Chapter 128 If you look good, you will be forgiven!
Zhou Bowen was stunned, but he was not anxious. He knew that
This shallow idea of mine will definitely not be accepted by President Lu this time!
Here, we definitely need Mr. Lu's help. Now,
He is about to receive instructions from Mr. Lu!
This is a very rare opportunity!
Zhou Bowen, cheer up!
"Listen to me,"
Lu Ming began to persuade seriously,
"With your current design, players only need to choose their dialogues carefully and try their best to please the NPCs, and they can complete the game in minutes."
"And then what?"
"Oh, it was so touching, I cried my eyes out."
"This is the most realistic love game I've ever played."
"I want to play it again, and try it with a different person!"
"The senior sister line is the best! Hehehe..."
"In that case, do you know what the problem is?"
Zhou Bowen hesitated for a moment.
Is there any problem with this?
This seems to be no problem!
Besides, why does Mr. Lu seem to be very experienced?
Seeing Zhou Bowen silent, Lu Ming could only continue to output.
"You're being too traditional!"
"Bowen, your game has a great theme and the emotional elements are so delicately polished. That's why we have to work on it seriously and not fall into traditional clichés."
“It also needs to be more in-depth!”
"So, you can't increase favorability from 0 in this game."
"We have to do it the other way around—"
"It dropped from 100 points."
“!!!”
Zhou Bowen was stunned: "Mr. Lu? 100% favorable impression right from the start?"
"right."
Lu Ming's tone was as calm as water.
"At the beginning of the game, the player has a day of random encounters. All the female protagonists of various types that he meets have a 100% favorable impression of him!"
"These people could be your childhood sweetheart, first love, soul mate, or destined lover from past or present life. In any case, they all want to give birth to your baby."
"Then, you set up the plot, and the heroine calls you and starts by saying, 'Do you remember the promise we made when we were kids?'"
"You reply with 'Huh? Which agreement?'—bang, your favorability score instantly drops by 10 points."
"On her birthday, she sent you a WeChat message saying, 'It seems like there's something special going on today,' and you replied, 'Huh? It's just Wednesday, right?' — bang, your favorability rating is -20 again."
"Another 'You're not angry, are you?' and another -10 points."
"The harder you try to explain, the more points you lose, and you can't rewind."
"The more you try to make amends, the more she'll feel like 'You don't understand me at all'"
Zhou Bowen stared at Lu Ming blankly, feeling like he was being retrained.
100% favorability across the board? Does that make sense? Is the start destined? I've never tried that!
But, wouldn’t that mean you’re surrounded by beautiful women?
What Mr. Lu said was so powerful!
But he seems to understand it very well!
Zhou Bowen's lips turned pale, and he raised his hand slightly.
"Boss Lu, isn't this... a bit too harsh?"
"ruthless"
Lu Ming slapped his thigh and said, "This is the truth!"
"Don't you often lose interest inexplicably when you're in love?"
"Doesn't your partner also become silent when they disagree?"
"Don't you always say 'What did I say wrong?'"
"Let the players stumble in the gray area like you, slowly experience and slowly lose."
"If he can really make it to the end and keep his relationship..."
"Then I'm sorry, this isn't a game, it's a form of reflection and practice."
Zhou Bowen was shocked. He stared at Lu Ming's eyes.
"Mr. Lu... have you ever been hurt in any relationship..."
Lu Ming: ...
"Don't talk about that,"
Lu Ming continued to play,
"Look, Bowen."
“If we design it this way, can we make players feel doubtful, struggling, anxious, trying to understand, trying to save themselves… and ultimately reflect on themselves?”
"Does this achieve the purpose of your previous project for this game?"
"Think about it again. After finishing a game, the player sits in front of the computer, hands hanging on their knees, staring at the screen motionlessly, with the thought, 'So... I never understood her,' echoing in their head. Do you think that's a strong impact?"
Zhou Bowen: “…”
It’s so strong, so strong that it makes my scalp tingle.
