Chapter 510 Closing Ceremony

The penultimate day of the Linmu Carnival.

That evening.

Shortly after the meeting ended.

The trailer and actual machine demonstration video of "World of Warcraft" were released.

At the same time, the official website for the closed beta qualification reservation was also released.

As the most popular online game launched by the most watched game company in China for a long time, it was released at an event like Linmu Carnival. Its popularity can be imagined. It is

roughly equivalent to Blizzard's peak period. In the second year after the release of Overwatch, it launched an online game at the carnival, and this online game was called "Titan" (not a mobile game).

Even if we put aside the fact that the game itself is a big deal, it can be said to be a matter of great attention in the gaming circle!

This is why so many players are discussing "World of Warcraft".

And this game is very interesting from the information released and the information disclosed at the meeting!

Linmu Studio has not made the gimmick of making online games for a long time, and the game itself has fresh and interesting mechanisms such as dual-camp confrontation.

One plus one

is directly greater than two.

In this case.

It is not surprising that the players are very enthusiastic about the discussion.

After the reservation page was released, the enthusiasm of the players was high, and it is conceivable...

This time, Linmu Studio was also a little bit careful, and did not hide the number of reservations, but announced it openly.

All the players who opened the reservation page at the first time saw that the number of reservations was a few thousand, and then it was refreshed and directly became a wonder of 30,000.

And when it came to the prime time in the evening, the number of reservations soared at a rate of 50,000 per second!

In the end, the players saw with their own eyes that the number of reservations exceeded one million, two million, three million, four million, and then five million...

There were domestic players and overseas players.

After all, the audience of Linmu Studio's games is not only domestic.

Players were excited to see the number of reservations rise, and they felt proud of it.

The peers were like eating shit, watching the number of reservations soar.

Although the reservation threshold is not high and there is no cost, it is one of the reasons for the soaring number of reservations.

But it's really outrageous!

This speed is really terrifying!

Some peers even suspect that Linmu Studio is faking it!

But if you open the game-related community, as long as it is a slightly well-known community, you can see discussions related to "World of Warcraft".

This...

The low threshold for reservations and the fact that there is no price are indeed one of the main reasons for the surge in the number of reservations.

But when you say that players are not interested, your peers will be the first to not believe it...

Facts have proved it.

Linmu Studio is indeed back... Their emperor is indeed back...

Linmu Studio's peers who have not had a good life for long can only hope that Linmu Studio will cause controversy like "World of Warcraft" and "Monster Hunter" in the past two days, or

that the game will fail after the public beta. But on second thought, the controversy of "Monster Hunter" has been resolved...

and "World of Warcraft" doesn't look like it will fail after watching the trailer and the actual game.

Despair immediately arose.

So it's normal that many peers can't sleep anyway.

They have no choice. They

can't even interrupt the players' carnival mood.

How to interrupt? Organize a similar event?

Whether it's too late or not, they don't have the capital to organize an event like "Linmu Carnival".

Other big companies with well-known IPs may be able to hold it.

But what does online games have to do with them? Besides, after players experienced the "Linmu Carnival", their psychological expectations for such activities were already extremely high. Who would want to make themselves bored?

So in the end, the peers could only sigh and say, "Why are they back again?"

Then, they just had to make do with it... and prayed with their hands together that there would be no problems with the public beta of "World of Warcraft", and it would be best if it failed.

What else could they do?

And this night passed with the players' heated discussions and their peers' hands together and praying.

The next day.

The May Day holiday in China officially ended.

But the popularity of the live broadcast of "Linmu Carnival" did not decrease but increased.

Because there were more players who got up early, they subconsciously turned on the live broadcast before they were ready to go out, ready to see if there was any other information worth paying attention to, and then went out to the work place, and those who had the conditions kept the live broadcast room open.

Many people even asked for leave.

This is why the live broadcast is more popular.

Players are afraid of missing important information!

After all, although the title of the live broadcast is "trial play and closing ceremony", what if there are new pictures of the game in the trial play?

Linmu Studio announced several new games, and they are all very interested!

Yesterday's "World of Warcraft" raised the expectations of most players who know Linmu Studio to the highest level, especially domestic players.

