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

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

The atmosphere in the Chaoxi Games office remained very tense.

On the one hand, "Love Requires Talking to People," which had been completed long ago and whose bugs had even been tested by Lao Ma and his team several times, was still firmly held by Jiang Bo, who was waiting for the notification to launch it.

On the other hand, a brand-new war game has already begun its early development and planning under Jiang Bo's priority.

Inside the boss's office at this moment.

Jiang Bo looked at the financial statements on the computer, his expression gradually becoming serious.

"Love Requires Talking to People" hasn't even been released yet, but the war game is already moving forward.

"This is way too expensive..."

In the past, making small-scale text-based adventure games or reskinned mini-games could earn you a few hundred thousand or even a million dollars, but what about now?

This kind of grand war narrative and extremely realistic war game doesn't sound cheap!

Moreover, there are various scenes, battlefield events, squad operations... This is still the game's initial phase, and it has already put Chaoxi Games' cash flow in a red light.

If we wait until it's fully rolled out later, it will be difficult for Chaoxi Games to sustain itself given its current foundation!

Jiang Bo leaned back in his chair and rubbed his temples.

"If this thing continues operating normally, won't it bankrupt the company?"

In times like these, we still have to resort to the methods of our ancestors!

With a thought, he directly brought up the system panel.

Since practical solutions are insufficient, we can only see if the system has anything useful.

Ideally, it should be a model that, once redeemed, can save the war game from several years of detours.

Jiang Bo spent a long time browsing the system's shop and quickly found a few things he needed.

[Battlefield Behavior Simulation Model Library]!

This thing can provide various simulation traces in real battlefields, but looking at the expected value required later, Jiang Bo's eyebrows twitched.

It's a bit pricey!

He looked down again.

[Squad Tactical Decision-Making Code Framework]

[Simple Battlefield Sandbox Generator]

[The Underlying Physics and AI Framework of Next-Gen Warfare: A Flesh and Blood Grinding Machine]

[Introduction: This is a low-level skeleton code truly born for war! It includes extremely realistic ballistic fall calculations, dynamic weather feedback on morale... With it, your programmers only need to apply the skin and fill in the blanks to build a realistic battlefield with soul in a very short time!]

It's a bit too expensive!

Jiang Bo stared at the zeros above the last few expectation values ​​and remained silent for a long time.

System, you really dare to set a price!

His current budget is only enough to buy the cheapest one! It's simply not enough!

But this flesh and blood grinding wheel thing is really perfect; it's practically made for the war game he wanted!

But what a pity!

His expectations weren't even enough to buy an Enter key for this flesh-and-blood grinding engine!

His current situation is like walking into a luxury car showroom with only twenty yuan in his pocket.

The car is fine, but it has nothing to do with him. When will he be able to use the national subsidy?

Jiang Bo turned off the control panel and leaned back.

"We still have to pull... we have to pull!"

"Expectations are still not high enough!"

But how exactly do you pull this thing?

Expectations can't be conjured out of thin air. While "Love Requires Talking to People" has certainly captivated players, it seems like it's still not enough!

Besides, it can't be dragged out for too long, otherwise the players' expectations will easily be distorted.

Expectations turn into dissatisfaction, dissatisfaction turns into criticism, and things get difficult to manage from there. You have to give something in return!

Jiang Bo stared at the ceiling, increasingly convinced that there was something fishy about it.

The process of building anticipation shouldn't be too forced.

If you don't say anything, the players will get annoyed.

If you say too much, the players will run out of room for imagination.

If you only tell half and leave the other half hidden, the players will figure it out for themselves.

But the question is, where does this half come from?

Jiang Bo paced back and forth in his office.

Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something.

"Wait a minute! If there's any group in this world that's best at manipulating anticipation, best at precisely pausing at the very moment when the reader's emotions reach their peak, making you want to send them razor blades... then..."

Online article!

When it comes to building suspense, who's more skilled than online novel authors?

As the protagonist pushed open the door at the end of the chapter, he saw a person standing outside.

See you in the next chapter.

Readers were furious and kept urging for more updates, but they still clicked in the next day when the update came out.

What is this?

That's real skill!

Jiang Bo thought about it more and more and it made more sense.

Those who make games spend their days studying player experience and emotional feedback.

But the things that online writers study are actually quite similar to what they do.

How do you keep readers hooked? How do you make them want to read the next chapter after finishing the first one?

How to design conflict, how to design the ending, how to design the climax—isn't that what creates anticipation?

Two industries, but they lead to the same goal!

Jiang Bo's eyes slowly brightened.

He quickly called Sheng Tinglan over.

"Xiao Lan, please arrange an itinerary for me. I want to go out and visit some places to learn from others."

"A visit for learning?"

Sheng Tinglan paused for a moment, then opened the folder and quickly got to work.

"Okay, Mr. Jiang. There are a few game companies doing well in Xingcheng right now. If you're looking for companies focused on operations, I can contact the Xin Huo branch. If you're looking for companies focused on technical expertise, there's also a good one called Yongdong Studio!"

"Which one would you like to go to? I'll make a reservation right away."

"A game company?"

What's so interesting about visiting a game company?

Sheng Tinglan: "Huh?"

Jiang Bo was perfectly justified.

"Why go to a game company? Competitors are enemies. What if they accuse us of plagiarism later?"

"We must be cautious when dealing with our competitors!"

"Besides, even if we take a step back and assume they don't even look up to us, we probably won't learn anything truly important!"

Sheng Tinglan was completely dumbfounded.

Not a game company? Where to go then? Aren't we a game company? We can't exactly go visit a hot pot restaurant, can we?

"President Jiang, so what you mean is...?"

"Help me contact a local online literature studio in Changsha!"

"Ideally, it should be a top-tier studio that writes fast-paced, action-packed stories with wildly imaginative plots, updates a huge amount daily, and has a group of authors under its management!"

"ah???"

"An online novel studio? What would I learn there?"

"Of course I'll go learn a skill!"

"I've typed at competitions before, so I guess I'm practically in the same line of work. I need to learn a thing or two from them!"

Sheng Tinglan: "..."

"Boss, isn't this a bit like splitting your hair? This isn't right."

Jiang Bo replied earnestly, "Oh dear, why is that wrong? Everything goes round and round, life needs blank spaces, and all things need gaps. Nowadays, people value multitasking. Could you ask around for me? It's always good to have more skills!"

Okay, since you've said that, Sheng Tinglan may not understand, but she's best at carrying it out!

"Okay, Mr. Jiang, I'll contact them."

Jiang Bo added, "Try to schedule it as quickly as possible."

"clear."

After Sheng Tinglan left, Jiang Bo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He is now very certain that he is on the right track.

If you want more excitement, the online novel studio definitely understands.

If they didn't understand, the readers would have all left long ago.

……