Restart the Gaming Era

Everyone got excited when they heard Zhongming said that after the game was finished, everyone would get a week's vacation, and the company would reimburse them wherever they wanted to play.

"Everyone on vacation?"

“You can go anywhere to play? And you’ll be reimbursed? That’s awesome!”

"The boss is so generous! Thank you boss!"

The atmosphere in the studio instantly became heated. Although the game has not yet been released, most of the employees have already been thinking about the wonderful vacation that week of official travel.

As for the core members of the art team, they have already begun planning the route for this global trip.

Only after planning this plan did I realize that one month was quite a rush!

In the past, these people thought that one month was a long time, but after planning the route, they realized that the task is very heavy!

If they want to run around the world's scenic spots and take care of some of the more famous urban landmarks in one month, they must work separately.

A few hours later, Jiang Wanna gave out a schedule. After reading it, several core members of the art team said, "It's over, I've been fooled!"

Aren't you going to be exhausted if you follow this schedule?

The key point is that they are not simply going to play this time, they are going to collect information. Ordinary tourists can just walk around and take a few photos after arriving at the place, but they can't do that. They also have to take various video materials. , you have to draw concept drawings and original paintings, and you also have to conceive the design of the entire scene...

If you think about it, a lot of work may have to be done on airplanes and in hotel rooms.

Only then did the people in the art team realize that they had been fooled!

Sure enough, the boss is still a thief, his tricks are too deep!

However, considering that after the game is released, everyone will have a week off, and then they can go wherever they want to play without any pressure to collect materials. This makes me feel much happier.

…

After deciding on the itinerary, the art team made some preparations and set off.

Zhong Ming sent everyone downstairs to mobilize a little more before everyone rushed to the airport.

"Everyone, come on, use the materials carefully."

Jiang Wanna smiled: "Don't worry, I will definitely complete the task."

Others in the art team felt a chill running down their backs. Why did they feel like they were being betrayed?

"By the way." Jiang Wanna thought of something, "Isn't it okay to delete all the route plans for the scenic spots and historic sites in the previously planned itinerary? Although most of these historic sites were reconstructed from the preserved materials, it is always better to collect materials on the spot. OK."

Zhong Ming shook his head: "It doesn't matter. You don't have to worry about collecting materials from historical sites. I have other plans."

Seeing Zhong Ming's confident look, Jiang Wanna stopped asking. She also knew that some structural restoration drawings of ancient monuments could be found on the Internet. Zhong Ming probably planned to directly use these structural restoration drawings to create architectural models in the game.

Everyone in the art team said goodbye to Zhong Ming and rushed to the airport. They had to change planes on the way and travel around the world to collect materials. Everyone's tasks were quite heavy.

Zhong Ming returned to the studio and opened the mysterious program of the bracelet.

When Jiang Wanna was planning her itinerary, she included many monuments in the world.

Of course, these monuments are not real monuments, but were restored later.

Regardless of whether it is the East or the West, most of the scenic spots and historic sites have been destroyed by the war. It would be good to find a brick and a half. But before the Omnic Crisis, many scenic spots and historical sites had been scanned, and their virtual structural diagrams were included in the database. Therefore, after the Omnic Crisis, various cities began to rebuild these monuments.

Although they are not real monuments, the monuments restored through virtual structural drawings can still achieve the effect of being fake and real after being deliberately aged.

Of course, the biggest problem is that many data structure diagrams have also been damaged.

During the Omnic Crisis, almost all human data stored on cloud servers were erased by artificial intelligence. Only a small amount of data that existed on physical hard drives and was not connected to the Internet was saved. Many of the virtual structural drawings of various monuments have also been damaged. During reconstruction, only existing preserved data can be used, and through the speculation and brainstorming of architects, a rough reconstruction can be achieved.

But in fact, many of the reconstructed monuments are different from the previous ones in many details.

Therefore, Zhong Ming had no intention of letting the art team draw materials from these reconstructed monuments, because there were many errors in these monuments, and the art team's time was precious.

