The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 86: Expansion! Expansion!

"Rats" are really a bit scary to them.

Now, when I heard the boss actually put the words "rat", "succubus" and "big sister" together, I almost got nervous on the spot!

Tang Ya, who brought up the idea of ​​succubus, immediately got goose bumps all over her body, and kept scratching her arms with her hands clasped over her chest.

These painters were furious:

"Boss, what are you thinking about??"

"Yeah, how is that possible!"

"Rat? Oh my god, can rats be humanized?"

"Don't even mention mice, hamsters won't work either!"

……

Obviously, this concept is a bit too advanced for them, and they resist it instinctively.

But Xu Meng didn't care and just asked them: "Have you ever thought that there are more than 100 million people in Xia country whose zodiac sign is rat?"

"Of these 100 million people, half are women."

"So the rat girl thing is no more outrageous than the popular images of cat girls, dog girls, tiger girls, and dragon girls."

"It just tests the painter's ability more."

Seeing that everyone still had confused and doubtful expressions, Xu Meng thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll show you the entire draft this afternoon."

Pairs of surprised eyes looked over.

Obviously, no one thought that the boss also had the skill of original painting.

Xu Meng does understand a little.

——An independent game producer who knows a little bit of everything classic.

But he didn't plan to paint it himself.

The child already has little dreams, but he still has to draw pictures by himself. Then isn’t it a waste to raise the child?
Let Xiao Meng refine the entire rough line draft, and he just needs to give some pointers on the side.

But this is not the point, nor is it the purpose of his coming here to talk to the painters.

"Yes, I do paint a little."

"But let's put this aside for now."

"What I want to tell you now is that you should consciously open your mind and not be limited by existing characters in your creation."

"You will also design many characters for Project Frost and Snow."

"Whether these characters are outstanding and attractive enough, and whether players can continue to like them and be willing to buy them, largely determines the lifespan of the game."

“So I hope you don’t limit yourself, try to draw inspiration from broader and richer fields, don’t let your creativity dry up and fall into the cliché of homogeneity.”

"In the world of second-hand games, homogeneity means slow death."

Everyone had a thoughtful expression.

But Xu Meng had also worked in the workplace, and had been fooled once by the "sincere expressions" of employees at a dinner party before. This time, she would not be so easy to believe their expressions.

He also knew that these words sounded a bit cliché.

But he had to emphasize it.

His energy is limited, and he has to divide it a lot between new games, new companies, new hardware, raising his daughter, and other things. The team ultimately has to operate on its own.

But the direction of Project Frost and Snow must be controllable, and the helm of this big ship must be in his own hands.

So every time he shows up, he has to emphasize some key things so that the team can always be in sync with his ideas.

For the original artists, the key is "persistent, erotic, and distinctive characters."

For the operations department, it means "treating players sincerely and responding to issues promptly."

For the planning department, it means “being a human being”.

If you can, try to “be a nice person.”

You can keep an eye on the players' wallets, that's fine.

But you have to provide enough and good enough content to make players consume it actively.

You can't just reach out and grab it.

……

Xu Meng didn't stay for long. Seeing that it was almost noon, he left in a hurry so as not to delay everyone's ordering.

After lunch, he spent half an hour drawing the outline of the Rat Succubus and several dynamic poses.

——This is actually not difficult.

As long as the figure is good enough, it should be big where it should be big, thin where it should be thin, curvy where it should be curvy, and firm where it should be firm.

Add on the big sister-style suspender stockings, the slender rat tail of the same style as a succubus, and the soft cartoon animal ears, and the movements and postures become more mature and charming.

It's basically done. Then it's up to Xiaomeng to add details and colors.

Xiao Meng was familiar with the development process and experience of Dream Building, and even showed her own initiative. Not long after she finished drawing, she made the character move based on several dynamic poses designed by Xu Meng.

Xu Meng once again felt that it was not in vain to raise this daughter, she was really amazing!
——Then point out the problematic details and ask her to redraw it.

The little guy was not angry. He blinked his eyes, rubbed his head, and twitched his limp cat ears. In less than 30 seconds, he came up with a second version of the plan.

After redrawing it three times, Xu Meng nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad, Xiao Meng is really amazing!"

And then forwarded this picture to Ding Nian.

Xiao Meng happily spun around on the table.

Then he ran to the watermelon-cutting mini-game, without saying a word, and just looked left and right at the game icon.

Xu Meng then put down his phone, and without paying attention to Ding Nian's workplace flattery, he quickly opened the game and cut watermelon with Xiao Meng.

After playing for a while, I let the little one continue to study and organize the information about VR glasses.

He went to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau with the information.

To register a company, he didn't need to go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau in person. After preparing all the information, he just needed to find someone he trusted to go through the process.

But the young assistant was left in Huacheng by Zhang Yang to eat, drink and have fun.

Chen Wanhua, the head of administrative personnel, was recruiting people while running around every day looking for a suitable new office space.

Marketing Director Zhang Baiquan took on the task of making the figures and has been inspecting reliable factories these past two days.

——The figures given away at the previous Mengjin event were made by a small studio we had previously collaborated with.

The production capacity is too low, so it’s okay to do a small-scale raffle or event.

But given the current popularity of "Project Frost and Snow", once the action figure plan is released, the sales volume will definitely not be low.

The small studio simply can’t handle it.

Even if you force yourself to take the job, a bunch of problems will arise in the end due to lack of ability, and the reputation of Dream Building will be damaged in the end.

So Zhang Baiquan will be busy with this matter in the next few days, and will only start the model plan after it is confirmed.

——After the remake of "Project Frost" was completed, some players began to want character figures.

In recent days, with the explosive increase in the player base, the call for figures has become increasingly louder.

You have to make money, so Zhang Baiquan went to look for a factory.

In the end, the task of going to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau fell on Xu Meng himself.

Fortunately, things are not complicated.

——What bothered him the longest was actually naming the new company.

Considering that the company's main task is to produce hardware, not only the current [War Simulator] and [Body Sensing Synchronization Service], but also new technologies that will be obtained in the future, the company's name had better be a little sci-fi.

Xu Meng tried several names and found that they were all taken.

Finally, I registered the company using the title of my favorite book.

【Neuromancer】

No one knows what Mr. Gibson of this world is doing, and he did not write the book "Neuromancer".

This discovery really made him feel regretful.

……

……

After returning to the company, Xiao Meng has completed the compilation of technical information on VR glasses.

The narrative texts, brief descriptions in the blank spaces, and rough line drawings left by Xu Meng were all filled in, rewritten, and redrawn one by one by Xiao Meng based on the knowledge she had just learned, and organized into a formal, rigorous, and organized technical document.

Xu Meng spent some more time checking the information.

By the time I get off work, I have reached the stage where I can register a patent and start trial production of samples.

Do I still need to find a patent agency?
When Xu Meng thought of this, he realized again——

Dream Building is really a makeshift team.

Don’t say there are no reliable people to do PR…

There is no legal department, so if something goes wrong we have to find a lawyer outside.

There is no intellectual property department, and IP development is still at the model stage.

There is no game security department, and all related work is managed by Peng Linmu.

……

In short, just make do.

Fortunately, my dream is now broad enough and I can do all these things!

(End of this chapter)