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

Chapter 95: A Day in the Life of Director Lu (Please Order)

This is a great opportunity if they want to grow!

Lu Rui made a prompt decision: "Then let's listen to Mr. Lu. Let's slow down our work pace for now and try out the various enjoyable facilities in the company. Maybe we can find some inspiration."

……

After Lu Yu finished the meeting with the island owner's group, he was not idle. He decided to spend a day next Monday to supervise and secretly observe several key targets with the lowest scores in the island owner's life group.

After work on Monday.

The first person he targeted was Lu Rui, whose point income was ranked last in the group.

During lunch break, Lu Rui had no design ideas at all, so he decided to try a different approach and listen to Mr. Lu's advice. He ran to the bookstore on the second floor and looked through guides for various games, hoping to find some inspiration.

Sitting on the sofa in the corner of the bookstore, with a pile of game guides piled on his legs, he flipped through them again and again with a frown, but still found nothing.

I sighed, closed the book, and was about to buy a new batch of strategy books.

At this moment, Lu Yu sat next to Lu Rui and raised the beauty photography magazine in his hand.

On the cover, a model in a bikini stands on a white sand beach with the blue ocean and coconut trees in the background.

She has charming curves and her wheat-colored skin exudes an alluring glow under the sun.

"Student Lu, don't be so tense. Look at you. Even when you're relaxing, you have to read a book about game development. How can your brain rest like this?
In fact, looking at these swimsuit beauties more often can not only relieve stress, but also help improve your aesthetic taste. There is a saying that goes, "Reading ten thousand books is like traveling ten thousand miles."

Lu Rui's face flushed, his eyes were glued to the magazine, but he kept saying in defense:

"But, Mr. Lu, I think it's too shameful to openly look at these beautiful women's pictures in the company."

Lu Yu rolled his eyes. "It's okay, just watch it boldly. People should learn to accept their own desires. Besides, what's the point of being a scholar? Is there anything shameful about that? We're collecting material for serious game development, understand?"

Lu Rui decisively took the magazine and was flattered: "Yes, it's for material, this is for material! Thank you for your concern, Mr. Lu."

Afterwards, Lu Yu recommended several travel, photography and food magazines to Lu Rui and left the bookstore.

Lu Rui began to ponder secretly.

Mr. Lu definitely didn't just want to share the unhealthy magazine with me; there must be a deeper meaning to this conversation!

He was flipping through the magazine, admiring the beauties posing coquettishly in the magazine, while thinking hard.

Then his eyes lit up.

Yup!

Although these magazines seem to have no direct connection with game development, they represent the changes in aesthetic trends. Mr. Lu hopes that I can broaden my horizons and study the preferences of players. You are worthy of being Mr. Lu!
……

In the afternoon, Lu Yu found Wu Siling, who had the second lowest point income, at her workstation.

She was staring intently at the computer screen. Because she was temporarily stuck in a bottleneck, she had been staring at the screen for more than two hours.

She began to rub her eyes frequently with her hands, and soon her eyes began to dry and red.

When Lu Yu saw this, his expression changed.

Working in front of the computer for two hours straight – how can your eyes stand it? Isn't this a huge risk of losing points?

He thought about it and immediately asked the three Tangtang sisters to distribute high-end eye drops to everyone. He also sent an email to the members of the Island Owner Life Project Team:
"Hello everyone! I've recently noticed some of my colleagues have some unhealthy eye habits at work. Please take note and wipe your eyes properly to keep them bright!"

After seeing this email, a tense atmosphere filled the project team for a while.

Mr. Lu, what's going on? Why did you suddenly send such an email?
Having been beaten by society and subjected to PUA by their former boss for many years, they had never encountered a boss who cared so much about such small details about the health of their employees.

So, everyone discussed it in the work group for a while, and finally guessed:
"Is this email from Mr. Lu a double entendre, reminding us to keep our eyes open and focus on our work?"

"Did Mr. Lu forewarn us that he would be checking our work later?"

Everyone began to check their work schedules, fearing that something might be missed due to poor eyesight.

For a while, the work efficiency within the group soared as if it had been injected with chicken blood.

……

During afternoon tea time, Lu Yu secretly set his sights on Tang Yan, the original artist who ranked third from the bottom in the group.

In the toy display area on the fifth floor of the company, Tang Yan stood in front of a row of bizarre monster figures, stroking and admiring each doll one by one, and sketching and writing with a pen.

Among them are the classic Godzilla, the ancient giant turtle carrying a tree on its back, and the transparent frost dragon...

