Have you ever made games? Then you should write about games!

After washing up and coming out of the bathroom, Chen Dong was about to open his phone to watch Su Tao's live stream when a message popped up on QQ.

"It will be available tomorrow at 12 noon sharp, don't forget!"

Looking at the message from the editor, Chen Dong awkwardly picked at his nails and muttered to himself.

"Does the editor think I'm that unreliable that they have to remind me again so late at night?"

Despite his complaints, Chen Dong honestly typed "received" and sent the message.

"If my guess is correct, the redemption conditions for Black Myth: Wukong will most likely be related to the first pre-order upon release."

After pondering for a moment, Chen Dong exited the editor's chat window and entered the reader group he had created, where he posted a pinned message.

"It will be available for purchase tomorrow at 12 noon. Please subscribe on the first day!"

Afterwards, Chen Dong turned on his computer, logged into the author assistant backend, and quickly wrote a post-release message as the last chapter during the free period.

Even after completing all of this, Chen Dong still felt somewhat uneasy.

"Hopefully the redemption conditions set by the system won't be too harsh."

With this thought in mind, Chen Dong couldn't muster any interest in watching live streams or scrolling through short videos. He went to bed early, closed his eyes, and forced himself to fall asleep.

Chen Dong finally drifted off to sleep after an unknown amount of time.

The next morning, after arriving at Xingka, Chen Dong approached Jiang Jia and her team and shared his idea of ​​creating an overseas video account.

Although they were somewhat unsure about the tasks assigned by their boss due to their lack of experience, they still showed great enthusiasm when accepting the assignments.

After all, Chen Dong, as the boss, has always been generous.

After briefly discussing the operational style of the video account with Jiang Jia and others, Chen Dong locked himself in his office and did not appear in front of his employees for the entire morning.

As the clock slowly struck twelve, the ten chapters scheduled for release were uploaded directly to the VIP section.

Chen Dong opened the system panel, and "Black Myth: Wukong" appeared on it.

[Game Novel Master System]

[Host: Chen Dong]

[Linked to novel: "We Promised to Develop a Match-3 Game, But What's with Titanfall?"]

[Games featured in the novel: Devil Roulette, Vampire Survivor, Terraria, Escape from Chickenkov, Black Myth: Wukong]

[Redemption Requirements: The novel must achieve 3000 initial subscriptions!]

[Redeemable Games: None]

[Games redeemed: Devil Roulette, Vampire Survivor, Terraria, Escape from Chickenkov]

"First order of premium items?"

Chen Dong was stunned when he saw the redemption requirements given by the system.

First subscription refers to the number of subscriptions received within 24 hours of the product's release.

For a work to be considered a "high-quality" work, the average number of subscriptions per chapter must reach 3000, and the number of VIP chapters must exceed 20 words.

Generally speaking, if the initial subscription exceeds 1000, it can already be considered a relatively excellent work. As long as the quality of subsequent content does not decline, there is a high probability that it will reach the threshold of being a high-quality work and receive the high-quality badge issued by the website.

The entire online novel platform has only about 9000 novels that have received this big red label.

This demonstrates the difficulty of a novel achieving the status of a masterpiece.

However, the system's requirement for redemption was that Chen Dong's novel achieve 3000 initial subscriptions, which was many times more difficult than achieving 3000 average subscriptions.

After all, one is limited to 24 hours, while the other can be endured over a long period of time.

Chen Dong quickly opened the author assistant backend and checked the number of readers following the novel.

"We have over 10,000 followers, but many are just casual fans who aren't likely to subscribe. So, achieving our goal of 3000 first-time subscribers isn't a sure thing."

Unlike monthly passes, there are generally no channels for artificial intervention in the initial subscription of a novel.

If a novel is good, people will naturally be willing to pay for it; if it's not good, don't blame readers for leaving after reading the free chapters.

All Chen Dong could do was shout it out in the reader group.

Every minute and every second that followed, Chen Dong was not exactly in constant agony, but every now and then he would open the assistant's backend and take a look.

Fortunately, the growth rate of initial subscriptions was very encouraging; almost every time Chen Dong checked, there was an increase of several hundred subscriptions.

And so, before it was even time to leave work, the novel "We Promised to Make a Match-3 Game, What the Heck is Titanfall?" had already achieved 3000 first-day subscriptions.

"I didn't expect the readers to be so receptive; it seems my writing skills have indeed improved."

Wiping away non-existent beads of sweat from his forehead, Chen Dong smiled and boasted.

Upon opening the system panel, Chen Dong saw "Black Myth: Wukong" listed in the redeemable section and promptly chose to redeem it.

The next moment, a black USB drive appeared in Chen Dong's hand.

"I've got my hands on China's first domestically produced AAA game!"

Generally speaking, the production of AAA games requires not only a lot of time, but also a lot of technology and money.

Ultimately, however, it all comes down to whether the game developers have enough funding.

With sufficient funding and the ability to recruit more talent, production efficiency and technology will naturally not be major issues.

Now, with the several games he has previously produced, Starcard has accumulated a considerable amount of funds, giving Chen Dong the confidence to produce AAA masterpieces.

Stroking the smooth surface of the USB drive, Chen Dong sneered.

"To say that domestically produced games lack good storylines, I agree. But if you say that China can't produce AAA games, then you'd better wait and see!"

The Chinese game industry has been developing for over a decade or two, but for various reasons, China has yet to produce a truly outstanding AAA title.

This has become almost a consensus in the international gaming community.

Chen Dong and Xingka will be the first to shatter this false common sense!

Before the workday ended, Chen Dong pushed open the door and hurried to the manager's office at Xingka.

"Manager Yin, I have an idea!"

Yin Qingying was engrossed in handling matters related to the Star Card when she saw Chen Dong barge in with an excited expression on his face, which aroused her curiosity.

Sitting in a corner of the office, Shen Shi, who looked quite petite, also cast curious glances.

"Manager Yin, Manager Shen, I've made up my mind! Starcard will become the first company in China to produce AAA games!"

Chen Dong spread his hands and slapped the USB drive onto Yin Qingying's desk.

"This contains the game's information. Once we recruit enough people, we can start working on it immediately!"

Hearing Chen Dong's ambitious words, Yin Qingying nodded slightly and didn't say anything more.

No matter what game Chen Dong wanted to make, she would never refuse, and would only silently help Chen Dong complete most of the work in the early, middle and late stages.

Instead, Shen Shi raised her hand, seemingly wanting to express her opinion.

Although this is her first time entering the game industry, she was a seasoned gamer before and had a general understanding of the resources required to make a AAA game.

Starcard's current balance sheet of several hundred million yuan is barely enough to meet the threshold for developing AAA games.

Most importantly, the prerequisites for AAA games, such as plot design and background information, cannot be bought with money.

It seems unwise to rashly invest your energy in this money-devouring beast.

However, after Shen Shi expressed her opinion, Chen Dong and Yin Qingying just smiled and did not adopt her suggestion.

Seeing this, Shen Shi had no choice but to sit down, secretly wondering if she should find another job soon.

Although Starcard can be considered a rising star in China's gaming industry, its boss, Chen Dong, seems to be acting too recklessly...

AAA title?

It's unlikely that a single game company with the qualifications and capabilities to produce such games will emerge in China within the next ten years.