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

Chapter 478: Periodic Settlement, Mr. Lu Plans to Completely Give Up (2-in-1 Order)

At this time, a new hidden task prompt popped up in front of Lu Yu:
[Congratulations, you have received a new task - Dream World:
During this cycle, please allow more than 1000 employees to experience their long-awaited dreams in the somatosensory warehouse, and earn a total of 50 leisure points from these employees.

mission rewards:

【Mandarin ducks playing in the water】

In the next cycle, you can enjoy three calm bathing experiences with your loved ones.

Lu Yu shuddered with mixed emotions: What the hell?

At the same time, a new hidden task prompt popped up in front of Liu Mengyuan:
[Congratulations, you have completed the new hidden task - Super Power Training:

During this cycle, please use the somatosensory warehouse to open a "brain energy field" for more than 1000 employees, using brainwave technology to help employees maximize their willpower and concentration.

Launched the "Infinite Courage Challenge", setting up a series of stressful virtual scenarios to train employees' courage and ability to calmly deal with various emergencies.

And a total of 50 leisure points were obtained from these employees.

mission rewards:

【Flowers and Moonlight】

In the new cycle, arrange three extremely romantic dates with your loved one.

……

However, I can try to describe the ambiguous interaction between two people in a more subtle and elegant way:
It was a sunny afternoon, the company deserted except for Lu Yu and Liu Mengyuan, still busy at work. As time passed, the sunlight outside the window took on a hazy orange hue. Lu Yu glanced at his watch, suddenly feeling exhausted. He put down the documents in his hand and took a deep breath.

Just then, Liu Mengyuan approached, her movements as light as a butterfly in a dream. She handed Lu Yu a cup of hot tea, her eyes glimmering with an elusive glint. Lu Yu took the cup, his fingertips caressing Liu Mengyuan's, and both felt a surge of electricity coursing through their bodies. Lu Yu forced himself to act nonchalant, taking a sip of tea. Wisps of hot steam rose, creating a hazy veil between them.

“Thank you for your hard work, dear.”

Liu Mengyuan spoke so softly that only Lu Yu could hear her. She walked over to Lu Yu, her back to him as she bent down, sorting through the papers on the windowsill. This movement caused her upper body to lean forward slightly, revealing her slender neck and back.

"I'm so glad that today's work is finally done. We can relax for a while." Lu Yu broke the silence and glanced sideways at Liu Mengyuan beside him.

Liu Mengyuan smiled slightly, "Yes, this big project has really taken a lot of effort recently. Fortunately, with you here, we finally got through it."

"Of course not! Without your tireless attention to detail, we would have given up halfway." Lu Yu praised her sincerely, "You are truly amazing."

"You're too kind." Liu Mengyuan smiled shyly, but in her heart she felt extremely happy for his affirmation.

In this way, the two of them walked slowly to the office door. Lu Yu hesitated, he wanted to say something, but paradoxically found that his throat was a little dry.

Liu Mengyuan noticed his abnormality and asked with concern: "What's wrong? Have you been overworked recently? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, nothing..." Lu Yu shook his head and took a deep breath. "Actually, I'm just...very happy to have fought alongside you for so many years."

Liu Mengyuan was stunned for a moment, then she understood. Her cheeks flushed red, and her heart began to beat wildly.

Lu Yu felt a surge of blood rushing to his head. He quickly lowered his head, but happened to catch a glimpse of Liu Mengyuan's overly deep neckline, which cast an alluring shadow under the dim light.

He took a deep breath and tried to look away, only to find Liu Mengyuan also looking at him with an ambiguous gaze. When their eyes met, a faint spark of excitement ignited in the air.
……

At this time, Wang Su was passing by the door of the conference room. She had seen Lu Yu come in and wanted to report on the current progress of the werewolf transformation training camp.
Afterwards, when she saw Liu Mengyuan walk in, she calmed down again, cleared her throat, and walked to a door in the middle of the corridor and stood still.

She raised her hand in a black leather glove and was about to knock on the door when she heard a voice from inside.

Clank, clank, clank…

This is the sound of the mahogany desk hitting the wall, very rhythmic.

There was a faint sound similar to the low meow of a cat coming from time to time. It seemed that there were more and more wild cats in Taoyuan Township Villa recently.

Wang Su's hand stopped awkwardly in mid-air, and then she waited quietly outside the door.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The rhythm of the table hitting the wall increased.

The wild cat disappeared, and he heard the melodious and high-pitched bird song again, probably the lark that often appeared at night.

Finally, after a series of drum-like banging sounds against the wall, everything became quiet.

Marco coughed dryly and stood at attention.

creak-

The heavy wooden door of the room opened and Liu Mengyuan staggered out.

Her face was flushed, her eyes were out of focus, her long brown hair was hanging in a mess, and beads of sweat were running down her snow-white neck.

After adjusting her office lady outfit, she slightly lifted her shapely and elastic legs, lifted her torn black stockings with her hands, and walked to the end of the corridor.

