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On weekdays, Deng Yuan visited different companies according to his schedule.
Improving the information in the public disclosure system is a very rewarding task.
This was probably the job that gave Deng Yuan the most "sense of being needed" and "sense of self-realization" since he joined the government. He could really feel that he was doing good for the people and contributing to society, so he devoted himself to it very hard.
Think about it, in their pilot area, the only company with a high rating and a perfect score was Zhixing Games, which he evaluated.
It's unique in the entire public disclosure system.
Today we're visiting an art outsourcing studio, a small studio that was only recently established. It just so happens to be related to Zhixing Games, as the two studios have a long-standing and friendly cooperative relationship.
Just as I was thinking this, the car finally arrived at its destination.
The client's art studio.
Yu Niannian was waiting for him at the door. If it were at the very beginning, Deng Yuan might have felt a little nervous, but now he was completely at ease. He was just there to inspect the company.
It's been quite a while since the last incident on the internet caused such a stir, and it's been like this time when the boss personally comes to the door to greet us.
Perhaps because the studio is relatively small, only the owner has some free time...
"Hello, hello, this is my first time serving you too. As someone who needs to handle matters, do you not know what to say and just start the process right away?"
Deng Yuan nodded.
So the two of them went into the client's art studio together.
As soon as he entered, Deng Yuan felt a strange sense of familiarity.
It looks really familiar.
This... this very familiar office atmosphere, these... energetic employees, and the interior design in the same style—it really feels like Zhixing Games.
It feels just like a branch office.
"You guys have a pretty deep partnership with Zhixing Games. It feels very similar to my company," Deng Yuan commented.
Yu Niannian scratched her head a little embarrassedly after hearing this: "Didn't you check any relevant information before you came? Our studio is invested by Zhixing Games."
Deng Yuan understood, and had a misconception that there was no need to continue the investigation, since they were all knowledgeable and trustworthy.
"Hmm, this art style looks familiar. Are you guys still working on 'The Way of the Corporate Slave'? Is there some new DLC coming out soon?"
After Yu Niannian left, Deng Yuan, being very outgoing, found an empty spot at the staff workstations, sat down, and started chatting with an artist who was drawing nearby.
"Huh? Uh, no, no, this is the art content for the daily updates and maintenance of 'The Way of the Corporate Slave'." The artist, who was focused on his work, was a little flustered when he was suddenly called out.
She quickly organized her thoughts.
"Daily updates and maintenance? Is 'The Way of the Corporate Slave' still being updated?" Deng Yuan asked about something outside his job responsibilities, purely out of curiosity as a player.
"Hmm...yes, basically it's just making some minor adjustments to keep up with the times. You can find out the specifics yourself in the single-player version of 'The Way of the Corporate Slave'." The girl was clearly a little restless.
Deng Yuan nodded.
The conversation fell silent for a moment as the girl continued with her work.
Then Deng Yuan caught her and asked, "I've heard that overtime is a serious problem in the art outsourcing industry, and that it's also common for clients to be difficult. The latter can be understood as something that might be necessary for the job, but do you ever feel emotionally upset while working or interacting with clients? How does the company usually handle these kinds of issues?"
Girl: Panic.GIF
"Our company basically doesn't have overtime. Unless it's a really urgent order, then we'll have to work overtime, and Sister Yu will give us overtime pay."
"As for Party A..."
"As a junior artist in the project team, I didn't really know much about the other clients. Since I joined the company, I've been liaising with Zhixing."
Deng Yuan nodded, as if he had gathered very important information. He scribbled in his notebook, making the girl uneasy. She didn't even notice that she was drawing on the wrong layer with the pressure-sensitive pen.
Fortunately, Deng Yuan finally changed his target for harassment.
Then... he changed his target for harassment again...
Then, another one.
At noon, Deng Yuan ate lunch at the same table as Yu Niannian. Because Deng Yuan was so talkative, all the concept artists in the studio quietly chose to stay away from him during lunch.
How should I put it?
Birds of a feather flock together; we all have a bit of social anxiety.
As the boss, Yu Niannian couldn't very well refuse to receive them, so she had no choice but to sit down.
Since it was lunchtime, they could talk about things outside of work. Deng Yuan was quite interested in the client's art studio because he had a girlfriend who studied painting.
"Why is your studio called 'Client Art Studio'? Why did you choose such a name?"
Yu Niannian thought for a moment and picked out a seemingly reasonable and steady answer from a bunch of outrageous ones: "Because we are naturally the service provider in this industry, but we can't always be the service provider. At least we should have some advantages in the name."
Deng Yuan nodded.
Then a new topic was started.
"I also tried out the new 'Out-of-Body Simulator' from Zhixing Games at the experience store, and it felt pretty good. Who is the artist who drew this art style? I just asked them, but no one answered me."
Speaking of this, Deng Yuan still harbored a little resentment.
The employees at Zhixing Games were very enthusiastic towards him. Although there were some socially awkward people among them, their proportion was not as prominent as that of the client's art studio.
Yu Niannian silently complained to herself, "You know they don't dare to talk to you."
Dropping an e person into a group of i people and having them kill indiscriminately is an example of this.
Classic example of "e-person persecuting i-person".
