Chapter 556 Game Company! ?
Mou Feng thought that it was useless for Linmu Studio to do so many fancy things.
But for the players, it was different.
Linmu Studio was well-known.
They just liked Linmu Studio to do these fancy things...
and.
Although the products announced by Linmu Studio at the e-sports festival this time were a bit mixed, most of them were actually related.
Let's not talk about the new games.
The music album was a continuation of the carnival and the e-sports festival. The reason why this product existed
was largely because the players wanted it.
The music of the carnival was performed again at the e-sports festival, and the music of the two events was integrated into an album and released. It can be said that it was what everyone expected.
As for the Switch e-sports festival joint version, the "Call of Duty" e-sports festival special edition...
These are just commemorative versions. First of all, there is no purchase limit. Secondly, it is true that the number of Switches with the e-sports festival joint version is limited, but there is no essential difference between them and ordinary machines.
The same is true for games.
You can experience the full game by buying the ordinary version.
To put it bluntly, these products are things that uninterested players don't even look at, but interested players need very much.
It is more important to have it than not to have it.
As for the multimedia project "Resident Evil" just announced.
That's even more interesting.
"Breakout" is not only the first large-scale 3D game produced by Linmu Studio, but also the first large-scale 3D game that many domestic players have come into contact with. The player base is very large.
The first mode of this game that became popular was the pioneering biochemical mode.
This mode really left a deep impression on many players.
Although the game was subsequently updated, the more fair and competitive blasting mode with event bonuses replaced this mode and became the most popular way of playing.
But this does not mean that no one cares about the biochemical mode.
In fact, from professional players to casual players, as long as they play the game "Breakout", they will play the biochemical mode. It's
just that the length of time they play is different.
This is a mode that has been popular and enduring since it was announced.
And the first promotional CG that Qi Jianhua mentioned was not only impressive to him, but also to the players.
The first film-level game trailer, although not long, perfectly depicts the chaotic scene when humans face emergencies and the oppression of zombies.
... Even though zombies are not seen in most of the trailer.
But this also paves the way for the climax of the last scene.
At the end of the trailer, the security guard rushed out of the laboratory, and a young woman in OL clothes and a graceful figure waited with a knife, and then the zombies with bloody faces and weird postures surrounded them.
I don’t know how many players shouted "I want to play the game now"!
In fact.
After the launch of "Breakout", many players who have watched the trailer wanted to explore the background story of the biochemical mode. Until now, there are still players trying.
But it’s a pity.
Lin Yao didn’t think so much at the beginning...
The first promotional CG of "Breakout", the young woman at the end, was actually added by Lin Yao as a gimmick. The prototype is Mu Wanqing. The whole trailer just explains the origin of the biochemical mode.
She didn’t consider the specific storyline at all.
Later, Lin Yao did not agree to the proposal to make Mu Wanqing a controllable character, which is equivalent to cutting off the story line.
Therefore, it is basically impossible for players to restore the background story.
Unless they make up their own imagination.
This is also a pity for many players.
And in this case.
The most watched event of the "Breakout" game!
Qi Jianhua mentioned the first promotional CG of "Breakout" again, and played the multimedia project of "Resident Evil" which is also a biochemical theme on the spot!
You can imagine
how good the effect will be.
Moreover, this time it is not just a CG.
Although Qi Jianhua did not explicitly say that he would make a movie, he mentioned the players' remarks that they have always hoped that Linmu Studio would make a movie, and at the same time confirmed that this is not a simple game, but the first multimedia project of Linmu Studio...
This is enough to make players imagine.
In addition, the promotional video released on the spot is like a reappearance of the old days, with the same biochemical theme, the same excellent atmosphere portrayal, the same abrupt plot, and the same anticipated follow-up...
But this time, unlike the previous "Breakout" promotional video, it only leaves players with room for imagination, but no follow-up.
This time there will be a follow-up!
You can say it’s a sentimental bonus or the reputation of Linmu Studio.
Anyway,
such a promotional video was played during the break of the finals of “Breakout”.
The effect was really great...
As soon as the multimedia project of “Resident Evil” was revealed, the game was not over yet.
Players took advantage of the remaining time to go to the forum to brag.
They mainly wanted to tell everyone that
they were looking forward to such a thing.
As for what everyone said, they didn’t care at all.
This caused a lot of new posts to appear in major player communities in a short period of time.
Players complained about Linmu Studio, saying that they had taken off their pants, but the promotional video was cut off at the most critical moment... At the same time, they asked Linmu Studio to hurry up! No matter what the multimedia planner did! Hurry up!
The sudden bombardment of posts made the forum administrators bald.
At the same time, it also proved one thing.
There are indeed some differences in the perspectives of players and peers on problems...
