Edmonton, the general manager's office at Shengcai Entertainment.
Gary ended his communication with Zhumeng and nodded with satisfaction—
Zhumeng agreed to 《Wolves of Fear》 being listed on the Zhumeng game platform.
This result was not beyond his expectations.
Shengcai Entertainment is a veteran game production company with a glorious history, having produced many classic games.
Although it has indeed declined in recent years, and had to painfully lay off the DEI department some time ago,
When the Zhumeng game platform first appeared, they didn't take it to heart.
Xinyi Game Station is already an industry giant, and has seen many of these "platforms" that are actually just all-in-one launchers for their own games.
They pose zero threat to real giants.
But two things changed Herman's view—
Lingzhou Studio's 《Evil Ghost!》 was launched on the Zhumeng game platform, and sales easily exceeded one million.
And the incredible holographic display device that Xu Meng demonstrated in the live broadcast.
He also claimed that the device would soon be mass-produced.
The former made him realize:
Xia Country not only has a huge player market, but also many game developers.
If Zhumeng becomes a bridge connecting the two, then the potential of this platform will be amazing!
The latter proves to everyone with absolute technical advantages:
Zhumeng has a stronger technological moat in hardware than the established giants!
With these two things together, if Herman still doesn't pay attention, then he is too derelict in his duty.
The response methods are nothing more than [hostility], [competition] and [cooperation].
Before making an important decision, you must first test Zhumeng's attitude.
And this test gave him a positive signal.
This is undoubtedly a good start.
Then next, it's time for Xinyi Game Station to come forward and send a positive signal to Zhumeng.
"Contact Zhumeng and ask if they are interested in having 【Sprawling Metropolis】 log in to Xinyi Game Station."
Herman instructed.
Half an hour later, the assistant reported to him:
"We contacted Zhumeng's publicity department, but the other party said that Sprawling Metropolis is too large and uses a lot of new technologies, making it extremely difficult to run smoothly on Xinyi Game Station. Zhumeng is currently short of manpower and has no plans in this regard for the time being."
Herman frowned.
But thinking about that amazing virtual city, it seems that there is nothing to criticize.
"Ask about 《Monster Hunter》 again."
After a while, the assistant came back again: "《Monster Hunter》 has signed an exclusive agreement with Softf Game Box and cannot be logged into our platform."
Strictly speaking, the Mirage game suite can also be considered a console platform.
Zhumeng will never miss the PC platform either.
So this so-called "exclusive" is actually "Xinyi doesn't have it exclusively."
Herman felt that something was wrong.
However, Zhumeng's games, from 《Frost Snow Project》 to 《War of Kings》, have been logged into the Softf Game Box, and now 《Monster Hunter》 has been scheduled in advance, which also makes it impossible to find fault.
But in this way, their goodwill cannot be conveyed.
The interaction between the two parties also had to be interrupted.
This made him a little uncomfortable.
… …
… …
In Zhumeng's general manager's office, Xu Meng happily answered the next call.
This time it was finally Lu Ming's turn.
"Hello, Director Lu, what's the matter?" Xu Meng greeted Lu Ming in a relaxed tone.
Lu Ming was silent for a few seconds.
Thinking about Xu Meng's personality, he simply got straight to the point: "Boss Xu, do you still remember what you said before?"
Xu Meng will fulfill 100% of what he says to his own people.
But what he says to opponents—such as Xinyi Game Station and Shengcai Entertainment—he never intended to fulfill from the beginning.
"You said before that you welcome me to join Zhumeng, and you can also form a project team for me, and you will respect my opinions during the development and operation process. Are these words still valid?"
"Of course." Xu Meng affirmed without hesitation.
"What's wrong, are you unhappy at Moyu?"
"Alas." Lu Ming sighed deeply, "The boss only cares about business, and doesn't care what happens to the game and the players."
"I feel that the conflict with him in terms of ideas is becoming more and more serious."
"When he invited me to join Moyu Games four years ago, it wasn't like this…"
Lu Ming still remembers that when Fei Zhiyuan invited him to join Moyu Games, he was also full of enthusiasm, saying that he would bring a new atmosphere to the domestic game industry.
He also made a bold gamble, selling his house and taking on debt, betting on the future.
This is how 《Divine Bird》 became brilliant.
But after 《Divine Bird》's success, Fei Zhiyuan became obsessed with enjoying life, financial investment and company management.
He completely broke away from the front line of game development.
So that now, four years later, Lu Ming can no longer feel that enthusiasm for games from him at all.
All that remains is the stench of businessmen and capitalists.
