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

Chapter 377: With a strange bug, "Treasure Appraisal Live Simulator" is released (2 in 1 order required)

Afterwards, Lu Yu and Liu Mengyuan continued filming the movie.

……

A few days later.

Internal project group of Leisure Studio.

In the studio group, the employees who had already toured Hengdian several times began to chatter about what to do next.

Lü Rui: "Naitang and the others are busy with the filming plan for the movie 'The End'. President Lu and President Liu are now the male and female protagonists of the movie. Wan Xiaotong and the others are busy preparing for the card battle game. It seems like we are the only ones who seem to have a lot of free time?"

Hua Wu: "Niu Naitang's team took time out of their busy schedule to come up with a game called 'God Drama Director Simulator'. How about we develop a new game to practice?"

He Chuming: "Speaking of which, I met Ma Yanyu from the Moe Girls group today. He said that they've recently encountered some difficulties in developing their TCG game. Why don't we release a game to verify the technology and help them solve this problem?"

Everyone asked curiously, "What's the difficulty?"

He Chuming:
"The 'Taoyuan Township Battle Cards' newly developed by our company contain many live battle scenes, and will also be linked to the Taoyuan Light Year platform for live events.

This involves... For example, how to design the live battle scenes and environments in the game,
How to restore the real atmosphere and interactivity of the battle platform,
And how to handle real-time interaction and commentary with opponents during the game, as well as large amounts of real-time data streams."

Ye Kun: "So, if we can create a game related to live streaming, we can verify these technologies?"

Wang Feifei: "The problem is, Taoyuan Township is already quite large, and players will definitely have higher expectations for the new game. What kind of live streaming simulation game should we create to avoid falling into clichés?"

What she said hit the nail on the head. Everyone discussed it, but in the end no one came up with an idea.

……

They were hesitating when suddenly, Mr. Lu sent a message from the company email:

"Everyone, tomorrow we'll all go to the north near Furong Bridge for team building and strolling around."

The next day, all the project team members who had no work to do came to Furong Bridge.

Lu Yu took everyone around and explained with a smile:

"This Hibiscus Bridge is an incredible place I recently discovered. Look, what's around here?"

Everyone took a closer look and wow, this place can be called a street for internet celebrities to check in!

From the beginning of the bridge to the end on the other side, there is a long row of anchors sitting by the bridge, both men and women.

Many girls have a mobile phone stand in front of them, and they keep making cute heart shapes in front of their phones. If a rich person gives them a reward, they will clap and cheer happily.

Lu Yu introduced as he walked:
"All the way to the end of this street, there are all kinds of new anchors broadcasting here. Everyone on this street hopes to make it big and become a big anchor, but less than one in ten can actually achieve fame."

As we walked, we muttered to ourselves:
"What is Mr. Lu's purpose in bringing us to this street?"

"Hiss... Is President Lu trying to say that if I don't work hard, I'll just be able to livestream on the streets?"

However, walking down the street like this is quite pleasant, because many people are attracted by the beautiful female anchor.

Many LSPs' eyes immediately widened.

To be honest, if you watch these anchors carefully... they are quite exciting!

Lu Yu noticed the expressions of the employees and smiled slightly.

It was worth his effort to bring everyone here.

The reason he came here was simple. What is Hengdian lacking the most? Of course, good looks!
Many actresses who were eliminated in the audition stage, even if they were just extras, were quite good-looking.

Originally, this group of LSPs were already enjoying themselves in Hengdian and had shown off a lot of points for him in the past few days.

So he decided to press on with his victory and completely put an end to his employees' other bad ideas!
……

Everyone continued to walk along this popular street for a while.

suddenly!

There was a fierce quarrel on the street.

It turned out that there was an antique appraisal stall in the corner of the bridge.

An old man was holding his antique ceramic bottle and yelling at the stall owner.

"You don't understand at all. How can you be considered an expert? I've even had this bottle looked at by someone at the auction house. It's a genuine artifact from the Qianlong era!"

The man smiled helplessly and said, "Uncle, don't get excited. No matter what you say, this thing is fake. It's a modern imitation."

"You fart!"

The old man blew his beard and glared, excitedly taking out his booklet:

"Look at it, look at it. Is it different from the one in the museum catalog? Aren't they exactly the same? I spent 10 years of my retirement savings on this thing, and now you tell me it's fake?"

The man was helpless: "Whatever you say, if you can send it to the auction house and sell it, then you are capable, but no matter how you explain it, to me, this thing is fake, fake can't be real, and real can't be fake!"

