The exhibition was held in Shanghai's New World Expo Center. It was divided into three major areas, namely, Zone N, Zone W, and Zone E. There were a total of 14 large exhibition halls. The larger gaming companies were all gathered in the N1 to N3 exhibition halls.
There were Chinese video game companies, game companies, as well as foreign video game companies. There were also themed halls for video game related companies. Basically, any company that had something to do with video games or had some influence would try their best to get a seat at the exhibition.
The Game Committee arranged for Chen Mo's booth to be in hall N2. This was basically the best area, right next to Emperor Dynasty Entertainment.
As Thunderbolt Entertainment was smaller in scale and didn't develop many games, their booth was much smaller than the bigger companies. However, it was in a good spot. Clearly, Head Qiao had taken care of it, or else there wouldn't be such a good spot left for Chen Mo at this time.
The staff sent Chen Mo pictures and the layout of the booth over the internet.
"Alright, I have a rough idea. How about this, I'll come up with a plan for you later."
Chen Mo looked at the layout of the hall and said, "Alright, I have a rough idea. How about this, I'll come up with a plan for you to arrange it."
The staff replied, "Sure, but I'll mainly arrange some necessary equipment for you. I can also help you contact the showgirl, but if you want to create something that fits the game's characteristics, such as sculptures and showgirl costumes, you'll have to prepare them yourself."
Chen Mo replied, "Yep, of course."
He drew out another booth in the same hall, "Is this Emperor Dynasty Entertainment's booth?"
The staff replied, "Yep, Emperor Dynasty Entertainment is the biggest video game company in this area. They have the most games on display, so they take up the most space, taking up half of the entire hall. Zen Entertainment is in the other hall, taking up half of the hall as well. "
Chen Mo nodded. Indeed, the two companies had too many games, taking up a lot of space. There were also areas for different games, mobile games, PC games, and VR games.
Moreover, from the photos taken at the scene, a large number of staff were busy arranging all kinds of posters, equipment, and the like.
Chen Mo replied, "Alright, I have a rough idea of the layout of the booth now. I'll come up with a plan when I get back."
The staff member replied, "Alright. Oh right, I wanted to ask if you have any new games that you're planning to exhibit this time?"
Chen Mo was shocked, "New game?"
Staff: "That's right. That's because most game companies would arrange some new games that haven't been released yet for gamers to play in order to create hype. If they're all old games, gamers would definitely lose interest after playing them."
"Of course, old games are fine too. We can release some rare characters and cards for the players to play, but it's best to have new games."
Chen Mo understood, "Oh, that's what you mean. Alright, let me think about it. "
The staff sent a sweating emoji. "Think about it? Don't you have any new games in development right now? The exhibition is going to start in a month. You won't have enough time to develop it. It'll be difficult to make a demo in a month, right? "
Chen Mo laughed, "You don't have to worry about that."
The staff member replied, "Alright, then prepare well. Also, if you have time, you should come to Shanghai to take a look. Some things can't be explained clearly over the phone. "
Chen Mo replied, "Alright, I'll head over to Magic City after I've arranged things here. You go ahead and make the arrangements."
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After finding out about the booth, Chen Mo first planned out the layout of the booth, then ordered some sculptures, cosplay costumes, etc.
Although Chen Mo didn't have a lot of games on display, they were all high quality games.
Especially Warcraft and Onmyoji, they were perfect for a booth. Chen Mo split his booth into a few sections, mainly focusing on Warcraft and Onmyoji. The environment of the booth, as well as the clothes of the girls were all designed around these two games.
However, the staff was right. You should release some new games at the exhibition, otherwise the players would only come to look at the girls. You have to have games for the players to play.
But Chen Mo didn't have any new games at the moment. There was only a month left, and Su Jinyu and the others had work to do. Hiring couldn't be delayed either.
With this amount of time, it would take a lot of effort to make a mobile game, not to mention a blockbuster.
After some thought, Chen Mo decided to make a casual puzzle game for everyone to play.
Chen Mo started writing the design document as he made arrangements for the booth. Since it was a relatively simple puzzle game, the difficulty was mostly on the levels. Chen Mo didn't want to trouble Su Jinyu and the others, he could take care of it himself.
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A month went by quickly.
During this time, Su Jinyu, Zheng Hongxi, and Qian Kun were all busy with hiring. Most of the staff were hired according to Chen Mo's requirements, and they were only missing a few big names, but they should be done soon.
Although the candidates were confirmed, the timing was a bit awkward. Many of them wanted to wait until after the New Year to get their year-end bonuses and leave their previous companies.
Since Chen Mo didn't plan on doing anything before the New Year, he arranged for everyone to be hired after the New Year.
The new office location was also arranged. The cafe next to it was remodeled to give it a nice environment, and could be used as a temporary office.
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Inside the experience store.
Su Jinyu stretched, "We're going to have a bunch of new colleagues soon. I'm not used to it yet. Are we going to be a big team in the future?"
Qian Kun said, "Yeah, now that the manager has money, it's too hard for the three of us to make the previous games. It's good to hire more people, that way we can make bigger games faster."
Wen Lingwei asked, "Hmm, I haven't seen the stingy manager in a while. Where is he?"
Su Jinyu shook her head, "I don't know, I think he went to Magic City. Not sure what's going on."
Chang Xiuya asked, "Speaking of Magic City, it's the Magic City's YouTube Game Expo in a few days. Are you guys going? A few of us managed to get tickets. "
Su Jinyu said, "Whether we go or not depends on whether the manager gives us a holiday or not!"
Wen Lingwei said, "Of course you'll have to take a holiday. You guys aren't working on any new projects, isn't it a good idea to go to a gaming expo?"
Qian Kun waved his hand, "Don't even think about it. I checked a few days ago and the tickets were all sold out. It's too late even if you want to buy one now."
Chang Xiuya nodded, "Yeah, my classmates bought the tickets as soon as they were opened. There's no helping it, the expo is too popular, and there are a lot of scalpers selling tickets. It's too late to buy tickets now."
Qian Kun said, "It's fine if you don't want to go. It's the same old thing anyway, there's nothing new about it."
As they were talking, Su Jinyu's phone rang. It was Chen Mo.
Su Jinyu quickly picked it up, "Hello? Manager? Huh? Train tickets to Magic City? Going to the YouTube Game Expo? "
Everyone was excited when they heard about the gaming expo. They had just said they wanted to go, but Chen Mo was really going to let them go?
"But manager, we can't get tickets now. What, you have free tickets, and a lot of them? Gosh, why didn't you say so earlier? Alright, I'll book the train tickets for everyone! "
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