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“So, I think we can still make "Starting Bird 2", but we should not be limited to adding to the original. In fact, we can directly take the core selling points of the original, completely subvert the original performance, and make a "Starting Bird 1" with a completely different style. Wouldn't it be more interesting?”

Chapter 378: Work hard for me in the future

"The style of Early Bird + is completely different. Doesn't it mean to use more beautiful and sophisticated art and special effects to show the effects of the original version? This is similar to what we just discussed, right?"

One of the interviewees asked, "For example, we used pixel art style before, and later we changed to a more refined comic style, or cel style..."

"So, what do you think is the core selling point of "The Early Bird Gets the Glory"? "

"Hmm... I think it should be a simple horizontal jumping game?"

“That’s definitely its selling point, but it’s not core enough.”

Mei Fang explained, "To sum up the essence of the success of Early Bird, it is actually a social game. We should not limit the gameplay to the simple performance of horizontal jumping. In fact, it is essentially a parkour and a rhythm game. In essence, it is not much different from the recent games such as Temple Run and Subway Surfers."

“The reason why I think simultaneous play + is not suitable for early bird catcher is that it will abandon the original simple start problem.”

Mei Fang took out a small blackboard and demonstrated to everyone, "This is the well-known perspective of Temple Run. Our first generation was pixel-based and 2D. The second generation can refer to Temple Run to make 3D and back-to-back perspectives."

“From this perspective… it looks completely different.”

After Mei Fang's explanation, everyone was gradually attracted by Mei Fang's ideas. "But do we still need to jump in the gameplay? It seems that jumping from this perspective is not so comfortable."

"You're right. There's no need for us to continue to follow suit with Jump Jump, because ultimately, Early Bird is not a game that succeeds by virtue of how fun horizontal jumping is, but because it's easy to get started."

“Since it’s easy to get started, we can design a brand new game based on this idea, using the gyroscope of smartphones, or the left and right sliding operation similar to Temple Run.”

"But this is very different from the original version. Will players really buy it?"

“We can let the market feedback evaluate whether people are willing to buy into the game, but the answer to this question is definitely not to complicate the gameplay, add to it, or make it more sophisticated. What do you think?”

The students in Mei Fang's group looked at each other for a while, and after everyone nodded, they finally reached a consensus. The student in charge of timing said, "There's not much time left. I think we should all recommend a person who can summarize the gameplay to the interviewers."

"Then, let Zhang Ming come..."

"Zhang Ming's analysis is very thorough. You can't go wrong if you trust him."

But when everyone's expectant eyes fell on Mei Fang, Mei Fang waved his hand and smiled: "I see that everyone took a lot of notes when summarizing their opinions and ideas just now. I want to leave this opportunity to others present. I wonder if anyone is willing to take the initiative to take on this responsibility?"

The scene was stagnant for a while, and then a girl who looked very quiet timidly raised her hand, "I...I want to try."

She had been unable to get a word in during the speech just now, but she listened very carefully. When she spoke alone, her logic was also relatively clear. This feeling made Mei Fang involuntarily think of herself in her previous life. Before anyone else could talk to her, Mei Fang took the initiative to join in:

"I think we can let Wang Meng try. I feel she can integrate everyone's opinions very well."

"I agree."

"No objection."

Mei Fang, who easily became an opinion leader, naturally received follow-up from many people. Wang Meng looked at Mei Fang with gratitude, then stood up from his seat and raised his hand towards the examiners who were trying to straighten their postures.

"Senior, we are ready to give the report."

"okay."

Orange calmed down his previous frustration, tried to force out a decent smile, and then raised his hand to greet, "Please start your group's presentation."

Faced with such an unreasonable report answer, the newcomers were all nervous, but what they never expected was that the three examiners in front of them were actually much more nervous than the newcomers; after all, if the newcomers failed the internship interview, they could still go to other companies, but if they did not perform well, they would be fired on the spot by the big boss.

First of all, the boss's face must not be lost, he said how to play is the way to go;

But you can't be too flattering, otherwise it will be deceptive and the big boss may be unhappy;

After listening carefully to everyone's statements, the experienced Bai Ge carefully commented on each student's performance, commenting on both the shortcomings and the excellence; and when it came to commenting on the big boss Mei Fang, Bai Ge paused slightly.

