signingbooks #327 - Fan Langtao and Wu Liang broke down their defenses one after another, and Mr. Lu was intervie
#327 - Fan Langtao and Wu Liang broke down their defenses one after another, and Mr. Lu was intervie
Fan Langtao thought about it and felt it was more and more reasonable.
That's right!
This Lu Yu must have deliberately designed a BUG that made the audience take off their clothes, and then insisted on calling it a feature, in order to stir up topics for hype.
But what Fan Langtao didn't expect was that doing so could really cause a sensation on social media and make players become obsessed.
Heh, this time this kid successfully caught people's attention.
However, he wouldn't really think that this kind of bizarre marketing method is a trump card that can change the game competition landscape, right?
This kind of clumsy trick is okay to use once or twice, but using it too much is playing with fire!
Fan Langtao decided to continue investing resources into CrossFire to let this kid see the foundation of the Longteng Group!
He called the R\u0026D assistant to the office.
"Xiao Zhao, I need you to continue to fully optimize the game engine of the R\u0026D team, and continue to improve the game's screen fluency and detail performance to a higher level.
In addition, isn't there a popular deep learning AI system internationally recently? Our game also needs to add these to improve the intelligence of the enemies in the game.
In addition, I need you to enhance the real-time weather system to make the weather changes in the game more realistic and make players' tactical decisions more varied.
Oh, and also, the texture details of our game's textures must all continue to be improved, and high-definition texture technology must be used..."
Assistant Zhao raised his hand to interrupt Fan Langtao when he heard this:
"Manager Fan, if you add so many things at once, I'm afraid the project team's schedule won't be able to accommodate it."
Fan Langtao raised his eyebrows:
"How is the team's working hours arranged now?"
Assistant Zhao: "Now we work from 10 am to 10 pm, and many key teams already get off work at midnight, and now we work 6 days a week..."
Fan Langtao looked out the window with his hands behind his back:
"Assistant Zhao, time is like water in a sponge, you can always squeeze it out. Go to work at 10 am? Don't you think this time is too late? I suggest advancing the work time to 8 am and delaying the off-work time to 12 pm.
In addition, cancel the rest time on Sundays, and prohibit rest for 7 days a week and statutory holidays. All shifts are full until the end of the project."
Assistant Zhao was stunned and said in a low voice:
"Manager Fan, under such high-intensity operation, I'm afraid the team members will not be able to hold on and collapse."
Fan Langtao's forehead burst with veins.
If you don't go all out, my career will really collapse!
He wanted to swear, but stopped himself in time.
After calming down, he looked out the window:
"Xiao Zhao, do you know what is the most terrifying thing in this world? That is, people who have a better family background than you and talents that are not inferior to you work harder than you!
When you can't help but want to stop and rest, others will take the opportunity to widen the gap with you."
Assistant Zhao was dissatisfied with the PUA rhetoric of this airborne manager, but he had to nod:
"Understood, I'll arrange it..."
Fan Langtao called him again:
"Oh, and also, let the Central Plains Five Editors prepare to take action.
Isn't that Thomas very eloquent?
Let him fabricate some fictional inside information, claiming that the development progress of 'Codename New Line' is slow and there are serious internal conflicts within the team.
By the way, ask the hackers raised by the network security department of Longteng Group to find a way to attack the development server of 'Codename New Line', preferably causing the game project to crash frequently and fail to run normally."
Assistant Zhao was silent for a moment, then nodded and left.
Fan Langtao looked at the empty office and narrowed his eyes slightly.
This time, he bet on his career and went all in!
……
Youyi Company headquarters building.
Looking at the rising sales figures of "The Strongest Crosstalk Master" on the screen, Wu Liang was stunned in place, pursing his lips with a solemn expression.
Wu Liang previously carried out a large amount of publicity for Lu Yu's "The Strongest Crosstalk Master". The initial motivation was not pure, because he was not optimistic about this game, so he deliberately used inflammatory publicity to bring the rhythm of this game. He didn't expect such a strange game to succeed?!
He quickly searched for evaluation documents about Crosstalk Master, trying to find some clues that could answer his questions.
In the end, he came to the conclusion that many designs that seemed like BUGs were completely natural.
