I play games in Zongman World

Next, Yi Chen briefly talked about Hollow Knight's world view.

"This game is like this, under a small town called Dirtmouth, there is an old abandoned kingdom buried..."

The main character in the game is just a little bit, the purpose is to explore this huge underground world, gain power and defeat a series of enemies.

Listening to Yi Chen's talk about the world view of the game, Xiazhiqiu Shiyu listened to it for almost 10 minutes.

Although there are a lot of content, Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu said expectantly after listening to it: "It looks like a very interesting game at first glance. Such a world view can be used to write a novel, right?"

"Maybe it's possible, but in comparison, it's better to make a game." Yi Chen said with a smile, "I set a big goal for this game. It's an action game similar to Galaxy Castlevania. The map is huge and difficult. Not too small."

"Like a Galaxy Castlevania?"

"You should know Castlevania, right?"

"Well, I know." Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu nodded, "Although I haven't played it much, I have watched some videos. It's quite an old game. It seems that there have been no new games in the past few years."

"Yes, that's the Castlevania." Yi Chen turned on the computer, and showed Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu the game area he had temporarily planned. Although the route was only roughly divided, it already revealed the complexity of it.

And looking at what Yi Chen wrote on the map, the whole big map is divided into several areas, and each area has a different style.

"The map of the game is completely dark at the beginning, and it will only light up on the map after arriving in the corresponding area. And each area has an area map that can be purchased to light up various signs in the map And, if you leave the current area and go to the next area, the monsters in the previous area will be refreshed when you come back. Of course, if you die during the exploration, the monsters on the entire map will also be refreshed when the protagonist is resurrected, except for the boss. "

Hearing Yi Chen's explanation, Xiazhiqiu Shiyu knew the difficulty of this game: "That is to say, if I die once in front of the boss's room door, and if I want to fight the boss after resurrecting, I have to take the road ahead again. Again? This is the same as Slay the Spire."

"That's right, but there is also a difference, that is, this is an action game, every death of yours is meaningful, because the monster divisions on the map are all fixed, no matter how difficult it is, as long as you are familiar with the operation, you can play it a few more times It's always passable. With Slay the Spire, every restart is different."

Xiazhiqiu Shiyu nodded thoughtfully, and then asked: "So, are the monsters in the game powerful?"

"It's boring to ask too carefully!"

Yi Chen shook his finger and said with a smile, "The development of this game hasn't started yet, it's better to keep some mystery. When the demo comes out, you can experience it."

Hearing what Yi Chen said, Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu held back her curiosity, turned on her computer, and started typing.

Yi Chen also put things away and continued to write the planning case.

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The next day, nine in the morning.

Yi Chen got up early, and after breakfast, he printed out the two planning proposals he finished yesterday, and transferred the electronic version to his laptop, ready to take it with him.

After packing up, as soon as he went out, he saw Kasumigaoka Shiyu at the door.

"Ah, good morning, I was just about to ring the doorbell."

"Good morning, what can I do?"

Xiazhiqiu Shiyu smiled and said: "Aren't you going to negotiate with those people who are flying eagles? I will go too."

"Are you going too?"

Yi Chen said in surprise, "But I'm going to talk about the studio. I can do this kind of thing by myself. If you have the time, you might as well code at home. You've only written the second volume three times. One-tenth?"

The corner of Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu's mouth twitched, and he exhaled and said, "Why, can't I come? Originally, I planned to take a stake in Yichen Jun's studio."

"Invest in shares?"

Yi Chen frowned, looking at Xiazhiqiu Shiyu's expression, his heart seemed to understand something.

The developers of Feiyingyuedong are all girls, and all of them look good.This Kasumi Hill Shiyu, she must be alert to something, right?

It does seem possible.

However, according to Yi Chen's memory, the new game animation was produced by the animation studio, and all the characters in it are female characters. It can be regarded as a light lily animation, and there are also CP chaos.

This kind of worry and vigilance of Xiazhiqiu Shiyu seems to be superfluous.

But Yi Chen didn't say it, nodded and said: "Okay, then go together, but let's discuss the shareholding you said, you haven't made much money yet."

Kasumigaoka Shiyu's income from the first volume of this novel is not as much as his own game in a week after its release.

Walking towards the stairs, Yi Chen said, "I'm just opening a studio now. The venue, equipment and salary are not a small expense. Your little money is really not enough."

"Then, Mr. Yichen, is your current game income enough?"

"It can last for a while, but it's definitely not enough." Yi Chen said frankly, "So, I called my dad yesterday, and he will support me with the cost of the venue. As long as the negotiation goes well, I will buy two A room, as the initial studio office."

"Did you buy it directly?"

"Of course, even if you don't use it later, you can still sell it, right? You can't lose too much."

