Tokyo: Being coveted by my wife, I just want to play games

Chapter 299: World of Warcraft worth million US dollars

The popularity of "Elden Ring" exploded after the first day of trial play.

There were all kinds of hyped news and videos flying around, such as "Tree Guards are super abnormal"; "The quality of Elden Ring is far ahead of other games just with Stonewell City"; "Dongchuan Che has ascended to the altar"; "This is a real 3A game!"

Of course, where there is praise there are doubts, and the direction of the doubts is mainly that the overall atmosphere in Stonewell City is too depressing.

The atmosphere of the original Stonewell City itself is somewhat depressing, such as the hall full of broken limbs, and Dongchuan Che has strengthened it even more. Not only is there this [Butcher's Hall], but there is also a bloody biological laboratory in the basement.

But strictly speaking, it’s not too depressing.

Elden Ring is Miyazaki Hidetaka's first open world game, and is also called a hell game by many players. But in fact, whether it is the various soldier mechanisms in the game, the maliciousness of the cesspool, or the overall atmosphere, Elden Ring is more relaxed than the Dark Souls series.

Dongchuan Che did not add any overly disgusting monster mechanisms. For example, he did not include the shampooer in Soul Three and the iron jailer in the prison. He mainly created a depressing atmosphere through map design and game graphics.

Especially the underground laboratory, the overall playing feeling is not much different from Resident Evil, cold, bloody and full of dangers, but there are not too many screams and face-to-face kills. This is also one of the reasons why the improved version of "Elden Ring" has become so popular before it is released.

Compared to FS, Dongchuan Che is more willing to spend money on improving image quality and optimization.

Of course, the graphics quality of the original Elden Ring is not bad, but it is not great either. It is mainly supported by its unique dark art style and top-notch map design. The graphics alone are not particularly exquisite.

He, Toru Fuyukawa, invested 1.2 million U.S. dollars in research and development funds for "Elden Ring", and the development cost is nearly twice that of the original work, reaching the level of "Cyberpunk 2077" and "That Game 5".

Most of the extra money was spent on adding new maps, monster types, and exploration content for maps like the snowy mountains in the later stages, and the rest was basically spent on the art section. The most direct effect of the improved graphics is that more casual players are willing to try it.

It's like whether it's "Ghost of Tsushima" or the second generation of the "Horizon series" with a pumpkin-faced heroine, their combat gameplay and plot content are not particularly outstanding, but these two games are very famous.

Mainly because of the good pictures.

Casual players make up the largest group in the gaming community, and they are not that picky about game content. As long as they don’t feel bored or annoyed while playing, they don’t care about the combat system.

The problem is here too.

Casual gamers don’t have a strong desire to play games, they just play games to kill time. So they are not very interested in discussions about combat systems or whether a certain producer is good or not. Whether they want to play a certain game depends more on visual experience. And Dongchuan Che spent a lot of money on the graphics this time, every frame can be used as a wallpaper!
Needless to say, the game content is extremely powerful, and the external performance is also top-notch in the industry.

As the public opinion fermented overnight, "Elden Ring" became popular. Before the game show started the next day, the number of pre-orders jumped from 3 million to 5 million!
The game has sold five million copies before it was even released!

What’s more important is that this is only the early stage of publicity, and the game is still two weeks away from release!

The entire gaming community went completely crazy, and it wasn't just the game developers who went crazy; the local government of Akihabara was also speechless. Or, in other words, "pain and happiness".

There is no other reason.

On the first night of the game show, the local government anticipated a surge in passenger flow, so they implemented traffic control the next day. The entire four-lane road in Akihabara was turned into a pedestrian street, but even so, it was still crowded!

After all, on the third day of the trial, the Holy Light Society will draw one thousand trial spots on site!

And the third day of the trial was a Saturday!
Countless gamers and fans, both foreign and domestic, flocked to the event!

traffic congestion!
Not to mention Akihabara, the entire Chiyoda-ku area was completely blocked, and the density of human flow was even more exaggerated than the morning rush hour on weekdays.

