82. Taeyeon’s proposal (1)
Before coming to a conclusion, Taeyeon looked at the students’ expressions.
It is full of anticipation.
‘How can I end it well without hurting as much as possible?’
Shake your head.
‘There’s no such thing as possible in a yard like this.’
Then go with your own style.
‘Straightball as always. Break through head-on.’
Taeyeon calmly opened her mouth.
“I have no intention of investing in Snack Empire. I’m really sorry, but it’s not that kind of game.”
“ah… … .”
“… … !”
shocked faces.
“I want to ask you one thing, how exactly do you set the total development cost and quarterly update unit cost of Snack Empire?”
“yes? uhh… … .”
“That, that… … .”
The eyes are focused on the student who served as the director. The student stuttered.
“If we set the development period to two years in total and calculate the annual salary of the development team here at the industry average, that’s it… … .
“I never really thought about it. Because it’s a graduation project, and it’s being produced with support from the school.”
“… … .”
“I’ve received presentations, played games, and heard enough of you and Professor Park Gyeong-yeon to tell you what I think… … .”
The stories that have flowed out are shocking.
“Considering your capabilities, it comes to the conclusion that dozens of people should spend billions to make it for at least five years. For reference, this only includes the Open Beta specification.”
“… … !”
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Park Kyung-yeon stuttered and asked.
“Oh, no… … I think that went a bit too far… … .”
Taeyeon said while showing the screen of her phone with the game on.
“Then you really want to compete with this quality? really?”
“… … .”
“Even if it’s just art right now, if you want to make it properly for commercial use, you have to rebuild everything from scratch. that you have to change it you wouldn’t know that Didn’t Tim Park come to me to give me a proper chance because he felt sorry for that?”
“… … .”
Turning her head away from the speechless Park Kyung-yeon, Tae-yeon spoke to the students.
“I’ll tell you why we need that much money and manpower, so listen carefully.”
The stories that were told afterward were things that could not be known unless you were a developer, producer, and company manager who had been rolling in the industry from time to time.
“There are limits to what universities can handle. I need to create a corporation and start as a full-fledged developer… … Guys, can you run a corporate company? Tax accounting, invoicing, can you handle all of these things? This is part of development.”
“… … .”
“Park Tim, do you teach these things at school?”
He shook his head.
“I won’t go into detail. There’s a long way to go just with development-related education.”
Taeyeon nodded and continued talking to the students.
“Perhaps you were expecting this. It is to support Rising Storm Studio and Snack Empire so that Nepple can accept them and develop and launch them in earnest. Right?”
“yes.”
“that’s right.”
Taeyeon clapped her hands and said.
“Okay, then let’s calculate the situation when that happens. here. Aren’t the five of us going to develop it all the way?”
“… … .”
I hesitate.
I guess I thought so.
Taeyeon shook her head.
“It doesn’t matter. From my point of view, at this size, dozens of professional workers are needed.”
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Everyone takes a breath.
“Can you properly control the personnel and run the studio as a director or general manager?”
In a situation where no one could answer, the director student raised his hand.
“Ha, I can.”
“really?”
“yes! You can! Give me a chance and I will try it!”
full of vigor
It is a privilege of youth.
On the one hand, it also shows desperation.
It was an act of urgency that he would miss a good opportunity if he backed down.
It may seem reckless, but Taeyeon didn’t think it was too bad.
By any chance, isn’t it possible that you have a really great talent or something hidden that you can do?
After erasing everything he was about to say, Taeyeon said.
“Then let’s start there.”
Taeyeon took her to the Challenge League development room.
“This is the Apocalypse Police development team. These are 4th year students from Korea University Game Education Center.”
After saying hello, Taeyeon said to CEO Jeong Jeong-hwan.
“Please hold a program development meeting with these friends from now on.”
“aha. I understand what you mean. In fact, I also did a lot of special lectures at universities and education institutes.”
CEO Jung Jeong-hwan and the studio members smile with a smile.
Immediately after, the development meeting begins with Taeyeon stepping out of the way.
“What do you want to make?”
“Ah, so… … .”
“Hmm, isn’t it much better this way than that?”
“Ah, I heard… … .”
“I think the project works as I said, and for the rest… … .”
The students felt it only after the meeting was over.
‘The initiative has been reversed!’
When he came to his senses, he saw that he was leading the meeting, not himself. Planning and program design were also going in the direction he suggested.
This often happens at school.
The reason is simple.
‘The competency gap is too big.’
In this case, it is better
Conflicts of differing opinions are troublesome.
In fact, there is not much difference, but it is common for projects to be crushed while fighting for pride despite knowing that.
In the world of developers, leadership usually comes from overwhelming experience and development capabilities.
‘There is nothing that I can lead.’
If you think programmers don’t know planning, you’re wrong.
Rather, they are the people who implement the plan, so if you look at the plan once and talk a little bit, it’s just a moment to figure out your capabilities.
