"Manager Zheng, morning."
Seeing Zheng Can, Shen Siyuan greeted him politely, but not very enthusiastically.
"Morning."
Zheng Can was much more enthusiastic than in the past, even casting an inquisitive glance at Shen Siyuan.
But Shen Siyuan pretended not to see it at all.
Zheng Can was a complicated person; in short, Shen Siyuan didn't like him very much.
He wasn't very capable and relied entirely on bootlicking. The only reason he had his current position was due to his unusual relationship with the president of Glorious Animation.
As a Leader, he lacked his own opinions and frequently changed his orders, causing the entire Online Games Department to waste their efforts on many things, much of the time. This made many people quite dissatisfied with him.
Compared to the prospering Single-Player Games Department, where salaries rose every year, the Online Games Department was struggling to stay afloat. Salaries hadn't increased in three years, and at the annual company meeting, they would even be singled out for criticism by the leadership.
Anyone would be unhappy with him in this situation.
Seeing Shen Siyuan walk towards the Operations Department, Zheng Can turned his head and greeted Jiang Wenxin.
However, he was much more enthusiastic with her than he had been with Shen Siyuan.
"Accountant Jiang, good morning."
But Jiang Wenxin just gave a lukewarm nod.
Zheng Can wasn't annoyed by this; instead, he enthusiastically asked if she had eaten breakfast.
Jiang Wenxin's status within the Company was extremely special; even a high-level executive like Zheng Can had to put on a smiling face for her.
Jiang Wenxin gave him a couple of perfunctory replies and walked straight towards the Finance Department.
Watching her receding back, Zheng Can turned to look in the direction of the Operations Department.
Sitting down at his desk, Shen Siyuan turned on his Computer, threw away the trash bag from his breakfast, and then took out his Mobile Phone, only to find several unread Messages.
He opened it to see that Ding Youguang and Zhou Zhengdao had started a group chat and were spamming it.
"Brother Shen, you know Accountant Jiang…"
"Shen Siyuan, you big shot, did you hook up with a Rich Woman? Don't forget us when you're rich and famous…"
"You kept it under wraps so well. You're not some young master here to experience real life, are you…"
"Please don't tell me it's for real…"
"We're all brothers in the same trench, you can't abandon the masses…"
"Tell us, are you a poor bastard just like us…"
…
Watching the two of them go back and forth, Shen Siyuan couldn't help but be amused.
"We just know each other, don't overthink it," Shen Siyuan replied.
"Just know each other?"
"Look at you, are you even speaking human?"
"I know her too, so why doesn't she ask me if I've eaten breakfast?"
"She said she bought too much, but that bag hadn't even been opened.
Does she think we're blind?"
"Ahhh, you bastard, you've finally embarked on this niche path. Your future is bright…"
"Even though Accountant Jiang is rich and beautiful, Shen Siyuan, oh Shen Siyuan, you can't be like this.
Ptooey, I look down on you… unless you introduce her to me…"
…
"We really just know each other. You two, stop talking nonsense.
Accountant Jiang thinks I'm a decent guy and said she wants to set me up with someone," Shen Siyuan said.
There was no reason to hide it.
They were in the same Company, bound to see each other all the time. Given Jiang Wenxin's attitude towards him, someone would discover their connection sooner or later.
It was better to be upfront about it.
"Set you up with someone? On what grounds?"
"Putting others aside, in what way am I not better than you? I'm more ambitious, I'm more handsome, why isn't she setting me up?"
"My salary is higher, my skills are better, my coding is a work of art.
Why isn't she setting me up?"
"Believe it or not, I don't have time to bullshit with you guys. I have to get the Fishing Game Planning Proposal done this morning."
When it came to business, the two of them got serious and stopped joking around.
Shen Siyuan thought that would be the end of it, but not long after Work started, Zhou Chuan, who sat opposite him, sent a Message asking.
"What's your relationship with Accountant Jiang?"
Shen Siyuan was stunned for a moment, not expecting the news to travel so fast.
But he quickly realized it must have been Zheng Can who had come to ask.
After thinking for a moment, he sent a Message: "She's a Distant Relative of mine."
Then he opened his Mobile Phone and contacted Jiang Wenxin on WeChat, asking her to stick to the same story.
Jiang Wenxin replied almost instantly, agreeing directly.
She was currently messaging her Husband, talking about what happened this morning.
In truth, she was still in a state of shock.
They had originally thought Shen Siyuan was just a peculiar person with some special abilities, but still, a person.
But what he had shown this morning was already beyond the scope of human capabilities.
A Dharma Protector, Supernatural Powers, and especially the divine strangeness about Doudou—it was clear at a glance that it was all extraordinary.
Jiang Wenxin had appeared very calm earlier, but in reality, her legs had felt a bit weak, and her mind was constantly pondering Shen Siyuan's identity.
This was also why she had only given Zheng Can a perfunctory greeting despite his status; she was simply in no mood to deal with him at that time.
"Never heard you mention it before."
Hearing Shen Siyuan say this, Zhou Chuan was also a little surprised.
"You guys never asked," Shen Siyuan said.
Zhou Chuan sent a doge-head sticker and didn't press the matter further, likely going back to report to Zheng Can.
Shen Siyuan paid him no more mind and instead opened the Fishing Game Planning Proposal to continue refining it.
The gameplay for the fishing game was simple, but the Planning Proposal was not.
The first considerations were naturally the types of fish and their Points. Besides that, different fish had varying capture difficulties.
He also had to consider which fish would appear when, at what stage, and so on.
In addition to this, Shen Siyuan also optimized the Points Ranking Board.
Besides the top ten on the list receiving rewards, Points could also be used for a Lottery Draw.
This was mainly to prevent Players who had no hope of competing for the top ten from giving up, giving them a use for their Points and also finding a way to make them spend them.
With this, there were many more things to consider.
Over the course of the morning, Shen Siyuan rushed to put together the first version of the proposal and sent it directly to the group chat.
By this time, Li Qunfang had also been added to the group, and the group name had been changed to 【Anglers Fishing Across the Universe】. The name was very chuunibyou and quite imposing.
Shen Siyuan had thought Ding Youguang changed it, but later found out it was Li Qunfang.
"Let's get a first version out to look at.
As for the images for the various fish, we can find some resources online, or unpack some from other fishing games. @Li Qunfang, you can make some adjustments and modifications to these resources later.
This will speed up our Project Progress…"
"That's a good idea, Shen Siyuan."
Ding Youguang was delighted to hear this; he hadn't thought of that yet.
Don't blame Shen Siyuan for being shameless; in reality, all Game Companies do this now. A single game's Code can be reskinned dozens of times and then launched as a new game to make money.
As for the various Fish Resource Images, they weren't going to use them directly but rather as a "reference," which was already considered quite ethical.
Shen Siyuan gave a few more instructions.
With that, his part of the Work on this project was more or less complete, with only some optimization and adjustments to be made later.
After being busy all morning, he naturally slacked off and coasted through the afternoon.
When it was time to Get Off Work, he was stopped by Lin Manzhi, who reminded him about his meeting with Jiang Tingyu that evening.
"I won't forget, I'm heading over now," Shen Siyuan said.
But when he left the Company, he found Tao Guangxia waiting at the stairwell entrance.