Chapter 315 Give the world a little golden shock
Gu Sheng didn't care how Yunwei USA adjusted or how it restored its stock price.
He didn't even care whether Yun Wei would get angry and humiliated by his and little Nezha's previous arrogant attitude and would resort to some sinister tricks again.
The only thing he cares about now is——
【Melancholy Blues】Can we do a good job on “It Takes Two”?
Yes.
Regarding his old boss in the previous life and his new subordinates in this life, Gu Sheng decided to hand over this arduous task to Connor, the director of Melancholy Blues, and others right from the start.
The purpose of doing so is nothing more than two -
First of all, Melancholy Blues is in urgent need of a brand new work to prove that they were just useless under Cotick, but in Golden Wind they can make the sea wide enough for fish to leap and the sky high enough for birds to fly, and save their reputation which has been rotten to the point where it can't be any worse.
But the problem is that if we rashly hand over super IPs like "Assassin's Creed" and "The Division" to them now, the timing is not good.
As an action game, if the "Assassin's Creed" series was developed and released at this time, it would undoubtedly be overshadowed by Sekiro which was released not long ago.
As a multiplayer online shooting game, "The Division" will make players feel tired due to the repetition of major genres.
As for Rainbow Six, let alone it.
If R6 is released now, Qing can just wait for a sudden death. He doesn't want to release R6 right after OW and let his two studios compete with each other.
Therefore, Melancholic Blues undoubtedly became the perfect candidate to produce the acclaimed masterpiece "It Takes Two".
This is one of them.
Secondly, it was also Gu Sheng’s selfish desire——
You know, he does Double Travel not just to make money from games.
This work also carries a more serious surprise mission.
Since it's a surprise, we have to keep it secret.
But now, although theoretically speaking, both the Golden Experience and the Steel Chain Fingers are his "direct lineage" and follow his lead.
But don't forget, whether it is Jiang Shan in the gold experience group or Yuki in the steel chain finger group, they are all likely to become "insiders".
Besides.
The Gold Experience is now extremely busy. There are ten thousand follow-up Overwatch-related matters waiting for them to plan and deal with, and they have no time to settle down and make It Takes Two.
As for the steel chain fingers...
They say they have time, and they do have time.
They don't have time, actually.
It's quite a riddle.
Because at this moment, even Gu Sheng found it difficult to tell exactly when they would be busy.
Yes.
Today, Steel Chain Fingers, under the leadership of Moritani, is in contact with a mysterious person from Japan.
If the contact is successful, then they will soon usher in the most important project in history, which can even be said to be a major project that countless players are looking forward to!
And the upright reporter Miles, a clue character throughout the Golden Wind horror universe, will also embark on his journey again.
so!
“I plan to boldly use Melancholic Blues for the new project to see what their strengths are.”
In the chairman's office, Gu Sheng said to Shen Miaomiao.
pretty!!!
Shen Miaomiao wanted to raise her hands and feet to agree!
I was not wrong about them!
Melancholy and Blues are truly a group of lucky charms for me!
Not only does it have a terrible reputation, but I don’t know what wrong medicine Mr. Gu took.
He actually wanted to hand over the "It Takes Two" project to them right away!
You know.
According to Lao Gu, the total investment of this game is even higher than that of "Sekiro"!
My old swan!
The total investment in Sekiro is as high as 181 million, which is the highest investment among all their current games. It is a well-deserved 3S-level super blockbuster!
But now, the initial investment expectation of "Two Men Going" has exceeded that of "Sekiro" and has become the highest investment project of Golden Wind, with the total cost estimated to be more than 200 million US dollars!
Shen Miaomiao was almost laughing like crazy.
That's crazy.
I don’t know what Lao Gu was thinking. He actually skipped the verification period and handed over such a horrible investment in a project to such a garbage fighter studio.
In fact, in a sense, the ten-member Melancholy Blues group is much more powerful than the seven rebellious ninjas with steel chain fingers.
Because when Steel Chain Fingers was first established, Gu Sheng even gave them a small "Plants vs. Zombies" project to practice.
"I have no objection! I support it! I agree with it! I believe it!"
Shen Miaomiao was trying so hard to hold back her laughter that the corners of her mouth were almost reaching the back of her head.
I thought to myself, I have no idea what to say!
