A turn-based online game that hadn’t been updated for half a year, had a development budget seven times that of its competitors, yet only made a tenth of their revenue—a total failure. A game t...
Chapter 4 Mu Wanqing
It must be said that the situation facing Lin Yao now is almost unsolvable.
It is really difficult for her to change a game with only Lin Yao as the only planning team left. It is
normal for Lin Yao to be depressed.
She looked at the ceiling and began to be dazed.
There is no way for the time being.
Let's just put it aside for a while and then talk about it...
"Lin Yao?"
A gentle voice suddenly came from behind.
Lin Yao subconsciously said "hmm", leaned against the back of the chair, raised her snow-white chin, leaned back hard, and looked behind her. She
looked like a salted fish raising its head.
The soft light shone on a tall, mature and beautiful figure.
Behind Lin Yao stood a royal sister who was about 25 or 26 years old, wearing a pair of thin-framed glasses, her hair was tied up, and she was wearing a white women's shirt and black suit trousers. She was decent and intellectual, and very beautiful.
"Manager Mu..."
Lin Yao subconsciously shouted when she saw the person coming.
"What are you doing?"
The woman Lin Yao called Manager Mu crossed her arms in front of her chest and looked down at her.
Lin Yao tilted her head and subconsciously replied, "Dazing off?"
Manager Mu was choked and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.
But in the end, he swallowed it back.
She breathed a sigh of relief, lowered her arms, and said helplessly, "This is not the way to be dazed. You can check the web pages instead of staring at the ceiling, so as not to give people an excuse."
The other party advised kindly.
Lin Yao had no reason to refute anything, so she could only nod and agree, "...Okay."
Manager Mu asked softly, "You plan to quit after the game stops operating, right?"
"Uh..." Lin Yao was a little speechless. She had originally planned to do so, but the appearance of the Ghost Beast Life Launcher made her hesitate again.
Manager Mu saw that Lin Yao was speechless and thought she was embarrassed. After a short silence, he whispered, "When you look for a new job, remember not to write the name of the specific game you are planning. This is not a glamorous experience. This game is already a laughing stock in the industry."
"Also, next time you encounter such a thing, don't keep silent. Refuse when you should. It is obvious that it is not easy to be the chief planner who takes the blame... But you are also leaving, so this can be regarded as a lesson. Remember it well."
When she said these words, she felt a little awkward.
It was obvious that she was not very good at comforting people, but the meaning of the lesson was well conveyed.
Lin Yao didn't say anything, but just nodded.
Manager Mu looked at Lin Yao who was leaning back and looking at him, and hesitated for a while.
Then he reached out his hand, passed over Lin Yao's jade shoulders, and pulled up her white T-shirt to cover the delicate collarbone that was vaguely visible.
"Also, although you are sitting in a remote position, please pay attention to one thing, you are a girl."
Lin Yao looked at her clothes, stunned for a moment, and her face was slightly red.
But soon.
She thought about it again and felt that it was wrong.
Why should I blush?
While she was struggling, Manager Mu had already left.
Lin Yao sat up straight, kicked the ground with her toes, turned her chair, and looked at Manager Mu not far away.
Her name is Mu Wanqing, a poetic name, and she is the game development manager.
But like her, she is the one who takes the blame.
In order to avoid being implicated, the troublemaker director of the second development department has already run away, and by the way, he also pushed all the responsibilities to this Mu Wanqing.
Now the planning team has only Lin Yao as the chief planner, and there is not even an executive planner.
The art and programming that were previously responsible for this game, although the main programmer and main artist are still under the name of this game, are all busy with other projects.
All outsourcing has also been cut off.
The entire project team is left with an empty shell.
And this is to cope with the internal control investigation of the group, otherwise there would not even be this empty shell.
The two are brothers in distress, sisters who take the blame.
...But, is she so easy to talk to?
Lin Yao looked at the back of the person in the distance who was wearing ten-centimeter stilettos and looked taller.
She fell into deep thought.
Although her tone was a little strange just now, there is no doubt that she was concerned about herself.
But in Lin Yao's memory, she was not the kind of person who would care about others.
At the beginning of the game, she battled with the director online and opposed the production of a turn-based game. Later, during the production process, she was also very tough, and the most prominent one was that she went against the director who was carrying a bucket... She tried her best to prevent unrealistic plans, and at the same time strictly implemented the functions of a manager, whether it was the establishment of various functional groups or the determination of personnel, or cost estimation, each one could be arranged properly.
Lin Yao remembered that when she was in the final round of interviews when she joined the company, she faced her. She was particularly difficult to deal with. The questions were detailed and troublesome, and she obviously had some concerns about herself and thought that she was unreliable.
In short, she was not very likable.
In Lin Yao's memory, she was a workaholic who had a cold face all day and no emotions.
But now it seems that she can also comfort people. Could it be that she is that kind of... tsundere?
Lin Yao looked at Mu Wanqing who disappeared at the end of her sight, and an inexplicable thought came to her mind. Then she turned around and looked at the A4 paper on her desk.
The first item written on it was - how to convince the higher-ups to make a major version update for this dying game.
Originally this seemed impossible, but now it seems that there is a little hope.
How about trying to write a business plan?
Lin Yao held the mouse and subconsciously opened the word document.
But soon, she realized that something was wrong.
Wait, that's not right.
Am I sick? Why did I set a goal for myself right after I arrived?
Why is it like I was under a spell?
Is the Ghost Beast Life Launcher that scary?
Is there nothing more worthwhile to do besides working?
There is, right?
Isn't it just slacking off?
Thinking of this.
Lin Yao quickly closed Word and turned to open the browser.
... Lunch break
at noon
.
Lin Yao went downstairs to buy bread and lemon tea, returned to her seat, biting bread, while lifting her round thighs, looking at the game planning proposal sample on the computer screen.
Okay.
She overestimated the fun of slacking off in this world. It's boring.
She might as well try to find something to do.
As for why she wanted to read the sample of the planning proposal instead of writing it directly.
It's very simple.
Before, or to be more precise, in her previous life, she was a game original painter, which belonged to the art department. It was indeed related to game production, but she had almost no intersection with the core planning team.
So she only had a half-understanding of how to write a planning proposal.
If she really wants to write a plan that can save the current turn-based online game, it will not work with only a half-understanding, as this is a huge project.
Don’t think that a game can be made by three positions - planning, art and programming.
But under these three types of work, there are actually nearly 20 functions such as system, copywriting, numerical, level, engine, interface, client, server, database, 2D, 3D, art style, character, scene, original painting, etc., not counting audio.
If Lin Yao wants to revive the current turn-based online game, almost all of the above functions will be involved.
This is not something she can do just by saying that she has a good idea or going through it in her head.
Fortunately.
The planning proposals in this world are quite simple, probably because it is just starting out, and there is no conventional format, so there is a lot of room for free play.
Lin Yao took a quick look and roughly knew how to write it.
(End of this chapter)