Although it is not as exaggerated as growing up playing Linmu Studio games.

But Linmu Studio's online games have indeed accompanied many players through their ivory tower time.

Now Linmu Studio has launched another online game. You can say it is nostalgic or simply interested, anyway, they don't want to miss it.

The scene of the "Linmu Carnival" is even more outrageous.

In the end, the staff who checked the tickets reported that only three people did not come.

Yes.

For such a big event, with no new games to be announced, only three people chose to go back to work, while everyone else came.

This was beyond Lin Yao's expectations.

Li Guangsheng and Mou Feng also came today...

They originally planned not to come on the last day, after all, if they missed the trial and closing ceremony, they missed it.

What did the trial and closing ceremony of a single-player game have to do with them? There was not much experience to learn.

But plans can never keep up with changes.

A "World of Warcraft" made their bodies honest, and they ran over obediently...

They wanted to test the quality of this "World of Warcraft" that was envisioned as the biggest crisis for Tianhu.

"Next, we will queue up in two trial areas separately. No matter what, we must find out the details of this online game!"

Mou Feng reminded Li Guangsheng next to him while queuing for ticket checking.

"Yeah." Li Guangsheng nodded.

"Remember to learn as much as possible about this game." Mou Feng was still worried and reminded him again.

In order to get a trial.

He woke up Li Guangsheng, who was basically asleep, in advance.

Then they came to the venue together in a depressed mood.

Not on time like before.

Just for the trial play!

"I understand." Li Guangsheng rubbed his eyebrows: "I also know the seriousness of the matter, don't worry,"

"Okay, then go in."

Mou Feng saw that it was his turn.

After leaving a sentence.

The ticket check was successful and entered the venue.

Then he took Li Guangsheng and went straight to the trial play area of ​​"World of Warcraft".

Then.

He was dumbfounded.

The situation in the trial play area can be described in one word.

That is a sea of ​​people...

Several staff members held signs to indicate where the players should line up, while evacuating the crowd and asking the players not to block the passage as much as possible.

But even if several staff members came together, it was still very reluctant.

The players were too enthusiastic.

And the players in line, even if there were thousands of people in front of them, were still excited.

After all, there would be no meeting today, only the closing ceremony in the evening.

They can play here... No, spend a whole day! They

will definitely be able to play the trial play of the new game!

"...Fuck!"

Mou Feng looked at the excited players and the long queue. The ticket stub in his hand fell to the ground. He opened his mouth and was stunned for a long time.

He cursed.

Damn it! He came early!

Why are there so many people!

Is it really necessary?

Is it really necessary? ! ?

You are staying at the venue, right? ?

The two of them hadn't slept all night, and now seeing this scene, they couldn't help but feel more desperate.

When will it take to play the trial?

What made them even more desperate was the occasional shouting in the trial area...

"Fuck! Teldrassil is so beautiful... elegant and mysterious night elf architecture, but it's too complicated, it feels like a maze, it's worthy of being an elf!"

"The graphics are so good, the warriors are so handsome!!"

"I met someone from the tribe! The other side has started PVP, the one on the opposite side, isn't that you!"

"The sound of the murloc is so weird, let me listen to it again."

"Go to the dungeon, go to the dungeon!"

"Psycho, what level are you at, and do you have enough time?"

"New map! Ashenvale! Fuck! Can I play for a day!?"

"..."

Mou Feng and Li Guangsheng listened attentively to the players' fuss.

Then they stood there like petrified.

The only thought was.

Fuck!

It can't be that bad! Are

the players so satisfied?

The two were silent for a long time, then looked at each other, both showing helpless expressions.

...

Probably they also had a premonition that there would be a lot of people trying out new games such as "World of Warcraft".

Linmu Studio has also made preparations in the past few days.

The venues that were previously determined not to host fan meetings were now equipped with equipment.

Players can come here to play Linmu Studio's existing games with like-minded people, and have an exciting game with the players on site.

For example, "Breakout", "Mario Kart", "Splatoon", "Warcraft"...

These sections allow many players who don't want to spend a whole day queuing to find fun.

