Chapter 400 Hazy
"Crispier?"
Qi Jianhua scratched his head, a little distressed.
According to the requirements, he also specially prepared several sound effects.
But after Lin Yao listened, she felt that none of them worked, which was quite a headache.
"For example... click."
Lin Yao had no choice but to use her unique skills again and imitate it verbally...
"It's probably a bit like the feeling of installing the handle."
"..."
But after Qi Jianhua heard it, he was even more confused.
Lin Yao was a little helpless: "You go to the console product department right away and get a console to install it to get a feel for it, and install it a few more times."
"Okay."
Qi Jianhua nodded in agreement, then asked: "Is this urgent?"
"It's better to hurry up and make it before the popularity of the two games is over."
"Are we going to announce the console?"
Qi Jianhua was a little surprised.
"No, we won't release the trailer for now, and we won't release the specific form either."
Lin Yao shook her head, then smiled and said, "But we can release a logo and title first... After all, we can't let all the popularity brought by the two games "Tomb Raider" and "Battlefield" go to Reflecta. Everyone thinks we won't make consoles anymore, and suddenly we come back with a logo that looks like something but isn't. It's estimated that it will attract a lot of discussion...
But forget about directly releasing the console. First, "Battlefield" and "Tomb Raider" have just been released. There is no reason to rush to announce the console and the escort masterpieces to compete with ourselves for popularity. In addition, players' wallets are basically empty now, and players who want to buy a console have basically already bought Reflecta's console.
The escort masterpiece of our console is still in testing, and the production process of Linmu Financial Holdings has not been fully sorted out. There is insufficient stock, and the e-sports festival is about to be held. There are a lot of things at the end of the year, so it's not a good time."
"...... Yeah."
Qi Jianhua nodded slowly, then sighed: "But it's really a pity to say that this game is so popular, it's really a bargain for Reflecta... and domestic players think that we are not making consoles anymore, maybe Reflecta will get the advantage."
"This is something that must be done."
Lin Yao shook her head gently: "Otherwise, it would be difficult to just open up the European and American channels, not to mention that there is a Japanese manufacturer that occupies 90% of the handheld market share... It's impossible to take all the benefits, this can be regarded as our pledge of allegiance. However, Reflecta can't get the advantage, this title is to prevent this from happening, don't worry."
Qi Jianhua nodded slowly after hearing this, and didn't say anything else.
In fact, he didn't know what to say, after all, he was just a staff member, not an operator.
He had never considered many things.
Lin Yao also knew this, so she didn't say anything to him, and asked him to go to the console product department to install the handle to get a feel for it, and then left.
...
"Games, consoles, e-sports festival..."
Lin Yao hurried back to her seat, and as soon as she sat down, she took out a piece of paper and wrote and drew on it.
She was still muttering to herself.
Linmu Studio is a very unique company... The business decision maker and the product manager are the same person.
That is Lin Yao.
This leads to... She is sometimes under a lot of pressure.
He has to consider both the game and the company's business issues, because the console involves Linmu Financial Holdings, and she even has to consider the issues of Linmu Financial Holdings.
But many times, Lin Yao actually doesn't even know whether she is doing the right thing...
For example, this time she decided to release the console logo when "Battlefield" and "Tomb Raider" were released and the popularity was high.
Although she said that when everyone thought that Linmu Studio would not make consoles, suddenly making a comeback and releasing a seemingly correct logo would attract a lot of discussion...
But who can foresee the future?
Anyway, Lin Yao can't.
So after she made the decision, she inevitably had some doubts and entanglements.
What if she was wrong?
The decision to land "Battlefield" and "Tomb Raider" on the Reflecta console is the same.
Linmu Studio cooperated with Reflecta to get the European and American channels and suppress the Japanese company Peria.
But Lin Yao was also unsure whether she was doing the right thing. She made the decision based on her intuition and her experience in her previous life.
Will this completely make Reflecta rise?
Will it lead to unexpected situations?
If she doesn't do this, is there any way to get the channel?
These are all questions.
Although Lin Yao is usually vigorous and resolute.
But some things really can't be joked about.
So every time she makes a decision, Lin Yao will go over it again.
However,
now that the end of the year is approaching, the number of things she needs to decide has increased dramatically.
There are more and more things she needs to consider, and they are getting more and more complicated... It
's really tiring.
This is still the case with Mu Wanqing taking care of personnel, finance and logistics.
Otherwise, her pressure would probably be even greater.
Actually.
If Lin Yao finds a professional manager, let Mu Wanqing be responsible for personnel and finance, and then let the professional manager be responsible for running the company, and she is only responsible for making games, it will be much easier.
But Lin Yao always feels that if she finds a manager, the whole company will change...
So she has been holding on by herself.
After Lin Yao came back from Qi Jianhua, she had been sitting in her seat.