Not only the ground, but also the underground subways are overcrowded. Many times, without a subway attendant to help from behind, it is impossible to squeeze in. Some subway attendants who are unlucky are even squeezed into the subway car by the crowded crowd.

This scene was photographed by some curious people and posted online. Seeing the subway attendant with his feet off the ground and shouting "Let me go, I'm a staff member", but in the end he could only watch the door close helplessly, many netizens laughed so hard that their stomachs hurt, and at the same time they became more interested in "Elden Ring".

Everything is set in stone, now we just have to wait for the game to be released in two weeks.

The employees of the Holy Light Society were all looking forward to it, and some were even shaking with excitement. After all, "Elden Ring" is likely to be a milestone work. It feels great to be able to write your name on the monument of history, even if it's just in a corner. What's more, the Holy Light Society gives high dividends, and also gives dividends to ordinary employees!
Yes, dividends are distributed to ordinary employees.

Although this dividend ratio is very, very low, it is still much higher than those companies that give out year-end bonuses and performance bonuses! What's more, the salary and benefits of Shengguang Society are already top-notch!

To put it bluntly, the Holy Light Society has extremely high requirements for work ability and the work pressure is also extremely high, but as long as you have the ability and perseverance, one year of work in the Holy Light Society is equivalent to several years of work outside!
The employees of the Holy Light Society were all looking forward to it, but at this time Dongchuan Che's attention was no longer on the "Elden Ring". He was dealing with another important matter.
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Under the warm winter sun, the bustling streets of Akihabara are crowded with people.

A group of men and women speaking with Chinese accents and carrying suitcases walked out of the subway station.

"There are so many people. Speaking of which, Dongchuan Che is really amazing. He was able to create such a big craze this time."

"Don't mention it. My daughter has been driving me crazy these past two days because of this."

"what happened?"

"Didn't the Holy Light Society team up with Audio-Technica to release a pair of headphones featuring Rin Toosaka? Oh, you don't know, but my daughter's classmate bought one and showed it off in class every day, which made my daughter want to buy one too. Buying a pair of headphones isn't a big deal, it only costs a few thousand dollars, but the problem is that she insisted on pestering me to ask Mr. Fuyukawa for an autograph."

"Haha, that's a bit high."

"Yes, a third grader is ignorant. She saw that Mr. Dongchuan made games, and I also made games, so she thought we were in the same business. She didn't know that she could study in the Holy Light Society for a period of time. As a father, I felt like I was dreaming. Now she even wants me to go. Well, if it really doesn't work out, I can just bring her some local specialties."

"Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense, Ms. Quanli is here."

Seeing Ah Mei approaching from afar, Pan Jiahui, who was wearing an OL uniform, quickly interrupted the subordinates who were chattering behind her, and then walked up to her quickly, speaking fluent Japanese: "Hello, Ms. Quanli, I am Pan Jiahui from Shanhe Group, you can just call me Ah Hui."

Ah Mei shook hands with him generously, "Hello, hello, I'm Izumi Rimei. Due to the recent traffic restrictions, our company cannot send a car to the airport to pick you up. I'm really sorry. If you don't have any other questions, please follow me. Our president is waiting for you at the company."

I can actually meet Dongchuan Che? !
After hearing what Amei said, Pan Jiahui became excited. Not only her, but everyone else behind her also became excited.

To be honest, although they knew that they could come to the Holy Light Society to study and train mainly because the second-in-command of the group, Mr. Bao, personally approached Dong Chuan Che to say hello, they didn't think they could meet Dong Chuan Che before.

There is no other reason, the level difference is too big.

