Chapter 129 Starting from full marks, approaching zero!
Zhou Bowen's eyes lit up and he felt his blood boiling!
If Mr. Lu likes it, then we must do it!
Although he still hasn't fully understood Mr. Lu's advice, everything he said seems to make sense!
He himself had no experience in independently planning games before.
Now, Mr. Lu is willing to tear it apart and analyze it for himself bit by bit.
How can I not believe it?
Only by listening to others' advice can you have a full meal!
Zhou Bowen seemed to have experienced a baptism!
At this moment, in the office, Lu Ming also sat up straight with a serious face.
"Bowen,"
Lu Ming said in a calm and serious tone:
"Whether you're a game maker, programmer, player, or reader, throw away your brain first!"
"Don't worry about all those rules in your head! You have to do it first!"
"I'll approve two million for your project!"
"There are only a few days left this month. Come up with the idea first, and I'll pay you next month!"
"Also, remember to develop both the PC and mobile versions simultaneously."
"It's just a text-based game anyway, so it shouldn't be that difficult!"
"You can also take this opportunity to form your own team. I won't interfere. It's best for everyone in our Whale Leap team to be able to stand on their own two feet!"
…
After hearing this, Zhou Bowen stepped forward with the wind, completely switching to a high-energy state. Listen to Mr. Lu and do it first!
At seven o'clock in the evening, Zhou Bowen returned home with milk tea.
As soon as he entered the door, he closed it and took off his shoes quickly.
"Tangtang! I'm telling you, Mr. Lu invested two million in me today!"
Tang Tang was curled up on the sofa, reading a book and chewing an apple. Hearing this, she paused, looked up and pushed her glasses on the bridge of her nose.
A look of disbelief
I've been too tired from work recently.
Or maybe I put too much pressure on him.
Why is this guy talking nonsense again?
Zhou Bowen sprinted to her and handed her the milk tea with one hand.
"I'm serious!"
"I volunteered today and proposed a love game plan to Mr. Lu!"
"After listening to me, President Lu personally gave me guidance! And then... he invested two million to help me start the project!"
"You still want me to lead the team! Develop dual versions of the game for both PC and mobile!"
"They're treating me like a family member! But I asked my dad about it, and he said he'd never heard of Lu Ming..."
After hearing this, Tangtang finally put down the book.
"Well, it's someone I know."
"Wait... the love game you were talking about today, wasn't it the one you whispered to me about before bed a few days ago..."
"That's it!"
Zhou Bowen nodded excitedly.
“More Than Sunny Days!”
"I incorporated everything that happened between you and me!"
"Didn't you always say I lacked the ability to recognize emotions? Now I want to make a game to let everyone experience this struggle of empathy!"
"Let all players feel... that love really isn't based on intuition, it's based on 'mutual understanding'!"
Tangtang raised her eyebrows slightly:
"You mean... a love game that helps people understand their significant other?"
"right!"
Zhou Bowen spread the planning paper on the coffee table with a snap.
He began to vividly describe the entire process of being "brainwashed" by Mr. Lu today.
Tangtang listened with great interest, sometimes frowning, sometimes laughing.
After finishing the blog post, I was still immersed in it.
But Tangtang sipped her milk tea and grumbled quietly:
“This game doesn’t seem to achieve mutual understanding.”
"No, Sugar!"
Bowen said seriously,
"Why not? Mr. Lu's idea really makes sense!"
"There are so many games on the market now, and they're all just licking it."
"But in real life, those who truly make it to the end are those who can 'hold back their insolence and maintain restraint'!"
"Our plan is to have everyone repeatedly experience 'failure of empathy' and 'mutual tolerance', and then—"
"Reflection."
Tangtang continued.
"right!"
Bowen nodded vigorously.
"You understand me!"
Tangtang blinked, lowered her head and drank a sip of milk tea. After a few seconds, she suddenly became serious:
"But I also want to make a suggestion."
"You say." Bowen immediately pricked up his ears.
"Didn't you just say we understand each other? And President Lu also told you to look at the problem from multiple perspectives!"
"You can't be a lapdog in love!"
"So, I think your game shouldn't just be about the male perspective."
“It also needs a female perspective.”
She looked up, her eyes serious:
"You always say girls are hard to understand, but a lot of girls actually find boys baffling, too."
"So, can you add a dual storyline, starting from the perspective of a female player, to work backwards to analyze the emotional barriers and the source of the emotions?"
"For example: Why don't you reply to messages immediately? Do you not love her anymore or are you just too busy with overtime? You never said it."
"If we could also [put it in reverse] from a girl's perspective—that would be true two-way understanding."
Bowen nodded his head, almost biting off his milk tea straw in excitement:
"I understand! After you said that, I think my brain is starting to grow!"
"Like that time we argued, I thought you were mad because I wasn't listening, but it turns out you were mad because... because I didn't remember you had just finished a 36-hour night shift!"
"Yes!" Tangtang rolled her eyes.
"I was so tired that I almost died, and you were still arguing with me, 'I didn't mean it'..."
"Sorry, Tangtang! I'll definitely recreate this scene when I make the game!"
