Otherworldly Architect

The days of fulfilling work always pass by exceptionally fast.

Soon it will be May of this year, and this year's Blue Star Carnival has already started early.

If nothing else, the park on Blue Star's side is going to be open for a whole month——

The Blue Star Paradise project was officially launched.

Before and after this year's carnival, Blue Star Park will have a trial operation for a month, and then decide to officially open in the second half of this year after seeing the effect.

But even if it is said that it is a "trial operation", the players who come to experience it are still crowded.

In other words, because it is a trial operation, it has aroused the interest of players.

In May, when it was the end of the local spring, the weather was getting warmer, especially when the crowds were huddled together in line, it was even more dull.

Fortunately, the park had foreseen this scene early, so the tickets for Blue Star Paradise were sold entirely online, eliminating the sad possibility of "queuing up at midnight to buy tickets and still not getting them".

Nowadays, most of the people who are crowding around outside the park are still nearby tourists who have a fluke and want to ask if the scalpers have tickets.

And the scalpers were also miserably surrounded: "No, really no more..." You people who play games, do you need to be so fast? ! The professional ticket grabbing team did not grab a few! ! !

Blue Star Park is open every morning at 8:00 a.m. and operates until 9:00 p.m. closed, and tourists are not allowed to spend the night in it.

However, there will naturally be corresponding hotels nearby for players to rest. If there are unsatisfied tourists, of course, you can try to grab the tickets for the next day and come to the Blue Star Paradise for a two-day tour.

Although the current park is only the first phase of the project, and half of the park has just opened, it cannot hold back the enthusiasm of the players.

Some senior fans can spend most of the day in the "Minecraft" park, and they are not willing to leave at all.

——After all, the Blue Star Carnival is really the one who can’t get a ticket in a lifetime! The next best thing is to take a stroll around the Blue Star Paradise, and you can actually touch the experience hall! !

Tickets for this year's carnival are still in short supply, and they have fetched tens of thousands of dollars on the black market.

Because this year's situation is even more special, it happens to be the tenth Blue Star Carnival——

Rounding up, it is equivalent to the tenth anniversary celebration of Bluestar Studio!

It's a big anniversary for players, not to mention for Mingjiao fans, it's like celebrating the New Year's Day all over the world.

To be able to participate in the carnival on such a day, many people who have drawn tickets will cry with joy, feeling that it is a lucky experience that only happens once in a lifetime.

This year's carnival is also the one that the two studios of Blue Star and Tulong Baodao participated in.

Ming Yan did not favor one over the other, so he set up another Dragon Slayer experience area in Blue Star Paradise, and put the next game of Dragon Slayer Sword into the experience hall.

On the one hand, the studios on both sides have their own rules and regulations and development cycles. On the other hand, the employees play very closely, regardless of each other, which can be regarded as an interesting "one country, two systems".

At this year's carnival's player exchange meeting, the most eye-catching is the player meeting.

Mingyan has his own half an hour, and it is also the moment when he has the closest contact with players in a year.

Looking down the stage, the glow sticks converged into a galaxy, and the sparkling light seemed to carry the expectations of the players.

The host asked him: "This year is really a turbulent year. Master Ming also announced his dual identity. May I ask what kind of mentality did Master Ming have at that time to establish Blue Star Studio and Dragon Sabre Studio? ?"

Mingyan said with a smile: "Blue Star was founded to facilitate the release of "Minecraft" and the follow-up "League of Legends". The latter was a relatively new game concept at the time. I asked several agency companies and they gave The prices offered were far lower than expected, and some people even proposed to acquire the full copyright of 200,000-"

After he finished speaking, he paused for a while, because he heard an uproar from the audience.

Even the host took a deep breath.

- Two hundred thousand! Buy League of Legends! !

Who doesn't know how hot "League of Legends" is now? At the end of the ninth season, the tax paid to the government alone last year was close to 900 million!

Two hundred thousand? Asking two billion to buy the limited agency rights of League of Legends is almost the same!

"Yes, it was very unpopular at the time, so I had to set up my own studio, publish it myself, and negotiate cooperation with the platform myself--or whatever it was, I signed a ladder contract with Xia Cheng's help." Ming Yan He let out a sigh of relief and said, "And even if League of Legends is launched, it was operating at a loss for the first year, and even the publicity funds were all borrowed by Xia Cheng. I think many people have heard of it. Yes. In order to attract traffic to the game, I planned to set up a league in the sixth-star province, which is the prototype of today's S competition. At that time, there was not even a single sponsor—"

Hearing this, there was another noise from the audience.

Especially the bosses sitting in the front row, they almost want to go crazy when they hear this.

Check out what level of sponsorship is in League of Legends right now! Large multinational companies have to compete for jobs!

