A writer has arrived in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Currently, the domestic 3D action mobile game market is completely blank. Whether it's action design or graphics rendering, there aren't just a handful of players; there's practically no one at all.

"Besides the hardware, there's no one else," Chen Kai said. "There are almost no people in this field in China."

Su Liu pondered for a moment, his right hand unconsciously touching his chin. "If we were to build such a team, which positions would be the most important?"

"Graphics rendering engineers, technical artists (TAs), and physics engineers."

"Actually, there's another one," Yao Men said, "the engine architect."

"Huh?" Chen Kai looked surprised after hearing this. "Isn't this necessary? We also..."

Yao Men didn't let him finish speaking. He stared intently at Su Liu, "President Su, you want to develop your own engine, right?"

"Huh?" Su Liu was taken aback. What is a self-developed engine? Do I have such an idea? Why is this guy looking at me with such fanaticism!

Oh no! This is bad! I can't afford to damage my image of wisdom and intelligence at a time like this.

"That's right," he said. "I didn't expect you to have figured out my intentions. I was going to develop my own engine."

"I knew it!" Yao Men clapped his hands excitedly. "I guessed it when we were talking about the design of Genshin Impact."

Chen Kai then realized what was happening and quickly asked, "President Su, do you know how difficult it is to develop your own engine?" He suppressed his emotions and said, "Of course I don't doubt your determination. Don't be fooled by the fact that there are plenty of PC and mobile games in China, but very few people actually develop their own engines. 95% of game companies in China have never even touched a self-developed engine in their entire lives."

"There are fewer than 500 engine architects and graphics engineers in the whole country, and they are all in the graphics labs of various large companies or universities."

"How much would it cost to build a top-of-the-line graphics lab?" Su Liu asked.

Chen Kai stated decisively, "At least five million."

"That's alright," Su Liu muttered to himself, then waved his hand, revealing an air of dominance. "If we can't recruit people, we'll train them ourselves! Go recruit from all the major universities. You yourselves are from Jiaotong University, so let's start with Jiaotong University. Go to Zhejiang University, Nanjing University, Communication University of China, even Peking University and Tsinghua University! I don't know what majors you'll need to decide. Once you recruit them, let them study Western papers and Japanese papers!"

"It's just a graphics lab, a mere five million, I..."

boom!

A loud crash interrupted Su Liu's boastful words. Everyone jumped in fright and looked in the direction of the sound—only to see An Wenxiu slamming her hand on the table, her eyes filled with a chilling glint.

"Was that enjoyable?" She looked at Su Liu, a cold smile playing on her lips. "After saying so much, why don't you take a break?"

I was careless! Su Liu broke out in a cold sweat in an instant, cursing himself inwardly for being so complacent at a time like this.

With a stiff smile, he mechanically turned to Yao Men and the others, saying, "Let's first assemble a team to work on 'Vampire Survivors,' and while we're at it, plan to turn Genshin Impact into a 2D side-scrolling action game. We'll talk about the rest later."

The Yao family members had never seen An Wenxiu act like this before, and they shrank back in fear, quickly making an excuse to slip away. "Alright, alright! We'll get on it right away."

Su Liu then remembered the eggplant.

"Brother Eggplant, why don't you join them? First, join their team, and then we'll set up your own independent studio later."

Eggplant wasn't going to object; he was secretly overjoyed. A complete team! He had only wanted to make an independent game, but unexpectedly, he'd stumbled upon a powerful ally.

The group of people ran off in a flash, leaving Su Liu and An Wenxiu staring at each other in the office.

Su Liu scratched the back of his head, grinning sheepishly as he looked at An Wenxiu, "Um... Sister Wenxiu..."

"What's wrong with President Su?" An Wenxiu asked, arms crossed, feigning concern. "Weren't you so imposing just now?"

"I'm just envisioning the future!" Su Liu said, forcing a smile and putting on a confident demeanor. "That's what being a big leader is all about, isn't it?"

"Don't give me that crap," An Wenxiu rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. "You're just getting carried away and have forgotten your own limitations. Their studio could have been acquired for a maximum of two million, but you threw out twenty million."

She became more and more agitated as she spoke, "None of your wild ideas can be realized at all. I was even thinking about whether we could revise the contract. But you, on the other hand, want to train your own talent and build a graphics lab! What? You won't feel good unless you spend those 20 million? Do you hate money?"

"Sister Wenxiu, these are two different things!" Su Liu immediately retorted. "You yourself said that doing business requires a long-term perspective, and now you're scolding me. How petty!"

"Me, stingy? Fine, let me ask you. I'll ignore 'Vampire Survivors,' but you're going to make Genshin Impact a 2D side-scrolling action mobile game. I visited miHoYo the other day, and they're also working on a 2D side-scrolling game, which is nearing completion and will probably launch in a few months. The market for anime-style games is only so big, and half of it is card games. They even have a first-mover advantage. Tell me, how are we supposed to compete?"

"They also make 2D side-scrolling games? Do you know what type they are?"

According to game classification, it should belong to the side-scrolling shooter genre.

How many people does their company have now?

"Three."

Upon hearing this, Su Liu immediately took out his phone and called Yao Men. As soon as the call connected, Yao Men launched into a long, enthusiastic speech: "President Yao, regarding recruitment, go all out with fifty people! Hand over the 'Vampire' project to Qiezi, and assign him a few people. You all immediately begin planning the 'Genshin Impact' 2D side-scrolling action mobile game. I will be involved throughout as the producer, especially in character and animation design. I'm going to film a movie next month, so prioritize recruiting a full art team, and have the lead artist maintain constant communication with me. I require a first-generation version within three months!"

The Yao family was stunned!

"President Su, why are you in such a hurry?"

"We have to hurry! miHoYo also has a 2D side-scrolling game in development. If we're late, we'll be left behind!"

"I've looked into the game miHoYo is developing; they're almost finished. There's no way we can catch up, right?"

"That's why I told you to max out your team. Their company only has 7 people. If we max out our team, surely we can catch up?"

Yao was both amused and exasperated on the other end of the phone, but facing his boss, he could only patiently explain, "President Su, game development isn't simply about having more people to speed things up. With a team of 50, if not managed properly, communication costs alone will increase exponentially. Not only will efficiency not improve, but resource conflicts could also cause departments to be out of sync or even hinder each other, leading to the entire project coming to a standstill."