Given the situation at the meeting, if she had answered that she couldn't do it, the outcome would definitely have been the same as Fang Hai's.
Faced with the choice between being fired immediately and taking a chance, she decisively chose the latter.
Take a gamble, and your bicycle might turn into a motorcycle!
If I succeed, I could go directly from being the deputy manager of the game business department to the position of director, skipping the manager level. It would be an incredible opportunity.
But only one month? That's too difficult.
Wu Manni took out her phone and sent a notification in the game department group: "All middle managers above the level of deputy manager, please attend the meeting in ten minutes."
Ten minutes later, in the game department's conference room.
Wu Manni said to everyone, "I think you have all heard about what happened this morning. President Ma personally ordered that the entire company's resources be mobilized to develop this game. You may think that I'm suggesting a one-month deadline because I don't care about your lives."
But think about it carefully, Mr. Ma's timeframe was only one week. If I hadn't said one month, I would have had to leave, and someone else would have to take my place, until someone answered that they could do it. By then, it might not even have been a month.
Upon hearing this, everyone realized that this was indeed Mr. Ma's style: if you can do it, you get promoted and receive a raise; if you can't, you're fired.
The initial thought of giving up vanished instantly, as this concerned the vital interests of everyone present.
If Wu Manni is fired, they might be the next ones targeted by Boss Ma, and the deadline might only be half a month or a week.
Seeing the change in everyone's demeanor, Wu Manni continued speaking.
"Don't worry, let's work hard together for the next month. I promise I'll be the last one to leave, and everyone will get their overtime pay in full. Besides, judging from Mr. Ma's attitude, if we do well, our year-end bonuses will definitely be substantial!"
"Alright, Mr. Wu, we're with you, we'll give it our all!"
"Then let's officially begin the project discussion and first determine a general direction, such as the background story of the entire game."
"Mr. Wu, how about using Journey to the West as the background?"
Before Wu Manni could speak, another person said, "Feng Ji, stop thinking about your Journey to the West all day long. That story is too old-fashioned and lacks originality. How about using One Piece as the background story?"
...
Everyone shared their opinions, but no idea came up that truly impressed Wu Manni.
At this moment, Yao Xiaoguang, the deputy manager of the game design department who was sitting in the corner, raised his hand and said, "Mr. Wu, I have a game design proposal here that I'd like to show you."
Wu Manni nodded.
She knew Yao Xiaoguang; he was very capable at work, but he wasn't good at dealing with people, or rather, he wasn't good at dealing with those high-ranking company executives who smoked, drank, and frequented Dongguan.
So after all these years, all I've managed to get is the position of deputy manager of the game creative department.
Yao Xiaoguang took out his game design proposal and handed it to Wu Manni.
"The Tang Dynasty background..."
At first, Wu Manni thought it was just so-so. But ever since NetEase's Fantasy Westward Journey became a hit, all game developers have liked to use Journey to the West and the Tang Dynasty as background stories.
However, as she watched, Wu Manni became more and more serious, and even her posture became standard.
Seeing this, everyone was curious about what kind of creative proposal Yao Xiaoguang had written.
In the project proposal before Wu Manni, a completely new fictional world is gradually revealing its full form.
Although it is set in the Tang Dynasty, it is actually a completely new world, featuring figures from different eras and even mythological legends, such as Li Bai, Zhuge Liang, Donghuang Taiyi, and Nezha.
"Manager Yao, please share your thoughts."
Ten minutes later, Wu Manni closed the creative proposal and asked a question.
Yao Xiaoguang thought for a moment and said, "The ultimate goal of this game is to make money. Since we want to make money, we can't use traditional stories as the background. Even if it's Journey to the West, we can't use all the characters from the eighty-one tribulations. The game will run out of heroes later on."
Moreover, everyone knows from Journey to the West that Sun Wukong is the most powerful, so how can you make a competitive mobile game?
Therefore, I designed a completely new story, in which we can add any characters we want. It is a fictional world, using the same character names as in our real world to make it easy for players to remember, while each character has their own independent new story.
That way, the game will never run out of heroes!
Wu Manni became more and more excited as she listened, and slammed her hand on the table.
"Great! We'll use your proposal as the background story. Well done! So, Manager Yao, what should we name our game?"
"Honor of Kings!"
Thus, the Honor of Kings project was launched, and Tencent Games began working overtime day and night.
However, compared to aimless efforts, TX's purpose is quite clear: to copy.
They copied whatever features were available in Genshin Impact: Prequel - Gods and Demons. With a template in front of you, it's easy for these top programmers to imitate.
The difficult part is for the colleagues who do the game character modeling; they have to imagine it from scratch.
However, there's nothing that can be done. Tencent knows very well that if they copy even the game characters from "Genshin Impact: The Prequel - Gods and Demons War", the game probably won't even be released. It will be reported directly, and every report will be successful.
With the arrival of New Year's Day, Genshin Impact has updated with a new hero and new skins.
Surprisingly, this time even the skins can be obtained by completing tasks.
People in the industry think Lin Chen has gone mad. To be honest, a major reason why rich people spend money on in-game purchases is that these items can only be obtained by spending money, making them rare and allowing them to show off in the game.
If everyone has it, how can you pretend?
However, although people in the gaming community can't understand this behavior, the majority of players are very happy because there are even skins given away, although they have to do tasks.
But this task is very simple. You just need to log in and play two games every day to complete it. I'm going to play this game anyway, so it's practically no task at all.
Brother Dawei was also very curious and was asking Lin Chen for advice in his office.
"Brother Dawei, you need to understand that the ultimate goal of the game we made is not to make money, but to improve the overall environment of e-sports in China! If you can become stronger just by spending money, what's the difference between this and Legend of Mir?"
The game we want to make is one where you can show off your skills in the game, not one where you can show off just by having money.
Do you understand?
"I understand, Mr. Lin. I was short-sighted!"
Dawei walked out of Lin Chen's office radiating positive energy.
Sitting to the side, Zhang Yiming's lips twitched. After Dawei walked away, Zhang Yiming finally spoke.
"Mr. Lin, is it really okay for you to lie to Brother Dawei like this?"
"I didn't lie to him at all; this is my original intention."
Zhang Yiming mentally scoffed, "If I didn't know you, I would have actually believed you. You just plan to build up your user base first, and then let the rich show off. Showing off when there are few people is not as fun as showing off when there are many people."
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