The development of the Peak Kingdom project was entrusted by Gu Sheng to the Steel Chain Fingers Studio.

Firstly, because the Golden Experience Studio was currently coordinating with Xiao Ming’s operations department on the winter version updates and pass designs for the two major projects, PUBG and APEX, they couldn’t spare any manpower.

Secondly, after completing the version updates, Golden Experience would have an even more heavyweight project awaiting their development.

So today’s Extreme Peak meeting included only Gu Sheng, Lu Bian, Brother Da Jiang, and the entire Steel Chain Fingers Studio.

As for Little Nezha...

It was said she took the finance lady and Secretary Chu Qingzhou out to buy some small gifts, reasoning that the Sekiro project’s huge success deserved a reward to thank all the hardworking employees, so she was just slacking off.

Gu Sheng wore a faint smile, while the eyes in the conference room all fixed sharply on him.

Moriya Tetsuya took a deep breath.

Yes, as the former executive director of Komera’s game affairs department and second-in-command of an internationally top-tier comprehensive game company,

Moriya was a sensible man, but right now, being sensible also put immense pressure on him.

Look at these people present.

Gu Sheng, vice president of Golden Wind, a supernova game designer whose games over just three years had all been bestsellers—Vampirelike, second-generation FPS, psychological horror, tower defense miracles, cinematic games, wolf-type games... various new forms of games that constantly refreshed the industry’s perceptions and stimulated players’ senses.

Lu Bian and Xu Da Jiang, two of the “three driving forces” who, together with Gu Sheng, created this rising game enterprise.

Chief artist Xu Da Jiang, whether it was the majestic signal tower or the strange and dreamy Source Palace, was all outlined and built under his guidance, always perfectly presenting the ideal game visuals.

Lead programmer Lu Bian, whether it was the complex time-space traversal levels or the brilliantly skilled action-assist upgrade technologies, all realized through his operation and coding, laying the foundation for the game’s core programming architecture and gameplay practice.

Then there was the Steel Chain Fingers Studio centered on Sato, Yuki, and Okura.

Old acquaintances, all top talents pulled from various Komera studios, although not long formally joined Golden Wind, their terrifying skills were proven by the horror levels of Silent Hill PT and Escape projects, not to mention the global hit Plants vs. Zombies that set sales records, and now the groundbreaking motion-sensing pod ARPG Sekiro with its ultra-high media scores and player acclaim—all created by them.

Besides these, the others absent from today’s meeting were no less formidable, even more terrifying!

Shen Miaomiao, president of Golden Wind, one of the very few women leading a game company, and a rare gem among them,

single-handedly pioneering the unprecedented “all-in project investment model” that is unparalleled and likely unreplicable in the global game industry!

The Golden Experience Studio, centered on Jiang Yun, Jiang Shan, and Kailing, produced blockbuster games like Left 4 Dead and PUBG in just two or three years from a group of clueless fresh graduates, and the globally stunning Titanfall took Golden Wind’s name beyond Asia for the first time, letting the entire global game industry recognize this terrifyingly creative company!

And then their operations team led by “Ordinary Xiao Wang” Wang Xiaoming,

it’s hard to imagine an operations team participating in project update planning, let alone being the creators of the “Creative Workshop” game derivative function studied and imitated by countless game developers!

Such a game company!

Such a creative and legendary team!

Even though Moriya Tetsuya came from one of the world’s largest game companies and was once a senior executive, he dared not take it lightly!

Because this was not a normal company at all.

This was a super monster cage in the game industry that only refreshed elites and bosses!

Forget the glory of your previous high position.

Moriya kept reminding himself silently.

This was the most promising game company in the world, the embryo of an empire, the foundation of the future throne.

Look at what kind of legends your leaders are, see the caliber of your peers, and think about how monstrous your colleagues are.

Come on!

Moriya!

Although you are nearly forty, your stage is only just being set!

And now!

It’s time to perform!

Starting with Peak Kingdom!