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Chapter 42 Joining smoothly

Sitting on the bus, Yichen and Kasumigaoka Shiyu arrived at a board game shop that Shizuku Hazuki had made an appointment with at [-]:[-].

This store was opened by a friend of Shizuku Hazuki's. Compared with coffee shops, family restaurants, etc., it is more convenient to talk about things here, and the environment is more relaxed.

As soon as he entered, Yi Chen saw Shizuku Hazuki chatting with a woman at the counter at the door.

"Good morning, Miss Hazuki."

"Oh! Here we come, good morning, Mr. Yi Chen, and this young lady."

Hazuki Shizuku looked at herself, so Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu said: "Hello, I am Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu."

"Xiazhiqiu Shiyu, what a good name."

After Ye Yueshizuku praised, she said to the two of them, "Come on, everyone is here."

"It's all here? It's early enough."

Walking towards the store, Ye Yueshizuku said: "After all, everyone has no work now, and they will have a lot of free time. But at the same time, some of the children are also quite confused about the future, so they are naturally very interested in your invitation. Nine o'clock The time has come."

Yi Chen understands what Ye Yueshizuku said, after all, she was doing well in the company, but she suddenly laid off her staff, and her life lost her goal all of a sudden.

Soon, the three of them came to a board game room, opened the door, and saw that it was full of girls.

A total of seven people, including Hazuki Shizuku, would be eight.

After entering, Ye Yueshizuku said happily: "Everyone, Mr. Yichen is here."

Putting down the computer bag in his hand, Yi Chen looked at the crowd and said, "Hello everyone, I haven't seen a few of them the day before yesterday, so let me introduce myself. My name is Yi Chen, an overseas student, and currently an independent game developer. The developed game Killing Spire was released on Steam at the end of April, please give me your advice.”

Xiazhiqiu Shiyu on the side said: "Hello everyone, I am Xiazhiqiu Shiyu, one of the future shareholders of the studio."

"Hey, didn't I agree to your shareholding?"

"So I said it's the future, and when I earn enough money in the future, I can invest."

After saying that, Kasumigaoka Shiwa sat down directly on the seat next to Ko Yagami.

Next, everyone present also introduced themselves.

The character design team headed by Hikaru Yagami, Suzukaze Aoba, Takimoto Himi, and Iijima Yune.

Ron Toyama, who serves as the art director and background team leader, is a contemporaneous and close friend of Hikaru Yagami.

Hatsushiro Shinoda is in charge of motion design.

And Abogen Haizi, who has darker skin and is in charge of the program.

As for Hazuki Shizuku, when it was her turn, she waved her hand and said: "As for me, my original position in the company was the director and planner of the Fairy Story series. But I plan to take a break first, and I will talk about my affairs later. "

"Is that so, I know."

Nodding his head, Yi Chen looked at everyone present, thought for a while and said: "As I said the day before yesterday, after I finished developing the Slaying Spire, I continued to update the game, and at the same time, I was also thinking about the future of the new game. Development matters. The scale of the next game will definitely be larger than that of Slaying the Spire, and the genre will also be closer to action games. This is not something that I can complete in a short period of time. Therefore, after knowing the situation of everyone here, I would like to invite you to join my studio and develop games together. So, do you have any questions?"

Yagami Guang was the first to raise his hand, and asked curiously: "I've played Slaying Spire, and it's indeed a very interesting game. But listen to you, is the follow-up new game an action type? 2D or 3D?"

"That's right, action games are in 2D style."

Patting his computer bag, Yi Chen said, "I made the plan yesterday. If you are willing to join, we can discuss the new game later."

"Oh~~~ Interesting."

There was a look of anticipation in the eyes of Yashen Guang, and then he looked at his juniors: "What about you, just say what you think, such as salary and treatment."

"Yes."

Yi Chen said with a smile, "In terms of salary, this must be discussed. Let me just say it first. You are all experienced people who have worked in the industry. Although my company is still under registration, the scale is not large. It will be so big, but I can still afford it in terms of salary. Of course, at the beginning, it may not be as high as your previous salary. In the early stage, I have to purchase various equipment for the studio, and the funds will be a little tight. I am satisfied with the salary. Ms. Yagami, can you tell me how much was your monthly salary at Flying Eagle Leaping?"

"Huh? It's fine."

Scratching his cheek, Yagami Guang stretched out his hand and gestured, "The previous salary, excluding the year-end bonus and monthly overtime pay, is this amount."

35 yen?

For a company with the size of Feiying Yuedong, this salary is already very good.

Yi Chen nodded and said: "That's it, I'm not big now, so let's just say it here. For the first three months, I will give Ms. Iori a salary of 30 yen per month. After three months, I will give you The salary increase will definitely satisfy you. Besides, according to you, do you often work overtime?"

