Chapter 642 Plan B
This year's closing ceremony.
The staff of Linmu Studio really worked hard.
They gave all the players a surprise at the beginning.
The players were very excited.
And this excitement lasted until "Another One Bites the Dust" sounded.
In fact, many songs that players felt familiar had already appeared before.
The same venue, the same stage, the same producer, and then the same song.
All of this can undoubtedly evoke the players' memories.
Then.
The last song "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen is equivalent to the final blow.
The dead memories are like alive and begin to attack all players.
At that moment, it is normal for players to look at the entrance door. In fact. Lin Yao is watching the live broadcast, so she knows it very well. Not only the players on the scene.
In fact, the players in the live broadcast room also brushed "Lin Yao" at the moment when the famous song of Queen sounded. The screen was full of "Lin Yao". At this time, even if the real-time comments scrolled faster, it was clear. Because all the players were brushing the same word. Even through the screen, one can feel the players' expectations that seem to overflow the screen... "..." Seeing this scene, Lin Yao immediately straightened up, left Mu Wanqing, then looked at the screen, gently scratched her face, and showed an embarrassed expression. This... is it not? Mu Wanqing stood aside and smiled helplessly. As expected... but. It's too late to say anything now. Lin Yao really can't go through. Even if she can go through, Mu Wanqing will not let her go on stage again. From a personal perspective, Lin Yao can certainly go to put out the fire. But from the company's perspective, the decision has been made, and it's really hurtful to change the mind at the last minute. Even if all the staff in Linmu Studio also want to see that scene. In addition. The company and Lin Yao are too deeply bound, this is also a fact. Mu Wanqing also knows Lin Yao's plan to run away... I really can't say that I want her to put out the fire. I can only hope that the players will not be too sad. Mu Wanqing also looked at the screen and sighed softly. On the other side. At the scene. The memories of the players were all evoked. But the memories were evoked. In the end, the scene everyone expected to see did not happen. The memories that had already surged up, without being vented, became a mountain, a mountain weighing on the heart... When the song "Another One Bites the Dust" was finished, the scene even fell into a strange silence. All the players stared at the stage. There was no cheering, and no sound came. Zhong Xiu, who was just playing with all his heart, met the gazes of so many players and shuddered directly on the stage. Fortunately, this situation did not last long. After all, there were still overseas players participating in the carnival. Their feelings for Lin Yao were not so deep, and their views were much purer. In their eyes, Lin Yao was just a very beautiful boss. They didn't make a sound just now, but the vast majority of domestic players didn't make a sound. They realized that the atmosphere was a little wrong. But they held it in for a while, and they couldn't hold it in anymore. So under their leadership. Soon. Zhong Xiu and others on the stage still received the applause and cheers they deserved. But this not only did not make Zhong Xiu feel relieved, but made him more nervous. Because the silence just now was really too scary... and at the scene. The players were just silent. In the live broadcast room, it was a different situation. "Where's Lin Yao!? She's not coming out! The atmosphere is so exciting!" "I thought she was coming... but she still didn't come out." "So disappointed, just now was the best time, so when will you come out, Lin Yao!" "Just now, my expectations were at their peak, but she didn't come out. This is a rare mistake by Linmu Studio." "Brother in front, don't lie to yourself, be prepared, Lin Yao may not come out..." "..." Because of the existence of real-time comments. Players in the live broadcast room were able to express their feelings at the moment. And most players still kept hope. Until some players broke through that layer of window paper. Soon. Even the real-time comments in the live broadcast room were not so many... at the scene.
The performance on the stage continued.
The producers took turns to perform. To be honest, they were really sincere.
But Lin Yao never came out.
The players also looked absent-minded, and kept looking at the door.
Compared to the beginning.
The atmosphere was completely different...
An unspeakable atmosphere began to spread in the audience...
Although no one could comment on the scene.
But even if no one broke the window paper, everyone thought of that possibility.
Moreover, they had begun to prepare themselves mentally for this possibility.
But preparing themselves mentally on the spot not only had no effect, but also strengthened the mentality of luck...
And once there was a mentality of luck, when the result was in front of them, everything became more difficult to accept...
The closing ceremony came to the last link.
Zhong Xiu, Qi Jianhua and other staff members who had been on the stage all the time were not mentioned.
Other staff members also went on stage to thank all the players.
Even Xi Qianyu from the marketing department went up.
As long as the producers who the players could call by name, they basically went on stage and thanked the audience below.
A large group of people appeared on the stage.
All that was missing was an unforgettable song...
"Thank you all for coming to the carnival."
And finally,
it was Zhong Xiu who spoke up and said this year's closing remarks...
Then,
the fireworks fell.