Thinking about all kinds of problems.
Until...
"Lin Yao."
"Huh?"
Lin Yao suddenly came back to her senses, turned her head to look at the black-haired glasses girl standing quietly beside her, smiled at her tiredly, and asked, "Miss Mu, what's wrong?"
"I wanted to tell you about the two new games..."
Mu Wanqing hugged the information in her arms tightly: "But I suddenly don't want to talk about it. Let's go, let's go eat..."
"Ah? It's only eleven o'clock now..."
"No matter."
Mu Wanqing put down the information in her arms, then forcibly pulled Lin Yao up, helped her put on her coat and scarf, and then forcibly took her out of the studio.
Lin Yao was confused and could only follow her out.
Leaving the warm studio and walking out of the building.
The temperature dropped sharply.
Mu Wanqing stopped at the door, walked around in front of Lin Yao, tucked her scarf, and then pulled her up again and walked towards the tea restaurant they often went to.
Lin Yao was sobered up by the cold wind outside. She shrank her neck, then looked at the graceful back in front of her who was still wearing a black silk dress in the middle of winter, and asked in confusion: "...What's wrong with you, Miss Mu."
"I just stood next to you for a long time, but you didn't come back to your senses."
Mu Wanqing was wearing high heels and didn't walk fast: "Until I called you."
"Well? Then what?"
"You look tired... Are you thinking about games and consoles?"
"Yeah."
Lin Yao nodded, and then said helplessly: "I'm not sure if my decision is right, so I think more, like this time..."
She told Mu Wanqing about her worries.
The two have worked together for so long and have trusted each other.
Since she asked.
Then Lin Yao would not hide it from her.
"..."
After listening to this, Mu Wanqing fell silent.
"So many questions... It's really tiring."
Lin Yao shrank her neck again, a little afraid of the cold, hid her chin in her scarf, and then laughed softly: "Sometimes I think, why not just find a professional manager, but I always feel that if I find a professional manager, the company will change..."
"It will indeed change." Mu Wanqing was silent for a moment and gave a definite answer.
"Do you think so too?"
Lin Yao blinked.
"Yeah."
Mu Wanqing responded, and then stopped, because they had arrived at the tea restaurant.
She temporarily stopped the topic, pulled Lin Yao to sit by the window, and then sat opposite Lin Yao, looking at the girl who began to rub her hands, and continued: "Because even I can't resist the feeling of the snowball rolling bigger and bigger."
Lin Yao put down her hands and asked curiously: "Snowball?"
"Money, capital."
Mu Wanqing said expressionlessly, "If it were me, Linmu Studio might not even have the Vaporwave game platform, because online games are too profitable. After the success of Fantasy Online, I will continue to make online games, continue to launch online games, and make more money. What platform, what stand-alone game, can make more money than online games? Will it succeed? Are there any successful examples? No, then why take the risk? Online games are not unprofitable.
If the Vaporwave game platform is successful, then I will think, why do we need to make consoles? Isn't it good now? Why take the risk?
Stand-alone games are a one-time deal, with high investment, but the income is not as good as online games, why do we still do it?
And what about Greenlight? Why bother... Can it make money comparable to online games? It's even more ridiculous to let employees participate in the Greenlight program! It only distracts them! Let them honestly make online games, give them more money, and let them create more revenue. Isn't it better."
"..."
Lin Yao was stunned when she heard this, then stretched out her index finger and gently scratched her face, saying: "Miss Mu, why do I feel that this is your true thought..."
"It is indeed my true thought."
Mu Wanqing nodded solemnly: "Many times, if the decision maker is not you... I guess I will oppose every time, against every decision you made before."
Lin Yao: "..."
"That's right, if you let me be fully responsible for the operation of the company without interfering, it will probably become like this. I won't think about taking risks, I will only set higher KPIs for each online game project team, let them make more money with online games, and then use this money to make bigger online games, and then continue to make more money. Then
slowly, the entire company will probably be affected by this atmosphere, and in the end everyone's goal is to make more money. In the end, you probably won't be able to change this situation."
Mu Wanqing looked at Lin Yao's round and flawless oval face, her eyes soft: "So in other words, Lin Yao, it is you who pushed me forward, pushed everyone to move forward, to break through, so that we have today's Linmu Studio... and we have this production team now. Linmu Studio is a highly acclaimed company with a production capability that is on par with or even superior to that of major overseas companies, with multiple lines of development. Without you, the upper limit of Linmu Studio would at most be another larger-scale Tianhu.
Apart from that, it is nothing.
This is the consensus of the entire studio.
Don’t you know that your decisions are risky? I know. Don’t I know that there are risks? I know too.
