You said you were going to make games, how did you become the richest man without doing anything?

Chapter 246: Tianzun Cup Opening (2 in 1 Order)

The next morning.

A new round of cat-stroking leisure activities continues.

Lu Yu specially introduced ten cats from Mao Zhiming.

This time, he must complete the system's mission "Let the employees hit ten times in a row."

Previously, Wan Xiaotong’s highest combo record in Mao Zhiming had reached 6 times!
He stared at Wan Xiaotong secretly.

As soon as Wan Xiaotong sat down, Persian cats and orange cats jumped out of the cat basket and walked gracefully to her side.

The furry body rolled over beside her and stroked her hand with its paws. Its big, clear eyes were wide open.

The fat orange cat lay leisurely on her legs, its soft belly rising and falling slightly with its breathing.

【1HIt! 】

【2HIt! 】

【3HIt! 】

A short-legged, chubby British shorthair cat quietly climbed onto her shoulder and played mischievously in her hair.

The tabby cat suddenly jumped onto her lap and spun around her nimbly. The black cat squinted its eyes and purred softly.

【4HIt! 】

【5HIt! 】

【6HIt! 】

A little orange cat danced in front of her, with nimble movements and innocent eyes.

The tabby cat jumped and rolled over, and the long-haired cat lay on her legs, lazily stretching out its claws to grab the corner of her pants.

The gray and white Scottish Fold cat lay quietly on her belly.
Petting the ten cats around him, Wan Xiaotong felt filled with immense satisfaction.

【8HIt! 】

【9HIt! 】

【10HIt! 】

NICE! The most difficult task of this cycle is finally completed!
At this time, Lu Yu was very glad that he acquired Mao Zhiming, otherwise, it would be really difficult to deal with people like Wan Xiaotong who have a middle school second syndrome.

……

Just as Lu Yu happily turned off the system light screen, he discovered that everyone in the Super Time and Space Cute Girl Project Team where Wan Xiaotong was located had a distressed look on their faces.

"Did you encounter anything unhappy?" Lu Yu suddenly became serious.

Xu Qin reported with a worried look on his face.

It turned out that because Lu Yu frequently took everyone out for travel, eating, drinking and having fun, as well as the cat-stroking measures implemented in the company, the working hours of the project team were further reduced.

As a result, the project team's time for troubleshooting bugs was greatly compressed, resulting in a large number of texture errors, model errors, task errors, code errors, etc.

The Tianzun Cup will open in just a few days, and it is already very difficult just to fix these piles of bugs.

and!

In Wan Xiaotong's original imagination, Super Time and Space Cute Girl is an epic story spanning three eras of time and space.

However, the problem now is that the imagination is too big!

The existing capabilities of the project copywriting team are unable to complete such a large amount of text in a timely manner.

After hearing this, Lu Yu's eyes lit up!
In other words, now, the game framework is a pile of code full of bugs, and the game story is also incomplete?!

That's really good!
It’s worth it that he launched this anti-involution combination punch!
But after all, his employees looked worried, so he couldn't show that he was happy.

Hold on, don’t bend the corners of your mouth!

He suppressed the curve of his lips, pretended to be serious and earnest, and taught earnestly:

"In fact, I think you all should know from this incident that often, excessive pursuit of game quality and excessive internal competition are not shortcuts to hit games. It's the so-called "more haste, less speed."

Therefore, we should focus more on things other than game development, try to enjoy life, and not care about temporary gains and losses.

Don't worry, no matter what happens to Super Time and Space Moe Girl in the end, I won't blame any of you!"

After hearing Lu Yu's words, everyone was moved to tears.

If it were any other company's CEO, he would have been held accountable.
Especially at such an important juncture as the Tianzun Cup is about to open!

I never expected that not only did Mr. Lu not pursue the matter, he was even worried that we would be in a bad mood and spoke to comfort us.

He really made me cry to death!
[15 employees of Taoyuan Township are happy because of your thoughtfulness and resonate with you. Leisure Points +200]

That’s right!
Lu Yu was quite satisfied. After giving everyone a few brief instructions, he happily returned to his workstation to play games.

