Chapter 273: A lifetime of fame ruined in an instant

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, a week passed.

After a few days of hot publicity, the game development festival of the Yiyou platform has finally come to an end. The whole process went much more smoothly than expected.

Chen Lin looked at the weekly sales of "Total War Simulator", which was just over 150,000.

Not bad for such a small investment.

After all, those big titles only cost around 200,000.

"It's a pity that we couldn't blow up those companies."

Old Li, who received the background data, said regretfully.

"This game only cost a few million dollars, and it's a good result."

"It's not our main project anyway."

"That's right, Old Li, you don't like it, but we do."

The employees who were previously transferred to produce this game had their mouths crooked with smiles.

With 150,000 in the first week, the final sales volume must be at least 500,000, which means a profit of more than 20 million.

After deducting the costs, all twenty of them can get a nice bonus, and it is really worth it to spend more than an extra month to make this game.

"Okay, look how happy you are. Go back to your original groups. We need to speed up the project progress."

Old Li slapped them on the head and transferred them back to the Warcraft project team.

Although these few people have little effect on improving development speed, they can complete the work a few days earlier and test it a few days earlier, which will be more beneficial to their future plans.

After explaining everything, Lao Li left the Dawn team and went to the studio at the other end of the studio.

As soon as I entered the door.

A scene of bustling activity suddenly came over you.

A large number of staff members were running around the spacious venue, shooting motion capture according to the script given by Chen Lin.

Several professional motion capture actors invited from outside also wore motion capture costumes and carried out recording and debugging under the command of the filming team.

Professor Liu Heng sat aside and had a heated discussion with several assistants who were specially called in.

"It's so perfect! The Warcraft worldview is a little too vast!"

"Even the living habits of these fantasy creatures are specially annotated!"

"This is exactly what I'm missing for my current research topic!"

“It’s impossible to film all of this in CG!”

"But the question is which segment should we intercept to restore it?"

Liu Heng and others seemed to be discussing, but also seemed to be arguing.

What they held in their hands was the Warcraft Chronicles that Chen Lingang had given them. There were a thick stack of them, which shocked the assistants.

Seeing this, Old Li came over curiously.

"Professor Liu, have you encountered any problems?"

He had just heard the news that Chen Lin was going to shoot a game CG, so he rushed over to take a look.

Liu Heng, who was browsing the Internet, looked up at him and said helplessly, "It's because the script your boss just brought over is too complicated. We are discussing how to restore the creatures and environmental background described in it."

A good game or movie can stand up to scrutiny.

Even though they are just imaginary creatures, they still have to conform to the laws of nature.

For example, what kind of creatures will be born in what environment, what kind of evolution will occur, what their bone structure and body size will be.

These are the subjects that his assistants are currently studying.

As a result, when they first came here, they were full of confidence , but when they saw the huge background provided by Chen Lin, they all lost their confidence.

This is not a game at all.

It is basically creating a huge independent world system!

While they were stunned, their eyes became extremely hot.

Because once this is accomplished, it would be equivalent to them creating a new world system with their own hands, which would be extremely beneficial to their research topics!

If the game or CG becomes popular by then.

Then the reputation of those who are responsible for restoring the world view will be greatly enhanced, and at least they will have research results to show for it.

And their job title level.

It is through the accumulation of these achievements that we gradually improve.

"Professor, let me take care of this project! I'm sure I can restore the entire background!"

Immediately, an assistant volunteered.

"Bullshit! Restoring the ancient biosphere has always been my research topic, so I should be the most suitable person for it!"

Another person quickly stood up to refute.

Several assistants talked at once, all wanting to stay with Liu Heng and assist him.

After all, the number of recommendations for promotion is very limited.

"Okay, I didn't call you here to fight over this!"

Liu Heng slammed the table, and the majesty of a professor surged up .

"The reason I called you here is to give you a chance to actually practice, just in time to test your recent research results. And this time I'm helping your junior fellow student, so don't embarrass me."

"clear!"

Several assistants were shocked and answered in unison.

They knew that this was a test from the professor and they had to complete it well.

After a brief discussion, they began to reconstruct the world view in the script.

…

I have to say.

The assistants Liu Heng recruited were very powerful.

Under their command, the production team immediately made modifications based on the original materials and gradually restored the skeletal structure of various creatures.

final.

A completely new orc form appeared on the computer.

Even the environment and architectural style in which they live are listed in a large number of sketch designs.

The unprecedented scene made all the Honghuang employees marvel.

Even Chen Lin, who came to check the situation, was shocked.

