The Game Developer Who Left the Company Is Too Competent

46. Exceeds expectations (3)

It wasn’t a game with a big weight class in the first place.

Of course, I did my best, but the graphics weren’t overwhelming, and I didn’t put in any great scenarios or groundbreaking gameplay.

Because it was a game made with cost-effectiveness first.

However, it was embarrassing because the evaluation was so good that it was too good. Even the proposal to recruit the original actor for the character, record the voice actor, and conduct a large-scale promotion was embarrassing.

‘In this situation… … What should I do?’

I am still reluctant to further increase production and promotion costs here.

‘This is a cost-effective game, not a masterpiece made with great expectations.’

The moment you cross the line you set yourself by being swept away by the encouragement of the people around you, things get out of control.

Taeyeon was already well aware of this fact through her long experience.

‘There’s nothing wrong with E3’s publicity, so I didn’t refuse… … More than this is over. Proceed as planned.

The bewilderment quickly dissipated and a sense of composure returned.

Is this also the effect of the tattoo left by the mysterious bracelet?

Taeyeon made up her mind once again.

‘Let’s not care about the reactions around us. Proceed as planned.’

* * *

Part 1 of Yuna Kim’s all-star gala show special was aired.

At the terrestrial M headquarters!

Even in the afternoon and evening hours.

“It’s embarrassing to watch a show I appear on with my brother.”

She is exceptionally restless.

I soon found out why.

-Is this the time to play? Does the show look funny? Are you going to do this in front of an audience?!

The appearance of a charismatic heroine!

Taeyeon felt a fresh shock at the sight of her commanding and overpowering countless people with her eyes and momentum.

On the other hand, Yoona was crying.

“There is something strange about that. It’s the devil’s edit! I wasn’t being that strict!”

There was no such thing as an ice queen.

I understand.

I gave my name… … Isn’t this the first world tour in gymnastics history?

The eyes are sharp like knives.

The way he spoke was so cold that it reminded him of a cold north wind.

Seeing that, Taeyeon felt sorry for her.

‘It must have been a lot of hard work.’

It’s said that what you see isn’t everything, but I didn’t expect you to suffer like that in an unknown place.

I silently hugged Yoona and read the broadcast until the end.

Yoona looked at her and asked timidly.

“Wasn’t I a little weird?”

“what?”

“You just screamed, got angry, and acted coldly for no reason.”

Taeyeon smiled.

I’ve only seen her usual soft and playful side, so I thought it was a bit unexpected to see her appear on this broadcast.

But it wasn’t even shocking.

“There is no soft charisma in the world. The leader should be like that. You did well.”

In particular, if it is a group of talented people who are in the middle of the day, good words do not work even more.

Only overwhelming power and firm authority can control them.

Yoona knew it instinctively and put it into practice.

Taeyeon smiled and wiped Yoona’s face.

“A true gymnastics goddess. amazing. Because there is nothing I can’t do.”

As if her heart was finally put to rest at those words, Yoona smiled and burrowed into her arms.

Then he raised his head and said.

“I know that?”

“what?”

“The things I showed on the air, I actually tried my best to imitate you.”

I tilt my head in wonder.

“Where did you see what?”

He must have never shown his appearance at the company… … ?

“I saw this and took note of it!”

Video from an interview at the airport!

‘ah… … .’

The image of himself suppressing and controlling the crowd of fans and reporters with momentum… … It was captured in very vivid quality.

And that wasn’t all.

“There was also this.”

From nob le mt l dot com

Monster Eater World Championship.

Someone took a picture of him commanding the scene and shared it with the game community.

“I heard a lot of reviews about my brother’s company.”

-Have you ever been slapped in the eyes by someone in your life? i have Chief Yoo Tae-yeon is so scary. That feeling when you go to get a confirmation… … Does anyone have any sympathy?

└Me! When you are checking your work and suddenly stare at me without a word. I must have done something wrong again! I want to be X. That moment of silence is like hell. At that time, the eyes were really… … .

└ You guys are not at the level of managers, but that’s it. From the part leader level, there is really nothing to do. Relentlessly, really ruthlessly, it shakes off the opponent and turns them into a half-corpse state. ㅠ_ㅠ

└ All the people who have been treated so badly show signs of it. Even if I only saw his silhouette from afar, he was busy noticing or running away… … lol

‘What is this again?’

Yoona grinned at Taeyeon, who was bewildered.

“Looking for stuff like this was so much fun.”

“So, did you follow this?”

“huh. I’ve never led a group this big! I had a lot of worries in my heart. How can I become a good leader? Can you make a great show? do.”

After thinking about it, the answer was to imitate Taeyeon.

That night.

Before going to bed, Taeyeon thought seriously.

‘Is that my image at work these days?’

Is this good or bad… … .

* * *

Early moning.

I arrived at the company, checked in, and simply handled email work. Even then, there was still time left, so I went to the cafeteria, ordered a cup of Ahh, and sat by the window to enjoy the time.

