You said you were going to make games, how did you become the richest man without doing anything?

Chapter 323 with a strange bug, "The Strongest Crosstalk Master" released, Sanren live broadcast! (2 in 1)

Friday.

Milk Candy came to Lu Yu's workstation.

"Mr. Lu, our project has encountered R&D difficulties...I would like to discuss this with you?"

"What?" Lu Yu raised his eyebrows. "Did the LSPs on the project team go too far?"

"no no……"

Milk Candy shyly retracted her toes wrapped in white silk.

"How should I put it? In Codename Shinkansen, I wanted to create an NPC ecosystem within a closed train.
In particular, there must be an intelligent language dialogue system.

After all, the interaction between players and train passengers is the bulk of the game content.

Therefore, I want NPCs to have their own behavioral logic, but the current game engine's NPC language system cannot be completely self-consistent.

In a game that takes place in a closed environment, this shortcoming is undoubtedly magnified."

Lu Yu held his chin up and thought: "I understand, let me think about it."

……

Not long after Niu Naitang left, Wan Xiaotong came back.

She pulled up her eye patch and started talking about her second-year illness:
"Master, the Dark Flame Dragon is invading. We are ready to fight to the death. Give the order!"

Xu Qin translated:
"Mr. Lu, Sister Xiaotong is so bored that she's always asking her subordinates to play role-playing games with her. Could you please arrange a new game project for our studio to practice on?"

Lu Yu said secretly:

Hiss... Miss Xu Qin's translation is somewhat mixed with personal emotions.

It seems that we need to arrange some work for the Moe Girl Studio, otherwise they will be troubled by Wan Xiaotong.

Of course, Lu Yu will not arrange any development tasks immediately.

He waved his hand and said, "Okay, I declare that the company will start a new round of entertainment activities and team building!"

……

In the next week, Lu Yu plans to take the company employees to Jianghai City to enjoy various entertainment activities such as sketches, crosstalk, and dramas.

First, everyone gathered at the famous "Happy Mahua Sketch House" in Jianghai City.

The atmosphere in the sketch hall was lively. Everyone watched all the signature programs one after another. Every performance was full of jokes, and laughter and applause continued.

Lu Yu chose the most central VIP seat for the company's employees, who enjoyed various snacks while admiring the view.

Then, the company came to the old crosstalk hall "Yundeshe" in Jianghai City.

As you enter the club, you're immediately greeted by a rich crosstalk atmosphere. Red lanterns hang above the wooden gatehouse, and a traditional mahogany armchair sits on the stage.

On the stage, a pair of crosstalk performers in mandarin jackets told stories in a humorous and funny way, making everyone laugh.

In order to improve everyone's artistic attainments, Lu Yu also arranged for everyone to go to the "Yi Fu Grand Theater" in Jianghai City to watch several high-level drama performances.

The drama has twists and turns in the plot and the performances are excellent, and everyone is immersed in an artistic world of joy or sorrow.

After the first day of the entertainment tour, Lu Yu looked at the income of leisure points with great satisfaction:
300 employees enjoyed skits, crosstalk, and dramas, resulting in 912 critical hits and 663 combos, making them happy. Leisure points increased to +7800.

Nice!

Thanks to the system's "Spring Gathering Buff", Lu Yu was able to easily use everyone to gain points.

……

After a week of fun, the company employees were very happy but confused.

Now is a critical moment in the competition. Why does Mr. Lu want everyone to enjoy cultural and entertainment activities at this critical juncture?

Is there any deeper meaning behind Mr. Lu’s behavior?
In the company's development group, when everyone raised this question, Liu Mengyuan reminded:
"Think about it, every team building we've ever participated in, has it ever been helpful for game development?

Mr. Lu asked us to go and enjoy ourselves, there must be a purpose!"

After hearing this, Xu Qin slapped his head:
"You say, could it be so?
Mr. Lu hopes that we can launch a small game related to the activities we have been playing these days.
This game can not only fill the gap in our schedule, but also provide support for the NPC language system for Milk Candy Sister's game project.

After all, when it comes to creating an NPC language system, what better place to start than with a language-based game?

Everyone immediately felt that what Xu Qin said made sense.

So, Wan Xiaotong and Xu Qin went to find Lu Yu.

Hearing that Wan Xiaotong was going to launch a small language game on Taoyuan Shenyou, Lu Yu yawned and waved his hand indifferently:

"Each of your studio groups now has autonomy over their projects. Feel free to initiate them. You don't need to come to me for approval on every single thing."

