Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 476 (Online Broadcast)

Meanwhile, in China, at 7 PM.

Yufeng Industrial Park, Xingchen Games employee canteen.

Last year, Yufeng Industrial Park only had one canteen, and the food was just average. But as Xingchen has grown in size and has more and more employees, the company has changed.

In order to "not let Xingchen's employees go hungry", Yufeng officials renovated the previously idle second canteen in the industrial park and then rented it directly to Xingchen.

After taking over, Xingchen directly bought several well-regarded local restaurants.

A profit-sharing mechanism was also introduced, with each employee receiving a meal allowance card and receiving a share of the cafeteria's bonuses based on sales volume.

The prices are reasonable, the taste has changed significantly, and the variety of dishes has increased, so the cafeteria's popularity has naturally increased. Not only do Xingchen employees eat here, but people from other companies also frequently patronize it.

Therefore, the second canteen is actually quite large.

After all, Xingchen alone has nearly a thousand employees in this building, even though on the surface Xingchen only uses less than three floors.

In reality, Xingchen is a dominant force in this industrial park. The large conference rooms in each building have been converted into photography studios, and the canteen has also been contracted out.

Some empty rooms have been used as storage rooms, but even so, given the current scale of Xingchen, the entire industrial park still looks somewhat empty.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a "spectacular" industrial park.

The topic seems to have drifted a bit.
In short, Xingchen's canteen had become a "hot spot" by this time, much like how many state-owned enterprises like to hang TVs on the walls when renovating their canteens.

The cafeteria at Xingchen also has several televisions, which usually play unimportant programs and are basically just background noise; few people actually look up to watch them.

But today is different.

At 7:18, almost all the employees who were eating suddenly turned their heads and stared in the same direction, as if they had been frozen in place.

Some even had their chopsticks dangling in mid-air, forgetting to chew the food in their mouths.

"...Recently, a 48-hour game development competition hosted by Xingchen Games, a private Chinese company, has attracted widespread attention and heated discussion around the world."

In the video, the host speaks clearly and clearly, with a steady and powerful voice.

"This event not only attracted tens of millions of netizens worldwide to watch online, but also generated a number of games that achieved phenomenal popularity on overseas social media due to their unique creativity and positive social value."

"This signifies that my country's digital cultural products are stepping onto the world stage with a more innovative and dynamic approach."

The scene shifts, and Chu Chen's large face appears on the screen. He is wearing a simple T-shirt, and the background is the huge logo wall of Starry Sky Games.

"Our original intention was very simple: to provide a stage for creators around the world with dreams to showcase their talents."

"As the ninth art, the charm of games lies in interaction and resonance. We hope to convey more positive and beautiful values ​​and bring players a richer experience through this approach."

It's clear that Chu Chen in the video is a little nervous.

But now that things have come to this, no one cares whether he's nervous or not.

"Holy crap! Chen Ge is on the news!!"

That shout was like a switch, instantly igniting the entire cafeteria.

"Awesome!!"

"Quick, quick, take a picture and post it on WeChat Moments!"

"This is such an impressive display!"

In fact, since the beginning of this year, Starry Night Games has been a frequent guest on CCTV News, but mostly on the financial channel or CCTV's official account on Bilibili.

But this news broadcast, you know...

This is truly a first for me. Moreover, appearing on the evening news and appearing on CCTV news are completely different concepts.

This brief 30-second shot, with its clear and articulate delivery, carries a completely different weight.

In fact, even Chu Chen himself was surprised to appear on the news. He initially thought it was just another CCTV video report that would be broadcast on Bilibili.

Even during the interview, he asked a few more questions.

Chu Chen was puzzled because he felt that if you said this matter was going to be featured on the evening news, it might be barely acceptable.

After all, as a 48-hour creation competition, StarCraft really pulled off a big event this time, and its influence in the gaming industry is considerable, having made a significant impact in Japan and the United States as well.

Even the BBC reported on it, although the report was aimed at warning the Chinese game industry against competition from the US. In the end, it was just an internal competition within the game industry.

So, right after finishing the interview, Chu Chen immediately made a phone call to his former boss.

"Congratulations! You've really made Suzhou and Hangzhou proud!"

On the other end of the phone was Wang Jianmin's cheerful voice.

"Old boss, please don't make fun of me. I'm still completely baffled." Chu Chen gave a wry smile. "What... exactly happened?"

"You do not know?"

Wang Jianmin seemed even more surprised than Chu Chen. After making a couple of jokes, he explained.

"The final theme for the China Game Industry Summit, scheduled for the end of this year, was just finalized a couple of days ago."

Chu Chen was a little confused as to why this was being brought up, so he subconsciously asked a question in return.

"What theme?"

"Chinese confidence, cultural export!"

"The higher-ups want to set an example, to find a role model who can make a splash. And wouldn't you know it, your 48-hour game creation competition just happened to be in the line of fire."

"You're lucky, kid, you made it in time."

After listening to his old leader's words, Chu Chen finally understood that his appearance on the evening news this time was purely "good luck" because they wanted to set an example for him.
In short, Chu Chen figured out why he was on the evening news.

But then, the aftereffects began.

That is, he just can't get excited about it.

Even so, Song Yueying comforted her, saying that even if it was luck, it was because you had already reached that level that this luck came to you.

Chu Chen also agreed with this principle.

However, after all that effort, the excitement of achieving something new wasn't as strong.

However, those around Chu Chen had no idea about his inner thoughts.

Therefore, when Chu Chen's image actually appeared on the news, good heavens, Chu Chen's phone immediately started vibrating like a toy.

The red number badge on WeChat turned "99+" in just a few seconds.

The most outrageous thing is that right next to Chu Chen, Song Yueying received a call from her mother, who asked if the person she was living with had been on the news.

At this time, Song Yueying's parents did not know that the two were already dating. They only knew that Song Yueying was sharing an apartment with Chu Chen to save on rent.

He even advised Song Yueying over the phone that she should hurry up and pursue someone like that.

"What kind of bad person can be on the national news? If you ask me, you should take the initiative!"

(End of this chapter)