Chapter 414 We Will Come Again (Update 1)
After arriving at the destination, the public relations manager of Game Two Thousand was replaced.
Although Huang Ping felt that this issue was actually nothing, the other party said that this was a major public relations mistake and must be dealt with.
Of course, some people feel that this issue has been handled a bit too much.
After all, Chinese people all look the same, so it’s normal for them to have some minor problems.
But after seeing the photos of Fang Cheng and Huang Ping, no one felt that there was a problem with this handling. Instead, they felt that the public relations manager's vision was indeed not suitable for working in this position.
After getting off the bus, the person in charge of the handover repeatedly confirmed Huang Ping's identity and said enthusiastically in Chinese: "Mr. Huang Ping, welcome to Beimi."
"You speak Chinese." Huang Ping's wife asked curiously.
"Yes, I like Chinese, and our game company has always been paying attention to the Chinese market. We think this market has enough potential, but we discovered it a little late. Fortunately, it's not too late." They
shook hands in a friendly way. , the public relations manager named Delt said: "Welcome here again, there is still some time before the exhibition. If you don't mind, I hope that we will be responsible for your schedule here, okay? "
Generally speaking, this kind of thing is arranged by the inviting party.
However, if the participant has special requirements, such as if there is a familiar gaming colleague here, then the host can be changed after issuing a consent form.
Although it was just a small move, Huang Ping still felt that the other party valued him.
And he also likes the game of Game Two Thousand. The other party is very knowledgeable in simulation games, which is very attractive to Huang Ping.
Before coming here, Fang Cheng said that Huang Ping could make his own decisions outside and there was nothing important that he did not need to report. He believed in Huang Ping's decision-making ability.
Being trusted by the boss is a good thing, but Huang Ping feels that this means that the boss really doesn't care about this award?
With unspeakable mixed feelings, Huang Ping agreed to Delt's proposal and issued relevant certificates to the exhibition committee.
Until this moment, Delt breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously: "Huang Ping, I'm a little worried that you won't agree. Come on, let's visit our studio first."
Huang Ping's wife has no interest in this place. And the people from Game Two Thousand were very considerate and sent someone to take her to the mall.
Walking with Huang Ping in the studio, Delt said: "We Games Two Thousand also have our own studio in Chengdu, and we are also committed to developing our unique game culture. Mr. Huang Ping, is there any game you particularly want to know about? "
"Civilization" series!" Huang Ping immediately said the classic in his heart.
"Then you just asked the right person. I am also a fan of this series. It is not an exaggeration to say that I joined the company because of this series. I will apply for a visit first, and then go. Before that, let's visit here first Other parts."
Unlike the game companies in China, the game companies in North America are more humane.
There is a spacious lounge with free unlimited coffee. There is also a special soundproof room next to the lounge. There are even game peripherals inside so that company employees can play different games.
There is even a game cabin here, but the price of hundreds of thousands of dollars does not allow everyone to use it, and it must be applied for.
Delt proudly introduced the situation here. He wanted to see a look of envy on Huang Ping's face, but Huang Ping just looked at it for a while, and then nodded calmly.
Frowning, Delt found that the other party was quite calm.
So, he continued to move forward and walked to the canteen and said: "We provide free lunch and dinner here. We have our own restaurant and can provide different dining themes every day. Today our theme is Chinese style, you Are you interested in trying it?"
Looking at the Himalayan-style General Tso's Chicken with a slightly off-color color and an even more off-kilter name, Huang Ping felt that he should forget it.
Seeing that Huang Ping still had no reaction, Delt continued to move forward, pointed to the fifth floor of the company and said: "This is our gym. If employees need it, they can come here to exercise at any time. And we have our own psychologist and our own games." In the internal guild, once you feel that there is workplace bullying, you can come here for consultation at any time. In addition, we also have birthday parties, holiday gifts, and long holidays at Christmas, everything is under Serve employees."
"Well... very good."
Finding that Huang Ping's reaction was very dull all the way, Delt asked cautiously: "Mr. Huang Ping, do you feel that our supporting facilities here are not good?" "
No, very good. Okay, forget about China, there probably aren't many game companies in North America that are more powerful than here." "
Then you don't look very envious?"
"Because, there is nothing to envy."
Before, Delt also I have seen other Chinese people come here to visit and communicate, and without exception, they all highly appreciate the work style here.
In their eyes, this is a paradise for gamers. They can do their favorite work with the mentality of playing games every day, which makes them very envious.
But Huang Ping didn't look envious at all, which surprised Delt and suspected that Fangcheng Studio was like this too.
After thinking for a while, Delt said: "Excuse me, what is the entertainment equipment in Fangcheng's studio like?" "
It's basically a game cabin, and then it has its own personal lounge, and there's not much else." "
That's it, then. How did Fang Cheng show you the humanistic care and make you full of cohesion and yearning for the company?"
"He gave money."
Delt was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Huang Ping with doubts in his eyes.
Project bonuses were normal, and he didn't think Fangcheng Studio would take out any amount of money as bonuses.
In his opinion, Fangcheng Studio's technical strength is too strong, and most of all income should be used for technological breakthroughs and accumulation, and the bonuses given to game developers should not be too much.
But otherwise, the technology used in the recent "Cheng Tianhua's Legendary Adventure" is particularly powerful. The so-called "Wishes Come True" system makes the gameplay of the game strange, and it also makes a plot game play an open world. Feel.
So, he asked in a low voice: "I would like to ask, how much is your bonus?"
"I can only answer you, it adds up to about nine figures."