The old man became more and more excited as he spoke:
"Do you know why I brought this thing to you? I've been fed up with watching your livestreams for a while now, scamming people all over the country. I'm going to bring the real thing to your livestream to teach you a lesson!"

The quarrel became more and more intense and soon attracted the attention of passers-by.

He Chuming suddenly slapped his head and said to his colleagues around him:

"I've got an idea. Let's make a livestream simulator to simulate the daily life of a streamer. However, there are a lot of simulation games about streamers' working lives these days, so we need to differentiate. I think... let's make a treasure appraisal livestream simulator!"

Others: "'Treasure Appraisal Live Simulator'?"

He Chuming happened to have watched a lot of treasure appraisal live broadcasts recently, and he became more and more excited as he talked:

"Yes, you see, it can be done this way!
This game mainly allows the player to play the role of a treasure appraisal host, who is also an antique dealer.

The purpose of his live broadcast is to buy antiques at low prices from ordinary people who don’t know anything about it, and then sell them to knowledgeable collectors at high prices, making a profit from the difference!
For example, if a player identifies ancient coins, ceramic antiques, etc. as genuine, he will use deceptive tactics to buy them at the lowest possible price and then resell them.

Of course, in addition to the antique business, players can also watch jadeite raw stones in the live broadcast room.

The player's goal is to double their funds as much as possible!"

After He Chuming finished expressing his idea, everyone suddenly became excited!
Tang Yan: "Don't mention it, don't mention it, there really doesn't seem to be any similar gameplay on the market."

Ding Shaofu: "I think it's feasible, but I would like to add a little bit, for example, we can let the tomb robbers break into the live broadcast room,

If they want to ship something, they have to first determine the value of the item, and there is a high probability that they will ask the player to identify it.

If the player can successfully identify the tomb raider, they will also receive generous rewards! "

The more we discussed, the more excited we became, and that evening we returned to the hotel to start summarizing our ideas.

Soon, everyone drafted a preliminary plan for the core gameplay of the game and sent it to the project group:

Treasure Appraisal Skill System: Players need to improve their ability to identify antiques by learning and upgrading their appraisal skills. This skill improvement will affect their performance and earnings during live streams. Live Interaction System: Players can interact with viewers in real time, such as answering questions and explaining the appraisal process. These interactions can increase viewer satisfaction and boost the popularity of the live stream.

Live broadcast room decoration system: Players can freely decorate the live broadcast room, such as placing antique display cabinets, hanging artworks, selecting background music, etc., to enhance the viewing and attractiveness of the live broadcast room.

Peer competition system: Players can freely choose the guild MCN to join, and whenever they encounter high-value treasures, competition will arise among peers.

Realistic Viewing Mode: After reaching a high enough level, players can unlock the Realistic Viewing Mode. The game uses a highly realistic antique display mode, where players can freely view and appreciate various precious antiques and cultural relics, and understand their historical and cultural value.

Hua Wu looked at everyone's designs and nodded slightly:
"Hmm...Okay, it's settled. Let's start developing it right away!"

……

As time went on, development work progressed in an orderly manner.

After all, in the positioning of the Leisure Studio Group, this is just a small-scale game, and the development workload is not that large.

Moreover, the studio has now cultivated a bunch of veterans in the field of game development. Soon after the project was launched, they asked the operations department to arrange the launch schedule.

Xu Lu, the business operations manager, asked, "Ms. Huawu, are we making a promotional video or a poster this time?"

Hua Wu tilted her head and thought about it. If she followed her previous ideas, she could just make a poster to get by with it.

However, this time it is different. Mr. Lu brought everyone to Hengdian and took the lead in the performance. What kind of spirit is this!

He must be hinting to his employees that they should learn from his spirit of doing everything personally!
So, Hua Wu nodded and said, "I will personally shoot the promotional video for 'Treasure Appraisal Live Simulator'."

Soon, the promotional video was shot and released on Weibo.

The trailer begins with a quaint livestream studio, shelves filled with antiques and artifacts. The camera gradually focuses on Hua Wu, who has dark circles under her eyes.

Hua Wu said leisurely, "Hello everyone, I am your treasure appraisal host tonight. Welcome to my live studio. This is a magical place, full of the charm of antiques and historical stories."

Accompanied by mysterious BGM, Hua Wu began to carefully identify antiques in the live broadcast room. Holding a magnifying glass, she focused on observing the details of the exhibits. As she explained, the audience watching the live broadcast seemed to be on the scene, feeling the tension and excitement of the identification.

Then, the scene turned to Hua Wu interacting with the audience. She answered questions from the barrage with a smile, and some viewers sent gifts and praise in the barrage.

Next, the trailer began to showcase the game’s various decorations, levels, and development systems.

