Only After I Was Reborn Did I Realize That I Had Childhood Sweethearts Chapter 449: Livehouse Debut

While the wives were busy chasing their careers, i Fang focused on the construction and expansion of Ximilu Studio during this autumn.

Since i Fang redefined and launched the concept of independent gas, he has absorbed a large number of dostic independent gas into his ga portfolio through the TabTab project and the GaJam Developer Competition.

Among these, there are several studios that would later gain significant fa in the future but were relatively unknown at this ti:

The Luoye Island project team was preparing to release “100 Days of Love during the College Entrance Exam,” which would later pioneer the dostic gal ga genre.Phantom Blade Network was set to launch their proud action ga “Axi” with their unique concept of ta-gas.The three mbers of Hunter Studio were recruiting the first batch of testers for their independent ga “Lost Castle.”In addition to these studios, i Fang also invited the well-known He Luo Studio, who would be releasing their coback title, “The Legend of Sword and Fairy,” this year. The Zhu Long Studio, which had previously released the “Gu Jian Qi Tan” series, was experiencing significant turmoil due to the departure of its lead creator Gong Changjun. i Fang helped stabilize the company through funding and collaboration.

So of these works were still in production, while others had already officially launched on the dostic TabTab platform. Since i Fang himself had “Journey of the Clouds,” a top-tier indie ga to back him up, these young drears were all very favorable toward i Fang’s plans.

Through arranging negotiations, collaborations, and angel investnts, i Fang secured exclusive distribution rights for these gas on TabTab. These products would serve as the backbone of i Fang’s dostic independent ga empire and continue to release works.

As for the “three swords of dostic gaming,” i Fang did bring up the possibility of cooperation, but companies like Daewoo and Xishanju were large corporations with significant capital, making it not easy to secure exclusive distribution rights. The exorbitant demands from the other side left i Fang unable to accept, so he gave up.

When communicating with these well-established dostic indie ga creators, i Fang could feel their ga design talents, but he also sensed a certain arrogance in them. They expressed strong disdain or even disgust towards so of the current ga design philosophies.

The inability to keep up with the tis, or rather, the strong prejudices against certain changes, was likely the key issue preventing so dostic single-player gas from evolving with the tis. This actually had little to do with the previous restrictions on ga approvals. To this day, so of their works had already been eliminated by the market, even before the approval storm began.

Hmm…

So it’s still better to talk to young people about gas!

However, i Fang was able to be so open-minded thanks to his experience from the future. He couldn’t really claim to be particularly amazing.

As for the overseas side, i Fang mainly relied on his mories to seek out works for local distribution cooperation.

This included the studio he had always been obsessed with, Cherry Studio, the creators of the highly acclaid troidvania-style ga “Hollow Knight” in the future.

At this ti, this studio was running a crowdfunding campaign on the famous platform Kickstarter. “Hollow Knight” had just released its basic version 1.0.0 and was preparing to launch on Steam. i Fang directly took over the Chinese localization for Steam and the distribution rights for TabTab.

Originally, Cherry Studio had planned to start developing the “Hornet DLC” once they raised $800,000, but they had only reached $300,000 at the ti. i Fang imdiately stepped in and helped them et their funding goal. As a result, two of the three main developers, Pellen and Gibson, rushed to Shenzhen to et i Fang, asking the “sugar daddy” for any requests regarding the future developnt of “Hollow Knight.”

“My request? Well, you can abandon the DLC idea for Hornet and directly move on to the next-generation sequel,” i Fang thought for a mont. “But I do have one hard request: you must finish this sequel before 2020.”

The two enthusiastic and cheerful Australian developers, upon hearing i Fang’s offer of a four-year developnt tiline, imdiately celebrated with applause.

“That’s easy, i, my friend. It took us three years to complete ‘Hollow Knight’ to its current state, so the sequel definitely won’t take as long!”

“You’d better!”

i Fang’s sudden frustration left the two main creators confused, but this could be understood since they didn’t know how long i Fang had waited for the release of “Silk Song” in his previous life, a wait that even ended with i Fang passing away without seeing it released.

(TL: LOL)

Kickstarter really is a great thing. As long as i Fang goes through the leaderboard, he knows which projects’ quality is worth his investnt.

Gas like “Enter the Gungeon,” “Transistor,” “Celeste,” “Shovel Knight,” “Slay the Spire,” and others—whenever he spots a ga he has played and liked, he will invest in it.

While other wealthy bosses buy luxury goods and expensive cars, i Fang is busy finding ga distribution rights, often imdiately passing them to the overseas market departnt. This has kept those departnts working overti nonstop, cursing i Fang’s ancestors under their breath, though i Fang is completely unaware of it.

In addition to these overseas projects, i Fang also focused on discovering dostic ga developers. He even managed to recruit Chen Xinghan, the renowned designer of Zen-style gas from Sony, hoping that Chen could join his team to help with the developnt of a 3A open-world ga.

Chen Xinghan’s work “Journey” was one of the most important references for “Journey of the Clouds” and one of the ntors that influenced i Fang’s pursuit of gas as the ninth art. After communicating with Chen Xinghan, i Fang gained even more insights into ga design but decided not to have Chen Xinghan lead the 3A open-world project.

Instead, i Fang decided to establish a new studio for Chen Xinghan and his team to work on a new project, “Code Na: Sky Encounter.”

As a ga producer himself, i Fang had his own views on ga developnt. If the producer and the boss didn’t align in their ideas, it would be easy to create many conflicts.

Having suffered in his previous life, i Fang would not interfere with the work of his studio’s producers, but he did expect his own projects to be undisturbed.

