Chapter 128 Learning Game Design

Pei Qian couldn't help but be taken aback.

Game design?

Well, that's certainly how others saw it.

Since its establishment, Tengda's game department had seen every project succeed, and the game types were almost never repeated.

Other departments had their ups and downs to varying degrees, but the game department seemed to have never failed.

And in the eyes of everyone, although President Pei's vision, leadership, and decision-making were all excellent, and he was successful in various fields such as investment, industry, digital technology, and catering, his most outstanding ability was still his game design skills.

The Tengda game department had always been regarded as the ace of aces within the Tengda Group, and every employee who came out of it was capable of standing alone.

However, this was just the outside perception.

Pei Qian really wanted to say: I don't have any game design skills at all!

All along, the thing he did the most when making games was to go against the successful experiences on the market, but somehow, the game would always be a great success in the end.

However, Tang Yishu's statement gave Pei Qian a lot of inspiration.

Pei Qian nodded: "Okay, I understand. That's all."

After Tang Yishu left, Pei Qian had already determined his direction.

He would learn game design!

Those problems that he had been struggling with before could all be solved with this method.

First of all, he actually didn't understand game design at all, so there was a lot of room for improvement. If he grasped even a little bit, the System should judge that he had gained something.

Secondly, if it was just learning game design concepts, it shouldn't be too difficult, and he wouldn't encounter a situation where he couldn't learn anything at all, like with those specialized subjects.

Thirdly, he definitely wouldn't go to a training class to learn gaming. He would directly spend money to hire top-notch designers from first-class domestic game companies for one-on-one tutoring. Those big shots earned hundreds of thousands or millions in bonuses every month. One-on-one tutoring, paying them 100,000 yuan per class, wouldn't be excessive, right?

Finally, learning more game design knowledge would be like filling in the gaps for Pei Qian. In the past, he kept making money because he didn't understand game design. If he did understand, wouldn't he be able to better avoid the possibility of making money and achieve a historic loss for Tengda Games?

It was simply a perfect solution!

The more Pei Qian thought about it, the more reliable he felt this matter was.

Currently, there might not be many producers in China who had both fame and fortune, but there were definitely quite a few who could make money.

Pei Qian figured that being able to make money should also be considered a type of design ability, and the System should recognize it.

In any case, he would contact a few and see.

Maybe even if President Pei was willing to pay, they wouldn't be willing to come to Jingzhou.

These successful producers either had their own companies, held shares in the company, or could get large bonuses from successful projects.

Even if they happened to be short of money, they might not have time. If their projects were in the development phase, they wouldn't be able to get away at all.

Considering the consumption of time and energy, they might not really care about these hundreds of thousands of yuan in tuition fees.

In short, he still had to find a suitable candidate first, and then discuss the details.

Pei Qian called Assistant Xin over: "Contact a few well-known domestic game companies, find their best producers, and tell them that I sincerely want to learn some knowledge about game design. Ask them if they are willing to come to Jingzhou to teach. The tuition fee is negotiable."

A hint of surprise appeared on Assistant Xin's face, but she didn't ask any further questions. She nodded and turned to prepare to handle it.

Pei Qian added another sentence: "This matter should not be spread."

Assistant Xin nodded: "Understood."

After Assistant Xin left, Pei Qian couldn't help but start to imagine.

I wonder which game producer will accept my gracious invitation?

Pei Qian tried hard to recall, only to realize that he really hadn't had much contact with other game producers, except for Zhou Muyan of Tianhuo Studio, but that was already more than a year ago.

The main reason was that, to Pei Qian, games were just a way to lose money. He wasn't interested in the domestic game circle at all, and he had no motivation to actively associate with these successful game producers.

So until now, Pei Qian didn't know many game producers.

But that didn't matter. Tengda Games could be considered slightly famous in the domestic game circle. President Pei sincerely wanted to learn some game design knowledge. There should be one or two big shots willing to show him some respect, right?

Or, it would be fine to just come and get to know President Pei!

Jingzhou was a place with outstanding people and many delicious and fun things. A trip here wouldn't be a loss!

I wonder which big shot will be willing to come? I'm so excited.

Pei Qian couldn't help but start to imagine.

More than ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door, and Assistant Xin returned.

Pei Qian was very excited: "Who has agreed to come?"

Assistant Xin's expression was slightly strange: "Uh, President Pei, I asked four companies, and they... all refused."

Pei Qian was taken aback: "Why? Is it because I didn't make the tuition fee issue clear? Or is it because our sincerity wasn't enough?"

Assistant Xin shook her head: "It's not a matter of money, nor is it a matter of sincerity."

"They simply don't believe it, and think we're joking."

"One of them said: 'Don't joke around, President Pei is already the top game producer in China, who would dare to teach him? Are they trying to show off their insignificant skills?'"

"Another one said: 'I only know how to make pay-to-win games. In terms of the artistic aspect of games, I can't even catch up to President Pei's exhaust fumes, how could I be embarrassed to teach President Pei?'"

