They’re all reborn, what’s wrong with being a little more almighty?

Chapter 233 Release the Beast
Kim Hyung-tae was walking on the streets of Cheongnyangni with a disappointed look on his face. He originally wanted to collect materials, but when he saw the police patrolling around, he knew that there might be no shops open on this street today.

"Why don't we go to a motel and get a room? There are phone numbers on the tissue boxes in the room anyway."

Just as Jin Hengtai was thinking about it, his cell phone suddenly rang, and the caller ID showed that it was a senior from Jin Hengtai's previous company.

"Hello, I'm Kim Hyung-tae. Brother, do you have something to talk to me about?" Kim Hyung-tae asked.

If Koreans are not in a superior-subordinate relationship, they will directly call their older peers "brother" or "sister". Those who have watched Korean dramas should understand this.

"Hengtai, are you busy at work recently? If not, would you like to earn some extra money?" asked the senior.

"Earn extra money? Is there a project that requires art design? Is it a game, animation, or advertisement?" Kim Hyung-tae asked.

"It's a game project. The production company is in China. They don't know where they heard about you, but they hope you can help them design some game characters." The senior said.

Jin Hengtai hesitated for a moment and refused, "I'm sorry, senior, I'm busy with work recently and I really don't have spare time to earn extra money.

And as you know, I am currently working for a game company. If I work as an artist for another game company, it would have a bad impact if my boss and colleagues knew about it.”

Being busy with work and not having time is just an excuse. The real reason is what Kim Hyung-tae said later.

The senior said, "Don't be so quick to refuse. The price they offer is really tempting. They said they can give you 500,000 won for each character you design."

"Five hundred thousand for just one character image?" Jin Hengtai was shocked, but at the same time quite excited.

In 2006, the RMB had not yet appreciated. At that time, 1 US dollar could be exchanged for more than 10000 RMB, and the exchange rate of the Korean won against the RMB was hovering around 80 won to RMB.

Five hundred thousand won is equivalent to 4000 RMB, which was a considerable income for Koreans at that time. After all, South Korea's per capita GDP was less than US dollars.

In 2006, a pork chop meal in Seoul cost only 3000 won, and there was also a won barbecue buffet on the roadside where you could also eat fruit.

At that time, the monthly salary of an ordinary university professor in South Korea was only 400 million won. Of course, the salaries of famous universities and well-known professors would be higher.

Five hundred thousand to design a character is indeed a sky-high price for a game artist.

"What kind of game character does the other party want to design?" Jin Hengtai asked immediately.

“You know China’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms, right? It’s all about designing the images of the female characters in it,” the senior said.

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms? Of course I know it. The female character in it? Is it Diao Chan?" Kim Hyung-tae asked immediately.

Although Koreans are not as fond of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as the Japanese, many of them still have a certain understanding of the Three Kingdoms, especially Koreans born before 1980, who are more or less influenced by Chinese culture.

What's more, Kim Hyung-tae is a game artist. Asians working in the game industry are bound to come into contact with a large number of Japanese games, and many of these Japanese games are about the Three Kingdoms. As a game practitioner, how could Kim Hyung-tae not know about the Three Kingdoms?

The senior said, "I don't know what the other party's specific requirements are. I'm just acting as a matchmaker. If you are willing to take this private job, I'll give the other party your contact information and you can discuss it yourself!"

"Okay, thank you brother. I'll treat you to a drink when it's done." Kim Hyung-tae responded immediately.

A few hours later, an email from Weiguang Technology appeared in Jin Hengtai's mailbox. Although it was written in English, Jin Hengtai was still able to understand it by looking up words.

"Let me design Diao Chan, Sun Shangxiang, Zhen Mi, Cai Wenji, Huang Yueying, Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, Madam Zhu Rong..." Jin Hengtai's first reaction was to count how many characters he had to design.

After a careful count, there are ten in total, which means a labor fee of 5 million won, which is equivalent to a university professor's monthly salary.

"Five million, how many times can I go to Qingliangli! Even if it's 150,000 each time, I can go there 26 times. No, with five million, I must go to a club and see the ones that cost 500,000!"

Then I looked at the email, and on the right it said that if Jin Hengtai's work could satisfy Weiguang Technology, they hoped to establish long-term cooperation.

Jin Hengtai was excited again. The other party was a game company, so it was impossible for them to only make one game. If they cooperated for a long time, wouldn't that be a long-term channel for him to make extra money?
Afterwards, Kim Hyung-tae looked at the requirements of the Dong family for the character's image in the email.

"Each character has a short biography. Since there is a short biography, it will be much easier to design. Hey, there is also an overall requirement at the end, which allows me to express myself freely and not to worry about the scale, as long as I don't reveal anything?"

