Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 627 Taking a nap

Chu Chen opened his eyes, stretched on the bed, and his joints made a soft cracking sound.

This was probably the best sleep I've had in a while.

The faint sound of a television could be heard coming from the living room; it was the morning news anchor broadcasting.

Following the sound, I walked out and into the living room. There I saw Song Yueying sitting on the sofa, wearing a silk nightgown, holding a cup of hot milk, her eyes focused on the TV.

The television was showing the morning news.

Yesterday afternoon, the highly anticipated China Games E3 delegation successfully arrived in Suzhou and Hangzhou after concluding its week-long trip to the United States.

"At this year's E3, several titles from Chinese game developers shone brightly on the international stage, garnering significant attention from players and media worldwide..."

The news anchor's clear and articulate voice continued, but upon seeing Chu Chen emerge, Song Yueying picked up the remote and muted the television.

"woke up?"

She turned around, her eyes filled with a smile.

"Hmm," Chu Chen walked over and put his arm around her shoulder from behind. "What are you looking at so intently?"

"Behold our great hero's triumphant return!"

Song Yueying's tone was full of sarcasm as she pointed her chin at the well-dressed, composed man on the television.

Chu Chen also looked at the TV.

The scene at that moment was Chu Chen emerging from the arrival gate.

"It's alright, but the camera didn't capture even a tenth of my handsomeness."

Song Yueying burst out laughing.

"Really? I think it's filmed quite realistically, especially the bewildered look on their faces when they were first pushed out."

"That's called staying calm in a crisis, you know?" Chu Chen retorted stubbornly. "Look, in the footage, am I the only one who withstood the pressure? That's called leadership qualities."

"Yes, yes, leadership qualities."

Song Yueying clearly hadn't expected Chu Chen to be so shameless.

I wanted to complain, but after thinking about it, I decided against it.

Actually, appearing on CCTV News is a great honor for Xingchen, or for all game companies.

However, this time when he appeared on CCTV, the media's reaction was not as excited as when he first appeared on the evening news.

From another perspective, this also reflects the increasing influence of the stars.

What's that saying again? You get used to it after a while. Although it would have been unthinkable for game companies to appear on official media a few years ago.

But now, everyone seems to have gotten used to it.

Even Song Yueying herself no longer felt the same excitement she had when she first saw Chu Chen on the news.

Moreover, her view of Chu Chen was actually quite different from how others viewed him. Other media outlets mainly focused on what Starry Games had done, what Starry Alliance had done, and what information the PV of the Starry Project game revealed.

When Song Yueying was watching the news, she was more focused on what Chu Chen had done.

You should know that Chu Chen has been quite busy in the United States these past few days.

Not only are gaming media outlets reporting on it extensively, but entertainment websites are also joining the fray. Recently, Weibo's entertainment headline was: "[Starry Sky CEO Chu Chen steals the show at E3, posing for close photos with several Hollywood stars!]"

The collection includes several photos of Chu Chen, mostly in the same poses, including pictures with Robert Downey Jr. (who plays Iron Man), Keanu Reeves (who starred in "John Wick"), and even Black Widow (who has become incredibly popular in the last two years due to the "Avengers" series).

It looks like a group of people are checking off the list in the American entertainment industry. And it's not just domestic entertainment media; Japanese entertainment media are also keeping up with the action.

Japanese entertainment media reported on this a few days ago.

[The Billion Dollar Man and Nogizaka46's Night!]

Although the title is exaggerated, it is actually a scene of Chu Chen chatting with several girls from Nogizaka46 at a banquet. The distance is a bit far, but you can still see that they are chatting and laughing.

Leaving the latter aside for now, it has nothing to do with stars; it's just gossip from a gossip website.

The former was mainly the idea of ​​Zovin Diaz, the newly appointed operations manager of the US division.

This manager, who jumped ship from EA, mentioned to Fuller and StarCraft executives that StarCraft's existing image in the United States was somewhat unfamiliar.

Of course, since Xingchen is originally a Chinese enterprise, it's normal and understandable that they aren't very close.

Diaz's so-called unfamiliarity refers to StarCraft's lack of localization in the United States. So, taking advantage of Chu Chen's presence in the United States and StarCraft's good performance at E3, he used his connections and resources to plan a series of activities for Chu Chen, with the aim of enhancing his influence in the United States.

Photos of him with celebrities are basically of him taking Chu Chen to these places.

Ordinary people certainly couldn't do it, but with Chu Chen's wealth, no one would mess with someone who controls capital, so this series of "check-ins" went very smoothly.

By participating in NBA games, appearing on talk shows, and interacting with Hollywood stars, they aim to connect with American players.

This is why, although mainstream American media often present a sarcastic tone regarding the rise of Xingchen and Chu Chen's personal style.

However, on social media, Chu Chen's trip this time was considered a great success.

His sense of humor, sincerity towards games, and down-to-earth fan attributes have not only won him the favor of many casual players but also earned him considerable popularity.

Among them, the most classic and the most popular.

It was a comment under a video on Bilibili a few days ago, or more accurately, a comment from two people. The video was of Chu Chen chatting with players at E3 in the United States, and the video itself wasn't anything special.

It's mainly about comments.

"Is Mr. Chen that popular in the US too?"

"It seems that Boss Chu is quite popular overseas, regardless of country. I once saw a foreign woman at a comic convention, showing off her big breasts, saying that she wanted to marry Boss Chu."

"A headlight sticking out?! Where did you see that?"

"Pornhub."

"What? This is outrageous!"

"Right, I also think it's outrageous. Who would have thought that you could see Boss Chu's fans on Pornhub?"

No, I mean you're outrageous.

This nonsensical dialogue was turned into a screenshot of Cyber ​​Amber, which circulated widely, even overseas.
Incidentally, it also boosted the page views on Pixiv, because a lot of people went to Pixiv to find the source after seeing this screenshot.
Looking at Chu Chen's shameless and smug expression, Song Yueying's eyes curved into a smile. She put the milk cup in her hand on the coffee table and leaned into his arms.

"Do you need to go to the office today? Should you take a day off?"

"Rest, you must rest." Chu Chen yawned, tightened his arms, and pulled her into his embrace, rubbing his chin against the top of her head.

"Even if the King of Heaven himself came today, I wouldn't go out. I'd just hold my Yueying and take a nap."

(End of this chapter)