To become the richest man from the beginning of the game

Chapter 729 Independent Game Producer

October 11th, Thursday.

imperial capital.

Qiu Hong looked at the address on the phone, and then looked up at the old community in front of him.

Old people come and go in the community, because the old community is very old, the living conditions are quite worrying, and the apartment types of the residential buildings are also very narrow. For young people, I am afraid that they are not willing to live here. Let alone working here.

But according to the address on the phone, there is an independent game producer here.

Qiu Hong also saw the building number of the unit, and climbed up the corridor full of various psoriasis advertisements until he reached the sixth floor.

After repeatedly distinguishing which one is 601 and which one is 602, Qiu Hong gently knocked on the door.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk."

After a while, there was a sound of footsteps inside, and the old-fashioned anti-theft door opened.

A young man with messy hair and two big dark circles under his eyes asked hesitantly, "Are you... President Qiu?"

Qiu Hong nodded: "Yes, you are Wu Zhicheng?"

Wu Zhicheng nodded: "Yes, Mr. Qiu, you can call me Xiaowu, please come in."

Wu Zhicheng stepped aside.

Qiu Hong stepped in and closed the anti-theft door.

The imperial capital should not be heated until around mid-November, and it is still nearly a week away, so it is the coldest time.

After entering, Qiu Hong didn't feel very warm, but felt as if the wind was constantly blowing in from the gap in the window.

And Wu Zhicheng seemed to be used to it, and dragged a chair: "I'm sorry, Mr. Qiu, I'm too messy, you can make do with it."

Qiu Hong didn't care, he pulled the chair and sat down.

Originally, Wu Zhicheng wanted the two of them to find a coffee shop for a chat, but Qiu Hong insisted on going to the place where Wu Zhicheng worked because he wanted to see the most authentic working environment and working conditions.

Qiu Hong looked around.

It looks like a small one-bedroom apartment here, and the living room has become Wu Zhicheng's studio, with computer desks, computers, stacked books, game consoles, a small TV, a small dining table... there are hardly any wastes. place.

The other room is Wu Zhicheng's bedroom. Apart from the bed and wardrobe, there is not much room for it. The bed is also full of books, and the condition is also worrying.

Wu Zhicheng was a little embarrassed, he searched in the small refrigerator for a long time, but in the end there was only Fat House Happy Water, and he didn't know Mr. Qiu was not used to drinking this.

Qiu Hong hurriedly said: "Don't worry about it, let's get straight to the point."

Wu Zhicheng nodded: "Okay, then let me briefly talk about my situation."

Compared with Jiang Fan of Cherry Studio, Wu Zhicheng's experience is much simpler.

Jiang Fan originally worked in a law firm. After making a successful game in his spare time, he made up his mind to spend the money to establish Cherry Studio to start a business.

As for Wu Zhicheng, he worked for a period of time after graduating from university and had a certain amount of savings. Then because he was not satisfied with his job, he resolutely resigned and started making games.

As for what to do if the game can't be finished and can't make money, Wu Zhicheng didn't think about it at all.

Anyway, if you can't support it anymore, you can find another job.

Qiu Hong asked: "What stage is the game development at? Can you give it a try?"

Wu Zhicheng nodded: "Yes, but... the degree of completion is very low, Mr. Qiu, you may have to play with your brain."

With that said, Wu Zhicheng turned on his computer and opened the game project he made on the official editor.

Qiu Hong sat down in front of Wu Zhicheng's computer, looking at the dust on the keyboard and mouse, as well as the ashtray full of cigarette butts and empty Coke bottles on the computer table, he was speechless for a moment.

Wu Zhicheng hurriedly took out two tissues from the tissue box next to him, wiped the keyboard and mouse carefully, and then cleaned up the computer desk.

"Mr. Qiu, this is a mobile game, but it can only be played on the computer at present. You need to use the mouse to complete the hand-dragging operation. It is not convenient. Please bear with me."

Qiu Hong nodded and started to enter the game.

The name of the game is "Ink and Smoke", it is a 2D horizontal version of the game, the difficulty is relatively high.The biggest difference between this game and the general horizontal version of the game is that it has a special way of playing, which is to interact with the scenes in the game through painting.

