ROSGT Chapter 56: Can I Turn This Story into a Novel?
Volume 1
Chapter 56: Can I Turn This Story into a Novel?
Early the next morning, a moving company came to pick up Jian Fan's belongings. Jian Fan himself didn't show up; he just called Fang Xi to notify him. He probably felt too embarrassed to come, likely fearing that Fang Nan might beat him up. Ye Chui naturally didn't give the movers a hard time and let them take away all of Jian Fan's things. There's no need to elaborate on that.
The moving truck drove to a residential area in the city. Jian Fan, with a bruised face and a slight limp, spent the better part of the day setting up his new home. In the evening, he arranged to have dinner with Wang Zhaoming.
At the dinner table:
“You got kicked out by them?” Wang Zhaoming was shocked to hear about Jian Fan’s predicament. “Aren't you the boss of the studio? Did they rebel and kick you out?”
“These traitors! I must have misjudged them!” Jian Fan shouted angrily, then changed his tone. “Wang Zhaoming, since I’ve already left the studio, does this mean I can…”
When Wang Zhaoming and Jian Fan initially colluded, it was agreed that once Wang Zhaoming leveraged Jian Fan to become the head of the SB Game Department, Jian Fan would then go to work for him. Large companies like SB Guangnao have their personnel arrangements readily available on their official websites. Knowing that Wang Zhaoming had achieved his goal, Jian Fan arranged this dinner.
Wang Zhaoming understood Jian Fan’s intentions but appeared somewhat hesitant. “Well…”
When Wang Zhaoming first teamed up with Jian Fan, the plan was for Jian Fan to act as a long-term spy and steal information from Ye Chui. However, Jian Fan got exposed in less than half a month. Wang Zhaoming now had the authority to bring Jian Fan into SB Guangnao, but he was somewhat reluctant…
“I still know many of Professor Cha's ideas,” Jian Fan quickly added upon seeing Wang Zhaoming’s hesitation. “Plus, I watched over the development of the Kung Fu game. I’ve heard many of Ye Chui’s thoughts about this game. These are all valuable insights. I can definitely help you if I join.”
Jian Fan’s words hit the mark. The game Kung Fu Kid was in hot development, and Wang Zhaoming, as the department manager, was closely monitoring the project, wary of any issues. Given Jian Fan’s involvement in the game's development, his participation could be very beneficial.
Thinking this through, Wang Zhaoming quickly said, “Ha, I’m not the kind of person who burns bridges. Since those ungrateful people kicked you out, you can follow me from now on. We’ll have our day.”
Jian Fan smiled and promptly raised a glass. “Brother Wang, here’s to you.”
“Cheers, cheers. Let’s also toast to you becoming a member of SB,” Wang Zhaoming said with a laugh.
“Alright, to SB!”
…
“Hadouken!”
“Shoryuken!”
In the Jin Gang Lang Game Studio, these strange sounds continuously echoed. Ye Chui was shouting these phrases while using some recording equipment to record lines. He had been shouting for over half an hour.
Fang Nan and Fang Xi couldn’t stop laughing. Fang Xi just found Ye Chui’s shouts amusing, while Fang Nan, who no longer had to pretend to be innocent, was laughing so hard she was nearly in tears. Finally, she couldn’t help but ask, “Hammer, what exactly are you doing? What does ‘Hadouken’ mean?”
“It’s a shout for a character’s special move.”
Ye Chui’s throat felt hoarse. He took a sip from a can of soda before continuing, “In the game Street Fighter, the main characters are Ryu and Ken. Their special moves are the Hadouken and Shoryuken. When they perform these moves, they shout ‘Hadouken!’ and ‘Shoryuken!’ respectively.”
“Professor Cha, why shout like that? Why not just shout the move names directly?” Fang Xi asked, puzzled.
“This way of shouting is more impactful,” Ye Chui explained casually.
Actually, “Hadouken” and “Shoryuken” are just the Japanese pronunciations of the move names, and this is a feature of the game. Anyone who has played Street Fighter would recognize these shouts. Directly shouting “Hadouken” and “Shoryuken” in Chinese would feel awkward, so Ye Chui decided to keep the original flavor.
However, Ye Chui’s versions of “Hadouken” and “Shoryuken” might differ from the original voice actors. Even Japanese people might not recognize what he’s shouting. It’s all about capturing the feel.
Fang Nan and Fang Xi didn’t fully understand Ye Chui’s insistence, but seeing his dedication, they didn’t say anything further.
Ye Chui chuckled and said to Fang Nan, “There are no female characters in the first generation. When we get to the second generation, you’ll have to do the voice acting for the female characters.”
“Ah, do I also have to shout things like ‘Shoryuken’?” Fang Nan asked, somewhat unwillingly—if it were the innocent version of Fang Nan, she would have shyly agreed, but the current Fang Nan was much more straightforward.
Ye Chui liked this change in her and laughed. “Of course not. I’ll just need your laughter.”
As he said this, Ye Chui thought of Chun-Li’s victory laugh in Street Fighter 2, “Hahahaha Yatta!” This hearty laugh would suit Fang Nan perfectly.
Ye Chui continued shouting for another half hour. When his voice was completely hoarse, he finally managed a satisfactory “Hadouken!”
Ye Chui was thrilled. Every time someone performed a Shoryuken in the game, it would be his shout. As a fan of arcade games, this was immensely satisfying.
“However, when it comes to Street Fighter 2, we’ll need to hire professional voice actors,” Ye Chui thought.
Street Fighter 1, as the first game in the series, was quite crude. Ye Chui had to rush, so he personally did the voice work. It’s worth noting that in Street Fighter 1, the only playable characters were Ryu and Ken, with a total of ten characters in the game. Players would control one character to fight through the others until winning.
With only two playable characters, the development was easier.
The standout voice work was only for these two main characters; other sounds could be found online for free.
Kung Fu’s voice work was sourced online, after all.
Having sorted out the voice work, Ye Chui opened a document on his screen and began to ponder while typing out some text.
Ye Chui was drafting the story for Street Fighter.
The original arcade game had a very simple storyline: a group of people entered the Street Fighter tournament with various motives, aiming to win. This was the story Ye Chui told yesterday.
The original story had little depth.
Ye Chui’s goal now was to refine the story, adding more textual elements to the game.
Doing so would enhance the playability of Street Fighter.
“This should do it…”
After spending over an hour, Ye Chui completed a story of more than two thousand words. He then sent the document to Fang Xi and Fang Nan to get their feedback on whether the story worked.
After a moment’s thought, he also sent the story to Bai Miyun, who was upstairs.
Ye Chui awaited Fang Nan and Fang Xi’s feedback on his two-thousand-word story.
However, before they could respond, a dialogue box suddenly popped up on Ye Chui’s screen. It was from Bai Miyun—
“Can I turn this story into a novel?”