Chapter 115
Jiang Juyou is in charge of the marketing and planning of the girls' practice, and also has to prepare for the first return of the boys' group. Since she is in charge of Timetrain, the focus must be here.
She has spent all her brain cells on game production during this period, and as a result, Cong Lixia has been disturbed more and more often.
"The target audience is women between the ages of 14 and 30. What do you think women of this age group need most?" Jiang Juyou sat in the office, staring at the art exhibits in the distance, but the question she asked was directed at Cong Lixia.
Jiang Juyou was twirling her pen in distress. She had already written many key words on the white paper on the table, but she kept crossing them out and writing them over again.
Cong Lixia was a very good listener. He never gave Jiang Juyou any advice directly, but threw the question back to her, asking Jiang Juyou to think from another angle.
"Maybe you can imagine what you want. You are also in this age group."
Jiang Juyou was stunned and looked back. She looked at the dialogue box and her eyes lit up. This was an angle she had never thought of.
"Hiss... me." Jiang Juyou tilted her head, "... I want to rest, I want to have a longer vacation, I want to travel to a strange country, or just live there for a while."
"No need to worry about running out of money, no need to worry about food and shelter... just feel the passage of time."
She finished speaking, and took a pen to write a few words on a white paper.
"Strange country"
"@Timetrain: Early summer is suitable for a vacation, I hope we can meet in [a strange country]..."
One month after Timetrain ended its activities, the official Weibo account that had been silent for a month suddenly resurrected and posted an official Weibo, and this Weibo post was the prelude to the album promotion that everyone had been looking forward to for a long time. The
nine-square grid picture is a game screen, and the beautiful and realistic painting style brings a sense of healing, as if entering a city in another dimension.
The middle picture also has the game's prospect introduction: "The busy work makes people breathless, and they just want to escape to a country where no one knows them and have a good rest for a while. Instead of thinking so, why not just go..."
This is a game with a very high degree of freedom and can be explored at will. There is no fixed plot line, nor is there a mission that must be completed. There is only rest.
At the same time as the official announcement, the game has been launched on major platforms.
Jiang Liuxing acted quickly. As soon as he saw this Weibo, he immediately exited and downloaded it.
The game icon is a downward perspective. It is a downward staircase, and the end of the path is a road, and across the road is the endless sea.
This picture is exactly the scenery photo that can be seen everywhere when traveling in coastal cities.
The official announcement on Weibo only had pictures, so everyone thought it was a small game with pictures and dialogues. They didn't have much expectation for the game content, just thinking that there would be spoilers about the album concept. But after downloading and clicking in, the situation changed -
the train was speeding past the platform, and the small text below showed that it was loading. Behind it came another red train, which was much slower. After entering the station, it slowly slowed down until it stopped in front of the platform.
This whole realistic and smooth picture shocked all the fans who didn't have any expectations.
I saw a program saying that it was a pixel style and a level-breaking game, but it turned out to be completely different from what was said at the beginning.
And this style of painting is really too exquisite, it doesn't look like a game that can be prepared in a few months.
The train stopped, and there were passengers carrying luggage getting off the train. Jiang Liuxing got goosebumps.
The game instructed her to click into the train compartment door, and Jiang Liuxing did so. After clicking, a screen appeared on her phone. It was a map that introduced 21 cities in the country and asked her to choose one.
There was some introduction on the map of each city. Jiang Liuxing was shocked by the excellence of this game while hesitating among several coastal cities. In the end, she chose a small southern city with plenty of sunshine. It was introduced that this city was close to the sea and had the most beautiful coastal highway.
After choosing a city, it was time to name her character. Jiang Liuxing typed a few words at random: [Meteor is Ziweixing]
After clicking OK, her phone vibrated and a line of words appeared on it: [This name is weird, no one would call it that, maybe Li Weixing is okay?]
Jiang Liuxing, who had never played games before, was shocked again, "Are games smart to this extent now?"
She understood the meaning of that sentence, which was to give her a name, so Jiang Liuxing typed her own name in. This time, there was no vibration, but it jumped directly to the next step. She
had seen many face-shaping games, but this was her first time to do it with text. It asked her to enter a description of her appearance, and Jiang Liuxing typed a paragraph at random. The game assistant even reminded her of any omissions.
[Butler: You didn't say the color and style of your hair, maybe you like light chestnut hair color and long curly hair?]
Although she hasn't officially entered the game yet, Jiang Liuxing has already fallen in love with it.
