Game company goes bankrupt? I backhand cyberpunk!

Chapter 117 Overwatch!

In December, Nanxing began a new round of recruitment.

Yes, it is still the Weibo recruitment that netizens are familiar with. Nanxing used a set of silky little combos to set out this year's recruitment requirements on Weibo.

Young, hard-working, sunny and obedient.

This kind of inexplicable and even informal recruitment requirement.

At first glance, I thought that the next step would be to transfer via Myanmar or something.

But, this is Southern Star.

Nanxing should be so unruly.

After Nanxing said something on Weibo, with their reputation in the industry, news of recruitment began to spread at a very fast speed from the mouths of various people. There will be information related to Nanxing recruitment on various channels. Really It will reach the ears of all the fans in the circle.

Suddenly, as the new year was approaching, the sudden recruitment news from Nanxing also made many domestic game manufacturer bosses suddenly take action. Those who paid bonuses were given bonuses, those who were delayed in paying wages were paid, and those who praised their employees praised their preparations at the annual meeting. Draw a pie like crazy.

joke!

Who knows if their employees will send a job application letter to Nanxing?

You must know that Nanxing's treatment is completely out of proportion to their recruitment conditions!

For the first batch of college students who entered Nanxing, they would all consider giving them internships!

But what about now?

Now, two years later, that group of students has become the backbone of Nanxing, and has also become a classic story in the small circle of the industry. A group of fresh-faced boys always like to use their stories to inspire themselves.

But the question is, in another place, could the group of students who first entered Nanxing really grow into what they are today?

impossible.

There is not that much business for them to practice, and other game companies do not have Lin Ce who can take care of the situation, and there is no boss like Feng Shuyun who does not care about the initial cost and has a completely hands-off management.

They are not where they are today because of how talented they are, but because of leaders like Lin Ce and Feng Shuyun.

Therefore, the recruitment of Nanxing caused an uproar on that day.

Nanxing's human resources department also started to get busy.

Although recruiting, Nanxing still mainly recruits fresh graduates, but it does not mean that there are no conditions.

At least, you have to know something about art and programming, right?

Otherwise, why would we recruit you?

Really starting from scratch?

Everyone, Nanxing is a game company, not a training institution!

Therefore, after screening, the HR Department quickly selected dozens of resumes that looked good in the afternoon.

At the same time, one day in December, netizens who are in Los Angeles and follow Los Angeles news will learn that before the end of this year, the Los Angeles City Government sold a bankruptcy sale building to Nanxing , and also opened a series of passages to Nanxing.

The building was handed over on December 15. The building used to be a hotel, but except for a few tourist seasons, the hotel had no guests. There was no other way, and it was forced to close down.

There are indeed many people visiting Los Angeles, but after all, Los Angeles is only a third-tier city, and its economy is not doing well.

As the first ancient capital of China, Luo City has been ranked among the top 10 tourist cities all year round, and the reason why it can become a tourist city is really related to the culture of the ancient capital.

But only the tourism industry can say that the locals have no habit of staying in hotels at all.

Therefore, this bankrupt restaurant was sold to Nanxing for 460 million, which was a bit exaggerated. However, considering that the other party’s investment and construction price was more than 300 million, Nanxing really needed a building now, so in the end Feng Shuyun was I happily handed over the money, and after my father's suggestion and shock, I paid directly.

This also made Feng Zhusheng understand one thing, that is, he really can't compare with his daughter now.

The building was bought, and the city government also contacted the person who decorated it. Feng Shuyun paid the money. The person looked at the building, took the plan from the designer Feng Shuyun found, and after thinking about it, he said: Boss Feng, in half a year , I can give you a brand new building in 8 months at the latest.

Feng Shuyun originally thought it would be based on years, but he didn't expect that he would be able to own his own building within half a year, not to mention how happy he was.

What Feng Shuyun didn't know was that in terms of one year, it was starting from scratch. Just digging a basement would take a month to start, but the hotel in front of him didn't need it because all the things that should be built have been laid. And this hotel is considered a small and medium-sized hotel in Los Angeles. It has its own parking lot, although the underground parking lot is not very big.

Therefore, with a price of close to 500 million, the main focus is to move in with one hand!

It is definitely expensive, but it is definitely not a loss. It should be said that it is a win-win situation?

