Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

Not long after Wu Zhicheng got the milk tea, a young man with *** and curly hair found him.

"Hello, my name is Xi Hao. I am the person in charge of the administrative department here. I will also help designers with development planning, budgeting, progress reminders, etc. In short, you can think of me as your housekeeper at work. ', you can find me for anything."

"I'll take you to the work station first and get a little familiar with the entire incubation base."

Wu Zhicheng hurriedly stood up and shook hands with Xi Hao: "Okay, I'm lucky enough to meet, and I would like to take care of you in the future."

Xi Hao smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be too restrained. From now on, it will be my own family. I and other administrative department employees have not been in the job for long, and they are both newcomers."

"Furthermore, the administrative department of the incubation base is not a manager, but a service provider. You are responsible for creativity, we are responsible for service, and your work is much more important than ours."

While chatting, the two people walked to the office area.

In order for the entire incubation base to function normally, in addition to finding office space during this time, Qiu Hong also has a very important thing to do is recruitment.

If you send your resume directly to the social recruitment, then the efficiency is too low, so Qiu Hong used a little relationship in the imperial capital game circle to select a group of people through internal push.

Xi Hao has more than four years of experience in game development and has served as the chief executive officer of a small company. His abilities in all aspects are not top-notch, but he is definitely more than enough to meet general projects.

Moreover, even though Xi Hao lacks spirituality in game design, he has a very outstanding advantage of being serious, careful, and very responsible for his work.

Therefore, after Qiu Hong considered Xi Hao a good candidate, he decided to let him be responsible for maintaining the normal operation of the entire incubation base.

The administration department of the incubation base is not just about administration, but more like a hodgepodge.

There are dedicated financial, legal, and art demand teams, as well as dedicated personnel responsible for development schedule planning and supervision.

In short, Qiu Hong thought that the supporting departments that independent game producers lacked were all given up.

Although there are not many people in the administrative department of the entire incubation base, there are only a dozen people, but the sparrows are small and well-equipped, and they are all professionals with certain experience in related fields.

Xi Hao took Wu Zhicheng to a window station in the office area: "This will be your station from now on. The badge is still being produced and should be available soon."

"This is a work card. After you come to work, you can directly swipe the card on the first floor, so you don't need to register again."

"Our Administration Department is located by the window over there. If you encounter any problems at work in the future, you can always contact us."

"In the morning, you first import all the data and resources on your computer into the office computer here, and by the way, follow this paper to activate the internal communication account and project management authority."

"In the afternoon, we have a small meeting to briefly talk about the game you are making, so that we can estimate the construction period, make development plans, and find the right painter."

Xi Hao quickly introduced all the precautions on the incubation space.

It's similar to joining a company formally, except that the work content and workflow are different.

After Xi Hao left, Wu Zhicheng turned on the office computer in front of him.

These office computers are still provided by the ROF installation side. They are delivered directly from Jingzhou to the Imperial Capital in a batch, but they are not customized by ROF, and there is no ROF logo on the chassis.

And Wu Zhicheng has never used ROF installation, so he didn't think too much, just thought it was a high-end assembly machine purchased by the incubator base.

After booting up, Wu Zhicheng copied the relevant data of "Ink and Smoke" to this office computer, logged in to the official development backstage, and then opened the internal communication account and project management authority as instructed by Xi Hao.

Wu Zhicheng has no previous experience of working in a game company, and he doesn't know that these are the standard procedures of a game company, and I think it is very new.

"Hey, this computer is so well configured."

Wu Zhicheng was a little surprised. The computer configuration he used before was also good. He bought it by selling iron, but after all, his budget is limited and he pays more attention to cost performance.

And this computer is a model for pursuing the ultimate high-end configuration. After taking a look at the configuration, Wu Zhicheng was drooling with envy.

Including ergonomic office desks and chairs, as well as a bar with unlimited drinks and milk tea, and other related supporting facilities, all of which made him very satisfied. The working environment is simply unparalleled.

In this relaxed working atmosphere, Wu Zhicheng began to sort out the contents of "Ink and Cloud", including the expected number of levels, boss battle design, painting style, etc., so as not to ask three questions during the afternoon meeting. Make a joke in front of you.

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Noon meals are all provided by nearby fish takeaways.

At present, Moyu takeaway has gone out of Handong Province and opened some stores in first-tier cities such as Imperial Capital and Magic Capital.

One very important reason why Qiu Hong chose the incubation base here is that there is a fish takeaway store nearby, which can easily solve the problem of eating.

Wu Zhicheng ate and drank enough, hiccuping while drinking milk tea, wondering what a fairy working environment is this!

Before, he was still a little hesitant about whether to come here to work. On the one hand, he thought it was troublesome four subway stations a day. On the other hand, he was worried that he would not be free.

But now seeing this kind of working environment, Wu Zhicheng has only one idea: Is this heaven?

In the afternoon, Xi Hao, Wu Zhicheng and three other administrative staff had a meeting.

Xi Hao briefly introduced the duties of these three people: one is responsible for resource statistics, schedule planning and development node reminders, one is responsible for raising and communicating the needs of art resources, and the other is responsible for financial reimbursement, data collection and printing, etc. Other jobs.

This is the team-based supporting framework prepared by Qiu Hong for the incubation base after careful consideration.

There are three groups like this in the entire incubation base, and each group can be responsible for 4-6 independent game projects.

In other words, the entire incubation base can incubate 12 to 18 independent game projects at the same time under the most efficient conditions, ensuring that these game projects receive the most complete support.

The three people in the team have a clear division of labor, and basically they are responsible for the content of independent games except for gameplay design and specific production.

As the person in charge, Xi Hao must understand all independent game projects and plan and supervise the work tasks of all teams.

Wu Zhicheng was still a little nervous.

Since he started playing indie games, he has been living at home, and communication with others has become very few, especially this kind of work communication is almost absent.

Now facing the four people who are taking pen and paper to record seriously, I still feel a little bit stage fright.

However, Wu Zhicheng quickly adjusted his mentality and began to introduce the basic situation of "Ink and Wash".

""Ink and Smoke" is a horizontal action game. I currently plan a total of 10 levels, and each level has a unique boss and mobs..."

Wu Zhicheng gave a general introduction to Qiu Hong.

The four people on the opposite side nodded their heads while silently recording.

Although they have mastered some basic information about "Ink and Cloud", it is clearer to listen to the designer.

Xi Hao didn't interrupt Wu Zhicheng, but waited for him to finish talking all at once before raising his own question.

"Is there a plan for the approximate duration of the game?" Xi Hao asked.

Wu Zhicheng was taken aback for a moment: "Uh...I haven't considered this issue yet."

Xi Hao nodded and explained: "Although you said that there will be ten levels in the game, this is a relatively general concept. A level that can be completed in 10 minutes is considered a level, and a level that can be completed in 2 hours can also be considered a level."

"In order to ensure the game content and fully take care of the player's gaming experience, we still plan the game time first, and then adjust the specific plan of the level through the game time."

"Generally speaking, like this independent horizontal game, the better one-week game duration is 8-12 hours. It should not be too long or too short."

"My suggestion is that the standard game process time can be set at about 10 hours, and the overall level should follow the principle of easy to difficult, so the later level should be a little longer."