Chapter 78

In fact, Hao Yun only guessed half the reason why he didn't sign the contract.

In addition to update too casual, there is another reason accounted for not a small factor.

At this moment, in the editorial department of xiake.com, Liu Ye, sitting in front of the computer, is very hesitant.

Sign or not?

To be honest, he's a bit uncertain.

Judging from his conscience, the writing style of this book is really excellent, and the plot is also remarkable. The only drawback is that the writing is a bit retro, and I don't see much new ideas in the theme. Maybe it's because the plot hasn't started yet.

After thinking about it for a while, he didn't make up his mind. After some hesitation, Liu Ye decided to consult other editors in the same group.

"Zongzi, I have a book here. I can't make up my mind. The article has been sent to your email. Would you like to read it for me?"

"And books you can't make up your mind about?" The editor of the circle named zongzi looked at him in surprise, pushed his glasses and looked at the computer screen, "Shushan swordsman biography, I read this book the day before yesterday, I feel OK."

"Yes, I think it's ok too," Liu Ye nodded. "The author doesn't look like a newcomer. Although his writing style is a little old, it looks quite interesting."

Zongzi touched his chin, thought for a while, and said.

"The strength of this author is really good... But if I say it, the new book issue will be broken in three days, and signing is also a waste, so don't waste the recommendation space."

When they heard the conversation, the lobster sitting next to them also put in a word.

"Yes, now we are working on the group KPI system. You don't know how precious the recommended resources are, and I don't recommend signing them."

"My opinion is just opposite to yours. At this time, there is still some value in signing a contract, but I suggest asking the editor in chief for his idea first."

The proposal of soybean is to the point.

Xiake is different from other novel websites. Editors have no right to sign a contract directly, but only the right to sign a contract.

In other words, whether a novel can be signed or not must be reported to the chief editor by the editor in charge, and then signed by the chief editor.

In other words, it's no use for them to discuss here. It's better to ask the chief editor directly.

Hearing Huang Dou's suggestion, Liu Ye felt that there was some truth, so he took the book to the editor's office and found Wang Ze, the editor in chief of his group.

Staring at the documents on the screen for about ten minutes, Wang Ze took off his glasses on the bridge of his nose and put them gently on his desk.

"Liu Ye, have you been an editor for more than ten years?"

Some of them don't quite understand why the chief editor suddenly mentioned it. Liu Ye hesitated for a moment and said.

"Exactly ten years... What's the matter?"

"Ten years, according to your qualifications, you are also the elder of Xiake. Do you know why you always sit in the position of editor?"

Hearing the problem of killing people, Liu Ye almost didn't choke out a mouthful of old blood, but he still hardened his head and followed the chief editor's words.

"... why?"

"Because editors and readers are different, you can't judge whether a work is excellent just by your personal preference. You have to learn to analyze the potential of a work from the perspective of the market."

After a short pause, Wang Ze began to educate himself.

"The main work of xiake.com is the new style martial arts. Even if the theme doesn't have to be new, there must be gimmicks and highlights. What do you think about this work?"

That's right, but not all works are based on the theme itself, right?

Listening to the editor in chief's meaning, Liu Ye is not optimistic about this book. He has a pity in his heart. He hesitates for a moment, and finally plans to fight for the new man named huanzhu landlord.

"... but I think the plot is quite attractive."

"Yes, the fascinating plot is a bright spot, but the premise is that you have substituted in, and do ordinary readers have that patience?" With that, editor Wang's tone gradually took on a hint of criticism, "or do you think that with his own fan flow, readers can patiently read more than ten chapters? Why do we emphasize the golden three chapters? You can tell from the beginning whether a book is valuable or not. "

Liu Ye bowed his head slightly in frustration.

"... you mean it."

For that matter, there is no room for maneuver.

No matter how much he likes the book, if the chief editor doesn't like it, he has no way.

Looking at the subordinates who are finally sensible, chief editor Wang nodded with satisfaction.

"Go back and think about what I said."

"I'll sign the book, but don't think about the recommended resources."

"It's neither meaningful nor worth it!"

……

There is no clue about the hope cup competition. Hao Yun wants to consult Professor Wang, who is in Daji basic course. However, Professor Ho is not interested in his "subject" at all. He just asks him to think it over for himself, and doesn't care at all.

