Play Game of Life

Sunday, November 5th.

Jinghai Xiyue Hotel event venue.

As one of the largest five-star luxury hotels in Jinghai, the venue for this event also looks resplendent. The gorgeous crystal chandelier above illuminated the venue brightly, and on the round table in the venue, various exquisite snacks and desserts had already been placed.

On the big screen directly in front, under countless spotlights, several large characters were displayed:

The 2nd "Dream Building" Game Design Competition Design Theme Draw Ceremony!

The gentle and generous welcome lady introduced the contestants to the venue, and guided them to sit down in their respective positions according to the name tags.

This aggressive scene made many indie game producers who had never seen the world dazzled and even a little bit at a loss.

Lu Zhixing walked into the venue and found his and Zhao Haoyan's nameplates on a relatively front table. As a result, just as he was about to invite Zhao Haoyan to sit down, he was fascinated by the exquisite little gift at the side.

The organizer prepared small gifts for each contestant. They were all small digital products with a price of about two to three hundred dollars. Some were practical, some were fun, and some were sand sculptures.

In principle, each contestant can only receive one. Zhao Haoyan looked left and right, wanted all of them, and couldn't make up his mind.

Lu Zhixing was a little helpless, and came to his side to remind him in a low voice: "These small gifts will be collected after the lottery draw. We are here to deal with business this time, so you can have some fun."

Zhao Haoyan suddenly raised his head and looked around: "Snacks? Where can I get some snacks?"

Seeing the dim sum on the table, his eyes sparkled, he temporarily forgot about the small gift, picked it up and took a bite.

"Huh? This snack is really good! Brother Lu, come and try it!"

Lu Zhixing: "..."

If it is an ordinary person, at this time, it is very likely that they will immediately draw a line with Zhao Haoyan, a big fool, and tell others that they don't know him at all.

But Lu Zhixing is not an ordinary person after all, he has experienced many battles, and has experienced many outrageous social death scenes, so this is where he is.

Lu Zhixing sat down beside Zhao Haoyan, and took a bite of the snack.

Well, it's really good.

It seems that the organizer is really generous, and all the details are full.

Today's game design competition, each participant can bring an extra person to participate. You can bring an assistant or a programmer, which is mainly to deal with some emergencies.

For example, if an investor suddenly took a fancy to the scene, and the investor asked a professional question, and the contestant couldn't answer it, wouldn't that be a bit embarrassing?

Therefore, the other contestants basically brought the technical backbone of the project team.

Lu Zhixing doesn’t need to bring anyone with him. The current status of 404 studio is one dragging three, and most of the design work is done by him alone.

But he still decided to bring someone here, mainly for training and to see the world.

After getting along with each other for a long time, Lu Zhixing has a better understanding of these three roommates. The three of them actually have potential, but they are good at different directions, and the direction of training will naturally be different.

Lu Yixiao is very eloquent, has a good image and temperament, and has a certain literary talent. When he was a part-time host, he was able to speak beautiful interludes, and his ability to deal with some emergencies was also very good.

In the development work, he can be responsible for plot planning; if he is trained, it is also suitable to be responsible for external business contacts.

Although Liu Bo has no characteristics at first glance, he is very talented in music and art, and he is serious and meticulous in his work.

In development, you can take on roles like resource directors, who come up with art and music needs and oversee production. In addition, he can also develop into internal management positions.

As for Zhao Haoyan, he looks rough and carefree, making people feel that he is playing a fool in his true colors, but he has a good spatial imagination and is a good seed for a level designer.

And he is more down-to-earth, and he doesn't move his mind when he shouldn't. It is very suitable for him to be responsible for the porting and development of the game on different platforms.

As for him being good at playing games, that's nothing to worry about.

Many game designers are actually handicapped, and sometimes handicapped can better see some detailed problems in the game levels and values.

After all, people with a high level of gaming may not be able to understand what the rookie's world is like, and the games they make may go to extremes.

How could this small 404 bedroom be so crouching tiger hidden dragon?

This actually corresponds to the sentence: Maxima often exists, but bole does not often exist.

If the three of them hadn't met Lu Zhixing, and just went to school, got a job step by step, or even took a position that was not suitable for them, then their talents might be buried.

But once Lu Zhixing provides them with a platform and consciously trains them in a specific direction, they will grow rapidly and quickly acquire the ability to be independent.

Therefore, talent is very important, but the platform is more important.

Just like the founding emperor in ancient times, why do famous generals who are capable ministers often appear in groups near his hometown? It's not that he was lucky, but that he provided a platform for these talents.

So what good does this matter do for Lu Zhixing?

The advantage is that he can quickly build a stable and reliable company structure.

These three roommates, compared with the talents that can be recruited in the society, their defect lies in the lack of professional skills at present, but their advantages lie in their great potential, they know each other well, and they absolutely trust each other, and they will not betray each other. Know the way to stab the road.

For Lu Zhixing, he is neither lacking in technology nor ability. In the selection of core personnel of a start-up company, loyalty is far more important than temporary business ability.

This is why Lu Zhixing insisted on dividing the money earned by Studio 404 among the three people in proportion, instead of paying them dead wages.

This ratio is actually not high, and what Lu Zhixing gave them was only a few percent of the profit. But "share" has a special meaning compared with "fixed salary", and it also has a stronger incentive effect, which avoids the possibility that everyone may be alienated in the future.

As for today's occasion.

Lu Zhixing didn't really think about who to bring here, but Lu Yixiao and Liu Bo happened to have business, so he brought Zhao Haoyan.

Soon, other contestants also took their seats.

Most of them are excellent independent producers and heads of micro companies. Of course, there are also individual small game companies who come to try their luck.

After everyone took their seats, they exchanged a few simple greetings, and before they had time to make in-depth introductions, the lottery ceremony had officially begun.

All eyes were on the stage in unison.

A middle-aged man in his fifties held a microphone and gave a brief introduction to the event.

"Dear investors, friends, and game producers, welcome to participate in the second "Dream Building" game design competition.

"I am Zhang Qi, the senior investment manager of Fuhui Capital. Here, I would like to express my sincere thanks to everyone. At the same time, I also hope that all contestants can come up with excellent designs, which will be favored by investors and realize their dreams as soon as possible!

"Next, please allow me to introduce the investors present here..."

Following Zhang Qi's introduction, the investors sitting in the front row stood up one by one to greet the game makers present.

Lu Zhixing had heard the name of Zhang Qi from Professor He Cheng before, and Li Shi probably sent him to "guard" Li Rushan.

As for the investors present, they were also some well-known figures in the investment circle, most of whom came to cheer for Fuhui Capital's face.

"Then, let's invite our 'Dream Builder' Mr. Li to draw out the theme of this game design competition!"

Amidst the warm applause from the audience, a chubby man in a suit and leather shoes stepped onto the stage, while a beautiful hostess stood aside holding a beautiful lottery box.

This should be Li Rushan, the prodigal grandson of Fuhui Capital.

Lu Zhixing looked up and down, and found that Li Rushan was not very tall, around 172, with a stocky figure, and there was a kind of embarrassment of being "forced to open business" in this kind of situation, which seemed to be not particularly suitable for him.

However, his eyes were clear and bright, and his temperament was fundamentally different from those investors who had been in the capital circle for half their lives.

Li Rushan stretched out his chubby hand, swiped through the lottery box, and finally selected a lottery.

He took it out, opened the ball to the audience and the camera, took out the label and unfolded it.

The camera clearly displays the text on the label on the large screen.

There was a sudden burst of exclamation from the audience, because there were four large characters written on the label:

Horror game!