You can hear words like "rush B!", "Tu Di!", "I, the king of the human race, am I kidding you?", "Give me some face and don't throw turtle shells on my head. My carriage has never won first place." There are

smiling faces of players everywhere...

Seeing the crowds of people queuing up to try out the games, Li Guangsheng and Mou Feng, who were preparing to walk around to kill time, became more and more silent as they walked around.

It's so contagious...

Even though it was the last day without the fan meeting, players with excited conversations and happy smiles on their faces could be seen everywhere.

He passed by a pair of players talking and laughing again.

Mou Feng suddenly stopped.

He sighed.

"Let's go play games too."

Li Guangsheng was shocked: "Ah? Why? You have thick eyebrows and big eyes..."

"If we walk around any more, I'm afraid I'll lose all my spirit."

Mou Feng interrupted him directly and pulled him to the play area.

There was no way.

The atmosphere was too good and the appeal was too strong. He had a hunch that the 'Linmu Carnival' was going to become one of the most successful game events. It would probably attract more and more attention in the future, just like the Global Game Awards... It might even become a game event that attracted the attention of players all over the world.

After all, the first carnival left a deep impression on all players.

He didn't want to watch it anymore, otherwise he would only become more and more desperate.

It would be better to immerse himself in the game, just like the players, so that he could prevent himself from having wild thoughts.

Li Guangsheng saw Mou Feng's face and fell silent.

Then.

The two of them went to various game areas and played for a whole day...

but in the end they still didn't get a chance to try out World of Warcraft.

There were too many people.

The solutions they could think of, such as queuing up during lunch time, were also thought of by the players.

They couldn't play better than the younger players...

In the end, they played a lot of other existing games of Linmu Studio. They

were quite happy... just like other players.

And the facts proved

that one day was not enough.

The trials of other new games were okay, after all, they were opened a few days ago, and most interested players had experienced them, but the trial of World of Warcraft was opened the latest, and the online game trial time was also relatively long, so many people still didn't get a chance to try it.

But everyone was very happy. Even

if there was no trial, it was very happy to play the existing games of Linmu Studio with like-minded people in this environment!

Although it was the last day, they were a little reluctant to see the end of the "Linmu Carnival", but they were still happy! !

And this mood lasted until the evening.

The final closing ceremony was about to begin.

All the players put away their happy smiles.

It's about to end...

The players spontaneously gave up queuing and the games they were playing, and began to rush to the main stage.

Soon.

At around six o'clock.

Everyone came to the main stage.

Including Mou Feng and Li Guangsheng.

Logically, they should have gone back since they didn't get to play the trial, but they still came.

Front row.

"It's about to end."

Li Yu looked at the drum set on the stage with a look of reluctance.

"Yeah... I hope Lin Yao can still appear at the closing ceremony." Yi Wenwen next to him also looked at the stage, "It would be best if she could wear high heels."

"You are really persistent." Li Yu glanced at him.

"Of course, I dream of Lin Yao appearing on the stage again! Damn it! If Lin Yao doesn't appear, I will definitely come again next year!"

"...Me too."

On the other side of Li Yu.

Ma Wen did not express his doubts about the drum set on the stage. Instead, he said with regret: "Pete, this is the best game event I have ever participated in. It's a pity that it is about to end! I never thought I would be so happy before I came here."

"Yes, but why do you say there is a drum set on the stage?" Pete nodded and asked.

"Shit! Are you deliberately taking revenge?"

"I'm just curious. The opening ceremony left a deep impression on me. I am a little reluctant to see this event end. I hope it will have a perfect ending."

"Okay, but I don't know. I think Linmu Studio should not let us down."

"..."

The players in the venue whispered to each other.

At the same time.

Backstage.

Lin Yao tied her neat ponytail and looked at the staff who were eager to participate in the performance, and said: "Let's put a perfect end to the Linmu Carnival!"

"Oh!!!"

Zhu Nianqiao was the first to raise her hand and loudly expressed her agreement.

And this time, the others did not ignore it, but raised their hands with her and acted silly together.

Because they were also very happy and excited.