The music continued on the stage.
Everything was the same as in previous years.
But this year,
the audience was dead silent...
This time, even the overseas players didn't dare to cheer.
Because the air seemed to be stagnant...
At the same time,
in the live broadcast room,
I don't know if anyone else has seen the scene of the real-time comments stagnating.
Anyway, Lin Yao saw it...
When all the producers came on stage to thank the producers, Zhong Xiu announced the end of this year's carnival.
At that moment,
it was as if time had stopped.
The real-time comments that were still rolling stopped instantly...
Except for the ones posted by the players before, there were no new real-time comments.
This uncomfortable stagnation lasted for a few seconds.
New real-time comments appeared at this time...
The players went crazy...
At the same time
, on the scene,
the unbearable silence below the stage also lasted for more than ten seconds.
Then,
there was a sound.
The players applauded the producers who thanked them.
But there was no cheering, and the demeanor was completely different. Most of the players looked very depressed...
Some were almost crying...
And their applause was not loud, but weak.
In fact, most of the audience had prepared themselves mentally.
But as I said, it is useless to prepare themselves mentally in such a scene...
Then.
This year's Linmu Carnival came to an end in this depressed atmosphere.
...
On the stage.
After Zhong Xiu fell into silence in the audience, his breathing stagnated. He finally knew where his uneasiness before going on stage came from.
At that moment, he really felt breathless...
The other staff members were similar.
Until. Applause
broke out in the audience.
He suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately...
Zhong Xiu looked at the audience under the stage and smiled helplessly. Although his hair could not be saved.
But it was still acceptable...
He just had this thought. But he
found that.
After the players finished applauding, they were still looking at the door... They looked like they were still looking forward to something.
After noticing this.
Zhong Xiu was stunned.
Then, he found out again.
Even though the closing ceremony was over, no domestic player stood up to leave...
On the stage,
the other producers were ready to leave.
But off the stage,
no player left.
They were all still looking at the stage, at the entrance to the stage.
"..."
Zhong Xiu came back to his senses, and then looked at the eyes cast from below, smiled bitterly, and murmured: "Lin Yao, you have really done all the bad things this time..."
...
No matter how much the players expected.
In the end.
Lin Yao still didn't show up.
The audience didn't leave for a long time.
But there was no point in wasting time.
After nearly fifteen minutes, some audience members finally moved.
Then.
The players finally left.
But when the audience left, it was particularly quiet...
As for the forum.
Especially the official forum of Linmu Studio, "Game Circle", it was even more gloomy.
Originally, every year after the carnival, the forum would usher in a wave of posting climax.
But this year.
Not only are there not many new posts.
Even the post for the summary of the closing ceremony was not posted...
You know.
Now it has been half an hour since the closing ceremony.
This is enough to write anything.
It hasn't been posted yet, the only possibility is... I don't want to post it.
Nearly an hour later.
The post for the summary of the closing ceremony was finally posted.
And this post, from the title, revealed a sad atmosphere.
[The closing ceremony of Linmu Studio ended, Lin Yao did not appear... [crying]]
The crying expression at the end.
It really represents the mood of the players.
So soon.
The first batch of players who responded, without saying anything, sent this expression.
Then.
Other players followed suit.
Later, even other players were infected.
That night.
The entire homepage.
All the posts were titled with the '[crying]' expression...
[She didn't show up. Everyone was looking forward to her so much. Are you really not going to show up at this carnival? [crying]]
[In the end, I saw a bunch of producers on stage, but Lin Yao was not on stage. I was shocked [crying]]
[She's not really going to step down, is she? She's really going to completely eliminate her influence? [crying]]
[I guess Lin Yao is going to unbind from Linmu Studio. I didn't believe it before, but... [crying]]
[Alas... I'm disappointed. I'm really disappointed. [crying]]
[I don't want to play games anymore [crying]]
This situation quickly spread to other player communities.
In addition, the number of online users of all games under Linmu Studio that night inexplicably dropped by about 10%...
As for why this happened.
This can probably be seen from the experience of the player Li Yu.
After returning to the hotel from the main venue of the Linmu Carnival in silence, he did nothing but took out his mobile phone and browsed various player forums.
Then he switched frantically between several famous player forums.
He read the posts.
He wanted to learn some truth from the players...
the reason why Lin Yao didn't show up at the carnival this year...
Of course.
And most importantly, he wanted to know if Lin Yao's absence would become a normal thing.
The players on the forum were actually similar to him. Most of them were ordinary pessimistic players. However, compared to him, they didn't just post posts, but also posted...
Of course, what Li Yu saw were all pessimistic comments.
Then, seeing such comments, Li Yu, who was already frustrated, became even more frustrated. He could only continue to post.
