Chapter 322: Honghuang, you can sell anything, right?
"Hey, Jay Chou, long time no see."
The call was connected and Chen Lin's voice rang out.
Everyone in the hall was shocked and held their breath.
Zhou Fuhai smiled and said, "It's Mr. Chen. Long time no see. It's been a year or two since our last cooperation, right?"
The last time they worked together was when Anna starred in Westworld.
Now that Anna has successfully risen to the top, she has been overwhelmed with endorsements for various programs, and is busy filming and creating popularity every day, so her interactions with others have gradually become less and less.
But who would have thought.
Honghuang went all out, not only developing virtual equipment, but also establishing a platform, and suddenly became the focus of countless entertainment and film and television companies.
Everyone wants to catch this express train.
Take advantage of the terrifying traffic of the virtual industry.
"It's true that more than a year has passed. Is it convenient for Mr. Jay to talk about things now?" Chen Lin asked.
"Convenient, of course it's convenient." Zhou Fuhai nodded repeatedly, "Mr. Chen, do you want to find actors to film a movie?"
As soon as these words came out.
The stars and agents nearby held their breath and listened attentively.
Even two of the most popular first-line stars became extremely nervous, hoping to be chosen.
"Well, I want to find two pairs of actors to shoot a virtual wedding CG. Do you have any suitable actors?"
Virtual wedding CG!
Zhou Fuhai was pleasantly surprised and quickly replied, "Yes! We have all kinds of actors here, including those who have played couples! Are there any other specific requirements?"
"As for your request... let's have a middle-aged couple who love each other, and a young couple who are newlyweds. We don't want those with too much scandals. Is that ok?"
"No problem, I'll give you an answer today!"
"Okay, then let's wait for Mr. Zhou's news."
Snap——
The phone call was hung up.
Chen Lin began to work on the draft of the CG shooting and became busy in front of the computer.
Zhou Fuhai moved quickly.
That afternoon.
The four acting spots were decided.
And the next morning, we took a plane to the Honghuang headquarters and started filming directly.
The appearance of the four actors also made the employees in the entire office area agitated.
"Wow! Those two are the stars of 'Parents' Love'!"
"It seems to be true! I often watch the TV series they produced!"
"Why are they in our company?"
"Are we going to shoot a new CG?"
"I wonder if I can go over and get an autograph later. My parents like them very much."
No matter where they are, celebrities are like rare animals to ordinary people.
Especially when you see the leading actors of your favorite TV shows or movies, the feeling is even more indescribable, and you want to get closer and take a look.
Amid the exclamations and discussions, the employees also noticed a figure sneaking up on them with a pen and a drawing board in his hand.
"Sister Xiaoli, what are you going to do?"
Someone couldn't help but ask out loud, which immediately attracted everyone else's attention.
When they saw what Xiaoli was holding in her hand, they all showed strange expressions.
"Well, I'll just go over and take a look."
Xiaoli put away her drawing board in embarrassment, turned around and ran away.
As a result, after walking a few steps, he ran into Old Li, who was also holding a drawing board.
The two of them were stunned for a moment, and suddenly spoke at the same time:
"I'm going to send a drawing board to the art group."
All employees: …
Good job.
He got caught red-handed for abusing his power for personal gain.
Can you two be more obvious?
Looking at the two people in a stalemate, the employees didn't know how to complain.
But unexpectedly.
At this time, Lao Song also came hurriedly from a distance, holding a drawing board in his hand.
"Huh? You guys want those two teachers' autographs too? Let's go together."
Unlike the other two, Old Song was much more direct and had no intention of hiding anything.
Many people of their age like the TV series "Parents' Love" very much, so they naturally would not miss the opportunity to get an autograph.
Just finished speaking.
He went straight to the studio excitedly.
“Ahem…”
"Then... Old Li, are we going over too?"
After pushing and shoving each other for a while, Lao Li and Xiao Li finally had the nerve to catch up with Lao Song, which made the employees look at them with both amusement and envy.
A whole day.
The studio is constantly busy.
It was not until around four in the afternoon that the CG materials were finally shot.
After letting Lao Song and the others send the four big stars away, Chen Lin returned to the office with the materials and called up the system interface.
[Game main body detected, do you want to customize CG? ]
"custom made."
Following his response, four options appeared.
[2D: 10,000 wealth points/minute]
【3D: 100,000 wealth points/minute】
【Virtual animation: 100 million wealth value/minute】
【Virtual Movie: 1 billion wealth value/minute】
Chen Lin took a quick look and directly selected the fourth virtual movie quality.
Then he selected the material he had just shot, combined it with the game content, and spent 10 billion wealth points to customize a new ten-minute CG.
Finish this.
He called the production team and started updating the new content.
…
A few days later.
Players who were fighting in the world of "Sword Art Online" suddenly received an email notification from the official at the same time.
"What's this?"
"The flower sea of heart is blooming, and the marriage system is activated?"
The sudden arrival of the email made everyone stop what they were doing and look at the title in confusion.
When I opened it, I found that there was a CG link attached to the email, and I clicked on it out of curiosity.
Swish!
The light comes on.
The scene in front of me began to change rapidly.
With their feet as the center, it spread out in all directions and in a blink of an eye turned into an endless sea of flowers with grass and leaves flying in the air.
Then the light continued to brighten.
The same scene also changed in front of other players, and the entire chat channel went haywire.
"What's going on?"
"Why am I here?"
"Wasn't I in a maze just now?"
"Where is this?"
"Wow! A sea of flowers!"
"Flower Garden on the 47th Floor!"
After the noise, the players came to their senses.
The scene where I was standing was exactly a corner of the sea of flowers on the 47th floor.
