i really just want to play games

Chapter 172 Pain Points Brought by Development

"I think it's all very good. Feng Bi will first decide on the main plot of the game. This will still require on-the-spot collection of art materials. It depends on which of you three will go." Chen Tiancai put down the plan and prepared to allocate the development of the β plan First project to work on.

The overall story of the β project is actually obtained from a scrap of "Legend Chang'an", mainly about the cultural aspects of ancient Taoism. Taoism was the state religion in the Li and Tang Dynasties, so there are especially many materials in this area.

To put it simply, Project β is a game based on the ancient Taoist culture and on the stage of several famous mountains and rivers in China, to tell a very legendary story, even this story is a bit fantasy.

Most of the linear narrative games will take adventure as the main theme, fighting for a treasure, or looking for a secret, these are the instincts that human beings are born with, and they are the most attractive for players to bring into the game.

In fact, Chen Tiancai felt that some adventure and ghost novels in the web were really suitable for making this kind of game, but unfortunately due to various reasons, he still failed to get such an opportunity in the end.

Fortunately, Chen Tiancai has a copywriting team, and although the plot of the game is important, the actual operation is more like the storytelling method of movies or TV dramas. The copywriting team currently led by Feng Bi is already competent for the job.

For the direction of IP, Chen Tiancai thinks he has a head start, but it is best to have a matching strength in the entertainment industry, so as to present this IP perfectly.

For example, the book "The Lord of the Rings" is naturally a magical book, but it is said to be the originator of modern fantasy novels. Nowadays, all games or movies and TV series with fantasy backgrounds follow this template.

But what really made "The Lord of the Rings" a household name was the trilogy of movies produced by this IP. The powerful film industry, coupled with dedicated actors, and the almost perfect story of "The Lord of the Rings" itself, made "The Lord of the Rings" a household name. Caution" has become one of the best IPs in the world.

Chen Tiancai bought the original book after seeing the movie when he was a child, and it seemed to be very popular at that time. He thought he would not be able to buy the original book, but who knew he would find it as soon as he went to the bookstore.

After he finished reading the novel, he realized why not so many people came to buy it.

In terms of literature and art or the interestingness of novels, "The Lord of the Rings" is quite good-looking, but this book has been written for a long time, and it is actually relatively obscure to read. Some people want to read it before buying it. If you feel that you can't read it, you will naturally put it in the original place.

But in any case, the β plan is ready to start, and now the first job is to take a field trip to several famous mountains and rivers in China, shoot a large amount of data, and then combine it with motion capture technology to restore it.

Thinking of climbing cliffs in linear narrative games, Chen Tiancai just thought about the steepness of Huashan Mountain and felt that compared to those in the game, they were simply weak.

The main terrain of China is the mountains, and there are countless famous mountains and rivers among them. These famous mountains have their own differences. Coupled with the mysterious Taoist culture, this is almost a particularly good combination.

Although Chen Tiancai asked who was going, in fact only Li Zhu could go. Feng Li was getting married, so naturally he couldn't stay in the mountains and wilds for a few months, and Pei Guangming was going to E3 for a conference.

But what surprised him was that Feng Bi, who was about to get married, wanted to go to collect the wind with Li Zhu, but he could go for a month at most.

Therefore, in at least half a month recently, the 'Iron Triangle' will be scattered, leaving only Chen Tiancai on Zange Network.

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"It's been almost more than a year. It just so happens that the three of you are going out for a while this time. How are the people you inspected?"

After talking about the game, naturally there are still management issues.

Even if Chen Tiancai only needs to manage the game development department, there are almost [-] people in it, so the entire department needs more people who can take on major responsibilities.

But in addition to talent, Chen Tiancai is more concerned about what these middle-level people think in their hearts.

Starting from the grassroots team, Ange will focus on examining the original intentions of job applicants when recruiting online, and even doesn't care how much experience the applicants have in making games.

Among them, the question that Chen Tiancai asked the "Air Triangle" is still in the interview stage: why do you want to make games?

Even on the resume, Anthem Network will ask job seekers to attach the games you have played, or your opinions on some games.

For game platforms, genres, and other aspects, Chen Tiancai is completely non-repulsive. He always thinks about how to make high-quality games on these different platforms.

Money is the means of allocating resources in modern society. There is nothing wrong with people working for money. Even now, most people who enter the game industry join because of the super high profits in this industry.

Chen Tiancai joined this industry purely for his own interests. If money was mentioned, he could just sit back and watch. Anyway, no matter how expensive a game or console is, for him it would only cost him one meal at most.

But Chen Tiancai is a real player. He founded Zange Network, and the original intention of making games is to make good games.

Whether a company can maintain its original aspirations depends on its top management. Fortunately, Chen Tiancai has always been steadfast, and he doesn't care at all about how much money he has in his account, or whether he can go public or not.

Therefore, Zange Network currently seems to be a very profitable game company, and even has the core technology.

But in fact, this is the machine where Chen Tiancai gathered a group of real idealists and moved towards everyone's dreamland.

With a boss who doesn’t care about money, a group of mostly idealists, and top-notch remuneration in the industry, Anthem Network’s fangs have been sharpened.

Even so, Chen Tiancai is still vigilant. He has clearly seen his father's entrepreneurial experience, and knows that sometimes the corruption of the middle class is the most fatal point.

And through the observation of current domestic technology companies, Chen Tiancai found that many companies have stagnated, almost all of which are due to this reason.

It is precisely for this reason that the game development team designed by Chen Tiancai has always been managed vertically, with no middle-level management to transition to employees.

Moreover, Chen Tiancai went to the office area when he had nothing to do, so that all the employees could see him at any time, thus allowing him to firmly control everything.

However, time has passed, and after the development to the present, the Ange network has grown to a large scale, and such a vertical management has been somewhat stretched. Naturally, Chen Tiancai can still go to the office area every day.

But when it comes to work, the 'Air Triangle' is already in a bit of a bind, so Chen Tiancai now needs more than a dozen people who still have the original intention, like the 'Air Triangle' to be solid arms for the game.

(End of this chapter)