Chapter 1018 New Year’s Eve (2)

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It is not easy for a company to produce a hit game, not to mention that Blizzard has already produced several in a row. In order to bring high-quality masterpieces to players, it is normal to spend more time polishing them.

However, the polishing time this time seems to be a bit too long. It has been almost a year and there is still no news about the new work. We only know that it is a two-dimensional open world and nothing else is known.

In fact, ACG has declined somewhat in China in recent years. It was originally a small circle and was very popular in the past few years. However, as young people grow up, the audience has been lost quite seriously.

After all, today’s middle school students are either playing King of Chicken mobile games or playing Douyin and Kuaishou. Station B, the largest two-dimensional portal, is also de-two-dimensionalizing itself.

With the base areas gone, the situation is naturally not much better.

Therefore, fans are actually not very optimistic about this new work. They think that Blizzard Studio is so high-level that it should gamify China's IP like next door.

Black Myth is an example. Although three years have passed since the first video was released, and no concrete results have been seen yet, players are still willing to continue waiting.

Similarly, players' hopes for Blizzard Studio are to produce a similar game, and ideally to create a wave of cultural output around the world.

We already have Black Mythology, can we also have Black Three Kingdoms and Black Water Margin?

Japan next door has made several big IPs based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which also made many foreigners mistakenly believe that the Three Kingdoms is actually Japanese.

This is caused by the insufficient domestic cultural output. However, there are currently only a limited number of domestic manufacturers capable of exporting, so Blizzard Studio naturally shouldered everyone's hopes.

However, Luo Quan herself has never said that she wants to export culture. She firmly believes that as long as the work is outstanding enough, it will naturally attract foreigners, and they will take the initiative to learn more about it after they become interested.

This is actually enough. If I have to be like Rafe and let foreigners praise my country's talent, it is called cultural export, then Luo Quan feels that the difficulty is comparable to landing on the moon.

Raf himself is so fanatical because of money, and there are not many foreigners like him on the Internet.

As for how to arouse the interest of foreigners, many people may not believe it, that is GHS.

According to reports received from Li Jiang, among the several games currently produced by the studio, the most popular ones are all female characters.

Tifa and Aerith in "Final Fantasy", Aerith, Gil, and King Ada in "Resident Evil", Sylvanas, Tyrande, and Jaina in "World of Warcraft", and "Overwatch" "All the heroines in ".

According to data provided by some foreign websites, the above characters are the ones with the highest search index in the 3D area, especially Overwatch, which really accounts for half of the 3D area.

It stands to reason that League of Legends was released so many years earlier than Overwatch, and there are many female heroes, but it is far less popular on social media such as Twitter than Overwatch.

One of the reasons is that there are not many female heroes in League of Legends who meet the normal aesthetics, and the recent ones are almost all politically correct black girls, and their image is even more unflattering.

And Overwatch, that's awesome.

As early as during the closed beta, the heroines were given the nickname "Butt Guard" because of their good looks and good figures.

After the public beta, the character modeling was shared, and foreign bosses directly used it to make 3D short videos, and the popularity became uncontrollable.

If you search for overwatch on Twitter now, you may not be able to find any tweets related to competitions or games, but you will be able to find more exciting and exciting content.

So there is reason to believe that a large part of Overwatch’s popularity comes from these GHS video creators.

Interestingly, many people who did not originally play Overwatch also chose to join the game after watching the video, which is equivalent to a good publicity effect.

As for why I chose to play Overwatch, it’s because the female game characters in foreign countries are so ugly that none of them are attractive. They are either burly aunts or black girls with lips as thick as sausages.

Suddenly, Overwatch appeared. Not all of the heroines in it were beauties, but Mercy, Widowmaker, Diva, and Tracer were definitely the type that people fell in love with at first sight.

Comparing the two, those products of political correctness should all be dragged to the stake.

There is no harm without comparison. Players' eyes are not blind. Their mouths can lie, but "just because" cannot.

