deltrittennovels #190 - Grandfather and grandson got sick together (ask for subscription)
#190 - Grandfather and grandson got sick together (ask for subscription)
October 13th, Thursday evening.
Wan Xiaotong had just returned home from work when her older brother, Wan Jia, excitedly ran over with a beaming face.
"Hey sis, do you know what this is?"
He proudly displayed his official employee card from Mihoyo, waving it vigorously.
"The minigame project I participated in passed the preliminary assessment, and I've officially joined the 'Honkai Impact 3rd' project team!"
Wan Xiaotong remained expressionless, currently contemplating adding her noisy brother, who was causing a racket the moment he stepped through the door, to a KFC family bucket.
Wan Jia continued, his eyebrows dancing with excitement, "And, do you know what else? The 'Honkai Impact 3rd' team is full of big shots, a real hidden dragon, crouching tiger situation."
Wan Xiaotong calmly watched TV, ignoring her brother.
Wan Jia chuckled, continuing to subtly brag in front of his sister:
"Guess what this is?"
He waved the coffee voucher in his hand, launching into a detailed explanation:
"With this voucher, you can redeem free coffee at the company's bar.
Plus, you can find snacks in many corners of the company, just grab them. There are also fruits and cakes supplied for afternoon tea every day! And they provide a boxed meal for dinner.
The benefits are just amazing!"
"Okay, okay, Your Majesty gets it. Take a rest."
Wan Xiaotong really didn't want to listen anymore, casually dismissing him.
Coffee vouchers? Snacks? Afternoon tea? Boxed meals?
That's it!?
She felt that if Wan Jia could tour the Peach Blossom Spring Manor once, he would definitely be ashamed of his own provincial ignorance.
Seeing his sister, who worked in some small, unknown company, trying to appear calm despite the envy in her eyes, Wan Jia decided to stop teasing her.
He began to speak seriously, "Do you know what big news our company released today?"
He took out his phone and opened the official 'Honkai Impact 3rd' Weibo account.
It turned out that today, the game had released its first promotional video, along with some game design concepts.
"Take a look, it's absolutely top-tier!"
Wan Jia gleefully pressed the play button.
...
The promotional video began.
During the black screen, a heroic female voice sounded: "This is the Hyperion, reporting mission status."
"Reporting, Major, optical detection is unavailable, mission risk elevated to A-level, requesting confirmation."
[Two years, five months, and sixteen days since the Third Honkai Eruption]
"Observation team confirmed, awaiting Valkyrie's deployment!"
Subsequently, a white-haired, twin-tailed girl named Akiha gracefully walked towards the opened hatch.
As the girl fell from the sunset sky, a highly futuristic warship appeared in her view.
Then, black screen subtitles appeared:
[Honkai Returns]
On Weibo, the trailer quickly sparked heated discussions among players upon its release:
"Holy crap, the big one is coming! Super hyped! The Honkai series has always been my favorite, and the new protagonist, Akiha, looks so cool!"
"Finally seeing the 3D version of Akiha, love you, daughter."
"Quick! Give me the release date! I can't wait to fight the Honkai!"
"Oh, ho! Fighting for all the beauty in the world!"
"Warships, Valkyries, Honkai! All the elements are there, can't wait to see the actual gameplay footage."
"The Honkai worldview has always been profound, and it seems even more complex this time!"
"Holy crap, this quality is a dimensional strike in the mobile action game field!"
Afterward, Wan Jia proudly took out a 'Honkai Impact 3rd' character poster issued by the company from his bag, waved it at his sister, and then stuck it on the wall of the room.
...
During dinner with the family, Wan Jia still didn't stop.
The excitement of being officially hired and joining the project team made him try to explain the market potential and development prospects of 'Honkai Impact 3rd' to his parents, who knew nothing about video games.
"'Honkai Impact 3rd' is not just a game, it's an exploration of the future of the gaming industry.
The growth trend of the game market has slowed down in the past few years. PK online games and web games will definitely gradually withdraw from the stage of history. After the innovation of mobile phone graphics chip technology, mobile games will usher in an explosive period.
