Since going to the shooting range, Sang Miao found a new activity and had been going out every few days.
Her body still lacked exercise, being slender with no muscle tone.
After the first few times, she was sore all over and really out of shape.
It seemed like she couldn’t be lazy anymore, exercise was necessary!
If she wanted to travel the world in the future, she couldn’t drag around weak limbs, resting every other day after walking.
She didn’t like running, mostly because she had thrown up while running when escaping danger before, and it reminded her of that suffocating feeling of being chased.
After researching a few sports, she thought swimming was the most convenient and the best at working out the whole body.
Plus, swimming was actually quite fun.
The villa had an outdoor pool surrounded by trees, with a hot spring nearby.
In the cold winter before the New Year, soaking in the hot spring was comfortable, but outdoor swimming was unnecessary.
Luckily, the main building also had a large indoor pool, with windows facing the lake garden, providing a good view.
It was also heated and warm, perfect for this weather.
So recently, she’d been going to swim for two hours every day.
Since the father and son weren’t home, she had the place to herself.
Her account had accumulated a decent number of followers, and some of her pictures with small storylines were quite popular.
Some of them were based on her actual experiences, while others were fabricated based on the circumstances at the time.
When she lacked patience, the sketches were rough, but when she was in the mood, she would meticulously refine them, and coloring was more thoughtful.
In recent years, post-apocalyptic, wasteland, and sci-fi themes were extremely popular.
Her style was significantly different from similar themes on the market, so her followers were growing quickly.
Whether it was the immersive atmosphere or the grand and bizarre scenes, or the unfolding plotlines that felt real, they were very captivating.
The comments section was also interesting.
[Help, the rabbit people on the night of the full moon really freaked me out.
What kind of mental state would make someone imagine such a mutated species??]
[If she hasn’t spent ten years in the apocalypse, how could she have such detailed escape experience? Hahaha.]
[She really wants to teach us how to survive in the apocalypse, right? Hahaha.]
[Solved. The blogger is actually drawing a self-biography??]
[Wow, the tension in this scene is like I’ve seen it with my own eyes.]
Sang Miao: …
Although the comments were just jokes, they weren’t far from the truth.
Her inbox was filled with messages, and when she had time, she would go through them.
This day, when she opened her inbox, she found a message from a few days ago.
The message was from a verified account, and it said:
Hello, I’m the head of StarCore Game Studio.
We are currently planning a new game and are very interested in your work.
Your artistic style aligns perfectly with the aesthetic we are aiming for in our new game.
If you are interested in collaborating, please contact: xxxxx.
When Sang Miao saw “StarCore Game Studio,” her attention was immediately drawn.
The simulation survival game she had been playing the most in the past month was exactly from this game studio.
The game mechanics were very interesting, and she had played it for hundreds of hours.
It was truly addictive.
But this game was already three years old, and when she was looking for similar games, she had specifically looked at other games released by this studio.
Unfortunately, there were none, only this one.
She was a little regretful, but just a short while ago, she saw this message.
A new game? Sang Miao was very interested, very interested.
Unlike the previous messages from people wanting to hire her for commercial work or join certain companies, Sang Miao took the initiative and added him using the contact information provided, leaving a note with her account name.
He responded quickly.
His profile picture was of a game character, and his name was simply the letter S.
After he accepted, he messaged her first:
Hello, I’m Shen Xingxia, the producer of StarCore Games.
Being cautious, Sang Miao just replied with a simple “Hello,” not giving her name in return.
After a few exchanges, verifying his identity, she learned that he was preparing a new post-apocalyptic survival game with a unique gameplay system.
Just as he had mentioned in the message, he was interested in her art style and storylines, hoping to collaborate with her to incorporate her work into the new game.
However, he wasn’t just looking for licensing or hiring her to design scenes and characters.
He was hoping to partner with her and collaborate as a co-creator, improving the game’s artistic style and storyline, as these parts were large and crucial.
This was a more complex matter, but Sang Miao was interested, so she didn’t immediately reject it.
Sang Miao responded officially:
I’m interested in Mr. Shen’s proposal.
Could you provide some publicly available materials on the new game so I can understand more?
Shen Xingxia:
Of course, I’ll send you some materials shortly for you to review.
I’m currently overseas for research, but if it’s convenient, I’ll return this month and meet with you in person.
If you have any questions during this period, feel free to contact me.
This was exactly what Sang Miao had in mind.
If this was a solid project, she would need to meet in person.
Sang Miao replied:
Okay, I’ll wait for your message.
And then ended the conversation.
The previous game from this studio was a single-player game, initially for consoles and PCs, later ported to mobile.
It was a fresh IP with no foundation, but in three years, it sold about five million copies, almost setting the ceiling for similar games.
Based on the sales and the disclosed cost data, the game’s profitability was estimated to be in the tens of millions to over a hundred million.
Sang Miao had played it, and it truly had the power to be called a ceiling-level game.
Facing such a project, Sang Miao wasn’t foolish.
Since the other party had contacted her, she had no reason to let this opportunity slip away.
However, while researching the studio, she discovered that there seemed to be some internal disputes among the original partners.
The details were unclear, and this would definitely require more in-depth understanding later.
After a while, the materials were sent over, and Sang Miao had something to do, so she didn’t go swimming.
Youyou was meowing beside her, constantly sticking to her.
Sang Miao picked it up and held it in her arms, researching the materials on the sofa together.
The materials mainly consisted of a broad overview and basic gameplay introduction.
The core mechanics, of course, weren’t included in the material.
Though the content revealed wasn’t much, compared to the previous game, this new project seemed much more ambitious.
Not only the world-building, but the openness and richness of the gameplay had also greatly improved, which meant much larger investments.
After reviewing the materials, Sang Miao asked him a few questions.
Aside from the specifics, just as a player who had played the previous game, she could tell that he had a unique understanding of such games and showed respect for the players.
This made her have a good initial impression of him.
Time passed quickly.
Two weeks later, she still hadn’t heard from Shen Xingxia about his return, but she had received the final exams from Yuli High School.