The heated atmosphere quickly spread.
Tuesday.
The last day of the Dongjin Game Festival.
"Director Moritani, you called me?"
Yuki opened the door to the office of Tetsuya Moritani, managing director of Comora Game Business.
See you at this moment.
There were two other people present in Moritani's office.
Not even outsiders——
Soki Sato.
Okura Kazu.
Yuki became happy when he saw this battle.
Well, after more than a week of rest, the Silent Hill PT team has been assembled again.
Don’t ask, this must be the start of the development and production of the official version of Silent Hill!
Too.
Today's Silent Hill can be said to be at its peak.
Countless players are calling for the release of the official version.
Coupled with the terrifying somatosensory cabin login rate, even if you think about it with your knees, this game will definitely make money.
It seems that the senior management must have seen the current popularity of PT and felt that it is necessary to speed up the cooperative development without further delay.
Thinking.
Yuki smiled and nodded, and sat in a row with the other two main development managers, waiting for Executive Moritani to mobilize development for them.
However!
There was no expression of excitement and expectation on Moritani's face, but rather a dull expression.
"Everyone is here, let's hold a private meeting,"
Moritani said:
"I believe all three of you are aware of the rules of private meetings. Do you have any objections?"
Hear the words.
The three of them were stunned.
The closed meeting system is a form of meeting that exists within Comella and many large companies.
Such meetings are not open and transparent, and no meeting minutes are kept.
It is usually held when discussing some more hidden matters or matters that are not convenient for public disclosure.
At the same time, participants will also default not to disclose any information about the meeting to the outside world.
It's an unspoken rule of the company.
The three of them are no strangers to this kind of meeting format.
But the problem is...
Why should we suddenly hold a closed meeting at this time?
For a moment, an uneasy premonition lingered in the minds of the three of them.
After exchanging glances with each other, the three nodded, acquiescing to the format of this meeting.
Then, Moritani took out three thin plans from his drawer and handed them to the three of them:
"This is the preliminary plan for the official version of "Silent Hill". After reading it, we have plenty of time today. Please take a closer look."
After receiving the project proposal from Executive Moritani, Yuki frowned slightly.
I saw it said - ["Silent Hill" project (draft)]
Taking a deep breath, Yuki read carefully...
First of all, in terms of game settings, the main game still continues the "table world" and "inner world" settings given by PT.
The protagonist of the main work is named James, who is an excellent plastic surgeon.
One day by chance, he received a letter from his wife, inviting him to a small town called Silent Hill, and mentioned many things about their past in the letter.
At first glance, this letter seemed very ordinary.
It seems that the divorced wife wants to meet again.
But the scary thing is that James is not divorced, but widowed - his wife has been dead for three years.
This is a letter from my late wife.
So, with all kinds of complicated emotions, James came to Silent Hill.
Here he saw the most bizarre sights.
All kinds of strange monsters and monsters appeared in turns, and they were very powerful. They put James into dangerous predicaments several times.
Among these monsters, only one is particularly powerful.
It was a woman wearing an apron who had lost her head. She was like a nightmare. Although she had been killed countless times, she had been reborn countless times.
Finally, after fighting all the way, James reached the place indicated in his wife's letter.
This is a mansion on the edge of town.
After entering the mansion, players will see many group photos.
And the protagonist in those photos was clearly a photo of James and a woman wearing an apron.
good!
James is the murderer of another wife-killing case that appeared on PT radio. He used the convenience of his plastic surgeon to change his face and disguise himself and has been at large.
This time I returned to Silent Hill to eradicate my wife who was inexplicably "resurrected".
In the end, James killed his headless wife completely in the same kitchen.
But the so-called cycle of retribution.
Although his shot completely killed his wife, it also ignited the liquefied gas in the kitchen.
finally.
In a loud noise, James received the final evil reward and was wiped out.
Bada.
This concludes the draft plan.
Yuki closed the project with a complicated expression on his face.
She looked at Okura and then at Sato.
I found that the expressions on the faces of these two people were similar to my own.
In fact, objectively speaking.
The completion of this project is pretty good.
It has a beginning and an end, a complete story, and focuses on a cycle of cause and effect and retribution.
Provided that--
Don't name it Silent Hill.
"this……"
After carefully organizing the words for a while, Sato said:
"With all due respect, Manager Moritani, I would like to ask, is this... Gu Sang's project?"
