Mingyan glanced back at the submission, which showed it was from the anchor Juliet.
—Hmm, is that the guy who became famous overnight because his house was bombed by Dingding monster during a live stream?
Zhou Liye had been having a blast at the Blue Star Carnival all morning and sat down on a bench, a little tired.
He didn't recognize the people around him, but he was in high spirits, having just squeezed out of the enthusiastic crowd of players.
He waved a Tintin monster toy and said with a grin, "Although Master Ming is a devil, the devil is always one step ahead of the righteous! I finally conquered all the Tintin monsters, hahahahahahahaha! New games may be difficult, but I am fearless!"
"..."
After listening, Mingyan narrowed his eyes and gave a kind smile.
Chapter 53 Double Happiness
After two days and two nights of fun, the Blue Star Carnival officially ended at 22:00 on May 22nd.
At the closing ceremony, Ling Xiaoman's rock band performed an adapted version of "The Earth Topologium," the theme song for the end of the world.
Amidst the dazzling lights, players crowded into the square, swaying their bodies to the rhythm of the music.
Banners proclaiming "Long Live Blue Star" were displayed everywhere, and several beautiful female gamers dressed in cosplay costumes danced on a high place.
The players' enthusiasm remained undiminished throughout the night, with many falling asleep right there in the plaza.
By the next day, they will return to their work and study routines.
However, this carnival on Blue Star is destined to leave a very deep impression on many people.
For example, they were forced to become the person in charge of "Blue Star Apocalypse 2".
For example, there's the chief designer, Ming, whose actual rank was only Silver II, which was discovered by players...
"Hmm! Before Season 3, should we slightly modify the placement match system?" Mingyan quietly discussed with the person in charge. "We shouldn't let high-level players stay in the low ranks too much. Let's give them a mechanism for rapid promotion. This is also to improve the game experience for low-rank players. We can't let them keep getting smurfed."
The person in charge looked at Mingyan with an understanding expression and sympathy.
"..."
It is clear that he has given up on defending himself.
But that's really because he doesn't have time to play ranked matches!
Recently, Mingyan has been busy writing the design proposal for a new game codenamed "Soul" while also keeping an eye on the relocation of Blue Star.
The two-story building that the current studio is renting has been put up for auction, while the new Blue Star building has already been purchased, and even the Blue Star logo has been hung up.
Located in a secondary commercial district of the city, this nine-story building has a rooftop helipad—a standard feature of the interstellar era, used to park hovercraft.
The entire building is made of special glass, one side of which can be used as an outdoor large screen, so that advertisements can be displayed during holidays and festivals.
Mingyan and Xia Cheng went to see the construction progress of the building in person.
The interior decoration of the entire building is almost complete, and the construction team is currently planting greenery and decorations on the outside.
The Blue Star Building has a large fountain and a central garden outside, and the small villas next to it can be converted into an employee cafe.
Apart from that, the interior of the building is already fully usable, and it is planned to move in gradually during the summer.
Also, because moving the server is quite complicated, it may take about a month.
Now that the interior decoration is in place, the staff and workstations can move there first.
Previously, the people on Blue Star were "bragging" about their office environment to the players.
Ling Xiaoman thought that having a dedicated lounge and recreation room was already excessive, but she didn't expect that half a floor of the new Blue Star Building was used for entertainment and rest!
It has a tea room, lounge, recreation room, gym, and washrooms, and even a home theater.
The other half of this floor is used for an outsourced cafeteria—because of the company's subsidies, although employees have to pay for their own meals, it is at least one-third cheaper than outside cafeterias.
When Ling Xiaoman arrived at the place, she took a look. Although the cafeteria was not yet open, all she could think of at that moment was to bow down and worship Mingyan.
—This boss is amazing! There's no one like him!
It's worth mentioning that Blue Star's recreation room has always been quite unique.
There are two large rows of dedicated gaming computers inside, enough for two teams to play League of Legends together.
There's also an outdoor slide where you can sit and slide directly down to the free cafeteria on the first floor.
As the first step in moving to the new house, after everyone on Blue Star had a meal and played together, they all ran over and happily sat down together.
—Everyone must sit here once!
God knows how many years it's been since Mingyan played such a childish game, but when you look at the photo, he's smiling so happily.
It was genuinely fun, the kind of silly laughter we shared with everyone.
As a result, after moving into this house, Ming said he was so happy that he almost forgot that the proposal he was writing required a feeling of deep sorrow and resentment.
He had to lock himself away for half a day, watch a few horror movies, and get back into the swing of things.
As for Mingyan's decision to go into seclusion to write project proposals, this is something that Blue Star Studio has become quite accustomed to.
Several designers unconsciously slowed their footsteps as they passed by his door.
They looked towards the doorway, wondering: What amazing design is our boss working on this time? Is he bursting with inspiration and finishing it in one go?