RoleplayNovel #408 - Mr. Lu's speech at the Tokyo Game Show stunned the entire industry! (2 in 1 order requir
#408 - Mr. Lu's speech at the Tokyo Game Show stunned the entire industry! (2 in 1 order requir
The Tokyo Game Show began with speeches from the titans of the gaming industry.
As the host announced the opening, the entire venue fell into a brief silence.
Immediately afterward, the Nintendo logo flashed on the giant screen, and the powerful main theme music reverberated throughout the hall, instantly engulfing the scene in enthusiastic applause and cheers.
On stage, a middle-aged Japanese man in a well-tailored suit walked slowly to the front, gave a slight bow, and gestured for everyone to be quiet. This was Satoru Iwata, the president of Nintendo and a legendary figure in the gaming world.
His expression was calm, and his piercing gaze swept over the audience, exuding a sense of dignity and poise in his composure.
"Hello, everyone in the gaming industry!" he said, speaking with a pure Tokyo accent, his tone steady and strong. "On behalf of Nintendo, I thank you all for coming. As a new year begins, let us look forward to seeing what new heights the art of gaming will reach in the days to come."
The president's brief but weighty opening remarks were met with rounds of applause. He then went on to introduce Nintendo's strategic plans and new product lines for the coming year in a detailed and engaging manner.
This included new installments in The Legend of Zelda, Kirby, and the Super Mario series.
Following Nintendo, executives from Capcom, Konami, and the American companies Naughty Dog and EA, as well as the European company Ubisoft, took to the stage.
They mainly discussed the current state of the gaming industry and future development plans.
Midway through the forum, the host suddenly came on stage and said with a smile:
"As everyone knows, there is a rising star in the world gaming industry recently, and that is Tao Yuan Xiang Company. They can be said to have dominated this year's Tokyo Game Show. Now, let's welcome President Lu of Tao Yuan Xiang to the stage."
When Lu Yu appeared, the entire venue erupted in an uproar!
Below the stage, the group from Long Teng Group looked livid, with resentment and apprehension flashing in their eyes. Foremost among them was Pei Shengnan himself.
The boss of Long Teng Group, abandoning his usual composure, had a somewhat clouded look in his eyes.
Relying on his veteran status in the gaming industry, he had still managed to secure the best seat in the center of the audience. At this moment, his face was filled with anger, his hands clenched tightly on the armrests, his eyes staring intently at the stage.
Beside him were several of his trusted lieutenants, the heads of various departments, who also looked displeased.
This kid had reduced their efforts of the past six months to nothing...
In fact, the entire Long Teng Group's booth was filled with a large group of employees who were holding back their anger and looking grim. It seemed that Tao Yuan Xiang had dealt them a heavy blow.
Similarly, the booths of other participating domestic companies were also filled with gloom.
For example, the executives from the Pokemon Company, who had just come off the stage, had very unpleasant expressions. The middle-aged, overweight leader, Yan Zhongshan, had bulging veins on his forehead, looking as if he wanted to swallow Lu Yu alive.
The key members around him were even showing mocking expressions, seemingly whispering to each other. Only the hot, red-lipsticked female manager was still pretending to smile nonchalantly, but deep in her eyes, a sense of resentment and jealousy was swirling.
On the other side, at Konami Software, someone even threw a chair and cursed. Clearly, Lu Yu's appearance had brought immense pressure to all the established game companies.
In stark contrast was Tao Yuan Xiang's own seating area.
Chu Xiong, Zhang Qiqi, Zhang Fan, and the other founding employees watched Lu Yu on stage, their eyes filled with tears.
Their subordinates jumped up in excitement, bursting out with cheers of encouragement. Even the boss, Mao Wuyong, was beaming with joy, looking radiant, as if the heavy burden of Mount Tai had finally been lifted.
Today, Lu Yu was wearing a sharp black suit, his hair neatly combed, looking handsome and energetic.
He walked onto the stage with great ambition, facing thousands of scrutinizing eyes, yet he was neither arrogant nor humble, facing them directly, as if he were the sole focus of the entire venue.
"Respected colleagues, hello!" Lu Yu exuded a sense of natural ease in his gestures.
...
After Lu Yu took the stage, the forum host asked a few simple questions, mainly about the development process of Tao Yuan Xiang's trading card game and the company's entrepreneurial journey.