That is to say……
Wu Liang had a激灵 in his mind!
Could it be... Lu always did it on purpose?!
In other words, Lu always predicted my prediction!
Lu always knew that I might think this game was a bit bad and wanted to make this game a joke through praise-killing publicity, so he used my psychology to get a wave of publicity resources for free?
"Miscalculated!"
The sudden outburst of emotions made him stand up suddenly, and the chair made a dull sound on the floor.
Just then, the phone rang,
He sighed deeply, calmed down, and answered the phone:
"Xiao Wu, what's going on with that 'The Strongest Crosstalk Master'? Why are we helping Taoyuan Township promote it?"
Wu Liang rolled his eyes. Of course, he couldn't directly say that he was tricked by Lu, so he said:
"President Shi, all of this, uh... is what I did intentionally!"
"???"
Shi Yi was silent for a few seconds and then said: "Tell me in detail."
"President Shi, look, the reason why I vigorously promote Crosstalk Master is to raise players' expectations for 'Codename New Line', and, I am doing bundled publicity. At the same time as the popularity of Crosstalk Master rises, the rhythm of that small embarrassing drama in Taoyuan Township has also become active again.
All of this... cough, is part of the praise-killing plan!"
"I see."
Shi Yi's tone softened significantly and continued to ask: "Then what further plans do you have?"
"First of all, our Youyi can continue to sign a celebrity to become the game's spokesperson.
And this celebrity is different from the previous Su Yu Fan. He is a real top star and is used to increase the game's popularity and attractiveness.
Then, with the help of this celebrity, we can produce a series of special promotional videos to stimulate players' interest and expectation by telling game stories and showing wonderful moments in the picture.
In addition, the group can invest a lot of resources to engage in interactive sweepstakes to increase player participation and improve social media dissemination.
Moreover, we can let the technical staff start to act and go to obtain the core technology of the Taoyuan Township's other-dimensional tactile belt in the name of cooperation, and then use our marginal technology to fool the other party.
President Shi, don't worry, as long as the publicity resources continue to be shifted to the place where Taoyuan Township is praised and killed, it will definitely put the other party in trouble!"
"Very good, just do it, don't let me down."
After hanging up the phone, Wu Liang breathed a sigh of relief.
His eyes were sharp, and he secretly said in his heart:
President Lu, not bad, the first round of tricks let you win a small round, but you won't have such good luck after that.
Moreover, the troubles we have added to you in the game 'Codename New Line' are enough to keep you busy recently, right? Hehe……
……
At the same time, Taoyuan Township Villa.
Lu Yu sat in the spacious work area, adjusting the office chair to the most comfortable inclination, as if paralyzed on the sofa in his own living room.
He wore comfortable headphones and watched the crosstalk video being played on the display, and bursts of laughter came from the headphones.
He yawned, nodded and smiled from time to time, and made啧啧sounds from time to time, completely immersed in the world of crosstalk.
The crosstalk team building a few days ago made him like listening to crosstalk.
If the system hadn't popped up a warning about negative laziness, he planned to take his employees to listen to crosstalk every day for the next half year.
The desk was piled with various snacks purchased by the company's administration department:
Roasted seaweed flakes, flavored candy platters, honey dried fruit, imported milk chocolate, cool lemon tea, coconut milk blueberry drink...
The colorful packaging piled the white workbench into a mountain of valleys. Lu Yu ate snacks while drinking tons of drinks.
This kind of leisurely day is just one word——
Cool!
[Listening to crosstalk and eating snacks, happy mood, leisure points increased +200]
At this time, everyone glanced at Lu Yu and admired him in their hearts:
As expected of President Lu, after "The Strongest Crosstalk Master" achieved such results, he is still so calm, he is a model for us!
Under his influence, the entire company office area is filled with a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere.
At this time, Lu Yu looked at the clock and switched a webpage.
Donghai City Radio's "Happy Crosstalk People" program is about to start broadcasting.
This program will constantly broadcast the latest information in the crosstalk world, and has a great influence in the domestic crosstalk world. It is a program that Lu Yu has recently liked to watch.
After the program started, the host smiled:
"Dear audience friends, hello everyone! Welcome to this program.
