My game, you have no right to award

Chapter 178 I'm relieved

Red Dragon Studios... Red Dragon Studios...

The more Hong Nianlong thought about this name, the more he liked it.

After all, everyone has more or less a favorable impression of their own name, even if it is other words that sound similar to it.

Zhou Kuang did not have any special plans for the name of this studio. The reason he gave it the name "Red Dragon" was that he hoped Hong Nianlong could leave more of his personal mark in the studio he was in charge of.

Among the three producers that Zhou Kuang values ​​the most now, first of all, Feng Qi will never betray him.

In terms of benefits, whether it is status or money, the other party is receiving the highest treatment in the company, and he will not be able to get better conditions anywhere else.

From the perspective of project development, Feng Qi has a high degree of freedom and a wide range of control, so there is no reason for him to leave Megvii Games.

Then there is the horse journey.

Although he had little freedom in choosing projects, he still received every penny of the money he was entitled to.

In addition, Ma Tu is a person who goes with the flow and is very satisfied with his current situation of being able to make a lot of money.

Otherwise, when Zhou Kuang persuaded the other party to leave the "Youming Shanhai" project and take charge of the subsidiary, the other party would not have agreed.

Zhou Kuang was very skeptical about what kind of person could convince him to leave Kuangshi Games.

Only Hong Nianlong was someone Zhou Kuang valued, but he was also unsure about him.

In terms of treatment, Megvii Games does not have any direct advantages in competing with those large foreign companies.

The only advantage is that I gave the other party the position of producer, and both parties are Chinese.

But what if it is a domestic company that is poaching people?

Zhou Kuang couldn't say for sure.

These are just superficial objective conditions. Zhou Kuang hopes to use the company's values, culture, etc. to make the other party feel a sense of belonging, so as to achieve the goal of winning over the other party.

It would be great if Hong Nianlong could feel that this is his own studio.

Once he has the mentality of a master, Zhou Kuang naturally doesn't have to worry about the other party running away.

"Have you thought of a name for the game?"

Zhou Kuang asked.

"There are some, but nothing has been decided yet."

Hong Nianlong said honestly, looking at Zhou Kuang with the same expectation.

The "Red Dragon Studio" that the boss mentioned before is very consistent with his own aesthetic. Now, can the name of the game also achieve the same effect?
"Then let's call it the Road to Survival."

Zhou Kuang said without any creativity.

However, he felt that he was shamelessly "taking away" the name of "Left 4 Dead", but Hong Nianlong didn't know it!

When he heard this name, the other party's eyes lit up!
The road to survival?

Very vivid and appropriate!
Isn’t the process of their game like a journey?

Survival is even more in line with the theme of zombie survival.

Hong Nianlong clapped his hands in praise.

"What a great name!"

"Brother Kuang, your naming skills are amazing!"

“Straightforward and impactful!”

Zhou Kuang scratched his head after hearing the other party's praise.

"Uh, haha, huh?"

He really didn't think there was anything special about the name.

Maybe it was because he was too familiar with the name.

The English name of Left 4 Dead before it was translated was: Left 4 Dead, and the is a homophone of for or four.

Directly translated, it can be translated as "being left to die" or "the four people who were left behind are going to die."

The translation of "Left 4 Dead" is indeed very clever. It not only expresses the despair of being on the verge of death, but also summarizes the standard process of the game in two words.

Even without talking about translation, the Chinese language itself is direct and accurate enough.

"Then let's call it 'Left 4 Dead'."

The two hit it off and decided on the name of the game.

"Left 4 Dead", which is managed by Red Dragon Studio, the second studio under Megvii Games, has officially entered the pre-research stage.

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"Brother Kuang, I want to hold a game creation competition!"

Feng Qi suddenly found him, and Zhou Kuang was confused when he heard what he said.

What the hell?
Game creation competition?

Why do this?
"Well... tell me."

Zhou Kuang decided to listen first before making a judgment.

"Oh, someone from my alma mater found me a few days ago and said they wanted to recommend a few graduates to me."

"I told them that this is against the rules, and I can't bring people into the company just because they are from the same school!"

Hearing this, Zhou Kuang nodded and agreed very much.

Feng Qi is a man of strong professional ethics, and directly refusing such a request is the best option.

"But they kept asking me to come back and give a speech. I never had the time, so I felt it was a bit hard to refuse." Feng Qi sighed and continued, "So then I thought, many game companies hold those kind of game creation competitions."

"All current and recent students can participate, so I can get the recent students from our school to participate."

"It's a good opportunity to give them a chance, and we can also observe whether they have the ability."

"If he's really that good, can we accept him? If not, I'll have an excuse to talk to the school."

"Besides, we can also use this opportunity to discover a lot of talents in advance!"

After listening to Feng Qi's entire argument, Zhou Kuang understood what was going on.

He was very pleased that the other party told him everything he thought, but he still shook his head and cursed with a smile.

"In order to avoid being bothered by your alma mater, you're organizing a game creation competition!"

"Hey! That's not what I'm doing!"

Feng Qi looked aggrieved.

Other game companies invest in this every year, which definitely shows that this thing is meaningful.

Zhou Kuang said this, but he actually liked this idea very much.

The game creation competition tests the abilities of students who intend to enter the game industry in the future by simulating a real-life game development environment.

The biggest significance of the company holding this type of event is to lock in potential newcomers to the industry in advance at a relatively low cost.

Whether to recruit them on the spot or wait until they graduate, both are options that can be considered.

Counterintuitively, holding this kind of competition actually saves money for the company's operations.

Game companies, even those that focus on single-player games like Megvii Games, have to spend a lot of financial, material and human resources on recruitment every year.

Compared with those expenses, the game creation competition is just about finding a venue to hold an event and giving some rewards, which is really nothing.