Seeing this, Lin Yao smiled, said "Come on!", and then pulled Mu Wanqing away to change clothes.

She had to go on stage one more time.

...

Main stage.

As seven o'clock approached...

the lights in the auditorium dimmed, and the lights on the stage lit up.

"Here we go."

Seeing this, Mou Feng sighed. Once he left the game, he felt a little melancholy.

Damn, I'm so envious! !

Li Guangsheng remained silent.

At the same time.

Live broadcast websites at home and abroad.

Lin Mu Carnival's live broadcast room.

As the evening rush hour arrived, the number of players watching the live broadcast online reached its peak!

The staff of the live broadcast website stared at the live broadcast of the closing ceremony, on the one hand to prevent it from crashing, and on the other hand they wanted to watch it.

At this moment, many colleagues from Linmu Studio also turned on the live broadcast as if possessed by a ghost.   They

also wanted to see how Linmu Studio would put an end to the carnival... in the spotlight.   Seven o'clock arrived.   Bang.   With fireworks blooming on the edge of the stage.   The screen on the stage began to play the images of the previous five days of the carnival.   Then four staff members walked onto the stage while waving.   One carried a bass, one carried a guitar, one held a drumstick, and the last lead singer was empty-handed.   They each took their positions.   "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!"   The players cheered loudly when they saw this scene.   The players knew the staff who came on stage.   The one carrying the bass is Zhong Xiu, the boss of Linmu Studio's PC department. The one sitting behind the drum set is the well-known noob Qi Jianhua. Although the players don't know the guitarist and the lead singer, they must be staff members of Linmu Studio.   They can guess that the closing ceremony is also related to music.   But they really didn't expect that the staff of Linmu Studio would personally perform on stage.   And the players' guess was not wrong.   The lead singer and the guitarist are indeed studio staff members of Linmu Studio. The guitarist is Xu Yan and the lead singer is Yan Xin.   In addition to making games, one of them plays the guitar well and the other has a very good voice, which is why they came on stage.   "Good evening, everyone!"   Lead singer Yan Xin came to the microphone and shouted loudly.   In response to him, there was a tsunami of cheers.   Yan Xin immediately grinned, then looked at the others present, and suddenly raised his hand and placed it in front of the microphone.   He clapped his hands gently.   The amplified applause spread throughout the venue through the sound equipment.   At the same time, the sound of the drum set sounded.   The drum beats matched the applause and became the rhythm.   Then the guitar and bass played together.   Yan Xin put down his hands at the right time and moved to the microphone.   He kept on the beat.   He shook his head gently.   The rhythm infected all the players.   Yan Xin spoke.   [Buddy you're a boy make a big noise (buddy you are a boy who only knows how to shout)]   [Playing in the streets gonna be a big man someday (playing in the streets hoping to become a big man someday)]   [You got mud on your face (you got muddy face)]   [You big disgrace (extremely embarrassed)]   It was one of the most famous songs of Queen, "We will rock you".   Yan Xin's voice with a strong metallic texture resounded throughout the main stage.   You said that you can't compare with Freddie, the lead singer of Queen, let alone stage presence, after all, you are an amateur.   But the infectious power of music is always there, especially after you invest your emotions!   In fact.   The moment the song sounded, the audience was stunned.   Haven't you heard of this song?   But soon.   This idea was thrown behind their heads.   So everyone subconsciously followed the infectious rhythm and shook their legs.   [Kicking your can all over the place]   [Singing ] [We   will, we will rock you] [We will, we will rock you]   and the song reached its climax.   The voice with a strong metallic texture took the lead.   Then, the guitar, bass and drummer sang "We will   rock you " together.   Instantly!   All the players got goose bumps!   Then, cheers rang out.   I don't know who took the lead, but all the players followed the drum beats and applauded.   The dense applause stuck to the infectious rhythm .   Let the lead singer Yan Xin sing it a second time, which seemed even more shocking.   Offstage.   Mou Feng heard the applause mixed with the drum beats, and looked at the lead singer on the stage with veins on his neck.   He suddenly shuddered and his whole body trembled.   Goose bumps all over his body.   "Fuck!"   Mou Feng clenched his fists tightly.   He suppressed his emotions.   It's so shocking!!   But is it necessary?   It is necessary to do this!!!

