Chapter 643 643. Promise
Zhang Yajun was actually somewhat resistant to this change at first.
After all, he had been making stand-alone games for his whole life, and they were all the same mode. Now Nie Wei suddenly asked him to change, and he always felt a little awkward.
"It is because you have some deep-rooted ideas that the games you make are all the same. I don't ask you to change the core gameplay of the game, but I don't want you to always have the same gameplay." Facing Zhang Yajun's questioning, Nie Wei answered directly on the spot.
"But we have also made changes. We have added a point-adding system for the characters. Different combinations can make the characters' skills have different changes. In addition, we have added another semi-real-time combat method to the traditional turn-based system..."
"Stop, stop, stop, are these what you said unique to you?" Nie Wei interrupted Zhang Yajun's explanation with a smile.
In his opinion, although these can be regarded as changes, they are actually more of a "take-it-as-it-is" approach, copying others' ideas without achieving real innovation.
In Nie Wei's opinion, whether it is the Xianjian series or Zhang Yijun's Gujian Qitan, as a game, it has already shown a feeling of relying on old reputation.
To give the simplest example, after playing the sequel of a certain RPG series, many people only remember which character in the game is handsome and cool, which character is cute and popular, and how touching the plot is, but few people will mention how fun they are in terms of gameplay.
And when players no longer pay attention to the gameplay of your game, then no matter how good the plot of your game is, it will undoubtedly be a big failure.
In this regard, Zhang Yijun is not too deep, at least he still knows how to change, but there are some problems with his thinking.
"The reason why a game can attract players to play is because of the word 'unknown'. You have to let players explore this 'unknown' and not let players lose suspense when they come into contact with the game."
"Do you know why the reputation of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" is getting worse and worse?"
"It's very simple, because each series of this game is too similar. This game is stuck in a pattern and can't be pulled out. All players know before the new series of games is released that this series of games will inevitably have a tragic ending."
"The Legend of Sword and Fairy III that I supervised is different from the Legend of Sword and Fairy III Beyond." Zhang Yijun retorted in a low voice.
"So your Legend of Sword and Fairy III is the most controversial in this series, and it is also the best sequel in my eyes. But you have the ability to create the Legend of Sword and Fairy III, why did you supervise the Legend of Sword and Fairy III Beyond like that? Have you never reflected on it?" Nie Wei was imposing, and he would not deny Zhang Yijun's innovation.
In fact, Nie Wei intended to sign Zhang Yijun and intended to treat him as a core member of the game company because he saw his talent for innovation.
What made Nie Wei dissatisfied was that although Zhang Yijun wanted to innovate, he was a little timid. This was also the reason why Nie Wei suddenly became strong. He had to force the game producer to inspire his own inspiration.
Sure enough, under Nie Wei's tough attitude, he still compromised and was willing to take risks to make more content and changes to the game.
Of course, this was related to the promise Nie Wei made to him. Nie Wei not only added another 10 million investment to him on the spot, but also did not limit sales at the same time. Even if he lost money, he had to make the game new.
It was precisely because of this that the game that could have been released in a year took more than two years to make.
However, this version of "Gu Jian Qi Tan" is also very different from the original version of time and space. The game duration is more than twice the original version. The ending of the game is no longer a single ending, but will change according to the completion of some branches. Under certain conditions, it can even achieve the so-called perfect ending.
In addition, the most criticized point of RPG games is the clothes and hairstyle of the protagonist, which are the same clothes and style from beginning to end.
Although the original "Gu Jian Qi Tan" also had a dressing system, that dressing system was really non-mainstream. Can you imagine a scene where the male protagonist in a World War II military uniform talks to a bunch of ancient people?
This time, the dressing system is not just a paper doll-style fashion, but a real costume that suits the situation at the time according to the game scene, weather and other conditions, and the same is true for hairstyles.
For example, after the male protagonist Baili Tu Su enters Tianyong City, he will change into a set of clothing for Tianyong City's direct disciples, and the headdress will also change accordingly. For example, the female protagonist Feng Qingxue wears a gauze shirt in summer and a thick cloak in winter. Sometimes in some remote areas, she will wear a set of local ethnic minority costumes and hair accessories.
