Chapter 393: Finished? Finished!
Yao Wenqing was stunned.
His breathing became rapid and his eyes became a little blurry.
"Producer... the whole process..."
These words were like a needle, piercing the most sensitive part of his heart.
His breathing became a little rapid and his eyes began to wander.
It’s like someone has suddenly exposed the softest and most embarrassing part of my heart.
That’s right, his regular job now is to “improve existing things and optimize the existing experience to the extreme.”
Whether it is a factory assembly line or immersive projection, he can polish the finished products thrown by others into fine products.
But he has hardly ever tried to truly "start from zero".
It's not like he hasn't thought about it.
But that's a completely different path.
What Mr. Lu said does make sense.
Mr. Lu's advice to him today completely broke his complacency and comfort in living in the present.
Now Whale Leap is getting bigger and bigger.
So many game departments, so many project work,
Whether it is the computer side, mobile game side, business, special effects, personnel, etc.
All of these revolve around the core of the game.
The only difference is whale watching, which is a department dominated by hardware equipment.
The route for whale watching is the same as that of other departments, but also different.
If you want to go further after whale watching,
He is the general manager,
Indeed, more needs to be done!
He listened to every word Mr. Lu said today.
So, this time he really wants to do something.
Yao Wenqing was silent for a while.
Finally made up my mind.
"Mr. Lu...what kind of game do you want me to make?"
Lu Ming smiled, his eyes deep, as if he was looking at a distant view that only he could see.
"Soul Game!"
"Soul system, you know it!"
Yao Wenqing nodded, but said nothing.
Lu Ming continued to introduce his previous ideas.
"The setting is simple. In a world where monsters are rampant..."
"The downtrodden Demon Suppression Division..."
"This is a world full of powerful monsters and bosses!"
"Draw the sword and slash, drop three drops..."
"Player's damage..."
Lu Ming finished speaking.
Yao Wenqing stared, his whole body frozen.
Is that all?
What about the mechanism?
How to play?
What about the core things?
How do I set the stats? How hard is the control? What's the player's growth rhythm? What are the core resource production paths? What's the UI style? What are the main storyline branches?
You haven't told me yet.
Although I haven't made a game from scratch, I'm not an amateur either!
At most you gave me a beginning.
If this thing were to be implemented, I guess we wouldn’t even be able to complete the first page of the plan!
He felt like he was on the edge of a cliff.
Earlier, Mr. Lu spoke in a pretentious and vague tone, as if a groundbreaking masterpiece was about to be born.
The result is in hand, and there is only one sentence left to say.
According to what Mr. Lu just said,
Is this game playable?
That's too hopeless!
Yao Wenqing looked at Lu Ming
"Mr. Lu, is this the process you all follow before making games?"
"Just... just this little?"
Lu Ming was very calm, spreading his arms:
"Isn't that enough?"
"How can you say that's it? Didn't I give you the idea? You want to expand on it!"
"What I just said is the direction. The right direction is more important than anything else."
"You have to learn the specifics yourself. You have to think outside the box!"
"I can give you the basics, the skeleton. For the rest, you have to use your brain."
"Besides, why don't I tell you the complete framework of the game?"
"Because I shouldn't have finished this."
"If I finish explaining the mechanics, systems, gameplay, and design, then the soul of this game will no longer be yours."
"How can you go from 0 to 1?"
Having said that, Lu Ming patted his shoulder earnestly.
"Remember, Lao Yao! Don't follow the trend! Don't follow the trend! Don't copy what's on the market."
"The models on the market may not be suitable for you. They may not be suitable for Whale Leap either."
"Don't ask the other people from Jingyue either. Lao Zhou and Bowen's advice isn't suitable for you!"
"You're different from them!"
"The future of whale watching is not the path they've taken."
“You have to find your own rhythm, your own answers.”
Listening to Lu Ming's words, Yao Wenqing fell into extreme mental exhaustion for a while.
My mind is in a mess.
He had always copied others before, and at least he could get it almost right.
At this moment, he suddenly had the same feeling as Cheng Qing.
