Crash!
At that mont, the sound of breaking glass rang out.
Lu Ye's brow twitched. He saved the project plan and nervously walked out of the room.
Eevee was chasing its Substitute, darting up and down the sofa, knocking over every glass on the coffee table.
“You’re having that much fun... fighting yourself?” Lu Ye swallowed nervously.
Finally, Eevee successfully tackled the Substitute, which dissolved into a flash of white light.
Eevee raised its head proudly. Seeing Lu Ye's complicated expression, it glanced around.
Broken glass scattered everywhere, the shredded sofa, and the "Master of Gynecology" banner lying on the floor...
“Vee...”
Eevee lifted a paw, scratching its head a little sheepishly.
Cleaning up the ss wouldn’t be too hard—once Haunter got back, it’d be sorted.
However, the damaged furniture, like the sofa and coffee table, would still need to be compensated to the landlord.
Lu Ye sighed, as if he could already hear the sound of his wallet shrinking.
He really needed to move his money-making plans forward!
Although his livestream earnings were decent, after two months, he’d only made about ??100,000.
As for Bilibili, since he didn’t accept sponsorships or sign contracts, the reward money was limited.
But once Plants vs. Zombies launched, feeding himself and the two little ones wouldn’t be an issue.
Lu Ye lifted Eevee out of the glass shards, trying to act innocent.
“You’re not hurt, are you?”
“Vee...” The little one blinked its dark eyes.
“Good, as long as you’re not hurt.” Lu Ye sighed in relief, ruffling Eevee’s head.
“Don’t you know people worry about you?”
Eevee, braced for a scolding, had already curled up, ready to be reprimanded.
But Lu Ye just gave it a head pat and said nothing more, making Eevee open its eyes in surprise.
“Vee?”
“Haunter can clean up when he’s back. He won’t get hurt by the glass anyway.”
It made sense, and Lu Ye nodded confidently.
The little one paused, wagged its tail, and a soft smile blood on its face, showing its tiny fangs.
“Vee!”
Lu Ye sent the project plan to Liang Dayou, then called him to explain the general idea.
Dayou’s voice was full of disbelief. “What? You want
to make a ga?!”
“You think I don’t have enough hair left already?”
Lu Ye chuckled. “We’re a team, right? Plus, I’m paying. ??20,000 for the sumr—pretty good deal, huh?”
“Where do I start tomorrow?”
Even for a Modu University student, Dayou’s internship salary was barely over ??5,000.
Teaming up with Lu Ye ant ??10,000 a month—more than worth it!
“Remote work is fine. I’ve sent you the basic frawork; it’s a tower defense ga.”
Tower defense ga?
Dayou was puzzled.
Could this thing really be popular?
In fact, with so comrcial ga editor software, even a self-taught programming rookie could make a basic tower defense ga in three months.
Was Lu Ye just burning money for fun?
Though he doubted Lu Ye’s programming skills, Dayou still opened the project file.
The dense lines of code made his scalp tingle.
“Wait... Did Lu Ye really write this himself?”
“This... this coding... it’s almost as good as mine!”
The more he looked, the colder his hands and feet beca.
Not only is he good-looking with a full head of hair... now he’s stealing my last pride—programming?!
Dayou felt like crying. “Lu Ye, you’re seriously amazing!”
“Just so-so,” Lu Ye laughed.
“Let’s work hard and finish this by the end of sumr!”
Dayou ran his trembling hand over his endangered hairline.
But knowing he was falling behind, all he had left was his determination...
Dayou gritted his teeth. “Damn it! Just so all-nighters, right? Bring it on!”
First, they needed a ga title.
After much discussion, they decided to stick with Plants vs. Zombies.
There were already many gas in the sa genre. Even the FPS ga Lu Ye played with Cynthia was zombie-thed.
The straightforward na made the concept clear.
Based on the original ga, Dayou had several creative ideas.
“Even though it’s tower defense, I think we should include a capture elent,” Dayou suggested.
“For example, after clearing a level, you could use a Poké Ball to capture enemy Pokémon as single-use items.”
“You could also unlock Grass-type Pokémon by earning dals, with cutscenes for capturing them.”
Lu Ye nodded.
“Capturing is fine, but no need for a leveling system. It’s still a tower defense ga.”
Dayou laughed. “We can add that when we make a mobile version!
Like, pay ??100 for Bellsprout to evolve instantly, ??1,000 for unlimited Sudowoodo Dumbbells, ??10,000 for... uh...”
Lu Ye raised an eyebrow.
Man, Piplup Inc. is missing out by not hiring you!
“We’re launching on Steam, right?”
“Yeah. Let’s keep the PC version simple for now, and add more content through paid DLC later.”
The maps in Plants vs. Zombies were straightforward: Garden, Night, Rooftop, and Pool.
But choosing and strategizing with different plants made things wildly diverse.
In their modified Pokémon vs. Zombies, each Pokémon would have special moves.
For example:
Bellsprout’s Razor LeafCarnivine’s SwallowOddish’s Sweet Scent
In the Night map, Shroomish’s Moonlight would provide sunlight, and Foongus’s Spore or Budew’s Attract could inflict Sleep or Infatuation.
For enemies, Beedrill could fly past frontline Pokémon but would be blocked by Exeggutor.
Its attack, Twineedle, would hit 2-5 tis randomly, really testing players’ luck.
In a way, playing this tower defense ga could help players morize Pokémon moves.
When the second version of the project plan was done, Dayou froze, a single thought in his mind:
Edutainnt!
Besides learning moves, players might even learn about type matchups.
Through this ga, more people could experience the fun and charm of Pokémon.
It might even inspire so to beco Trainers.
Was that Lu Ye’s real goal all along?
Dayou’s eyes widened.
“Wow... Lu Ye’s vision is on another level!”
Motivated by this thought, he felt a renewed passion for the project.
For art assets, Dayou suggested asking the “Tutu Dogs” at the art academy—they’d be cheaper.
Lu Ye blinked.
Even Pokémon are taking jobs now?
But it made sense. Many big companies were already using Porygon instead of programrs.
If he started his own company, he could use Porygon for coding and Electivire for power—no need to pay for electricity!
“Thanks, Dayou.”
“No problem,” Dayou snorted.
“Don’t worry. Even if it costs
my hair, I’ll get this done!”
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