Zhong Ming found a better way.

When using the mysterious program to draw a lottery before, Zhong Ming only drew part of the points but did not use them all. Later, when the lottery was drawn again, more than 4,000 points were drawn. In addition to shipping a lot of previously used props, a new prop was also drawn: an ancient construction skill book.

The drawn props will appear in the mall, and Zhong Ming can directly purchase them with points, maxing out the skill points of the ancient building.

After using the skill book, the appearance, internal structure, relevant historical data, etc. of various places of interest will automatically enter Zhong Ming's mind.

"Notre Dame de Paris, Eiffel Tower, Tower of London, Temple of Heaven, Sphinx..."

Zhong Ming searched through these famous places and historical sites that he was very familiar with in his mind, and the various detailed structures were completely clear to him.

There was a vast amount of information. Zhong Ming quickly exchanged a lot of universal search tools and searched for some information as a supplement. Then he took the hand-drawn tablet and began to draw the structural diagrams of various scenic spots.

This kind of structural diagram is very complicated. After the fire at Notre Dame de Paris in Zhong Ming's previous life, it is still possible to restore it because of laser scanning technology. An accurate laser scan often takes several years. The scanning points will include dozens of locations inside and outside the entire building, with hundreds of millions of data points. These contents will be verified and retransmitted repeatedly to eventually form a complete laser scan. 3D data.

However, it is too difficult for Zhong Ming to achieve this level of precision. After all, he relies solely on hand-painting. Therefore, the structural diagrams of these monuments drawn by Zhong Ming were based on the needs of the game first and achieved the highest level of precision at the game level.

But even so, it is still a long-term project to complete all these famous places of interest. Zhong Ming plans to do nothing for the next month and just draw these structural drawings. This way, when others come back from collecting materials, they can just add the structural drawings of these historic buildings and plan the map of the entire game together.

According to Zhong Ming's vision, the story of "Extreme Speed" takes place on an island, and there will be various scenic spots on this island used as landscape elements.

These scenic spots will be distributed in every corner of the island, and the island itself is full of different styles, including deserts, jungles, snow-capped mountains, etc. The scenic spots and historic sites will be located directly in several major urban areas on the island.

In these major urban areas, there are Chinese-style cities and Western-style cities. All the scenery and buildings in the world will be integrated into the game "Extreme Speed" in a special way.

In other words, this time "Xtreme Speed" will not only be a racing game, but also a travel simulator.

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In the next month, Zhong Ming and everyone at Shimmer Studio began preparatory work for the development of "Extreme Speed".

The core members of the art team have set out to collect materials from all over the world, including natural scenery and cities;

The design team is improving the gameplay documents of "Extreme Speed". In addition to the large map that needs to be finalized after the materials are collected, other regular gameplay must be completed at this stage, including the design and planning of various vehicles. No delay;

Zhong Ming is drawing the structural diagrams of various monuments, which will also be included in "Xtreme Speed" as an important supplement to the game content and a core selling point of the game;

At Yunuo Technology, Lin Xiaoguang is already organizing the development of a driving simulator designed by Zhong Ming, with the goal of releasing it simultaneously with "Extreme Speed".

During this period, some hot news appeared on the Internet. The most controversial one was undoubtedly the remarks of a certain technology company boss about the 996 working system.

"Many companies and many people think that 996 has no chance. If you didn't do 996 when you were young, when will you be able to do 996? If you don't have 996 in your life, do you think you are very proud? In this world, every one of us wants to succeed. , we all hope for a better life, and we all hope to be respected. Let me ask you, if you don’t put in more effort and time than others, how can you achieve the success you want?”

"So, today we are able to do 996. I think it is a blessing for us people."

This was not said in public, but at an internal meeting of the technology company. But the remarks were quickly posted online and sparked a heated argument.

Many netizens said: How shameless!

Can this anti-human work system of 996 be touted as a "blessing"?

