"Damn! I've already done so much, why do you have to change the script again?! ”

"If the worldview is to be changed along with it, then the art side will basically have to be torn down and restarted."

Art Director, Mr. Taiji Sakata, now finally understands what Kendai Akanishi means by "danger".

It's not just about danger, is it?

It is equivalent to God halfway through the creation of the world, and found that this world is not suitable for human existence, so he is ready to destroy the world and start all over again.

This is a cosmic catastrophe!

As art director, Taiji Sakata couldn't forgive such behavior at all.

But as a member of Pokeni, he can't directly scold the president.

There was a breath of fire in his heart, although he knew that Xuyuan Xuan was just a microphone, but he had no choice but to criticize him harshly.

This guy Wada has been a little too jumpy lately, and if he doesn't give some color to see, the artists won't be able to work in the future.

"Wada-san, do you know what you're doing?" Taiji Sakata asked sternly, "How will work like this continue in the future?" Who knows that this time we will do it and there will be no large-scale changes in the future. ”

"Definitely not." Xuan Xuyuan replied loudly, "I can guarantee that this change is also approved by the president. ”

Although he doesn't know the bottom of his own heart, he still has to try his best to appease the other party every time he asks about art classmates.

"Mikami, what do you say?" Taiji Sakata turned around and asked Shinji Mikami.

After all, this guy is the producer of the "The Witcher" project team.

Fortunately, the previous changes Qing Zhiyuan has also communicated with Mikami, and after he saw the new script of Xuyuan Xuan, he felt that the changed content seemed to be better.

And in this new plan, the part about the specific battle process is also improved by Shinji Mikami.

So Mikami stubbornly appeased, "I've read Hetian's plan, and in fact, I also participated in this change."

Although the new solution will lead to a certain amount of rework, it is not as serious as tearing down and starting over.

But aren't we now going to have higher requirements for ourselves and make satisfying games? ”

"Mikami ......"

Taiji Sakata felt unusually uncomfortable, but he didn't know how to refute it.

……

"President, I can't agree this time. Something like this has happened more than once. ”

The artists feel very aggrieved, which means that all the time of the past so many months has been wasted, although Shinji Mikami is right, it will not be completely reversed, but there are quite a few parts that need to be changed.

The workload can actually be evaluated, after all, it is all objective things, but everyone is completely unacceptable emotionally.

This is not the first major overhaul.

And every time it's out of the Void Abyss Xuan, this guy.

No, to be precise, the person at the helm behind it is the president.

This point has been analyzed quite thoroughly by Ken Akanishi to Taiji Sakata, and if it weren't for the fact that the president was eager for quick success, and was bewitched by Hayao Miyazaki to rewrite the script, and strive to show a considerable level of thought in the game, this would not have happened at all.

Yesterday's Taiji Sakata was full of admiration for Master Miyazaki, but today's Taiji Sakata hates Master Miyazaki to the extreme.

The ideals of the masters are not necessarily our ideals.

President, it's not the first day you've been making games, so the two can't be confused, we still have to eat!

In short, unforgivable.

At the encouragement of the younger art brothers, Taiji Sakata will not compromise no matter what!

A smile appeared on the corner of Qing Zhiyuan's mouth, and the whole person did not feel any unhappiness or anger because of Sakata Taiji's rudeness, and maintained a gentle expression.

At this time, Sakata will be scolded, although it can reflect the prestige of the president, but it will only add fuel to the fire.

"So have you seen Wada-san's demand case?" Qing Zhiyuan asked lightly.

"Well, I've seen it." Taiji Sakata said with a stiff neck.

"What do you think?"

"I ......"

Taiji Sakata choked for a moment, and then said very reluctantly, "It's pretty good, although it's quite different from the previous work in terms of style, but I personally like the new version of the story." ”

"Lacking that kind of childlike hypocrisy, but it inexplicably makes people feel dark and frightened, and even when I think back on it, I feel that the sense of depression has penetrated every corner of the game."

Qing Zhiyuan couldn't help but laugh dumbly when he heard his comment.

