This game is awesome

Buy, squeeze, discard.

Maximize profits and minimize costs. What are players? Just leeks. What are games? Just tools.

You said you would always keep your original intention, but people have changed. Is your heart really still the one that puts "players and games first"?

Li Xiaomeng doesn't believe such nonsense.

Having experienced the development team of the studio being acquired by Spark Entertainment, I have a deep impression of this model.

In the office, Gu Qingshi was discussing the game with An Yan, Li Xiaomeng and others, while Xia Yin had nothing to do so she went downstairs to visit her future working environment.

"Gu Lang's blood transfusion was really ruthless. They kicked out Boss Kong and the others."

Li Xiaomeng was drinking milk tea heartlessly.

Well, she might be one of the few who is always having fun.

"Is Kuangda Communications behind Gulang?" Gu Qingshi was shocked after seeing Gulang's shareholding.

She probably knew how Gu Lang died.

One is Kuangda Communications, the other is Longyuan Finance.

The former is an all-round company that started out in electronic communications and later did everything. It has always been famous for its lavish investments and its ruthless attitude towards others.

What makes Kuangda notorious is that he would invest heavily in some companies that are in urgent need of funds in the early stage, but once the companies have made a reputation in related fields, he would maximize profits and squeeze out all value by means of acquisition or participation in management.

Similar to the notorious Viwanda Group.

Longyuan has a better reputation, but it is probably because its subsidiary, Longyuan Interactive Entertainment, has benefited from its participation in the gaming industry, and it wants to get involved in it itself.

"Boss, Gu Lang won't collapse because of this incident, right?"

Anyan was worried.

People of her generation grew up playing games of Gulang and Yungong, and have a special affection for Gulang.

Gu Qingshi shook her head. Judging from the snowstorm she had seen in her previous life, it would take several years for Gu Lang's body to cool down.

"Well, that shouldn't happen. Even if it's a stupid company like Kuangda that doesn't have any sense, it would take several years to squeeze Gulang dry and drain away the trust of the player community."

An Yan: "..."

What you said is more terrible than Gulang going bankrupt directly.

However, An Yan also knew that what Gu Qingshi said was probably true.

"When a whale dies, all things come to life. Gu Lang's blood transfusion this time has both advantages and disadvantages for us." Gu Qingshi tapped the table lightly.

Needless to say, there are bad things. After this incident, small studios that are short of money have to be cautious when looking for investment. Her "Linlang Project" needs an ice-breaking event to build trust.

But the good thing is...

"Li Xiaomeng, please check whether Gulang has any plans to sell their peripheral factory and brand. Also..."

Before Gu Qingshi could finish her words, Xia Yin pushed the door open and interrupted her.

"Qingshi, there's a guy named Xu Qiusheng on the first floor who wants to see you."

Chapter 100 [Baldur's Gate]

"Director Xu?"

Hearing this name, Gu Qingshi was a little confused for a moment.

Not only her, Li Xiaomeng and An Yan were also stunned.

Xu Qiusheng is an old man in Gulang, why did he come to Fanxing? Job hunting? How is that possible? With his ability, wouldn't it be better for him to leave Gulang with his team and start his own business or go to a big company like Yungong?

Why come to Fanxing, a rising star?

"Let Director Xu go to the first floor meeting room first. I'll be there later."

Gu Qingshi looked at the time. It was already past six o'clock and it was getting late, so she asked An Yan and the others to go home if they needed to, and not to stay here.

Well, except Li Xiaomeng.

Li Xiaomeng was not happy, "Boss, it's time for me to get off work too!"

"How do you get off work so early at your age? I'm still working overtime!"

Gu Qingshi was confident and took Li Xiaomeng to the meeting room on the first floor.

At this time, Xu Qiu Sheng had been waiting in the small conference room for a long time.

Xia Yin had no idea who this Xu Qiu Sheng was, so she served him tea and chatted with him intermittently.

The two were chatting when they heard the clear voice of a girl coming from outside the door.

"Director Xu?"

"Mr. Gu! Seeing is believing."

Xu Qiu Sheng immediately stood up and subconsciously stretched out his hand to shake hands, then stopped halfway through pulling his hand out.

——Gu Qingshi is a bit short, so this handshake always feels like coaxing a child...

Gu Qingshi smiled and didn't care. She extended her hand and asked Xu Qiu Sheng to sit down.

