The Game Developer Who Left the Company Is Too Competent

42. Run!

The official service of Elcross has begun.

The moment the cash shop officially opened, profanity poured in again.

-Hey, what kind of Shinhwa online cash shop did you bring?

└ I doubted my eyes. Only a few types of paid buff potions and enhancement scrolls… … Even if you pay money to strengthen it, there is a chance of failure.

└ To play the game properly, you have to pay 99,000 won for the premium package. Inventory expansion by 10 slots EXP increased by 5%… … . This is the same package as in Shinhwa Online 2, right?

└ But aren’t all packages like this these days?

└ Still, other games allow you to play games without buying this, but Elcross is not cheap. As for the type of dungeon item… … .

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Meanwhile, Nexple was frantic about marketing.

“I spent a whopping 50 billion in 5 years… … .”

“I have to recover the production cost!”

“Recovering production costs is also a problem, but you have to save face… … !”

But no matter how much money I poured into it, it didn’t work.

Although concurrent users increased for a while, the reconnection rate was remarkably low. It was scary to see the trend of decreasing users.

Even in operation, there are many problems… … .

-Insincere macro answer… … Nepple is really jingling. Do you have no intention of launching a game? hahahahaha

– They don’t handle it. ㅅㅅ My character is stuck on the ground and won’t move! Even reconnecting doesn’t solve it!!!

* * *

The Nepple leadership was in a mourning house atmosphere.

“Isn’t this a very bad atmosphere? The money burning on marketing stops here. It doesn’t seem to have any effect… … .”

“… … .”

Instead of countermeasures, only deep sighs came from the meeting room. Chairman Yoo Jin-seong glanced at one side.

Producer Song Jae-hee was sitting like a corpse.

“Song PD. Are you okay?”

“yes?”

“Is it going to be okay like this?”

“… … .”

Significant loss of self-confidence.

Director Son Young-sang took the place of Song Jae-hee, who was hesitant.

“Isn’t there a lot of talk in the early days of launching any game? We’re doing our best to handle it, so it should stabilize soon.”

“really?”

“yes?”

“I’ve been playing consistently since OBT too, right? I came out after a short break this morning, but it seemed hopeless to me… … Hey, there’s no one in the high-level dungeon zone, so the party isn’t working!”

“… … .”

“Does this make sense? How can you not have a party even if there are not enough people? No matter how you enter, what can you do? Grab mobs and eat items… … That’s it. Even if there is no content, there is too little!”

“Me, with PVP… … .”

“Hey, there wasn’t any kind of bug battle. All of the kids don’t fight normally, what kind of bugs are they all using?”

“… … .”

Chairman Yoo Jin-seong sighed deeply.

Then he stood up and said.

“Take care of all the bugs and get them back to normal by this month. It’s never too late to do marketing after the game has taken on a game-like appearance. okay?”

* * *

After leaving the conference room, CEO Jin-Sung Yoo texted someone.

After a while, the phone rang.

– I’m busy and don’t have time to go out.

Taeyeon’s unique cold voice returned.

Chairman Yoo Jin-seong was in tears.

“Hey, aren’t you really doing too much? They say I’m going to die from frustration, aren’t you worried?!”

-… … .

“Just give me an hour. It’s because I have no place to complain.”

-… … .

“Son Young-sang’s son is only on the side of the traitor Song Jae-hee, and Lee Tae-young is on a business trip because of his North American contract… … It’s because there’s no one to complain to other than you. huh?”

A soft sigh.

-Where can I go?

“They said it would take a while… … .”

“Hey, there’s no place near the office where you can have a comfortable conversation!”

“… … .”

I saw it at the main gate, and what was waiting for me was the black sedan of President Jin-Sung Yoo. Currently, Taeyeon was kidnapped and taken to an unknown place.

We arrived at a small and pretty cafe located in a remote area of Unjung-dong.

“It’s a place run by an acquaintance of mine, but it’s nice that people don’t come here often. It’s a place I often visit.”

“It’s cheap to say… … men and horses. Do you like losing friends?”

A middle-aged barista with white hair and gold-rimmed glasses throws a bitter voice.

Chairman Yoo Jin-seong introduces.

“Greetings, Taeyeon. My friend Kim Jong-bok, this friend is the largest investor in Nexle.”

“… … !”

largest investor?

At Taeyeon’s surprised expression, a barista named Kim Jong-bok spoke loudly.

“It’s not a big deal, and even though I had no money at the time of the business idea, I frowned and lent it as an investment.”

“Oh, I see. hello. I am Taeyeon Yoo, a game developer, and I am working at Nexple.”

“Of course I know. Aren’t you the man of the gymnastics goddess that Korea is proud of? What a pleasure! ha ha ha!”

Loud laughter and unrestrained hospitality.

‘I think I know why the chairman visits me often.’

Taeyeon was already trying to get better at this place.

Coffee was also very good.

“Best coffee I’ve ever had.”

“It will. That friend is a first-generation barista in Korea, and foreign countries call him Master and come after him!”

“From investors to first-generation baristas… … What is your identity?”

“Unknown friend. After working at an investment company, I came out and started investing full-time, and I made a lot of money with it. To some extent, I have enough money to buy my company. The real estate we own is enormous.”

“… … !”

Taeyeon’s eyes widened.

I thought he was just a good man… … ?!

“Rather than that, I’m really going crazy.”

“Is it because of Elcross?”

“Is there anything else besides that?”

Talk about an experience you just had in the conference room.

and asked

“What do you think?”

“It’s been a month… … That’s enough time for me to see, but… … .”

“But?”

“PD Song Jae-hee. It seems that your mind has already left Elcross. It’s a very heartbroken and shocked face.”

“Well, you know that when you pretend.”