When Jin Hengtai saw the last line of text, he was stunned.

"What? You specifically mentioned that you shouldn't care about the limit. Do you look down on me, Kim Hyung Tae? If I don't care about the limit and just let it go, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it!"

……

When it comes to designing female characters in games, Kim Hyung-tae is the best and no one dares to say he is second. He is the "Greasy Master" who specializes in drawing greasy girls and is the favorite of veteran drivers.

Kim Hyung-tae was born in 1978. This generation of Koreans was also influenced by Japanese comics, so he aspired to be a cartoonist since he was a child.

After the Asian financial crisis, South Korea vigorously developed the gaming industry, and Kim Hyung-tae also entered the gaming industry. He first made background music for games, and then switched to painting design.

The first game he designed as a character was called "Genesis War", and the orange illustrations of the women in the game were amazing.

A Japanese face with American body proportions, and most importantly, the clothes she wears, with just the right amount of fabric.

Anyone who has watched "One Punch Man" will definitely have an impression of the tight outfit of Tornado. Kim Hyung-tae's style in "Genesis War" is similar to that of Tornado, super tight, the clothes are attached to the body, and the contours are very clear, but the character is not a little loli like Tornado, her figure is even more exaggerated than Fubuki, similar to Kardashian.

"War of Genesis" made Kim Hyung-tae stand out. The exaggerated hip-to-waist ratio shaping technique, coupled with gorgeous and rich details and bright and mellow colors, this unique style instantly made Kim Hyung-tae a representative of the new generation of interlude designers.

Later, Kim Hyung-tae designed characters for many games. In 2007, he joined NCSoft and served as the art designer for "Blade & Soul".

Chinese players should be familiar with the game "Blade & Soul", especially many veteran players who play the game just for the female characters.

In 2014, Kim Hyung-tae founded the SHIFT UP studio and developed a number of mobile games. The style remains the same as before, the characters are all a bit awkward, and the main focus is on selling sex, which is the favorite of veteran players.

Among them, the most famous one is "NIKKE: Goddess of Victory". The gameplay is very simple, which is to push the map. The picture style is just hand-painted + live2d technology, but because of the addition of PG characterization, gentlemen can't stop playing it.

The saying "shake your hips when you shoot and shake your breasts when you change bullets" refers to this game.

In addition, Kim Hyung-tae's studio will also launch a PS2024 console game "Sword Star" in 5, which is the game that was accused of racial discrimination two days ago. The playability of this game is very average, there is no highlight, it can only be regarded as mediocre! But the female characters in it have won praise from veteran drivers with their amazing figures and tight clothes.

Apart from anything else, the greasy senior sister designed by Kim Hyung-tae is enough to please the players.

This is also the reason why Zhang Wei asked Jin Hengtai to design the female characters in the game. The female characters designed by this guy are really to the taste of otaku players!

In those days, most of the people who played online games were otakus. To put it nicely, they were called gentlemen, but to put it bluntly, they were a bunch of old perverts. How could these old perverts resist the temptation of a greasy senior sister!

……

Yao Xiaoguang looked at the image of Diao Chan designed by Jin Hengtai, and always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

This Diao Chan does look very beautiful, but I always feel that something is wrong. For example, why is this skirt open to the waist?
Let’s look at the next character, Sun Shangxiang. She is holding a sword in both hands, wearing a tight green skirt and lacquered boots on her feet. She looks very heroic.

But is she wearing anything under the skirt or not? Why is it that when she turns sideways and raises her leg, all that is exposed is flesh?
Next is Cai Wenji. There shouldn't be cheongsams in the Three Kingdoms period, right? Cheongsams shouldn't stick to the body like a vacuum, right? You can even see the belly button through the clothes. What the hell is that heart-shaped gap on the chest of this cheongsam?

The next picture is Madam Zhurong. When Yao Xiaoguang saw this look, he instantly had the urge to hold up the sky with a pillar!

Is this figure serious? This waist-to-hip ratio, coupled with the wheat-colored skin, is totally wrong, right?
I know that Madam Zhu Rong is a southern barbarian, and southern barbarians may not know how to weave cloth, but there is no mention in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms that southern barbarians have to wear animal skin bikinis!
Wearing a bikini is fine, but the bikini is only half the size of a regular one. What the hell is that? You are the wife of the Nanman King, and you still need a piece or two of animal skin?

The next picture is Huang Yueying. In this picture, Huang Yueying is wearing a veil, with only half of her face exposed, giving people a looming feeling.

But this veil was definitely the most complete piece of clothing on her body. Fortunately, she had a feather fan in her hand to cover the key parts.

