Agreeing to Create Bad Games, What the Hell Is ‘Titanfall’? Chapter 10: Three Stinks All Stink the Same

Not bad—Gu Sheng was planning to recruit the two “godsons” from his dorm: Lu Bian and Xu Dajiang.

Originally, dorms at Binjiang University housed four students each.

But due to various reasons, by the ti it was Gu Sheng’s turn, there was one person short, so their room was kind of unusual—just three people.

When Gu Sheng transmigrated into this world, it was the start of freshman year. You could say these two were the first friends he made after arriving in this parallel world.

That kind of emotional foundation mattered a lot.

Plus, all three of them got along well—sa weird sense of humor, always teaming up on crazy sches. Over ti, they naturally beca a rock-solid trio.

Lu Bian was the second in the dorm. The first ti Gu Sheng heard his na, he almost laughed himself into the ICU.

No particular reason—it just sounded ridiculously like so “kidney supplent” product.

Lu Bian really lived up to the na. Though average-looking, he went through girlfriends like water. Pretty wild, and no one could figure out how.

But that wasn’t even his most impressive trait. The guy was crazy good at programming.

Especially when it ca to cutting-edge ga engines and new programming languages—he picked them up faster than he swapped girlfriends. He could even infer and innovate. A rare programming prodigy who hadn’t gone bald.

As for Xu Dajiang, the third roommate—he was a big guy from Ludong. Stood at 6’1", built like a tank, and had a simple, honest vibe. Most of the ti, he got roped into Gu Sheng and Lu Bian’s sches.

If the trio were described as a pack of scheming bandits, then Gu Sheng and Lu Bian were the brains pulling the strings, while Xu Dajiang was the poor workhorse carrying them around.

But.

Don’t be fooled by Xu Dajiang’s rough-and-tumble look—he was sharp on the inside.

He’d been learning art since he was ten, and his talent in color theory and composition was miles above the norm. Once he dipped into ga art, he really started to shine.

Especially his side hustle—3D modeling. Not quite world-class, but easily good enough to force attention.

A total Zhang Fei Embroidering Flowers type.

With his past life’s experience in the ga industry, Gu Sheng had seen their potential right away.

They just lacked experience—but their talent? Top-notch.

Plus, the three had studied together for three years, and their chemistry was off the charts. They’d work way better than a bunch of freshly recruited strangers.

…

“So… your two friends… they’re also students?” Chu Qingzhou asked, her face a little stiff.

Can you give the company a break, please?

Right now, with you—the Intern President—as Ga Director, the company’s already skating on thin ice.

Yes, your ga Cat Mario recouped its costs in just twenty-four hours and is now turning a profit. It’s a miracle. Amazing, even.

But co on, can we at least have one seasoned pro in the company?

Ga Director: university student. Lead Artist: university student. Lead Programr: also a university student. Even the d*mn CEO is a university student.

Are we a startup or a student dorm?

Isn’t this a little too much of a joke?

However—

Shen Miaomiao’s eyes lit up!

Right! She’d been so caught up in thinking about how to raise salaries, she’d overlooked the quality of the recruits!

If she really hired a bunch of top-tier pros like Chu Qingzhou wanted, then sure, payroll would go up—but so would ga quality!

Even if Gu Sheng ca up with the dumbest idea ever, those seasoned veterans could polish it into a masterpiece!

And that… would be a problem!

The higher the salaries, the better the quality, the lower the chance of losing money!

And that was exactly what Shen Miaomiao didn’t want.

Better to follow Gu Sheng’s suggestion—recruit a couple of equally dumb and idealistic students, and form a dumb*ss dev team with him.

Wild ideas? No problem. Over-the-top investnt? Perfect. The goal is to lose as much money as possible!

This project? Count in! I, Wang Duoyu, will invest!!!

“Mm—great!!!”

Shen Miaomiao nodded repeatedly:

“Director Gu’s idea is spot-on,”

“Building our own elite dev team guarantees consistent quality and ensures our future trade secrets stay in-house!”

“Very well-considered, Director Gu—excellent proposal!”

Next to her, Chu Qingzhou was speechless.

Right now, she just wanted to slap a long waterlon sticker on her forehead reading: “Guys… I can't anymore. My boss has mastered the art of talking complete nonsense with a straight face…”

Trade secrets?

What f***ing trade secrets do we have?

That troll-faced cat mascot?

Or the utterly stupid ga pitch where two players roleplay as a father and son raving out in front of the Gates of Hell?

What the h*ll do we have that’s worth corporate espionage?!

Are you worried competitors will laugh themselves to death reading our ga proposals and we’ll have to take responsibility for it?

Watching the two grinning at each other like all was well, Chu Qingzhou slowly leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes.

Let the world burn. I’m tired.

…

And just like that!

On the hiring issue, Gu Sheng and Shen Miaomiao reached a consensus.

Gu Sheng, as Ga Director, would be in charge of bringing in his two dumb*ss brothers to join Golden Wind.

As for salary, Shen Miaomiao went all out, offering the highest industry-standard packages for rookies in the ga scene.

Lu Bian, Lead Programr: 300,000 yuan per year.

Xu Dajiang, Lead Artist: 260,000 yuan per year.

Add in Gu Sheng’s 500,000 yuan, and the trio’s annual salary hit a whopping one million!

Chu Qingzhou wasn’t unfamiliar with big numbers.

Back when she worked as Executive Assistant to Shen Miaomiao’s dad, she’d seen those VC brokers pulling in a million a year—so even hitting five or six million with bonuses.

But even so—

She still felt like this dev team’s salary was a bit too ridiculous!

What she didn’t know was—one million a year might seem like a lot.

But with the power of the system, Shen Miaomiao only had to lose a hundred grand and she’d instantly make back an entire year’s worth of their combined pay!

That’s the beauty of the system!

As long as these three “Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenixes” could keep hemorrhaging cash, forget a asly one million a year—

Even five million like those top-tier brokers? Shen Miaomiao wouldn’t blink.

“Well then, it’s settled, Director Gu.”

Shen Miaomiao’s face once again lit up with that dreamy smile.

Wuhu!

Two more idiots joining the squad!

Three fools plus one abstract ga pitch.

Tsk tsk.

This ti, she might not be able to turn a profit even if she wanted to!

Honestly, even if Gu Sheng got stupid lucky again and their ga went viral thanks to a strear, she wouldn’t have to worry about a breakout hit.

After all, dumb luck still needs decent quality to work.

Sure, she’d admit—Cat Mario had sothing going for it.

But that was it.

Now, with two morons dragging him down, even Gu Sheng’s occasional flashes of brilliance would be thoroughly squashed!

This, my friends, is what we call—three dumb cobblers… all sll the sa!

eting adjourned.

Ti to bleed money!!!