Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 281 Command Arrow
Magic City.

Azur Lane Studio.

It's 1 p.m., which should be the time when people are most likely to feel sleepy in the office, but at this moment, you can't hear a single chatter or yawn.

The air seemed to have been sucked out, leaving only the crisp sound of keyboards clapping and mice clicking rapidly. Everyone was like a wound-up clock, precise but tense.

Over at the art department, a young man with long, artist-like hair was checking the dynamic effects of Live2D.

The programming team was on high alert, with several people huddled around a computer. One of them, a guy with a receding hairline, nervously clutched his already thinning hair.

"Run the test again! We absolutely cannot allow any serious bugs to appear during the demonstration later!"

Even Yuwan, the person in charge of the studio, paced back and forth in his office with a cup of coffee that had long since gone cold.

He tried hard to appear calm and composed, like a general who could keep the morale of his troops in check, but his slightly trembling fingertips and the way his eyes kept glancing towards the door betrayed his inner anxiety.

"Brother Fishball, how about we double-check the compatibility of the gameplay we're going to demonstrate later?"

"Why are you all so afraid? We've done everything we were supposed to do. We've tested everything we needed to test, at least a hundred times. Now what we need to do is believe in ourselves!"

Fishball glanced at his assistant.

"What, you don't have confidence in us?"

"Huh? No, it's not..."

The assistant shook his head vigorously.

"That settles it then!" Fishball slammed his hand on the table, full of confidence. "If you don't even have confidence in what you've made, how can you show it to others? Put your minds at ease and give it your best! The sky isn't falling!"

His words were spoken with conviction and force.

The tense atmosphere in the office seemed to ease a little as a result, and the assistant was completely taken aback, his face showing a hint of admiration.

However, just ten seconds later...

"However... to ensure absolute perfection and pursue the ultimate craftsmanship, let's check it one last time, just one last time, and get it over with quickly."

"."

If the fish ball isn't owned by the boss.

The people around you are probably already cursing you out by now. Oh, so you were faking it all along!?

Actually, Yuwan didn't want to make things so tiring.

There is really no way.

Just yesterday afternoon, he received a call from the Xingchen administration department. The young lady on the other end of the line had a pleasant and polite voice, but her words were too cold.

"After reviewing your report, Mr. Chen said he'll come over tomorrow afternoon to see your demo."

Upon hearing that Chu Chen was coming, the entire Azur Lane studio was thrown into chaos.

Logically speaking, even if Chu Chen is Xingchen's boss and a "celebrity," his visit to inspect the work shouldn't cause the entire company to fall into chaos.

The key issue is that Yuwan often uses Chu Chen as a "commander" in his daily work.

Many people are like this when they first take on a management position. They like to use orders from "above" to push forward what they want to do. In addition, Chu Chen was originally a major shareholder of Manjiu.

With such a great reputation, it's only natural to use it as a command token.

The only problem.
It was Yuwan who, in order to make this "command token" more useful, often boasted in the company. After boasting so much, Chu Chen's image inevitably became somewhat "overly intelligent to the point of being demonic" in the eyes of this group of people. Yuwan was always like that.

"If you had given this picture to President Chen, it would have been criticized seven or eight times already."

"This proposal wasn't approved by President Chen; he gave me a severe dressing-down (actually, Chu Chen didn't even have time to scold him). Let's have another meeting to discuss it."

So, let's put it this way: in Manjiu Games, the name Chu Chen is practically synonymous with "final boss."

Countless legends about him circulate within the company.

What does it mean to spot the core problems of a project at a glance? What does it mean to enlighten a confused producer in just three sentences? What does it mean to be optimistic about *Azur Lane*? What does it mean to say that *Azur Lane* will be a huge hit if you just listen to Yuwan?
Although everyone knows that there is definitely some exaggeration involved.

However, the terrifying money-making ability of "FGO" and "Final Battlefront", as well as the absurd results of the co-branded phone selling out in 3 minutes and more than 400,000 units in full-payment pre-orders after yesterday's Xiaomi press conference, are constantly mythologizing this name.

Now, this "god" is going to descend to earth in person to try out their demo.
Their feelings were naturally a mixture of excitement and nervousness.

However, whether it's nervousness, excitement, or any other expression, what's coming will come.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, a slight commotion came from the company's front desk, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly creating ripples.

"Brother Fishball, everyone's here!"

A lookout rushed in, his voice trembling.

"What's the panic!?"

"Everyone, pay attention!! Keep your desks tidy!"

Before he finished speaking, he was the first to rush out.

The other people in the studio looked at each other, wondering what the arrival of President Chen had to do with the tidiness of the desk, but they still subconsciously started tidying up.

So after Chu Chen came in.

What I saw was a group of people acting like they were going through a cleaning inspection...
Chu Chen was looking at them, and this large group of people were also looking at Chu Chen, just like looking at a "celebrity," or more accurately, "watching" a celebrity.

In terms of appearance, Chu Chen looks even a few years younger than some of the recent graduates in the studio.

He was wearing a simple white T-shirt and casual pants, with clean sneakers on his feet. He looked fresh and clean, with a perfectly appropriate smile on his face, like the kind of popular senior from the university next door.

However, with the added advantage of status.

And with the added benefit of various videos, newspapers, and news.

Many people felt a "domineering aura" from this "ordinary handsome guy," and some even secretly took photos.

"Mr. Chen, this way please, this way please." Yuwan stepped aside, stretched out his arm to lead the way, and his face was full of smiles.

"Our studio is small and a bit messy, please bear with us."

"That's great, I'm full of energy. Everyone keep busy, don't worry about me."

Chu Chen smiled and nodded to everyone, then followed Yu Wan to the innermost private conference room, where today's demo would be presented.

But who would dare to truly ignore his "don't worry about it" statement?
From the office door to the meeting room, it's only a distance of about twenty meters, but walking out of it felt like being the center of attention.

Chu Chen was speechless.
The whole process was eerily quiet. Anyone who knew was just playing a game demo, but anyone who didn't would have thought Chu Chen was going to his office to "trade" something extraordinary.
Pushing open the conference room door, the scene inside made Chu Chen smile slightly.

On the conference table sat a high-end computer that looked expensive, with the keyboard and mouse still gleaming as if they were still unopened. Directly opposite the table was an ergonomic chair that looked incredibly comfortable, with even a lumbar support pillow thoughtfully placed on the back.

(End of this chapter)