Otherworldly Architect

The days of fulfilling work always pass extremely fast.

Soon it will be May of this year again, and the preparations for this year's Blue Star Carnival have already begun.

Among other things, the park on Blue Star's side is going to be open for a whole month——

The Blue Star Paradise project was officially launched.

Before and after this year's carnival, Blue Star Paradise will be in trial operation for a month, and it will be decided to officially open in the second half of this year after seeing the effect.

But even if it is agreed to be a "trial operation", there are still crowds of players who come to experience it.

In other words, just because it is a trial operation, it has aroused the interest of players.

May is still the end of spring in the local area, and the weather is gradually getting hotter, especially when people are crowded together and lined up, it looks even more dull.

Fortunately, the park had foreseen this scene early on, so the tickets for Blue Star Paradise were sold entirely online, eliminating the sad possibility of "queuing up to buy tickets in the middle of the night but still not getting them".

Nowadays, most of the people who are crowding around outside the park are still nearby tourists who have a fluke mentality and want to ask the scalpers if they have tickets.

And the scalpers were also surrounded miserablely: "No more, really no more..." You gamers, do you have to move so fast? !The professional ticket grabbing team didn't even get a few tickets! ! !

Blue Star Paradise opens at [-]:[-] am every morning and closes at [-]:[-] pm. Tourists are not allowed to spend the night inside.

However, there will naturally be corresponding hotels nearby for players to rest their feet. If there are unsatisfied tourists, of course, they can try to grab tickets for the next day and take a two-day tour of Blue Star Paradise.

Although the current park is only the first phase of the project and half of the park has just been opened, it cannot hold back the enthusiasm of the players.

Some senior fans can spend most of the day just in the "Minecraft" park, and they are not willing to leave.

——After all, the Blue Star Carnival is the real thing, and you can't get a ticket in your life!The next best thing is to visit the Blue Star Paradise, at least you can really touch the experience hall! !

Tickets for this year's carnival are still in short supply, and have fetched sky-high prices of tens of thousands on the black market.

Because this year's situation is even more special, it happens to be the tenth Blue Star Carnival——

Rounding it up, it is equivalent to the [-]th anniversary celebration of Blue Star Studio!

For the players, it is not a small anniversary, not to mention for the Mingjiao fans, it is like celebrating the New Year's Eve.

Being able to participate in the carnival on such a day, many people who got tickets cried with joy, thinking that it was a once in a lifetime lucky experience.

This year's carnival is also a year in which all the staff of the two studios, Blue Star and Tulong Baodao, participated.

Clearly saying that there is no preference for one over another, another dragon-slaying experience area was opened in Blue Star Paradise, and the next game of Dragon-slaying Sword was also put in the experience hall.

On the one hand, the studios on both sides have their own rules and regulations and development cycles, on the other hand, the employees play very close to each other, regardless of each other, which can be regarded as an interesting "one country, two systems".

At this year's Carnival's player exchange meeting, the most eye-catching thing was the player meeting.

Mingyan has his own half-hour time, which is also the time he has the closest contact with players in a year.

Looking down the stage, the fluorescent sticks converged into a galaxy, and the sparkling light seemed to carry the players' expectant eyes.

The host asked him: "This year is really a year of turmoil. Master Ming also announced his dual identity. May I ask what kind of mentality Master Ming had at that time to establish Blue Star Studio and Tulong Baodao Studio successively?" ?”

Ming Yan said with a smile: "At that time, Blue Star was created to facilitate the release of "My World" and the follow-up "League of Legends". The latter was a relatively new game concept at the time. The prices offered were far lower than expected, and some people even offered to buy the full copyright for 20—"

After he finished speaking, he paused slightly because he heard an uproar from the audience.

Even the host gasped.

— 20!Buy League of Legends! !

Who doesn't know how hot "League of Legends" is now?At the end of the ninth season, the tax paid to the government last year was close to [-] million!

20?It's not too bad to propose 20 billion to buy the limited agency rights of "League of Legends"!

"Yes, it was very unpopular at the time, so I had no choice but to set up my own studio, publish it myself, and discuss cooperation with the platform by myself—it was a good idea, and with Xia Cheng's help, I signed a step-by-step contract." Mingyan said He let out a sigh of relief and said, "And even if "League of Legends" was launched, it was operating at a loss for the first year, and even the publicity funds were all borrowed by Xia Cheng. I think many people have heard that Yes. In order to attract more people to the game, I planned to set up the League of the Sixth Star Province, which is the prototype of the current S game. At that time, there was not even a single sponsor—"

Hearing this, there was another burst of noise from the audience.

Especially the bosses sitting in the front row, they almost want to go crazy when they hear this.

Take a look at the current level of sponsorship in League of Legends!Large multinational companies must compete for jobs!