In fact, this topic has sparked debate a long time ago, and public opinion at that time showed signs of polarization. Later, the world government also added a series of regulations to protect the legitimate rights and interests of employees.

But obviously, laws and regulations are on the one hand, and the actual practices of these companies are on the other. There are countermeasures from above and countermeasures from below. Recently, this poisonous chicken soup of "struggle theory" has been on the rise again.

Surprisingly, these remarks were not met with one-sided criticism on the Internet. Instead, many people came forward to support it, including the support of many ordinary employees!

Soon, this passage was reposted by CEOs of many companies. Peng Liang of i Review also specially explained it at the company's internal meeting, so that all employees can learn this fighting spirit. On his personal Weibo, he also wrote a long Weibo post describing his views on the 996 work system.

"Recent remarks about 996 have caused quite a quarrel. In my opinion, there are only two kinds of words in the world, one is nice and the other is true. And this passage about 996 obviously belongs to the latter .”

"As a senior boss, of course I can tell you that you can control your life as you like, enjoy it as you like, and live a life of salted fish. But is this really the reality? We have all heard the story of boiling frogs in warm water. Once you lose your enterprising spirit, you will be quickly eliminated in this competitive society. Those who are more talented than you work harder than you, so what qualifications do you have to be a salty fish?"

"It is impossible to achieve success without putting in more effort and time than others. Since I founded i Review, I have worked overtime and stayed up many times, sleeping on the floor of the company when I was tired. Only then can the company prosper and have success." It has saved the food, clothing and clothing of so many employees. I have never regretted choosing such a hard-working life, because only by working harder than others can you realize the value of life."

"I can assert that no struggling entrepreneur or company founder in the world will choose the kind of salted fish life that you yearn for. Similarly, there is no company in the world that can completely abandon It is impossible to survive in this fierce market competition without being wolf-like. Even if there is, it will definitely be lingering and declining, and it is impossible to compete with first-class companies."

Peng Liang's remarks added fuel to the flames of this topic, and the two groups of people were quarreling over this issue.

Although i Evaluation is not a big technology company, it is still a well-known evaluation organization with good influence on the Internet. Moreover, Peng Liang jumped out naked. The big boss just said it in an internal meeting. "996 is a blessing", and Peng Liang wrote a lot of long articles on his Weibo, and also fought with several enthusiastic netizens who expressed different opinions, which naturally attracted a lot of hatred. .

"Shameless, this is the first time I heard that working overtime brings blessings??"

"Damn it, you are the boss. Even if you think 007, I won't object. Anyway, the money you make is yours. How can that be the same?"

"No founder of a struggling company will take a break? No company can survive in the market competition without abandoning its wolfish nature? I really don't believe it anymore. How could it not be possible?"

"I'm thinking of someone, Zhongming!"

"That's right, the issue you are discussing now has been discussed long ago. Shimmer Studio also released a game called "Working Dog Survival Manual" to criticize your thinking!"

The game from a few years ago has been picked up by many players again. Screenshots of many endings in "Working Dog Survival Manual" were also taken out and slapped in the face.

The ending of being a mediocre social animal, the ending of death from overwork, the ending of mental breakdown, the ending of being fired, the ending of being a victim of internal struggle...

Only then did everyone discover that this issue had been discussed long ago in the "Working Dog Survival Manual" and was discussed in depth!

The so-called "success studies" are all poisonous chicken soup. It has been analyzed very clearly in the game. If you work crazy overtime in the name of struggle, the final result will be either sudden death or mental breakdown. The best result is nothing more than a change. Become a mediocre social animal.

"As long as I work harder, my boss will be able to buy a new car by this time next year."

Those so-called struggles are nothing more than squeezing one's own life and health and creating more profits for the boss.

After Peng Liang made these remarks, he immediately caused a lot of diss. People posted screenshots of the "Working Dog Survival Manual" on his Weibo, and then commented: "There is no company in the world. Can you survive in such fierce market competition while completely abandoning your wolfish nature? Haha, the strength of Shimmer Studio is a slap in the face!"