He slept very deeply and when Tao Zhiyue woke up it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.
The sunlight is warm, filling the room with light.
Tao Zhiyue rubbed his sleepy eyes. He remembered that he seemed to have had a very long dream yesterday, but as soon as he woke up, the dream slipped away from his memory.
He only had a vague impression that he seemed to have dreamed about the boy in the white T-shirt yesterday.
I don’t know if I will meet him again today.
Although I fell asleep in the morning, fortunately the afternoon activities in the game exhibition usually start after 2 o'clock, so it's still in time to get there now.
Tao Zhiyue quickly washed, ate, picked up his backpack and went out.
The phone is still silent, no new messages.
After hesitating for a moment, Tao Zhiyue decisively logged out of the pp login.
As long as he is not online, this is Schrödinger's message. He can think that the HR has seen the apology bouquet in the game and sent him a message.
The world in the game is simple and pure, with only cute animals concentrating on tending their own islands.
There, Tao Zhiyue could pretend that Brown Bear was really his neighbor and friend, who did not reply to the message in time, so he gave him a gift to apologize.
Even though this gift was unusual flowers, it could be interpreted as a thank you gift from HR for helping him renovate the island, which were the seeds they had sown together.
But in reality, he couldn't do anything inappropriate towards a straight man who had a crush on someone.
The flow of people at the game exhibition today was greater than yesterday. Fortunately, the queue for admission in the afternoon was not long, and Tao Zhiyue was able to enter after waiting for a while.
The most popular area is still the trial play area of the War of the Roses. After a night of emergency work, the carefully prepared Rose Cottage is finally open to the public. At this moment, it is surrounded by exhibition visitors inside and out, and many people come to take photos and check in.
Tao Zhiyue stood outside the crowd and was stunned for a while.
Yesterday he played games for a whole afternoon in the independent trial room at the back of the cabin, with a strange man sitting next to him who made his heart beat fast.
Thinking about it now, it feels like a lifetime ago.
Next to the cabin was the staff member I met yesterday, who was sweating profusely while maintaining order. Behind him was a sea of pink flowers, as romantic as a fairy tale.
Tao Zhiyue looked for a while and walked away silently.
According to the previously planned itinerary, Tao Zhiyue walked around the booths with a notebook, stopping here and there, taking notes with a serious expression.
In the intense thinking, those beautiful feelings are gradually forgotten.
He had a general idea yesterday. For Zhitong Games, which is now accustomed to mindless reskinning, it is very difficult to make up its mind to switch directly to original development. It may work hard for a long time but end up with nothing accomplished.
Many people in the game industry subconsciously believe that original development means developing their own engines, innovating gameplay, and creating a unique style. It would be best if they could make a splash, attract as many audiences as possible, and make the game a well-known hit.
But this road is too difficult. There are only a few successful ones, and no one notices the countless teams that fail halfway.
Tao Zhiyue feels that instead of dreaming of achieving success overnight, it is better to improve and optimize on the existing basis and strive to make it small and beautiful.
The most important thing is to find the core selling point of the game, and then design and implement it with awe.
For example, War of the Roses does not have much innovation in its gameplay and is a relatively conventional MMORPG. However, its unique all-female setting and gorgeous yet not frivolous painting style have made it popular among female players, which in turn has had an unexpected influence.
While absorbing nutrients from the outside world and organizing his own ideas, by the time the museum closed at six o'clock, Tao Zhiyue had already come up with a relatively complete and specific idea.
Tao Zhiyue has almost finished looking at all the projects that need to be looked at, not only for the company, but also for himself, he has learned a lot of new knowledge.
After an afternoon of brainstorming, he was in an extremely excited state. He forgot that it was time to get off work and couldn't wait to take a taxi to the company.
However, it happened that the project team was working overtime today, the lights in the company were bright, and the CEO did not go home after get off work. He sat upright in the office, thinking hard.
Without having time to talk to his confused colleagues, Tao Zhiyue hurried into the CEO's office and told him everything he had seen and thought over the past two days.
CEO Guo nodded frequently as he listened. On the way, he also called the project team's producer, chief planner and chief programmer, Lao Li. The group of people talked loudly in the office, causing the employees in the office area outside to look around frantically, their curiosity overflowing.
Half an hour later, Mr. Guo came out first and said that there would be no overtime today. He invited everyone to have a barbecue dinner nearby and asked everyone to sign up voluntarily.
