A game of dreams

"The Tower of Stars, I know."

The partner saw some clues: "Do you know each other?"

Yuan Chong raised his wine glass to the person opposite: "Oh, you may not know. I worked for Mr. Zhao back then, and I brought out the first game of their company. But then I went abroad for personal development. Thank you Mr. Zhao cultivated cultivation, otherwise, where would Mr. Yuan come from today? I respect you first, you can drink as you like, and I will finish the drink." After speaking, he raised his head and emptied the whole glass.

Zhao Shouyu really only took a sip: "The capacity for drinking has improved."

Everyone thought he was joking, and the atmosphere became cheerful, and no one noticed the undercurrent between the two of them.

The partner didn't know the inside story, so he also joked: "Ah Chong, let you evaluate the old company now, what do you say?"

This is where something goes wrong.Yuan Chong said meaningfully: "I played "Star Ship", which was very interesting. The whole plan is very novel, and even some parts are very avant-garde, a bit of the experimentalism of those Nordic studios. Their new producer has an idea. Yes. In addition, a few soundtracks are very brilliant, and I can apply for an award. My personal opinion is that the company’s main focus on the European and American markets has already made a good start. It is not easy to persevere. As long as it continues to accumulate word of mouth, it can be fully accumulated. .”

He picked good words, but Zhao Shouyu said indifferently, "Thank you."

He then excused himself to make a phone call and left first.

The partner didn't understand the situation, and praised Zhao Shouyu: "Young and calm, he is also a man of sentiment?"

Yuan Chong originally wanted to sarcastically, but subconsciously felt a little childish.

With all the vicissitudes, it is Zhao Shouyu's turn to become a "feeling" game producer.

But Yuan Chong didn't expect that Zhao Shouyu actually established this small broken game company, and he continued to do it all the time.He has been paying attention to Zhao Shouyu's company for the past few years—partly for work, partly because of personal feelings—after "Mirage", Zhao Shouyu stagnated for two years. The production of new games has also been quiet.After that, Cao Ding left the company, and the internal reshuffle probably took place, and the entire game production process was only able to catch up with the pace again.

Zhao Shouyu really has a way of managing the company. In the past few years, he has started to cooperate with European studios to produce works, not only helping the company open up the European market, but also learning a lot of experience. As the second original work after "Mirage", "Tower of Stars" can be seen. Not only has it matured a lot in terms of production and gameplay, but it has also caught up with many pioneering laboratories in Europe in terms of concept.This kind of development strategy is not easy, at least among the many game studios in China, Yuan Chong has not picked out the second one who can carry this path to the end.Not only outsiders, but even Yuan Chong was surprised. Zhao Shouyu seemed to be really "very obsessed with games".

In fact, Yuan Chong wanted to chat with Zhao Shouyu impulsively, not to talk about other things, but to talk about business. He has a lot of things he wants to know, and he has even written a special report for Zhao Shouyu. This is a very interesting case. It is a rare case in the country.From a professional point of view, he very much hopes that Zhao Shouyu can succeed. This is a meaningful thing for the entire domestic game industry.

But it seemed that Zhao Shouyu had no interest in chatting with him.

Coming out of the hotel, the door was crowded with people waiting for the driver and pick-up.Yuan Chong watched from a distance, a Porsche picked up Zhao Shouyu.Zhao Shouyu had a little too much wine, so he was half-supported. The man driving the car came down to help, and Zhao Shouyu put his arms around his neck and begged for a kiss.

Yuan Chong looked away angrily, and hailed a taxi casually.

The driver asked him where he was going, and he thought about calling Cai Sijia: "Where are you? Do you want to have a late-night snack together?"

The little intern didn't expect the Great God to call him, and he still put him in his rental house at ten o'clock in the evening.

The smell of alcohol on Yuan Chong's body startled him: "Do you want to drink yogurt?" He took out yogurt from his small refrigerator.

Yuan Chong looked a little out of place in the fourteen square meter apartment: "You rented this?"

Cai Sijia was very embarrassed: "The salary of the internship is not much, I thought I would change to a bigger one after I became a full-time employee."

"Very good," Yuan Chong took the yoghurt and thanked him: "I lived in worse than this."

Cai Sijia folded the quilt on the bed to make a clean place: "Sorry, it's too narrow, you can sit here first."

Seeing him tidying up in a hurry, Yuan Chong thought he was cute: "Don't do it, I just came to see you, and I'll leave in a while."

Cai Sijia looked into his eyes and said, "Have you ever rented a house?"