"First, Zhang Ming, as the person who finally turned the tide and changed the team's views, made a great contribution to the team's cohesion. As the last speaker, you were able to put forward a view that was completely different from all the previous speakers. This is something that requires a lot of courage."

"There is no doubt that your final performance in turning the tide was brilliant, but I also hope that you can reflect on the risks involved. If the opinions you put forward as a planner of the same level are not recognized by the previous few people, and huge conflicts arise in the team, will that affect the final unified opinion? I think that the result is excellent, but the process is still very risky."

"Actually, I have a similar view." Xiye, the chief planner of Coconut Juice Studio, tried to smooth things over. "Your idea for the sequel is very original, but to convince others of this wild idea in a short period of time requires not only sufficient arguments, but also a certain amount of courage... Of course, you did a good job."

"Okay, I know."

Mei Fang nodded and smiled at Xiye, the chief planner of the coconut juice project team, and said, "Also, I want to ask you, senior, about this question, that is, the sequel to "The Early Bird Gets the Glory", is your company currently planning or considering it?"

"Well... we did consider starting the project for Bumble Bird 2, but regarding parkour games——"

As Xiye was speaking, he was pulled by Baige beside him. Usually an experienced man, he made such a low-level mistake this time because his conversation partner was Mei Fang. When he realized it, he found that Mei Fang's eyes had become fierce.

The company’s internal strategy cannot be revealed to outsiders who are still interviewing!

Xiye timidly teased a few words and changed the subject perfunctorily, then began to analyze the feasibility of the case from a planning perspective.

“It’s true that this case has its own unique ideas and characteristics, and it is a different angle compared to some of the stereotyped gameplay optimization answers we interviewed before. However, the iteration from gameplay to performance can easily create a sense of compulsion to use this IP as a sequel... After listening to everyone’s ideas, I think that in a sense, it is also possible to directly release a new game without using "Starting Bird 2" as an IP.”

"In fact, it is possible. If there are major flaws in the packaging design of the bird parkour packaging and the early bird catches the worm, we can completely redesign it and replace the bird with a ball. Isn't it easier to imagine?"

"The bird...becomes a ball..."

Everyone tried to imagine the scene, "Although it has become simpler, it feels...not bad at all!"

"An iron ball rolls back and forth in the gyroscope, a bit like the game "If You're a Man, Go Down a Hundred Floors" that I played a long time ago..."

Everyone gathered together to discuss enthusiastically. It was obvious that the gameplay demonstrated by Mei Fang had already conjured up some scenes in their minds.

However, such design operations do not give Mei Fang a special sense of accomplishment. After all, his idea was based on the design reference of a very popular minimalist game in the Google Store in his previous life, called "Rolling Sky".

"Rolling Sky" allows players to control a small ball to reach the finish line according to various level obstacles. The gameplay is simple but very addictive. The implantation of advertising incentive resurrection mechanism also makes the game particularly marketable. The rhythmic music is also one of the highlights.

In Mei Fang's opinion, whether it is combining with the IP of "Old Bird Gets First" or re-creating a brand new IP, it is a very good idea and concept for the planning and project.

Xiye should be able to cooperate with her work now...

Xiye is a chief planner who originally came from Tencent. He is over 30 years old and has eight years of experience in game planning.

Only three years younger than Mei Fang, already very cool!

When Mei Fang founded the Coconut Milk Studio, he had always been a bit overstepping his authority in management, often bypassing the main planner Xiye to supervise and modify the quality of Happy Candy Crush.

Although Xiye usually didn't say anything to her financial sponsor Mei Fang, Mei Fang could definitely guess how many times he had scolded her behind her back. After all, her plans were often disrupted by her boss' sudden intervention.

However, the boss in the previous life interfered without knowing anything, but fortunately the ending was pretty good.

Before TABTAB was completed, "Happy Match 3" was introduced to Penguin Winbao and released. Driven by the huge traffic from Penguin, the monthly turnover of "Happy Match 3" exceeded 100 million. Having made enough money, Coconut Juice Studio issued a large bonus. Now everyone in the studio fully understood the good intentions of Boss Mei, and all members of the studio, including Xiye, have followed Mei's lead ever since.

