Chapter 175: Dump Truck! Start!
Since little Nezha has no objection, Gu Sheng has even less objection.
However, Gu Sheng also admired Shen Miaomiao's courage.
She is really a tough girl, she dares to bump into anyone.
From Xingmang to Guangyao, and then to Asian Powerhouse and Xun Teng Technology.
Along the way, they faced countless enemies, both overt and covert, and encountered obstacles and difficulties one after another.
However, Shen Miaomiao's trust in him remained constant.
Until now, Gu Sheng still remembers how when he was making his first game "Cat Rio", little Nezha just waved his hand and the cost doubled.
And now.
They are about to have their first confrontation with Konami, a world-class gaming company!
Although!
Now he is crowned as the "King of Horror Games".
First there was Phantom Fear, and then there was Silent Hill PT, two horror games that were successful in succession.
Konami's five horror games made more losses than profits.
The overall loss can be called a horror game black hole.
To some extent, I am using my strengths to counter the other party's weaknesses.
but!
As far as the market is concerned, Golden Wind is at an absolute disadvantage!
Because games require a platform.
The somatosensory cabin is no different from the PC, which has a high global penetration rate. According to last year's statistics, the number of personal computer users worldwide has exceeded 3 billion, and it has strong interoperability. No matter which platform your game is on, as long as you log in to the PC, players can purchase and play. The only difference is the login platform.
But the somatosensory cabin is different. Since it has been developed for a short time, major manufacturers want to seize the market opportunity.
Therefore, its exclusivity is very strong.
As one of the world's largest manufacturers of motion sensing capsules, Konami's KMN-3 released last year and its previous generation KMN-2 account for a large part of the global market share today.
The two generations of somatosensory cabins together amount to tens of millions of units.
In other words, once Silent Hill is released, there will be a market of tens of millions of audiences waiting for it.
But what about our own side?
Today, Golden Wind’s most stable and reliable, as well as its only somatosensory cabin partner, is Yiyou.
But the strength of Yiyou...
We can't even compete with Konami in the country, let alone on a global scale.
To date, the global sales volume of Yiyoux2 is only a few million units, which is completely not on the same level as Konami.
Even to say something unpleasant.
No matter how awesome Gu Sheng is, he can replicate the "Miracle of Titan's Fall" once again and maximize the login rate in Yiyoux2!
It is only one-tenth of Konami's market share, or even less than one-tenth.
This is an absolute disadvantage!
Of course!
As an independent game company, Golden Wind can also take a different approach in choosing the platform for releasing this game.
For example, the United States' "Yunwei-Vivedi".
But Gu Sheng's head started buzzing as soon as he took a look at the name.
Vivendi.
This name made him feel even more ominous.
If Konami is Konami in a parallel universe.
Then Vivendi is most likely the Vivendi in a parallel universe.
Vivendi, which started out as a plumbing company, is more influential than Konami, the Steel Sage.
Hostile takeovers, violent dismantling, listing for sale, forced layoffs, interference with business plans, etc.
To make money, there is nothing you can't do, only what you can't think of.
Even a 'copy ninja' like Xun Teng looked cute in comparison.
At least Xun Teng was just copying, so he was still making games after all.
A heavyweight like Vivendi has completely treated game design as screwing screws on an assembly line.
so.
Even if Yunwei's motion sensing cabin can compete with Konami on a global scale, and if I ask for it, they will most likely be willing to accept me.
Gu Sheng still didn't want to have anything to do with such a weird power like Vivendi.
So, on the whole!
In terms of fame – Golden Wind has the upper hand!
In terms of the market - Konami has the upper hand!
Since the strengths of both parties are not in the same dimension, which one is better or worse is a matter of opinion.
Golden Wind may not lose, and Konami may not win.
then!
Two days later!
The project initiation meeting was held under the chairmanship of Gu Sheng.
In fact, originally, the project initiation meeting required the presence of President Shen Miaomiao to preside over it.
But just yesterday, Jiang Yingcai, chairman of Huayu Electronics, called me.
Yes.
Chairman of the Board.
Just last month, the senior management board of directors of Huayu Electronics was replaced. The old chairman announced his retirement, and the only candidate Jiang Yingcai took office!
After being a daughter-in-law for many years, she finally becomes a mother-in-law.
The first major event that Jiang Yingcai faced after taking office was the [China Entertainment Charity Week] held on time in February every year.
