Chapter 687: The PC department has finished its production work.
Everything was fine when it came here, but how come it became like this after staying in Linmu Studio for a while?
To be honest, Lin Yao was quite curious.
But she didn't have time for the time being.
Although she really wanted to ask her cheap dad what happened.
But thinking that Lin Xi and Mu Wanqing were both in her office... they didn't look for her, it was probably not a big deal.
It would be the same to ask during lunch time.
With this idea in mind.
Lin Yao just glanced at it from a distance and left.
And Lin Bing didn't notice that his little daughter was just looking at him outside the smoking room.
He was still thinking... why games are so profitable.
Real estate at this peak period is not as exaggerated as Linmu Studio.
Although he didn't know much about yesterday's OEM and mobile phones, he at least had an idea.
Because there were similar companies in China before, Jiaming Alliance has always been a giant in China, and the market for OEM factories is even broader.
He has basically dealt with them.
But game companies... because of the invisible generation gap, he really doesn't understand them.
So this has the greatest impact on him.
What magic does this company have? What magic does his little daughter have...
Lin Bing put out the cigarette butt in his hand that had already burned to the end.
At this time, a new staff member pushed the door to smoke. Probably because Lin Bing was a stranger on this floor, the other party looked at him a few more times.
And Lin Bing also noticed the other party's gaze and looked over.
When he saw the work badge on the staff's neck.
Lin Bing thought of something, lowered his head to look at his chest, and then suddenly stood up, intending to go and see...
the other side.
Lin Yao temporarily put his cheap father behind his mind, came to the PC department, and found Zhong Xiu.
As soon as Zhong Xiu saw Lin Yao, he smiled and asked, "I heard that your father is here?"
"Well, I'll introduce him to you later."
Lin Yao responded without disguising, "It's mainly for him to get familiar with it. He will be in charge of Linmu Studio at that time... Of course, he only controls the administrative strategy, and he will not interfere with the specific product work.
You still have great autonomy in product-related development work, and you don't have to be responsible for others. You just need to determine which products to invest your energy and time in, and how to make the products well."
"..."
Zhong Xiu sighed, "Is that so..."
"Okay, tell me about your situation."
Lin Yao noticed the disappointed expression on Zhong Xiu's face, but didn't say anything.
Instead, she smiled softly and changed the subject.
"The first version of the online mode of Modern Scrolls has completed all the testing work and is waiting to be launched."
Zhong Xiu corrected his expression: "The new activities and new vehicles scheduled to be released at the end of the year are being produced. On the other hand... Bloodline and Minecraft, which were confirmed to be announced at the Linmu Carnival, have also completed all the production work and are currently in the testing stage..."
He began to introduce the recent situation of the PC department to Lin Yao.
The main projects involved were basically announced before the carnival or at the carnival.
Lin Yao listened quietly and occasionally asked a few questions.
Because there were no major problems overall.
Among the three major product departments of Linmu Studio, the most mature one is the PC department.
Because it was established the earliest and has the most experience.
"I will play the new game later and tell you if I encounter any problems."
Lin Yao clapped her hands and ended the conversation.
"Well..."
Zhong Xiu glanced at his screen, pulled away from his work again, and sighed again.
"Why are you sighing?"
Lin Yao finally asked, a little funny.
Zhong Xiu sighed and said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "The backbone is leaving. Although I have prepared myself mentally, I still feel a little sad when the time comes."
Lin Yao asked back: "Don't you have confidence in yourself? You really can't make a good game without me?"
"No, although it does have some relationship..."
Zhong Xiu looked at Lin Yao: "But Lin Yao... You don't think that your importance in Linmu Studio is only reflected in the production level, right?"
"What else?" Lin Yao asked back with a smile.
"Forget it, you are sometimes stupid..."
Zhong Xiu looked at Lin Yao who seemed to think so, waved his hand helplessly, and complained about her.
It's really the same as always.
Nothing has changed.
