Ye Zhizhou looked at the contents in his notebook.
It felt like … wasn't this the exact opposite of what they had agreed on previously?
It seemed like there was nothing new apart from the 'reverse' part …
"Could this be Boss Pei's exclusive secret to always creating successful games?
"Summing up the unique characteristics of all the conventional games on the market and then deliberately doing the opposite to create a never-before-seen sense of novelty for gamers?
"Er …"
Ye Zhizhou felt that this idea was a little ridiculous. He felt that it was not only an insult to Boss Pei but also to himself.
If it was so easy to succeed, why did he have to rack his brains over what kind of game to make every day?
However, after taking a closer look at these points, Ye Zhizhou found a new problem.
Some of the key points were reversed and the results were very ridiculous.
For example, Boss Pei wanted to make an online horror game.
What the f * ck was that supposed to be done?!
Two or even more people playing a horror game together? Would that still be scary?
There didn't seem to be any similar cases in the market.
However, on further thought, perhaps it was precisely because there were no similar cases in the market that the game was so novel? How could it become a topic of conversation?
Ye Zhizhou subconsciously fell into a whirlpool of ideas. Many thoughts kept circling in his mind, making him feel dizzy.
Wang Xiaobin was obviously feeling dizzy as well.
He felt that there was no way to make the game according to Boss Pei's idea.
That was because he had never seen a similar game before. How could he make it?
"Boss Pei, can you give us more hints?"
Pei Qian sniggered in his heart.
Give more hints?
I can't give you any hints. Figure it out yourselves. I'd be more than happy to make the game lose money.
Pei Qian was about to reject when Lin Wan spoke.
"That's enough. Boss Pei has already set the general direction for us. The deeper meaning of the game is in these few hints.
"Combine these few days of gaming experience to figure it out. You have to have the ability to think independently. Don't always be like a baby crying piteously for Boss Pei to feed you."
Pei Qian, "…"
Director Lin, good job!
You spoke my mind.
Wang Xiaobin lowered his head, feeling a little guilty.
That's right, Boss Pei has already decided on the general direction. Can't we even settle these minor issues? That would be too unworthy of his identity as a designer!
"Then we'll go and think of a new idea." Wang Xiaobin and Ye Zhizhou returned to their respective workstations and started to work.
Pei Qian asked Lin Wan to stay behind. He wanted to brief her on Otto Technologies.
Before this, Pei Qian had already briefly explained to Lin Wan about his job arrangements for Chang You. However, he had said it over the phone at that time, and the conversation had been relatively brief.
Now, Pei Qian intended to spend a few minutes communicating with them in depth.
After all, Lin Wan was the director of Otto Technologies in name. She was half a rank higher than Chang You.
If Lin Wan completely washed her hands of Otto Technologies, she would not feel too frustrated even if the cell phone failed. She would also not leave Tengda and return to inherit her family business.
Pei Qian's ultimate goal was for Lin Wan to make an 'important contribution' to the development of Otto Technologies. That way, even if the product failed, Lin Wan would feel that she was not cut out for it. Coupled with the failure of Shang Yang Games, Lin Wan would naturally feel disheartened.
"As for this Chang You, I know that society, especially in the industry, has many bad speculations about him. However …"
Pei Qian was a little worried. If Lin Wan and Chang You did not get along, Lin Wan would push all the blame to Chang You if the cell phone failed. Then, she would still not be able to return to inherit her family business.
Lin Wan shook her head slightly. "Boss Pei, don't worry.
"Since he's someone that you like, I believe he must have something extraordinary about him.
"This is the age of the Internet. It's an era of information explosion and unprecedented lack of information.
"On the Internet, rumors can spread all over the world overnight. However, the voices refuting the rumors are also on the Internet, but no one cares about them."
"Similarly, on the Internet, 'scandals' about a person can spread like wildfire overnight. Many people think that they understand a person just because they read something on the Internet.
"However, the real him is covered up by the information on the Internet.
"Although I don't agree with many of my father's views, he has always emphasized that the Internet is not omnipotent. Too much information can make people blind. I agree with that.
"I believe that Boss Pei must have his own considerations since he chose Boss Chang to be the person-in-charge of Otto Technologies.
"Since Boss Pei trusts him, I will definitely trust him as well."
Pei Qian was speechless.
He had not said anything, and Lin Wan had already said all the good things.
"Hmm … that's for the best.
"However, as the director, you are indispensable in Otto Technologies. Don't think of yourself as an outsider."
Pei Qian was hinting to Lin Wan to get more involved in the cell phone matter and increase her sense of participation.
That way, when the cell phone failed, Lin Wan would naturally think of being the 'scapegoat'. She would want to go back and inherit her family business.