Now I'm a graduate student of President Li Guoping, that is, elder martial brother Chen Wenchao, who occasionally comes to take care of him and give him some bad ideas. By the way, I'll ask him about programming.

But to be honest, this guy can write math problems. He's not good at programming.

Some knowledge points I have taught him several times, but this guy still has no idea.

Thinking of his talent for repairing computers, Hao Yun finally couldn't help saying one day.

"Why don't you... Think about changing your major?"

"Change your major?" Chen Wenchao, who came to consult with the draft book, was stunned, "what's the major to change?"

"Fix the computer."

On hearing these three words, Chen Wenchao's face suddenly stagnated, and then turned into full of grief and indignation, staring at Hao Yun.

"Younger martial brother Hao, do you look down on me?"

Hao Yun was stunned by this sentence.

"Ah, it's not?"

It's just a friendly suggestion. How did this guy react so much?

However, Chen Wenchao does not think so.

Maybe it is because successive blows have reduced his self-esteem to a thin paper, which leads him to blow up now.

"If you look down on me, say so! Why beat around the Bush to let me learn to fix computer

With that, Chen Wenchao's expression suddenly changed from indignation to depression, and he pondered for a long time and sighed.

"Well, I know that my programming is really mediocre. I can't do it well. Maybe you're right. I'm not really good at programming. "

Seeing that this guy seemed to calm down, Hao Yun comforted and said.

"If you want to be open, there is still a long way to go in life. But I don't understand why you are so persistent in learning programming? Do you know applied mathematics

Chen Wenchao was silent for a while.

"Yes... I really applied mathematics in this science, but after learning it, I found that this subject is the foundation for other subjects after all. So I thought, if that's the case, why not find a way to make it work? So... "

"So you want to switch to programming?"

Chen Wenchao nodded.

"Yes."

But this

Is the reason too far fetched?

But look at the expression on this guy's face, no matter whether he has convinced others or not, he has convinced himself.

He looked at Hao Yun and said.

"Speaking of it, I was just thinking... Since you are good at playing games, why don't you consider making a game like 2048?"

"... games like 2048?" Hao Yun was slightly stunned, frowning and asked, "how can I say that?"

"It's nothing. I just think 2048 is philosophical, and it can be regarded as a program," Chen Wenchao scratched the back of his head. "The organizer of the competition said that the program type is not limited, and the logic is self consistent... You can write a similar game, as long as you can explain how this thing makes people think about the philosophy of life, I think it should be OK, too?"

Hearing this nonsense reading method, Hao Yunyao shook his head and wanted to make complaints about his words.

But on second thought, it seems that

There's a point?

His eyes suddenly lit up, and Hao Yun felt that his heart was like a bright light.

Yes!

Why didn't he think of it before?

Of course, game is also a kind of program. If any program is most likely to lead people to doubt life - oh no, think about life, it must be a program that can establish interaction between AI and people.

Isn't that the game?

At least, it can be used as a carrier!

With this in mind, instead of taking charge of Chen Wenchao, Hao Yun opened the blank document and typed a line on it.

[Outline: design a game that makes people think about life]

What kind of scene makes people think about life most easily?

With the answer ready, Hao Yun thought of the four keywords of "mountain", "sheep", "bridge" and "ball" without any hesitation.

As for why he thought of these four keywords, he didn't know why. It was just a subconscious intuition.

Maybe

Because a previous life was a game designer?

However, considering the expressiveness of the game, these four keywords do not seem to be suitable for play, or the philosophy of life contained in them is too obscure, so he expanded his vision and typed two words on the document——

[cemetery]

Yeah, cemetery!

Birth, aging and death, throughout a person's life, although the starting point is not the same, but in the end are all the same.

What can be closer to the ultimate meaning of life philosophy than the end of life?

The process of the game doesn't need to be very long or even interesting. After all, from the beginning, he didn't intend to use it as a commodity, but as an entry work - or simply a work of art.

In this case, the rhythm of the game does not need to be considered. You may as well fast forward to the end point, so that the player can directly play a dying old man, and then the end point of the game is set on the bench in the middle of the cemetery.

The inspiration that comes to mind is the confidence of a game designer - or an abstract artist in the information age

Hao Yun's mouth turned up a smile and added a few more lines to it.

I always feel that the answer to this question has been placed in front of him at the moment of knocking down these lines.

"Next --"

"It's realized in the program!"