"I'm still the boss now." Lin Yao was amused and reminded him.
"Then take a look at this."
Zhong Xiu didn't mind. Instead, he thought of something and handed her a document on the desk: "Boss!"
Lin Yao glanced at the document he handed over, took it with some doubts, and then flipped through it.
This is a... business plan.
But it didn't come from the PC department, but from the console department.
It was written by a staff member of the "Splatoon" project team of the console department.
At the beginning of the project plan,
the initiator explained the origin of this project.
In short, it is.
Inspired by the unique gameplay of the game "Splatoon", he came up with the idea of making a special theme FPS.
Although Linmu Studio has a lot of FPS games, both online and stand-alone.
But he still submitted the project plan.
And the special theme FPS mentioned in this project... is counter-terrorism.
The initiator of the project thinks that there is a big difference between ordinary gunfights and counter-terrorism.
Especially when terrorists are guarding in the room.
When the other party needs to attack.
It will be very interesting for both sides to fight wits and courage in a box-like building.
Originally, he only had a vague idea.
But recently, the PC department's "Battle Royale" has been linked with "Titanfall", and he has also become fascinated by this game.
After playing the chicken-eating game "Battle Royale" and experiencing the room battles in it.
He made up his mind...
After Lin Yao glanced through the project plan, she couldn't help but smile gently: "Was this written by a staff member in the console department?"
"Well... his name is Dong Qiang. I chatted with him and Zhu Nianqiao for a while. They both felt that the current version of the switch function could not achieve the effects in the project plan, so they handed it to me."
Zhong Xiu nodded and asked, "What do you think?"
"...Very good."
Lin Yao handed the project plan back and gave a simple evaluation.
"That's it, that's all?"
Zhong Xiu joked, "You should at least give some suggestions."
Lin Yao asked mischievously, "Don't you have any judgment? Or do you lack confidence?"
"...I do, but I just wanted to ask."
Zhong Xiu put down the plan in his hand and asked helplessly, "Lin Yao, aren't you afraid that we will mess up? The production process has been greatly changed, giving our product department great autonomy. You have to know that Linmu Studio can get to this point and has a good reputation among the player community. It can be said that it is all your hard work.
And it is not difficult to destroy it. Maybe it only takes a few more messes, and the golden signboard of Linmu Studio will suffer a devastating blow.
You don't even ask about the projects after the love letter plan. Are you really not afraid that we will mess up and make a pile of shit?"
Zhong Xiu said while looking at the plan next to him.
Lin Yao said directly, "Do you think I don't play games?"
Zhong Xiu was stunned.
"No matter what kind of games you make, I will play them."
Lin Yao explained with a smile: "No matter where I am, I will buy your works first. Even when I was in Linmu Studio, I played more games a year than most players. You don't think I can't see you messing around, right?"
"Also, you don't think I won't scold you like the other players do if you mess around, right?"
"And I'm ready... Do you still remember "Fantasy OL"? How did this game become successful? Do you still remember?" "
Don't forget, I'm also a player... How about it, is this stressful?"
"..."
Zhong Xiu was stunned for a long time after hearing Lin Yao's words, and then he uttered two words: "Got it."
"That's it."
Lin Yao smiled brightly: "Why shouldn't I make any suggestions? Besides trusting you, I also want to retain some mystery. I hope that when the game is released, I go to play it... I can be surprised and say 'wow'."
"Don't you think this is interesting? I played the game of Linmu Studio myself and was surprised and said 'wow'."
Lin Yao pointed at herself.
Zhong Xiu looked at Lin Yao and imagined that scene. When he thought of Lin Yao's "wow" when playing the game, a smile appeared on his face.
"... Indeed."
"Really? So go ahead!"
Lin Yao glanced at his expression and continued, "As for messing around, I believe you and the staff... should be more reluctant to ruin this sign than I am."
After that,
she waved and left the PC department.