But everyone believes in you, not only that you will succeed, but also that…”
Mu Wanqing suddenly reached out her hand, held Lin Yao’s beautifully curved oval face, looked at her, and said seriously: “Even if you fail, it will only be temporary, it’s a matter of time. You will definitely lead everyone to rise again and succeed again. Our Lin Yao is the best!”
“…”
Lin Yao’s face was held in her hands, and after hearing Mu Wanqing’s words, she was stunned and a little embarrassed…
She blinked her eyes for a long time before saying, "So you mean that I don't need to think too much and just rush into it after making a decision..."
"No."
Mu Wanqing gently rubbed Lin Yao's face: "Of course I have to think about it. After all, Linmu Studio is your hard work and can't be used as a joke, but I hope you can have fewer unnecessary concerns. Linmu Studio is yours and you are the master. No one can blame you or say that you are wrong. And... let me help you.
In fact, I always thought that you are a genius, and those decisions were made by you relying on your talent... And I was worried that I would affect you, so I almost never interfered. Now I finally know that geniuses also need to think carefully..."
"How can I be a genius..."
Lin Yao was stunned. She didn't expect Mu Wanqing to have such a misunderstanding of her.
"You are."
Mu Wanqing shook her head very seriously: "It's just that you work harder than other geniuses. Let me help you with those problems."
"..."
Lin Yao was a little amused: "Okay, then how are you going to help me? In addition, don't hold your face, there are so many people watching..."
Mu Wanqing was stunned when she heard this, and then slowly turned back.
Almost all the guests in the tea restaurant were looking at this side.
After all, one of them was a queen and the other was a young girl, both of them were very beautiful.
And Mu Wanqing's voice was a little loud just now...
"..."
Mu Wanqing immediately let go of Lin Yao's face and gently pursed her lips: "Let's talk about this when we get back. What do you want to eat?"
Lin Yao: "..."
...
An hour later.
Lin Mu's studio.
In the conference room.
Mu Wanqing walked in with a stack of information and a notebook, and then sat down next to Lin Yao.
Lin Yao looked at it curiously.
Mu Wanqing sorted out the information, and then said: "In fact, under the current situation, it is best to establish a decision-making risk assessment mechanism to avoid and prevent decision-making risks. I will do this later. But this time time is urgent, and it is obviously too late, so let's evaluate it first."
"Yeah."
Lin Yao looked away from the information, looked at Mu Wanqing's bright face, and smiled gently.
"This time we want to release the console logo during the period of high popularity of Battlefield and Tomb Raider, but not release detailed information. The purpose is to attract attention, arouse discussion, and let players continue to hold expectations, right? Especially to let domestic players continue to hold expectations."
Mu Wanqing turned her head and looked at Lin Yao.
Lin Yao nodded.
"Then the risk..."
"First of all, the Japanese manufacturer Peria has a handheld brand with a market share of up to 90%. The reason why we launched the game on Reflecta this time is to snipe them in the Japanese market to prevent them from causing trouble for us."
Lin Yao said, "But if we release the logo at this time, it may alert them and all our previous efforts may be wasted."
"So you decided to only release the logo to minimize the impact?"
"Yes. And the second point is that this is just a logo. If it is released, it may not attract the attention of players..."
"Well..."
After listening to Lin Yao's words, Mu Wanqing lowered her head and thought for a moment, then pulled over the notebook, typed out the risks that Lin Yao just mentioned on the document, and then began to analyze and evaluate it.
Lin Yao did not disturb her.
Ten minutes later.
Mu Wanqing typed the last word, and then at the end of the document, typed out the three words 'e-sports festival'.
"Lin Yao."
Mu Wanqing raised her head and looked at Lin Yao's pretty and round oval face again: "I have an idea."
"Hmm?"
"Can we do a marketing campaign..."
Mu Wanqing hesitated for a moment and suggested: "We only announce the LOGO, but we don't say what it is, leaving it to the players to guess, but we must do our best to enhance the presence of the console's iconic LOGO, such as at the beginning of each game at this year's e-sports festival, the LOGO will be on, no matter what game it is.
We market over and over again, and deepen memory over and over again, and during this period, the discussion will become more and more intense, and when the heat reaches the highest, we will directly announce the console..."
Lin Yao's eyes lit up, and then she lowered her head slightly and pondered.
Mu Wanqing continued, "As for the Japanese company Peria, don't worry. Our game has just landed on Reflecta, and now we have only released a vague LOGO. We won't say what it is... It's probably quite confusing. Even if they guess it, they won't think of it as a handheld game console... Of course, there will be high requirements for confidentiality."
"It's November now... This year's e-sports festival is in early January... The continued popularity of the two games... It feels feasible."
Lin Yao muttered to herself, then suddenly raised her head, pulled a chair over and squeezed towards Mu Wanqing, and then typed a few lines on the document: "If we market it all the way like this, not to mention overseas, based on our reputation in China, the discussion will be very high, but we still need to think about how to do it specifically..."
