Chapter 458 Dedicated to you who have a childlike heart

"Sister."

Keli Electronics.

In one of the branch factories of Linmu Financial Holdings in Pengcheng, Lin Yao met Lin Xi and Pei Yingyun, whom she had not seen for a long time.

"Is it hot?"

Lin Xi saw Lin Yao and immediately greeted her, then asked gently.

"Just got off the car, are you okay? I heard that LABO has officially achieved mass production?"

"Well, several sets of molds have been tested and no problems have been found. As long as it is needed, it can be put into full production immediately."

Seeing that his sister seemed to be more concerned about the condition of LABO, Lin Xi stopped talking and took her directly into the factory.

The two walked all the way and came to a meeting room inside the factory.

As soon as they walked in.

Lin Yao was slightly startled.

A pile of paper toys were piled on the table, such as fishing rods, motorcycle heads, small houses, robot backpacks, cameras... and a man and a woman were surrounding this pile of toys, one was assembling and the other was debugging the switch.

Lin Yao took a closer look and found that she had some impression of these two people.

The man seemed to be a technician from the hardware department of the console product department,

and the woman seemed to be a specially hired craftsman. When Lin Yao looked at them, they also saw Lin Yao and stood up immediately.

"What's the situation?"

Lin Yao guessed the situation at the moment, walked forward a few steps, and then looked curiously.

"It has been trial-produced before, and this is just the final confirmation before mass production. Although some labos have not been actually tested, there shouldn't be any problems."

The technician in the hardware department was a 20-year-old boy. When he heard Lin Yao's question, he immediately replied shyly.

"That's good."

Lin Yao nodded gently.

In fact, she also knew that the probability of problems was not high.

After all, the so-called LABO, the principle is quite simple, that is, relying on the vibration and gyroscope of the switch handle, and the infrared function of one of the handles, to interact with the paper toy accordingly, and then feedback to the game in real time.

"...It's quite interesting, I didn't expect that a paper version could be played like this, and it can also combine software and hardware."

On the other side, the specially hired craftsman also spoke.

She was a young woman who looked to be in her thirties. Her name was Chen Rong. She looked more relaxed than the technicians in the hardware department.

She looked at the paper toys on the table and did not hide her amazement.

Although the cardboard toys were made by her according to Lin Yao's design, they were not complicated.

But she had to admit that this combination of software and hardware really opened her eyes.

She had been doing handicrafts for so many years, but this was the first time she saw someone play with cardboard so delicately...

Lin Yao smiled and replied, "After all, it is a derivative of the game console. Of course, it is impossible to sell cardboard purely."

"Well, I want to buy one for my daughter. It is probably difficult for people with poor hands-on ability to stick to it. But this kind of assembly toy that is completely templated and has teaching animations is probably very popular among children."

Chen Rong looked at the pile of toys on the table, paused, and then said, "But Mr. Lin, there is one thing I don't know if I should say."

"You say."

Lin Yao nodded indifferently.

"Although I don't want to pour cold water on you, I also think this toy set is quite interesting, but I feel that... it's targeted at children. If it's an adult, they'll probably get bored after playing for a while."

Chen Rong said boldly: "For example, I don't know if I can be a reference, but after I assemble the toy and play with it for a while, I lose the fun of continuing to play. This is a problem. And most importantly, this thing needs a matching console to use, and the console is not cheap, two thousand yuan! If it's targeted at children, there should be few parents willing to buy a two thousand yuan console for their children and just let the children fold cardboard."

"Well, it's true..."

Lin Yao nodded after hearing what Chen Rong said.

She had to admit it.

LABO, no matter how good it looks, has never been very playable.

Whether it's a paper piano or a robot, an adult will get bored after playing for a while.

In addition to the high price at the beginning.

This is also the reason why LABO's sales in Lin Yao's previous life were very average.

But...

Lin Yao smiled: "To be honest, the reason for making this Labo is not only commercial, but also mainly to convey a message to console players - 'It can still be like this'. This is an invisible investment. For example, when you want to buy a toy for your daughter, LABO has actually been successful."

"...I really don't understand the console. I'm too nosy."

Chen Rong was stunned when she heard this, and then she felt a little embarrassed.

"No, thank you for pointing out the defects of this product. I am very grateful. We will try our best to overcome these defects."

Lin Yao smiled brightly at her.

Next.

She played with LABO a little in the conference room.

It was really interesting at first.

But because it was not assembled by herself, the fun was much less. In the end, Lin Yao simply took a cardboard and folded it up.

Finally.