After the text face-shaping is over, it's time to pack the luggage. The butler reminds her that her luggage allowance is not enough and she can't take all the items away, so she needs to screen them. Jiang Liuxing took out a few clothes from the box and finally weighed them, and then she passed the test.
All these preparations in the early stage are over, and Jiang Liuxing also took her luggage into the train, and the whole process of entering the train scared Jiang Liuxing again.
In her impression, the screen switching of games is that after clicking, the page turns black and then loads into another screen, but this one needs to operate forward and backward by herself. Jiang Liuxing slides the screen according to the prompt, and she sees herself in the game pulling her luggage into the train, and this visual experience is exactly the same as what she sees when she gets on the train in reality.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh——" Jiang Liuxing, who has never seen the world, screamed. She wanted to rush out to find her sister, but as soon as she got out of bed, she remembered that she was the only one at home today.
Jiang Liuxing jumped back to the bed like a monkey, knelt there and began to operate the game character.
After returning her attention to the game, Jiang Liuxing finally realized how this game was different from the ones she had seen before. The screens of the games she had seen before were very messy, with a row of notifications on the top, a row of game modes on the left, and a circle of options below. However, the screen of this game was very clean, so clean that there was only a simple mobile phone logo in the upper right corner. The mark was very light and integrated into the game screen. If you didn't pay attention, you wouldn't see it at all.
But if you clicked on it, you could see the options. It had all the functions that would appear on a mobile phone. You could use it to search the Internet, add friends, and take photos.
Jiang Liuxing put her phone away and continued to walk forward with her suitcase. The picture was always from the first-person perspective. She could not see herself, but could only see the train ticket and suitcase in her hand, as well as her legs as she walked.
She thought she could just get on the train, but in fact she had to look for the location on the train ticket and even ask the train attendant for help. Jiang Liuxing had a ticket for a high-class soft sleeper, and luckily, she was the only one in the compartment.
The next scene was like what she really saw. The left button could be used to switch the left and right view. Jiang Liuxing turned her head and looked out the window. She could even see people carrying their luggage on the train. After the train started, the street scenes and scenery kept changing. The housekeeper reminded her that she would arrive after taking a nap. Jiang Liuxing tried it and the journey that originally took eight hours arrived directly after taking a nap.
[Housekeeper: You have arrived in a strange country. I wish you a pleasant journey. Jiang Liuxing
looked at this sentence and burst into exclamation again, "Help - Random Entertainment, you guys are hiding too deep, aren't you?!"
There are many people who feel the same as her, all of whom are amazed by this completely new style of game. It has begun to spread on Weibo, the forum has been conquered, and Douyin is about to be occupied -
"Title: repo Amway/Help - Random Entertainment, what are you doing! You scared me!!!"
"I went in with the idea of what kind of game I could make in two months, and I had no expectations at all. In the end, I was slapped in the face by the excellent production. I have never seen such a clean game screen in my life!"
"Please go play it! I really recommend it!"
"After a quick liver for a while, I summarized a few points:"
"It has a very high degree of freedom. There is no main line or plot. You just eat, walk around and drink in the city. Because it is a paid vacation, you have money every month. In the city, basic food, clothing, housing and transportation can be solved by wages, but if you want a better life, you need to find a way to make money."
"It has a total of 21 cities, and the characteristics and street scenes of each city are different. I chose a northern city, which snows for six months out of the twelve months of the year. It has a high degree of freedom that you can choose to take public transportation to other cities. After I found a house, I flew to the coastal city in the south to have a look. It's really beautiful there, and the sea is amazing!"
"There is a pet store on Yongrong Street in Lihai City. I went in and found that it can raise cats and dogs. But because I didn't settle in Lihai City, I didn't buy any at that time (adopting instead of buying). I tried it and even kidnapped stray cats and took them home to raise."
"Who knows how excited I am as a parent who doesn't allow pets to be raised after seeing this?"
"I also saw cruise ships on the sea. I think I can take cruises to other cities."
"The high degree of freedom is one of its highlights. Another highlight is its perspective and pictures."
"What you see in real life is what the perspective is like, and you can see it here too. There is no black screen switching, only the feeling of being in the scene."
"It really did what the copy said, going on vacation to a strange country."
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"This game is going to scare me to death."
"I support Random Entertainment to clean up the gaming industry!"
"Only people who have played it can relate to what the OP said...it really scared me."