……

After Lu Yu left, Wan Xiaotong had tears in her eyes:

"I cannot repay your kindness. I shall fight to the death!"

Everyone understands this sentence without translation.

But the question now is, how to save this pile of bugs and blank text?
Because, according to Xu Qin's estimation, even if from now until the opening day of the Tianzun Cup, everyone worked overtime in the company without eating, drinking or sleeping, it would still be far too late.

Everyone looked at Liu Mengyuan for help.

Liu Mengyuan held his chin in his hand and thought.

The closer it gets to this point, the calmer you need to be!

At this moment, she had a sudden inspiration in her mind, and she remembered the chicken soup joke that Lu Yu said casually on her birthday yesterday:
"Life is about taking things as they come and making the best of things."

She quickly told this to her colleagues in the company.

"Do you know what Mr. Lu means?

If we apply this to our current situation, it means we should make the best of it and improve the game with the existing conditions."

Seeing that everyone was still confused, Liu Mengyuan told the story of the development of "My Leisurely Island Owner Life".

At that time on Dongming Island, the game developers were only her, Chuxiong and Qiqi.
Because at that time these three were pure cobblers, without any experience in game development, and no one liked to write comments when submitting code,

So in the end, we ended up with a huge pile of shit full of bugs.

Liu Mengyuan recalled and emphasized:
"A very obvious BUG is,
At that time, we wanted to make some small animals on the island, but all of them changed due to a strange bug.

For example, horses actually grew horns, and rabbits became abnormally large...

But at that time, if we wanted to check all the bugs, it would definitely be too late and there would not be enough manpower.

So, after receiving Mr. Lu's suggestion, we decided to make the best of it and take things as they come.

In the end, I simply changed all the animals in the game into fantasy creatures.

As it turned out, it actually made the game a huge hit!"

And this thing? !
Everyone's eyes lit up and they listened with great interest.

Liu Mengyuan waved his hand:

"So, since there are only a few days left in the Tianzun Cup, it's definitely too late to change the game framework. We can just fix all the current bugs into game mechanics. If we can't fix them, we can force them into mechanics through the plot."

"All the bugs are changed into game mechanics?"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Wang Heng, a front-end programmer in the project team, expressed his concern:
"With all due respect, Mr. Liu, some bugs are truly serious, like a sudden interruption of a mission or a sudden change in the UI. There's simply no way to fix them."

Liu Mengyuan smiled and said:
"This requires us to bring out everyone's talents, especially the initiative of the copywriting team.

You can use the story setting to round up these bugs."

Copywriter Xu Qin suddenly felt overwhelmed.

Hiss... I understand, Mr. Liu, then I will try my best...

Liu Mengyuan continued to mutter:
"As for the worldview and text..."

She held her chin up and thought for a moment, then suddenly her eyes lit up, and she typed out some words on the PPT -

Volume 1: The Beginning of Space and Time

Volume 2: Awakening of the Mysterious Island

Volume 3: The Rise of the Mecha-City

Volume 4: The End of Future Light

Volume 5: The Final Chapter of Time Intertwining

……

"Ohhh! This is the motto of the ancient gods!"

Wan Xiaotong was very excited when he saw the Chronicles of the Second Year in High School on the PPT and was quite praiseworthy.

Xu Qin translated: "Miss Wan means that these words can be used as a chronicle of the game, filling in the world view. If we use this as a model for writing the copy, there should be enough time."

Other employees asked curiously, "Boss Liu, where do all these second-year Chinese characters come from?" Liu Mengyuan coughed dryly.
"That's not important. What's important is, what do you think of this story?"

Everyone looked hesitant: "How should I put it? I feel the brushwork is still too immature, a bit like it was written by an elementary or middle school student..."

Liu Mengyuan smiled secretly in his heart and said: You guessed it right, it was indeed written by Lu Yu, a sophomore in junior high school.

These words are taken from his fantasy diary.

But she said in a serious tone, "There's no other way now. Let's try our best."