They are all employees of Xigua Xigua Game Company. Among them are newly recruited top students from prestigious universities such as Tsinghua University and Peking University, as well as senior executives of the company. They are all the elite class that are envied by relatives and friends, but
[Xigua Xigua Game Company] is affiliated to [Banana Entertainment], [Banana Entertainment] is affiliated to [Shanhe Entertainment Co., Ltd.], and the head office of [Shanhe Entertainment] is [Shanhe Group] above it, and Mr. Bao is the second in command of the group.

Normally, to discuss general cooperation, the head office leaders would go to meet Miyano Mitsukoshi and the others. If you want to meet Dongchuan Che, at least a senior leader at the group level has to come forward.

Therefore, whether it was Pan Jiahui or other employees, they all thought that at most a senior executive from the Holy Light Society would come out to meet them. They never expected that they would be able to meet Dong Chuan Che in person!
Excited, thrilled!
Following behind Amei, Pan Jiahui and others were chatting excitedly.

The office building of Shengguang Society was not far from the subway exit, and soon, the group arrived at the company. As expected, although the office building of Shengguang Society was not very magnificent, as soon as they entered the company, Pan Jiahui and others were shocked by the extremely active office atmosphere of Shengguang Society.

There is no elite-feeling scene like in TV dramas [air conditioning blowing, drinking coffee in front of floor-to-ceiling windows, overlooking the world], [everyone in a suit and tie, doing things in an orderly manner].

Not many employees in the Holy Light Society wear formal suits and shirts, and some offices have posters of various two-dimensional characters on the walls. But without even entering the office, Pan Jiahui can feel the "energy" of the Holy Light Society, after all, the entire corridor is filled with the sounds of keyboards being typed, mouses being clicked, and employees talking and communicating!

“That’s really exaggerated.”

Listening to these dense voices, Pan Jiahui swallowed her saliva involuntarily while walking in the corridor. In her eyes, the Holy Light Society was no longer a company, but a super motor running at full power!

“No wonder there’s a 3A movie every year.”

Pan Jiahui was secretly shocked by the surging work motivation of the employees of the Holy Light Society and their work efficiency without any polite words between superiors and subordinates. Not only her, but all the Chinese employees who came here this time were shocked.

However, they were not shocked for too long. Soon, Amei took them to the president's office.

"President, Ms. Pan and the others are here."

"Enter."

The door opened, and under everyone's nervous gaze, a tall man in a black shirt and frameless glasses appeared in their sight, typing on a laptop keyboard in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

He is Dongchuan Che? !
The moment they saw Dong Chuan Che, many girls in Pan Jiahui's team who graduated from prestigious universities felt their hearts skip a beat, their eyes filled with disbelief and even more excitement.

It must be said that the fact that Dongchuan Che is handsome is actually common knowledge in the industry, just like he is a playboy. He is a cold and abstinent handsome guy.

but
I don’t know if it’s because the Holy Light Society is getting bigger and bigger and needs to change its image; or because they are used to strong and handsome young men and want to change their taste; or maybe it’s because Dongchuan Che looks too young with short hair after shaving his beard, and they don’t want to look like Dongchuan Che’s beautiful aunt, so the women in the family also started to adjust his dress.

I don’t want him to give people the impression of an overly strong and cold young man anymore. Instead, I want to make him into a mature man who is successful in his career, elegant and easy-going.

Dong Chuan Che was naturally too lazy to do such things. He was usually too lazy to even blow his hair. But there was nothing he could do because there were too many women in his family.

As a result, he has gradually begun to adopt the elegant style of a mature man, but this style, coupled with his social status, seems to be a bit too lethal to young girls who have just graduated from college.

Some of the girls even turned their bodies away secretly, not daring to look at him.

But it was obvious that Dongchuan Che, who was just writing the script of "World of Warcraft" and immersed in the plot, had no interest in their ideas.

"You can sit wherever you like."

He took a sip of coffee, then walked over to shake hands with Pan Jiahui, who looked a little timid. He pointed at the sofa, then looked at Ah Mei, "Find someone to get some tea, then call the leaders of Groups 1, 4, 6, 7, and 9, and say we're here to talk about World of Warcraft."

