Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch

Chapter 301: 299: Can’t Afford to Offend

Translator: 549690339

When Lorin brought Henry and a few technical staff to the door, Lincoln hadn’t made up his mind yet.

It wasn’t until he went to open the door that he finally decided: the gift had to be given.

Just tell the princess not to wear it in public.

If someone really found out, he would just play dumb.

Whatever they asked, he would act clueless.

Isn’t there such a thing as a coincidence in this world?

After all, with his current status, no one could force him to speak if he really didn’t want to.

Thinking clearly, Lincoln finally opened the door with ease and welcomed the guests in.

Meanwhile, the uproar on the internet was growing louder and louder.

Especially when the netizens found out that Lincoln suddenly put the first media outlet to break the story, “Star News,” on the blacklist.

Also, just like when he blacklisted those companies that bad.

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“Malicious defamation, nonsense, and nasty festering lies (Evidence of rumors has been archived)”

The phrase was actually dictated by Lincoln to Mavis.

As soon as Lincoln stepped in, public opinion immediately shifted.

Those who were initially skeptical leaned towards disbelief; those who firmly disbelieved emerged victorious.

There was no choice, for Lincoln had had an undefeated winning streak during the past three months on the Internet!

So even though he didn’t provide any direct evidence, his words were more trustworthy than those of a small or medium-sized media outlet.

The royal PR team swiftly responded, skipping some regular procedures and seizing the opportunity to issue a statement:

“In response to the information released by ‘Star News,’ we make the following statement:

Miss Alex has been Princess Camille Victoria’s singing teacher since she was 14 years old. They have a close personal relationship, and last night was just an ordinary gathering with nothing noteworthy.
Princess Camille Victoria’s singing lessons are solely for personal interest, and she has never intended to enter the entertainment industry.
‘Star News’ has no basis for the speculations made based on the photos, and the impact is very negative, causing a severe adverse effect on the princess’s image. We will take appropriate measures and pursue legal responsibility.
We urge the media and netizens who re-posted false information to delete relevant information and stop spreading negative influence.”

Below this statement, there was a photo of Alex and the 14-year-old little Princess Camille Victoria.

In the face of ironclad evidence, the scandal, which had just started, was promptly extinguished.

All that was left was “Star News, ” who were being angrily berated by netizens.

But they didn’t care too much, as negative publicity was still publicity!

As for the lawsuit?

Even if it went to court, it wouldn’t last long.

What was left was paying compensation, so they had to pay.

It was just a pity that the timing was too short.

Lincoln’s unexpected involvement led to one-sided public opinion, creating the best opportunity for the royal PR team.

Had it not been for Lincoln’s intervention, their fan number might have doubled or even tripled, as the PR team’s appearance would not have been so fast.

Even so, their fan number jumped from the original 400,000 to 1.3 million!

For them, it was a huge profit!

Granted, a lot of people would unfollow and leave after cursing, but many would stay.

After all, they did get photos of Camille Victoria and Alex!

This was something that would never be erased.

Only if they had simply released the news that “Princess Camille Victoria is acquainted with Singer Alex,” there wouldn’t be any breaking point, and most netizens might glance at it before moving on, attracting few fans.

That’s why they chose to “risk it all,” betting on this attempt.

At most, “Star News” would leave an impression of “strong but morally despicable” in the hearts of netizens.

But that’s okay, a bad impression is better than no impression at all!

As long as netizens who were interested in Camille Victoria and Alex stayed, many would stay in anticipation of more news.

Even many fangirls would “come for the reputation,” hoping to see news about their favorite celebrities at their site.

Plus, plenty of netizens who just loved to gossip…

In short, as long as they didn’t care about their reputation, they wouldn’t lose in this move!

Just like now, many people in the backstage had already sent private messages urging them to photograph their favorite celebrities or the rivals of their favorite stars…

Of course, there were also numerous gossip-loving netizens who provocatively sent private messages like, “Lincoln ruined your good deeds, aren’t you angry? Go dig up the relationship between Lincoln and the Princess! There must be something going on between the two since he stepped in so anxiously!”

It’s just that messages like that were simply brushed off by the Chief Editor of “Star News.”

What happened to the media that went against Lincoln before?

