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Chapter 84 Lin Yao!!
"Meeting? Then I'll go get someone."
Mu Wanqing looked at Lin Yao, a little confused.
It was rare for Lin Yao to take the initiative to request a meeting.
She didn't like this model. In meetings, she was the one who talked, and Lin Yao was usually slacking off.
But since she asked, Mu Wanqing had no objection. Now that "Fantasy OL" is on the right track, it is indeed necessary to make a summary of the work.
She obviously misunderstood Lin Yao's meaning.
But it's not a big problem.
Soon.
Mu Wanqing found Zhong Xiu and Pei Yingyun, and then called Lin Yao to go to the meeting room together.
Lin Yao picked up the USB drive and came to the meeting room.
Seeing that several core members had arrived.
Mu Wanqing glanced at Lin Yao, thought about it, and took the initiative to stand up and summarize the work during this period.
The current situation of the studio is very good.
Mu Wanqing was more about reporting.
Finally.
She raised an issue.
"Finally, should we decide on a new name for the new studio? When we registered, Miss Pei used the name of Development Department 2 directly... I don't think it looks good."
Mu Wanqing smiled a little embarrassedly and continued, "Before, the server war and the Three Realms Competition were held together, and I was very busy. I didn't feel comfortable telling everyone, but I do think a new name is needed."
"Indeed."
Zhong Xiu teased, "Sometimes I don't know how to introduce myself. Telling others that I am an employee of the former Development Department 2 of Yaoshi and now an independent studio? It always sounds like a traitor..."
"Well... do you have any good names?"
Lin Yao thought about it and looked at the people present.
She also ignored this question.
"Lin Mu?"
Pei Yingyun made a suggestion.
But she was not sure if the name was suitable, and her tone was very empty.
Lin Yao nodded, and then looked at the next person.
"Ju Gao?"
Zhong Xiu thought about it and also said a name: "It symbolizes a beautiful vision, a huge company scale and superb technology..."
Lin Yao looked at him with disdain.
What a crappy name.
Zhong Xiu showed an embarrassed expression.
Lin Yao turned and looked at Mu Wanqing again.
Mu Wanqing shook her head gently, and seemed to be a bad namer.
Seeing her like this, Lin Yao also thought about it, but couldn't think of a particularly suitable name.
She didn't know how to name...
"... Just call it Lin Mu, it's just a name anyway."
Lin Yao pondered for a moment, and finally agreed to Pei Yingyun's proposal.
There was really no other good choice.
"Okay."
Mu Wanqing nodded, and she didn't have any objection to this, as long as it was not called the Development Studio II...
Then.
Mu Wanqing fell silent and looked at Lin Yao. The official revenue data of "Fantasy OL" had not yet come out, and she had said everything she should say.
This meeting was proposed by Lin Yao, and as usual, she looked at her at the end to see if she had anything else to say.
"Lin Yao, do you have anything else to say?"
Lin Yao met Mu Wanqing's gaze, nodded, and said, "Yes, Miss Mu, you get ready. The studio has set up a new engine group to specialize in the development of game engines. Let's start recruiting people tomorrow."
"Game engine?"
Mu Wanqing was slightly startled.
"Yes, Zhong Xiu."
Lin Yao turned her head and looked at Zhong Xiu again: "You are going to hand over the work. Zhu Nianqiao will be responsible for the update of "Fantasy OL", and you will go to the engine group."
"Ah?"
Compared with Mu Wanqing, who only knew a little.
Zhong Xiu knew more clearly what a game engine was.
After a brief shock, he immediately objected: "Lin Yao, there is no need. Developing an engine is not that simple. Although commercial engines now have to pay licensing fees, the cost of developing an engine may be several times or even dozens of times the licensing fee, and these costs may not necessarily result in a finished product. The risk of failure is very high."
"I know."
Lin Yao nodded and said: "But it is still quite necessary for us to have our own engine. It can highlight the characteristics and functions of our own games, which can be more in line with the future development direction of the studio. It can also cultivate our own talents and the studio's usage habits, and better accumulate experience."
Indeed.
There is a possibility of failure in developing an engine.
In this regard, many manufacturers on Earth have tried and failed, and finally switched back to commercial engines.
"Of course I know the benefits."
Zhong Xiu smiled bitterly and advised: "But we are just a small studio, and our technical strength is almost equal to zero. You suddenly said to set up an engine group... I am familiar with many famous foreign commercial engines now, and that thing is really difficult. I... I oppose this... Lin Yao, isn't this a big step?"
He never thought. Lin Yao,
who is usually pragmatic and low-key, would suddenly set up an engine team to develop a game engine.
