Chapter 508 My legs are weak...
The penultimate day of the Linmu Carnival.
Or more accurately, the last day.
Although the carnival will be open tomorrow, Linmu Studio will not release any game-related information.
Instead, it will leave a full day for players to try out the announced games and hold a closing ceremony.
This is an arrangement that takes many aspects into consideration.
In addition to the PC department's pie-in-the-sky conference today, there is also a new game to be announced.
After completing this set of procedures, there is not much time left, and the trial can only be held on the second day.
On the other hand, considering that the May Day holiday is only five days, many players may need to go to work on the sixth day, so it is the wisest choice to put the highlights on these days of the holiday.
Only trial play and holding the closing ceremony on the last day is also to allow some players to go to work with peace of mind, and then watch the trial play and closing ceremony through live broadcast or recording, which are lower priority than the announcement of new games.
Of course, if possible.
Linmu Studio certainly hopes that more players will participate in the activities on the last day.
But sometimes we have to consider reality.
The final process has been determined anyway.
And the relevant schedule has also been announced.
The fifth day is the finale.
Players also know that there will be no new games announced tomorrow, so after yesterday's baptism of "Diablo", they have very high expectations for the new games on the last day.
After all, the beginning and the end are the most important for general activities.
Players are very satisfied with the beginning.
Now it's time to look at the new games announced on the penultimate day!
Today's schedule for the carnival is also quite full.
And surprisingly... the meeting that could have been held in the main stage to discuss the future development plan of the PC department of Linmu Studio was put in the morning.
According to the introduction of the official website, this meeting involves the development plan of the entire PC department in the future.
The entire PC department.
Isn't this the main axis?
Not even the finale?
This aroused the strong interest of the players. As soon as the "Carnival" venue opened that day, a group of players rushed in. Many people didn't even care about the trial play, and didn't even look at the COS girl, and went directly to the branch venue.
The time was approaching nine o'clock.
The entire branch venue was almost full.
Inside the venue, the first row.
Yi Wenwen looked at the crowded venue, and then started talking to Li Yu, who had become familiar with him after seeing him every now and then in the past few days: "You said... what will be announced in the afternoon? Meetings of this level are held in the morning."
"I don't know either. Who knows what surprises Linmu Studio will bring? I have given up predicting them."
Li Yu shrugged, and then complained: "Rather, I am more interested in whether Lin Yao will show up later... Damn it! The young lady outside is not that moving at all. I was looking forward to the maid Lin Yao with long hair, but she only came out twice during the entire carnival, and the second time she appeared she was wearing casual clothes and a ponytail!"
"..."
Yi Wenwen looked at Li Yu with a 'hateful' expression on his face, and after a moment of silence, he nodded in agreement: "Indeed, it would be better if she could wear high heels." "
?"
Li Yu heard this and immediately showed a suspicious expression. He sized up the bookish Yi Wenwen: "The person who said yesterday under the "Diablo" discussion post that he could imagine being stepped on by Lin Yao... it couldn't be you?"
"Don't talk nonsense! It's not me!"
Yi Wenwen immediately panicked and glared at Li Yu: "I clearly said small leather shoes in the post! But I just said high heels! How could it be me! How can you slander me like this!"
"......?"
Li Yu was silent for a long time, then looked at Yi Wenwen with a righteous face and patted his shoulder: "I was wrong."
On the other side.
Not far behind Li Yu, in a row of seats.
Li Guangsheng and Mou Feng also came.
Originally, they were attracted by the "Linmu Carnival" these days and had no intention of paying attention to other things.
In addition, they came to participate in the previous few days, and they felt that this day was not a big deal, so they came too.
They were also discussing the abnormal arrangement of Linmu Studio today.
After the two discussed, they felt that the most reliable conclusion was that the reason why Linmu Studio put the PC department's future outlook meeting in the morning was because there were more important projects in the afternoon.
But the question is.
What kind of project is it that is worth Linmu Studio doing this?
"Will it be another open world masterpiece?" Li Duoyu thought about it and expressed his guess.
"It's possible..."
Mou Feng lowered his head and thought for a moment, then nodded, thinking of "The Legend of Zelda" released by Linmu Studio last year. This game has received rave reviews
. However, this work is exclusive to consoles.