It is precisely because of this reason that Overwatch has saved a lot of promotional expenses. Although it didn't sound very glorious at first, it became a joke as time went on.

Blizzard Studio is also known as the studio that understands male players best. From Final Fantasy to Overwatch, the heroines are all top-notch, and Lsp really loves them.

Therefore, GHS is the primary productive force. A game with good gameplay and picture quality will easily become popular if its characters are pleasing to the eye.

Why is DoTA2 not as popular as League of Legends?

In addition to the troublesome account application and more complicated operations, the weird character modeling is also one of the reasons.

Therefore, Luo Quan’s subordinates who are art designers have always emphasized that the characters in the game are the facade, and only by looking good can the characters attract players.

And the design can be bolder, and the female characters can be more sexy. It is difficult for a nun game that is light and watery to become popular.

After all, not only men, but also female players actually prefer this kind of more attractive female characters.

And this is why she chose to make two-dimensional games.

Even though 2D seems to be dying in China, it is still quite influential internationally. After all, Japan’s efforts over the past few decades have made it famous and opened up a huge market.

She has picked a peach now. After all, Japan's current two-dimensional games are still in a state of flux, and there is nothing particularly outstanding.

Stand-alone masterpieces are released every year, but the style of painting is all 3D realistic, which is still very different from the pure two-dimensional style.

This is a huge market gap. Although netizens are not optimistic about it, she has discovered the hidden business opportunities in it.

It’s just that the game isn’t ready yet, and no matter how much fans play it, she still has nothing to talk about:

"I understand everyone's desire to play a new game, but I can only say that the game is still in production and information cannot be revealed in a short period of time."

Fans also knew this was the result, so they were not particularly sad. They just joked:

"It's being done. It means I just created a new folder."

"Haha, in fact, Blizzard Studio's output speed is considered to be among the best in the industry. The average of 1.5 games a year is really quite a lot."

"Recently, many foreign media have been attacking Overwatch characters for being too good-looking and politically incorrect. I hope Luo Bao can withstand the pressure and not be too affected."

"Don't worry, the media is what Luo Bao is least afraid of."

"I'm looking forward to the new work. As a veteran of the second dimension, I also want to change my taste."

"If mobile phones and computers can communicate with each other, then we probably can't rely too much on the picture quality."

"This is my first time making a mobile game, so be cautious and wait until the first promotional video comes out before you brag about it."

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Luo Quan's fans are relatively rational in most cases, and they only appear fanatical on a few occasions, such as when she takes swimsuit photos.

Sadly, this kind of fanaticism has not happened for a long time.

Amid the urging of fans, Luo Quan, who was not very sleepy, was forced to log off and asked to sleep quickly.

"Aging starts from every time you stay up late. Don't look at your smooth and tender skin now. If you continue to stay up late, you will turn into chicken skin!"

"Go to bed quickly Luo Bao. Go to bed early and get up early for good health."

"It's been airing for several hours. No matter how excited I am, I can't be so restless."

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When she didn't broadcast much in the past, fans clamored for extra time every day.

Luo Quan feels quite happy now that he is doing a high-intensity live broadcast but is being urged to take a break.

But the fans also want her best, so it's better for her to be respectful than to obey.

After turning off the live broadcast, Luo Quan lay down on the bed and closed his eyes, and the spiritual power in his body began to work.

When meditation and sleep are combined, practicing becomes a relaxing and enjoyable chore.

When you feel tired, you can fall asleep within five minutes after closing your eyes, and it can also increase your skill. Even in the world, this is a very rare cultivation method.

It's a pity that I can't stay in this state for too long. After all, there are still many things to deal with during the day.

The next day, Luo Quan spent the whole morning reading this year's financial report.

This year's performance has been good. The company's net profit is around 3 billion, and its reputation has also skyrocketed. Now spring water companies are quite famous all over the world.

Next year Luoquan decides to continue to expand and seek more diversified business.

