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——
Sato Muneki.
Okura Kazuo.
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 relatively 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 a kind of 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 private meeting at this time?
For a moment, an uneasy premonition lingered in the hearts of the three of them.
After exchanging glances with each other, the three of them 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 and recycling it, we have plenty of time today. Please take a closer look."
After receiving the project proposal from Executive Moritani, Yuki frowned slightly and looked at it.
I saw it written above - ["Silent Hill" project (draft)]
Taking a deep breath, Yuki read carefully...
First of all, in terms of game settings, the original 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 sight.
All kinds of strange monsters and monsters appeared in turns, which were very powerful and 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 was 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 is clearly 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 completely killed his headless wife in the same kitchen.
But the so-called retribution cycle.
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.
Actually, 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 long time, 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, and they all felt a little embarrassed.
Finally, Yuki spoke: "I don't think... it's like that."
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 "out of sight" game form always gives the game a sense of mystery, as if there is a veil between the player and the player.
but now!
In this version of the plan!
That layer of veil has been removed.
What Yuki and others saw was a story with monster-fighting adventure as the main line and good and evil being 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.
Other than that, there is nothing remarkable about it.
After listening to Yuki's words, Moriya's face also showed the helplessness of "Sure enough".
He sighed and then asked:
"Then what do you think if it is considered to be 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 and to the point.
"It will definitely be affected." Sato was even more straightforward.
Moritani nodded and looked at Sato: "Can you 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 was released 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,"
"Nowadays, PT has been promoted to the 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 to a slightly ordinary script 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.
"Then it's hard to say." This time, Sato shook his head, indicating that he couldn't predict it anymore: "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.
Half a moment.
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, no matter how stupid a few 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 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 what Comella has always done!
Moreover, changing directors midway through a project is nothing new.
but!
Before you get rid of someone, did you really not 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 Shangyue Jingzheng could speak.
Tsuna Yamamoto, who was sitting next to him, had a dark expression:
"Director Moritani, are you saying that with my more than 20 years of experience in the industry and my status as a senior game designer, I am 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 he will 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, these two popular projects will be in his hands!
And what a coincidence!
Ever since Silent Hill became popular, Kagemasa Joeshi has been thinking about how to kick Golden Wind out of the project.
After all, this IP is so popular now!
Once released, it will most likely 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!
Kamigoshi Kagemasa doesn’t understand games.
In his opinion, Gu Sheng is ultimately an external "business manager".
Now, Gu Sheng has taken a big order for their company, Comella, and as a reward, he asked for a 30% share of the bill when following up on the project.
Kagemasa Kamigoshi 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 Tsuna Yamamoto is not an external hire and does not need such a high commission.
So, there was almost no trade-off!
Joey Kage just hit it off with Yamamoto Tsuna, so he decided to quit Golden Wind and develop "Silent Hill" independently!
"This...this is too rude! President!"
Moritani felt numb when he heard it!
Kamigoshi Kagemasa 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. At the same time, 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:
"It's nothing new to replace directors midway through game development,"
"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 it 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 scared on the spot that he shrank his neck!
What is Moriya Tetsuya’s identity?
managing Director!
The most senior 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 attended 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 dance 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 even half a syllable anymore. 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 at all!
Kage Kamikoshi is a big mouth in both his forehand and backhand!
He directly took back what Tsuna Yamamoto said.
Then, he waved his hand and raised his eyebrows!
"How many times have I told you, you must show your duties when you work! Get out of here!"