"It's not bad to live in a rental house. Our family is in the countryside. When we were young, we lived in mud houses. It rained and the wind leaked. Later, when I went to university, the children in the city complained about the poor dormitory conditions. I don't know how happy I am. , the dormitory is pretty good.”

"I read your interview with Caijing Weekly, and mentioned that you were not well-off in the past, and your work was not smooth at the beginning."

"It's my own fault that things don't work out."

"But people will inevitably make mistakes. Going to work is so different from when I was in school. I am so afraid of making mistakes, and I am also afraid of getting along with my colleagues. Every time I see the leader, I feel nervous and afraid of saying the wrong thing."

"What are you afraid of, as long as it is not a big mistake of principle."

"If the leader doesn't like you, he can call a small mistake a big mistake."

The interns are worried.Yuan Chong patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Leadership is indeed very important. There is indeed a difference between a leader liking you and not liking you. But don't be too nervous. You are still an intern. It's okay to make some mistakes. "

Cai Sijia looked at him with reverence: "Really?"

Yuan Chong has a deep meaning: "I have been in the industry for more than ten years. I have made countless mistakes, big and small. Some mistakes even caused a devastating blow to my career and affected my life. When I was young, I was different from you. I I am not afraid of making mistakes. I think I am young, have capital, and have many opportunities to start over. It is not terrible to make some mistakes. I am from a bad background, so I am a little eager for quick success, and even thought about doing some heresy ways to realize my ideals. Later, I paid The price is heavy."

Cai Sijia was surprised.These things will not be exposed by media interviews.

"As you said, people are bound to make mistakes." Yuan Chong said: "It's not the most terrible thing to make mistakes. The most terrible thing is that people have no bottom line, and they use the excuse of ideals and a better life, knowing that That is a mistake and you have to make it. There are some things that cannot be done, and you must not do them. The only one who suffers is yourself. Do you understand?"

Cai Sijia nodded with a half understanding.

"Then do you regret it?"

"Some regret, some don't."

"Didn't it say that you must not do it?"

"Xiaojia, detours are indispensable. It is very hard, but you can also experience something different. It's like playing a game. Of course it's good if you keep playing the main task. Clearing levels and upgrading are very refreshing and have a high sense of accomplishment, but Sometimes unexpected side quests may tell you an interesting story, or take you to see hidden, beautiful scenery, or meet a few friends that you would never have met... Do you know what I'm saying ? Life is a new map to open up wasteland, without a strategy, you can't play the main line all the time."

"It's all high-players who open up wasteland. It's so difficult for a rookie like us without a strategy."

"But without a strategy, we are free."

Yuan Chong felt that he was a bit long-winded, and finished the yogurt: "I'm sorry to bother you so late."

Cai Sijia blushed and shook her head: "Don't bother me, Teacher Yuan, I never dreamed that you could come." He jumped off the bed and flipped through a few articles: "This is something I wrote myself, do you want to read it? "

Yuan Chong took it over to read it, carefully marked the mistakes and corrections for him with a pen, and wrote comments at the end.

"The writing is not good, but I'm working hard." The intern said in a low voice.

Yuan Chong patted his head: "You are very meticulous and have keen observation skills, which is good, but the logic of writing needs to be honed. I think you are fine."

Cai Sijia held her manuscript: "I really want to become a full-time employee, and I want to join the organization, but this time there are only three places to become a full-time employee. We have more than 20 interns, and I don't know if I can get in..."

"I can ask the manpower for you to see what indicators they evaluate." Yuan Chong asked.

Cai Sijia's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Yuan Chong smiled at him: "But whether you can become a regular or not depends on yourself."

Cai Sijia might have misunderstood what he meant, and his face turned even redder, as if he mustered up a lot of courage and suddenly came up to kiss Yuan Chong.Yuan Chong was taken aback, and immediately pulled the intern away when his lips were touched.The intern was puzzled.

Yuan Chong admitted that his motives were not pure tonight. The image of Zhao Shouyu hugging someone and kissing him was always in his head. In addition, the intern was cute and shy, and his appearance was also the one he liked, so he was a little impulsive.But when it really came, he couldn't let it go. This is a self-motivated child, and he couldn't bear to ruin his heart.

"Xiao Jia, you misunderstood. What I mean is that getting this job depends on your own strength." Yuan Chong explained embarrassingly.

The intern thought he didn't like him: "Yes... Is it because I'm not good enough?"

"No," Yuan Chong said in self-criticism: "It's my problem. I shouldn't have come to see you so late. I'm sorry if I misunderstood you."

The intern eagerly began to unbutton his clothes: "It's okay, teacher, I'm voluntary. I won't say anything..."