“At this rate, Elcross will fall into an unrecoverable state.”

“… … !”

Chairman Yoo Jin-seong’s expression stiffened at the confident declaration.

At that time, barista Kim Jong-bok brought me some desserts, including a cake, and asked.

“Why are you so dead?”

“Right now, 50 billion is about to fly into the air.”

“huh? for what reason?!”

I explained it as lightly as possible to him who was surprised.

“I asked a famous guy to make a fun MMORPG because he would do everything he asked me to do… … .”

“Exactly! Did you get stabbed in the back of the head?”

“Exactly.”

“Uh huh, this is a big deal.”

“… … Do you look happy?”

“I found it so much fun to see you cursed and frustrated.”

A real smile spread across his lips.

‘I’m an unknown friend… … .’

Barista Kim Jong-bok casually sits next to me and asks.

“So what are you going to do?”

“I don’t know. I have a lot of trouble because of that. I gave her time to recover face, but… … .”

“You mean it won’t be easy?”

“This guy is like that.”

Yoo Jin-seong said in his gaze.

“At least in terms of games, if that’s the case, that’s right.”

“Oh, it looks like you have great abilities?”

“Have you ever heard of a star developer? He’s a special guy among them.”

“You’re not complaining about bringing me all the way here, are you?”

“yes.”

“If you are that competent… … .”

In an instant, a smile appeared on his lips.

“Cut off that incompetent bastard and leave it to this friend.”

“huh?”

“… … !”

Why is the story going like that again?

Taeyeon was stunned, but the light returned to President Jinsung Yoo’s eyes.

“Is there such a way? Come to think of it, Elcross has already moved to the live headquarters, right?”

When the burdensome gaze reached Taeyeon, she secretly averted her gaze.

“hey. Why are you avoiding it?”

“… … .”

“Do you know what I’m going to say?”

“… … .”

“Tell me quickly. What do you think I will say from now on? huh?”

“Aren’t you going to leave it to me?”

Chairman Yoo Jin-seong grinned.

“Baby, I know. Where do you live?”

“That’s not okay.”

“What’s wrong, man! If the chairman is black, he is black!”

“It doesn’t work though.”

“Why? Because it’s hard?”

“I still have a lot of work to do, but if I can even revive that… … It’s like being in charge of three new mega-projects.”

euphemistic refusal.

Accordingly, Chairman Yoo Jin-seong changed his strategy.

“Don’t do that… … Hey, do you want to see me die? Do you know who is getting the most criticism for Elcross right now? It’s me man!”

“Why did the president… … ?”

“Yu Jin-seong was so envious of Shinhwa Online, and he made fun of me saying he couldn’t even copy properly, man!”

Come to think of it, I think I saw something like that… … .

“There is talk of a government audit coming in.”

“yes? No, it’s all of a sudden for some reason… … ?”

“No matter how you look at it, it seems like they paid for the development cost by having Song Jae-hee.”

“… … .”

“I heard that there is no such quality after spending 50 billion won… … . They say they report it to websites such as the Fair Trade Commission, National Sinmungo, and National Petition!”

Since it was a story that could have happened enough, Taeyeon felt her heart weaken.

“hahahaha!”

Barista Kim Jong-bok even clapped and laughed as if it was fun.

“Whoa.”

Taeyeon let out a deep sigh and said.

“I have to watch you right now.”

“No, why?”

“Isn’t this game just launched? If I hit and come in, it’s obvious what the people around me will say. And no courtesy to the team that has been leading the project so far.”

“Then what? Are you telling me to put my hands on it and watch it go bankrupt?”

“… … .”

For a moment, Taeyeon remembered the time she met Jaehee Song at the conference.

Serious conversation with the head of the Netfunz business team.

‘I couldn’t hide my bewildered expression.’

In normal conversation, it wouldn’t have been necessary.

“I gave you a month to spare, so let’s watch it for now.”

“hmm?”

I noticed the significance of Yoo Jin-sung and Tae-yeon’s tone.

“Do you have something?”

“actually… … .”

* * *

Christmas and the beginning of the year were spent with small parties with both families.

Gangnam Han River View Apartment!

With the move, the Pangyo apartment was cleaned up and a housewarming party was held.

In fact, it was a super-luxury apartment that Taeyeon couldn’t afford to afford. Even the residents living in the same building were recognizable politicians, top stars, and entrepreneurs.

Not only Taeyeon’s parents, but even Yoona’s parents, were shocked when they visited for the first time and couldn’t say anything… … .

Taeyeon’s father approaches and whispers while prodding her side.

“Saea takes good care of you and lives. I guess it just made me cry. i don’t let go okay?”

Cars have also changed.

From the used German SUV I’ve been riding, to the Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

-You take this.

Chairman Yoo Jin-seong gave his own car as a gift.

It’s not that I really didn’t need it, and I’ve only lived for about 3 years… … It was something close to new.

When Taeyeon stubbornly refused, President Jinseong Yoo growled and said the following.

-The world knows that you are our group’s best development force… … If you ride around in a used car, people around you say they don’t treat you properly. So don’t be silly and take it. I’m giving it because I don’t want to be criticized.

There is no such thing as a tsundere.

‘It feels like I’m constantly receiving something from people around me.’

It seems like a lot of people are anxious to do something. Especially Chairman Yoo Jin-seong and Kim Yoon-ah.

Even though he has already given himself a lot, he tries to give something whenever he has a chance, as if he thinks even that is not enough.

‘Right now, it’s hard because I’m on a salary, but… … If my games do well and Nepple Entertainment grows big, the day will come when I can repay them.’

January passed and February came.

Song Jae-hee, executive producer of Elcross, took responsibility for the poor performance and announced his resignation.