Chapter 512: 301
After watching the demo released by the Fang Cheng Studio, executives at Druid Entertainnt were lost in thought.
Recently, Druid Entertainnt’s stock price had been climbing, and many investors who had been watching from the sidelines had begun to buy in, further driving up the stock price.
Although it appeared to be thriving, only the company’s executives knew that this was rely the effect of positive news.
Landick had recently been saying, he’d already made initial contact with Fang Cheng Studio (sent an email), the other party was very interested in our proposal (read but did not reply), we’re preparing to negotiate the acquisition soon (unilateral agreent also counts as agreent), and we believe we’ll make substantive progress in the near future (let’s discuss the definition of ‘soon’).
Under a series of euphemistic expressions, the intelligence that Druid Entertainnt was about to acquire Fang Cheng Studio seed to be a done deal, and North Arican gars comnted that Landick had personified the act quite well this ti, he actually managed to do sothing human.
But only the top brass knew, these were all lies.
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The acquisition wasn’t even on the agenda, nothing was concrete, it was all just Landick’s wishful thinking, with none of the prerequisites t.
And now, having seen the new ga demo from Fang Cheng Studio, so gars who still nurtured fantasies about Druid Entertainnt started leaving ssages on Twitter:
[Landick, didn’t you say you were preparing to acquire Fang Cheng Studio? Why haven’t you started promoting the new ga then?]
[At least release so news about it, we really want to see.]
[Right, what’s the gaplay like, is it online or single-player, is there any connection to previous gas, why aren’t you announcing these details?]
[Indeed, there’s been no news so far, don’t tell you actually have no plans to bring it over?]
[Speaking of which, the ban hasn’t been lifted yet, how have you been negotiating?]
More and more voices of doubt erged, to the point where even controlling the comnts was unmanageable.
If the quality of the recent demo had been diocre, gars wouldn’t have had any expectations for an average ga.
However, even if Druid Entertainnt’s executives viewed the demo with the most critical eyes, they had to admit, it was a ga that easily sparked interest.
Especially since its platform was the gaming capsule, this novel gaming thod seed inherently suited for such highly imrsive gas, making other gas seem like rciless destruction when it ca to chopping trees.
So executives were ready to get one for themselves after watching the demo, since they had channels to bypass the ban.
Facing this situation, Landick was out of options.
On one hand, he needed to stabilize the stock price, on the other, he had to maintain the ban. However, calls to lift the ban were becoming louder, reaching levels that even Landick couldn’t ignore.
Yet, he knew full well he really didn’t have any relevant gas, so he looked at the other executives and asked, “Do any of you have any good ideas?”
The conference room fell silent, everyone mutely gazed at each other, unable to think of a single useful idea.
With a heavy sigh, Landick knew he had probably reached a perilous juncture.
Most of Druid Entertainnt was his people, which allowed him to sit in the CEO’s chair for decades, regardless of any blunders along the way.
But if everyone’s core interests were compromised, Landick knew he would definitely be the first to be sacrificed, with no alternate choices.
Therefore, he must devise a strategy that could bypass the current ban while also allowing dostic gars to obediently be harvested like leeks, even allowing himself to make a tidy profit.
Unfortunately, the people before him were unreliable; thus, he had to co up with a good idea on his own to pull this off.
After announcing the end of the eting, he asked his secretary to stay.
He personally poured a glass of rum for his secretary and asked with concern, “Leon, are you married?”
The secretary took a wary step back and said earnestly to Landick, “Landick, I must tell you, our relationship hasn’t reached that level. If you continue to invade my personal space, I will consider calling the police.”
“… Last ti it was you who said you liked Huaxia culture! So what’s wrong with trying to get closer to you following Huaxia culture?”
“I don’t think I need to get closer to you, and the part you chose to use happens to be the one I least appreciate.”
Looking at his young but resolute secretary, Landick wondered if he had chosen the wrong person.
But he didn’t understand gas, knowing only profits, so he needed soone who understood gas to help him strategize and make sense of the current gaming environnt.
Therefore, even though the other party was too forthright, he had no choice but to pinch his nose and accept it.
After coughing, he said to Leon, “You have seen the situation at the eting just now. You also understand the current crisis of the company.”