Darkness, this is quite in line with the style of the Void Abyss.

This can be seen from the beginning of the magical girl Madoka.

It can only be said that the old void in this timeline is spurred by him, and the growth speed is too terrifying.

If this continues, he will have to worry about the mental state of the old man.

"Isn't that enough?"

Qing Zhiyuan smiled, "Since you also approve of Hetian San's new plan, and we all think this is better, why don't you do it?" Rather than taking a game that is not so good to let the players down and smash their reputation.

Why not make a better game that players will be amazed by? ”

Taiji Sakata frowned, "President, that's what you said last time. ”

And the current Taiji Sakata doesn't have any hope for the president's "there will be no next time" at all.

It's kind of a look.,Judging from his years of work experience.,It's easy to get the president's promise not to change the game.,It's almost impossible to want them to really not change the game.。

It can only be said that he can take care of the emotions of the artists as much as possible, and make the planning of the project more reasonable and far-sighted.

"We're all improving."

Qing Zhiyuan reassured, "Sakata-san, think about it, in terms of painting ability and management ability, how do you think you are compared to yourself a year ago?" ”

"I ......"

Although I don't know why Qing Zhiyuan asked this sentence, Taiji Sakata still answered truthfully, "Then there must be progress." A year ago, I couldn't do enough in a lot of ways. ”

"That's right," Qing Zhiyuan said, "It means that you are very good, Sakata-san, and if you look back at yourself a year ago and there is not much difference between yourself and now, then it means that there is no progress this year."

If you feel like you were a piece of a year ago, congratulations, you've grown a lot. ”

Huh?

Taiji Sakata was stunned for a moment, as if he felt that something was not right.

But I somehow feel that what the president said is so reasonable.

"Growing up makes people feel happy and it can also make people feel miserable." Qing Zhiyuan said, "Take Hetian Sang as an example, when he first joined the company two years ago, he was still a stunned young man who didn't know anything, and now he can already take charge on his own."

What about Shinji Mikami? What's more, not only can they do things in their own field, but they can also help others solve problems, have a deeper understanding of games, have more accurate judgment and control of projects, and have made great progress in communication skills.

Let's put it this way, if there is a so-called game training school in the world, then Pokeni seems to be strict and even cruel to teaching, but it is here that it grows the most. ”

Well.

Taiji Sakata nodded in agreement.

Even now, there are many outside companies that want to dig Hetian and Sanshang, which is enough to show that they have made great progress.

In fact, not only the planners, but also the programmers and artists have grown in new projects and new creative concepts again and again.

But as Qing Zhiyuan said, it will make people feel painful.

Ken Akanishi: Just to write about the monster AI in Diablo, their hair is almost falling out.

Of course, Ken Akanishi's hair itself is not much.

"Isn't it all our work, our starting point, to make the game good enough?"

"However, there is no such thing as [good enough] in games," Taiji Sakata frowned, "There will always be a better solution, so is it hard to tear down and start over every time you think of something better?" ”

"Iteration, iteration, do you know the word iteration?" Qing Zhiyuan said, "Our game is a spiraling process, although the rise is endless, but there is also a relatively stable range. We're just trying to maximize the process of rationalizing this range.

This time, the change of the game's world view and script is one of the most important nodes, and we are fully capable of supporting it when the game is not fully developed.

So why not? ”

"This ......"

Taiji Sakata opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

He thought about it for a long time, and could only sigh bitterly, "But the artists can't accept it emotionally, and I'm afraid that there will be resistance at that time." ”

"That's why Pokeni needs you." Qing Zhiyuan couldn't help laughing, "Sakata-san, think about it, why did you come to be the art director and not someone else?" ”

Before Taiji Sakata could answer, Qing Zhiyuan continued, "Not only because you have strong professional ability, but more importantly, everyone is very convinced of you, and you have done a good job in art scheduling, personnel management, and atmosphere adjustment."

That's what it takes to be an art director.

Isn't it up to you to do the rest, how to explain to the artists, how to get them to accept, how to move the project forward?

