The Game Developer Who Left the Company Is Too Competent

21. unburden

[You PD, you did a great job! When you come to Seoul, don’t go anywhere right away, go to my office for a while… … .]

“I’m sorry, Chairman. I’m in a hurry right now!”

It was the chairman and Nabal, and now there was something more urgent.

“I’m here!”

The moment you open the front door with all your might, the delicious scent of soybean paste stew comes out.

A national hero wearing an apron welcomes you with a bright smile.

“Is your brother here? The meal is ready, so if you wait a moment… … Wow!”

I couldn’t follow Yuna’s words to the end.

Taeyeon came over and hugged her.

“… … !”

Her heart beats loudly at the sudden touch and her eyes widen.

Then she heard a voice in her ear:

“ah. I feel healed now.”

“… … .”

For the first time, I felt like I was dealing with a big boy. There were no sweet candy coatings, fancy events or gifts, but this man’s heart is more deeply touched than ever.

Yoona, who felt maternal love for Taeyeon for the first time, gently hugged her and comforted her.

“You’ve worked hard, brother.”

At this moment, the question of whether it was delicious was meaningless.

It was because Taeyeon was expressing it with her whole body.

It was never an easy process from going to the grocery store and displaying the cooking skills I learned from my mother to the fullest. However, seeing the results right in front of my eyes, I couldn’t be more proud and happy.

Taeyeon asked Yoona who laughed in the room.

“Are you not going to eat?”

“I’m full… … .”

“Should I eat?”

“huh?”

“If you’re not going to eat, I will.”

Taeyeon took all of Yoona’s rice and side dishes and ate them up again in an instant.

At this point, I couldn’t help but ask one thing.

“Didn’t you eat properly there?”

“I’ve never had food this good.”

I don’t think it was a prepared comment, but the casually thrown words come across as strangely proud.

Taeyeon finished the meal like that.

“I think I will live now.”

I looked at Yoona with the happiest face in the world.

With that look and expression, Yoona also became the happiest person in the world.

At that time, Taeyeon casually muttered a word.

“I want to live like this for the rest of my life.”

It made Yoona’s heart beat faster.

‘What do you mean?’

The moment she checked her expression, Yoona realized something new.

‘You’re trying to scoop me up!’

What followed was proof.

“If we get married, will we always be able to eat delicious food like this?”

Her hair turned white.

‘How should I answer?’

Yoona’s answer… … .

-Your brother should make dinner.

late night.

On the way back from seeing Yoona, Taeyeon couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

‘As expected, I don’t have to hesitate any longer.’

Now that the moment has come to relieve a big burden, I think I can prepare in earnest.

proposal of marriage.

‘Looks like we can proceed in a flash.’

I realized after being away for a while.

‘I want Yoona to always be by my side.’

She is shy and pretends to be brusque, but in reality she is kind and clear.

I hope that she will always be by his side.

And he also wanted to be that kind of existence for Yoona.

‘I’ll have to take some free time for at least 15 days after I step down from the producer position after the large-scale update.’

It was a thought I had after hearing the advice of AD couple Hong Min-seok and Lee Young-ae.

‘Is the Manhattan Sky Lounge so romantic?’

I was thinking of proposing marriage at the very place the couple had introduced me to.

‘To do that, I have to finish well, right?’

* * *

In companies dealing with online games, ‘Crunch Mode’ was inseparable.

Crunch mode here means repeating overtime and overtime to meet deadlines. In a word, it is giving up everything in daily life and going all-in only on one job.

Test, and if you find a bug, implement the same situation, find the cause, fix it, and test again.

okay. For game and software developers, crunch mode comes as naturally as breathing.

“But I’m not going to crunch mode this time.”

“… … !”

These are the surprised faces of the developers in the conference room.

Because it’s impossible in their common sense.

“Do you think it is impossible?”

Developers who can’t answer without looking at them.

I said calmly.

“You can.”

Right now, many people do not just work during the given work hours.

Smoking, chatting, going to the bathroom, drinking water, going to the cafeteria to get some fresh air, talking on the phone, surfing the web or watching YouTube… … .

If you add up all the time you blow away, the time you really concentrate on work probably won’t even be 4 hours.

“You just have to work hard and not do anything else during working hours.”

He says that and laughs.

“Don’t you agree with me when I say this? So I prepared.”

Distribute files to each team.

“Until the update, all of you have a detailed record of the tasks that you all have to do in the day.”

The staff who looked at the contents were astonished.

The work schedule was carefully planned for each individual.

And that meant only one thing.

‘I hope all the staff’s work… … .’

‘Am I perfect?’

Even art and program work?’

The planning team leader stuttered and asked.

“Did you know how to do art or program work?”

“As a game director, you have to be capable enough to handle all the tasks on your own. Isn’t that common sense?”

“… … .”

The planning team leader who was appointed as the next director did not say anything. It was because it was impossible for him.

Taeyeon said with a calm face.

“A.D. Planning team leader. Program Manager.”

“yes!”

Each of the three team captains respond.

“From today until 5:00, make sure your work is perfectly done, bring a checklist, and report it to me. You know what I mean?”

This means that the deadline for the daily work schedule is 5:00 p.m.

“Let’s work on time and leave on time.”

After looking around at all the staff who couldn’t breathe properly due to tension, Taeyeon ended the meeting.

“dissolution.”

A suffocating work atmosphere began.

‘There is no crunch mode.’

‘Work on time, get off work on time.’

