Everyone's stroll along the beach was temporarily interrupted because of Zhang Ming's accidental injury. After the doctor at the clinic examined him, it was confirmed that Zhang Ming was not seriously injured and that a simple application of ointment and cold compress would be enough.
But it was difficult for Zhang Ming to go out for exercise in his current condition, and Mei Fang wanted to find something for him to do. While everyone was going home, she chatted with Zhang Ming about the game development he had wanted to do before. Coincidentally, Zhang Ming also had an idea, so the two of them started chatting.
"A distinctive feature of smartphones is the touch screen, which eliminates the need for traditional keypad machines to operate various buttons and avoid the problem of delayed feedback, and also makes some action games more real-time."
Zhang Ming expressed his thoughts, "So the track I want to run is action games, which is also the part that our Ximilu game self-developed end lacks."
"The development cost of action games is not small. If we want to match our overall product style, we need a more delicate style. What size game are you planning to make? Do you have an idea in mind?"
"Of course I'm not planning on making anything next-generation. I know my own level. I've carefully studied the products you shared with me during the summer vacation. The moves I'm talking about may be different from what you imagine. They're minimalist moves—"
“Extremely simple, how simple is it?”
"I think it's feasible to simplify it to the point where it's just up, down, left, and right."
Mei Fang smiled slightly when he heard this, "Please tell me in detail, please tell me in detail."
"For example, there is a mobile game that is very popular in Taiwan recently. I remember the protagonist is the one-eyed general from the Three Kingdoms, but he is a teenager. There is nothing much to say about the plot. It is more two-dimensional and outrageous. Everyone is turned into zombies, and Xiahou Dun has to kill the devil Dong Zhuo in order to save Cao Cao..."
"That game is called Undead Slayer, or Xiahou Dun, the Undead Slayer." Mei Fang nodded. "This game is quite popular recently, but most of the games in China are cracked versions, and it is far inferior to our Shadow Blade in the paid rankings."
“I really like the game’s control settings, which is also the theme of the project I wanted to launch. But this level mode makes me feel very tired, because in the end, many things are repeated. It’s better to just start a sweep than to keep brushing.”
"I understand."
Mei Fang nodded, "So your idea is-"
Zhang Ming pondered and said, "I looked at the tracks you analyzed. I plan to incorporate elements of RPG into them. The characteristics of RPG are high randomness, high-intensity death penalties, high replayability, but also a complete process experience."
"That's Vampire Survivor. You just attack, and then upgrade and equip, make choices and build a build system... It's probably not bad to release this series now."
"What game is that? Is it in the cases you showed me?"
Mei Fang shook his head. "Let's not talk about this for now. I understand what you mean. What's the theme of the story?"
"I think this is a small matter. The main selling point of this kind of game is the gameplay, and the subject matter can be anything—"
"Zhang Ming, you can't say that."
Mei Fang reminded Zhang Mingdao, "Third-rate planners only know how to plagiarize and change the skin, second-rate planners focus on gameplay payment, and first-rate planners are enough to create IP value. Don't underestimate the cultural communication power of the subject matter. Game packaging ability is also very important."
"Of course I know that, but I can't become a fat man in one bite, right?"
Zhang Ming said seriously, "This is my first time leading a project. I want to be a second-rate person first. How about you, Boss Mei, assign one to me?"
"Then I'll give you a theme direction. We have played many Three Kingdoms games before. You are familiar with the Three Kingdoms, so we can also make a Three Kingdoms game. But we can make something more cute, such as using salted fish or dogs as the theme. It will have a wider audience and will be easier to break through the circle."
“Salted fish theme? That picture is not very funny… How can I recognize who is who?”
"It's not like you haven't played Anchi's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The styles in it can be used as a standard reference. Just prepare for the beauty needs in this direction. It's not just salted fish. I think Shushu can also do it."
"Rat? Hamster? Why do you pronounce it like that? You talk so weird."
"That's what I mean. Find more references."
Mei Fang then reminded Zhang Ming seriously, "But as we said before, since you are determined to lead the project independently, you can no longer be considered a member of the Sago project team."
"That's why the start-up capital I give you is limited. Unless you show certain development results, there will be no additional investment. This can only be regarded as your own business venture. I am helping you as a friend."
Zhang Ming nodded, "I understand. I can't ruin your reputation, right? In fact, I have discussed this with several of my roommates. Many students in our department want to make games together. Let's see if we can find like-minded partners..."
