Meng Chang quickly entered a state of brainstorming after sitting down at his desk.
He was very smart, he had already thought about the contents of the promotional video in just a few minutes.
Then, he stood up and prepared to tell everyone his thoughts.
“Let me briefly explain the general content of the promotional video that we are filming this time.”
“The theme of this short film is: How watching live-streams waste lives.”
“There will be four characters in the promotional video: two university students and two office workers, with each watching live-streams and the other not watching live-streams.”
“Students and office workers who watch live-streams spend a lot of time watching live-streams and give gifts to their hosts every day. After that, the university graduates would not be able to find a job, and office workers would be fired because of work mistakes.”
“Students and office workers who don’t watch live-streams use this time to learn and enrich themselves. Students graduate with outstanding results while office workers are promoted and paid more.”
“Show the logo for the Bunny Tail Live-Stream at the end of the promotional video. Then, add a slogan: Everyone has the same amount of time. The difference is how you use it.”
“That’s about it. You guys can go through the details and then prepare for the shoot.”
Meng Chang was filled with confidence and was impressed by his own intelligence.
This promotional video would definitely have the opposite effect!
Live-streaming was, to put it bluntly, a form of entertainment, a form of recreation. Any form of entertainment and recreation had to have a limit. If one overdid it, they would be wasting their own time.
Live-streaming platforms would never emphasize this point. They would only emphasize that watching live-streams could broaden your horizons and relax your mind.
The promotional video of Meng Chang’s Bunny Tail Live-Stream obviously made the audience watching the live-stream feel uncomfortable, but there was nothing wrong with the contents of the entire promotional video. There was nothing to criticize.
It was just like how coke advertisements were harmful to the teeth. It was very unreasonable and even though it was defaming oneself, there was no problem with the entire content. There was even a certain degree of scientific and educational significance. Of course, it was at the cost of reducing one’s own sales.
Meng Chang originally thought that his colleagues would definitely raise some questions. He had already thought of how to avoid them. However, these lads looked at each other and did not raise any questions.
“Alright, Brother Meng. Let’s go through the details of the plan. Then, we’ll look for actors and shoot scenes.”
Everyone quickly got to work.
Meng Chang stood alone and did not say a single word that he had prepared. He nearly choked and was stunned for a while before sitting down again.
“Strange.”
“Is this how Tengda works? They’re so powerful that they don’t even ask before executing?”
Meng Chang scratched the back of his head in confusion. At that moment, he felt like an undercover agent who had mistakenly entered the enemy’s base camp and was full of flaws. In the end, the enemy ignored his abnormality as if his IQ was zero. Furthermore, they were smiling at him. It was a very strange feeling.
Meng Chang struggled for a long time but still could not figure out the situation. He could only do his own things silently.
He switched on his office computer and was greeted with a dazzling array of games. They filled the desktop of his office computer.
“This…”
Meng Chang was a little confused. He quietly created a new folder and stuffed all the game’s speed icons into it.
“This should be a new computer. How can a new computer be installed with so many games? This is ridiculous…”
“Isn’t Boss Pei afraid that his employees would play games and slack off?”
Meng Chang felt that everything about Tengda was strange. It was completely subverting his common sense in the workplace over the years.
Meng Chang was not in the mood to work either. He only had one thought in his mind now after all. He had to quickly come up with a few publicity plans to get commission so that he could repay his debt as soon as possible.
He continued to slack like a tool and watched his colleagues get busy. Finally, it was time to knock off in the afternoon.
“It’s time to knock off. I’ll sit here symbolically for a while and then be the first to leave.”
“I’m the person-in-charge after all. The others will definitely follow suit as long as I take the lead and slack off.”
“In this way, under the influence of subtle influence, all the employees in the advertising and marketing department would go home once it’s time to knock off, slowly wearing down their fighting spirit…”
However, Meng Chang was still fantasizing in his mind when he saw the others hurriedly packing up and standing up.
“Brother Meng, quick, it’s time to knock off.”
“Brother Meng, you can’t stay in the office after work. Let’s go, I’ll lock the door.”
Everyone clustered around Meng Chang and left before returning home.
“I’ll be leaving, Brother Meng.”
“Brother Meng, I’m almost done with the proposal. I’ll show it to you tomorrow.”
“Bye, see you tomorrow.”
Everyone dispersed in all directions. The entire process was as smooth as flowing water.
Meng Chang watched everyone leave in confusion and then looked at the locked door behind him. He was filled with bewilderment.
These people… ran off faster than me?
