Silent Hill
Dead Space
Bloodborne
The Last of Us
Battlefield
NieR: Automata
Subnautica
Dead by Daylight
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Lu Li’s gaze drifted among several documents, unable to make a decision.
The era of Ling Jing winning solely on speed and sales volume had passed, and he was not yet satisfied with the current situation.
Ling Jing had managed to ride the wave of ‘The Butcher’ and ‘Torture Stream’ genres, but these were merely existing market trends. He desired a larger share of the game market.
Of course,
Lu Li understood that he couldn’t devour the entire gaming industry in one go; even emptying his inventory of past-life works wouldn’t be enough.
The established players of other major game companies were formidable. Snatching a piece of their pie wouldn’t be easy.
In the past two years, Ling Jing had grown wildly like weeds, gathering a motley crew of unaligned individuals who lacked game devotion. They only cared about quality, naturally, and thus wouldn’t develop any faith in Ling Jing.
If Ling Jing’s output quality declined, this group of players would naturally drift away.
Currently, the global gaming landscape’s foundation was very stable. Bao Xue’s ancestors had a glorious past, Evergreen could hold on for a few more years, and Yu Bi’s unique style was difficult to imitate.
Ren Tian Tang possessed deep reserves, with fanatically devoted players worldwide, an unshakable foundation, and the enlightenment for countless people entering the world of gaming.
V S held the unique player ecosystem backed by Steam…
As for the domestic market, the two giants were clearly demarcated, and even Ling Jing’s emergence had not significantly shaken their foundations.
Especially Tencent. As long as Ling Jing didn’t enter the online gaming industry, Tencent could still fight for three more years. Its position as the king of mobile game monetization wouldn’t be easily challenged by a single game like Arknights.
Unless the other two major anime giants emerged, but even then, in his past life, it had only instilled a slight sense of urgency in Tencent.
It merely integrated fields that Tencent couldn’t reach. As for shaking Tencent’s foundation… that was still a long way off.
Let’s not talk about NetEase; it was an unrepeatable miracle.
The ability to make players pay and still call him grandpa was something Lu Li admitted he couldn’t master.
He could only delve into new territories, which was the fundamental reason Lu Li planned to attend the VR game seminar.
Perhaps his two recent VR games had shaken the foundations of overseas major manufacturers, quickly inviting a joint encirclement.
The eight major universities were merely the vanguard; it was unclear what other underhanded tactics they had in store.
Lu Li, being in China, had limited means of counterattack. The only thing he could do was continuously supply the front lines with bullets and reinforcements. Real combat prowess was the hard truth.
As long as Ling Jing’s game platform could survive overseas, there was no fear of games not selling. The overseas public opinion and heat might be at hellish difficulty compared to before, but compared to game quality, these were not problems.
The gaming industry competed on game quality, not fan numbers or idol trainee hours.
In his past life, there weren’t many outstanding works in the apocalypse genre, but there were endless film and television productions.
However, film and television productions, like literary works, lacked a mature game framework and the experience of post-game adaptation markets.
Lu Li was reluctant to risk the hundred million emotional points on this venture. Adapting films, television shows, and literary works into games carried a certain risk. If players on Blue Star didn’t buy into it, his hundred million emotional points would go down the drain.
Currently, VR games cost upwards of fifty million emotional points to produce. If such a large investment were to go to waste, his accumulation of emotional points would be interrupted.
It might take one or two years to recover and gather enough emotional points for the next VR game, or to develop low-cost games like PC pixel art at a high frequency.
This conflicted with his strategic direction.
After hesitating for a long time, Lu Li finally decided to activate his secret weapon – a game successfully adapted into a TV series: The Last of Us.
The story of a little girl and a big uncle surviving in the apocalypse, exploring society, humanity, and growth, was profound, combining both gaming fun and innovation.
The post-apocalyptic wasteland style combined with VR could also spark different sparks.
