In the Internet age, who still makes traditional games?

#3 - With these insects

Chapter 3: With This Group of Vermin.

“Boss! Boss—”

Little assistant Chen Mengling rushed over in a panic, her heels making crisp tapping sounds on the smooth floor.

“It’s terrible! Our account has been hacked!”

Xu Meng looked at the flustered little assistant and raised her hand to reassure her, “Don’t panic, it wasn’t hacked. I posted that.”

“Oh.” The assistant patted her chest, relieved, “That’s good…”

The next moment, she reacted again, “Wait! You posted that, Boss?”

Xu Meng nodded.

“But… but… this…” The assistant stammered, “When were these decisions made?”

“Ten minutes ago,” Xu Meng replied.

The little assistant leaned back slightly, “I only left the office for ten minutes, right? Was there a meeting in between?”

“No,”

“No meeting?” The assistant blinked, “Didn’t important decisions used to be made in meetings?”

“Democratic decisions haven’t exactly made the company better,” Xu Meng said irritably.

“Then…” The assistant was stunned for a few seconds before asking the most pressing question, “The reshuffling of the copywriting team, is that serious too?”

“Of course,” Xu Meng said without hesitation, “What kind of garbage copywriting are they writing? Fire them, fire them all!”

Chen Mengling was very surprised, “But… the copywriting team leader is your senior from university, Boss!”

“?” Xu Meng was taken aback for a moment, and after a little recollection, it was indeed the case.

Meng Bing, a woman known for her social skills during her university days.

Not only was she a senior to him and Zhang Yang, but she also joined Zhumeng Games very early on.

One of the creative philosophies of the copywriting team she led was: “Characters have their own lives, and players are merely observers and witnesses of the game world.”

Xu Meng's comment on this was:

“Out of their minds!”

“Not only the team leader, but several copywriters in the copywriting team responsible for plot, side quests, and characters are alumni brought in by the senior,” the assistant added.

Xu Meng was covered in black lines. No wonder the plot was so toxic and no one objected. Not only was there a problem with the creative philosophy, but they were all damn nepotistic!

Damn it!

How can you make a good game with this group of vermin?

“Fire them! Fire them all for me!”

“Fire them immediately!”

“Okay… I’ll go to the personnel department to find Sister Chen,” Chen Mengling responded weakly, “When recruiting new people, are there any special requirements?”

“That’s not urgent, I’ll talk to Sister Chen in detail later,” Xu Meng waved his hand, “First, get me a few online writers who write harem novels.”

Xu Meng decided that the plot of "Project Frost and Snow" would follow the path of the early Long Aotian harem web novels.

These harem writers are very suitable for the job.

“Oh, oh… okay.” The assistant seemed to have been greatly impacted by the change in concept.

“Stop ‘oh-ing,’ hurry up and go. When you leave, call the art and programming directors for me. Oh, and the modeling team leader too.” Xu Meng urged.

The assistant blinked, confused, and went out to find people, jogging all the way.

After a while, she pushed open the office door again, bringing in Art Director Yang Hui, Programming Director Peng Linmu, and Modeling Supervisor Chen Wanzhong.

“Boss, they’re here.” She restrained her panting and tried to keep her tone steady.

“Okay, have a seat.” Xu Meng pointed to the leather sofa on his right.

This sofa was also purchased by Zhang Yang before, and it seemed to be a famous international brand.

After seeing everyone sit down, Xu Meng immediately said, “Time is tight, so I won’t waste any words. Have you all seen the announcement I posted?”

“We’ve seen it,” Yang Hui and Peng Linmu nodded.

“What announcement?” Chen Wanzhong was confused.

“You…” Xu Meng paused, “Never mind, Mengling, show it to him.”

“Okay.” The assistant quickly took out her phone and handed it over.

“Bullshit! You don’t know anything…” Chen Wanzhong read from the phone.

She quickly operated on the phone a few times and handed it to Chen Wanzhong again.

Chen Wanzhong didn’t read anymore and honestly lowered his head to read the announcement.

