Chapter 233 Release the Beast
Jin Hengtai walked on the streets of Qingliangli with a disappointed look on his face. He originally wanted to collect information, but when he saw the police patrolling around, he knew that the street was scary today. There are no stores open.
"Why don't you go to a motel and get a room? Anyway, there are phone numbers on the tissue boxes in the room."
As Jin Hengtai was thinking about it, the ringtone of his cell phone suddenly rang, and the caller ID was Jin Hengtai's previous A senior member of the company.
"Hello, I am Jin Hengtai. Brother, do you have anything to do with me?" Jin Hengtai asked.
If Koreans do not have a superior-subordinate relationship, they will directly call their peers older than them brother or sister. Anyone who has watched Korean dramas should understand this.
"Hengtai, have you been busy at work lately? If not, would you like to make some extra money!" the senior asked.
"Earn extra money? Is there a project that requires artists? Is it a game, animation, or advertisement?" Jin Hengtai asked.
"It's a game project. The production company is from China. They don't know where they heard about you. I hope you can help them design a few game characters." The senior said.
Jin Hengtai pondered for a moment, then refused: "I'm sorry, senior, I've been busy with work recently, and I really don't have time to make extra money in my spare time.
And as you know, I currently work for a game company. If I work as an artist for another game company, the impact will not be good if my boss and colleagues know about it. "
Being busy with work and having no time is just an excuse. The real reason is what Jin Hengtai said later.
The senior said: "Don't refuse in a hurry, the price given by the other party is , it’s really tempting. They say they can give you 500,000 won for every character they design. "
" Five hundred thousand for one character? "Jin Hengtai was surprised and moved at the same time.
In 2006, the RMB had not appreciated. At that time, 1 US dollar could be exchanged for more than eight yuan, and the Korean won to RMB was almost 10,000 Korean won to 80 RMB. Wandering.
Five hundred thousand won is equivalent to 4,000 yuan, which was a lot of money for Koreans at that time. After all, South Korea's per capita GDP at that time was less than 20,000 US dollars.
In South Korea in 2006, a meal of pork chop rice in Seoul only cost 3,000 won. There was also a 10,000 won barbecue buffet on the roadside where you could eat fruit.
At that time, the monthly salary of an ordinary university professor in South Korea was only 4 million won. Of course, the salary of professors from prestigious universities and well-known universities would be higher.
Fifty thousand yuan to design a character is indeed a sky-high price for a game artist.
“What game character does the other party want to design?” Jin Hengtai asked immediately.
"You know China's Romance of the Three Kingdoms, right? It's the image of the female characters in the design." The senior said.
"Of course I know about "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The female character in it? Is it Diao Chan?" Kim Hengtai asked immediately.
Although Koreans do not love "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as much as the Japanese, many of them still have a certain understanding of the Three Kingdoms. Especially Koreans born before 1980 will be influenced by some Chinese culture.
What’s more, Jin Hengtai is a game artist. Those who work in the game industry in Asia will inevitably be exposed to a large number of Japanese games, and many of the Japanese games are based on the theme of the Three Kingdoms. As a game practitioner, Jin Hengtai, How could you not know about the Three Kingdoms?
The senior said: "I don't know what the other party's specific requirements are. I'm just a matchmaker. If you are willing to take on this private job, I will give you your contact information to the other party, and you can talk about it yourself. ! ”
"Okay, thank you, brother. I'll treat you to a drink when everything is done." Jin Hengtai responded immediately.
A few hours later, an email from Weiguang Technology appeared in Jin Hengtai's mailbox. Although it was written in English, Jin Hengtai could still understand it by looking up the words.
"Let me design Diao Chan, Sun Shangxiang, Zhen Mi, Cai Wenji, Huang Yueying, Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, Mrs. Zhu Rong..." Jin Hengtai's first reaction was to count how many characters he wanted to design.
Counting carefully, there are ten in total. That is five million won in labor fees, which is equivalent to a month's salary of a university professor.
“Five million, how many times can I go to Qingliangli! Even if it’s 150,000, I can go twenty-six times. No, it’s already five million, I must go to the club, experience The kind that costs half a million!”
Then read the email. The right side also said that if Jin Hengtai's work satisfies Weiguang Technology, he hopes to establish a long-term cooperation.
Jin Hengtai was excited again. The other party was a game company. It was definitely impossible to make just one game. If they cooperated for a long time, wouldn't there be a long-term way to make extra money?
Afterwards, Kim Hengtai read the email’s request for the character’s image.
"Each character has a biography. Since there is a biography of the character, it is much easier to design. Hey, there is also a general requirement later, let me give it my full play, don't care about the scale, as long as I don't Just missing something?”
Jin Hengtai was stunned when he saw the last line of text.