"Hai."

Ah Mei took the order and left. At this time, Pan Jiahui and others who were sitting on the sofa heard Dong Chuan Che's words, looked at each other in shock, and were ecstatic in their hearts!

"It's actually a group! It seems that Mr. Dongchuan didn't lie, he really wants us to participate in a big production!"

Because there are many employees, there are many teams within Shengguangshe, and because of their strong capabilities, these teams are also well-known in the industry. The most well-known one in the outside world is naturally Guangniao Studio, which was brought out by Dongchuan Che from NTsoft, which is now Shengguangshe Group 1!
Fuyukawa Tetsu currently doesn’t have many games under his name, but if you count the four or five works of NTsoft, the core department of almost every one of them is a group!
To put it bluntly, the number of companies that want to poach a group of members is as high as the number of carps crossing the river.

Pan Jiahui knew that a large domestic company that wanted to make stand-alone games had wanted to poach a core deputy director of the first group of the Holy Light Society, and directly expressed that the other party was willing to come, and was even willing to give him a house in the Magic City! And now Dong Chuan Che actually called the first group, and in addition to the first group, there were so many other group leaders!

All this shows that Dongchuan Che really attaches great importance to this project called [World of Warcraft]!

The corners of Pan Jiahui's mouth are harder to suppress than AK at this moment!
Although Dongchuan Che said before that he would let them enter the core department of the big project to study, they are not employees of the Holy Light Society after all. Would Dongchuan Che really be so generous and confident?

She had actually been prepared to learn some skills and even be squeezed, but now Dongchuan Che actually fulfilled his promise!
"This man is so confident!"

Excited! Ecstasy!

Not only Pan Jiahui, but the entire team of nearly 20 people were very excited at this time. However, they did not dare to show it at all, but just clenched their fists excitedly and looked at Dong Chuanche nervously.

Dongchuan Che is actually a talkative and friendly type, but because of his reputation as a figurehead, these so-called elite white-collar workers dare not speak actively in front of him. They can only watch him drinking coffee and thinking.

The whole office suddenly became quiet, and when Pan Jiahui was about to say something to warm up the atmosphere, the team leaders of the Holy Light Society also came over.

Dong Chuan Che had already discussed with the team leaders about the Shanhe Group sending people to study. In addition, the Shengguang Society and Shanhe Group were in the honeymoon period, so the team leaders were very cordial.

People in high positions are willing to be enthusiastic, and the atmosphere in the office naturally becomes lively again.

After all the polite greetings, Dong Chuan Che put the teacup on the table and threw some documents in front of everyone. "Let's stop here for the greetings. Take a look at this project plan. If you have any questions about the time limit or technology, please tell me directly. Yes, Miss Pan, you can also take a look."

Dongchuan Che lit up a cigarette.

Pan Jiahui and her colleagues had already signed a very strict confidentiality agreement. And it should be said that the Shanhe Group, which has a noble origin, is just an ultra-large-scale comprehensive enterprise in the international arena. Its ability mainly lies in its strong capital, but if it is in China, those who understand will understand its power.

What's more, this group of people were personally selected by President Bao as potential stocks to be trained, so there is no possibility of any leakage.

Pan Jiahui didn't know that Dong Chuan Che had thought about so many things. She just thanked him in surprise, then took a copy of the information and started reading it with the others around her. As soon as she turned to the second page, she was so shocked that her neck stretched forward and her eyes widened!

Not just her!

The young men from the Shanhe Group behind him also widened their eyes instantly!
Especially a beautiful girl wearing glasses, she was stunned for a while, then took off her glasses, rubbed her eyes and looked again. And this time, she was frightened and "clicked" and looked up at Dongchuan Che unconsciously.

For no reason, the first line of the second page clearly reads [World of Warcraft, estimated R&D investment scale: 300 US dollars.]

Three hundred million US dollars!

Two billion RMB!

2 billion RMB to make an online game???
(End of this chapter)