Chapter 2 Where Dreams Exist (2)
The camera of Mr. Cai from Chengjue Studio appeared on the big screen. His bean eyes were all red. His fingers holding the scissors were tightly held in the palm of the other hand and he clamped them hard.
The beauty of the master Wang Jiali couldn't help crying. Over the years, Chengjue Studio has been under too much pressure, including financial pressure, project pressure, work pressure, and innovation pressure. Although she can carry out her favorite career, there are limits to generating electricity for love, and she really can't stand it.
Jiang Shen patted her shoulder with red eyes, but she shook her hand away.
The employees in the workspace's eyes were red and their noses were so sad. The project "Soul Guardian" was soaked in all their talents, accumulation, hard work, sweat and enthusiasm for the game. I originally thought that this excellent project could be favored by the industry and their efforts would be recognized by the world, but...
The hall was quiet, leaving only the noisy awards ceremony on the big screen.
"Mr. Chu..." Jiang Shen turned around and looked at Chu Qiancheng, hoarsely, "I'm sorry, this time..."
"Shh..." Chu Qiancheng's eyes were blurred, as if he was looking at a distant place full of poetry and dreams, "Wait a minute."
"But Mr. Chu..." Wang Jiali spoke with a sob.
"Shh, Mr. Chu, let's wait!" Jiang Shen stood in front of her. Wang Jiali woke up like a dream and nodded quickly.
Everyone endured their extremely disappointed mood and turned to watch the International Developer Awards Conference. The game developers who received the award came on stage to deliver speeches one by one.
Some award winners only came up with one person, and after a few words, they stepped down and left. Some award winners came up with a lot of people, and each person spoke endlessly.
The host of the developer conference on the big screen is still telling his cold and humorous jokes. No one in Chengjue's studio finds it funny. With their current mood, Shen Teng, Jia Ling and Li Dan can't even laugh at them when they come on stage together.
Finally, the host stopped talking and began to announce the last award.
The host opened the envelope containing the winner's information and smiled with relief.
"Please allow me to express some of my feelings before I announce the list."
The host looked at the crowd of guests in the venue and confidently laid his elbow on the podium.
"Today we have seen many excellent works. Their artistic presentation, their story creation, their powerful technical power and gameplay all fascinated me. However, as a lifelong obsession with games, what I want to see more is to move forward on the road of innovation, constantly expand the frontiers, and create new possibilities. I am very pleased that this year, you selected the game I like most!"
"Now announce the annual game selected for this conference, candidate Douzong 5, biochemical disaster remake version, black soul 4, far away cry 8, soul guardian... the winner is———”
"…The Soul Guardian of City Jue Studio!"
In the hall of Chengjue Studio, everyone opened their mouths wide, as if they were immersed in a fixed position. The huge joy and incomparable excitement washed their senses like electric currents. Their brains were temporarily down, and all reactions were like drunkenness. Not only were they slow, but they began to fail.
All the international 3A masterpieces that participated in the conference were sequels of works by Chengjue Studio employees since childhood. Being able to participate with these masterpieces is already the childhood dream of every employee.
Now, their works have actually won the annual award from these masterpieces, the supreme finale of the International Developer Conference.
All of this is like a dream.
"Mom, Dad! We won the prize, no, we won the prize!" A female employee covered her ears with her hands, stamped her feet, and couldn't wait to announce the good news to her parents, but she didn't have a cell phone in her hand. The cell phone had fallen to the ground and was shattered by her high heels.
"I want to give my heart to Mr. Chu!" A male employee fell to the ground, shouted, and then rolled and crawled up. He knelt on the fragments of his phone.
"We won, we won!" Another male employee pulled off his shirt and began to tear the T-shirt inside. However, due to tenosynovitis, his hands were too weak and he couldn't pull them.
"Jiali, there is a saying that I can finally say to you!" Jiang Shen suddenly turned over Wang Jiali's body, "Let's join forces with Jinlan!"
"I do! If we don't have children, don't want any one!" Wang Jiali cried.
"Long live! Long live!"
The conversation between Jiang Shen and Wang Jiali ignited the atmosphere in the audience, and everyone fell into a carnival.
No one expected that the annual game award of the International Developer Conference, which is full of 3A masterpieces, would be won by Chengjue Studio!
On the big screen, Mr. Cai, who rushed up to receive the prize, stepped on the air and fell on the podium. But he didn't care that his legs were numb, so he crawled forward and climbed onto the podium.
It's so important, so critical, this grand prize is too timely!
...
The shrill sound of insects echoed in Chu Qiancheng's ears. The sound of insect swords that made the teeth cold and rubbed against the metal drowning his auditory nerves.
Chu Qiancheng seemed to be immersed in the new game he designed - "Dry Bone Town", facing the black insect tide on the frontier of future human revival.
Everything is fresh, unique, and unprecedented.
At the same time, all this seemed to be the past of his previous life.
In front of him, the heroine of "Dry Bone Town" in his mind was repeatedly flashed. Her image was so vivid that he didn't need any adjustments or modifications from him. He jumped out of the depths of his brain and appeared on his drawing board.
After he drew Ellie, the story background of the entire Kujiu Town came into being like a shadow.
