Chapter 363: Plan Finalized, 2077
"I think it should go for a wasteland style."
"No, the wasteland is too cold right now."
"How about the Omnic Wars kind?"
“It’s too old-fashioned. Many manufacturers are doing it.”
"The movie has just been released. Isn't it a bit early to say this?"
"It's getting late. Everyone on the internet is discussing this now."
…
In the Honghuang conference room.
Arguments continued to be heard.
When Chen Lin, Lao Song and Lao Li arrived outside the door, senior executives from various departments and production team leaders had already arrived and were having a heated discussion about the movie "Ex Machina".
Seeing the three people come in, the noise gradually subsided and everyone returned to their seats.
"Sit down."
Chen Lin said this and came to the front of the conference room.
After looking around at everyone, he got straight to the point and said:
"You must have heard about it, right?"
The sudden popularity of "Mechanic Rover" was somewhat beyond Chen Lin's expectations.
With an internationally renowned director and more than a dozen major film and television studios, their strength cannot be underestimated. In just a few days, the film has swept major theaters at home and abroad.
The speed of the spread is simply staggering.
"It's not just something I've heard about, it's going viral on the internet now."
Old Li, who had just sat down, spoke first.
"And they just announced the results. The first day's box office exceeded 1 billion, breaking the fastest box office record!"
Old Song at the side added, looking a little shocked.
First, I was shocked by the strength of the director and the film and television company.
The second was the shock of the sudden popularity of this subject.
Don't talk about them.
I'm afraid the entire industry was somewhat caught off guard.
Especially the theme of cyberpunk, in their memory, has always been the most niche and least popular among the science fiction categories.
Many people even have a very vague concept of it and don’t understand what cyberpunk means at all. After all, it was born too long ago, almost dating back to the 1960s and 1970s.
Its complexity and difficulty to understand is no less than that of "Cthulhu".
Perhaps it is precisely because of this sense of mystery that it is so popular among so many people?
"I've watched that movie, it's really well made. Young people nowadays are fascinated by this subject matter." A team leader below said.
"Yeah, I feel like this could be the next big hit."
"It's really strong. Even the domestic screening rate has increased to 43%."
"I still don't understand what cyberpunk means..."
“It’s a bit like a wasteland style, but not completely wasteland.”
"It's too niche. I never thought this kind of subject matter would become popular."
Everyone was talking at once, their words filled with sighs.
They have seen many movies that suddenly become popular, but this is the first time they have seen one with such a strange subject matter.
Although there are a number of well-known film and television studios supporting this, it also indirectly shows that people's tastes have begun to change.
It started from love and romance and turned into this kind of hardcore and curious content.
This has a huge impact on the gaming industry.
Maybe we need to change our future operating strategy.
"It is said that many manufacturers have begun to develop games with similar themes, and Sony Juying is also increasing the promotion of such games. Should we collect more similar games, or just make one?"
Someone immediately suggested.
The popularity of cyberpunk will inevitably lead to the emergence of a bunch of games with similar themes, so they have to make plans early.
"Does anyone among you understand cyberpunk?" asked Lao Song.
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell silent.
They all looked at each other.
After a while.
Someone said, "I've studied that movie. It should be similar to the collapse of order after technology develops to a certain level. It has a dystopian flavor."
" Moreover, daily life is affected by the rapid changes in technology, the widespread computerized information covering the world, and various human body modifications. In summary, mechanical technology is highly integrated into life."
"Ah? I always thought cyberpunk was about things from the era of steam engines." Another person said in surprise.
Steam engine...
The others looked at him strangely.
How do these two things come together?
But it also proves from the side that they don't know much about cyberpunk.
Or say.
In addition to those manufacturers who have worked on similar themes.
The entire industry is still in the exploration and research stage of cyberpunk.
Whoever becomes famous first will gain the upper hand.
Of course, it is also possible to overdo it, misunderstand the meaning, and make a weird game.
"What about Mr. Chen? Do you think we should make this kind of game?"
At this time, Lao Li looked at Chen Lin next to him.
"Cyberpunk..."
Chen Lin tapped the table lightly with a thoughtful look on his face.
Speaking of this topic, he thought of several games.
But the one that left the deepest impression on me was the game that crashed suddenly after it was launched, which can be regarded as the largest game crash in history.
For no other reason.
It means that they put too much effort into promotion.
This novel cyberpunk-style game attracted great attention from players as soon as it was announced.
As a result, after it was officially launched, a bunch of bugs and extremely poor optimization were revealed, making it worse than a semi-finished product.
This is a typical case of having too high expectations.
"No one remembers those crap games that came out on time."
This sentence was the most appropriate to describe the game at that time.
It has also become a legitimate reason for the delay of countless major works.
But it has to be said.
Putting aside the production issues of that game, the overall concept and design are still excellent, even amazing.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be a bunch of players cursing the game while waiting for it to be updated and optimized.
There is a big reason for this.
It is the bright lights and nightlife of the city that satisfy their fantasies about the future technological world and even more so the suppressed wildness in their hearts!
Since he now has the ability and resources, and this type of subject matter just happens to be on the rise.
It’s time for players in this world to experience the charm of Night City for themselves!
"Okay, let's make this game as our next project ."
Chen Lin raised his head and spoke slowly.
Everyone who was discussing the matter looked at him at the same time.