After all, this boss's intervention is really effective and he really understands the game.

After the group interview, the newlyweds were told to go back to the waiting area and wait for news. When everyone was getting ready to leave with their bags, a boy asked everyone to add each other's contact information. When he asked for Mei Fang, she smiled and refused.

"Just add each other. You should be notified of the interview results tonight."

"Ah, how did you know that... do you have inside information?"

"I guess so..." Mei Fang nodded with a smile. It was obvious that he was very satisfied with his growth in his past life and this life. He had indeed undergone rapid changes.

“It’s really fun to attend the interview with you all.”

"What's wrong with you kid... You're so pretentious, why don't you even have your contact information--"

The rebellious boy who had been opposing Mei Fang at the table was about to talk to Mei Fang, but was quickly pulled away by the boy who was timing him - they seemed to be classmates from the same school.

"Alright, alright...it's almost done, let's go back first."

"No, he has inside information. Why don't you ask him?"

The rebellious guy was dragged into the elevator by his gay friend, the timekeeper. Several newcomers who had just finished their interviews were talking in the elevator, and the rebellious guy felt very unhappy.

"What inside information... That guy didn't even tell us."

"What's there to tell you... Haven't you figured it out yet, you idiot."

The timekeeper patted the rebel on the head, "It's obvious that he is the stationmaster, Mei Fang Ben Fang."

"Oh my god, is this true? Didn't he say they just look alike?" The rebellious man was greatly shocked.

"So you noticed it too..."

Another female interviewee complained, "I thought his voice was a little strange when he was speaking, and then I saw him winking and messaging the examiner, and I immediately understood."

"So you didn't really agree with his ideas during the group interview, you just went along with his words?"

"What he said does make sense. My principle has always been that if the two sides are deadlocked, I will stand on the side that can make the final decision."

The timekeeper frowned and said, "No matter how stubborn you are, can you argue with the boss of Yuanxi Interactive Entertainment?"

"What a shame." The rebellious man sighed, "If I had known that guy was the webmaster, I would have fought to the death and left a deep impression on him!"

"You're asking for trouble, don't drag us into it. We're just looking for a job."

"That's it."

"It doesn't matter if you are cowards for the rest of your lives, but I will be a hero for just one minute and embarrass the stationmaster. It's worth dying for! Humph!"

"It's a good thing you didn't really realize he was the stationmaster, sir."

Everyone couldn't help but worry about the rebellious young man.

After the interview, Mei Fang held a small meeting with Xiye, Baige and Chengzi. As soon as Chengzi entered the room, he kept apologizing to Mei Fang:

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry... Boss, this is all my fault. It's my fault that I didn't recognize you..."

"I told you not to be so nervous. I think this is quite interesting."

Mei Fang smiled as she sat on the sofa. "I still think you did a good job and were very friendly. You took the initiative to ask about the newcomer's status. If I were a real newcomer in an interview, even if I didn't get the job, I would still promote this company to people around me. But I still have to pay more attention to the interviewer's identity and qualifications."

"I, I understand, Station Master! I'll be more careful next time!"

Chengzi covered his chest and bowed repeatedly to Mei Fang to apologize, but Mei Fang quickly stopped him with a smile and said it was not necessary.

"It's not that serious, Orange. Keep working hard and do your best for me."

"Okay! I will work hard! Hahaha!"

After chatting with Chengzi, Mei Fang talked with Baige Xiye about the situation of the interviewees. Mei Fang said calmly, "You decide who passes. This is still up to you. I will not interfere in these recruitment matters."

"Okay, then we'll decide for ourselves... Webmaster, you're here today for the virtual idol thing, right?"

Mei Fang nodded and then said to Bai Ge, "I'm looking for your boss. Where is Sister Yueyue now?"

"She should have gone to the top floor to prepare for the meeting. I just explained your movements to her. She asked you to go up quickly after the interview, otherwise she would...beat you."

Everyone in the company knew that Mei Yue was Mei Fang's cousin. Bai Ge was one of the few HRs who could make a little joke. Mei Fang smiled and said:

"Okay, I'll be there right away."