Yuan Shanlun said: "In our line of work, overtime is the norm. In Xiaoguang's case, he often sleeps in the company."

"Is that so..."

Yi Chen understood that Yashen Guang is indeed a very strict person, and he must be recruited, "Then, after that, I will raise your basic salary to 40 yuan, and then the monthly food and overtime pay will be calculated separately. Of course, there should be less overtime, it’s not good for your health, and when I develop games by myself, I basically don’t stay up too late.”

Hearing the salary given by Yi Chen, Yashen Guang immediately patted the table: "Yes, sign the contract directly!"

Anyway, the contract will definitely be signed, and I'm not afraid that Yi Chen will renege on his debt.

"Xiao Guang!" Yuan Shanlun pulled his friend away and said helplessly, "There are others!"

"Ah, yes, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Hikaru Yagami smiled awkwardly, motioning for everyone to continue.

At this time, Liangfeng Aoba, who was the smallest among all the people, raised his hand and said, "Well, can I ask, where is the studio? I live with my family now, so I have to consider going to work." distance."

"I see."

Yi Chen nodded and said with a smile, "About the location of the studio, because I didn't plan to recruit too many people at the beginning, less than ten people, so as for the office location, I didn't plan to choose an ordinary office building. So in After consulting people I know, I plan to buy two apartments, which can be used as a studio after they are opened up. The current range of options is the apartment building where I live and the surrounding apartments.”

Afterwards, Yichen reported the address, and Liangfeng Qingye took out her mobile phone to search and said happily: "It's even closer than the distance to work before! Well, then I don't have a big problem, I like game development very much and I’m just a newcomer who has been working for a year, so it doesn’t matter if the salary is less at the beginning!”

After the cool breeze and green leaves, other people also raised their own questions, which were routine questions such as working hours and wages, and Yi Chen also answered them one by one.

In the end, except Hazuki Shizuku, all seven people agreed to join Yi Chen's studio.

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Chapter 43 The Overly Conscious Iori Yagami

Signing the contract or something, it is impossible to sign it on the spot now, and Yi Chen didn't prepare in advance, but he also went out immediately to make a phone call, found his father's friend, and it was settled directly, and a lawyer can come over tomorrow Help draw up a contract.

Then the company's affairs are also progressing smoothly, the information provided by Yi Chen is very complete, and the registration can be completed this afternoon after going through the relationship.

As soon as they heard that the contract could be signed tomorrow, everyone became excited, and there was no need to continue to lose their jobs.

Looking at everyone, Yi Chen was also in a good mood: "Okay, now we are partners, so let's talk about the new game. Miss Ye Yue, is there a projector in this store?"

"Yes, I'll get it for you."

"Thank you."

After Ye Yueshizuku went out, Yi Chen opened his computer bag, took out the computer and a stack of documents inside, and distributed them.

"The information is all here, let's take a look. There are actually two games in each copy. Let me talk about the first Hollow Knight first."

When everyone heard Yi Chen's words, they opened the plan and saw a very characteristic cover, a little guy with a strange white head, two horns, and a dilapidated cloak, holding a handful of The long spear was on a cliff, and behind it were vague objects that looked like insect carapaces.

On the top of the cover is the words "HOLLOW KNIGHT".

"Hollow knight, Hollow Knight? The design of this character is very characteristic. It looks simple, but unexpectedly cute."

At this time, Hazuki Shizuku came in with a projector, put things on the table and said: "Okay, I'm not from your studio yet, so I won't hold meetings with you, I'll go find my chat with friends."

After speaking, he left the room directly.

Watching Ye Yueshizuku go out, Yi Chen didn't hold anything back. Anyway, the other party said that he would take a break for a while, and he would probably join in later. It's fine to participate in the development together when the time comes.

Turn on the projector, connect it to the computer, and Yichen projected his design draft on the big screen.

"Hollow Knight is the name of my new game. You can see the outline of the world view of the game on the paper, and the protagonist on the cover. The type of this game is a 2D action game similar to Galaxy Castlevania."

Hearing Yi Chen's words, Iori raised his head: "Galaxy Castlevania? Refer to the game genres of Castlevania and Metroid? Tsk tsk tsk, a horizontal exploration action game, no one has been involved in this type of game for several years ,interesting."

Soon, everyone finished reading the game's world setting and story outline, and they were all very interested in this game.

Next, Yi Chen started a series of explanations on gameplay and character design.

A few people here, although Suzukaze Aoba has only started working for a year and is still a newcomer, but everyone's strength is very good, especially those like Yagami Hikaru, Toyama Tomo, Takimoto Hitomi, and Awagen Kaiko are all senior developers , and soon learned about Yi Chen's ambitions in this game.