Chapter 1133 Game Development
After a while, the door of the conference room was pushed open. The mental state of Kong Xi who came in was worse than before, and his face became a little pale. It seemed that the compromise between capital and his immediate boss made him realize the reality.
"You win. Our boss agreed to this cooperation, but before signing the contract, I want to know what your script is?" Kong Xi sat at the conference table as if he had lost his soul, looking at the two pictures randomly scattered on the table. asked the envelope that was placed.
It’s true that game companies are full of enthusiastic gamers from top to bottom, but things will always be corroded. The higher people sit, the faster they will be corroded, because they can often see reality more clearly. , and make compromises.
"This aspect will be relayed by Miss Mai Shutoku." The lawyer said that it was no longer his job here. He was only responsible for robbing the children, and it was up to their parents to plan the future of the children.
Mai Shutoku put the finished coffee cup on the table. As a sinful rich girl who bought a child, she finally came to the conference table from the floor-to-ceiling window. But at this time, Kong Xi no longer had any energy to appreciate this Japanese woman. The OL was shocked, but the opponent's stunning front looked so hideous and terrifying in his eyes.
Mai Shutoku reached out and took a fax that the lawyer pulled out from the file, and sat on the chair at the end of the conference table grandly. Rufeng's crimson eyebrows scanned the text on the fax, cleared his throat and read in a calm and calm tone. Said, "The legendary 'Nine Levels Ghost Realm' has always been a mysterious and terrifying place in Bei'an underground subway. Once, when the subway was being built in Bei'an, subway workers encountered an 'unknown' while digging underground tunnels. Half of the bottle has already become a fossil embedded in the soil and rock formations."
"Wait a minute. The background of the story is in Bei'an? I'm afraid it won't pass the trial, right?" Kong Xi was shocked, "And what are the subway, the dragon bone, and the Jiuzhong Ghost Realm?"
"The subway is the subway you think of, and so is the keel. When making the model, the keel can be enlarged hundreds of times with reference to the skeleton of a reptile. As for the ghost realm, it is not a ghost, but a realm made by dragons." Mai Shutoku said.
"As for the matter of passing the review, your company doesn't have to worry about it. We have a way to get the formal copyright number." The lawyer explained, and looked at Mai Shutoku to signal to continue.
So Mai Shutoku picked up the document and continued: "The subway workers respected this unknown thing like a god, and once interrupted the subway excavation work to worship, and 'Fenrisulfr' is the name of the owner of the keel, which is a powerful oriental dragon. The dragon, whose spine was severed by 'Odin' in the ancient war, was forced to sleep in the wilderness of the east. As time passed, the migration of the earth caused it to be buried underground by the changes of mountains and seas, until thousands of years later, the earth Humanity's tall buildings are rising rapidly above it, and the towers that were originally rising towards the sky could not affect it at all. Until one day, Bei'an started excavation of underground tunnels in full swing and discovered this secret that had been hidden for thousands of years."
What is this? The background of the story of realistic magic? !
Kong Xi was a little dizzy and wanted to vomit blood at the same time, but seeing the boss's ecstatic look on the phone and his order to stabilize his customers, he could only force himself to hold back and take the sexy Japanese girl. The text in my hand was torn into pieces with the desire to continue listening.
"While 'Fenrisulfr' was buried, it built its own dragon's nest underground. The dragon's nest was divided into nine layers. Each layer was full of traps and dragon fans. When the subway workers discovered this secret, they were The fear of the evil dragon chose not to report it, and sealed the entrance to the dragon's nest with concrete and steel bars, allowing the original tunnel route to avoid the dragon's nest and continue to build the subway."
"So this is a story about a subway worker fighting a dragon?" Kong Xi took a deep breath, picked up the mineral water bottle with a trembling hand, and tried his best to tell himself that the Japanese girl sitting opposite him now controls the life and death of their project department. Daquan, please don't lose control and splash water on the other person's beautiful and sexy face.
"Not at all."
"What do you mean, not entirely?" Kong Xi was a little desperate, so you simply denied me! Wouldn't it be scarier if it wasn't all like this?