My opinion is that the investment is not strong enough!
Although our company’s financial statements are not as impressive as those of Konami and Yunwei, it is still enough to be considered a leader among medium-sized game companies.
Although I can't take out 180 billion dollars, I can still take out 500 million or 600 million dollars.
It would be great if you could put all that money into this one project.
"But what exactly is this project about...?"
Of course, Shen Miaomiao didn’t care about the quality of the content. She was just curious about what kind of project could achieve a more terrifying money-burning effect than Sekiro.
As for this, Gu Sheng was not in a position to reveal too much:
“Similar to our previous work, A Way Out, this is also a game that requires two-player cooperation.”
Wow——!!!
Shen Miaomiao bit the lollipop in her mouth into pieces with a crunch!
His excitement was not concealed at all, and little stars were shining in his big eyes!
This, this, this...!
The bitterness has finally paid off, right? My time is finally here, right? The losses that OW didn’t bring me are now being compensated, right?
Wu! Lake!
Shen Miaomiao cheered in her heart!
God, open your eyes!
The format of "It Takes Two" is similar to "A Way Out", and it can even be said that they are exactly the same.
That is to say!
"It Takes Two" can be established as a derivative project of "A Way Out"!
When I learned that A Way Out was selected as a GDC project, I was very self-aware and extended the rebate period by 90 days, and its rebate multiplier also jumped from 10 times to 100 times!
This project...tsk tsk tsk...
Shen Miaomiao took a deep breath.
Who in my family understands that it is effortless to find something after searching for it everywhere?
Of course!
In addition to the most important small amount of money, Shen Miaomiao was excited about another thing——
"So can we play together again?!"
She had completed the previous "Escape Plan" with Lao Gu.
The resulting movie-like clip is also saved.
She likes playing this kind of game.
In other words, she likes to play games with Lao Gu.
This kind of game that requires two-player cooperation is naturally the dream game that best suits her preferences.
"certainly,"
Gu Sheng smiled:
"After all, I can't play it alone. How can I get through it without you?"
"Tsk - just coax me -"
Hearing this, Shen Miaomiao made a face at Gu Sheng:
"Last time when we were playing Escape Plan, you secretly opened a new file with Lu Bian. Don't think I didn't know!"
"ah……"
Gu Sheng hesitated for a moment:
"That's because... I wanted to experience another person's perspective."
“Wow—”
Shen Miaomiao applauded:
“That’s an irrefutable argument.”
Speaking of.
He took out a coconut-flavored lollipop from his drawer and tore open the candy wrapper:
"Here, I'll reward you for your wit! Ah——"
Seeing this, Gu Sheng also stood up and opened his mouth wide to swallow the lollipop in Shen Miaomiao's hand: "Wooah——"
"Ouch! You're so scary!"
Shen Miaomiao giggled and slapped Gu Sheng:
"You almost swallowed my hand. You're so annoying. Go, go, go, go. I want to watch a TV show."
After laughing and joking for a while, Shen Miaomiao "kicked" Gu Sheng out of the office.
Click.
As the office door closed, Shen Miaomiao held up her little face and pursed her lips, mumbling:
"Old Gu, Old Gu...what are you waiting for?"
After thinking for a while, Shen Miaomiao shook her head, then shrugged her shoulders looking a little helpless.
This ostrich, I don’t know how long I will bury my head in the sand.
It was obvious that your drunken hug that night almost broke my bones, and he refused to let go even when we fell asleep. How could your mouth be so tight?
Or I'll do it when I make a fortune?
This is an investment of 200 million dollars.
Add in the 25% commission.
The game's sales must reach an unprecedented 270 million to recover costs.
Assuming that a game costs $60, 270 million means that the game needs to sell 4.5 million points within the specified rebate period!
This is simply impossible.
After all, even with such a large publicity and promotion, pre-sales started in the early stage, support from two motion sensing cabin platforms, and joint promotion from three game live streaming platforms, the number of copies of Overwatch sold within the specified time was only more than 3.1 million.
It can be said that the rebate period for "It Takes Two" is stipulated to be within two weeks, there is no pre-sale, and it does not participate in promotional channels such as the Golden Bull Challenge.
Then this project will definitely lose money, that’s a foregone conclusion.
But think of this.
Shen Miaomiao was a little worried again.