The more he improved the story background of this game and the more he modified Ellie's overall image, he felt a warmth from the depths of his soul.
It's like he is trying to recall a dream farther than his childhood, but he can't remember it, but the physical feeling of symbiosis with memories still exists.
He knew that he had to make "Dry Bone Town" and he had to let Ellie exist in "Dry Bone Town"!
"What's wrong? It's still a little bit short, where is it?"
Chu Qiancheng stared at Ellie's black and white portrait.
"People who have been hungry for a long time should have a certain depression on their face. She looks like she is thirteen or fourteen years old, with freckles, and forgot about freckles!"
Chu Qiancheng carefully changed the original painting on the hand-drawn screen, for fear that he would accidentally destroy his inspiration.
It was not until he made the final modification for Ellie in the painting that the roar of insects in his ears finally disappeared. He also gradually emerged from the fantasy world of "Dry Bone Town".
"This is her." Chu Qiancheng looked left and right at the portrait in his hand. The warmth in his soul warmed his heart, and he felt as if he was soaked in a hot spring.
Finally, I found her, the heroine of "Dry Bone Town".
Chu Qiancheng showed a hint of relief on his face.
"Mr. Chu, you have long guessed that your work will win the annual award? That's why you asked us to wait a little longer?"
Jiang Shen's inquiry came from Chu Qiancheng's side.
Chu Qiancheng suddenly remembered that he and his colleagues agreed to watch the live award ceremony of the International Developer Conference tonight.
However, he had completely forgotten it just now.
After five years of struggle in the industry, the funds, talent reserves and inspiration have been in place. Chu Qiancheng finally has the opportunity to develop 3A-level works, which can realize his dream of building an epic and grand game world, a new game - "Dry Bone Town".
To this day, the world view and core gameplay of "Dry Bone Town" have been conceived, and there are physical objects and software prototypes. The game original paintings and character backgrounds have also been drafted.
This new world has come to Chu Qiancheng's mind, making him addicted to it.
"Yes." Hearing Jiang Shen's inquiry, the remaining social terror attributes on Chu Qiancheng made him dare not be too unsociable. He nodded in a panic.
"Wow, Mr. Chu is Mr. Chu, you are always so confident. We are all scared to tears!" Wang Jiali said, rubbing her eyes and choking.
Chu Qiancheng wanted to ask about the specific situation, but he was embarrassed to ask.
"It's so late tonight, everyone knows the result. Let's go and rest. Work will start tomorrow."
Chu Qiancheng wanted to send everyone away and call Cai Jue.
"Mr. Chu, let's celebrate tonight. Everyone have a drink?" Jiang Shen asked excitedly.
"It's so late that everyone is so excited. Do you want to die suddenly after drinking late at night? Everyone goes home to drink milk and have a good sleep."
Chu Qiancheng glanced at Ellie on the computer screen.
"Mr. Chu is more careful about our health than us." The employees all laughed.
"Everything goes, you'll go." Chu Qiancheng waved his hand. Everyone laughed and said goodbye to him, and left in groups of three or three.
Chu Qiancheng took a deep breath and turned around and looked at the original painting of the characters on the computer.
"Anyway, it's so late, so I'll just stop sleeping. Try which engine can make her better." Chu Qiancheng moved his fingers and opened the game engine open source website overview.
Looking at the loading of the web page on the host, he suddenly looked at the phone he took out: What am I going to do with my phone?
He skillfully turned off his phone and immersed himself in searching for open source engines.
...
In the venue of the Magic City International Developer Conference, Cai Jue held his mobile phone and pressed the dial shortcut key repeatedly, but no one would answer him.
"Brother Cheng, you are addicted again!" Cai Jue put away his phone helplessly. He knew that his best friend was once again addicted to the fanaticism of pursuing new game inspiration.
He walked around excitedly in the hall of the Magic City International Convention and Exhibition Center where the conference was held, covering his neck, which was more violent, and while he was ecstatic and excited, he was also worried about whether he would have a cerebral infarction or a heart attack.
"Mr. Cai...congratulations!"
A passionate and thick voice came from behind. Cai Jue turned his head and looked at it. His excitement suddenly calmed down.
The person who came here is in his forties, with wide shoulders and a national face, and a capable and steady atmosphere. He is Zhu Tiejun, assistant chairman of Whalek Group, one of the largest Internet companies in China.
"Mr. Zhu." Cai Jue narrowed his eyes, "Didn't Fu come?"
"There is always something for good." Zhu Tiejun said with a smile.
"Master Fu is busy with people and understands it." Cai Jue's eyelids twitched, and he was very dissatisfied. In China, independent games still cannot be taken seriously.
"Mr. Cai, although Mr. Fu was dragged down by the board meeting and could not come to the scene, he had long guessed that your studio would definitely win the award. He had signed the contract and asked me to take it to the exhibition center in order to show you the first time to show your sincerity."
Zhu Tiejun patted the briefcase in his hand with a gentle smile on his face.
Cai Jue looked at Zhu Tiejun's briefcase vigilantly and carefully observed his expression.
"You are satisfied with it." Zhu Tiejun understood his thoughts and said with a concise and smiled.
Chapter completed!