"So, it's confirmed?"
Old Song was not surprised by this.
Although they are now a platform, they are still a game studio first and foremost.
Only by creating more IPs of our own and increasing the influence of the platform can we go further in the long run, just like Nintendo has been doing with its own Mario series.
This is the theme...
It might be a little challenging for them.
"Don't worry, I already have some preliminary ideas. I'll make a plan for you when the time comes, and we can discuss and revise it together if there are any mistakes or omissions."
"What kind of plan is it?"
Everyone became excited upon hearing this.
Chen Lin glanced at them and smiled slightly.
“I plan to create a sin city where freedom and chaos coexist based on the technological background of decades later. I named it Cyberpunk 2077!”
…
A conference on emerging themes.
It will be over very quickly.
With doubts and expectations, Lao Song, Lao Li and others returned to their respective departments and began to collect relevant information.
And at this time.
Discussions about "Mechanic" and cyberpunk on the Internet have intensified and once became one of the hottest topics.
Many manufacturers took this opportunity to announce that they were developing such games, which attracted a lot of attention.
Not to mention the major virtual platforms, which have already smelled the scent and entered the market, heavily promoting the new games that will be introduced on their own platforms.
The next-generation wasteland style, future fantasy technology, and intelligent machine crisis have attracted a lot of attention and brought the popularity of this subject to a new height.
Until the third morning.
Chen Lincai called Lao Li.
"The design has been sent to your computer. It may be a bit difficult to make. Let's see if there is anything else that needs to be changed."
"Is it done? Let me see."
Old Li turned on his computer, pulled out the file he had just received, and immediately took a breath of cold air.
"Mr. Chen, you call this a bit big?"
Old Li looked at the densely packed files on the computer in shock.
Seeing this, the leaders of the teams nearby also gathered around.
"Where is it? Where is the new plan?"
“Has it been sent yet?”
"Oh my god! So many??"
“Is this going to be a AAA game?”
During this period, they also studied a lot of information about cyberpunk and gained some understanding of it.
But when I saw the amount of content in the plan, I was still shocked.
"Study this plan on your own first, and come to me if you have any questions."
Chen Lin said this and hung up the phone.
Because the content is really large and some gameplay needs to be modified, it will take some time to optimize.
Lao Li and others quickly opened the file and were amazed at the gameplay design that matched the information they had read in the past few days.
"Chaotic cities, energy competition, and corporate wars really fit the background of that era."
"Mechanical prostheses! Even this gameplay has been added?"
“Holy crap, this design sketch is awesome!”
"Night City, is that the name of this city?"
“Are these designs a little too bold?”
"That's right, this is the taste!"
With just a design plan, they imagined a chaotic and disorderly high-tech city with numerous gangs but also orderly control.
It is a perfect interpretation of the cyberpunk definition of "high technology and low life" world background.
It makes people curious.
Beneath the bustling city with its bright lights and nightlife, there are hidden things that are unknown.
It also made them suddenly enlightened and finally had a clear direction.
"Okay, let's assign the work first. We have to finish it before other manufacturers."
Lao Li took a deep breath and began to assign relevant tasks to each group.
Especially the lighting and shadow rendering and modeling are definitely the top priority of this game.
Plus a lot of code optimization, the workload is not much less than that of Red Dead Redemption. I have to go to the Dawn team to find Lao Song and ask him to bring more people over.
The entire Dawnbreaking team.
As the project was finalized, we became busy.
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Soni headquarters, conference room.
While all major manufacturers are working on developing new games, Soni is no exception and is also discussing related content.
"That old guy Gu Chuan, I just contacted him and wanted him to join forces with our two families, but he refused."
A dignified man with middle-parted hair and glasses sat at the head seat, his face calm.
"I heard that they have no plans to participate in this competition and are still waiting and watching."
"Humph! I think they are just scared by the prehistoric times and just want to occupy the Japanese and Korean markets!"
"President Yoshida, I think this is a good opportunity. Since Ren Tiandi won't compete with us, we can definitely take this opportunity to surpass them!"
Everyone in the room was talking at once, making the meeting room noisy.
The explosion of this emerging theme is undoubtedly a great opportunity for them to attract players and a perfect time to expand the platform's users.
Since Ren Tiandi has no intention of participating, they can take this opportunity to consolidate the PS virtual platform's market in Asia.
They have no chance because Honghuang is controlling China, but they can still take over other neighboring countries. As long as they can take them down, it will be enough for them to gain a foothold in the virtual industry.
They are not like Ren Tiandi.
Only satisfied with the basic market in Japan and South Korea!
"Okay, it's decided. Jiangkou will be in charge of the development of the surrounding countries, and Yamashita will be in charge of supervising the game development team and have them make the game as soon as possible."
"yes!"
"yes!"
After receiving Yoshida's order, Eguchi and Yamashita responded one after another.
"Well, go ahead. No matter what happens, we have to tear a piece of flesh from Honghuang this time. We, Suoni, must have a share in the virtual industry!"
Yoshida's eyes were filled with confidence and coldness.
If it weren't for Honghuang, their host-side status wouldn't have plummeted.
He didn't hate Honghuang, after all, that's how market competition is.
But he couldn't just stand by and watch Honghuang dominate the market, otherwise where would they, Suoni, put their faces? Now many people outside were laughing at them.