And it was not a direct transmission to the 47th floor, but a video, a virtual image shown from the perspective of a bystander.
Or rather... a virtual movie!
"when--"
At this time, the loud bell rang.
Interrupted everyone's discussion.
Four figures that looked exactly like real people appeared, walking on a flat road surrounded by flowers, surrounded by countless game NPCs.
In the sky.
Cupid holds a bow and arrow, dancing back and forth with a group of elves, and the majestic wedding march echoes everywhere.
"Old Guo, and Sister Mei?"
"What the hell! They are the two main actors of 'Parents' Love'!"
“It’s them!”
"Honghuang invited them to come and shoot the wedding CG?"
“This special effect is amazing!”
“So romantic~”
The players were stunned, and the female players were even more yearning and deeply attracted by this romantic scene.
When the two couples walked into the heart-shaped sea of flowers in the middle, countless fireworks shot up into the sky and exploded into petals that fell all over the sky.
Then the two sides exchanged rings, Cupid's blessing fell, covering the two couples, and the crowd suddenly burst into cheers.
[The flower sea of heart blooms, and the wedding gameplay begins! 】
【Come and customize your own romantic wedding! 】
The camera zooms out and a huge heart-shaped title appears.
The scene before my eyes also shattered like a mirror, breaking into pieces and returning to its previous position.
The whole scene lasted only ten minutes.
But it leaves a lasting impression.
There was a heated discussion in the chat channel.
But the influence of this CG video goes far beyond that.
After watching the live broadcast, the audiences in various live broadcast rooms uploaded the live broadcast video to the Internet, which instantly caused an uproar.
"What is this? A wedding held in a game?"
“Can virtual games already achieve this level?”
"How romantic! I wish I could have a wedding like this."
“It seems that it can be customized in the game.”
"Hurry, hurry, hurry, buy some virtual equipment right away. Our dating agency is going to enter this game!"
"Business opportunity! This is definitely a big business opportunity!"
During this period, the topic of virtual technology has remained hot on the Internet.
Now that such a magical thing has appeared, it has naturally attracted the attention of countless netizens.
Especially this kind of romantic wedding that is difficult to achieve in reality has touched the hearts of countless young men and women, and they began to inquire about the news about this game.
Early the next morning.
Players discovered that there were more than a dozen wedding package packages and a customization option in the "Sword Art Online" game store.
"Good guy, you can sell anything, right?"
"I don't think anyone else can single-handedly promote the marriage market."
"It's so cool that they put so many wedding packages on the shelves at once."
"There are even traditional Chinese styles, such as the blessing of the matchmaker, the meeting on the magpie bridge, and the pursuit of the wife on the Naihe bridge..."
"For only 999, you can take home a perfect wedding. What a treat."
The players laughed out loud, and exclaimed that Honghuang had finally realized that he could make money by spending real money.
They are very happy to see this kind of pay-to-win projects that do not affect the character's attributes but can improve the gaming experience.
Many people even bought the gift package separately just for the groom's Dahongpao suit.
Walking on the street, you can see patches of red and purple.
So festive.
Then, not long after, news came out that someone successfully proposed marriage with the help of this gift package, which triggered a buying frenzy.
Just from the gift packages alone, the sales on that day exceeded 100 million!
This makes other big manufacturers jealous.
"Hurry! Tell them to speed up the process no matter what. They must develop it within two years!"
Things have come to this.
Those large companies that intended to develop the virtual industry did not care too much and invested almost all their funds into it.
With the country's open technological foundation and huge capital support, they finally made a breakthrough at the end of the year.
Several major manufacturers, including Tencent and Juqing, have announced that the realism of their virtual devices has achieved breakthroughs.
Let’s not discuss whether it is true or not.
What surprised netizens the most was the penguin.
They even directly announced that within two years, they are expected to release a new generation of equipment with 20% realism, and the price will not exceed 5,000!
This time.
Many people can't sit still anymore.
They are reluctant to spend 15,000 yuan, so they have not yet purchased virtual equipment.
Now Penguin actually said that it would release a low-end phone priced no more than 5,000 yuan, so I am naturally very concerned about it.
Although 20% realism is a bit low.
But it can’t be helped by its low price.
For a while, the Internet was full of topics about this matter, and many people were considering whether to buy one to try it out.
…
"Two years? It's a little faster than expected, and it may be exaggerated."
In the Honghuang studio, Chen Lin was also paying attention to this matter, and his expression did not change much.
"The cost of one device is definitely more than 5,000. Penguin wants to spend money to occupy the market first." Lao Song next to him analyzed.
They have made virtual equipment themselves, so they naturally know how much it costs.
Not to mention 5,000, even 10,000 is too little.
"Having money means you can do whatever you want. Only a large conglomerate like theirs can afford this kind of consumption." Old Li curled his lips, looking unhappy.
"I can't help it. They are a Fortune 300 company after all. But it's a bit too hasty to release it with only 20% realism. Is the distribution going smoothly over there, Old Song?"
"Yeah, nothing serious happened." Old Song nodded. "By the time they really come out, our overseas market will probably be almost fully developed."
"How much has been sold worldwide now?" asked Lao Li.
"80 million now, 50 million of which are from China. It should be expected to exceed 100 million by the end of the year."
In just one year, sales exceeded 100 million.
Even though Old Song had seen many storms and waves, his voice was trembling.
Moreover, as production capacity expands, the cost of each device also decreases, allowing them to make a lot of money by selling equipment and continue to expand production capacity, forming a virtuous circle.
Relying on this cycle, they successfully completed the initial accumulation from a game studio to a capital platform provider.
Now the stall has been set up.
The next step is to put more games on the shelves and start making money!
"In that case, let's officially open the platform and publish an announcement so that their games can be put on sale."