"Well, for example, how to display the console's logo." "
... The breakout project can be made into the map, the MOBA game can be displayed during the BP stage, and the Warcraft project we put directly on the UI. In short, maximize the presence."
"It can also be printed on the team members' uniforms."
"This feels a bit difficult, involving the club... Let Nie Hui come over later to ask."
"Well, regarding the confidentiality issue, I also have an idea..."
"..."
In the conference room,
Mu Wanqing and Lin Yao sat next to each other and began to work together... no, to discuss and exchange ideas.
And the facts proved it.
Two people can indeed think more carefully than one person.
Many times, once Lin Yao raises a question, Mu Wanqing can immediately give suggestions.
It really makes her feel much more relaxed.
Time passed slowly.
The two stayed in the conference room for nearly two hours.
The ideas became clearer and clearer.
Lin Yao also became more and more relaxed.
"... That's about it."
Finally.
Two hours later.
Lin Yao looked at the plan that took all aspects into consideration and breathed a sigh of relief.
Sure enough, it's faster with two people.
I should have done this a long time ago!
What's the point of thinking alone!
"Yeah."
Mu Wanqing nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.
"By the way, Miss Mu."
"Ah?"
"Your legs are so warm."
Lin Yao suddenly turned around and looked at Mu Wanqing mischievously.
Mu Wanqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
In these two hours.
The more they talked, the more relaxed they became. At
this moment, they had completely forgotten that this was a company. Lin Yao put her left hand around Mu Wanqing's waist, and the two were almost close together.
And under the table.
A pair of high heels and a pair of white shoes were placed randomly.
Lin Yao's slender and well-proportioned calves were wrapped around Mu Wanqing's calves wrapped in soft black silk stockings, swaying gently.
The two talked for two hours.
Lin Yao also played for two hours and had a great time.
"I guess it would be very comfortable to sleep with you."
Lin Yao rested her face on Mu Wanqing's shoulder. After finishing her business, she immediately relaxed and yawned: "Lin Xi is just like you, like a thermos. It's very comfortable to hold her while sleeping, but her sleeping posture is not very good."
"..."
Mu Wanqing tilted her head slightly, and then suddenly took the initiative and wrapped her arms around Lin Yao's slender legs wrapped in jeans, whispering: "I actually sleep very well."
"Really?"
Lin Yao yawned again. The two were close together. The body temperature from Mu Wanqing was warm, making her feel a little sleepy.
"Yeah."
Mu Wanqing responded gently, then quietly raised her calf wrapped in smooth black stockings, and wrapped it around Lin Yao's slender and well-proportioned thighs. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, she gently rubbed Lin Yao's white ankles between her boat socks and jeans with her toes.
Lin Yao didn't seem to feel anything.
She just put a little more force on the hand holding Mu Wanqing's slender waist, and her round thighs tightened a little.
"..."
Mu Wanqing squeezed towards Lin Yao and also put her hand around her waist.
"Thank you." Lin Yao suddenly said.
"..." Mu Wanqing's movements froze, and it took a long time for her to react and asked, "Why thank you?"
"Because it feels good to have someone I trust by my side to help share the burden..." Lin
Yao whispered, gently shaking her legs, and her small and cute jade feet rubbed Mu Wanqing's instep.
Mu Wanqing: "..."
The two of them stood next to each other, looking ahead, and then no one spoke.
But under the table, two pairs of well-proportioned and slender legs were not as quiet as the two of them, entwined with each other...
The breeze blew through the clouds.
The sun shone through the window, condensing into a beam, and sprinkled into the conference room, and also sprinkled on the two people next to each other, reflecting the whole room in orange.
Dust was floating.
Hazy.
...
It was a little after five in the afternoon.
Lin Yao and Mu Wanqing came out of the conference room.
The two said goodbye at the door.
Lin Yao found Qi Jianhua as soon as possible.
"How is it? Have you found the feeling of the sound effect?"
After Lin Yao and Mu Wanqing determined the strategy,
they couldn't wait to announce the classic logo... or the opening.
"I tried to do it again, take a look."
Qi Jianhua saw Lin Yao, immediately opened the software, found the project file, and then pressed play to show Lin Yao the new LOGO animation that he had made after installing the controller for an afternoon.
On the screen.
The animation played.
The background was bright red.
The two minimalist joy-con handles slid up and down, just like installing them.
There was a click.
Then they remained parallel.
It was the classic logo at the beginning of every Switch promotional video.
Lin Yao heard the familiar voice, and her eyes lit up: "Play it again."
Qi Jianhua played it again.
Lin Yao listened to it again.
It was exactly the same!
"That's it! Let's release the video. We'll announce it right away!"
(End of this chapter)
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