Yuan Chong stood up with a sullen face, and distanced himself from him: "Enough."

The intern's big eyes quickly filled with tears.He was ashamed and helpless.

"Go to bed early, you have to go to work tomorrow." Yuan Chong regretted his impulse tonight.

Cai Sijia was going to pull him: "Teacher!"

Yuan Chong didn't even dare to visit him, the intern was just like himself back then.He gritted his teeth and pulled the child's hand away, trying to comfort him: "Xiao Jia, you are very good, you don't need to use this method to get a job, you have to have confidence in yourself."

After speaking, Analyst Yuan ran away without looking back, fearing that something would happen if he stayed for a second longer.

The report was to be handed in at the end of the month, and Yuan Chong was not satisfied with the completed manuscripts. In the end, he still wanted to finish writing the case analysis of Zhao Shouyu's company.But it was also a problem to find ready-made interview resources at hand. He was not sure whether it was appropriate to take the initiative to contact Zhao Shouyu at this time, and finally found Zhao Shouyu's secretary.

The secretary was still the same girl, Anna, and she was very happy to see him: "It's not too difficult. I can give you the phone number of the director, and you can just contact him. Cao Ding has been gone for many years, and we have a new one. I know you."

Yuan Chong was also curious: "Why did he leave later? There is no news about him recently."

"It's a long story. He and Mr. Zhao didn't get along well enough, and Mr. Zhao was not satisfied with what he made. It was all delayed in those two years, so he didn't produce any works. It wasn't until he changed people that he got on the right track. I heard people Back to Korea."

"Is there more people in the company now? How many people are there in the team?"

"Actually, not much has changed. There are less than two hundred people in total."

"enough."

"The budget is still tight, Mr. Zhao drinks outside every day to attract investment."

Zhao Shouyu's intentions surprised Yuan Chong: "Aside from the company, has he not had any other projects at hand?"

Anna replied: "During Cao Ding's two years, he also had doubts. He felt that the game was not easy to make, and he might not be able to stick to it. At that time, many people in the team speculated whether he was going to sell the company, but after he opened Cao Ding, he said nothing. Hang Chi started to look for new people. Everyone interviewed in person, starting from the screening of resumes. There was a problem with the company's funds. In order to pay wages, he also sold two of his own houses and bought a lot of antiques. After all, he survived. "

Yuan Chong was taking notes while recording: "Actually, we can do some agency and outsourcing services first."

I just heard Anna continue to say: "I have accepted, and I have accepted a lot of projects. At that time, even a big factory came to talk about acquisitions. After all, your "Mirage" is there, and the company is still valuable. But Mr. Zhao is not willing, and all of them are rejected. I would rather do outsourcing.”

"I checked, and now he is the controlling shareholder of the company, and the second largest shareholder is Judu Media, which accounts for 30.00% of the shares."

"Yes, Judu wanted to invest in games at the time, and he proposed to invest in the shares. The conditions he proposed were also very sincere, and Mr. Zhao agreed."

"Is there an impact on the company's operations and strategic direction?"

"They can have opinions, but it's us who make the decisions."

"Zhao Shouyu doesn't seem to have changed the company's strategic direction."

"He insisted on taking this path. Some people persuaded him that it is better to switch to the domestic market and work for a big factory first, at least to survive. He quit. He said that "Mirage" has proved that this path is possible. Yes, he was about to go down. It turned out later that he was right, the big fish eat the small fish in the country, the living space is squeezed too much, and only by going outside can there be a chance of survival.”

Yuan Chong stopped writing, it was hard for him to imagine Zhao Shouyu saying such words.

Anna smiled: "Actually, if you want, you can come back and look at it at any time. The company welcomes you very much. Although there have been many newcomers, those of us who stayed still remember you. Including your office, it is still intact What was there when you left is what it is now.”

Yuan Chong thought she was joking: "Didn't Zhao Shouyu move a wider space for you?"

"It seems to be moving at the beginning of next year. "Tower of Stars" is indeed selling well. Mr. Zhao intends to rent a bigger place."

"First of all, I wish you a happy housewarming."

After chatting with the secretary, Yuan Chong called the new production director to make an interview.The two agreed to meet at an outdoor cafe on Sunday afternoon.

When he came, the other party brought a person with him, and introduced: "This is Yang Ling, the soundtrack composer of "Tower of Stars", and now it is our Queen's soundtrack. I also inquired about him, I think you should also be interested in him, so I brought him along, no problem?"

The soundtrack artist dressed like a folk singer, smiled like a sunflower, and warmly handed over: "Mr. Yuan, right? Long time, my name is Yang Ling."