industrial maniac

The games Xu Fei wants are not the go-karts and Audition that he saw in Internet cafes in the expansion pack, nor the 3A masterpieces and 3D masterpieces that appeared more than ten years later.

Because their own game is to further squeeze the market share of toy manufacturers, the main target is 'Electronic Pet - Tamagotchi', 'Electronic Pet - Pokémon' and so on.

As for the game elements, it is best to benefit the sales of Mechanical Three Kingdoms, Gua Dynasty, and RGB toys.

Then, a palm-sized black-and-white screen game console, plus a character composed of pixels, and then implanted with a cultivation system and a superficial combat system, the difficulty of R&D and production, I am afraid it is not even "Swallowing World 2" and "Reloaded Mechanics" Nothing compares.

'If the director of the factory doesn't get mad, does he really think we have a good temper? '

Xu Fei ended the call with Wan Tao, put on a mask, sunglasses, and a windbreaker, and disguised himself from head to toe, so as not to be photographed by reporters and expose the disappearance of Director Xu.

Then he took the vicious dog, walked out of the workshop office, and went straight to TEP Computer Service Company.

Today is Christmas Eve, but Daze follows the custom of Huangnigang, but it is not a holiday for foreigners.

Therefore, there were no celebrations held in the factory, no Christmas tree decorations, no Santa Claus decorations.

And the employees still go to and from get off work step by step.

After a while, step into the No. 7 office building.

Most of Daze's enterprises have six brands.

For example, in the No. 95 assembly workshop of Daze Group, the task of assembling 2 small red flag cars was assigned this week. The security personnel flipped the Daze Group logo at the entrance of the workshop and replaced it with the Hongqi logo.

If next week 2 of the general-purpose fuel-saving kings with metal sheets are ordered, the security personnel will flip the red flag logo and replace it with the Tietong brand.

Other industries, such as agricultural machinery, toys, motors, light bulbs, glass, mechanical parts, etc., are also similarly operated.

In this way, the operating cost is greatly reduced, and the workshop will not be vacant when there is no production task, resulting in waste of resources.

It is precisely because of this that six workshop offices are needed to prevent investors from coming to inspect and suddenly gather together, and there is no place to arrange them.

But TEP Computer Services is different.

A brand, a company, an office building.

Because the company is responsible for too many projects.

Network engineering, information security, software development, enterprise website operation and maintenance, Daze industrial database management, digital media technology, etc.

It even includes, based on the base unit, the intelligent control system, intelligent assistance system, etc. that have been expanded.

And use the radar module to fight against the invasion of NSA.

Therefore, the personnel of TEP Computer Service Company are all recruited after going through a strict review.

At present, it has [-] formal employees and more than [-] related professional students.

It is also equipped with 1000 analog computers that come with the basic production line, tens of thousands of desktop computers purchased from outside and self-assembled, 50 enterprise-level servers, and 3 Hongqi supercomputers that are comparable to the Dawning series and whose peak computing speed exceeds one trillion times. .

And a monthly budget of up to 50 billion red notes.

An 'information company' of this scale, not to mention being located in China, can rank high even if it looks at the world.

With such strength, now he can't even deal with a game that investors want...

Xu Fei found the general manager's office and kicked open the door.

"Come on, let me see what game you have developed."

Wan Tao, who was typing on the keyboard, seemed to have been prepared for a long time. Hearing this, he turned on the projector, got up and walked to the reception room, looking at the curtain hanging on the wall.

When Xu Fei saw the screen, he was slightly taken aback. It turned out to be the fighting version of Mech Three Kingdoms that he had bragged about on the Internet to scare game manufacturers.

Exquisite graphics, highly realistic environment variables, smooth movement, and a strong sense of punching to the flesh.

"It's done?"

"It will take another three years."

"..."

After Wan Tao switched from a technician to an executive position, he has fought against the NSA several times, and he has long known that TEP has no separation.

And as the direct descendant of Director Xu, like Huang Banxia, ​​Xu Fei is the main one in everything he does.