Take “End of the Lily” as an example—i Fang personally led the design of the script (written by i Fang), the art style (designed by Guo Yun), and the music style (designed by Liu Xiaoyu). i Fang ensured that this project retained a similar atmosphere and visual expression to his previous works, but improvents were made in level design, nurical control, and action design, giving the ga a smoother experience. The original ga had major flaws in these aspects, which were the primary sources of negative feedback.

In comparison to the original ga, which offered a 15-hour short narrative, i Fang revamped the levels to incorporate more world-building content and added extra hidden storylines and bosses. The entire story now felt more complete, and the 100% completion of the first playthrough could reach around 40 hours.

“This will be a Souls-like ga loved by the 2D ani community—at least, one that they will enjoy watching,” i Fang comnted on “End of the Lily.”

“End of the Lily” was set to be released in a week, but before that, i Fang had to attend a livehouse performance—though Xia Yuan/Lin Wanwan was not particularly eager about it.

“Why do you want to watch us perform when you’re so busy lately… We’re only going to sing four or five songs, what’s so interesting about it?”

“This is Wanwan’s debut, how could I, as her senior, not go watch?” i Fang answered.

“I’m not saying I don’t want you to watch… It’s just that you’re so busy with ga releases, and we’re just testing the waters. It would be embarrassing if we ssed up… I just want to perform perfectly in front of you… Can I?” Lin Wanwan clung to i Fang’s neck, repeatedly coaxing him not to go.

i Fang was a little unable to refuse Lin Wanwan, so he verbally agreed to not attend.

“Alright, alright… I won’t go,” i Fang said.

“You have to keep your word. If I find out you’re there, I won’t be friends with you anymore,” Lin Wanwan teased, planting a kiss on i Fang’s face. She then stood up and grabbed the guitar that Lin Youxi had been carrying on her back. “Ah Fang can’t go, but can’t I?”

“Well… It’s better if you don’t co either. Anyway… it’s quite embarrassing.”

“I don’t believe it… Can it be more embarrassing than so people’s performance in bed?”

“Youxi!”

Xia Yuan puffed up her cheeks and stomped her little feet. “I’ve been so busy lately… Ah Fang is just for stress relief, we haven’t really had much intimate ti, but it’ll get better soon, I promise!”

“Alright, alright… Enough about you.” Lin Youxi handed the guitar bag to Xia Yuan. “I checked everything for you, and even put so food in the side of your bag. If you start feeling nervous, just eat so bread to calm yourself down. You haven’t eaten much tonight, and I noticed you’re not in the best mood.”

“Ugh… Thanks, Youxi!” Xia Yuan gave Lin Youxi a big hug.

“I’ve been so busy lately, it’s been a while since I’ve hung out with you. Once I finish this round of rehearsals, I’ll spend more ti with you guys.”

“Busy… we’re all busy. After all, we’re all working hard for our careers,” Lin Youxi smiled and shook her head. “But it’s okay, while we’re young, we should do everything we want to do. Don’t wait until later and regret not doing it.”

“Yeah… I understand.” Xia Yuan nodded lightly, understanding Lin Youxi’s point.

This was their shared plan for university.

During this ti at university, they would pursue their dreams and ambitions, everything they had not yet accomplished.

Not just Xia Yuan, but Lin Youxi too.

And i Fang as well.

When the ti ca to start a family, their careers would no longer take priority.

This was the only ti they could chase their dreams with all their might.

Later, Xia Yuan turned to i Fang. “By the way, Ah Fang, Senior, Senior!”

“Before, I asked you to write a song for Xiaoyu. I didn’t expect it to get so busy lately. But I’ve already discussed it with Xiaoyu, and if you’re too busy, you don’t have to write it anymore. We don’t want to trouble you.”

“This… I’ve already written the lyrics. I’m just thinking about how to compose it.”

“Wow, you still have ti to think about this?” Xia Yuan exclaid.

“Well, since it’s a request from my wife, how could I not think about it?”

i Fang smiled and stuck his tongue out at Xia Yuan, who happily hugged him and kissed his cheek.

“Alright, alright… Senior, really, don’t push yourself too hard. I’m going to take the car with Xiaoxue and the others!”

“Safe travels!”

“Take care.”

i Fang and Lin Youxi watched as Xia Yuan closed the door and left the house.

“…”

“…”

“So… YuanYuan, has she really grown up?”

i Fang had just wiped his mouth when Lin Youxi’s advance once again ca close. As they whispered against each other’s ears, Lin Youxi began softly speaking to i Fang:

“If you’re worried, you can always go check on her…”

“But she told not to go to the livehouse. If I go, she’ll be upset, right?”

“Well, just don’t let her see you, and it’ll be fine, right?”

Lin Youxi said, “Besides, I heard that so livehouses aren’t very safe. Since it’s their first ti, don’t you think it’s natural to check on them to feel at ease?”

“So you just want to go yourself… You just promised her you wouldn’t go!”

“It was Lin Youxi who promised Lin Wanwan,” Lin Youxi said, putting on her glasses, pointing her lips in a slightly awkward expression, “What does it have to do with Xia Zaizao?”

“That… That makes sense! As long as we don’t get recognized as the station master and the young lady, it should be fine.”

i Fang thought for a mont, “You’re Xia Zaizao, and she’s Lin Wanwan. I’ll be i Zhongzhong, right?”

“No, that sounds awful…” Lin Youxi shook her head, “I don’t like it.”

“I think so too… How about we think of another na?”

“No ti to waste, let’s think about it on the way?”

“Okay!”

So, i Wuwu and Xia Zaizao disguised themselves and took a taxi to the livehouse, intending to go watch Yi Xia Band’s Lin Wanwan’s debut solo band performance.