No wonder Zhuge Liang died at the age of 53! If he really had such a wife and lived to be 53, Zhuge Liang must have been very strong.

Next is Zhen Mi. Apart from other things, the design of this dress is very creative. This dress can't cover the top or the bottom. It can be said that it doesn't cover any part that should be covered. On the contrary, the waist is covered tightly. The dress looks like a corset.

After looking at all ten female characters, Yao Xiaoguang couldn't help but blushing. These pictures were really too embarrassing.

"Zhang Wei, isn't this design too bold?" Yao Xiaoguang asked.

"Are you asking about something too explicit?" Zhang Wei laughed and continued, "Let's just ask whether Jin Hengtai's design is better than our artist's."

"If the evaluation criteria are the coolness and economy of fabrics worn, then it is indeed true," Yao Xiaoguang replied.

"Okay, stop pretending to be a gentleman. You swallowed your saliva more than a dozen times when you were looking at the pictures. Don't think I didn't see it!" Zhang Wei snorted coldly.

"Is that so?" Yao Xiaoguang said and swallowed.

"Haha..." Zhang Wei curled his lips sarcastically, and then said: "With such a character, do you think you can get players to click in?"

"If it's a male player, after seeing these, he will definitely click in to play." Yao Xiaoguang nodded in agreement.

Zhang Wei continued, "I have already thought of the advertisement. I will give Diao Chan to players at the beginning. As long as players register an account, I will give Diao Chan to them. Then I will put the image of Diao Chan on the advertisement. When players see it, nine out of ten times they will click in."

"Didn't they say before that Diao Chan would be a special general, available only in the gift pack?"

"That's just introducing an idea! And Jin Hengtai has designed several action styles for Diao Chan, so we can make a general card for each action style! For example, the blue card Diao Chan is given when you enter the game, and the gift pack later can have a red card Diao Chan, or even a gold card Diao Chan."

When talking about money-making projects, Zhang Wei seemed very excited.

Yao Xiaoguang then reported: "I have already reached an agreement with China Mobile and will sign the contract next week. At present, China Mobile can provide us with recharge for China Mobile and M-Zone, but not for Global Connect."

"Global Communication users are not as many as those of Shenzouxing and M-Zone, and they are mainly business users. If there is no China Unicom, then there is no China Unicom!" Zhang Wei then asked, "What about China Unicom? Can we negotiate the recharge channel of China Unicom's Ruyitong?"

"I went to talk about it. I'm not optimistic, but I don't think the chances are high." Yao Xiaoguang replied.

"It's okay. I still have channels for mobile phone recharge cards. Mobile phone recharge cards can be bought everywhere. They are also sold in Internet cafes."

In that era, game recharge was not as convenient as it is now. Now mobile payment is well developed and you can complete game recharge by scanning a QR code through Alipay or WeChat.

Before that, it was the era of online banking, where you could directly purchase virtual point cards through online banking and recharge the game.

Going back further, it was the era of point card recharge. Internet cafes sold point cards for various popular games at the counter, so in the era of paid games, the promotion of online games was inseparable from Internet cafes. If Internet cafes did not sell point cards, even if there were games, players would not be able to play them.

However, only large and powerful companies can establish Qidian Card sales channels. It is difficult for small companies to expand their channels to Internet cafes across the country.

At this time, you need to use the channel for recharging mobile phone bills.

If you can reach an agreement with the mobile communications operator, you can directly recharge within the game by deducting your phone bill. Of course, the mobile operator will charge a certain service fee.

In addition, you can also directly purchase mobile phone recharge cards, enter the card number and password in the game recharge interface, and complete the game recharge.

Although this recharge channel requires paying a portion of the commission to mobile operators, it is more widespread than using point cards.

This channel still exists today, not only for PC games, but also for many mobile games. If you find that your school-age child spends hundreds of yuan on phone bills every month, then he is most likely recharging to play games.

After all, Yao Xiaoguang is a senior gaming practitioner and has certain connections with mobile operators, so he was able to negotiate the recharge channels for China Mobile and M-Zone.

Now that the problem of recharge channels has been solved, the next thing is game promotion.

Yao Xiaoguang continued, "As for game promotion, I have contacted several major domestic game websites and asked them to write a few articles to promote it. In addition, I also plan to advertise on game platforms such as Haofang.

As for offline promotion, we need to find salesmen to go to each Internet cafe, but this way, the cost of promotion will be higher. We are not a PC game, so this method is not cost-effective. "

"Regarding the promotion of the game..." Zhang Wei's voice suddenly paused, and his expression became a little frozen.

"Do you have a plan?" Yao Xiaoguang asked immediately.

Zhang Wei fell into silence. He was thinking whether he should release the beast now!
(End of this chapter)