In the afternoon, Pei Qian woke up.
For the past few days, he had been sleeping extremely peacefully. Even he could not explain why.
Perhaps this was the power of money?
The thought of having 300,000 to spend as he wished and breaking free from his poverty made Pei Qian feel much more at ease.
He switched on his computer.
He clicked on the resource website.
He received a new message.
He received the original art sent by Ruan Guangjian.
The transfer speed wasn't slow. However, the accuracy of the original art was way too high after all. Therefore, it still took some time to download.
"That's quite efficient. They've really completed everything on time."
"I wonder how the quality is."
"Please don't make it too pretty! It'll kill me if it's too pretty! "
There was still a week before settlement and Pei Qian had to get the finished product released as soon as possible.
The system had stipulated that Pei Qian could not have any unreleased products in the week before settlement.
In other words, the system would only acknowledge that Pei Qian had gone through a normal and complete business process a week after the product was released. Profits and losses would then be counted.
If there were any unreleased products, the system would delay the settlement date and that was something that Pei Qian could not accept.
Pei Qian opened the original art sent by Ruan Guangjian.
When he saw the first one, he was stunned.
"Holy f * ck! Why is the level of detail so high? "
"Is this really an original art that costs 700 yuan a piece?!"
Pei Qian thought that his eyes were playing tricks on him.
Even though he did not know much about original arts, he could still tell if a piece was expensive or cheap. The most obvious difference was the level of detail!
That was because every single detail of an original art was painstakingly drawn by the artist. The more details there were, the more effort the artist had put into it.
Usually, original arts that cost a few thousand yuan would cost tens of thousands. If the artist had to spend a week on it, the details would definitely be rich.
Usually, original arts that cost a few hundred yuan were given in batches and the deadline was extremely tight. Even if the artist wanted to be more detailed, they wouldn't have that much time.
However, this original art was much more detailed than Pei Qian had imagined. Furthermore, it was one of those with a distinct style!
This original art was of the Dragon Warrior Saint, Guan Yu. Previously, Ma Yang's requirement form had only specified that he was a dragon without any details.
Yet, this original art had all sorts of details added in!
The background of the original art was a green mountain that was painted in ink. There were green pines and cypresses on the mountain, and white clouds lingered around it, giving off the feeling of a traditional Chinese painting that was left blank.
At the center of the image was Guan Yu, who was holding a crescent blade.
This was a very subversive image. He was a traditional Huaxia dragon. His face, arms, and most of his exposed skin were green. He had two horns on his head, and the characteristics of dragons were extremely obvious.
But from his attire, it was clear that he was Guan Yu.
He wore a green robe, and his left shoulder armor was golden in color. There were also some red ornaments. These were all common elements in traditional Guan Yu original arts, and they were naturally integrated into this original art.
This concept art allowed one to see the typical characteristics of Guan Yu with a single look. However, it also subverted his image.
More importantly, it had a unique artistic style that was completely different from most of the original art on the market. It was a combination of ink and oil painting styles that was eye-catching.
Looking at the other original arts, be it in terms of quality or style, they were extremely similar to this one.
Of course, the specific appearance was based on Ma Yang's list of requirements. Not all of them were beasts of this type.
There were mutated beasts and monsters in the entire concept art. Even if some of the characters maintained their human form, their images would often be subverted. For example, Lu Meng had turned into a dragon-slaying loli.
Based on Ma Yang's requirements, Ruan Guangjian adjusted the details of the characters and redesigned their entire style and image. Finally, while ensuring that all the original art styles were unified, he managed to maximize the uniqueness of each character.
Pei Qian was in a daze.
Three thousand yuan for four such original arts?
Was this a joke?
The painter had suffered a huge loss!
Was this really painted by Ruan Guangjian?
But, if you have such amazing works, why are the representative works on the resource website all cartoonish!
Pei Qian wanted to cry but no tears came out. He was the one who had taken advantage of her, but he could not feel happy at all!
That was because he was looking for someone at the price of 700 to 800 each just to purchase some low-quality original art. Not only that, he even found someone who seemed to specialize in cartoonish characters.
In the end, why did he still accidentally bump into a future Tentacle?
Others might not know, but Pei Qian knew all too well.
This kind of art style was very awesome!
That was because in his previous life, a famous concept art designer, Yang Qi, loved this style and had a huge influence.
Who was Yang Qi?
He should have heard of God of War, right? Yang Qi was the main art designer.
That's right, the original art that Ruan Guangjian had given Pei Qian had the same style as God of War!
Of course, it was much less detailed. After all, Ruan Guangjian was the one who rushed it out.
But this style, this atmosphere, it gave people a very similar feeling!
If Pei Qian had known that Ruan Guangjian could produce something of this standard, he would not have asked him to do it!
But … what should he do now?
He had already given the money.
He had received the artwork as well.
Refund and renege on the contract? That was impossible!
Furthermore, Pei Qian had to release the game within the next two days or the system would delay settlement.
Any delay could lead to unforeseen circumstances!
Pei Qian could not resist the temptation of the 300,000 yuan. Even a single day later would not give him peace of mind!
"Calm down, calm down."
"Things aren't as bad as I thought. Look on the bright side."
"First of all, God of War isn't a successful project."
"Secondly, it's hard to say what the tastes of the players in this world are."
"The style of the original art can be said to be unique. However, it doesn't mean that gamers will like it."
"The current trend is cartoonish. This set of original art might have the opposite effect …"
"Yes … that's right."
Pei Qian calmed down and thought about it. This did not seem that bad.
This set of concept art was extremely detailed and had distinct features, leaving a deep impression on anyone who laid eyes on it.
But did it really meet the market demand?
Not necessarily!
Pei Qian had seen too many excellent games die. It was clear that the market was often unreasonable.
What's popular in mobile games in this world?
Cartoonish!
This was the reason why Qute Three Kingdoms became popular and could represent the aesthetic preferences of gamers to a large extent.
For example, the original art that Ruan Guangjian had given him had an epic feel to it. It had a dark feel to it, and it had even fused ink and oil painting techniques together.
Players might not like it!
What's more, Pei Qian was not pinning all his hopes on the concept art.
His game itself was based on a template, and the gameplay was simple.
As for the art resources and music resources, he did not spend too much effort on them and they weren't particularly outstanding either.
Furthermore, he did not intend to spend money on advertising either. He was prepared to just post the game on the platform and be done with it.
If he couldn't earn money a week later, it would naturally be considered as a loss success.
Therefore, after much consideration, he had no choice but to use this set of original art.
Pei Qian opened the game editor and inserted all the original art resources into the game as cards. He then got Ma Yang to check for bugs.
When Ma Yang saw the original art, he only managed to blurt out after a long time, "Amazing!"
He was shocked – he had not expected that the image that he had designed with a single thought would be drawn so well!
Pei Qian replied calmly, "It's mainly because of your art requirements that gave the artist great inspiration."
Ma Yang was elated. "Really? That's great! To think that I'm so talented in this aspect! "
Pei Qian's casual bootlicking had Ma Yang forgetting his own surname.
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