"Everyone said that if it was just to come as a guest and get to know each other, they would be very happy, but teaching was out of the question."

"I felt that asking any further wouldn't yield any results, so I didn't ask any more people and came back to report to you first."

Pei Qian was speechless: "How about asking Zhou Muyan of Tianhuo Studio?"

He was an old acquaintance, so it should be easier to talk to him, right?

Assistant Xin smiled: "I asked him, and his reaction was the most intense."

Pei Qian: "..."

This was a mess.

Pei Qian himself didn't want to quibble over the words. Whether it was learning or exchanging ideas, the effect was about the same.

However, the System's requirements were very clear.

It had to be learning, and the 1.6 million had to be spent in the form of tuition fees and teaching-related expenses.

Exchanging ideas and discussions didn't meet the requirements of the System!

Pei Qian didn't expect to be rejected, and he didn't expect to be rejected for this reason.

Everyone thought that President Pei's game design level was too high, and they were embarrassed to teach him!

Pei Qian expressed his dissatisfaction.

He had finally come up with a solution, could he just give up like this? Absolutely not!

If you guys aren't willing to teach, then I can only seek knowledge anonymously!

Because Pei Qian had always deliberately kept his identity a secret, there weren't many people who knew Pei Qian's true face, and there were no photos or video materials in the interviews.

In other words, even if he met these producers, they wouldn't know that he was President Pei.

Pei Qian considered that he could disguise himself as a rich second-generation heir who wasn't short of money, and pay 1.6 million to invite these successful producers to teach him game design.

Anyway, it wouldn't be strange for a rich second generation heir to do anything, and these producers wouldn't suspect too much.

But this brought a new problem.

The 1.6 million tuition fee was provided by the System and had to be transferred from the company account. What would the other party think when they received the money and found that the transfer was from Tengda?

Why was this rich second-generation heir using Tengda's company account to pay the tuition fee?

That didn't seem right.

After considering it again, he decided to change his identity, not a rich second-generation heir, but an outstanding employee of Tengda.

Because of his outstanding work, President Pei specially paid 1.6 million to allow him to freely use and further his studies.

And this outstanding employee had always yearned for game design, and not lacking money, he decided to use this money to invite outstanding game producers to learn successful game production experience.

In that case, he definitely couldn't be an employee of the game department, so... the investment department!

Because of successful investments, he received special praise from President Pei.

Well, this was barely understandable.

If someone asked, since you are an employee of Tengda, why don't you ask President Pei to teach you game design?

He could answer: President Pei is busy with work and doesn't have time.

Although there were still some loopholes, it shouldn't be a big problem. Anyway, he could fool one if he could.

As long as a successful game producer was willing to teach him, he could spend the money.

Besides, these words were basically the truth. Pei Qian himself could indeed be said to be an outstanding employee of Tengda, and he had indeed made achievements in the investment department.

The only information he was hiding was: this outstanding employee was the same person as President Pei.

Pei Qian considered for a moment and said: "Okay, change a few more companies and say that our company's investment department has an outstanding employee who wants to learn some game design knowledge, and we are hiring them with a large sum of money to give lectures."

Assistant Xin instantly understood: "Okay, President Pei."

She knew very well that the "outstanding employee" that President Pei was talking about was actually himself. He was just saying that to avoid the previous situation of "no one daring to teach".

As for why President Pei was so persistent in asking other game producers to teach himself?

Assistant Xin was a little curious, but she wouldn't ask any further questions.

President Pei was originally an unconventional person, and this wasn't the most puzzling thing President Pei had ever done. There was nothing to be surprised about.

Ten minutes later, Assistant Xin returned.

"President Pei, one producer said he can consider it."

Pei Qian was very happy: "Who?"

Assistant Xin: "He An, President He of Mengguo Games. As a veteran game producer in China, he has made achievements in both single-player games and online games, and enjoys a great reputation in the domestic game industry. He is currently in a semi-retired state, flying around at home and abroad, enjoying life."

"Does President Pei think it's okay?"

Pei Qian nodded: "Okay!"

Anyway, to him, these successful game producers should all be about the same, and they should all have a relatively unique understanding of games.

As long as they were willing to come.

Assistant Xin nodded: "Okay, I'll book the air tickets right away. President He is currently in a semi-retired state and happens to have nothing to do. If everything goes smoothly, he should be able to arrive in Jingzhou tomorrow."

"Oh, right, President He said that he will give a simple quiz at that time. He doesn't teach people who are too stupid."

Speaking of this, Assistant Xin smiled: "Of course, this is just an insignificant condition for you, President Pei."

After saying that, Assistant Xin turned and left.

Pei Qian's mouth was slightly open, and he was in a daze.

Huh?

An insignificant condition?

Pei Qian's mood at this time was like a student who hadn't reviewed at all and suddenly had to take an entrance exam.

It was said to be very simple, but he actually didn't know anything!

Was it still too late to cram now?

But then the question was, who knew what questions the other party would ask, and there were no textbooks, so what was there to review...

Pei Qian couldn't help but have a black line on his face, and he deeply doubted the decision he had made.