At that time, Huayu Electronics will invite some domestic game studios, companies, groups, etc. to launch their own "game charity packages".
The so-called "game charity package" is that manufacturers package their own classic old games for promotion, and at the same time, donate 10%-15% of the sales of the charity package to public welfare and charity.
As soon as this activity was launched that year, it received a lot of praise.
Especially for manufacturers.
The bundled promotion model focuses on small profits but quick turnover, bringing benefits to everyone.
At the same time, active participation in public welfare undertakings has also brought everyone prestige and fame.
Manufacturers naturally actively participate in activities that bring both fame and fortune.
However, it was precisely because this activity was so attractive that too many manufacturers wanted to participate in the early stages, the quality of games varied greatly, and some manufacturers even participated simply for the sake of joining in the fun.
Therefore, in the following years, Huayu Electronics gradually improved the system, raised the requirements, and implemented an invitation system.
For the annual Charity Week event, Huayu Electronics will draw up a list and only invite first-tier domestic manufacturers and studios to ensure the quality of the charity packages to the greatest extent.
And this year!
Jiang Yingcai first took charge of Huayu Electronics.
The first person on the invitation list he drew up was Golden Wind!
Although in terms of size, Golden Wind is still far from being a "first-tier manufacturer".
But its influence is no less than that of first-tier manufacturers such as Zhenting, Nuyan, Xunteng, and Yiyou!
Therefore, under Jiang Yingcai's insistence, after several discussions, Golden Wind was exceptionally listed as an invited manufacturer of Charity Week.
Jiang Yingcai also personally called to invite representatives from Golden Wind to attend the invitational meeting to be held tomorrow.
Such a good opportunity, and the chairman personally invited us, Golden Wind will definitely go to show its support.
So, early in the morning, Shen Miaomiao took Chu Qingzhou on the train and headed straight to Zhongjing for the meeting.
As for the project establishment!
Naturally, the responsibility fell on Gu Sheng.
After all, in addition to being the chief game director, he is also the vice president of Golden Wind.
…
"Mr. Shen is on a business trip and will not attend today's project establishment meeting,"
In the morning, in the Golden Wind meeting room, Gu Sheng's voice rang out:
"I am solely responsible for determining the project establishment."
Hear this!
From Lubian Dajiang to Jiangyun, he is the team leader of the three major project departments.
Then there are the cheerful deputy team leaders Jiang Shan, Yuki and Sato.
None of them expressed anything special, they just nodded slightly, waiting for Gu Sheng's next words.
It seems that no one takes the fact that "Mr. Shen will not attend the meeting" seriously.
I am indeed a powerful official.
Gu Sheng grinned in his heart.
He cleared his throat and said, "Now that everyone is here, let's have a meeting."
"Mr. Shen talked to me alone a few days ago,"
Gu Sheng said:
"Due to Konami's sudden change of mind, our plan to participate in the development of Silent Hill was cancelled,"
"Although Konami has not yet officially released an announcement, nor has it officially notified us,"
"But in fact, Konami has already formed its own team and started developing the Silent Hill game."
Having said that, Gu Sheng looked at Sato and Yuki.
The two of them nodded and confirmed Gu Sheng's statement.
Otherwise, they would not have quit their jobs at Konami and joined Golden Wind.
"Although in terms of the results, Konami's actions did not cause us much loss,"
Gu Sheng continued:
"However, this treacherous and secretive behavior still makes Mr. Shen very dissatisfied!"
"Boss Shen told me personally that this time, we are going to collide with Konami head-on, and we are going to try to crush Konami to death,"
"Let them see that the success of Silent Hill PT is not because of Konami's wealth, but because of the extraordinary ability of Golden Wind."
"It also lets them know who holds the future of horror games in their hands."
"When I asked Mr. Shen whether he was worried about the failure of the collision, Mr. Shen only replied with three words -"
Speaking of this.
Gu Sheng stretched out three fingers, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he was filled with murderous intent!
"Kill it!"
Obviously, Gu Sheng misunderstood Shen Miaomiao's joke yesterday.
Wow——!!!
As soon as these words came out!
There was a sudden cry in the conference room!
So crazy!
You must know!
In everyone's eyes, Ms. Ou has always been an easy-going and cheerful girl who doesn't interfere much in company affairs and truly treats everyone as a good friend.
Unexpectedly.
Mr. Ou, who is always easy-going, can actually say such fierce words!
Cheer up!
