Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 546 Different

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen actually took a closer look.

"It really is!"

Someone was actually recording it.

Song Yueying offered an explanation.

"I just asked them, and they said that footage from such a large banquet is hard to come by. Since we're already here, it would be a waste not to record more."

Chu Chen was stunned.

You know what, you really have to admit, this kind of scene footage is quite rare.
Beyond just setting up the scene, it's also a great opportunity for motion capture engineers to "observe humans."

In addition, everyone on the beach was a Starry Sky employee. Although it's a bit far-fetched to just put motion capture suits on them, recording a video for future reference is perfectly fine.

Even so, Chu Chen still couldn't quite understand it.

"Is it really necessary to go this far? This is the company's annual party."

Upon hearing this, Song Yueying chuckled. She turned her head to look at Chu Chen's face, which was filled with "I don't understand," and her smile deepened.

"You still don't understand?"

"Understand what?"

In his memory, he didn't really implement any "wolf culture," although he would occasionally adjust the senior management team by reassigning staff to prevent any "big rats" from emerging in the middle and senior management.

However, Chu Chen basically didn't manage the ordinary employees.

So he really didn't understand why all these people were so rolled up. They wouldn't even take a break during their holiday.

The truth is quite simple: the quality of Chinese workers is actually very high.

Although Chu Chen only targets the upper-level employees, it is precisely by targeting the upper-level employees that the lower-level employees are motivated. In many companies, when problems arise, the final investigation often turns out that the front-line employees are the ones who take the blame.

Isn’t this nonsense?
In the cosmos, problems often arise in reverse.

In addition, Xingchen itself has good benefits and treatment. Although it's not to the point where you feel guilty if you don't do anything, it's normal to have a few active members when you can do your job better.

"As the ancients said, a scholar will die for one who understands him. Although death is no longer common now, most people are still willing to do what they can to help others."

Song Yueying's words inexplicably hit Chu Chen's sweet spot.

It's a magical feeling, like playing a simulation game and achieving a new milestone in life.

These artists and motion capture specialists who were still spontaneously collecting materials at the annual meeting were not working overtime, nor were they trying to please anyone. They simply felt that when they saw something good, they wanted to use it in the world they were creating.

This intrinsic motivation is a strong positive feedback for Chu Chen, which means that Xingchen has indeed not gone astray in the past two years.

"You make me sound like some kind of wise and virtuous ruler."

Chu Chen turned his head away, trying to cover up his wide grin with a joke.

Song Yueying simply looked at him quietly, her clear eyes filled with a smile. To be honest, the reason she was hopelessly infatuated with Chu Chen was precisely because of this purity.

Many people say that Chu Chen is a born game producer and a darling of the times.

But only Song Yueying knew that deep down, this man was actually an incurable idealistic madman.

A scholar will die for one who understands him; she was, in fact, one of those scholars.

"What are you thinking about? You seem so lost in thought."

Chu Chen's voice pulled her back from her memories. He had turned around at some point and was looking at her curiously.

"nothing."

She paused, then changed the subject, a hint of a smile flashing in her eyes.

"Shall we do something for us 'soldiers'?"

Chu Chen was taken aback at first, then realized that she was picking up on what he had just said, and immediately laughed.

"Alright! Thank you all for your support. For the grand ambitions of our Starry Sky, I'll drink this first!"

~~~
At almost the same time, in Beijing, at the Olympic venue of China Agricultural University, a completely different scene unfolded.

This is the scene of Tencent's annual meeting. The huge venue was packed to capacity, with dazzling lights and deafening music intertwining, and the stage was comparable in scale to a top-tier star's concert.

To boost morale and demonstrate to the outside world that Tencent remains the unshakeable internet giant, Tencent's annual meeting this year was extremely extravagant.

In the center of the stage, Ma Huateng, dressed in an oversized hip-hop hoodie, sunglasses, and a gold chain, danced street dance with great flair, surrounded by professional dancers, with the main theme of "embracing young people".

In the audience, Huang Xiaoming and other celebrities sat in the front row as guests, eliciting screams from the crowd.

Leng Zefeng, vice president of Tencent Games, sat in the VIP area with a polite smile on his face, clapping along to the rhythm.

2017 was a complicated year for Tencent.

TikTok has been defeating emerging fields such as short videos, and in the main gaming sector, it has not gained much advantage in direct confrontation with StarCraft.

Fortunately, thanks to its large customer base, strong operational capabilities, and the development of the Chinese internet market, its overall business continues to grow steadily.

For Leng Zefeng personally, this year has been pretty good.

Driven by the single blockbuster hit "Honor of Kings", Tencent Games as a whole is still performing steadily. Although the revenue of its older games has declined significantly compared to the same period last year, it is still relatively stable.

It is foreseeable that the competition between Tencent and Star will be more intense and more difficult next year.

But that's something to worry about next year. Right now, I'm thinking about whether to take my family on a vacation to Switzerland after I get my year-end bonus.

The performance on stage was wonderful, and the boss's look was also very eye-catching, but Leng Zefeng's mind had already wandered far away.

Just as he was lost in thought, his cell phone suddenly vibrated in his pocket.

When Leng Zefeng saw that the caller ID showed his secretary, his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

During the annual meeting, unless the sky were to fall, his secretary would never call him at this time, so after thinking about it, he answered the phone anyway.

However, there was a hint of displeasure in his tone, as if he had been disturbed.

"what's up?"

"Mr. Leng, I'm sorry to bother you."

"Are people online comparing our annual meeting to Xingchen's again?"

Leng Zefeng asked subconsciously.

In the internet age, there are no secrets. Before Tencent's annual meeting even started, some busybodies online had already started comparing the procedures of the two meetings.

This is actually nonsense; the annual meeting isn't something for external publicity.

However, in the internet age, everything can be compared. You don't know until you compare, and once you do, you realize that the two companies are indeed quite different.

On one hand, the boss goes for a hip-hop style, invites celebrities to endorse the show, and the employees sing, dance, and perform a series of praises and recitations, like "I love going to work."

On the other side, the boss, employees, and players were mingling together, torturing the game planner on the beach.

Tencent's so-called "getting close to young users" is more like a top-down approach; while Xingchen's approach is a state of integration into it.

The difference is obvious to anyone with eyes to see, and this disparity has naturally sparked some public discussion.

"It's not about the annual meeting."

Surprisingly, the secretary quickly dismissed his guess. Although Tencent's annual meeting was somewhat different from Xingchen's, it was still a relatively private event.

The resulting public opinion only appeared on a small scale.

"An annual analysis report on the global gaming industry has gone viral online."

"It's just a report, why are you making such a fuss?"

Leng Zefeng was somewhat dismissive.

These so-called industry reports are written by almost every media outlet at the end of the year. The content is largely the same, consisting of clichés, praising the performance of leading companies, and predicting future trends.

For a company the size of Tencent, these reports are mostly presented in a positive light, serving as a form of free global public relations, and are nothing new.

"Mr. Leng, this year's report is different. It was written by JPMorgan Chase."

(End of this chapter)