A colleague next to me was laughing and taking notes of their thoughts.
Another designer suggested, "Let's organize an offline entertainment competition, like the League of Legends."
Every year after the provincial competition of the League One concludes, there will be an entertainment competition that uses some entertainment modes not used in the regular competition.
For example, players swapping game characters, or a 1v5 mode featuring a powerful boss.
"That's a great idea!!" someone immediately raised both hands in agreement. "Why don't we invite some well-known players?"
"Yes, yes, invite the goddess's kiss, and also invite the previous year's champion team..."
"It would be even better if we could invite Odin, the Dark Lord. Sigh, what a wonderful idea I'm thinking!"
"That's not necessarily true. If we hold the S-series for a few more years, and its reputation spreads throughout the entire StarCraft world, then we can invite as many Super League champions as we want."
After a brief discussion, the marketing team suggested, "Let's also hold a player creativity competition to see who has the best artwork, music, and cosplay."
The programmers raised their hands: "Don't forget mods and redstone circuits!"
"Oh right, we should also add the meet-and-greet with the main cast and crew."
Someone suggested, "Players have a lot to say, but customer service usually handles and relays the posts on the forum. We haven't had any close interaction with the players yet."
"Yes, let the boss come up on stage too! Let him witness the power of the players' demands for more updates!"
Clearly stated: "..."
Do we have any new projects in the pipeline?
"League of Legends is preparing an alternate dimension version of the game, at which time the main body can be completely ported."
"But there are no entirely new project plans. Although there are quite a few small ideas, there is no masterpiece yet for this year."
At this point, everyone turned to look at Mingyan.
Mingyan thought for a moment and smiled, "I only have two immature ideas at the moment..."
Before he finished speaking, everyone gave him a look that said, "Stop pretending, we know you're hiding two masterpieces in your mind."
He stated, "The recent 'Age of Demise' mod has given me some inspiration. Players are more resilient than I imagined, so we can try some more challenging games."
Then everyone's expression changed to: Here it comes! The devil is about to begin his performance!!
Everyone at Blue Star Studio teaches newcomers a set of "the boss's jargon".
For example, when someone explicitly says, "I have high expectations for the players," the subtext is actually, "I want the players to suffer."
When it is explicitly stated that "the difficulty is relatively high," the subtext is: "You can only pass the game after you have suffered through it."
When it's explicitly stated that it's "adapted from a true story," the subtext is: "Everyone, cry."
When someone explicitly says, "After all, I'm not some kind of devil," the subtext is, "I can be even more devilish!"
He's the epitome of a devil!
At this moment, Mingyan, with a friendly expression, spoke eloquently to everyone: "I haven't officially decided on a name for the next project yet, but I plan to write a rather dark story, using a slightly obscure narrative style. This new game will be an action-adventure game, focusing on combat skills and strategy... um."
He thought for a moment and said, "Let's use 'Soul' as the project code name for now."
Are they here yet?
A demon whose goal is to harvest souls...
This game is probably going to make players experience ecstasy and agony!
Everyone's heart trembled slightly.
The art team leader was the first to react, raising his hand and saying, "We're fine with that. However, we need to rush to finish a batch of concept art and design drafts before the third anniversary celebration begins."
“We won’t force you to do that,” Mingyan said with a smile. “Our players are very understanding. I’m sure there won’t be any problem even if we submit the manuscript.”
Of course, that's based on Earth's current reputation.
If you were to bring two draft images to the official launch event from another small studio, you'd be sure to get roasted by the players!
Only a chief designer who is so pampered and spoiled by the players would dare to act so arrogantly and take advantage of this favor...
This meeting lasted all morning.
Everyone spoke enthusiastically, creating a lively atmosphere.
Mingyan happily wrote the five characters "Blue Star Carnival" on the whiteboard and said, "From now on, the annual celebration will be called 'Blue Star Carnival'."
Everyone immediately applauded enthusiastically, almost knocking over the snacks on the table.
Then, the cafeteria was deserted at noon today because everyone had eaten their fill of snacks.
Anyway, the weather has gotten hot recently.
Mingyan simply invited everyone to have ice cream, renting an ice cream truck and parking it downstairs at the studio.
The crowd cheered and followed Mingyan down the elevator.
Mingyan took his own portion and sat on the balcony of the second-floor cafeteria to eat slowly.
I've had a rare moment of leisure these past two days; life is truly wonderful.
...if he hadn't seen another Kerry glaring at him from the balcony.