The host pointed the microphone at Lu Yu and said with a dry smile, "Well, President Lu, we all know that Tao Yuan Xiang's trading card game has taken the industry by storm, opening a new chapter in the entire gaming industry. As the core of the development team, you must have put in a lot of hard work and experienced many hardships and setbacks, right? I wonder if President Lu could share with us the story of what Tao Yuan Xiang experienced in the early stages of its establishment?"
"Haha!" Lu Yu laughed heartily, interrupting the host's question decisively.
"Don't mention those old stories, they're so boring! If you want to talk about the development process, I can only tell you that I have no idea how we made such a successful game."
The audience was in an uproar! Even the host was stunned by Lu Yu's unexpected remarks.
"To be honest with you, I'm not very particular about strategy or reasons when I do things, I'm just very casual and capricious."
Lu Yu spread his hands, smiling broadly, "Take this game for example, I didn't really have any mental constructs throughout the entire development process, I was just doing it with enthusiasm."
"In fact, I never thought I would be so successful."
Lu Yu shook his head, looking helpless, "If I had known that this would happen, I would rather not have started a business in the first place, it would have been so much easier!"
"President Lu is joking!" The host's face twitched.
"To be honest, when we were planning today's program, we made full preparations and wanted to ask you about the hardships of starting a business and how to overcome technical difficulties. But now it seems that our preparations were a bit redundant. President Lu, you are clearly a different kind of person!"
"Not at all, you flatter me." Lu Yu smiled modestly, without being pretentious, "Actually, this is how I do things, very impromptu. To be honest, I didn't put much thought into developing the game."
"Yes, everything went too smoothly!" Lu Yu spread his hands, his tone half-joking, "The engineers were so pitiful, I didn't give them much pressure at all. Not to mention overtime, I even let them rest on weekends. After work, we often went on team-building trips!"
After that, he described the company's 543 work system, the reduced efficiency and increased cost system, and the werewolf killing system in detail.
...
Lu Yu's exaggerated and humorous remarks instantly caused an uproar in the entire venue!
Even the host was stunned by his outrageous remarks. The middle-aged man, who had originally intended to host the forum in a conventional manner, looked completely dumbfounded, his mouth slightly open, and the microphone in his hand almost fell to the ground.
"Th-this President Lu, are you sure you're not exaggerating?" He gave an awkward smile, trying to maintain the atmosphere, "A game requires a long-term mental and physical commitment, how can you say that a passion and love are enough?"
Below the stage, the uproar and laughter rose and fell.
First and foremost were the employees from the "Yu-Gi-Oh!" and "Pokemon" project teams sent by Konami. These people could be said to have been working their fingers to the bone on a daily basis, working day and night and eating instant noodles for years in order to develop sequels and new works.
At this time, seeing Lu Yu's mindless comments on game development, how could they remain calm?
"Are you kidding me?" A middle-aged man with thick black-rimmed glasses almost jumped out of his seat, questioning Lu Yu loudly. His facial muscles were tense, his hands waving incessantly in the air, his eyes almost spitting fire.
"We put so much effort into developing a sequel! Th-this President Lu, what do you know!"
Sitting in the front row with him were a group of middle-aged male employees with ordinary looks and features. As veteran gaming industry professionals, each of them had a face full of resentment and disbelief.
Some had their mouths wide open, as if they were about to burst into curses; some had their brows furrowed, their lips pursed into a line, trembling with anger; and some simply held their heads in their hands, drooping their heads helplessly.
"You guys, don't think that you can develop real masterpieces with just a passion and love!" An old man with white hair and a ferocious face screamed shrilly, as if he was about to suffocate.
"To satisfy players, we rely on the hard work of us practitioners! Everything is exchanged for our lives and youth!!"
As a result, this old man, known as "Uncle Game," became even more furious, roaring repeatedly. It was clear how much he disdained Lu Yu's remarks.
In addition to the employees of Japanese game companies, even the foreign industry professionals who were present showed expressions of disbelief.
A beautiful blonde woman was pinching her fair arm hard, her brows furrowed and her eyes wide open, as if she was trying hard to restrain her inner surprise and anger.
And a dark-skinned Latino youth simply put his hands into his curly hair and lowered his head dejectedly. It seemed that he was really unable to understand Lu Yu's point of view.