She stayed in the conference room for more than an hour. The technicians of the console hardware department and Chen Rong tested all the toys and said goodbye.

And Lin Yao finally assembled her own LABO, which was a paper piano.

Remove the console handle.

Assemble it on the paper piano, and then gently press the keys.

"Do."

The voice came.

Lin Yao leaned back in her chair and smiled contentedly.

Indeed.

It was the most interesting when assembling.

"Isn't this game just for invisible investment?"

Lin Xi had been standing behind Lin Yao, watching her play with the cardboard. Seeing that she finally got it done, she immediately smiled and asked.

"Sister is so smart."

Lin Yao turned around, flattered her a little, and then said: "In fact, some of the things I said just now are hard to explain to Chen Rong. There are still many benefits of this thing. In addition to invisible investment and changing the reputation of domestic games, the most important purpose is to sell creativity. To put it bluntly, it is to make players feel that Switch is awesome... As long as this effect can be achieved, even if Labo can't be sold, we will still make money.

Besides, you should also know that this thing is just a cardboard. The cost of realizing creativity is extremely low. Even if you lose money, it's actually not that much...

But this thing is low-cost, but it is very easy to make people's eyes light up, and it can make some blue ocean players who are almost insulated from game consoles interested, achieve a certain marketing effect, and increase the number of installations."

This is the truth.

As soon as the promotional video of Labo in Lin Yao's previous life came out, it became a hot topic almost instantly. Whether it was the ridicule of "low-age", "Miyamoto Shigeru collecting waste paper", or "hardcore players", it was all hot!

"Moreover, in a sense, this thing can also play a certain role in feeding back to the game, such as showing the possibility of the Joy-Con handle to third parties, which can be regarded as showing the functions of the handle to third-party manufacturers."

Lin Yao paused, then counted on her fingers, and said: "Low-cost production, high-quality experience, unique creative value-added, software and hardware platform integration... This is the meaning of LABO."

"..."

Lin Xi looked at her sister sitting on the chair, a little dazed.

"Of course, although it's not a big loss to say it, it's impossible to watch it lose money."

Lin Yao didn't notice Lin Xi's expression and continued: "Since our creativity is limited, let the players play with it. I plan to add LABO to the membership service of Switch, make the programming tools according to the standards of the World of Warcraft map editor, and make it completely open source, so that players can freely modify the games they bought. At the same time, it will also be open to third-party and first-party production teams. Any first-party and third-party games, as long as they are willing, can adapt their games to LABO and use it as a cheap peripheral.

For example, for "Mario Kart", I plan to adapt the steering wheel in LABO.

Although I don't know the effect.

But it's not wrong to try it first. In addition, we are also more friendly to the people in terms of pricing. In addition to making the design drawings public so that players can make their own cardboard toys, we officially sell the finished products at a lower price, about 15 yuan, as long as we don't lose money after counting the cost. The same is true for the game pricing, try to be within 200.

After this set of actions, the possibility of loss should not be high."

"..."

Lin Xi finally reacted. She looked at Lin Yao's fair face and suddenly said, "In fact, it was the best thing for you to take over Linmu Financial Holdings..."

"Ah? Why are you saying this suddenly?"

Lin Yao was stunned.

"I was inspired." Lin Xi shook her head gently.

"Come on."

Lin Yao jumped up from the chair, patted her perky buttocks, and then said, "Do you want to take a vacation? Let me take over Linmu Financial Holdings... Stop talking, take me to see the fitness ring! This is the point."

After that,

she pulled Lin Xi to leave the meeting room.

No matter how many hidden benefits labo has, in the final analysis, it is still a gimmick creativity rather than reality, and commercialization cannot see the effect immediately.

But the fitness ring is different, it is more inclined to 'product', and Lin Yao is indeed more concerned about it.

"Can't I see it here?"

Lin Xi was dragged to the door by Lin Yao, and suddenly thought of something and spoke.

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"We've reached the door, let's go to your office. You have an office in the factory, right?"

"...Yes, what do you want to eat for lunch?"

"You decide, anything is fine."

Pei Yingyun stood there, watching the two sisters leave the meeting room talking and laughing, and smiled softly.

What a good relationship...

...

A few minutes later.

Lin Yao came to Lin Xi's office in the factory and got the fitness ring...which is also the resistance ring.

In fact, the fitness ring is a variant of the resistance ring, but compared to the ordinary resistance ring, it has a handle installation position, a leg ring, and then supplemented with games...

If the player can persist, in fact, holding a ring-shaped object can also exercise.

As long as you can persist, you can save 400.

"...How is it?"