Nan Xing is not that domineering yet. A win-win means winning twice or something. Nan Xing has never done this kind of thing. Just like the relationship between Nan Xing and Tianyou, Nan Xing relied on Tianyou in the beginning, but now, Nan Xing can be completely independent. Although he is separated, he is also willing to take Tianyou to play and make money together.

After all, Feng Shuyun really has no business acumen. Nanxing has been able to reach this day because its main focus is on first-hand games that are fun and the products are worthwhile.

While Nanxing was recruiting employees and renovating the company, something happened inside Nanxing.

That is, Li Lin started a new game design with a group of key employees.

The group of people Li Lin now leads can be said to be the most powerful group of game programmers in the country. After all, these people are all created by Nanxing with money.

Just like fighting monsters and upgrading, these employees who have experienced 2077 have been sublimated. They are all still very young, the oldest is no more than 26 years old, but their experience is not inferior to that of older programmers in their thirties.

Not to mention that they are extremely courageous. They are young people to begin with, and with Lin Ce and the boss taking care of everything, they are all extremely courageous.

For this reason, it is a bit excessive to say that Li Lin's team is the most powerful team in the country now, but it is definitely the team with the most potential in the country.

Now, this team has a new mission.

Brother Li, this is really the first time we have encountered the FPS genre.

Well, the good news is that Lin Ce's new game doesn't have to be so hard-hitting. The bad news is that our game is a fusion monster and there are a lot of things that need to be done. On the sixth floor of Nanxing, Li Lin laughed. He said.

Xu Xiao sat next to him, looked at the art style and said, Brother Li, this art style makes me feel weird. Lin Ce's aesthetic is so unique.

What's wrong with the big butt? Luoyang rolled his eyes and praised: I think it's great. This tomboy's butt looks very comfortable and suits my taste.

I'm not talking about the characters, I'm talking about the style of painting. The art is so bright. It feels like an anime? Is it a shounen manga?

Li Lin looked at Luoyang Xu Xiao who came over to play and was speechless.

To make this game, you don’t need the help of Xu Xiaoluoyang’s team. Li Lin’s team can be responsible, and they can still be very responsible.

FPS, in fact, is also included in 2077, but it is really an FPS, or online competitive game type, so this is really the first time for Nanxing to do it.

What is the most important thing about online FPS games?

Li Lin thinks it is fair competition.

And this game.

Should we say that Lin Ce is indeed a peerless genius recognized by the industry?

Other FPS games focus on competitiveness and emphasize marksmanship, but what about Lin Ce? This FPS game focuses on entertainment and incorporates MOBA elements. This is the first time Li Lin has seen a game that combines MOBA elements with FPS.

No, this can also be combined?

The answer is, it really can.

And the combination looks particularly interesting!

Moreover, it is also divided into casual mode and competitive mode. The former focuses on entertainment, while the latter focuses on competition. Compared with entertainment mode, competitive mode has an additional punishment mechanism.

With cutting-edge art and bold exploration, Lin Ce has perfectly combined the two game modes. Li Lin can even imagine that if this idea is revealed to the outside world, it's not difficult to imagine how many game companies will imitate it.

Okay, okay, Xu Xiaoluoyang, you go back, don't delay our start of work.

We're just here to have fun, and you do your thing.

roll!

Okay!

After the two guys from Xu Xiaoluoyang left, Li Lin also continued the meeting.

Hmm, do you want to finish this game in three months?

After all, the funds provided by the boss are sufficient.

At the Nanxing recruitment site, after the first and second rounds of HR screening, we finally came to the third level, which is the interview session. Feng Shuyun and Lin Yuan did not have to show up for this session. The HR side could complete it, but the boss and Lin Ce were too busy. Got it

Therefore, the young people who came for the interview really did not expect to see Feng Shuyun and Lin Yuan.

The appearance of these two people also disrupted their preparations for the interview.

But Lin Yuan was very friendly and gave every nervous college student a warm smile.

These are all bricks for Nanxing’s future!

In fact, after the first and second rounds of selection, you can pass the third round.

After all, the original Luoyang Xu Xiao might not be as good as the current batch of applicants in terms of business capabilities.

You must know that Luoyang and others came to Nanxing to apply for jobs at that time, not because Nanxing was so good, but because they were terrible. It was precisely because no one wanted them when they went to big game companies, so they finally came to Nanxing.

Because of this, both Luoyang and Xu Xiao were trained by Lin Yuan to become the mainstays today, not to mention this group of newbies with higher quality.

These are my works, Lin Ce, please take a look at them!

