Chapter 505: Time and Space Journey
When Zeng Wenjie saw Teacher Guda appear in front of him, he almost felt like crying.
Everyone knows that this BOSS will be stuck in the Novice Village. If you can't defeat it, you will never be able to leave the Novice Village.
Therefore, even the internal employees of Game Science feel that "Dark Souls" is too malicious to players and simply does not treat players as human beings. Can such a game really sell?
Zeng Wenjie sat in front of the computer with great anticipation and started the BOSS battle.
Zheng Shouyun sneered, wanting to see how Zeng Wenjie would get furious and then ask for the game difficulty to be lowered.
But what he didn't expect was that Zeng Wenjie took away half of the BOSS's health in his first play, and he successfully parried it two or three times, causing the BOSS to be stunned and executed.
Then, the BOSS entered the second stage, with higher damage and a larger attack range.
When the employees saw this scene, they couldn't help but exclaimed, how can this game be played, the boss of the novice village is so outrageous!
Zeng Wenjie was indeed killed by the BOSS in the second stage, but he was very satisfied because the character operation was relatively smooth and smooth, and drinking blood bottles was also very smooth. The only thing was that the attack felt light and the rebound felt very bad.
Zeng Wenjie immediately started a new game and signaled Miyazaki Hidetaka and Feng Ji not to speak.
After a series of rolling, greedy attacks, and parries, the boss's health was reduced to the second stage, and he was killed again by a large-scale attack.
Zeng Wenjie smacked his lips and said, "The backhand feel and the hitting feel need to be improved, but we still have plenty of time."
The third time, he passed the level successfully, leaving Zheng Shouyun stunned.
The employees immediately started to flatter him.
"For an RPG game, the action system is so clumsy and rigid, are you sure players will buy it?" Zheng Shouyun asked coldly, crossing his arms.
"The rolling is very smooth, with no sense of lag. The feel can be said to be excellent!" said Zeng Wenjie.
Zheng Shouyun said, "Rolling alone is a very simple way to dodge. Also, the green bar setting is ridiculous. Players have to monitor their green bar while fighting against difficult bosses. To avoid running out of stamina and being killed by the boss while standing there?"
Miyazaki Hidetaka said, "Mr. Zheng, this is right! I think this is a very complete system and players will definitely like it."
Feng Jidao said, "If you want unlimited stamina to mow down enemies, why not play Dynasty Warriors? Our game is meant to be challenging, yet we also want to incorporate a simple action system so players can quickly learn and experience the feeling of gradually becoming stronger."
Even the most skilled players cannot defeat the BOSS in two moves when playing a Souls-like game for the first time. They have to memorize the moves a few times and become familiar with the BOSS's movements before they can pass the level.
Zheng Shouyun could accept that the game had these settings that made it difficult for players, but he really couldn't accept putting such a difficult BOSS in the novice village to block players.
Are you sure players have the patience to die dozens of times at the beginning of the game?
This "Dark Souls" is the culmination of all Souls games. Zeng Wenjie has thrown out all the things that Hidetaka Miyazaki has not yet polished. After such a combination, the experience is even comparable to "Souls 3"!
Moreover, the box garden map designed by the two masters Feng Ji and Miyazaki Laozei is extremely exquisite.
Players may get lost at the beginning, but as they go around, they will find that they are back to a familiar place.
"Don't worry, Mr. Zheng. Players are actually masochists. They will greet our families again and again when they die from bosses and traps, but after they defeat the boss after going through countless hardships, they will thank us for bringing them an epic and exhilarating battle." Zeng Wenjie said with a smile.
He knew the players' mentality too well because he had been tortured in this way. He even often complained that some games were so damn easy that they couldn't even design a trap.
Zeng Wenjie said to Miyazaki Hidetaka and Feng Jidao, "So far, I'm quite satisfied. While you're developing, you need to polish all the details I mentioned. The entire Game Science team will go all out to develop this game in the future..."
Both planners nodded seriously.
"I've only been sleeping five hours a day lately, and my hair is almost falling out," said Hidetaka Miyazaki.
Bloodshot was visible in the whites of his eyes, but his whole spirit was high. Making such a game was his lifelong dream!
Moreover, Zeng Wenjie also gave a lot of very useful suggestions and tips. He found that every step he took was perfectly in line with them. Once this game came out, it would surely be very popular.
Zeng Wenjie smiled and said, "After this game comes out, your annual salary will probably be more than $200,000. Well... everyone who participates in this project will get a raise after it succeeds!"
Everyone cheered again.
There are also some talented people in Game Science who jumped from other companies. They have heard too many big promises from their bosses, and such promises often make them indifferent.
