"Chief Designer Wu, basically, President Lu's opinion represents the higher-ups' stance."
After ending the video call with Shark's executives, Ning Hang smiled and said to Wu Wei:
"As for the four of us streamers, we're also very supportive of this collaboration."
"After all, Dance of Ice and Fire is flawless, whether in terms of gameplay or its unique character as a game."
"So, what do you think?"
Wu Wei looked at Ning Hang, then swept his gaze around the people present and pondered for a moment.
"If that's the case, then I have no objections. After all, I was the one who proposed this collaboration on behalf of Platinum Studio."
"However—"
Halfway through, Wu Wei abruptly changed course.
"Before that, I have one more request."
Hearing that, Ning Hang's heart skipped a beat.
Just moments ago, they had discussed everything perfectly well—the process for this collaborative keyboard, how much each side would contribute, and various other trivial matters.
Why was there suddenly a "however"?
Was Wu Wei planning to change his mind at the last minute?
Shen Yunshi, sitting nearby, also looked at Wu Wei with concern.
Before coming here, Wu Wei had told her what he hoped to achieve.
And the sincerity Shark had shown in this partnership not only met Wu Wei's expectations, but even exceeded them.
The compensation they proposed was to cover eighty percent of the costs for this collaborative keyboard and officially authorize the four major streamers to sign on as collaborators.
On top of that, Shark had increased the number of prizes from two hundred units to four hundred.
Most importantly, Shark had even arranged the keyboard manufacturer.
They had chosen the highly reputable domestic brand, Varmilo Cherry Axis.
Their only request was for Shark's logo to be added to the collaborative keyboard as well, and for Wu Wei to cooperate with their promotional efforts.
No matter how one looked at it, this partnership was nothing but beneficial to Platinum Studio and Wu Wei.
It could even be said that Wu Wei had gotten an enormous bargain this time.
So why was he still planning to add another condition now?
For a moment, the atmosphere in the meeting room grew somewhat tense.
It wasn't just Shark's representative, Ning Hang.
Even the four major streamers frowned slightly, feeling a little nervous.
"So... what do you mean, Chief Designer Wu?"
Ning Hang pressed his lips together and asked.
The next second, Wu Wei spread his hands, his expression turning a little awkward.
"Could you stop calling me 'Chief Designer Wu'?"
As he spoke, Wu Wei scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed.
"It sounds kind of strange. It makes me feel like there's something wrong with my body..."
Wu Wei gave Ning Hang a look that said, You know what I mean.
The atmosphere in the meeting room froze for half a second.
Pfft—
Boss was the first to lose it. He burst out laughing, covering his face as his body shook, trying his best not to laugh aloud.
Cousin turned around and coughed hard, trying not to laugh too exaggeratedly.
Meanwhile, Liu Liu and Dai Xiaomei both flushed faintly, pursing their lips as they tried desperately to hold back their laughter.
Ning Hang, seated opposite them, stared at Wu Wei's utterly sincere eyes and pinched his own thigh to keep from losing composure.
Wu Wei was too evil!
If he hadn't brought it up, no one would have thought there was anything wrong with that title!
Chief designer! Chief Designer!
But once Wu Wei said something that suggestive, everyone present would never be able to look at that title the same way again!
Ning Hang cursed Wu Wei endlessly in his heart.
He had thought this kid had some new demand!
After all that, it was just for this!
The key was, how was he supposed to face the title "Chief Designer" from now on?!
Everyone in the room wore extremely strange expressions.
Only Shen Yunshi looked completely bewildered, having no idea what was wrong with Wu Wei's words.
"Hey, Sister Liu Liu, what's wrong with... Chief Designer?"
Shen Yunshi quietly asked Liu Liu.
But Liu Liu had already collapsed onto the table, her shoulders shaking as she repeatedly waved Shen Yunshi off.
"N-No, it's nothing. Don't ask. It's not anything important."
Dai Xiaomei, beside her, spoke even more boldly.
"I wonder whether saying that means his body is doing well or not?"
After hearing Dai Xiaomei's words, Liu Liu couldn't hold on any longer. She practically wanted to crawl under the table to laugh.
"Enough... stop talking already..."
It took quite a while before everyone finally recovered from Wu Wei's ridiculous teasing, their expressions barely returning to normal.
"Ahem."
Ning Hang cleared his throat.
"Then, since Chief Desi—"
"Just call me Wu Wei."
"Since Mr. Wu Wei agrees to the proposal, then it's settled."
Ning Hang stood and shook Wu Wei's hand.
"Here's what we'll do. Please wait a moment. The legal department will send over the contract shortly. Once we sign it, our collaboration will officially begin."
"Thank you for your trouble, Supervisor Ning."
"It's nothing."
Ning Hang went out to handle the contract.
"Damn, I nearly laughed myself to death."
Cousin looked at Wu Wei and said with a grin.
"Exactly. I thought you had some new condition."
Dai Xiaomei's face was still flushed as she said, half amused and half exasperated:
"After all that, that was what you came up with. Just now, I saw Supervisor Ning pinching his own thigh to keep from laughing."
Dai Xiaomei's words made everyone in the meeting room burst into laughter.
After laughing for a while, they began chatting casually.
"By the way, do you have plans for your next game?"
Boss asked.
Say what you wanted about Old Thief Wu Wei—his games were truly torturous.
But their gameplay was truly excellent too.
Whether it was Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy or the newly released Dance of Ice and Fire, both were so addictive in terms of gameplay that people couldn't put them down.
So Boss was very much looking forward to Wu Wei's plans for his next work.
"I do."
Wu Wei nodded.
"But for now, it's only a small idea."
"You've all played my first two games. To be honest, they both succeeded by relying on gameplay, and they were both relatively small-scale."
Hearing Wu Wei say that, the streamers all nodded.
Indeed, the reason Wu Wei's two games had become so explosively popular was because of their gameplay.
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