The Vice-President could not help but raise his thumb when he heard that.
"Boss Nie is wise!
"I can only say that Boss Pei made a mistake. He is indeed one of the top game designers in the world, but his arrogance in the field of game production has bound him. That's why he turned a blind eye to this outstanding local game company in Jingzhou.
"Of course, this is not Boss Pei's fault. After all, there is no first in literature. Every outstanding artist has their own pride. They would subconsciously ignore people who are not as good as them.
"Perhaps Boss Pei did not expect that you would be able to find such an inconspicuous loophole that is not even a loophole!"
Nie Yunsheng smiled slightly. He looked like he was enjoying it.
The gaming industry was Tengda's strongest area.
Finding a loophole in a seemingly impossible field was indeed something to be proud of!
"However … Boss Nie." The Vice-President hesitated for a moment before saying, "Mili is still in the development stage. It should be confidential.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to obtain detailed internal information about this game!
"Without this information, the influence that we can form would be greatly reduced.
"Something like an internal leak … is too risky."
Nie Yunsheng's idea was to spread the news about Mili and attract widespread attention. Then, he would throw out an olive branch and use it to attack Tengda. He would then decide on his subsequent strategy based on Tengda's reaction.
However, the prerequisite was that he had to attract widespread attention.
The name Mili and the fame of Yan Qi's team were definitely not enough. That was because this team had only worked on the mobile game Blade of the Empire before. They were not very well-known. Even if they boasted about the passion and boldness of moving from a mobile game to a triple-A game, it would not be enough.
It would be best if there was a ready-made promotional video or in-game footage to attract widespread attention.
However, these were internal information. They would definitely be highly confidential and would not be easy to obtain.
Nie Yunsheng said, "Hehe, don't worry about that. They will provide it themselves. As far as I know, Mili will release a promotional video and demo footage this weekend. They will be doing initial publicity on Morning Dew Games Platform.
"This is already confirmed. It will not be changed.
"This is also the reason why I'm even more certain that Mili is in need of money! However, it already has a certain degree of completion. It is the best time for us to enter the market now. "
The Vice-President was enlightened. "I see! President Nie is wise! "
Although the project itself was in a confidential state, it was impossible to be completely airtight. There would always be some information leaked. What's more, the Anti-Tengda Alliance had so many resources on hand. It was difficult to dig up confidential internal resources in the game, but it was easy to get some information.
The Mili project had been officially launched in November last year. It had been more than four months since then.
Although the content of the game was huge, and it was an action-type AAA game, it had a very mature official game editor. No matter what, it should be close to halfway through development.
At this stage of development, releasing a promotional video or a demo was a common practice of many game developers.
On the one hand, he could expose it in advance to accumulate popularity and make the players look forward to it. On the other hand, he could attract the attention of the investors and the players. Whether it was through investments or pre-sales, he could think of a way to recover some of the funds and reduce the financial pressure.
Many foreign Triple-A masterpieces would even release their promotional videos half a year or a year in advance, mainly to accumulate popularity. On the other hand, some domestic independent games would release their promotional videos in advance to gain the support of players and relieve financial pressure through pre-sales.
Nie Yunsheng felt that Mili had to be a combination of both.
At the same time, this point was verified with Yan Qi's team's current state. This made Nie Yunsheng even more certain that Yan Qi's team was still short of money. The game was only half-done and needed a lot of funds to develop it to a complete state.
After the promotional video was released, the amount of attention it would attract and the amount of funds it would receive would directly determine the completion rate of Mili in the future.
This also provided Nie Yunsheng with an excellent opportunity!
"Hurry up and prepare. We'll try our best to catch up with Mili as soon as it releases its trailer so that he has no choice but to cooperate with us!"
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March 23rd, Saturday …
Yan Qi arrived at the office as usual. After getting a cup of coffee, he sat down at his desk.
It was Saturday, so there were not many people in the office. Only about one-fifth of them were here.
Although they had received investments from Dream Realization Ventures, they were not directly under Tengda. Thus, they had more freedom when it came to working overtime. Yan Qi did not force everyone to work overtime. However, some people were like Yan Qi, worried about the project and came over to work for a while on weekends.
"Boss Yan, are we going to release the promotional video and demo video today?" The chief designer sitting next to him asked.
Yan Qi, "Yes."
"Do you need us to do anything?" The chief designer asked again.
Yan Qi shook his head. "No need. The video has been recorded and connected to Morning Dew Games Platform. It will be uploaded directly to the video website. The publicity resources on the games platform will be uploaded at the same time. There's nothing to do.
"Let's just focus on developing the subsequent content of the game."
"Oh, that's right. Don't work too late on Saturday. I'll treat you to lunch. Go home and rest before 4 PM. From next week onwards, we'll continue to finish up Mili. We'll strive to release the full version of Mili in June according to our original plan. "
The chief designer nodded. "Alright, Boss Yan!"
Yan Qi looked calm on the surface, but he was actually a little worried.
