In fact, if you want to talk about the reason why this is not signed, Hao Yun has only guessed half of it at most.

In addition to the fact that the updates are too haphazard, there is another reason that accounts for no small factor.

At this moment, in the editorial department of Xiake.com, Liu Ye, who was sitting in front of the computer, was very hesitant.

To sign or not to sign?

To be honest, he was a little undecided.

Feeling the conscience and commenting, the writing of this "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman" is indeed excellent, and the plot is also remarkable. The only drawback is probably that the writing is a little retro, and I don't see too much novelty in the subject matter, which may be a bit because the plot hasn't been developed yet.

After thinking about it for a while, he didn't make up his mind, and after some hesitation, Liu Ye decided to ask the other editors in charge of the same group for advice.

"Zongzi, I have a book here and I can't make up my mind, the article has been sent to your mailbox, do you want to help me read it?"

"And a book that you can't make up your mind about?" The editor named Zongzi in the circle looked at him in surprise, pushed his glasses, and looked at the computer screen, "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman, I read this book the day before yesterday, and I feel okay." ”

"Yes, I also think it's okay," Liu Ye nodded and said, "This author doesn't look like a newcomer, although the style of writing is a little old, but it looks quite tasteful." ”

Zongzi touched his chin, pondered for a while, and spoke.

"The strength of this author is really good...... But if you want me to say, the new book period will be interrupted in three days, and signing it is also a waste, so don't waste the recommendation position. ”

Hearing the conversation between the two, the lobster sitting next to him also interjected.

"Yes, now that the KPI system in the group is being carried out, you don't know how precious the recommended resources are, and I don't recommend signing them."

Huang Dou: "My opinion is the opposite of yours, and there is still value in signing a contract at this time, but I still recommend asking the editor-in-chief for his ideas first." ”

Soybean's proposal is to the point.

Xia Ke.com is different from other novel websites, the editor in charge does not have the authority to sign directly, but only has the right to sign.

That is to say, whether a novel can be signed or not must be reported to the editor-in-chief by the editor-in-charge first, and then signed by the editor-in-chief before it can be decided.

In other words, it's useless for them to discuss here, so they might as well just ask the editor-in-chief.

Hearing Huang Dou's suggestion, Liu Ye felt that there was indeed some truth, so he took the book to the editor-in-chief's office and found Wang Ze, the editor-in-chief of their group.

After staring at the document on the screen for about ten minutes, Wang Ze took off his glasses on the bridge of his nose and gently rested them on the desk.

"Liu Ye, you've been an editor for more than ten years, right?"

Some didn't quite understand why the editor-in-chief suddenly mentioned this, Liu Ye hesitated for a moment and said.

"Exactly ten years...... What's wrong? ”

"It's been ten years, and in terms of seniority, you are also the veteran of our Xia Ke Network, do you know why you have always sat in the position of editor-in-charge?"

Hearing this murderous question, Liu Ye almost choked out a mouthful of old blood, but he still stubbornly followed the words of the editor-in-chief.

“…… Why? ”

"Because editors and readers are different, you can't judge whether a work is good based on personal preferences, you must learn to analyze the potential of a work with a market perspective."

After a pause, Wang Ze began to educate in earnest words.

"The main work of our chivalry network is a new school of martial arts, even if the subject matter does not necessarily have to be new, there must be gimmicks and highlights, and what do you think of this work?"

That's true, but not all works are based on the subject matter itself, right?

Listening to the editor-in-chief's meaning that he was not very optimistic about this book, Liu Ye felt a little pity in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and finally planned to fight for this newcomer called the owner of the Pearl Building.

“…… However, I think the plot is quite fascinating. ”

"Yes, the compelling plot is a highlight, but only if you get in, and the average reader has that patience?" As he spoke, Editor-in-Chief Wang's tone gradually took on a hint of criticism, "Or do you think that he has his own fan traffic and can make readers patiently read more than a dozen chapters?" Why do we emphasize the three golden chapters, whether a book has value or not, you can know it by looking at its beginning. ”

Liu Ye lowered his head slightly in frustration.

“…… That's what you're saying. ”

When it comes to this, there is no room for manoeuvre.

No matter how optimistic he is about this book, if the editor-in-chief is not optimistic, he has nothing to do.

Looking at his subordinates, who were finally sensible, Editor-in-Chief Wang nodded with satisfaction.

"What I said, you go back and think about it."

"I'll still sign this book, but don't think about recommending resources."

"It's pointless, it's not worth it!"

……

Hao Yun wanted to ask Professor Wang of the basic course of the big plan, but the professor was not interested in his "topic", so he only let him think about it himself, and did not bother with it at all.