As for Subnautica, it was his secret weapon to capture the foundation of the overseas VR game market. Once the storm surrounding Ling Jing’s overseas game platform passed, Lu Li, who would certainly seek revenge, would not let them off easily!
Dead by Daylight…
His gaze lingered, and Lu Li licked his lips.
He had been coveting this asymmetrical confrontation game for a long time, and he looked forward to the day he could dominate the stage at a grand launch event, experiencing firsthand the terrified expressions of opposing players up close.
Unfortunately,
VR games had only been around for a short time, and many rules and review standards were still in a blurry phase.
He could understand this, as it was VR, and the sense of immersion was fundamentally different from PC.
Only when the review system was perfected could he upgrade Dead by Daylight to VR and make targeted adjustments.
After all,
This guy’s scale was very large!
Ordinary people might not be able to handle it, and forcing it would break them.
As for the others… to be determined.
Snapping his fingers, Lu Li stood up and left his office. He hadn't had a meeting in two days, and as a hands-off boss, it was necessary for him to show his face at the company.
It wouldn't be too late to decide on the next game after attending the seminar.
Counting the time, it had been about five months since Sekiro, which was a reasonable span.
…
On this day.
The faint residual sunlight of dusk gently sprinkled upon the tall office buildings and the subtly colored conference table, adding a touch of haze and poetic sentiment to the vibrant morning meeting.
*Clatter!!*
“What?”
“You’re really going?!”
In the conference room, CEO Ge Wenbin dropped the pen in his hand without concern, looking at Bai Zhiyuan in the next seat with shock.
The other leaders participating in the morning meeting also looked with their mouths agape, their gazes uniformly fixed on the slender figure recording data at her seat.
*Rustle, rustle!*
The sound of the pen tip gliding across the document was clearly audible. Feeling the gazes cast upon her, the person did not even lift her head, and her delicate lips parted, stating concisely: “Yes.”
At this moment, a ray of morning light refracted through the glass.
By the window, Bai Zhiyuan was half-bathed in sunlight, her fair face seeming to emit light, even the fine down on her face visible.
Today, she wore an exceptionally exquisite black suit, her hair tied in a neat single ponytail, and the tailored trousers extended to her ankles, wrapping her tightly.
She exuded competence and meticulousness.
Despite the gentle sunlight, the reflection that shone from her seemed as cold as the deepest netherworld, exuding an aloofness that kept people at a distance.
*Gulp~~*
Yet, many gazes cast her way secretly swallowed their saliva, marveling at how such a cold, imposing figure could only be admired from afar.
However, more than that, they were shocked by Bai Zhiyuan’s decision.
Regarding this VR game seminar, judging by its scale, it was extremely important, and in a way, it would determine the future development direction of domestic VR games.
Headquarters hoped that the person responsible for deeply cultivating VR games would participate. As the art director with the most experience, Bai Zhiyuan was the best choice in terms of professional ability and other aspects.
However, they could not go against her wishes, so they allocated three spots to the VR department, in case Bai Zhiyuan refused and substitutes were needed.
Ge Wenbin, who was conveying the directive from headquarters, had not considered Bai Zhiyuan’s participation. Based on past experience, Bai Zhiyuan would have definitely refused decisively.
A day ago, Bai Zhiyuan had not explicitly refused, and he had assumed it was out of respect for his newly appointed position as CEO, not wanting to refuse him directly. Today’s morning meeting was a routine inquiry to finalize the personnel and report to headquarters.
Who would have thought that she would agree, going against her usual practice?
This was even rarer than witnessing Lin Daiyu uprooting a willow tree with her bare hands!
In fact, Bai Zhiyuan had not made up her mind about whether to attend as Tencent’s representative. Yesterday’s silence was only because she wanted to ask Lu Li if he was going first.
Upon receiving Lu Li’s affirmative reply, Bai Zhiyuan simply agreed to go.
Ignoring the shocked gazes of others, at this moment, she only wanted to know what his reaction would be when he saw her in the conference room.
Would he recognize her at first glance?
How should she respond?
…