But Zeng Wenjie really gives out money, and he loves to give out money. No one would disbelieve him when he says that!
Today, Game Science is no longer the makeshift team set up in the Fengyuan Entrepreneurship Base, but a large game company with thousands of employees.
The development of "Dark Souls" required the entire company to work overtime, and Penguin was also available on call to provide various effective resources.
Xiao Ma Ge also felt the potential of WG. If he wanted to tap this potential, he must launch a world-class excellent game exclusive to WG, at least at the level of being nominated for the TGA Best Game.
"Okay, let's get back to work!" Zeng Wenjie clapped his hands and said.
So, employees in various positions started working in front of their computers again.
Zheng Shouyun said: "You are too confident!"
Zeng Wenjie said, "Boss Zheng, have I ever failed? So, shouldn't I be more confident?"
Zheng Shouyun said, "But I've been in the gaming field for ten years, and I've never seen such an outrageous game..."
Zeng Wenjie asked, "Isn't Hollow Knight very successful?"
"But Hollow Knight is just a Metroidvania, after all, while Dark Souls is different, it's 3D! Moreover, the action system of Hollow Knight is relatively interesting. In contrast, Dark Souls is too simple, and players can only have one combat skill at most..." Zheng Shouyun complained crazily about the game's mechanics, and thought that something needed to be added to it.
But Zeng Wenjie wouldn't listen to what he said, mixing in all that messy stuff, and even calling for souls?
The most extreme and hardcore way to play the soul-type game is to roll, tap, and fight back and forth with the BOSS, just like a turn-based system.
Being greedy for swords and rolling around randomly will undoubtedly become a major cause of death.
Zeng Wenjie threw a cigarette to him, then lit his own with a smile and said, "What do you think of our background compared to Sony's?"
Zheng Shouyun's mouth twitched, and he said, "Even tying up a penguin is no match!"
Zeng Wenjie said, "That's it. So, we must open up a new track!"
He shook off the ash from his cigarette and smiled, "I call this track 'Souls'! 'Hollow Knight' is at best a Souls-like game, but 'Dark Souls' is the true Souls, the pioneer of this track."
Zheng Shouyun asked, "Soul equals difficulty?"
"Yes, soul means difficulty, all kinds of hellish ways of dying that drive players crazy, and all kinds of powerful bosses that players need to carry on their backs." Zeng Wenjie said.
"Then there's no need to make the storyline so vague. Even the tasks of interacting with NPCs don't have any guidance. Everything depends on exploration." Zheng Shouyun smiled bitterly. Anyway, he had never seen such a game before.
"Exploration is also one of the greatest pleasures of the soul." Zeng Wenjie calmed the director's emotions.
Zheng Shouyun sighed and said, "Alright, but Dark Souls is a huge investment. If it fails, all of WG's future plans will be aborted."
Zeng Wenjie smiled and said, "Let's trust Mr. Miyazaki and Feng Ji's planning! They've already proven themselves in Hollow Knight, and Dark Souls is a field that suits them even better than Hollow Knight."
"How do you know?" Zheng Shouyun asked.
"I just know it." Zeng Wenjie thought to himself and did not answer.
Zeng Wenjie hasn't been busy lately. The tone for this year has been set. He checks in at Game Science every day, goes to Fengzhou Business Alliance in the afternoon, and after finishing the business of the Business Alliance, he will take turns to go to the headquarters of Snacks to reconcile.
In addition to his work on game science, he began writing the plan for "Shadows Die Twice".
Of course, we still have to take advantage of the old thief and make some changes to "Sekiro". Just set up a fictional ancient dynasty, change the ninja into a swordsman, and the protagonist into a lord. It's perfect.
China has always been the suzerain state of Japan in ancient times. The cultures of the two countries have many similarities, so it is very easy to change.
"Shadows Die Twice" is scheduled to be released at the end of 2009, with a development cycle of less than two years.
If there weren't someone as clever as Zeng Wenjie, it would take a very long time to develop a game like this. But he knew everything and just used it directly, without even having to do some testing, which saved a lot of time.
Moreover, "Shadows Die Twice" can be developed under the banner of promoting traditional Chinese culture. In this way, the big guys above will not dislike him. Even Zhuang Aimin reminded him that when making games, one cannot only focus on the market.
Zeng Wenjie's speeches nowadays are all about the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It is somewhat unreasonable for him to create a game without considering the cultural background of China.
It took me a few days to write the plan. The story background, setting, characters, main line, props, combat system, etc. are basically the same.
He took direct care of Zeng Mi under this plan.
