The next afternoon, Ma Yang sent the revised requirement form to Pei Qian.
Pei Qian took a look at it – this requirement form was simply too well done.
It was as if it had not been written at all!
Although Pei Qian had never been in the gaming industry before, this requirement form was a template from the resource website and there were some basic rules for writing a requirement form.
To put it simply, the more detailed the better.
An image proposed by a designer is often illusory and blurry, while an artist's image is often concrete and detailed.
In this process, it was easy for there to be a deviation.
For example, if a designer wanted an 'extremely handsome male character', that was a rather vague and unquantifiable standard.
What would be considered 'extremely handsome'?
Would the designer be satisfied with an artist's drawing of a character that they thought was extremely handsome? Not necessarily.
After all, aesthetics was a very subjective thing.
Therefore, a designer's requirements had to be as detailed as possible. It would be best if it was as precise as what the character was wearing, what hat he was wearing, what weapons he was using, what obvious characteristics he had etc.
It would be even better if there was a similar reference drawing.
There was a joke in the gaming industry:
The designer went to the program and said, "I want a certain function! What is the design concept of this function and what effect does it have to achieve? "
The program said impatiently, "Just tell me which game you're copying, and let me have a look."
The designer went to the art artist and said, "I want a certain character! What kind of appearance and personality does the character have? What kind of feeling does the character have? "
The artist said impatiently, "Just tell me which character to copy and show me the picture."
It was not entirely because he wanted to slack off, but mainly because he had lost too much information from the text to the drawing.
When making a similar requirement form, the more detailed the description and the more reference the better. That was the only way to ensure that the artist's drawing did not deviate too much from the original image in the designer's mind.
Looking at Ma Yang's requirement form again …
It was completely self-indulgent!
Take Guan Yu as an example.
"He is a dragon, a dragon in human form."
"As a Martial Sage of the dragon race, he is considered to be at the peak of martial arts."
"He has walked on the edge of a blade his entire life. His understanding of fighting and killing is completely different from ordinary people."
That was it.
Another example was Ma Chao.
"His appearance is half human and half horse. That's why he is called a 'different race'."
"Ma Chao is different from the other Centaur Princes. He has obvious characteristics of the Dragon Clan's bloodline, such as dragon horns on his head."
"Perhaps it's precisely because he has half of the Dragon Clan's bloodline that Ma Chao has obtained a powerful strength similar to that of the Dragon Clan."
Another example was Zhuge Liang.
"In his youth, Zhuge Liang was hailed as the greatest inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer of the Three Kingdoms period."
"His research covers many cutting-edge fields such as artificial lightning, weather weapons, aircraft, autonomous vehicles, robots, and so on.
"At the same time, he enjoyed many titles such as poet, philosopher, music connoisseur, and linguist."
Zhuge Liang's description was much longer than the previous two. It was obvious that Ma Yang was getting carried away with writing.
Apart from that, there were also Dragon Lady Zhou Cang, Phoenix Orphan Pang Tong, Crystal Ice Maiden Xu Shu, Mechanical Puppet Huang Yueying, Blood Overlord Guo Jia, Dragon Hunter Loli Lu Meng, Night Ranger Taishi Ci, Solitary Shadow Swordsman Zhou Yu, and many others.
Basically, other than their names and some unique characteristics, they were completely different from the characters of the Three Kingdoms!
These contents were basically of no help to the artist's creation.
What's more, it could have been written in simpler words.
For example, he could have written 'Guan Yu is a dragon in human form'. The rest of the words were all nonsense.
However, to Pei Qian, this was the perfect requirement form!
He was so happy that he punched himself.
As expected of Ma Yang, reliable!
Pei Qian would never be able to write something like this himself!
Indeed, it was the right choice to make Ma Yang his employee!
Without changing a single word, Pei Qian sent the requirement form to Ruan Guangjian.
Five minutes later, Ruan Guangjian replied.
"Isn't your requirement form a little too vague?
It's very difficult for me to draw like this. There's no clear standard. "
Pei Qian was prepared for this. He replied immediately, "It's alright. You can draw freely and design as you please! If you think that the requirements are unreliable, you can choose not to follow them completely. I believe in your professionalism! "
Ruan Guangjian, "… No, we signed the contract. There has to be a standard. Wouldn't it be troublesome if we argue?"
Pei Qian hurriedly said, "Really! I have complete trust in your artistic standards. Don't worry, I'll draw whatever you want and I won't ask you to change it repeatedly! You can take a screenshot of what I said as proof. Or, if you think that there's a need, we can write it into the contract. "
"There's no need for that … alright, I'll see how it goes," Ruan Guangjian replied.
Pei Qian was relieved.
He was really afraid that Ruan Guangjian would insist on coming up with an extremely detailed request for the concept art and start drawing it properly like a hothead.
Now that things were settled, it was a win-win situation for both parties.
As for the remaining money, Pei Qian did not keep it for himself. Next, he used it to buy music and sound effects, other art resources and rent a cloud server.
All of these did not cost much. Pei Qian's calculations were just right. He only kept about ten thousand yuan for emergencies.
As for the marketing funds for the game …
Of course, he did not keep a single cent.
He had no intention of marketing it at all! It would be best if no one knew about this game!
Feeling that his future was bright, Pei Qian continued spending money.
…
A certain finance university in Shanghai.
Art faculty dormitory.
The living environment here was much better than Handong University where Pei Qian was at.
There was a bed and a table. The dormitory was air-conditioned and spacious.
Thanks to the resource website set up by ESRO, many art students were able to take on some private jobs online during their university days and improve their lives slightly.
Besides, the works they made during this period of time would be beneficial for their future jobs.
Ruan Guangjian placed his mouse down and shouted, "Old Huang, Old Zhou, hurry! Get the others here! There's finally work!"
Before long, the other five people in the dormitory crowded over.
"Three weeks, 50 sets of original arts, 4 paintings per set, 3000 yuan! How's that? Awesome, right? "
Ruan Guangjian was a spirited young man with short hair and fair skin. His features were regular and he did not look like an artist at all.
His roommates were different. Some had long hair while others had tattoos – in any case, they all had their own unique traits.
Old Huang, who had a small moustache, was the first to crowd over. "3,000 yuan for four sets? Holy sh * t, that's great! I'm willing to do cartoonish art for that price! For the sake of living! "
Ruan Guangjian shook his head. "What cartoonish art? It's not cartoonish art this time! The client specifically said that he doesn't want cartoonish art. He's fine with anything else! "
Old Huang was shocked. "Huh? I remember that all the works you uploaded were cartoonish art? The client even specifically said that he doesn't want cartoonish art. Is he out of his mind to look for you? "
"Bullsh * t! He has a good eye for talent!" Ruan Guangjian rolled his eyes. "I hate cartoonish art the most. Unfortunately, cartoonish characters are trending in mobile games right now. Previously, I could only accept cartoonish art orders because I had no other choice. Now that I'm not doing cartoonish art, I finally have a chance to shine! "
"You want to draw your own style? I don't think that's appropriate … "Old Huang was hesitant." The client is spending money and you're using it to draw what you want. This … "
"The client said that he believes in my artistic standards and professionalism and wants me to design it myself!"
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