Chapter 22 - Wang Kewen’s Old Classmate

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The director of marketing said, “Their advertisements are also very good. The advertisements on the day of the open beta were overwhelming. Even I received a few of them. It looks like they put in a lot of effort. However, if they can do advertisements, so can we.”

The director of research and development said, “Since they can do it, we can do it too. I’ve experienced the game. It’s not that difficult to develop. It’s just that many of the things need to be polished, and it might take some time. When it’s done, we’ll invest more advertising money than them. I think it’ll definitely work.”

“Hey, I know someone from Dream Game Company. Should we poach him?” The head of personnel, Wang Fan, interrupted.

“Who? We have enough technicians on our side.”

“It’s the head of R&D on their side. He’s the one who oversaw the development of Jumping the Line of Fire. I know him from before. I heard that he had a fight with his boss recently and is resting at home. If we poach him over, I think the success rate will be higher.”

“Sure! Try your best to poach him. We can offer him a better salary. We can make him the vice head of R&D and even let him be in charge of the R&D for our new game. We have to be willing to invest in talents,” the boss of Four-nine Gaming Company said.

He had always been a person who valued talents. To be able to serve as the R&D director of Dream Game Company and even develop Jumping the Line of Fire, he thought that this person must be something special.

…

Wang Kewen had not gone to the company since he said he was going home on leave that day.

He had heard about the explosion of Jumping the Line of Fire in the past few days at home. However, Wang Kewen still did not care about it. In fact, he even felt resentful.

Closing the curtains, Wang Kewen did not go anywhere. In the past few days, he had been playing Real Battlefield 1 that he had developed previously.

Every time he won in Real Battlefield 1, Wang Kewen would think about Real Battlefield 2. It was as if he had been possessed.

Wang Kewen could not understand. In his eyes, Real Battlefield 1 was so realistic, so fun, and had such high-definition graphics. There were no unbalanced weapons at all. Why could there not be a second one, why did they have to develop some Jumping the Line of Fire? Was Real Battlefield 2 that bad?

In Wang Kewen’s heart, as long as Real Battlefield 2 came out, they would definitely be able to step on Jumping the Line of Fire. However, were the people in the company bewitched by Xu Zhi? Why did they not mention Real Battlefield 2?

Bang!

In Real Battlefield 1, after killing a person using the M4 loaded with six accessories, Wang Kewen’s TT suddenly lit up.

When he switched out, it was a message from his old classmate, Wang Fan. He and Wang Fan had both worked in the gaming industry after graduating from university. However, Wang Fan was in Four-nine Gaming Company while he was in Dream Game Company.

The company was different, so the relationship between the two gradually faded after graduation. They had not contacted each other for a long time.

At this moment, Wang Fan was looking for him. Could it be that there was something going on? When Wang Kewen thought about how the other gaming companies had recently started developing new games to imitate Jumping the Line of Fire, his heart suddenly jumped.

“Kewen, are you there?” Wang Fan’s message did not reveal anything.

“Yes!”

Wang Kewen replied with a simple word, but Wang Fan’s message soon came again.

“After graduating from university, it’s been a long time. Why don’t you come out for a meal? What do you think?”

Sure enough, Wang Fan was looking for him for something. Wang Kewen’s eyes narrowed. He was almost certain that Wang Fan was looking for him for a specific purpose. He was the director of the R&D department of Dream Game Company, while Wang Fan was the HR director of Four-nine Gaming Company. What else could he have to talk to him about?

Thinking about his treatment at the Dream Game Company, Wang Kewen paused. However, he had no reason to reject his old classmate’s meal.

He understood what this meal meant. Wang Kewen was a little shaken.

Looking at Real Battlefield 1 on the screen and thinking of Real Battlefield 2, Wang Kewen suddenly thought of something. He felt that this might be an opportunity.

“Okay, where do we eat?”

After making up his mind, everything was easy. After Wang Kewen’s message was sent, the two of them decided to meet in a private room of a restaurant.

In the private room of the restaurant, the two of them did not eat much of the exquisite dishes. After drinking a few mouthfuls of wine, Wang Fan told him his purpose.

“Brother, have you considered coming to our company to be responsible for developing a new game? With me around, not only will the pay be good, you can mention any conditions you have.”

Wang Kewen, who already knew that this was the case, was not in a hurry to answer. He picked up a fishball and chewed on it.

“Why, brother, do you have other thoughts? I heard that you had a fight with your boss. You’ve been at home all this time,” Wang Fan continued.

“Ha,” Wang Kewen laughed lightly. “No matter what, I’m still the head of the R&D Department of the Dream Game Company. If I jump ship, can you give me the position of director? I don’t think so. Also, you don’t know that if President Xu wants to fire me, it won’t be that simple. When I joined the company, we signed a five-year contract. If he fired me, the compensation will not be a small amount.”

“Hehe.” Wang Fan chuckled. “I said, if you have any conditions, feel free to mention them. If you come over, you’ll be the vice director. As long as you do well, it’s easy to I give you the position of director in the future?”

Jumping the Line of Fire broke 300 million revenue in ten days, this result made the boss of Four-nine Gaming Company very jealous. He also gave Wang Fan a lot of authority to poach people.

“The salary can not be lower than that of Dream Game Company.”Wang Kewen said the first condition.

“Is this a problem? If the salary is lower than that of Dream Game Company, how would I even bring myself to see you today?” Wang Fan patted his chest and said.

“Well, the second thing. I think you don’t need me to tell you what new game you are developing. After I go over, I want to become the sole person in charge of this new game. Everything will be decided by me.” Wang Kewen understood in his heart, the Four-nine Gaming Company wanted him because they liked his experience in developing Jumping the Line of Fire. If they poached him over, they would probably want to replicate Jumping the Line of Fire again. However, Wang Kewen had other thoughts in his heart.

“This… I’m afraid…” Wang fan shook his head. Four-nine Gaming Company had been established for seven years. It would not be easy for Wang Kewen to monopolize the power.

However, Wang Fan did not refuse.

“How about this? Why don’t you come with me to meet our boss? We old people are very welcoming of talents. It’s easy to talk to him together.”

Wang Kewen also knew that Wang Fan could not make such a decision. He nodded and agreed with this statement.

As for Wang Fan saying that he was going to meet his boss, Wang Kewen felt that this matter was basically done.

When he thought of Four-nine Gaming Company, he would be in charge of the power. When he developed the game, he could do things that he could not do in Dream Game Company. Wang Kewen’s appetite was aroused. Looking at the big meal in front of him, he began to eat.

If you don’t want me to develop Real Battlefield 2, then I will change my location. When I go to Four-nine Gaming Company, I will develop a new game that is similar to Jumping the Line of Fire. I will add in the main things of Real Battlefield 2. When the game becomes popular in the future, you will regret it.

As for if it does not become popular, Wang Kewen did not think about this problem.

If Jumping the Line of Fire can become popular, why couldn’t a new game, that has added Real Battlefield 2 elements become popular?