As for Dean Li Guoping's graduate student, that is, the senior brother named Chen Wenchao, he occasionally came to take care of him, gave him some bad ideas or something, and asked for programming knowledge by the way.

But to be honest, this guy is okay with writing math problems, and he's really not programming material.

Some knowledge points have been taught to him several times, but this guy still looks unenlightened.

Thinking of his talent for repairing computers, Hao Yun finally couldn't help it one day, and said more.

"Do you want to ...... Thinking about changing majors? ”

"Changing majors?" Chen Wenchao, who came over with a draft book to ask for advice, was stunned, "What major?" ”

"Fix the computer."

As soon as he heard the words repair the computer, the expression on Chen Wenchao's face froze for a moment, and then turned into a full of grief and indignation, glaring at Hao Yun and saying.

"Senior Brother Hao, do you look down on me?"

Hao Yun was stunned by this sentence.

"Ah......h No? ”

It's just a friendly suggestion, why is this guy so responsive?

However, Chen Wenchao did not think so.

Maybe it's because the successive blows have cut his pride into thin paper, which has caused him to blow up now.

"If you look down on me, just say it! Why beat around the bush and let me learn to fix computers! ”

As he spoke, Chen Wenchao's expression suddenly changed from righteous indignation to frustration, and he sighed for a long time.

"Hey, I know, I'm really good at programming, and I can't do anything with this thing. Maybe you're right, I'm not really the material for learning to code. ”

Seeing that this guy seemed to have calmed down, Hao Yun comforted him and said.

"If you want to open up, there is still a long way to go in life. But I don't understand one thing, why are you so obsessed with learning programming? You studied applied mathematics as a bachelor, right? ”

Chen Wenchao was silent for a while.

"Yes...... I did study applied mathematics in my undergraduate science, but in the end, I found that this subject still paved the way for other subjects. So I thought, in that case, why not find a way to make it work yourself? So ......"

"So you thought about learning to code instead?"

Chen Wenchao nodded.

"Yes."

But this ......

The reason is too far-fetched, right?

But looking at the expression on this guy's face, whether he convinces others or not, he has already convinced himself.

Reinvigorated, he looked at Hao Yun and said.

"Speaking of which, I was just thinking...... If you're good at making games, why don't you consider making a game like 2048? ”

“…… A game like 2048? Hao Yun was slightly stunned, frowned and asked, "How do you say this?" ”

"It's nothing, I just think that 2048 is quite philosophical, and it can also be regarded as a program," Chen Wenchao scratched the back of his head, "Didn't the organizers of the competition say that there is no limit to the type of program, and the logic is self-consistent...... If you write a game like this, as long as you can explain how this thing makes people think about the philosophy of life, I think it's okay, right? ”

Hearing this nonsense reading, Hao Yun shook his head, and wanted to complain about him.

However, when I think about it, it seems to ......

Still makes sense?

His eyes suddenly lit up, and Hao Yun felt like a bright light lit up in his heart.

That's right!

Why didn't he think of it before?

Games are, of course, a type of program, and if there's one program that has the best chance of leading people to doubt life — oh no, think about life, it's definitely a program that can establish interaction between AI and people.

Isn't that just a game?

At least, as a carrier!

Thinking like this, Hao Yun didn't bother with Chen Wenchao anymore, but opened the blank document and typed a line on it.

[Outline: Design a game that makes people think about life]

What kind of scenes are most likely to make people think about life?

The answer was about to come out, and Hao Yun almost didn't hesitate to think of the four keywords "mountain", "sheep", "bridge" and "ball".

As for why he thought of these four keywords, he couldn't figure out why, it was purely a subconscious intuition.

Maybe......

Because in a previous life as a game designer?

However, considering the expressiveness of the game, these four keywords don't seem to be suitable for play, or the life philosophy contained in them is too vague, so he expanded his horizons a little more and typed two words on the document -

【Cemetery】

Say, cemetery!

Birth, old age, sickness and death run through people's lives, although the starting point is not the same, but in the end it is a piece of loess.

What could be closer to the ultimate meaning of the philosophy of life than the end of life?

The flow of the game doesn't have to be long, or even fun, because he didn't intend to be a commodity from the start, but rather an entry – or a simple work of art.

In that case, you don't have to think about the pace of the game, you might as well fast-forward to the end, let the player simply play as an old man who is dying, and then the end of the game is set on the bench in the middle of the cemetery.

The inspiration that came to mind was the confidence of being a game designer—or rather an abstract artist in the information age......

The corners of Hao Yun's mouth curled up with a smile, and he added a few more lines to it.

always felt that the moment he typed these few lines of text, the answer to this test question was already placed in front of him.

"What's next—"

"It's programmatic!"