Anyway, in Lu Yu's opinion, language dialogue games on VR are still small-scale works with very little investment, and they will surely be mediocre and will not make any waves at all.

……

Soon, Wan Xiaotong presented his design ideas at the project development meeting.

This game is called "The Strongest Crosstalk Master" and is exclusive to the VR platform.

In the game, players will play the role of crosstalk performers and personally experience the charm of crosstalk performances and the pleasure of making the audience laugh.

Wan Xiaotong designed the following selling points for the game:
VR real-time interactive action: allows players to use VR gloves to interact with the audience, enhancing the immersive experience of the theater.

Relive the classics: Some classic crosstalk pieces are included in the game, allowing players to challenge classic funny lines.

Role-playing: Allows players to choose different types of supporting or funny roles and play the role of famous crosstalk masters in history.

Special scenarios: Create some special scenarios, such as when the comedian suddenly forgets his lines or makes a mistake. Then, as the supporting actor, the player needs to cleverly help the comedian to smooth things over and complete the performance.

For example, if an audience member throws eggs or digs at something, the player needs to resolve it in time to ensure the performance goes smoothly.

Skill Proficiency: Records the player's proficiency in different lines and situations. High proficiency will improve performance.

Audience reaction: Introduce the mood value reaction of the live audience, and give applause or booing according to the quality of the player's performance. If the audience's mood value is deducted to zero points, the game fails.

Career Mode: Start as a crosstalk performer learning the art from a master, and gradually become a big name in the industry. In Career Mode, you can manage a theater, operate a box office, recruit apprentices, and expand into other industries.

After seeing the design plan written by Wan Xiaotong, everyone looked at each other in surprise:
"Shh... you know what, you really don't. Wearing VR equipment and performing crosstalk in a theater sounds... quite interesting."

Liu Mengyuan nodded: "Okay, let's develop it according to Xiaotong's ideas. Everyone, work hard and develop the most comprehensive NPC language system for "Codename Shinkansen"."

……

Three days later, Taoyuan Township officially released a new promotional poster:
In an ancient crosstalk theater, dim lights shine through the thick red curtains.

The player is dressed in traditional crosstalk actor costume, holding a folding fan in his hand, and performing.

The comedian next to the player has funny facial expressions.

Some classic crosstalk lines floated above the audience, such as the iconic shouts of "Ni Erdaye" and the cheers of "One more".

Below the poster, the game slogan is displayed:

"Visit the stage of the Crosstalk Theater and experience the perfect fusion of classic culture and modern technology!
Real-time interactive actions inspire performance inspiration.
Recall the classic lines and challenge your humor limit.
Career mode role-playing, create your strongest crosstalk performance journey!
Put on VR, step into the dream stage, and you will be the top comedian!
The latest masterpiece of Taoyuan Township Mengniang Studio Group - "The Strongest Crosstalk Master",
Exclusively released by Taoyuan Shenyou, with a unified retail price of 95 yuan!
Children's Day, happy sailing begins!

……

As soon as this poster was released, the comment section exploded:
"Oh my god, I thought it was some Codename Shinkansen joke again, but you actually have a new game?"

"By the way, is this game fun? I don't know if I should join. I've been a little scared of Taoyuan Township lately."

"Wan Xiaotong's 'Super Time and Space Moe Girl' is actually pretty good. How about trusting her again?"

Seeing the players' hesitant attitude, Fan Langtao curled his lips.

The advantages of VR game consoles are grand scenes, large-scale production and sense of presence. You, Taoyuan Township, are making such a boring small-scale game and expect to make a comeback?

Lu Yu, Lu Yu, you are really confused. You are so confused that you are desperately trying all kinds of treatments!
He promptly asked Longteng Group's public relations department to take action.

Soon, Longteng Group's online army flooded into the game's comment section, starting to mock and ridicule:
"Ah, ah, these days, any subject can be made into a VR game?"

"This game is selling for 95 yuan? I can only say that there is a 95% chance that it's not worth it!"

"Longteng's fake next-generation high-tech war masterpiece can't compare to Taoyuan Township's high-tech crosstalk masterpiece. I just don't know if Taoyuan Shenyou's functions can run this game."

"Why even bother putting on a show? Whether it's this product or Taoyuan Township's recent string of outrageous moves, aren't they the biggest laughs themselves?"

While Longteng Group’s public relations department was working frantically, Youyi Company’s public relations department was also busy.

They spread the short video drama that had recently caused Taoyuan Township to be caught in a public opinion storm, as well as the poster of "The Strongest Crosstalk Master", which undoubtedly put Taoyuan Township in the spotlight.