Lin Wan nodded. "Don't worry, Boss Pei. I will supervise them without interfering too much with Otto Technologies' development plan. I will ensure that their development direction is in line with the Tengda spirit and do my duty."
Pei Qian was very satisfied with this. He felt that his employees were very cooperative and that everything was under his control.
…
After watching Boss Pei leave, Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin returned to their desks and began to scratch their heads.
It was too difficult!
Boss Pei had given them so many restrictions. What could they do with the game?
The 'online game' alone was difficult enough. What's more, he had clearly asked for no plot, no ghosts, and no powerful weapon system.
They were completely confused.
Before this, the two of them had indeed received tasks from Boss Pei, but they had often been very simple.
For example, Boss Pei had asked them to get rid of all the paywalls in Bloody Battle Song, leaving only the most basic one. Ye Zhizhou thought about it for a long time and came up with the 'Chosen One System'.
This was because the game itself already had a very complete framework, and Ye Zhizhou had only made minor adjustments to this framework.
It was the same for the mobile version of Bloody Battle Song. The basic framework had not changed. It was still the same set of things that they were familiar with. That was why they had been able to do it easily.
However, it was different this time.
Horror games and standalone games were areas that no one had set foot in. The direction that Boss Pei had given them was also very vague. Naturally, they were at a loss.
They had no choice but to look at Lin Wan.
Everyone in Shang Yang Games was a little brother when it came to guessing Boss Pei's intentions.
"Director Lin, help me think about it. What kind of game does Boss Pei want us to make?"
Lin Wan casually pulled a chair from the side and sat down. After pondering for a moment, she said, "Actually, I'm just a beginner when it comes to guessing Boss Pei's intentions. I'm still a far cry from some of my seniors.
"However, I did learn something from Bao Xu."
"I can share it with you."
Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin hurriedly took out their little notebooks and listened attentively.
Here it comes, here it comes!
What was the core competitiveness of working in Tengda?
It was the ability to guess Boss Pei's intentions!
As the helmsman of Tengda Corporation, Boss Pei had always been far-sighted and far-sighted. At the same time, he had a good grasp of the market and gamers' psychology.
When Boss Pei assigned tasks for everyone to make a game, he would usually have a well-thought-out plan for the final form of the game, market feedback, and the like.
Thus, whether this project could be done well depended on whether everyone understood Boss Pei's intentions well enough.
Now, Director Lin was sharing her speculation of Boss Pei's intentions with everyone. Without a doubt, she was sharing her treasures!
Lin Wan recalled her days working in Tengda Games and Bao Xu's various interpretations of Boss Pei. She had long wanted to summarize all of this content. Now, she had the opportunity.
"First, we have to confirm that Boss Pei's direction is absolutely correct. We have to complete it at all costs.
"You might think that this is empty, but this is the foundation of all reasoning.
"You can take Boss Pei's points as self-evident absolute axioms and use them as a foundation to make deductions."
Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin felt a little dizzy. It was as if they had returned to their student days of philosophy classes.
However, this was normal. For such an important thought, if it was too easy to understand, then there would be a problem.
Both of them listened intently.
Lin Wan continued, "When we were creating Ocean Stronghold, Bao Xu started from the axioms that Boss Pei had given him. He continuously denied content that was incompatible with the axioms and added content that matched the axioms. Finally, he perfected the entire prototype of the game.
"Now, we can do the same.
"First, the first and most important point is that this horror game will be an online game.
"The elements of an online game will be cooperation and confrontation.
"Confrontation can be divided into 'Confrontation with the game' and 'Confrontation with people'. Confrontation with the game means that many players will solve the puzzle together. Confrontation with people means that the gameplay can be repeated.
"Since Boss Pei emphasized that there should not be a plot, the path of two or more players working together to solve the puzzle was blocked.
"Therefore, the design direction was naturally left with the idea of multiple players cooperating and fighting against each other repeatedly."
"In other words, it will be similar to many board games. The time limit will be within ten minutes to two hours. Many players will participate, each with a different goal. There will be cooperation and confrontation."
Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin nodded together.
Now that they analyzed it, they felt much clearer!
Especially since the goal was to be similar to a board game. Both of them had a rough idea of the game's shape in their minds.
Lin Wan looked at them and said, "You can try the rest."
Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin looked at each other. This felt a little like a teacher teaching students how to solve a problem. After solving half of it, the students would have to complete the rest themselves.
Ye Zhizhou thought for a while and said, "Don't let there be any ghosts or monsters. At most, there will be some lunatics. This is also a very important clue.
"It's not easy to find examples in games. Can we look to movies?"
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