So I've told you so much today, and there's every reason to believe that you'll be able to handle the rest of the matter well. ”

……

Taiji Sakata went from the angry look on his face when he entered the door to the relief when he went out, and even a little happy, completely changed.

Little HR Akane Ayase had no idea what was happening in this short hour.

She served coffee to Qing Zhiyuan, and couldn't help but sweat for the president.

"President, what did you say to Sakata-san? I feel that his attitude is different before and after, you must know that an hour ago, Sakata-san was so angry that he almost didn't eat Wada-san raw. ”

Qing Zhiyuan smiled and took a sip of coffee slowly.

Although the coffee of Xiao HR is very bitter, it tastes inexplicably a little sweet.

He slowly put down the cup and asked, "Do you think Sakata-san is here to ask me about my master?" ”

"Isn't it?" Akane Ayase wondered.

"He just wants a reason to give to his younger brothers.

Even if Taiji Sakata can accept Wada and Mikami's new proposal, as the big brother of the artists, there must be something that can be used to soothe people's hearts."

Qing Zhiyuan knows this very well in his heart-

Sakata-san seems to have come to Xingshi to ask for guilt, but he actually came to him to ask for the [Shang Fang Sword].

Otherwise, I can't explain to the younger brothers.

Then in the end, as long as Qing Zhiyuan comes to be this sinner, carries the pot, and gives Sakata a sufficient reason to convince the younger brothers, this conversation will be over.

"Huh?" Akane Ayase was taken aback, "Is that so?" ”

"Or else?" Qing Zhiyuan rolled his eyes, "I can't beat Hetian San, right?" ”

So now the pressure is back on Taiji Sakata.

However, Qing Zhiyuan was still very confident in his ability.

……

Gee.

The president seems to be getting more and more narcissistic now.

Akane Ayase raised her eyebrows disapprovingly, remembering something as she watched Seizhiyuan drink coffee.

"By the way, President, I recently got a very important news, do you want to think about it?"

"Huh?" Qing Zhiyuan looked up at her suspiciously.

"Aren't we running out of people in our music and sound department right now?" Akane Ayase said, "There is just such a good candidate. ”

"Really?"

Qing Zhiyuan said that the manpower of the music and sound effects department is not enough, it is simply stretched, except for Atsushi Shirakawa, a creative and good musician, the other two teenagers can only be regarded as barely qualified.

Yes, until now, there were only 3 people in the company who were responsible for the sound effects of the music.

This shortcoming has been around for several years.

It's just that because Shirakawa is too good, he covered it up a little, making this department look not as weak as he imagined.

But Atsushi Shirakawa also has his own things that he is good at and what he is not good at, he is very good at healing, soft, and classical, but when it comes to making things that can go up and down, be more international and inspiring, and even sometimes need to use heavy metal rock, Shirakawa seems to be a little inadequate.

Especially when encountering the style of Lao Xuan and Mikami, who are particularly good at dark games, Shirakawa's music always makes people feel that something is missing.

It tickles people's hearts, but it can't always be scratched in position.

That's probably how it feels.

……

"So what kind of candidates are you looking for?" Qing Zhiyuan asked, "A recent graduate?" Or was it poached from some street band? ”

"It can't be an artist who has changed careers, right?"

Seeing that Qing Zhiyuan was interested, Akane Ayase smiled mysteriously and said, "Peer." It is said that Yoko Shimomura of Capcom is leaving the company.

Rumor has it that he is about to move to Square Enix.

But it doesn't seem to have been finalized yet. ”

"What?!"

Yoko Shimomura is leaving Capcom?

Is there a problem with Capcom?

This was Qing Zhiyuan's first reaction.

You must know that Yoko Shimomura, who was known as "the world's most famous female video game composer" in her previous life, created the music of many well-known Capcom games, can be regarded as a Capcom treasure musician, is she leaving Capcom?

Xiao HR looked at Qing Zhiyuan seriously, "Whether you can successfully poach or not, I think it mainly depends on the president." ”

"Huh?!"

……

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PS: Yoko Shimomura left Capcom for Square Enix in 1993, which is a real thing in history.

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