Chapter 17 I really don't know what kind of tree that is
Chapter 17 I really don’t know what kind of tree that is
Author: Qingshan Chuzui
Chapter 17 I really don’t know what kind of tree that is
While Professor He Cheng was looking at the design draft of "Ordinary Life", Lu Zhixing was also thinking about what the person from Changteng Entertainment said just now.
"Is the design draft of the game of the same name "High School Show" only finalized now? The development time is so short, is it too late?
“Besides, it was Professor He who did it?
"It feels like Professor He doesn't really care about it, it's more like it's just a name. Even the design draft may not have been written by him personally. He may have simply given a general direction and his graduate students completed it."
"High School Show" asked Professor He to make a game of the same name. This kind of thing is actually very common in the industry.
Obviously, Professor He Cheng didn't really want to take this job. He had already become famous and was not short of money, but sometimes things like human nature and sophistication were really hard to push away.
However, Lu Zhixing doesn't take this matter too seriously. With his current strength, he is not qualified to compete in "High School Show", even if it is a tool used by Changteng Entertainment to cut leeks from variety shows to games.
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Not long after, Professor He Cheng had finished reading the design concept draft of "Ordinary Life".
His frown sometimes relaxed, and sometimes he frowned again.
Then, Professor He Cheng looked at Lu Zhixing with a rather complicated and tangled expression.
"How do you say this design draft of yours...
"The format is standard, the content is solid, the details are appropriate, and the logic is clear. In short, many senior functional planners I have seen in the industry are not as meticulous in their writing as you are.
"Especially considering that this manuscript was completed within a week, this is even more rare."
Lu Zhixing chuckled in his heart and silently corrected: In fact, it can be completed in three days.
"but……"
Professor He Cheng changed the subject: "The manuscript you wrote is very good, but what about the game itself...
"The game should comprehensively simulate the life of a worker, and incorporate real-life tasks such as moving bricks and working as a security guard into gameplay modules, and also add elements of survival games. This will really be enough fun for players.
?
"Real life is already very difficult. Most people play games just for fun, but they find that they have to move bricks after entering the game. This is somewhat...
“Of course, we can’t say that it’s absolutely impossible to do this. It’s a good attempt to differentiate it from other games on the market.
“But the more critical question is, when you designed this game, did you not consider cost control at all?
"The first lesson for a game designer is cost control. If this is not done well, no matter how good the design is, it will be meaningless. Do you understand?
"There is such a huge amount of game content in your design draft, from moving bricks, delivering couriers to being a security guard. Each gameplay requires different scenes, models, and actions. It would be fine if it was an ordinary PC version, but
Are you actually planning to make a VR version?
"How many millions do you plan to invest in this game?
"Moreover, the campus part actually includes the protagonist organizing a party, singing songs, and rehearsing sketches. Where do you plan to get these materials?
"Should I buy the copyright of a ready-made work? Or hire someone to customize it? No matter which way I choose, it will be a huge expense.
"I made a simple estimate. If you really want to fully realize your design, I'm afraid even some giant game companies will have to weigh the investment in this game. Think about whether the cost can be recovered.
"Although I said I wanted to help the top three make the game, your plan..."
Professor He Cheng was obviously very confused.
If you say this design draft is not good, it is quite well written; but if you say this design draft is good, no cost control has been done at all. With such a large investment, you will probably lose money.
Where can I find such investors who take advantage of me?
Lu Zhixing listened carefully and nodded from time to time, but he was not panicked at all.
Just as he guessed, Professor He Cheng indeed mentioned the issue of cost control.
But in fact, this is not a problem for Lu Zhixing.
As long as he can successfully complete the three role-playing tasks, Lu Zhixing can gather all the materials for an hour and quickly gather all the materials.
As for hosting parties on campus, singing songs, rehearsing sketches, etc., you can also use points to redeem them, and there is no need to find someone to customize them.
For other people, it would cost a lot of money to implement this plan, but for Lu Zhixing, it cost almost nothing.
But you definitely can't tell Professor He these things. Lu Zhixing can only smile in return.
Professor He Cheng looked at him: "Are you listening carefully?"
Lu Zhixing immediately said: "Of course, professor, I completely understand the issue of 'cost control' you mentioned."
Professor He Cheng nodded with some satisfaction: "Well, how do you plan to change it?"
Lu Zhixing's expression remained unchanged: "I don't plan to change."
Professor He Cheng was stunned: "Ah? You say you fully understand? You have completely turned a deaf ear to what I just told you!"
Lu Zhixing shook his head: "That's not what I meant, Professor.
"Actually, I also know that this design draft may not be particularly successful commercially, but I still hope to fully write out the gameplay of this game and achieve the ultimate design, rather than to cater to investors.
needs, cut it into a compromised defective product.
"In that case, I might as well design another game."
Professor He was speechless for a moment. He looked at Lu Zhixing and nodded after a long time: "I understand, you are suffering from a literary illness.
"Hey, it's normal. When I was as young as you, I was more talented than you.
"But Xiaolu, you have to know that unique personality is actually a very luxurious thing for designers. Only some of the top geniuses are qualified to be willful.
