Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 559 - 542 Gan Di Prepares to Slip Away

Chapter 559: Chapter 542 Gan Di Prepares to Slip Away

Gan Di was completely shocked, so righteous!

"You can’t do it, that doesn’t mean you should be proud, right?"

"But President Li, I’ve only done some mods, I’ve never really worked at a game company!"

"Shouldn’t there be at least some kind of mentorship for newbies?"

Lilith sighed, "Alright, then..."

Her gaze swept over the faces of the others, beginning to consider who should mentor Gan Di.

Gu Fan, Zhou Yang, Wei Chengjie, Su Tong...

Sheesh... none of them seem reliable!

They all looked like traitors. No matter whom she chose to mentor Gan Di, Lilith couldn’t feel at ease.

In that case, it might be safer to have an outsider mentor him.

Lilith wasn’t actually worried that Gan Di wouldn’t be able to finish the game; that was impossible since the whole workflow at Nitiandang was already optimized. Everyone knew their roles, and even with a new main planner, as long as he didn’t mess around, everyone could still perform their duties.

But if these former producers instilled some wrong ideas in him during the mentorship, that would be a problem!

That’s why Lilith planned to reassign these people as quickly as possible after arranging the work, to prevent any odd chemical reactions from occurring if they were together.

As for Gan Di’s work...

Choosing a non-planner to mentor him might be a better option.

"Here’s what you’ll do, go find Zhao Haiquan in the programming team.

"He’s a backend programmer and an old employee at Nitiandang, familiar with various workflows.

"If you have any problems, ask him. If he’s unsure, you decide.

"After all, if there really is a problem, I’ll come back to you."

Gan Di was even more shocked: "Backend programmer?

"Is it reasonable to have a programmer mentor the main planner?

"Aren’t all the folks here former producers? President Li, you could just pick any producer to mentor me instead of a backend programmer; it’s not even the same expertise!"

Lilith immediately shook her head: "Them? No, no, no, they all have other things to handle.

"They are all managing outsourcing work in other cities now, and with their cooperation, this game can be developed quickly.

"Having any of them stay would mean a work stoppage, and that won’t do.

"Okay, it’s settled then, you do your best."

Lilith happily left after saying that.

The others didn’t say much, all leaving the villa, only patting Gan Di on the shoulder as they left to comfort him.

Only Gan Di was left alone in the messy wind.

...

Returning to the villa he had previously stayed in, Gan Di met Zhao Haiquan.

"Gan Di, right? Hello, hello, I’m Zhao Haiquan.

"President Gu has already briefed me about your situation, you can ask me directly if you have any questions.

"Also, another roommate here is Feng Hui; we usually call him Big Brother Da Hui, he’s the main programmer for the frontend, and I handle the backend.

"But he’s out tonight, I’ll introduce him to you when he returns."

After Zhao Haiquan’s brief introduction, Gan Di realized that the two roommates living with him were both significant figures.

They were among the first employees of Nitiandang, essentially the two main programmers, responsible for the frontend and backend.

Exaggerating a bit, as long as these two programmers were willing to develop functions, even if they threw in any random person as the main planner, they could still produce the game.

Of course, whether the players would like the game or not is another matter.

This made Gan Di feel slightly more relieved, but only slightly.

"Hello, Brother Haiquan, I’m also somewhat of a programmer, I’ve done some mods. The game code at Nitiandang is pretty good, I’ve admired it for a long time." Gan Di quickly found common ground with Zhao Haiquan.

Zhao Haiquan smiled: "Of course, Big Brother Da Hui and I have long heard of your reputation too.

"Your mods are indeed something special, you would be totally qualified as a programmer in our company."

After some light conversation, Gan Di voiced his concerns.

"Brother Haiquan, have you ever done game design? President Li also said I should ask you if I have any questions."

Zhao Haiquan shook his head: "No, I have always been working on programming; besides, I handle tuning the fake-AI. I never get involved in design."

Gan Di paused: "Never get involved?

"Wait, then what am I supposed to consult you about?"

Zhao Haiquan naturally said: "Of course the specific development process.

"For the game’s design, just refine it according to President Li’s requirements.

"If you can’t write the plan, it’s okay; we already have the original game’s plans, and the format is laid out; just follow it.

"As long as Big Brother Da Hui and I can understand it, we can develop it for you. You’re a programmer with experience developing mods, your logic and details definitely won’t be bad, I’m not worried about that at all."

Gan Di widened his eyes: "But this has nothing to do with my design ability, right?"

Zhao Haiquan nodded, "Indeed, there isn’t any, but President Li didn’t make any specific demands about your design skills either.

