A Familiar Feeling

"Okay!"

Gu Sheng wiped his hands and signaled to Chu Qingzhou that everything was fine.

Perfect timing.

Even if Little Nezha hadn't come to him today, he was already planning to find Little Nezha to discuss future development directions.

These days, he had been pondering the question from the exchange meeting—why were horror games and motion simulator cabin equipment so compatible, yet horror games had no place in the current motion simulator cabin market?

So, Gu Sheng first consulted Lu Bian and Da Jiang, and then combined the information he had gathered online. He finally understood the situation more or less.

It turned out that just as motion simulator cabins were entering mass production and shifting from the high-end market to the mid-to-low-end market.

Horror games once enjoyed immense popularity.

Companies like the well-known domestic Langya Games and the established foreign Comera Games had both produced motion simulator cabin horror games.

And upon their release, they caused a sensation in the motion simulator cabin market.

People were amazed by the expressiveness of horror games in motion simulator cabins and were terrified by the unexpected Jumpscares, screaming in fright.

However, as the saying goes, what makes you great can also be your downfall.

After tasting the success of Jumpscares, the major companies continued to push forward, and the copycat manufacturers were all immersed in the design philosophy of "jump scares."

After all, this kind of thing required no design cost, not even a brain.

Open the door, a ghost appears.

Turn the corner, a ghost appears.

Look up, a ghost appears.

Turn around, a ghost appears.

Monsters of various forms, creating scares for the sake of scaring, sometimes even nonsensically lurking around a corner just to pounce on players passing by.

Over time, the drawback of homogenization became apparent—

Players developed immunity and experienced aesthetic fatigue.

Although the forms of ghosts kept changing, from the initial terrifying masked man to skeletons, and even Chinese zombies, they were endless.

But the core remained the same.

The imprint of Jumpscare was deeply etched into the souls of every game developer.

It was like SpongeBob SquarePants, who was used to making delicious Krabby Patties. If even one slice of pickle was missing from the burger, he would be lost and completely forget how to cook.

As a result, the market for motion simulator cabin horror games gradually declined.

Finally, on a certain day, it was completely eliminated by the three major genres of Shooter, Driving, and Sports, becoming an outcast of the motion simulator cabin era.

Not only did it lose its former glory.

It couldn't even compete with genres like card and board games, almost completely disappearing from motion simulator cabins.

Gu Sheng felt a sense of emotion after understanding the situation.

Actually, from a transmigator's perspective, he should have been surprised.

Could it be that among so many game industry professionals, game developers, and game designers worldwide, not a single one had a flash of inspiration to think of a scare tactic other than Jumpscare?

But in reality, there wasn't.

It was like in this world, there was also someone who, like Gu Sheng, had transmigrated from his previous life.

Then that person would be surprised—"Motion simulator cabin technology is already becoming popular in my world, so why isn't there even a prototype in this world? Is this thing that difficult to make? Isn't it developed based on computer technology? The principles are all the same."

Therefore, after understanding the situation, Gu Sheng wasn't too surprised, just a little emotional.

Heaven had treated him well.

Not only did it allow him to continue his beloved game development career in this world.

It also hoped that he would become a beacon for the game industry in this world.

To contribute to the development of the game industry in this world, making the games in this world more vibrant and colorful.

Following Chu Qingzhou to the outside of Shen Miaomiao's office, Gu Sheng nodded in thanks to Chu Qingzhou.

Then, he raised his hand and knocked on the door.

Knock, knock, knock—

"Come in," came Little Nezha's voice from inside.

Gu Sheng pushed the door open, "CEO Shen, you called for me?"

"Ah, right! Come, come!"

Seeing Gu Sheng arrive, Shen Miaomiao quickly stood up to greet him.

Following Chu Qingzhou into the office, Gu Sheng's eyes immediately fell on the framed fifty-yuan bill on Shen Miaomiao's desk.

He raised an eyebrow. "What an unusual decoration."

Shen Miaomiao's smile froze. Damn it, it's all your fault.

However, Shen Miaomiao's dark mood was fleeting.

Casually placing the fifty-yuan bill back on the desk, Shen Miaomiao forced a smile. "Please, sit down..."

As Gu Sheng and Chu Qingzhou took their seats, Shen Miaomiao began to speak:

"Director Gu, now that our profits are gradually stabilizing,"

"I asked Sister Chuchu to find you today because I wanted to discuss our development plan for the next project,"

"Do you have any ideas?"

Gu Sheng certainly had ideas.

He wanted to develop motion simulator cabin games.

But he was also a bit hesitant.

You have to understand!

Motion simulator cabin technology is incredibly expensive.

He'd heard from a competitor at a conference that their company had spent over three million yuan on motion simulator cabin game research in just half a year.

And to major game developers, that was considered small-scale.

But a project of this magnitude seemed beyond their reach right now.

Gu Sheng was a veteran of the gaming industry.

Logically, proposing to enter the motion simulator cabin market at this point, any CEO would likely refuse.

The risk was too high.

One wrong move could lead to disaster.

With that in mind, Gu Sheng hesitated. "Uh... I have some ideas, but they're not fully developed yet."

"That's fine, tell me."

Shen Miaomiao gestured for him to continue. I like hearing undeveloped ideas.

"Uh..."

Gu Sheng pondered for a moment.

"I'm considering moving into the motion simulator cabin market."

Hiss—

After he finished speaking, Shen Miaomiao didn't react much, but Chu Qingzhou gasped.

What an undeveloped idea!

You have to understand!

Motion simulator cabin games are widely recognized as the most expensive projects in the gaming industry today!

Admittedly, Golden Wind has established a foothold in the domestic gaming scene thanks to three hit games.

The company's revenue is also steadily improving.

But they couldn't afford to gamble on motion simulator cabins!

One misstep could wipe out their hard-earned initial capital, or worse, sink without a trace!

With that thought, Chu Qingzhou carefully considered her words. "Director Gu, isn't it a bit too early for us to consider this?"

In fact, Chu Qingzhou's attitude towards Gu Sheng had changed significantly.

From initial disdain and distrust to admiration and respect.

Her tone of voice clearly indicated this shift.

However, now, faced with such an aggressive development plan, Chu Qingzhou couldn't help but voice her objection.

After all, with Golden Wind's current capital, rashly venturing into motion simulator cabins could lead to a complete loss of investment and even jeopardize the company's survival.

Thinking you could afford a motion simulator cabin with a measly million or so in savings? That's just not mature thinking.

We should at least wait until our capital reaches the ten million mark before we even consider it.

However!

Before she could even finish speaking!

Shen Miaomiao, seated in her boss's chair, spoke up:

"I actually think Director Gu's proposal—"

"is quite good!"

In that instant, Chu Qingzhou felt a wave of dizziness wash over her!

Huh?

Wait a minute?

This feeling is so familiar?

Have I seen this scene somewhere before?