With the cannon fodder script in hand, it is easy for the king to change his fate

Qingmenggu-Shen Yu: Is it possible for Teacher Ruan to participate in the two-year anniversary celebration at the end of the year?
A-Zhou saw the message and replied: Confirmed.

Qingmeng Valley - Shen Yu: That's wonderful! Last time Teacher Ruan came to the company, it was a pity I wasn't there; I was abroad for a while and couldn't meet her. I definitely won't miss the second anniversary celebration. I've been looking forward to meeting Teacher Ruan in person. I think we'll have plenty to talk about regarding the upcoming Qingmeng Valley map. Last time Teacher Ruan came, she was busy with work and didn't seem to have time to go out or try any local delicacies. For the second anniversary celebration, Teacher Ruan must try our local food and see our beautiful scenery; I can be your tour guide.

Ruan Zhen: Mr. Shen, you're too kind. However, there shouldn't be any issues with the second anniversary celebration. I'll probably go and try their specialties.

Azhen only learned during her last business trip to the headquarters of the company behind Qingmeng Valley that the Qingmeng Valley staff member she had been communicating with online was actually the company's president. Not only was he a president managing the company, but he had also been involved in the entire development process of Qingmeng Valley's games.

Shen Yu's company certainly developed more than just Qingmeng Valley; they also dealt with various small games on the market, as well as several larger games. However, as far as she knew, Qingmeng Valley was the only game in which the company was fully involved from start to finish, and they paid great attention to every single flower and blade of grass within it. This was why she had to personally communicate with the artist.

He personally communicated with more than just her; he also communicated with other important artists involved in Qingmeng Valley.

Qingmenggu-Shen Yu: I feel that Teacher Ruan's style has changed a bit in the past few months. The style of the drawings he gave me recently is obviously different from before. However, it fits our new map very well. Has Teacher Ruan found some new inspiration?
Ruan Zhen: I wanted to try a different style, and it just so happened that it came across the theme of your map. I think if you hadn't noticed the change in my style over the past few months, you probably wouldn't have invited me to participate in the new map.

It's not that the client's style is bad; on the contrary, the client is extremely talented in this area and has many ideas. Any large company would be willing to pay a high price to hire an artist like the client.

Everyone has their own strengths or preferred styles. One of the client's styles leans towards healing and warmth, seemingly because they deeply lack something and express their hopes through their work. In some of the map scenes before Qingmeng Valley, the client's style fits well.

Otherwise, a company as large as Qingmeng Valley wouldn't have offered her such a high price to become a game artist.

Besides the healing style, the client also excels at more somber and melancholic works, which can be seen as a way of revealing one's inner feelings. Generally, she doesn't like taking on these kinds of assignments, as they tend to leave her feeling sad for a long time.

Therefore, most people who know the client categorize her as an artist with a healing style.

There are so many healing-style games on the market now. If a client wants to, they'll be too busy to keep up. She's not only efficient, but also produces high-quality work. She's very serious about her artwork. Anyone who has seen her work will find it hard not to be moved by it and feel comfortable and warm.

Who would have thought that there was such an unimaginable side hidden behind it all? Creating those comforting and joyful works of art is actually a way for her to heal herself and make herself happy.

The artwork that Azhen submitted to Qingmeng Valley this time was completely different—mysterious, unknown, full of exploratory spirit, and even carrying a hint of danger, perfectly matching the theme of Qingmeng Valley's next map. This style was something she came up with effortlessly anyway; it was just a coincidence that made both sides satisfied.

Qingmenggu-Shen Yu: To be honest, it's true what Teacher Ruan said. After all, under normal circumstances, it's very difficult to change the art style. As a company, of course, we will choose the artist who best fits the theme. However, before that, we will let every interested artist give it a try. How can we know what is the most suitable if we don't try?

Ruan Zhen: It's only human nature.

Qingmenggu-Shenyu: In the past few months, Teacher Ruan's art style has changed, and her personality seems to have changed as well. Has something good happened to her?
Ruan Zhen: It's normal for people to experience changes when they reach a certain stage in life, isn't it?
Qingmeng Valley - Shen Yu: Indeed. After ending the chat, Shen Yu stared at the screen, lost in thought.

Perhaps something really happened in real life that caused this teacher, Ms. Ruan, to change her personality.

Actually, when he proposed the second anniversary celebration last time, he noticed some changes in the other party, which is why he wanted to give it a try. He didn't expect it to be rejected so easily.

When I first met Mr. Ruan, I knew he excelled at two different styles of work: one was the healing style that Qingmeng Valley needed at the time, and the other was a depressing style—truly two extremes. Clearly, the gaming industry doesn't particularly welcome depressing works.

This teacher, Ms. Ruan, rarely produces works with a depressive theme, and it seems that she doesn't particularly like taking on such manuscripts.

He had only seen it by chance online, browsing the other person's account. The depressive tone was actually more relatable, and it certainly wouldn't be very comfortable.

He had once tried to recruit this talented artist to his company, but no matter what conditions he offered, the artist was unwilling, so he had to give up and instead negotiate a long-term collaboration with the artist.

Back then, they didn't talk much beyond work-related communication.

The other person didn't like small talk and didn't seem to be a good communicator; he also didn't have the time or interest. After all, Qingmeng Valley held a different meaning for him, and he needed to personally oversee many aspects of it, so he simply didn't have the leisure to chat with the painter.

So even when he discovered they were in the same gaming guild, he didn't say much. The other person was aware of this as well; within the gaming guild, they almost never discussed work.

It's fair to say I'm not familiar with it at all.

Until about half a year ago, probably after that boosting scandal, they actually became familiar with each other, although they didn't communicate much in the game guild.

We only communicated privately for work, and after work, we would occasionally chat, and that's how we became more and more familiar with each other.

As they interacted more, he became more interested and wanted to communicate more with the other person or learn more about them. Of course, he also liked the other person's current art style.

Not only is it suitable for the new map of Qingmeng Valley, but it also seems to suit the games being developed by his company's game studios. Moreover, he feels that the other party has evolved, and given the opportunity, their final performance may exceed ordinary expectations.

So, will he succeed in inviting the other person to join the company again with a high salary? (End of Chapter)