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Chapter 242 - 102: The First Trailer for the New Game Arrives! Major Manufacturers Work Overnight to Study But Find Something is Amiss!_2

Chapter 242: Chapter 102: The First Trailer for the New Game Arrives! Major Manufacturers Work Overnight to Study But Find Something is Amiss!_2

Seeing a rather unique little guy swimming in the fish tank, she asked the store owner about it.

Seeing that Wu Shi was young and probably hadn’t seen much of the world, the store owner told her it was a lucky fish.

Wu Shi thought to herself.

Mr. Ke has been good to me, and even though I’m just an ordinary receptionist with no special talents, apart from the seven insurances and two funds, the benefits are generous.

She also really liked the harmonious working atmosphere of the company.

But there wasn’t much she could do for the company.

So she thought of buying the lucky fish and putting it on the rockery bonsai shelf at the company’s entrance.

To bring Mr. Ke some good fortune.

But when she brought it to the company today, she was stunned.

After a flurry of discussions, everyone came to a conclusion.

This fish was scientifically known as a Dorsal Fin Sculpin.

And it had another name, more widely recognized.

Flip-flop fish.

They are uniquely shaped with flat heads, big eyes, and an oval body.

Different from the deep-sea flip-flop fish.

This freshwater variety can roll quickly in the water, sometimes even flipping above the surface.

"You’re not bringing good fortune to the company, you’re more likely to bring disaster," someone commented.

"I..."

"Better take it back quickly, before Mr. Ke sees it."

"Yeah, after all, Mr. Ke is a businessman, he’s definitely more superstitious about these things."

"If Mr. Ke sees your flip-flop fish, he might faint on the spot and fire you immediately."

"What?" Wu Shi was instantly terrified, her tears nearly falling, as she choked up.

"I don’t want to be fired... wuwuwu, I really didn’t mean it... I didn’t know it..."

Just then, a voice filled with slight delight suddenly came from the crowd.

"Let’s keep it."

Everyone turned their heads, only to find that Ke Jin had no idea when he had come to stand on the outer circle, watching the little fish swimming up and down in the tank as if he was enjoying the spectacle.

"Morning, Mr. Ke," everyone greeted in turn.

Someone else said.

"Mr. Ke, this is a flip-flop fish... doesn’t it have a bad omen?"

"Yeah, we’re a game development company, having a flip-flop fish, doesn’t that suggest our new game could flop?"

Ke Jin, however, insisted.

"Wu Shi had good intentions, don’t blame her for this."

"And besides, I am a staunch believer in science and have never believed in any of that mystical stuff."

"Just treat it purely as a pet, no big deal."

Seeing the boss himself speak up, the employees didn’t have much else to say.

And indeed, they found Mr. Ke seemed to genuinely like the fish.

They immediately moved it to his office and even got a little table made from pear wood for the sole purpose of housing it.

In the days that followed, whenever employees went in to report on various matters, they would see Mr. Ke standing by the tank, holding a small scoop of feed, occasionally sprinkling a bit in.

He would mutter, "Come on, flip for me to see."

The scene felt a bit odd... but people couldn’t quite put their finger on why.

And the only one in the company on par with Mr. Ke, the Chief Beauty, was off cramming at school due to a lack of new assignments lately.

So the employees couldn’t glean what was going on through her and just let Mr. Ke be happy.

What can you do? He’s the boss.

The boss said not to be superstitious.

So might as well just call it a lucky fish.

After the name change, it seemed the staff gradually grew less averse to the little creature.

Sometimes, when visiting the office, they could see it blowing bubbles and circling on the water’s surface, giving off a cute and silly vibe.

And so, everyone slowly accepted the little guy.

This minor incident soon blew over.

Meanwhile, the first champion teaser PV for "League of Legends" was finally polished off during this time.

Gou Chehua had planned to release it while Ke Jin was traveling.

But who would have thought that Ke Jin would return after just two days of playing, then make everyone rush to develop Stardew Valley at breakneck speed, so the polishing was continuously put on hold.

Now that it was finished, it was time to show Mr. Ke.

"Hmm, well made, it can be released," Ke Jin said after a quick review, nodding his approval.

And after some consideration,

Ke Jin reallocated a dedicated team of around 50 people for League of legends,

The requirement was to develop at least two champions per month, and to create an exclusive PV for each one.

In the past, the company was short on funds and needed to develop other games to make ends meet, so the progress of LOL had been delayed over and over by Ke Jin.

Now that the company was growing and had a monthly cash flow of fifty to sixty million,

Even after all the taxes and various expenses, at least twenty to thirty million could land in Ke Jin’s pocket each month.

That was more than enough to support the development pace for the large-scale project that was LOL.

Since there was no rush to finish all at once,

Two champions a month was the plan, with additional staff to be gradually added later on.

After a year, there would be thirty to forty champions, enough for launch and opening of the servers.

After all, if you throw one or two hundred champions at players all at once in the early stages,

It would be too overwhelming for players to learn, turning them away from the game instead.

As a former global esports phenomenon, it made sense to not let it lose its lustre in this life, even if it meant risking failure of the mission.

Later in its life, the game became scorned by many players not because of the game itself,

but because of the terrible playing environment.

Besides, maybe after a year, his own ultimate task would have been unlocked, right?