This kind of dressing combined with reality will undoubtedly make the game more realistic.
Zhang Yijun was naturally satisfied with this. After all, if the details of the game are in place, the quality will also be improved. Just take the costumes as an example. The costumes of the protagonists of "Gu Jian Qi Tan" this time add up to nearly 100 pieces. This was unimaginable in the past and it was the first in Chinese RPG games.
Of course, for Zhang Yijun, he dared to do this because he had a boss who was not short of money to support him. If he dared to spend all the money on these things in his original company, he would probably have ended up as a producer.
This was also the most extravagant time Zhang Yijun had ever spent on making games. However, two years later, when the finished product was really in front of him, Zhang Yijun was really only deeply grateful to Nie Wei.
He can now say that this is really the best work he has ever made since he started making games.
The game was scheduled to be released on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. According to the lunar calendar, the market is likely to open on that day. Also, the number eight has the homonym of "fa" (meaning "get rich"). Chinese people pay attention to auspiciousness, so everyone finally discussed and chose this day.
Although Nie Wei is the kind of person who always says what he means in front of his employees, there are still people who can control him when he returns home.
After returning home from the game company, Nie Wei was directly punished by the two elders.
"Nie Wei, mom is not nagging. I understand that you have no time to go home because you work all year round. Boys should have their own careers, but you insist on going to the United States during the Chinese New Year. Do you know how sad you make mom?" Su Qing said sadly.
Facing his mother's words, Nie Wei looked at Uncle Zhou for help, but he didn't help and echoed: "That's right, your mother is right."
"It's okay for you to leave, but you also took Xiao Shuchang to the United States. It's the New Year, and neither of the two children is with you. What's wrong with that?"
"That's right, your mother is right." Uncle Zhou continued to echo.
"And many of your friends came to your house with gifts just to find you, but you were not at home, which made them very disappointed. Isn't that bad?" Su Qing was obviously really sad. She couldn't stop talking about it, and she was obviously holding back a lot of words.
However, Nie Wei also understood Su Qing's feelings. After all, this was the first time that the two did not spend the Spring Festival together. For a mother, she has been used to her children spending the holidays with her for many years. Suddenly, her children did not go home, and her mood can be imagined.
Moreover, Nie Wei had very little time to go home in the past year, which was also a major reason for Su Qing's complaints.
"That's right, your mother is right." Just when Nie Wei was deeply guilty, a familiar sentence, a familiar voice, and a familiar tone came into Nie Wei's ears again.
Nie Wei couldn't help rolling his eyes.
"Okay, I'll complain a few words, and you always interfere." Su Qing slapped Zhou Jianguo beside her in annoyance, and began to transfer the firepower originally aimed at Nie Wei to him.
Nie Wei wanted to laugh when he saw it. It turned out to be her biological mother, who couldn't bear to see him being wronged.
Ignoring Zhou Jianguo's pleading eyes, Nie Wei said that he was going to check Duoduo's homework, and then fled the scene. When Nie Wei closed the door of the master bedroom, he could still hear Zhou Aiguo's explanation and begging for mercy.
Nie Wei said that he was going to check Zhou Duoduo's homework, but in fact he was going to "make amends".
Uncle Zhou said that because he and Shu Chang went to the United States to have HAPPY during the New Year, the little girl didn't have a good New Year. That night, she was very disappointed and kept saying that her brother didn't like her anymore.
In Nie Wei's opinion, it was just a child's jealousy. She felt that she must feel bad because he and Shu Chang went out without her. But she was not as wronged as Zhou Aiguo said.
And Nie Wei also prepared a gift as a secret weapon to coax Zhou Duoduo.
After entering Zhou Duoduo's room, the little girl was indeed a little resentful at first, but when Nie Wei took out the gift, the little girl's resentment immediately disappeared, and then she kept asking questions about her brother.
"Brother, why does this rabbit look like this? It's different from the little white rabbits I've seen."
"Brother, why is this rabbit pink? Are there really pink rabbits? If there are, can you take me to see them?"