"According to the script, after the subway workers buried the secret of the Dragon's Nest, today, decades later, due to the age and disrepair of the subway and the unexpected intrusion of some young people who are keen on exploring, the entrance to the Dragon's Nest was finally revealed. This attracted a large group of dragon-slaying warriors to go deep into the dragon's lair at Bei'an Subway Station, descend into the Jiuzhong Ghost Realm, and pass many tests to find the evil dragon in the deepest part of the subway. There may also be part-time subway workers among these dragon-slaying warriors."
".So in the setting, we still have a large number of dragon-slaying warriors in Bei'an?" Kong Xi was a little numb.
"They are a group of people with lofty ideals hidden in the crowd. Of course, they can also be bounty hunters who came from abroad after hearing the news. At least that's what the boss said in the notes. It is not mandatory that those who slay the dragon must be locals or Chinese. Otherwise, it feels a bit like discriminating against outsiders," Mai Shutoku reminded.
Your boss is really politically correct, Kong Xi thought.
"So this is a tower-climbing game setting?" Kong Xi took a deep breath to get himself into working mode so as not to be affected. "I admit that this is indeed in line with some of the original settings of our game. Many places do not need to be modified, but because Due to the construction schedule, some places may not have time to make models, so we can only use textures, otherwise we have to outsource them.”
"You guys make your own decisions on game production. The overall game style is a dungeon horror style, with the background in the style of an old subway from the last century, and the color tone is cold and dark, similar to the "Resident Evil" series. My boss has also set up some monster atlases, and will send the setting book later. He hopes that all monsters will have a chance to appear in the game." Jiude Mai said.
Kong Xi reluctantly nodded. At least they have a ready-made setting set to use. It seems that this big customer has been planning for a long time. The people in the model group may not be able to return home overnight this month.
"There is also a very important setting. The supporters of the evil dragon are all kinds of strange. It is naturally not easy to kill the evil dragon. The character of 'Fenrisulfr' is also particularly explosive. It will kill all invaders who try to disturb his sleep. People who enter the dragon's nest need to collect a sacred item 'Seven Deadly Sins' in the Nine-Layer Ghost Domain."
"Shouldn't this weapon be a dragon-slaying sword? It also fits the Chinese style." Kong Xi complained.
"Don't interrupt." Jiude Mai said lightly, "'Seven Deadly Sins' are seven weapons of different shapes, each with a unique inscription, and when combined together, it is an ancient curse."
She paused, then slowly chanted: "Any king's blood must end with a sword."
The woman's chanting was filled with a murderous atmosphere. Kong Xi, who was sitting at the conference table, felt a little cold for no reason. I don't know if it was because of the sudden seriousness and coldness of the lines, or simply because of this extremely weird game script.
"I have to admit that this script is indeed very stylish and unique, but its mode does fit our original setting of the 'Nine-story Demon Tower'. However, our original setting was to climb the tower, but your side means 'If you are a man, go down a hundred floors'. But in general, it is still a 3D level-breaking RPG game, a bit like a 3D version of "The Binding of Isaac"? "Kong Xi calmed down and thought about this plan seriously, and unexpectedly found that except for the background story provided by the other party, which was too weird, but overall, it still maintained the game mode they originally set. Maybe it will really work?
"Also, my boss hopes to get the 'first pass' in this game."
"The 'first pass' setting can also be added to an online Internet instant clearance list, which is not difficult, but I would like to remind you that things like 'first pass' generally require competition with players. The Internet has a large player base and there are countless high-level players. Is your boss hinting that we need to give some special 'help'?" Kong Xi really felt that he was embarrassing the game producer. Official plug-ins have always been something they are ashamed of in the industry, but he didn't expect that he would have to put this matter on the table to discuss it now.
"There is no need to open a backdoor internally. The boss means to increase the difficulty of this game of 'If you are a man, go down a hundred floors' as much as possible. It is best to make the difficulty so great that it is incredible, so that 'clearing the level' itself is an honor. This can greatly stimulate the player's desire for challenge and give a great sense of satisfaction after clearing the level." Jiude Mai explained, "Killing the evil dragon in the deepest part of the Nine-Layer Ghost Realm is the biggest goal of this game."
"I didn't expect your boss to be a hardcore player." Kong Xi complained, "The difficulty can indeed be increased. Super hardcore games do have an audience, but I want to remind you that the excessive increase in the difficulty of the game will inevitably lead to a smaller audience, and the profit of the game may not be so good at that time. In other words, it is a good reputation but not a good box office."