Zhong Xiu watched Lin Yao leave, scratched his head, and then looked back at the anti-terrorism theme FPS plan on the table, and couldn't help laughing again.
Lin Yao is a player...
For the internal staff, perhaps nothing can motivate Lin Yao more than giving her a surprise.
... Like another type of love letter?
Haha.
"After the carnival, I'll do this!"
Zhong Xiu thought of this, picked up the plan again, flipped through it, and made up his mind.
But before that.
He has to practice his oral broadcast.
This year's Linmu Carnival, let's first surprise the players!
So far.
The production work of the PC department before the carnival... has also been declared over.
…
At the same time.
After Lin Bing explained a few words to Lin Xi, he walked around Linmu Studio alone.
He was not conspicuous.
Because the company structure of Linmu Studio was relatively scattered.
It was normal for the staff of major project teams and even departments to move around.
Linmu Studio did not restrict this aspect.
After all, only a few staff had seen Lin Bing.
So Lin Bing's wandering around did not attract much attention at all, and no one asked him what he was doing. At most, they just looked at him a few more times.
Lin Bing was free to observe the operation of the company as a bystander.
He went to the console product department and saw three staff members playing games together.
He went to watch for a while.
It was a cartoon-style game called "Splatoon".
Lin Bing thought they were just slacking off.
But when he got closer, he found that they were not just playing games, but discussing "celebrations", "new Christmas maps", "new weapons" while playing...
and after discussing good ideas.
They seemed very excited.
Soon, they put down the controllers and called more staff members over.
Lin Bing stood nearby, listening to a group of staff members discussing celebrations and Christmas maps as if listening to a book of heaven. He
didn't understand anything.
He knew that in less than an hour, a simple floor plan was drawn, and there were also two drafts of guns...
and he didn't know when the whiteboard was pulled over... A large group of staff looked at the freshly baked floor plan and gun drafts and began to comment.
The plan was constantly changing and constantly improving.
Is this a small game?
Seeing this, Lin Bing was a little confused. After hesitating for a moment, he took out his phone and searched for the game called "Splatoon".
Then.
When the sales figure of 13 million came into view.
Lin Bing was silent.
Each game was priced at more than 200 yuan, and 13 million copies were sold.
This is a simple math problem...
Because it is too simple.
So this simple math problem, combined with the scene in front of him, is very shocking.
Lin Bing put away his phone, and finally took a look at the staff who were getting better and better, and even started to discuss the players' reactions after the map was released on Christmas, and turned away silently.
Then.
He went to the PC department again.
The games on each staff member's computer seemed to be different.
This was his biggest feeling.
And soon.
The scene of the staff gathering attracted his attention again.
He couldn't help but get closer.
"It's so weird..."
"Indeed, it's too weird to play FPS like this."
Get closer.
Lin Bing realized that all the staff were surrounding one person, and the staff member who was surrounded was sitting and playing games.
But it can be seen.
This does not seem to be a finished game.
Because some of the images are very inconsistent, some walls don't even have color.
"It's a tradition to mess up limited-time events! Didn't you guys have fun playing Lin Yao's 'Gun War'? What's wrong with me playing FPS hide-and-seek!"
The staff member who was playing the game heard the ridicule of his colleagues around him and immediately retorted: "And isn't the weird point good? Don't you think it's interesting? One side plays the role of hiding the items on the map, and the other side plays the role of the soldiers to find them. The highlight is the asymmetric confrontation!"
"When will it be online?"
A staff member heard the other side's words and asked.
"E-sports festival, as a limited-time New Year event."
The staff member turned around and said, "Let the players relax during the New Year. Do you want to join?"
"Okay, count me in."
"Count me in too. It's weird, but quite interesting..."
"Let me see... I can join too! The new version of World of Warcraft is coming to an end, and the project team doesn't need so many people."
"Fill out the form first! Don't stand me up because you're busy with the original project... By the way, what do you think about asking Lin Yao to come and have a look?"
"Send a message to the group. It seems that she just went to the mobile game department."
