New Century Anime Warrior

"This is my first game, and I'm doing it within my capabilities, so the plan is just to make it an indie game, without making it too complicated."

"With a linear storyline and key branching choices, it is essentially a lightweight visual novel."

"Of course, I'll also leverage my strengths here: high-information sci-fi elements, exquisite hand-drawn artwork..."

"Most importantly, the most core and crucial plot segments should be presented using audiovisual animation to enhance the drama and emotional impact."

Even if the animation is very short, only three to five seconds.

"But that's my strength, and one of my selling points."

"A single playthrough takes about 12 hours, so the quality of the music and visuals needs to be maximized."

"Based on this, I plan to use the Unity engine to make it easier to incorporate Live2D, particle effects, and even the need for mini-games."

"The reason I chose Unity is that it's free in the early stages, and even if I switch to commercial use later, the annual price isn't high, which can reasonably avoid potential commercial disputes."

"Once the game is finished, it will be released on Steam. As for promotion, we currently have two approaches."

"The first is normal promotion. The college entrance examination has just ended, and I still have some popularity. I will rely on my persona to attract traffic."

"By the way, should I put 'Sihua's work' at the beginning of the game? It sounds really cool."

"The other one is Lin Lin..."

At this point, both Si Hua and Qiu Yin looked at Lin Lin, who was intently reading the script outline.

The girl's eyes look a little red. What part of the story did she see?

Seemingly sensing the sudden silence, Lin Lin looked up at the two of them: "Why did you stop talking?"

"We were talking about publicity, and Si Hua said the second approach was to rely on you," Qiu Yin repeated.

"Oh, you've gotten this far in your conversation?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Lin put down her phone: "He already told me about this."

Although Lin Lin only saw the project proposal and script outline for "The Edge Walker" today, she had already gone over the promotional ideas for the game with Pan Lei.

"Aunt Lei knows about this too. She'll probably use a high-potential masterpiece as my debut song."

"This song must conform to the mainstream music scene's impression, preferably in Chinese... The previous two songs were more like assigned compositions, with background music of their own, and they were still lacking."

"Ideally, it would be related to 'Voices of a Distant Star,' which would solidify my identity as an anime singer and retain the fans who came with me from the anime PVs. This is one of my core fan bases."

"Brother Yin, as you know, when I was a child, my family knew that I liked to sing and that I had some talent, so they had already prepared for my debut."

"So-so, is that alright?" Si Hua snorted irritably upon hearing this.

Like a certain CCTV host, this future superstar has already booked a memorable interview moment.

Qiu Yin nodded. He had heard Lin Lin's father mention this during a neighborhood gathering: "I remember this. If I recall correctly, it was because they couldn't find suitable songs?"

"It's not Aunt Lei's fault. Our music division at Nanlin is relatively new and not as big as our other businesses yet, so it's normal that we don't get any good songs for the time being." Lin Lin was quite frank about this.

In the eyes of its peers, Linzhong Luming is just a company that Lin Zhenbang, the head of Nanlin, set up to play house with his daughter, and is not worth mentioning.

Even Pan Lei, who is in charge of the Nanlin Group, still has leadership responsibilities, so her title as head of Linzhong Luming is more like a part-time job.

"Fortunately, the audiovisual competition provided an opportunity for us to officially collaborate with Universal, and we received some excellent submissions."

"But I'd rather sing the song that Ahua wrote for me."

After saying that, Lin Lin stared intently at Si Hua.

It's like you're doomed if you can't produce better work than Universal's new song library!

"Ahem, no rush, let's finish talking about 'The Edge Walker' first, then we'll talk about your new song."

Si Hua, on the other hand, was not flustered at all. The new song had been prepared long ago, and the name had been kept secret until now. It was just a little bit of romance between the two of them.

"snort."

Lin Lin knew this person was still teasing her, so she snorted to express her dissatisfaction and continued, "After my debut and my popularity stabilizes, he said that by then I'll have played the game for about half the time, and then he'll ask me to sing the theme song for 'The Edge Walker'."

"You've already finished the theme song?"

Qiu Yin was a little surprised. Was this person's creativity really that strong?

"Not really, it's an old song, but I felt it fit the game's theme, so I changed it a bit."

After Si Hua finished explaining, he turned to Lin Lin and said, "The theme song this time is still in English, after all, this story takes place in a cyberpunk world... In addition, I also wrote a Cantonese version of the lyrics, which matches the mood of the game quite well."

Classic cyberspace is a mix of stereotypical American street scenes, Japanese corporate buildings, and Kowloon Walled City neon lights with traditional Chinese characters.

This also means that Cantonese, like English and Japanese, is very much in line with the cyberpunk aesthetic.

"Wow, really?" Lin Lin was even more excited now.

Her parents grew up listening to Hong Kong pop music, and they are somewhat disappointed by the gradual decline of Cantonese songs.

"Don't worry, the theme song for 'The Edge Walker' has a very international feel, and with the Cantonese version, I feel your fame can break into the Chinese-speaking world."

"He's just trying to make himself look good again. The song hasn't even been released yet, and he's already bragging about it."

But despite her words, Lin Lin's diva spirit was already ignited when she heard there was a new song with two sets of lyrics.

Si Hua smiled and continued to Qiu Yin, "Overall, I feel we have a significant advantage in terms of promotion, and this game has a high probability of success."

"So, Professor Qiu, what's your opinion?"

Qiu Yin didn't respond and began to carefully review the plan.

Si Hua didn't urge him, knowing that this was also a considerable problem for Qiu Yin.

After all, he had become somewhat disheartened, and now someone suddenly wanted to reignite that flame...

Anyone would feel uneasy in that situation, after all, they might not be able to withstand another failure.

Time passed by, and Lin Lin had finished reading the plan, while Qiu Yin was reading and thinking at the same time.

So the two chatted silently on WeChat, not daring to disturb Qiu Yin.

Do you think Brother Yin will agree?

"Let me ask you first, is this story good?"

"Okay! David and Lucy are such a shame, boohoo, aren't you going to give them a happy ending?"

"In the cyber world, tragedy is the theme."

"But you can't make every ending this tragic... Aren't you afraid of getting flamed by the players?"

"Since ancient times, for a visual novel to become a masterpiece, it must be a tearjerker."

"Distorted logic and heresy!"

"Tell me, aren't these endings impactful?"

"have!"

"That solves it, doesn't it?"

The silent exchange continued for a long time before a soft sigh reached their ears.

Qiu Yin has finished reading the "Marginal Walker" project proposal and can't help but sigh that the older generation was right.

A work of art must first and foremost have a good core.

And a game, first and foremost, has to be fun.

Just looking at the details described in this proposal makes the game seem interesting.

It's no wonder my game failed back then, since I'm really not good at creating an interesting core concept.

I've made peace with myself...

"Okay, I agree. Making a Galgame isn't difficult to begin with. Once you have the script, CG, and music ready, I'll just build it accordingly."

"Really?!" Si Hua raised his arm, ready to shout.

"But before the project even starts... have you figured out how to bribe my way in?"

"ha?"

They're already talking about money?