After walking a few steps, she was so exhausted that she almost fell down. She had to hold on to the wall, walking with her feet turned inward, and slowly walked away trembling.

Wang Su said hello with mixed feelings and watched the eldest lady leave.

My goodness, what on earth did these two just do in the conference room?
He knocked on the half-open door again: "Mr. Lu, I'm Wang Su." Lu Yu's voice came from inside: "Come in."

After entering the room, the strong scent of young girl's sweat lingering in the air hit me in the face.

Lu Yu was sitting behind the mahogany desk, wiping his forehead with a white silk scarf.

His face was flushed and his eyes were narrowed into slits, but the comfort and satisfaction in his eyes had not yet faded.

"It's so late, what's going on?"

"Mr. Lu, I have the recent operational report of our werewolf transformation training camp. Please take a look."

"Oh?"

After all, this matter concerns the great cause of anti-involution, so Lu Yu's face turned serious. He took the document handed over by Marco and was about to put it on the table to read it, but he found -

The desktop was like a rainstorm, with splashes of water everywhere.

Lu Yu skillfully took out a new silk scarf and wiped the table clean.

……

After Wang Su left, Lu Yu seemed to have seen Wang Su's embarrassed expression.
But at this time, he no longer cares about these things. What he cares more about is how to reverse the internal circulation in the next cycle!

Lu Yu leaned back in his old office chair, the sunlight filtering through the gaps in the curtains framing his tired profile. He breathed a long sigh of relief, his eyes wandering before finally settling on the piles of documents on his desk.

The company's continued success had once been his goal, but now it seemed to have become a new yoke. With the increasing number of employees and the layers of processes and regulations piling up, efficiency began to plummet. Worse still, a monster called "involution" began to spread and encroach within the company, intensifying competition and rife with dirty schemes.

Lu Yu knew full well that this wasn't his original intention of pursuing a "casual win." However, reversing the current situation proved fraught with difficulty. A single misstep could lead to even greater internal friction. He was perplexed, then a bold idea struck him: develop a game that taught people how to completely lose and win!
At this thought, Lu Yu's eyes lit up with excitement again. Yes, let the player take on the role of a seasoned spectator who spends their days at home, surfing the internet. The "lay-flat" lifestyle pursued by contemporary young people is clearly on display! Through story-based quests, players are guided to gradually abandon the many pressures and anxieties of real life and embark on an unprecedented life of freedom.

The more he thought about it, the more it seemed like a perfect match. Lu Yu began eagerly considering the game's setting and gameplay. Perhaps players would first need to complete simple daily activities, like waking up, watching TV, eating, and drinking, to gain enough "shit points." Once they reached a certain level of "shit points," they would unlock special plots, such as being able to lie down all day without feeling guilty, living comfortably without working, and even being able to win over their dream girl in the game!
The core of the game is to allow players to fully experience a life without constraints and worries, seemingly disconnected from reality, yet truly existing in the virtual world. This will be a game that fully satisfies players' deepest desire to "lay low," and it is bound to set off an unprecedented craze in the gaming world!
The more Lu Yu thought about it, the more excited he became. He could almost foresee that once this game launched, it would instantly become a hit in the industry, with a frenzy of players paying in cash to drive the game's revenue to new heights. As the company's helmsman, he would then be able to fully devote himself to optimizing the game, completely escaping the red tape and endless internal friction, and returning to his original pursuit of a "leisurely, win-win" lifestyle!
It's decided! Lu Yu pounded his fists on the table, his eyes gleaming with fighting spirit, overshadowing his earlier fatigue. He enthusiastically turned on his computer and quickly began developing the game's initial design. A game that could free people from internal involution and completely unwind—he believed this new concept would surely spark a whole new wave of experiences!
……

Lu Yu immediately called the heads of the major studios, Wan Xiaotong, Mo Xiaoxuan, and Hua Wu, to the conference room for a meeting.

When Lu Yu proposed his idea, the producers were shocked.
There was silence in the conference room. Wan Xiaotong, Mo Xiaoxuan, and Hua Wu looked at each other, first in disbelief, then in horror.

Wan Xiaotong was the first to break the silence. She slammed the notebook in her hand on the table with a loud bang. "Mr. Lu, what's your habit? We've been making games for so many years, but we've never done anything so weird!" She stared at Lu Yu with her handsome brows tightly knitted.

Mo Xiaoxuan also agreed: "That's right, Mr. Lu. The purpose of making games is to give players a sense of accomplishment, not to devolve into something like 'completely trashing'. I've been looking at this game for a long time and I can't see any playability. It's either a krypton gold scam or a money scam, right?"

As he said this, he threw the design draft in his hand onto the table, full of contempt and disdain.

Hua Wu appeared relatively calmer. She waved her hand, urging the two to calm down. "Mr. Lu, I don't quite understand your reasoning. We work so hard to create these games so that players can experience the joy of playing, gain pleasure and satisfaction. But your purpose this time is to completely subvert this, encouraging players to completely abandon the game itself and indulge in a life of idleness. This is truly absurd."

