Chapter 38 Female Academic Bully

It really does feel like a war.

There are no rooms on the entire first floor except the bathroom. All the rooms, including the original kitchen, have been demolished and turned into one.

A dozen people gathered in the middle of the living room to work, each with a computer. There was no uniform arrangement of the computers, but everything was arranged in a mess according to personal preference. In addition, each desk was piled with messy documents and gadgets, making the entire first floor look like a recycling station instead of an office.

The office areas are piled together, leaving some corners empty, one of which is the reception area, with a sofa, TV and game console. There is a game that was paused halfway through on the TV screen.

All the men in the men's den were dumbfounded when they saw Zhu Liangcheng and Huang Ying coming over.

Beautiful, so beautiful!

Especially that unique temperament, so outstanding!

Among them, there was a tall and thin man who was so shy that he shrank behind the computer screen and peeked secretly through the gap in the screen.

"Don't mind it, we are all some introverted tech geeks here." Zhu Liangcheng laughed at himself.

"Come, sit over here for a while. There are games on the phone on the table. You can play them at will."

He himself didn't have much time to stay and greet Huang Ying, as he had his own work to do.

Huang Ying nodded and watched Zhu Liangcheng charge back into the battlefield.

Sitting on the sofa in the reception area, she wanted to watch TV to kill time, but when the game on TV was halfway through, she didn't dare to move, for fear of accidentally angering these tech geeks.

She has heard many people say that in the minds of otakus, between game saves and girls, they will choose the former without hesitation.

There were more than a dozen Apple iPhones of different models and generations on the table, as well as several of the latest IPADs. Some were intact, while others had their shells removed and were casually thrown on the table, which made Huang Ying feel a bit wasteful.

You know, in China, many people are willing to sell their kidneys in order to buy an iPhone.

Zhu Liangcheng just said that there were games in the phone, so Huang Ying took out an iPhone that looked intact, turned on the screen, and found that there were two applications in total. One was called WeChat, with a chat logo, and the other was called Cut the Rope, with an icon of a cute and playful green monster.

Entering the scene of cutting the rope, there was no music, and Huang Ying chose to enter the game.

There are many different levels in the game, but currently you can only choose the first level with the cardboard box on the far left.

The whole game process is very simple and there is nothing difficult to understand. Huang Ying quickly passed the first level, which was a very obvious guide for beginners, and understood the game. She found it very interesting, especially the way the little green monster opened its mouth and swallowed the candy into its stomach, which was very realistic and interesting.

Little girls have no resistance to such cute little things.

The first few levels are not difficult, they are all to guide novices to learn the skills of the game, and the whole game is also very simple. It is to cut the rope and let the candy move to get stars, and finally fall into the mouth of the little monster to pass the level. The more stars the better.

Huang Ying started playing this game when she had nothing to do. As she played, she became immersed in it unconsciously and passed the levels one by one.

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Yang Huan was in seclusion upstairs alone.

In the past week, Zhu Liangcheng and Wang Lin's team has expanded from the original six people to the current eighteen people. The scale has expanded rapidly and their ability to do things is also very strong.

Just one week later, they developed a mobile application named WeChat according to Yang Huan's request. This application currently has the function of sending and receiving messages and pictures through data traffic, which is the same as WhatsApp. However, this software will be distributed free of charge to Apple, BlackBerry, Android and other platforms for users to use free of charge.

In the future, some other interesting features will be added, such as Moments and Shake. In addition, Yang Huan has also asked them to start preparing to design some interesting emoticons, which will further increase its competitiveness.

Yang Huan has used this app himself. The interface is very simple. Not only are there no advertisements now, but no advertisements will be added in the future. The response is very quick and the user experience is quite good. After all, Yang Huan personally supervised it.

Although he doesn't know how to make this app, Yang Huan still has a say in whether it is useful or not.

The software has now entered the final stage of improvement and has begun internal trials. It can be further opened for download at any time.

What really gave Yang Huan a headache was the game of Cut the Rope.

Zhu Liangcheng, Wang Lin and others did indeed do what Yang Huan asked, but many things were still not done well.

Ultimately, they still don't understand what Yang Huan wants.

This time, Yang Huan decided to explain it more clearly and directly, so he secluded himself and wrote down some of his thoughts.

Ten minutes after Huang Ying arrived, Yang Huan came down from upstairs.

As soon as he got downstairs, he walked straight to the living room and shouted, "Meeting."

All those sultry otakus in the living room who were huddled in front of the monitor or secretly glancing at Huang Ying who was playing games in the corner, suddenly gathered around Yang Huan.

Yang Huan is decisive in his work and always keeps his word.

It took them a week to create WeChat, and he gave each person a bonus of 5,000 pounds, which was enough for them to buy a car comfortably in Southampton.

For such a boss, they would be happy to accept it even if the requirements are a little more stringent.

Huang Ying, who was playing games, put down her phone, stood up and walked over when she heard Yang Huan's shout.

“I am very dissatisfied with the development progress of the game team, but what makes me even more dissatisfied is that you have absolutely no idea what mobile game players want now. You are just immersed in your own world and making your own games.”

At this point, Yang Huan shook his head and said, "Maybe you guys are happy, but the users are not happy, and that makes me even more unhappy!"

He spoke in a heavy voice at the end, and everyone present began to feel nervous.

Yang Huan is their bread and butter. If they make Yang Huan unhappy, they will all have to leave, lose their high-paying jobs, and forget about getting a promotion or a pay raise. As for being a beautiful, rich and beautiful woman, forget it.