“All right,”

calming his mind, Moriya Tetsuya began to speak:

“So regarding the Peak Kingdom project, I have already discussed part of it with President Gu,”

“Undoubtedly, the game’s creativity and gameplay are excellent, as we focus on ‘extreme sports,’ something never seen before in the history of sports games,”

“However, precisely because of this,”

“our player audience will be particularly narrow,”

“and to compensate for this narrowness, my personal suggestion is to start from the ‘gimmick’ aspect.”

Gimmick!

Actually, this word carries a slightly negative connotation.

It refers to gimmicky tricks used in works.

But in the hands of Golden Wind, the practical meaning of gimmick is more neutral.

For example, the slogan “Make FPS Great Again,” which once caused a huge sensation and is still echoed by countless players, was an undeniable super gimmick.

But the amazing thing was that after Gu Sheng shouted this seemingly gimmicky slogan, he perfectly realized it!

Thus, a boastful gimmick turned into a truly awesome selling point.

Now, Moriya would continue to follow in President Gu’s footsteps, turning boasting into real awesomeness.

“We want to create a super gimmick that will leave players worldwide jaw-dropped—”

Moriya Tetsuya said:

“If possible, I want to fully replicate real scenes in the game,”

“experience the grandeur of Tianmen Mountain while wingsuit flying,”

“witness the majesty of the Himalayas during high-altitude parachuting,”

“feel the fury of the Alps in an avalanche speed descent chase,”

“experience the life-or-death struggle of extreme surfing on the hundred-meter giant waves of Cortes,”

“I still remember during a chat with President Gu, he once mentioned an extreme sports concept called the ‘Peak Eight Events,’”

“Emergence of Power, Birth of Heaven, Awakening of Earth, Spirit of Water, Surge of Wind, Solidification of Ice, Mastery of Life, Ultimate Trust,”

“Perhaps in reality, no one can survive completing these eight challenges that surpass life’s limits,”

“but I think letting players explore the limits of life immersively in the game across various world locations is a beautiful thing.”

Holy—shit—!!!

As soon as these words were spoken!

The entire conference room was shocked!

Especially Da Jiang and Lu Bian, the two brothers exchanged a glance, both seeing pure terror in each other’s pupils!

Damn! No wonder President Gu has always been so eager to get Moriya Tetsuya!

This guy is basically another President Gu in the world!

The same psychotic mindset, the same daring to think and act, the same wildly imaginative ideas!

Crazy yet full of creativity!

Most importantly, like President Gu, he perfectly understands what kind of stimulation can fully trigger players’ G-spot!

Real-world filming! Impossible extreme challenges!

What does this amount to?

It’s like giving players a life cheat code, letting them accomplish what they dare not in another reality, complete challenges they dare not do!

Parachute in the Himalayas! Wingsuit fly at Tianmen Mountain! Ski down the Alps! Surf Cortes!

Just imagining it is exciting enough!

And that’s not all!

Then Moriya Tetsuya continued:

“Besides that, for the game trailers, I also suggest we further expand.”

Oh?

Hearing this, the room quieted down as everyone looked at Moriya again.

“I think, since we are already using real-world filming, and this is extreme sports, an open multiplayer semi-competitive game, there’s no need to worry about spoilers of game content, and we can even show as much game content as possible,”

Moriya shrugged his hands and said:

“So I suggest we produce several trailers, each as an MV style,”

“and try to cooperate with highly influential works in the domestic and international music markets.”

Too intense!

For a moment, the conference room was filled with gasps.

Moriya’s meaning was very clear—

buy the copyrights.

More precisely, purchase the rights to use music works.

Buy the copyrights of these songs to use as background music for game trailers.

They were really playing it wild...

Lu Bian and Da Jiang grinned broadly.

Look at Moriya, then at President Gu.

Moriya spoke confidently, while Gu Sheng nodded again and again with a spring breeze smile.

Don’t ask.

These flashy moves were definitely discussed between the two before.