"Director, after three years, let's go out and work alone. You continue to work on production, and I continue to work on computers. At that time, we can use this game to win the first pot of gold."

God damn go out and do it alone, it's all my company, okay?

Seeing Wan Tao's serious expression, Xu Fei couldn't get angry for a while.

Anyway, this is also his own direct line.

He was silent for a moment, "Let's release this game first, Ironhide's main strategy now is to completely defeat other toy manufacturers and achieve a true monopoly.

But Bandai, etc., turned around with the help of electronic pets. It is said that Tamagotchi, that is, pet eggs, has shipped 3000 million sets, with sales of up to 600 billion Japanese coins. Compared with the RGB series we are focusing on developing now, it is only strong but not weak.

Moreover, a black-and-white screen, a plastic case, plus a set of software and circuit boards, combined together, can sell for dozens or even hundreds of times the cost, and the profitability can be glimpsed. "

Wan Tao instantly understood what his factory manager wanted, "But, we don't have pet toys."

"Have you ever played Heavy Armor?"

"You mean to build a heavy machinery Three Kingdoms?"

"No, I can only say that I borrowed from the idea of ​​​​heavily equipped mech soldiers and even devouring Tiandi 2."

Xu Fei picked up the copy folder on his desk, replaced it with A4 paper, and then picked up a pencil to write and draw, "Look, let's set the background of the world first.

Destroyer toys are selling very well recently, far surpassing the past. Our story can happen in the "end of the world".

The main purpose of the player is to survive, explore, save more humans, and discover the truth of the end of the world. .

With the background, let's design a few more characters, such as boys, girls, uncles, ladies and so on.

After the player chooses a character, they start a big adventure, first fight the ant monster, then the caterpillar, then the big white goose, and the mad A Huang who hides the Boos. "

"After a series of battles, players get many parts, such as gears, springs, iron sheets, bearings, etc."

"Collecting these parts, with the help of the universal 'synthesis device', as long as it is reasonable, players can assemble simple mechanical supplies or mechanical tools, such as guns, cannons, grenades, pliers, wrenches, oil drums, fuel, energy blocks, etc. "

"And by recombining these simple mechanical devices, players can get complex mechanical devices, such as propellers, mechanical legs, power shoes, balance wings, and even fresh water purifiers and food processors."

"If you continue to synthesize, as long as you meet the requirements, players can also get motorcycles, chariots, and mechanical generals."

"Different types of machinery have different effects. For example, motorcycles run fast, chariots hit farther, and mechanical generals can run fast, mount weapons, and fight."

"Also, there is a control room inside the mechanical general, which will be the player's 'home' from now on."

"The layout can be adjusted, the decoration can be expanded, and storage boxes can be opened to prevent the backpack from being too heavy."

"At this point, the game has just begun. Players need to learn skills such as maintenance, fighting, and mechanical reinforcement to continuously enhance their abilities."

"We can also set a level, strengthen the mechanical general to level 100, and exchange for the same customized version of mechanical toys for free. Strengthen it to the full level of 200, and exchange it for the next-generation game console at half price. At the same time, retain the data, start a new journey, explore more The vast end of the world."

"In general, we want to magnify the background of the end of the world infinitely, make the adventure process wonderful, make the cultivation system endlessly enjoyable, dazzle the eyes with enhancements, and make this game easy to use. Because it is too complicated, you will get addicted to it.”

Wan Tao thought about it seriously, "Director, it's not difficult to make such a game, but you said, we want to target 'electronic pets'. Toy factories like Bandai, with the support of Sega and Nintendo, make a set. Handheld phones with black and white screens are extremely cheap to manufacture, and our company does not have the ability to produce screens, chips, and memory chips, so if we import production lines from outside, the cost will most likely be higher than that of the other party.”

"The relevant production line will be delivered soon. I want to know when the game will be ready."