Lin Xi looked at her sister waving the fitness ring in her hand, and asked with some amusement.

"Well... Actually, if we follow the standard of resistance rings in the market, there will be no problem. The most important thing about this game is the software. This is the motivation for players to keep exercising... That is what I said not long ago, the integration of software and hardware platforms."

Lin Yao put down the fitness ring in her hand and replied: "Give the sample to the project team of the host product department first, and we will talk about it if there are any problems in the future, but I don't think there will be any big problems."

"Okay."

Lin Xi nodded after hearing this.

"...Speaking of which, I haven't exercised for a long time."

Lin Yao waved the fitness ring again, then thought about it, held both sides of the fitness ring with both hands, leaned forward, and did a very difficult move: "After the game comes out, maybe I can also exercise to lose weight..."

"You are still losing weight? I envy you."

Lin Xi looked at Lin Yao, who was raising one of her long legs and showing off her beautiful and stunning body curves, and an envious expression appeared on her face: "You never get fat no matter how much you eat."

"Can you? I haven't seen you exercise before. You're not fat either."

Lin Yao turned her head and looked at Lin Xi in surprise.

"There's a treadmill at the Linmu Financial Holdings headquarters... How come you haven't exercised before?"

Lin Xi came to Lin Yao's side, gently pinched her flat belly, and said unhappily: "Do you think everyone is like you, with meat growing where it should grow? I'm quite surprised that you, who don't exercise at all, can come up with an idea like a fitness ring..."

But she didn't finish her words.

"Hey hey hey..."

Lin Yao was pinched on the belly, and immediately trembled, unable to keep balance, and stumbled directly.

Lin Xi quickly stopped talking, opened her hands, and caught Lin Yao who fell to the side.

The two sisters stepped back step by step.

Until.

Boom -

Lin Xi hugged Lin Yao and bumped into the desk, then stopped.

"Why are you scratching your belly? And what do you mean by "the meat should grow in the right place?"

Lin Yao stopped and immediately glared at Lin Xi.

"Don't you know it yourself?"

Lin Xi leaned on the desk, one hand around Lin Yao's slender waist, and the other hand gently patted her perky buttocks wrapped in jeans: "You have such a good figure!"

"...I'll give you the meat, okay?"

Lin Yao glared at her again unhappily: "And you're saying that you're bad, look in the mirror!"

"That depends on who you compare yourself with." Lin Xi couldn't help laughing.

Actually, the two sisters are really not much different.

Although they dress very differently.

One is a queen, shirt, dress, high heels.

The other is a girl, T-shirt, light-colored jeans, white shoes.

But the difference between the two is really not much, both have slender waists and plump breasts, both have supermodel-like long legs and pretty faces.

Maybe Lin Yao, who is leaning on Lin Xi, looks a little better... But this is the credit of the jeans, plus Lin Yao is leaning on Lin Xi, so the body curve is more prominent, and the visual effect is indeed more amazing.

But in the final analysis, if you really have to choose, it's not easy to choose...

Oh, that's not right.

In fact, no one can choose...

...

Lin Yao stayed in the factory for a whole morning.

In fact, her purpose was not only to see the products, but also to meet Lin Xi.

So she was delayed for a long time. She accompanied Lin Xi to have lunch, and then chatted until more than three o'clock before returning to Lin Mu's studio. As soon as she

returned to Lin Mu's studio.

Lin Yao learned from Mu Wanqing that the heads of the two first-party studios, Conglong and Xihan, had been waiting for a long time...

Lin Yao was a little surprised and went to the conference room to meet them.

Then, she heard a request that surprised her.

"Boss, I suggest that we change the game into an action adventure!"

Wang Mang, the head of Conglong Studio, looked at Lin Yao and gritted his teeth and said, "We accepted your suggestion, and then went back to hold a meeting. Several core members discussed it and found that in order to maximize the excitement of the story, it is best to make it a linear process... For example, "Sherlock Holmes" unfolds from Watson's first-person perspective, and then according to the setting of the script's recollection, the whole case is presented to the player. The player's position is to promote the story, not the reasoner."

"Do you mean similar to the film narrative?" Lin Yao frowned slightly and asked.

"Yes."

Wang Mang nodded and continued:

"Because if it is made into a mystery game, players will have to look for clues and make it an open world to some extent... But the open world plus action gameplay plus the positioning of mystery games are not so compatible.

The common point of mystery games is to pay attention to details and abnormal people, and most importantly, to pay attention to unreasonable phenomena. In simple terms, it is to let players play the role of detectives and give full play to their brains.

