Chapter 519 Final Fantasy

After posting six songs in a row, Luo Quan safely started the live broadcast in his room and had half a day of free time.

In order to record songs these days, I haven't been doing much live broadcasting. With so many ways of working, it is easier to sit in front of the computer and do live broadcasts for everyone.

She has already recorded the remaining four songs, but they will not be released together until the early morning of the day after tomorrow.

The days of continuous high temperatures will probably end in two days, and that will be the day when the crew restarts work.

Taking advantage of the free time in the past few days, Luo Quan also broadcast live for a while to avoid making fans too lonely.

As for the content of the live broadcast, Luo Quan also lost his dream after playing some "revenge social" games.

These games are fun, but sometimes they can really make people mad. There is no need to make yourself angry when you have a good rest.

Speaking of which, the games in this world are really impressive. There are not many AAA masterpieces, and the picture quality is really impressive.

However, just like in the previous life, the quality of foreign games far exceeds that of domestic games, many companies and studios are prospering, and excellent masterpieces are emerging one after another.

Just a few days ago, Yuju Company announced that they have developed a powerful game engine called "Frost Snow Flower". The image quality of the games produced with it has a qualitative leap compared to other games!

This news immediately detonated game forums at home and abroad. After watching the demonstration video, everyone was saying that a new era of video games was coming.

As a base camp for young people, Station B naturally likes to play a lot of online games. As soon as Luo Quan started broadcasting today, fans also asked her to talk about this matter.

"Where is the way out for China Games?" Luo Quan wanted to laugh when he saw this question, but he really didn't know what to say.

After thinking for a while, she said in a deep voice:

“Currently domestic PC games and stand-alone games are basically stuck on Xianxia, ​​with role-playing as Xianxia, ​​action combat as Xianxia, ​​and even shooting games also use Xianxia themes.

Obviously the sales and reputation are not very good, it means that this road is not feasible, and the strategy should be changed in time to find a way out. "

These words immediately triggered a discussion in the barrage:

"Making fairy tales is for cultural export. Once done, foreigners will definitely be able to understand our Chinese culture."

"It's a pity that the work is not very good. The action is stiff, the plot is immature, and the special effects only deal with light pollution."

"Domestic single-player games are in a dead end, and there is no way to save this environment."

"At least our mobile game industry is quite developed, and it is definitely number one in the world!"

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"Haha, our mobile games are really great. If the east is not bright, the west is bright." Luo Quan's laughter was full of ridicule, "As for stand-alone games, I believe there is still a market in China, and if we make If it's good, you can still make money by selling it overseas.

The key question is whether the quality of the game can reach a level that allows players to buy it.

I think many people attach great importance to a cultural output. For the current domestic game industry, this is completely a castle in the air. The foundation has not been laid yet. Why do you want to take it to the next level? "

At this point, Luo Quan chuckled: "With my influence, I haven't achieved any cultural output. It's too difficult to expect to use a game to export."

As a Chinese, she definitely hopes to promote traditional Chinese culture and let foreigners understand the beauty of China.

But the ways she can output are also relatively limited. In most cases, she can only use songs, and sometimes she can wear Hanfu to take photos or something.

When I sang "Princess" before, I did export a lot of culture, which made foreign fans search for relevant knowledge.

But this knowledge is temporary. Once the popularity of the song passes, not many people will care about it.

Therefore, this task is a long and arduous task for all Chinese people with international influence.

"Of course, I'm not saying that no one can do a good job in cultural export, such as YouTube blogger Wang Xiaojiu." Luo Quan took the most famous Chinese person on YouTube as an example, "She just wore Hanfu and took pictures of some rural areas. Videos of daily life posted on YouTube may not seem special to us, but they are popular abroad.

In the final analysis, Wang Xiaojiu’s videos are good and others are willing to watch them.

Since they are willing to see it, then these people also agree to understand it. In this way, won’t there be cultural export? This is the correct way to open it! "

A long speech, the barrage was filled with voices of agreement.