"Brother, why are the ears of this rabbit drooping? Don't the rabbits we usually see have erect ears? I remember learning a song when I was a child, Little White Rabbit, White and White, Two Ears Stand Up, Brother, you have heard it too, right? Shouldn't the ears of a rabbit stand up?"
"Brother, this rabbit feels so comfortable to touch..."
The rabbits that Nie Wei gave to Zhou Duoduo were seen in an American toy store. At first, Nie Wei was attracted by a white plush rabbit about 90 cm tall in the window. Seeing this naive and cute white rabbit, Nie Wei thought of a nickname of Shu Chang, which was given to her by fans, calling her Little White Rabbit.
This gift is obviously very suitable for Shu Chang in Nie Wei's opinion.
However, when he was ready to pay for the white rabbit, he found out that it was a series of plush toys. In addition to the white one, there were pink and brown ones, and they were of different sizes. In addition to these, there were also rabbits with erect ears like Zhou Duoduo said. Although they looked different, their styles were very similar.
In the end, Nie Wei bought all the rabbits in this series in the surprise of the clerk, and these rabbits really won the happy smile from the bottom of the heart of the beauty. That night, Nie Wei slept across the rabbits.
Because he bought a lot of rabbits, Shu Chang suggested that Nie Wei bring some to Zhou Duoduo.
It was also Shu Chang's carefulness that made Nie Wei easily deal with Zhou Duoduo, especially when Zhou Duoduo heard that in addition to the pink little rabbit in her hand, there were many rabbits of various kinds that were given to her, the little girl immediately defected to Nie Wei's camp.
"Mom is not angry, she just wants to remind you to remember not to be busy with work during the Chinese New Year."
"Actually, mom and dad discussed it just now. I probably heard it secretly." Zhou Duoduo looked at the rabbits on the bed with shining eyes, and then sold Zhou Aiguo and Su Qing without hesitation.
Nie Wei smiled and nodded to thank Zhou Duoduo for the information, which made the little girl happier and talked about more and more topics. It was not until Su Qing called them to eat that Zhou Duoduo ended the chat with reluctance.
"Brother, when will you take me to watch your program? I got the fifth place in the class in the final exam this time, which has met your requirements." Zhou Duoduo suddenly asked while washing her hands before dinner.
This question made Nie Wei remember that he seemed to have promised her such a thing at the beginning, but the purpose at that time was just to stimulate the child to study, but he didn't expect Zhou Duoduo to actually do it, and did it very well.
Thinking of this, Nie Wei immediately promised: "I will ask our mother later. If you are not lying, I will take you to watch the program recording in two days. Let me tell you, it is a new program launched by my company."
"Of course I am not lying. The transcript is still in my room!" Zhou Duoduo wrinkled her nose to protest Nie Wei's distrust, but as soon as she finished speaking, she was quickly diverted by her curiosity and asked Nie Wei what the new program was and whether it was as good as Infinite Challenge.
"It's not the same type, but it's both funny." Nie Wei explained casually and didn't say much.
Because Nie Wei knew that Zhou Duoduo actually couldn't understand no matter how much he said. This girl asked this question purely out of curiosity. In this girl's heart, "Infinite Challenge" is the best variety show. He only needs to tell her that this program is as funny as "Infinite Challenge" and it is enough for her to understand.
Sure enough, hearing this answer, Zhou Duoduo cheered excitedly and didn't ask in detail.
While eating lunch, Nie Wei asked Su Qing about Zhou Duoduo's grades. When Su Qing mentioned this, she proudly told Nie Wei how much Zhou Duoduo had improved, which made the little girl very proud.
After lunch, Zhou Duoduo dragged Nie Wei to her bedroom and showed her the report card. Nie Wei looked at her and said that she was the only one in the class who got an A in math, and that although she got a B in Chinese, only five people got it.
"It's really amazing." Nie Wei certainly had to give positive encouragement to the little girl's progress, and he had to keep his promise: "How about this, I'll ask them later to see when they will record the show again, and then I'll take you to watch it live."
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