Joining MiHoYo, the Savior Me is Targeted by Elysia

The employee below said with a look of grievance:

"We have the assets, but the image quality is just a bit..."

"Image quality? How much funding did I request from above? Can't you deliver?"

"Money can solve the background and scene issues, but the character quality can't be improved at all without that technology..."

In this era of lagging entertainment industry, no one but Ye Ming could produce such high-precision rendering technology.

"Hmph, I'll take note of this issue and handle it. What other difficulties are there? Report them quickly."

"The action design is also very troublesome!"

A young man with glasses said:

"So many characters, so many sets of actions, we really can't design them all."

"..."

Hearing this kind of statement that purely reflected a lack of ability, the lady's temper instantly flared.

"A whole room full, dozens of people, all graduates of 985 universities, what did you learn at those universities?"

"We didn't expect the game industry to be so competitive..."

"Shut up! If you can't win, leave. Tencent doesn't take losers."

After scolding her subordinates, the lady sighed helplessly and then said:

"If you can't create it, then go and borrow ideas. There are so many action games on the market, surely you can copy and modify them?"

"Understood!"

"As for that technology..."

The lady thought for a moment, then said:

"I'll poach a couple of people from MiHoYo, then we'll have everything."

Just as the lady was about to go back, another young man with greasy hair ran over and said:

"We've finalized the templates our online trolls will use to attack Honkai and MiHoYo. Would you like to take a look?"

"Don't come and ask me about this kind of thing..."

The lady said with a displeased expression:

"I'm only responsible for defeating the competition with competing products. How you slander the competition is a matter for your publicity department."

"So, Ganyu is actually Yae Miko's older sister?"

On the other side, taking advantage of the fact that the editor-in-chief of Yae Publishing House hadn't left yet, everyone was chatting with this unofficial staff member.

"They're nothing alike. Yae Miko seems more like the older sister."

"That's not right. Ganyu is much more reliable than you think."

As the actual head of Yae Publishing House, Yae Miko's words were always the result of careful design, except for that sweet "Ganyu, older sister."

"Every time our two families meet, Ganyu helps us handle all sorts of chores. When we were little, Ganyu would take us everywhere to play."

"It's not a big deal."

Ganyu was a little embarrassed by Yae Miko's praise, and continued to bury herself in her work, her cheeks flushed.

"Speaking of which, Lady Yae Miko, would you be interested in holding a Ye Ming doujin event at Yae Publishing House?"

"Ye Ming doujin? Are you referring to... doujin of doujin?"

"That's right, like turning Ye Ming into a romanceable target, and creating romance stories based on that."

"..."

Hearing Rita's fantasy, everyone quickly thought of the same thing.

"Did you see the manga Griseo drew?"

"Yes, Lady Griseo is indeed a famous artist of our time, and she's adept at drawing manga as well."

"Huh? What, what? What did Griseo draw?"

Kiana asked with a curious expression.

"After the Ye Ming doujin became popular, Griseo drew a very tragic and artistically valuable painting, but that didn't seem to satisfy her creative desires."

Mei explained:

"Following that, she drew a short romance manga of Ye Ming in the style of a shoujo manga."

"Ah? What's it about?"

"It's roughly like this..."

Rita flipped through the manga and displayed it page by page in front of Kiana.

"Wait, this long-haired ponytail, docile and lovely, the one that looks like the heroine, couldn't be Ye Ming, right?"

Kiana nearly tilted her head ninety degrees before she could finally spot Ye Ming.

"That's him."

"His personality is nothing like it!"

"Swapping the typical male and female lead personalities and positions is a common trope in romance manga aimed at women."

Himeko explained. Aside from real-life romance, she was an expert in romance games and manga.

"Is that so? I only read fighting manga. I thought magnetic field weirdos were already strange enough."

Kiana scratched her head, never imagining that romance manga authors could have such "powerful" ideas.

