Chapter 12 Better to have than to have nothing
After revealing her adult identity.
Lin Yao lowered her head and thought for a while, then continued: "Give me a deadline first, Manager Mu, the internal control should not be dragged on indefinitely, right? When will they leave? When will they put the blame on us?"
Mu Wanqing seemed a little absent-minded.
Lin Yao glanced at her, then raised her hand and waved it gently in front of her eyes: "...You must know this, right? I tell you, if you don't know this, it's all over."
"I know."
Mu Wanqing came back to her senses abruptly and immediately replied: "Because it involves that director, it will probably take more than a month to complete the entire process."
"One month, the time is too tight, but let's think of a way, some gameplay can be postponed, anyway, the players here seem to be easy to fool... Let's implement the core gameplay and system of the game first."
Lin Yao supported her cheek and muttered to herself: "First we have to prove that the game can still be saved, and then we can cheat the budget... But the problem is how can the current project team complete the core gameplay and system within a month... Outsourcing? Miss Mu."
"Yes, I'm here."
Mu Wanqing nodded.
"Can we apply for a budget? We can only outsource now, but I don't know if you understand."
Lin Yao hesitated for a moment. While speaking, she turned her chair to wake up the screen, opened a website similar to the Programmer Inn, pointed at the screen and said, "I checked. Now our Fantasy OL uses the untty engine, right? The relevant programmers are 600 to 1,000 yuan a day, and this is just for programmers. The price of the art part may be higher..."
Of course, this kind of project cannot be given to such an individual programmer.
Lin Yao just wanted to explain to Mu Wanqing how expensive the price was.
But Mu Wanqing was obviously very knowledgeable.
She glanced at the computer screen, then gently pushed up her glasses on her small nose, as if she had finally calmed down. She shook her head and said, "The development team is a comprehensive, systematic, and organized collection. The programmers found on the Internet are too unreliable, and the technical content is a mystery. If a single module is assigned to each person, the risk will increase exponentially, so please leave this to me.
The game "Fantasy OL" is not without outsourcing. On the contrary, outsourcing is an important part, and I happen to have connections with several responsible and reliable outsourcing companies. I will talk to them. Don't worry about the budget. A large part of the budget applied for before is still in the project team's account, and there is probably more..."
Mandy reported a number.
Lin Yao widened her beautiful eyes and said in shock: "There are still so many in the account... So why apply for so many if you can't use them all?"
Mu Wanqing hesitated for a moment, and said with a wooden face: "... It's none of my business, the bucket director gave the order."
"Well, this is also a good thing for us... At least there is enough budget for development."
Lin Yao hesitated for a moment and continued: "But it doesn't matter? You can't go back if you contact the previous outsourcing team. If you fail in the end, you will definitely take responsibility."
Just now, Mu Wanqing's desire to continue to climb up was too obvious.
Lin Yao thought she would not take such a risk.
Internal staff and outsourcing are two different things.
"I believe you... Although I want to say this, I didn't intend to do this at first. I was going to try to protect myself as much as possible... But I changed my mind just now."
Mu Wanqing lifted the soft hair at her temples with her fingers, looked up and smiled at Lin Yao gently: "What you said just now made me change my mind."
The work hasn't been done yet, and you're already thinking about sharing the blame, and thinking about what to do if you fail. How can this be justified...
Mu Wanqing looked at Lin Yao's beautiful face, smiled and shook her head.
She has been working for so long, but this is the first time she has been preached like this. The other party is still a girl. Generally speaking, she is the one who preaches to others like this...
This is also the first time she has been so shaken. Just now, she was reflecting on whether she has changed. After working hard for a few years, especially after this incident of taking the blame, she has become timid and smooth.
And the conclusion she finally came to was that she had indeed changed. She
almost became the type of person she hated the most.
"What's wrong?" Lin Yao found that Mu Wanqing was absent-minded again, and waved her hand in front of her again.
"It's okay. Let's put aside the responsibility first. I will fully support you."