Xu Meng looked at the assistant, who was like a quail, wishing she could bury her head in her chest, and helplessly rubbed his forehead.

Of course, not all the comments under that announcement were good words.

Some said Zhumeng was struggling on its deathbed, some said it was vulgar and obscene, some said it was breaking the rules, some criticized the operations team for messing around, and some questioned the development team’s abilities…

There were all kinds of words.

But in just a few minutes, Chen Mengling first ran to the personnel department to convey the boss’s request, and then ran to the art, programming, and modeling offices to notify them of the boss’s summons, and even squeezed out time on the road to argue with people in the comments section.

This ability really made Xu Meng look at her with admiration.

The announcement didn’t have much content, 30 seconds was enough to read it, but Chen Wanzhong maintained the same posture for a long time without moving.

When he raised his head again, his face was full of confusion.

Xu Meng didn’t plan to answer his confusion for the time being.

“Finished reading? Then I’ll start making arrangements. Put aside all the work you have on hand for now.”

“Your core task next is gender-swapping the characters and changing their costumes.”

The newest novels are first published on 69shu.com!

“The art department, redraw the characters from highest to lowest according to their screen time.”

“I won’t hide anything from you, just draw them in a sexy direction for me, the sexier the better.”

“The modeling is the same, the sexier the better. Also, be sure to ensure the level of detail.”

“While ensuring the construction period, make it as detailed as possible.”

Xu Meng looked at Chen Wanzhong, “Your task is very important…”

“Wait a minute!” Yang Hui, who had been silent, suddenly interrupted Xu Meng.

“What’s wrong?” Xu Meng looked at Yang Hui.

“Is it necessary to do this?” Yang Hui asked.

“What do you mean?”

“Turn the male characters into female characters, and change the female characters into lewd clothing.” Yang Hui said with a straight face.

Xu Meng was a little surprised, but still sincerely replied, “Yes, [Game Observation] is right, the company is on the verge of bankruptcy, we have no choice.”

But Yang Hui still shook her head, “I can’t accept such vulgar and lewd things! Making characters sell their bodies is naked objectification of women!”

Xu Meng was stunned for a moment.

He carefully looked at Yang Hui’s expression.

After confirming that she was serious, he said a little speechlessly, “Do you know otome games? I suggest you go find a few otome games with larger scales and more intense driving to play, and see how male characters sell their bodies, then you won’t be entangled in this.”

“Let’s continue talking about modeling…”

But Yang Hui interrupted him again, “These are two different things! Women are inherently a vulnerable group, doing this is infringing on the rights of all women, and is the objectification and exploitation of women!”

Looking at her gritted teeth, Xu Meng was even more stunned.

What’s going on, aren’t we trying to save the company and everyone’s jobs?

How did we suddenly enter a social issue?

If you simply resist vulgarity and are unwilling to draw sexy characters, that’s fine.

The world’s ACG games are currently still in the "cute" and "handsome" stage, and it’s normal for older people to not accept the unconventional gameplay for a while.

Zhumeng isn’t going to make this kind of game forever.

The ACG shooting game is originally a niche track with no one on it, and now, in order to save the company, Xu Meng is going full throttle to rush to the softcore erotica track, which is even more niche.

He didn’t expect that this strong medicine would instantly revive "Project Frost and Snow" and turn it into the company’s cash cow.

—Not at all.

In Xu Meng’s plan, the remade game can mostly bring in a large wave of cash flow.

But that’s not a revival, but a last burst of glory.

Just to grab a window of opportunity.

Because "Project Frost and Snow" is inherently inadequate.

What truly supports the survival of a game is never sexiness, but gameplay.

Zhumeng will eventually embark on a normal path and rely on hard power to win the affirmation of players and the market.

So if you clearly say that you can’t do it at this time, that’s fine, just replace it with someone who can.

After passing this level, everyone can work together to make other new games.

But why are you throwing punches at me as soon as you come up?

Don’t I dare to fire you?