Age of Legends

Chapter 243 Blossoming on All Sides

During the dinner, Jing Qinming added, "Actually, when I first enrolled at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, I wanted to make my own game. That was my graduation project. Unfortunately, I haven't had the time since graduation. Brother Liu asked me to help him set up a computer shop, and I've been incredibly busy lately!"

Wang Shuowei said, "Yes, I've seen Zeze's game design, it's quite interesting. If you don't believe me, Zeze, show it to Zhang Chen!"

What else is there to watch?

Zhang Chen was taken aback, but then he saw Jing Qinming go to get the black shoulder bag hanging on the bench. He always carried such a black shoulder bag when he went out. This was probably the standard outfit for many office workers at this time: work clothes and a shoulder bag.

He opened his satchel, took out a notebook, and opened it. It was filled with densely packed data and mind maps, page after page, as well as many data instructions and symbols. Zhang Chen had graduated from the computer science department in his previous life, so understanding some of it wasn't difficult for him.

"This contains many of my ideas from university to now. Back in high school, I played Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Since I couldn't play during class, I would draw various troop formations and cities in a notebook and simulate battles in class. I was completely immersed in it. Later, this habit became a habit. When I studied at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, I also wanted to make games. I wrote some scripts and ran a simple one. This contains some Three Kingdoms-themed games that I've thought of. This one is a role-playing game that also incorporates some gameplay elements from Dynasty Warriors."

Zhang Chen flipped to the latest page of his notebook and saw some notes written on the page number: "//Calculation algorithm for accumulating generals' rage value"

"void UpdateAanger(int damage){
if (damage > 100) currentAnger +=(damage * 0.5);
if (currentAnger >= 100) TriggerSkill(“无双”);
} ”

Wang Shuowei said at the right time, "See? I used to feel like I didn't know what I wanted to do, but now that I've met Zeze and the others, I also want to make games, to make my own game."

Looking at these notes, Zhang Chen was overwhelmed with shock upon hearing what Wang Shuowei had said. Good heavens, so in their past lives they were making games together and losing tens of millions, right?!
In his previous life, Wang Shuowei had his own life, and he wasn't inseparable from Zhang Chen every day. Their paths had simply changed. He didn't know when he met Zeze and her group; perhaps they met at an internet cafe, but he never told Zhang Chen. Or maybe it happened after he graduated high school, when he met Jing Qinming and his two friends at an internet cafe, since that was where Jing Qinming and his friends frequented.

Zhang Chen thought to himself, "Luckily you ran into me this time, otherwise you guys would have lost everything."

However, Zhang Chen knew perfectly well that Wang Shuowei didn't have tens of millions, and the people in front of him didn't seem like they could raise that much either. So, he could only say that they must have succeeded before, but they might have made a mistake later and bet on the wrong thing.

The situation then becomes clear: Jing Qinming and his group are capable.

Zhang Chen said, "Actually, I also like designing games, just like you! I also like to doodle and draw in my sketchbook!"

Wang Shuowei testified: "That's how it is. When I was in junior high school, he often invented some so-called 'games' at Zhang Chen's house, like level-based RPGs, and played them with me. There were games about cultivating immortality and martial arts!"

"We're on the same page! Are you interested in doing this together sometime? With your brain, you should have a lot of creative ideas!" Jing Qinming said. Thanks to Wang Shuowei's support, and of course, Zhang Chen's demonstrated abilities, Jing Qinming, Xie Yu, and Luo Chengyue were already eager to invite Zhang Chen to join the group.

“Okay, I do have a new idea.” Zhang Chen took Jing Qinming’s notebook and started writing on it, sketching as he spoke, outlining a general plan.

After he finished speaking, Jing Qinming, Xie Yu, and Luo Chengyue couldn't help but exclaim, "That's a great idea!"

“The future belongs to online games. Single-player games are indeed very difficult now, and the amount of content is too large for just a few people like us to create. But if we start with web games, it's a different story.” Jing Qinming nodded after thinking for a long time.

"Is this web game really feasible?" Xie Yu asked.

“Web game development has a short cycle and low cost,” Luo Chengyue analyzed. “If we want to make games, this is indeed suitable for us.”

Jing Qinming said, "It can be built using Flash, Java, or ASP/PHP. If a large number of asynchronous interactions need to be handled, a PHP + MySQL backend architecture can be used, and the frontend can use Flash to implement dynamic rendering. It is not difficult to implement technically."

Xie Yu exclaimed excitedly, "I feel like we can do it just by following along!"

“We can try it first. I’ll build a framework tonight…” Jing Qinming said, but then his face fell. “It means I’ll have to stay up all night!”

Wang Shuowei then looked at Zhang Chen and asked, "When did you come up with this idea? Why didn't you tell me?"

Zhang Chen said, "Didn't you used to just come to my house to play? Why would I need to tell you what I was thinking?"