We may not have thought that the traditional art of crosstalk can be combined with games one day.
Recently, a very popular crosstalk game has appeared on the game market. It uses the most cutting-edge VR virtual reality technology to allow many fans to personally enjoy the fun of crosstalk.
I believe everyone is also very curious about how such a wonderful game was born?
So today, the program team is honored to invite a special guest to conduct a video connection to talk about the front and back of this game.
He is——Lu, the founder and CEO of Taoyuan Township Company!
Everyone applaud and welcome!"
As soon as the host finished speaking, the communication software on Lu Yu's computer sent a video connection invitation.
The name of the person connected is: "Jianghai City TV Station External Liaison Editor"
Lu Yu was dumbfounded when the program he often listened to suddenly mentioned his name.
What's going on?
Why did I become a guest?
And what's going on with this video connection?
Lu Yu flipped through his work email and finally found an interview invitation letter in a pile of dense work emails.
The other party claimed to be the Happy Crosstalk People program team. At that time, Lu Yu was in a state of eating snacks and replying to work emails in batches, and he replied to this email as "OK".
Holy crap!
After all, he had agreed to the other party, so Lu Yu had to bite the bullet and accept the interview.
He adjusted the camera on the desktop so that the lens could only capture the area below the neck, and then agreed to the video connection.
At this time, the large screen in the studio showed the work station piled with snacks, and Lu Yu wearing a beach shirt and big floral pants lying on the massage chair.
The audience at the scene was shocked.
The barrage in the live broadcast room watching the program was also swiping:
The latest novel is first published in Liujiushuba!
"I went? This is the founder of Taoyuan Township? How does it look like a dead house that is rotten?"
"Hahaha, it's so casual knowing that you are going to be interviewed, it has personality, I like it!"
"It is very consistent with my imagination of the employees of Taoyuan Township. It is abnormal for this company to have normal employees."
The female host took a long time to ease up before opening her mouth with an awkward but polite smile:
"President Lu, what is your mood at this moment after the huge success of 'The Strongest Crosstalk Master'?"
"??????????"
Lu Yu was stunned.
"The Strongest Crosstalk Master"?
What is this?
After thinking for a long time, he suddenly realized.
It must be this girl Wan Xiaotong who made it!
Good guy, he just delegated the project autonomy to the project team, and she did such a big job for him?!
As for the huge success the host said, how huge is it?
Lu Yu certainly couldn't check the data in front of a crowd of viewers, and guessed in his heart: After all, it is a niche track game, probably around one million sets?
This achievement is enough to match the expression "huge success".
So, Lu Yu touched his nose and said modestly: "Actually, it's not a huge success, just so so."
As soon as he finished speaking, the host and the audience at the scene stood in awe!
The live broadcast room barrage was also swiping:
"I went, the sales volume exceeded 10 million in the first week, which is a hall-level work on any platform. President Lu is so modest!"
"What's more, it is an achievement made on a niche track!"
"As expected of the boss of a dark horse game company, so calm in the face of interviews and so humble in the face of achievements, this is the real master style!"
The female host also admired him and continued to ask:
"Behind every successful project, there must be a lot of hard work and sweat. So President Lu, what do you think is the secret to your success?"
Lu Yu looked blank.
Secret?
Dare you believe it if I tell you? I also heard about the existence of such a game for the first time, okay?
He had to confess: "Secret? Actually... I haven't figured it out too much. To be honest with you, I really didn't expect this game to be so successful!"
The audience at the scene burst into laughter, followed by warm applause.
The female host also said coquettishly: "President Lu, you are too modest."
However, she doesn't hate men who are humble!
Lu Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
What am I being humble about? Everything I told you is the truth!
Why don't you believe me!
Host: "In this crosstalk simulation game, the developers' understanding and professionalism in the field of crosstalk are reflected everywhere. How did you achieve so much innovation?"
Lu Yu was even more confused.
I haven't even played this game, how do I know what innovations there are?
He could only try to muddle through: "Actually... we didn't intend to innovate, it's just a group of young people playing around."
This time, the barrage in the live broadcast room was also dumbfounded:
"Good heavens, he can casually create such a professional niche game. What would happen if he got serious?"
"If you put it that way, I'm even more excited about 'Project Shinkansen'!"