……

On the eve of the game's release, Xu Qin suddenly found Liu Mengyuan in a panic.

"Boss Liu, this is bad! There's another major bug in the crosstalk master's game project file!"

Liu Mengyuan asked curiously, "What bug?"

Xu Qin: "Because the game uses the paper doll system of the Taoyuan Kaiwu engine, the body models and clothes of the audience NPCs are bound separately. When the audience listens to the crosstalk, if they laugh too hard, their clothes will fly off.

That’s right—it literally flew out.

Because the female audience's models are petite and their clothes are fluffy, their clothes are particularly likely to fly off.

And because the human body modeling in the game is based on real humans and is very detailed, so..."

Liu Mengyuan was stunned. How the hell could this be?
Xu Qin sighed:

"Mr. Lu has been taking us to various cultural and entertainment events recently, so we don't have time to check for art resources.

Now, it’s too late to completely fix this problem! ”

The two had no choice but to go to Chuxiong to discuss it.

Chu Xiong said, "It's okay. Melissa's large model will turn this bug into a game feature. Don't worry, it will be a natural fit!"

……

So, the project team waited anxiously until June 6st, the day the game was released.

In this way, the strongest crosstalk master came to the market amid various doubts.

In the evening, the Dilidili UP host "Xiaoyao Sanren" live broadcast room.

"Hello everyone, the game we're playing today is the new game from Taoyuan Township called 'The Strongest Crosstalk Master.' I also bought the first edition, and it was delivered very quickly via local express."

Barrage:

"Good evening, Teacher San!"

"What did Mr. San have for dinner tonight?"

"Hahaha, Mr. San is originally from Tianjin. Isn't playing this game a perfect match for his profession?"

The game starts with a simple crosstalk theater as the background, and two NPCs similar to Guo Degang and Yu Qian are on the stage.

There are multiple game modes to choose from:

Career Mode

【Free Mode】

【Challenge Mode】 Individual players:

"Let's not waste any more time talking and just jump into career mode."

After entering career mode, the first thing that appears is the face-shaping interface.

Sanren chose a dark grey crosstalk jacket and styled his hairstyle and face to look like Mr. Yu Qian.

He gave himself a game ID called "Teacher San".

After the character creation is completed, the game pops up options:

【Please select the development direction: Funny/Supporting】

Sanren: "I've listened to some crosstalk, so I know that the funny part is easy to make the show effective, but today we're going to step up our game and try the supporting part."

The comment section was amused: "Hahaha, Mr. San's unique way of challenging himself!"

Game subtitles:

You are a fledgling crosstalk artist. You have been learning from a master for 15 years. Today, you finally have your first official stage performance.

Immediately afterwards, everything in front of Sanren became clear.

He found himself standing in a small theater, with the audience packed with men, women, young and old, all looking at him expectantly.

Sanren: "Audience, the live broadcast screen is flat, so you may not be able to feel it, but I really feel like I'm standing on a stage right now. The lights, the temperature, and the bustling crowds—it's so real!"

When his partner came on stage, the audience burst into applause!
Sanren: "Wow, my comedian partner really looks like a young Guo Degang."

The commentator complained: "Not only do they look alike, his name is also Degang."

Game pop-up prompt:

[Your first performance officially begins, please pass this novice tutorial]

After Degang came on stage, he smiled and said, "Thank you everyone, today we will perform a piece for you!"

Then, Degang looked at Sanren.

Game Tips: [Based on your current career skills, we are generating lines for you to use as a supporting role...]

Soon, two options appeared in Sanren's vision to respond to Degang's words:

[Option 1: It’s our turn.]

[Option 2: You tell me.]

At this time, Sanren discovered that the parameter of [Audience Mood Value] appeared in the lower left corner of his field of vision, and the current mood value was a full 100 points.

Below the mood value is the [Reaction Countdown].

This countdown bar keeps counting down.

Game continues prompt:

[You need to respond correctly to the comedian's words before the countdown ends. If you fail to respond in time, the audience's mood value will be deducted.]

[You need to use the VR microphone and gloves accurately to perform your supporting role. The richer your expressions and movements are, the better you can maintain the audience's mood.]

[Objective of this game: Successfully complete the first performance.]

[Extra Reward Condition: At the end of the performance, the audience's mood value remains at 100, and the number of climax cheers exceeds 10.]

Sanren hesitated for a moment: "What should I choose?"

