What's happening!
We have been doing a tremendous amount of waiting, and that waiting is (thankfully!) nearly over.
We are so excited that we may need to acquire a fainting couch.
We
have ordered a "short run" from the "Hopeful Factory" --- and it is on
its way. So, hooray! There is some delay because of the Chinese New
Year. (Since the materials are all being sourced from Asia, this
impacts us.) So, boo.
We found out for sure just a few minutes ago that
it would not be here this week, so we decided to go ahead and send the
update now.
The contract negotiations continue at the breakneck pace of the Flash... from Zootopia.
Yeah, we really feel the main character's pain. The bright side is, our
lawyers assure us that the contract we have drafted is indeed quite
rigorous.
Lastly,
we have definitely secured (in a precautionary measure, should both of
these other options somehow fail) multiple raw material suppliers. (Of
course, if we come across better deals than the ones we have secured, we
are open to discussion! So don't be shy if you happen to be such a
supplier.)
We are looking forward to our next update having significantly more pictures and videos and a possible use of a fainting couch.
We
are extremely thankful for your patience. We had no idea that this
would take even half as long as it has when we started. But our
collective patience is about to pay off, and we can hardly express how
thankful we are. But we'll try anyway!
Thanks for reading, and thanks for backing us!
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So,
while everyone got to enjoy their favorite seasonal beverages this past
month, GNL was working hard. (We did take the 25th off, though!)
- For the factory which has been struggling to make the "Master
Samples," we are negotiating a tight contract, in the event that we move
forward with them.
- For the "hopeful factory," which has great promise, they have
provided decent samples, and are currently working on a short run of
production-quality items. We will show pictures and videos of those as
soon as they arrive.
- For the machine work (that is, making a machine so we can simply
source the material ourselves and make the mats ourselves), we need to
make sure that the two most hopeful factories are unable to make them.
Although the "safest" plan, it is also by far the most expensive.
Which bring us to the good news...
You
might be asking yourself, "What the heck was GNL doing during the
days/weeks that practically all factories take time off?" Well...we
were showing our product and business model around. And we got investors.
The
best part is the nature of the investment. It is kind of like the
funding we got on Kickstarter---they don't own GNL, they just believe in
us, and the stuff we make. (Since some people are sure to ask, this
wasn't "venture capital," nobody new has come on board, and we do not
owe anyone any debt.)
This will make life significantly easier, not only for this project, but for our future projects.
They have asked to remain anonymous; they just want to see us succeed.
So what's next?
- We will wait a month to see what our 'current' factory will do, as far as our contract negotiations. (And the "master samples!")
- Meanwhile, we will also wait for the short production run from the "hopeful factory."
- But while we are waiting on the factories, we will be actively
securing material sourcing for us to make it ourselves, if it should
come to that.
We hope everyone had a good New Year celebration, and we hope 2017 winds up being the best year you've ever had in gaming!
And as always, thanks for backing us!
