Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 376: Wukong, Black Myth

After Chen Yiyang returned to Lin’an, Wu Changxun came looking for him immediately, and directly cornered Chen Yiyang in the company for a face-to-face chat.

"This time you really tricked me and the Ugly Group people miserably." Wu Changxun complained as soon as he arrived.

"Don’t say that, in business, as long as a contract isn’t signed, everything is open to change, so how can that be called a trick?" Chen Yiyang heard Wu Changxun’s complaint, and realizing he spoke so directly meant he wasn’t too upset, so he went along with Wu Changxun’s words and joked.

"It’s mainly about deceiving my feelings," Wu Changxun said, "I considered you a good friend while you treated me like a Japanese person and included me in your trick. If you had told me sooner, I wouldn’t have bothered with those Ugly Group people."

"Then I’ll treat you to dinner next time." Chen Yiyang didn’t buy into Wu Changxun’s nonsense.

In the business world, it’s all about networks, not friendships.

"No need," Wu Changxun waved his hand and said, "I have something I need your help with right now."

Well then, those previous words were just a setup for this request, weren’t they?

However, Wu Changxun is an old hand, he definitely wouldn’t ask for anything too outrageous.

So Chen Yiyang directly said, "Brother Wu, I’ll definitely help you directly, just tell me what’s going on."

"I mentioned something to you before," Wu Changxun said, "I have a few former subordinates who split off from Tengxu to make standalone games, do you remember?"

"I remember." Chen Yiyang nodded.

Though it was a long time ago, he still had some impression of it.

"Their project recently hit some snags, they want to ask for your help."

"Trouble with game technology?" Chen Yiyang was a bit puzzled upon hearing Wu Changxun’s words.

Although he owned several game companies, they were either involved in mobile games or web games.

While he couldn’t say he had no technical strength, it was only marginally worthwhile.

The business generally relied on themes or gameplay to generate income.

For a large game company like Tengxu, would Wu Changxun really need to come looking for him over technical issues?

"Not technical issues, it’s other difficulties."

Wu Changxun spoke slowly, "The game is called Wukong, Black Myth. Its background is a dark Journey to the West world, and the gameplay is action-based.

Because it’s a Huaxia-style game, the architectural modeling within the game must align realistically with Chinese architectural styles."

With that explanation, Chen Yiyang had a better understanding.

In recent years, the domestic game industry has developed quite well.

Whether it’s mobile games, PC games, standalone games, or online games, development technology has been steadily advancing.

However, many players might find certain things puzzling.

Why do both large and small game companies favor using European and American-style fantasy backgrounds in their games?

Either character modeling is simply foreigners or anime-style, or the buildings in the game are styled like foreign architecture.

The reason behind that is actually quite simple, it’s an issue of material accumulation.

Europe and America, as well as Japan and South Korea, have been developing in the gaming field for many years, amassing a great deal of modeling material and very mature modeling plans.

So many domestic game companies, in order to save costs or lower risks, prioritize choosing mature plans and modeling styles more recognized by players.

Not to mention that many small companies save money by directly purchasing materials from asset stores.

And these materials available for sale are mostly made by foreigners.

This leads to the situation where if a company decides to create a game with a national style, then both the art style and modeling need to be figured out on their own, which comes with high costs and risks.

The founders of this company Wu Changxun mentioned broke away from Tengxu to make games, and I guess their funding isn’t very ample.

But they still chose to tackle the more challenging Huaxia mythological background for their game.

The existing material available for them to learn from or refer to is even scarcer. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"According to their plan, they intend to incorporate some well-known scenic spots and characteristic relics from Sanjin Province by scanning models into the game.

However, this may involve liaising with some local relic preservation units. I don’t have any connections in this area, but I heard you like antique collecting, so I came to ask if you know anyone relevant."

"Leave it to me." Chen Yiyang patted his chest, agreeing to help.

Wu Changxun coming to him today indeed gave him a prompt.

He had previously purchased 3D modeling data of the Paris Goddess Temple. After the Paris Goddess Temple was burned down, the French Government spent considerable resources to recover the data.

But this data indeed played a significant role in assisting the reconstruction of the Paris Goddess Temple.

Since that’s the case, why not use 3D technology to scan and model many famous domestic scenic spots and landmarks, preserving them?

In the future, whether domestic companies are doing special effects or making games, they can directly use these models, saving a lot of trouble.

It could also encourage more game companies to create national-style games.

"I’ll find someone to help you contact the Shanxi cultural and tourism sector." Chen Yiyang said directly, "I’ll also bring people over there to do 3D scanning of the scenic spots."

"Thank you so much," Wu Changxun immediately nodded in gratitude.

After agreeing to help Wu Changxun, Chen Yiyang brought over a few technical talents to discuss the feasibility of setting up a 3D scanning and modeling company.

"There’s no difficulty technically," a technical talent said, "The initial investment might be significant, including purchasing equipment, preserving these models, and communicating with various scenic spots and museums."

"Hmm, the amount of investment isn’t the issue."

"Boss," another management-level participant spoke up, "If we do this, it will be hard to make a profit initially. There will likely be one or two years of pure investment period."

"I understand that."

"What I’m suggesting," this management personnel proposed, "Since we can’t make a profit for the first few years, we might as well position it as a public service, helping major scenic spots and museums scan and model their attractions and relics.

This approach could widen the company’s initial reputation and also earn you a good reputation."

This proposal was very much to Chen Yiyang’s taste.

Chen Yiyang immediately arranged for the establishment of a company named Yiyun Modeling.

The company utilizes the most advanced 3D scanning and digital generation technology on the market to collect and analyze information from the real world, then use digital technology for modeling.

The company’s initial focus will be on modeling and digitally preserving well-known scenic spot buildings and relics.

If game companies obtain the relevant authorization, they can also freely use these modeling data to create games.

Once the company grows, they will find ways to make profits.

With the mindset of not wasting the connections he has around him, Chen Yiyang went to the Lin’an Museum to speak with Historian about this matter.