There is a Problem with This Online Game Planning

"Crisper?"

Qi Jianhua scratched his head, feeling a little distressed.

According to the request, he also specially prepared several sound effects.

But after Lin Yao heard it, she felt that it was impossible, and it was quite a headache.

"Like this... patter."

Lin Yao had no choice but to use her unique skills again and verbally imitate herself...

"It's probably a bit like installing a handle."

"..."

But Qi Jianhua was even more confused after listening.

Lin Yao felt a little helpless: "Go to the mainframe product department immediately and get a mainframe and install it to find out how it feels. Install it a few more times."

"All right."

Qi Jianhua nodded in agreement, and then asked, "Are you in a hurry?"

"It's best to hurry up and make the two games before the popularity of the two games passes."

"Are we going to announce the host?"

Qi Jianhua was a little surprised.

"No, the promotional video will not be announced for the time being, nor will the specific form be announced."

Lin Yao shook her head, then said with a smile: "But we can announce the logo first, the opening title... After all, the popularity of the two games "Tomb Raider" and "Battlefield" cannot be all cheap Reflecta, everyone thinks that we I won’t be a host anymore, I will suddenly turn my back on the carbine and put up a plausible LOGO, which will probably attract a lot of discussion...

But it’s fine to announce the console directly. One is that “Battlefield” and “Tomb Raider” have just been released. Players who want to start a host have basically already purchased a Reflecta host.

And the escort masterpiece of our mainframe is still being tested, and the production process of Forest Financial Holdings has not been fully clarified, the stock is insufficient, and the e-sports festival is about to be held again. There are a lot of things at the end of the year, which is not a good time. "

"……Um."

Qi Jianhua nodded slowly, then sighed: "But it's really a pity to say it, the game is so popular this time, it's really cheap for Reflecta... and domestic players think we won't be a console anymore, maybe And let Reflecta take advantage of it."

"It's something that has to be done."

Lin Yao lightly shook her head: "Otherwise, it would be enough to open up European and American channels, not to mention that there is a Japanese factory that occupies 90% of the handheld market share... It is impossible to take all the benefits, and this can be regarded as our vote. However. , Reflecta can't get cheap, this title is to prevent this kind of thing from happening, don't worry."

Qi Jianhua nodded slowly when he heard the words, and did not speak again.

In fact, he didn't know what to say, after all, he was just a staff member, not an operator.

He didn't think about many things at all.

Lin Yao also knew this, so she didn't say anything to him, and told him to quickly go to the console product department to install the handle to find out how he felt, and then left.

...

"Games, consoles, e-sports festivals..."

Lin Yao hurried back to her seat, and as soon as she sat down, she took out a piece of paper and began to write and draw on it.

There are still words in his mouth.

Forest Studios is a unique company...the Operational Decision Maker and the Product Owner are the same person.

That is Lin Yao.

This leads to... She is sometimes under a lot of pressure.

He had to consider not only the game issues, but also the company's management issues, because the host was related to Forest Financial Holdings, and she even had to consider the issues of Forestry Financial Holdings.

But many times, Lin Yao actually doesn't even know herself, whether she is doing right or not...

For example, this time she decided to release the console logo when "Battlefield" and "Tomb Raider" were released and the popularity was high.

Although she said that when everyone thought that Linmu Studio would not be a host, she suddenly turned around and put up a plausible LOGO, which could attract a lot of discussion...

But who can foresee the future?

Anyway, Lin Yao can't.

So after she made a decision, it was inevitable that some doubts and entanglements would arise.

What if I was wrong?

The same goes for Battlefield and Tomb Raider's decision to land on Reflecta consoles this time around.

The cooperation between Linmu Studio and Reflecta is to secure the European and American channels and suppress the Japanese factory Peria.

But Lin Yao was also not sure if she was doing the right thing or not. She made the decision based on her intuition and previous life experience.

Will this completely make Reflecta rise?

Will it lead to unexpected situations?

If not, is there a way to fix the channel as well?

These are all questions.

Although Lin Yao is usually vigorous and resolute.

But some things really can't be joked about.

So every time after making a decision, Lin Yao would go through it again by herself.

but.

Now that the end of the year is approaching, the number of things she needs to decide has increased dramatically.

There are more and more things she needs to think about, and they are getting more and more complicated...

It's really tiring.

This is still under the condition that Mu Wanqing has to deal with personnel, finance and logistics.

Otherwise, her pressure is estimated to be even greater.

Actually.

If Lin Yao finds a professional manager and asks Mu Wanqing to be in charge of personnel and finance, then let the professional manager be in charge of running the company while she is only in charge of making games, it will be much easier.

But Lin Yao always feels that if she finds a manager, the whole company will change...

So she just kept pushing herself.

After Lin Yao came back from Qi Jianhua's side, she sat in her seat all the time.