"But the vast majority of people in this world are not geniuses. As mortals, we still have to live a more realistic life.
"Do you have a developer account on the official platform? Log in and I will show you how expensive these materials are."
Of course Professor He himself has a developer account on the official platform, but as a senior developer, the content of the page he sees is different from that of Lu Zhixing.
He can see some internal materials, which are cheaper than what ordinary people see, as well as various other resources. Therefore, if he wants to play an educational role, he still has to use Lu Zhixing's own junior creator account.
Lu Zhixing hesitated for a moment: "...Professor, this is not necessary."
Professor He had already stepped away from the computer: "No, this is very necessary! The reason why you have this idea is ultimately because you have no personal experience with the matter of 'cost control'.
"I'll show you how expensive these materials on the official platform are, and you'll understand how unrealistic your ideas are."
Lu Zhixing had no choice but to log in to his developer account under He Cheng's repeated urging.
Professor He immediately clicked on various resources in the editor: "Look, such a simple scene costs tens of thousands of yuan, and this captured action also costs several thousand yuan.
"Calculating it this way, how much does it cost you to complete the game? Even if you barely make it, how can you ensure the quality?
"Or do you plan to form a team yourself and maintain an entire programming team and art team? That would be more expensive...
"Look, I simply created a new project so that you can have an intuitive experience..."
Professor He opened the list of creative projects as he spoke, but the next second, he was stunned.
What I thought was an empty list turned out to be a completed project.
And the name of this project is quite familiar.
""Zen"???"
Professor He was at a loss. He originally thought that this was a project that Lu Zhixing was imitating that game. However, after clicking it, he realized that this was really that game!
It's obviously already on the shelves, and the materials inside are exactly the same as those in the game!
Look at the username in the upper right corner: Stranger.
Professor He looked at Lu Zhixing in confusion: "Are you the 'foreigner'? You actually made this game?"
Lu Zhixing coughed twice: "Yes, yes."
Professor He was speechless: "Then why didn't you say anything during class?"
When he thought about how he taught the creators of this game seriously, Professor He felt his toes digging into the ground uncontrollably, feeling an indescribable embarrassment.
Lu Zhixing was also a little embarrassed.
This is something you must see, and I will try my best to advise you...
"Professor, didn't I hint at it in class? The main reason is that you didn't understand, so I'm too embarrassed to mention it again."
The corner of Professor He's mouth twitched slightly: "Then you really don't know that this tree is a loquat tree?"
Lu Zhixing was very honest: "I really don't know."
"Then where did the material for this game come from?" Professor He was furious.
Lu Zhixing lowered his head slightly: "That's it... I found some materials in reality, searched some pictures on the Internet, and then drew them myself in the VR version of the editor."
"Drawing, drawing??"
Professor He's expression was dull, and he looked at the "Zen" material in the editor again: "You told me that you drew this high-precision model yourself?"
Lu Zhixing was unreasonable and confident: "Yes, I actually taught myself a little bit of painting and modeling."
Anyway, now even if the professor asks him to reproduce it, he can reproduce it. Of course, it is limited to painting the materials already in "Zen".
Professor He was silent. Obviously, everything that happened in front of him was too fantasy for him and he could not accept it for a while.
Initially, he just wanted Lu Zhixing to log in to his creator account and show Lu Zhixing how expensive these materials were and how important cost control was in the game.
He had tried to persuade her before, saying that a unique personality is actually a very luxurious thing for designers, and only some of the top geniuses are qualified to be willful. As a mortal, you still have to live a more realistic life.
After much persuasion, I discovered that the clown was actually me.
At this time, Lu Zhixing seemed to be standing in front of him and said: Yes, I have this kind of genius. Is there any problem?
That’s not true!
In silence, Professor He Cheng pointed to the door of the office: "Get out."
Lu Zhixing coughed twice: "Um...Professor He, please keep it a secret for me because I am a 'foreigner'."
He is not yet ready to die in front of all his classmates.
Professor He glared at him, and Lu Zhixing hurried away.
After Lu Zhi was walking, Professor He Cheng looked at the design draft of "Ordinary Life" in his hand and showed emotion.
"This kid..."
Originally, Professor He wanted to persuade Lu Zhixing to be more realistic. After all, he had seen too many passionate ordinary people enter the game industry with dreams and then be scarred by reality. He didn't want him to go down such an old path.
As mentioned before, unique personality is actually a very luxurious thing for designers. Only some of the top geniuses are qualified to be willful.
But now, Lu Zhixing has really shown something completely different from others.
And this feeling of youthfulness and exuberance actually aroused some of Professor He's long-standing feelings.
The original dream of every game designer is to use games to change the world, instead of buying a house or a car and making more money. But as ordinary people, after ups and downs, they have no choice but to compromise with the world.
“You are so young and energetic.
"But being young and energetic is not necessarily a bad thing for a true genius.
"In that case, I will help you. How far you can go depends on you."
Professor He Cheng looked at the emails on his computer. One of them was sent by the official platform operations team, and the title of the email was "Taiqing Editor Level 1 Internal Test Qualification."
