"More... special?"
Lu Zhixing felt that there was something in Professor He Cheng's words.
Professor He Cheng coughed twice: "Yes, this is a relatively high emotional intelligence statement."
Lu Zhixing was very curious, what is the term for low emotional intelligence? The rules of this competition are weird? A strange brain circuit? Is the organizer not a normal person?
Professor He Cheng took a sip of tea and said slowly: "It's hard to explain clearly in just a few words what makes it so special.
"By the way, this competition was held last year. Do you know which game won the first prize last year?"
Lu Zhixing: "I don't know, but I should have heard of it, right?"
However, when Professor He Cheng said the name slowly, Lu Zhixing looked confused and completely unfamiliar.
"This game is called "Mecha Legend"."
Seeing Lu Zhixing's confused expression, Professor He Cheng laughed: "You haven't heard of it, have you? It's normal that you haven't heard of it, because this game died suddenly after it was released, and it was so cold that there was no sound. It's normal that you haven't heard of it. .”
Lu Zhixing couldn't help but look back in awe.
You know, this game won the first prize last year, which means that it has a guaranteed R&D fund of 10 million, which is not a small amount of money by any means. Moreover, the games that could be favored by investors should not be much different, so Lu Zhixing felt that he should have heard of the name at least.
Who would have expected that a game that cost such a huge amount of money would die suddenly upon release?
How is this done?
Judging from the name of the game, it seems to be a mecha theme. This genre is not considered popular in China, but as long as the quality of the game is decent, it should make some splash.
Professor He Cheng explained: “This matter starts with the theme of last year’s ‘Dream Building Game Competition’.
“The theme of the Dream Game Contest is randomly drawn, and the theme drawn last year was: driving simulation games.
"As a result, many outstanding independent game producers and even heads of some small studios came to participate, and a series of excellent works such as "Simple Flight Simulator" and "Domestic Truck Simulator" emerged."
Lu Zhixing was stunned for a moment: "Wait a minute, I have heard of these two games. Aren't they still on the best-selling list of simulation games on the official platform?"
Professor He Cheng nodded: "Yes."
Those who didn't win the first prize were all on the best-seller list, but the one who won the first prize died suddenly? this……
Professor He Cheng chuckled and explained: "If you knew what kind of game "Mecha Legend" is, you would understand.
“Because this time it’s a driving simulator theme, “Mecha Legend” is a mecha driving simulator!”
"Mecha driving simulator?" Lu Zhixing couldn't help but be in awe, "Then how to drive?"
Professor He Cheng explained: "This is the unique thing about this game. Its designer designed a peripheral specifically for this game. This peripheral is a completely independently designed operating device. It has a total of Divided into four parts:
"There is a rudder for each left and right hand. There is a fire button and other auxiliary driving buttons on the rudder. There is a control panel in the center with more than a dozen status lights, radio knobs and various function keys. There are also three game steering wheels under the feet. foot pedal.
"This device has more than fifty buttons, and the player has to use both hands and feet. Even starting the mecha requires pressing five different buttons in sequence.
"The most outrageous thing is that if the mecha is damaged and about to explode, the player must perform an ejection operation, otherwise the player's character will be permanently deleted when the mecha explodes.
"By the way, this machine costs 1,600 yuan. If you don't buy it, you can't play this game."
Lu Zhixing was silent for a moment: "The term for high emotional intelligence is that this is a genius idea that transcends the times."
Professor He Cheng laughed loudly: "Yes, the term for low emotional intelligence is a bit whimsical!
"Of course, this game died suddenly for more than just these reasons. Although the designer had made successful small-scale independent games, he had no experience in managing large projects.
"So, after receiving the 10 million yuan in funding, he began to recruit a large number of people. However, there were some problems with personnel control and project management. The research and development progress was slowed down, and many of the original ideas were not realized. It could only be released in a hurry when the money was about to run out. The game itself was not perfect, and there was no extra money for publicity, so it died silently."