After a pause, Huang Ping added: "Maybe it's still beautiful. Knife. And our boss’ recent trend of giving out money is particularly crazy, which makes me feel like he has a grudge against money.” At
this moment, Delt suddenly felt that the company’s benefits were no longer good.
After all, all good things are not as good as the money sent to your bank account.
However, out of the strange self-esteem of a young white-collar worker, he still forced a smile and asked: "Then you must be quite busy, right?"
Huang Ping sighed faintly: "You are quite busy." "I just said, you can get such a It’s normal to have a lot of money and be busy.”
"We have a lot of things to do, but the boss never lets us work overtime. He even dares to take a month off during the Chinese New Year holiday. Do you think this is what capitalists should do?" "..."
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And I do the big work myself, leaving the rest. These are all small tasks that we only need to optimize. Just like our recent "Cheng Tianhua's Legendary Adventure", more than 70% of it was completed by the boss himself. Do you think this is true?" "
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"The same is true for previous games. What's even more troublesome is that he especially likes to bury Easter eggs in the game, and he doesn't let us know. Do you know how frustrating it is to let the players find the Easter eggs first before us? "
...That..."
"And..."
"Stop talking, stop talking, I can't listen to this, let's continue visiting."
After the visit, Delt's sense of superiority disappeared, and his mind was filled with Is it still too late to go to Rongcheng to find Fang Cheng to hug him?
Apart from this unpleasant episode, the subsequent visit was quite interesting.
In the current North American game market, AAA games are very popular, but most of them are actually assembly line products without the gamers’ own ideas and creativity.
Even in BeiMi, the homogeneity of games here is very serious. Most of the games produced by large companies just change the time and place. The gameplay and system are almost exactly the same, leaving no memory after playing.
However, at this time, Game Two Thousand still has its own style, and is constantly making its own improvements in this highly homogenized market, and making new games more interesting through various methods.
After the visit, Huang Ping felt that he had benefited a lot and felt that his trip was not in vain.
Compared with the experience in the game 2000, the award-winning part of the game show seems a bit boring.
There are not many Chinese games here. The organizers knew that Huang Ping's English was not very good, so they gave him a Chinese translation of tonight's program in advance, but this also made the program more boring.
However, the speeches of each award winner were composed by themselves, so Huang Ping could hardly understand their speeches. He could only see himself being silly when the people around him were laughing, and applauding when others applauded.
And for the sake of the reputation of the studio, he could only hold back his drowsiness and look ahead.
But his wife no longer had the burden of being an idol. She fell asleep directly next to Huang Ping, muttering from time to time: "Why is this show so boring and there are no subtitles? Hey, why can't it be turned off?"
At this moment, Huang Ping decided, After returning home, I will give my colleagues a big job.
You can't just let me participate in such a boring task!
All must die!
After listening to it in a confused state for a long time, Huang Ping finally waited for the Best Story Art Award.
In addition to this time's "Cheng Tianhua's Legendary Adventure", there are three other games shortlisted, namely "Dream Like" by Monkey Island, "World for Two" by Corsair, and "Falling" by Abyss.
Before "Cheng Tianhua's Legendary Adventure" came out, this award was still in suspense.
However, after "Cheng Tianhua's Legendary Adventure" came out, the main creators of the other three companies did not even write acceptance speeches.
The creator of Monkey Island was a little more reserved, and said euphemistically in an interview with the media: "We played "The Legend of Cheng Tianhua" for three days and three nights, and I still don't know how they implemented this technology. ."
Corsair was much more direct: "This is the most embarrassing time for me, because I don't know what virtues and abilities I have, which can be compared with "Cheng Tianhua's Legendary Adventure"." The
maverick game company Abyss even said Only one company can win this award. If the other company doesn't get it, then just leave the award vacant.
And the main creator himself is also a well-known rock singer. Such a terrifying influence makes the game show know that this award will be given even if it is not given.
When it came to this award, the host on the stage did not show off, nor did he deliberately delay the award.
After seeing the award, he said directly: "Everyone, I think everyone should know who this award belongs to. So, let's get rid of those boring guessing links, get rid of those boring time-delaying links, let's get louder Tell me what the name of this game is!" "
"Cheng Tianhua's Legendary Adventure"!"
Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Huang Ping woke up from a dream and stood up quickly.
The host on the stage smiled and extended his hand to Huang Ping, and Huang Ping immediately walked over.
The flashlights shone beside him, and the guests on both sides were applauding and congratulating each other. The short road led straight to the middle of the stage, like a bright avenue of stars.
This is something Huang Ping has dreamed of, and it is an affirmation of their studio's games. If it were before, then Huang Ping would feel that his life was worth it and that he would have something he could brag about for the rest of his life.
But now, he found himself unexpectedly calm.
This is not an end, but a beginning.
Although it is only the Best Plot Creative Award, this award is definitely not as valuable as the Best Game Award, but it is also an affirmation for the North American game market.
And from now on, there will definitely be more and more of them.
He knew that he was not the best, but he knew that he was definitely among the luckiest. His luck came from his own platform and from Fang Cheng's discerning eye.
After receiving this award, he suddenly felt that this award seemed nothing.
The most beautiful thing is what you can't win, and Fangcheng Studio's games don't need this kind of award to set off. On the contrary, this award needs Fangcheng Studio's games to support their appearance.
After thinking about this, Huang Ping strode forward and took out the speech he had prepared.
In order to receive this award, he wrote a lot, but when he stood on this stage, he found that he actually only wanted to say a few words.
"Thank you all players for your love."
"Thank you, boss."
"Thank you, my colleagues."
"Thank you also to the members of the committee, but actually we have better games."
"Next time, we will It will come."
(End of chapter)