Then he hesitated for a moment, the countdown reached the bottom, and his mood value was directly deducted by 25 points!
The audience below the stage said angrily:

"Refund!"

"Refund!"

"Refund!"

Sanren quickly took over, cleared his throat, and said with a smile, "It's our turn now."

It seems that the supporting role was played correctly, and the audience quieted down and started to watch the performance.

Moral Code:

"I'm very pleased to see so many friends here today."

[Option 1: There are no heads in sight.]

[Option 2: There are indeed quite a lot of people coming.]

Sanren: "Should I choose one and play the funny role?"

Reminder to live broadcast viewers:
"Teacher San, the show hasn't started yet, the punchlines haven't even started yet, you have to follow the funny part."

Teacher San: "There are indeed quite a lot of people coming."

[Audience Mood +10]

【1 hits! 】

Sanren said excitedly, "So that's how it is. I know how to play this game now. Everyone, watch me perform!"

De Gang: "I am really happy to see so many friends."

Teacher San: “Yes, I am very happy.”

De Gang: "After all, we are both useless. We can't do anything else except performing crosstalk."

Teacher San: "You are not me!"

After Sanren said this, the audience's mood value suddenly dropped by 30 points!
Some audience members in the audience started throwing eggs, but Sanren, who was wearing VR equipment, dodged them nimbly.

[Egg Dodging Skill Proficiency +1]

Sanren complained in the live broadcast room in Tianjin dialect: "What are you doing? If possible, I really don't want to practice this skill."

The barrage music is crazy:
"Hahaha, Mr. San is still so good at creating show effects."

"Teacher San, please don't confront the comedian so early. The audience isn't excited yet."

De Gang: "Actually, I not only perform crosstalk, I also have some other hobbies."

Teacher San: "Do you have any other hobbies?"

De Gang: "I have always had a dream. I want to be a writer."

Teacher San: "Are you still a writer?"

De Gang: "In order to realize this dream, I write at home every day."

[Option 1: Do you still have this hobby? ]

[Option 2: Specifically take the toilet paper.]

[Option 3: Is this tickling the paper?]

Sanren chose three without hesitation, and someone in the audience threw eggs again!

Sanren said aggrievedly: "Hey, I have a bad habit of arguing with people, but I think it's quite effective in the show."

The barrage of music:

"Hahaha, I understand Mr. San. I would choose three too. I can't help it. I just like to argue with people."

De Gang: "Soon, in the near future, I will be a great writer."

Teacher San: "You are quite amazing."

De Gang: "Look, I'll write Water Margin first."

Teacher San: "Just write two words?"

De Gang: "I'll write a more complicated Water Margin for it."

Teacher San: "Change it to writing three words?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the audience burst into laughter, applause and cheers!

[Audience Mood +20]

【4 hits! 】

[Rhetorical Question Skill Proficiency +1]

Sanren suddenly realized: "Oh, I understand. Let's prepare first and then show our wit."

suddenly!

Someone in the comment section asked: "Did you notice that a girl's button on her dress seemed to have broken off while laughing?"

Someone replied: "Is this true? Did you see it wrong?"

This comment, which no one cared about, was quickly deleted and the game continued.

De Gang: "Write about Ximen Qing and his women."

Teacher San: "Are you going to write 'Jin Ping Mei' first?"

De Gang: "After I finish writing it, I will adapt it into a TV series. After it is sold, I will become rich."

Teacher San: "This thing can't be broadcast."

De Gang: "Is there anyone here who wants my autograph? It's cheap now, but it will be expensive later!"

Teacher San: "You are quite a big shot?"

De Gang: "Before I can sign for others, I have to learn how to write my own name first."

Teacher San: "Who can't write this person's name?"

De Gang: "In other words, you need to have more hobbies."

Teacher San: “That’s true!”

De Gang: "I couldn't imagine it more than a decade ago. At that time, I decided to perform crosstalk in the theater, and the audience was always puzzled."

Sanren asked the livestreamer: "Should we be able to argue now? Are we getting emotional?"

Teacher San: "Do you still have an audience?"

Unexpectedly, this retort directly boosted the audience's mood by 50 points!
The audience's mood dropped to the bottom, and they shouted angrily: "Refund! Refund! Refund!"

Sanren was a little flustered and didn't have time to speak again before the countdown ended.

Game prompt: [The audience's mood value is reset to zero, and this performance has failed]

De Gang said angrily, "All the audience has left. I won't play with you next time."

The barrage of music went crazy: "Hahahahahaha!"

Sanren: "I don't accept it, I'm a master of games, come again!"

(End of this chapter)