Why--
But I have always been the one receiving love letters since I was a child.
How to confess...
I don’t have any experience either…
…
“…Only those without experience need to learn from it.”
At the same time, in the project department of the [Melancholy Blues] studio.
As Golden Wind continues to grow in size, the project department where everyone worked at the beginning has now become the office location of the Golden Experience Studio.
Steel Chain Fingers and the newly joined Melancholy Blues were assigned to two other equally large office spaces.
After all, an entire floor of this huge CBD belongs to Golden Wind, and it is now just filled up.
Gu Sheng is currently sitting in the Melancholy Blues project department.
The ten people in the studio surrounded him on both sides.
Today's meeting was not too formal. After all they had already attended the previous conference. Chairman Shen Miaomiao welcomed them on behalf of all the employees of the company.
And Mr. Shen made a move!
The same old thing, of course.
Connor and the others were really shocked.
Whether it is salary, project investment form, or employee benefits...
To put it bluntly, even though Connor and his team had been in the gaming industry for more than a decade, had taken over Ubisoft, a company with a 20-year history, and had extensive work experience in world-class companies like Yunwei, after listening to Mr. Shen's introduction, they lamented that they were really unsophisticated and had never seen the world.
Every time Mr. Shen said something, they would exclaim “Oh my god!”
But the more so!
Just like all the employees before him.
The members of Melancholy Blues felt more and more that they were not up to the task.
after all……
Their reputation is now in a real mess and has fallen to the bottom.
In fact, they wanted to take on this project.
A 3S-level super project worth $200 million!
Inheriting the legacy of "A Way Out" that once amazed everyone and shocked the world at GDC!
It is also their best chance to reverse their reputation!
Connor really wanted to take it, and he also thought that he was capable of developing motion sensing cabin games!
After all, it was he who decided to go the route of the motion sensing cabin.
But the problem is!
This time!
Mr. Gu doesn't seem to want to make a somatosensory cabin game, or more precisely -
He doesn't plan to just make motion sensing cabin games!
Yes!
This work was created by Gu Sheng to express his feelings to all the players in the industry that he loves.
Therefore, Gu Sheng decided to make its adaptable platform as large as possible!
He wants both the motion sensing cabin and the PC!
Moreover, in fact, games like "A Way Out" and "It Takes Two" are indeed suitable for playing with a controller on the PC platform.
Because of its unique split-screen perspective and amazing dual-perspective narrative, which are the iconic features of this type of game!
"A Way Out", which participated in GDC before, was limited by the conference format and wanted to further target the somatosensory cabin market.
With this in mind, Gu Sheng abandoned the PC platform and let the game be logged in separately in the somatosensory cabin.
But now.
The situation is different.
He wants the immersive feeling of the somatosensory cabin and the bizarre first-person perspective experience!
He also wants the refreshing split-screen overview and the amazing perspective switching on PC!
But this is the case!
This undoubtedly posed a difficult problem for Connor and others.
after all--
The perspective of the somatosensory cabin is first-person.
According to Mr. Gu's general description, on the PC platform, they have to realize various camera performances such as "over-the-shoulder perspective", "follow-up perspective" and "top-down perspective" in the third person.
and!
These camera performances on the PC must also match the first-person perspective in the somatosensory cabin!
“I know, it’s hard,”
In response, Gu Sheng nodded:
"Not only you, but also our company, which has always been fond of challenging innovations, has never had such a dual-platform login with a somatosensory cabin and PC."
"You have no experience, I have no experience, no one has experience, but..."
Speaking of this.
Gu Sheng changed the subject and said in a serious and earnest voice:
"I need this game, it means so much to me,"
"You also need this game to make a great comeback,"
"We have no other choice,"
"so,"
"Since the project is launched, I, Lu Bian, and Xu Dajiang, the three pioneers of Golden Wind, will be temporarily incorporated into the Melancholy Blues project team,"
"Together, let's give this world's gaming community a little golden shock—"
Speaking of.
Gu Sheng stretched out his hand.
Upon hearing this, Connor was also overwhelmed with , and without hesitation, he stretched out his hand.
Everyone put their hands together.
Gu Sheng spoke in a deep voice:
"Melancholy Blues—"
Everyone shouted in unison!
“We will win!!!”