"Think positive." Xu Meng was always kind to his own people. "Enduring success is as difficult as enduring failure."
Lu Ming shook his head, dispelling the sudden surge of sadness.
"After accompanying 'Divine Bird' to complete its final New Year's event, I plan to resign."
"Have a good New Year, can you join Zhumeng after the New Year?"
"Oh right, can I bring a few capable subordinates with me?"
Xu Meng immediately agreed: "Of course, you can bring your entire project team."
However, he added: "Oh right, no fighters."
"I understand, anyone like that would have been fired by me long ago." Lu Ming assured Xu Meng, "Then, after I resign, shall we talk face to face?"
"Wait a moment!"
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Xu Meng's response to everything Lu Ming said earlier was "Good, good, good," "Sure, sure," "No problem."
Only on the matter of timing did Xu Meng interrupt him.
"Have you been to the Sprawling Metropolis?"
"Of course." Lu Ming admitted.
As a game producer, how could he ignore something like the Sprawling Metropolis, which would have a profound impact on the future development of games?
In fact, this city was also an important reason for him to make his final decision.
"Then, have you been to the port of the Sprawling Metropolis?"
"The port?" Lu Ming was taken aback. "The one on the east side of the city?"
"That's right."
"I've been there, but it doesn't seem to have much content? The ships are all staying at the docks."
The left side of the Sprawling Metropolis is towering cliffs and endless wilderness, while the right side is a boundless blue sea.
The scenery is amazing.
However, players haven't found much content to experience.
It's not completely without content.
— There's a yacht rental feature.
But a 15-meter yacht costs 8,000 credit points a day to rent.
Players generally only receive 3,000 or even 2,000 credit points per month, how can they afford this?
Even if they are extremely lucky and get 8,000 points, they would be reluctant to spend it like this…
"Yes, there's relatively little content now." Xu Meng didn't shy away from it. "That's because the ocean content hasn't started yet."
"Do you mean…?" Lu Ming already realized what Xu Meng wanted to say.
"If you don't have a very strong desire to make your own game, this is the work I hope you can lead the team to complete."
Although Lu Ming hadn't joined the company yet, Xu Meng was already unceremoniously planning to use him.
Of course, he didn't like to force others, so he added: "Of course, if you have clear content you want to make, you can do that first. It's the same if I arrange someone else to do this part."
"Well, I do have some ideas." Lu Ming said hesitantly.
"During the process of developing 'Divine Bird,' I always wanted to get rid of the limitations of gacha games and design the Sky Island maze from a gameplay perspective."
"But 'Divine Bird' needs to sell characters, cater to mobile users, cater to players with low skill levels, and consider the production cycle…"
"There are really too many restrictions."
"Being bound by so many shackles has frustrated ambitious and creative employees in the development team."
"I am one of those people."
"So for the new project, I want to take on a challenge and design a game that can accommodate multiple relatively independent terrains and mazes."
These things had obviously been brewing in Lu Ming's mind for a long time.
— If not, he wouldn't be able to speak so eloquently without thinking when talking about the kind of game he wanted to make.
Xu Meng listened quietly and summarized: "Isn't this just perfect?!"
"Huh?" Lu Ming made a questioning sound.
"The ocean content I want to provide to players is precisely setting sail and traversing the sea! Exploring island after island, searching for lost treasures!"
"Add some casual and combat content to enrich the player's gaming experience."
"Such as fishing and cooking."
"And robbing pirates, fighting the navy, encountering sea monsters…"
"From a destitute castaway to the Pirate King who dominates the seas!"
…
Following Xu Meng's description, Lu Ming quickly sketched out the framework and details of this game in his mind.
From ancient sailing ships to wooden rudders on the deck, to the dark metal ram on the bow…
From sailors scrubbing the deck, to mysterious treasure maps, unknown mazes, cursed treasures…
There are also cannons roaring in the rainstorm, boarding battles with torches in the dark, sirens singing in the water, and silent ghost ships…
…
Xu Meng's highly refined description quickly enriched this non-existent game in Lu Ming's mind!
When Xu Meng stopped, Lu Ming couldn't help but want to ask him:
Have you already made the trailer?
The description is too vivid!
However, he held back this question because he had a more pressing question to ask—
"Boss Xu, what's the name of this game going to be?"
Xu Meng said it in such detail, it must be more than just an idea!
He was looking forward to it.
The next second, Xu Meng's voice came from the phone:
"'Sea of Thieves' × 'Pirates of the Caribbean' enhanced edition!!"
"…"
Lu Ming was directly silenced by this answer.
After a few seconds of愣, he finally regained his vocal cords and made a sound:
"Huh?"