Mu Wanqing held Lin Yao's hand and looked at her firmly: "I will prepare the development cooperation agreement right away. I'll trouble you with the project development plan. Let's let the outsourcing party start the technical preparation work and complete the construction of the basic functional modules as soon as possible."
"Oh...oh."
Lin Yao was slightly surprised by Mu Wanqing's sudden burst of momentum.
This momentum seemed to be condensed into substance. If you don't know, you might think she is proposing...
"But is it okay for you to be alone?"
Mu Wanqing seemed to have thought of something again, and the serious momentum on her body, which seemed to be condensed into substance, was slightly reduced: "The outsourced project must be modified. From a simple concept description to the integration of the product, the cooperation of technical personnel is also needed. In addition, the division of responsibilities, development cycle, and testing and acceptance of the development process also require technical personnel..."
Lin Yao thought for a while and asked: "Isn't there a member in the program group who is responsible for outsourcing docking?"
"He is only responsible for docking. In terms of technology... it's hard to say, otherwise he wouldn't stay." Mu Wanqing shook her head.
Lin Yao blinked, and a strange light suddenly flashed in her eyes: "Is that so? Where are the main programmer and programmer of our game now?"
"They are developing the third department..."
Mu Wanqing smiled bitterly: "It can be regarded as compensation. Why are you asking this?"
"Let's trick the main programmer and programmer back."
Lin Yao stood up quickly.
"Huh?"
...
Half an hour later.
In the elevator.
"Are you sure?"
Mu Wanqing looked at Lin Yao, who was clumsily stroking her ponytail, and asked again.
Lin Yao let go of her ponytail, shook it gently, turned her head and smiled brightly: "Are you sure? The chief programmer and those programmers are still in our development team, right? In principle, this chief programmer still belongs to us, right? Then why not trick him back? Since he can become the chief programmer, his skills must be no problem. This is the best person to connect and handle technical problems."
"This chief programmer is barely okay, but the problem is that the director of the third development department..."
"Is he difficult to talk to?" Lin Yao asked.
"It's not a question of whether it's difficult to talk to or not... You'll know later."
Mu Wanqing turned her head and looked at the elevator door that was about to close, and said helplessly.
It's not that it's difficult to talk to.
He is the enemy of the second development department.
"What did you say?"
A few minutes later.
The third development department, the cubicle of the director's office.
A middle-aged man who looked only about 30 years old and whose waistline was as thick as two barrels glared at Lin Yao and Mu Wanqing, his eyes narrowed into a slit, veins popped out of his forehead, and he said angrily: "You want to get back the main programmer of "Fantasy OL"? What main programmer do you need for that rubbish project? Aren't you going to shut down the server? And you want to disgust me and take revenge, right? Where's your director? Let your director come! You fought so hard for the budget, but the game you made is so rubbish! You still have the nerve to say it has nothing to do with you! In the end, I have to be warned, what a mess!"
"No..."
Lin Yao finally understood what Mu Wanqing meant by the question of whether it was difficult to speak.
Hearing the director with the bucket and the second development department.
The director of the third department immediately had veins on his forehead bulging, and felt that he would have high blood pressure in the next second.
But now Lin Yao had no way out, so she could only explain patiently: "This matter actually has nothing to do with our director. I am the new game planner, and this person here is the development manager. We want to update the game version to see if we can bring back the daily active users..."
"I played your game, and it's not playable at all! I advise you not to waste your energy? You two are responsible for your director, right? You should reflect on yourselves in the next period of time! And pray that you don't meet that kind of bad person in your next job."
The director of the third development department waved his hand impatiently to interrupt Lin Yao, obviously not wanting to listen to her.
Lin Yao opened her mouth and wanted to continue.
But the other party had already looked away and looked at the screen.
"Director Xu."
Mu Wanqing glanced at Lin Yao, took a step forward, took over from Lin Yao, and bowed deeply to her: "I know that the budget issue was very unpleasant, but this is not the result we want. Strictly speaking, we are also victims... To be honest, we hate Chen Nuo more than you do.