This way, Zeng Mi can spend more time thinking about how to compose the picture, and when he finishes it, it will be a big hit.
After reading the plan, Zeng Mi's eyes lit up. She liked the game's background story very much. It exuded a feeling of loneliness and sadness, especially with four different endings.
Ending 1: The protagonist transforms into Shura, a demon who only knows how to kill.
Ending 2: The protagonist becomes a new Buddha sculptor, waiting for the next destined person to use the prosthetic hand.
Ending 3: The protagonist finally chooses to commit suicide in order to end his immortality.
Ending 4: The protagonist embarks on a new journey to return the Dragon's Heir, who possesses the power of immortality.
The plan is very detailed, including the background of each NPC, the design of each map, and even the settings of each prop.
Strictly speaking, "Sekiro" is Hidetaka Miyazaki's real breakthrough work, which made him a world-renowned game producer. Zeng Wenjie brought it out in advance. If it could really be released around 2011, one can imagine what kind of sensation it would bring to the entire gaming circle.
"This plan is confidential. Take it back and study it yourself. While you are completing your work on Dark Souls, consider the composition of this plan." Zeng Wenjie said.
"Okay!" Zeng Mi agreed happily.
Thanks to her exquisite character portraits in "Hero Killer", she has gained some fame in the gaming circle, but only a little.
After truly entering an industry, who doesn’t desire to become famous?
Zeng Mi certainly also aspires to become one of the best art masters in the gaming industry.
Zeng Mi asked, "I didn't expect the story to be so captivating, and the gameplay is so unique! I really hope to finish Dark Souls quickly and then get started on Shadows Die Twice!"
Zeng Wenjie said: "We must eat one bite at a time. In two years, the hardware and technology will support us in making it more perfect."
Zeng Mi happily took the plan back with him. After completing the work on "Dark Souls", he began to think about "Shadows Die Twice".
Before we knew it, it was May.
Feng Xiao was working when suddenly she saw ripples inexplicably appearing in the water in the cup on the table.
This startled her, and she hurriedly said, "Leave your posts immediately, everyone, and go out to the open space!"
Not only did she feel something strange, many people also felt it, so the squares were filled with people.
"How could there be an earthquake in the mountains?" Feng Xiao was a little surprised.
Only after nothing happened did she direct the employees to return to their jobs.
As soon as Feng Xiao moved the mouse, the computer screen lit up and a news pop-up window about Penguin appeared.
Then, Feng Xiao looked at the news and his pupils trembled instantly.
She had accompanied Zeng Wenjie to the place mentioned in the news, and the map with highlighted marks at home instantly appeared in her mind.
"It's just as I expected!" Feng Xiao muttered as he sat on the chair.
Then, she thought of Tang Xi again.
No wonder Tang Xi was willing to help Zeng Wenjie. It turns out that there is such a connection between these two people who have nothing to do with each other?
Feng Xiao felt that all the questions in her mind about Zeng Wenjie were instantly resolved with this piece of news.
Zeng Wenjie just sat in front of the computer that day and didn't go anywhere. He was still feeling uneasy, but he felt that there was no need to be so, because someone had already completed this task for him, and definitely did it better than him.
He started too late and the support he could provide was very limited.
Sure enough, what is supposed to happen will happen and it cannot be changed by human will.
He sighed, then took out his phone and called Feng Xiao, saying, "Why don't you take the initiative to call and ask me?"
Feng Xiao said calmly, "There's nothing to ask. If you tell others about such an incredible thing, no one will believe it."
Zeng Wenjie smiled.
Feng Xiao said, "This is a secret between us."
Zeng Wenjie didn't know what to say, so he just said see you in the evening and hung up the phone.
Then he immediately arranged for the foundation to raise funds from the public.
Today, the Zeng Wenjie Foundation has become a relatively credible charity organization. It has only raised funds from the public twice, but the results were very good both times.
Moreover, he has always published financial details, and the whereabouts and destination of every donation can be traced, accurate to the cent.
But because of this, he encountered more and more slander.
Zeng Wenjie simply took advantage of the situation and hired a large number of online netizens to discredit him, even saying that he was an alien, that he was possessed by a water ghost when he drowned as a child and is still alive today, that he was paralyzed in a car accident and then had his brain swapped with that of a genius.
Of course, netizens cannot believe these outrageous smears.
As a result, almost no one believed the negative news about Zeng Wenjie. Even if some of the reports were true and unfavorable to him, everyone just watched it for fun and regarded it as a smear.
Mr. Yu responded immediately, donated two million, and rushed to the disaster area for rescue.
