As people's living standards improve, the range of entertainment options available to them is increasing daily.
Lin Wei's creative large-scale script murder mystery games were profitable in the 1990s, but lacked follow-up momentum and remained in a lukewarm state.
For some reason, a blogger tried it once and promoted it on his blog, and the business suddenly boomed.
"I remember playing with it when I was a kid. It scared me to tears. Later, the school organized a trip to play it, and it was so much fun. It's been so many years, and I didn't realize it was still around."
"More than that, its themes are updated every now and then, so everyone can try it again after a while, or vote at the suggestion box at the entrance on which theme they want to play. They will restore the previous theme and operate for a while according to the public's opinions."
“My dad said that his company had organized a trip like this before. At first, the theme was ‘fighting against the odds.’ Oh my god, there were even some bombs. He said it was both funny and tearful. It’s a pity that there were no cameras back then. If I could, I would really like to experience it once and record it.”
"I've also heard my dad say that when he came back, his eyes were red from crying. My mom asked him, but he wouldn't say anything until he couldn't hold it in anymore. But the tickets were so expensive back then. I really want to experience it, but I don't know if I'll ever have the chance."
"Doesn't it have an official Weibo account? Doesn't it have a suggestion box? Let's go and submit our suggestions, let them see it, and then we can restore this topic, right?"
No one expected that an amusement park trip would suddenly make the "Pit-Small Life" theme of the murder mystery game popular, and even trend on social media.
Lin Wei will certainly not disappoint everyone's requests.
“This project was previously led by Zhang Yanyan and managed by An Jing. If it were before, this project would have been handed over to Zhang Yanyan. However, you have just taken on a project and will be going on a business trip out of town for a while, so you may not be able to take care of it.”
Zhang Yanyan nodded, "Although it involves traveling back and forth, I'll need to do this for at least several months, which means I won't be able to make timely decisions about many things. It's a pity that I probably won't be able to participate in this project."
"Then... let's be quiet. Can I entrust this project entirely to you?"
Anjing only has two companies to manage: a buffet restaurant and a burger shop.
However, since these two stores are nationwide chain stores, each brand has thousands or even tens of thousands of stores, even if you don't have to do it yourself, the workload is still substantial.
Honestly, it was a bit much to ask of her to take on this project.
"Mr. Lin, I may not be able to answer. Recently, our brand has opened more than 50 new stores, and we need to visit many cities. We always need to personally go down to check on our directly operated stores."
Since these three were not suitable, Lin Wei could only focus her attention on Wang Ying.
"Why are you looking at me? I have plenty of things to do too, but you're the one who's always looking at me..."
Lin Wei shook her head. "I'm very busy. Here's what we'll do: I'll oversee the script quality, and you oversee the on-set performance. The old scripts were useful, but things are different now. There were too many bugs back then. If we don't fix them, the audience's experience will be terrible, and our reputation will suffer."
“That works too.” Wang Ying thought for a moment. “It’s March now. If we only go through the script once, a month should be enough. After all, we have computers now, unlike before when we could only write by hand. It’s much faster. On-site work is a bit too big. I’m afraid we won’t be able to finish in May. But I think we can really do it during the summer vacation. Summer vacation is when there are a lot of people.”
"That means we only have four months left, so we need to hurry. You should post a message on Weibo to let everyone know. We'll try to finish before summer vacation, but we'll let you know the specific time later."
Since murder mystery game shops require frequent theme changes, Lin Wei employs screenwriters who are willing to stay and work there long-term.
Once the details were finalized, she immediately called the screenwriter to the company for a brief meeting.
"I'm sure everyone has seen the comments online. The public has already petitioned, which is an opportunity for us. Don't you all want to seize it? I've always been generous, as everyone knows. If you do well, the bonus will double."
"Given the short timeframe and heavy workload, I won't make things difficult for you. If you can come up with a good story outline within two days, I'll pay you extra. If not, that's fine too; you can continue writing according to the previous script."
"But as you all know, our immersive script murder mystery game has been revamped and is now operating 24 hours a day. The time travel theme is suitable, but wouldn't it be even better if it were all set in the same era?"
"Sure, everyone has a different identity. We can emphasize the storyline of delivering messages. It's a complete story, with daytime and nighttime segments, and even scenes of being captured and tortured. Traitors can be added, along with nighttime ambushes. Nighttime explosions are too dangerous, so we can change it to the afternoon for a better experience."
"If we could arrange another fireworks show to celebrate that we all live in a peaceful and wonderful era and enjoy a prosperous and happy life."
As expected of a screenwriter, he captured Lin Wei's inner thoughts in just a few words.
“That’s right, that’s exactly what I need, but I only have one month. Can you finish it? I’m not being too strict with the timeline. A week or two over is fine, but it has to be fast. Ideally, we should be able to promote it for a while before summer vacation,” Lin Wei said.
"No problem, we can just fill in and modify the original script. The biography of each character, what they need to do, can actually be filled in later. The main thing is that the plot development needs to be completed first. After that, we can start decorating. The crew's decorators are very fast, it should only take about two months."
Then they apply to their superiors for the qualifications to carry out blasting and fireworks displays.
They applied before, and now that all the people are petitioning, it's unlikely they'll be rejected.
Just by saying that, everyone couldn't help but get excited.
"Every time I think of this kind of script, I feel like the blood in my veins is about to burst out. I'm so excited that I just want to fly to the Little People's Country, kill a few Little People's people to calm myself down, to find peace."
"It's about bloodline awakening. It's unrealistic to actually fly away. Where can you kill people in today's society? But experiencing it in a murder mystery game is actually quite nice. It brings each character to life and allows everyone who comes to experience it to immerse themselves in it and participate in every step."
"President Lin, you can rest assured to leave this matter to us. We guarantee to complete the task and do it well. We will never let you down at the crucial moment."
“Remember what you said.” Lin Wei slammed her hand on the table and stood up. “This is our chance to turn the tide. If we do well, we’ll become famous. If we don’t do well… well, we’ll probably just be… Just do it with the determination to die. As long as I pass, I’ll cover for you no matter what the final result is.”
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