She carefully observed the details of each figurine, trying to find inspiration for the design of the Land Feather Demon in combat.

But soon her mind became a mess and her eyes were spinning around like mosquito coils.

The more reference materials she saw, the less she knew about the design direction. Just as Tang Yan was in distress and overwhelmed, Mr. Lu suddenly came over and asked with a smile:

"Tang Yan, which of these toys do you like best?"

"???"

Tang Yan didn't know what Mr. Lu was talking about, so she just told him the truth:

"My favorite is the Gachapon machine."

The capsule toy machine in the company is the same one that she saw on Japanese TV programs in Akihabara.

The awards are divided into various levels, such as F Award, E Award, D Award... and Hedan's IP is very rich——

Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, HELLOKITTY, Zootopia, Star Wars, Avengers...

They are all well-known IPs that she likes.

The S prize (grand prize) is Pikachu from Pokémon. She has been coveting it for a long time but just couldn't get it.

This kind of egg doll in the Ichiban Kuai box costs 80 yuan to draw once, which is very expensive, so she, who just graduated, really can't afford it.

At this moment, Lu Yu did something that shocked her.

He took out the key from his pocket and opened the capsule machine from the side!
"Take whatever you like." Lu Yu said with a smile.

"Huh? But... doesn't this need to be drawn?" Tang Yan couldn't believe it.

"What are you smoking? The machine belongs to the company, so I have the final say. Just take it."

Tang Yan nervously picked out a few styles that she didn't have, including the Pikachu that S had awarded.

Caressing the packaging of the egg box lovingly, she was a little excited and couldn't believe it. How could there be a boss in the world who dotes on his employees so much?

Her eyes were slightly moist. "Mr. Lu, I feel unworthy of these prizes. To be honest, I'm here because I've hit a bottleneck in the concept design of Lu Yu Mo. I wanted to look at those monster figurines for inspiration, but I didn't expect that my mind would be even more confused..."

Lu Yu smiled and comforted:
"Whatever your motivation, it's a good thing that you've started to enjoy your life in the toy area of ​​the company.

But don't make yourself too tired, and don't want to be perfect right from the start, and do everything perfectly and seamlessly. You know, that's impossible.

Didn’t I say in the meeting that you don’t need to get too hung up on BOSS design? Just let it be. After all, imperfection is the true meaning of life.”

Tang Yan's heart shuddered.

Here it comes, the legendary chicken soup jokes!
Her brain started to race.
Is Mr. Lu saying that the image of Lu Di Yu Mo can completely break away from the stereotype and subvert the traditional image? The imperfection of the body and soul may be the human side of this demigod besides his divinity.

If that's the case, you could design one of the wings to be incomplete...

Inspiration kept coming to her, and Tang Yan cheered excitedly.

"I understand, Mr. Lu, I understand everything!"

"You just understand."

Lu Yu didn't know why this girl was so excited. It was probably the joy of getting a new toy.

……

As it was getting close to getting off work, Lu Yu saw the client programmer He Chuming at his workstation.

He was staring intently at the screen, his fingers rapidly tapping the keyboard. Although it was already dark outside the window, he had no intention of stopping.

When Lu Yu saw it, the radar in his heart immediately sounded an alarm.

He patted He Chuming's shoulder gently, looking serious: "It's almost time to get off work, why are you still working?"

He Chuming raised his wrist and looked at his watch in confusion: "Boss Lu, there are still more than 20 minutes before the end of get off work."

Lu Yu rolled his eyes:
"If you don't pack up your things, drink some water and take a rest in advance, can you guarantee that you can go to the third floor for dinner on time?

Only after finishing dinner on time can you soak in the hot springs early and then go home comfortably.

Also, have you forgotten the company's efficiency reduction and cost-increasing policy? It's less than half an hour before the end of the get off work day, and you're still working so hard. I'm worried that your work saturation rate has exceeded 70%, which is not good.

He Chuming said embarrassedly: "Mr. Lu, I'm just thinking about making the client performance mechanism of Lu Di Yu Mo as soon as possible so that players can play it sooner."

Lu Yu shook his head:
“Good things are worth waiting for. No players in the world will remember those rubbish games that are released on time.

Also, everything in life needs rest and recuperation, so you should also pay attention to the balance between work and rest. You can even think of some solutions at the code level to solve the problem once and for all.

He Chuming's body trembled, here it comes, here comes Mr. Lu's chicken soup advice!

(End of this chapter)