Linmu Studio is very confident in launching an open world game for the PC platform, and it is understandable to put it at the end...
But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that something was wrong.
If it is a stand-alone game, what else can be more suitable for ending than "Diablo" which refreshed players' cognition yesterday?
After all, there are many works of this type of open world game, and Linmu Studio itself has a "Legend of Zelda" before it.
This should not be worth putting on the last day, right?
"Forget it."
Li Guangsheng looked at his childhood friend who was thinking hard, smiled, patted his back gently, and advised: "Anyway, we will know in the afternoon, don't think about it. Besides, we are not direct competitors. Why think so clearly? The biggest headache at this time should not be us, but other big companies!"
"...That's right."
Mou Feng was stunned when he heard it, then he breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.
Indeed.
...
At the same time.
Backstage of the venue.
A lounge.
"I'm not going on stage." Lin Yao sat on the stool. She looked at the high heels on the ground, then looked up at Mu Wanqing.
"Then wear it for me..." Mu Wanqing looked at her expectantly and whispered.
"..."
Lin Yao met her expectant eyes, and after a moment of silence, she compromised: "Okay..."
She responded, then took off her small leather shoes, lowered her head and stuffed her small feet wrapped in soft stockings into the high heels.
As she lowered her head, her soft hair slid down her cheeks.
She raised her hand, lifted her hair with her slender fingers and tucked it behind her ear, then continued to change her shoes in a somewhat awkward manner.
Every move she made revealed an alluring aura.
Mu Wanqing was slightly lost in thought as she watched the girl's every move.
Although Lin Yao gave people the impression of being cute most of the time, she could actually handle any style... If she really wanted to go the sexy route, she would probably be able to kill 99% of her peers in seconds, including Mu Wanqing herself.
She just couldn't let go.
Of course, Mu Wanqing didn't want her to let go, and it was good this way...
It was probably only herself... and her sister who could see Lin Yao like this.
"Okay."
Lin Yao changed her shoes, then stood up and woke up Mu Wanqing who was in a trance.
Mu Wanqing looked at the girl in front of her. She
was getting taller and more attractive...
"I told you that you probably wouldn't go on stage except for the closing ceremony, and you still bought high heels," Lin Yao complained.
"Actually, if you go up, the effect should be better."
Mu Wanqing smoothed her skirt, squatted gracefully, and helped Lin Yao to tidy up the hem of her maid's skirt, then stood up again, helped her adjust her upper body, and replied.
"No need. If a company relies on the personal charm of its leader to move forward, although the cohesion is strong, if the leader is not there, there will be some problems. It's just right to take this opportunity to let more producers step forward. It's not necessarily a good thing that I'm the only one who is well-known in the entire Linmu Studio."
Lin Yao shook her head gently, letting her fiddle with it, and replied: "On the other hand, this can also give the staff a channel to show their performance. People's needs are never just money. Our studio pays very well, and there will definitely be people who want to pursue higher levels of satisfaction."
Mu Wanqing chuckled and said, "But in fact, no one has any objection..."
"Then just think of it as me being troublesome."
Lin Yao gathered her soft long hair, smiled brightly at her, and then walked around her a few steps.
In fact, she has no problem with any shoes, including high heels.
After all, she had just arrived here, so she might still feel a little alienated, but as she lived here for a long time and her memories merged, she became very familiar with it.
The reason why she didn't wear it
was nothing more than the deep-rooted imprint at work.
And these details can be compromised a little between friends, and if not, she can be really fragrant herself... But some things will never be compromised, such as orientation.
Thinking of this.
Lin Yao suddenly stopped and looked at the black-stockinged glasses girl who was staring at her intently, and felt a little funny.
"No, why don't you wear it yourself if you like it." Lin Yao returned to Mu Wanqing.
"I wore it." Mu Wanqing argued, and at the same time took a step back, and her plump long legs in high heels came together again.
"Okay."
Lin Yao looked down, then thought about it, and suddenly fell forward, leaning on Mu Wanqing's body, looking towards the direction of the rest exit: "By the way, the meeting should start, right?"
"Well, it's almost time." Mu Wanqing put her arm around her waist and turned her head.
"I hope the carnival can end perfectly... Including today, there are still two days."