"There are a lot of material packages in the Three Kingdoms of Graphics and Text Machinery. The combat system is applied to Swallowing Heaven and Earth 2, and then slightly improved, and then a development system is developed. It should be no problem to make a trial version within a week."

"Well, at this point, the director of the factory can make a bigger move."

"What do you mean?"

"You see, with the hot sales of the electric version of Mechanical Three Kingdoms and RGB toys, the sales of button batteries have begun to rise. According to the statistics of our sales staff, only the button batteries sold in our direct-sale stores have exceeded 20% in the past month. It has already exceeded [-] billion pieces, and the external sales volume... I am afraid it will be even higher. It is said that many battery factories have introduced button battery production lines."

"My God, how much money is this?"

"In China, a button battery the size of a thumbnail costs about 3 to 5 yuan. In Japan Island, the average price is 100 Japanese coins, 20 billion pieces, or 2000 billion Japanese coins, which is higher than the sales of toys."

After Xu Fei finished speaking, he said complacently, "Fortunately, the director of the factory has the foresight to let the laboratory for researching supercapacitors prepare a large number of button batteries in advance."

"Then what is your ultimate move?"

"We have earned the money we should have earned in button batteries, and external battery factories have expanded their production. I believe the price of button batteries will drop soon. At this time, we might as well launch a 'small capacitor' that charges for one second. , you can play for 5 minutes."

"and then?"

"Then there is this game console equipped with 'Doomsday Mechanics', which can be used as a power bank.

When the electric version of Mechanical Three Kingdoms and players who like RGB feel distressed about spending money to buy batteries, they can enjoy the "capacitor upgrade service" by launching 99 Japanese coins, and then take the opportunity to put on the "power bank" to tell the world how environmentally friendly they are.

Players are definitely willing to replace capacitors, and in order to ensure battery life, they must also buy 'power bank'.

Now there are hundreds of millions of fans of Mechanical Three Kingdoms and RGB fans.

Think about it, do we have a large number of game console players in an instant? "

Wan Tao was dumbfounded, "Can you still play like this?"

"No one knows games better than the director of the factory." Xu Fei crossed his legs, very proud. "If this is done, the 'electronic pets' of Bandai and other toy manufacturers will not suffer a devastating blow in an instant?"

Wan Tao wrote down the plan and sighed: "You don't understand games, you understand business operations."

"I just know the game!"

"..."

"Isn't it just C++? I'll teach myself later and build a game engine for you."

"Do you know what a game engine does?"

"Isn't it the trunk, the vector map is equivalent to the leaves, the map package is equivalent to the branches, and these are connected in series to form a big tree, which is the so-called client, and then the big tree connects to the earth through fibrous roots to absorb nutrients, and the roots are equivalent to service At the end, the earth is equivalent to the server, nutrition is equivalent to the signal, and the texture of the trunk is equivalent to the network, it’s as simple as that.”

"You do know the game."

"That's about the same. Get the game within a week and design the game console by the way."

"Good factory manager."

Xu Fei got up and was about to leave when he suddenly thought of some small games, "Why don't you add some puzzle-solving methods, such as mechanical poker similar to beast chess, and use the generals' combat power as the standard to formulate a set of games similar to elephants, lions, tigers, leopards, wolves, and dogs. , cat, mouse, the big eat the small, and the small can eat the elephant."

Wan Tao's eyes brightened, "join 'Cao Cao Run' again, set up points and points mall, and then buy lottery tickets to place bets, the more you win, the more points you will get, and then exchange some water and food needed in the last days from the point mall , fuel, etc.”

"good suggestion!"

…………

After discussing with Wan Tao for a long time, Xu Fei left the office and walked to an elevator at the back of the office building.

Swipe the card to walk in, press -5, the elevator goes down.

After more than ten seconds, he walked out again, and an underground space supported by steel appeared in front of him.

If you open the translucent page, a reminder will pop up every 10 meters ahead: Cellar No. 311, Cellar No. 312, Cellar No. 313...

If you open the small map, 10 kilometers to the north, there is a larger underground space, where rows of super oil barrels with non-standard capacity are stored.