Even a Western woman in a professional suit, dignified and generous, widened her blue eyes, first shook her head, and then couldn't help but reach out and flick her ears, as if confirming whether she had misheard something.
It can be said that the entire scene was in an uproar, and all the industry professionals who were present were stunned by Lu Yu's outrageous remarks.
...
Seeing that Lu Yu was too prominent at the forum, Pei Shengnan, the big boss of Long Teng Group's game company, was clearly unwilling to let it go.
The capable and composed middle-aged man glanced slightly, his eyes scanning Lu Yu several times, a trace of cunning flashing in his eyes.
"Hmph, last time you relied on this arrogance and self-confidence to temporarily surpass our Long Teng's Xie Yunliu. However, you can't underestimate us!"
Just then, the host seemed to realize the subtle atmosphere of the scene. He quickly changed the subject and asked about Lu Yu's company's next major project - the plan to adapt the hit science fiction film "Final Defense Line" into a VR sensory movie.
"President Lu, you dropped a bombshell at the last press conference, planning to adapt the blockbuster 'Final Defense Line' into a VR panoramic sensory movie. I wonder how you plan to achieve this on a technical level?"
Hearing this, Lu Yu's eyes lit up and a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Well, I've already experimented with our company's engineering team, and the results are quite good! As you all know, there are many hardware-level shortcomings in VR cinema viewing--"
Before he could finish speaking, a middle-aged scholar sitting in the audience suddenly interrupted him.
The old man, with a head of gray hair, was a senior expert in the field of VR multimedia technology. He was wearing a formal suit, kind and amiable, but judging from the straight posture of his back, he was clearly a straightforward and unceremonious person.
"Mr. Lu Yu, I wonder if you would allow me to say a few words?"
Lu Yu was slightly startled and nodded. This senior was high enough in status that he couldn't refuse.
Pei Shengnan smiled slightly. This old scholar was the one he had bought at a high price to make trouble!
"In fact, there are still many defects in the current VR viewing cabin technology." The old scholar coughed and said earnestly, "First of all, the hardware specifications of the equipment do not meet the requirements for true panoramic immersive imaging. The resolution of current mainstream VR equipment is seriously insufficient, so it cannot restore the realistic visual effects of a 360-degree panorama."
"Secondly, the head-mounted displays of current VR equipment also have significant weight defects, and prolonged wearing will greatly increase the physical burden on the audience." The old man continued to list the shortcomings, "Furthermore, due to the limited range and freedom of viewing angle changes caused by the sitting position in the cinema, the depth of field and stereoscopic effect that can be presented are greatly reduced."
"And it's not just these!" The old man said, his face becoming more and more unsightly, "Even the small difference in the left and right eye angles of the head-mounted display may bring severe dizziness to the audience! I have to say that, based on the current standards, the VR cinema viewing experience is simply inferior to that of an ordinary large-screen cinema."
Hearing this, Lu Yu nodded repeatedly, looking as if he completely agreed.
"You're right, you're right! Many fans raised the same opinions and doubts at our last press conference. VR cinemas do have so many inherent flaws."
As he said that, Lu Yu smiled mysteriously.
The old man below the stage was dumbfounded. He was paid to cause trouble.
The other party accepted everything, and he was speechless.
It was like punching cotton, and it just felt wrong!
"I completely agree with your point of view. After all, our company comes from the gaming industry. Since traditional VR cinemas have so many flaws, why not completely gamify them and understand them with a gaming mindset?"
"Gamify? Mr. Lu, what do you mean by that?" The old scholar frowned in confusion.
"It's very simple!" Lu Yu said with a smile, "We plan to derive a new model from VR viewing equipment and transform it into a VR game cabin! Set up various sensory interaction devices in the cabin, so that the audience can not only immerse themselves in the film, but also personally interact with the film content! Think about it, wouldn't it bring people an unparalleled new viewing experience?"
"Moreover, this approach perfectly addresses all the drawbacks you mentioned earlier," Lu Yu continued enthusiastically. "No need to wear heavy head-mounted displays; we can completely adopt surround projection. The viewing angle and freedom will also be infinitely expanded. We even have many ways to solve minor issues like dizziness."
Hearing this, many people in the audience couldn't help but whisper and point. Clearly, Lu Yu's idea greatly excited them!
This kind of cockpit, even if we don't talk about the film industry, would first set off a wave in the gaming industry!