It was as if the voice Taeyeon had uttered in the conference room was spreading throughout the studio.

Taeyeon also spent more time than usual and took care of the tasks assigned to her.

Employees felt admiration and a sense of crisis at the same time as the general director perfectly handled the tasks assigned more than themselves, regardless of field and difficulty.

‘I’ve never seen a director like that.’

‘I’m not bragging, I really have a perfect understanding of all the tasks required to make a game.’

As far as I know, such an eccentricity is impossible.

‘Does that level have to be enough to become the general director?’

‘I had to have that level of skill to be able to make my own game with a big investment!’

Not everyone in this room got started because they wanted to make their own game. Somehow, there are many people who commute to work after joining the company to save their major or simply in a professional sense.

However, there were also people who wanted to create their own games as producers and directors.

For such people, Shin Sung and Yoo Tae-yeon, a developer who has recently emerged, were a good example.

A man with the makings of a star developer.

Just a few days ago, I thought I wanted to walk the path of such a fancy developer.

After witnessing his work capacity right now, I realize how complacent I was thinking.

There was a vast difference in understanding of game development, accumulated competencies, and experience points.

It was just amazing to see them quietly and quickly handle and share their work.

five o’clock in the afternoon.

“Start by reporting your daily work schedule deadlines.”

Taeyeon’s voice drives the tension.

“… … .”

Team leaders look at each other with bewildered faces.

Taeyeon exclaimed.

“Quickly report your work!”

There was a reason for the hesitation.

‘I guessed… … ‘

Few people finished their work on time.

‘Still, it’s good that there are people who finished it.’

After quickly remembering the name, he said.

“I’ll give you exactly 30 minutes from now, so finish the rest of your work within that time and report. Let’s get off work on time. Got it?”

“yes!”

The atmosphere, which had been on thin ice, began to breathe again.

“Don’t notice the people who have finished their work and go home.”

six o’clock sharp.

At Taeyeon’s cry, people began to leave one by one.

Afterwards, Taeyeon went to the rest of them one by one and asked them.

“What more do I have to do?”

It provides answers to unresolved problems, and brings some of the work for simple tests and fixes to share.

“This part is a simple check, so continue tomorrow. Get off work today.”

Don’t force yourself to finish all of your daily tasks. It was a problem that didn’t have to go that far.

After letting everyone off work like that, it’s 7:00 PM.

‘If I hurry, I’ll be able to arrive on time.’

Lately, Taeyeon and Yoona have gotten a taste for watching movies late at night.

First of all, there was an advantage that two people could use a large theater comfortably. I was able to concentrate better when there were no people around.

We ate at the restaurant Yoona reserved and watched the movie she booked.

It was a little after midnight when the movie ended.

On the way down to the parking lot, I didn’t run into anyone or a single person.

It was she who threw off her hat and mask only after getting into the car.

“The movie was really fun. right?”

“huh. I never thought a romantic comedy could be such a fun genre.”

I didn’t even have a movie hobby, and sometimes, when I saw it, it was all about action movies or superheroes. Taeyeon had never thought of watching a romantic comedy movie.

However, the movie I watched with my lover today was quite interesting and fresh.

Because the movie was fun?

‘no. Just doing something with Yoona is fun in itself.’

It would be nice to try making more new hobbies together.

‘I’m happy too… … .’

“Let’s go to the arboretum that appeared in the movie later. I really want to go!”

“okay. OK.”

because she enjoys it

Perhaps thanks to the vitality I hadn’t had before, I felt that the company’s work efficiency had greatly increased.

No, it’s not just a feeling.

“These days, Nexple Plus employees have been complimenting PD-nim all over the place.”

“When the update was over, even with PD-nim, they said they were saying goodbye… … .”

Because these words come to my ears

In fact, as the update date approached, various situations unfolded.

“I… … Can I follow PD? Pantheon or Project D Studio, it doesn’t matter either way… … .”

People who come to inquire about transition arrangements.

“It’s not that I hate the planning team leader, but… … I’m worried that Monster Eater will be the same even after PD-nim resigns.”

People who are anxious and regretful.

Director Son Young-sang, head of Nexle development, even said this.

“When this update is over, rumors are spreading that you are leaving Monster Eater, so users are very anxious. Can’t PD just keep taking care of it? If it’s really hard, just one more year… … .”

“Now I have to make my own game. You can’t hold on to someone else’s game forever.”

However, Taeyeon did not waver under any circumstances.

I just looked straight ahead and ran like crazy.

* * *

Finally, the finish line for the position of general director of Monster Eater is near.

“Start updating!”

That day, Taeyeon stayed in the studio with the program manager.

I was thinking of staying up all night watching the update finish.

nine o’clock the next day.

“Server open!”

The update was completed, but I couldn’t be relieved yet. This is because we need to monitor user reactions to see if the update was applied without any problems.

I had to stay up all night, but I had to maintain tension throughout the day.

six o’clock in the afternoon.

“Let’s go to work now!”

There were minor issues, but no critical issues.

It was proof that the first large-scale update had been completed safely.

“Thank you for your hard work!”

“PD-nim, you really worked hard!”

The employees of Neckple Plus applauded Taeyeon.

Taeyeon replied with a smile and thought to herself.

‘Finally, I’m getting rid of a big and heavy burden!’

This ended my relationship with Monster Eater.

Without any regrets or regrets, Taeyeon left Neckple Plus Studio with a sense of calm.