"The last time I was so shocked was when I discovered the treasure of Random Entertainment in the crappy in-game world."
"I'm not going to sleep anymore. I plan to work on it for a few days and nights. Wait for my news, sisters!"
"It can also add friends! Travel with friends! Ahhhhhhhhh!"
"Such a sophisticated work is only to promote the next return of the five bionic men... I am really crying for you random entertainment companies, other entertainment companies should just come and kneel down."
The overly alternative game mode not only scared its own fans, but also scared people outside the circle. Several game screen recordings are like watching some first-person animated movies. The picture book-like style combined with the real three-dimensional city proportions really makes people feel like they are in the scene.
Many game anchors have been sent crazy private messages by fans asking to test this game. Some of them have even downloaded it and started to study it.
Jiang Liuxing, who downloaded the game as soon as possible, has been playing for four hours. She was lying on the bed with her mobile phone in her arms. She was so busy that she even forgot to eat. She didn't even care if the lights in the room were not turned on. She wanted to glue her eyes to the screen.
"Hehe..." Jiang Liuxing smiled at the screen.
As soon as she arrived in Lihai City, she spent tens of thousands of yuan in her savings. She rented an apartment just a few steps away from the sea. She bought all the furniture in the furniture mall in the afternoon. She also bought a little golden retriever that she didn't have time to raise in real life. She didn't buy many things for herself, but she bought a lot for the dog. She
just took the little golden retriever to the pet hospital for a physical examination, and now she is walking on the way home.
Jiang Liuxing, who is full of happiness, is not willing to quit. She didn't understand what's fun about games before, but now she understands. She didn't get addicted before because those games are not fun. Players who
are addicted to games no longer want to care about the hot searches on the Internet, but they can't prevent those who are not addicted from being interested in them.
The term #异异的王国# became a hot search, and even received the first "explosion" in the history of Random Entertainment.
In just a few hours, it achieved a popularity that other games could not achieve even after years of promotion. The name of Timetrain was also mentioned frequently. It was hard for people to believe that this was a game made by an entertainment company to promote a boy band.
"People outside the circle should not be shocked yet, people in the circle should be shocked first (I am in the gaming circle)"
"It will take three or four years to prepare this, and such a high degree of freedom requires a huge amount of engineering, and there are 21 cities, plus the number of NPCs, really... people in the circle are shocked."
"I have been making games all my life, but I was defeated by the entertainment company."
"Is there a krypton gold channel? I will show you what a krypton emperor is."
Moonles who have been addicted to the game have completely forgotten that there are spoilers for the next return here, and they are busy buying furniture and decorating their houses.
Players who quickly spent their initial funds have swarmed the official blog comment area, demanding the opening of a krypton gold channel.
“Title: Eat melons and reason to discuss/I am dying of laughter, players have conquered the official Weibo of the five bionic people.”
“There is no official Weibo for Strange Country, it was the official Weibo of the five bionic people that announced it. We spent all our savings playing for an afternoon, and now we want to open a krypton gold channel, but we can’t find the official Weibo, so we went to their place.”
“This is the first time I’ve seen other voices appear in the comment section of a fan control forum with millions of fans, and they even forced their way in.”
"I beg you to go and watch it, it's really funny. A line like [Your master, please open the krypton gold channel soon] in a bunch of negative comments can really make people laugh to death."
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The content in the picture is even funnier. The hot post is full of random entertainment.
"@Random Entertainment, my sister Gail is talking to you!"
"@Random Entertainment, my sister Gail is calling you."
"@Random Entertainment, can't you hear my sister Gail talking?"
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"I am laughing so hard, someone come to save my shitty sense of humor!"
"@sjyl, my sister Gail is talking to you!"
"There is a krypton gold channel, but it is a bit troublesome. Click on the mobile phone options, there is a bank APP, click on it and there is a secret vault savings wallet. Click the cash withdrawal button to krypton gold, the ratio is 100:1, 1 yuan is equivalent to 100 yuan in the game."
"sjyl you are really, I am crying, why is the recharge channel so hidden, are you afraid of making money?"
"It's still 100:1. The ice cream in the game is only one piece! And it's a big bucket! I'm going to spend this
till the end of time!" "I feel like a fool for spending 188 on a skin..."
"Hahahaha, go to Weibo and read it in reverse order. It's really hilarious. Netizens, please tag all major game companies to come and see Sui Di."
