Chapter 174: Plagiarism?
Time goes by day by day.
Amid the anticipation of netizens, the long-awaited Asian Anime and Games Expo has finally officially arrived.
"Hurry up, the exhibition is about to start, why are you still wasting time?"
"Wait! Your clothes fell down!"
"Hey! Don't run so fast, wait for me!"
Shouts could be heard one after another on the streets of hotels, homestays and hotels near the exhibition.
Figures rushed out one after another, rushing towards the direction of the exhibition, each carrying an ID card.
They all came here a few days ago to prepare to attend the exhibition and had been looking forward to this day for a long time.
Some of them have even put on cosplay costumes and attracted the attention of passers-by as they walked on the street, making the entire street extremely lively.
In the crowd, Lao Yuzhu, who had just come out of the restaurant, was also breathing heavily, holding his mobile phone and using a selfie stick to start a live broadcast.
"Good morning, everyone. It's 5:32 AM now. There are still two and a half hours until the comic convention starts. Let's go and line up first."
As a small anchor and UP host on Bilibili, Lao Yuzhu naturally would not miss this large-scale comic exhibition organized by Bilibili, and got up early to start putting on makeup.
At this moment, she was wearing a white tight-fitting long dress, a black hat, and a black rose on her chest.
Combined with her height of nearly 1.9 meters, the audience who had just entered the group immediately became excited.
"Hmm? Did I enter the wrong live broadcast room?"
"Host, your outfit looks familiar. Are you cosplaying a certain anime character?"
"Fuck! Madam Hachisha!"
"The host is cosplaying as Hachishaku-no-Madam!?"
“It really looks like that!”
“Is this something I can watch without paying?”
That’s right!
The character that Lao Yuzhu is cosplaying at this time is the recently famous villain Lady Hachisha in the game "Resident Evil"!
The moment they saw that familiar outfit, the live broadcast room with only a few hundred fans exploded instantly, and the viewing enthusiasm began to soar rapidly.
Because they really look alike!
Whether it's height, outfit, hairstyle or makeup, they are basically all based on the game characters.
Add to that the great evil that obscures vision.
It's like Lady Hachisha in the world!
Not to mention the live broadcast room, even on the road leading to the exhibition area, a large number of tourists were looking sideways at this huge monster that suddenly appeared.
Some even ran up to take photos, causing a commotion among the crowd.
"Nima, if I had known earlier, I would have gone to the scene too."
"It's so awesome right out of the gate. This comic convention is pretty good."
"Wouldn't it be a big hit if we put this in the exhibition?"
"So high! Is this Mrs. Hachisha's perspective?"
"Haha, looking at the back of the head, it must be two meters long, right?"
"I like to watch it, so I follow it. (dog head)"
The audience never expected that one day they would be able to experience Hachisha Lady’s first-person perspective.
This wonderful feeling made them laugh , and the number of followers in the live broadcast room continued to soar.
Lao Yuzhu covered her mouth and said in surprise: "Thank you for the support of my family. If you haven't followed me yet, please remember to follow me."
She actually considered for a long time before choosing this game character as the cosplayer for this comic convention.
Because only this role can make .
In addition, the game "Resident Evil" is quite popular, which should bring her a lot of traffic.
As it turned out, her decision was right.
All the way until she lined up outside the exhibition area, she was the focus of the entire crowd, with some people even running up to her to ask for her Bilibili account.
The speed at which the number of followers increased is far beyond imagination.
"There are so many people here. We got here at 6 o'clock and the line has already stretched outside."
Lao Yuzhu turned the camera around and let the audience in the live broadcast room see the queue outside the entrance of the exhibition hall. It could only be described as bustling and noisy.
Although there was still a long time before the start of the event, people had already lined up on the street outside and were divided into many teams using fences.
There are ordinary people, cos enthusiasts, anchors, and internet celebrities, many of whom are using their mobile phones to shoot or broadcast live.
On the employee passage in the distance, teams from different companies were coming and going. There were representatives from film and television companies, as well as representatives from gaming companies. They were all entering the venue one after another to prepare for the exhibition.
