Game production, I entered the Star Iron shooting CG

But before he could remain depressed for long, there was a knock on his office door.

Wu Zhiqun looked up, then sighed deeply. It was someone from the head office.

As for what the visitor came for, Wu Zhiqun guessed it. He was simply here to ask for accountability.

Because with the great success of "Night City", the Youmi Cloud platform has completely established its foothold both at home and abroad.

Penguin Games is no longer the number one in the domestic gaming industry. Although its size remains, it is no longer recognized as the number one in the minds of players.

Mihoyo not only has the ability to produce large-scale stand-alone games with sales of tens of millions, but also controls the Youmi Cloud platform that can sell 10 million copies of games.

Now it is unstoppable.

At least Wu Zhiqun couldn't think of any other way to defeat it except Mihoyou committing suicide or the young man named An Yi going crazy.

The funniest thing is that such a monster with both technological and thinking innovation capabilities even sought investment from Penguin at the beginning...

Of course, the head office also knew about this.

When Mihoyou first showed signs of trouble, the head office gave Wu Zhiqun a chance to make amends.

But obviously, he failed.

As for whether Wu Zhiqun would have a second chance, he himself didn't know.

Penguin Games has lost a large number of players, and its last stronghold, the Antarctic Cloud Gaming Platform, is also in danger.

Business is like a battlefield, success or failure is determined by the results.

Even if Wu Zhiqun had ten thousand explanations to give at this moment, they would be so pale and he could not escape the blame.

"Boss Wu, let's go. The board of directors needs an explanation."

"Well...I know..."

……

……

After the sales of "Night City" were released.

Penguin Games did not take any action. They are now leaderless and collectively voiceless.

As for NetEase, it sent a congratulatory message as soon as possible. While expressing its gratitude for the success of "Night City" and encouraging itself, it also took the opportunity to give a kick to its old rival who was already badly injured.

Apart from these larger game companies.

The astonishing sales of Mihoyo's "Night City" have also greatly encouraged a large number of smaller game companies and independent game producers.

Is there a dead end for making stand-alone machines in China?

That was before!

At all times, large numbers have a unique visual impact on humans and are intuitive and convincing.

The success of "Night City" tells these game makers a truth.

The prospects for stand-alone games are very broad, at least, not as narrow as they think.

Domestic stand-alone games are not only very popular, but can even go abroad.

This is something they never dared to dream of, but now, Night City has done it.

So can we do it too?

After seeing the success of "Night City", many people working in the gaming industry suddenly came up with this idea.

Blue Ocean Interactive Entertainment, although it has a big name, it is a small game company, a small microcosm of the game industry.

"Mr. Wang, I have an idea. I hope you can take a look at it. I think we can give it a try..."

After seeing the tens of millions of sales of "Night City", a game producer finally mustered up the courage that had been worn out by life, knocked on the door of his boss' office, and handed over the project plan in his hand that was almost squeezed out of water.

His company, Blue Ocean Interactive Entertainment, is of average size, and the games it operates are basically the same as Penguin's. But because of its small size, it is less impacted, and its game revenue is barely acceptable.

Originally, this kind of life of muddling through should have lasted for a while.

However, the success of "Night City" allowed the producer to rebuild the dream that he had shattered with his own hands.

However, when he saw his boss frowning as he looked through his business plan, the fire in the producer's heart began to die out, but he decided that no matter what the result was, he should try again.

"Mr. Wang... Mihoyo has risen, and even Penguin has collapsed. If we continue to imitate others poorly, we will have no future..."

Hearing this, Mr. Wang slowly put down the business plan in his hand. However, this time, he did not directly refuse like he did a few years ago. Instead, he slowly said, "Your business plan is very good. I will approve the start-up funds for you. You can make a DEMO of the content of the first chapter and send it to the Youmi Cloud platform. If you can pass that..."

"The silver wolf's favor?"

"Yes, if you can pass that greenlight. Then I will fully support you."

"Okay! Mr. Wang, I'm sure I can do it!"

The producer's eyes lit up and he nodded vigorously. He left the office excitedly, ready to produce his ideal game with full confidence.

President Wang watched him leave, looked at the business plan in his hand, seemed to be thinking about something, and suddenly burst into laughter.

He recalled when he first entered the gaming industry, he seemed to be in the same situation at that time, until the market gave him a heavy blow.

On one hand, he could make money by playing low-quality online games, and on the other hand, he could take a desperate gamble and risk losing everything. He was faced with a dilemma. The high cost of trial and error in the latter scared him, and as the boss of the company, he dared not and could not try.

He has countless excuses to find, such as the environment and the general direction... These excuses allow him to continue making skin-changing games with peace of mind.

But now, everything has changed, and the fire from "Night City" is burning fiercely.

The flame was so hot that it was enough to burn away the fear in his heart.

He doesn't know how the gaming industry will develop next.

I don’t know whether Mihoyo’s “Night City” is just a flash in the pan.

But, there is one thing he is very clear about.

This time, he also wanted to give it a try.

At least, you won't regret it.

Chapter 215: Silver Wolf's Light of Favor

The silver wolf's favor light.

At the same time as Mihoyo announced the sales of "Night City", the Youmi Cloud Platform officially announced this plan.

The predecessor of this plan was the boss's willful promotion segment that Anyi tentatively planned in the first few days after Youmi Cloud was established.

The purpose of An Yi's proposal of this plan is to lower the publishing threshold for some domestic game makers who were inspired by "Night City" and allow a large number of excellent new games to be listed on the Youmi Cloud platform.

