Chapter 187: Different Lines of Work Are Like Different Mountains
The day for the launch of "Yu-Gi-Oh!" has arrived as promised.
Early in the morning.
A large number of players are already waiting in front of their computers.
As soon as it went online, people rushed into the game to experience the novel and rich duel gameplay.
Even major gaming anchors and internet celebrities came to take advantage of the popularity and directly started live streaming of trial play, attracting countless players to come.
That fiery scene.
It was completely beyond the expectations of Honghuang employees.
"Old Li, the number of people online across all platforms exceeded one million in the first hour!"
In the Dawn team, an old employee shouted excitedly and looked up at Lao Li who was waiting on the side.
"Is it one million so soon?"
Old Li stared with a pair of bull eyes, hurried over to take a look at the data, and immediately smiled happily: "Good, good, it seems that our publicity is effective."
Although a large part of the reason is because it is a free game, many players want to come in and experience it.
But reaching one million online users in the first hour is still a very exaggerated result.
Needless to say.
It must be because their explosive performance at the previous exhibition has spread in the gaming circle, attracting so many players.
Once you enter the game, you'll be addicted.
Are you afraid they won’t spend money?
As expected.
Looking at the backend, the recharge data is also increasing rapidly .
The results look extremely encouraging and the situation is very good.
At that time, just follow what Mr. Chen said.
Just update the card packs every once in a while, organize some activities, and then launch a new version.
It will definitely become another hit product under their Honghuang brand.
"Old Li, the overseas market seems to be pretty good too!"
At this time, the employee's voice came again, bringing Lao Li back to his senses.
He looked at the overseas data on the computer, and sure enough, there were over 100,000 people online.
Although it’s not much, after all, no resources were invested in publicity.
It is a pleasant surprise to have such data.
"Well, it's not bad. You guys continue to pay attention. I'll report the situation to Mr. Chen."
After saying that, Lao Li left happily.
The employees of the Dawn Team stayed at their posts and worked hard to deal with various issues reported by players.
Ensure they have the best gaming experience.
…
And at this time.
In the office.
Chen Lin was leaning back in his chair, looking at the financial report that had just been handed over by the finance department.
After the monthly settlement, their funds from last month were finally recovered smoothly, including the box office contribution from several CG movies, which suddenly made their funds abundant.
Even after deducting operating expenses and the recent investment in the production of AR and holographic equipment, there is still a surplus of more than 1.5 billion. It can be felt that several games and online games are gradually starting to gain momentum.
[Game wealth value: 850 million/2 billion]
I took a look at the wealth value on the virtual panel and it had increased to more than 800 million.
Previously, a lot of wealth was consumed in customizing CGs for Dungeon & Fighter, Resident Evil, Yu-Gi-Oh, and card projection.
Now I finally have some extra time to customize new CGs.
"I don't know what kind of movies are popular recently."
While murmuring, Chen Lin opened the web page and started searching.
His strategy for customizing CG is actually very simple.
Movies and animations are interspersed back and forth, so that the time interval between the release of movies will be lengthened to avoid suspicion.
Although he can explain it as having a strong outsourcing partner.
But it is always better to avoid unnecessary trouble.
And this time.
He plans to see if there are any other movies that are suitable as promotional CGs for the game and can be better integrated into the local market.
So we must understand the trends in the film and television industry.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Chen Lin stopped sliding the mouse and his eyes fell on a hot search on the Weibo homepage.
# The battle of first-line movie stars! The new generation of popular @安娜@陆锋 officially competes! Compete for the title of first-line! Come and vote and comment quickly... #
Is that guy going to be a top player so soon?
Chen Lin was slightly surprised, but didn't think much about it.
After all, they belong to different circles, they just have a cooperative relationship.
But when he clicked on the comments below, his brows furrowed.
"Lu Feng: Thank you for your support. Actually, there is nothing to argue about. @Anna is an excellent spokesperson for game movies. Her strength is obvious to all. I hope everyone can encourage each other."
This message was sent by Lu Feng himself, and the account is also officially certified.
At first glance, it seems like a very humble statement.
But between the lines, there is a mockery of Anna's background in game CG movies.
I clicked on the comments below and saw that it was true.
"Tsk, he's just an endorser for a game."
"I have strength, but not much. I can't compare to my brother."
"A makeshift group that became famous through gaming still wants to compete with our Brother Zhan? Are you worthy?"
"I checked and found out that she has recently been endorsing a game studio called 'Honghuang'."
"Honghuang Studio? I don't know it. If you are from the gaming industry, don't come to the entertainment industry to make trouble."
"This is a rubbish studio. They charge money to play a single-player game! They are so obsessed with money!"
These comments were more harsh than each other, and some even implicated the gaming community and themselves.
Those who don’t know would think Lu Feng is their biological father.
Chen Lin looked strange. He didn't expect Hong Huang to become famous in the entertainment industry in this way, although it was not a good reputation.
It is said that every profession is like a mountain between two worlds.
He had heard about the craziness of fans in the entertainment industry, so he was not surprised.
Pull down the interface and read the comments with relish, to see how they curse the primitive world and the gaming community.
…
And at this time.
A senior executive at Tianyu headquarters, a rival company of Jiangcheng Entertainment.
Lu Feng was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, holding a glass of red wine, leisurely enjoying the beautiful scenery in front of him.
