Old Liu took out his cell phone and handed it over. "This is our game. You can try it if you're interested."
It had been more than two years since he left Shang Yang Games.
At that time, Shang Yang Games was in a precarious situation. Old Liu saw that the situation was not right and fled at the speed of light.
Although there were not many decent games companies in Jingzhou, there were not many professionals in the game industry.
As the chief planner, Old Liu's resume was quite good. Thus, he quickly found his next company.
Later, when he heard that Shang Yang Games had been acquired by Tengda, Old Liu did regret it for a while. However, he soon felt relieved.
After all, he still remembered that the young boss of Tengda was prejudiced against him and did not like him.
Thus, even if he stayed in Shang Yang Games, he would probably be fired by that boss. The outcome would be the same.
Old Liu did not dwell on this matter anymore. Instead, he continued working on new projects in the new company.
In the past two years, Tengda Corporation had undergone a huge change. It had gone from an unknown small company to the biggest game giant in Jingzhou and even the entire country. Every game it released was even more popular.
Even Old Liu's former lackey, Huang Sibo, was doing very well in the company.
Old Liu did not deliberately pay attention to these news. However, the official platform and some games media had done interviews with Huang Sibo. Thus, Old Liu could not help but hear some of it.
This made him very jealous. He even thought about taking part in Tengda's recruitment test several times.
However, Tengda's recruitment test was too difficult. His professional knowledge should not be a big problem, but he could not pass the written test.
Then, he thought about how Tengda's boss did not like him. Perhaps he would be immediately rejected or made life difficult for him. In fact, he might even be trampled on by the lackey he used to bully …
Old Liu gave up on this idea and moved to other games companies in Jingzhou.
Fortunately, Jingzhou's gaming environment was getting better in recent years. There were more and more reliable games companies. Thus, Old Liu's resume and salary were steadily increasing.
He was quite satisfied with the current situation and did not think about Tengda anymore.
In the end, they were not fated!
About eight months ago, Old Liu jumped to his current company and made a new game. The results were not bad.
Old Liu used to make web-based games. However, the boundary between web-based games and mobile games was quite blurry. Thus, he adapted very quickly after switching to mobile games.
The current game was a mobile game with heavy paywalls, Heroic Battle Song.
Yes, it was obvious that it was a pirated version of Bloody Battle Song.
That was what many people thought when they first saw the game.
But Old Liu felt very wronged.
That was because he was the one who designed the original version of Bloody Battle Song!
Imitating oneself, how could this be called imitating?
Of course, Bloody Battle Song was originally a trashy game. It was Shang Yang Games that revamped and remade the game. The art resources were all replaced, and even the game's mechanics were greatly changed. That was how the game was revived.
However, to Old Liu, there were still many parts of the revamped Bloody Battle Song that felt familiar.
Therefore, making a similar mobile game with a knockoff might not be able to make a lot of money, but as long as the quality was passable, it wouldn't be a problem to make a living.
That was indeed the case. Heroes Battle Song's monthly revenue was around eight to nine million, which was quite good for a mobile game company.
Because of this, Old Liu was more appreciated by the current boss. The task of discussing cooperation with the new channel fell on him.
Old Liu was still very confident about this game.
No matter what, it was a game that could make money!
It could not compare to Tengda's games. However, for a new games platform, how difficult was it to find a game that could make money? Wouldn't they have to support it?
Today's cooperation should be very smooth.
However, after Tang Yishu took the cell phone, she stopped after playing for less than five minutes. She tapped the screen repeatedly and then looked up, confused.
"It seems … stuck."
Old Liu was a little surprised.
"Eh? It's stuck? "
That couldn't be.
This was a stable version of the game that had been running on other games platforms. It had already been tested several times.
Although it was inevitable that there would be bugs in the official version of the game, it was a matter of probability. Most players would not encounter them.
How could there be such a coincidence that there would be a bug during the demonstration?
Old Liu took the cell phone back and realized that there really was a bug!
For some reason, the character on the screen could not move. He was stuck on the spot, twitching violently. He had not even finished the beginner's guide.
"Ah, this …"
Old Liu scratched his head, a little speechless.
He could still muddle through the content of other aspects.
For example, the gameplay was unreasonable, which could be said to be a characteristic of the game. A certain art material was not good, which could be said to be more subjective. Some players liked this style, but it could also be said to be a temporary resource that would be replaced in the future.
However, a bug was a bug. Encountering a bug could only mean that the company's hard power was not good enough, and the testing team was not reliable, which would greatly affect the players' gaming experience.
