Chapter 1459 - An Immovable Holiday!
Chapter 1459: An Immovable Holiday!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
In just one day, the internet was abuzz.
On one hand, it was because the game ‘Safe and Civilized Driving’ was indeed too popular. It had already broken out of the circle. Naturally, there would be more discussion after the new version was released. On the other hand, it was also because many car merchants had added fuel to the fire and deliberately hyped it up.
At first, many players did not think much of it. After all, this was just a game. It was not a big deal to update a car model that did not match reality. They would explain, apologize, and turn off the automatic driving of this car if they could not play it. It was not a big deal.
However, as more and more discussions online became more intense, many gamers could not sit still.
Hurry up and explain, Development Team!
Was this car custom-made by the manufacturer? Or did the Development Team want to add the automatic driving function in the game and happen to choose Stamford’s car?
No matter what, he had to clarify. He could not keep pretending to be dead, right?
However, after worrying for a long time, everyone realized that there was no movement from Shang Yang Games.
Then, rumors spread online: The entire Tengda Corporation was on holiday!
Many netizens were shocked. It would only be New Year’s Eve the next day, wouldn’t it? The Chinese New Year holiday would only start the next day? Why was the holiday a day in advance?
Someone then came out to correct him and said that the holiday started on February 7th. The new version was automatically updated.
The netizens were speechless.
Good lord, they were now handed lemons?
At the thought that he was still working hard in the company, he wondered if the train home tomorrow on Chinese New Year Eve would be extremely crowded. In the end, Tengda had already taken a break two days in advance. Not only did it miss the peak of Chinese New Year, but it also had two more days of holiday. How could it not be sour?
Since they were on holiday, they could forget about hoping that Tengda would clarify things.
That was because Tengda’s holidays were real holidays. Other than the departments who went to work normally and took turns to rest during holidays, the other departments strictly implemented the holiday rules. Even if the employees wanted to work, there was no way!
It would have to wait until the end of the Chinese New Year holiday even if Tengda were to officially respond to this question, which was the 16th.
Many people seemed to understand why the rhythm was so big this time.
Obviously, these manufacturers would reap the most benefits if they made a move now!
On one hand, it was because Tengda’s new version had indeed given the opponents a chance to attack them. On the other hand, it was also because many people knew Tengda’s character. It had a long holiday. What’s more, it would definitely not work even if the sky collapsed after the holiday!
In that case, even if Tengda clarified this problem after the Chinese New Year holiday, these manufacturers could also create rumors, exaggerate, incite, and attack without any restraint during the Chinese New Year holiday.
During the Chinese New Year period, most people would stay at home and have nothing to do. At that time, the hot topics on the internet would ferment faster and obtain greater popularity.
After the Chinese New Year holiday, everyone would quickly be busy with other things. At that time, the efficiency of information spreading online would be greatly reduced.
What’s more, there was a saying that ‘rumors move the tongue and stop rumors from spreading’. Negative rumors would spread much faster than positive ones.
These car companies had set a storm-like tempo for ‘Safe and Civilized Driving’ during the Chinese New Year period. It would be useless even if Tengda released a clarification statement immediately after the Chinese New Year. That was because the damage to ‘Safe and Civilized Driving’ had already been formed. It was very difficult to reverse it!
This was obviously a “there’s no time to waste” mentality. Even if Tengda reacted in time and clarified quickly, this hot topic would quickly dissipate. However, it would not be at a disadvantage to secretly lead the way!
After this analysis, many hardcore gamers of Tengda could not sit still anymore.
“We can’t continue like this. The person-in-charge of Tengda’s relevant departments can just come out and make an announcement. Is there a need to set the rule of not working overtime so dead?”
“That’s right. At the very most, you can just pay more overtime. This is an emergency. You can’t be so slow!”
“Sigh, could Tengda be getting bigger and bigger, and its fighting spirit is getting weaker and weaker? Don’t be dragged to death by your own benefits in the end. That would be too stupid!”
The netizens watched as the popularity of this topic increased day by day. All of them were anxious and could not wait to call Boss Pei and rush him to get his subordinates to make an announcement.
However, it was useless to be anxious. Tengda still did not react as if nothing had happened.
The netizens had no choice. Forget it, let’s leave it at that!
It would be ridiculous if the emperor was not anxious while the eunuch was.
…
At the same moment, Sun Strike Studios.
Min Jingchao stretched. “Alright, I’m done!”
After nearly five months of intense development, Bullet Hole 2 was finally completed as scheduled. What’s more, it had been conducted a highly confidential small-scale internal test. At the moment, it was a relatively stable version.
Sun Strike Studios had hired many FPS gamers in the country for testing when they were developing Bullet Hole previously. It was the same this time. In order to prevent leaks, everyone who participated in the internal beta test had signed a confidentiality agreement just to prevent leaks.
The outside world did not even know that this game was called Bullet Hole 2.
The reason why Zhou Muyan was so careful was mainly because of the uniqueness of Bullet Hole 2.