"That was drawn by another illustrator, who isn't in our studio. She's a freelance artist, and her family is quite wealthy, so she doesn't usually take commercial commissions."
"They mainly helped us control the game's art style."
"I have to say, that lady and President Jiang's brainwaves were really quite in sync."
"By the way, speaking of President Jiang, did you meet him when you went to inquire about and investigate the game?" Yu Niannian seemed to have brought up a topic that she was very interested in, and her eyes lit up immediately, no longer the forced conversationalist she had been before.
How should I put it? It's clear that she's now a very qualified, even excellent, Zhixing person—her curiosity about President Jiang.
"Yes, it's a pity. I didn't get to see them; they weren't even on the same floor."
Deng Yuan mentioned that he also felt a bit regretful about this, as he was also a player of Zhixing Games and had long wanted to find out what kind of monster the producer behind it was.
To create this kind of game as revenge against society (not really)
"I see..."
Yu Niannian was slightly disappointed, but not too disappointed. If he could be seen so easily, would he still be President Jiang?
Nanlinqing has finally obtained the technology patent from Bai Ze Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, which means they can now try to make new breakthroughs.
As is well known, Southern Games Studio started with rhythm games and is the strongest in rhythm games.
Each year, 1-2 high-quality rhythm games are produced.
However, in recent years it has also hit a bottleneck because no matter how many times rhythm games are made, the gameplay remains unchanged.
Previously, Nanlinqing's solution was to add game plot, story background, traditional culture, and drastically change the art style and visual effects.
However, using these methods is ultimately not a long-term solution.
Just in time, a new technology has emerged in the gaming industry that is both high-quality and inexpensive. Why not give it a try and make it a game for transformation?
Nan Linqing, an art enthusiast well-known to many players, actually has another hobby that is little known.
I enjoy watching horror movies, reading horror novels, and playing horror games.
Although he's not very brave, he's addicted to playing bad games.
I just love playing.
This time, as a transformative project, I actually had a selfish motive: I wanted to tailor-make a horror game that was more suitable for her physical constitution.
Since it's a transformative work, it shouldn't be too radical; a 50% transformation would be enough, while retaining some essential elements.
Although the game has only been in development for a short time, Nanlinqing has already started to put such a game in its own experience store. What will it look like then?
Every time I went to their own experience store before, there was a group of tentacle monsters frantically typing on keyboards, which made me feel very excited.
These days, it's not good to make it too hot in the summer.
I just need to play something scary to cool off.
By the way, speaking of game experience stores... Nanlinqing remembers that Zhixing Games, as the winner of the annual New Outstanding Work award, should also have experience stores, but it seems that there has been no news about them, and she doesn't know if they have opened yet.
I forgot to ask when I went to Zhixing Games last time.
Nanlinqing finds exploring game experience stores very enjoyable, and sometimes even goes live to let netizens try them out together.
Her game experience store doesn't even have VR games yet, but Zhixing Games, being younger than Nanfang Games, has already started using them.
What Nan Linqing didn't know was that Zhixing Games' experience store had actually been officially operating for a long time, but since it was initially "The Way of the Corporate Slave," this game didn't have any equipment requirements.
You can play it on your phone or computer; it doesn't require high performance.
Naturally, no one will travel a long way to the experience store to play.
Even if the online version is released later, no one will come to the store to play it.
Who would lie to someone openly and honestly, face to face?
If they get too caught up in the game, they might start fighting.
It wasn't until the release of "Out-of-Body Simulator" that Zhixing Games' experience stores became popular.
VR devices are still a bit too expensive for most players, not to mention that Out-of-Body Simulator also requires high-end headphones and plugins.
Why not just go to a physical store to try it out? If it's really good, then you can buy it later.
This has led to the situation where, if you look through the glass at Zhixing Games' experience stores, you can see a group of people wearing glasses meditating inside...
It has a rather otherworldly and ethereal feel to it.
Which experience store is so quiet? It doesn't look like a game store at all; it looks more like a yoga studio or a tea house.
VR devices are attracting users, but there aren't enough devices, so the extra players are temporarily playing on PC while waiting.
This indirectly made the entire experience store look very lively.
Passersby couldn't help but stop and stare.
It looks really eye-catching.
One group was all meditating, their expressions serene and detached from the world; the other group was facing their computers, looking distressed and resentful. The two groups were completely different, as if there was a transparent barrier between them.
I don't know which silly netizen took a picture and posted it online with a simple and direct caption: "This picture tells us that cultivating the Tao is the right path in life!"
The comments section erupted in laughter, instantly becoming a new trend. Some even asked for the address, saying they'd like to come and cultivate immortality with fellow cultivators sometime when they have time.
"We demonic cultivators don't practice sitting and comprehending the Dao; the true demonic cultivators are those who forget the Dao while sitting."
"I'm here today to practice the Path of Ruthlessness, so I can go back to work on Monday and offer my sword to my boss!"
"Flesh and blood are weak and fragile, but cybernetic has ascended! Let's all give this 666 today, and the streamer will take you on a cultivation journey!"
We're just saying, don't go too far!
When an "i" person meets someone even more "i" than themselves, they become "e" (i-like), hahaha.
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