My game, you have no right to award

Chapter 3 Are you a talent? (Please read on)
Su Jing walked in with a middle-aged man of medium build and a thin face. She then bowed slightly, closed the door and walked out.

Zhou Kuang stood up, spread out his palms and rushed towards the office chair opposite him.

"Please take a seat."

"Thank you."

The black-haired man looked slightly flattered and sat down.

Only then did Zhou Kuang finally have the chance to take a good look at the middle-aged man sitting opposite him.

He was wearing a pair of slightly square black-framed glasses, but they still couldn't hide the dark circles under his eyes. He looked very haggard, and the gloom in his eyes from time to time revealed that his condition was not very good.

Before Zhou Kuang could speak, the man opposite him took the initiative to speak.

"Hello, thank you very much for agreeing to meet with me."

"It's okay, I'm Zhou Kuang."

He sat in his seat calmly, waiting to see what the man would say next.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou."

"My name is Yang Ji. I used to work at Antarctic Interactive Entertainment Company, where I was the lead artist for Journey to the West during the Troubled Times."

That's right! it's him!

Now Zhou Kuang can say with certainty that this person is the S-level art talent he had drawn from the system before.

He also knew something about Antarctic Interactive Entertainment Company, which was one of the two major game manufacturers in China and the leader in the domestic game industry. To be able to become the lead artist of a project in such a company, one's level must be absolutely top-notch.

The lead artist, or chief artist on a project, is often a technical expert. Rather than a management position, they are more responsible for overseeing the overall artistic style of the project. This also means that Yang Ji's own abilities are unfathomable.

Zhou Kuang deliberately showed an expression of admiration. After seeing this, Yang Ji's expression finally cheered up a little and he looked at him with anticipation.

"I came here today to ask if your company is still hiring?"

He didn't expect the other party to get straight to the point. For a moment, he was a little confused by the question, but Zhou Kuang still subconsciously asked: "How did you know about our company?"

Yang Ji said without hesitation: "My friend recommended me here. I heard that you are planning to make a domestic 3A stand-alone game."

Zhou Kuang was sure that he had never told anyone about his plan to make a stand-alone game, let alone Yang Ji's friend.

This must be the system's credit!
Zhou Kuang has made up his mind that he will get this talent!

"Don't you have this plan?"

Seeing that Zhou Kuang was slow to answer, Yang Ji asked in confusion.

"We have this plan."

Zhou Kuang answered decisively, and the other party was relieved to hear the answer.

"What position are you applying for?"

"I'll do anything as long as it's a single-player game."

Yang Ji also did not hesitate.

"You are currently with Antarctic Interactive Entertainment..."

"I've resigned and am now a free agent."

"Do you have any salary requirements?"

"As for the salary, let's discuss it again in a month to see how much you think I'm worth."

Yang Ji spoke in a confident tone, which made Zhou Kuang even more certain of the other party's identity.

He stood up and shook hands with Yang Ji.

"Well, welcome to our team."

"It's a pleasure to work with you." Hearing his agreement, Yang Ji also showed a relaxed look.

Now that the deal was done, Zhou Kuang wanted to ask some questions that concerned him.

"Why did you resign from Antarctic Interactive Entertainment?"

"It's a long story..." Yang Ji sighed, "The project I worked on before, Journey to the West in Troubled Times, wasn't performing well, so the company downgraded the project and asked several of us in the lead to transfer to other positions."

"The matrix work group we belong to is going to be merged with another department within the company. In fact, we are going to be incorporated into another department."

"We naturally wanted to salvage it, but later we learned that this was the group's policy, and that not only our work group but all other departments would also have to integrate their functions."

"The company later assigned me to another game project as a senior concept artist, which was actually a demotion. However, since my previous project failed, I had no objection to the demotion."

He shook his head, a sense of loss coming over him.

"But this project wasn't going smoothly, and there wasn't room for me to develop my talents, so I quit in anger."

Zhou Kuang could tell that although Yang Ji said it lightly, he must have encountered a huge obstacle before he chose to resign.

I don’t know if it was due to the influence of the system or because Yang Ji was too honest, but he actually told his new boss about his previous failure experience.

"Since I quit my job, I wanted to do something that followed my heart. I heard there was an opportunity to work on a single-player game, so I came here."

At this point, his eyes lit up, "Mr. Zhou, what type of stand-alone game are you planning to make?"

"Well, you'll know later. I have a meeting this afternoon, and you can come with me."

"Ok."

Zhou Kuang dealt with it casually. After all, other people in the company didn’t know that they were about to make a 3A stand-alone game!
Zhou Kuang simply stood up, opened the door and called Su Jing.

"This is Yang Ji, a new employee. Please go to the art department and find a place for him."

"Mr. Zhou, the art department currently has no seats, but the programming department has a few extra tables. Do you want me to talk to the programming department and give some to the art department first?"

When Su Jing heard his request, she immediately gave a solution. This was also the reason why Zhou Kuang chose her. It was really easy to use.

"No need. I remember the position of former head of the art team is still vacant. Let Yang Ji sit there."

Hearing Zhou Kuang's answer, Su Jing showed a look of surprise, but immediately hid it back.

"understood."

Su Jing naturally didn't think that Zhou Kuang was just talking casually. Every word of the person in this position had a deep meaning. Yang Ji directly sat in the position of the head of the art group, so he was most likely the candidate for the next head of the art group.

I just don't know what the other party said to my boss, but he was parachuted into the leadership position of the entire art team just after joining the company.

So I decided to be more friendly when dealing with others.

After hearing this, Yang Ji also raised his eyebrows slightly, and a smile subconsciously appeared at the corner of his mouth.

If you can still be the main artist, who would want to be the original artist?

This is not a question of money, but the former can adjust the art style they like according to their own wishes, while the latter can only follow the requirements of the chief artist and passively modify their paintings.

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At two o'clock in the afternoon, in the conference room of Megvii Games Technology Co., Ltd.

The chief planner, chief programmer, senior original artist who acted as the chief artist, audio director, and marketing operations director were all present. At Zhou Kuang's request, the copywriter and system planner also attended the meeting. Yang Ji would be the chief artist and leader of the art team in the future, so Zhou Kuang wanted to introduce his future colleagues to him.

Su Jing came over to take notes and act as a memorandum for Zhou Kuang.

(End of this chapter)