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She was wearing a white hoodie with a Gundam pattern and had her hair tied in a single ponytail.
Lin Li smiled and shook his head.
"Don't listen to those people's nonsense. I thought about it for a long time before that. It's not like it just popped out of a rock. It's not that exaggerated."
After calmly answering the question, Lin Li brought up a new topic.
"What's your name?"
"My name is Gao Xiaoran."
"Oh, you like Gundam?"
Gao Xiaoran nodded.
"That's great, that's exactly what I was thinking about."
Chapter 195 The Gundam IP?
Lin Li glanced at Gao Xiaoran, then at Wang Wei, and asked the crowd.
Are you familiar with Gundam?
"Huh, Gundam?"
"It looks familiar."
"Does knowing a little bit, just watching the anime, count?"
Regarding the Gundam IP.
Anyone who's involved in the anime/manga/gaming community.
Everyone will have some understanding of it.
Even if you haven't seen it, you've at least heard of it.
So when Lin Li brought up this topic, everyone chimed in with their own comments.
However, everyone's answers were still superficial.
So Lin Li added another sentence.
"Aren't there any hardcore fans?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Wei paused for a moment as he picked up the meat with his chopsticks.
If Wang Wei hadn't realized what was happening after the previous sentence, he would have thought Lin Li was just having a casual chat.
So when Lin Li said the last sentence, he already realized what was going on.
Something seems off about this.
Mr. Lin, could this be...?
After having some ideas in mind, Wang Wei immediately put down his chopsticks and pointed out a few programmers.
"Hey!! Xiao Liu, don't you really like Gundam? Why aren't you saying anything?"
"Don't you and Chen Xiao often talk about this?"
"Hey Chen Xiao, did you do your own Gundam modeling before? Do you have any pictures saved on your phone?"
"And Xiao Ran, I remember you're a huge Gundam fan."
Wang Wei's behavior at this moment was like that of a parent visiting relatives during the Chinese New Year.
They went to great lengths to let their children showcase their talents.
The people whose names were called were clearly unaware of what had happened.
Everyone looked completely bewildered. Huh? Why were we suddenly being called on?
Fortunately, Lin Li intervened in time to break the awkward silence.
"No need for that. However, if you have any ideas, when you're recruiting for your project team, you can pay more attention and recruit more people who like Gundam. If this project succeeds now and you've finished practicing, the Gundam IP can be handed over to your team for future work."
His words astonished everyone present.
"Wow!"
"real or fake!?"
"Shall we make a Gundam mobile game!?"
"Huh!? I can build Gundam!"
"OMG, my lifelong dream came true in my first week at the company?!"
Although Wang Wei was somewhat prepared, he was still surprised when Lin Li actually said it.
The others present might not fully grasp the magnitude of Lin Li's ambitious promises.
That's because they're only new to the industry.
As a veteran in the gaming industry.
Wang Wei was well aware of the significance of those words.
It's important to understand that most people in the gaming industry spend their entire lives struggling and rising and falling in this field, and they may never even encounter a single major project.
For most people in the industry, the goal is to make trash games, games that can kill 999 with a single hit.
Or, joining a project team that fails immediately upon launch is the more common scenario.
During his years at Tencent, Wang Wei has come to understand that while everyone seems to be in the gaming industry, there are actually barriers to entry.
People are divided into different classes based on their work experience.
Marginalized individuals: those who have worked on low-quality projects, small projects, and large projects.
Each level is a stepping stone.
Even taking one step forward is difficult.
Even if you've worked as a programmer at Ubisoft for Assassin's Creed, and your skill level is exactly the same as someone who makes some low-quality web game, you'll still face difficulties when looking for a job.
That's a world of difference.
Like all industries, the gaming industry also has its own circles.
The core of this circle is actually looking at what projects you've participated in.
The Gundam IP is undoubtedly a major project.
Amidst the clinking of glasses, the atmosphere became even more lively.
The pie in the sky that Lin Li had painted for them, even before they had tasted it, had already made them feel a little dizzy.
In addition, they learned more about Lin Li, the boss.
Young and promising, handsome, decisive at work, yet easygoing, humorous, and very approachable in private.
Gradually, they came to understand why the atmosphere at Spark Games was so great.
They gradually relaxed at the dinner table.
Although everyone was having a good time drinking, after Wang Wei took the lead, they all came to toast Lin Li individually, including the few girls who were there.
Gao Xiaoran, the young lady from Gao Da, who was teased by Lin Li, picked up her wine glass and said something similar to what the others said.
"I'll do it, you can do as you please..."
Then I actually choked on the beer so badly.
This drew laughter from everyone, and Lin Li patted her back with concern, which made her blush.
Night had already fallen.
This team-building activity has come to a perfect end. From a rational and pragmatic perspective, it was exceptionally effective.
After this gathering, the employees' sense of belonging to the newly joined Spark team skyrocketed.
Not so utilitarian, but simply from the perspective of a gathering.
The team building activity went well; everyone chatted happily, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
~~~
The end of April.
I spent my time amidst the major update of Battlefront Girls and the farce of Penguin Scatter.
Before we knew it, it was May.
May marks the transition from spring to summer.
Although early summer has arrived.
However, Shanghai is generally a bit chilly in the early morning.
A girl is running in front of the Spark Games Company.
Her long black hair bounced up and down with her leaping figure, and coupled with her pink and white JK uniform, it looked as if she had stepped into a Japanese drama.
"Oh no, I'm going to be late!!"
After exiting the subway station.
Li Xinyu jogged along.
For a girl who doesn't usually exercise much, the distance she ran today is almost equivalent to a month's worth of exercise.
Li Xinyu joined Xinghuo Games just last month.
Currently working as an artist in the "Lost in Time" project team.
Speaking of which, she was able to get a job at Spark Games.
It's still because of Chen Yanqin from Spark Group 1.
It's not that Chen Yanqin got in through connections.
It was just a simple recommendation.
Li Xinyu and Chen Yanqin have no relationship in real life.
The two women met in an artist group.
The reason they met was also quite bizarre.
We met because we were arguing in a group chat about how to draw white stockings to make them look more erotic.
Chen Yanqin insists that the stronger the fleshy feel, the more astringent it is.
Li Xinyu, however, believes that overly sheer white stockings have lost the girlish feel that white stockings represent.
That's right.
Like Chen Yanqin, Li Xinyu is a female artist who enjoys drawing erotic illustrations.
Of course, she never draws actual R18.
But her drawings are even more sensual than R18.
Even though nothing was exposed, it was more alluring than if it had been.
It was precisely because of our online relationship.
When Chen Yanqin learned that Li Xinyu had graduated from university, she recommended her to the company.
There's an interesting anecdote about the two of them during this period.
That is, in the eyes of these two girls, the other party must be the kind of male artist who is very good at drawing erotic pictures.
Therefore, although Chen Yanqin introduced her.
The two never met in person.
The two first met at an internal art communication meeting at Spark Entertainment, where they discovered they were both girls...
Chapter 196 High-Energy Game Frenzy Festival
can only say.