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Chapter 5 Turning Point (Please Read)

After hearing Zhou Kuang's answer, Ma Tu was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that the boss would be so determined. He didn't want to give up the sunk costs invested in the early stage. He would immediately switch to making the most difficult 3A stand-alone game even if he had to give up the new game.

Without mentioning whether they have the ability, there is no successful precedent in the domestic market and the risk is too great.

"Brother Kuang, which engine should we use?" Wu Qianhe grasped the key point of the question and raised his hand to ask.

“Using Unreal Engine 4.”

Zhou Kuang answered concisely, and Wu Qianhe fell into deep thought after hearing the answer.

Although he had made it clear, several people were still hesitant in the face of such a big change, so he knocked on the table with his index finger knuckles, attracting everyone's attention.

"I'm the boss of Kuangshi Games. This company is my life and property. I would never joke about this."

"This is a decision I've made after careful consideration, and I hope you all can support it."

"Besides, I'm not afraid, so why should you be afraid?"

After hearing Zhou Kuang's speech, the faces of several people straightened. Indeed, just as he said, if this decision failed, although several people as senior leaders more or less held incentive shares in the company, the one who would be most affected would probably be Zhou Kuang himself.

His company went bankrupt and he might even be burdened with debt.

However, employees can still change jobs and receive a salary to support their families at the next company.

After all, Zhou Kuang took the most when the money was divided, so it was natural that he should bear the responsibility.

Hearing Zhou Kuang's frankness, everyone's expressions gradually relaxed from tension and confusion.

Wu Qianhe pondered for a long time, then suddenly slammed the table and stood up, saying seriously, "Although I also feel this is a bit sudden, I think what Brother Kuang said is correct. Instead of waiting for death like this, it's better to do it with a bang!"

"Technically, I'll do my best to figure it out!"

"What do you think?"

After Wu Qianhe made this statement, everyone finally nodded in agreement.

Seeing that they had finally figured it out, Zhou Kuangding made the announcement: "It's decided then. Our focus from now on will be on AAA standalone games."

Zhou Kuang looked at Yang Ji, who had no chance to speak. Yang Ji nodded with a faint smile on his face, but he was already very happy in his heart. He had never had the chance to see his boss so supportive of making a stand-alone game before!

The bosses he met before always kept saying things like "the timing is not good enough", "the preparation is not sufficient enough", and "the technical accumulation is not enough". Something like this, where he would make a decision against all objections, would never happen.

Many bosses don’t even understand games. What’s even more frustrating are those who only partially understand, or even pretend to understand, and insist on having outsiders interfere with what insiders do, requiring employees to make games according to their ideas, and what they produce is often a mess.

Zhou Kuang stood up, walked to Yang Ji, and introduced him, "This is our new employee, Yang Ji."

He turned to Yang Ji, who had already stood up, and said, "Yang Ji, please introduce yourself. We are all colleagues from now on."

"Ok."

When he heard the word "colleague", Ma Tu's eyes instantly locked on Yang Ji.

The astute ones had already realized that Yang Ji was no ordinary employee, but rather a talent Zhou Kuang had chosen, destined for a senior position. Otherwise, he would never be introduced in such an occasion. Ordinary employees would at most go through the onboarding process with HR, then be led to their department, where they would meet the department leader and the people they would be working with. Why would he be asked to introduce himself in such a high-level management meeting?

As expected, Yang Ji stood up and unconsciously pushed his black-framed glasses up on the tip of his nose. He smiled friendly and said, "Hello everyone, I'm Yang Ji. I used to work at Antarctic Interactive Entertainment, in the Matrix Working Group, and I'm responsible for the main art work on the Journey to the West project team."

"I completely agree with Mr. Zhou's ideas. I believe the future of China's gaming industry lies in AAA stand-alone games!" He expressed confidence and the joy of being recognized. "I hope to work closely with everyone in the future and contribute my abilities and experience to the project."

"thank you all."

Zhou Kuang took the lead in applauding, and the others immediately followed suit.

The most disappointed person was Zhang Yi. He had originally thought that he had become the temporary art team leader and that he could remove the word "temporary" through his own efforts. He had thought that Zhou Kuang would recruit someone to replace him, but he always felt that with his ability and resume, he could at least compete for one or two places.

Then when Yang Ji told him about his previous work experience, he realized that he was nothing compared to him. He didn't even get an interview opportunity at Antarctic Interactive Entertainment that year. At this time, he couldn't even think of competing.

He had also played "Journey to the West in Troubled Times". After all, as an employee of a game company, he had to be more or less familiar with the products on the market.

Although "Journey to the West in Troubled Times" is not very successful, that is according to the standards of Antarctic Interactive Entertainment. For them, it is definitely a behemoth.

The art of "Journey to the West During Troubled Times" is truly exceptional, with its imaginative and bizarre monsters, ornate and exquisite armor and accessories, magnificent scenes, and exquisite color palette. Zhang Yi was amazed. He had admired the art of "Journey to the West During Troubled Times" countless times before, but now he had no idea that the real person was standing before him.

"I appoint Yang Ji as the company's art director and head of the art team."

Yang Ji showed no surprise when he heard Zhou Kuang's words, as if he had known this would happen.

"Okay, that's all for today's meeting. Go ahead and carry out the finishing touches I mentioned earlier and pass on my message."

"Everyone else can go, Zhang Yi stay for a while."

"Xiao Su, take Yang Ji to the art department to familiarize himself with it first."

"Okay, Brother Kuang."

At one point, several people left the meeting room, leaving only Zhang Yi and Zhou Kuang.

Zhang Yi seemed a little uneasy, not knowing why Zhou Kuang left him alone.

Are you going to fire me? Not really...

Strange thoughts began to appear in Zhang Yi's mind.

"Zhang Yi, you are also an old employee. You have been in the company for several years." Zhou Kuang said, paused, picked up the thermos and took a sip of water.

Zhang Yi's heart trembled.

It’s over, it really developed in that direction.

"Brother Zhou...Kuang, I still have a lot of feelings for the company..." Zhang Yi was anxious to speak, and seeing that he had misunderstood Zhou Kuang's meaning, he quickly raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Just wait until I finish."

(End of this chapter)