In the Internet age, who still makes traditional games?

#45 - Games are a field where miracles are created

People's voices tend to get louder when they're drunk.

Xu Meng's voice also unconsciously rose, and more and more employees stopped talking.

People at each table quieted down, listening attentively to the boss's speech.

Xu Meng's eyes swept over each employee, and his heart filled with lofty aspirations, blurting out—

"For the next game, let us jump out of this small pond of ACG games and step into a wider world of games!"

"No need to dance in shackles because of the limitations of mobile phone performance."

"No need to worry about the difficulty for players to get started, and blindly cater to the weak."

"No need to be bled dry by those parasitic channels."

"We won't be pointed fingers at from the high ground of morality!"

"Dream Forge will become a world-class game development company, recognized by players all over the world!"

… …

After getting drunk, Xu Meng was like a different person.

Full of ambition.

The employees were also very supportive, raising their glasses and shouting that the boss was awesome, while downing their drinks in one gulp.

It was as if each of them was moved by the prospects described by the boss, and they were ready to welcome that glorious future.

But Xu Meng froze a little.

—He really couldn't drink anymore.

But now everyone was looking at him expectantly.

So he had no choice but to raise his head and gulp down the wine.

This time, his terrible alcohol tolerance finally reached its limit, and he fell down drunkenly.

The little assistant hurried to help him.

Finally, with the help of the muscular Xu Fang, Xu Meng was sent to the room booked on the third floor of the hotel to rest.

The remaining employees continued to eat and drink.

They even drank more happily because of the boss's disappearance.

… …

When Xu Meng woke up again, the sun had already set in the west.

He slept for a whole afternoon, and the dinner party was long over.

Some of the drunk employees were still sleeping soundly in the hotel, while more people took taxis home and dispersed.

After waking up, Xu Meng realized what he had done.

So he couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

—He really didn't plan to continue making ACG games for the new game, and he had a general idea of what to do.

But this matter shouldn't have been said now.

After all, even if he made a new game, "Project Frost Snow" would need to retain enough development and operation personnel to ensure the long-term operation of the game.

If the upcoming [Dragon Palace] gameplay can reach expectations, "Project Frost Snow" will be able to break his initial fate of "creating a large wave of revenue in a short period of time, and then the popularity will quickly dissipate," and become a hen that lays golden eggs.

At that time, the source of funds for developing new games will all depend on it.

Even if a large number of new employees are recruited, at least half of these old employees must remain in the "Project Frost Snow" project team.

Only in this way can it be guaranteed that the subsequent operation of "Project Frost Snow" will always be consistent.

It won't be like some games, where once the veteran employees are transferred away, the newly taken over team will start messing around.

In the end, a good game is made full of complaints, a large number of old players are lost, the Internet reputation explodes, and the revenue is halved and then halved again.

Xu Meng couldn't let this kind of thing happen again on "Project Frost Snow".

But today he made such bold remarks, what if the old employees all want to make awesome new games and don't want to stay and continue to update "Project Frost Snow"?

Putting himself in their shoes, if he faced such a choice, he would definitely want to make a new game no matter what.

This really made him a little headache.

"Well, it's all Chen Mengling's fault for asking randomly." Xu Meng quickly shirked the responsibility and began to ponder whether to make things difficult for her.

But before he could think of any bad ideas, the little assistant pushed the door open and walked in.

Still holding a glass of honey water in her hand.

"Boss, you're awake!" The little assistant was very happy, "I prepared honey water for you, which can promote alcohol decomposition and accelerate metabolism."

"Drink it quickly, it should make you feel better."

As soon as the little assistant said this, Xu Meng immediately felt his mouth dry and took the glass and drank it in big gulps.

"Everyone didn't expect your alcohol tolerance to be so bad. You started talking nonsense after drinking a few glasses."

"I can't let you drink like this next time."

After drinking the sweet honey water, Xu Meng felt much better in his head, and the idea of "making things difficult" also disappeared.

But randomly he felt that something was wrong.

Xu Meng blinked: "Nonsense?"

The little assistant looked at him, with some confusion in her eyes: "Boss, do you remember what you said?"

"I remember!" Xu Meng affirmed, "But that's not nonsense, I'm serious!"

"Ah?" The little assistant was surprised, "Everyone thought you were drunk and going crazy... uh, talking nonsense."

Xu Meng was speechless and supported his forehead.

So he was worried for nothing?

When he was making bold remarks, those employees with excited faces were all acting for him???

So no one believed him at all?

"Everyone thought I was crazy?"

This should be good news, but for some reason Xu Meng felt a little depressed again.

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The little assistant keenly noticed Xu Meng's complicated emotions and comforted him: "Boss, don't be sad."

"It's not that everyone doesn't believe you, it's just that the span is too big."

"We are an ACG game company, and if the new game doesn't do ACG games, but directly wants to make a world-class game, no company in the entire Xia Country can do it."

"We have just escaped the crisis of bankruptcy. The goal you set, boss, is indeed a bit too high and too far. It's normal for everyone to feel unrealistic."

Okay, after the little assistant's comfort, Xu Meng felt even more depressed.

He knew that it was normal for employees to have such thoughts.

But he knew even more—

The game world is a place to create miracles!

In this field, someone spent four and a half years learning design, code, animation, painting, composition, recording, and writing all the text in the game.

Working 7 days a week, 12 hours a day.

It took four years to complete the development of an entire game single-handedly.

Then it became a big hit as soon as it was released, and it continued to sell explosively all over the world.

20 million copies sold in 6 years, 30 million copies in 8 years!

Also in this field, someone relied on a team of only 140 people to spend six years developing, from scratch, the first 3A-level game in China.

The day of release was the day it topped the world.

10 million sales in 4 days, 18 million copies sold in two weeks, and rave reviews!

Since that's the case…

Why can't Dream Forge do it?

Even if miracles are difficult to replicate.

Then Xu Meng can't accept steadily developing the game and getting an excellent level of evaluation.

Those who aim for the highest get the average, and those who aim for the average get the lowest.

Xu Meng also has the memories of his previous life and the Game Life development system, both of which are things that others can't even imagine.

So, why not set the wildest goal from the beginning?

The employees under his command don't believe it?

Then take them to make the game and make them have to believe it!

… …

Thinking about these things in his heart, Xu Meng went to the bathroom to wash his face, planning to sober up and then go home with the little assistant.

But just as he was washing his face, the phone on the bedside table suddenly rang.

The little assistant glanced at it, it was Song Zhicheng.

"Boss! Director Song's call!"

"Answer it for me first." Xu Meng said while wiping his face.

So the little assistant answered the phone and turned on the speaker.

"Boss, the person in charge from Bilibili just called me."

"?" Xu Meng had just woken up, and his brain was still a bit dull. His first reaction was—

"What's the meaning? Is Pornhub also planning to take down our game?"

If that were the case, Xu Meng would really have a headache.

As the old home of ACG users in China, Pornhub is indeed different from other channels…

Fortunately, Song Zhicheng immediately denied it repeatedly:

"No, no, no, quite the opposite!"