Chapter 30 Letting Go

The losses at Upwind Wind Cafe gave Pei Qian a sense of reassurance.

*Péizǒng's Daily Life* and *Game Producer* both showed faint signs of backfiring.

If Upwind Wind Cafe were to have problems as well, Pei Qian's little heart really wouldn't be able to take it.

Luckily, Ma Yang never disappointed!

Pei Qian calmed down slightly.

What he was most worried about now was *Game Producer*.

The continuous losses at the internet cafe, though seemingly a lot at 300,000 per month, could only be considered icing on the cake, not a decisive factor.

As for *Péizǒng's Daily Life*… Pei Qian's only hope for it was that it wouldn't get any sponsorships.

"Next, I must continue to pay close attention to *Game Producer*. Absolutely no more mishaps!"

"I must learn from the lesson of *Fortress at Sea*."

"Before, I didn't play *Fortress at Sea* in depth. I just saw the story mode and the 888 Fire Kirin and thought it was a sure thing, but that wasn't the case at all!"

"This time, I will run through it from beginning to end!"

Thinking of this, Pei Qian felt a little depressed.

People always said that money was hard to earn.

But when it came to me, why was it so difficult to lose money?!

…

March 25th.

*Game Producer* was officially completed and entered the stage of subsequent tuning and bug fixes.

Pei Qian specifically asked the development team for the latest version of the game, installed it on his computer, and started running it from the beginning!

Although he knew all the choices and endings like the back of his hand, Pei Qian still had to experience it completely.

The game's release date was set for April 1st.

Releasing it on April Fool's Day was just that whimsical!

If Pei Qian really discovered any factors in the game that could lead to its success before April 1st… then, in less than a week, he would still have time to make some surprise changes.

As for promotion…

Pei Qian had basically given up struggling.

Unlike the previous two times, Tengda was now a well-known game company.

In particular, the reputation of *Ghost General* and *Fortress at Sea* had accumulated a lot of popularity for Tengda.

So far, all of Tengda's games had been released on the official game platform. Once *Game Producer* was released, players of *Ghost General* and *Fortress at Sea* would definitely come to play it!

In this case, whether it was promoted or not, it wouldn't have a big impact on *Game Producer*.

The key still depended on the game itself.

Pei Qian had put so much content mocking players into it; that was his greatest confidence!

Pei Qian started running the game from the beginning.

He carefully savored every node, every ending, and every line of the narration.

"...Lu Mingliang's voice acting is actually not bad? How did he come up with this voice that's both cheap and deserving of a beating?"

"So boring."

"Running it is really meaningless."

"The key is that the narration is constantly mocking me. Can I beat up Lu Mingliang now to vent my anger…"

"How much longer before I finish running it…"

"Hold on…"

Pei Qian felt a little mentally dazed. *Game Producer* had produced a very strong deterrent effect on him.

Although the original concept design was personally handled by Ruan Guangjian, and the art style of the entire game was quite unique, it was completely uninteresting to Pei Qian.

Why?

Because all the choices and all the narration were written by Pei Qian himself!

Walking into a room and facing n choices.

For players, every door and every choice was completely unknown.

But for Pei Qian, he knew exactly what would happen next.

With a 100% spoiler halo, could this game still be fun?

It was like watching a detective drama, already knowing who the murderer was and knowing the result; the excitement of the process would naturally be greatly reduced.

So, Pei Qian held his nose and ran through the entire game process, experienced several endings, and came to a conclusion.

Boring to the extreme!

The game had no special gameplay, it just controlled the character to run around in one room after another.

Each time he ran to a new room, he could only look at the layout of the room and listen to the narration that mocked him in various ways.

Other than that, there was no other gameplay!

"Well, not bad, this game is made to a high standard."

"Sure enough, it's more stable if I personally take charge!"

Pei Qian felt relieved. From the current point of view, there was nothing that needed to be changed in this game. Releasing it would be a flop, and all he had to do was sit back and wait to lose money!

…

…

At the same time, the others in the company were also busy.

Ma Yiqun, who had officially joined the company, received his first official job, which was to play *Game Producer*!

But, it was just for the experience.

Lu Mingliang asked Ma Yiqun to watch and learn more, but didn't intend to let him offer any opinions or suggestions, let alone let him participate in the game's modifications.

"This company… is really special."

Ma Yiqun couldn't help but sigh.

Excellent working conditions, a harmonious working atmosphere, and compensation far higher than the industry average…

Ma Yiqun had heard about these things from his good brother Huang Sibobo, so he wasn't too surprised.

What surprised him was the company's way of working!

He still remembered the scene on his first day at Shang Yang Games.

As soon as he joined the company, before he even warmed his seat, the main planner, Old Liu, directly threw a bunch of copywriting and packaging for the game to him to do.

There was no guidance, no handover.

The requirements were vague and the standards were ambiguous.

Apart from the deadline, everything else depended on Ma Yiqun's own performance.

In short, get to work as soon as you arrive!

But things were completely different at Tengda.

Coming here, no work was arranged for him, just six words: watch carefully, learn well!

Want to quickly enter the working state?

Sorry, no such luck.

"Sure enough, is this the difference in vision?"

"Shang Yang Games is doing work that requires no technical content, so a novice like me can quickly get started. Recruiting new people is just like using migrant workers."

"And Tengda is doing design work that requires a very high level of skill, so new people can only learn! And this learning process will last for a long time…"

"Ah, it feels like I'm back in high school. I'm so nervous and under so much pressure."

Ma Yiqun couldn't help but admire Tengda even more.

After running through *Game Producer* once, Ma Yiqun felt very special.

He had never seen this kind of game before!

It didn't seem to belong to any of the common game types on the market. If it were placed in Shang Yang Games, it would definitely be rejected by the boss.

No precedent, too much risk, definitely wouldn't invest money in making it!

But in Tengda, it seemed like this kind of thing was commonplace.

The boss took the lead in innovation, and the employees cooperated closely!

This kind of tacit understanding probably couldn't be formed in a short period of time.

At Shang Yang Games, Ma Yiqun often heard conversations such as "Is there a successful precedent?", "Which game are we copying?", "Are there enough paid features?", etc.

He had never heard of these things at Tengda.

It seemed that everyone was working towards the same goal in a very tacit way.

In short, it was just four words: "unclear but profound".

Ma Yiqun deeply felt that there were still too many things he needed to learn.

"No wonder they don't give me work to do. It's because my abilities are too far behind!"

"I must study hard, comprehend carefully, and strive to catch up with Tengda's and Péizǒng's thinking as soon as possible!"

Ma Yiqun secretly made up his mind.