Lin Yao glanced at Mu Wanqing's fair and beautiful face, suddenly adjusted her posture, and looked towards the exit. At the same time, she pressed her upturned nose against Mu Wanqing's delicate and fair face, and leaned on her in a relaxed manner.
Mu Wanqing felt the warm breath on her cheek, and seemed a little tense.
Lin Yao was lazy, holding Mu Wanqing's slender waist, with a wicked smile on her face.
Ha, so cute.
...
The PC department's meeting about looking forward to the future has indeed begun.
And this time, there are quite a lot of staff members on stage.
Almost all the staff members who have served as project team leaders have come on stage, even including Qi Jianhua, who is in charge of imaging.
And this meeting is different from the previous few days. There is no specific game theme.
The person in charge is on the stage, just recalling the interesting things about the previous game projects from project establishment, production to release.
In short.
This meeting is the one that best fits the name. The overall atmosphere is like meeting and chatting with players.
But the players don't feel bored at all.
Because at the meeting, many drafts and scraps of the game were released.
The staff of Linmu Studio on the stage shared all kinds of random things with the players just like friends.
When making Breakout, they had thought of designing a character based on the image of General Manager Mu Wanqing, but Lin Yao and Mu Wanqing shot them down together. After Arthas became the Lich King, he wore heavy armor, but in fact, Linmu Studio had planned to model a character in the armor and make an Arthas wearing only plain clothes, but they gave up because they thought that this would lower the level of coolness.
There are also female Link, male Zelda, modern Sherlock Holmes, zombies holding Gatling guns, etc.
Very mixed.
And every time they talk about these, the staff on the stage will show the manuscripts and semi-finished models.
Some of them are Lin Yao's manuscripts, but some are the staff's imagination.
Many players felt for the first time how big Linmu Studio's imagination is...
and as the manuscripts or semi-finished products were released one by one.
The atmosphere in the venue is getting better and better.
Of course.
It is inevitable to draw pie in the sky during this period.
For example, when there was news about the sequel to Call of Duty, the staff on the scene released a concept map of a new character.
It was a soldier wearing a skull-patterned mask and a tactical headset on his head. His name was confirmed, and it was called Ghost.
Although it was a pie.
In order to make way for the games that had entered the final stage and would be released first during the Carnival, Lin Yao did not disclose more information about the sequel.
But the sequel to "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" is in production, which is the best news in itself.
So the setting map drawn by Lin Yao received a very good response as soon as it was announced.
Those overseas audiences jumped up directly, and they were almost taking off their shirts.
When the brothers Pete and Marvin next to Li Yu heard the news, they jumped up suddenly...
In addition to "Call of Duty".
The responsible personnel of the two first-party studios of Conglong and Xihan also came on stage, and then talked to the players about the future direction of "Sherlock Holmes" and "Di Renjie".
During the period, the staff even hinted at the sequel to "Dark Souls", but did not reveal too much, but played mysterious.
This also made the players more enthusiastic.
The final result is.
Except for the players who went to the toilet halfway.
During the nearly four-hour meeting, even though no new games were announced, no player left out of boredom.
The atmosphere was great.
At the end, the staff had to leave the stage, and the players were even reluctant to let them go...
"I can't believe that the Linmu Studio with thick eyebrows and big eyes has also learned bad things and started to make empty promises!"
Mou Feng looked at the players who were reluctant to leave after the meeting and instead discussed the details of the meeting, and shook his head slightly.
"Yeah." Li Guangsheng looked at the players with a little envy, and then looked at the stage: "And those Linmu Studio employees, they are quite impressive... It would be great if we could poach them."
Lin Yao couldn't be poached.
But the other staff members of Linmu Studio also seemed to have ideas!
"Don't think about it. Look at the players' reactions and think about their performance on stage just now."
Mou Feng thought about the production staff on stage just now and poured cold water on them directly: "They sincerely like the games they make and the work they do, and they have a sense of belonging to Linmu Studio. It's not enough to poach these people with money. Moreover, according to their internal staff, the salary of Linmu Studio has always been the best among many peers, and those people at the level of managers just now will only be higher... Are you sure you can poach them?"
"As long as you poach people diligently, there will always be one or two successful ones." Li Guangsheng said unconvinced.
"Then you can try..."