Is this girl in front of him getting cocky because of the achievements of "Fantasy OL"?
It shouldn't be.
She doesn't look like the kind of person who would get cocky.
Zhong Xiu is more inclined to think that she is confused for a moment...
So he objected seriously and tried to persuade the girl in front of him.
On the other side.
Mu Wanqing heard what the two said and lowered her head in thought.
She didn't say anything, because she was not a front-line developer and only had a superficial understanding of game engines. She didn't know what to say, let alone make any meaningful suggestions.
It seems that
I should go back and make up for it.
Mu Wanqing raised her head again and made up her mind secretly.
"I'm not asking you to develop from scratch, and I'm not floating... You should go back and study the things in it first."
Lin Yao saw Zhong Xiu's expression and knew what he was thinking. At the same time, she realized that her expression seemed to be deviated.
She thought about it and simply took out the USB flash drive and handed it to Zhong Xiu.
"This..."
Zhong Xiu looked at the USB flash drive in Lin Yao's hand, and didn't pay any attention to the first half of Lin Yao's words. He just sighed.
He didn't think about what was in the USB flash drive, and just thought it was some information.
Lin Yao wanted him to see the benefits of self-developed engines.
The problem is that he knows the benefits...
But.
Seeing that Lin Yao was very determined and had no intention of wavering, Zhong Xiu could not say anything more. He could only ask, "Do you want to make a 3D game engine or a 2D game engine?"
"A game engine that can make both."
Zhong Xiu: "..."
He was even more desperate.
This goal was too far away.
With a fearless attitude, he took the USB flash drive from Lin Yao's hand.
There was no other way.
Let's stabilize her first.
Then I will slowly persuade her.
Zhong Xiu glanced at Lin Yao and sighed again.
...
The meeting was over.
Zhong Xiu left the meeting room with a heavy face.
Lin Yao and Mu Wanqing also left the meeting room together and returned to their seats.
"Lin Yao, I see that Zhong Xiu seems to be very opposed to self-developed game engines. Isn't this too hasty?"
Mu Wanqing hesitated for a moment, thinking of Zhong Xiu's worried look at the end, and asked in a low voice.
"If it was yesterday, I would not make this decision. Don't worry, Miss Mu, he will agree."
Lin Yao smiled at her gently.
Mu Wanqing thought about it, not knowing what to say, so she could only nod and prepare to go back to her seat to make up for the lessons and learn about the game engine.
Lin Yao also returned to her seat, opened the game engine copied from the USB flash drive, and continued to study it.
Time passed slowly.
It was past five o'clock in the afternoon.
Lin Yao finally looked up, looked at the software running on the computer, and stretched.
Although she was not familiar with the game engine.
But this game engine is indeed as easy to use as those commercial engines in her previous life.
Even if she doesn't understand the code, she can figure out the functions of the game engine by groping, which is really important.
But...
Lin Yao looked up at where Zhong Xiu was.
Why didn't Zhong Xiu respond?
This kind of game engine with such ease of use should be enough for him to agree to set up an engine group.
"Lin Yao, do you want to go back?"
At this time.
Mu Wanqing came over.
After a whole day of cramming, she finally had a general understanding of the game engine.
Then.
She had the same idea as Zhong Xiu.
This thing is too difficult and can't be done, at least not now.
So she planned to persuade Lin Yao...
"Let's go back at six." Lin Yao turned around.
"Well... that, Lin Yao."
Mu Wanqing looked at the girl in front of her and began to organize her words. She planned to persuade her tactfully without hurting her to give up the development of the game engine and not to set up an engine group.
After all, it doesn't feel good to be opposed by everyone.
She has a say in this.
But.
Mu Wanqing had just organized her words and had no time to speak...
"Lin Yao!!!"
Suddenly.
A voice that resounded throughout the Linmu Studio suddenly exploded. It
directly shocked everyone in the studio.
Then.
Zhong Xiu rolled and crawled... really rolled and crawled, he accidentally bumped into a chair, staggered, and finally stabilized his center of gravity, and immediately ran towards Lin Yao again.
Lin Yao's shoulders shrank and her beautiful eyes widened.
Zhong Xiu rushed to Lin Yao and Mu Wanqing, then stopped suddenly, his face flushed, and said loudly:
"You are really a genius! Our studio is going to be famous! You set up an engine team immediately! I need people right away! Right away! Right away!"
Lin Yao: "..."
Mu Wanqing looked at Zhong Xiu, then at Lin Yao. She
instantly forgot the words she had just organized.
(End of this chapter)