Looking at the scene in front of him, Mei Fang suddenly sighed meaningfully. Zhang Ming rolled his eyes at Mei Fang, then frowned and said:
"What are you lamenting about?"
Mei Fang expressed satisfaction: "When my son was in junior high school, he didn't even have the courage to run for team leader. He needed my help to raise my hand before he could do it. Now he has the courage to form a team to work on projects by himself. He really changes a lot when he grows up, and he gets better every year."
Zhang Ming was so angry that he wanted to get out of bed and beat Mei Fang up, but he ended up hitting his sprained ankle. He grimaced in pain and didn't forget to scold his old friend:
"Now that you're a boss, your words are becoming more shameless every year..."
"Hey, Dad is starting a business, I have no choice."
Mei Fang was making jokes with Zhang Ming and patting Zhang Ming's head to tease him. At this moment, Xia Yuan's voice came from outside the house, "Ah Fang, we are getting ready to swim. Can you come over and help us move the things?"
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Mei Fang asked Zhang Ming to rest well in the room, and then went to the swimming pool outside the villa with Xia Yuan. Under Lin Youxi's arrangement, everyone made preparations for the party and dinner in an orderly manner.
Guo Yun and Xiang Bingbing went to help move the food that Mei Fang brought from her car. Liu Xiaoyu was preparing towels and drinks. Mei Fang was ordered by Xia Yuan to do all kinds of hard work.
After finally finishing the cleanup, everyone went back to their respective rooms to change into swimsuits. Mei Fang went upstairs to take a quick shower and then came out to help Xia Yuanlin and Youxi clean up. In order to save time, the two of them took a shower together and then came out together wearing their new clothes.
Comrade Mei Fang was really embarrassed to watch, so he quickly locked the door and scolded the two people: "This is not at home, can you two restrain yourself a little?"
"Where can we find such a spacious suite at home? Well, since Zhang Ming is not going to swim, let's just be casual."
Xia Yuan showed Mei Fang her new bikini swimsuit and said, "Ah Fang, do you like this one?"
"When did you buy this? I've never seen you wear it."
"Just tell me whether you like it or not."
Lin Youxi, who had also changed into a swimsuit, suddenly hugged Xia Yuan from behind, and then smiled and said, "Why are you asking Ah Fang? He is so shameless. Why don't you ask his brother and he will understand?"
"Well, then I do like it."
Xia Yuan blushed and muttered, "Ah Fang, you can't just go swimming like this, it's too... I need to help solve the problem."
"Don't you want to wait until tomorrow to decide the winner?"
Lin Youxi smiled and said, "We agreed before that we have to decide the winner first—"
"Don't worry about it! I expected this to happen. I'll do it myself."
Mei Fang strode to the bathroom to take a shower.
Lin Youxi and Xia Yuan looked at each other, then smiled at each other and quietly followed each other into the shower room.
After everyone finished showering, the three of them went downstairs together. At this time, the private swimming pool was already in full swing. Yue Xinyi, wearing a one-piece swimsuit and sunglasses that did not provide any sun protection, was resting on a lounge chair. Liu Xiaoyu and Guo Yun were sitting by the pool, watching Bingbing swimming happily back and forth.
After Liu Xiaoyu's care, Xiang Bingbing returned to her usual cheerful personality. Seeing Mei Youyuan and the other three coming over, she greeted them warmly, "Swimming here is so cool, come and play with us!"
"Here I come! I haven't swum in a long time!"
Without saying a word, Xia Yuan left Mei Fang and Lin Youxi and jumped into the swimming pool, splashing a small splash of water. Then Xia Yuan used the backstroke to catch up with Xiang Bingbing.
"Yuanyuan, do you want to have a competition? Let's see who can swim the farthest!"
"Me? I won't compete with you. Let Yunyun compete with you. Doesn't she like swimming very much?"
Upon hearing this, Guo Yun immediately waved her hands and said, "I haven't swum for a long time either, and I definitely can't swim better than Bingbing."
"It would be so boring if no one competed..."
Xiang Bingbing muttered to herself, and then she saw Mei Fang chatting with Lin Youxi on the side. When he took off his coat, the well-proportioned body he revealed surprised Xiang Bingbing:
"Afang, you know, you have abdominal muscles, right? You can't really see them normally."
"This is all thanks to me for encouraging him to exercise..."
Lin Youxi said as she rubbed Mei Fang's belly in front of everyone. Xiang Bingbing was staring at her from the side, which made Mei Fang feel embarrassed. "Okay, okay, Youxi, don't be like this. Everyone is watching us..."
