"Brother Pei, all done!"
"I ran it twice and didn't find any bugs."
"Can we publish it now?"
Ma Yang was visibly more excited than Pei Qian, as this was the first game he'd ever been involved in creating.
Even though all he'd done was fill out a single requirements document.
His so-called "bug testing" had taken only three or four hours, but Pei Qian didn't plan to waste more time anyway.
Mainly because this game used a template—a pre-tested version that was virtually bug-free from the start.
Pei Qian had only slightly adjusted a few skills and descriptions. He hadn't touched anything else, so naturally, he wouldn't have introduced any major bugs.
And even if bugs did exist, Pei Qian himself wouldn't be able to fix them anyway—he'd have to pay someone online to help.
"Publish it."
Following the original plan, Pei Qian submitted the game for review.
Before submitting, he needed to set the game's name and description.
He decided to stick to his earlier strategy—making both the name and description as vague as possible, leaving players entirely confused about the content.
He also intended to avoid any popular search keywords.
For example, the game's name absolutely couldn't include the phrase "Three Kingdoms!"
Otherwise, players searching for Three Kingdoms-themed games might accidentally discover and download his game.
After some thought, Pei Qian had a sudden burst of inspiration, quickly typing out the name and description:
Name: Ghost General
Description: This is an ordinary card game.
Price: 10 Yuan, plus in-app purchases.
With such a vague name and description, Pei Qian was confident that players would never guess the game's true content!
Moreover, the 10 Yuan price barrier would be enough to scare away most players who might accidentally stumble upon the game.
Compared to the previous game, The Lonely Desert Road, this one was significantly larger, as it had more content.
Therefore, the review process would likely take longer, probably getting approved by tomorrow at the earliest.
Once he'd finished setting all this up, Pei Qian's earlier worries disappeared completely.
Even if the game's illustrations were high-quality, so what?
Players wouldn't even know about this game—how would they ever see the illustrations?
Satisfied, Pei Qian happily closed the backend, eagerly awaiting the settlement a week later.
He could already envision the beautiful future—300,000 Yuan deposited into his account, allowing him to leisurely eat, drink, and live a carefree life...
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In the afternoon, Ruan Guangjian woke up hungry.
The others had also gotten up.
Huang was tidying the room, packing leftover instant noodle cups and garbage into a large trash bag to throw out later.
"Oh, you're awake, Guangjian? So, did you send over those illustrations? Did the client ask for revisions?" Huang asked while cleaning.
Ruan Guangjian got up from bed, stretching, "Nope. President Pei said he's satisfied—no changes needed."
"Satisfied?" Huang was surprised. "What kind of saintly client did you find that didn't even ask for a single revision?"
Ruan Guangjian nodded, "Yeah, I'm puzzled too. While I do think the illustrations didn't really need many revisions, based on how clients usually behave— Hey, do we have any noodles left?"
"No, we finished them all. Let's go out tonight and celebrate," Huang suggested.
Ruan Guangjian agreed, "Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking. Let's have a big meal tonight, then split the money afterward. Everyone worked hard these past few days."
"Nah, you worked hardest," Huang replied, dragging the large bag of trash out the door.
Ruan Guangjian was also surprised that Pei Qian had accepted the illustrations without a single objection.
Usually, even the most satisfied clients would nitpick over small details the first time around.
It wasn't that clients were deliberately difficult; it was more an issue of the workflow itself.
Most clients weren't individuals but rather companies or organizations.
Typically, the person liaising with the contractor was just a staff member from the client's side.
If the contractor submitted their proposal and the client's representative immediately accepted it without question, that employee might find it difficult to justify their work to their superiors.
If you couldn't find even a single issue, wouldn't that suggest you were useless or hadn't done your job properly?
Thus, many client representatives would deliberately nitpick minor issues to demonstrate their presence.
Sometimes they'd even end up saying despairingly, "Let's just use the first version."
Ruan Guangjian couldn't help but feel fortunate; this client was truly an angel.
They paid promptly, didn't haggle—in fact, they voluntarily offered more money!
They provided vague requirements and let the artists handle everything creatively!
And after receiving the artwork, they didn't ask for any revisions—accepting everything without hesitation!
It almost made Ruan Guangjian feel embarrassed.
However, remembering how diligently they'd worked and the high quality of their illustrations, Ruan Guangjian decided there was nothing to feel guilty about.
He could only conclude that working with decisive and generous clients was truly refreshing!
After three weeks of intense work, the roommates finally had completed the project. The payment had arrived, and it was definitely time to celebrate with a big meal.
Ruan Guangjian took his friends to a small restaurant near campus, booked a private room, and bought two cases of beer from a nearby supermarket.
Clearly, they intended to feast and get thoroughly drunk tonight.
"By the way, Guangjian, which game were these illustrations for? When does the game launch?" Huang asked suddenly, eating his appetizer.
Of course, everyone wanted to see the game they'd contributed to launch soon.
If it became a huge success, that would be even better.
"I'm not sure when it'll launch; I didn't ask. But games like this usually require multiple rounds of testing, so probably not soon."
"Oh wait—I can check."
Since Ruan Guangjian had an ESRO resource account, he could find Pei Qian's company profile through his account and thus view all games the company had published.
"Holy crap! This company made The Lonely Desert Road?!"
Ruan Guangjian was stunned.
He'd heard plenty about that infamous game. Although he'd never played it himself, he'd picked up a few rumors over the past few weeks.
He continued scrolling and saw the second game listed.
"It's called Ghost General, a card-based mobile game currently under review. This should be the game that used our illustrations."
"So, doesn't that mean we can play it soon?"
"Wait a second— isn't this process a bit too quick? I only delivered the illustrations this morning. They submitted the game for review this afternoon, and we can play it tomorrow?!"
Ruan Guangjian was utterly shocked by this lightning-fast efficiency.
Typically, games required at least three to five days—or even a week—of testing. Otherwise, what if the game had bugs?
Yet here, they'd immediately submitted it for release on the same day!
Huang casually munched peanuts, "That's nothing strange. Perhaps the programming was already finished long ago, and they were just waiting for the art assets. Nothing unusual about that."
Ruan Guangjian nodded thoughtfully, "Hmm, true. Then tomorrow we can download and try it out."
"Come on, we can talk about the game tomorrow. Let's have a toast!" Huang raised his glass, and the friends cheerfully clinked their glasses together, determined to drink until they dropped!