"Hāchī, hāchī!"
"Tower defense, crushing it!"
"I love all the heavy defense units with shields!"
"Every operator has captured my heart, what should I do?"
"Little donkey Amiya is my waifu, Big A Kal'tsit is my waifu, Nearl my angel waifu... Hehe, they are all my waifus~~"
"My drool is falling onto the screen, get out of this barbershop!"
...
Discussions about "Endless Ark" are surging online.
The idea of combining anime aesthetics with mobile games has been around for a long time.
However, most of them are just gimmicks by unscrupulous manufacturers.
Harsh facial features, mechanical walking, AI-generated monotone voice acting, as disgusting as possible!
The modeling is even worse, dragged all the way to the Ganges!
Poorly made games paired with crude graphics, completely lacking the unique flavor of anime.
They are extremely perfunctory, and even typical mobile games are made with more care.
As long as they get the license and go live, they can harvest batch after batch of nostalgic players' money.
Capitalists are treating anime enthusiasts like idiots.
Over time, anime-themed games have become the target of universal condemnation.
They die upon release, without exception!
Tencent even tried to launch a similar themed project and was so severely criticized that the plan was directly aborted.
Now, Lingjing is restarting the anime-themed mobile game sector, which is like running into a storm.
However, due to the good reputation of their previous few games, most players have been deceived into tears.
At this moment, they are also too embarrassed to directly criticize.
Moreover, from the advance promotional PV, the operator modeling and voice acting are quite interesting and have completely hit their sweet spot.
The urge to curse turned into lewd messages.
Drool is unconsciously falling to the ground!
After all, Lingjing's promotional CG and the actual game content being completely consistent is a foregone conclusion.
It has almost become everyone's default law.
If...
A thought simultaneously arises in the minds of netizens, if a powerful big studio were to create an anime mobile game that fits their aesthetic –
Hiss!!
Inside the Penguin building, Cai Qingsong, who was attending a meeting, was sweating profusely as he watched the news from the marketing department.
Clearly,
He, like the vast majority of netizens, realized a serious consequence.
They had professional departments assess the market potential of anime-themed mobile games.
That's a huge piece of fat meat!
A large piece of fat meat that hasn't been seriously developed, the kind that spurts juice when you take a bite!
The highest leader even issued an ultimate bounty order on the internal network: whoever's department can open up this battlefield will be a great hero of the game department.
Promotions, permanent positions, company stocks... all within reach.
It's not an exaggeration to say that they could leap like a carp into a dragon and then reach the peak of their lives.
However, Tencent lacks the soil for cultivating anime games.
It's understandable, without passion, how can one create games that meet the expectations of anime players?
Most of Tencent's employees are top students from universities who are fiercely competitive. Unless they climb to leadership positions, they don't have much time to cultivate hobbies.
Even if they have time after becoming leaders, they use it to improve themselves.
Secondly, it's the cultural circle.
A large, formal company like Tencent rarely has an atmosphere with a high concentration of anime.
Insufficient soil, unsupportive audience, they can only drool over the fat meat while staring longingly.
In the past, everyone was the same, just staring longingly. Now, a reckless youth comes out and says they want to break this pattern.
This tender and juicy piece of fat meat must be eaten by them.
Crucially, they actually have the strength. Why isn't Tencent anxious?
"How is the launch work for 'Cod' progressing?"
At the head of the table, the President of the Game Department, Ge Wenbin, stared at Cai Qingsong, making him shiver.
"We are working day and night. The launch on January 21st will be fine."
"Postpone it a bit. Since it's a key project, don't sacrifice quality for the sake of rushing the schedule."
Ge Wenbin said calmly.
"By the way..."
He looked at Liu Geng, who was sitting at the end, head down, taking notes.
As the manager of the planning department, he had been at odds with Vice President Cai Qingsong in several meetings and was being marginalized.
He had proposed cooperating with Lingjing to make 3A games and strongly opposed confronting Lingjing directly, but both proposals were rejected.
"Manager Liu, what are your thoughts on Lingjing's offensive in the mobile game circle?"
"Huh?"
Liu Geng looked at Ge Wenbin in the main seat with disbelief, like a student who was diligently taking notes in class and was suddenly called out by the teacher.
"Lingjing?"
"I think Lingjing is a very promising game company. I initially wanted to recruit them..."