Think about all kinds of problems.

until……

"Lin Yao."

"Um?"

Lin Yao came back to her senses suddenly, turned her head to look at the girl in black silk glasses who was standing quietly beside her, smiled at her a little tiredly, and asked, "Miss Mu, what's wrong?"

"I wanted to tell you about the two new games..."

Mu Wanqing hugged the information in her arms tightly: "But I suddenly don't want to talk about it, let's go, let's go to eat..."

"Huh? It's only eleven o'clock..."

"in spite of."

Mu Wanqing put down the documents in her arms, then forcibly pulled Lin Yao up, helped her put on her coat and scarf, and then forcibly led her out of the studio.

Lin Yao was in a daze, so she could only follow her out.

Leave the warm studio and walk out of the building.

The temperature plummeted.

Mu Wanqing stopped at the door, walked around in front of Lin Yao, helped her tuck the scarf, then pulled her up again, and walked to the tea restaurant where the two of them often go.

When Lin Yao was blown by the cold wind outside, she immediately woke up a lot. She shrank her neck, then looked at the graceful back in front of her in a black silk skirt in winter, and asked with some doubts: "...What's wrong with you? , Miss Mu."

"I just stood next to you for a long time, but you haven't recovered yet."

Because Mu Wanqing was wearing high heels, she didn't walk fast: "Until I call you."

"Huh? And then?"

"You look tired... are you thinking about games and consoles?"

"Um."

Lin Yao nodded, and then said helplessly: "I'm not sure whether my decision is right or not, so I think more, for example this time..."

She told Manwan Qing her worries.

The two have worked together for so long and have long trusted each other.

Since she asked.

Then Lin Yao will not hide it from her.

"..."

After hearing this, Mu Wanqing fell silent.

"A lot of questions...it's really tiring."

Lin Yao shrank her neck again in fear of the cold, hid her chin in the scarf, and then laughed softly: "Sometimes I think, why not just find a professional manager, but I always feel that if you find If it is a professional manager, the company will change..."

"The taste will indeed change." Mu Wanqing was silent for a moment before giving a definite answer.

"You think so too?"

Lin Yao blinked her eyes.

"Um."

Mu Wanqing responded, and then stopped, because the tea restaurant had arrived.

She temporarily stopped the topic, pulled Lin Yao to sit down by the window, then sat opposite Lin Yao, looked at the girl who started to rub her hands, and continued: "Because even I can't resist the snowball rolling Feeling bigger."

Lin Yao put down her hands and asked curiously, "Snowball?"

"Money, capital."

Mu Wanqing said expressionlessly: "If it were me, Linmu Studio might not even have a Vaporwave game platform, because online games are too profitable. After the success of "Fantasy ol", I will continue to make online games and continue to launch Online games, earn more money. What platform, what stand-alone, can you make more money than online games? Is it sure to be successful? Are there any successful examples? No, so why take risks? Online games are not unprofitable.

If the Vaporwave game platform is successful, then I would think, why do consoles? Isn't it good now? Why take the risk?

Stand-alone games are a one-off sale, with high investment, but the income is not as good as that of online games. Why do you want to do it?

What else is favored, why bother... Can it be compared to making money from online games? Getting employees involved in the Greenlight program is even more hilarious! It just distracts them! Just let them do online games honestly, it would be better to give them more money and let them generate more revenue. "

"..."

Lin Yao was stunned when she heard the words, then stretched out her index finger and scratched her face lightly, and said, "Miss Mu, why do I feel that this is your real thought..."

"It is indeed my true thought."

Mu Wanqing nodded solemnly: "Many times, if the decision maker is not you...I guess I will object every time, every decision you made before."

Lin Yao: "..."

"That's right, if you let me take full charge of the company's operations without interfering, it will probably become like this. I won't think about taking risks, but will only set higher KPIs for each online game project team, and let them use online games. Make more money, then use the money to make bigger online games, and then continue to make more money.

Then slowly, it is estimated that the entire company will be affected by this atmosphere. In the end, everyone's goal is to make more money. In the end, you probably have no way to change this situation. "

Mu Wanqing looked at Lin Yao's round and flawless oval face with gentle eyes: "So in other words, Lin Yao, it was you who pushed me forward, pushed everyone forward, to break through, and only then did Lin Mu Studio become today... It is only now that the production capacity is comparable to or even higher than that of major overseas factories, multi-line blossoming, and the highly praised Linmu Studio. Without you, the upper limit of Linmu Studio is at most another larger-scale Tianhu .

Other than that, nothing.

This is the consensus of the entire studio.

Don't everyone know that your decisions are risky? Know. Didn't I know there was a risk? also know.

But everyone believes in you, not only that you will succeed, but also that..."

