The following day, at 7 p.m.
As dusk settles in Hangzhou at the end of summer, the temperature still hasn't dropped, and the whole city seems to be radiating heat.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
"What kind of places did they choose? There isn't even an elevator."
Chen Luo climbed to the seventh floor, feeling his whole body soaked in sweat. His fitted shirt clung to his body, outlining his muscular physique.
"Who says otherwise? It's quite unique that Zhou Zheng's sister's studio is located in a place like this."
Holding a pair of high heels in her hand, Hongye, dressed in a low-cut business suit, was also covered in sweat, with a few drops of sweat running down her neck and into her beautiful cleavage.
Chen Luo reached out and pulled her up, his palms slippery with sweat.
Looking down at the stairs and the somewhat dilapidated walls, who would have thought that a rich heiress would open her studio on the top floor of an old dormitory building in the center of Hangzhou?
"Hey, you two, you arrived so early! You should have called me before you got downstairs!"
Zhou Zheng hurriedly came down the stairs from the eighth floor, looking apologetic.
"I'm so sorry, I forgot to tell you there's no elevator here. Please come up quickly, there's air conditioning upstairs."
Chen Luo helped Hongye up to the eighth floor and opened an old door.
"Click!"
When the door opened, the old-fashioned dormitory environment I had imagined was not there; instead, an extremely minimalist and modern workplace appeared.
In the center of the living room, there were six computers, and five staff members were sitting there, engrossed in writing programs.
"Tap tap tap!" The sound of keyboards kept ringing out, and no one paid attention to the arrival of Chen Luo and the others.
A huge screen hangs on the wall, continuously playing introductions and information about various games, while the work plan for the day is written on a whiteboard next to it.
The work plan was very detailed, specifying the targets and responsibilities for each person, and it was simple yet highly efficient.
"Zhou Mei, Chen Luo and the others have arrived."
Zhou Zheng led the two to a sofa and called out a few times towards the room inside.
But after calling out several times without anyone coming, Zhou Zheng was about to go in to look for her, and Chen Luo followed him in.
The two entered the room and saw a bespectacled girl wearing a white shirt and pleated skirt, with her back to them, sitting in front of the computer, engrossed in playing a game.
This is an open-world adventure game similar to World of Warcraft, but Chen Luo didn't seem to have seen this game in his previous life. Could it be a game they are developing?
At this moment, Zhou Mei was playing a dungeon. Her gameplay was incredibly refined; every action was efficient and effective.
"Zhou Mei, them."
Zhou Zheng wanted to step forward and pat her on the shoulder, but Chen Luo stopped him. He wanted to see what level the game had reached so that he could see their programming capabilities.
As Zhou Mei played her character, she killed one monster after another until the final boss of the dungeon. Her actions were fluid and skillful, clearly demonstrating that she was a veteran player.
It took Zhou Mei less than ten minutes to complete the entire dungeon.
"Hmm, it's a good game, the smoothness is good, but the game's style and target audience are a bit problematic."
"Bang!" The headphones slammed onto the table. Zhou Mei stood up abruptly, turned around, and glared angrily at Chen Luo.
"You dare say there's something wrong with my game?"
When Zhou Mei turned around, Chen Luo realized that although the girl in front of him was wearing a cute dress and was less than 1.6 meters tall, she had a mature and sophisticated face.
With her almond-shaped eyes, high nose bridge, and a mole at the corner of her mouth, she exudes a mature and sophisticated aura.
The contrast between her petite figure and mature face is quite striking.
"Oh, you must be Chen Luo. My brother always says you're a business genius, but even if you are, you don't understand games and have no right to comment on my games!"
Zhou Mei herself is very confident in this game, which is comparable to World of Warcraft, and believes it will definitely create a sensation in China after its release at the end of the year!
"I'm sorry, I was presumptuous. Please forgive me."
Chen Luo didn't intend to dwell on this issue, after all, he was there to develop a food delivery app, not to make a game.
"No! You have to give me a proper explanation!"
"You're not leaving this room today unless you tell me about the game's flaws."
As she spoke, Zhou Mei took two steps forward and grabbed Chen Luo's arm with both hands, her eyes filled with an eager desire to explore.
Wow, this girl is more attractive than she looks!
No! Didn't you realize? My hand touched your chest! Let go right now! Otherwise, Hongye will take another picture!
Chen Luo quickly reached out to push her away, but Zhou Mei continued to hold on tightly.
"Tell me now! Tell me quickly!"
"Little sister! You can't be rude!" Zhou Zheng went up to pull her away.
"Get away from me!" He shoved Zhou Zheng aside and stared blankly at Chen Luo.
That look in her eyes? This girl's serious!
“Junior, why don’t you tell me? My sister is a real gaming enthusiast, too obsessed with programming and games. I’m afraid she won’t be able to develop our food delivery app right now.”
"Okay, then I'll tell you, Senior Zhou Mei, please let me go first, okay?"
Seeing that Hongye was about to take out her phone, Chen Luo quickly said to Zhou Mei.
I just managed to make Wenwan happy last night, I hope she doesn't cause any more trouble today.
Zhou Mei let go of Chen Luo's hand, turned around and slammed the door shut, clearly determined not to let him leave until he explained himself.
"Okay, fine, let me give you my opinion. Don't take it too seriously if I'm wrong."
Chen Luo explained the characteristics and target audience of some games he had been interested in during his previous life.
Actually, Zhou Mei's game wouldn't have much of a problem if it were released now. It's just that the domestic PC adventure game market will face two major shocks in 2014.
One wave is the impact of various mobile games on smartphone platforms, which has taken away market share from PC games.
Another wave is the impact caused by the introduction of various foreign games, which will greatly compress the market for domestically produced games.
Therefore, Chen Luo explained to Zhou Mei the current shortcomings of her game.
First, the concepts are outdated, still relying on modifications based on foreign games, lacking originality, making it difficult to attract new players in a saturated computer game market.
Secondly, it failed to consider mobile devices. With the widespread adoption of smartphones, mobile games will become the new hot trend, and PC games will inevitably lose out to mobile games.
Third, it failed to consider the current player base. With an increasingly fast pace of life, many people often do not have time to go to internet cafes to play computer games, which is also a reason for the continuous loss of computer game players.
After Chen Luo finished speaking, Zhou Mei lowered her head and fell into deep thought, remaining silent for a long time.
Chen Luo stood in front of her without saying a word, and also told Zhou Zheng and the others to be quiet. He knew that Zhou Mei had listened and was thinking of a solution.
This might prevent Zhou Mei from suffering most of the losses after the game's release.
Chen Luo wasn't making baseless accusations. After all, Zhou Mei was the next technical lead, and if her game failed, she probably wouldn't be interested in helping him with the programming.
However, there is no trust in other technical personnel, and it is currently impossible to recruit them in a short period of time. Meanwhile, the Magnesium Group's program is an urgent matter.
Therefore, Chen Luo's willingness to give Zhou Mei some advice was also based on his own considerations.
About ten minutes later, Zhou Mei raised her head and stared into Chen Luo's eyes.
"Chen Luo? Would you mind having another girlfriend like me?"
"ah?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com