Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

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Your sales volume is 30, and the refund volume is 25, which means that the actual sales volume is less than 5 units.

More importantly...

Such a massive number of refunds proves that Yu Zhong's marketing strategy of claiming the game's high quality and that players would choose Q coins over refunds is utter nonsense.

The reports he submitted back then have now all become boomerangs.

Ultimately, it will all hit him on the head.

He made a major mistake last year due to the explosion incident, which resulted in his investment rights not being fully restored to this day. Does he have to go through the same thing again this year?

No!! No way!!

Think of this.

Zhao Ming regained his composure and sat back down in his seat.

Now is not the time to curse; the most important thing now is to shift the blame.

The project's collapse was inevitable, and it was already a bit late for him to find out now. If it had been delayed any longer, headquarters would have received the news by tomorrow morning at the latest.

Therefore, time is now very tight.

No rush, no rush. It's just a 2000 million loss on marketing. There's still a chance.

If we submit the report tonight, there's still a chance.

Zhao Ming's gaze became increasingly sharp.

He glanced at Yu Zhong and asked in a low voice.

"Let's analyze why this happened."

At this moment, Yu Zhong was still in a state of bewilderment, wondering how he dared to hit him.

So I replied.

"what?"

"What do you mean, 'huh'? I'm asking you, why is this happening?!"

Seeing the bewildered Yu Zhong, Zhao Ming, who had just regained his senses, couldn't help but roll up the documents in his hand and hit Yu Zhong on the head again.

When a rolled-up paper tube hits your head, it doesn't actually hurt.

But once Yu Zhong regained his senses, seeing the gazes directed at him, his anger flared up.

However, anger did rise.

Yu Zhong dared not retaliate.

Because Zhao Ming works for Tencent, and he owes Tencent money.

