After enjoying the sumptuous barbecue at the buffet, everyone's energy was quickly exhausted. Only Xiang Bingbing ate two servings of ice cream desserts in a row, and then she held her stomach and burped with satisfaction at the end.
"I've been in Jiangcheng for so long, and I finally have a full meal... I'm so happy."
Looking at the table full of clean plates, everyone was impressed by Xiang Bingbing's powerful fighting ability and silently mourned for the buffet owner.
Mei Fang looked at Guo Yun's simple dishes and couldn't help but sigh:
"Guo Yun, you really don't eat much now... The girl who always carried Defu chocolate with her is gone."
"Uh... stop making fun of me about the past."
"This isn't a joke, this is about reminiscing about the good old days, okay?"
Mei Fang was actually very pleased that Guo Yun had undergone such a big change.
In his previous life, he did not stand up for Guo Yun and fight against those who maliciously bullied and ridiculed Guo Yun. It was not until they parted that he realized how much she valued her relationship with him, and he always felt a little regretful.
But now she is living a good life, which is due to her small help. Mei Fang is very relieved to know this.
Not to mention that she is now one of Mei Fang’s most important art connections.
"When I was in junior high school, I was actually always afraid to go to school because I knew that everyone would always laugh at me, overtly or covertly. There were times when I wanted to change, but I could never make up my mind. As a result, I was always laughed at and could never make friends."
Guo Yun said seriously, "But since I met Mei Fang, the class monitor, and you guys, and played games with you, I suddenly felt that going to school became interesting. Sometimes I really feel that I am very lucky, and you guys don't despise me... It's just..."
As Guo Yun was talking, she suddenly blushed, "Well, I suddenly became pretentious, and I seem a little ashamed. Just pretend I didn't say anything!"
"Hehe... I understand. There's nothing to be ashamed of, Yunyun."
Xia Yuan held her chin with her hand and smiled, "Even if you don't lose weight, you have your own shining points. You have a good personality and are good at drawing. Sooner or later you will be popular."
"I think so too." Lin Youxi nodded, "You are the only artist in Ximilu Studio now. We want to release a game, but we need your input."
"Well... I know this. I will continue to work hard and not let you down, nor let Mei Fang down."
Xia Yuan pulled Mei Fang's arm at this time, "By the way, Ah Fang, do you have anything else to talk to Yunyun about regarding the new game today?"
"Well, this is business. I have to talk to her later. If you don't want to listen, you can go shopping or something. You don't get many opportunities to come to the city."
Xiang Bingbing nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I am planning to go shopping with Xiaoyu. Do you want to go together?"
Xia Yuan immediately shook his head, "Let's go later... Bingbing, you and Xiaoyu go shopping first, I need to listen to some things related to game development."
"What about Youxi?"
Lin Youxi shook her head, "I'm with Yuanyuan and Fang too."
Since they are going to develop a new game, the three giants of Ximilu Studio must understand the subsequent development process together.
Um!
That's it!
It's not that I'm here to monitor whether Guo Yun wants to take advantage of this opportunity that she thought she was alone to launch an offensive against us, A Fang!
Although Guo Yun's appearance has improved a lot, according to Afang's preferences, there are still many things missing.
Xia Yuan stared at Guo Yun's back and thought.
If she continues to work out, maybe one day she will indeed get a very toned and attractive body, but by that time it will definitely be too late.
After all, our Afang is not such a vulgar and lustful person.
After Xia Yuan figured it out, he walked with a proud air, and even pulled Mei Fang's arm close to him.
Wandering around in a shopping mall like this is no different from a young couple.
"Let's sit in this milk tea shop for a while and help digest our food."
Mei Fang looked at the menu and said, "This shop has unsweetened green tea, jasmine tea and oolong tea. You should be able to drink that, right?"
Guo Yun nodded, then stood up and took out her wallet and said, "Um... I'll treat you to milk tea this time. I can't always bother you to pay."
"Well... sure, I'd be remiss if you don't agree."
Mei Fang mainly remembered what Xia Yuan had said to her, so it would be better not to pretend to be the boss here.
Guo Yun ordered milk tea for everyone, and then took out a tablet computer, iPad, from her bag. This was the beginning of the tablet legend.
"This is the concept design that Mei Fang asked me to draw based on some art works. There are characters and scenes. You can take a look and see if you find it attractive."
Mei Fang took the tablet from Guo Yun and began to appreciate Guo Yun's portfolio with Lin Youxi and Xia Yuan.
"Ah Fang, why did you ask Guo Yun to draw these? What is a concept design drawing..."
“In the early stages of game development, we need to decide on an art style. We first come up with an idea, get some concept drawings from the artists, and then find an art style that best fits our ideas. Only then can we start creating a new work.”
"It sounds much more complicated than the previous games. Fang, are you going to make a great game?"
"The scale is a matter for the future. It's better to look at the resources we have before making a decision."
The concept design drawings provided by Guo Yun have three styles: low-poly polygonal characters and scenes; early cel-lucky style painting characters; and fine-grained pixel art style.
The first style that Mei Fang wanted to match was the famous work of the previous life, "Monument Valley". In the early stage of U3D development, this low-polygonal 3D style of scenes and characters were very distinctive compared to traditional game works. In simple terms, it had a "fresh" feeling.
The cel style was a very popular painting style in the early 21st century. Many works of Master Hayao Miyazaki and well-known animations such as "Cowboy Bebop" were produced in the cel style.
This type of work has very many layers, bright colors and mostly in blocks, giving it a very delicate feel, so the cost of drawing is also very high. It is suitable for some plot-heavy galgames or RPG games.
The third type of fine-grained pixels are relative to most traditional pixel works on the market today, and have smaller color blocks and action surfaces than traditional pixels.
When we say traditional pixels, it actually means compared with those very early FC games. At that time, there were actually not many comparable products on the market.
In the early 2010s, everyone was keen on using U3D engines and Unreal Engine to develop next-generation visual technology. Pixels, as an "outdated" painting style, were less popular.
Of course, after 2016 and 2017, many pixel works became popular again due to their excellent game quality or combined with new 3D pixel technology, such as "Dead Cells" and "Celestine", but that's a story for later.
Mei Fang was carefully flipping through Guo Yun's portfolio. Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi couldn't figure out what was going on, so they could only follow Mei Fang and read along silently.
"I think they're all good... Ah Fang, have you decided to start your new game in that style?"
Mei Fang nodded, then pointed to a character design picture in the portfolio and said:
“This role… feels very interesting.”
There will be another one later.
(End of this chapter)