"You just want everyone to take a look?"
After Lin Youxi and Mei Fang bit his ears and teased him, they went into the water and started swimming. At this time, Xia Yuan also swam over, opened her arms to Mei Fang and said:
"Afang, come down and swim with us."
"I'm not a very good swimmer. I barely made it through high school before. I'll just watch you guys swim."
"That won't do! I didn't come here to swim just to tease you. Come down quickly and let Teacher Yuanyuan check how much your skills have deteriorated and see if you need any special guidance!"
Mei Fang certainly knew what his girlfriend was thinking, but as he said at the beginning, he couldn't deliberately favor anyone to gain points, otherwise -
"Please! Come on!"
Xia Yuan pulled Mei Fang's hand underwater and shook it back and forth, making Mei Fang dizzy.
"Okay, okay... I'll just go in the water..."
Mei Fang was dragged into the water by Xia Yuan, but he was obviously a little guilty because he hadn't swum for a long time. He held Yuan Yuan's hand and refused to let go. Xia Yuan showed a helpless expression:
"Have you forgotten everything you learned for your previous swimming test?"
"Yes... a little..."
"What? Ah Fang can't swim again?"
Xiang Bingbing swam over quickly and suggested to Xia Yuan, "Let him choke a few more times and he'll learn it. That's how we learned it back then."
"That's not the case. Ah Fang learned how to swim because Youxi, Yunyun and I taught him well."
"I also spent a lot of time teaching Ah Fang..."
Xiang Bingbing grumbled a little aggrievedly, "At least I helped Ah Fang lay a solid foundation."
"Yeah, Yunyun also contributed... But now he can swim as long as he recalls his past memories, so-"
Xia Yuan pulled Mei Fang's hand away, and after her hand was pried away, Mei Fang grabbed Xia Yuan's arm again, looking like she couldn't leave her.
"No, Ah Fang, you have to be obedient... You are a big boss worth hundreds of millions, what are you afraid of just swimming?"
"Having a net worth of over 100 million has nothing to do with whether or not you swim!"
Mei Fang thought that he wanted to give Xia Yuan a good experience of being needed, so he pretended to be scared.
Huh, as expected, Yuanyuan was very happy because of my coaxing, with a look of satisfaction and happiness on her face. I am indeed a master at flirting with girls and a master of pulling!
"I know... I will try to be slower and gentler, take my time..."
Xia Yuan and Mei Fang struggled back and forth for several rounds. Instead of letting go, Mei Fang got closer and closer to Xia Yuan. After a few rounds at the end, Mei Fang buried himself in Xia Yuan's arms for a hug.
"Oh... Ah Fang... don't be like this... You're so annoying... Ah Fang, don't be like this, everyone is watching us..."
Xia Yuan disliked Mei Fang's flattery, but she also liked the fact that Mei Fang was affectionate with her without caring about other people's eyes.
but.
but…
Xia Yuan slowly and suddenly became very angry.
You are making me do this, right
Although I'm not as romantic as Youxi, I'm not so bad that I need you to give me something for free in order to catch up with me!
Xia Yuan called for Xiang Bingbing and Guo Yun, who were watching from the sidelines, to come and help, "Ah Fang, he's too afraid to go swimming. Come and help me pull Ah Fang away!"
"good!"
When Xiang Bingbing heard that she needed help, she was the first one to go up and pull Mei Fang with great enthusiasm.
She stood in the swimming pool almost effortlessly and easily pushed Mei Fang away from Xia Yuan. Mei Fang was afraid of hurting Xia Yuan, so she just gave up struggling.
Phew… it’s really hard…
When Xiang Bingbing pulled Mei Fang away, she accidentally touched Mei Fang's abdominal muscles. She held Mei Fang in her arms and prevented her from looking for Xia Yuan. The 1.78-meter-tall Mei Fang was like a little brother in the arms of the 1.9-meter-tall Xiang Bingbing.
However, this posture did not last long, because Xiang Bingbing saw Lin Youxi swimming towards her and let go of her hand for fear that she would be unhappy, which made Mei Fang jump directly into the pool.
He struggled and struggled as if he was about to drown. Seeing this, Guo Yun, who was swimming closest to him, immediately swam over to grab Mei Fang, but was hugged by the struggling Mei Fang, and the previous incident of pulling the shoulder strap was almost repeated. It was only until Lin Youxi arrived in time and swam over to hold Mei Fang's hand that the farce came to an end.
