The crowd outside the game shop is dense. In the crowd, everyone''s face is filled with joy, enthusiasm and warmth.
"It''s just like summer..."
The person who sent out this feeling was a quiet morning tea shop on the second floor opposite the game shop.
Alice and her family are sitting in the box drinking morning tea. There are several bodyguards standing by the door, while the room is faintly singing "summer shadow" - just like the opposite game shop, there is "summer shadow" here, because it is a luxurious morning tea shop for white-collar workers, which is a fan shop of He Xi.
In addition to Longquan and Datang, there are also corresponding publicity in some fan gathering places. The morning tea shop also received the song "summer shadow" and some brochures for "air", and it also sold advance tickets from three nearby game stores.
"What else do you want us to do?" Xu Jing drank tea and looked at the lively game shop opposite. He said faintly, "I came to observe the propaganda effect of air."
Alice grinned. "Isn''t that good? This time, the advertisement is not as loud as before. You must be worried about it too... "
Xu Jing snorted and said nothing. However, he did worry that Meng Huo''s decision to release the game was too hasty. However, as soon as I sit in this morning tea shop, Xu Jing''s worries disappear. Although the advertisement is not good, the effect is good. Looking at the bustling situation, the sales of the game should not let the gold lettered signboard "He Xi" be shamed.
On the other side, Xu Jing''s wife stirred the milk tea and looked at Alice strangely.
Alice noticed her eyes: "Mom, what''s the matter? Keep staring at me? "
"No, it''s nothing..." the woman smiles awkwardly. She can''t say that today''s daughter is strange. "I was thinking, this song is very good, it sounds comfortable."
"That''s right." Xu Jing nodded with approval: "the boy''s songs are just like comics. They always surprise people. For a while, I was especially worried that he would suddenly run to become a musician. Fortunately, he didn''t have the mind to do this..."
"He''s a good musician, too, In fact, I think his personality is very suitable to be a musician... "
She imagined that Meng Huo would become a musician. If Meng Huo went to the music industry, he would not go to the singers, but as a part-time pianist. Although a pianist is also a star, unlike a singer, he does not always need to shine in front of the public, and he goes in and out of some more high-end stages.
In China, the social status of pianists and classical pianists is higher than that of singers and stars. The audience of top pianists is the upper class of the society, which makes them very famous and influential. If Meng Huo becomes a pianist, he will become a noble son.
"That''s pretty good..." Alice muttered. She thought that if Meng Huo became a pianist, she would be able to follow him as an agent. She usually performed in the Grand Theater. This kind of life is simply wonderful - Shen Jie can''t keep up.
"..." Alice''s face changed little, but her mother caught her. The blonde woman''s heart was as bright as a mirror. Her guess was right. The change of her daughter must have something to do with Meng Huo. This makes the woman happy and worried. What she likes is her daughter''s change. What she worries about is that she doesn''t think highly of these two people. Let alone Meng Huo''s attitude, the age gap between them will not make them a good match.
But even so, the woman now has to pray for her daughter. Other men say that the boy is a treasure even for Xu Jing, and she can''t help him if she wants to.
"Alas..." the woman could not help sighing.
Alice''s eyes were fixed on her, just as sensitive as her mother''s: "Mom, do you really have something on your mind?"
"No The woman was not flustered at all. Smiling, she found a reason: "I''m just worried about the sales of the game. Don''t you say its advertising is not good? Most people won''t know about it, will they? "
He Xi''s fans are only organized in some big cities, so the game advertising is mainly promoted by two stores of Datang and Longquan. These two companies have strong channel ability, but they can''t be found everywhere. They are few in some small cities, and even there is only one company left.
The woman''s words are reasonable. As long as people don''t walk through the streets of these two stores, it''s hard to know about the sale of air.
"Don''t worry... This type of game is a niche game, and players'' information spreads quickly." But Xu Jing shook his head and said with a smile, "I think it won''t be long before someone publishes the news on the Internet. People who can play the word adventure will soon receive the news. It''s enough to have these people."His analysis is based on the current situation of Chinese character adventure games, which have developed for many years and gradually formed a stable and special group of players.
In this group of players, the name "He Xi" represents more authority than he does in the comic book industry. He Xi is a powerful player in the comic book industry, but there are still people who can challenge him. But in the word adventure game world, he is worthy of the emperor, it can even be said that there is no word adventure without any pity.
Almost all text adventure players have played He Xi''s game. His works are quite different from other text adventure games on the market. A new work will be noticed immediately after it is born, and it will spread rapidly among game lovers, probably faster than advertising.
In fact, at this point in time, some forums and chat rooms that gather text adventure game enthusiasts have spread the news.
"Teacher He Xi is playing a new game again!"
"The game is called" air ". Now you can book it in Datang and Longquan. Hurry up!"
"Finally, I''ve got a new one. Recently, more and more games have imitated teacher He Xi''s works. I''m tired of playing other games!"
"Yes! Last time there was a game called "family" directly. It was blatantly imitated, but I heard that the sales volume was pretty good! Now the game companies are becoming smarter. All kinds of artificial designs and plots imitate teacher He Xi. There are signs that teacher He Xi''s game has become someone else''s template.... "
"Ha ha, I''m tired of playing, and I''m going to leave the group! Teacher He Xi''s new work again!? Well... I won''t take it off for the time being! "
In a very short time, the whole Chinese text adventure fans all know the news of the release of he Xixin''s game. The reservation volume of Datang and Longquan''s two stores is also rising rapidly, easily exceeding the total sales of text adventure games in China in the past few months.