Zeng Wenjie did not go, but he contributed a lot of money. His family and friends all approved of his behavior.
With everyone united as one, the whole world has witnessed the unity and cohesion of the Chinese people.
Time flies, 2009 is here, and "Dark Souls" was officially released on April 2nd!
After the game was released, the domestic response was relatively average, but its craze swept across Europe and the West, and countless players flocked to the WG platform to purchase the "Dark Souls" experience.
"Dark Souls" did an excellent job in early marketing, so it became extremely popular once it was launched. As a game created with a Western background, it is naturally loved by foreigners.
In just one week, five million copies were sold at the original price of $26.9. Moreover, word of mouth continued to grow, and various posts about "Dark Souls" emerged on the Internet.
After experiencing a mediocre response in China, a flood of positive reviews from overseas sparked interest among domestic players again, and domestic sales began to rise.
After three months, total sales at home and abroad exceeded 10 million sets.
Moreover, it is not just "Dark Souls" that makes money. The games on the WG platform have also attracted many new customers.
The extremely high reputation and sales of "Dark Souls" have boosted the sales of "Hollow Knight".
After playing the game, Zheng Shouyun expressed his confusion. For him, this game was a bit too hardcore... It was really too difficult, and all kinds of deaths were frustrating, but players seemed to really like it?
A single gatekeeper named Guda had Zheng Shouyun completely defeated. But when he looked at the achievements, he saw that 80% of the players had defeated Guda?!
He is not among the 80%.
Although he didn't like the game "Dark Souls", Zheng Shouyun also felt proud and proud of the achievements made by Game Science, and didn't say a word when discussing "Shadows Die Twice".
Just looking at the planning document for Shadows Die Twice, you can tell that this is another rare and outrageous game...
After keeping a low profile for a whole year, Zeng Wenjie's name once again set the Internet on fire. He and other main creative staff such as Hidetaka Miyazaki and Feng Ji went abroad to participate in the selection of various game awards, and they stole the limelight.
After completing "Dark Souls", Chinese players began to call on Zeng Wenjie to make a game with a Chinese background. This call was so strong that it even turned into a wave and flooded over, and players posted petitions one after another.
When the popularity reached its peak, Zeng Wenjie held a press conference and announced that "Shadows Die Twice" was officially launched, and Hidetaka Miyazaki and Feng Ji would still serve as the game planner and director.
Moreover, Miyazaki Hidetaka's annual salary suddenly jumped to 600,000 US dollars.
This time, no one said Zeng Wenjie was an idiot for paying such a high salary to a Japanese.
That year, Jack Ma and Tony Ma strongly invited Zeng Wenjie to attend the Internet Summit held in Jiangnan Province. He did not refuse and went there happily.
The summit was held in a grand manner, with reporters from various media holding cameras.
Jack Ma was a little surprised to find that Zeng Wenjie's eyes no longer seemed to have a desire for money, but only a desire to be remembered forever...
After the summit began, the bigwigs entered one after another.
Zeng Wenjie did something that stunned everyone. He walked up to the famous President Mu and slapped the woman next to him in the face!
The scene was suddenly in chaos...
Zeng Wenjie was held back by the security guards, but he continued to curse, "I've wanted to give you a slap in the face for a long time. You're not worthy of bullying Xiao Mu! And you, Mu, you're done. From now on, I'll do nothing but target your company and attack it! If I can't kill you, I'd rather disband all the companies under my control!"
After these harsh words were uttered, everyone was shocked.
The incident became such a big deal that even senior leaders personally took charge of it.
With such big news, netizens are of course curious. Why would Mr. Zeng, who has always been upright, friendly to his employees, and has a broad vision, suddenly lose his temper and slap a woman at such an important summit?
As a result, the foreshadowing that Zeng Wenjie had asked Teacher Sa to lay before took effect, and Mu Qingyang's experience was dug up.
Zeng Wenjie's sudden loss of control made the leaders very dissatisfied, but after understanding what happened, they felt that... it seemed questionable?
Ye Yixiuan was stunned when she saw the news.
She remembered what Zeng Wenjie said to her about three years ago -
If someone bullied her, he would rush up and slap that person without hesitation.
This incident made her realize clearly that Zeng Wenjie was not just talking, but was serious.
By this point, everyone knew Zeng Wenjie and the Mu Group were at odds. Zeng Wenjie was a close partner of the giant Penguin Group, and had also deepened his cooperation with Alibaba since the last annual business conference held in Yanjing.
The two major Internet giants are on the same front with him.
After seeing the news, Mu Qingyang was stunned and then burst into tears.
