79. Purpose of the Challenge League (3)
The setting and work of the Apocalypse Police development team were going smoothly.
‘It’s quite a skill. He has good sense and leadership. Above all else, he is someone who has a thirst for learning.’
Like someone who has been starving for a long time.
Representative Jeong-hwan Jeong absorbs the teachings and uses them in his own way.
‘Definitely not a genius type like Choi Jong-hak, but steadily building up his capabilities with perseverance.’
‘If I take care of it, at least I won’t make a damn game.’
Success is something that comes from the sky, so even this much can be said to be a great talent.
‘I got a good talent.’
Right next to Apocalypse People Studios, there were three development teams that had just moved in. To be precise, they are studios belonging to ‘Challenge League’, a subsidiary of Nexle.
Based on the revisions Taeyeon gave her feedback, I was immersed in the work like crazy ahead of the game’s release.
Taeyeon smiled at the three young developers leading the small group.
‘If they work hard, they’ll become great talents.’
The important thing is that they are talented people who can be ‘directors’ and ‘producers’, not just developers.
“About 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 won to acquire PD-level talent is not a lot of money.”
It seems that you can see the strands of how to operate the challenge league.
Lunch hour.
Taeyeon shared this with Choi Jong-hak and Park Myung-hoon.
“It is a pathway to securing talent… … .”
“Well, 100,000,000,000,000 won is not a lot of money to acquire young PD-level talent!”
As expected, the two people, who are well aware of the importance of securing and nurturing talent, sympathized with Taeyeon’s thoughts.
“Whether it’s a game or software, the most important thing in development is the creators, and the presence of a true leader who can control them is a treasure. We need to discover and nurture talent. That is the only way to live.”
At that, Choi Jong-hak asked seriously.
“then… … Am I a treasure too?”
“… … .”
“huh? tell me quickly To my brother, am I a treasure too? huh?”
“I’m curious too.”
Taeyeon sighed silently when she saw the adult men with their lanterns shining in their eyes.
* * *
Several months have passed since the launch of the Challenge League.
In the meantime, several changes have occurred.
one of the biggest
Regardless of their new career, new employees were required to wear a smile badge for one month.
The women were just amazed, but the men, especially those who had just finished their military service, had to scream.
“No, what is this? A smile badge? You want me to wear something like this?”
“hahahaha… … Come on, the Smile Badge… … !”
Even after they wore them, they often looked at the smile badge and suffered from a hunch.
Female employees who were not familiar with the situation are whispering.
“Why are you here?
“Ah, I also heard from Assistant Manager Kim that those badges are worn by chick recruits assigned to the base for 100 days… … .”
“ah… … .”
“Since people who have been discharged as sergeants wear the same badge again as new employees… … How embarrassing would that be?”
“Something like that happened. I like it because it’s cute. And that badge, isn’t it just for fun?”
“yes. It means to help adapt to the company.”
It was Nexple, which was famous for welfare in Korea. Since the introduction of CEO Tae-yeon Yoo, the company has grown rapidly and welfare has improved significantly.
And there were a lot of new people too. To the point where they bought a similar-sized office building near the headquarters in Pangyo to accommodate them.
Those who wear the Chick Badge can receive many benefits. You can get help when you’re not sure how to use company facilities, and you can use all welfare facilities at a discounted price compared to existing employees. Or for free.
It is not just a smile badge, but a state-of-the-art dog tag with a chip.
This applies equally to the general or director level. Those who had been discharged from the military for a long time were delighted to be able to use Nexple’s enormous welfare facilities with great benefits.
Among those who recently joined the Challenge League, Jung Jung-hwan and other producers belonged to this category.
They quickly became close with each other due to the same feeling of being from the Yu Jin-sung lab, and they often gathered together to use the internal welfare facilities, but the places they went most often were cafes, fast food restaurants, and ice cream shops.
Today, they gathered at a cafe and were having a conversation while drinking coffee together.
“Congratulations on the official release!”
“It was really hard!”
The target of congratulations was a development producer who had joined the Challenge League a little less than four weeks ago.
The indie game that I’ve been making for two years since the days of Jinsung’s rap was finally released today.
One PD who is still working on it asks with an envious face.
“How are you feeling?”
“When I think of the next challenge, I feel a bit scared… … I feel more relieved right now.”
A smile spreads across PD’s face as he answers.
He said after drinking the Ahh.
“Somehow, we are the second challenge league studio to release a game.”
“You worked so hard. From what I’ve seen, for three weeks after joining here, he didn’t really go home and continued to work… … Are you okay with your body? Aren’t you supposed to take a few days off?”
The producer grinned at Jung Jung-hwan’s question.
“I gave the team members paid vacation to take a few days off. Vacation starts tomorrow.”