Mu Wanqing suddenly stretched out her hand, grabbed Lin Yao's graceful oval face, looked at her, and said seriously: "Even if you fail, it's only a temporary thing, it's a matter of time, you will definitely bring everyone together again Rise up and succeed again, our family Lin Yao is the best!"

"..."

Lin Yao's face was held in her hands, and she felt a little embarrassed when she heard Mu Wanqing's words...

She blinked her eyes slowly, and after a while, said: "So you mean, let me not have to think too much, and just be reckless when I make a decision...?"

"no."

Mu Wanqing gently rubbed Lin Yao's face: "Of course you think about it. After all, Linmu Studio is your painstaking effort, so it can't be used as a joke, but I hope you can reduce unnecessary worries. Linmu Studio is yours. , you are the master, no one can blame you, no one can blame you. And there is... let me help you.

In fact, I have always thought that you are a genius, and those decisions are all made by you with your talent... and I was worried that I would influence you, so I almost never interfered. Now I finally know that it is a genius It also needs to be thought through..."

"How can I be a genius..."

Lin Yao was dumbfounded, she didn't expect Mu Wanqing to have such a misunderstanding about herself.

"Who are you."

Mu Wanqing shook her head very seriously: "It's just that you work harder than other geniuses, let me help you with those problems."

"..."

Lin Yao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Okay, then how can you help me? Also, don't hold your face, many people are watching..."

Mu Wanqing was stunned when she heard the words, and then slowly turned her head.

Almost all the guests in the tea restaurant are looking at this side.

After all, the two of them, a royal sister and a young girl, are both beautiful.

And just now Mu Wanqing's voice was a bit loud...

"..."

Mu Wanqing immediately let go of Lin Yao's face, and lightly pursed her lips: "Go back and tell me, what do you want to eat?"

Lin Yao: "..."

...

after an hour.

Forest studio.

In the meeting room.

Mu Wanqing held a stack of documents and a notebook, opened the door and walked in, then sat down next to Lin Yao.

Lin Yao glanced curiously.

Mu Wanqing sorted out the information, and then said: "Actually, in the current situation, it is best to establish a decision-making risk assessment mechanism to avoid and prevent decision-making risks. I will do this later. But this time the time is urgent and it is obviously too late Already, so let's evaluate it first."

"Um."

Lin Yao looked away from the document, looked at Mu Wanqing's bright oval face, and smiled lightly.

"This time, we want to release the logo of the console when the popularity of "Battlefield" and "Tomb Raider" is high, but we don't release detailed information. Right? Especially let domestic players continue to look forward to it.”

Mu Wanqing turned her head and looked at Lin Yao.

Lin Yao nodded.

"The risk..."

"First of all, the Japanese factory Peria has a handheld brand with a market share of up to 90%. The reason why we let the game log in to Reflecta this time is to attack them in the Japanese market so that they don't hinder us. .”

Lin Yao said, "But if we announce the LOGO at this time, it may alert them, and all previous efforts may be wasted."

"That's why you decided to only publish the logo to minimize the impact?"

"Well. And the second point, this is just a LOGO, if it is announced, it may not attract the attention of players..."

"Um……"

After listening to Lin Yao's words, Mu Wanqing lowered her head and thought for a moment, then pulled out her notebook, typed out the risk that Lin Yao just mentioned on the document, and then began to analyze and evaluate it.

Lin Yao didn't bother her.

Ten minutes later.

Mu Wanqing typed the last word, and at the end of the document, typed out the words 'E-sports Festival'.

"Lin Yao."

Mu Wanqing raised her head and looked at Lin Yao's pretty round oval face again: "I have an idea."

"Um?"

"Can we do a marketing..."

Mu Wanqing hesitated for a moment, and suggested: "We only announce the LOGO, but we don't say what it is, and let the players guess, but we will do our best to enhance the presence of the host's iconic LOGO. At the beginning of each game in the competition festival, the LOGO will be lit once, no matter what the game is.

We have been marketing over and over again, deepening our memory over and over again, and during this period, the discussion will become more and more popular, and when the popularity reaches its peak, we will directly announce the host..."

Lin Yao's eyes lit up, then she lowered her head slightly and began to think.

Mu Wanqing continued: "As for the Japanese factory Peria, don't worry, our game has just landed on Reflecta, and now we only announce a plausible LOGO, we won't say what it is... It may be quite confusing, and they will guess it. And I don't think about the handheld...Of course, this will have a high requirement for confidentiality."

"It's November now... This year's Esports Festival is in early January... The continued popularity of the two games... feels feasible."

Lin Yao muttered something, then suddenly raised her head, pulled the chair and squeezed towards Mu Wanqing, and then typed a few lines on the document: "This way of marketing, let's not talk about overseas, according to our domestic If you are famous, the degree of discussion will be very high, but we have to think about how to do it..."