Chapter 869 - A Five Hundred Million Yuan Project, Ignored?
February 3rd, Friday, 10 AM.
Pei Qian arrived at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s Handong University branch. After having an early lunch, he ordered a cup of coffee and asked the waiter to bring his laptop over. He then continued to consider the work arrangements of the various departments.
“Eh, Zhongdian Chinese Network’s recent revenue figures are still rising steadily.”
“Is this lousy website really getting better and better?”
“No, I can’t let this go on. I have to make arrangements when I have time.”
Pei Qian flipped through the revenue figures of a few departments and realized that while Zhongdian Chinese Network did not make the most money, its profits were the most stable and steadily increasing.
More and more authors joined Zhongdian Chinese Network from various statistics. The entire website’s library was expanding.
Content was always the first priority for similar online literature websites. As long as Zhongdian Chinese Network could maintain its attraction to authors and provide competitive novels, its future development would definitely become smoother.
Pei Qian had been too worried about other matters previously and felt that no need to pay attention to Zhongdian Chinese Network since it previously did not make much money. However, it seemed like he had no choice but to pay attention to it now. If this went on, he would be raising a tiger.
However… How could he contain Zhongdian Chinese Network’s development?
This was a technical task. He had to think about it carefully.
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.
“Teacher He?” Pei Qian was a little surprised.
It was He An.
He An was a little surprised to see Pei Qian. Perhaps he did not expect 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, so I came to Jingzhou to relax.”
“That’s right, Bo
ss Pei, how… is your game going?”
Of course, this “game” referred to Mission and Choice. The birth of this game was closely related to He An.
He An had been feeling worried ever since he suggested to Boss Pei. He was afraid that he would lose five hundred million yuan. Wouldn’t that be cheating Boss Pei?
Thus, He An came to Jingzhou to relax as it had been weighing on his mind. Of course, he had to ask since he met Boss Pei by coincidence.
Pei Qian remained silent for a moment. “Er… I’m not sure either.”
He An: “?”
You are not sure about it?
This was a game project that cost five hundred million yuan!
The game had been developed for more than four months from the official start of production. It might have been almost completed by now if it had been a small project.
‘Mission and Choice’ was a huge production and the development period had to be extended. However, Tengda would have to produce a semi-finished product in four months with their efficiency, right?
Yet, Boss Pei himself was not sure?
He had already invested five hundred million yuan into a project, but the boss did not even check on it?
Could it be any more ridiculous?
Or…
Boss Pei had been joking before. He had thought that this project would definitely incur losses. That was why he had stopped the project after working on it for a while? He had stopped developing it?
He An looked at Pei Qian suspiciously. “Boss Pei, could it be that you think that this project would definitely incur losses and that’s why you haven’t developed it at all?”
Pei Qian immediately shook his head. “That’s impossible!”
“We are developing it. It should be more than half done according to the progress, right? Just as well, why don’t Teacher He join me to take a look?”
He An was even more confused. He had no idea what was going on.
Saying that Boss Pei did not put much significance to this project was not right since he had invested so much money and manpower into it; However, saying that Boss Pei placed much significance to this project was not right either since he did not even know its progress after developing it for four months.
He had to make guesses about the development progress?
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 walked with He An to the nearby Tengda Games headquarters.
This was the first time He An had come to Tengda’s office. He was shocked by the spacious and luxurious office like everyone else.
He An could not help but feel emotional. “I’ve been working in the games industry for decades. This is the first time I’ve seen an office like this.”
He noticed that not only was the office environment very good, 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.
Only Hu Xianbin quickly stood up when he saw Boss Pei. “Boss Pei!” He addressed hurriedly.
Pei Qian smiled and said, “Nothing much, I’m just here to see the development of Mission and Choice.”
“This is Boss He An from Mengguo Games.”
Hu Xianbin looked delighted. “Boss He! I’ve heard so much about you. You’re a veteran in the gaming circle! 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 of them was in charge of GOG’s development and daily operations. The person in charge was Min Jingchao. He had just returned from Los Angeles a few days ago and was about to carry his luggage back to Los Angeles to play. The other was in charge of the development of Mission and Choice, and Hu Xianbin was in charge.
“Boss Pei, the game’s completion rate is about sixty to seventy percent at the moment. The basic gameplay and framework of the game have been completed. The various game mechanisms have also been more or less completed. There are still various stages of design and some details of the game that need to be slowly adjusted…”
Pei Qian listened intently and nodded repeatedly.