Xu Fei followed the signs, stepped on the conveyor belt, walked for 5 minutes in the tunnel formed by the cellar, and came to the underground system branch of TEP Computer Service Company.

Affected by the properties of the base, the building units of their own cannot exceed a height of 50 meters unless they are built upwards.

Moreover, the office building transformed by the camp module can only be divided into six floors.

If you want to accommodate more people, one is to expand, and the other is to dig down.

Considering that facilities such as production workshops, dormitory buildings, and employee activity centers occupy too much land, the Daze Industrial Office submitted a construction plan for the underground space to Dongshan Prefecture.

Director Liang of the National Development and Reform Commission came to have a look, and filled in his name in the item of project leader.

According to the plan, -1 and -2 are 20 to 50 meters underground, which are commercial and will be put into use before the Spring Festival next year. -
3, -4, -5, -6, 60-100 meters underground, belong to the underground area of ​​Daze Industry, completed in the middle of 03, and put into use in batches according to the progress of the project.

In addition, Daze Industry has launched an underground rail transit research and development project. In the future, the four gates of the Daze Industrial Park, east, south, west, and north, will be connected in series, and then connected to the Daze Power Plant.

In general, the number of employees has increased. As the world's first industrial complex, the supporting facilities must keep up.

Xu Fei thought about it, and walked into the underground branch of TEP Computer Service Company.

Since the place is not yet open to the public, there are no clerks at the front desk, and no one welcomes Director Xu.

This point needs to be improved.

Swipe your card and step into the lobby, surrounded by glass partition rooms, and warning signs such as 'no entry for idlers', 'anti-static and dust-free computer room' are hung at the door.

And through the translucent metal glass, you can vaguely see many white coats wearing dust caps, busy with something inside.

Xu Fei didn't bother, just strolled around, found a large vacant glass partition room, and called out the translucent page.

Currently, 5 million energy can be obtained every day.

But in October and November, the family was mainly engaged in the airship project and manufactured a total of 10 Kirovs, each of which required 11 billion energy, so there were no oil cakes left in the doghouse.

Entering December, if you can save, you will save. Today is the 12th, 24 days x 23 million, and there are 5 billion energy.

Xu Fei originally planned to exchange for a peacekeeping elevator that can go up and down vertically, but after thinking about it carefully, he would definitely not be able to sell it if he built it for his own use, and it would be easy to be exposed. It is far better to build a six-level basic production line first and study complex electronic components .

According to the introduction.

The six-level basic production line is different from the previous one, requiring 1 million energy for each slot.

For example, the PN junction production line that constitutes LED lamp beads, specifications + single color, open a slot.

If you want to form an LED display unit, you need to open another slot. At this time, it will involve dpi (how many lamp beads per inch), ipi (the lines composed of several lamp beads per inch), ppi (how many pixels per inch) , such as 1024x768, represents 1024 lamp beads in vertical row, 768 lamp beads in horizontal row, and each lamp bead in horizontal row represents ipi, 768 lines.

Therefore, 1024 lamp beads are required to form a resolution of 768x78.64.

However, whether the 78.64 lamp beads are scattered in an area of ​​9 inches, 7 inches, or 5 inches, the smaller the area and the closer the arrangement, the more energy consumed. higher.

Therefore, based on the progress of our own technology, we need 9 billion slots to produce a 100-inch display unit, and 5 billion slots to produce a 1000-inch display unit.

In the end, Xu Fei spent 10 billion energy to open a card slot for manufacturing '480x720' PN junction panel, and its resolution is also called 720p.

But having a display unit does not mean owning a monitor. It also needs a set of main control board, a set of inner frame, a set of circuit board and switching power supply, and an outdoor screen, and then various adjustments are made to ensure that the color rendering is normal.

Xu Fei counted his own talents and found no experts in this field, so he immediately called Lei Meng.

"Old Lei, how about sending me some talents who make displays?"

"Are you dreaming?"