Mou Feng shook his head, then sighed, showing an admiring look, and exclaimed: "Having said that, they are really smart. There are so many new games in a carnival, which is indeed enough for players to digest. If there are more, they may compete with each other. This meeting is a smart compromise."
"And this move at the last stage of the carnival is really effective... Creating a chat-like atmosphere, by sharing interesting production stories, further narrowing the distance with players, not only meets the expectations of some players for the sequel, or those who have not seen the game they are interested in, but also pushes some production staff to the front, allowing players to get to know more staff members inside Linmu Studio and meet the expectations of these staff members.
Even I feel that in addition to Lin Yao, who is like a big boss, other staff members inside Linmu Studio are also very powerful and talented. This is really a killer move.
After the previous four days, players have become accustomed to every explosive new game meeting. Linmu Studio suddenly took a step back and changed its approach, which hit the hearts of players again. This ability to hold events... But I still can't figure it out. Wouldn't it be better to put such a good idea at the end?"
As Mou Feng spoke, he subconsciously began to think again, revealing a distressed expression.
Beside.
Li Guangsheng looked confused, didn't quite understand, and couldn't answer his childhood friend.
...
In fact, it's normal for Mou Feng to be confused.
After all, many players think so.
As for the answer... It's actually very simple.
It is to build momentum for the final "World of Warcraft".
First, it is a feint, by narrowing the distance with the players, further increasing the players' attention to the afternoon meeting.
After all, most of the main creators of Linmu Studio came out in the morning, wouldn't the afternoon be even more exciting?
And Linmu Studio's return to the field of online games does need the attention of players.
Online games are not like stand-alone games, which are mostly one-time transactions. Even if they are not one-time transactions, there are very few cases where they are updated for the next two or three years.
But continuous updates of online games are the norm! After the online game project is launched, a large number of staff will be locked up.
If the popularity does not meet expectations, whether the game is eventually cut in half or continues to be updated, it will not be a pleasant thing, and it will also be a great blow to the morale of the staff.
Therefore, the meeting of "World of Warcraft" is really important.
And probably he also understands that this project is very important.
In the afternoon,
before going on stage,
Lei Hongguang, who was responsible for "Warcraft" and thus made his mark, and then was responsible for the production of "Civilization", and is now the head of the "World of Warcraft" project team, was very nervous...
The entire process of the "Linmu Carnival" has been discussed repeatedly.
The beginning and the end are the most important links.
Although there is still one day of "Linmu Carnival" tomorrow, it will only be open for trial play and the closing ceremony tomorrow, and "World of Warcraft" is the last new game announced in the entire "Carnival".
Lin Yaohua's thoughts are not less. Most of the studio's main creators in the morning laid the groundwork just to build momentum for the afternoon.
While the opening of the carnival was supported by Lin Yao, the last game was played by Lei Hongguang, the person in charge.
In this case,
it is normal for Lei Hongguang to panic.
"...How do you feel?"
Just as Lei Hongguang was adjusting his breathing.
Lin Yao and Mu Wanqing also came to the door to the stage.
"Boss."
Lei Hongguang turned around immediately after hearing the voice, and said with a bitter face: "Such an important project, I think it's more appropriate for you to take charge, right?"
"Me?"
Lin Yao blinked: "Of course, but are you... sure?"
Lei Hongguang: "..."
"Although it will be better if I take charge, you will be responsible for dealing with players after the game is publicly tested. You didn't attend the meeting this morning. Don't you have anything to say to the players?"
Lin Yao saw his expression and smiled: "I know you are very nervous. Although we put this game at the end strategically and attach great importance to it, in essence, this is just an ordinary meeting, isn't it? Relax, although the meeting is important, in the end, whether the game can be successful in the end depends on the quality of the game, not who announces the news at this moment. What you have to do now is to share with all the players, share a good news with them-we are continuing the story of Warcraft on the basis of Warcraft! That's all!"
Lei Hongguang was stunned.
"So you can do it! Come on!"
Lin Yao finally smiled brightly at him.
"...Thank you."
Lei Hongguang looked at the girl, was silent for a moment, thanked her quietly, and suddenly calmed down.
Lin Yao shook her head.
At this time.
The lights on the stage also lit up.
Lei Hongguang took a deep breath, then took a step... and then walked onto the stage smoothly.
"Good afternoon, everyone! I am Lei Hongguang, the person in charge of "Warcraft"!"
