Chapter 346 First sight of Chiling


    ??The members of the Chiling project team have become closer to each other through the crazy diss leadership and enhanced the cohesion of the team.


    From the past blaming each other, things became more harmonious again, and several team members also took turns toasting to the producer Tutuzi.


    However, the dilemma faced by the project team has not been resolved. After drinking for three times, Bald Baldzi brought up the old issues again and began to brainstorm ideas on how to increase the online rate of players.


    This is also the top priority of the project team now. Unfortunately, although people like Chi Ling all have cute names, they have little experience in making games.


    After half a day of discussion, we couldn''t come up with a few useful solutions. The marketing department even suggested to directly kidnap people and kill one or two of the disobedient ones, and the rest would just play the game.


    Hearing this, the bald man shook his head and said, "No, I made an agreement with the city manager. I promised not to use violent means or make a big fuss, so he agreed to let the project team work here, and you don''t have to work all day long. Thinking about fighting and killing.


    “Times have changed. We are now a game project team. We must actively adapt to our new identity and let games speak for ourselves.”


    “But the producer...the problem is that we have never made a game before.” Today Mengmengda spread his hands.


    "That''s true." The bald man''s brows furrowed deeper, and everyone else around him fell silent.


    Since no one spoke in the hall, the surrounding ambient sound became particularly clear.


    ?Ma Lu had already finished serving the rest of the dishes and was immersed in playing a skin-changing and gold-financed mobile game at the counter to pass the time.


    Suddenly I felt the light above my head dim. When I raised my head, I found that there were already people standing around me.


    Being surrounded by a group of muscular men full of murderous intent in the middle gave Malu goosebumps.


    ?Perhaps sensing Malu''s discomfort, Bald Man quickly dismissed his subordinates, put on a smile again and said, "Boss Ma, we are playing games."


    “Uh…is there anything wrong with today’s dish?” Ma Lu put down the phone in his hand.


    “No, no, no, we eat very well,” Bald Man said.


    “It is indeed a restaurant with a cosmic chef in charge. The food is delicious. Moreover, after eating the food in your restaurant, everyone got rid of their grudges and the group became a team again. I am really grateful.”


    “You’re welcome, as long as you are satisfied.”


    After Ma Lu finished speaking, he found that Bald Tuozi and others had not left.


    “Is there anything else?”


    “Does Boss Ma often play games?” Bald Man rubbed his hands.


    "Hmm...it''s not bad. I play various types of games on the console, mobile games, and switch, but I''m not a master. I just play for fun." Ma Lu said.


    “Oh, so Boss Ma, you have a wide range of interests.” The bald man gave a thumbs up.


    “Ah, I just look at every game I see, but the passion usually fades away in two or three days. Also, bald producer, just say what you want, don’t keep making innuendoes.”


    “Okay, Boss Ma deserves to be a boss, he is so refreshing! You should have heard about the situation. Brother, I recently developed a new game, but the online rate has not been very good.


    "To be honest, my subordinates are all very capable, but like me, they are all newbies in this field and have little experience. So we are thinking of finding someone knowledgeable to help find out where the problem lies. I wonder if you are interested? Don’t worry, the reward will definitely be good.”


    Ma Lu originally wanted to say, "I''m not a professional either," but after hearing the last sentence, he changed his mind and said, "Okay, I do like games, and I''ve been having a bit of a game shortage recently, so I just want to try a new game."


    "Great!" The bald man couldn''t help but be overjoyed when he heard this. He waved his hand, and immediately an employee from the marketing department took out a CD from his bag. "Ah." Ma Lu was stunned when he saw the CD, "Is it so retro? Is this a ps5 or xbox game?"


    “Anything is fine, we are multi-platform and can also be played on computers.” Bald Tuzi said.


    “But the problem is that not many computers nowadays are equipped with optical drives. By the way, don’t you have a website?” Ma Lu remembered the URL on the business card, “Can’t you download it directly from the website?”


    "No, the website is just a promotional page, but it has the phone number of our marketing department. If you want to play, you can contact us, and our colleagues from the marketing department will come to your door to deliver the CD." Baldy replied.


    ?Ma Lu was a little dizzy from his sleight of hand, and said after a moment.


    "But... in this case, you still need a host or a computer with a CD-ROM drive to play. This threshold alone will filter out a lot of people. Besides, most people can''t accept the door-to-door delivery of CDs. , can’t you package the contents of the CD and put them online?”


    “No.” Bald Man insisted, “Because the disc is necessary to start the game.”


    “Hmm, but I only have one laptop in the store,” Ma Lu thought for a while, “Hey guys, wait a minute, I’ll borrow a game console first.”


    After speaking, he contacted Zhen Ye upstairs using QQ on his mobile phone and asked to borrow her PS5.


    Unexpectedly, Zhen Ye became interested when he heard that he was going to try a new game. After obtaining Zhen Ye''s consent, Ma Lu and members of the Chiling project team simply came to the second floor together.


    Soon, the living room was filled with people.


    Zhenye put the disc into the optical drive, and a new game icon—Chiling—appeared on the TV.


    ??The background is the picture of the skeletons fighting passionately behind the Bald Guy’s business card.


    ??Then it took less than a second to complete the installation, which is a good review, but it makes people wonder whether the new game is only a few tens of MB in size.


    Zhen Ye sat cross-legged on the floor, picked up the controller, and clicked to play the game.


    Then the screen went black and a cutscene began.


    Not to mention, the animation of this cutscene is quite exquisite. It looks like a real shot. People who don’t know it can’t tell that it was made by a small studio with only a dozen people.


    The scene at the beginning shows a tauren sitting on a throne with his whole body on fire. He is very powerful and majestic.


    ??Following this, a voice-over sounded.


    ??The great immortal king, the lord of the Evernight City, and the future ruler of the Endless Abyss—the Furious Barbarian King Aesagon is calling for you.


    O humble human being, today is your lucky day. You will be lucky enough to join Lord Esagan’s expeditionary force and become the pioneer of Chiling Town.


    Contribute all your strength to Lord Isaacon!


    “Stop!” Malu said.


    Zhenye immediately pressed the pause button.


    “Who is this Aisa Gang? Why is he talking so arrogantly?” Malu asked.


    The employees of the Chiling project team looked at me and I looked at you. Coconut Milk Jelly then made a throat-slitting gesture to Tuduzi, who signaled her to calm down.


    (End of this chapter)