Chapter 408 What does that have to do with us?
December 30th.
The e-sports festival qualifiers entered the final stage.
And the console of Linmu Studio also announced more game logos that players are familiar with.
Players' expectations continued to accumulate.
In the end, they calmed down.
After all, this thing also has a threshold...
Now, just wait for it to explode.
At this time, life and death depend on the day of announcement.
Lin Yao also understands this.
After all, she has experienced it personally...
I remember that in 2018, she was still playing Hearthstone. Blizzard was already very skilled at that time. The new expansion pack was announced more than a month in advance, and new cards were announced every day. The expectation was directly raised...
The card looked very interesting after reading the description.
But when it was officially launched.
She found that the odd-even mechanism was indeed not very fun...
Many players also felt that it was not fun.
This expansion pack directly discouraged a large number of players.
Lin Yao's favorite is the universe deck, which means that a deck can carry as many types of cards as possible.
But the odd-even mechanism allows players to carry as few cards as possible in a deck.
Because of the existence of the odd-even mechanism, designers are still restricted when designing new cards.
It was quite a mess.
So, the odd-even mechanism was quickly introduced to the wild that year... Even the designer admitted that this was a failed design.
But this thing can be launched.
At least it means that the designer was still confident in it before it was officially launched... I thought it was cool or something.
At that time, Lin Yao chased the new cards every day, and her anticipation was real.
That time and that moment.
Just like now...
OK.
The difference is a bit big.
But one thing can be confirmed.
That is, it is too late to do anything now, and Lin Yao can't do anything.
Because the matter is done.
Everything is waiting for the announcement.
"That's it, the last two LOGOs are released, and we will prepare for the countdown, and then we will wait for January 2nd to come."
Lin Yao returned the plan to Mu Wanqing and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
The plan has been made long ago, and now it has come to the last step.
"Okay." Mu Wanqing took the plan, held it in her arms, and nodded gently.
"What else is there next?"
Lin Yao asked.
"The promotional materials are ready."
Mu Wanqing hesitated for a while: "Just now, Zhu Nianqiao and Bao Liangzhe from the host product department checked it for the last time and confirmed that there was no problem. The e-sports festival was also suspended that day, and the venue has been settled... but there is a problem."
"Huh? What's the problem?"
"Are you going to go on stage?"
Mu Wanqing smiled gently, and then said: "Just now, Zhu Nianqiao complained that the entire press conference process was very good, but it was missing a heavyweight figure..."
"..."
Lin Yao was a little amused and thought about it, nodded and agreed: "Okay, before the official broadcast of the host promotional video at the beginning, I will go on stage to show the host..."
"Okay, then the other processes remain unchanged, but you will be the one to make the host debut, right?"
"Yeah." Lin Yao nodded.
Mu Wanqing suddenly asked: "...Are you nervous?"
"It's okay... How about you go up with me?" Lin Yao smiled and made a suggestion.
"No, that's a moment that belongs to you."
Mu Wanqing shook her head immediately.
...
Linmu Studio's one-month marketing.
Finally came to the last moment.
The Vaporwave gaming platform owned by Linmu Studio, major gaming forums, social media accounts, and official websites of various games
all had a three-day countdown.
This was a signal.
It indicated that the console that Linmu Studio had been hiding was finally going to be announced.
The players who had been calm.
Because of the countdown, they sat up again in shock from their dying illness!
"It's here, it's finally here!"
"I heard from overseas classmates that if you go to offline retail stores now, you can see pre-order activities for new consoles. Could it be the console from Linmu Studio?"
"Thirty days, I've been waiting for thirty days. If the press conference doesn't satisfy me, I will always hate Linmu Studio..."
"It's too much to hate it forever... Not really."
"In fact, I care more about whether the console made by Linmu Studio will be different. Otherwise, I feel that it doesn't have much advantage over other console manufacturers..."
"In fact, the consoles are all similar. Linmu Studio's new games are the most worth looking forward to!"
"What the above said is right. Anyway, as long as the game is good, I will definitely buy it!"
"Three more days... [rolling]"
"..."
After a full thirty days.
After the initial excitement, some players raised some more sharp and realistic questions.
But overall.
The vast majority of players still have great expectations for Linmu Studio.
And they are very excited and happy.
There is no doubt about that.
However.
This situation did not last long...
In the afternoon.
Linmu Studio just announced the countdown and confirmed the time of the press conference.
On the other side.
Very suddenly.
The two major console manufacturers Peria and Hardcore immediately announced that they would hold a game press conference on the last day of the month and the first day of the new year...
Two console manufacturers, one day each.
They held a game press conference directly two days before the Linmu Studio press conference.
The time is definitely not so coincidental.
The only possibility... is self-evident.
Even a fool can see that Linmu Studio is being targeted.
No.
This is not targeting.
This is a tm encirclement!
As soon as this news spread back to China,
major forums.
Instantly.