"For any game, we must first figure out which players we are targeting, ordinary players and veteran players. The former just want to complete the game and get some simple happiness from the game, they will not spend even a penny on the game, while the latter are willing to spend money, even at the expense of money."

Free with in-app purchases had become a trend in 2014 in Yang Huan’s previous life. Yang Huan himself had played many mobile games with in-app purchases, and he also learned a lot about the related aspects.

It can even be said that China has always done quite well in terms of free games with in-app purchases. There was Shi Yuzhu's Giant and Tencent's Tiantian series, both of which are quite good in-app purchase cases, and Yang Huan is very familiar with them.

“As a free-to-play game with in-app purchases, the most fundamental and core thing is ordinary players. How to attract more ordinary players, let them enter the game, and build a reasonable, orderly and balanced gaming environment for them is the key, because all senior players are born from ordinary players.”

Many in-app purchase games easily lose balance because they are too accommodating to paying players, which is not a long-term solution.

"This requires us all to understand and figure out what players are looking for in the game."

"I think it's nothing more than those elements, challenges, overcoming some difficulties, proving one's ability, and competing with one's friends, standing out from the competition, the purpose is to show off, and in the final analysis, it's to prove that one is better than others, and then gain a sense of accomplishment and superiority."

"It's like this in China, in Europe, in the United States, and all over the world. Who isn't like this?"

Zhu Liangcheng, Wang Lin and others were listening silently. They all had to admit that, at least in terms of understanding the psychology of game players, they were far worse than Yang Huan. At least they themselves had never been addicted to games, but Yang Huan had.

"Players' requirements for a game are actually very simple: control and expectations. They hope that their control can get the expected feedback, just like when they shoot at a wall, they hope that a bullet hole will appear on the wall, and when they swipe their fingers on the mobile phone screen, they hope to see the rope break."

"So, when they see our little monster opening its mouth to eat the candy, they should at least hear a wow, and when they see the little monster swallowing the candy, there should at least be a chewing sound, and preferably a satisfied and cute expression."

When Wang Lin heard this, he suddenly understood. He had always felt that there was something wrong, but he just couldn't figure out what the problem was.

Now that Yang Huan mentioned this, he immediately understood that the problem lay in the details.

"Write it down, quickly, write down what Master Huan said."

After hearing Wang Lin's words, Zhu Liangcheng shook his mobile phone to indicate that he had been recording the call.

Yang Huan smiled at this eye-catching guy. This kid has a future.

"Also, we are Chinese. I don't like those messy little monsters. After much thought, I decided to make it a dragon, a cute cartoon dragon. I like this. It would be best if it was green and environmentally friendly."

Zhu Liangcheng also took note of this.

If they had been somewhat worried about Yang Huan before, thinking that Yang Huan was just a rich man who acted recklessly, then after a week, they had to admit that Yang Huan was the most core and soul figure in the entire studio.

Without his guiding opinions, WeChat would not be what it is today, and the game Cut the Rope would not have been possible. However, with this simple and easy-to-operate mobile game, coupled with Yang Huan's psychological analysis and grasp of the players, as long as it is well designed, I believe it should have a chance to become a small hit.

"One more thing I want to say is that when you designed the game, you ignored a very important consumer group."

Zhu Liangcheng and others were stunned when they heard this. They had already taken the consumer groups into consideration when designing the game architecture.

Yang Huan slapped his forehead, with an expression that said, "I knew you guys didn't understand yet." He pointed at Huang Ying who had been listening nearby and waved, "You, come here."

"Me?" Huang Ying was very surprised.

"Yes, it's you." Yang Huan waved again, "Come here."

Huang Ying was being stared at by a dozen men and felt uncomfortable all over, but she still moved away and walked to Yang Huan's side.

"Tell me, what did you feel when you played this game just now?"

Huang Ying was a little hesitant. She felt that Yang Huan was scolding the employees, and Zhu Liangcheng had just left a good impression on her. She didn't want to add insult to injury, so she didn't dare to say much.

Seeing her like this, Zhu Liangcheng laughed and said, "It's okay, Miss Huang. Master Huan didn't mean anything else. If you have anything to say, just say it. If you say it well, it will also be helpful to us. When we get the R&D bonus, we will treat you to a big meal."

"Yes, just say it." Wang Lin also encouraged with a smile.

"That's right, beautiful women have privileges, and they are not afraid of saying something wrong."

Someone started to tease the beauty, and the atmosphere suddenly became cheerful, with the whole hall filled with laughter.

"I think the game is okay, especially the physical details, which are quite good and feel good. But the overall feeling is a bit hard and not soft enough. Also, I think the little thing eating candy can be designed to be cuter and more lovely. Girls like this. And..."

Huang Ying raised her head and looked at Yang Huan. What Yang Huan said just now completely shattered her impression of Yang Huan.

At the very least, no matter how you look at it, Yang Huan doesn't look like the kind of upstart who is good for nothing.

“…I think what he just said is right. We should give players more positive feedback and interaction.”

This immediately made Zhu Liangcheng and others wish they could dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it, because all the advantages Huang Ying mentioned were what Yang Huan had specifically reminded and required of before, and the problems mentioned were all those that Yang Huan had not reminded of, and they had all ignored.

In other words, they did well in what Yang Huan asked them to do, but made a mess of what Yang Huan didn't ask them to do.

"Oh, by the way, another thing I don't like is that the levels are designed to be too simple."

Huang Ying's addition made Zhu Liangcheng and others want to bang their heads against the wall.

Too easy?

Many of the levels were designed by this group of people who spent several days racking their brains.

Simple yet?

Yang Huan also looked at Huang Ying seriously for the first time. Could she be the legendary female academic master?

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