"Look! It's Ah B's little TV!"
Suddenly there was a commotion among the crowd, and everyone looked towards the employee passage.
I saw the team from Station B driving over and carrying a bunch of props into the exhibition area.
Even within the team, we saw large-scale illustrations of several popular anime and many peripheral products.
Several well-known anime authors showed up and waved to everyone as they entered the exhibition area. Excited screams rang out one after another, making it just like a celebrity meeting.
then.
Several major 2D game companies arrived.
This caused a lot of exclamations among the crowd, and everyone stood on tiptoe and looked forward to it.
In this hot atmosphere, two hours passed quickly.
The door to the exhibition area finally opened slowly under the expectant gaze of everyone.
A moment.
The queue waiting outside turned into a tide, and people poured in with their ID cards in hand, instantly making the entire empty exhibition area lively.
However, he did not notice that a team was hurriedly coming on the empty staff passage in the distance.
"Hurry up, the comic convention has already started, why are you still dawdling here?"
"It's because you miscalculated the time that the equipment was delivered so late!"
The cursing voices not only echoed in the employee passage, but also attracted puzzled looks from passers-by.
I saw a dozen people carrying some strange equipment into the venue, looking very anxious.
These people are none other than those who are not.
It was the team sent by Honghuang to participate in the exhibition.
Because the equipment transport flight was delayed, they only arrived here now and almost missed the opening of the exhibition.
"Okay, hurry up and get ready. Flight delays are not something we can control."
Looking at the quarreling Lao Li and Xiao Li, the leader Chen Lin shook his head helplessly.
Who could have thought that such unfortunate things would happen before the exhibition even started? It was really a bad start.
But he was open-minded.
He just gave a brief instruction and led the team into the crowded conference hall.
The entire anime and game exhibition is divided into several venues.
The huge venue is filled with anime and game exhibition areas, hung with posters and banners full of a two-dimensional atmosphere, as well as life-size portraits.
Some even set up their stalls outside, put many peripheral products on display, and were surrounded by a group of peripheral enthusiasts.
"Wow! It's really lively!"
The female employees in the team cheered in surprise, kept looking around, and danced with excitement.
This is also the first time for them to participate in such a large-scale exhibition.
I was immediately dazzled by the lively atmosphere.
Especially with very dynamic music playing overhead, the atmosphere is brought to the extreme, as if you are in a busy city.
"Old Li, look over there! They're selling R18 items!"
At the back of the line, an employee came up to Lao Li and spoke in a low voice as if he had never seen the world before.
Upon hearing this, all the male compatriots' eyes lit up and they all looked in the direction he was pointing.
"Ahem, what are you looking at? I didn't ask you to come here to play!"
Old Li glanced at the bold display in the distance, then immediately looked away with an unnatural expression.
After a moment of silence, he added in a voice that only a few people could hear: "Remember to secretly buy one for me when you buy it."
"Leave it to me."
The employee gave a smirk as if to show I understand, but didn't say anything.
In this way, under the leadership of Chen Lin, the team quickly passed through the crowd and came to the vacant exhibition area next to the central venue, next to a lounge with a large venue.
"Fortunately, we came here yesterday to set up the equipment. Let's install it first."
After saying something to the team, Chen Lin walked into the open space and began to measure the width of the venue.
At Lao Li's instruction, the employees began to install the equipment.
Xiaoli and Xiaowei led the female employees to be responsible for importing data and posting posters.
The originally empty exhibition area suddenly became busy.
“What is this doing?”
"Others have been exhibiting for ten minutes, but we're just starting to set up here?"
Passersby soon noticed the company team that had just arrived and stopped to watch in confusion.
Because the exhibition area is so huge!
They just thought it was a rest area specially set aside, but it turned out to be an exhibition area!
But look at this.
I guess it will take some time to arrange it.
"Forget it, let's go check out other exhibition areas first. I heard that Miracle is exhibiting a game called Girls' Connection, and the character portraits are great."