The company's current businesses include entertainment, games, and food. Luo Quan feels that the development potential of electronic products is also quite large. He can try to enter and see if there are any good projects.

"Finally finished reading." Luo Quan lay on the sofa, crossed his legs and stretched.

There is a lot of financial report data for one year, and I feel a little dizzy after reading it carefully.

The key point is that as the boss, she has to look at these data. Although she trusts several senior executives in the company, she must be on guard against others.

Some seniors have said that as long as a company has more than 100 employees, it is impossible not to avoid corruption. The bigger the company, the more serious it will be.

Now Quanshui Company is a large company with thousands of people. If everyone is fair and honest, she will definitely not believe it.

So she wouldn't dig into some small accounts if they didn't add up, they were just normal losses.

But if the amount exceeds a certain amount, then she will definitely have to clear it up.

Many of the celebrities who lost their houses this year suffered from financial problems. Now that she earns so much every year, she has to be more careful about taxes.

The good news is that after reading the financial statements, Luo Quan didn't find any major problems, except that the purchase prices of certain goods and employee travel expenses were a bit inflated, so these were regarded as benefits.

After reading the financial report, Luo Quan threw it aside and rubbed his sore temples.

"Luoluo, have you watched the news?" Wen Xia, who was sitting next to him, suddenly asked.

"No, I've been reading the company's financial report." Luo Quan twisted on the sofa, trying to move his stiff joints, "What happened?"

"Sicong hit someone and was placed in administrative detention." Wen Xia replied, "It is said that Sicong is very tough and refuses to accept mediation. He would rather be imprisoned for a few days than pay compensation."

"Haha, are you so angry?"

When Luo Quan heard about such a big melon, he quickly opened Weibo and started searching.

Sure enough, Sicong's case of beating someone in the back and detaining him has exploded. What happened last night has now been discussed over 100 million times.

As a celebrity who has been active on Weibo since its early days, Si Cong has been a top streamer for many years.

At first, he took advantage of the fact that his father was the richest man, and he spoke unscrupulously. He dared to comment on any celebrity, and from time to time he broke some shocking news that was not known to the public.

Because of his "true temperament", he has gained quite a lot of fans online.

Of course, most fans actually come here for his money.

However, as Si Cong's father's Yifa Group fell into a deep debt crisis, Si Cong also lost all his own investments and owed a lot of debt.

The Discipline Inspection Commission of the entertainment industry, which was originally fearless, has also become low-key and rarely appears on the Internet anymore.

The last time he was on the hot search, it was a recent photo of him going to a bar with his girlfriend. I don’t know who his girlfriend is anymore. The last time he was sitting next to four girls, I don’t know which one is his girlfriend. Or maybe both.

Although the investment failed and the family wealth was not as good as before, Sicong still had savings that were beyond the reach of ordinary people, and he could still live happily even if he didn't work hard.

Many netizens criticize Sicong, but in fact, why don't they want to have his origin and family background?

However, Si Cong obviously didn't know what kind of conflict he had with the person being beaten this time, so he personally broke the bridge of his nose, which was initially determined to be a minor injury.

If you do not accept mediation, you will be detained for at least seven days. If you are unlucky, you will have to spend this year in a detention center.

Netizens in the comment area also clapped and applauded, shouting that since they are public figures, they should be punished for causing such a bad impact!

In short, they were very happy to see Si Cong being unlucky.

There was no way. After all, Si Cong had been too active on the Internet before and offended many people. Now that he had the opportunity to add insult to injury, of course he would not let it go.

However, Luo Quan felt that Si Cong's father would definitely fish his son out for the sake of face.

It doesn't matter if the compensation is higher, but it would be too embarrassing if Si Cong was really allowed to spend so many days in the detention center.

Therefore, Luo Quan predicts that news of reconciliation will come soon, and maybe discussions are already underway.

"You see, rich people do evil things and they also have to pay the price."

After Luo Quan finished reading the news, he turned to his brother and said.