This requires adding a lot of interactions, a lot of dialogues, and a lot of optional items to the game! This is not attractive to most mainstream players, and the audience rate is too low.

Most players will definitely choose an option at random, and after asking questions, they will continue to advance the story. If we set a restriction that the story cannot be advanced if the clue is wrong, then not all players are detectives. What if they get stuck?

If there is no restriction on the player, Sherlock Holmes, as the protagonist, will definitely give the player an answer in the end, then the large amount of interaction and questioning in the previous stage will be meaningless.

So we are left with two choices. One is to make it a pure reasoning game, compress the action elements, and let the players use their own intelligence to investigate, dig details, and find clues in a world. This will have a limited audience. After all, not all players are willing to use their brains to crack the carefully designed cases in the script.

Another option is to make an action game with reasoning elements. The game script is already very story-oriented. Players can play the role of the story promoter, and then insert reasoning elements into it. The ultimate goal of the player is to advance the story and enjoy the bizarre case, rather than to solve the case. The task of solving the case is left to the detective, and the player is responsible for advancing and enjoying the story. The advantage of this is that the action system can be added, and the audience rate will be much higher.

Then, on this basis, the dual-line parallel narrative mode is still retained, and the player is still responsible for finding clues. He can still interact with Holmes and give his own reasoning, but the reasoning elements are compressed! Focus on the story, not the reasoning. "

"..."

After listening to Wang Mang's words, Lin Yao lowered his head slightly, thinking.

Reasoning, action, games...

She pondered for a long time before looking up: "Do you have the same idea?"

Lin Yao looked at Zhang Tian.

Zhang Tian nodded: "Well, I have encountered the same problem here. I also think it would be better to focus on the story. The script is already exciting enough. Instead of asking the players to solve the case, it is better to let the players enjoy the whole story."

"I understand."

Lin Yao bowed her head again.

In fact, in the final analysis, this is a question of genre selection.

Lin Yao remembered in her previous life that there was a question asking whether GalGame was a game.

She thought it was a game.

It's just that this kind of game only has choices, and then relies on choices to give players enough sense of substitution, so that players feel that they are playing.

This is a kind of game... that needs to be adapted to, because for many people, clicking on a choice is not considered playing a game, but only reading a visual novel.

The same problem applies to pure reasoning games. Players need to use their brains, ask questions one by one, look for clues, find unusual things, and finally find the real murderer. This is also playing.

But for many players, this also requires adaptation.

And most players will stay away from it.

It is for this reason that Lin Yao wants to add more "gameplay" to the game... to increase the audience.

But it is obvious that the heads of the two first-party studios do not have the confidence to balance the "gameplay", "reasoning" and "audience".

It is indeed difficult to think about it. Lin Yao will be watching the production of this department throughout the process, and then use all her experience, maybe it is possible.

But the two first-party studios are a bit uncertain.

"I understand."

Lin Yao nodded and looked up: "Then the script needs to be slightly changed. You can come at the same time tomorrow."

After she said that, she hurriedly got up and left the meeting room.

The two heads were left looking at each other.

On the other side.

Lin Yao returned to her position, reopened the document, and planned to slightly move the two scripts towards the direction of movies and TV series.

Since the two first-party studios cannot balance, it is also a good thing to position the game as an action game with reasoning elements, giving players a movie-like experience instead of asking players to reason...

This can save a lot of trouble.

Because if you think about it carefully, it will indeed bring a lot of trouble to advertise a reasoning game and then add an action system.

Let's not talk about being criticized for impure blood.

The division of factions is also a problem.

Sherlock Holmes is considered a junior here, but in Lin Yao's previous life, he was the father of detective novels. In addition to the founder Edgar Allan Poe, Sherlock Holmes was considered the father of all detective novels. When the Sherlock Holmes series was published, there was no distinction between the social school and the aberrant school.

The orthodox school is also called the classical school, the original and most original detective novel.

Logically speaking, there should be no problem in defining Sherlock Holmes as a classical orthodox school, but the fact is that this is controversial... Some say it is the aberrant school, and some say it is the social school. As for

Di Renjie, the factional debate is even greater. Although Lin Yao feels that most of Di Renjie's cases involve the court, the first case in the first part, the Mission Shock, involves diplomacy, rebellion, and officialdom. And every case afterwards is basically related to the Li family and Wu Zetian's ascension to the throne, a major event that occurs once in five thousand years. How can this be considered as a social school, but it is also controversial.

This was the case in the previous life, and it is probably even more so here...

The reasoning works here will also be marked with their own categories, making it more convenient for readers to search for the types they like.