The Greenlight program targets games that are still in production and have not yet been officially released.

It allows game developers to reach the player market in advance before the game is released, understand how popular players are with their games, and gain a certain amount of additional exposure on the Youmi Cloud platform.

To put it simply, game developers send their games in advance so that Mihoyo and players can take a look first, and then combine the opinions of both parties to decide whether the game can get Mihoyo's support.

If the players' feedback is good, Anyi will ask Mihoyo to provide certain technical support and guide the game producers to continue to complete the game.

Before, the DEMOs sent by game makers were all played by Anyi.

Now that Silver Wolf has arrived, it is more appropriate for Mihuyou to be the game reviewer. Of course, the games that Silver Wolf has tried have already gone through a round of preliminary screening, and their creativity and quality are all above the passing line.

As for Silver Wolf himself, when he heard that An Yi's task for him was to play games, he excitedly agreed.

The effectiveness of this plan is also very significant. Once it was launched, game makers from all over the country submitted their games, and the initial clustering effect was quickly formed on the Youmi Cloud platform.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that although the Youmi Cloud platform has not launched the Greenlight program in the overseas version, due to the uproar caused by "Night City" overseas in recent days, many overseas producers have noticed this emerging game platform.

These producers, not knowing where they got the news from, also sent their games over.

These games vary in size, but An Yi doesn't care about that. The game theme and size don't matter, as long as it is interesting enough to interest players.

On the day that Silver Wolf became the game taster, she couldn't wait to start the first round of Greenlight selection.

The games that developers submitted for the program covered almost every genre.

Seeing so many games to choose from, Silver Wolf's eyes were almost shining!

After a day of intense play, Yinlang not only did not feel tired, but even felt a little unsatisfied. She chose a game in each category and gave it her approval.

In Silver Wolf's words, "Not bad, I'm very satisfied."

Among the winning works of the first Greenlight Award, the game that Silver Wolf liked the most and played the longest was a pixel-style horizontal RPG game called "Seven Nights".

Although the plot of the game is a bit bland, the combat system has obviously been patiently polished by the production team, the striking feeling is very good, and it is fun to play. Silver Wolf said that he likes it very much and gave the special selection of Greenlight to "Seven Nights".

When An Yi saw that Silver Wolf’s favorite game was "Seven Nights", he showed a rather surprised expression.

He had a good impression of "Seven Nights", a game similar to Dead Cells, and now he is convinced that his vision is right. He can't help but feel a little emotional, thinking that this might be the tacit understanding that is unique to couples.

An Yi got the list of games from Silver Wolf, and then called Yang Hao, asking him to contact these producers and explain to them the specific details of the Greenlight program.

If you are interested in participating, you can officially push these games.

……

……

Yu Milu stared at her email anxiously, refreshing it almost every half a minute.

He's been a little anxious lately.

No, it should be said that it is very urgent.

Because he has been preparing the game for more than a year and it is about to be sent out.

To put it more politely, it probably means the fetus died in the womb.

The game he made is a horizontal version of a pigeon game.

A year ago, in order to make the game of his dreams, he took the salary he had saved from three years of hard work and resolutely embarked on the path of an independent game producer.

Yu Milu and a like-minded friend rented a house in a village in the city, found an outsourced artist, and worked hard for a year.

However, there may be a deep hatred between reality and dreams, and they always conflict with each other.

In the initial period of time, the production of the game went smoothly, and there were endless ideas and inspirations every day.

However, about half a year ago, Yu Milu's funds were no longer sufficient.

The simplicity of the pixelated style makes investors lose interest at first glance.

Coupled with the sluggish domestic stand-alone market, most investors are even less interested in his niche games.

Yu Milu was just an ordinary person from a normal family, and her family didn't have any inheritance from the Second Master...

With no investment money coming in and the enormous pressure of full-time production, his small team was soon on the verge of falling apart.

Yu Milu was desperate and tried every possible means when she needed funds the most. She even took her game demo to eight game companies in one day, just to find a company willing to invest or help her publish the game.

However, even if he voluntarily gave up most of the profits, no company was willing to invest in his game.

Even the responses were similar.

Don't waste our time, and don't waste yours.

Some game companies even said bluntly, "There is no market for your game. We don't want to do business that loses money."

Yu Milu also thought about finding an online gaming platform to see if she could expose her game first, try to start pre-orders, or raise funds through crowdfunding.

As long as he is given a little more money, he can finish the game...

However, there is no platform in China that provides this kind of service, and Yu Milu’s promotion of her own game on forums, Weibo, etc. has barely made any waves.

It was under such circumstances that Yu Milu spent the most difficult Spring Festival.

It was not until after the New Year that he received the news that the Youmi Cloud platform was launched.

Yu Milu admires Mihoyo very much, because he also makes games, and he knows very well how much effort it takes to make Mihoyo's several games.

Especially after learning that Mihoyo's predecessor was just a small workshop with only a few people, he regarded Mihoyo's founder as his role model.

Not to mention that there were rumors that most of the behind-the-scenes work in Mihoyo game production was done by their boss An Yi.

This feeling of worship becomes even stronger.

Out of trust in Anyi, Yu Milu sent his semi-finished game to Youmi Cloud platform as soon as it was established.

And there is a reason why Yu Milu is so anxious today.

Today is the day when the first game selected for the "Silver Wolf's Favorable Light" plan on the Youmi Cloud platform is announced.