On the other hand, this is also a good opportunity to expand the company's influence.

Students who are proactive enough to participate in game creation competitions will most likely enter the game industry in the future.

This is undeniable. Many people in college, let alone taking the time to participate in external game creation competitions, are even too lazy to attend their own classes and have to rely on their roommates to help them sign in.

Students who really have the courage and perseverance to participate in game creation competitions organized by companies outside the school must have great passion for game creation, or at least have great ambitions to enter the game industry.

Therefore, holding a game creation competition is equivalent to being the first to gain favor and recognition in front of the mainstays of the future game industry.

Little do people know that many newcomers to the gaming industry have developed an initial favorable impression of the gaming companies that organized the competition through game creation competitions.

It is possible that this is the opportunity for them to choose to join each other in the future!

"Okay, I agree. Go talk to the HR department about this. I'll have Xiao Wang talk to them later."

Zhou Kuang agreed generously.

This is not a big deal. For Kuangshi Games, it’s just for fun.

Sprinkle some water.

Even if it's useless after it's done, as long as Feng Qi is happy.

"Ok."

Feng Qi replied with a smile.

"But, I remember that you didn't study game-related courses in college, right?"

Zhou Kuang asked.

He remembered that the other person seemed to be studying some science or engineering major, but definitely not game design.

Feng Qi nodded.

"Then why did your school suddenly contact you? To recommend a graduate to you?"

"Oh, that's right." Feng Qi immediately explained, "Our school opened several game-related majors a few years ago."

“They say they’re game-related, but none of them are specifically focused on the game industry. Furthermore, their teaching quality is not high, and there aren’t many course options.”

"It's very difficult for students graduating from these majors to find jobs."

"Maybe they think that if some graduates can find good jobs, it will be easier to recruit people in the future!"

He speculated.

"However, I estimate that the graduates of our school will most likely not meet our standards."

Zhou Kuang was speechless. His company, Kuangshi Games, was not the only one in the gaming industry. The other party could go to other companies to apply for a job.

Does that mean that just because Feng Qi is here, I have to recruit incompetent people?

That's a bit fanciful.

"When will the port of Netherworld Mountain and Sea be completed?"

"It will be soon. In at most half a month, we can submit the ported version to Star Wheel Group for review."

Zhou Kuang nodded after hearing this.

Xinglun Group will review all games that are to be released on the GS4 platform.

It’s not that they have any requirements for the game content itself, because GS4 already has a lot of bloody, violent and inappropriate content for children, so it’s meaningless to review Kuangshi Games separately in this regard.

Their main purpose is to check whether the game meets the technical standards of the GS4 platform. Many games that are below the standards will be sent back by Star Wheel for revision until they meet the standards they require.

For example, if a problem like memory leakage is serious enough, the Star Wheel Group will refuse to log in to their GS4 host.

However, Megvii Games does not have to worry about these things.

The engineers sent to them by Xinglun Group were specifically designed to avoid these troubles.

From the very beginning of the porting work, they have been keeping a close eye on this aspect. Once there are any problems, they will contact the programming department of Megvii Games and make corrections as soon as possible.

Therefore, unless there are major technical difficulties in the porting of "Youming Shanhai" at the last minute, it will be submitted to Xinglun for review in half a month, and after passing the other party's review, "Youming Shanhai" can be released on the GS4 platform.

All in all, it is likely to be about a month.

"very good!"

Zhou Kuang said.

As long as "Youming Shanhai" is completed, their company's next flagship project can enter the formal pre-research stage.

Feng Qi, Yang Ji and others had already started researching the next project, which was the martial arts-themed open-world role-playing game.

But the problem is that a large number of the team members are still tied up in the porting work of "Youming Shanhai" and cannot free themselves to work on new projects.

Even if a few main creators can research some key content on their own, they still need manpower to do more preliminary research work.

And there are more people!

So, this is definitely good news.

"Anything else you want to tell me?"

"temporarily unavailable."

Feng Qi felt that today's meeting was as pleasant as ever. Brother Kuang is such a good boss!

"That's it, I should go home and rest."

Zhou Kuang looked at the clock on the wall which pointed to six o'clock in the afternoon, stood up and said.

"Then I won't bother you anymore. I'll message you if there's anything else!"

"to make."

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On this day, Qingyan Studio, a subsidiary of Megvii Games, suddenly released a new trailer video.

In the video, a clown-like character keeps appearing in the center of the video.

However, after watching the entire video, the players were all confused.

Apart from the clown image, the entire video reveals almost no more information.

No useful information at all.

Even the Joker didn't leave much of an impression on the players.

In the video, he kept flashing by, leaving behind a void.

In this way, players who have watched this video will naturally not remember any elements in their minds.

But players can guess that Qingyan Studio may be promoting their next new game.

However, it hasn’t been that long since the last Potato Brothers were released?

Is this preview released so far in advance?
However, in accordance with the usual style of Qingyan Studio, they often carry out large-scale publicity and promotion one or two months before the release.

The purpose is very clear, which is to save costs and streamline the promotion and marketing process.

If the game is released next month, then they can only have completed another game in just a few months.

That's incredible!
And just as the players could not have expected, Qingyan Studio really completed another game in just a few months.

This game is "Joker".

The production of the Joker cards did not take up too many of their resources. Instead, they spent more time on improving the game's performance and process logic design.

In order to preserve the original logic of playing cards, Zhou Kuang asked them to try Texas Hold'em constantly, even to the point where they had to play every day at work.

All the designers responsible for designing "Joker" never imagined that they would be forced to become Texas Hold'em experts just because they were making a game.

At least on paper.

All these efforts are meaningful. Zhou Kuang tried the "Joker" they developed and felt that they surpassed the original version in terms of overall visual impact and detailed game design.

(End of this chapter)