Put on the blacklist, paint splashed on them, sued, fined, publicly apologized, or even went bankrupt…

“I can’t mess with her, I can’t mess with her.” The chief editor shook his head repeatedly.

They should continue to search for Alex with yesterday’s paparazzi!

They probably didn’t choose that cafe for no reason. As long as they’re patient, they might still be able to find her.

Perhaps even trace the whereabouts of Alex’s home!

Not only are the netizens gossiping about the relationship between Lincoln and the Princess, Camille Victoria’s sister at home is also pestering her about this issue.

Her sister had noticed something off about her a while ago!

Now seizing the chance, she grabbed Camille Victoria’s hand and bombarded her with questions.

Camille Victoria had explained many times: just friends, doing work for the company, Lincoln hates the media – she said everything she could think of.

But her sister just wouldn’t let her go.

“If you don’t come clean today, you won’t be able to escape, especially since you have no classes this morning.”

“There’s really nothing!” Camille Victoria felt aggrieved, “Really nothing…”

Seeing her suddenly looking aggrieved, her sister suddenly paused, “You better not tell me it’s unrequited love…”

After hearing this, Princess Camille Victoria felt even more aggrieved, but she would never admit it: “No! We’re just friends!”

But her reaction seemed to confirm the “unrequited love” in the eyes of her sister who had watched her grow up.

This left her sister speechless, so that was really it…

“Were your feelings rejected?”

“No! What are you talking about! If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll really get angry!” Camille Victoria immediately retorted.

“Alright, alright, I won’t say it anymore.” Her sister tried to appease her, “But I have some love advice, do you want to hear it?”

Camille Victoria immediately refused, “No! You’ve been single for so many years!”

Who would want to hear advice from a failed love life!

Her 29-year-old forever-single sister was immediately enraged and tried to grab and pinch Camille Victoria’s face, but Camille Victoria deftly dodged it.

Not only did she dodge, but Camille Victoria also reached out to attack her sister’s ticklish spots.

The sisters instantly engaged in a heated physical confrontation…

With Camille Victoria’s help, the concert issue has been resolved.

The final obstacle facing the “Speed Chase” production team has also disappeared.

The only thing left to complete the game is time.

Unlike the smooth progress of Fred’s production team, Little Chun and the “My World” development team had encountered a huge problem next door.

This problem has caused the game development to fall into a deadlock from the very beginning.

The problem is: conflict and imbalance.

To be more specific: the gameplay doesn’t blend well.

When the fusion of the three elements of construction, exploration, and combat stays on ideas and plans, it seems harmonious, reasonable, rich, and fun.

But when they started production, they quickly discovered that these three types of gameplay are hard to blend together perfectly.

Especially when the design concept is for all three elements to be the key pillars of the game, forming a stable triangle, things become even more complicated.

The most direct issue is the player’s attention problem.

They have the confidence to design beautiful environments and landscapes, unique BOSS battles with various styles, and exciting combat.

The problem, however, is that a more appealing environment and landscape require finer design and reasonable placement, which is fundamentally in conflict with “randomly generated maps.”

Moreover, the more successful and attractive the BOSS and combat, the more tedious the “construction” aspect seems and lack attention.

Just their presence might take away the player’s attention.

Furthermore, the “construction system’s” almost unrestricted ability to destroy and reshape terrain will, in turn, cause unpredictable damage to the well-designed BOSS combat mechanism.

It’s very likely that the carefully designed and exciting combat sections will be directly discarded!

It seems impossible to completely balance the three and form an average, stable, and excellent triangle…

Some trade-offs must be made, the priorities established, and a crucial anchorpoint set.

Without determining this core theme, it’s impossible to design a game’s guidance mechanism.

Their inclination is toward “exploration” and “combat.”

But the boss leans toward “construction.’

In Yunmeng, no one can ignore Lincoln’s opinion, but Lincoln happened not to come to work today…

This kind of significant issue about the game’s direction isn’t suitable for group chats.

In the end, Little Chun could only ask everyone to put the problem on hold for now and continue working on miscellaneous materials as concept art reserves before game development.

—Assigning this kind of work is like telling everyone: there’s nothing to do today, just slack off!

They’ll wait for the boss to come and discuss the matter before deciding on how to handle it..