Game Development Giant

Mike Mowaimi was nervous, which could be seen from the way he looked at the door of the room from time to time.

And the interviewees who went out and came back one after another would attract people like Mike Mowaimi to look at them involuntarily, trying to judge from the expression of excitement or frustration on the other person's face. What was the outcome of their interviews?

However, the vast majority of people seemed to be serious people, and their faces were expressionless when they came in.

However, Mike Mowaimi still discovered one thing. It seemed that the interview time of these people was not as long as his own. The time he was interviewed lasted a full seven or eight minutes. And these people, including the time to go back and forth, only lasted only a few minutes. It's just the time. Of course, Mike Mowaimi didn't check it with his watch. He just estimated it from the bottom of his heart.

Mars Entertainment will announce the results immediately after all interviews are over, and does not force all interviewees to stay here and wait. If something happens, they are free to leave. Mars Entertainment will also call to notify them later, but most people seem to be They want to know the result of their interview immediately, so most people stay.

There are also people who left, but it seems that those who left were not because of urgent matters, but because of poor performance before.

Whether he performed well or not during the on-site interview, no one except himself knew, but everyone in the lounge said so. Mike Mowaimi also felt that the possibility was very high. After all, if it weren't for himself knowing If they don't perform well, it's impossible for these people to leave immediately after the interview.

It doesn't seem right to call it a long wait, but after more than two hours of waiting here, half of the power of the gameboy brought by Mike Mowaimi that had just been replaced with a new battery had been used up. A female staff member named Luo Lin, the assistant to the president of Mars Entertainment, came to the lounge again.

The announcement process was very brief, and the other party did not delay.

But Jester could clearly feel the breathing of more than thirty people in the room when the woman announced the result. Everything seemed to disappear at that moment, and Mike Mowaimi glanced around inadvertently. He could clearly see those people before, no matter how calm they appeared, at this time, their pupils were wide open. The nose is slightly expanded and the mouth is slightly opened.

He looked extremely nervous.

Michael Mowaimi, Steve Stanwich, Judith Saracona.

Rowling just checked the list in her hand. She read out the three names without any expression on her face. After she finished reading, she looked at the stunned crowd at the scene, and for the first time a smile appeared on her face: Congratulations to all of you, you passed this time. After the interview, I was granted a one-year interview qualification at Mars Entertainment.”

After finishing speaking, Michael Mohuaimei clenched his fists and waved them hard. The excitement on his face was beyond words, and he even felt a little incredible. In fact, he felt that his interview performance was not very good, and he felt that if he was given another chance, he would even perform better.

However, he himself felt a little dissatisfied with his performance. He actually got chosen.

Mike Mowaimi's performance at this time can only be said to be relatively reserved. The man named Steve Stanwich is a big Eastern European man with a beard. He seems to be an immigrant from Eastern Europe. He was sitting near Mike Mowaimi before. Mo Huaimi chatted with him for a while and found out that he was applying for a job as a programmer.

He was much more excited than Mike Mowaimi at this time.

Eastern Europeans have a relatively strong physique, and Steve Stanwich is no exception. His arms, which were as thick as ordinary people's thighs, also tensed up, and then he banged the table hard, with overflowing excitement on his face, and muttered something like Mike Mowaimi. The language he doesn't understand may be the words from his hometown, or it may be something to express his excitement at this time.

And Judith Saraconna is a woman. Mike Mowaimi carefully looked at all the interviewees one by one. There were very few women who applied for the job. There were more than 30 people in the interview team. Inside, there were only four women.

This has a lot to do with the fact that in the current game development industry, the protagonists are all male. Moreover, the energy and perseverance required in this industry are difficult for women to adapt to.

The expressions on other people's faces were very depressed, which could be directly seen through observation. However, Mike Mowaimi did not have time to comfort them. He was not acquainted with these people, and Rowling had already asked the three of them to do so. Three followed her to meet their new boss.

This time I was not in the room where I went for the interview, but in a large ‘playroom’.

The reason why this place is called the playroom is just because Mike Mowaimi really can't find another more suitable word. This room is very large. It seems that it used to be a conference room, but now it is basically impossible to find it. There is no trace of the conference room. There are only various game consoles, arcade machines, and soft sofas. Of course, there is no shortage of various board game props.

What even surprised Mike Mowaimi was that here, Mars Entertainment did not have the most games and game consoles, but those of their opponents, such as Nintendo's NES, which had five or six consoles here. The total number of these two consoles, the box2 just released by Sega, does not exceed six.

Jester, whom he had met once before during the interview, was sitting on a soft sofa. He was holding a Sega MD game console handle in his hand. The TV connected to the Sega MD console displayed a horizontal screen. An action-packed game screen.

The graphics of the game are very beautiful, much better than the graphics on the eight-bit consoles that Mike Mowaimi has played. It can even be said that the graphics between the two are not comparable at all. Jester After seeing the three of them coming in, he pressed the pause button and threw the controller aside.

Jester waved to the blond beauty Rowling who led them in, and Rowling nodded respectfully and left the room.

This is the company's lounge.

Jester saw the confused looks on the three people's faces, and took the initiative to explain to them: Usually, if you feel too tired from work or have some free time, you can come here to rest. This is also an employee One of the benefits is that here, you can play any game you want. If you know that a game has been auditioned but it is not available here, but you want to play it, then you can report it to Rowling - also It’s the blonde beauty who just led you here, and she will buy it for you within a day.”

Seeing the expressions of disbelief on the faces of the three people in front of him after hearing him talk about this basic benefit for employees of Mars Entertainment, Jester's expression remained unchanged. Said: This is a right that all intern employees like you can have.

It can be seen that these three people are still extremely reserved when facing Jester, a legend in the gaming industry, even though they have already met him once during the interview.

But this time is completely different from the last time. Last time, Jester was just an interviewer, and they were the interviewees. This time, Jester has become their boss, their bread and butter, and of course, they haven't signed the contract yet. Just a quasi-boss.

Wait for the personnel from the HR department to come back and discuss the contract with you later. I will not ask about these matters. The company has already stipulated your treatment, but I can reveal a few things to you. Although your contract is a A one-year internship contract, but there will be other provisions in the contract. If you cannot reach the level that a Mars Entertainment intern should reach, you will also be fired directly. Of course, if your ability is completely superior , then you can also get our formal contract.

They all knew what Jester said. When they came to Mars Entertainment for an interview, they must have inquired about the regulations of Mars Entertainment several times. Therefore, they were not surprised to hear Jester say this, just like As Jester said, there are numerous examples of interns becoming full-time employees at Mars Entertainment. The shortest one was when an intern only worked for three days before signing a formal contract.

Seeing that the three of them seemed a little nervous and reserved, Jester smiled and said: Working in Mars Entertainment is very different from the traditional American companies you know, even if it is horizontal. Compare, compare with EA, Ubisoft or Sierra, which are also game companies, there is a big difference.

This time, the three people, including Mike Mowaimi, were all filled with emotion.

These big game companies, they are more like a normal American company, please allow me to use the word normal, because other than that, I really can't think of any better modifier, especially in contrast. We—because we look a little unusual to other people.”

After a slight pause, Jester scanned the faces of the three people in front of him. He wanted to see what the three people's clothes would look like after hearing this, and whether they would be hesitant or worried.

Developing games is different from playing games. There is a big difference. I hope you will understand this deeply before officially starting this work, because this is crucial. (To be continued.) )