Recently, some media reported that Perfect World was bombed with a teaching practice project with a fee of 17,800 yuan. After paying the fee, students can participate in the development of a seamless large-world multiplayer online survival online game in the Perfect World Technology Center.
This move aroused the attention of netizens, and many voices accused it of recruiting people for "paid part-time jobs", which was suspected of earning development resources in the name of training.
According to the pictures posted on the Internet, after entering the working group, students need to complete a series of tasks such as planning, original painting, 3D modeling, action, and special effects on the basis of understanding the core gameplay of the project.
According to the development progress of the game project, the practice time will be as long as three months or more, and there will be no additional charge for the part exceeding three months.
According to reports, a total of 14 places have been released for the practice project, which are aimed at the current students and graduates of Perfect World Education.
It covers the art, original painting, action, special effects, planning and other types of work in game development.
The application fee is 17,800 yuan per person, and the application method is active application and tutor recommendation.
Among them, the active application needs to go through the ability evaluation before entering the project team; the class tutor can directly enter the project team.
Company response: only internal projects
Not long after the public opinion fermented, Perfect World responded to the media that the project was an internal project to cultivate game talents, and education was an in vitro business, not an in vivo business, and had nothing to do with listed companies.
According to Tianyancha information, Perfect World Education and Perfect World belong to Perfect World Holding Group.
Perfect World Education's official website shows that Perfect World Education Pixel Seeds (Beijing) Education Technology Co., Ltd. is an incubation base for "art + technology" creative professionals in China. , operation and other professionals, so that zero-based students have the basic ability to practice after 6-8 months of training.
Many game companies including NetEase Games, Alibaba Games, Tencent Games, Xishanju, and Kunlun Wanwei have cooperated with Pixel Seeds.
Some netizens expressed that they did not understand "paid work", and some netizens said that this operation is actually a matter of spending money to buy project experience, not only game companies, but also many film and television post-production companies will have similar projects.
It is understood that the controversial project is an internal test teaching product, which has been shelved.
Operating costs fell sharply in the first quarter and the stock price rebounded by nearly 40%
Previously, Perfect World released its first quarterly report for 2022, showing that in the first quarter, Perfect World achieved operating income of 2.128 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 4.60%.
Among them, the game business achieved operating income of 1.973 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.01%, and the film and television business achieved operating income of 77.3172 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 80.48%.
Regarding the year-on-year decrease in revenue in the first quarter, Perfect World said that during the reporting period, the company adjusted its overseas game business layout, sold the US R&D studio and local distribution teams in Europe and the United States, and related European and American subsidiaries will no longer be included in the scope of consolidation since February this year. To.
After deducting the above effects, the operating income during the period increased by 2.34% year-on-year.
It is worth noting that while revenue only fell by 4.60% year-on-year, Perfect World's operating costs in the first quarter of this year decreased significantly by 31.14% year-on-year, and the reduction in operating costs significantly exceeded operating income.
In this regard, the company said that the increase in gross profit margin was mainly due to structural changes in revenue. The gross profit margin in the first quarter of this year increased to 68.65% from 56.56% in the same period last year.
In terms of profitability, in the first quarter, the company achieved a net profit of 840 million yuan attributable to the parent, a year-on-year increase of 80.99%; a non-returned net profit of 414 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 30.15%.
Among them, the game business achieved a net profit of 864 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 102.27%.
During the reporting period, Perfect World completed the sale of the US R&D studio and related local publishing teams in Europe and the United States, and confirmed non-recurring gains of approximately RMB 400 million. After deducting the non-recurring gains and losses related to the transaction and other game businesses, the game business The net profit was 446 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 34.52%; the film and television business realized a net profit of 22 million yuan.
The company's stock price has also rebounded recently.
Wind market data shows that after hitting a stage low in mid-March, Perfect World's share price began to rebound. As of today's close, the company's share price was reported at 13.91 yuan per share, a rebound of nearly 40% from the previous low.