It was really not easy to explain.
"Director Tang, this should be a very occasional bug. After all, you have seen that our game has been on other games platforms, and the reputation is still good.
"There is no way to completely avoid some sporadic bugs. It will be fine as long as it is controlled within a certain range."
Old Liu restarted the game. Fortunately, the progress of the beginner's guide was saved, and he did not have to play from the beginning.
Otherwise, if he got stuck in the same place twice, it would crack on the spot.
After confirming the location of the previously stuck bug, Old Liu handed the cell phone back.
Tang Yishu reached out and took it.
"How about this? If I do not encounter more than three bugs in half an hour, we will sign the agreement and arrange for the game to enter the first batch of testing on our platform.
"This is the agreement. Take a look first."
As Tang Yishu spoke, she took out the agreement that she had prepared and handed it over.
The agreement stated the division between both parties, as well as some other provisions. For example, all games had a trial period. If the game was taken off the shelves during the trial period, the manufacturer would still get half of the revenue, and Morning Dew Gaming Platform would return its half to the players.
Tang Yishu played with her cell phone while Old Liu read the agreement.
In fact, Tang Yishu was very self-aware. For someone like her who had a bug-like physique, encountering bugs was a common occurrence. However, as long as there were not many of them, it would not affect the players too much after it was put on the shelves.
Old Liu nodded and did not object.
Three bugs in half an hour?
That was unlikely.
This was a stable version. Although there were definitely more than three known bugs at the moment, not all of them would be triggered 100% of the time. Moreover, how much game content could they experience in half an hour? They would only be able to play around in the opening section.
Therefore, Old Liu did not think too much about it and began to read the specific provisions of the agreement seriously.
The more he read, the more ridiculous he felt.
How could they do that!
Players could vote to take the game off the shelves? Wasn't that nonsense!
Many games with paywalls had a very bad reputation. They were scolded badly by players, but that did not stop them from making money.
Wasn't giving players so much power the same as cutting down their own money tree?
Moreover, the game developer would not be affected the most after the game was taken off the shelves. After all, they could still get 50% of the revenue. It was not a waste of effort. On the other hand, the game platform would return its 50% to the players. It had done so much to promote the game, but in the end, it was all for naught.
A gaming platform like this would probably be doomed sooner or later!
Old Liu had thought that this young lady was just a little young. Since she had become the boss of a company and created a game platform, she should at least have some common sense.
However, it seemed like he was overthinking now.
This young lady did not have any common sense at all!
Would such a game platform really be able to attract players?
Would there be any good results from working with such a platform?
Old Liu fell into deep doubt.
"Ah, she retreated."
This time, Tang Yishu did not return the cell phone. Instead, she clicked on the game's application icon again and continued to experience it from the beginning.
Old Liu: "…"
After another three minutes, Tang Yishu stopped again and handed the cell phone back.
Old Liu took it and realized that the game's graphics were blurry. There seemed to be a small problem with the art resources.
Old Liu was completely speechless.
What was going on?
Why did the game suddenly drop the ball?
It had not even been ten minutes, and there were already three bugs!
These bugs were indeed bugs that existed in the game, and Old Liu had long known that some of them would occur with a very small probability. However, under normal circumstances, the probability was very low. It should not affect the game experience, right?
It was very rare for three bugs to appear in ten minutes.
Those who did not know better would think that the game was full of bugs!
Tang Yishu comforted him. "It's okay, actually. Bugs are inevitable. Why don't you go back and fix the bugs before signing the agreement? "
"Don't worry, we will officially sign the agreement as long as there are less than three bugs in half an hour."
Old Liu was speechless. He nodded. "Alright, I'll come back another day."
He had thought that he could show off by discussing cooperation with this new game platform.
In the end, the script was completely wrong!
Old Liu got up and left.
Old Liu did not plan to come back after leaving the Morning Dew Gaming Platform office.
Fix bugs? Fix my a * s!
This game had been tested many times. There might be some remaining bugs, but it was not impossible to play. Why spend so much effort to find and fix them one by one?
What's more, Old Liu studied the agreement of this game platform carefully and realized that it was not reliable at all!
Such a game platform would definitely not be able to develop. Even if he signed the agreement and entered this platform, he reckoned that there would not be many users. He would not be able to earn much money. It was hard to say if he could even last a week of trial.
There were many game channels. Was it necessary to spend so much effort to fix some minor bugs for a small channel that had just been established?
It did not seem necessary.
He would tell the boss that this platform was not reliable and that he should just give up.
Old Liu made up his mind and left in a car.
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