He An was also listening intently, but his expression was unpredictable and interesting.
That was because he realized that it seemed as though Boss Pei had never asked about this project before.
He could tell that Hu Xianbin was reporting more basic things, including development progress, early preparation, gameplay settings, and so on. If Boss Pei already knew about it, there was no need for Hu Xianbin to introduce it again.
There was no reason for them to lie to him.
Could it be that… Boss Pei really did not bother about it after the project was made?
So confident?
Of course, He An did not think that Boss Pei was not paying attention because he felt that no one would not pay attention to a project that cost five hundred million yuan.
Then… the only explanation was that Boss Pei trusted his subordinates very much!
Boss Pei believed that once he gave a design plan, his subordinates would be able to understand the concept of the design very well even if he did not ask anymore. They would be able to complete the work perfectly and finally produce a finished product that matched his expectations.
However, this would raise a new problem.
Boss Pei was so confident because he had come up with a very detailed and perfect design plan that would solve the series of problems that existed before Mission and Choice.
However, the game ‘Mission and Choice’ was too strange. What kind of design concept was needed to make it successful?
This plan was created because Pei Qian and He An had discussed the ‘a game plan that was most unlikely to become successful’.
Huge investment, RTS game, sci-fi genre, poor balance, simple operations… These were all ‘fatal flaws’ that He An had raised.
He An believed that the game would never succeed as long as Boss Pei did as he requested.
What’s more, Boss Pei had used the game’s name and background that was previously known as the ‘disgrace of the domestic games industry’. There was no chance of success at all.
Now, seeing how confident Boss Pei was, He An became more interested in the game. However, he also became more confused.
After a brief introduction, Hu Xianbin said, “Boss Pei, Boss He, would you like to try out this game’s DEMO?”
Pei Qian nodded immediately. “Of course.”
Hu Xianbin immediately brought up the DEMO for Mission and Choice on his computer. Then, he said, “Boss Pei, the current DEMO’s completion rate is still alright, but a lot of parts of the plot are missing. That’s because the plot is expressed in movies. However, the movie is still filming, so we can only experience pure combat for now.”
Pei Qian nodded. “Alright, I understand.”
Then, he looked at He An. “Why don’t you try it out and give me some suggestions.”
He An did not decline much. He sat in front of his computer and began to experience the DEMO of Mission and Choice.
As a real-time strategy type of game, Mission and Choice was naturally divided into stages.
Different chapters and checkpoints had different plots. There were big and small maps. The deployment of both parties’ forces had also changed. The overall difficulty went from easy to difficult.
The map of this stage was all on the surface of the planet. There were no battles in space, but the size of the map was not small. It would probably be a stage in the middle of the game.
‘Mission and Choice’ used a third-person perspective based on the standards of real-time strategy games. However, it was different from games like Starcraft. ‘Mission and Choice’ had a much higher freedom in terms of perspective.
Ordinar
y real-time strategy games could drag and zoom into perspective. However, these operations were strictly limited and could not be zoomed in endlessly without restrictions.
That was because most of the time, players would be very busy when playing such games. They had to pay attention to all units on the battlefield, be it operations or observation. They had to have the most zoomed out perspective.
What’s more, the model of the game itself was not that precise. If the perspective was too close, the game’s graphics would look very rough.
Considering the beauty and practicality of the game, it was normal for the view to be restricted.
However, Mission and Choice had a high degree of freedom of view. One could pull the image very close because the precision of soldiers and other combat units in the game was higher than all of the RTS games currently on the market.
He An sighed silently in his heart. He had indeed burned enough money. There was nothing to nitpick on.
Every soldier’s model, movements, and details were done very well. The design was also very unique. The graphics could be said to be top-notch.
He had spent so much money after all. There had to be some effect.
The concept art of the game should have been produced by Ruan Guangjian’s Halo Workspace. The game’s modeling and movements were also handled by top-notch outsourcing companies in the industry. There was nothing to nitpick about the art.
Chapter 870 - It Doesn’t Matter If I Make Some Losses
In addition, He An also noticed there was a huge difference in size for buildings and units in Mission and Choice. A ground base was several times larger than a space starship. A space starship was tens of times larger than an ordinary spaceship. An ordinary spaceship was tens of times larger than “Skylark”, the smallest individual combat unit.
Thus, the entire map of Mission and Choice would appear very huge. The perspective would change drastically at the highest and lowest point. At the lowest point, one would be able to see the details of the Skylark Warriors’ armor, and at the highest point, one would be able to see the entirety of a large ground base.
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