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Chen Rui, along with Li Chunbo and Zhuo Rohan, rushed back to the Office Hall located on the top floor of the teaching building. On the way, Chen Rui asked, "What exactly is going on?"
Zhuo Rohan sighed and cast a resentful glance at Chen Rui, complaining, "As your main course instructor, I can only smile. You are always the last to know about anything happening in class. It's a good week if you even make it to the classroom."
Li Chunbo looked at Zhuo Rohan and asked Chen Rui, "How does Sister Zhuo know you're there? Could it be…?"
Zhuo Rohan chuckled and patted Li Chunbo on the shoulder. "I'm the first one to pass the assessment, of course I know what he's up to."
Li Chunbo pondered about the Dream World and then smiled bitterly as if awakening from a dream. "Assessment? Is this the so-called final assessment? It really is quite different."
Chen Rui interrupted their conversation, frowning as he asked, "What on earth happened? Even you, as the Producer and Chief Director, can't handle it?"
Zhuo Rohan sighed again. "What can I do? Although I'm the Chief Director, this issue is far more complicated than it appears. On the surface, it seems like a collaboration problem between the Planning Department, Programming Department, and Art Department. But once I looked into it a bit more, I realized it's a major issue that touches on the entire development process. The planning concepts differ significantly between departments, which is why this problem arose."
Chen Rui listened but still couldn't grasp what problem Zhuo Rohan was referring to. He waved his hand to stop her. "Stop beating around the bush; don't talk to me about management issues. I just want to know what the problem is!"
Zhuo Rohan pointed toward the teaching building ahead and said with a wry smile, "I can't express it too clearly; you should see for yourself."
Chen Rui and the others took the elevator to the top floor and found that the once peaceful and orderly Office Hall was now in complete disarray. Rows of chairs were toppled over, documents scattered across every desk, and some papers had even fallen to the ground, trampled underfoot without anyone bothering to pick them up.
Moreover, Chen Rui noticed that there were significantly more people on this floor than before. It seemed that many from Dusksar and those from Zhi Cheng Entertainment under Dawn had also arrived. The total number of people on this floor was no less than two hundred, making what used to be a spacious environment feel extremely cramped.
"What’s going on? What is everyone doing?!" Chen Rui shouted as he pushed open the door and walked straight through the crowd to stand on the podium in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Everyone knew Chen Rui's identity; all bystanders instinctively made way for him. Once he stepped onto the podium, an immediate silence fell over the entire office hall as all eyes turned toward him.
Looking at the crowd, Chen Rui spoke softly but firmly, "Zhuo Rohan! Ye Yi! Fan Xiaohu! Liang! You all come up here! And someone from Zhi Cheng Entertainment who has some authority should join us too!"
Soon enough, those called stepped onto the podium in an orderly fashion but formed three distinct groups: Ye Yi and Zhuo Rohan stood together in one group; Fan Xiaohu and Liang formed another; while a person they hadn't seen before stood in a third group—likely someone from Zhi Cheng Entertainment.
When Chen Rui saw that person, he slightly bowed and calmly said, "I am He Quanli, head of Zhi Cheng Entertainment's development department and also in charge of assisting Dusksar this time."
Chen Rui nodded at these five individuals and asked, "What’s going on? Who wants to go first?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Yi stepped forward confidently and declared, "I am the Planning Team Leader. All plans have gone through my unified judgment. I believe that all proposals that have been approved will become classics for the game 'World.' However, both the Programming Department and Art Department are failing to fulfill their responsibilities; this is clearly an issue of capability!"
After Ye Yi finished speaking, He Quanli, an executive from Zhi Cheng Entertainment, immediately became displeased. He frowned slightly and looked at the boy who no longer appeared youthful but still spoke with some naivety. "Mr. Planning Team Leader, I must seriously tell you that the proposal you approved is beyond the capabilities of any game development company at the current level! Especially regarding the details; those are unprecedented, and you have no idea how difficult they are."
After listening to their conversation, Chen Rui turned his attention to the second group situated between the two teams: Liang from Fan Xiaohu's team. Fan Xiaohu let out a bitter smile. "Although I am also reluctant, what Team Leader He said is indeed a fact."
Chen Rui glanced at Liang, who had initially confirmed that he could complete the task but was now passing the blame. Chen Rui genuinely hoped he would provide an unexpected answer.