Of course.
Mou Feng didn't know about this.
He was still complaining that Linmu Studio had too many fancy things.
At the same time, he was thinking, what is Lin Yao doing! ? Is there something wrong with his thinking! ? Is Linmu Studio optimistic about the future of mobile online games... Why hasn't there been any news yet?
...
That night, at 9:30.
After two extra games, NO.1 defeated ASTRALIS and won the second championship in the team's history. He held up the trophy and became the biggest winner of this year's "Breakout" event!
The moment the champion team was born.
Domestic forum.
Breakout players were celebrating like Chinese New Year, boasting about the teamwork that NO.1 is proud of, while discussing the multimedia project "Resident Evil" released by Linmu Studio during the competition.
They partyed until midnight, leaving a bunch of new posts, and then went to sleep with satisfaction.
On December 18, 19, 20, and 21,
the e-sports festival entered the off-season.
The remaining events are all MOBA, which is very different from FPS events.
These four days are the adjustment time for the team. It is
also the release time for Linmu Studio's new game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2"...
During the off-season, probably because the finals of the Breakout project ended, most players were discussing events, new games, and multimedia projects on the 18th.
But when the time came to the 19th, with the promotion of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" increased again, and put on an attitude of wanting to make a final rush.
The unlocking time of the game is quietly approaching.
The focus of players' discussions began to shift.
The Breakout event just ended.
Many players' enthusiasm for FPS has not yet dissipated.
This year, the new works of Giber and Dreamland have been postponed again.
"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" is the only FPS masterpiece this month.
With the excellent quality bonus of Modern Warfare 1 last year and the bonus of the e-sports festival...
It is conceivable how attractive it is to players who like this type of game!
Time passed day by day.
As the release date of the game got closer, the pre-order data of the game did not move...
because the players who pre-ordered had already pre-ordered.
So far, the pre-sale sales of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" are very gratifying.
The pre-sale sales alone have exceeded 7 million!
When Lin Yao heard this news from the staff.
She had a hunch that this year's Linmu Studio would become the biggest winner in the entire gaming circle!
And the final sales of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" may also surprise many people...
because this 7 million data is only pre-order data.
Players who choose to purchase after unlocking the game have not been counted.
In addition, the special e-sports festival version of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" will be available at midnight on the 20th because it is linked to the album.
Players who want this version probably haven't bought the game yet.
So Lin Yao estimates... the first-day sales and pre-sale sales of the game on the PC platform plus the three major console platforms will reach an astonishing 8.5 million!
According to this sales data, calculated according to the currency of North America in her previous life, the game sales will eventually reach a terrifying 450 million...
Of course.
This is just an estimate.
The pre-sale sales of the game are unlikely to increase significantly in the past few days.
This year's e-sports festival attracted many players who don't usually pay attention to the event, and the "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" advertisement was broadcast for so long during the period. Those players who are not interested in the special version have basically pre-ordered the game.
As for players who must wait until the game is unlocked before buying the game, there are definitely some, but it is estimated that there are not as many as millions.
So.
Lin Yao thinks that the biggest growth point for game sales is the special version of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" for the e-sports festival...
"Next, let's see how much effect these fancy things have."
Lin Yao put down the data form in her hand, turned to look at Mu Wanqing, and said with a smile: "The game will be unlocked on the 20th, and the pre-sale sales of the game are estimated to reach about 7.5 million. The rest depends on how many players buy it on the same day, and how many players are willing to buy the special version of the e-sports festival... Whether we can get 8 million depends on that day!"
...
December 19th.
There are still 18 hours left before "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" is unlocked.
And there are still 6 hours left before the "Linmu Studio Game Music Album" is put on the shelves.
Let's not talk about the game.
This has nothing to do with the music platform.
But this time, the "Linmu Studio Game Music Album" is indeed not a very important cooperation for the Sizhu Yueting music platform...
Because this album of Linmu Studio has basically nothing to do with the Sizhu Yueting music platform. The album was produced by Linmu Studio and a third-party music studio.
The work undertaken by the music platform is just to put this album on the shelves.
And digital albums are still in the experimental and promotional stages.
They have not really become the absolute mainstream.
In addition, there are no well-known artists in the "Linmu Studio Game Music Album". Most of the songs in it have been performed at the carnival, and even now you can still find live videos...
The positioning is indeed a bit awkward, and it is difficult to say that this album is very "heavy".
Jia Zhang, the music director of the Sizhu Yueting platform, admitted that the songs in the album are very good and are all excellent works.
Excellent works are the main reason why he is willing to promote this cooperation.
But it is also an obvious fact that the "Linmu Studio Game Music Album" is neither good nor bad...
"Put it on the recommended shelf..."
