Chapter 22 I have ten years of artistic experience, and you want me to plagiarize by changing my skin?
A few days later,
The sounds of keyboards and discussions echoed in Jingyue Company.
Since Lu Ming announced that "氪命修仙" and "深蓝游戏平台" would be developed in parallel,
The company has completely entered into an intensive development mode.
In the art department, Gu Xiangqiu and Su Xiaonuan sat side by side at their workstations.
The two of them were looking at the characters on the computer, pointing and drawing.
"Oh, such a handsome character, no matter how you look at it, he's a kendo genius!"
While humming a little tune, Su Xiaonuan secretly added a touch of immortal temperament to the male protagonist's model.
In order to create this momentum,
She put a lot of effort into it.
She has made detailed adjustments to the character's eyes and the wrinkles on his clothes!
“Absolutely perfect!”
Su Xiaonuan looked at the character on the screen with satisfaction and couldn't help but give herself a thumbs up.
Beside him, Gu Xiangqiu also nodded repeatedly.
"Xiao Nuan, your understanding of this role is acceptable. I feel like everyone will definitely choose this!"
Su Xiaonuan smiled and was about to submit the model when a familiar voice suddenly came from behind her.
"Xiao Nuan, wait."
She turned around suddenly and saw Lu Ming standing behind her.
With his arms folded across his chest, he stared at the character model on the screen with a scrutinizing expression.
"What's this?"
Lu Ming pointed at the handsome male protagonist and frowned slightly.
"Well……"
Su Xiaonuan shrank her neck guiltily and whispered:
"Character modeling"
He pointed at the handsome little man, his tone thoughtful.
"How long did it take you to draw this?"
"Four...five days!"
Lu Ming shook his head.
“It’s nice to look at, but it takes too long!”
Su Xiaonuan was still immersed in her fantasy of being a kendo genius, but she didn't expect that Lu Ming's words would break her fantasy.
"Too long?"
Su Xiaonuan was stunned for a moment, and looked at Lu Ming in confusion.
Such a handsome character, what's wrong with using it for four or five days?
"Mr. Lu, character modeling takes time. This is the process I've tried to optimize!"
Gu Xiangqiu beside him couldn't help but nod,
"Yes, Mr. Lu, our art team is committed to high-quality products. Modeling requires meticulous attention to detail and cannot be done casually!"
In the design industry, the most feared thing is a leader without aesthetic taste.
What about colorful, large structure and rich content? Such requirements are simply too outrageous!
I hope Mr. Lu doesn’t go too far!
Gu Xiangqiu prayed secretly in his heart,
Behind him, Lu Ming paused, turned to look at Gu Xiangqiu and Su Xiaonuan, and raised his voice.
"Five days to develop one character is too long! For us right now, efficiency is king!"
Lu Ming was serious.
"Do you know how long it takes to create a character portrait and model in the mobile gaming world these days?"
Su Xiaonuan and Gu Xiangqiu looked at each other and asked tentatively, "Three days?"
"Wrong, one day!"
“…”
The entire art team fell silent.
They all wondered if they had heard it wrong.
one day? !
Where does this leave their dignity? !
"That's impossible!" Su Xiaonuan retorted subconsciously.
“You can’t produce high-quality modeling in one day!”
Lu Ming patted her shoulder and smiled meaningfully:
"Xiao Nuan, you're still young, and you don't quite understand some of the industry's advanced technologies."
"Xiang Qiu, you should understand. You're a veteran in this industry. How could you not share this little bit?"
Gu Xiangqiu widened his eyes.
What?
She didn't hide anything!
Lu Ming walked over to the side and turned on an empty computer.
After searching for a few times, a bunch of screenshots of well-known cultivation games suddenly appeared on the screen.
"Look at the character designs in these games."
Lu Ming pointed at the screen.
"These are all characters that have been proven in the market. The art style, color scheme, and portraits of each character are all popular with players."
"So, there's absolutely no need for us to create a new character. All you have to do is learn from it!"
"Reference?"
Su Xiaonuan couldn't help but frown,
“How to learn from it?”
Lu Ming said confidently,
"It's very simple. Just learn their style and make some minor adjustments, like hairstyle, clothing, and colors. Then change the background and create a new face. Then a brand new character is born!"
After Lu Ming finished speaking, the two looked at each other, and the corners of their mouths twitched slightly.
"...Mr. Lu, aren't you just plagiarizing?"
"What's plagiarism? This is artistic reference, style reference, and industry integration and innovation!"
"This is telepathy!"
Lu Ming corrected seriously,
"You need to learn how to properly utilize the excellent materials on the market, understand their artistic concepts, and then... create a slightly different version of the skin."
"This will not only save costs, but also improve art efficiency. Do you understand?"
"We are learning about industry standards and optimizing production processes!"
The art team members were collectively silent.
They understand it, but their professional ethics do not allow it!
No wonder Lu Ming said Gu Xiangqiu should understand.
She does understand this, but she hasn't done it that way for a long time!
This is soulless!
Her dream was to make an independent game, but now she is trying to plagiarize it.
Isn't this just going backwards?
With ten years of artistic experience, she has fallen to the point of being a porter?
Gu Xiangqiu felt his heart breaking.
As a result, everyone looked at Lu Ming with more opinions.
Su Xiaonuan and Gu Xiangqiu had complicated expressions, as if they had experienced a game between morality and reality.
They are artists, designers, and people with dreams!
When they entered the gaming industry, they dreamed of creating unique and amazing works of art, not just reskinning and copying other artists!
But now...
They stared at the familiar characters on Lu Ming's screen, and then looked at Lu Ming's face, which was taken for granted.
I wanted to curse a thousand times in my heart, but I couldn't say it.
"This... is indeed much faster..."
Su Xiaonuan murmured softly.
However, reality is more convincing than dreams.
They want to live.
They want to eat.
They want to get paid!
Besides, this is the boss's request.
Moreover, the current project is indeed very tight.
When they change it a little bit, the original proportion will be a little bit higher,
It shouldn't be a big problem.
After a moment, Gu Xiangqiu let out a long sigh, his professional ethics ruthlessly shattered by reality.
"Mr. Lu, you really... understand the market too well."
She said through gritted teeth.
Although Su Xiaonuan resisted in her heart, seeing Gu Xiangqiu bow his head, the last bit of stubbornness in her heart was torn apart.
Anyway, they are not the only company doing this!
"Then...then I'll give it a try..."
Su Xiaonuan whispered, feeling like she had opened a brand new door!
Lu Ming nodded with satisfaction, and felt very relieved when he saw the two people's compromise.
Plagiarism and skinning are definitely unethical.
But inspiration and design are difficult to distinguish.
Moreover, he did not ask the two to plagiarize.
Who does design without using a template?
After optimizing and modifying the original work, it is obviously much faster.
Even if we take a step back,
If players criticize the design for being unoriginal, then that would just meet Lu Ming's requirements!
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