If I don't have money to go to college, I can only go to slay the dragon

After a long while, the door of the conference room was pushed open, and Kong Xi, who came in, was in a much worse mental state than before, and his face became a little pale. It seemed that the compromise between the capital and his immediate boss made him realize the reality.

"You won. Our boss agreed to this cooperation, but before signing the contract, I want to know what your script is?" Kong Xi sat at the conference table as if he had lost his soul, looking at the two randomly scattered envelopes on the table and asked.

It's true that game companies are full of dedicated gamers from top to bottom, but things will always be corrupted. The higher the position, the faster the corrosion will be, because they can often see reality more clearly and make compromises.

"This aspect will be relayed by Ms. Jiude Mai." The lawyer said that it is not his job here, he is only responsible for robbing the children, and the parents have to make plans for the children's future.

Mai Tokuro put the coffee cup on the table, and as a sinful rich girl who bought a child, she finally came to the meeting table from the French window, but at this time, Kong Xi had no energy to appreciate the astonishment of this Japanese female OL.

Mai Jiude reached out to take a fax that the lawyer pulled out from the document, and sat grandly on the chair at the end of the conference table. Rufeng's crimson eyebrows scanned the text on the fax, cleared his throat, and read in a calm and indifferent tone, ". The legendary 'Jiuzhong Ghost Land' has always been a mysterious and terrifying place in the underground subway in Beijiao. A keel in a clay rock formation."

"Wait. The background of the story is in Beijing? I'm afraid it won't pass the trial?" Kong Xi was shocked, "And what the hell is the subway, the keel, and the Jiuchong ghost domain?"

"The subway is the subway you think of, and so is the keel. When making the model, the keel can be magnified hundreds of times by referring to the bones of reptiles. As for the ghost domain, it is not a ghost, but a domain made by dragons." Said Mai Shutoku.

"You don't need to worry about the review. We have a way to get the official copyright number." The lawyer explained, and looked at Mai Tokuku to continue.

So Jiude Mai picked up the document and continued: "The subway workers respected this inaccuracy like a god, and once interrupted the work of excavating the subway to worship, and 'Fenrisulfr' is the name of the owner of the keel, which is a powerful oriental dragon. It was cut off by 'Odin' in the ancient war and was forced to sleep in the wilderness of the east. Time passed, the migration of the earth made it buried underground by the changes of mountains and seas, until thousands of years later, the tall buildings of human beings are changing with each passing day on the earth. The building rises, and the tower that was pulled up to the sky can't affect it at all, until one day, Beijiao carried out the excavation work of the underground tunnel in full swing, and discovered this secret that had been hidden for thousands of years."

What is this. The story background of realistic magicism? !

Kong Xi was a little dizzy and wanted to vomit blood, but seeing the ecstatic appearance of the boss on the phone and the attitude that he must stabilize the client when he ordered himself to die, he could only force himself to hold back the desire to snatch the text from the sexy Japanese girl's hand and tear it up to continue listening.

"'Fenrisulfr' built its own dragon's nest underground during the time it was buried. The dragon's nest is divided into nine layers, and each floor is full of traps and fans of the evil dragon. When the subway workers discovered this secret, they chose not to report it because of the fear of the evil dragon. The entrance of the dragon's nest was sealed with concrete and steel bars, so that the original tunnel route avoided the dragon's nest and continued to lay the subway."

"So this is a story about a subway worker fighting a dragon?" Kong Xi took a deep breath, picked up the mineral water bottle with trembling hands, and tried his best to tell himself that the Japanese girl sitting opposite him now controls the life and death of their project department, and he must not lose control and splash water on her beautiful and sexy face.

"Not at all."

"What is it? Not all of it?" Kong Xi was a little desperate, so why don't you simply deny me!Wouldn't it be more terrifying if it wasn't all like this?

"According to the script, after the subway workers buried the secret of the Dragon's Nest, today, decades later, due to the old and disrepair of the subway and the accidental intrusion of some young people who are keen on adventure, the entrance of the Dragon's Nest has finally been rediscovered. This has attracted a large group of dragon slaying warriors to go deep into the Dragon's Nest of the Beijia subway station, descend into the Jiuchong Ghost Realm, and pass many tests to find the evil dragon in the deepest part of the subway. There may also be part-time subway workers among these dragon slaying warriors."

