While Tang Yao’s Avalon Studio was thriving,a certain startup was also buzzing with activity.
“All the players are in! They’re coming in!”
One of the staff shouted excitedly.
But Sheng Zhi, the producer, remained calm. He simply replied, “Keep a close eye on it. Give
the data later.”
He was the sa well-known producer that Lin Shuang had invested in after seeing FGO’s success—intending to follow the trend and make a second-dinsion mobile ga.
But following a trend was one thing.
Truth be told,Sheng Zhi actually looked down on so-called second-dinsion gas. He had studied them, sure—but only because of the money.
Otherwise, why would he bother making these kinds of garbage gas?Second dinsion? Mobile gas? Ha! The whole gaming industry is trash! And this so-called second-dinsion genre? The trash of the trash.
He didn’t like gas—or maybe he once did. But now? Not at all.
In his eyes, subcultures like this weren’t worth ntioning.Even regular gas were low-tier. Second-dinsion mobile gas? Even lower than low.
Anyone who liked playing these kinds of gas was just a bunch of horny pigs!They’d lose their minds at the sight of ani-style illustrations and dump in cash like crazy.
Absolutely ridiculous.
And the worst part?After he went through all that trouble making a ga, those pig-like players dared to give him feedback? Feedback, my ss! What the h*ll do they know about ga design?
Their dumb*ss complaints even got him fired. Total idiots!
Yes.This so-called "famous producer" didn’t leave voluntarily. What actually happened was:While working at a major company on a profitable ga project, he got into a public argunt with players—All because they didn’t like certain updates and requested changes. He fired back with, “What the h*ll do you players know about making gas?”
That one line triggered the entire community.
He snapped and started a full-blown fla war with players, saying so really nasty stuff.
In the end, players boycotted the ga.To calm things down and show they were taking action, the company kicked Sheng Zhi out.
The upper managent was furious—how could he actually say sothing like that?
After getting fired,he just happened to catch the wave of FGO launching.
So he used the experience he’d gained from working with big data in his previous company, along with his title as a “forr major studio producer,” to convince Lin Shuang to give him funding.
A lot of creators, once they’ve satisfied their material needs, tend to crave so kind of spiritual validation.
At that point, they start rejecting low-status preferences—even if those very things made them rich. They’ll distance themselves and express outright disgust.
In Tang Yao’s previous life, Shanda's Chen Tianqiao was like that.
And now, Sheng Zhi was following the sa path.
Even though Sheng Zhi hadn’t really made it to the top yet.
That didn’t stop him from hating the kind of gas that he thought were beneath him.
So why did he choose to make a second-dinsion mobile ga?
Simple. To make a quick buck.
In his view, those pig-like players were getting easier and easier to fool.Just slap a few ani-style illustrations on a product, and the money would co pouring in.
If soone was going to scam them,might as well be him.
But did he actually respect these types of gas?What a joke.
That’s why he didn’t put much effort into it.He just copied the FGO model, pieced together a mobile ga, and to save ti, outsourced most of the artwork. He just wanted to finish the ga before the New Year.
And he pulled it off…He completed the beta version before New Year’s and imdiately pushed for closed testing, eager to cash in.
As for stuff like market trends or external changes?
He didn’t care at all.
In his mind, this blue ocean market only had one competitor—FGO.No way this wouldn’t be a money printer.
Why pay attention to external factors?
He didn’t even track FGO’s recent moves.To him, FGO was just a fluke that hit the jackpot by understanding those dumb pig players’ preferences.
As long as he understood their gaplay and features and mimicked that, then nailed the promo campaign,all that was left was to sit back and wait for the pigs to line up and spend.
Wasn’t that what was happening now?
“……”
Sheng Zhi heard the numbers for player logins and smirked.Then he turned to head back to his workstation.
But just as he turned—
A young staff mber hesitated for a mont, then stood up and called out, “Boss.”
“Hmm?”
Sheng Zhi stopped and gave a nasal grunt.
The young staffer said quietly, “Actually… part of why FGO succeeded was their manga pre-launch. It helped them gather a large group of core second-dinsion users. But we’re advertising on major web portals and traditional MMO channels… I feel like we’re attracting the wrong kind of players. And our ga feels rushed—the story hasn’t been polished, the writers just followed MMO logic and churned out filler plots. And the illustrations…”
“Are you trying to teach
how to do my job?”
Sheng Zhi frowned and cut him off mid-sentence.
The young staffer froze,then after a long pause, said, “No, I just ant… maybe we could take another look at FGO, especially their pre-launch strategy. Also, I recently discovered a second-dinsion vertical platform—”
“I don’t care what you ant.”
Sheng Zhi still didn’t let him finish. He waved dismissively and said, “Back when I was a producer at a major studio, you were still in school! When I made Dragon War, you hadn’t even graduated yet! You really think you know better than
how to run a ga? Or are you trying to teach
how to make one?”
“……”
The young staffer opened his mouth.
But here’s the thing—
You made an MMO back then.Do you honestly believe that just making a second-dinsion mobile ga ans every gar will accept it?
Back then, FGO pulled out all the stops.They used a stellar manga to bring in a precise audience, and even then, the ga was t with resistance early on. It only got better after in-ga footage ca out.
And you—you’re handpicking beta testers through traditional advertising channels.Are these people even your target demographic?
Will they even like this ga?
Your ga art is average—FGO crushes it.Your story is all filler.And to save ti, you copied FGO’s gaplay completely—no PvP, just story and character-focused.
But do you even have story or characters?Your half-baked plot and forgettable cast—who’s going to care?
It doesn’t appeal to MMO players,and it certainly doesn’t appeal to core second-dinsion users.
You're caught in the middle, blocked on both ends!
For a mont,the young staffer had a million thoughts swirling in his head.
But before he could organize his words and say anything more—
“Just do your job!”
Sheng Zhi threw out the line and left.
The young staffer stared after him, stunned, then shook his head.
He got it now…This so-called star producer—didn’t like second-dinsion gas, didn’t understand them,
and was incredibly arrogant.His entire approach to making gas relied on copying and past experience.
And his “experience” was limited to mimicking whatever was trending on the market.When it ca to actual operations and strategy, he was completely clueless…
But it made sense—big studios had clear divisions of labor. You just gave the order, and specialists would handle it.
If this were a big studio, their operations team would’ve done a deep dive on FGO’s user profile.
But now that this “famous producer” had gone solo,he was running every part of the process based purely on his own experience…
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