Jia Zhang took the application submitted by his subordinates, thought for a while, and replied: "There is no need to put it on the wonderful recommendation on the homepage, put it in... the new album recommendation column! It's just right. As for the soaring list, it is even more unnecessary to push it on the list artificially, so cancel this one."
After that, he handed the report back.
On the other side.
Han Jing took the application back and hesitated to speak.
At present, the music platform here is actually quite old.
After all, big data has not yet become popular.
So the recommendation position is very effective.
And he originally applied for the best recommendation position for "Linmu Studio Game Music Album".
For example, the wonderful recommendation on the homepage is the most conspicuous position on the platform.
But just now his immediate boss directly rejected it and put the other one on the new album recommendation column.
How to say this recommendation position... It is quite conspicuous.
But compared with the wonderful recommendation on the homepage, it is a younger brother... Because this recommendation position will show ten albums released during this period at the same time.
Users first need to scroll down, and then they need to find "Linmu Studio Game Music Album" from the ten albums.
This adds two steps.
It means losing users twice.
In addition.
The most effective list plan was also rejected.
This is indeed a bit difficult for Han Jing, an old fan of Linmu Studio, to accept.
He also likes games, and because he is engaged in music-related work, he also likes the music at the two events of Linmu Studio very much.
"No matter how good the music of that game company is, you don't have to worry about it."
Seeing the expression on his subordinate's face, Jia Zhang guessed something and said with some amusement: "Although the other party is not listed, if we really talk about market value, they can beat twenty Sizhu Yueting. Our entire company is not enough in front of them...
Such a behemoth doesn't care about this album, and has not asked for a recommendation position. It's not your turn to worry about it.
And don't you like their games very much? Can't you see? The purpose of their launch of this 'Linmu Studio Game Music Album' is for their game called "Call of Duty", not for ordinary users. In this case, why should we waste publicity and promotion resources?"
In addition to the OST that comes with the game, the gifts of the special edition of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" e-sports festival will also come with a redemption code.
This redemption code can be exchanged for a music platform version of the album for free on the Sizhu Yueting platform.
After all, players buy albums to listen to.
So when signing a contract with the Sizhu Yueting platform, Linmu Studio specially added corresponding terms.
And it is promised that for every redemption code used by players, the music platform will receive a corresponding share, which will be deducted at the time of settlement.
This sounds convoluted.
But the logic is very simple.
In simple terms, it is equivalent to selling the game and the album together.
Players who like to listen to music locally can directly listen to the included OST. If they want to go to the music platform, they can go to the music platform to redeem the album.
Redeeming an album is equivalent to selling an album, and a share needs to be given to the platform.
And this is why Jia Zhang is reluctant to give too good a recommendation position.
After all, it seems that Linmu Studio is completely for game services...
But think about it, it's normal... Their company can become so big, not relying on music.
I can only say that I can understand it.
"This is not worrying... I really think this album is good."
On the other side.
When Han Jing heard what Jia Zhang said, he subconsciously defended himself, "Boss, didn't you think it was good at the beginning? And this album is really conscientious. In addition to the music from the carnival and e-sports festival, there are also symphonies of dozens of game theme songs. In addition, some of the songs in it have been on the hot searches on social media!"
"First of all, the songs are very good, and some of them have indeed been on the hot searches, but this is an album, not a single song. How many people do you think will buy an album because of the hot searches? Secondly, almost all the music in this album can be found on live broadcast websites and video websites."
Jia Zhang glanced at his watch, stood up, and continued, "And this means that the commercial value is small, and there are no well-known artists in the album. The focus of their strategy is not the album, but the game... So we don’t need to promote it specifically, because it’s useless. Even if we give it a good recommendation position, such an album will not sell well, and ordinary users will not be interested. You players can basically find the sound source on video websites, and you may not be willing to buy it.
The biggest function of this album is to sell games."
"That's not necessarily the case..." Han Jing muttered.
"I guarantee you with my eleven-year career that this album will not be a big hit."
Jia Zhang smiled and patted the other person's shoulder, and said confidently: "Go submit the application form, it's time to get off work."
After that,
he turned around and left.
"..."
Han Jing stood there, watching the other party leave, still a little unconvinced, muttering: "Then I will also guarantee you as a ten-year veteran gamer that this album will be very popular... You have no idea how many gamers Linmu Studio has now..."
...
That day, at eight o'clock in the evening.
'Linmu Studio Game Music Album' was officially launched.
The whole album has a total of 43 songs.
In addition to all the songs from the two events of Linmu E-sports Festival and Carnival, the album also includes the symphony version of the theme songs of all the current games of Linmu Studio.
The price of the album is twenty yuan.
This price is not high or low.
If you consider the amount of content, it can be said to be a great value.
