Chapter 40: Interviews
These requirements are all added together, and what Chen Mo wants to find is such a person:
Young and with potential to tap.
The ability is more comprehensive and can be competent for the work of an assistant.
Have a basic understanding of the game.
He can't be too ambitious, and he can't pose a threat to Chen Mo's future planning.
According to this standard, Chen Mo screened all the resumes sent today.
The results are deplorable.
None of them met Chen Mo's requirements.
Of course, Chen Mo had long been mentally prepared for this result. His requirements are very strict, and it is only the first day, and he doesn't need to rush at all.
……
Three days later.
At 10 o'clock in the morning, the experience store opened normally, and Chen Mo continued to write the design documents for the new version of "Plants vs. Zombies" on his laptop at the front desk.
This time, several major features are relatively simple, they are all attached to the original framework, and the rules are very clear, so it is very smooth to write, and there is not much to think about repeatedly.
The big framework is almost in place, and the next work is mainly to refine the documentation and production.
In the past three days, Chen Mo received a lot of resumes from candidates and arranged four or five interviews, but he was not satisfied with the results and did not find the assistant and front desk he wanted.
The few people who came to the interview were either almost spiritual, or they were too careful, and they all had their own problems, and Chen Mo was not satisfied.
After all, there is still a difference between looking at a resume and a real interview, and some subtleties can also reflect something.
Chen Mo's standard is that unless he encounters something that is particularly satisfactory to him, he will not consider anything else.
He's certainly not going to make do with it.
"Hello, I'm here for an interview." A voice said.
Chen Mo looked up and saw that there was a girl outside the door, about twenty-three years old, with short hair and bangs, very cute, with a heartfelt smile on her face, very infectious.
"Oh, hello, please come in."
Chen Mo stood up and took out the resume that had already been printed from the side.
Chen Mo led the girl to the conference room and poured a glass of water.
Su Jinyu, 23 years old, a fourth-year student majoring in fine arts at a well-known key university in the imperial capital, received various awards during the school, and was almost unable to write on his resume.
However, Chen Mo roughly judged that Su Jinyu was not a strong community backbone like Wen Lingwei, but a hard-working model. The rewards on your resume are basically the kind of hard work that no one else wants to do.
In other words, she is not the kind of speculative drill type student, on the contrary, she is more down-to-earth and able to work.
So far, Chen Mo has a good impression of Su Jinyu.
"I've read your resume, I understand the basic situation, and the interview is just a casual chat, don't be nervous." Chen Mo said.
Su Jinyu nodded: "Hmm!" ”
Chen Mo felt that she was too worried, Su Jinyu didn't have any nervousness at all, she should have seen this kind of scene a lot in school. It could also be that she was born with a big heart.
"You write on your resume, the front desk and the assistant are fine, why?" Chen Mo asked.
Su Jinyu said: "Ah, because I think that if you can't be an assistant, you can be the front desk, and you should be able to learn something from the front desk." ”
This is a very pragmatic answer, Chen Mo can see that Su Jinyu's posture is relatively low, probably because she tried to be a game designer herself before but did not succeed.
"Why don't art majors choose to be game designers instead of artists? I watched your hand-drawing, and the level is very high, and I am fully qualified as an original artist. Chen Mo asked again.
Su Jinyu replied, "Hmm...... On the one hand, I can use my drawing skills as a designer, and on the other hand, I think game designer is a more creative profession. ”
Chen Mo said: "However, you have also tried to develop some indie games, but you have never obtained the identity of a designer. Do you feel like you're not talented enough? ”
Su Jinyu said: "Well, maybe my talent is really not high, but I won't give up!" ”
Chen Mo nodded and continued to ask the next question: "What do you think is the most important quality of a game designer?" ”
Su Jinyu frowned slightly, obviously this was a relatively vague question, and she needed to think about it for a while.
"Well, I think the most important quality of a game designer is to stand up for what you believe in." Su Jinyu replied.
Chen Mo was stunned: "Faith? ”
Su Jinyu explained: "Ah, don't get me wrong, it's not the kind of belief in the traditional sense. I mean, game designers should stay true to their hearts and make games that move players and bring them joy and inspiration. ”
Chen Mo thought for a moment and asked, "If there is an opportunity now, you go and make a game with a bad reputation but making money, will you do it?" ”
Su Jinyu was a little puzzled: "Poor reputation, why make money?" ”
Chen Mo said: "It's just an assumption. ”
Su Jinyu thought for a moment: "Hmm...... I do not know. All I can say is that if this game makes me think it's a bad game, then I won't do it even if I make any more money. ”
Chen Mo continued to ask, "What if I want to make a game like this?" ”
Su Jinyu was stunned: "Huh? You're the designer of Plants vs. Zombies, how can you make this kind of game, how can you ignore word of mouth for money? ”
Chen Mo said: "To tell you the truth, I have a great possibility to develop some games that make money but have a poor reputation in the future, if you can't accept this, then we can't cooperate." ”
Su Jinyu frowned slightly, obviously this choice made her a little entangled.
After thinking for a moment, Su Jinyu said, "I shouldn't be able to make you change your mind. To be honest, I love Plants vs. Zombies as a game, and I think you can develop a game like this, and you must be a talented designer who will learn a lot as your assistant. ”
"I'm a relatively stupid person, and I wanted to be a game designer myself, but I didn't succeed, so I wanted to start as an assistant and learn a little bit first."
"Do you think that's okay, I'll be the front desk, but you can also let me do some assistant work, and if I come across a game I don't like, I can choose not to do it."
Su Jinyu's attitude was very sincere, neither giving up her persistence, nor trying to influence Chen Mo's concept.
If she is an assistant, then Su Jinyu must completely obey Chen Mo's orders in terms of game design, even if Chen Mo asks her to do games she doesn't like, she must do it. This is the professionalism of a game designer's assistant.
Therefore, Su Jinyu wants to be the front desk and serve as an assistant. This is a relatively compromise.
Chen Mo thought for a moment.
Su Jinyu is by far his most satisfied candidate, the main thing is that Su Jinyu has a natural love for games, and she is a person full of positive energy, positive attitude, and very able to infect others, and it should be very pleasant to work with such people.
However, what worries Chen Mo is that Su Jinyu and his concept are not completely compatible.
Obviously, Su Jinyu is a person who has to "stand and earn money", while Chen Mo is different.
The game industry is very dangerous, in front of Chen Mo, there are behemoths such as Imperial Mutual Entertainment and Zen Mutual Entertainment, and countless latecomers are eyeing each other, if you want to become the only winner in this environment, it is not enough to rely on the few high-quality games in the previous life.
Chen Mo wants to develop large-scale boutique games, which requires a lot of money, so for him, the only goal now is to make more money, and it doesn't matter if he sacrifices some reputation for the time being.
This will definitely conflict with Su Jinyu's philosophy.
Chen Mo thought for a while and said: "That's it, until you graduate, you can always be the front desk here, as an assistant, if you are not satisfied with anything and want to leave, you can do it at any time." How about if you're willing to stay when you graduate, and then we sign a formal contract? ”