It’s not easy to be a top student…
"Boss Lu, what if no one plays my game, or everyone just scolds me?"
Lu Ming's eyes lit up.
"That's too..."
“That’s unacceptable!”
"Don't worry, there will definitely be someone who will play with it!"
Yao Wenqing's tone was a little helpless, and there seemed to be an electric current slowly fermenting in his heart, a little bit of heat, a little bit of excitement,
"Okay, then Mr. Lu... I'll just bite the bullet and give it a try."
"But Mr. Lu, I can't guarantee it."
"If I really make something that looks like nothing..."
Lu Ming smiled deeply.
"I don't blame you. This is your first time making a game independently. If it turns out to be something completely different, it might still be unique."
"You don't want to cater to others. You want to explore."
"Only by refusing to blindly follow others can you remain relatively clear-headed!"
Yao Wenqing: "..."
I always feel like I've been fooled.
Mr. Lu must have read some toxic chicken soup this time!
But...he felt a little excited in his heart.
At this moment, he suddenly had a premonition:
This may be the most difficult, yet most worthwhile planning challenge in his life.
Across from him, Mr. Lu was still looking at him.
The gaze is not one of condescending pressure, but one of sparkling expectation.
This made Yao Wenqing even more uncomfortable.
Where on earth does Mr. Lu get this confidence from?
He took a deep breath and stared at Lu Ming for two seconds.
"Mr. Lu, then you should at least tell me first..."
"What's the name of the game?"
When this question came up, Lu Ming was completely unprepared.
"You decide! This is your first real game, you name it!"
Yao Wenqing: "..."
It seems that Mr. Lu has been laying the groundwork for a long time, but he hasn’t even thought of a name?
He's never been good at naming.
Yao Wenqing thought casually,
"The Demon Suppression Record"? Simple but not elegant!
"Mandrill Picture Scroll"? Elegant but lacking depth!
"Um……"
Yao Wenqing thought about it seriously again.
Many thoughts ran through my mind,
Many names flashed through my mind, but I always felt that something was missing.
They were either too abstruse or too sentimental, and seemed unable to fully express the meaning in his heart.
The state of persisting in loneliness and surviving in insignificance.
Yao Wenqing's thoughts drifted away, as if he had sunk into the world he had created.
One by one, the big monsters came down,
The tiny rookie figure who just graduated from the Demon Suppression Bureau was walking alone in the desolate mountains filled with mist and dangers.
Day after day, year after year.
Suddenly, an extremely ordinary, even somewhat simple word, popped into his mind without any warning.
Patrolling the mountains.
Yes, it’s patrolling the mountains.
It is not some earth-shattering feat of slaying demons and eliminating evil, nor does it have the title of a soul-stirring epic.
Just a lonely ranger,
Walking on his own path over and over again, fulfilling the duties of the oldest and most silent demon-suppressing bureau!
Yao Wenqing's eyes slowly lit up, and all the previous entanglements and hesitations were settled at this moment.
He raised his head.
"Mr. Lu...why not call it 'Mountain Patrol' first?"
Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, savoring the two words carefully, his eyes lit up.
"good!"
“Simple, powerful, and direct!”
“The key is, it’s easy to remember!”
Lu Ming was very satisfied with Yao Wenqing's performance.
"The soul of a game begins with whether you dare to accept the name."
"If you don't even recognize this name, then the following content won't be something you did from the heart."
"Old Yao, you're great!"
"But I can't praise you anymore. I can't praise your entire department anymore!"
"Then you guys should play games well from now on!"
"You can tell me directly about the personnel and investment you need. I will definitely not hold you back!"
Yao Wenqing felt as if his soul was being tortured repeatedly by his Chinese teacher.
But then again…
It was a bit of a hit indeed.
At this moment, he seemed to have put all his hesitation and helplessness behind him.
He finally made up his mind:
Since the name is "Xunshan",
Then grit your teeth and make it a game that people will remember!
Although he doesn't know what the future of this game will be like.
But he knew that from this moment on, he really had to take that step.
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