Chapter 192 - Bloody Battle Song: The Powerful Version (2/2)

It only briefly explained the gameplay in one or two lines, without offering any details about the practical design of the game.

“…En, this person’s attitude is not bad, but I cannot make use of this document.”

On the surface, the document fully matched Pei Qian’s requirements for a ‘lousy game’. However, the problem was that it was lacking in too many details.

Pei Qian could not possibly fill in the gaps in the plan by himself.

Once Pei Qian decided on a game, he would distribute the design manuscript to everyone in the office. Then, everyone would see the crazy content in this document and elaborate on the rules. By the time they were done, the game would surely become unrecognizable.

That was why he could not choose this manuscript.

Pei Qian could not imagine what the final version of the game would look like. That posed too much of a risk to him.

It would be best if he could find a design manuscript that had a clear picture of the game’s rules but was clearly mediocre. Only then would he be relieved.

Pei Qian canceled out the number six and generated another.

“Thirteen.”

Pei Qian opened the folder labeled ‘thirteen’ and found a relatively good idea for a standalone game. What’s more, the manuscript contained pretty good concepts for the various levels. On closer inspection, he discovered that Wang Xiaobin had been the one who wrote it.

“…I didn’t expect that you-a systems designer-would dream about revitalizing the domestically-produced games industry. En… it’s not impossible for me to spend some money to help you realize your dreams.

“However, the problem is that your design manuscript looks quite conservative. If I follow your proposal, we might not be able to incur losses.”

Pei Qian flipped through the manuscript and decided to temporarily shelve it.

Although it would not be a bad decision to make Shang Yang Games pursue standalone games, Pei Qian had two main worries.

First, standalone games had quite low bottom lines. Since the required investment would be relatively fixed-even if the game did not become popular, they would be able to make minimal sales. It was most likely that they would incur a little loss. If they did slightly better, they would be able to cover their expenses.

Second, Wang Xiaobin’s plan was almost complete. There was not much risk involved. One could say that it was a plan that had mostly been proven by foreign publishers of standalone games.

Pei Qian’s judgment was ahead of his times. With one look, he could tell that although the plan was not considered reliable, it could not be considered ridiculous either.

To Pei Qian, it was merely slightly below average.

“I’ll pick one more. If there is a better one, I’ll use it. Otherwise, I will make Wang Xiaobin’s dreams come true.”

He had initially said that he would draw lots only once, but Pei Qian changed his mind. At the last moment, he decided to make minor adjustments.

After all, the last time that he folded his arms and decided not to do anything, Bao Xu and Huang Sibo created Ocean Stronghold. Until now, he had not finished spending the income that the game made.

“It’s a ‘two’ this time. Oh? A sequel to Bloody Battle Song? Written by Ye Zhizhou?”

Pei Qian opened the design manuscript and took a good look.

“There’s not much of a difference in the gameplay, but he added a few more details to advance the storyline. He will keep the same purchase options as the prequel, too.

“En? That’s not bad.”

Pei Qian felt that Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin’s plans were both not bad, but they each had their shortcomings.

Design Manuscript Six was sufficiently unreliable. However, it was so unreliable and had too few details that Pei Qian could not pursue it with peace of mind.

He was afraid that Shang Yang Games’ employees would add so many details to it that the game would improve significantly.

On the flip side, Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin’s plans were quite complete. At the same time, this meant that there was a low chance that Shang Yang Games would deviate from them later.

“I’ll choose Ye Zhizhou’s plan.

“Wang Xiaobin’s plan is also worthy of praise, but it’s a bit too stable for my liking. There are no risks involved. If your dreams were more bold and imaginative, perhaps I would be won over.”

Finally, Pei Qian saved Ye Zhizhou’s design manuscript. However, Ye Zhizhou himself had not thought about what he would call this sequel.

Pei Qian quickly typed on his keyboard to add the name of the game.

Bloody Battle Song: The Powerful Version!

En, since it was going to be a tacky game, he needed to make it tacky through and through.

Pei Qian had even thought about the marketing strategy for this game, which was most likely going to fail. He had to burn as much money and garner as much criticism as possible!

Once he made the edits, Pei Qian sent the design manuscript back to Ye Zhizhou.

“We’ll go with this.”

After pondering for a moment, he added, “Tell Wang Xiaobin that his plan was quite good, but it was too conservative. While researching and developing the game, ask him to make appropriate edits to his design manuscript. There’s a chance we might use it in the future.”