Lu Zhixing thought for a while: "But these things... If a senior game producer like you, Professor He, could predict it as soon as he sees the design draft, right?
"Those investors in this game design competition, even if they don't understand the game, they should always find a consultant to check it, right? Why would they award the first place to this kind of game?"
In Lu Zhixing’s view, the failure of “Mecha Legend” is simply doomed.
Even if general simulation games launch specialized peripherals, they will also provide players with other operating modes such as keyboard, mouse, and controller. How can they be directly bundled like this?
What's more, the development cost of this project is high and management is difficult. Not talking about the game itself, just talking about which manufacturer to find the peripheral console for this game and how to ensure quality control, etc. are enough to make a producer with no experience drink a lot.
No matter from any point of view, this game is inferior to other entries such as "Simple Flight Simulator" and "Domestic Truck Simulator".
As Professor He Cheng has repeatedly emphasized: Cost control is the first lesson in game design. At least the cost control of "Simple Flight Simulator" and "Domestic Truck Simulator" is excellent, and the basic design is also a proven successful sample.
These can be seen intuitively from the design.
No matter how you look at it, there is no reason for "Mecha Legend" to win first place in this game design competition.
"Professor He, is this what you said, that the rules of this game design competition are special?"
Professor He Cheng nodded: "Yes, do you still remember what this competition is called?"
Lu Zhixing recalled: "Dream Building Game Design Competition."
"Yes, build dreams!" Professor He Cheng explained: "The original intention of this game competition is to build dreams for designers with unrestrained imagination. Therefore, "Simple Flight Simulation" and "Domestic Truck Simulation" are considered by the organizers Come on, it’s not as dreamy as “Mecha Legend”, so naturally it won’t get the first place.
"Of course, these two games later received investment from other investors present. However, the initiator of this competition, the second-generation rich man surnamed Li, still defied all opinions and resolutely transferred these thousand The bonus of 10,000 yuan was given to "Mecha Legend".
"After all, this ten million is his own money. Naturally, other investors can't say anything to whomever he wants to give it to."
After hearing this, Lu Zhixing finally understood the root of the problem.
It’s all because of this rich second generation!
From the many game design plans that can really make money, you accurately find the "most dreamy" plan that is easiest to waste money on, and then push it to the first place against all odds?
I have to say, this guy has something.
Lu Zhixing asked: "How dare I ask who this rich second generation is?"
Professor He Cheng said: "You know Fuhui Capital, right? This is an investment company that originated in Jingzhou. They are currently present in many fields in China.
"This second-generation rich man, oh no, to be precise, he should be the third-generation rich man. His name is Li Rushan, and he is the only son of Li Chengyan, the current head of Fuhui Capital."
Lu Zhixing said in surprise: "The background is indeed quite big."
Lu Zhixing had heard of Li Chengyan's name. This can be called a big shot in the investment world, and his shadow can be found behind many emerging companies. However, judging from the reputation in the world, although Li Chengyan is powerful, he is still far behind his father, Li Shi, the founder of Fuhui Capital.
After all, that is an investment legend with an investment success rate of nearly 80%.
Professor He Cheng said: “It’s very interesting to talk about.
"Li Shi, Li Chengyan, and Li Rushan were named by Li Shi. The original meaning was, of course, the hope that future generations would become stronger and better than themselves.
“From an ordinary stone, to a huge rock, and then to a towering mountain, just like Fuhui Capital, it continues to grow and develop.
“It’s just that these talented entrepreneurs will always encounter the same headache, which is the problem of succession for future generations.
"It's better for Li Chengyan's generation. Although his talent is far less than that of his father, fortunately, Fuhui Capitalist has a great business and he is diligent and down-to-earth. With his father's guidance and the help of people around him, he can take over the job smoothly. Let Fuhui Capital continue to grow and develop.
"But when it comes to Li Rushan... something goes wrong."