He saw three people looking at him.
Moritani shrugged noncommittally and asked, "What do you think?"
The three of them looked at me and I looked at you, feeling a little embarrassed.
Finally, it was Yuki who spoke: "I don't think...it looks like it."
Not that it's bad.
But it looks... too ordinary.
You must know that a large part of the reason why PT has such excellent horror effect and topicality lies in its obscure metaphor of clouds and mountains, its mysterious way of telling stories, and the inexplicable blank space at the end. Open ending.
This kind of "out of sight" game form always gives the game a sense of mystery, like a veil between the player and the player.
but now!
In this version of the plan!
That veil was removed.
What Yuki and others saw was a story with monster fighting and adventure as the main line, and good and evil will be rewarded in the end.
Perhaps the only special thing about this story is that it allows the player to act as the villain for once.
Others are nothing special.
After listening to Yuki's words, Moriya's face showed the helplessness of "Sure enough".
He sighed and then asked:
"Then what do you think of it being considered as the main project of Silent Hill?"
Hearing this, Sato smacked his lips: "What does the 'how' that Executive Moritani asked about refer to?"
"Sales volume." Moritani said concisely.
"It will definitely be affected." Sato was even more straightforward.
Moritani nodded and looked at Sato: "Tell me more specifically?"
"This project is obviously not Gu Sang's,"
Seeing that Sato had already said this, there was no need to hide it, so he simply opened the skylight and spoke openly:
"If it came out as a standalone game, there would be no problem,"
"But if it is released as the official version of PT, saying that the dog's tail will continue may be exaggerating."
"But the reputation that affects the Silent Hill IP is a sure thing,"
"Today, PT has been promoted to a altar in the analysis of the media and players,"
"Its unique charm is definitely not something that this ordinary planning project can capture,"
"By then, it will be criticized and sales will inevitably decline."
After listening to Sato's words, Moritani nodded, and then said:
"Approximately how much impact will it have?"
Sato thought for a moment: "It's hard to say, because in this case, the player's subjective factors account for too much. A conservative estimate... 20%."
hiss--! ! !
As soon as these words came out, both Yuki and Okura took a deep breath.
Just changing the script to a slightly ordinary one will cause the game's sales to drop by one-fifth!
And this is just a conservative estimate!
"What about a higher estimate?" Moritani asked.
"That's hard to say." This time, Sato shook his head, indicating that he could no longer predict: "If this plan is really used, I wouldn't be surprised if the sales volume is reduced by half."
Say it.
There was a long silence in the office.
A long while.
Only then did Yuki slowly ask:
"So, Mr. Moritani...are we going to develop the main game of Silent Hill ourselves?"
Moritani's words have reached this point, and no matter how stupid these people are, they can still understand the meaning!
The senior management actually wanted to get rid of Golden Wind and monopolize the sales results of the official version of Silent Hill!
And to this!
Moritani also nodded slowly.
although!
I am already prepared in my heart!
but!
When he saw Tetsuya Moritani nodding, Yuki couldn't help but feel angry!
What kind of stupid operation is this? !
Dumping Golden Wind means dumping Director Sam too!
good!
You have seen the current popularity of Silent Hill and the widespread support from players. It is understandable that you want to get rid of the penny and keep the profits for yourself!
After all, this is Comella’s usual style!
Moreover, changing directors midway through a project is nothing new.
but!
Before you get rid of someone, don't you really think about who gave this game the soul?
The crown of "King of Horror Games" belongs to SamGu!
Not in our KOMINA hands!
"This this……"
Yuki simply couldn't understand this wave of operations from the top management:
"With all due respect, Mr. Moritani! It's like we produce cars, but-"
…
"...But it's the same as leaving the engine manufacturer behind!"
Turn back time to yesterday!
Comella Conference Room!
At a private meeting chaired by President Kamikoshi Keimasa!
Tetsuya Moritani, the managing director of the game business, also raised the same doubts as Yuki!
This operation is too outrageous!
However!
Before Kamikoshi Jingzheng could speak.
Tsuna Yamamoto, who was sitting next to him, had a dark expression:
"Director Moritani, are you saying that my more than 20 years of experience in the industry and my status as a senior game designer are not enough to replace a fledgling kid in presiding over the development of the main game of "Silent Hill"?"
good!
As the 'disciple and student' of the president, Keimasa Kamigoshi.