"What's more, such a counterintuitive game has such a terrible sales appearance. How many players in the market will buy it? We are a listed company, and revenue and profit are important indicators that we report to the outside world. We can't fool shareholders and investors with something that won't make money at all." Hua Wu knocked on the table with a serious expression.

There was an uproar in the conference room. Several people spoke one after another, severely refuting Lu Yu's ideas, and their reasons were indeed very reasonable and well-founded.

Lu Yu remained unmoved. He leaned back in his chair, his composure and composure reminiscent of a former teacher. He spoke slowly, "I completely understand your concerns. But you need to understand that the fundamental purpose of our games isn't simply to give players a sense of accomplishment, but to give them joy and satisfaction. While traditional games do this, why can't we find a new way to give players a peak experience?"

"Take this 'Lay Low' game for example. Don't you think it taps into the most fundamental desires of today's young people? More and more young people are feeling immense pressure and seeking a free and unfettered life. Our game allows them to unburden themselves, completely empty themselves, and temporarily escape the constraints of reality. Isn't such a pleasurable experience enough to please players?"

Lu Yu's tone softened as he spoke, his eyes wandering around the room, as if searching for strength. His gaze finally settled on a plant nearby, which, under the sun, was growing wildly and unfurling its shape.

"Look at this plant. It grows simply and freely, without any worries. If one day our game can also allow players to have such a free and unfettered experience, wouldn't that be wonderful? Let them temporarily escape from the chaos and experience the most primitive joy of life."

Lu Yu's gaze returned to the staff. His expression was solemn and persuasive. "Besides, although this game is a brand new attempt, I have already planned a profit model. For example, through story levels and mission settings, we can guide players to continuously pay krypton gold to unlock subsequent game content. We can also sell various props and additional plots, so that players with money and free time can have fun. As long as our design is clever enough, we will definitely make a lot of money!"

"I believe that as long as you put in the effort and enthusiasm you have in the past, you will be able to inject endless enthusiasm and creativity into this game. Let us work together to create an unprecedented new experience and subvert the entire gaming industry with innovative ideas!" Lu Yu's applause echoed in the room for a long time, his words were eloquent and full of confidence.

For a moment, the conference room fell silent. Wan Xiaotong, Mo Xiaoxuan, and Hua Wu looked at each other, unsure how to begin their rebuttal. While Lu Yu's words were arrogant, they did point out some new ideas they hadn't considered.

"Maybe... just like Mr. Lu suggested, let's give it a try?" Wan Xiaotong said hesitantly. "We can remove some of the innovative elements from our original idea and make a relaxing game based on the usual practices first. Then we can slowly transition to a more 'bad' game later. After all, making an extreme game right from the start is too risky."

Mo Xiaoxuan and Hua Wu looked at each other, and were gradually convinced, nodding in agreement.

Seeing the three people showing signs of loosening up, Lu Yu was delighted. He knew that it would be difficult for these elites to completely resist this innovative idea. So he spoke again, patiently coaxing them:
"I've heard everyone's ideas. I think, why don't you, Wan Xiaotong, form a small team within the project team and make a minimalist demo first? You could add some 'tanking' mechanics into the demo, like doing nothing, having no desires, and see how the players react?"

"As for subsequent development, it all depends on the demo's performance. If the player response is enthusiastic, we'll gradually increase development efforts and grasp the right timing. If the demo remains lukewarm, then we'll save everyone time and energy and look for other entry points."

Lu Yu said this, his eyes rolling, and suddenly a sly look appeared on his face: "Besides, you've all experienced the joy of 'playing badly', right? Honestly, who doesn't want to do nothing every day, just lie down and eat and wait for death?"

……

As soon as the words fell, a burst of laughter suddenly broke out in the conference room. Mo Xiaoxuan even laughed out loud, his laughter was deafening, and he was seen clapping his hands on the table while laughing, obviously being hit by Lu Yu's ridicule.

"Mr. Lu is so right! I really like playing badly. If the game really gave me such an experience, I might be the first one to fall into it!" Mo Xiaoxuan said with a smile.

"Alright, alright, time to get down to business." Lu Yu winked, suppressing his laughter. "I know you all have this wish in your hearts, so let's start with Wan Xiaotong, making a small demo and try to come up with a prototype as soon as possible for everyone to review. Everyone else, just continue with your work, and we'll discuss it in depth once the demo is ready."

"Okay, Mr. Lu, I'll arrange it right away!" Wan Xiaotong agreed with a smile, then stood up and left the meeting room, ready to start working on this new project.

Mo Xiaoxuan and Hua Wu didn't say anything more, but nodded knowingly, looking at Lu Yu's back and secretly shaking their heads. Although this idea sounded outrageous, they had to admire Lu Yu's courage and determination, and they were looking forward to what results this experiment would produce.

How many people in this world dare to indulge themselves in such a bad way? Now they want to make a game out of this extreme lifestyle. This is really a bold and crazy idea. However, Lu Yu seems to have a plan in mind and is extremely confident in this idea.
(End of this chapter)