"Also, based on your idea, I can also set it up so that only one gender can play in the first round, and then the other gender's perspective will be available in the second round!"
"Even after completing the game from both perspectives, you can provide mutual matching based on keyword tracks!"
Zhou Bowen realized it!
On the way back, he was still thinking, a text-based game, just a little bit of watering would be enough, but Mr. Lu actually approved a two million budget for him!
Apparently, Mr. Lu had already considered the issue of multiple perspectives!
I told you! I told you!
Seeing Zhou Bowen's sudden realization, Tangtang also laughed, leaned back on the sofa, and said slowly:
"I don't know if you can do this game well."
"But can you please also understand me more clearly while you're doing this?"
Bowen paused and let out a soft "ah".
Tangtang looked at him sideways with gentle eyes:
"This is your only chance in life to officially review the course of our relationship."
The air suddenly became quiet for a few seconds.
Zhou Bowen sat where he was, took a sip of milk tea, then slowly raised his head and said solemnly:
"I didn't make this game just to clear it."
"It's to prevent all players from missing out on a single candy like I did."
Tangtang chuckled and fell on the sofa with laughter.
"Don't be so sentimental all of a sudden!"
Zhou Bowen's face was as red as the new hot water bottle at home.
But he didn't explain anything.
He just looked up at the stars outside the window and gently squeezed the milk tea straw in his hand.
At this moment, he suddenly understood what Mr. Lu said -
"It's more romantic than any love game..."
…
The next morning, Zhou Bowen returned to the company with a radiant face.
The plan on the table is still called "More Than Sunny Days"
Bold, bold, with a slight bevel, it's obvious that the font was carefully adjusted last night.
"Good morning, Bowen!"
A vital voice sounded behind him.
It was Su Xiaonuan from the Art Department. She had her hair tied in a bun and was holding a pile of materials, so she just happened to pass by his workstation.
"Morning, morning, Xiao Nuan."
Zhou Bowen immediately straightened his back and his expression became serious in an instant. Su Xiaonuan walked closer and glanced at the plan on his desk.
"Huh"
She was stunned for a moment, put down the documents in her arms, and picked up the paper carefully.
"Your...project plan"
"Bowen, you have to do a project too!"
There was a barely concealed shock in her tone.
They are all veterans, and you are finally going to work on a project!
Zhou Bowen's face started to turn red again when she looked at him, like a freshly steamed dumpling.
"Well...it was approved by President Lu."
He whispered,
"I wrote a plan last night. Mr. Lu thought it was interesting and asked me to give it a try."
Su Xiaonuan was shocked:
“Is this true or false?”
"This is a project that President Lu personally approved!"
"Sure, kid, where do you get your inspiration from?"
Zhou Bowen blinked, his cheeks slightly red, and whispered:
"It's Tangtang."
"ah"
Su Xiaonuan was stunned.
"Tangtang again! I was wondering why that girl hasn't been hanging out with me lately. It seems she's been working on a new project with you!"
"I've been with Tangtang for so long, and I never realized she has a talent for games!"
"She didn't!"
"But she can give me some really good advice, especially since this is a romance game!"
Zhou Bowen said honestly, his face still red.
Then I briefly talked to Su Xiaonuan about the design ideas of "More Than Sunny Days".
Su Xiaonuan nodded. This game sounds okay.
The name is just a bit literary. If she comes, she will have to change her name.
Since this game requires mutual understanding and there are many delicate emotional collisions,
Su Xiaonuan touched her chin, her eyes lit up.
If she were the project leader, this game should be called "The Temptation to Go Home"!
There is such a sense of belonging, everyone longs to go home,
Whether it is returning to the place that was once the most familiar, or returning to that person's heart.
Aren’t they all the same?
But the next second, she couldn't help but sigh and sat down on the office chair opposite Bowen.
"Tsk, you two really broke my defense."
"Do you know how close Tangtang and I used to be?"
"We were inseparable almost every day during our three years of high school. We ate and went shopping together, and I was the one who took her to play games."
"Ever since she's been with you, we haven't played together much!"
"People in love... they're really hindering others from gaining points!"
Zhou Bowen started pretending to type code.
Su Xiaonuan didn't tease him, but said seriously:
"No more talk. If you need me to draw some covers, icons, UI art, etc., just call me."
"Even though you said your game doesn't have character illustrations, you still have to have a game cover and promotional images, right?"
Zhou Bowen nodded vigorously: "Okay! Thank you, Sister Xiaonuan!"
Su Xiaonuan nodded, picked up the documents and prepared to leave, but after taking two steps, she turned back and patted the back of his chair with a smile:
"Bowen, I suddenly feel that Tangtang's choice of you...was not unreasonable."
After saying that, she turned and left, leaving behind a series of brisk footsteps.
Zhou Bowen sat at his workstation, his heart beating a little wildly.
But his finger firmly tapped the title of the new document:
Project: More Than Sunny Days
We'll always be together, right?
He exhaled slowly.
Then start typing the first sentence of the game:
Love starts from full marks and approaches zero.
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