The game is only half finished, and the entire internet is begging for an update!

Did you find the Imperial Seal of the State?

I must have pooped right at the equator!

Sheng Tinglan stared at the large words on the screen and remained silent for a long time.

She recognizes every word on the 27-inch screen.

But after putting them together, she suddenly felt a bit of a disconnect between herself and the Chinese language.

She, Sheng Tinglan, had worked in the gaming industry for so many years and had never heard of such an outrageous idea!

It's the 21st century already, and there are still people trying to restore the monarchy?

This is the Xingcheng Entrepreneurship New Area, not the Central Plains battlefield!

You really think you're some kind of emperor!

Even if you're going to create original content, you can't just do this kind of gimmick!

Sheng Tinglan slowly raised her head and looked at Jiang Bo, her tone tinged with caution.

"General Manager Jiang."

"Is this Imperial Seal of the State... the Imperial Seal of the State that I understand it to be?"

Jiang Bo nodded.

"That's right!"

"By the mandate of Heaven, may your life be long and prosperous!"

"Actually, I noticed it a long time ago. All the strategy games on the market are either set in the Three Kingdoms period, Rome, or some fantasy world... These are all too cliché and lack any sense of immersion!"

"My game's main selling point is its realistic modern urban setting!"

hiss……!

Sheng Tinglan took a deep breath, trying her best not to make her expression look too ferocious.

it is good.

verified.

It's that Imperial Seal of the State, which isn't really suitable for a modern urban entrepreneurial theme.

She had just been hoping that what the boss called "original" might be some small-scale suspense puzzle, or pixel-style action-adventure, or at the very least a low-cost text adventure.

After all, the company doesn't have many assets. Making a small but beautiful independent game, although very risky, is at least logically justifiable.

But she never expected this.

Jiang Bo's first original game is actually a story about a modern urban youth who finds the Imperial Seal of the State!

What is this?

A large-scale urban restoration simulator?

"Alright."

"Xiao Lan".

"Regarding the game, you should first notify everyone to call a meeting."

"Once everyone is here, I'll make a unified announcement: we're officially launching this game project today!"

Sheng Tinglan opened her mouth, still wanting to struggle a little more.

"President Jiang, should we... be a little more cautious?"

Jiang Bo packed his things, his tone calm.

"Be cautious about what?"

"Xiao Lan, your understanding of the ninth art is still too superficial."

"Games need to have a grand vision! If your theme is high, the content won't be too bad!"

Sheng Tinglan's eye twitched violently.

The Ninth Art of Gods.

In a few months, you won't even have money left to pay the utility bills, and you're still talking to me about art.

Okay, let's start the meeting!

Just wait and see what the people are saying, and you'll know!

……

Three minutes later.

The atmosphere inside the meeting room was incredibly heavy.

Around the huge conference table, a few of the last remaining members of Chaoxi Games sat sparsely.

Programmer: Ma Shangfei; Artist: Pei Qianqian; Copywriter & Planner: Zhou Guangqi; Administrator & HR: Sheng Tinglan.

Apart from Sheng Tinglan, the others were unaware of what had happened when they entered the room.

Seeing the somber atmosphere, they thought the company was finally going to collapse and was about to declare bankruptcy and liquidation.

Even in the three minutes they waited for the boss to come in, several people were already silently calculating whether they could just take the mechanical keyboard and graphics tablet from their workstations as payment for their severance pay.

Given the current state of Chaoxi Games, it's hard to think of anything positive.

Jiang Bo strode in, faced the crowd, and then spoke.

"Everyone, put your minds at ease."

"I understand everyone's concerns. Although the company is currently facing some minor difficulties, it's not at the point of dissolving!"

"The reason I called everyone here today is to announce that our company is about to launch a brand new original game project!"

"Xiao Lan, put it on the projector!"

The meeting room fell silent instantly upon hearing this.

The people who had been on edge felt a little relieved.

It's good that they didn't break up.

As long as there are still jobs and salaries to be paid, in the current environment, what's the difference between doing whatever you want?

Sheng Tinglan glanced at everyone with sympathy, then reluctantly turned on the projector.

The curtain lights up.

The meeting room fell silent instantly.

All eyes were fixed on the bold black text on the screen.

I found the Imperial Seal of the State!

? ? ? ? ?

For a moment, the same bewildered expression appeared on the faces of the people in the conference room.

"Boss..."

Ma Shangfei is the oldest, most senior, most talkative, and has the highest hairline.

He glanced at the stunned looks on the faces of the people around him and broke the silence first.

"Is this game title... for real? An urban setting plus the Imperial Seal of the State?"

"Is this our internal code name, which we're just messing around with, or our official name?"

Jiang Bo nodded.