"Girls' Connection? Is that the 2D card game that's been popular recently?"
"Great! I've been waiting for that game for so long!"
"As for me, I need to go to the anime museum. Mr. Izawa's book signing event should be starting soon."
"So what are you waiting for? Let's go!"
There was a lot of content on display at this venue, and they were not interested in waiting in a place that was temporarily closed.
So soon, the crowd that gathered around quickly dispersed, and only those who occasionally passed by would take a second look at this side.
"Haha, brother, you guys also overslept and came late?"
At this moment, a loud laugh came from not far away.
A company team that had just arrived, like Chen Lin and his team, appeared and was busy setting up their own exhibition area.
There was only a wide passage between their two exhibition areas, so they could be considered neighbors.
"Dongshanju, is that you? Are you also here to attend the exhibition?"
Old Li, who was directing the installation of equipment, turned around and recognized the other party at a glance.
It is Dongshanju, a well-known domestic studio specializing in two-dimensional fantasy novels.
Since Lao Li had dealt with them before, he could naturally recognize them.
"Oh, I didn't expect that the famous Honghuang actually knew about our Dongshanju."
The other team leader was surprised and apparently recognized the studio logo they had just hung up.
"I can't say I'm famous, but I've become a little famous recently. Your Dongshanju is also well-known."
When facing other studios , Lao Li was no longer as carefree as usual, but instead put on a humble expression.
"Brother, you are joking. We are just making some small games to support our family. Since our two families are so close, we have to take care of each other in the next few days."
The leader of Dongshanju took a look at the Honghuang exhibition area which was much larger than theirs and said with a smile.
In terms of seniority, Dongshanju is much older than Honghuang.
But in terms of fame, Honghuang is not much inferior to these old studios.
Especially the new online game that was released earlier, which caused quite a stir, enough for him to pay attention to.
Old Li naturally knew the principle of not hitting someone who smiles at you, and the two families were not in competition for the time being, so he smiled and said, "Of course, just because we were late together, we should help each other out."
"Sure, sure."
The leader of Dongshanju also started laughing.
The two of them complimented each other across the aisle and then turned around and went back to their own business.
…
at the same time.
Inside the miracle exhibition area on the other side.
A large group of players were standing next to several large screens, cheering continuously.
"Go ahead! Your bond level is higher than his!"
"Just a little more energy left before we can go on stage!"
"Oh my god, why did I have to draw this card when there are so many other cards to choose from?"
"Wow! I got 5 stars. Come check out the animation effects!"
In front of a large screen, two players were seen trying out the new card game of Miracle with tense expressions.
Girls' Connection, just as its name suggests, is a miracle that has created a new way of collaborative gameplay.
In addition to basic attack and health, each card also has a bond effect.
As long as you draw cards that have a bond with each other, you can activate powerful skills to destroy the opponent or benefit your own side.
Moreover, each card is basically made with exquisite two-dimensional girl original paintings, which is very ornamental.
Especially the higher the star level of the card, the more gorgeous the card image is, and there is even an independent animation when it appears on the field.
Although it is still a simple gameplay of playing monsters according to the cost and drawing cards based on luck.
However, it still relied on the exquisite card battle scenes to capture the hearts of a large number of otaku players, and they gradually gathered here.
"The response has been pretty good. I don't think anyone will be able to compete with us this time."
At the edge of the crowd, the leader of Miracle nodded with satisfaction.
Thanks to the information obtained from Honghuang, they found inspiration from it and linked the card star levels with monsters.
Needless to say.
This should be the core gameplay of the new game Honghuang.
It only took them more than half a month to add these two gameplays to the original game.
He would like to see it.
In this case, how can the Honghuang card game be used?
Even if it is really released at that time, it will be labeled as "plagiarism" and despised by players.
Because they released this gameplay first.
As long as the new game cannot be launched and the funds cannot keep up, the operation of the online game will definitely be affected.
Invisibly, this competitor with great potential was eliminated.
Truly the best of both worlds!