Exploded.
"Fuck! Two press conferences are scheduled right before Linmu Studio's press conference. It feels like Linmu Studio is going to be out of business."
"I will still watch Linmu Studio's press conference and look forward to their console."
"The person above, it's useless for us to look forward to it. Whether we are willing to admit it or not, the majority of the console market is overseas...
Now that Linmu Studio has just confirmed the press conference, the other two console manufacturers are going to hold press conferences before that. Do you think that after two days of bombardment from the other two console manufacturers, players in Europe and the United States will still be interested in the unreleased Linmu Studio console on the third day?"
"Change the date! There's nothing to be ashamed of! That's clearly a siege, so we should stay out of the spotlight for the time being."
"Before, I saw that everyone was so expecting it, so I didn't dare to say it, but actually... Linmu Studio's decision to make a console was really a wrong one. They have been operating for so many years, you rush in rashly, can you really get anything good? Can't they just make games honestly?"
"The person above, if you can't speak, don't say it!"
"It's not that I can't talk, I'm just stating a fact, isn't it? Linmu Studio is too arrogant! They have strong game production capabilities, but this doesn't guarantee that the console will be successful. What should we do now?"
"I will definitely support Linmu Studio! I will definitely go to the press conference when the time comes."
"Change the date."
"..."
On the forum,
as soon as the news of Peria and Hardcore's press conference broke out, it immediately caused a heated discussion.
Some sighed, some were pessimistic, some thought that Linmu Studio was doomed, and some advised Linmu Studio to change the date...
In short, there were all kinds of discussions.
At the same time,
Lin Yao also saw the post on the forum and was stunned.
She didn't expect Peria's reaction to be so intense.
Or, to say, the sniper was so determined.
By the time she reacted,
Mu Wanqing and others had already held an emergency meeting.
Mu Wanqing notified her to attend. As soon as
Lin Yao entered the door,
she felt the tense atmosphere coming towards her...
In the meeting room, everyone was discussing fiercely.
Until Lin Yao came in,
they stopped and looked at Lin Yao together.
The backbone of Linmu Studio.
"..."
Lin Yao looked at them, quietly pulled out a chair and sat down, then asked: "I just took a look at the forum, and I haven't fully understood the situation... Do you have more specific information?"
"No more specific information yet."
Zhong Xiu sighed and took the initiative to reply: "The only information they have disclosed now is the press conference, but their intention to target them is very obvious. They specially chose two days before our press conference... We asked Reflecta to contain them, but it didn't work very well. They still had time to come."
"Well... Then their press conference is the press conference for the host? Or the handheld?"
Lin Yao lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked. As
soon as Lin Yao asked this question.
Everyone in the conference room froze.
Finally.
It was Zhong Xiu who hesitated and said: "Hardcore doesn't have a handheld brand. As for Peria... it should be a host. Their handhelds have not made any moves."
"Host? Not a handheld?"
Lin Yao confirmed again, and when she saw Zhong Xiu nod, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "I was scared to death... So what are you doing? What does the host want to do to us!?"
Lin Yao asked back with confidence.
Zhong Xiu: "..."
In the conference room, everyone's face gradually became a little strange.
Then, some people blushed.
That's right.
I almost misled the stupid netizens!
They said it so seriously...
But the problem is.
What does it have to do with us!
...
At the same time.
Peria, headquarters.
"Everything is ready, President."
Hanzawa Hidekazu looked at Kawabe Mikio in front of the French window, bowed 90 degrees, and said respectfully.
"Yeah."
Kawabe Mikio turned around and looked at the head of the marketing department who was almost transferred to Southeast Asia by him. He liked him more and more.
He didn't have any feelings before.
But after getting along with him day and night during this period of time.
He found that this person is quite capable, can handle everything in an orderly manner, and speaks well...
Thinking of this.
He suddenly said: "At the press conference the day after tomorrow, you will replace me and go on stage to say hello to the players... Are you confident?"
"Yes!"
Hanzawa Hidekazu heard the words, and was instantly ecstatic. He agreed without even thinking about it.
This is the performance of the leader who values him.
"Yeah."
Kawabe Mikio nodded with satisfaction, and then suddenly asked: "Do you think the other party is panicking now?"
"Of course they are panicking."
Hanzawa Hidekazu responded, and then said: "We have already put them in a desperate situation."
"...They can actually change the date."
"Impossible, they have been painstakingly marketing for so long, will their domestic players really not complain if they change the date?"
Hanzawa Hidekazu shook his head and smiled: "And when can they change it to? Our press conference is not to release the game immediately, and they will have to compete with us for at least two months. In this case, do they still want to change it to two months later? Then their domestic players will lose patience. And the basic market is about to be lost, what's the point of talking about consoles? They might as well just announce that they have given up and say that they are joking with the players!"
"Yeah, that's right." Kawabe Mikio laughed.
(End of this chapter)
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