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Chapter 353 - 362 President Li’s New Idea

Chapter 353: Chapter 362 President Li’s New Idea

p.m.

Wei Chengjie glanced at the time, then continued to scroll through forum posts, relishing the praise from netizens for his work.

It was past knockoff time, but Wei Chengjie hadn’t left because President Gu had given a heads-up during the day that he wanted a few core members to work overtime tonight, as President Li was going to hold a very important meeting.

Wei Chengjie was actually quite used to this by now.

Every time a game was a hit, President Li would immediately call a meeting. She didn’t summarize lessons of success or failure, instead, she relentlessly doled out a new game project.

It almost felt like she was thinking ahead without covering her bases.

In other companies, it would be normal to take a breath after a game’s success, right?

Fix some bugs, develop a new version, or reflect on the lessons learned, optimize the project’s organizational structure, and so on.

But at Heavenly Games, none of this happened.

It seemed like President Li only had eyes for the games.

However, since all the games they had produced were successful up until now, this wasn’t a big problem. It could even be said that it was the best choice for maximizing Heavenly Games’ interests.

Before long, Lilith bustled in.

Gu Fan followed behind her, showing no intention of overshadowing her. He kept a very low profile, but people’s gaze still centered on him.

"Meeting!

"I’m about to assign a new task!"

Lilith plunked down into the chair at the head of the conference table, her face marked with defiance.

Clearly, the consecutive failures of "Shadow World" and "Legend of Infinity Fantasy" had left her frustrated. But at the same time, they inexplicably filled her with confidence about the upcoming new project.

Why the confidence?

Perhaps because she had eliminated another wrong answer.

Gu Fan also didn’t know what kind of crazy idea Lilith had this time. She had returned from Hell quite quickly, taking just over a day before making a round trip, and she already had an idea in mind.

Maybe this was some sort of ace-in-the-hole concept Lilith had thought through beforehand?

Right, can’t take this lightly!

With that thought, Gu Fan adopted a serious expression, waiting for Lilith to begin her performance.

As for the others, they too waited quietly, occasionally glancing at Gu Fan.

Wei Chengjie really wanted to ask if the new version of "Shadow World" and those bugs in "Legend of Infinity Fantasy" were also part of President Gu’s plan.

But he didn’t ask. After all, he was quite aware that even if it were true, President Gu would never admit it; asking would be pointless.

Some things are better understood in one’s own mind.

Lilith cleared her throat, "Alright, I’m a magnanimous investor. Let’s temporarily let bygones be bygones for what happened before.

"As a company, we need to learn to look ahead.

"Anyway, this is a design scheme I’ve thought through for a long time. Its name is...

"’Heartbeat Dream.’"

This name left everyone somewhat puzzled, even feeling a bit blindsided.

Heartbeat Dream?

Er... how to put it, just hearing this name didn’t seem quite right; it even had a slightly eerie undertone.

If you only evaluate the first two words, "Heartbeat XX" is often found in romance-themed games, but it is usually followed by a word that is more realistic, not something as illusory as "Dream."

This name sort of looks like it’s for a romance game, but there’s also an indescribable sense of dissonance.

Lilith seemed full of confidence, "You guessed right, this is a romance game! It’s just... slightly, slightly special."

This left Wei Chengjie somewhat confused.

A romance game?

While President Li might seem of the age to enjoy such games, anyone who spends a bit more time with her would notice that her behavior is extremely incongruous with her age.

She seems to have little interest in human emotions?

And yet President Li has suddenly decided to make a romance game? That is indeed quite peculiar, even a bit startling.

Lilith continued, "The content of this game is very simple!

"In the game, there will be a variety of characters, both male and female, some handsome and dashing, others pretty and cute, including a mature lady in a high-slit cheongsam looking crisp, as well as soft and adorable lolitas, and even dangerous-looking female secret agents...

"Cough cough, as for these characters, you guys will design them yourselves, our first priority is to meet the players’ preferences as much as possible, making them all fall in love with these characters.

"As for the game content, it’s also quite simple.

"In the initial game setting, players find themselves on a vacation island. They can control their characters to move around this island.

"Once the players draw the characters they like, those characters will come to the vacation island.

"After that, the players can do activities with these characters, like swimming, surfing, playing beach volleyball, chatting, and such.

"Of course, there might also be some special encounters, or some little perks."

Hearing this, everyone showed shocked expressions.

Wow, this is quite an ambitious game!

Their first reaction was, could it pass the censorship?

Of course, blatantly borderline or excessively edgy content was definitely not expected.

But if it’s just like the typical text-based adventure games or interactive movies that only involve everyday romance, that wouldn’t be a problem.

There are quite a few games of this type.

Wei Chengjie and Zhou Yang looked at each other, each seeing the confusion in the other’s eyes.

Strange, this is totally not President Li’s style!

This game seems so normal, so mediocre?

From the current description, "Heartbeat Dream" appears to be a rather common romance-oriented game, or to use modern parlance, it has a sci-fi theme.

Whether the players play as male or female characters, they can encounter their favored characters on this island and engage in a cyber romance. Moreover, these characters will revolve around the players, showing off their charm, and triggering special scenarios in various special settings.

There will also be leisure mini-games such as beach volleyball and swimming.

Though called leisure games, they actually serve to give benefits to the players on the sly.

From various angles, it seems there is nothing exceptionally new or eye-catching, it could even be said to be overly normal.

Of course, this also solidifies some of the design details that emerge.

Wei Chengjie probed, "So President Li, the characters in this game are obtained through gacha mechanics with real money? Does that mean we also need a pity system in place?

"What about the art style of the game?

"Should it be all live-action photography, or a cartoon style that leans a bit more towards anime?"