Real-world filming plus promotion aided by influential songs.

Gotta admit!

This combo punch will definitely rescue the niche extreme sports project with this double gimmick!

“But the problem is...”

However, just as everyone’s eyes gleamed with excitement and boiling anticipation, Moriya suddenly changed tone and said:

“The problem is, this will make the game production cost extremely high, far exceeding the initial project plan,”

“and this cost...”

is freaking high.

Although Moriya had long heard of Golden Wind’s investment mode, which was basically “betting big to turn a bike into a motorcycle,”

the issue was, Golden Wind was no longer what it used to be.

Originally Golden Wind was a small solo operation, a small studio, small scale, few people, like barefoot against shoe-wearers.

But now, they had already upgraded to a medium-sized company, with dozens of mouths to feed, and more than just Steel Chain Fingers Studio; Golden Experience also had new projects waiting for development.

Such investments could not be casually decided or joyfully approved.

Moriya was still a former executive director with a solid big-picture view!

Although Steel Chain Fingers were his old acquaintances, he was not their director, only responsible for the studio.

Now he was a core senior executive of Golden Wind, and had to think from a higher perspective and be fair to all.

Everyone had worked hard to get here, so he had to consider the company and President Miaomiao’s interests.

After all, a 3S-level work like Sekiro only cost less than 200 million dollars in total investment.

But a non-3S-level project like Peak Kingdom, with real-world filming, one-to-one replication, and copyright purchases,

if not careful, might instantly become one of Golden Wind’s most expensive projects ever!

Although their corporate culture was about no cost spared.

But it can’t be that no-cost-spared, right?

At that moment!

Knock knock knock—

Suddenly, the conference room door was knocked on.

“Please come in.”

Like everyone else, Gu Sheng looked toward the door and responded.

Click.

The conference room door opened, revealing a girl wearing a milky white floral princess blouse paired with flowing wide-leg pants and a mint green wool coat.

A fresh and cool fragrance wafted in, stopping beside Gu Sheng.

With a rustle—

Everyone stood up: “Hello, President Shen.”

Correct.

It was none other than Shen Miaomiao, returning from buying the small gifts.

“Everyone, sit down, sit down—”

Shen Miaomiao waved her hand, signaling everyone to relax, then naturally leaned against Gu Sheng’s side, placing her hand on his shoulder:

“How’s the discussion going?”

“Almost done,”

Gu Sheng replied:

“The only current problem is that Moriya-san has some hesitation about this game’s cost, thinking the investment is a bit too high and will place a heavy burden on the company.”

Oh snap?!

Upon hearing this, Shen Miaomiao’s eyes immediately lit up!

Good news!

Actually, she had been somewhat uneasy about Moriya joining Golden Wind—

This guy’s business ability was too strong.

Back at Komera, he was the only one who gave old Gu headaches, to the point old Gu had to resort to “gentleman’s moral coercion,” a dirty trick, to control him.

What kind of weight was this?

Old Gu wasn’t afraid even of Komera’s president, but he refused to face Moriya in competition!

Shen Miaomiao was really a bit worried Moriya would become another dagger in the company’s back against her.

But on the other hand, Moriya was almost handpicked by old Gu as a recruit, and his salary was indeed a considerable expense.

So in the end, Shen Miaomiao reluctantly agreed to old Gu’s suggestion and brought Moriya Tetsuya into Golden Wind.

But she never expected!

Moriya immediately gave her a big surprise!

Such a big spender, Moriya Tetsuya!

A rare commodity!

Shen Miaomiao was very satisfied.

Nowadays, executives who know how to proactively burn money are rare resources.

Good comrade, promising future!

“Oh?”

Shen Miaomiao got interested:

“How much?”

How badly can you waste? Let this president see your strength.

“...Uh, about... maybe...”

Seeing the big boss, Moriya hesitated even more, even stammered a bit, before reluctantly saying:

“About... eighty to ninety million, maybe even close to a hundred million dollars.”

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by lotustale.com