Chapter 261 - Bao Xu: I Am Being Autistic. Do Not Disturb. (1/2)
At Shang Yang Games…
Everyone was pumped and excited.
Boss Pei’s two million yuan publicity fund was akin to a cardiac stimulant! After its release, the sales records of Bloody Battle Song: The Powerful Version had been bad. Everyone saw that and was originally very anxious about that.
Initially, they were all lost. The fortunate thing was that Director Lin decided to develop a mobile version of the game where data in both the mobile version and client-side desktop version were interconnected. That gave everyone a direction to work to.
However, even if the mobile version was released, was it able to turn the tables in their favor? No one was sure about that.
From the current looks of things, the biggest problem when creating the mobile version was not money but was instead time.
If they failed, that was akin to adding salt on their wounds.
However, Boss Pei had many praises for this game. He forked out another two million publicity funds. That showed how much confidence Boss Pei had in everyone!
Everyone was extremely motivated. They were determined to succeed in creating a mobile version for the Bloody Battle Song: The Powerful Version.
There were assigned employees who had already contacted the Hong Kong celebrities in the name list that Boss Pei handed over.
Wang Xiaobin looked at the name list and commented, “I have to say that Boss Pei is indeed very experienced in choosing the right people. These choices must have undergone serious consideration.
“Zhang Zuting and these people are all previous-generation Hong Kong celebrities. Their movies have a great influence on the current middle-aged players. It has a great publicity effect on our target players. “Zhang Zuting is the most expensive person to invite. We let him shoot a viral clip first before using the same amount to invite four other Hong Kong celebrities who were less pricey. Not only was that highly cost-effective, but it could also achieve a cluster effect and achieve the best publicity results.
“I have to say that Boss Pei’s move is really smart.”
Ye Zhizhou, who was standing beside him, agreed wholeheartedly. “Yes. Boss Pei is definitely a genius when it comes to publicity. He represents the ceiling of what the domestic games market can achieve in terms of publicity.
“The only thing I am ashamed of and find a little pitiful is that our game could have been better produced. The current state of our game is a letdown given how much publicity funds Boss Pei invested in it.”
Wang Xiaobin consoled him. “That’s alright. Aren’t we in the middle of producing a mobile version? When the mobile version is published, these advertisements will still come into effect. The popularity that the game had garnered would ultimately explode.”
Ye Zhizhou nodded his head fervently. “Yes, that’s correct! We must work harder so we won’t let Boss Pei down!”
September 11th, Monday…
When Bao Xu stepped foot into Jingzhou City once again, he felt a mix of emotions. He’s finally back! During the month-long paid leave, Bao Xu flew to Europe and toured four or five cities. He went to a different city almost every week.
All in all, it was a long story! Bao Xu desperately wanted to delete and reformat all the exotic sights in his mind. That month had been nothing but a nightmare to him.
Bao Xu was not referring to the places of interest which he had visited. As long as Bao Xu had to leave Jingzhou City, he would feel like he was living in a nightmare no matter how beautiful and green the city he went to was.
Fortunately, although Bao Xu had been addicted to the internet when he attended university, he had entered the university based on his abilities. His English standard was quite good, and he had brought an electronic translator along with him on the trip. Therefore, he had finally managed to complete the overseas travel tasks given to him.
No matter what, Bao Xu still felt a huge sense of despair when his trip finally ended.
He reached Jingzhou City around midnight. Bao Xu first headed to his rented apartment to take a nap. When he woke up in the afternoon, he decided to head over to Tengda in the evening to have a look.
During the trip, he bought some local snacks and goods as gifts. He had to give it to his coworkers at the office.
Moreover, he had been away for a month; and he knew nothing about the current progress of Repent and be Saved. Li Yada took over the role of chief planner in the middle of the game development. He did not know if she could handle the job well.
When he arrived at the company, he noticed that everyone seemed busy. Noticing that Bao Xu had returned, everyone welcomed him warmly.
“Brother Bao is back!”
“Brother Bao, how was Europe?”
“He seems to have turned slightly tanner.”
“Did his hair grow longer again?”
“Around this season, I think Europe should be quite cold, isn’t it?”
Bao Xu greeted everyone back and distributed the gifts he bought.
Li Yada was originally concentrated on editing the documents. When she saw that Bao Xu had returned, she stood up hurriedly and said, “Brother Bao! You have returned at such great timing. I have some questions to consult you about!”
Bao Xu’s face turned pale instantly. “I’m too tired! Let’s talk about it another day!”
“Ah, okay.” Li Yada nodded her head and felt a little bewildered.
Bao Xu seemed really tired. Was Bao Xu less energetic than usual after returning from this trip? Previously, if anyone faced any problems about the game designs or if anyone had things to consult him about, he would be very eager to help.
Furthermore, Bao Xu would repeatedly try out the latest games that they were developing and would find the respective designers directly if he had any suggestions on how to improve the game.
The previous time he returned from his trip, he tried out the games on the day he returned and could enter his ‘work mode’ very quickly.
However, Bao Xu seemed disinterested in working today. Very soon, Bao Xu finished distributing all his souvenirs to everyone, including Boss Pei who was trying out a game in his office.
After that, he returned to his work desk, clicked open an overseas Triple-A game, wore his headphones, and switched on his ‘autistic model.
He had come up with that idea during his month-long torture. The first thing that he would do when he returned to the company was hide his abilities! As a partially autistic person, Bao Xu was resented every moment in Europe when he tried to communicate with foreigners using his broken English. His tears then were the water that went into his head earlier!
When he recalled what happened then, Bao Xu realized that the outcome of him coming in second during the Outstanding Employee Selection might have come unexpected but was foreseeable.
He should have predicted such a terrible outcome!
Lu Mingliang was the chief planner and had spent the most effort in producing the game. Who was the next in line?
It was definitely Bao Xu.
Bao Xu had the greatest workload and contribution within the design team. Since Ocean Stronghold, he had been responsible for the creative elements of the games. He would offer many suggestions in areas such as the gameplay, details, and balance of the games.
He had such a strong presence within the team. How could anyone not vote for him?
This time, after he came back, Bao Xu thought about it deeply. If this continued, there were only two possibilities for him during the next Best Employee Selection.
One, he would leave with the one million yuan Dream Fund, just like what Lu Mingliang did.
This outcome was acceptable to him. However, Bao Xu could not bear to part with his coworkers if he had to leave the design team.
Two, he received another month-long paid leave and went on another trip.
That was the scary part!
Although he had received the paid trip twice, there were still many places unexplored in the world. Bao Xu did not think that there will be an end to this torture.
Therefore, Bao Xu set his mind. He was going to be a slacker!
He would bury his head and game all day. That would lower his presence in the office.
Although he was very worried if Li Yada could handle the job as the chief planner, he would definitely not help her in front of everyone. He would only help her with her questions secretly and privately.