"Well, for example, how to brighten the logo of the console."

"...Breakthrough projects can be included in the map, MOBA games can be highlighted in the BP stage, and the Warcraft project is directly placed on the UI. In short, the sense of presence can be maximized."

"It can also be printed on the team jerseys of the players."

"It feels a bit difficult, it involves the club...Let Nie Hui come over later and ask."

"Well, I also have an idea about the confidentiality issue..."

"..."

In the meeting room.

Mu Wanqing and Lin Yao were next to each other, and they began to act together... No, they started discussing and exchanging.

And it turns out.

Two people are indeed more thoughtful than one person.

Many times, as soon as Lin Yao asked a question, Mu Wanqing would immediately give advice.

Really easy.

Time passed slowly.

The two stayed in the conference room for nearly two hours.

The thinking is getting clearer and clearer.

Lin Yao also became more and more relaxed.

"...that's pretty much it."

finally.

Two hours later.

Lin Yao breathed a sigh of relief when she looked at the proposal that had considered all aspects.

Sure enough, two people are faster.

I should have done this long ago!

What's the point of thinking about it alone!

"Um."

Man Wanqing nodded and also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's talk about Miss Mu."

"ah?"

"Your legs are so warm."

Lin Yao suddenly turned her head and looked narrowly at Mu Wanqing.

Mu Wanqing was a little dumbfounded.

During these two hours.

The more they talked, the more relaxed they became.

This time, she had completely forgotten that this was a company, Lin Yao wrapped her left hand around Mu Wanqing's waist, and the two of them were almost close to each other.

And under the table.

A pair of high heels and a pair of small white shoes were randomly placed.

Lin Yaoqi's long and well-proportioned calf was wrapping around Mu Wanqing's calf wrapped in soft black silk, swaying gently.

The two talked for two hours.

Lin Yao also played for two hours, having a great time.

"I guess it would be very comfortable to sleep with you."

Lin Yao put her face on Mu Wanqing's shoulder, and after finishing her business, she immediately relaxed and yawned: "Lin Xi is just like you, like a thermos, it's very comfortable to hold her to sleep, but she doesn't sleep well. good."

"..."

Mu Wanqing tilted her head slightly, and then suddenly turned her back, wrapping around Lin Yao's slender legs wrapped in jeans, and said in a low voice, "I actually sleep very well."

"Yeah?"

Lin Yao yawned again, the two of them were close to each other, the warmth from Mu Wanqing's body was so warm, it made her feel a little sleepy.

"Um."

Mu Wanqing responded gently, then quietly lifted her calf wrapped in smooth black stockings, and wrapped it around Lin Yao's slender and well-proportioned thigh even more, and she didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, she gently rubbed it with her toes Lin Yao's white ankle between boat socks and jeans.

Lin Yao didn't seem to feel anything.

It's just that the hand holding Ma Wanqing's slender waist was a little bit harder, and her round thighs were a little tighter.

"..."

Mu Wanqing squeezed towards Lin Yao, and also put her arms around her waist.

"Thank you." Lin Yao said suddenly.

"..." Mu Wanqing's movements froze, and it took a long time before she realized, and asked, "Why are you thanking me?"

"Because there is a trusted person by my side, helping to share, it feels very good..."

Lin Yao said in a low voice, shaking her legs lightly, her small and lovely jade feet rubbed against Mu Wanqing's instep.

Mu Wanqing: "..."

The two stood next to each other, looking at the front, and then did not speak again.

But under the table, the two pairs of well-proportioned and slender slender legs are not as quiet as the two, entangled with each other...

A breeze blew through the clouds.

The sunlight passed through the window, condensed into a beam, sprinkled into the meeting room, and also fell on the two people who were next to each other, reflecting the whole room in orange.

Dust floats.

hazy.

...

After five o'clock in the afternoon.

Lin Yaocai and Mu Wanqing came out of the conference room.

The two parted at the door.

Lin Yao found Qi Jianhua immediately.

"How is it? Have you found the sound effect?"

After Lin Yao and Mu Wanqing decided on a strategy.

Can't wait to announce the classic logo... or the opening title.

"I tried to do it again, you see."

Seeing Lin Yao, Qi Jianhua immediately opened the software, found the project file, and then pressed play to show Lin Yao the newly created LOGO animation after installing the controller for an afternoon.

on the screen.

The animation plays.

The background is bright red.

Two minimalist joy-con handles slide up and down just like the mount.

There was a snap.

Then keep it parallel.

It is the classic logo at the beginning of every promotional video of Switch.

Lin Yao's eyes lit up when she heard a familiar voice: "Play it again."

Qi Jianhua played it again.

Lin Yao listened again.

exactly the same!

"That's all! Let's make the movie, we'll announce it right away!"