Although, a collision with a behemoth like Konami would certainly be dangerous.
However , Mr. Ou has said so, and there is Director Gu, the king of horror games, in charge!
Give Konami a try, and you might even win!
What's more, looking back at the journey of Golden Wind, who among all the people they encountered was not a strong enemy?
then!
In the conference room, everyone looked at each other with flames in their eyes, and then suddenly slammed the table with great enthusiasm!
"Damn it! Mr. Ou himself said he was not satisfied? Fuck Konami!"
"If Mr. Ou is not satisfied, then the brothers are not satisfied! Go!"
"Admirals Xingmang, Guangyao, Zhenting, and Xunteng, we have fought hard all the way here! Are you afraid of Konami? Show us your gestures!"
"Boss Ou gave me money the day before yesterday and he gave me a message today. Nothing else to do. I will fight wherever Boss Ou points to!"
"Just do it! There are four people in the PT creative team, and three of them are sitting here. Konami will definitely die! "
"It's rare to see President Ou have such a clear goal! This time, we must make President Ou feel better!"
"Old Gu, tell me what we should do!"
"That's right, Brother Sheng, you tell me what to do. We must let Konami see what a shady deal is!"
'Full-risk semi-trailer is ready!'
'Dump truck! Start!'
'Create!'
"……"
For a moment!
The crowd is excited!
You must know!
Just three days ago!
Shen Miaomiao just took the lead and gave everyone a huge salary increase!
As the saying goes, cutting off someone's financial resources is like killing his parents.
At this time, whoever dares to make Shen Miaomiao dissatisfied will be the biggest enemy of the entire Golden Wind!
So what if Konami is a big company?
I still praised you!
Seeing this, Gu Sheng was also excited and clapped his hands:
"So this time, since we are going to compete with Konami and Silent Hill, we have to start with PT."
"Now, the copyright of Silent Hill is in the hands of Konami, and it is impossible for us to use this name to develop."
"But at least! Yuki!"
At this point, Gu Sheng extended his hand and gestured to Uekawa Yuki:
"When we were developing PT, Yuki came up with a brilliant idea to give the protagonist of the demo an identity,"
"After discussion, we all agreed that it would be most reasonable to set him as a journalist who is constantly pursuing the truth."
"So, there was the ending Easter egg that everyone saw,"
“And now!”
"The story of Silent Hill has ended for us,"
“But the story of reporter Miles has just begun!”
Talking!
Gu Sheng then turned sideways and made way for the laser projection screen behind him.
Press the remote control in your hand!
Then the game cover appeared on the laser projection screen!
Dark, dull and depressing!
In the sewer filled with debris, a tall and burly man stood eerily, his two eyes emitting strange light——
"Outlast?"
Lu Bian, who was sitting at the first seat on the left side of the conference table, touched his chin and shuddered as he looked at the cover of the underworld.
Gu Sheng smiled slightly and nodded:
""escape""
good!
The Easter eggs buried in Silent Hill PT were precisely to introduce this phenomenal horror game in Gu Sheng’s previous life!
Maybe you haven’t heard of Miles or you haven’t heard of Giant Mountain Mental Hospital, but as long as you have ever been exposed to a little bit of horror games, you must have heard of "Escape"!
After all, this game had once set off a craze for horror games in Gu Sheng’s previous life!
In Gu Sheng's horror game universe, reporter Miles left Silent Hill and instead received an email from an anonymous person titled "The Truth Needs to Be Revealed."
In the letter, the anonymous person mentioned a place called "Giant Mountain Mental Hospital" in Colorado and said that an extremely horrific experiment was being carried out there.
Miles tried to trace the source of the email, but found that it was just a virtual mailbox.
So, out of curiosity and determination to find the truth, Miles decided to travel to Colorado and sneak into the mental hospital to investigate at night.
Here it is!
Miles is about to experience the most terrifying night!
Crazy mental patients and weird mutants will hunt him endlessly!
All he relied on was a DV camera that allowed him to barely see the road in the darkness, but it could run out of battery at any time!
Good job!!!
After listening to Gu Sheng’s introduction, everyone couldn’t help but get goosebumps!
Midnight, unannounced visits, mental hospitals.
Chase, escape, and DV camera with no battery.
Hell!
It's so hellish!
Any one of these words taken alone would make people feel uncomfortable.
And Gu Sheng actually combined these three items together!
God knows how hellish this game is!