"I give this Versailles performance a perfect score!"
Host: "So, how do you balance the professionalism of cross-talk with the fun of the game?"
Lu Yu smiled awkwardly: "Actually, I think we developed this game with an entertainment mindset and didn't consider such professional issues."
At this moment, someone in the comments reminded:
"Good heavens, CEO Lu is so low-key! Look, what's in the corner of CEO Lu's desk?!"
Everyone looked closely and found a folding fan on the corner of Lu Yu's desk.
This is a gift only given to high-level VIP members who frequently attend Yun De She performances!
The comments were filled with emotion:
"In other words, to successfully develop this game, CEO Lu specifically went to listen to many cross-talk performances and became a VIP member?"
"It's rare that our folk art form can be so valued in the game field. CEO Lu is humble and admirable!"
As a die-hard fan of cross-talk, the beautiful host was deeply moved and admired by the fact that this gaming industry giant could be so attentive to this traditional art!
The way she looked at Lu Yu was already filled with admiration:
"Finally, I'd like to ask you a question: what are your expectations for the future development of Peach Blossom Village?"
Lu Yu stretched and continued to take out snacks:
"I only ask to barely make a living and for the company not to go bankrupt."
He was speaking from the heart. Every cycle, he put so much effort into letting his employees slack off, just to achieve this goal!
No more crunching!
...
After hanging up the video call, Lu Yu immediately closed all web pages and quickly opened the statistics backend of Peach Blossom Dreamland.
He wanted to see what "surprises" this group of workaholics in his company had brought him.
Immediately afterward, he found overwhelming media reviews about 'The Strongest Cross-Talk Master,' with unanimous praise!
And the game's sales had soared to the 12 million level, even boosting the sales of the Peach Blossom Godly Journey console!
Lu Yu was dumbfounded, and the drink bottle in his hand almost fell to the ground.
A thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead, and he couldn't believe the numbers in front of him.
In surprise, he couldn't help but slap his face, afraid he was dreaming.
Good heavens, I take you out to listen to cross-talk every day, intending to let you relax your minds, immerse yourselves in entertainment, and forget about work.
But you guys actually made a 'The Strongest Cross-Talk Master' for me?
I was wondering why Wan Xiaotong's project team's office area has looked busier lately.
Without looking, I know that his leisure points must have been backstabbed again!
Damn it, I need to find some more immersive cultural and entertainment activities.
I must divert your attention from game development!
...
After that episode of 'Happy Cross-Talk Performers' aired, the entire internet was buzzing:
"Look at CEO Lu's image: wearing beach pants and munching on snacks during work hours, indifferent to repeated successes. This is a true big shot, not elated by external gains, not saddened by personal losses, and watching competitors disappear in a puff of smoke while chatting and laughing!"
"Ah, indeed, I give CEO Lu's pretense a perfect score!"
"CEO Lu knows how to show off in front of people, hahaha."
And some studios that have been investing in the niche game track for many years but have not received any returns are breaking down:
"Compared to CEO Lu, I'm a complete failure."
"CEO Lu's last sentence about barely making a living must be comforting us who are in the same track, right?"
"So, he's actually a nice guy, but that...doesn't that make us even more frustrated? 555555"
...
At this time, in the 'Project Shinkansen' project team's office area.
Liu Mengyuan patrolled around and asked with a smile, "Candy, has the problem with the NPC language dialogue system been resolved?"
Milk Candy stood up nervously and said in a soft voice:
"Thanks to the support of Wan Xiaotong and the others, we directly applied the language and mind model of the cross-talk master, and the effect is very good."
Liu Mengyuan nodded in satisfaction. Next, she needs to continue to pay attention to this project team to avoid new problems.
Just then, an employee reported in a panic: "It's not good, CEO Liu, please take a look at the promotional video released by Longteng Group!"
Liu Mengyuan frowned and clicked on the video website, and found that the headline of the website was a new promotional video:
"Comparing Longteng's and other companies' attitudes towards making games, let's talk about how to make good games that users like."
And in the comment area of this video, many popular comments were saying:
"Peach Blossom Village, I didn't expect your internal situation to be like this? I'm a little disappointed in you!"