Feeling somewhat awkward, Liang cleared his throat twice and sighed. "I didn't expect it to turn out this way either. After all, there is a gap between imagination and reality. As it stands now, the workload is immense, and many aspects of the planning are unclear, which has slowed down the progress of both the Art Department and Programming Department."
Chen Rui began to understand the situation. The world-class game he proposed with a reflective theme was indeed too challenging for them. Even with various restrictions in place, the scale and difficulty remained unprecedentedly large, posing a significant challenge for the development team.
"How about this? I'll think of a way to save time!" After pondering for a moment, Chen Rui asked, "What is the current progress of game development?"
Liang called over someone to inquire and confirmed the game's development status. "All twelve novice entrances have been completed. This roughly translates to twelve maps with five streets each. Since it's just a novice village, five streets are already quite large."
Chen Rui calculated briefly; the game's setting was around 630 AD, and its worldview incorporated various fantasy elements. The scale of sixty streets in that world could not compare to sixty streets in reality; those sixty streets might not even be half as large as Tianhai Coastal New Area in Dream World.
After hesitating for a moment, Chen Rui decisively stated, "Let's launch a trial version on SEA immediately, charging one Renminbi! The first person to report each bug will receive a reward—either future game privileges or monetary compensation."
Liang hesitated for a moment and looked at Chen Rui. Although he knew about Chen Rui's special relationship with Li Xue, such significant matters surely required approval from Li Xue or even Li Li; after all, this was a project involving billions in investment!
It seemed Chen Rui sensed Liang's thoughts; he promptly took out his phone and called Li Xue. Once connected, he placed the phone on the podium so everyone could see Li Xue's projection.
"Dear, what's going on? Hey! What's happening? Is everything alright at school?" Upon seeing the classroom situation through the projection, Li Xue immediately asked, "Is anyone hurt? What exactly happened?"
Everyone present except Zhuo Rohan and Liang was astonished by Li Xue's reaction. Although they knew about Chen Rui's relationship with her, seeing Ice Queen Li Xue show affection in front of so many people made them wonder if Chen Rui was her fiancé.
Chen Rui felt unfazed by it all and smiled lightly. "The current issues have mostly been resolved, but I still have a request to report to you."
Li Xue noticed that Chen Rui was teasing her and even used honorifics. She expressed her dissatisfaction with a huff. "Hmph! If you can't make decisions, how can I? Right? Brother!"
Li Xue's words shocked everyone again; nearly everyone felt their brains were on fire but couldn't quite grasp what was happening.
If Chen Rui couldn't make decisions, then how could Li Xue? Was Chen Rui's status above hers? How many people in Dawn Group? In China? In the world held a higher status than Li Xue? What surprised everyone even more was that this didn't seem like a joke because Li Xue moved her phone slightly to reveal Li Li beside her as well.
Li Li chuckled and said to Chen Rui, "Haha, Brother Chen, please don't mock us. If you don't dare to take charge, how can I? Brother Chen, I still have a meeting here. What do you think about…"
Chen Rui was puzzled as to why Li Li was being so accommodating when he had never acted this way before. However, since Li Li was being polite, he couldn't just dismiss it. He smiled and replied, "Alright, alright. I'll take care of this. You go ahead and handle your own matters."
Li Li smiled back and said, "Okay, goodbye! Sister, say hello!" The scene shifted back to Li Xue, who greeted Chen Rui with a smile before the call ended, leaving the classroom filled with confused individuals.
Chen Rui scanned the room and asked, "Does anyone have any objections?"
No one spoke… At this point, neither Chen Rui nor the Li siblings were figures that these people could challenge.
"Then let's proceed as I suggested. This way, we can free up personnel for error correction and review tasks, allowing everyone to focus on other work!"
After finishing his statement, Chen Rui glanced at the five people on stage and suddenly realized something. He asked, "Is there any other issue?"
Still no one spoke…
Chen Rui pointed at He Quanli. "You!"
He Quanli glanced at Chen Rui but quickly looked away and said softly, "According to our team’s estimates, the development costs, operational costs, and subsequent revenue of this batch of games are completely disproportionate. The development and operational costs are too high, and it's difficult to see any returns after operation. Therefore, based on risk assessment calculations, I suggest…"
Chen Rui frowned slightly and completed the thought for him. "You suggest we immediately halt the development of 'World'… right?"
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