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

Chapter 89 Worthy of being a Thousand Layer Cake (Please Order)
"Hurry up and tell me." Everyone couldn't wait.

Shao Peng analyzed seriously:
"Think about it carefully, why would Mr. Lu say this while making instant noodles?
That’s because in the eyes of many people, instant noodles are the most inconspicuous and cheap food, but as long as fancy high-end ingredients are used, the taste of instant noodles can be made into something special.

But those condiments did not overshadow the main dish, and the instant noodles were still the same instant noodles.

This shows that when we develop games, we should be like making instant noodles. We should not be blinded by all the fancy and dazzling ingredients, but should grasp the original intention - what is the main ingredient of our game?

Mo Xiaoxuan, guided by Shao Peng, recalled his original intention in planning this game:
"Use your mouth to speak freely in any corner of the city."

Shao Peng nodded. "Yes, 'city life where you can talk as you please' is the core experience of our game, just like the instant noodles. All the other messy things like jet buses, trendy brand stores, fashion shows, and mouth-cannon competition towers are just icing on the cake."

Sun Rou agreed, "So, we should just ignore everything and build the game scene based on the most realistic urban block—Phantom Fashion Street. Then, we can create a relatively complete experience route within it."

Yao Jun nodded approvingly. "Sun Rou's idea is right. Our game has many blocks, right? Let's create a demo of one block first, and then expand on it."

With everyone talking one after another, we quickly sorted out our thoughts.

Zhang Fan exclaimed, "Mr. Lu is truly worthy of his name. Not only did he provide us with inspiration through his street walks, he even anticipated any difficulties we might encounter during game development and offered pointers through small everyday experiences."

Everyone nodded in agreement excitedly, and President Lu's image in their eyes became more and more prestigious.

It is worthy of being called the Thousand Layer Cake, and its reputation is well-deserved!
Copywriter Hao Shuwen said, "I'll first try to write a quest line in this scene demo. What kind of main story do you like?"

Xie Ying, the UI artist who rarely spoke, said delicately:
"Think about it, since superpowers like Word Spirit Particles exist in this world, there are definitely people who want to use them for evil, like manipulating minds or public opinion. In that case, there has to be a villain, preferably a large tech company that uses Word Spirit Particles to exploit innocent citizens."

Many people on the project were previously interns at Frostwolf Studios.

When it comes to the word "exploitation", they are very familiar with it. It can be said that whether it is time, youth, or even health, they have been exploited badly by Youyi Company.

So, someone muttered:
"In that case, we might as well use Youyi Company as the prototype of the villain."

But everyone quickly gave up this idea because the daughter of the Liu Group was still in this conference room.

Unexpectedly, Liu Mengyuan's eyes suddenly lit up. Isn't this a good opportunity to declare independence to his mother?
She nodded and said:

"That's a good idea. Let's use Youyi Company as the prototype for the villain, and the main villain, Liu Lan."

Everyone was shocked instantly!

My dear, Miss Liu, you are a wealthy woman and can do whatever you want, but our small Taoyuan Township company can't withstand the bombardment of the Liu Group's legal team.

Hao Shuwen rubbed his brows and said, "Boss Liu, to avoid suspicion, how about naming the villain boss "Yanagi Igarashi"? "

"Well... that's fine." She nodded reluctantly.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. This small gaming company was finally saved.

Afterwards, Hao Shuwen began tapping away on his laptop keyboard, sharing his design ideas with everyone:

In the fictional city of New Alfaka, a mysterious meteorite accidentally landed, and the environment was unexpectedly filled with word spirit particles.

The business woman "Yanagishita Igarashi" led her family's "Shenyi Company" to monopolize many businesses related to Word Spirit Particles in the New Alpha Card market, such as -

Manufacturing of Word Potion: The company produces various Word Potion that can improve citizens' ability to talk, but there are potential side effects after use.

Yanling Energy Development: The company provides energy storage, compression and trading services for Yanling particles, and various jet-powered vehicles are the company's masterpieces.

Word Spirit Research Laboratory: The company has multiple research laboratories dedicated to developing new Word Spirit technologies and applications for the benefit of mankind.

Igarashi, the chairman of Shenyi Company, has declared in public more than once that the Word Spirit Particles will lead mankind to achieve the evolution of civilization.