The biggest sponsor of the ninth season last year was the Sixth Star Provincial Air Force Directorate-yes!Government troops!Want to put their recruitment advertisements on it, but also honestly put in the bid!

At this moment, in this situation, the bosses just want to beat their chests and stamp their feet, and go back to the past ten years ago...buy the advertising rights for ten or twenty years!

Ming Yan was still eloquent: "There are no sponsors, the funds are stretched, and even wanting to pay Varian a salary is a bit daunting."

Varian, sitting next to him, laughed.

Well, at that time, it was clearly stated that he directly signed a gambling contract with him.It was only later that he found out that this was also intentional by Master Ming, because if he didn't sign it like this, the salary for the first year might not be paid on schedule...

Thinking about it now, Chief Master Ming is really, cunning like a devil when he was young... Oh no, he is scheming!

Mingyan laughed heartily and said, "As you all know, almost all the proceeds from "Minecraft" were donated. So at that time, I was poor and broke, so I could only find a way to make a new game and make a little money quickly. So that "League of Legends" can continue to operate."

I just want to continue to operate, which can be said to be extremely humble.

Who would have thought that the now-powerful "League of Legends" would have such a difficult time back then?

The managers and investors who missed this opportunity ten years ago may still be in the sea of ​​investment ten years later, but they don't know that the poor boy they rejected at that time has grown into a giant now.

Presumably, many people now dream back at midnight, regretting until their intestines turn green, wishing they could go back to the past and start over again.

They missed the biggest opportunity in their lives to make a fortune!Obviously, as long as he hitches a ride with Chief Master Ming, he will be rich and prosperous for the rest of his life, but the me back then was able to see but not see Mount Tai! !

The host also said with emotion: "It turns out that Tulong Baodao studio was really founded because of funding problems."

The players in the audience were also moved, and some even cried.

"..." Mingyan hurriedly said, "No, Blue Star is not that poor anymore. At least we have sufficient funds to continue developing many games. Thank you for caring about us."

But nothing seems to work.

The players have been completely immersed in the plot of "What a Miserable Dragon Slaying Sword", and expressed distressedly: [Cub, you have suffered, we misunderstood you before...]

【WooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowWhere does the player get the money to develop Blue Star Doomsday if they don't charge money? Where does the Hunter World come from? 】

[That is, what's wrong with spending money on the games you like!Have you heard the story of Zigong receiving a cow?Tulong Baodao is also a conscientious enterprise! 】

[Don’t buy it, don’t buy it during the discount period.When the carnival is over, I will buy all the dragon-slaying games at full price. 】

This year's player meeting was really as expected, many people were curious about Mingyan's dual identity.

In the last 10 minutes, when the players asked questions, they started one after another: [Master! !How many hours do you sleep a day? 】

Mingyan pondered for a while, and felt that half of this problem depended on Xia Cheng.

But he still answered very seriously: "About seven hours. Please rest assured, I have plenty of personal time."

Players: [The teacher is working too hard, only 7 hours a day without work. 】

Mingyan: "..." Huh?

Players: [Teacher Master!What plans does Blue Star and Tulong have this year? 】

Ming Yan said with a smile: "Well, let me see... Blue Star Doom 3, The Way of the Assassin, the first expansion piece of Hunter World. There is also a new game here."

The player asked again: 【Did you personally participate in the design and production of so many games? 】

Mingyan said: "Not all of it, my personal energy is limited, and part of it is handed over to other designers."

Zhuo Yu, who was sitting next to him, changed his position a little uncomfortably.

Players: [Is this why you abducted Master Zhuo? 】

"Cough!" Ming Yan said, "How can it be called 'guai' when you love and I wish? If you have any questions, you can ask Master Zhuo later and you will understand."

Zhuo Yu: Humph╭(╯^╰)╮, I just look at the deliciousness of Blue Star’s lemon cake, and it’s definitely not for your Jinshan Yinhai’s research and development funds...

The players also asked: [The two studios of Blue Star and Tulong will not merge in the future, will they? 】

"Of course they will be treated equally." Mingyan replied, "The main working principles of the two sides are different. Here at Blue Star Studio, we have been trying new game types, exploring more game methods, and creating some brand new ideas and gameplays. As for Tulong Baodao Studio, we are committed to targeting more player groups, so that everyone can experience the joy of exclusive and customized games, which should be said to be a more people-friendly way of creation.”

Clearly winking his eyes, he said mischievously: "By the way, we have raised two cats in Tulong Baodao studio to ensure more fairness and equality."

Many reporters who watched the live broadcast couldn't help but remember their notes when they heard this.

And the players seem to understand, but they only understand one thing: [That is to say! ! !We still have at least two games a year! ! !yeah! !Long live the technique of shadow clone! ! 】

【Master!Please start another studio!We want more!please! ! 】