“Yeah,” Leon nodded, “What I saw was a bunch of guys who brought it upon themselves, thinking about how to make their mistakes less obvious. But it’s like a silent fart in an elevator, no matter how well you hide it, eventually, it becos evident from your gradually yellowing pants.”
The straightforward statent gave Landick a chest pain, and it took him a long while to recover.
Taking a long breath, he said to Leon, “So here’s the situation, I hope to release a ga that will make everyone believe it’s a forthcoming ga from the Fang Cheng Studio.”
“You can get the approval, but you better lift the ban first.”
“I am soone with a reputation to uphold, I should…”
“Pfft… sorry, I couldn’t hold it in. Continue…”
“…I should maintain my dignity in a more gentle manner. And besides, the Fang Cheng Studio will ultimately be ours, so don’t worry about the timing. Back to the original issue, the ga is not made by the Fang Cheng Studio, but I need others to believe it was made by them.”
Leon looked at Landick, “What you an is, you want to create sothing similar based on this demo.”
“You don’t understand what I an, what I an is…”
Raising his hand to interrupt Landick, Leon said, “I’m quite sure of your aning, the thod is actually very simple—first, register a studio called Fang Cheng Studio.”
Writing down the two characters on paper, Landick looked at it for a long ti, then asked, “Isn’t this the sa word? Fang Cheng and Fang Cheng, what’s the difference?”
“Good, that’s exactly the effect we want. For the second step, extract each item from the demo’s images one fra at a ti, re-analyze and model them, and then make a similar ga. According to the promotion, it’s a farming ga, so we might as well make a farming ga too.”
Hearing this, Landick sighed in relief, “Right, you got my point. That’s precisely what I an.”
Patting Leon’s shoulder enthusiastically, he said, “Good job, lad. I have high hopes for you. Proceed with this plan. I’m counting on you. The budget and the new studio are under your control, and I expect to see the product as soon as possible. Ah, I have a charity auction to attend to now. Make sure this task is done well and show the Fang Cheng Studio what we are made of.”
Putting on his suit, Landick hurriedly left but stopped at the door, looking back at Leon, “Rember, what we’re doing is a new ga creation thod with Druid Entertainnt’s characteristic, not imitation.”
“…Yes, sir.”
As Landick left, Leon sighed and started to prepare his project proposal.
Farming gas are not that difficult, but the flow experience is the most important aspect, summarized as the pace of the ga. For farming gas, the pace is crucial.
Modeling and the like could be found in Druid Entertainnt’s art asset library, and there were plenty of related resources that allowed him to pick and collaborate with ga artists to create a product resembling the gas from Fang Cheng Studio by eighty to ninety percent. This gap could be glossed over with a North Arican special edition, and how long that would hold was not sothing he needed to worry about.
But replicating the rhythm was tricky, especially after Leon compared it with the numbers from “The Forest’s Second Son,” making him realize that whoever produced such values was definitely a genius.
He used to think that only Fang Cheng in Fang Cheng Studio was a genius, but now it seed that there were quite a few outstanding individuals there.
With this thought, Leon couldn’t help clutching his head, wondering how much confidence Landick must have to believe he could surely acquire a studio teeming with talent.
However, the task was already assigned, and there was no turning back.
He had no choice but to continue working.
If the salary weren’t high, he would have left this job long ago.
Leon knew his innovative abilities were lacking, but he had one trait that was particularly suited for ga developnt.
His analytical skills were quite strong; many things he looked at for a short while and he could discern their logic, like in a math competition, where he could see three solutions to the final question at a glance, or even a particularly simple, efficient, and elegant thod.
Analyzing the contents of the demo, he utilized the available resources and existing templates to recreate a set of values and managed to produce a PC version and Xbax version of “Forest 3” in an extrely short amount of ti.
“Forest 3” was set to be released before Fang Cheng Studio, but right before the launch, he approached Landick, hesitantly saying, “Is it really okay for us to do this?”
“There’s nothing wrong with it,” Landick replied, filing his nails carelessly, “I’ve already cashed out my shares at a high. If this works, the stock will soar, and if it fails, I can buy back in at a low. I think there’s no problem.”
“You really are a hopeless, corrupt CEO,” Leon sighed.
“But this CEO can offer you a salary you simply can’t refuse,” Landick said with a smile.
Watching the confident Landick, Leon could only shake his head, preparing to release “Forest 3.”
Fate is inescapable, thought Leon helplessly.
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