"What? You specifically mentioned not to care about the scale, are you looking down on me, Jin Hengtai? If I don't care about the scale and give it my best, I'm afraid you won't be able to catch it!"
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Speaking of design Among the female characters in the game, Kim Hyung Tae is ranked first, and no one dares to be ranked second. He is the "Greasy Master" who specializes in painting Greasy Senior Sister, the legendary veteran driver's favorite.
Kim Hyung-tae was born in 1978. This generation of Koreans was also influenced by Japanese comics, so he determined to be a cartoonist since he was a child.
After the Asian financial crisis, South Korea vigorously developed the game industry, and Kim Hyung Tae also entered the game industry. He first made game background music, and then switched to painting design.
The first game he designed as a game character was called "Genesis War", and the orange illustrations of women in it were amazing.
With a Japanese-style face and American-style body proportions, the key is the clothes on the body, and the fabric is just right.
Those who have watched "One Punch Man" will definitely be impressed by the tight-fitting outfit of the trembling Tatsumaki. Kim Hyung Tae's style in "Genesis War" is similar to Tatsumaki. The outfit is super tight, the clothes stick to the body, and the outline is very clear, but the character is not a little lolita like Tatsumaki, and the figure is more exaggerated than Fubuki, similar to that of a Kardashian.
"Genesis War" made Kim Hyung-tae stand out. The exaggerated hip-to-waist ratio shaping technique, coupled with gorgeous and rich details, bright and mellow colors, this unique style instantly made Kim Hyung-tae a The representative of the new generation of intervention designers.
Later Jin Hengtai designed characters for many games. In 2007, he joined NCSoft as the art designer of "Blade and Soul".
The game "Blade and Soul" should be familiar to Chinese players, especially many veteran players, who only go to it for the female characters in it.
In 2014, Jin Hengtai founded SHIFTUP Studio and developed a variety of mobile games. The style is the same as before. The characters are all seductive. They mainly sell meat. Veteran gamers like it the most.
The most famous among them is "NIKKE: Goddess of Victory". The gameplay is very simple, just push pictures, and the picture style is just hand-painted + live2d technology, but because of the addition of PG depiction, it has attracted the attention of many gentlemen. Can't stop.
The so-called shooting to shake the buttocks and the changing of bullets to shake the breasts are all about this game.
In addition, Jin Hengtai's studio will also launch a PS5 console game "Sword Star" in 2024, which is the same game that was said to be racist two days ago. The playability of this game is very average, there are no highlights, it can only be regarded as average! But the female characters in it have won praises from veterans with their stunning figures and astringent clothes.
If nothing else, the greasy senior sister designed by Jin Hengtai is enough to please the players.
This is also the reason why Zhang Wei asked Jin Hengtai to design female characters in the game. The female characters designed by this guy are really suitable for otaku players!
In those days, most of those who played online games were otakus. At best, they were called gentlemen, and at worst, they were just a bunch of perverts. How can the old perverts resist the temptation of the greasy senior sister!
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Yao Xiaoguang looked at the image of Diao Chan designed by Jin Hengtai, and always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain it.
This Diao Chan does look very beautiful, but something feels wrong. If nothing else, this skirt is open to the waist!
Look at the next character, Sun Shangxiang, holding a sword in both hands, wearing an emerald green tight skirt, and lacquered boots on his feet. He looks very heroic.
But under this skirt, are you wearing it or not? Why is all the flesh exposed in this sideways pose with your legs raised?
The next one is Cai Wenji. There should be no cheongsam during the Three Kingdoms period, right? The cheongsam shouldn't stick to the body completely as if it's been vacuumed, right? Even the belly button can be seen through the clothes. By the way, what is the heart-shaped gap on the chest of this cheongsam?
The next picture is Mrs. Zhu Rong. Seeing this look, Yao Xiaoguang instantly felt the urge to stand up to the sky!
Is this figure serious? This waist-to-hip ratio, coupled with Wheat's skin color, is completely foul, right?
I know that Mrs. Zhu Rong is a Nanman. Nanman may not know how to weave, but there is no mention in the Three Kingdoms that Nanman people should wear animal skin bikinis!
Just wear a bikini. The bikini is only half the size of the regular one. What the hell is that? You are the wife of the Southern Barbarian King. Are you still short of one or two animal skins?
The next picture is Huang Yueying. This image of Huang Yueying is wearing a veil, only half of her face is exposed, giving people a vague feeling.
But this veil is definitely the most complete piece of clothing on her body. Fortunately, I also had a feather fan in my hand to cover the key parts.
No wonder Zhuge Liang died at the age of 53! If he really had such a wife and lived to be 53 years old, Zhuge Liang would definitely be considered strong.