"She just always says to just get the game made, unless you blatantly violate the fundamental rules she and President Gu initially set, she won’t interfere."

Gan Di puzzled, "Are those the ones I wrote in my little notebook? Were they set by her and President Gu together?"

Zhao Haiquan replied, "President Li has always said that, but whether it’s true, I don’t know."

Gan Di asked again, "So as long as I follow the basic rules, she doesn’t care what the details look like?"

Zhao Haiquan nodded, "Yes, she doesn’t care at all."

Gan Di, "What if I come up with some outrageous designs? Will you guys still do them for me?"

Zhao Haiquan naturally said, "What kind of question is that? You are the planner, and we are the programmers, we will of course do everything we can to implement the features you design.

"As for whether your designs are outrageous or not, that’s not our concern.

"Since President Li and President Gu have chosen you, it means that certain designs for this game simply have to be yours. With so many successful games designed by President Li and President Gu, us programmers naturally won’t doubt their judgment.

"Oh, right, just one thing you need to be mindful of, and that is speed.

"Time waits for no one. All of Nitiandang’s game development timelines are quite short, so the design proposals need to be completed quickly too.

"I suggest you really dig into it tonight, come up with a concept draft, and refine President Li’s ideas further. Then speed up the process and have the design team’s planners design detailed solutions for each idea.

"Don’t worry, I’ll also be pushing you on the progress."

Gan Di nodded somewhat conflicted, "Okay, I’ll do my best..."

...

Back in his room, looking at the basic requirement document given by President Li, Gan Di could not feel any sleepiness.

It wasn’t merely dancing with shackles on; it was dancing with cangues dripping blood!

A little carelessness and his head would be gone!

Before coming here, Gan Di thought, although it’s shameful to create pay-to-win mobile games, they make a ton of money!

If I could just solidly create a good pay-to-win mobile game, even if some old fans cursed me, or some single-player gamers cursed me, how would that matter, since I hardly had any fans anyway?

As long as the pay-to-win mobile gamers liked it, that would be enough.

But the demands from President Li are clearly spooky enough to be cursed by pay-to-win mobile gamers!

With this increasingly bizarre gacha system, the sometimes amazing and sometimes terrible plot twists of Nitiandang, and the impersonating "Endless Fantasy Legend 2"...

Gan Di couldn’t figure out who this game was actually being made for!

For single-player buyout players? Clearly not.

For pay-to-win mobile gamers? Even less likely!

Other than intentionally annoying people, Gan Di couldn’t see any other possibility.

Even wracking his brain to come up with somewhat humane designs, slightly less cursed designs within this framework, seemed nearly impossible.

"Forget it, I guess it really isn’t doable.

"Maybe I should just choose the simplest solution and get out.

"Though I signed a contract, the contract didn’t say I couldn’t resign! Tomorrow, I’ll just find President Li or President Gu, tell them frankly I can’t do this job, and let them find someone more capable."

After much consideration, that seemed to be the best strategy.

Gan Di didn’t think this was a big deal; Nitiandang couldn’t possibly kidnap him to keep him there, right?

Sleep on it and treat it like a trip.

...

The next morning, Gan Di woke up groggy.

Possibly because of the change in environment, combined with thinking about the game all night, he hadn’t slept well, still feeling a bit dizzy.

After a quick wash, he went downstairs and happened to bump into Zhao Haiquan.

"Morning, Gan Di, let’s go have breakfast together."

Nitiandang had its own cafeteria, though hiring chefs and buying ingredients was an extra cost, it was still much cheaper than eating out, so for various reasons, setting up a cafeteria was welcomed by everyone.

However, the cafeteria wasn’t particularly upscale, pretty much like home-cooked meals, but it was comforting to eat.

Gan Di grabbed a few small buns and a bowl of soy milk, eating while hesitating about when to speak.

Suddenly, he heard Zhao Haiquan say, "Morning, President Gu."

Turning his head, he saw Gu Fan was also coming to have breakfast.

Gan Di immediately felt he’d found his chance and quickly said, "President Gu! I have something I want to talk to you about..."

Gu Fan, grabbing a pancake, sat down opposite Gan Di, "No rush, we can talk after eating."

Gan Di thought for a moment, "Oh, that sounds good."

There were quite a few Nitiandang employees here for breakfast, and it seemed a bit inappropriate to directly declare his intention to flee.

Perhaps it would be better to finish the meal with President Gu first and then find a more private place to talk.

It would spare him the trouble of seeming like he was slapping his boss in the face.

However, while eating, Gu Fan took out his phone and opened a video.

"Hmm? This video seems to be quite popular, it was posted last night and already has over 3 million views."

Gan Di was momentarily taken aback, "What video?"

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