But the real heat has not yet fermented, the paper media response speed is very slow, and the network media also took several hours to expand from the fragmented website.
"He Xi''s mysterious new work《 "Air" - the most low-key word adventure game! "“ Like the warm sun in winter, long Xue, a famous voice actor, adds a new song "summer shadow"! "“ Let''s look forward to "air" together. What kind of story will He Xi bring this time
When the news of new game sales gradually occupied the major game forums and websites, its benefits gradually revealed. Different from the previous game sales, when the news of "air" came out, the game manufacturers, as competitors, not only didn''t panic, but also took the initiative to help the game advertise on Weibo.
"The ancestor of the word adventure game" He Xi "has come out to sell the game again. Teacher He Xi seems to be very low-key this time. It seems that he is confident of the game quality of" air ". I wish he Xi, Phoenix company and air a great success—— Mr. Shi guangtou, President of dwarf network company.
"He Xi products, must be a boutique," air ", look forward to the right! By the way, sell our pork. It''s more delicious when we play games. "—— A Lei, President of foreign network company
"To inform you of the good news, our company has decided to develop a text adventure game. The first game is called air!"—— Anima, President of Swan Company
"Just now I received news that some illegal companies intend to invade players'' computers and steal players'' game data and personal privacy after the release of air. We strongly recommend that you install our 180 security guard and 180 antivirus software!"—— Zhou Xiaozhou, President of 180 company
Several CEOs of Internet companies jumped out to advertise "air", which stunned the microblog players. In the past, He Xi developed text adventure games. Every time he came out, he scared some game manufacturers. It''s good that they don''t come out to satirize and curse. How can they come out to say good things today?
In fact, this phenomenon is not surprising. With the development of word adventure games for many years, many manufacturers see that he is not here.
That cartoonist''s actions in other industries are too many. His mind is mainly on the industries related to comics, which will not pose a real threat to the game industry. Naturally, other people will not have to be nervous. And now the development of Chinese character adventure game has entered a strange circle, everyone is imitating He Xi.
After several years of writing adventure games, game dealers find it too difficult to set their own characters and stories. As a result, the sales volume is not good. The easiest way to make money is to imitate He Xi. His game has a large audience and there are too many places to use.
Take "clannad" as an example, each character in it can be used for reference, and then create a new text adventure game. The plot is quite imaginative - the sales volume is quite good. For this reason, after seeing "air" come out, the bosses of those large, medium and small game companies are happy and take the initiative to help it do publicity.In fact, this is what they think:
"What''s wrong with this guy! The launch of the new game is so petty that it doesn''t even advertise. Can it be popular? "
"Oh, it can''t work. How can air not be popular? If it''s not hot, how can we be hot? "
"Advertisement, must help He Xi to do advertisement! There are not enough players to play air, and our air will be very cold after it''s launched. "
"There is an interview on TV in the evening. It seems that I want to praise that song during the interview. It seems that it''s called" summer shadow ", right? Although I haven''t heard of it, boasting must be effective. It can promote "air" and show my tolerance and magnanimity. I''m so talented
CEOs are happy, and of course many readers can see through their ideas.
"Hey, have you seen Weibo? Many CEOs of game companies are praising "air". These people are so funny“ That must be ah, they copy addiction, do not help "air" help who
In Far East and Hokkaido, there are several students chatting and laughing in comic shops, but after a while, boys and girls quarreled.
"Teacher He Xi is so low-key this time, it must be 18 banned versions of the game!"“ Nonsense, air must be an all age version
They are arguing about the version of "air". Although girls don''t play games, they believe that "air" is an all age version, while boys do the opposite. However, after a few words of quarrel, they found that they knew nothing about air, and it was in vain to quarrel. It would be better to ask someone who might know.
A girl turned her head and asked Kaoshima Xiangzi who was guarding the counter, "Xiangzi, don''t your parents work in Cherry Blossom company? Did they say what version of the game is? "
Kaoshima Xiangzi came back last night and was dozing off. As soon as he was asked, he was awakened: "what, what do you say?"
The girl had to ask again.
"Oh," air "ah..." Takashima Xiangzi yawned: "I heard real sister said, that is the full age version of it."
"Look, it''s a full age version!"
"Wait... Xiangzi, what did you say just now? Who is the real sister? "Miss Hasegawa?" The boys'' eyes lit up, and the girls were surprised to hear: "Miss real, isn''t she a super idol? Xiangzi, how did you know her? "
"Well, Xiangzi, what have you been doing in the past few months? Even the school has retired“ Yes, you said to start work. What kind of work is it
This group of young people asked one after another. Kaoshima Xiangzi was a little nervous. Sweat came up on her forehead. She didn''t tell her companions that she was going to be a voice actor, and she didn''t know how to say it. Because her foundation as a voice actress is too weak. In the past few months, she has been training in the office, and now she has not really made her debut, or even received the notice of her debut. Fortunately, she will have a chance only in April or may.
It''s not that she doesn''t want to say it, but she''s a little scared when she comes back to her hometown. This Chinese New Year may be the last time in her life that she spent as an ordinary girl, and then she can come back as a voice actor. Even if she is a little voice actor, the attitude of these classmates and friends will change
In the past, Takashima didn''t think there was anything wrong with being a star, but now she finds that being a star is not only a source of glory, but also a source of happiness, And you could lose a lot of things.
"What I just said is actually a secretary of my father..."
So she denied the suspicion of her companions. She planned to spend the new year safely