"Very good. The original Weibo post you sent out today has been pushed to the top. The comments are basically all about Anna's game endorsement, which is very beneficial to us."
On the sofa next to him, the agent opened his laptop and spoke while operating it.
“As expected.”
Lu Feng raised his eyebrows and took a sip of red wine: "After all, she is a latecomer, and her fame comes from the game promotion movie. With a little guidance, it will be easy for her to get an unorthodox reputation."
Compared to outside, Lu Feng's face at this moment had a bit more frivolity and disdain, which was completely different from his image on the screen.
"It's better to be cautious. Although it's a game trailer, those movies are still very popular and have received quite a lot of attention abroad."
"You have just recently received a role from a well-known foreign film and television company, and you are planning to add a layer of packaging as an international movie star. Don't let this down at this time."
The agent looked up and instructed seriously.
Now is the time when the competition between these two popular movie stars is the most intense. To put it more broadly, it is a confrontation between Tianyu and Jiangcheng Entertainment.
No one wants to see people from the other company become first in the front line.
Therefore, Tianyu even spent a lot of money to get roles in well-known foreign movies to create an international movie star persona for Lu Feng.
Even though it was only a few minutes of friendly appearance.
But it is a very important role.
As long as the movie is released.
At that time, it doesn't matter whether it's at home or abroad.
Anna's fame will be overshadowed by Lu Feng, and no one can stop him from becoming a top star!
"Don't worry, this game 'Mechanical Riot' is a popular science-themed game recently, and it also has a huge market in China. What else can Jiangcheng Entertainment do besides finding Anna a game spokesperson?"
Lu Feng's voice was full of confidence.
The movie he is currently filming has also been widely discussed in China.
Are you afraid that you can’t beat a company that started out by promoting movies through games?
"That's true." The agent nodded. "I guess Jiangcheng Entertainment is also trying to find a suitable drama for Anna to film recently, but there are no other large-scale film and television projects at home or abroad , so we have the advantage."
"In that case, let's add fuel to the fire and send out some of the stills we shot before."
"I'm planning on that. Leave it to me."
As he spoke, he lowered his head again and started working quickly on the computer.
Not long after, a series of sci-fi stills were released, which once again swept the entire entertainment industry and gradually suppressed Anna's popularity.
But Anna and Jiangcheng Entertainment failed to find a new movie to shoot.
At this time, he could only pretend to be mute and did not respond to the fans' questions. At the same time, he took the time to contact domestic and foreign film and television companies.
…
"Mr. Chen, what are you looking at? You look so happy."
In the office, Lao Li knocked on the door and walked in, just in time to see Chen Lin operating the computer with a smile on his face.
"Nothing, I just found the latest news interesting. How are the sales of the new game going?"
Chen Lin closed the page and asked.
"Very good. Apart from the first hour's data I sent you, the data has been rising steadily since then. The first-day sales have a chance to exceed 10 million. This is without including the actual card sales."
Old Li flipped through the information in his hand and became a little excited.
After all, his team was mainly responsible for the production of the game "Yu-Gi-Oh!"
To achieve such results.
It has completely exceeded their expectations.
But after finishing the report, he suddenly thought of something and said, "By the way, I just received news that the launch of the new game "Girls' Connection" has been postponed. The specific launch date is to be determined."
"Postponed the launch?" Chen Lin narrowed his eyes. "It seems that they also know that they will not be able to compete with us if they launch at the same time, so they temporarily changed the plan. The top management of Miracles are not just there to do nothing. Is there any other news?"
"Yes, and it's big news!"
Lao Li's expression suddenly became serious. It was obvious that this was the main purpose of his visit to Chen Lin.
"What news?" Chen Lin's heart trembled.
"It's about the host platform. Suoni is going to start working on it."
Old Li glanced at the door and whispered, "Although there is no public news yet, according to some industry colleagues I know, Soni has signed an annual exclusive game and plans to release it next year."
"After being silent for so long, are we finally going to take action?" Chen Lin fell into deep thought.
Ever since the Big Three lost the competition for the second-generation consoles, there has been no news from Sony. It turns out that they have set their sights on next year.
With Soni's strength and influence, a game that can be selected as the exclusive masterpiece of the year must be a blockbuster.
And they are definitely well prepared, ready to turn the tables.
"Did you find out which company's game this is?"
"No, they are very tight-lipped. That's all I can find out."
"What about the other two families? What are their reactions now?"
“It is said that they are also looking for an annual exclusive partner, and have talked to several large companies but failed to reach an agreement.”
There was envy in Old Li's words.
If they can get the annual exclusive, it will definitely cause a sensation in the industry.
After all, the strength of the Big Three is at the global level, and the publicity effect is absolutely great. This can be regarded as a recognition of their Honghuang game.
"Oh, right."
Suddenly, he thought of something and continued, "The game they are looking for this time is console exclusive. As long as it is not available on other console platforms, there will be no restrictions on the PC version."
Although PC and console are similar, there is not much overlap between the player groups, and they can be considered two independent markets.
So sometimes exclusive games are counted separately.
It does not affect the normal sales.
Hearing this, Chen Lin immediately had an idea: "What do you think about us taking the exclusive quota ?"
"Ah? Us? Mr. Chen, do you want to get involved?"
Old Li perked up . He wasn't sleepy anymore after you said that.
The reason he brought up this matter was that he actually had this in mind, but he just didn't understand what his boss meant.