"Director Xu, please take a seat first. Xia Yin, where's the tea?"

Xia Yin was shocked. I haven't even started working and they're already treating me like a beast of burden?

For the sake of outsiders' face, Xia Yin chose to serve the new employee and pour tea for the two of them.

"I don't have any ulterior motives, so I won't try to be witty," Gu Qingshi sat on the chair obediently and asked, "Director Xu, you came to our Fanxing, you should not just come to drink tea, right?"

Xu Qiusheng smiled awkwardly, took a sip of tea and joked, "Who knows, maybe I really came here to drink tea and make friends with you, Mr. Gu."

"Then we are close friends regardless of age!"

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then Gu Qingshi got straight to the point.

"Let's talk business. Director Xu, are you here to solicit investment?"

This was the only thing Gu Qingshi could think of.

Gulang has just undergone a wave of blood changes, and the company's top management is changing its business strategy.

With Xu Qiusheng's temper, he would definitely not be willing to make a low-quality skin-changing game or fool players with defective products. But without this idea of ​​cheating money, the Gulang executives would definitely not let him lead the project.

If Xu Qiu Sheng wants to continue making games, he has neither connections nor skills, the only thing he lacks is money.

It is certainly efficient to solicit investment from various fund investors, but after being cheated by Kuangda Communications and Longyuan Finance, no one dares to easily solicit investors.

Once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of ropes for ten years. It is nothing more than this.

Therefore, it is very important to choose an investor with the same ideals as you.

There are probably not many companies that can meet Xu Qiusheng's needs. He will definitely not go to the first-tier large companies such as Yungong - although they have sufficient funds, they are conservative in style and prefer to let Xu Qiusheng host their projects rather than develop Xu Qiusheng's projects.

Therefore, the second-tier Fanxing became the best choice: it had sufficient funds, an open-minded and bold boss, sufficient development experience, and had recently announced the "Linlang Plan".

But Xu Qiu Sheng was still very nervous.

"I have a classic CRPG solution in my hand." Xu Qiusheng told Gu Qingshi directly, "But you know, Mr. Gu, the market trend has changed now."

"CPRG?"

Gu Qingshi was slightly stunned.

What Xu Qiu Sheng said was right, the market has indeed changed now, RPG has almost become the target of public criticism, and few companies want to develop RPG anymore. No wonder Director Xu finally found her after going around in circles.

But developing an RPG...Gu Qingshi smiled like a little fox.

We Fanxing never play a game where the wind is in our favor!

"Director Xu, do you have a plan?"

Xu Qiu Sheng seemed to have just woken up from a dream, and immediately took out the documents from his briefcase and put them on the table.

Gu Qingshi took it and read it carefully.

This is a game plan that has not yet been officially named. Even the name of the game is "Code: Zero".

But the design of the game's plot and gameplay are all in the planning proposal, and are written in great detail.

The background is classic Western fantasy design, sword and magic, and group adventure.

But... numerous but complex professional structures, complex and extremely difficult combat rules, boring standing and fighting turn-based system, decent but featureless plot design, a lot of text to read, and a boss design that requires at least 4 people to team up to defeat...

The more Gu Qingshi looked, the tighter his brows furrowed.

Xu Qiu Sheng drank a sip of tea and remained silent.

Halfway through, Gu Qingshi slammed the plan on the table and questioned, "Isn't the design of this game a bit too retro?"

Yes, retro.

Gu Qingshi saw a lot of designs from CRPG and even TRPG from more than ten or even twenty years ago.

To put it nicely, it's classic retro, to put it bluntly, it's outdated!

Five years ago, this would have been a masterpiece; ten years ago, this would have been a hit; twenty years ago, this would have been a masterpiece.

But now it is 2032, and the gaming industry has been developing for thirty years...

Gu Qingshi even doubted whether the person standing in front of her was Director Xu who led the "Between the Gods" project.

Xu Qiu Sheng was a little surprised.

"Mr. Gu is amazing! He spotted the problem at first sight!"

Then, Xu Qiusheng smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest, I do want to make a CRPG, but I can't think of any development ideas. I consulted Yun Gong and the others, and they also felt that CRPG has reached its limit and there is no further progress."

"But I always feel that there are still areas for improvement, such as the four-person team and the battle rules. These things should be simplified. But what else?"