You know, Mihoyo has never stopped the research and development of new technologies.
After all, our slogan is 'Tech Otakus Save the World!'"
He used his spoon as a microphone, looking quite intoxicated, as if he regarded his family as an audience for his speech.
"After interning at Mihoyo, I found that the operating mechanism of the game industry is very deep. 'Honkai Impact 3rd' will definitely break into the pan-anime market and attract a large number of new players, which will also drive the development of upstream and downstream animation and comics."
Wan Jia explained Mihoyo's ambition while eating and gesturing:
"After all, Mihoyo has never claimed to be a game company, and has always said that it is a cultural company."
At the exciting moment, Wan Jia almost choked on his food and quickly drank a few sips of Coke:
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"Service-oriented games that focus on content and companionship are the future of the industry. The 'Honkai Impact 3rd' production team has done a great job in this regard. The current Tianzun Cup Game Development Competition can be said to be a dimensional strike, with no opponents."
The old couple looked at each other. During the meal, they heard their son say the words "dimensional strike" the most.
Wan Xiaotong glanced at her brother coldly, curled her lips in disdain. The sweet and sour pork ribs made by her mother today were so delicious, and you're just talking about these unnutritious things.
It was also the first time that the old couple had seen their son being more crazy than their daughter. In contrast, Wan Xiaotong seemed incredibly normal today.
Wan Jia's father thought for a while and said:
"By the way, isn't there a company called Peach Blossom Spring? I heard that they are also a dark horse in the industry recently. The program on the ninth channel of the city TV station also broadcasted about their company."
When Peach Blossom Spring was mentioned, Wan Jia became even more energetic. He changed the subject and sighed:
"The people at Peach Blossom Spring are a bunch of reckless youths who insisted on making trouble for Youyi during the start-up period, and were targeted as a result.
Even Mihoyo now doesn't dare to easily offend Youyi, because once it is blocked by a platform with 80% market share, it can basically be declared the countdown to bankruptcy.
Moreover, Peach Blossom Spring is a company that is famous for its reclusive marketing. They launched a new project called 'Hyperdimensional Moe Girls', but only released an inexplicable poster with too little information to cause any waves at all.
Therefore, in the two-dimensional action game track, Mihoyo is definitely the ceiling of the industry now.
Even if Peach Blossom Spring has the most talented producers, it will be unable to recover."
"Heh~ Stupid humans."
Wan Xiaotong raised her eyebrows and sighed while supporting her cheek.
Unable to listen to her brother's madness any longer, she pushed her bowl away and lay on the sofa like a salted fish.
She picked up her phone and saw a call from Wuyai, and immediately perked up, scrambling up from the sofa and answering the phone.
"Xiaotong, how's work lately? Have you encountered any bottlenecks?"
"I am fighting on the dimensional battlefield, challenging the Dark Flame Demon Dragon, and the state of the invisible boundary line is unstable."
Wan Xiaotong meant that the company had recently encountered a major competitor's attack, and people's hearts were fluctuating, but her own project was still operating normally.
"It's okay, relax. Anyway, the place you work should be a small workshop. If it goes bankrupt, we'll just change to another one," Wuyai comforted.
Wan Xiaotong suddenly stood up and raised her hand to form a magic formula:
"I will release all darkness, and carry the power of the King of the End through the void, leading to the end of the world!"
She meant that she would become the company's new savior.
"Oh, oh, oh, ambitious, worthy of being my granddaughter!"
The family was stunned for a moment, holding their chopsticks, and then continued to eat.
Although they didn't know how Wan Wuyai could understand Xiaotong's words, they were no strangers to the granddaughter and grandfather's chuunibyou.
At this time, Wan Jia was tired of bragging, pushed his bowls and chopsticks forward, and made a summary:
"In short, this year's Tianzun Cup has no suspense. Mihoyo will be the biggest winner, and Peach Blossom Spring will get at most a participation award - if their company is still alive by then."
Wan Wuyai was a little unhappy when he heard this:
"Xiaojia, you are a newcomer to the industry, don't talk nonsense. Peach Blossom Spring is the true essence of understanding moe games!"