Moreover, the whole world is supporting Zeng Wenjie, supporting her, and even praising Zeng Wenjie for the slap.
After Mu Qingyang's experience was exposed, the reputation of the Mu family plummeted to the bottom. In addition, Zeng Wenjie showed a determination to fight to the death, and their partners began to feel uneasy.
Tang Xi also said in public that Zeng Wenjie and Mu Qingyang were treated as her younger brothers and sisters, and their affairs were also her, Tang Xi's, affairs.
You can imagine how much weight this sentence carries.
Zeng Wenjie was detained for almost two days before returning to Fengzhou.
This time, although he beat someone up, he seemed to be a hero?
Although Mu has stated that he will never accept compromise or mediation, and insisted that Zeng Wenjie was maliciously throwing mud, netizens did not seem to buy it and mocked him.
Zeng Wenjie returned to Fengzhou and quietly came to the bottom of the Fengyuan girls' dormitory building at night without telling anyone.
Uncle Dong couldn't help but come out of the gatehouse cursing, "Who is this idiot who comes to disturb my peace again? All he knows is these uncreative confessions!"
Then, he saw Zeng Wenjie and asked in surprise, "Xiao Zeng?"
"Hey, Uncle Dong, I'm here to be the least creative person today." Zeng Wenjie asked the brothers from 621 and 626 to help him. They made a heart out of flowers and then lit candles.
Then, he called Mu Qingyang in a showy manner and said, "Someone's here to confess their love to you again. Come down and light a cigarette at the railing!"
Mu Qingyang immediately ran down excitedly. She had so much to say to Zeng Wenjie.
Taking the lighter and lighting the cigarette at the railing, Mu Qingyang was startled and asked, "No one has confessed to me!"
Zeng Wenjie laughed and said, "You'll see it when you come out."
Mu Qingyang could only go around and saw Zeng Wenjie standing in the sea of flowers, playing a guitar in his hand and singing Jay Chou's "Qilixiang".
Mu Qingyang was stunned. Didn't Zeng Wenjie say that boys who did this kind of thing were the dumbest?!
"Come here." After singing the song, Zeng Wenjie smiled at the silly Mu Qingyang.
When Mu Qingyang walked in front of her, he took out the diamond ring from his pocket, pulled her hand over, and put it directly on her ring finger.
Mu Qingyang was startled and asked, "You haven't asked me yet?"
Zeng Wenjie took on the attitude of a domineering boss and said, "Why should I, Tolstoy, interfere in other people's affairs?!"
After hearing this, Mu Qingyang's mouth twitched and he said slowly: "I knew it was you!"
Zeng Wenjie was stunned for a moment and asked, "How do you know?"
"Who else can save my life except you?"
Mu Qingyang looked at Zeng Wenjie with a gentle look in his eyes. "I... even know that this wonderful journey through time and space was started for me, right?"
Feng Xiao is smart, so how could Mu Qingyang not be smart too?
She spent more time with Zeng Wenjie and often heard some of his true feelings when he was drunk.
After careful analysis, the clever little Mu gradually grasped the clues and figured out the clues.
There are many details in the process of Zeng Wenjie meeting and getting to know her that are so coincidental that they cannot stand up to scrutiny.
Zeng Wenjie opened his mouth, speechless.
Mu Qingyang smiled at him and said, "Like I told you, I'm a top student!"
Zeng Wenjie took a deep breath and said, "I have finally fulfilled my promise to Master Jiu... So, come home with me?"
Mu Qingyang's face turned red visibly, and she shyly threw herself into his arms.
The students around him started to cheer and applaud.
At this time, Lin Zhenshan came out pushing Zeng Wenjie's old-fashioned 28-inch bicycle and said, "The wedding car is ready for you!"
Mu Qingyang couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Zeng Wenjie rode his bike with Mu Qingyang through the night, heading towards Yunhu Lake.
"So, I guessed right, right?" Mu Qingyang asked softly.
"Yes."
"What will I be like in that future?"
"Robert..."
"Can't understand."
“When Shadows Die Twice is officially released, you’ll understand what it means.”
Mu Qingyang smiled, but felt that all this was no longer important.
Mu Qingyang said in a low voice, "So, Grandpa Xie passed away a long time ago, right? Only a promise to the deceased could make you care so much."
Zeng Wenjie said: "But I will always be with you in the future."
Mu Qingyang pressed his face against his gentle and broad back.
Ouyang Yun once said that it would be great if Zeng Wenjie had the ability to travel through time and space so that he could travel back to when Mu Qingyang was a child to save her.
But at this moment, Mu Qingyang felt that everything was just right...
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