"I think this manga is still a bit too conservative~~"

Rita said excitedly, "If Griseo could make Ye Ming a bit younger, maybe five or six years younger..."

"A petite, cute, and helpless Ye Ming encountering a mysterious older woman, and then some heart-racing little stories happening."

"Even if it's not a manga, if someone were willing to write it as a novel, I would definitely subscribe to the whole thing!"

"..."

At first, when the girls started talking about Ye Ming, they could treat Rita as a fellow enthusiast.

But as they talked, everyone started to get scared.

"My hand has been shaking since just now..."

Meanwhile, sitting in his office, Ye Ming kept typing the wrong words because his hand was shaking.

A chill ran down his spine and spread throughout his body.

"I have a feeling someone is trying to do me harm."

—Normal. Honkai Impact 3rd is so popular, other companies are bound to cause you trouble.

"Oh, right! Didn't someone try to mess with our servers before? Looks like we need to be more careful."

53. Attempting to Poach Ye Ming

"Has anyone received any poaching calls recently?"

The next day at work, A-Tzu asked worriedly, "More than one person has contacted me."

"Me too."

"And me..."

Keqing and Ganyu nodded in agreement.

"What about Durandal and Rita?"

"We're doing alright."

"Looks like it's targeting the older members of the studio."

"Kiana also received a similar call last night. How did they get our contact information?" Mei was also concerned.

"Need you even ask? It's Tencent doing it."

Kiana said angrily, "Didn't we try to get financing before? People from Tencent came to talk to us back then. We exchanged contact information and talked a lot. We thought things were going to work out."

"But it was a complete deception. They had no intention of financing us at all. It was just a hostile takeover. Luckily, Sister Keqing and Sister A-Tzu saw through it, or our house would have been stolen."

That's why everyone had to come along and see Ye Ming when Keqing met with him, to prevent something similar from happening again.

"Now that they see our game is successful, they're running over to poach people. Their skin is thicker than usual."

Makoto rarely showed an angry expression, while Ei's eyes were practically murderous.

"But those guys are really unprofessional. They said they wanted to meet me, but the first thing they said when they saw me was... 'You're still alive?'"

Himeko couldn't help but laugh, "I never thought my death could have such an effect."

"Kiana should just wear golden contact lenses too. When you see them, just shout, 'Foolish ants, watch me crush you!'"

"I bet they wouldn't dare come near us again."

As everyone was discussing, Ye Ming came over.

"Next time you encounter something like this, just give them my contact information."

"Tell them that I'm responsible for all the technical issues, and it's useless even if they poach you."

Ye Ming knew very well that the most important reason why Honkai Impact 3rd was difficult to copy was its advanced game production technology.

Tencent wanted to poach people, no doubt for the technology. As long as he made that clear, they wouldn't bother.

"Are you the technical lead for MiHoYo?"

It had to be said that Tencent's efficiency was pretty high. Ye Ming had just stepped forward to draw aggro for his employees when a call came knocking.

"Speaking. What's this about?"

"I'm the project director from Tencent. I'd like to have a word with you."

"Let's just talk over the phone. Saves time."

"Heh, once you hear the price we're offering, you might want to meet in person."

On the other end of the line, the lady who had secured sufficient funding was already imagining Ye Ming rushing to pledge his allegiance.

"What are the terms?"

"Whatever your compensation is at MiHoYo, salary or bonuses, we'll double it, straight up."

"Double? Really?"

"Of course. Otherwise, why would graduates from top universities all flock to us? When it comes to talent, we always offer the best package."

"I see… That's certainly tempting, but I'm afraid you can't afford to double my current salary."

"Hahahaha~!"

The lady burst out laughing on the other end of the phone.

"Have you been in a small studio for too long? Do you not understand the scale of a major corporation?"

"What's your salary over there? Even if you're at the top of the tech ladder, how much can it be?"

This question really stumped Ye Ming. How much should he be making, exactly?

"Let me think…"