But if you consider that the songs in the album have basically been performed live, it seems a bit of a loss...
But anyway.
The album is online.
How many people bought the album at the first time it was launched?
Because it was at night, and Jia Zhang didn't care much, no one knew yet...
But.
The first batch of users who bought it have indeed appeared.
Capital.
Sanlitun.
A record store called Fogg, located deep in the alley, was brightly lit, and there was a faint sound of singing coming from inside.
Inside the record store, at the front desk.
A boss who looked to be in his thirties, with a ponytail and full of literary atmosphere, sat in front of the computer. After finding the music he wanted with a smile, he set it to play randomly and clicked to start.
Then, he stood up and began to sort out his collection of vinyl records while listening to the music echoing in the store.
The record store is still open for business.
But because of the location and time, there are no customers at all...
However, the boss's face did not show any sadness, but he quite enjoyed this environment.
After all, he would not starve to death.
This store is on the third ring road, and the real estate is his own...
It is no problem to make a living...
"Ding Dong——"
The boss was thinking about the fact that there were no customers.
Suddenly.
The door of the store was pushed open, accompanied by the sound of a soft bell, and a middle-aged man with a tired look walked in.
The boss looked back and found that it was a familiar customer, so he casually greeted him: "Are you off work?"
"Yeah."
The middle-aged man nodded, and then without much greeting, he went directly to the audition area, ready to find a vinyl record he liked to relieve the fatigue of the day.
After the boss greeted him, he did not ask too many questions.
The two passed each other.
The middle-aged man walked past the small shelves with vinyl records on both sides, thinking about what to listen to today, but as he walked, he suddenly realized that
he had never heard the music in the store today.
"Symphony?"
The middle-aged man paused, then listened carefully for a while, and was a little surprised.
Usually, the owner of this record store always listened to the same few songs, why did he change his temper today?
He was a little curious, and then while listening to the music echoing in the store, he continued to look for the record he wanted to listen to.
But.
After going around in circles.
He couldn't decide what to listen to today.
Instead, he stopped frequently because of the music in the store.
Because the symphony being played in the store is completely different from the traditional symphony.
Moreover, the different tracks are very different.
The only thing they have in common is that they are all pretty good.
After going around in circles,
the middle-aged man returned to the entrance, and then looked at the boss who was shaking his head gently to the music, and couldn't help asking: "What's the name of the symphony playing now?"
"Huh?"
The boss who was tidying up turned around, was stunned for a moment, and smiled: "The theme song of "The Legend of Zelda."
"...Ah? Zelda?" The middle-aged man was stunned because he had never heard of it.
"Yeah."
While the two were talking. It
just so happened that the theme song of "The Legend of Zelda" also came to an end.
The next song began to play.
The prelude of "Hero's Proof" sounded, with a strong momentum and shocking power, making people feel a kind of blood boiling...
The middle-aged man listened to the symphony of a completely different style, was stunned, and then he didn't rush to ask the boss again.
He stood quietly, listened for a long time, and then asked: "What's the name of this song?" "
The theme song of "Monster Hunter" 'Hero's Proof.'"
The boss replied casually again.
"..."
The middle-aged man was a little confused, and didn't know what song it was.
This was quite strange.
How could he be considered a senior fan?
And just when he was confused.
The Hero's Proof had also reached the end.
The next song was not a symphony.
It was "Another One Bites the Dust".
The beginning of this song was very amazing.
The bass solo melody.
There is such a clear bass sound...
The background music of this song is actually very simple, and the main melody is also simple, but the vigorous and rich rhythm runs through the whole song, as if it can arouse the joyous resonance of people's deep emotions...
The middle-aged man stood there and couldn't help shaking his legs gently to the beat.
Then after listening to the whole song.
He couldn't help but laugh softly, and the fatigue on his face disappeared a lot.
"What is this song?"
"The ending song of the closing ceremony of the Linmu Carnival, "Another One Bites the Dust."
The boss had also sorted out the shelves at this time, turned around, and replied with a smile.
"..."
The middle-aged man still hadn't heard it, but he was too lazy to continue asking, just thinking that it was a new record discovered by the boss, and said directly: "I want to buy a copy, can I listen to it alone for a while?"
"You want to buy it?"
The boss looked strange, as if he found it a little funny.
"Yes." The middle-aged man nodded.
The boss said mischievously, "Sorry, I don't have any physical records here. If you want to buy some, go to the Sizhu Yueting platform and search for 'Linmu Studio Game Music Album'. This is an album just released by a certain game company. It's 20 yuan a copy, much cheaper than a vinyl record..."
Middle-aged man: "............???"
Game company???
Ask for a monthly ticket at the beginning of the month...
(End of this chapter)
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