The truth is sometimes very simple, but what is missing is someone who can explain it thoroughly and convince the public.

"So does Luo Bao have any good suggestions for the current plight of domestic games?"

"This question is a bit over the top. Luo Quan is not a gamer."

"You should ask Penguin and Netcom this question. These are the two leaders in domestic games. Only when they work together can domestic games have hope."

"That's okay, let's destroy it. I don't want to play stand-alone and have to look at the VIP interface for the first charge of 6 yuan."

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"Uh, that's about it." Luo Quan scratched his head, some words were really hard to say.

After all, she has a close relationship with Penguin now, and the cooperation between the two parties has always been quite pleasant. It is not appropriate to start a live broadcast or be weird.

But the key point is that what Penguin is doing in gaming right now is really a bit off, and I don’t know what to say other than complaining.

"I can only say that there is still hope. If there is really no good stand-alone machine, I can make a few for everyone to enjoy." Luo Quan said in a half-joking tone.

As early as a few months ago, she made up her mind to expand the business of Quanshui Entertainment Company, including media, and now she also temporarily added games.

It’s not a well-thought-out decision, but it’s not completely unplanned either. Many businesses actually have homework to copy.

As for the stand-alone game she was talking about, she only mentioned the word stand-alone, not 3A.

She still knows a lot about low-cost and fun stand-alone games, such as The Binding of Isaac, Plants vs. Zombies, Angry Birds, etc., which are not available in this world.

Although it is not as shocking as foreign 3A games, it is definitely not bad at fun and can help the company get a good start in the game business.

However, fans obviously misunderstood what Luo Quan meant. They all thought that Luo Quan was announcing that he would get involved in the 3A industry, and they immediately started celebrating.

Seeing the message that filled the screen: Domestic 3A has hope, she suddenly felt like she was riding a tiger.

Me, my sister said I want to be a 3A!

Luo Quan wanted to cry at this time, but couldn't.

The terrible thing is that this matter soon became a hot search topic on Zhihu and Weibo, and the entire Internet immediately became aware of it. At this time, Luo Quan had not even finished half of his clarification essay.

Whether it's Zhihu's answer or Weibo's comments, they are all optimistic about Luo Quan, hoping that she can make a AAA masterpiece to set an example for game studios across the country and teach them how to make games!

To this day, netizens have developed a habit of unconditional trust in Luo Quan, feeling that she is omnipotent and can do anything.

This is both good and bad for her.

Before she fell over, she was not a perfect goddess.

But if it overturns, it will fall off the altar, and there is no room for error.

"Hey, where do you get so much time?" Luo Quan looked at the hot searches with a headache, not knowing what to do.

That's right, she was worried about where she got all the time, not what to do.

It's just a 3A. As long as she has time and spends a lot of money to recruit, she can definitely develop it. She has a lot of creative ideas in her mind, and every one of them is a masterpiece that subverts the current video game landscape.

However, making a game is much more labor-intensive than making an album or filming a movie. It can take as long as one year, or as long as two or three years. She doesn't want to spend time on this.

Just when she was worrying about whether to confess to the excited netizens, an email in her mailbox caught her attention.

"Hello Luo Quan, I am the head of China Unreal Studio. We heard that you are interested in making a domestic 3A game. The Unreal Engine we developed has great advantages in making 3A games. Maybe we can use it to make 3A games." This is an opportunity to discuss cooperation."

Attached to the email is a demonstration animation produced by the studio using its own engine.

The picture quality can be said to be quite good, and the character movements are much smoother than those of domestic stand-alone games.

However, this is just a demonstration video and cannot fully prove its actual effect.

The good thing that someone would hand her a pillow when she was sleepy didn't make her happy for long. After all, there are so many liars in today's society. Who knows if it's true.

"Where is your studio? I'll bring someone over right away to have a look." Luo Quan replied to an email, deciding to conduct an on-site inspection first.

"Lin'an City, Jiangnan Province..." The address was immediately given.

