Chapter 52: Only upward?
"Boss Song, how is everyone doing lately?"
Honghuang, inside the office.
Old Song stood quietly in front of the window, listening to the sound coming from the phone.
He didn't expect that the other party would call him at this time.
"Yeah, everything is fine."
After a long silence, he finally spoke with a complicated expression.
The person on the other end of the phone was none other than one of the three employees who were suppressed by Star Games and eventually chose to leave for development in a large company.
Now, after many days, I suddenly received their call again, and I couldn't help but feel touched.
"How are you guys doing? How have you been lately?" he asked.
"It's okay, but... business has been slow recently, so we're going to start laying off employees." The voice on the other end of the phone hesitated.
Are we going to lay off employees?
Old Song's eyes moved down to the photo on the table, and he felt mixed emotions.
Of course he knew what the other party meant by suddenly saying this.
Looking back, it seems like it was just yesterday when those three people left the studio.
He knew they were not wrong.
It's just that I made the choice that I felt was right.
But since you have made the choice, you should bear the consequences of your decision, otherwise this decision would be too cheap.
And he is no longer a studio owner.
He is responsible for Honghuang, and more importantly, for Chen Lin's trust in him.
He sighed and said, "Just work hard. I can't help you with anything here."
"Yeah...yes, Boss Song, say hello to my brothers for me."
"I will, and so will you."
"Then... I'll hang up first."
Snap——
The phone call was hung up.
Zhou Yuan lowered his head dejectedly, and the words that were on the tip of his tongue could not be uttered.
Seeing this, the two people who had been waiting nearby hurried over.
"How is it? What did Boss Song say?"
Lao Zhou didn't answer, but shook his head at them.
These silent words immediately made the two men's eyes dim, and there was a hint of regret.
They never imagined that Dawn Studios, which they thought was doomed, would develop to its current state.
If they had not chosen to leave at that time, they would not have ended up in this situation and faced the risk of layoffs in the company.
But what’s the use of regret?
There's no going back.
All they could do was watch Leon Lai prosper and make a name for himself in the industry under the leadership of Honghuang Studio.
final.
Getting further and further away from them.
…
"Chen Lin, Lao Li's post-production work is almost done. He can spare some manpower. Is there any smaller project for them to do?"
After ending the call, Old Song did not tell Chen Lin about this matter, but came to Chen Lin to report on his work as usual .
Although the Leon Lai team is already working hard on the production of Need for Speed, there is too much content and it will take a long time to complete.
If they can take advantage of this gap to launch some small games to maintain the popularity, it will be of great help to their future promotion and marketing.
This prevents players from forgetting about them after a while.
"Those guys, wouldn't they be happy if they had some free time?"
Chen Lin looked strange.
What kind of people are these? Are they used to 996 or addicted to overtime? They actually come here and ask for work on their own initiative?
Such hard working employees.
Even his boss wanted to cry when he saw it.
"It's because Old Li is a new employee and wants to do a project of his own to show his abilities." Old Song curled his lips.
After being together for so many years and drinking together so many times, how could he not know what Lao Li was thinking.
But it's okay this way.
Give the new team a smaller project to work on so that they can get used to the new project first, and they won’t slack off when it comes to working on larger projects later on.
Chen Lin naturally knew this and said, "Okay, I just happen to have a simple game project here, let them practice with it."
As he spoke, he pulled out a few sheets of tissue paper .
"Really?"
Old Song took the plan in surprise.
But after opening it and taking a look, he suddenly laughed out loud.
"Chen Lin, are you sure you want to give this to Lao Li and the others?"
"What? You look down on this game?" Chen Lin raised his eyebrows. "Would you like to make a bet with me? I won't use any promotional methods. If the sales of this game exceed 10,000 in the first week, you have to help me play a role in the next CG movie."
"What if you lose?"
"If I lose, I can give you a few days off to go back and spend time with your family. How about that? Isn't that a good deal?"
"Okay! Let's gamble. I don't believe it."
Old Song didn't believe it and accepted the bet without hesitation.
Because he really didn't want to believe that tens of thousands of players would buy into this weird plan.
For fear that Chen Lin would go back on his word, he left with the plan after saying just one word and joined the Dawn team.
"Old Song, why are you here? How's the matter I mentioned to you this morning?"
Seeing him appear, Old Li, who was directing the work, immediately came over to him.
"Here, this is the plan given by Mr. Chen."
Old Song didn't say much and directly handed over the plan.
"Really? It turns out you're the one who has to take action."
Old Li was delighted and took the plan to look over it.
But after a while, his expression became tense and he stood there for a long time before he uttered three words.
"What is this?"
Seeing his expression, Lao Song felt relieved, because he knew he had won the bet.
Although he also hopes that the game he made can be popular, he still cannot praise this game.
[Game name: Only up]
【Introduction: Life is not all about moving forward. If you feel homesick, why not take a step back and try it?】
[Type: 3D platform, parkour, casual, decompression]
[Price: To be determined]
Yes!
This is a simple parkour game.
According to Chen Lin’s setting, all the player has to do is control the character to climb up continuously and overcome various obstacles.
Old Song really couldn't imagine it.
Why would such a simple game be so popular?
Even if we let those big anchors promote it through live broadcasts, I don’t think it will be successful.
Therefore, he will definitely win this bet!
Thinking of the upcoming vacation and the early morning and late night work during this period, he immediately reached out and patted Lao Li on the shoulder, and said earnestly:
"Don't underestimate this plan. It's actually a test from Mr. Chen for the new team. If you can't even do this well, how can he give you bigger projects in the future?"
After hearing what he said, Old Li, who was still a little confused, suddenly had an epiphany.
"Old Song, you are right. Since this is Mr. Chen's test for the new team, I will take on this task!"
After saying that, he turned around and announced the matter to his team members without any more nonsense. He was so passionate.
Old Song, who was standing by, was stunned. He didn't know whether to say that he was gullible or honest.
But no matter what, it's a good thing to be able to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm.
This may be what makes Lao Li different from others.
"Let's go. We should work harder to get the game out. We can't let the Dawn Team surpass us."
After saying something to his subordinates who came over to watch the fun, he turned around and returned to his team to continue supervising the production progress of "Need for Speed".
Both the Dawn and Daybreak teams are working at full capacity.
The whole studio was immersed in a busy atmosphere.