Everyone can't help but feel worried.

But the company's top two leaders don't seem to be too worried about the situation of the game, and the female producer is a bit of a chuunibyou, so what can they say?

Just do it!
Li Hongmei, who was watching the development meeting from beginning to end, was a little skeptical about life.
In the face of an urgent situation, the CEO and the Vice CEO did not panic at all.
BUG must be forcibly changed into game mechanism,
Then I used a primary school student's diary that I got from somewhere as a design case.

Is it this company that's abnormal, or am I abnormal? Should I go see a psychiatrist after get off work?

……

Time quickly came to December 12, the opening day of the Tianzun Cup.

The entire Chinese gaming industry is in a frenzy!

The main venue of the carnival is located in the New International Expo Center in Jianghai City.

From early morning, the entire expo center was bustling with people.

At the entrance, a huge model of the Tianzun Cup hangs high, symbolizing the highest honor in the field of action competitive games in the Asian gaming circle!
The billboards of the major participating game companies surrounded the entire venue.
Inside the venue, there are a wide variety of exhibition booths.

Each booth was crowded with media and players who came to try out the game.

Especially Hall No. 1, which serves as the main venue, was packed at this time.

On the stage, the host passionately introduced:

“Welcome to the annual carnival day for action game players—the Tianzun Cup!

"At this development competition, outstanding game designers from China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and West Asia will compete on the same stage to be crowned the Action Game God of the Year!"

"The winning game will be funded by the organizing committee to host an esports cup, and the finals will be held at the Bird's Nest in the imperial capital!"

There was a wave of applause and cheers.

The entire Tianzun Cup will be broadcast live on all major live streaming platforms.

Now, the total popularity of live broadcast rooms across the entire network has exceeded 5000 million!
Afterwards, the host enthusiastically introduced the participating teams and projects from major domestic game companies:

Tenghui Interactive Entertainment Dimei Studio Group: Sky City and Warriors Special Edition
Youyi Interactive Entertainment Pangu Studio: Naraka: Infernal Affairs

Beautiful World Zulong Studio: Meteor Butterfly Knife
Nanshanju Studio: Swordsman Evil Fate 3 Nostalgic Edition

Soumao Changyou: The Legend of Snakes Standalone Edition
Soul Travel: Shadow Blade Warriors
Heavy Rain Studio: Chinese Paladin: Fighting Edition
Taoyuanxiang Studio: Super Time and Space Cute Girl
When Taoyuan Township was introduced, all the major live broadcast rooms were flooded with fans of Taoyuan Township:

"Hahaha, once the Taoyuan Township game came out, the style of the game instantly changed."

"Taoyuan Township probably doesn't have experience developing action games, right? A life of mouthfuls can only barely be considered an action game."

"The most important thing is participation. Don't expect too much from a small company with only a hundred or so people. Even if they can't win an award, it's good enough that they can just run alongside us."

……

At the end of the list of names, the host deliberately raised his voice and announced the last name:
"Mi Le You - Collapse 3!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire venue burst into the warmest applause and cheers!
Recently, with the support of Liu Group and Youyi, as well as the advanced cartoon rendering graphics technology used in the game itself, the popularity and expectations of Disintegration 3 continue to rise in the entire gaming industry!

The live broadcast room began to flood the screen with comments:
"The Shattered 3 is finally here! I've been waiting for this for so long, my anticipation is off the charts!"

"The graphics of Disintegration 3 will definitely be the killer weapon to win the championship!"

"Oh my god, I just watched the trailer for Disintegration 3. The style and setting have already exceeded my expectations for next-generation action games!"

"Akina, Bronny Duck, and Yai, the three protagonists are very likable, and they are all my wives!"

"I announce in advance that Mi Leyou has already secured the title of Tianzun Cup champion."

The reason why the live broadcast audience made such a judgment is not groundless.

The first-tier action game companies in Asia, such as Capcom, Platinum Games, Konami, and Koei Tecmo, did not participate. The island country and the Korean country only sent some second- and third-tier small companies.