Finally, the scene switched to a tomb-robbing scene of a tomb robber. The police directly pinned them down and gave a thumbs-up to the anchor.

"If you are also interested in antiques, come to my live broadcast room and explore the mysterious world of antiques with me!"

"Taoyuan Township's new career simulation game brings you a different experience"

"Coming soon, please stay tuned"

Here are some fan comments:

"Fuck! This game has been my dream since I was a kid! Being able to be an antique connoisseur in the game is amazing!"

"Needless to say, I watched the trailer and was instantly hooked! The graphics and gameplay are amazing, and I'm ready to become a top treasure appraiser!"

"I think this isn't just a game, it's also an opportunity to popularize antique culture and Chinese literature. Based on the characteristics of Taoyuanxiang's previous works, I think this one shouldn't be too bad. I'm looking forward to it!"

"GKD, GKD!"

……

At this time, in the apartment of Qin Ming, the manager of Daqin Media.

Qin Ming saw the latest promotional video for Taoyuan Township, smiled slightly, picked up his phone and made a call:
"Hey, Assistant Zhou, can you help me find out if we have a big V in the antiques field? Yes, okay, you can arrange it right away."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Ming smiled slightly.

Taoyuan Township, right? Since you have offended someone, the MCN under my name can play with you slowly!

Not long after, Fengyue Jianbao, a famous antique industry influencer with 100 million followers, reposted the video and commented:

"First of all, as someone who has been involved in the antiques industry for many years, I have to express my concerns about the content of this game. The game attempts to simulate the scene of a live broadcast of antique appraisal, but in my opinion, many of the settings are overly simplified and completely divorced from the real antique appraisal process.

The antique industry is an extremely rigorous and professional field that requires years of study and practice to master.

I do not agree with simplifying this process into an entertainment game, which may mislead players' cognition and lead to more people being deceived.

Therefore, I urge everyone to remain rational and not easily believe the false scenes and exaggerated propaganda in the game.
Finally, I hope all game developers can maintain a positive attitude and not arbitrarily damage the reputation and image of the antique industry. Thank you!

After this Weibo post was published, it quickly caused an uproar!

One Taoyuanxiang fan exclaimed, "Wow, it's just a game, and you're making such a big deal out of it? If you're saying that, all racing games shouldn't be released, because driving in real life is a very serious matter."

However, some fans of Fengyue Jianbao refuted: "How can this be the same? Taoyuan Township made this game, to put it more seriously, it is a blasphemy against traditional culture!"

……

Despite the heated online argument between the two sides, this did not affect the progress of the game development.

After several weeks of development in Hengdian, the engineering files of "Treasure Appraisal Live Simulator" were finally completed.

However, on the eve of the release of the software package on the game platform, an accident happened again!

Client programmer He Chuming suddenly said in the development group:
"Oh no! There's a major bug! The popularity logic in our game's livestream has been messed up. Viewers no longer enjoy watching the treasure appraiser examine antiques, but instead prefer watching other random things!"

"What the hell?" Others were confused and started to chat in the development group.

Afterwards, He Chuming explained the BUG to everyone. If the audience kept watching serious treasure appraisal, the popularity of the live broadcast room would drop rapidly!
Xu Lu was shocked: "This... isn't this a contradiction? The core gameplay of our game is to attract viewers to come and appraise treasures. The audience has all run away. What's the point of live streaming it?"

He Chuming was also quite distressed: "Antique appraisal is the underlying gameplay of the game. This gameplay goal must not be cancelled, otherwise it will become a completely different game."

While everyone sighed, they also understood the reasons why these bugs occurred.

As LSPs, they have recently been completely obsessed with the beauties on the street who are broadcasting live, and they go to watch the live broadcasts of beautiful women every day.

Everyone was undecided and was about to add Liu Mengyuan to the group.

Hua Wu stopped him and said, "I think everyone should stay calm and not go to Mr. Liu every time something goes wrong."

He Chuming: "Why not let Director Chu's AI take action?"

Hua Wu continued to shake her head: "No, we can't have path dependence. Think about it carefully.
Can we find a way to integrate these contradictory designs, so that viewers who are not interested in antique appraisal can stay in the live broadcast room, while also allowing the anchor to make money by reselling antiques and finding bargains?

After muttering to herself for a while, her eyes suddenly lit up:
"This time, we continue to package bugs as game features!"

He Chuming: "The question now is, how do we package this bug?"

Hua Wu suddenly smiled:
"Regarding this matter, I've been wandering around the internet celebrity street these past few days and have come up with an idea. We can do this..."

……

Soon, it was the day when the game was released.

(End of this chapter)