Seeing the bespectacled girl in front of him hand over his notebook nervously, Lin Yuan stood up, reached out to take it, and then looked at the works on it.

Upon seeing it, Lin Yuan let out a light sigh, a little surprised.

Feng Shuyun also looked over, then nodded with some satisfaction.

With a smile on his face, Lin Yuan flipped through a few more pages, put down the album, and said loudly: Well, it's very good. Is your painting style self-taught? It doesn't look like it was taught in school.

The girl with glasses nodded and responded: Yes, I am self-taught. I like American comics very much, so I studied it specifically.

There happens to be a project in the company, and I think your painting style is very suitable for the new project, so Miss Zhou, will it be convenient for you to come to work starting tomorrow?

Zhou Ting's eyes lit up and she nodded vigorously: It's convenient, it's convenient!

The internship lasts for one month, is that okay?

Zhou Ting nodded.

Okay. Lin Yuan nodded, closed the booklet and handed it to Zhou Ting.

After she left the room, Feng Shuyun said: This newcomer's painting style is very suitable for the new game.

Well, I found a treasure. If it weren't for her lack of experience, I would even want her to be the head artist of the project.

Thinking back to the brochure he just saw, Lin Yuan nodded.

It really fits very well.

Because the game Lin Yuanxin came up with, called Overwatch, was the hottest game in the summer of 2016, and it was also the game that pushed Blizzard off the altar.

When did Blizzard start going downhill?

It probably started with Overwatch, a game that is popular all over the world and has earned nearly 10 billion for Blizzard, but it is regarded as an adopted son by Blizzard. Isn’t it right? Even if it is an adopted son, it still has to be taken care of, right?

But what about Blizzard?

Only a few things have been updated in 7 years, which has completely exhausted the enthusiasm of the players. The event organization is a piece of shit, and the update activities in the game are a piece of shit. If they want to save the game later, they will tear things apart. The decision to make up the east wall with one wall is even more confusing!

The moment he received the game, Lin Yuan really didn't know what Blizzard was thinking.

Did Blizzard never pay attention to this game from the beginning?

Overwatch was born out of Titan. After Titan failed to develop at a cost of nearly 900 million, in order to recover the cost, the team took some scraps from Titan and made Overwatch on the basis of Titan.

Even the original team couldn't define how much money was spent on the development of Overwatch, so Lin Yuan was even less sure.

It cannot be counted as 900 million, nor can it be counted as Titan, but at the same time, the development cost will not be low, because the CG cost of Watch alone is hundreds of millions.

Damn it, the more I think about it, the more I feel cerebral palsy.

Let’s say Blizzard doesn’t pay attention to Overwatch. Human CG can be created with a budget of hundreds of millions. It is a real blockbuster. After the emergence of CG Double Dragon, it is Blizzard that makes movies with heart and games with feet! But you say you should pay attention to it. Along the way, Overwatch has really had various operational problems, which I can’t complain about!

All the thirty or so people recruited this time have passed, and more than half of them will be able to come to work tomorrow, while the rest will go back to sort out their affairs.

There are seven artists, 14 programmers, and the rest are customer service and operations.

Now, unlike before, online games require a good operations department and customer service department, which need to receive feedback from players in a timely manner and make changes.

Therefore, Feng Shuyun rented another floor of an office building and renovated it, preparing to move all Overwatch employees into the new floor.

At present, Li Lin is in charge of project establishment, and Lin Yuan is of course very relaxed.

But after returning to the office, Lin Yuan was thinking about long-term issues.

As I have said before, making online games and making stand-alone games are not the same thing. Stand-alone games are a one-time deal, while online games are a long-term business.

The shortest lifespan of an online game is 2-3 years, the longest lifespan is between 5-8 years, and some old monsters can even have a lifespan of nearly 20 years.

20 years, how many 20 years can there be in life? How difficult is it to operate a game for 20 years?

Lin Yuan didn't dare to think about it.

He doesn't expect Overwatch to last 20 years, but... it has to be at least better than Blizzard!

Therefore, rather than making games, how to keep the games operating for a long time is what Lin Yuan needs to think about.

Athletics, entertainment.

Um.

Baby.

What are you doing! Feng Shuyun looked at Maomao.

Lin Yuan clapped his hands together and said, Let's hold an e-sports competition!

It's not just a little fight, it's real e-sports.

Tell me how much it costs.

Hmm, I don't know.