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In the conference room of Snail Games.

After Li Haoyu explained the basic settings of "Clash of Clans".

He took a sip of coffee to moisten his throat. "That's the basic situation. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them during the meeting."

Neither Ma Dong nor Huang Huibo spoke.

The others naturally kept their heads down and didn't want to be the first to stick their necks out. This was a very big challenge, and they decided to observe the situation first.

Seeing this, Li Haoyu did not insist.

"I think the 'dead base' mechanic in Clash of Clans is a great starting point."

Li Haoyu continued to output damage.

"By lowering the barrier to entry for the game, even if players leave, the bases they created will still exist. This game data will continue to serve the official team and be used to provide resources for other players."

Everyone nodded in agreement after hearing this.

Everyone admired Li Haoyu's ideas. You see, the boss had never planned this type of game before, yet he always managed to come up with excellent concepts.

What a prodigy!

This simple game mechanic proved incredibly helpful in their planning. If it weren't for the fact that Li Haoyu was their boss, they would have actually wanted to lock him up.

Let's see how many good ideas he still has left unsaid.

This will make their subsequent planning work easier.

Li Haoyu was getting a little tired of talking. 👮🔥 ❻➈ˢ𝐇ùЖ.𝔠𝐎爪🎁🐊

"Alright, that's roughly how the game goes. From now on, it'll be your turn to take on more responsibility."

Ma Dong and Huang Huibo both nodded.

The eldest brother has already put so much thought into this.

The rest should indeed be done by them.

"Does your company have any good graphic designers?"

Li Haoyu asked, "Does the company have enough graphic designers?"

Ma Dong replied directly, "This is indeed a big problem. The company cannot support this requirement internally."

"You should know that the job of a good game art designer is to create models, paint textures, and make all kinds of characters, props and scenes in the game one by one."

"It is very important for someone without an art background to create a model with proper proportions and to draw detailed textures."

"So even if we wanted to bring in people from other groups to provide support, it's not possible right now."

Huang Huibo, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement.

He's worked as a manager at other game companies for several years, how could he not know the importance of game art? You have to understand that times have changed.

A decade or so ago, programmers were the main players in the game industry. But now, artists and designers play an increasingly important role in the game production process.

Li Haoyu nodded, "This is the future trend of the game industry, but it's also an opportunity for us at Snail Games to overtake others."

After all, game art is the "face" of the entire game production process.

Whether it's a black-and-white, low-pixel art style or a large-scale, cool 3D mobile game, good game art is indispensable. Now we need to cultivate talent in this area in advance.

Huang Huibo calculated the workload and scribbled on paper for a while. "If we follow the current plan, the demand for game artists will be unprecedented. We definitely don't have enough manpower right now."

Ma Dong chimed in, "It's not just art; we also have a lot of shortcomings in rendering."

"Don't worry about HR, I'll notify administration to start recruiting tomorrow," Li Haoyu said confidently.

"As long as you have the ability, salary is not a problem. If there are no suitable candidates, we can directly contact headhunting firms to poach talent from top-tier game companies. If necessary, cross-province recruitment is also an option."

"I will support you unconditionally as long as you have the needs. There is no budget limit, and the recruitment process will be implemented immediately after the meeting. Li Yan, do you think it will be difficult?"

Li Yan is a senior administrative specialist at Snail Games.

Li Haoyu believes that recruitment should be left to professionals.

"Okay, boss, I'll arrange it right away."

Li Yan readily agreed. The gaming industry is inherently highly mobile, and Shanghai is teeming with gaming companies. There's always plenty of talent to be found.

Since Li Haoyu had already promised not to set a budget, she was quite confident about this matter.

However, after dealing with the matter of recruiting new employees...

Li Haoyu countered their question, "I've already taken care of the logistical support issue. Now, tell me when you can expect to see the results?"

Huang Huibo paused for a moment before speaking first, "The planning process will probably take about two months."

After thinking for a moment, Ma Dong said, "Some of our work can be done in advance, but it will still take about half a year to complete everything."

The two of them looked at each other after they finished speaking.

They all looked obviously guilty.

Li Haoyu glanced at the two men. If what they said was true, it would be too late by then. Besides, judging from their shifty eyes, he knew they were definitely exaggerating the timeframe they gave.

Li Haoyu silently calculated in his mind.

"This timeframe is definitely not feasible. Besides, we don't need to complete all versions. We can create a lower version first and then add new content as we go."

"If you calculate it that way, three months should be enough."

Ma Dong and Huang Huibo both felt that this task was extremely difficult.

After all, this isn't just a regular reskinned game; otherwise, it could have been completed and handed over in a few weeks at most.

Li Haoyu has given them such strong support, he certainly won't let them do a sloppy job. You have to understand, just building a development engine that's compatible with both iOS and Android is no simple task.

Not to mention the later stages of the game, where the complexity of the program gradually increases and the difficulty of the algorithm increases, requiring further optimization based on the existing engine.

Only in this way can the game be compatible with multiple platforms.

It also maintains a smooth gaming experience.

Another challenge is in the art aspect.

This isn't particularly difficult, but achieving Li Haoyu's globally acclaimed art style requires a very high level of expertise, both in color matching and 3D rendering.

This is also a rather time-consuming task.

But they saw that Li Haoyu's expression was resolute.

The two knew there was no room for negotiation. They didn't make any grand pronouncements, but simply took Li Haoyu's documents and went to their respective offices for meetings.

Presumably, today is a day for their teams.

It was another sleepless night.

Everyone else left quickly.

Only Li Haoyu and Li Yan remained in the conference room.

Only then did Li Haoyu say, "Was there anything you couldn't say before? You can say it now."

Li Yan said, "Boss, I want to know exactly how much the budget is, otherwise we can't discuss salaries."

Li Haoyu pondered for a moment.

"The budget is what I said."

"No upper limit."

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