Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 569 Difficulties
In no time, countless "lsp"... no, I mean anime fans and photographers, carrying their long lenses and tripods, flocked to Chimelong Water Park.

Ticket sales for the park surged in just a few days, and at one point, visitor limits had to be implemented.

Many people who don't play games at all also came across this video and joined in the fun out of curiosity.

Of course, the leaders don't understand these details.

Even many leaders can't distinguish between Star Alliance, Project Star, and Star Game.
All they know is that collaborating with other manufacturers doesn't work very well, but collaborating with StarCraft works!
Once you understand this, looking back at the generous terms offered by Sichuan and Chongqing, and the exceptionally high level of treatment with the provincial leader personally attending the unveiling ceremony, everything seems perfectly logical.

Besides Bashu, Director Qian also heard that Xingchen cooperated with the Chongqing government at the beginning of this year, and recently seems to be getting closer to Guangzhou as well.

In Chu Chen's plan, these collaborations were actually preparations for establishing new game studios across the country later.

After all, a place can only attract a limited number of people, and with the launch of the remastered game, StarCraft really needs more studios to handle these exclusive contents.

Furthermore, the biggest cost of remastering a game is not creativity, but personnel and time, so it is only natural to deploy it in multiple locations.

Moreover, Chu Chen felt that by creating these remastered games, he might be able to discover and cultivate a group of outstanding talents.

But as I said before, outsiders don't know the internal strategy of Starry Sky.

In their eyes, what they saw was Xingchen beginning to conquer cities and territories across the country, blossoming everywhere.

So, a very real problem was presented to the local area: why can't we bring the stars to our place?
This is not just a matter of taxation; it's a highly sought-after opportunity to enhance a city's cultural image and even create a new benchmark for cultural tourism.

Recently, Xingchen has been "harassed" by investment promotion bureaus from various places, and the front desk phone has been ringing off the hook.

Under such circumstances, the officials in Suzhou and Hangzhou were naturally very nervous.

According to the leaders of Suzhou and Hangzhou, given the size of Suzhou and Hangzhou, Xingchen could easily build several more studios outside of Yufeng. To this end, last week, the city took the lead in establishing a special "Xingchen Service and Development Task Force".

The team leader is a deputy in the city, and the members cover several core departments such as development and reform, culture and tourism, commerce, and taxation.

Director Qian, as the person in charge of the Creative Town, was also fortunate to attend the meeting.

The meeting had only one theme: to do everything possible to keep more of Xingchen's new projects and studios in Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Director Qian still vividly remembers the leader's speech at the meeting.

"Comrades, we cannot have a 'hometown' mentality, thinking that just because Xingchen originated in Suzhou and Hangzhou, it will naturally stay there forever. The whole country is eyeing this prize, and if we relax our vigilance even slightly, it will be snatched away by others! The example of Sichuan and Chongqing serves as a warning to us!"

"What Suzhou and Hangzhou can offer, others can offer too, and may even offer more! We must come up with a more sincere and targeted solution!"

At the end of the meeting, a document was produced, listing more than a dozen locations for Xingchen to choose as its new office park. The plan offered the most favorable conditions in almost every aspect, from land policy, tax breaks, talent subsidies, family resettlement, to children's schooling.

The creative town overseen by Director Qian is also on this list, and it ranks quite high due to its industrial advantages.

Therefore, when he heard someone report that Chu Chen was coming today, it's no exaggeration to say that Director Qian felt his heart racing.

Don't even mention asking him to pick you up at the entrance of the Creative Town; he'd be willing to pick you up even at the entrance of Yufeng's industrial park.
Just as Director Qian was lost in thought, a silver-white Coaster slowly drove up from the intersection and smoothly stopped in the temporary parking space at the gate.

The car door opened, and Chu Chen stepped out with a group of people.

Today, Chu Chen was dressed very simply, in a plain black T-shirt and casual pants, looking like a recent college graduate, without any of the aura of a tycoon who runs a multi-billion dollar business empire.

"Mr. Chu!"

Director Qian rushed forward to greet him. "Oh dear, why didn't you give us a heads-up before you came? We haven't prepared anything yet. We've been so negligent!"

Chu Chen, who was walking forward, was startled.

Fortunately, Chu Chen was already used to this kind of scene. Although he didn't recognize these people, he recognized Feng Yi, who was standing to the side with a "I knew this would happen" expression.
"You're too kind, boss. I just came to talk to Mr. Feng about something and stopped by on the way. There's no need for such a big fuss."

"It should, it should!"

"President Chu is the pride of Suzhou and Hangzhou. Your visit to the Art and Innovation Town is the greatest support for our work! Come on, President Chu, let's go upstairs and sit down. I've had some of this year's pre-Qingming Longjing tea brewed; you absolutely must try it!"

As he spoke, Director Qian made a "please" gesture and personally led the way. His warm and attentive manner made anyone who didn't know better think he was Chu Chen's personal assistant.

This left not only Feng Yi somewhat bewildered, but also left him speechless.

Guan Lei, Xiong Rui, and the others who had come with Chu Chen were also somewhat confused, and many of them muttered a few words to themselves.

"That's way too exaggerated."

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About half an hour later, Black Myth Studio
Although Director Qian had invited them for tea, Chu Chen had important business to attend to this time. So after a few brief pleasantries, Director Qian tactfully made an excuse to leave first, leaving them alone.

However, there were always people squatting outside the Black Myth Studio. It's estimated that Director Qian will reappear after Chu Chen finishes his business.

"Director Qian is too enthusiastic."

Chu Chen took off his coat and casually draped it over the back of the chair.

Guan Lei, who was following behind Chu Chen, also joined in the teasing.

"President Chu, you're like the flesh of Tang Monk now, everyone wants to take a bite."

With just a few words, everyone in the office burst into laughter, and the atmosphere instantly became much more relaxed.

Joking aside, although the atmosphere in the office was relaxed, everyone knew that Chu Chen had brought the team here today not just for tea and a chat.

After everyone took their seats, Feng Yi was about to start pouring water when Chu Chen waved his hand.

"Alright, stop what you're doing and I won't waste any more words." Chu Chen's gaze swept over Feng Yi and the core members of the studio. "Bring out the demos that you can run right now so I can take a look."

His tone was direct and to the point, and with those words, the relaxed atmosphere from a moment ago instantly turned serious.

Don't be fooled by Chu Chen's loud and boisterous pronouncements yesterday, saying things like "If we're going to do it, let's do it big." When it comes to actually implementing it, Chu Chen only has a general idea.

Replicating the groundbreaking effect of the first trailer for the previous game, "Black Myth: Wukong," seems simple, but it's actually far more complex than simply cutting out game footage and expecting it to go viral.

The reason why the trailer for the previous life was able to go viral across the internet was that, in China, it had the added appeal of the national IP "Journey to the West" and the hype of being the first AAA game.

Overseas, players were more attracted by the Eastern monster aesthetics, magnificent scene design, and imaginative combat shown in the trailer.

Moreover, in the previous life, "Black Myth" had a fermentation period from the release of the trailer to its explosive popularity.

This time, Chu Chen needs explosive power, and it's at the 18 E3 exhibition. As mentioned before, the 18 E3 was a true battle of gods.

To stand out here, you have to come up with something even more stunning than the trailer from the previous life.

(End of this chapter)