But Lin Yao's brain was really not enough, and he was also afraid that the players would really quarrel... It would be better to make an action game with reasoning elements and put an end to it.

For action games, no one cares about impure blood.

Sherlock Holmes is an action-adventure theme.

Di Renjie is an action-adventure theme with official elements.

Hmm.

"That's it."

Lin Yao thought about it and started typing.

Prepare to make the script more cinematic.

...

On June 27th.

The new script was handed over to the two responsible persons.

The two first-party studios determined the direction and started working again.

After Lin Yao finished the scripts for the two action games, he went to check the promotional video of LABO without stopping.

Yes.

LABO is about to be announced.

Although this product is just a bonus compared to the fitness ring, Lin Yao is also very concerned.

Because this product is considered the first cannon of console games in the second half of the year.

At the same time.

She also paid attention to the situation of the game platform.

Game player is still aggressive, as if it is going to fight to the death with the Vaporwave game platform.

Promotional activities are still being held.

As usual, the Vaporwave gaming platform is about to hold a summer sale.

On the forum,

the topic has been discussed a lot.

Many players have begun to predict who will win the summer sale.

Some players still express their concerns about the future of the Vaporwave gaming platform.

Of course, there are also players who don't care, thinking that it is unnecessary to worry about Linmu Studio and the future of the two platforms.

After all, it doesn't matter which platform you use, you can use them together.

If both platforms are from overseas giants, players really won't care.

But the Vaporwave gaming platform is backed by Linmu Studio.

In Lin Yao's previous life, console manufacturers all had fans who analyzed the advantages of Xbox One and Sony, expressed their concerns and regrets.

As a domestic company that has repeatedly created miracles, it is not surprising that fans of Linmu Studio are worried about Linmu Studio.

You can call it convert fanaticism or brain-dead, they are sincerely worried about Linmu Studio.

Lin Yao is quite grateful.

The time came to June 30th.

The day before the summer promotion of Linmu Studio's Vaporwave game platform was opened.

Just when the players' discussion on the two major platforms reached its peak.

Suddenly.

Linmu Studio released a new trailer.

The name of the trailer is-"Labo".

It is very unclear.

When players saw the name of the trailer, their first reaction was this.

And when the players thought this was a new game, and Linmu Studio was going to defeat Game Player with an exclusive game, they clicked on the video with great expectations, and they were even more confused.

Click.

After the classic logo, what appeared in the center of the screen was not the game screen, but an assembly line...

Assembly line?

Where's the game?

Why is it a real picture?

Just when the player was confused.

With the humming sound of the assembly line running, a piece of cardboard appeared at the exit of the leveler and fell on the conveyor.

The camera moved forward with the cardboard.

Then in the middle of the assembly line, a steel mold with dense lines fell and printed on the cardboard.

With a click.

Various partition-like lines appeared on the cardboard, and then it came to the end along the conveyor belt.

Dong-

accompanied by dynamic drum beats.

Different cardboards fell to the ground and appeared in the center of the screen.

Then, a pair of hands appeared. He picked up a piece of cardboard and removed the part planned by the mold from it.

Then.

Disassemble, fold, buckle, and combine.

As the parts were formed and assembled one by one.

A paper piano appeared on the screen...

At this time, the hands that had just assembled the paper piano brought the switch.

He removed the handles on both sides of the switch and installed them on the paper piano that had just been assembled, and then placed the main body of the screen in the groove in front of the paper piano.

"Do."

The actor knelt on the ground and gently pressed the keys of the paper piano.

Accompanied by the crisp sound of the piano.

Various "paper toys" appeared on the screen. A

small house made of paper.

A small robot made of paper.

A motorcycle head made of paper.

A fishing rod.

A camera.

A joystick.

A controller...

But what makes them different from ordinary paper toys is that... All of them have the iconic red and blue handles of the Switch!

As the paper toys were displayed one by one, the music changed and became more lively.

Various ways to play with paper toys and the Switch were also displayed one by one.

Playing the piano, fishing, controlling a motorcycle, using a controller to control a small robot made of paper, and... just wearing a paper backpack and punching like wearing an exoskeleton.

As the little actor carrying a paper backpack punched in real life.

The screen switched to the game.

The robot in the game also punched and knocked down a house.

The little actor in real life squatted down, and the robot in the game changed into a driving form and whizzed away.

Various different paper toys! Various different ways to play!

The players were even more confused.

At the end of the promotional video.

A piece of cardboard was picked up, and the huge OGO printed on the cardboard appeared in the center of the screen.

"LABO"!

Dedicated to you who have a childlike heart!

(End of this chapter)