time, Victor still accepted the fact that he owed one billion before his game was even made.
"Anyway, the money has finally arrived."
"As long as I make allogene, earning one billion in this world will be very easy."
Victor was quite confident about this.
In his previous life's environment, allogene was able to earn over one billion in its first year.
Not to mention that there are hardly any competitive games in this world, so allogene is bound to dominate globally once it's released.
"Once I gather the company's staff, I can start working directly."
Speaking of this, Victor first thought of his roommates.
"As students of related majors, all three of them could play a role."
"Hmm… let's forget it, I'll find other people."
After thinking carefully, Victor still changed his mind.
It wasn't that he didn't want to include his brothers.
The main reason was that he was going to make allogene, which was famous for its quality.
Finding a few recently graduated students with little experience was indeed a bit unstable.
The allogene of his previous life was, after all, polished by others for many years.
It was made after using several games to accumulate a large number of highly skilled and excellent employees.
It was a culmination of their efforts.
If he just casually found a few college students and easily made it.
That would no longer be a joke, but an insult to the many efforts put in by countless related practitioners.
"Let's forget it…"
"If I were to start with the Honkai series, I could consider collaborating with them."
"But for allogene… I should find employees with higher skill levels and more experience."
Victor made his decision.
As for his good sons in the dorm.
After allogene is released, he can let them come to the company and follow a skilled senior to gain experience.
"Artists, orchestras, voice actors, I'm going to be busy now…"
Victor mused.
"However, since the most troublesome financial issue has been resolved, the remaining matters will be much easier to handle."
"Hmm… I'll go find the orchestra first."