"Daily expenses are not expensive, but if you want to go to another city, you have to take public transportation, and the price is half of that in real life. My flight to Lihai City costs 855 Mexican coins. It doesn't cost much unless you fly several times a day. If you fly a lot, you can buy an annual pass for unlimited flights."
"After I die, please import my digital life into this game, thank you."
Random Entertainment, which always lingers in the same small area, has really become famous this time. The game that originally targeted the fan circle directly integrated people from several other circles. The name of Random Entertainment, the name of the game, and the name of Timetrain were on the hot search for a whole night.
The download volume of Strange Country directly topped the list of major application stores, and the turnover exceeded 20 million on the afternoon of the launch day.
The related game videos have successfully become the traffic king of the entire network. As long as they are released, they will definitely become popular.
The more this happens, the more game bloggers and players will enter the market.
This achievement was something that Jiang Juyou had never thought of, nor had the employees of Random Entertainment, because they had never heard of the existence of this game in the company before. When they asked the team of this project, they also said that this was not their plan.
In the end, no one knew who spread the word, saying that this was prepared by the boss a long time ago for planning a few years later, and they didn't expect it to be used this time.
Although they didn't know who helped her to cover up the lie, Jiang Juyou just accepted it.
The success of the game exceeded their expectations and made the subsequent work easier. At least they didn't have to worry about the attention and sales of the album after it was released, because players would definitely buy it.
Without such a big burden, Jiang Juyou suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. Her nerves, which had been tense for a long time, finally relaxed a bit. She also focused on the female trainees. They had finished the second public performance and the third public performance was about to begin. The candidates would be chosen by the end of next month.
In order to connect with the subsequent activities, the girl group's album has already started to be produced. Jiang Juyou has heard about it several times.
She has received the news that the album is being produced, and the trainees must know it too.
The competition has entered the later stages and has reached a fever pitch. Inside and outside the camera, everyone is breaking down and anxious, but no chaotic emotions can be seen in the camera. All the girls tacitly guard this secret and don't want their vulnerable side to be seen.
Some people -
"Although I know this game is fun, it's already this late, can we put it aside for a while?" Yu Dan just came back from the toilet and saw Si Yanyu holding an iPad and playing a game, the game was a strange country.
It's no surprise that she loves playing games, but the day after tomorrow is the third public performance, and other groups have gradually caught up recently. If they don't perform well, their ranking will easily drop down. Yu Dan has already fallen out of the top seven. Recently, she has been very anxious and easily explodes.
Si Yanyu held the iPad, her expression was not very good, and a circle of sweat appeared on her forehead. "Sorry, sorry... but I can't control it."
After she finished speaking, she tried hard to pull her eyes away from the iPad. Si Yanyu threw the iPad aside, wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand, stood up and said, "Let's continue practicing after the others come back. I'm going to the bathroom."
Si Yanyu's reaction made Yu Dan feel that she had said something wrong. She opened her mouth and wanted to stop herself, but in the end she didn't say anything.
The four of them were together in the first and second public performances, and they were separated in the third public performance. This time, the judges formed a team for them. Yu Dan and Si Yanyu were together with five other girls. It was a seven-person group. Han Lemi was assigned to a group with strong vocals, and Pei Zhiping was in a group with Xia Simiao and Ji Wensu.
The chaotic combination of the third public performance is really worth watching. After the second public performance, their grouping became a hot topic. There is still a month to go before the third public performance, but netizens are already looking forward to it.
It is enough to see how much tension there is in this grouping.
Han Lemi in another practice room looked at her teammates who were making trouble, and her temples began to throb. She complained about herself in a low voice, but it was still edited into the main film by the program crew.
"It turns out that I am the one who likes to show off among the unsuccessful people, and the most unsuccessful one among the ordinary people."
"Oh my god, they have aroused my ambition. If I show off again, I will be eliminated."
"Oh my god, they are eating chocolate... Then I should eat one too, otherwise I will not fit in."
"Little Bread! Don't make excuses for your greed!!!"
"These guys are really carefree..." "
Originally, Mommy was worried that Little Bread would just lie down and show off in the past, but now it's good, my daughter's ambition has been directly aroused!"
"You really made me cry to death, look at what those three unsuccessful people have abused my daughter!"
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Han Lemi: I miss my unsuccessful teammates.
Currently, four plot lines have been buried, and there are also plots for the ending in the game~
Today is also a day of hard work in laying plots!
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