It was a loop.
How could he care about playing any game...
Lin's family.
Since Lin Yao saw the live broadcast room's real-time comments stop for a few seconds, and the players on the scene did not leave for a long time after the closing ceremony, she also fell silent.
After returning home.
She curled up on the sofa, hugged her knees, and also browsed the forum.
Then, she was directly brainwashed by the expression "[crying]".
Of course, she also saw the words of disappointment expressed by the players.
"..."
Lin Yao pursed her red lips. She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she didn't even notice her sister coming back.
Until.
Lin Xi shook her worriedly.
She came back to her senses.
"What's wrong?" Lin Xi sat down next to her, a little worried.
"Nothing, I was reading the comments of the stupid players."
Lin Yao put down her phone and smiled softly: "I was a little absorbed in reading."
"Is that so..."
Lin Xi nodded, and then asked: "I heard that too. Is it okay that you didn't show up?"
"No... Never mind, it's a little bit important."
Lin Yao shook her head subconsciously, but when she saw the lit phone screen, she couldn't say it was okay in the end.
But in the end, she still tried to make up for it: "But it's not a big problem. I guess it will be much better after tonight."
"Well... what do you want to eat tonight?"
Lin Xi looked at her sister's expression carefully, and didn't continue to ask, but diverted the question.
But in the interval between her words, Lin Yao once again looked down at the countless posts expressing disappointment on the forum and the crying expressions on each post, and was a little absent-minded again.
"Xiaoyao?" Lin Xi smiled helplessly and could only call her again.
"Anything is fine."
Lin Yao sighed and stood up: "You can do it. I have something to do and will be down later."
After that,
she ran upstairs in her slippers.
"What's the matter?" Lin Xi was confused, and then shouted.
"Do some necessary, but maybe unnecessary, but perhaps necessary preparations!"
Lin Yao ran upstairs in her slippers. When she heard Lin Xi's voice, she answered without turning her head.
"...Ah?"
Lin Xi had a question mark on her head when she heard it.
She felt that it was better not to ask...
...
The Linmu Carnival is over.
Last night was a sleepless night for many people.
And when Lin Yao came to the Linmu Studio,
she found that
it was not just the players who were depressed.
The morale of the staff inside the Linmu Studio seemed to be quite low...
Although it was not very obvious.
But it was really noticeable.
And the staff looked at Lin Yao more than usual.
They all looked reluctant...
Lin Yao: "..."
She was helpless and could only speed up her pace and return to her office first.
After closing the door.
She looked at Mu Wanqing who had been waiting in the office for a long time and asked, "Ms. Mu, why are all the staff in the studio like this?"
"Yesterday's incident has begun to ferment."
Mu Wanqing replied helplessly, then pulled out her chair and motioned her to sit down.
Lin Yao came to her seat and sat down, then looked at the screen.
The screen was stuck on a certain web page.
A bold font was very conspicuous.
[The Linmu Carnival ended perfectly yesterday, and Lin Yao did not show up. The most talented game producer in the country may have to be completely untied from the game. ]
"?"
Lin Yao slowly put a question mark.
Then clicked on the main text and took a look.
The article first introduced the grand occasion of this year's carnival in detail, and the surprises for the players.
Then the topic changed.
It introduced the current situation of Lin Yao and Linmu Studio's deep binding, and also talked about Youmei Technology, which is rising like a new star.
Then.
It gave its own conclusion.
"Linmu Studio and Lin Yao are too closely tied together. This may be a blessing for an ordinary game company, but it is no longer the case for a behemoth like Linmu Studio.
When all the spotlights are on Lin Yao, it means that all the applause and flowers are hers, and her every move will represent the entire company.
This is a very dangerous thing. If you are not careful, the building may collapse, or internal talents may leave in large numbers because they feel that they cannot realize their value, or because Lin Yao does something wrong, which will bring turmoil to Linmu Studio."
"In addition, the rise of Youmei Technology has brought new opportunities to Lin Yao.
To be honest, in terms of the upper limit, Youmei Technology is really much higher than Linmu Studio, and it can also create a real economy... No matter what the consideration is, this is a more important business than Linmu Studio.
Although it is highly unlikely that Lin Yao will break up with Linmu Studio because of this, this may be one of the reasons.
In short, no matter what.
This most talented game producer in the country has indeed had the idea of 'disappearing'.
Perhaps, not showing up at this carnival is a sign, and then..."
This article seems to have been prepared long ago...
Lin Yao did not show up yesterday, and the report was issued the next day, directly analyzing the reasons why Lin Yao did not show up from all aspects.
Then it gave a conclusion that seemed very reasonable.
