Chapter 69 Interview (2)
Joseph's question made Zhang Cheng a little stunned. He made it clear that he was not sure! But Joseph asked him why?
Do you have to say that you have expected this day for a long time?
"Actually, I have confidence in the game, after all, it is a game developed by myself, but confidence is confidence, people still have to face reality, I didn't expect this game to bring such an impact. Zhang Cheng said after a simple hesitation.
In fact, he must not say that he has no confidence in the game, which is tantamount to telling others that he is not confident.
"Mr. Zhang, everyone is very disgusted with the in-game advertising now, what kind of explanation do you want to make for this?" Joseph barely gave Zhang Cheng a chance to breathe, and another question was thrown.
Zhang Cheng has already had a way to deal with this problem in his heart, and in fact, this is also the way he thought of responding to the in-game ads.
"In fact, the original intention of making games is to bring happiness to everyone, but after bringing happiness, we have to face a problem, that is, the problem of funding!"
"As we all know, most independent game development studios are struggling to make ends meet, and we are no exception, and in order to bring better games to everyone, and the development of the studio, we have to accept the cooperation of other game companies to add ads. Zhang Cheng put on a very helpless look.
Almost the vast majority of people won't like ads, and what Zhang Cheng wants to show users is that this is a helpless move, and they can only do this in order to bring them a better game.
The fact that Temple Run has achieved enough to shut everyone up, because Zhang Cheng does bring a better game.
Joseph nodded, he knew this very well, as a veteran journalist and editor in the game industry, he had seen too many independent game studios from there to nothing, and the head of the studio was worried about money.
"Looks like you've got a satisfactory answer. Joseph congratulated with a congratulatory taste.
"Thank you, I think so. At this time, Zhang Cheng will no longer be modest.
"I'm done with my questions about flappybird, and I'd like to ask a little bit about the Temple Run, which I'm actually more curious about. Joseph put the paper aside in his hand and said curiously.
"Excuse me!"
"How long is the production cycle between Flappybird and Temple Run?"
"Because of the simplicity of the content, it took me a few days alone, and as for the production cycle of the temple escape, it is relatively long, about a month!"
Zhang Cheng is naturally very clear about the production cycle, but he is just a little exaggerated in the original production cycle.
"That's not a long turnaround time!" Joseph exclaimed.
In his opinion, such a game will take at least half a year, after all, it is a long process from inspiration to planning to physical modification.
"Yes, it's thanks to great preparation. Zhang Cheng said modestly.
"How many people are there in the studio?"
"At first, it was just me, but now there are five of them, all of whom are college graduates who have just graduated!" Zhang Cheng said, pointing to Li Zihao, who was not far away.
"Why would you choose a recent college graduate, do you think those veteran programmers are hard to control?" Joseph threw out a trap again.
"Of course not!" Zhang Cheng shook his head, he couldn't admit this kind of thing, in fact, he couldn't wear such a hat.
If such an interview is dug up in the future, then Zhang Cheng will be tantamount to annoying the vast majority of programmers, if they are the backbone of the Internet!
"I just think college graduates with no work experience are more malleable, knowing that although they don't have any work experience, they have a richer imagination. ”
"Maybe you're right!" Joseph said with a pun, in fact, he also saw that Zhang Cheng was cultivating talents for his own studio.
He had a hunch that maybe in a few years the studio would be another Nintendo?
"What made it possible for you to release two hit games in quick succession?" asked Joseph.
Zhang Cheng needs to think about this question, in fact, he doesn't know what it is, because he can't say the real reason.
Can't he just say that it was the Buddha's revelation to him?
"This is probably due to inspiration and long hours of preparation. Zhang Cheng was ready to start talking nonsense, in fact, he could only fabricate such nonsense.
"Temple Run was inspired by Raiders of the Lost Ark, and it's a great series of movies, and after watching the movie I was thinking if I could make a game?"
"This idea has always been in my head, in fact it existed much earlier than flappybird, and after having this thought, I was thinking about what kind of show it should be, knowing that I made a decision two months before the game was made, parkour, a rare genre. ”
Zhang Cheng simply fabricated the origin of this game, and Joseph had no way of making up the truth of the matter.
However, Zhang Cheng's words Joseph has written down, any successful person can't do without such a story, the storyline is very old-fashioned and ordinary, but ordinary people always get tired of listening to it.
"Do you have any plans for the future, or what are your expectations for the game studio?" Joseph continued.
"I hope that in the future, the studio will be able to make games that everyone likes like EA and Nintendo, and live up to everyone's expectations!" Zhang Cheng did not say anything big, and briefly explained his future plans.
"This is a great dream, I hope you will succeed!" Joseph wished from the bottom of his heart, but in his heart he still felt unlikely.
Although easyMarkets Studios has now launched two games in succession, the distance between it and EA and Nintendo is by no means something that can be changed by a few games.
Zhang Cheng also knows that this is a long road, and all he can do is to speed up on this long road, the road will not get shorter, so he can only increase his speed.
"Can you tell me about the studio's plans for the next game or when it will be released?" asked Joseph.
"The idea for the next game is already there, and now it's being gradually improved, and I can't guarantee the launch time, if there are enough people, it will be as short as three months, and as fast as half a year!" Zhang Cheng did not disclose the type of game, but just said a very fluctuating time period.
Li Zihao on the side is stupid, he just said two months, why is he talking about three months to half a year now?
Although you are the boss, you don't run the train with such a mouth!