The games of domestic participating manufacturers are mostly modified from the online game materials and then hastily launched.

In addition, the development of Collapse 3 has the full support of Liu Group and Youyi Company, so it naturally became a popular dark horse to win the championship.

……

The trial booth of Disintegration 3 also confirmed the expectations of the industry and players for it.

The scene was crowded with people, and a long queue formed in front of the stage. The queue circled the booth for more than ten times. In the end, the entire venue could no longer accommodate all the people, and the queue was forced to queue outside the venue.

When players tried out Disintegration 3, they all exclaimed in amazement.

It was the first time for them to see a sexy 3D girl appear on their mobile phone, using time and space ruptures and various QTE skills to kill monsters smoothly.

Moreover, each beautiful girl who appears has her own unique armor.

For example, Bai Lian, Chariot, Scarlet...

The trial area is filled with various intense battle sound effects and skill light effects that are almost like light pollution.

Whether it was the attacked Changkong City, the Moonlight Throne hovering above the city, or the battle of the Valkyrie Squad, they all attracted the attention of all players and gaming media.

"Fuck, Yayi is so awesome! When the game comes online, I'll spend all my money to get the Ghost Armor..."

"I want to smoke White Knight Moonlight, because Chinese people are all obsessed with white hair, how can I not do it?"

"Just getting the character isn't enough, you also need to get the special weapon and stigmata. I'm afraid it won't be 648 in one draw."

"648 per order? What are you thinking? It would take at least 5 orders to get the full set, right?"

"Stop arguing upstairs. 5 orders is 5 orders. I'm willing to pay for love!"

……

At this time, in the guest seats, producer Tianwu looked at the grand occasion in the audience with great satisfaction.

Not far from him sat Jiang Qingfeng, chairman of the organizing committee of this Tianzun Cup.

As a senior in his fifties with considerable experience in the Chinese gaming industry, Jiang Qingfeng is quite pleased with the rise of younger generations like Mi Leyou.

He smiled and said to Tianwu:

"Perform well,
Although, every Tianzun Cup has a player voting factor,

But our expert group has high hopes for The Breaking Bad 3. I personally believe that The Breaking Bad 3 has the potential to become the action film of the year."

Tianwu was flattered.

The hope of China's action games lies entirely on Milegame.

This is too heavy!

Although he was very happy in his heart, he still said modestly:

"Senior, we are still new to the industry and dare not overstep our bounds."

Jiang Qingfeng waved his hand:

"Hey, don't underestimate yourself.

Excessive humility can turn into pride.

This year is very special. It is a rare opportunity for our Chinese gaming industry to hold a game development competition right here at home.

You and Mi Leyou behind you have a glorious mission, but a difficult task! "

After all, Tianwu was a veteran who had been in the workplace for many years, so he naturally understood the deep meaning of Jiang Qingfeng's words.

His words were both encouragement and pressure.

The China Game Industry Association is one of the organizers and the host of the venue!

If we can’t win the championship in our own home, isn’t it a bit unreasonable?
Now, under the promotion of the Game Industry Association, member units such as Tenghui and Beautiful World have all come to show their support with their own supporting works, and Youyi Company has given its full support to Mileyou.

It can be said that the entire Chinese action game industry has placed all its resources and expectations on Milegame, the only one of its kind.

Jiang Qingfeng's meaning is very clear. The island country and the Korean country have always looked down on China's gaming industry.

This time I must teach them a lesson!
……

At this time, at the Taoyuan Township booth, located against the wall in the northwest corner of the competition venue, a completely different scene took place.

The trial equipment in front of the booth was not turned on, and only a few posters of "Super Time Travel Moe Girl" that had been leaked on Weibo were hung there.

The few staff members who were there were sitting on their chairs dozing off out of boredom.

The other booths were all shouting, using gorgeous promotional PVs and exquisite gifts to attract media and players, but the Taoyuan Township booth was very Buddhist.

A curious player approached the booth and asked, "Where are your games?"

One of the girls in the booth smiled and said, "Sorry, we're still working on the trial package for our game. Please come back tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)