The next one is Zhen Mi. Not to mention anything else, the design of this dress is very creative. This dress cannot cover the top or the bottom. It can be said that all the parts that should be covered are covered. It's not covered, but the waist is tightly blocked. A dress has a waist-cinching feel.
After watching all ten female characters, Yao Xiaoguang couldn't help but blush. These pictures are really too embarrassing.
"Zhang Wei, isn't this design too bold?" Yao Xiaoguang asked.
"Are you asking if the scale is too large?" Zhang Wei chuckled and continued; "Let's just say, is Jin Hengtai's design better than our art design?"
"If so. If the coolness and low-cost fabrics worn are used as the evaluation criteria, it is indeed the case," Yao Xiaoguang replied.
"Okay, stop pretending to be a gentleman. When you looked at the picture, you swallowed a dozen times. Don't think I didn't see it!" Zhang Wei snorted coldly.
"Is there any?" Yao Xiaoguang said and swallowed.
"Haha..." Zhang Wei curled his lips mockingly, and then said: "With a character like this, do you think you can let players click in?"
"If you are a male player, after seeing this, you will definitely click in to play." Yao Xiaoguang nodded with deep approval.
Zhang Weize continued: "I have thought about the advertisement. I will give you Diao Chan at the beginning. As long as the player registers an account, he will give him a Diao Chan. Then put the image of Diao Chan on it. After the player sees it, there is a chance that it will be a Diao Chan." Eighty-nine will click in.”
“Didn’t you say that Diao Chan will be a special general and only available in the gift package?”
“That’s just an idea! Jin Hengtai has designed several action styles for Diao Chan. You can get a general card for each action style! For example, when you enter the game, you will receive a blue card Diao Chan, and the gift pack at the end can include a red card Diao Chan, or even a gold card Diao Chan. "
When talking about profitable projects, Zhang Wei seemed to be in high spirits.
Yao Xiaoguang continued to report: "I have reached an agreement with the mobile company and will sign the contract next week. At present, China Mobile can open the recharge of China Travel and M-Zone to us. As for Global General, it will not be open for the time being."
“Globalcom does not have as many users as Shenzhen Mobile and M-Zone, and they are mainly business users. If they don’t exist, there would be no users!” Zhang Wei then asked: “What about China Unicom? China Unicom’s Ruyitong recharge channel, can Are you going to talk about it?”
“Let’s talk about it. If you don’t talk about it optimistically, the chances are not good,” Yao Xiaoguang replied.
"It's okay. Anyway, there are channels for mobile phone recharge cards. Anyway, mobile phone recharge cards can be bought everywhere, and they are also sold in Internet cafes."
In that era, it was not easy to recharge games. It is as convenient as it is now. Nowadays, mobile payment is developed. You can complete the game recharge by scanning a QR code on Alipay or WeChat.
Before this, it was the era of online banking. Through online banking, you could directly purchase virtual point cards and recharge money into the game.
Looking forward, it is the era of point card recharge. Internet cafe counters sell point cards for various popular games. Therefore, in the era of paid games, the promotion of online games cannot be separated from Internet cafes. If the Internet cafe does not sell point cards, even if there are games, players will not be able to play them.
However, those who can establish Qidian card promotion channels are large and powerful companies. For small companies, it will be difficult to spread the channels to Internet cafes across the country.
At this time, you need to use the channel to recharge your mobile phone bill.
If you can reach an agreement with the mobile communication operator, you can directly recharge the money in the game by deducting the phone bill. Of course, the mobile operator will charge a certain service fee.
In addition, you can also directly buy a mobile phone recharge card and enter the card number and password on the game recharge interface to complete the game recharge.
Although this recharge channel has to pay a part of the share to the mobile operator, it is more widespread than using point cards.
This kind of channel is still available now, not only for PC games, but also for many mobile games. If you find that your child who is studying spends hundreds of dollars on phone bills every month, then he is most likely recharging to play games.
After all, Yao Xiaoguang is a senior game practitioner. He still has certain connections with mobile operators, so he can negotiate the recharge channels for China Travel and M-Zone.
The problem of recharge channels has been solved, and the next step is to promote the game.
Just listen to Yao Xiaoguang continue to say: "In terms of game promotion, I have contacted several major domestic game websites and asked them to write a few articles to promote them. In addition, I also plan to advertise on game platforms like Haofang.
As for offline promotion, you need to find salespeople to go to Internet cafes, but in this case, the cost of promotion will be relatively high. We are not a PC game, so this method is not cost-effective.”
"About game promotion..." Zhang Wei suddenly paused, his expression a little frozen.
"Do you already have a plan?" Yao Xiaoguang asked immediately.
Zhang Wei fell into silence, thinking whether he should release the beast now!
(End of this chapter)