Everyone knew that Tengda, Sun Strike Studios, and Long Yu Corporation were jointly developing a new game. What’s more, it was Boss Pei’s idea. Naturally, there was a lot of attention.
Yet, Bullet Hole 2 was a FPS game with a orientation. In other words, its model could be replicated to a certain extent.
The patent did not protect the gameplay. If other companies wanted to copy this model, it was completely within the legal scope.
If this game was exposed too early, other games companies might work overtime to develop it. What if it was released before Bullet Hole 2?
Even if it was later than Bullet Hole 2, it would still cause players to be divided.
Therefore, Zhou Muyan had to keep it a secret as much as possible. That way, he could seize the market as soon as possible after Bullet Hole 2 was released and establish a strong moat.
After two to three months, the game that followed the trend was released, and Bullet Hole 2 finished eating these players up, it would be very comfortable.
Of course, the prerequisite for all of this was that Bullet Hole 2 had successfully become popular. If this game did not become popular, it would not follow suit at all. It would not be able to make money at all.
Now, Bullet Hole 2 had been handed over to Long Yu Corporation. There was a special operations team that would promote and distribute it during the Chinese New Year period. Min Jingchao and the development team of Bullet Hole 2 had already completed their task and could enjoy the entire Chinese New Year.
Sun Xi was obviously not used to his current state seeing Min Jingchao look like he was completely relieved.
“Jingchao… are we really on holiday? Don’t care about anything?”
Min Jingchao nodded. “That’s right. What else do you want to interfere in?”
Sun Xi asked, “What if something goes wrong with the game? What if there are malignant bugs? What if players are not satisfied with some gameplay?”
Min Jingchao was confused. “Haven’t we already fixed countless bugs and tested the AI program many times? There shouldn’t be a huge malignant bug. As for players who are dissatisfied with the gameplay, we can finetune it after the Chinese New Year. There’s no need to be in a hurry.”
“You have to believe that as long as the quality of the game is high, a little bug would not be a big problem.”
“Even if there’s a huge problem, can it be resolved in the few days that is Chinese New Year holiday? You might as well rest well.”
“Look. Previously, many people were worried that they would not be able to complete the project on time if they did not work overtime. However, what about now? It was still successfully developed!”
Sun Xi opened his mouth to say something, but he could not refute.
Sh*t, that sounded reasonable!
However, this was indeed completely different from the thinking that Sun Xi had formed all year round.
Logically speaking, the development team had to be on standby the entire time for at least a week or two after the game was released. If any bugs or problems appeared, they could repair it immediately.
What’s more, during the period of development of the game, in order to catch up on 996, it had become the default rules in the industry. Employees would basically abide by them, much less companies.
However, under Min Jingchao’s strict requirements, the project team did not work overtime for even a day and even developed the game!
Of course, they encountered some setbacks in the beginning. Everyone felt that the development progress was obviously laggy. The project team felt that they had to work overtime. However, Min Jingchao forced himself to endure the pressure. He could either hire people or postpone it. In any case, he could not work overtime.
These people had no choice. They could only rush as the deadline approached.
Yet, his progress was catching up!
Min Jingchao’s initial plan might be a little slower but developing games would always encounter various unexpected problems. It was normal to delay and skip the ticket. What’s more, Min Jingchao had left some room for advance when formulating the plan.
Therefore, being able to develop it before Chinese New Year meant that the entire team was very efficient. Many people in the team were shocked by this efficiency.
Now that Min Jingchao had said that he did not have to worry during the Chinese New Year period and hand all the publicity work to Long Yu Corporation… that was it.
Everyone might be very concerned about the situation after Bullet Hole 2 was released since it concerned their bonus after all, but who did not want to spend the new year at home?
Sun Xi nodded and ended his work slightly, preparing to go home.
Suddenly, he thought of something.
“By the way, I saw many controversies about ‘Safe and Civilized Driving’ on the internet recently. Some people even said that Tengda is already on holiday? They don’t intend to clarify? Is that true?”
Sun Xi was very curious.
If there was no problem with Bullet Hole 2, so that they could relax and take a break, what would happen to Safe and Civilized Driving?
Min Jingchao did not care at all. “Oh? Don’t worry about that.”
Sun Xi was confused. “Why is there no cause for worry? Even if Boss Pei is clear-headed and doesn’t make mistakes, he can’t possibly watch every department without making mistakes, right?”
Min Jingchao smiled. “Tengda might make mistakes, but it’s impossible to make mistakes on such a problem. Many people say that they are advertising after accepting Stamford’s black money. Then, I can say very clearly that it’s impossible. That’s because it is impossible for anyone from Tengda, from Boss Pei to the heads of the various departments, and then to all the employees, to do this.”
“That’s because no one but Boss Pei can benefit from this. What’s more, Boss Pei has the final say.”
“In my opinion, this is probably a very ordinary trick. Tengda people are used to it. Don’t worry..”