"That's the official name."

Ma Shangfei's lips twitched suddenly.

He suddenly realized that his career as a programmer had been too conservative over the years.

Previously, he thought the worst thing about making games was that the designers would frequently change the requirements.

But now he realizes that what he should be more worried about is his boss suddenly having a brain fart and wanting to become emperor in the company!

Jiang Bo looked at everyone and walked to the front of the curtain.

"Open your mind, comrades!"

"I know everyone has a lot of questions right now."

"For example, why would the Imperial Seal of the State appear in a modern city?"

"For example, why don't players report to the police or hand over the jade seal immediately after finding it?"

Everyone: "..."

nonsense!

You yourself know this is unreasonable!

Jiang Bo, showing no embarrassment whatsoever, continued:

"But don't rush to dismiss it; let's take a look at the game's mechanics first!"

He pressed the remote control.

The projector will navigate to the next page.

[Game Background]

The player takes on the role of an ordinary, unemployed young person who has recently graduated.

One night, a player bought a chipped jade seal for ten yuan at a night market stall.

[The bottom of the jade seal is faintly engraved with eight characters: "By the mandate of Heaven, may its reign be long and prosperous."]

From that moment on, the player's life goals changed.

He decided to start his unparalleled empire in a rented room in a modern city.

The meeting room fell silent again.

If the project name was what left everyone confused just now...

As soon as this background appeared, everyone's gaze cleared up instantly.

It's still outrageous.

But it doesn't seem completely outrageous.

This... seems to be something!

This imagery is so vivid!

Even Sheng Tinglan couldn't help but sit up straight. Sure enough, you can't just look at the cover or the title when reading a book!

You still have to read the contents!

No wonder she couldn't find any good books on Tomato Bookstore every day!

She was only interested in looks.

Just as everyone was silent, the system panel in front of Jiang Bo suddenly flickered.

【Ding! 】

[Expectation level +1]

[Expectation level +5]

[Expectation level +1]

Jiang Bo's eyes flickered; sure enough!

All agreed!

This is the right direction!

This game is doable!

Jiang Bo looked at the people in the conference room and suddenly understood something.

It turned out to be the case.

Anticipation doesn't necessarily begin only after the game is released.

As long as someone shows interest in what follows, it provides something to look forward to.

In other words.

from now on.

Anyone who has seen the plan but wants to know what happens next could become one of his first "leeks"... his first potential players.

Thinking of this, Jiang Bo's expression immediately became more composed.

In the conference room, Ma Shangfei was somewhat impatient:

"Boss, how does it work? What exactly do the players have to do?"

What does this jade seal mean to the players?

"It's very simple!"

"Without the Imperial Seal of the State, the player is just an unemployed youth!"

"With the Imperial Seal of the State, he's now an unemployed young man with dreams!"

Ma Shangfei's eye twitched.

Good guy.

Is this distinction based on a psychological victory strategy?

But upon closer reflection, it does seem to make a lot of sense.

If someone only has a few dozen yuan left in their pocket, under normal circumstances, that's considered being destitute.

But if he were carrying the Imperial Seal of the State, the situation would be completely different.

That's called "a dragon trapped in shallow waters, a dragon lurking in the abyss."

Although he was essentially still poor.

But the temperament is completely different now.

Jiang Bo continued:

"The core contrast in this game lies here."

"Traditional power management games give players a city, a piece of land, and an army right from the start, which sounds exciting, but the sense of immersion is very weak."

"But our game is different."

"Players start with nothing; you must gradually acquire resources, build relationships, and solve problems."

Upon hearing this, Ma Shangfei frowned even more deeply, but his eyes were noticeably more serious than before.

"But this is a modern city."

"Players aren't ancient emperors, so how can they expand their territory? What will they use to build their power?"

Jiang Bo was prepared.

"So we need to translate the concepts of ancient dynasties into gameplay that modern urban dwellers can understand."

"The game has two core numerical values: [Destiny Value] and [National Fortune Value]."

"Destiny Points represent the special influence a player can currently wield. Players can accumulate Destiny Points by completing key events, solving real-world problems, and gaining the approval of NPCs."

"And the most important use of the Destiny Value is for bestowing titles."

"Players can use Destiny Points to bestow titles upon anyone they've ever met, such as security guards, chefs, deliverymen, etc."

"Similarly, the more people who are granted titles, the stronger the nation, the greater its influence, and even the larger its territory, the greater its corresponding national fortune value!"

"In the early stages, the national fortune value may only affect the people around you, such as your rental house or neighborhood."

"But as the nation's fortune value gradually increases, people around the player will start to offer help proactively, sometimes even achieving unexpected results!"

"So, in essence, this game is a combination of faction management, character progression, and simulation management!"