Players can create or erase objects in the game scene by painting. This interactive experience will bring players a very novel experience in some special levels and boss battles.

But... that's the ideal situation.

The gameplay of many games is full of ideals, but the reality is very skinny.

In order to achieve the effect that Wu Zhicheng expected, there must be two prerequisites: the first is that every level and every battle must be meticulously crafted, and the second is that there must be a very brilliant art effect.

The biggest difference between "Ink Cloud and Mist" and other 2D horizontal games is the painting-style interactive experience, but if you just simply draw and smear a little, if this continues, the player's experience will be very boring. It just doesn't make sense.

The so-called gameplay innovation must not be a simple concept, but a set of rich gameplay and content.

The game must be conceived and planned for each level and each boss, and more tricks must be developed on the basis of this gameplay, so that the game can be considered a success.

Moreover, since this game is a game featuring screen interaction, the screen must be brilliant, otherwise the fun of playing will be greatly reduced.

Judging from the current level of completion of the game, it is really far behind.

This is also very normal, Wuzhi Cost is just a student who just graduated, making this game purely out of love, depending on the conditions, let alone whether he has the ability to do a good job in gameplay and levels, at least the art There is no solution to this resource.

Wu Zhicheng is not good at art, and he can't afford to hire big names on the official platform, so the resources in the game are all patchwork, which looks very tasteless.

Moreover, all operations are done with the mouse, which is not as smooth as playing on a mobile phone.

In short, Qiu Hong's interest in this game is all based on his imagination.

Qiu Hong sighed slightly melancholy.

Before, he felt that the capital chain of Cherry Studio was about to be broken, and the wages were almost unable to be paid out, which was very suitable for the rescue conditions of the "poor project".

As a result, when I saw Wu Zhicheng today, I realized that the "poor way" is only poorer, not the poorest.

So the question is, does this project meet the requirements?

Mr. Pei said that neither those who are too reliable nor those who are too unreliable can vote.

By general standards, this must be considered particularly unreliable.An ordinary person with absolutely no experience in game development, completely using love to generate electricity, has no way of guaranteeing level design ability or art level.

But Qiu Hong instinctively hopes that Wu Zhicheng can get help, because Wu Zhicheng has a kind of belief in him, and it is this kind of belief that makes this project reliable.

"Boss Pei said, I'm not sure if it's reliable or not, it's up to me to decide."

"In that case..."

Qiu Hong thought for a long time and asked, "How much money do you think will be needed to complete this game?"

Wu Zhicheng was stopped by the question: "Uh... this..."

"To be honest, I can't tell."

"If I can get 20, I can use it to hire a good artist to help me draw the game scene."

"If you have another [-] yuan, you can use it to pay the rent first, and you can support it for a long time..."

Qiu Hong was also lost in thought.

For Cherry Studio, there are very clear plans for the completion of the project, the salary of the employees and the daily expenses.

But for Wu Zhicheng, he didn't have a very clear idea about project planning, construction period, and resource control, so naturally he couldn't give a specific figure.

How much money is given can only be used to solve the urgent need first, and the rest will be discussed later.

Qiu Hong wasn't worried that Wu Zhicheng would spend too much money, but on his condition, he couldn't spend much.

The key is that without a clear plan, project management and control will fall into chaos. Qiu Hong is very clear that this is a fatal factor that may lead to the complete failure of the project.

For these independent game producers, what they lack is not only money, but also various other packages.

For example, how to plan the project development cycle, how to control costs, how to solve financial problems, etc., are all difficult problems to solve.

But for the size of a game like a game studio, it would be particularly wasteful to have a complete set.

You can't find three or four people including finance and administration to go around Wu Zhicheng alone, right?That's also outrageous.

Qiu Hong thought for a while and said, "Wait a minute, I'll make a call."

Wu Zhicheng nodded and waited patiently.

Obviously, he also knows very well that it is too far-fetched for him to get people to invest on his own conditions.

I hope that the big leader whom Mr. Qiu asked for instructions can show kindness.

----

For the game details of "Ink and Cloud", please refer to Chapter 194 of "Restart the Game Era". If you are interested, you can go and have a look, and it will not affect the plot of this book.

(End of this chapter)