Moreover, she appreciated Lin Yao's choice very much...
Mu Wanqing saw Lin Yao scrolling to the end of the report, and immediately said: "This report was published early in the morning, take a look at the number of views."
Lin Yao glanced at the number of views, and then said in disbelief: "Nearly 10 million?"
"Yes."
Mu Wanqing said helplessly: "I just went to the player community to take a look, and now the homepage of the forum is full of crying expressions, not a single word, all crying expressions... And this has also had some impact on the staff inside Linmu Studio..."
"..."
Lin Yao opened a new page, and then opened a player forum.
She was silent directly.
Last night.
In this forum, the title of the post at least had a sentence.
But today, even the words disappeared.
The homepage.
It was full of crying expressions.
The top posts all turned into crying expressions...
Lin Yao: "..."
She originally thought that the players would be fine after a good night's sleep.
But obviously.
The players didn't think so.
Not only did they not get better after a night,
but they were even more sad...
This day.
The domestic player community has ushered in its darkest hour.
Because the homepage of the player forums that can basically be named must be filled with countless posts with only crying emojis...
Other players actually have no objection to this... Instead, they started to cry emojis.
It can be called a spectacle...
And this is just the beginning.
Linmu Studio's earliest game, "Fantasy OL".
At around nine o'clock.
I don't know who took the lead.
The world channel of the largest server, Jinxiu Mountain and River, suddenly started to refresh the screen.
"Lin Yao, don't [cry][cry][cry]"
The format is roughly like this...
At first, only some players refreshed it, and only this server refreshed it.
But soon.
As the news spread.
Other servers followed suit.
Today.
No matter which server of "Fantasy OL", the world channel became the same...
And.
As the number of readers of that report increased.
This screen-swiping behavior was spread, and soon it spread to other games of Linmu Studio.
"Breakout", "Heroes", "DOTA", "World of Warcraft" and even the latest mobile game "Day of Reincarnation"...
Players either changed their names or refreshed it directly on the public screen...
Even more outrageous is.
Vaporwave.
switch.
Since both platforms do not restrict players from having the same name, countless players have changed their names.
As for the format, it is the same as above...
On this day,
when some overseas players played games that directly inherited Vaporwave accounts,
they found that
many people's IDs were the same.
They were all "Lin Yao, don't [cry][cry][cry]".
This even set off a wave of discussion on overseas game forums.
Many players thought there was a bug...
This is the case overseas, not
to mention China.
The confusing behavior of domestic players quickly attracted the attention of game media people.
However,
before they could react,
they found that...
any game that was slightly well-known in China was affected.
Even if it was not a game from Linmu Studio.
Someone had brushed the game of Tianhu...
Because players who play games from Linmu Studio may not play games from Tianhu, but players who play games from Tianhu must also play games from Linmu Studio...
It's outrageous.
This day can be called an earthquake in the domestic game industry...
Countless practitioners took a breath of cold air.
There is only one question.
Why? Isn't this too exaggerated?
Didn't Lin Yao just... not show up at the carnival?
In fact, many people don't realize this.
When Linmu Studio invested in a company, whichever company would be favored by capital, some people called Lin Yao the Godfather...
Linmu Studio was just testing the waters in the investment field, that's it.
What about the game field?
...
That night.
Some of the servers of Linmu Studio's games and Vaporwave's servers had problems.
As for the reason...
it's very simple.
Because there are too many players who changed their names...
Zhong Xiu heard the news and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Then, he hesitated for a while, and finally got up and knocked on the door of Lin Yao's office.
"Lin Yao?"
"What's wrong?"
Lin Yao raised her head and looked at Zhong Xiu who pushed the door in.
"Did you know about the server crash?" Zhong Xiu hesitated for a moment and asked.
"Got it."
Lin Yao sighed: "I'll let Xi Qianyu negotiate for the role you like. Also... congratulations on saving your hair."
"...I didn't come here for this."
Zhong Xiu was a little embarrassed. After organizing his words, he said: "In fact, my wife has long told me that it is better to be bald than to have hair on the sides. I have wanted to shave it for a long time, but I can't get over it in my heart. How about we make another bet, as long as you show up..."
"Don't say anymore, I won't make bets in the future! Not any bets!"
Lin Yao interrupted him directly, then picked up a piece of drawing paper on the table and handed it over: "Give this to Qi Jianhua, and then let him and Xi Qianyu come."
"..."
Zhong Xiu was a little confused. He took a few steps forward to take the drawing paper. After looking down, he asked in confusion: "What is this... and what is on the drawing paper?"
"This is Plan B."
Lin Yao sighed, and then said helplessly: "As for what it is called... this thing is called a holster."
(End of this chapter)
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