"Lao Liu, did you make this yourself?"

Chen Lin looked at the architectural structures in surprise. They were basically the same as what he remembered.

Even in some places, various refinements have been made to make it more suitable for the living environment of the orc race.

It would be impossible for him to draw all these things, after all, how could he remember so many details?

But Lao Liu solved the problem as soon as he took action.

It really gave him a big surprise.

"How's it going? Did you get the 50 million in funding for nothing?"

Liu Heng changed his previous serious expression and said with a smile.

The assistants were shocked when they heard this.

They had heard that the professor had obtained additional research funding, but they didn't expect that it was given by this junior fellow student.

He asked for 50 million right away.

Isn’t this too generous?

"It's definitely worth it. It's much better than I thought. How did you do it?" Chen Lin asked.

“Through their teeth.”

An assistant stepped forward to explain, "According to the description in the chronicles, the orcs in this world have much larger fangs than the orcs we know, so we can infer that they used bite force to hunt before they had wisdom, and it is not difficult to infer the composition of their daily lives."

"The fangs are still there, which means they are still in the process of transformation. Their physique will be stronger than that of ordinary people. There is a high probability that they will establish a primitive tribal civilization and have the awareness of group living."

"This is similar to our primitive civilization, but it is more advanced. It should have already developed the concept of clans and its own beliefs."

After talking for five minutes, the assistant finally finished introducing the information they had analyzed through the background story.

When Chen Lin was studying art design with Lao Liu, he had been exposed to the human skeletal structure, so he could understand some of it.

But Lao Li and others nearby seemed much more confused.

I can only stand by and say 666 and shout "awesome!"

Professionals are indeed different.

After a brief understanding.

Lao Liu continued, "I've read your game script. To be honest, it's impossible to film such a huge content with CG."

"I know." Chen Lin nodded. "If we start filming from the origin of the universe, even ten movies may not be able to advance to the beginning of the game plot."

"So what are you going to do? We have other research projects next month and can't come here often."

"Just start with the orc invasion and focus on restoring the ecology of that period. The rest of the content can be slowly revealed through the game plot. I have handed it over to the planning team, so you don't have to worry about it."

In terms of plot, Honghuang's planning team is still very strong.

It is entirely possible to break these contents down, make them into mission plots and integrate them into the game.

Because Chen Lin knew it very well.

In the previous life of "World of Warcraft", the plot was full of twists and turns because of constant unrest within the company, which led to excessive staff turnover.

There is simply no way to maintain the unity of the plot.

So this time he put a lot of effort into expanding the planning team, which was specifically responsible for plot arrangement and tried to avoid going beyond the book's scope.

"That's right."

Suddenly Chen Lin thought of something, and approached Liu Heng slyly: "Old Liu, these brothers...are you interested in changing careers and working for me? The salary is negotiable."

"Good boy, you found me when you dug someone up."

Liu Heng was so angry that he laughed.

Several assistants also had strange expressions.

If someone else said this to Professor Liu, he would be furious. Only this junior fellow student was brave enough.

"No way? Then forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything."

Seeing the expressions of several people, Chen Lin knew the result and couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

They have no shortage of ordinary employees, but what they lack most is this kind of cutting-edge talent.

"Okay, I really can't give you these people, but if you want to find professional and technical personnel, I can arrange some for you."

"What do you mean?" Chen Lin's eyes lit up.

"You forgot, the postgraduate entrance examination is next month. I also have a group of master's and doctoral students who are about to get their degrees, and many of them are studying art-related projects." Liu Heng said with a wink.

"Are you willing to give me those treasures?" Chen Lin became interested.

"What can't be given? There are more and more people taking the postgraduate entrance examination now, and they come out one after another every year. They are no longer as valuable as before. It would be a good thing for teachers and students to find a good way out for them. As for whether they are willing to come, it depends on their own luck."

"Okay, I'll come find you then. Remember to save some good ones for me, don't just fill in the gaps."

"It's possible, but..."

As he spoke, Liu Heng raised his eyebrows and rubbed his thumb and index finger together, with an expression that said, "You know what I mean."

That shameless look really shocked the assistant beside him.

Is this still the Professor Liu who is so intimidating without even getting angry?

I'm afraid it has been possessed by someone.

However.

What made him open his mouth even wider was Chen Lin’s next words.

"50 million! Another 50 million for research funding. If there are any research results, I want the sponsor's name to be given priority!"

"make a deal!"

Liu Heng readily agreed.

Several assistants gasped when they heard this.