Author: Pineapple Ice Lemon Tea

"What's wrong, Mr. Jiang?"

Tao Qian's voice was softer than usual, and a little more hoarse.

"Brother Tao, are you... okay?"

She didn't mention the problem directly, but she still cared about his body first.

"It's okay. I just work a lot of overtime recently. I'm tired and I smoke a lot. I'm still at the company now."

"So late? Has there been a recent version update?"

Tao Qian said softly, "Yeah", and then spoke again two seconds later: "Tell me about you, what happened to you?"

"It's just... I'm in the team now. My position is system planning, but the chief planner of our team thinks I'm more suitable for level management, and he wants to transfer me to another position."

"That's it... when I saw your level design, I really thought you had talent." Tao Qian also expressed his affirmation of her ability.

"But have you ever thought about why you joined the group?"

Only then did Jiang Qiuqi suddenly realize.

Before, she had been worrying about whether she could have her cake and eat it too, and she had forgotten the most important purpose.

When Jiang Min made the decision, she analyzed everything in detail, but now when it came to herself, she made the mistake of only caring about the details.

"When I first joined the team, I wanted to learn the system architecture of the game, and also so that I could be a boss and be able to judge the quality of the game design."

she concluded.

"Well, in fact, there is no conflict between levels and systems in this regard. Knowing what kind of levels are fun will also control the game design to a certain extent."

The sound of a lighter came from Tao Qian's side.

"Huh... let me tell you what level planning does. My daily routine is to make levels.

First look at where the level will be used, then plan the map and the type of battle. The type is, are you going to fight? QTE? or other gameplay. Then check the plan with the planner who proposes the level requirements, revise it repeatedly, and finally create the level.

Sometimes, you have to do a level many times, and after you finish it, you have to play it until you vomit."

Tao Qian chuckled, "Doesn't it sound boring?"

If there is too much repetitive work, it will indeed become boring.

Jiang Qiuqi began to rub his temples.

"Level planning, in fact, the development path is relatively narrow. If you think about it, no matter how good a level is, there is no way to coordinate the game. To control the direction of the game from a broad perspective, it has to be a system."

Tao Qian finished smoking a cigarette, and the firelight disappeared instantly when it was immersed in the cigarette extinguishing water.

"Okay, no more words, you can think about it yourself. I'll go back and work overtime."

Tao Qian hung up the phone without saying another word.

Jiang Qiuqi fell backwards freely. She threw the phone aside and bounced twice on the bed.

Everything seemed to point to systematic planning. The answer gradually became clear in her mind.

The sun and the moon rotate, and it’s a new day.

As soon as Wang Shuo arrived at the elevator door, he saw Jiang Qiuqi looking back from his seat.

"What's wrong? Are you here so early again today?"

He pulled up his chair and sat down, opened his backpack, took out his iPad as usual, and hung up the game.

"Master! I have decided! I choose the system!"

Jiang Qiuqi's eyes glowed slightly, filled with the joy of determination.

"you sure?"

Wang Shuo didn't look at her, skillfully turned on her phone and logged into the company's WeChat account.

"Sure, I've already thought about it. I want to learn system design from my master and strive to graduate as soon as possible so that I can understand the true meaning of system design."

"I don't know what you think of planning work." Wang Shuo became serious.

"You are not short of money, but you may only have a short-term interest in the game industry. System planning requires learning a lot of complicated and boring structures. If you regret it later and switch careers, it will be a waste of time."

Jiang Qiuqi wilted a little. She thought Wang Shuo would be happy if she chose systematic planning, and even praised her for her vision.

"Master...don't you want me to choose system planning? Don't you want to take me?"

She is proud to have such a master.

"That's not the case. Of course I hope you can continue to be my apprentice. But you still have to consider your own future.

I have seen many losers in this industry. They were full of ambition when they entered, and they were numb when they left. Just relying on liking is not enough to support you to stay in this industry for a long time. This is the reality."

"I……"

Jiang Qiuqi lowered his head and pursed his lips.

She almost wanted to say that it is impossible for me to leave the game industry in a short time, because this company is mine and I want to continue.

Wang Shuo looked at her and thought she was hesitating again, so he patted the back of her chair and comforted her: "I'm not refusing you to continue working on the system, I just hope you think clearly.

It doesn’t matter how many days it takes to think it through, but it will take years, even more than ten years, to correct and make up for the wrong decision.”

Besides...

Wang Shuo lowered his head and touched the ring on his left hand, a hint of unnoticeable sadness flashed in his eyes. He turned back to the computer and didn't look at Jiang Qiuqi again.

Jiang Qiuqi still spent the next few days in tangle. She wanted to tell Chu Jukun that she had made a decision, but she was afraid that Wang Shuo would blame her for being in a hurry.

Just when she was in a daze at the system structure, Wu Shuang sent a WeChat message.

Wu Shuang: Qiu Qi, thank you and your friend for your comfort that day. I won’t pay you back and I’ll treat you to dinner next time.

Jiang Qiuqi: We didn’t do anything, just be fine.

Yin Qiang and Chu Jukun passed by her again.

"Level planning, this type of job really requires talent. My previous company had several levels where I had no talent, and the level was not as good as mine."

"Successful level planning is much less common than system planning in the industry. Have you ever heard that a billboard was smashed downstairs of a game company, and out of ten people killed, five had worked on the system?"

Jiang Qiuqi knew that if she transferred to another job, the easiest one would be to Chu Jukun. She would not need to interview additionally, and would also save time to get used to it.

She took out her headphones and turned the music up to maximum.

Wu Shuang sent another message: I plan to continue to stick to my passion and make games. But I am not suitable for design. I will switch to game evaluation and live broadcast part-time in the future.

Jiang Qiuqi raised his eyebrows. The game industry is so big, how can it not accommodate one person?

Besides, she is not someone who lacks opportunities for trial and error.

She no longer struggled, made up her mind, and firmly chose systematic planning.

In the afternoon, it was time for another meeting with the "Four Heavenly Kings".

Jiang Qiuqi and the four others have synchronized the progress of the project. It is currently in the early stages of development, and the main task is to turn the previous demo into a complete version that can be changed and adjusted.

Others didn't have much to discuss, and the meeting quickly came to an end.

"Hey, by the way, Hao Zhuang recently submitted a staff recruitment plan to me. Do you want to take a look?"

Mingyue Xin posted a document in the group.

Jiang Qiuqi said "hmm" and opened it to check.

In addition to copywriting planning and level planning, two new positions have been added: main programmer and test engineer.

There is a line of annotation at the bottom of the document: After three months of system planning, one person at the team leader level can be recruited to avoid the impact of personnel turnover on the project.

System planning? Isn’t that Wang Shuo?

"What does this comment mean?" Jiang Qiuqi asked.

"Hao Zhuang didn't say it clearly. He just told us to prepare first. We can pay attention to the talent trends planned by the team leader level system and recruit one in three months."

"If the current people haven't left, why are they recruiting?"
Chapter completed!