‘It’s almost time to go to work.’

After a while, people start pouring in.

Taeyeon took out her phone and pretended to be working, checking people’s reactions to her.

“A cup of morning coffee in the morning… … Ugh!”

“Why are you so far… … omg!”

People who enter with great energy and are greatly surprised to see themselves.

There were cases where she simply flinched, but there were also cases where she took a very natural step.

In general, the facial expressions that seemed to have seen the grim reaper were similar.

‘These are the people who have been scolded by me several times.’

While ordinary developers just flinch or treat them casually, managers at the level of part leader or higher are all at the level of causing competition.

‘Did I treat you so badly?’

Come to think of it, people don’t come around. It’s not that there aren’t any at all, but they were mostly new development teams or general affairs team members who were not under their control.

‘It was like this.’

He hid a bitter smile and got up from his seat. And the moment I looked around.

“… … .!”

It took a reaction.

Either flinch and avert your gaze in a hurry.

“Oh, hello!”

“hello!”

They stand up in a hurry, or come close to you and greet you like an army recruit.

Taeyeon sighed inwardly.

‘How did my image end up like this?’

The testimonies of the community and Nexple developers were by no means exaggerated.

‘Should I refrain from using the cafeteria or restaurant in the future?’

On the one hand, there is a curious point.

‘I didn’t even get scolded for what I was doing… … .’

I don’t know why people have become synonymous with fear, something similar.

‘Maybe our studio people… … ?’

It was only for a moment that he was interested in reputation.

‘Don’t worry about useless things, let’s work well.’

I had a lot of work to do, but I didn’t want to worry about it.

Lee Tae-young, the general manager of the business, came to us and gave us the news.

“He asked me if I had any plans to produce and release Project D on mobile as well.”

“… … Is this from Disney Headquarters?”

“huh. I guess everyone plays a lot of mobile games these days. After seeing the quality, I guess I’m starting to get greedy. How is it possible?”

Director Lee Tae-young’s face was full of anticipation as well.

Taeyeon answered without hesitation.

“There’s nothing I can’t do, but you have to be prepared for some loss of quality. It needs to be optimized for the mobile environment.”

“How long will it take to work on that?”

“I wonder if it will take about six months… … .”

“All right. Then please do me a favor. I’ll try to rip out as much as I can, so you get to work right away.”

“All right.”

I called the team leader level personnel into the conference room and asked them after telling them the news.

“It will not be possible to bring the quality of the console and PC versions as it is, so there is no way to deal with this… … I think we need a feature unique to the mobile version. Any good ideas?”

Various ideas emerged.

From the introduction of collected contents to the story of opening the corresponding world view management simulation game when the main scenario chapter is cleared.

Taeyeon shook her head.

“I will avoid making the work form unnecessarily large. The same goes for content that changes the very nature of the game.”

* * *

AD couple Hong Min-seok and Lee Young-ae left for California, USA to participate in E3.

Around this time, rumors spread.

It is said that Nero Soft, the biggest rival of Nexle and the famous MMORPG, is planning to introduce a new work.

At none other than E3!

[Nero Soft. Confidently presenting a new work prepared for six years.]

[Nerosoft presented a new paradigm for MMORPG with Shinhwa Online. Challenge the world once again!]

It was Nerosoft, which received criticism for its extreme commerciality, but was evaluated as leading the domestic game industry anyway.

It was only natural that anticipation was pouring in, considering that it was a new work that had been made over the course of six years with tens of billions of dollars.

Compared to that, the news of a joint exhibition between Netflix and Disney was not widely known.

It’s not that it didn’t become a hot topic, it’s because it didn’t make it an issue in the first place.

There was a time when the fact that it was well-received in the test became a hot topic, but it quickly faded away, and the game content itself was not a big topic or something that would shake the industry. Because it has been tried countless times to make a game by applying original source to the existing Disney IP.

No matter how much money you spend on promoting something like this in advance, it won’t have much effect.

It should be recognized by users for its game quality and induce positive word of mouth to spread.

This was Taeyeon’s marketing strategy.

“At the time, I sympathized with PD-nim’s words and admitted that it was the only way to win… … When I came to the scene, I couldn’t help but worry.”

“what… … Because it is the day when famous game houses all over the world make up their minds and raise the odds.”

It’s not the world’s largest game show for nothing.

Lee Young-ae muttered as she looked around the scene with a worried face.

“To be honest, I was somewhat confident until I arrived… … I just hope you don’t get embarrassed now.”

“Believe me because PD-nim said it was enough to not be embarrassed anywhere. And even if the game isn’t great, there won’t be any booing.”

“why?”

“I don’t know about anything else, but you’ll be number one in terms of beauty.”

“… … .”

Normally, I would have laughed out of embarrassment, but now Lee Young-ae’s reaction was very callous.

‘It’s probably because of that much tension.’

Hong Min-seok tried to think so and let out a cough.