Picasso Would Have to Call You Teacher

The speakers were none other than CEO Shen Miaomiao and Game Director Gu Sheng.

In truth, from a business perspective, Chu Qingzhou's proposal had no flaws whatsoever.

Moreover, in this world, many game developers did exactly this.

While the game's popularity still lingered, they'd rush to develop a sequel to cash in again.

However, Shen Miaomiao and Gu Sheng each had their own differing thoughts.

Shen Miaomiao's thinking was simple—she couldn't let Gu Sheng ride this wave of hype any longer!

Right now, Little Nezha was a massive hit, its momentum surging.

And this game had low investment and a short production cycle.

If they pushed out a sequel now, it would be like jumping into a pit of fire—the system would surely lose its effect again.

So, she absolutely couldn't let Gu Sheng borrow this tailwind.

As for Gu Sheng's reasoning, it wasn't complicated either—he didn't want to tarnish his reputation.

Finishing the first game and immediately releasing a second—in this world, that was the most common cash-grab tactic used by game developers.

Because they feared their next indie project would flop, they had to capitalize on the lingering heat of their hit game and quickly churn out a sequel to secure steady profits.

But Gu Sheng had no such concerns!

As the man who held the treasure trove of games.

As long as he had enough Emotion Points, the games in his hands were boundless!

Any one he casually pulled out would be a game-changer in this world!

Why ruin his own name and drag down the company's reputation for a few thousand bucks?

After all, he was destined to become the Game King!

Besides, emotions had a certain resilience.

If a person was immersed in one emotion for too long, they'd quickly develop resistance.

And if they released another Little Nezha title now, it would easily lead to player fatigue, even disgust.

On a personal level, Gu Sheng worried that a sequel would hurt his reputation as a designer.

On a public level, he also felt that another sequel would harm the company's standing, even affecting its revenue.

So naturally, Gu Sheng firmly opposed the idea of a sequel.

After all, he'd finally found a boss like Little Nezha—someone with more money than sense.

He had to cherish that, strive to make the company bigger and stronger, and create new glories.

Hearing both sides voice their opposition at the same time, the two exchanged a glance.

Little Nezha raised a hand, signaling Gu Sheng to state his reasons.

Of course—she couldn't exactly say she was afraid of the company making money and ruining her chance to take a loss, could she?

Gu Sheng nodded and began:

"From a business standpoint, Secretary Chu's suggestion is perfectly sound, but that's the approach for mature game companies."

"They have vast resources and countless projects in hand, so naturally they want to extract the maximum profit in the shortest time."

"But we're different."

With that, Gu Sheng glanced around at everyone present: "We're just a newly established game company."

"Right now, we've taken our first step by luck, just starting to show our face in the market. It's not the time to reheat leftovers with a sequel and put on a tired act of running out of ideas."

As he spoke, Gu Sheng turned his gaze to Shen Miaomiao:

"So, CEO Shen, I request approval to start a brand-new project—develop a game completely different from Little Nezha."

"At the same time, increase the funding for further experimentation."

Great!!!

Full of spirit!!!

Shen Miaomiao, who had been listless just moments ago, perked up instantly at the words "increase funding"!

More investment was great!

The bigger the investment, the better!

Preferably the kind that never came back!

Hearing this, a flicker of surprise lit up Shen Miaomiao's big eyes:

"It looks like Director Gu already has a plan—how wonderful!"

In Shen Miaomiao's view, Little Nezha's success was eighty percent due to sheer dumb luck.

But a person can't be lucky every single day, right!

Besides, even Gu Sheng himself said this time was just a "fluke" success!

In other words, he had no confidence at all in his next game!

This new project was just Gu Sheng's experiment!

It sounded like a surefire loss!

Just what I wanted!

The little flame in Shen Miaomiao's heart reignited, and she nodded:

"So, Director Gu, what genre is this new project of yours?"

"Uh... it's a bit hard to say,"

Faced with Shen Miaomiao's question, Gu Sheng paused to think:

"If I had to categorize it, it would be a role-playing, multiplayer competitive, casual puzzle game."

Holy crap!

Hearing that, not just Shen Miaomiao and Chu Qingzhou.

Even the finance girl's body jolted!

Are you stacking buffs here?

What kind of weird game is this?!

Role-playing, multiplayer competitive, and also casual puzzle?

How did you mash these game genres together?

And!

From what she knew, the mainstream game genres in the current gaming circle were only four—ACT (Action Game), MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena), FPS (First-Person Shooter), and RCG (Racing Game).

Among them, the first two were mainstream, targeting the PC market.

The latter two genres fully dominated the sensory pod market.

But look at Gu Sheng's game!

It had none of that!

For a moment, not just the others, even Shen Miaomiao hesitated!

"Ah—huh?"

Shen Miaomiao even thought she misheard:

"Sorry, Director Gu, I... didn't quite get it."

You wouldn't get it either.

Gu Sheng sighed inwardly.

This game was too abstract. Not only was it hard to describe with this world's gaming standards, but even in his past life, it was a pretty explosive existence.

"To be more specific..."

Gu Sheng tried to describe the game in the simplest terms:

"One player plays the father, the other plays the baby, and they compete against each other."

"The father's goal is to keep the baby alive within the game time."

"The baby's goal is to... die as much as possible."

Silence...

Total silence...

Gu Sheng's description of the game directly short-circuited the brains of those three.

For a moment, they couldn't even find a suitable adjective to describe how abstract this game was!

The same question lingered in all three minds—

Is this something a carbon-based lifeform came up with???

Originally, the setup of one person being the dad and the other being the son was already explosive enough.

Unexpectedly, Gu Sheng's design for the game's win condition was even more off the charts!

Especially that line, "the baby's goal is to die as much as possible"!

Is this a hell game?

How can a mouth at thirty-seven degrees Celsius say something so cold?

Is your mental state really stable?

Seeing the strange looks from the three, Gu Sheng smiled awkwardly, like a cheerful, sunny big boy.

In the end, he turned his gaze to Little Nezha, who was deep in complex mental calculations.

"So, CEO Shen... can this game of mine get the green light?"

Shen Miaomiao was silent for a full five seconds before slowly nodding.

It could.

Not just could.

It absolutely could.

With a stroke of genius like this, working at our game company is practically beneath you.

Go back a hundred years, and even Picasso would have to call you master.