Chapter 141 - Zen Entertainment’s Xianxia Game (1/2)

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

“Ah, I’m so tired after finishing one story branch and the background story of two characters,” said Zheng Hongxi as he streched

“Really? Did you write the story for Warcraft?” asked Jia Peng.

Zheng Hongxi shook his head, “That’s different, although Warcraft has a much more incredible story, it’s only one branch, I just had to go along the flow of the story. This game is different, there are so many story branches that affect one another. This is so much more complicated than Lifeline and it’s making my brain hurt.”

“You better hurry up, I have a bunch more Wugong and equipment descriptions waiting for you,” asid Qian Kun as he was working.

Zheng Hongxi had his hand on his forehead, “Oh my goodness!”

“Could you show me the script? I could look through it for you,” offered Wen Lingwei.

Zheng Hongxi shook his head vigorously, “I can’t do that, wouldn’t I be leaking? Moreover, I don’t need you to look over it, the manager has already seen it.”

Wen Lingwei was speechless, “Selfish, why are you the same as the manager.”

“This isn’t selfish, its professionalism alright?” asserted Zheng Hongxi.

Wen Lingwei rolled her eyes with a ‘yeah yeah, you’re right’ expression.

“Oh right, remember to give a few special Wugong and equipment their own story. The manager specifically asked for story special Wugong and equipment like Six Meridian Swords that can only be obtained after completing the quest from Wuliang Cave”

Zheng Hongxi nodded, “I remember, I’m planning to give it an extra long questline.”

“From the sounds of it, although it is a Wuxia theme, the manager gave it many Wugong. The names also sound awesome, like Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, Six Meridian Swords, energy drain, Dugu Nine Swords. They feel so fitting!” expressed Jia Peng.

Wen Ling said, “Do you really need to question the story that the stingy manager comes up with? He has so many of these ideas.”

Jia Peng said, “But I’m still kind of surprised. I thought the manager would never leave the world of Western Fantasy since Warcraft got so popular that he could probably live off sequels of it. Why did he want to make a Chinese style game all of a sudden?”

“You didn’t know? It’s because of the Game Committee. That means the department related to video games sent out a notice, asking for the designers to make a Chinese themed game. There’s even judging for it,” explained Su Jinyu.

Jia Peng was shocked, “Is that so. I thought the manager wouldn’t’ care about things like this.”

Su Jinyu said, “He was actually already planning to make a Chinese themed game, but this came up at the right time.”

“Can the manager get first place?” asked Jia Peng.

Wen Lingwei replied, “Has the stingy manager ever lost?”

Su Jinyu quickly interjected, “Don’t be so full of yourself this time. It’s hard to tell because Zen Entertainment is also making a standalone Xianxia themed game. They’ve also started a month or so earlier than we did, so it should be further in development.”

“Huh? Zen Entertainment is joining too?” asked Jia Peng.

Su Jinyu nodded, “Of course, Zen Entertainment and Emperor Dynasty Entertainment are both competing. There are way more competitors that you guys think. That’s why I said we can’t be sure.”

Jia Peng seemed to understand, “That’s true. If there is judging, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment stands no chance, but Zen Entertainment excels at Xianxia games. Legend of the Sword was a very successful RPG game, so they must have good knowledge on that matter.”