February 3rd, Friday, 10 AM
Pei Qian arrived at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's Handong University branch. After he had his early lunch, he ordered a cup of coffee and asked the waiter to bring his laptop over. He then continued to think about the work arrangements for the various departments.
"Eh, Zhongdian Chinese Network's recent revenue figures are still steadily increasing."
"This stupid website is really getting better and better with each passing day?"
"No, I can't let it go on like this. I have to make some arrangements when I have the time."
Pei Qian flipped through the revenue data of a few departments and found that Zhongdian Chinese Network was not the most profitable, but it was the most stable one. What's more, its profits were steadily increasing.
From the various statistics, more and more authors were joining Zhongdian Chinese Network, and the entire website's library was continuously expanding.
For similar online literature websites, content was always the most important. As long as Zhongdian Chinese Network could maintain its attractiveness to authors and provide competitive works, its future development would definitely become smoother.
Pei Qian had too many things to worry about previously. He felt that Zhongdian Chinese Network did not make much money and that there was no need to pay too much attention to it. But from the looks of it now, he had no choice but to pay attention to it. If he were to continue like this, he would be nurturing a tiger.
But … how could he stop the development of Zhong Dian website?
This was a technical job, and it had to be considered at length.
Pei Qian could not help but fall into deep thought.
As he was thinking, he suddenly saw a familiar figure push open the door and enter the internet cafe.
"Teacher He?" Pei Qian was surprised.
The person who came was He An.
He An was a little surprised to see Pei Qian. Perhaps he had not expected to meet him by chance. Thus, he walked straight to the empty seat opposite Pei Qian and sat down.
"Teacher He, why are you in Jingzhou?" Pei Qian asked.
He An smiled. "I don't have much to do recently. I came to Jingzhou to take a walk and relax."
"That's right, Boss Pei. How's your game going?"
This' game 'was, of course, Mission and Choice. The birth of this game had a deep connection with He An.
Ever since He An suggested this to Boss Pei, he had been feeling worried. He was afraid that he would really lose five hundred million yuan. Wouldn't he be cheating Boss Pei then?
Thus, He An had been thinking about this matter. This time, he came to Jingzhou to relax and saw Boss Pei. Of course, he had to ask about it.
Pei Qian remained silent for a moment. "Er … I'm not sure either."
He An: "?"
You're not too sure either?
This was a game project that cost 500 million yuan!
The game had been in development for more than four months from the official project to the start of production. If it were a small project, it might have been almost completed by now.
'Mission and Choice' was a huge production. The development time had to be extended. However, Tengda would have to produce a semi-finished product in more than four months given its development efficiency, right?
In the end, even Boss Pei himself did not know?
An investment of 500 million was already halfway done, but the boss didn't even ask about it?
Could it be any more ridiculous?
Or …
Boss Pei was joking before. He thought that this project would definitely incur losses, so he stopped the project after working on it for a while? No more development?
He An looked at Pei Qian suspiciously. "Boss Pei, don't tell me you didn't develop it because you thought that this project would definitely incur losses?"
Pei Qian immediately shook his head. "How is that possible?!"
"Development is definitely normal development. According to the progress, it should be more than half done, right? Why don't you come with me, Teacher He? "
He An was even more confused. He did not understand what Pei Qian was up to.
He could say that Boss Pei did not value this project. He had invested so much money and manpower. He could say that Boss Pei valued this project. He had been developing it for four months, but he did not even ask about it?
He even had to guess the progress of the development?
It did not make sense no matter how he thought about it!
He An nodded. "Alright, I'm also very curious about the current situation of this game."
Pei Qian finished his coffee and strolled to the nearby Tengda Games headquarters with He An.
This was He An's first time in Tengda's office. Just like everyone else, he was shocked by this spacious and luxurious office.
He An could not help but feel emotional. "I've worked hard in the games industry for decades, but this is the first time I've seen such an office environment."
He noticed that not only was the office environment very good, but the employees were also very enthusiastic about their work. Everyone was focused on their work. No one even stood up to greet Boss Pei when he arrived.
Hu Xianbin was the only one who saw Boss Pei. He quickly stood up. "Boss Pei!"
Pei Qian smiled and said, "Nothing much. I'm just here to see how the development of Mission and Choice is going."
"This is He An from Mengguo Games, Boss He."
Hu Xianbin looked enlightened. "Boss He! I've heard a lot about you. You're a senior in the gaming industry! Hello, hello! "
Both parties exchanged a few pleasantries before Hu Xianbin began to introduce the development of Mission and Choice.