In fact, everyone had the same feeling as him.

Of course.

The players were even more excited.

In the venue, all the players sang out the lyrics for the second time, or even after listening to them once.

[Singing (loud singing)]

[We will, we will rock you (we will rock you)]

The applause mixed with the chorus.

Resounded throughout the venue.

Everyone couldn't help themselves.

Even Mou Feng.

As expected, the live broadcast website's real-time comment system crashed.

Finally.

The guitar solo sounded.

The atmosphere instantly reached a peak.

All the players blushed and stood up together, roaring and cheering.

"Thank you all for coming to the carnival! Thank you all! I am as happy as you are!"

The song ended.

Yan Xin was completely excited.

He panted, leaned in front of the microphone, and shouted loudly: "In addition to this song, Lin Yao has prepared many songs for me to dedicate to you, but before that, I want to ask you one question... Are you ready?"

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!"

There is no doubt.

In response, he was cheered.

All the players stood up and did not sit back down.

"Then... the next song is Highway."

Yan Xin shouted.

The music started again.

The rhythm changed.

The guitar sounded first.

Yan Xin took a deep breath, smiled, and spoke.

[Open the car window, the sun is above your head]

[To the right of the highway, the boundless ocean]

[I doubt my dream]

A song with a completely different style from the first one.

"Highway" by the Longitudinal Line.

And this time, four staff members sang together.

The only thing that remains unchanged.

Probably the emotions of the players.

[Always have to learn to forget, learn to heal]

[Always have to stumble to find the answer]

[You say I'm always absurd, I admit I am absurd]

[Do you think I like this?]

[The beautiful past time, along the waves, flows to the unknown distance]

There really is no player who can sit still.

Everyone was excited.

Even the players who were watching the live broadcast stood up, smiled, looked at the live broadcast screen, listened to the flowing songs, and waved their fists excitedly.

Live broadcast website.

The real-time comment system crashed, and in the process, the live broadcast of Linmu Carnival rushed to the top of the hot list.

Many viewers who didn't know the truth clicked on the live broadcast and were confused.

Is this a concert?

Including outside the Linmu Carnival venue.

Many people who passed by heard the singing and cheering coming from inside, and were also confused. Is this a concert?

And the players who knew the truth were all happy!

The only one who might not be happy. Probably

only Li Xin, the head of the music studio that has cooperated with Linmu Studio for the longest time since its establishment.

He stayed in the backstage, watching the amateur band singing on the screen, standing next to Xi Qianyu, the head of the marketing department of Linmu Studio, with a look of regret and said: "It's really a waste of talent!!! How good would these songs be if they were recorded by professional singers!!! In the end, they were all played at a scene with only tens of thousands of people! And the listeners were all players! Not fans!"

This time, the songs were basically assisted by them.

He had long felt that it was a waste of talent, and even repeatedly wanted to buy out these songs from Lin Yao and sing them to professional bands.

But Lin Yao ignored him.

Insist on doing so.

Standing next to him, Xi Qianyu, the head of the marketing department of Linmu Studio, who was wearing a professional suit, was listening to the song and jumping and dancing to the rhythm.

But when she heard what Li Xin said, she stopped immediately and rolled her eyes.

Very speechless.

Then, she left directly.

"What are you doing?" Li Xin was confused.

Xi Qianyu didn't say anything. He wanted to go to the scene to listen to the song.

What kind of socializing! Let's talk about it tomorrow!

She didn't want to stay with Li Xin for the time being. She wanted to stay with the players.

She wanted to go to the scene to listen to the songs that Lin Yao said were dedicated to the players and watch her colleagues perform.

It must be more comfortable and happy than backstage!

...

At the same time.

A song was sung again.

Accompanied by the enthusiastic cheers of the audience.

Someone changed on the stage.

The previous drummer, bassist, and guitarist were replaced by new staff.

Zhu Nianqiao is the lead singer.

Basically, everyone in Linmu Studio who can play and has confidence will go up!