"Afang has completely forgotten how to swim, why are you still bothering him? Especially you, Yuanyuan."
Lin Youxi specifically criticized Xia Yuan's indifference, "Why didn't you always support Ah Fang?"
"I thought... I thought he was joking with me." Xia Yuan muttered to himself.
"He obviously can't swim. Others can't see it, but you've known him for so many years, don't you know what his personality is like? How can you not see it?"
"I… "
When he thought about how he was still doubting whether Afang was deliberately pampering him, and this mentality of only thinking about himself and not caring about Mei Fang's thoughts, Xia Yuan, one of the giants, lowered his head in shame.
Liu Xiaoyu had been sitting on the side, but when she saw Mei Fang drowning, she immediately jumped into the water to save her. This put her in an awkward position halfway up the river. Just as she was about to jump in, Lin Youxi stopped Liu Xiaoyu and said,
"Xiaoyu, can you bring me a dry towel? Ah Fang's eyes seem to be wet. Let me wipe them for him."
"Yeah... OK."
Liu Xiaoyu obediently went ashore, got a dry towel and went back into the water.
This noise naturally attracted the attention of Yue Xinyi, who was enjoying the sunset bath. She took off her sunglasses and looked at Mei Gou being surrounded and taken care of by a group of girls. She was immediately shocked.
"Oh my goodness, are you guys really having a party? This isn't—"
Xia Yuan felt very sorry for the trouble she had caused Mei Fang during the swimming session. When they were having a barbecue together in the evening, everyone was a little depressed. Mei Fang also wanted to cheer Xia Yuan up, so she took the initiative to bring a plate of barbecue over to greet Xia Yuan:
"Would you like to try this? Youxi roasted some lamb kidneys for everyone. They taste pretty good."
"Well... just forget it... I don't have an appetite, Ah Fang, you can eat it yourself."
Xia Yuan's voice was choked with sobs when she spoke, which made Mei Fang reluctant to leave Xia Yuan's side. "Then I'll accompany you."
Mei Fang and Xia Yuan were walking together in the courtyard of the villa. The bright moonlight created a different atmosphere. "Do you think I don't have the aura of a girlfriend?"
"You asked that question... I don't think it's a big deal. I'm quite happy."
Mei Fang said gently, "You don't have to be like Youxi."
"I just... I wasn't like this before."
Xia Yuan smiled and said, "I used to be very outgoing and proactive. Even when it came to liking Ah Fang, I did it much earlier than Youxi. Your first hug and your first kiss were both initiated by me."
Xia Yuan smiled as she spoke: "Actually, I felt pretty good about my girlfriend back then, right? Now I don't know why... I can't do anything right, and I'm so clumsy. We don't even have a tacit understanding anymore."
"People grow up. Without your generosity and initiative, I wouldn't have realized that I like you guys... Don't you think so?"
"So, if my past self saw me now, he would definitely laugh at me."
Xia Yuan bit her lip and said, "Actually, I don't want to tell you these unhappy things. This way, I will seem pitiful. If Youxi and I were not competing for you, I would definitely not be able to compete with others."
"You guys always like to compare yourselves, why don't you consider my feelings?"
Mei Fang pinched Xia Yuan's cheeks. "You are yourself, my Yuanyuan, my childhood sweetheart, the only two girls I like. If you do well, I will praise you. If you do not do well, I will also encourage you. In short, I will spoil you no matter what you do. Do you understand my feelings? I even think it's cute when you mess up."
"I don't want that kind of silly cuteness."
"Besides, you only make mistakes occasionally in small matters like this, I don't think it's a big deal... Moreover, you have helped me in my career and singing, I think you have done a great job, I can say that I am supported by you now..."
"Well... you're trying to coax me and give in to me again, right?"
"This is not letting!"
Mei Fang said to Xia Yuan seriously, "It's because I like you, okay?"
"Okay... got it... stop saying those cheesy things."
Xia Yuan muttered as he handed the lamb kidney to Mei Fang, "Eat this."
"Uh-huh… "
Mei Fang ate barbecue while listening to Xia Yuan's words. Xia Yuan continued in a gentle voice, "It's a rare vacation, so let's decide the winner of this week's love game tonight... I want to sum up my experience and reflect on my own problems."
My friend was very interested in today's chapter, and with the support of the leader, everyone can look forward to the follow-up.
(End of this chapter)