“From tomorrow… … Oh, did you get vacation money?”
“yes? What vacation money?”
Jeong Jeong-hwan, a senior at the company, clicked his tongue and said to him, who blinked.
“You haven’t been properly educated. Teams that succeed in launching a game are given a paid vacation by the company for a week and vacation pay is also paid.”
“Uh, is that so? Why can’t I remember How much do you pay?”
“Pay 10 million won per person.”
“… … !”
All the producers were shocked.
“Cheer, 10 million won?!”
“That’s vacation money… … ?!”
“No, what kind of money are you giving me that much?”
Jeong-hwan shrugged his shoulders as if he had become something.
“It means that this company is making good money. I am very interested in employee welfare.”
“Even though… … .”
“It seems that the concept of cost of labor is also included… … And 10 million won for a week of paid vacation. This means, no matter who sees it, choose a place you want to go and enjoy your trip with peace of mind. If you create photo or video content and share it on the company intranet, you can also earn welfare points.”
“I know that… … Really?”
“yes. We got it from our team too. Last week, everyone went on vacation, enjoyed a week, and came back last week. And I just uploaded the video content I made while on vacation… … How much was it? They gave me about 10,000 points.”
“Only 10,000 points… … Wow, that’s a lot. Isn’t that enough to buy groceries at a convenience store?”
“So I used that point to shop for groceries, and then went to the in-house capsule karaoke room with my teammates to play for an hour or two.”
“That’s a really good tip. I need to go and apply for vacation money right away and ask my team members to create at least one piece of content, whether it’s a photo or something.”
The friendly atmosphere is there.
Slowly, everyone was watching.
At the center of it all is Jeong Jeong-hwan.
A new producer asked cautiously.
“I… … .”
“yes?”
“Apocalypse Police released three weeks ago… … I ended up reaching #1 on Steam… … How much are your sales?”
The original version of Apocalypse Police has been released.
The demo version downloads and favorable reviews were so great that it received great attention from the industry as well as the game community as a whole.
The results were astonishing.
Thousands of reviews were uploaded within four days of its release, and it received great acclaim from critics, game streamers, and users.
The chart ranking rose quickly, and at the beginning of this month, it eventually took first place.
As it is currently becoming the hottest issue in the Korean game industry, it was natural to be curious about sales.
Jung-hwan calmly drank the Ahh and said.
“It is not very high. It’s a 30,000 won single package game. It’s not like there’s any competition… … .”
“Still, it’s a game ranked at the top of the most popular games!”
“How many people use Steam, and if it was selected as the most popular game there… … !”
overflowing anticipation.
Jung-hwan pondered for a while and then looked around.
And lower your voice.
“… … !”
The eyes of those who heard the amount widened.
Jung-hwan said clearly.
“This is just one month’s sales.”
“… … .”
silence.
The development producers stare blankly at each other with shocked faces. Jeonghwan shrugged his shoulders. One producer stuttered.
“There was a reason we made the official release right away instead of early access. It was because I had the confidence that I could generate this much sales!”
“Rather than that, you already have a history of releasing the demo version. All sorts of feedback poured in through Nexple’s official website or our Apocalypse People’s Community Cafe. After accepting that and working on it after receiving feedback from the CEO and the evaluation committee, I realized that there was no need to release it as early access.”
“Come to think of it, the CEO, PD Choi Jong-hak, and CP Park Myung-hoon supported us very actively before the release, right?”
“Especially, I thought CP Park Myung-hoon was some kind of Apocalypse People employee. You work together while staying in the studio… … How was it?”
The answer to this was given by a new development producer who released the game today.
“They are really talented in development. Ah, so this is why you are the 3 captain of Nexple. This is what I thought.”
Recently, an interesting nickname has been going around about Nexple.
One of them is the Nepple 3 captain.
Taeyeon Yoo, Choi Jonghak, and Myunghun Park.
It was a word referring to three people.
Development ability, leadership, character, power within the company, etc.
It was named because it was unrivaled in every way.
As a star developer representing Nexple, he has been receiving tremendous attention not only in the industry but also in the media.
“CP Park Myung-hoon, as a live general manager, keep in mind future service plans before proceeding with planning. PD Choi Jong-hak’s brilliant ideas are at the level of a genius, and the CEO’s details are… … Even if I don’t say anything, everyone knows, right?”
People nodding their heads.
Jeong-Hwan Jung also agreed with that statement.
“Apocalypse Police was able to be released in its current state of perfection thanks to the help of the three people. If there is something in common… … That you keep trying to somehow make the game more fun? They are insatiable, they are.”
Jung-Hwan Jung could be sure of something at this point.
“Our challenge league will be a gateway for many indie developers in Korea.”
added a word.
“It is the gateway to the majors.”