The Game Developer Who Left the Company Is Too Competent

28. Reorganization (2)

The wrong #MeToo only resulted in enhancing Taeyeon’s reputation.

[I respect PD.]

[I’m really new to PD-nim. I’ll try my best, so please teach me a lot!]

Early moning. In front of the desk full of notes and food, Taeyeon was at a loss for words.

“Your popularity is amazing! Star developer Yoo Tae-yeon turned out to have a virtuous temperament! Rumors are spreading.”

“A.D.”

“Actually, I was surprised to read the accusation. No, in the world, what general manager could do this for a single employee. I want to.”

“I’m embarrassed, so stop.”

“I’m going to have a meeting with my teammates at the cafeteria.”

“yes. Bye.”

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Meetings do not have to be held in a conference room.

As long as I do my job well, don’t harm others and help the team’s harmony, I don’t care much about where I work or what I do.

* * *

Taeyeon’s morning job was e-mail.

[Title: This is Kim Jong-wook, the scenario planner! We will send you a draft of the scenario plan.]

Among the studios under Live Headquarters, most of the workers who had personal interviews with Taeyeon sent emails. He summarized the work he had done so far and sent a request for feedback.

Only dozens of them!

Considering the total number of people at the Live Headquarters, it was not a very large number, but it was a considerable amount for an individual to see.

Even a veteran manager could have panicked at this amount of work.

However, Taeyeon had been doing this kind of work since she was a part leader.

‘It would be better to deal with the planning job group first.’

After quickly scanning the Excel and Word files and identifying the problem.

[In the character concept plan, it is better to highlight only the characteristics so that the original artist can recognize it at a glance. Let me explain with an example I worked on in the past… … .]

Typing without hesitation!

The Pantheon developers, who arrived on time, greeted each other and expressed their doubts with their faces.

-What are you doing so passionately in the morning?

Those who have worked with Taeyeon are aware of a few of his peculiar characteristics.

One of them is that as his immersion increases, he taps the keyboard faster and harder.

When it reaches the peak, it sounds like a gatling gun being fired continuously, but at that time, it’s not a matter of importance.

To not interfere with Taeyeon’s work.

‘Let me work too.’

‘He works hard from morning.’

And also the sound was a pleasant stimulus.

It was proof that he, the leader of the studio, was steadfastly maintaining his position and going through the work without hesitation, so they also raised their fever to keep up with him.

* * *

“Whoa… … .”

Taeyeon, who finished the feedback task neatly in an hour, checked the time and the studio atmosphere in turn.

‘Everyone is working hard.’

I have a feeling of gratitude for the ability to see the status window again. Because of that, I was able to work with really good workers.

All of the art team had returned before they knew it and were concentrating on their work.

Taeyeon called Hong Min-seok and Lee Young-ae and moved to the cafeteria.

“First, AD Youngae Lee. Can you share how far the work I asked you to do in the platform business has progressed?”

“I’ll show you the logo draft first.”

Content Platform – Milky Way

Literally, the Milky Way.

Like the beautiful stars in the night sky, it was a name with the meaning of providing brilliantly shining content.

There were various logo designs, but one of them caught my eye.

[Back view of a child looking up at the stars.]

“I like this.”

“I thought so.”

“Where do you get your inspiration from?”

“On the Disney and Dreamworks logos.”

“Excellent. I like it very much. Netflix Entertainment’s content platform. The logo for ＜Milky Way＞ will be decided with this.”

From the moment Taeyeon went on a trip with Yoona.

Lee Young-ae has done a lot of work as the creative director of Nexle Entertainment.

It means that making a logo draft was not everything.

“I had some concerns about recruiting close writers as exclusive serial writers, but it seemed like it would take too much time and effort to raise Milky Way from zero. So, I was researching the market by turning to the acquisition and integration of existing content serial sites.”

“Hmm, I was fully prepared for it to take some time, but… … .”

“Time is also time, but the problem is that there is no guarantee that the platform will be able to grow to the desired size.”

“Why?”

“Like OTT companies, in the end, the most important factor in growing a content platform is how many high-quality original works have been secured and are secured.”

“ah… … .”

“It is the ‘scale’ of the content platform itself that can bring such works. I foresee that this market will be incomparably bigger in the future… … I thought it was necessary to move quickly before other latecomers launched an offensive in quantity with capital and name value.”

What she said made sense.

“So you said you were thinking about taking over the existing serialization sites and integrating them into the Milky Way brand.”

“Although mobile is a trend, PC is the most convenient for freely uploading and sharing creations and communicating on various topics in places like bulletin boards. Even if you watch it on a mobile device.”

“That’s right.”

“That’s why there is a need to acquire and integrate existing content serial sites. In the end, if it’s a market that will be eroded by capital logic, I think it’s right for us to quickly use our hands and take a little share. Just like games do.”

In the Korean game market, several large companies, including Nexple, were virtually dividing the market. It’s not that games aren’t coming out of SMEs, but at a time when public relations became as important as development, the only way for SMEs lacking capital to survive was to bow down to large-scale capital.

Or bring innovation to the market with game content of overwhelming quality.

“We have Neckple on our backs, and we have to use them. And you should do it when you can. It’s too late if you think about what happened after the success of Pantheon.”