Yamamoto Tsuna wants to occupy the magpie's nest this time and seize two projects at one hand!
Now the official version of "Yakuza Fury" has entered into orderly development work.
He can free up his hands to take over the now popular "Silent Hill" project!
In this way, the two popular projects will be in his hands!
And what a coincidence!
Ever since Silent Hill became popular, Kagemasa Kamikoshi has been thinking about how to kick Golden Wind out of the project.
After all, this IP is so popular now!
Once released, there is a high probability that it will become a phenomenal horror game, and there is even a high probability that it will become the highest-selling horror game in history!
And such a tempting project!
They actually had to take 30% of the net profit to share with Golden Wind!
This is unacceptable to a pure businessman like Kamigoshi Keimasa.
Don't say 30%.
He doesn't want to part with it at all!
Kamegoshi Kagemasa doesn’t understand games.
In his view, Gu Sheng was ultimately just an external "business manager."
Now, Gu Sheng took a big order for their company, and as a reward, he asked for 30% of the account during the follow-up process of the project.
Kamikoshi Kagemasa was naturally unwilling to part with the money.
After all, he also has another top business manager-Tsuna Yamamoto.
Moreover, this business manager has longer working experience and more work experience. The most important thing is that Yamamoto Tsuna is not an external hire and does not need such a high share.
So, there is almost no trade-off!
Kamikoshi Kage just hit it off with Yamamoto Tsuna, so he decided to quit Golden Wind and independently develop "Silent Hill"!
"This...this is too arrogant! President!"
Moritani felt numb when he heard it!
Kamigoshi Keimasa doesn’t understand games, but he does!
He is very aware of the special nature of the game Silent Hill!
"The unique psychological horror experience of Silent Hill was pioneered by Sam, and he is also the most proficient designer in mastering this concept. Replacing him, I feel..."
Don't wait for Moritani to finish.
Just listen to Yamamoto Tsuna speak and interrupt him!
"Haha, what Mr. Moritani said is too arbitrary,"
Yamamoto Tsuna smiled and said:
"Replacing directors midway through game development is nothing new,"
"There are even many projects that are already halfway through development. Due to various reasons, the director was replaced, but in the end they were smoothly implemented without affecting the quality of the game at all."
"What's more, PT is just a trial version. It's a good time for us to change designers before the official version is developed."
After Yamamoto Tsuna finished speaking, he looked at Moritani with some pride.
Moritani ignored him, but kept staring at President Kamikoshi Keimasa: "President, the director of this game really cannot be changed. After all, it was through this trial version that Sam won the title of 'King of Horror Games'. If At this moment……"
However.
Moritani is not done yet!
Then Yamamoto Tsuna spoke again and interrupted him again: "It's just a false title. Today he is the King of Terror, and I can do the same tomorrow..."
"There is no road to cross the Eight Gate Road! (It's so noisy, you bastard)"
Bang! ! !
Moritani finally couldn't bear it anymore!
The bang hit the table!
Pointing at the big-looking Yamamoto Tsuna’s nose, he cursed:
"Who the fuck are you?! How dare you interrupt me?! Are you looking for death?!"
A loud shout!
Yamamoto Tsuna was so frightened that he shrank his neck on the spot!
What is Moritani Tetsuya's identity?
managing Director!
The top executive in the company second only to the president, Keimasa Kamigoshi!
And what about him?
A game designer!
It's not even a little bit different from Moritani's level!
Although he participated in this private meeting because he was the president's disciple.
But in terms of level, Moritani trained him as casually as training a dog!
"what……"
Seeing that Yamamoto Tsuna didn't dare to jump anymore, Moritani snorted coldly and glared at him:
"From now on, shut your mouth. When I'm talking to President Joetsu, I don't want to hear you say another half a syllable. Do you understand?"
Yamamoto Tsuna lowered his head and shrank, looking at President Joetsu beside him, as if he wanted to say something else.
But when he saw Shangyue wave his hand: "Get out."
"But teacher..."
Snapped!
No hesitation!
Kamikoshi Kage is a big mouth in both his forehand and backhand!
He immediately took back what Tsuna Yamamoto said.
Then, he waved his hand and raised his eyebrows!
"How many times have I told you that you have to pay your dues at work! Get out of here!"
"Ha...Hai——!!!"
(End of chapter)