Seeing the staff members who had met at the meeting a few days ago, one by one,

the audience had completely forgotten everything else.

As for the entrance,

Lin Yao had always been standing closest to the stage.

She hummed along with the song softly, with a nostalgic expression on her round and pretty oval face, slowly leaning against the wall, then resting her head on Mu Wanqing's shoulder and smiling.

It seems... the effect is good.

The Linmu Carnival should be able to end perfectly, and next, when the new era comes, I hope it can be maintained!

On the other side,

Mu Wanqing looked at Lin Yao's smooth oval face and couldn't help but smile gently.

On the stage,

the staff of Linmu Studio came on stage together.

They sang a mixture of old and new songs!

Including the theme songs of many games.

The enthusiasm of the players is getting higher and higher.

The last round.

Qi Jianhua, Zhong Xiu, guitarist Xu Yan, and lead singer Yan Xin who started at the beginning returned to the stage again.

The players were sweating, but they still jumped and waved to cheer to welcome them.

And this time,

Yan Xin didn't say anything nonsense.

The lights on the stage condensed into a beam.

It directly hit Zhong Xiu, the bassist.

Then, a clear bass sound rang out.

This scene is not common.

Bassist!

The players were slightly startled, and then shouted again.

Then, the ensemble came.

The accompaniment with a strong sense of rhythm sounded.

Yan Xin held the microphone and spoke.

【Ooh, let's go!】

【Steve walks warily down the street】

【With the brim pulled way down low】

【……】

【Are you ready? Hey， are you ready for this?】 【Are you

hanging on the edge of your seat? 】

【Out of the doorway the bullets rip】

【……】

【Another one bites the dust】 【Another one bites the dust

】

Hearing another new song with a strong sense of rhythm.

The players were already very excited!

Li Guangsheng and Mou Feng slowly put a question mark.

They always felt that the lyrics had a certain meaning, but their brains could not turn around. They were completely infected by staying at the scene.

Yan Xin held the microphone, full of emotion, without a trace of skill.

Second time.

He suddenly looked towards the entrance.

Lin Yao stood at the door, looking at Zhong Xiu, the bassist on the stage, and suddenly said, "Do you think Zhong Xiu chose this song because he wanted to show off?"

"It's possible." Mu Wanqing smiled gently, then patted Lin Yao's thin back: "But now is not the time to pay attention to this, it's almost your turn to go on stage."

"...Yeah."

Lin Yao was silent for a moment, looked at Mu Wanqing's beautiful face, suddenly smiled, and grabbed her hand.

Before Mu Wanqing could react, she was pulled forward.

At the same time.

On the stage.

[Oh, take it (get ready!!!)]

Suddenly, with a very rhythmic accompaniment, Yan Xin shouted.

On the stage, the lights suddenly dimmed.

The spotlights were twisted into a beam and

hit the entrance door.

A tall girl in a maid uniform ran up with a queen in a professional suit.

Standing under the spotlight.

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!"

Seeing Lin Yao.

At this moment.

The audience.

Cheers, whistles, screams mixed together.

Unprecedented volume, resounded throughout the venue.

Lin Yao pulled Mu Wanqing to the center of the stage.

"Thank you for coming to the Linmu Carnival!"

Lin Yao didn't care whether the players could hear it or not. She pulled Mu Wanqing and bowed to all the players.

At the same time.

Above the players' heads.

Golden fireworks suddenly exploded and sprinkled on the heads of everyone in the venue.

Music, cheers, fireworks, girls.

The atmosphere reached its peak!

Behind the audience

seats, Xi Qianyu and a large number of Linmu Studio staff jumped and danced with the players to the music.

They were more like players than the players themselves.

Everyone had a happy smile on their faces.

The girl standing on the stage was smiling like a flower.

She stood on the stage, behind the falling golden fireworks, and her figure was reflected in everyone's eyes.

The song flowed quietly. This scene became   another classic scene in the history of world games

after the console launch conference of Linmu Studio, when Lin Yao put her hands behind her back and inserted the console into the dock.   It became a common memory of all players.   　Sorry... I have caused you unhappiness before.   (End of this chapter)