Taeyeon couldn’t help but admire.

“AD-sama sees through all my thoughts. How did you know that the full-fledged period of business expansion was scheduled right after the success of ‘Pantheon’?”

“There is no need to rush. It was from when I was told to do the foundation work slowly and stably without overdoing it. The PD I knew was not the kind of person who would make judgments that lacked business sense while working on a project.”

“What else did you look at and make your judgment about my business means? Are you a monster eater?”

“Sure.”

After thinking about it for a while, Taeyeon said as if she had made a decision.

“If you hand over the research materials, we will refer to them and proceed with the work.”

Afterwards, we discussed the schedule of the art team related to Pantheon and Project D.

Hong Min-seok AD said.

“I plan to outsource a few modeling and animations to expedite the process. In particular, considering the quality of boss monsters and player characters, I think it is better to invest more money and entrust them to high-quality personnel.”

“I agree. If so, please organize your profile and portfolio and hand it over to whom and to what extent you intend to entrust the request.”

“I will hand it over right away.”

Unlike Pantheon, where everything has to be made from blank paper, Project D, which collaborates with Disney, had almost all sources prepared for each type.

Youngae Lee said.

“As PD-nim said before, the project is progressing in the direction of recycling the original source as much as possible. I put maps and characters on the engine, and I’m looking at this and that, but I think I can make a decent game with just a good combination. I think the system could be shared with some of the sources we are working on for Pantheon.”

Project D. and Pandaemonium, which will be created after Pantheon, will use the same system.

And the system built in Pantheon was an aggregation of efforts and passion that Taeyeon had been steadily building since before Nexle.

And this was also the reason why we didn’t bother to hire more planners.

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Most of the planning work has already been completed, and only the implementation is left.

“As soon as the scenario work is finished, I will work on a plan suitable for Project D and share it, so I think we can start working quickly from then on.”

“How much do you think the deadline for the task will be?”

After thinking for a while, Taeyeon said.

“Assuming that we hand over the planning documents by this Friday and start work from next week, it seems that all maps, characters, and item implementation work will be completed in about six or seven months. In a year, the game would have been roughly completed.”

The couple’s eyes widened.

Hong Min-seok asked.

“So fast?”

“I think it could have been done sooner, but I deliberately gave it a good deadline.”

Taeyeon said confidently.

“I don’t know anything else, but I am confident that my work speed is one of the best in Korea.”

“How is that possible?”

“It is possible enough if you have all the pictures perfectly drawn in your head.”

and added

“The habit of pursuing extreme cost performance rather than craftsmanship also played a role. The working environment at the companies I went through was not very good.”

For a moment, the two of them thought of CEO Kang Gun and naturally nodded.

It was Taeyeon who pulled out a successful work despite being abused and used in a harsh development environment.

Several times too!

Taeyeon said to Lee Youngae.

“We will cut Project D within a year so that we can focus only on Pantheon and Milky Way.”

The couple nodded at the same time.

Taeyeon’s words could not be trusted.

* * *

In the military, there is something called a letter from the heart.

It was a system that allowed soldiers to write secret letters to their commanders to report irregularities in the barracks.

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Most companies operate an internal reporting system, and of course, Nexple also has such a system.

‘It’s been a long time since I became famous… … .’

Still can’t ignore it.

It’s not often, but it’s because from time to time, a big thing that can’t be ignored comes flying to the letter.

‘It’s rape… … .’

It was an e-mail from a female employee.

It seems that the art director of a live headquarters continued to pursue her under the pretext of teaching her work, and even s*xually harassed her.

[…] … However, it seems that people around me say that they are dating, that I have a fussy personality, and that I sometimes go out of my way. A while ago, co-workers told me about it, so I found out about it belatedly… … .]

If true, that’s nasty.

‘But if it’s not true… … ?’

It’s dangerous to take everything at face value. If you are in a managerial position in a group, you must be able to listen carefully.

‘The important thing is that three more similar cases came.’

In addition, there were complaints about the incompetence of the boss at work and corruption.

Just in case, I asked Director Son Young-sang if this happens often… … .

“That’s probably because Yoo PD became the general manager. It’s famous again because it has such a good reputation.”

Originally, this kind of work is mainly dedicated to the human resources department.

But there are obviously limits to what they can do. Especially when it comes to work related stuff. Because the field of responsibility is different.

‘I’ll have to check it out first.’

The first person interviewed was a female employee wearing glasses and wearing a black hoodie and jeans distributed by the company.

He was the innocent type, and had a look that would be quite popular.

“The original artist for the Amazing Racing Team is Kim Hye-won.”

Amazing Racing is a casual racing game, and it was a popular game that entered its 5th year of service this year.

“This is Yoo Tae-yeon PD. I think you should call it whatever you feel comfortable with.”

After agreeing, a full-fledged interview was conducted with recording.

“Could you describe the situation in as much detail as possible?”

“… … .”

“You need not be afraid. If the testimony is confirmed as true after the investigation, I will give you a heavy punishment under my authority.”

Taeyeon confirmed.

“I am not a person who ignores the grievances of subordinates or treats them carelessly just to be comfortable with myself. Please believe me after being deceived once.”

After confirming Taeyeon’s firm face, she finally began to speak.

“actually… … .”