"It turns out that there are still a lot of dragon slaying warriors in Beijing?" Kong Xi was a little numb.

"They are a group of people with lofty ideals hidden in the crowd. Of course, they can also be bounty hunters who come here after hearing the news. At least it is stated in the boss's notes. It is not strictly required that the dragon slaying must be local or Chinese. Otherwise, it will somewhat discriminate against foreigners." Jiude Mai reminded.

Your boss is really politically correct, Kong Xi thought.

"So this is a game setting for climbing towers and breaking through levels?" Kong Xi took a deep breath to get himself into a working state and not be affected by his mentality. "I admit that this is indeed in line with some of the original settings of our game. Many places do not need to be modified, but due to construction schedules, some places may not have time to make models, so they can only use textures, otherwise they can only be outsourced."

"In terms of game production, you decide on your own. The overall game style is dungeon horror style. The background is the old subway style of the last century, and the color tone is cooler and darker. It is similar to the "Resident Evil" series. My boss also set up some monsters. Atlas, I will send the setting book to me later. He hopes that all monsters will have a chance to appear in the game." Said Mai Jiude.

Kong Xi reluctantly nodded, at least they had a ready-made setting set to use. It seems that this big client's premeditation is not a matter of a day or two. The model team may not return home for a month.

"There is also a very important setting. The fans of the dragon are all kinds of strange things. It is not easy to kill the dragon. The character of 'Fenrisulfr' is also very explosive. He will kill all intruders who try to disturb his sleep. Those who enter the dragon's lair need to collect a sacred item 'Seven Deadly Sins' in the Jiuzhong Ghost Realm."

"Shouldn't this weapon be a dragon-slaying sword? It's also very Chinese." Kong Xi complained.

"Don't interrupt." Mai Tokuku said flatly, "The 'Seven Deadly Sins' are seven weapons of different shapes, each of which has a unique inscription, and together they form an ancient curse."

She paused, and then slowly recited: "The blood of every king must end with the sword."

There was a chill in the woman's chanting voice, and Kong Xi, who was sitting at the conference table for no reason, was a little chilly, and he didn't know whether it was because of the sudden seriousness and seriousness of the lines, or simply because of this extremely paradoxical game script.

"I have to admit that this kind of script is indeed very stylish and unique, but its model does fit our original setting of the 'nine-story demon tower'. However, our original setting is to climb the tower, but your side is like 'If you are a man, you can go down to a hundred floors'. But in general, it is a 3D level RPG game, some like the 3D version of "The Binding of Isaac"?" Kong Xi calmed down and thought about this plan seriously. Maybe the method really works?

"Also, my boss wants to get a 'first pass' in this game."

"The setting of 'first pass' can also be added to an online instant clearance list on the Internet. This is not difficult, but I would like to remind that things like 'first pass' generally require competition with players. The Internet has a large player base, and there are countless high-level players. Is your boss implying that we need to give some special 'help'?" Kong Xi really felt that he was humiliating the game producer. Official cheating has always been a shameful thing in their industry, but he never thought that he would have to put this matter on the table now. talk.

"There is no need to open the back door inside. What the boss means is to increase the difficulty of this 'A man can go down a hundred floors' game as much as possible. It is best to make the difficulty unbelievable, so that 'passing the level' itself is an honor. This can greatly stimulate the player's desire to challenge and give a considerable sense of satisfaction after clearing the level." Mai Shikutoku explained, "Killing the evil dragon in the deepest part of the Kunou Demon Domain is the biggest goal of this game."

"I didn't expect your boss to be a hardcore player." Kong Xi complained, "The difficulty can indeed be raised, and super hardcore games do have an audience, but I would like to remind that an excessive increase in the difficulty of the game will inevitably lead to a smaller audience. At that time, the game's profit may not be so good. That is to say, it will not be well received."