At the point when the capacity was identified, the initiative passed and lost the fight for momentum.
How can you be a director if you’re just being dragged around?
CEO Jeong-hwan Jeong knew that feeling and brought up a slightly different story.
“If you go to actual work at Nexple, you will be in a worse situation than you are now.”
“… … ?”
“The fact that I joined this company at this point in itself means that my work capacity is quite excellent. All of those people have something in common. I want to do something for this company.”
grinning
“It means great ambition. Including us here.”
“ah… … .”
“Someone else is in charge of the project? But are you better than me? Are you a kid? Now, what do you think it will look like?”
“… … .”
“Producer, or director, is a dream job for any aspiring developer. Lead game development. how cool is that Everyone wants to do it.”
It’s something you can do anywhere.
“The problem is, when capital is involved, the story changes a lot.”
Because they can’t pay their employees.
Or have you ever been bothered by that?
“If you’ve never done that, you don’t qualify as a producer.”
Have you never tried to find the best development direction by repeating the process of disassembling and reassembling dozens or hundreds of times?
“If you’ve never done that, you’re not qualified as a director.”
Only when they are equipped can they lead the team as producers and directors.
“In this world, skill is a collective term for all of these things.”
Suddenly, the expression on Jeong-hwan’s face disappeared.
The students felt a huge gap that could not be crossed.
Lastly, give students advice that will last a lifetime.
“As of now, the testing phase, let alone release, is cumbersome. Study hard and improve your skills.”
* * *
Students returned to a state of mental breakdown.
Park Kyung-yeon went to dinner with Taeyeon, Choi Jong-hak, and Park Myung-hoon.
Choi Jong-hak asks while eating.
“What is Tim Park trying to do there? From my point of view, you should be a natural game developer.”
Park Kyung-yeon, who has been hesitant, tells the story.
“The situation got a little difficult when the company I started with my friends went bankrupt. To make matters worse, when my mother collapsed, the situation at home got a little difficult.”
“Oops… … .”
The atmosphere got heavy.
Taeyeon said quietly.
“So I cut off contact.”
“I was in no mood to fix it. Fortunately, I was able to take a breather as I received an offer from a professor at the Game Education Center and the salary increased.”
“What about the company… … ?”
“The company that promised to invest suddenly changed its stance when things went bad.”
“ah… … .”
“After that, I ran all over the place looking for money. Everyone turned away. The guy I started a business with ran away, so I had to deal with everything. Even though I handed over the apartment I had struggled to get, I still couldn’t pay my full salary.”
“So what happened?”
“what… … Part of what they earn is for living expenses, part for hospital bills, part for loans, and part for salaries… … It goes out like this.”
“You say your salary is still going out?”
“There were people who trusted me and worked for months without pay. Those people are not going to have to return the money somehow.”
Park Kyung-yeon sighed.
“The company didn’t do anything. I was confident in making a good game. But that wasn’t the problem. Employees come in one by one, the company, the investment company… … There are a lot of things to worry about, so I have to study, I have to bump my body to find out… … hahahaha.”
The gaze toward Taeyeon is full of wonder.
“Team Yoo, who leads a large company and is carrying out several game projects, is just amazing.”
“How is the salary of the education center?”
“Not bad, but… … Not particularly good. what is suitable Aren’t all professors the same?”
“… … .”
“I am not teaching students with grand dreams. Doing so gave me a passion. Right now, it’s urgent to pay off debts and pay for hospital bills, so it can’t be helped.”
The atmosphere got heavy.
Choi Jong-hak raised his glass.
“Let’s drink!”
“Let’s die!”
Park Myung-hoon responded and the atmosphere of the drinking party started to heat up again.
Taeyeon thought while looking at Kyungyeon Park smiling.
‘It didn’t meet the standard, but it was definitely at a considerable level for a student work. I think I have more talent for teaching… … .’
At first it seems like that… … Also important is the result.
‘Actually, the most important thing for the development team is from now on.’
How do you get over a crisis?
‘How do you teach and lead them as an advisor?’
Actually, I didn’t say anything, but there was something that the three members of the evaluation committee agreed on.
After observing the result and the public reaction to it, we make an evaluation.
Snack Empire. The idea was cute, but in the end it was a common mobile collection game. The quality was just so-so. However, it is certainly noteworthy that a small number of students have been able to make it this far only with the support of the school.
So I decided to watch the rest.
The process of resolving a crisis and leading a project.
test, release. market reaction. follow-up.
And only then will you decide.
The treatment of students of considerable talent.
‘If you want to go the other way, you can’t help it… … .”
If you want to join the company, accept it.
‘The important thing is not the students.’
That’s Park Kyung-yeon’s treatment.
‘If you really have a talent for teaching, there’s a place where you can use it even more.’
It is also a verification period for that.
‘I hope you do well until then.’
Taeyeon sincerely wished for the success of her former colleague.