That's why we want to save the current game and prove that the failure was all caused by his meddling and recklessness. We want to retaliate against him and slap him hard... Please help us."
Director Xu's expression moved slightly when he heard Mu Wanqing's words, but his attitude remained the same: "Naive."
Mu Wanqing lowered her head slightly, her expression gloomy, and her voice cold: "It's indeed very naive, but anyway, we have to take responsibility and be fired, and we can't care about anything. I don't even want compensation, but I want revenge! I want revenge anyway!"
Director Xu raised his head slightly, looking at Mu Wanqing, who seemed to be chilling, and the flesh on his face suddenly trembled.
He paused for a while.
He waved his hand again and said impatiently:
"Alright, alright, I won't embarrass you two women, so as to avoid being criticized. You can tell your chief programmer that if he is willing to go back with you, you can take him with you."
"...Thank you."
Mu Wanqing raised her head again, pushed her glasses on her small nose, and smiled at her.
Lin Yao: "..."
Five minutes later.
Lin Yao and the other person left the director's office of the third department.
"Is it true that establishing the same enemy is the best way? I learned it."
Lin Yao lowered her head, thinking about what Mu Wanqing had just said, thoughtfully.
"It's not because of the rhetoric. The director of the third development department is famous for being outspoken and simple-minded. He is unreliable in anything except developing games. He doesn't know any rhetoric. She just thinks you are too young and doesn't take your words seriously."
Mu Wanqing glanced at Lin Yao's profile, hesitated for a moment, and continued: "It's like a daughter saying she wants to make a game. Can the other party believe it..."
"..."
Lin Yao turned her head suddenly, staring at her beautiful eyes and said: "Are you insulting me?"
Mu Wanqing smiled and pointed to the director's office: "It's the other party who doesn't take it seriously, not me... and I don't have a daughter."
"Goodbye."
Lin Yao pretended to go back.
"Okay, stop playing, the next test is."
Mu Wanqing smiled and pulled Lin Yao's arm.
Although she said so, she actually thought it was fun to tease Lin Yao...
It was really cute.
"..."
Lin Yao was pulled back and stopped joking. She asked instead, "Do you think the lead programmer and those programmers will not want to come back?"
Mu Wanqing sighed quietly, "They...are the best at changing their minds according to the situation. Our second department's broken ship is about to sink. They probably won't be willing to do so. That's why I said there's no need to come up."
Lin Yao: "..."
Mu Wanqing's words came true.
The two of them were in a mess...
The other party just said, "Don't joke. "
Then, no matter what Lin Yao said, she ignored him.
He really had no intention of getting on the second department's broken ship.
"..."
Lin Yao walked out in silence.
Mu Wanqing looked at her profile.
Because Lin Yao lowered her head slightly, she looked a little aggrieved.
She pursed her lips, feeling a little reluctant, and comforted: "Don't worry too much, if you don't want to come, then don't come, I'll think of a way. In addition, in fact, the outsourcing company this
time has almost participated in the development process of "Fantasy OL" from zero to public beta, and it is still very reliable. Your plan is so detailed..." "No, we have to find some programmers to go back now, otherwise bugs will be everywhere, let alone saving the game, and the two of us will be kicked out on the spot."
Lin Yao raised her head and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm fine, I'm just thinking about substitutes."
"Substitutes?"
"Yes, let's go to Director Xu's office again."
Mu Wanqing frowned slightly: "This... If the other party is unwilling to come back, even if we force them to come back, it will be useless and will only backfire."
"I know, so we told Director Xu that we don't want them anymore. In exchange, I hope he can give us a few programmers who are not involved in the development of the game and are still in the probation period."
"Ah?"
"There's nothing we can do. It's better to have it than not to have it... Others definitely don't want to get on our shabby ship, and programmers on probation... are easier to cheat, right?"
Lin Yao stopped and spread her hands helplessly.
Mu Wanqing: "..."
More than ten minutes later.
Mu Wanqing and Lin Yao led a man and a woman back to the second development department.
(End of this chapter)
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