"There is no need to worry about this. Word-of-mouth and gameplay are what our boss really cares about. For him, the purpose of the game itself is to give players a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment, and to gain something from it. If you want to consider profits and results, it is too boring. If he wants to make money, he will naturally send people to Wall Street to harvest. The game is just a game." Jiu Toku Mai shrugged.

Kong Xi was stunned for a long time and suddenly gave a low thumbs up, "I admit that your boss is really extraordinary!"

He suddenly changed his view of the wealthy otaku boss behind the scenes.

No matter how bad the boss Mai Tokutoku said about script writing and game making, his attitude and views on the game itself are worthy of a big thumbs up from Kong Xi, a game producer who loves to go to the industry.

If all Chinese gamers make games with this attitude, then the Chinese game industry will collapse tomorrow. This is a fact, but the day before the collapse, there will inevitably be a lot of shocking and truly high-quality works, which are not inferior to the painstaking efforts of foreign games!

But is it all worth it?Use everything in the future to fight for the splendor of a shooting star.

Kong Xi has no answer in his heart, and this is the answer to the question he has always wanted to get in the game industry all these years.

"This is only a partial setting. I will send you the complete script by fax. You just need to develop it according to the contract. 'First Pass' and 'Dragon Slaying' are our own business. I believe in my boss's game technology, and I hope you can live up to his expectations. Four million dollars is not a small amount, which includes the cost of publicity. You make games using Unreal Engine. In terms of some immature technologies, you can optimize and update the game itself through outsourcing." Jiu Toku Mai put down his hands script.

"No need to outsource! As long as the funds are sufficient, we can also make our own "Resident Evil" and "Assassin's Creed!" Kong Xi cheered up and said seriously.

"I hope so. As long as the finished product is qualified, nothing else matters." Mai Shutoku got up and walked towards the door of the meeting room.

She just left.

"I will negotiate with your company on the drafting of the contract." The lawyer was still sitting on the spot and indicated that the work of Ms. Mai Tokutoku had been completed. She came here today to perform the work of supervision and witness, and the reading of part of the game script was just incidental.

"Excuse me, do you know the boss behind Miss Jiude Mai?" Kong Xi also wanted to know more about the neurotic rich man behind the scenes.

The lawyer shook his head and sighed, "Actually, I don't know the client himself. The client is just Maisie Shutoku that you met before. I heard that her boss is an otaku with a heavy game obsession. He was once dissatisfied with the upgrade system and novice guidance system of "FF14".

"I'm also a loyal player of "FF14". The novice guidance and upgrade system are really well done. But it shouldn't be possible to redo it? Will Square Enix still spend time on this dying game?"

"Who knows?" said the lawyer. "These rich people are more or less neurotic, and they will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. I think that if your company fails to deliver a satisfactory answer after a month, I'm afraid that client will angrily buy and reorganize the entire company. Maybe I will come here at that time, but the purpose will be different from today."

Kong Xi clicked his tongue and walked to the French window. He pretended not to understand the lawyer's intentional or unintentional threats and oppression. To him, making a good game is everything. Although the bad news is that the whole company may have to work overtime in the next month, the good news is that they don't need to go through troublesome financing. With a budget of 400 million US dollars, they will have to worry about how to use this abundant funds reasonably and in place for a considerable period of time-the troubles of happiness!

Kong Xi watched with a complicated expression as Jiu De Mai drove away in the sharp black Corvette downstairs from the office, and the Heisilien, who even drove a super sports car, disappeared into the golden-green streets of Beijing.

He felt like he was dreaming, but the promissory note in his hand reminded him that this was reality, and he could only digest the two sky-high $200 million promissory notes that the other party brought them, and a game that was so absurd that he didn't know where to start.

ps: Don’t use the current game cost to calculate the game market in the 10s, and it was still a domestic game market, with a budget of 400 million, or US dollars, in the game market at that time, making a small and medium-sized boutique stand-alone game can only be described as an exaggeration within an exaggeration.

As for Kong Xi boasting that he wanted to make the Chinese people’s own “Resident Evil” and “Grand Theft Auto”, he didn’t say which generation he made (laughs)