The biggest sponsor for the ninth season last year was the Sixth Star Provincial Air Force Administration - yes! Government Army! Wanting to put their conscription advertisements on it, they also honestly submitted bids!

At this moment, in this situation, the bosses just want to beat their chests and go back to the past ten years... to buy its advertising rights for ten or twenty years!

Ming Yan is still talking: "Without sponsors, funds are stretched thin, and even trying to pay Varian is a bit intimidating."

Varian, who was sitting beside him, laughed.

Well, Mingyan signed a gambling contract with him at that time. Later, he learned that this was also the intention of Chief Master Ming, because if you don't sign like this, the salary for the first year may not be paid on time...

Thinking about it now, Master Ming is really, as cunning as a devil when he was young... Oh no, he is cunning!

Mingyan also laughed heartily and said, "As you all know, almost all of the proceeds from "Minecraft" were donated. So at that time, I was very poor and could only find a way to make a new game and make a little money quickly. So that League of Legends can continue to operate.”

It can be said that it is extremely humble to just want to continue to operate.

Who would have thought that the all-powerful "League of Legends" would have such a difficult time back then?

Managers and investors who missed this opportunity ten years ago may still be in the investment sea after ten years, but they don't know that the poor boy Mingyan they rejected at that time has grown into a giant.

Presumably now many people will still dream back at midnight, regret that their intestines are blue, and wish they could go back to the past and start over.

They missed the biggest opportunity to rise to prominence in their lives! Obviously, as long as you hitch a ride with Chief Master Ming, you will be rich and prosperous for the rest of your life, but back then, I was blind to Mount Tai! !

The host also sighed: "It turns out that Tulong Baodao Studio was really founded because of funding problems."

The players in the audience were also moved, and some even cried.

"..." Ming Yan said hurriedly, "No, Blue Star is not so poor now. At least we have sufficient funds and can continue to develop many games. Thank you for caring about us so much."

But it doesn't seem to work.

Players have been completely immersed in the plot of "What a miserable dragon slaying sword", and they said distressedly: [Cub, you have suffered, we misunderstood you before...]

[Wuwuwu, starting from scratch is really not easy, everyone should stop scolding Tulong for cheating krypton. Where do players get the money to develop Blue Star Doomsday and Hunter World? 】

[That is, what's wrong with spending money on games you like! Have you heard the story of Zigong Shou Niu? Dragon Saber is also a conscience enterprise! 】

[I don't buy it anymore, I don't buy it during the discount period. When the carnival is over, I will buy all the Dragon Slayer games at full price. 】

This year's player meeting is really unsurprising, many people are curious about Ming Yan's dual identity.

In the last ten minutes, when the players asked questions, they all started: [Sect Master! ! How many hours do you sleep a day? 】

Ming Yan pondered for a while, and felt that half of the problem depended on Xia Cheng.

But he still answered very seriously: "About seven hours. Please rest assured, I have plenty of personal time."

Players: [The leader is too hard, only 7 hours a day without work. 】

Ming Yan: "..." Huh?

Players: [Sect Master! What are the plans for Bluestar and Tulong this year? 】

Ming Yan smiled and said, "Well, let's see... Blue Star Doom 3, the Assassin's Way, the first expansion pack of Hunter World. There is also a new game here."

The player asked again: [So many games, did you personally participate in the design and production? 】

Ming Yan said: "Not all, my personal energy is limited, and part of it is handed over to other designers."

Zhuo Yu, who was sitting next to him, changed his posture a little uncomfortable.

Players: [Is this the reason why you abducted Chief Zhuo? 】

"Cough!" Ming Yan said, "How can you be called 'abduction' if you love me? If there is any problem, you can ask Chief Zhuo later and you will understand."

Zhuo Yu: Hmph╭(╯^╰)╮, I just see that Bluestar's lemon cake is delicious, not for your research and development funds of Jinshan Yinhai...

Players also asked: [The two studios of Blue Star and Tulong will not merge in the future, right? 】

"Of course it will be treated equally." Ming Yan replied, "The main work policies of the two sides are different. Here at Bluestar Studio, we have been trying new game types, exploring more game methods, and creating some brand-new concepts and gameplay. . On the Tulong Baodao studio, we are committed to targeting more player groups, so that everyone can experience the joy of exclusive customized games, which should be said to be a more people-friendly way of creation."

Ming Yan squeezed his eyes and said mischievously: "By the way, we raised two cats in the Tulong Baodao studio to ensure more fairness and equality."

Many reporters watching the live broadcast couldn't help but take notes when they heard this.

And the players seem to understand, but they only understand one thing: [That is to say! ! ! We still have at least two games a year! ! ! Yeah! ! Long live the art of shadow cloning! ! 】

【Bishop! Please create another studio! We want more! Please! ! 】