Chapter 412: 3A Game

Let's first say, what specific ideas do you have? Jiang Heng put down the pen in his hand, gesturing for Lu Feng to go to the side tea station.

After sitting down, he saw Jiang Heng skillfully washing and brewing tea, and after a few seconds he said, "Hmm, I want to develop a 3A masterpiece with Journey to the West as the theme."

Jiang Heng laughed, "Change it!"

"Change?"

Lu Feng was a bit dazed, and for a moment he couldn't figure out what Director Jiang meant.

"Journey to the West is such a precious theme; with current computer hardware capabilities, many detailed visuals and scenes simply can't be handled!"

Jiang Heng's comment wasn't baseless; it's said that when Black Myth: Wukong was first designed, it had a full thirteen levels.

Because the four-year development period was really too short, Lion Camel Ridge and Daughter Country weren't made.

Yet the scene in the first promotional video of Sun Wukong battling a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers didn't appear in the game.

Actually, it's because during testing they found the art resource consumption was too high, truly impossible to handle! So even if they wanted to make Black Myth: Wukong, they'd have to wait a few years.

But Lu Feng wasn't prepared for that; Jiang Heng's words left him stunned, and after a few seconds he said, "So, Director Jiang, what do you mean?"

"Hmm, let's start with some web novels!"

Lu Feng frowned slightly upon hearing this, saying, "But web novels have low fame, and their plots and settings aren't detailed enough; the protagonist aspect can't compare to the universally known Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, so the risk of loss is too great!"

Jiang Heng laughed, "Iron Fist Technology makes so much profit each year that just selling a few 'skins' and 'items' brings in money—what's there to fear?"

"Uh, that's true too!" Lu Feng gave an embarrassed smile.

Since the big boss isn't afraid of losing money, as an employee I at most have some stock options—what's there to fear? After thinking, he said, "How about we first make a 3A game based on Slay Immortal?"

Jiang Heng nodded, "Sure, profits aren't important; the key is to train the team. I hope that in a few years I'll see a mature game development team capable of making a good Journey to the West 3A game."

Lu Feng, somewhat excited, said, "Director Jiang, rest assured, I definitely won't let you down!"

Jiang Heng laughed, "I definitely trust you; for now I won't let you do a Journey to the West theme, for fear the quality would be poor and it'd be wasted."

Lu Feng couldn't help but ask, "Director Jiang, do you mean we need to achieve movie-like visual quality?"

"Of course!"

Lu Feng involuntarily sucked in a breath of cold air, giving an embarrassed laugh, "Yeah, that really means we have to wait a few years!"

Jiang Heng laughed, "My idea is that as soon as we make a move, we need to astonish the world, become a model of cultural export, and the quality must be top-notch!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng already felt like wanting to back out.

Actually, he isn't that obsessed with 3A games; online games make more money! The reason he came to consult Jiang Heng was also a suggestion from the subordinates.

He thought it was fine, so he came over to chat with Jiang Heng.

In his expectation, Jiang Heng would just casually listen and ask a few questions.

Then he would allocate funds here to build a team, spend four or five years, produce a work, and as long as it doesn't lose money, it would be considered a success.

He hadn't expected Jiang Heng to have such high hopes for a Journey to the West 3A game; this isn't something you can just throw together.

If during development Director Jiang ends up dissatisfied in various ways, wouldn't the unlucky one be himself?

Fortunately, the game theme was changed to Slay Immortal, and there are no quality or performance demands.

If it were said that making Journey to the West requires movie-level visual quality, he would really feel like wanting to die! Yet when Lu Feng left, his expression was a mix of laughter and tears, both happy and sad.

Jiang Heng didn't mind too much, wondering whether they could adapt Black Myth: Wukong's plot into a film. However, that would conflict with the Journey to the West adaptation he's currently working on, and it wouldn't be good to make two Journey to the West-themed works in a row!

Feeling torn, his thoughts became scattered, and he didn't write anything all afternoon.

As quitting time approached, Jing Tian came over to ask Jiang Heng how his writing was and what to eat for dinner.

"Hmm, just grab a bite, whatever you like!"

Jing Tian frowned, stepping forward to ask, "Is the script revision not going smoothly?"

"Not really; it's just that inspiration suddenly struck, and my mind is full of other stories—the love story of Zhizunbao and Zixia is just hard to write!"

"Other stories? Or Journey to the West?"

"Hmm!"

"Then write what you're inspired by!"

"You still want to play Zixia, don't you?"

Da Tian Tian pouted, "I just want to act with you; whether it's a lead or a supporting role, I'm very happy. But I can't just think of my own happiness and make things difficult for you—if you're unhappy, I'll be unhappy too!"

Hearing this, Jiang Heng felt a little moved, and couldn't help but rub her little head, messing up her hair.

"Where did you learn this from?"

Da Tian Tian gave a protesting expression, "These are all my heartfelt words, spoken from genuine feeling!"

"Hmm, I believe you! Then I'll go write a new story!"

"Great, great, I want to see it as soon as possible!"

After Da Tian Tian finished speaking, she stayed on the sofa, honestly scrolling through her tablet.

Jiang Heng then sat back down at the computer, recalling the plot of Black Myth: Wukong, and typed the first character into the document.

Clacking away until after eight at night, Jiang Heng finally stopped, stood up, and stretched.

Da Tian Tian hurriedly got off the sofa and went to look at the document on the computer.

But what was written on it read: "Black Myth: Wukong, after returning from the pilgrimage to the West, Sun Wukong refused the title of 'Victorious Fighting Buddha,' and thus ended up on the Heavenly Court's execution list; not a single monkey in Flower-Fruit Mountain survived, and Sun Wukong was also slain by Erlang Shen, his body and spirit destroyed..."

"Ah, Brother Monkey died?"

Jing Tian lightly covered her mouth, wearing an expression of extreme shock mixed with a hint of sorrow.

One can only say that the literary figure of Sun Wukong is truly rooted in the Chinese psyche; Da Tian Tian merely read the first few sentences of the story outline and inexplicably felt sad.

"Hmm!"

Seeing Jiang Heng's bland response, Jing Tian frowned, "I remember Xi Xi once filmed a Kung Fu King movie, with Cheng Long ge and Li Lianjie starring; in it, Sun Wukong starts off sealed, right? Then the protagonist goes through great hardship and finally rescues the Great Sage—wouldn't that be similar?"

Jiang Heng was speechless at the similarity—"Similar? They're completely incomparable!"

Kung Fu King combines elements from Legend of the White-Haired Witch, Shaolin Temple, and Drunken Fist into a movie, completely ignoring whether it makes sense! Especially when they conjure up some so-called Jade Border War God, it's totally unacceptable! Jiang Heng lightly tapped Jing Tian's forehead, "Don't make random associations—they simply can't be compared!"

"Oh!"

Da Tian Tian had a vexed expression, "I still thought your train of thought came from there; I just wanted to say that movie is really not good, but you must absolutely not imitate it—doing so would ruin your reputation!"

(End of chapter)