231: Chapter 231 New Projects, New Ideas

Hearing Chen Fan's explanation, their eyes lit up instantly.

When they had looked at those three designs earlier, they could sense a shared essence among them, but they just couldn't find an accurate word to encapsulate it.

But now, after hearing Chen Fan's explanation, they felt the word was extremely fitting.

The way they looked at Chen Fan also held a hint of admiration; no wonder he dared to start a clothing company at such a young age—he really did have some real skills.

She had been a bit hesitant during her interview, feeling that the boss was too young, the company too new, and its future uncertain.

But now, seeing these designs and Chen Fan's precise definition of the style, the lingering hesitation in her heart vanished completely.

"Alright, digest these designs for now," Chen Fan said. "Each of you, follow this direction and design ten more in the same style."

"Understood, Boss Chen," they said in unison.

Chen Fan nodded, said nothing more, and turned to leave their workstations.

After leaving their workstations, Chen Fan went over to Li Nan's station to brief her on company matters.

After confirming there was nothing left to address, Chen Fan left Fanti.

After leaving Fanti, Chen Fan drove straight to the Software Park.

Just now, while briefing Zhao Xiaoran and Qian Fei on the clothing designs, an idea had suddenly popped into his mind.

This idea wasn't very mature, and it seemed like no one in his past life had ever attempted anything similar—at least, he had never heard of it.

He wasn't sure if it would succeed, but he still wanted to give it a try.

According to his vision, there wouldn't be much loss if it failed; at most, it would just be a waste of a little time and effort.

But if it succeeded, it would be a win-win.

At the thought of this, Chen Fan felt a surge of excitement.

He parked his car in the Software Park's parking lot, turned off the engine, stepped out of the car, and walked briskly toward the office building.

After entering the company, he headed straight for Zhang Tao's workstation without delay.

Zhang Tao was sitting at his workstation, holding a cup of coffee, leisurely looking at the data reports on his screen.

Ever since defend the carrot and happy elimination were launched, the pace of the entire First Department had slowed down significantly.

Back when they were making the games, they worked overtime almost every day, but now both games had entered a period of stable operation.

They only needed to handle routine tasks like future version updates and addressing minor issues reported by players.

Compared to when they first started making games, the workload was like night and day.

"Zhang Tao," Chen Fan said, patting him on the shoulder.

Zhang Tao turned around to see it was Chen Fan, hurriedly set down his coffee cup, and stood up: "Boss Chen? What brings you here?"

"Come with me," Chen Fan said without further ado, turning to walk toward the lounge area nearby.

Zhang Tao was stunned for a moment, then quickly followed.

He muttered to himself that when Chen Fan usually came to the company, it was either for meetings or to talk to people about business, but it was rare to see him walk over in such a rush and call someone directly like today.

Could it be that he had been too relaxed and Boss Chen couldn't stand it? Or had someone snitched, saying the First Department had been slacking off lately?

The two sat down on the sofa in the lounge area. Chen Fan leaned back against the sofa, looking at Zhang Tao with a teasing tone: "Life seems pretty comfortable these days, doesn't it?"

Thinking Chen Fan was coming to hold him accountable, Zhang Tao quickly sat up straight, a stiff yet polite smile on his face: "Not really, it's just that after the two games were launched, the daily maintenance workload is indeed lighter than during the development phase, but our update frequency hasn't dropped; every week we..."

"Alright, alright," Chen Fan waved his hand, interrupting his explanation. "I'm not here to criticize you."

Although he wasn't the type of boss who couldn't stand seeing his employees rest, he wasn't a heartless capitalist either.

He wouldn't feel uncomfortable just because his employees were comfortable.

As long as it wasn't like before, with people slacking off on company time for long periods, he never said anything about taking a break or chatting over coffee during normal work intervals.

People aren't machines; they need to loosen up when they should so they can tighten up when they need to.

Seeing that Chen Fan didn't seem to be here to cause trouble, Zhang Tao's tense shoulders relaxed slightly, but he still felt a bit uneasy.

Not here to criticize? Then what was he here for?

"Boss Chen, what... exactly do you need me for?" Zhang Tao asked tentatively, his tone careful.

Chen Fan leaned back against the sofa, tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest, and looked at Zhang Tao with a calm gaze: "I want to do a new project."

Zhang Tao was stunned for a moment. A new project?

His eyes lit up instantly, as if someone had suddenly pressed his power button, and he sprang up from his previously relaxed state.

After the great success of the first two projects, defend the carrot and happy elimination, he had also received two very generous bonuses.

These two bonuses had allowed him to stand tall in front of his wife.

Now with a new project, wouldn't that mean he could get more bonuses?

As for whether the new project would succeed, he had absolutely no doubts.

The success of the first two projects had long since proven one thing—Chen Fan's vision was never wrong.

So, even though he didn't know what the new project was yet, he was already convinced—it would definitely be a success.

"What kind of project?" Zhang Tao leaned forward, his voice filled with irrepressible excitement.

"Dress-up."

"Dress-up?" Zhang Tao's eyes widened, as if confirming he hadn't misheard. "You mean that kind of... game where you dress up a girl?"

"Yes, that's a dress-up game." Chen Fan leaned back against the sofa, his tone certain. "The protagonist is a girl; let's call her... let's call her Nuan Nuan. Players will style her clothes, apply makeup, attend various events, and progress the story through dressing her up."

Hearing Chen Fan's words, a flash of hesitation crossed Zhang Tao's eyes. He rubbed his hands together and spoke somewhat embarrassedly: "Boss Chen, this game is aimed at a female audience; I'm afraid I, as a man, won't be able to do it well. I just throw on whatever when it comes to dressing myself; asking me to make a dress-up game... isn't that like asking a butcher to do embroidery?"

Chen Fan glanced at him, the corners of his mouth curving slightly: "What's wrong with being a man? Can't a man have a girlish heart?"

Zhang Tao was rendered speechless by this remark.

Chen Fan continued: "Besides, a dress-up game is even less difficult than the two projects you did before, so what are you worried about?"

Zhang Tao opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but swallowed it back.

Chen Fan looked at him and said calmly: "If you don't want to do it, I'll just hand it over to Li Qizhao."

Upon hearing Chen Fan's words, the look in Zhang Tao's eyes changed immediately.

The company currently had two teams: his own and Li Qizhao's.

The two were both colleagues and rivals. Li Qizhao already had a big project in his hands; how could Zhang Tao possibly let this opportunity go to him?

Thinking of this, his gaze became firm. "Boss Chen, I'll take this project."

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Chen Fan's face. "Alright, then it's yours."