It's quite a coincidence that they are all in Jiangnan Province.

Without further ado, Luo Quan immediately brought two employees who were familiar with computers and took the high-speed train to this unreal studio.

I originally thought that the office of this studio was in a certain office building, but it turned out to be in an old bungalow warehouse, with more than fifty programmers tinkering at computer desks.

The office space is quite spacious and has air conditioning, but the decoration is a bit shabby and the floor is not particularly tidy.

"The economic situation of the studio is not very good, so all aspects of expenses are relatively simple." The person in charge is called Li Jiang, and he is very honest. He said at the beginning that the studio has no money, "But our work is absolutely not greedy for any moisture. Unreal Engine Its performance is absolutely trustworthy!”

"How does it compare with Frost and Snow Flower?" Luo Quan didn't know much about this aspect, but the engines produced by this foreign company were very popular some time ago, and she had heard about some of them.

“We are not as good as them in light and shadow processing, and the picture quality is slightly lower, but the advantage is that the operation steps are simplified a lot, so the production time of games of the same level will be saved a lot.

In addition, if there are sufficient funds, the picture quality will not be completely unable to catch up with Frost and Snow Flower. The main reason is that the studio is indeed facing difficulties now. If it does not bring back the investment, it will..." Li Jiang showed an embarrassed expression, and a big The programmers standing behind the boss looked unnatural.

"Boss Li, how could you expose all your weaknesses at the beginning of the negotiation?" Luo Quan smiled, feeling that this programmer was really upright, but he was also satisfied with the frankness he always exuded.

"Speaking of which, if your engine is so good, you shouldn't be unable to attract domestic investment, right?" Luo Quan was curious about this matter, so he asked.

"Penguin did come to us before, but we all rejected them." Li Jiang snorted coldly, "At the beginning, we brothers couldn't stand Penguin's style in the gaming industry, so we planned to make our own engines and games. .

Although life is hard, we all have beliefs and pursuits. Even if the engine is sold to foreigners at a low price, it will never be sold to Penguin! "

Looking at these boys with disheveled hair and unshaven beards, Luo Quan couldn't help but want to give them a thumbs up.

She has always wanted to do cynical things, but sometimes there are too many interests involved, so she often remains silent.

In this aspect, she is really not as pure as these "big boys".

"Tell me about this engine." Luo Quan finally expressed his willingness to invest in this project and asked for inspection.

Li Jiang's expression brightened and he brought Luo Quan to the computer: "Actually, as soon as the Unreal Engine was ready, we started using it to create the stand-alone game we had planned for a long time - "The Legend of Excalibur"."

"It's just that I can't get along with the fairy tale theme." Luo Quan complained, "This theme has deceived many studios, and you really don't believe in evil."

Li Jiang smiled awkwardly: "After all, this is the dream of most boys since they were young. Besides immortals and martial arts, what other themes can there be if it's not the Three Kingdoms?"

"How are your more than fifty employees doing in game development?" Luo Quan asked directly.

Li Jiang patted his chest and said loudly: "Original painters, modelers, and motion designers are basically all there, and the technology is definitely not far behind that of big manufacturers. The key is that there are not enough funds now. , In addition, the manpower is also a little short, and the output cannot be increased."

"There is technology but no output, right?" Luo Quan nodded and took out a pen from his pocket.

Of course, holding a pen does not mean signing a check, although it is very cool to do so.

"I'll let professionals see if your engine is as powerful as you said later. If there is no problem, I would like to sign a contract with your Unreal Studio to help me create a game using Unreal Engine.

I dare not say anything else, but funds are definitely not a problem. High-end office buildings, world-class computers, and expanded manpower are not problems!

The key is that your engine and your employees must be made of real materials! "

As she spoke, she put the pen on the table: "If there are no problems, you can draw up the contract now. After the inspection is completed, you can sign the contract immediately."

Hearing Luo Quan's straightforward words, Li Jiang and his brothers looked at each other, finally cheered and hugged each other, crying with joy.