"That was back in junior high. But it makes sense, we haven't designed a game like this in a long time. Now your ideas have evolved and matured! Not bad, not bad!" Wang Shuowei praised.

Zhang Chen said, "There's no rush in terms of specific production. Let's start with the preliminary planning and write out a framework first. After all, today is just a brainstorming session."

"This is my favorite. Let's meet on QQ then!" Jing Qinming said. Although the three of them didn't explicitly follow anyone's lead, Jing Qinming was the most outgoing and was considered the center of the group. He could make decisions on many things.

A group of people had a pleasant dinner and chatted happily, came up with a project, and parted on good terms. Zhang Chen's proposal for them was to design a strategy-based war web game. After all, for this startup team, a group that started out of passion, it was basically impossible for them to create a large-scale production.

Moreover, the future belongs to online games, which often require investments of tens of millions of dollars. Professional game teams are simply not suitable for them to set up platforms.

However, if the goal is to "plan and create an online game for enthusiasts," then that would be the best way out.

They could manage to develop a web game, and with investment, Zhang Chen could support himself. Most importantly, he knew there was a market for it.

While they might not make a fortune, earning a substantial amount of money is certainly achievable. Right now, there's a group like Jing Qinming leading them on a path of conquest, which is quite exciting to think about.

Zhang Chen knew that the hottest game in the future would be "Legend of Mir," which directly boosted the internet cafe industry chain. According to later statistics, at its peak, one-third of all internet users in the country had played this game. Some people spent countless nights grinding for monsters and equipment, which directly propelled Shanda to become a Chinese internet giant and even created the youngest richest person in China.

Zhang Chen certainly had no intention of interfering with the game, but the trend it brought was a favorable wind, and he could help his small group take advantage of this wind to set sail.

……

……

When Chen Yu was recruited to Zhang Zhonghua's company, he was still somewhat reserved. His transfer to the archives room became common knowledge throughout the entire Nanguang Company.

He was a college graduate admitted through the regular admission process. His father was a long-time employee of the Pixian Equipment Factory of Nanguang Company. Because his son had entered the headquarters, the father was very proud in the staff dormitory. At that time, Chen Yu became the assistant general manager of the head office, and many people would come to his home to give him gifts during holidays, and everyone said nice things.

But as news of Chen Yu's situation at Nanguang Company spread and reached his father's ears, the neighbors all talked about how it was a pity about Chen Yu. He was originally supposed to be the general manager's assistant, but he chose the wrong side and was sent away.

When Chen Yu was on the phone with his father, he heard his father sighing and saying, "How could you be so foolish!" He felt bad too.

Actually, he also wanted to say that his so-called assistant general manager was actually a group of seven or eight people, belonging to the clerical team and logistics, and it wasn't as glamorous as those people thought. Of course, there were indeed opportunities to have further personal relationships with the leaders.

But essentially, he just wanted to work diligently. His whole family were from Nam Kwong, and his father was quite proud of his position at headquarters. Even now, though he's been relegated to a lower position because he helped Zhang Zhonghua, he still has a strong attachment to Nam Kwong. So he's made up his mind that even if Zhang Zhonghua tries to recruit him, Chen Yu will not leave Nam Kwong.

Even if he were to do odd jobs in the archives, Zhou Ping and his ilk couldn't suppress him forever. He believed that sooner or later things would be set right, and he would be able to return to his rightful position through his own abilities.

So when Zhang Zhonghua asked him to come, Chen Yu still subtly explained his thoughts. Zhang Zhonghua smiled and invited him to come and take a look, saying that he had no intention of poaching him.

So Chen Yu went to Zhang Zhonghua's Chenguang Technology Company, which was located in a nearby office building. However, when he arrived today, he didn't expect that Zhang Zhonghua would take him downstairs to eat noodles and then take a taxi to the municipal government.

After a briefing and guidance, we arrived at the third conference room of the municipal government.

On the left side of the mahogany table sat some people in executive jackets and suits, with Chen Yu and Zhang Zhonghua, along with several team members from Chenguang Technology, sitting opposite them.

The air was filled with the refreshing aroma of Longjing tea and the smell of paper ink.

It is clear that this is a government seminar.

Chen Yu was then shocked by the people present and the content of their discussion.

Those present included: Xi Mingrong, then Vice Mayor of Rongcheng; Wang Shijie, Deputy Director of the Development and Reform Commission; Zhao Zhenguo, Director of the Property Rights Management Bureau of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission; and Qin Jian, Chairman of Rongcheng Industrial Investment Group.

Normally, these are the people Chen Yu sees giving speeches and cutting ribbons on various occasions.

Now I'm sitting right across from them.

The document distributed to each government employee, aside from some guiding principles, contained the most important discussion topic: "Strategic Plan for Patent Pledge Financing of FD-29 Picture Tube Technology and the Establishment of Chenguang Display Technology Co., Ltd."

Chen Yu's eyes widened in surprise!

(End of this chapter)