The crowd immediately erupted in joyful cheers.
As twenty or thirty people were heading to the barbecue restaurant, Tao Zhiyue was walking at the end of the team. Wang Heng slowed down and walked to his side.
"Brother Tao, are you done with the housework?"
Tao Zhiyue was stunned for a moment before he remembered the conversation between them. "Well, right..."
"Hehe, I knew it." Wang Heng was a little proud, "Brother Tao, you seem to have become a different person recently. I think you must have dealt with some troubles."
Tao Zhiyue was surprised and asked, "Really?"
"Yeah! It just became..." Wang Heng scratched his hair, trying to come up with an accurate description, "It became brighter! Hey, this word doesn't seem to be used like that."
"Anyway, I used to think that Brother Tao was hard to approach and a bit aloof. But now it seems... like I'm back in the crowd. Is it weird to say this?"
Wang Heng slapped his forehead and said, "Forget it, I feel sorry for the Chinese teacher. Anyway, let us enjoy the feast again when there is a chance. Hehe, thank you Brother Tao!"
Colleagues were chatting around me, laughter could be heard from the crowd from time to time, neon signs were flashing, and the aroma of barbecue from the small restaurant in front was already spreading.
This somewhat familiar scene and Wang Heng's unintentional words made Tao Zhiyue once again think of the person he had deliberately forgotten today.
His nose felt slightly sour, and he coughed lightly, then smiled at Wang Heng, "Okay, I will."
The barbecue restaurant was filled with smoke. Several large tables were put together to form a long strip and were filled with colleagues. Everyone was ordering dishes and placing orders in a buzzing manner. Soon, the tables in front of them were filled with sizzling skewers and beer bottles.
Tao Zhiyue doesn't drink often, as his face would turn red when he does. But tonight he drank a lot, his face turned red and his head felt drunk.
Mr. Guo was even more drunk. He held a beer bottle and gave a passionate speech, imagining the future. He was so excited that he almost cried, which made a group of people laugh.
Amid the unbridled noise, a colleague joked with Tao Zhiyue: "Xiao Tao, are you allergic to alcohol? Your face is so red."
Tao Zhiyue stopped shaking and answered seriously, "It's okay. I have anti-allergy medicine at home."
Beer is bitter, and Tao Zhiyue doesn't like the taste on normal days. But on a melancholy summer night, there seems to be nothing more soothing than a dozen cold beers.
When the banquet was about to end, someone remembered Tao Zhiyue, the hero of the barbecue, and clamored to have a toast with him, and Tao Zhiyue accepted the offer.
Seeing that he was so easy to talk to today, a female colleague plucked up the courage and half-jokingly said that she wanted to add him to her PP. Immediately, someone started to make a fuss, and the small barbecue restaurant became a scene.
Tao Zhiyue was almost drunk. He blinked and fumbled in his pocket for a long time before finding his cell phone.
Why didn't pp log in
At the moment, Tao Zhiyue, who was slow in thinking, couldn't remember the reason, so he clicked to log in, ignored the red dots of unread messages in the list, opened the QR code and handed it to his colleague to scan.
Seeing his colleagues fighting for the position, Tao Zhiyue suddenly thought of something and whispered, "I haven't joined the company group yet, please add me."
His cheeks were red and the corners of his eyes were wet with drunkenness, but he sat very straight. His usually clear and bright eyes were now covered with a layer of mist. He was no longer as decisive and calm as usual, and there was a kind of imperceptible fragility.
The colleagues who were still sober were stunned when they saw this scene, and subconsciously lowered their voices: "Okay...Okay, right away."
Someone handed the phone back to him. Tao Zhiyue took it and was about to put it back in his pocket when the voice call suddenly rang.
His vision was a little blurry, Tao Zhiyue looked carefully, and a very beautiful landscape photo avatar popped up on the screen, with the nickname "HR".
It's so strange, why would someone call him, he obviously didn't find a new job...
Tao Zhiyue clicked the call with full of doubt and put the phone to his ear.
The noise around him faded away, and he could hear a low breathing sound next to his ear. Tao Zhiyue didn't say anything, but held the phone tightly, unconsciously following the other person's gentle breathing.
Then he heard his own heartbeat.
A few seconds later, a distorted male voice came from the other end, with a tone of nervousness and uneasiness.
“… Hello, is this Dr. Tao?”