"I'll do it!"
"..."
A group of people began to discuss how to play hide-and-seek on FPS with great interest.
Lin Bing listened silently.
He still didn't understand.
But he could still read the expressions on their faces. They
were very excited.
And they kept talking about how the players would react.
Lin Bing took out his mobile phone and searched the game they were discussing - "Breakout".
There is no sales data for this game online.
Because it is an online game.
But he saw an old news article.
When World of Warcraft was launched, a third-party organization predicted that the performance of this game would be comparable to that of Breakout.
At that time, the annual revenue of Breakout was estimated by a third-party organization to be around 2 billion.
Lin Bing: "..."
He left silently again.
Then.
He came to the mobile game department.
There were no staff gathered this time.
He also met the first department head of Linmu Studio.
Kang Yi was scratching his head with Future S2, and asked while scratching his head: "Is there really a BUG? I have tried it so many times and it didn't appear... How did the players find out?"
"I don't know."
The staff spread his hands: "But I tried it once, and it does exist."
"Okay, I'll go to the Kaishan Research Institute and ask them to help, and then we'll fix it as soon as possible."
After that,
Kang Yi stood up and hurried to the door.
This time.
Lin Bing was mentally prepared.
He took out his mobile phone and searched for the mobile game they discussed - "Top".
Then, he saw an even more exaggerated number...
He was numb.
Then, he went to the Kaishan Research Institute again and went to the Operations Department.
Kaishan Research Institute.
He saw a laptop that was still in the confidential stage.
He was also recognized for the first time.
Because Zhang Youjie was in the Kaishan Research Institute...
and in the Operations Department.
He learned about the two activities "Linmu Carnival" and "Linmu E-sports Festival", because the staff had already started preparing the promotion plan for the Linmu Carnival.
And for the first time, he saw the players' enthusiasm for the Linmu Studio through the Internet.
[When will this year's carnival be promoted! ? ]
[Will Lin Yao show up this year! ? ]
[Predict the content of this year's Linmu Carnival! 】
【I hope that Linmu Studio can also surprise me this year! 】
【The online mode of "Modern Scrolls" is about to be launched! 】
【...】
Various posts dazzled Lin Bing. They
were all about Linmu Studio.
In addition to discussing the upcoming Carnival, the highlight of Linmu Studio every year, players also discussed games.
The few games that Lin Bing just searched for, whether they are console games, PC games, or mobile games, are all among them.
In addition to these, there are many... games that he doesn't know at all.
"World of Warcraft", "Modern Scrolls", "Heroes", "DOTA", "Titanfall"...
The popularity of these games is not even worse than the game he just searched.
Lin Bing: "..."
He put away his phone again.
Then he returned to Lin Yao's office in silence.
Lin Xi was sitting in his sister's seat, handling some simple work on his phone.
Hear the door open.
He raised his head, looked at Lin Bing, and asked, "Have you finished shopping? How do you feel?" Lin Bing
did not rush to answer, but pulled a chair and sat down, and then reluctantly replied, "... I feel like I have lived most of my life in vain."
"Pfft... Well, I occasionally have such a feeling."
Lin Xi tried her best to hold back her laughter and replied in agreement.
Lin Bing did not care about being laughed at by his daughter. After hesitating for a moment, he could not help but ask, "Xiaoxi, Linmu Studio... How many users, or players, are there?"
"That, you can ask Xiaoyao."
Lin Xi thought about it and replied, "But I guess she doesn't have a definite answer, and the data is cold, you can see it with your own eyes."
"See it with your own eyes? If you mean the player forum, I have seen it..." "
The situation in the forum is not accurate now."
Lin Xi put down his phone and interrupted him: "The Linmu Carnival is coming soon. You can go to the scene, the forum, and the live broadcast room to take a look.
Although you won't get any data, you should get an answer... a real answer. Then you will know how many players Linmu Studio has."
Lin Bing: "..."
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