That was because he was not sure if the video would have the desired effect after it was released!
It was normal to release a video to warm up the game project when it reached a certain stage. Yan Qi's team had Boss Pei's full support and did not lack money at all. However, he lacked popularity and confidence.
What if the gamers did not like the game after it was released? Wouldn't he be letting Boss Pei down?
Although Boss Pei had approved this idea, there would definitely be changes during the development process. The final product would deviate from the original idea.
It wasn't a sure thing.
If it failed, it would be his fault. It would have nothing to do with Boss Pei.
Coincidentally, Morning Dew Games Platform had the same intention.
Although Morning Dew Games Platform was very popular with gamers and there were more and more outstanding games on the platform, it had not found a good explosive point to increase the platform's popularity.
It would feel like a waste if they did not do anything.
Thus, they also needed a popular game to excite the gamers on the platform and bring traffic to the platform. Thus, both parties hit it off and decided to do publicity for Mili to generate a wave of popularity.
They could make use of this opportunity to release the demo video of Mili and give some limited information to the gamers. Not only could they increase the game's popularity, but they could also confirm that the current direction was correct.
If the response was average and the gamers did not feel anything after the video was released, it would mean that Mili's development had deviated from expectations. Then, Yan Qi would have to think about how to make major changes to the game in the future.
Yan Qi glanced at the time. The promotional video and demo video had already been automatically released on Morning Dew Games Platform. He immediately clicked on it.
…
A melodious melody started playing. A bright red, demonic flower appeared on the screen, swaying in the drizzle.
Then, the camera zoomed in. Countless temples and pagodas could be seen in the distance amidst the haze.
Such a scene would naturally make one think of the scene of "the 480 temples of the Southern Dynasty, how many towers were in the misty rain".
However, this tranquil scene was suddenly broken. The tallest pagoda suddenly exploded violently. The entire pagoda snapped in the middle and collapsed. Flames shot into the sky!
The raging flames swallowed the pagoda. Not only that, but the other pagodas were also set ablaze. Instantly, the image was dyed blood red!
The flames and thick smoke were especially dazzling in the misty rain of the Southern Kingdom.
Inside a temple, a huge Buddha statue looked like an emperor. The Bodhisattvas on both sides smiled like servants. The Heavenly King was solemn, the Strongman was fierce, and the Vajra was glaring. They surrounded the huge Buddha statue in the center, looking magnificent.
However, at this moment, all the Buddha statues collapsed in the fire and turned into ashes.
The soldiers with sharp blades slaughtered the fleeing monks, but there were also powerful monks waving their staffs and fighting the soldiers in front of the collapsed Buddha statues in the raging fire.
The camera zoomed in, and the scene quickly changed to the border of the North.
The cavalry of the foreign races were charging. They raised the scimitars in their hands, and the eyes of the horses under them glowed red. They roared and charged at the enemy's formation.
On the other side was the army of the Central Plains. Different from the foreign races, they also had cavalry, but they were on the flanks. In front of the infantry phalanx in the center was a temporary stronghold made up of carriages, and the archers were at the rear, ready to fight.
The leading general drew his long sword and issued an order. Arrows fell like rain!
The two sides fought fiercely. The leading general kept giving orders, and the soldiers around him changed their formation. It was as if a magical power had been poured into their bodies, supporting them to fight with all their might.
At the rear of the battle formation, the great Confucian scholars waved their brushes and splashed ink. Streams of righteous energy flowed into the battle formation.
A group of non-human cavalrymen saw the great Confucian scholars at the rear of the battle formation and rushed over, wanting to directly attack the root of the problem. However, as soon as they arrived in front of the great Confucian scholars, they revealed countless flaws and were easily killed by the guards.
The camera changed again to a small village on the border.
An old Taoist priest walked into the village with a horsetail whisk in one hand and a magic sword in the other.
It was quiet all around. Only crows were pecking at the corpses, and one could vaguely hear mournful cries, sometimes near and far.
Suddenly, a ferocious Demonic Ghost rushed out from a nearby house, and its pitch-black claws clawed at the Taoist priest!
The Taoist priest did not panic. He threw out a talisman that turned into a chain and firmly locked the Demonic Ghost. Then, he slashed out with his sword, cutting the Demonic Ghost's throat.
But immediately after, a black aura of death gathered in the village, and more demons appeared. There were even huge demons that were several feet tall, and they wanted to eat the Taoist priest alive!
Pills, talismans, formations … The Taoist priest used all kinds of methods, but countless demons still surrounded him and gradually swallowed him up …
In the end, the Taoist priest leaned on the ground with his sword, his body riddled with wounds. But around him, there were already mountains of Demonic Ghost corpses.
Suddenly, there was a cry in the silent night. The Taoist priest followed the sound to the source of the cry, and found that it was a baby that had been hidden by his parents.
The Taoist priest picked up the baby and left the village.
The raging flames burned everything to ashes. Accompanied by a melancholic melody, the title of the game appeared in the raging flames: Millet Separation!
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