"Don't worry about this. Word of mouth and gameplay are what our boss really cares about. For him, the purpose of the game itself is to let players get satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment, and get something from it. If you want to consider profits and results, it is a bit too boring. If he wants to make money, he will naturally send people to Wall Street to harvest. The game is just a game." Jiude Mai shrugged.
Kong Xi was stunned for a long time and suddenly raised his thumbs up, "I admit that your boss is indeed extraordinary!"
He suddenly changed his opinion of the wealthy otaku boss behind the scenes.
No matter how bad the boss mentioned by Jiude Mai is in writing scripts and making games, just the attitude and views on the game itself are worthy of Kong Xi, a game producer who has joined the industry for love, to give a big thumbs up.
If Chinese game developers all make games with this attitude, then the Chinese game industry will collapse tomorrow. This is a fact, but before the collapse, there will inevitably be a lot of truly shocking masterpieces left, which are not inferior to the painstaking products of foreign games!
But is it all worth it? Use everything in the future to fight for a brilliant meteor.
Kong Xi has no answer in his heart, which is also the answer to the question he has been trying to get in the game industry for all these years.
"This is just part of the setting. I will send you the complete script by fax. You just need to develop it according to the contract. 'First Pass' and 'Dragon Slayer' are our own business. I believe in my boss's game technology and hope you can live up to his expectations. Four million dollars is not a small amount. It includes the cost of publicity and distribution. You use Unreal Engine to make games. For some immature technologies, you can optimize and update the game itself through outsourcing." Jiude Mai put down the script in her hand.
"No need to outsource! As long as the funds are sufficient, we can also make our own "Resident Evil" and "Assassin's Creed"!" Kong Xi was refreshed and said seriously.
"I hope so. As long as the finished product is qualified, everything else doesn't matter." Mai Shutoku stood up and walked towards the door of the conference room.
She just left.
"I will negotiate with your company regarding the drafting of the contract." The lawyer was still sitting there and indicated that Miss Shutoku Mai's work has been completed. She came here today to supervise and witness. She read out part The game script is just incidental.
"Do you know the boss behind Miss Mai Shutoku?" Kong Xi also wanted to know more about the neurotic rich man behind the scenes.
The lawyer shook his head and sighed, "Actually, I don't know the client personally. The client is just Ms. Mai Shutoku that you met before. I heard that her boss is a otaku who is a heavy gamer. She once had a problem with the upgrade system of "FF14". He was dissatisfied with the novice guidance system, sold Square's stock in a large amount, and was interested in advancing preparations for a redo of the game. In his words: This kind of good game deserves a Nirvana rebirth!"
"I'm also a loyal player of "FF14". The novice guidance and upgrade system are really well done. But it shouldn't be possible to remake it? Will Square Enix still spend time on such a dying game?"
"Who knows?" the lawyer said, "These rich people are somewhat neurotic and will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. I think if your company fails to submit a satisfactory answer after a month, I'm afraid the client will be angry. Acquire and reorganize the entire company. Maybe I will come here again at that time, but the purpose will be different from today.”
Kong Xi clicked his tongue and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. He pretended not to understand the lawyer's threats of oppression, intentionally or unintentionally. For him, playing well is everything, although the bad news is that the whole company may have to deal with it in the next month. Overtime, but the good news is that they don't have to go through the hassle of raising capital anymore. With a budget of four million US dollars, they will be worried about how to use this abundant fund reasonably and properly for quite some time - a happy worry!
Kong Xi watched with a complicated expression as Mai Shutoku drove away in the sharp black Corvette down the office building, and the black silk beauty, who even drove a supercar, disappeared into the golden-green streets of Bei'an.
He felt like he was dreaming, but the promissory note in his hand reminded him that this was reality. He could only digest the two sky-high promissory notes of two million US dollars that the other party brought them, and a story that was so ridiculous that he didn't know it. Where to start complaining about the game.
ps: Don’t use current game costs to calculate the game market in the 10s, and it was still a domestic game market. 4 million, or a US dollar budget, was placed in the game market at that time to produce a small and medium-sized high-quality stand-alone game. It can only be said to be an exaggeration. It's an exaggeration to describe.
As for Kong Xi’s boast that Haikou would make China’s own “Resident Evil” and “Grand Theft Auto”, he didn’t say which generation it would be (laughs)