Of course, these seemingly legal civilian businesses are just a disguise for Shenyi Company.

Shenyi Company is secretly doing evil things that are unknown to the public:
They use word particle technology to manipulate human thoughts and emotions, with the aim of turning citizens into puppets that obey the company's orders.

They use the network of word particles they have built to exploit and deprive people of their positive emotions and life energy.

After their power grew completely, they directly controlled the citizens of the entire city and used threats to put pressure on the city's senior managers, thereby indirectly gaining control of the city.

All of this is to satisfy Igarashi's ambition to expand power and accumulate wealth.

...After finishing the design draft, Hao Shuwen looked at Liu Mengyuan cautiously:
"Boss Liu, do you think this is appropriate?"

Liu Mengyuan nodded excitedly: "It's perfect, perfect, perfect."

What can others say? As long as you are happy, boss lady.

Soon, through heated discussions, everyone preliminarily determined the preliminary concept, story background setting, game mechanism design, story process planning, game menu, etc. of this Phantom Block demo.

Moreover, during the specific design process, they were delighted to find that the various street-shopping experiences they had learned while shopping could be used so perfectly in game planning.

If Mr. Lu had not taken them on a journey of exploring the streets for a while, they would not have been able to write such a down-to-earth urban design case.

Yao Jun couldn't help but sigh:
“Before, I heard you all say that our Mr. Lu was an old man with a thousand layers of cake, but I didn’t have any idea. Now I see that he is indeed worthy of his reputation.

Zhang Fan also sighed:

“Indeed, from the initial project establishment to every step of the design, although Mr. Lu did not directly participate, he always gave us advice in various ways.

In Taoyuan Township, we are not hard-working workers who are abandoned when our creativity is drained away. Mr. Lu truly treats us as partners.”

Everyone's eyes were slightly moist.

The benefits are so good and the boss is so concerned about the growth of employees. Where can you find such a fantastic company?
At this moment, Lu Yu, who was sweating profusely in the gym on the second floor, suddenly saw a light screen pop up in front of him:

13 employees are happy and grateful for your suggestions and help, creating a sense of empathy and solidarity. Leisure points +18.

Lu Yu stopped the treadmill, wiped the sweat off his face with a towel, and looked around the empty gym.

I felt confused and dazed.

What the hell? What the hell did I do again?
……

The ten people in the Mouth Cannon Life project team continued developing the design plan agreed upon at the meeting until Thursday.

They even felt a little unsatisfied. The sense of accomplishment of watching the virtual world they built gradually take shape was simply unparalleled.

Unfortunately, tomorrow is Friday and we have a day off, and Mr. Lu is determined not to let me work overtime, so I can only come back next Monday to continue working.

Zhang Fan rubbed his hands and said:

"I have an Alienware laptop anyway, so why don't I take the design project home and work on it on Friday?

Of course, this is my own initiative, so please don't try to imitate me. After all, this is the company's policy, and I'm just doing it for fun."

Yao Jun laughed and said, "I might as well do it at home on Friday. I have nothing to do anyway."

Sun Rou also nodded and said:

"The phrase 'playing while doing' is a good one. When I was at Youyi, I worked overtime every day, which made me want to vomit when I saw any game after get off work. I just wanted to take a shower and go to bed.

It wasn’t until I came to Taoyuan Township that I realized that developing games itself can bring people genuine joy.”

Shao Peng couldn't agree more:
"Indeed, now I feel like the company's facilities are so good, they provide three meals a day and hot springs, it's just like home, and that shabby house I rented is just a doghouse. Now, every day when I open my eyes, what I look forward to most is going to work. I don't want to go home at all."

Sister Xie Ying said softly:
"The company atmosphere is great, and everyone is like friends. Everyone here is talented and speaks well. I love being here."

In this way, many employees of the Mouth Cannon team chose to voluntarily stay at home on Fridays to develop the game, and the demo of Phantom Block gradually took shape.

……

Next Monday.

Lu Yu sat at his workstation, looking at the system screen with mixed feelings.

The statistical trend chart of leisure points shows that point income has been on a slightly downward trend since last Friday.

What the hell is going on?

(End of this chapter)