As he spoke, he subtly glanced at Cai Qingsong and quickly averted his gaze.
He then said seriously, "I believe Lingjing's strategy is not limited to mobile games; their ambitions are huge. I am certain they will eventually compete with major international manufacturers."
"If we are confined to this small domestic mobile game market and just fight them here, then our vision is truly too narrow."
"We should also have a more long-term perspective and focus on innovation in this era of rapid technological change."
"VR games are very likely to become a reality in the coming years. Whether we can seize the initiative in this field is a matter of our survival."
Liu Geng's expression was extremely serious, his market sense was very sharp.
"The main reason I came to the meeting today is also for this matter."
Ge Wenbin nodded approvingly, "The VR department has been established for some time, but it hasn't expanded, and it lacks a leadership position."
"Manager Liu, you will be responsible for both General Manager of the Planning Department and General Manager of the VR Department. We will make a handover when a suitable candidate for General Manager of the Planning Department is found."
"The VR department will double its expansion, and I'll leave the talent recruitment to you."
"Yes!!" Liu Geng straightened up and replied immediately.
"Regarding Lingjing..." 138reading.com
Ge Wenbin rubbed his temples with annoyance, "The higher-ups have warned me not to deliberately pick fights with them. Don't blame me if you get hit by the iron fist today."
Hiss!!
Everyone gasped in unison. What is Lingjing's background?
Did the headquarters send the president to talk about this matter?
Thinking about what they had done recently, many people broke out in a cold sweat, especially Chen Liang from the Operations Department, who had been smearing and provoking Lingjing quite a bit lately.
He wanted to ride on the main competitor's popularity to pave the way for their mobile game, but he ended up kicking a rock.
"...The meeting is adjourned."
It wasn't until the meeting ended that Chen Liang, who hadn't dared to look up, let out a heavy sigh of relief. It seemed he wasn't here to be held accountable today.
"Old Zhang, help me up."
"Ouch!"
Chen Liang's legs were numb. As he walked out of the conference room, the sky was overcast, and his heart was equally gloomy.
The times were changing.
...
Tang Wanqiu's home.
"Damn it!"
"I'm using the Irithyll Greatsword and I still can't beat you, Irithyll?"
Today was a scheduled day off.
After paying his dues, Tang Wanqiu returned to the world of Dark Souls to fight. He was currently in the Untended Graves, preparing to retrieve the second Lord of Cinder's ash to burn.
Crackling—
Crackling—
His keyboard was flying!
*Bang!*
"Why is this Irithyll so hard to beat!"
He died again and was somewhat exasperated.
On the bed, Chen Yingying, her face flushed, leaned against the headboard browsing her phone.
Soon,
She saw the trending search about Lingjing's newly released mobile game.
When she saw the lively and cute cat-eared girls and several handsome cat-eared guys, her eyes widened.
Anime mobile game!
And it's from Lingjing!
After Tang Wanqiu's explanations during this period, in her eyes, Lingjing was the most awesome game company in the country.
What Pig Factory, Penguin Factory, she hadn't heard of them.
Mainly because she hadn't really engaged with or cared about games before. Ever since Tang Wanqiu made her play "To the Moon,"
She deeply remembered this game company that made her, a fangirl, cry.
Now, the couple had become loyal fans of Lingjing.
"Honey, honey, look, Lingjing has released a new mobile game! A mobile game, I can play it!"
Chen Yingying bounced off the bed, excitedly sharing the good news with her husband.
Tang Wanqiu took off his headphones and glanced up and down at his wife. What a great figure!
After a long moment, he chuckled sinisterly, "Could you put on some clothes first."
"Eek—!!"
Throwing her phone aside, Chen Yingying, her face as red as a beet, burrowed into the covers.
She was too excited and forgot she wasn't wearing any clothes.
"We're married, and you're still shy."
Hearing this, Chen Yingying buried her head even deeper into the covers.
Like a startled rabbit.
Silly girl.
Tang Wanqiu shook his head with a faint smile. She had been shy since they first met; even now, they had to turn off the lights when they made love.
Otherwise, she wouldn't allow it.
Picking up his phone, his gaze was immediately drawn to Amiya's perky cat ears.
This...
What a high concentration of anime in this game!!
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PS: I'm going to make dinner first. There will be another chapter later. I really need to fix this bad habit of having no inspiration during the day!!