At the moment, Tengda Games was basically divided into two projects. One was in charge of GOG's development and daily operations. The person-in-charge was Min Jingchao. He had just returned from Los Angeles for a few days and was about to pack his luggage and return to Los Angeles to play. The other was in charge of the development of Mission and Choice, which Hu Xianbin was in charge of.
"Boss Pei, the game is about sixty to seventy percent complete at the moment. The basic gameplay and framework of the game have been completed. The various game mechanisms are almost completed. There are still the design of the various stages and some details of the game that need to be slowly adjusted …"
Pei Qian listened seriously and nodded repeatedly.
He An was also listening seriously, but the expression on his face was unpredictable and interesting.
That was because he realized that Boss Pei really did not seem to have asked about this project before?
He could tell that the things Hu Xianbin was reporting were more basic, including the development progress, early preparations, gameplay settings, and so on. If Boss Pei had already known about it before, there would be no need for Hu Xianbin to introduce it again.
There was no way that the two of them would have no reason to lie to him.
Could it be that … Boss Pei really did not care about it after the project was established?
So confident?
Of course, He An would not think that Boss Pei was not paying attention. That was because he felt that no one would not pay attention to a project that had invested five hundred million yuan.
Then … the only explanation was that Boss Pei trusted his subordinates very much!
Boss Pei believed that his subordinates would be able to understand the design ideas very well after he gave a design plan. They would complete the work perfectly and finally produce a finished product that met his expectations even if he did not ask anymore.
However, that would raise a new problem.
Boss Pei was so confident because he had proposed a very detailed and perfect design idea to solve the series of problems that existed before Mission and Choice.
However, Mission and Choice was too weird. What kind of design idea did it have to be to make it succeed?
One had to know that when this game was first created, Pei Qian and He An had discussed it as the "most impossible game plan to succeed at the moment".
Huge investment, RTS game, sci-fi theme, poor balance, simple operation … These were all the 'fatal flaws' that He An had raised.
He An felt that this game would definitely not succeed as long as Boss Pei did it according to his requirements.
What's more, Boss Pei had even used the game name and story background that was previously known as the 'shame of the domestic games industry'. There was no chance of success at all.
He An was more interested in this game now that he saw how confident Boss Pei was. However, he also had more doubts.
After a brief introduction, Hu Xianbin said, "Boss Pei, Boss He, do you want to try this game's DEMO?"
Pei Qian nodded immediately. "Of course."
Hu Xianbin immediately pulled out the DEMO of Mission and Choice on his computer. Then, he said, "Boss Pei, the completion rate of this DEMO is not bad at the moment, but a lot of the plot is missing. That's because the plot is expressed in movies. However, the movie is still being filmed, so we can only experience the pure combat part at the moment. "
Pei Qian nodded. "Alright, I understand."
Then, he looked at He An. "You should try it out and give me some suggestions."
He An did not decline. He sat in front of the computer and began to experience the DEMO of Mission and Choice.
As a real-time strategy game, Mission and Choice was naturally divided into stages.
Different chapters and stages had different plots. There were big and small maps, and the configuration of troops on both sides also changed. The overall difficulty was from easy to difficult.
The map of this stage was all on the surface of the planet and there were no battles in space. However, the size of the map was not small. It should be a stage in the middle.
'Mission and Choice' used the standard third-person perspective of real-time strategy games. However, it was different from games like 'Starcraft'. 'Mission and Choice' had a much higher degree of freedom in terms of perspective.
Ordinary real-time strategy games could zoom in and out of perspective. However, these operations were strictly limited and could not be zoomed in indefinitely.
That was because players would be very busy most of the time when playing such games. They had to pay attention to all the units on the battlefield, be it in terms of operation or observation. They had to zoom in at the highest angle.
What's more, the precision of the model in the game itself was not that high. If the perspective was too close, the game would look very rough.
It was normal for the perspective to be low in terms of aesthetics and practicality.
However, Mission and Choice had a very high degree of freedom in perspective. It could zoom in very closely. That was because the precision of the soldiers and other combat units in the game was higher than all the RTS games on the market.
He An sighed silently in his heart. He had indeed burned enough money. There was nothing to pick on this scene.
The model, movements, and details of every soldier were very well done. The design was also very unique. The image could be said to be top-notch.
After all, there had to be some effect after burning so much money.
The game's concept art should have been produced by Ruan Guangjian's Halo Workspace. The game's modeling and movements were also done by a top-notch outsourcing company in the industry. The art was definitely impeccable.
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