Chapter 170: Chapter 145: Run Fast! Chapter 170: Chapter 145: Run Fast! Cheng Zhu had seen the game that Wei Bo developed. Whatever you say, he believed this person had talent.
His technical skills were unquestionably solid, and his ideas weren’t bad either, even a bit ahead of their time.
But… they just didn’t fit the market.
He was somewhat similar to Shen Minglang in that respect. One could say they were both hidden dragons, except Wei Bo was stuck in a virtual economy pit, while Shen Minglang was deep in a physical economy pit.
When they did business, they were still in a mode of self-expression, an output of their ego, without considering the broader market environment or the needs of customers.
If you just want to entertain yourself, that’s fine. But if you’re trying to make money, shouldn’t you at least respect the market?
These past few years, what kind of mobile games have people been playing?
They were those that later became considered as “minor games.”
These days, the games that dominate are “Defend the Carrot,” “Temple Run,” “Fruit Ninja,” “Plants vs. Zombies,” “Rhythm Master,” “Cool Running,” “Happy Elimination,” etc.
Or some massively multiplayer online games that launched mobile versions that were explosively popular for a while.
Cheng Zhu first and foremost considered the broader market environment and tried to align with the times.
At the same time, he considered his personal capabilities and the game development abilities of the average university student.
In his previous life, he didn’t study computer science; in this life, he thought of learning more while he was still young, which led him to change his major.
As a freshman, he was still terribly green, hardly possessing any real technical skills.
What he was actually better at was operations and planning.
If you live your life again, full of ambition, and in 2014 at Hang City’s Technology University you start a grassroots team and impulsively begin to blow money on “Honor of Kings” or on battle royale games, that’s just fucking stupid.
Choosing “Sheep” was a well-thought-out decision, taking into account various circumstances.
Years later, in a time full of major mobile games, “Sheep,” a low-cost game, suddenly breaking through and going viral was surely a confluence of the right time, place, and people.
After all, the overall environment back then was particular, even the game’s name stood out.
Really, it was touched by fortune.
But now it’s 2014. If you throw “Sheep” into the mix of popular games in 2013 and 2014, it’s just…perfectly in tune!
You shouldn’t discount your own past just because you’ve gotten used to some large-scale mobile games later. Back in 2013 and 2014, you might have been able to play “Temple Run,” “Defend the Carrot,” “Fruit Ninja,” “Happy Elimination” for hours on end…
Their gameplay was pretty monotonous, yet you kept coming back for more.
Strictly speaking, “Sheep” seemed to fit even better with the times–it’s essentially a suddenly popular “old-school” game.
“But in 2014, this wasn’t old-school; this was riding the trend and even innovating within it,” Cheng Zhu thought to himself.
What’s the use in always worrying about how it became popular in 2022? What’s the use in fussing over what kind of game it was considered in 2022?
It’s not 2022 now; it’s fucking 2014, bro!
You might as well look at how “Happy Elimination” is popular now.
At this moment, when Wei Bo heard Cheng Zhu calling his game trash, his expression first froze, then he was flabbergasted.
I mean, with all that build-up, I thought you were going to praise me to the skies!
Just as he was about to retort, Cheng Zhu started his lengthy critique, discussing many pain points of the current mobile game market and his immature ideas.
Both denying his project and denying him as a person… that’s pretty low.
Kid, don’t run; I’m about to start manipulating you!
But to be fair, what Cheng Zhu said was indeed based on reality.
This Wei Bo, Cheng Zhu was determined to bring him into the fold!
In his view, this kind of person, if you let him lead a project, that definitely wouldn’t work.
But if you bring him under your wing, have him work diligently under your leadership, he’d absolutely be a right-hand man!
Technical talents should just focus peacefully on the tech, okay?
Winning a university competition and making money in the market are two entirely different things.
Wei Bo sat there, initially feeling like needles were pricking his back, extremely uncomfortable.
He opened his mouth several times, wanting to argue back.
At the same time, a surge of anger rose in his heart.
But the problem was that the other party wasn’t irrationally hurling insults; his points were logical and well-founded.
Wei Bo himself had also reflected and had analyzed his failures.
Cheng Zhu’s words struck upon two points of his failure summary.
Damn! I’ve been persuaded!
A guy like Cheng Zhu, such kind of convincing rhetoric is definitely what he’s good at.
Under his barrage of arguments, Wei Bo actually fell into endless self-denial.
He felt the other party definitely wouldn’t want him on the team.
Just as expected, Cheng Zhu this asshole added, “If you go to a big company to apply for a job, I wouldn’t even recommend you include this entrepreneurial experience in your resume.”
That’s fucking painful!
But it’s also kind of funny; Wei Bo and his friends are more like three tech nerds, all quite mild-mannered.
With Cheng Zhu there sporting a bully’s face and spraying criticisms, they really couldn’t muster any resistance, not daring to retort.