As soon as he said this.
Instantly.
Deafening cheers rang out!
The players gave enough face.
Standing under the spotlight.
Lei Hongguang listened to the cheers, and while he was a little moved, he couldn't help but glance at the entrance.
Entrance.
Lin Yao was pulling Mu Wanqing, looking at the stage...
seemed to notice his gaze.
Lin Yao gave him another encouraging look.
Lei Hongguang smiled bitterly, and suddenly became a little pessimistic. It seems that his lifelong event will be troublesome in the future... How can he find someone to stay with such a person every day...
He sighed.
Then he quickly came to his senses and looked at the stage again.
It's better to do your own thing well first.
"This meeting will be our last one of 'Linmu Carnival'. I will introduce to you the last new game announced by our Linmu Studio."
Lei Hongguang faced thousands of eyes from the audience, and after the cheers stopped, he calmly said: "And this game, I believe that players who have seen the carnival schedule should know what it is called. Maybe some players have guessed it. Yes, this game is related to "Warcraft".
And "Warcraft" is our first attempt at making an RTS... When Lin Yao told me that she wanted to make an RTS, I thought it was too outrageous. There are too many excellent peers in this type of game. I really can't think of anything new that can be done." Having
said this.
Lei Hongguang paused, looked at the curious players, smiled, and continued: "But when I saw Lin Yao's setting drawings and planning, I found that I was wrong, so wrong... Then after reading the story, I had an impulse. I had to make this game! Because I like the story of Warcraft so much! In the end, we succeeded. We made "Warcraft" and produced three DLCs for it. Under Lin Yao's pen, this world and this story were further completed. We are all very satisfied... But on the other hand-I, including other people in the entire project team, feel that the story of World of Warcraft seems to be not over yet, and there seems to be more things to explore.
This feeling is so strong that I even began to imagine the sequel of this story myself."
As Lei Hongguang spoke.
The audience looked at the stage, and their expectations became stronger and stronger.
Li Guangsheng and Mou Feng, who were sitting in the middle, also became very interested.
They wanted to know what Linmu Studio had hidden in the end.
"But obviously, my talent in this area is not as good as our beautiful boss, so I gave up soon."
Lei Hongguang spread his hands, received a round of cheers, and then continued: "Just when I gave up and thought the story should end here, Lin Yao suddenly found me again. She gave me a plan and told me that she wanted to make a game and build a World of Warcraft... My thoughts at the time were similar to the first time I heard Lin Yao say that she wanted to make an RTS game. A world? How to build a game?"
"Then, I opened the plan, opened the solution given by Lin Yao, and saw her definition of World of Warcraft. I was impressed again, and then - this game was born, this "World of Warcraft"!
An online game! !
An MMORPG! ! ! "
As Lei Hongguang finished speaking,
the most classic World of Warcraft logo appeared on the screen behind him.
"World of Warcraft"! It caught the eyes of all players!
"Yes, Linmu Studio... will return to the field of online games again!"
After a short silence,
accompanied by Lei Hongguang's firm and powerful words,
the audience cheered like a tsunami in an instant!
Online games! !
It's actually an online game! ! !
An online game made by Linmu Studio! ! !
All the players were confused by the news and instinctively cheered the loudest!
At the same time,
there were one or two audience members who were not players, and they were confused by the news and were confused...
For example... Li Guangsheng.
In the last second, he was concentrating on the stage, ready to see what Linmu Studio had hidden.
In the next second,
Lei Hongguang on the stage said the words MMORPG and online games.
At that moment,
Li Guangsheng's mind buzzed... He was stunned and stood up subconsciously, and then what was waiting for him was a thunderous cheer!
Faced with the sudden thunderous cheers, he didn't stand firmly and slid down from the chair and sat on the ground.
"Fuck! Brother, brother! You don't have to be so excited..."
A player next to him was startled by him and didn't care about cheering anymore, and hurried to pull Li Guangsheng.
Li Guangsheng sat on the ground, listening to the deafening cheers, and looked back at the kind player who pulled him, and barely understood what the other party meant through lip reading.
Then, he replied in a daze: "Am I excited!? My legs are weak..."
On the other side,
Mou Feng just stayed where he was.
So that's it!
So that's it!
It's actually an online game! ! !
(End of this chapter)
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