The debt is not just a little bit.

~~~

Seeing Yu Zhong's angry but speechless expression, Wang Wei felt, for some reason, like drinking an ice-cold cola on a hot summer day—refreshing and cathartic.

In fact, Yu Zhong didn't need to answer Zhao Ming's question at all.

Wang Wei can explain it clearly and concisely.

To be honest, Wang Wei wasn't surprised at all by the fact that Bao Si's sales were so high.

On the one hand, there are excellent examples to follow.

Although he works at Sunfire, he has to admit that Girls Frontline: Companion is indeed of good quality. Even though the game is a bit short, the story is complete, the programming is mature, and the gameplay is innovative.

In addition, it is an expansion of the established IP, Battlefront Girls.

Naturally, it's very popular.

But looking at it from the other side...

The story of "Bakery Girl" is drawn out, the plot is ridiculous, there are a lot of bugs, and the gameplay is just average.

Most importantly...

And then there's this crazy producer who came up with a no-questions-asked refund policy for chapters up to three...

The only bright spot is the publicity and marketing.

But now it seems that even penguins have their off days.

This is not surprising.

After all, if Tencent's marketing was truly infallible, their own ship girl game wouldn't have had Bao Si last year.

Now this huge lump has finally been delivered to the market.

Problems also arose.

Wang Wei, on the contrary, breathed a sigh of relief.

However, just as he was about to say something...

The anger in Yu Zhong's eyes subsided, and he silently picked up the scattered documents in his hands.

"I believe the game's programming bears the primary responsibility for this problem."

Upon hearing this, Wang Wei was stunned. He looked at Yu Zhong with dark circles under his eyes from staying up all night, opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything because he was too emotional.

Yu Zhong completely ignored the gaze that Wang Wei was casting at him.

They started shifting the blame without any mercy.

He's heavily in debt and relies on penguins for his livelihood.

As mentioned before, it's normal for him to be carefree when things are going well and to shift blame when things are going badly.

"Currently, the game has some serious bugs that cause it to crash during gameplay, forcing players to restart the game... This is..."

Yu Zhong didn't finish speaking.

Wang Wei's roar finally came.

"You're talking nonsense. Yes, the game has some bugs, but isn't that because you released it more than a week early? You haven't even finished planning how to fix the bugs, how could there be no bugs?"

"Besides, from last night to this morning, we have almost completely eliminated the serious bugs in the first three chapters, so there are no problems playing the first three chapters."

"Even if we reach Chapter 4, players can't get a refund. Didn't you say that? You told us to fix the first three chapters first."

"Our programming team has worked tirelessly through the night to troubleshoot the issues and ensure the smooth flow of the first three chapters, and you're actually trying to shift the blame onto us?! How dare you?!"

After Wang Wei's outburst, the entire conference room became even quieter.

Yu Zhong also remained silent.

But don't mistake this for Yu Zhong being cowardly.

In fact, as the producer, Yu Zhong was naturally aware of Wang Wei's situation.

As the saying goes, the person who wronged you knows better than you how wronged you are.

Why would Yu Zhong say this even though he already knew the outcome?

The answer is also very simple.

Zhao Ming's words just now had also brought him to his senses. He remembered that Yu Zhong was not the only one who made the decision to launch the game ahead of schedule.

And... Zhao Ming.

Now, Wang Wei was instantly triggered by his touch, causing him to explode.

That makes sense.

But the problem...

If you could get a job done just by being reasonable in the workplace, there wouldn't be so many problems in this world.

really.

After Wang Wei vented his anger...

The first person to refute this was none other than Zhao Ming.

"Wang Wei, calm down... Now I'm asking you, is there a problem with the game's programming?"

Wang Wei after venting his anger.

He calmed down at this point.

Hearing this, he wanted to argue, but his underling tugged at his sleeve.

Wang Wei then realized that he had probably brought Zhao Ming in with him.

Chapter 179 Paint Guy! A True Hero!

If it is normal.

Wang Wei wasn't a newcomer to the office; how could someone in their thirties who had become a program supervisor not understand these things?

He softened his stance at this point, giving Zhao Ming a way out.

There's no guarantee that anything will happen after the meeting.

But, at this very moment.

Wang Wei was exhausted after staying up all night.

Looking back on the passion I had when I first entered the gaming industry... it truly proves that saying.

Don't turn your hobby into your job.

"Mr. Zhao, I just followed your instructions. The first three chapters of the game are now bug-free."

Seeing that Wang Wei didn't know how to be appreciative.

Zhao Ming's already furrowed brows furrowed even deeper.

Just as he was about to say something.

Suddenly, the receptionist screamed.

Then came a loud bang, followed by even greater chaos.

"what happened!?"

No one in the tea break room could answer Zhao Ming's question.

Yu Zhong, who was already hiding under the coffee table, seemed to have thought of something as if by telepathy.

But he didn't dare to speak.

Fortunately.

A roar from outside served as a tacit answer to the crowd.

"Feathered! Scattershot!! I'll f*** you, my Jefty!! Why did you let Jefty deceive Mondstadt!!"

“My Jefty is not that kind of person at all. How could someone like her deceive Mond and willingly throw herself into the arms of that pervert William?”

"When you're making your own games, don't you ever look at the character designs?!"

Inside the blasting workshop, a young man in a black jacket rushed into the office.

He charged forward while shouting.

I actually know this person; his name is Li Yunlei.

I've been a fan of the MICA team since the 08 version of "Girls of the Bakery," and when the 13 version of "Girls of the Bakery" came out, I even participated in the entire testing process.

Then, when this version of "The Girl from the Bakery" came out.

He also took the initiative to lead the community's players to promote the game for free everywhere.

Li Yunlei even visited the set of Sanbao and, as a core fan, wrote many posts praising the remake of "The Girl from the Bakery".

Many people consider "Bakery Girl" to be just a game.

But for Li Yunlei, who was still a junior high school student in 08...

While he wouldn't call "The Girl from the Bakery" his daughter, it was definitely a cherished memory for him.

As time went by, this ideal woman became more and more perfect in his heart.