Lu Ming took another sip of milk tea and paused.
"You see, many relationships in this world fail not because of one or two arguments."
"We don't guide players through strategies, we help them understand."
“And then give them a hint:”
"Maybe you're not wrong about a certain sentence."
"But I have never learned how to empathize with someone."
When Zhou Bowen heard this, he fell into a trance.
"Mr. Lu..."
"Is this... still a love game?"
"Why not?"
“It’s very in love.”
"It's more romantic than any love game..."
"There are experiences, empathy, choices, and targets to pursue. After you play it, you'll understand that love isn't about skills, it's about understanding."
"Before you say anything, have you ever really thought about what she's thinking?"
"Do you have the ability to suppress your desire to win, just to keep this person?"
"You use these stories and choices, one by one, to preserve this relationship."
"When the game ends, you look back at the people you met on the first day. The one who still gives you 100 points is your final choice!"
…
The air was heavy for a second.
Zhou Bowen's eyes were slightly red.
He suddenly had the urge to refill Mr. Lu's milk tea!
This is really not a boss talking about a project.
This is a...confidant, more like my own elder brother!
It’s too narrow-minded. My previous thinking was too narrow-minded!
"Mr. Lu..."
Zhou Bowen's voice trembled.
"This is practically... a preview of my future marriage."
Lu Ming waved his hand: "Stop doing those empty things."
"What you have to do now is to implement all of this into the game!"
"I'm very optimistic about your game!"
"Also, there is another important point!"
"What kind of real-life scenes, what kind of character design, what kind of beautiful girl with big eyes and twin tails,"
"They've all been cut down."
"Make a pure text game! At most, create an avatar, emojis, or something!"
"You give me a button, a paragraph, and a bunch of options."
"The rest is all up to your imagination."
Zhou Bowen was a little confused.
A text-only love game?
Is this a return to the 90s?
Is there anyone who still plays a game like this?
But Mr. Lu cut out the sound in his music game before, and it became a hit!
Now, such a love game that relies heavily on looks has no graphics?
Mr. Lu’s rank is too high!
Zhou Bowen fell into his fifth level of imagination again.
Lu Ming interrupted directly, not wanting to give Zhou Bowen too much time to worry.
In Lu Ming's opinion, this is definitely an unusual game of suffering!
You say it is a love game, but it does not have a process of winning over people;
You say it is a literary novel, but it is not a storytelling;
Most importantly, there are no beautiful pictures. This is definitely like cutting off one's own arms!
It heals on the surface, but actually reduces sanity!
This game will be criticized so much after it goes online!
Lu Ming's eyes were shining brightly.
"Bowen! We need to look at the problem from multiple perspectives!"
"In this game, if you just give the screen, players won't be able to immerse themselves in it!"
"Seeing all the pretty faces, players will forgive everything!"
"No matter how bad their behavior is, or how cold their attitude is, as long as the portrait looks good, they will say: 'Ah, she is so cute, so real!'"
"If this is a real shot, it will be even more unbearable!"
"Can you add a voice? That would be incredible!"
"This isn't an interactive movie game, it's just a little love game!"
Lu Ming sneered, as if he saw through the entire otaku circle:
“Humans are animals that are deceived by their five senses.”
"They didn't forgive the character, they forgave it for being good-looking."
"So, if you want them to experience real love, you have to remove all the filters!"
“No persona, no filters, no image, just the most naked expression!”
"Plus, a little bit of sincerity that you never know if it's received."
"Of course, it's no problem for you to create some scene images!"
“Do it well and think about it carefully!”
"Bowen."
"I'm optimistic about you."
Zhou Bowen had clenched his fists, his cheeks were slightly red, and his eyes were shining.
“I…I understand!”
"...Then Mr. Lu, can this game still be called 'More Than Sunny Days'?"
"You can call me whatever you like."
Lu Ming waved his hand, his tone lazy, but the corners of his mouth raised slightly:
"Anyway, there's a high probability that there won't be sunny days after you're done."
"But, I like it!"
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