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"...One day, a guest's cane was left in our apartment. It was a delicate and heavy cane. There was a knot at the top of the cane. Immediately below the top was a very wide silver hoop, the width of about an inch.

   Inscribed 'To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., C. C． H's friends presented 'words. I thought at the time that it was just a sturdy and practical stick used by old-fashioned private physicians. "

"At least that's my conclusion at the time. But my friend Holmes has a different view on the owner of the cane. He doesn't think the owner of the cane is a serious middle-aged doctor. On the contrary, he infers from the details of the cane that the owner of the cane is a An amiable, contented, so-so young man under thirty."

   "I didn't believe it at the time, because unfortunately, neither of us had actually met this guest..."

   "Sherlock Holmes" game.

the next day.

   There is new content at the beginning.

  As long as players enter the game, they can watch the performance of Watson writing a diary.

   And what Watson wrote on the second day was different from the first day

   Players can directly choose to skip and then play the game, but they can also choose to finish it.

  Because most players have basically cleared the game now, most players are more interested in the newly added content and choose to read it.

  Similarly, the new content added to the game on this day has also been reprinted on major game communities.

   And the time came to the third day.

  The content has increased again...

"...just when Sherlock Holmes confidently said from his own experience that in this world only people who are kind to others receive souvenirs; When after waiting an hour, instead of leaving your card, you leave your cane."

   "The visitor came, and unexpectedly, this Dr. James Mortimer, who I had expected to be a typical country doctor, was a tall, thin man.

  He was dressed in the favorite clothes of the company, but rather downcast, for his coat was soiled and his trousers were frayed. Although he is still young, his long back is already bent, and he leans his head forward when he walks, with a kind and aristocratic demeanor. "

  "After a brief self-introduction, he read a strange and ancient story, a legend about the Baskerville family..."

  The demo animation at the start of the game, the content of Watson's code, and the time node of the recording, seem to be the period after he and Holmes rent together and have become fully acquainted.

   As for whether it happened before or after the "Girl Serial Murder Case" in the main story line of the game, it is not known.

   But the players don't care either.

  They are now paying more attention to the stories recorded in this performance and the purpose of Linmu Studio.

   Because at the same time.

   "Di Renjie" was also released, the game started, and added content, a historian sitting behind a long table, also recorded the story that Di Renjie did not perform in the game...

  For the latest two games of Linmu Studio, we will do such tricks together.

  It's really eye-catching.

soon.

  With the arrival of the fourth day, the content of the game has increased again, and a new story has gradually taken shape.

  The players' curiosity and enthusiasm for discussion were aroused again.

  What does Linmu Studio want to do?

  How will the Hound of the Baskervilles story develop?

   Will the newly added gold case in "Di Renjie" have something to do with Wu Zetian again?

  Is Linmu Studio going to announce a new work?

   Or is it that Linmu Studio just wants to update some free content for players?

   In short.

   The players obviously liked the set of tricks that Linmu Workshop had put together.

   Related discussions emerge in endlessly.

  The game is still the same game, and the number of players clearing the level is increasing day by day. Logically speaking, the popularity should drop rapidly.

   But now, the popularity of the game has not only not dropped.

   On the contrary, because of the work done by Linmu Studio...it is even higher.

  After chasing updates on the forum in the past few days, players are no longer satisfied with watching others repost. They directly open the game to see new content and start chasing updates.

   Then this led to... These two games, which have passed their golden period, once again had a second spring, rushing to the top of the Vaporwave game platform's simultaneous online player rankings.

   This directly silenced the Gameplayer and Frank, who had finally slowed down.

  At the same time, the domestic counterparts of Linmu Studio were also silenced.

   And the days passed like this day by day.

  In the opening performances of the two games "Di Renjie" and "Sherlock Holmes".

  The records of the official historian and Watson's diary are getting longer and longer.

   But as the story gradually deepened, players began to ignore factors such as sequels and were purely interested in the story.

   Even when I started to dislike the diary style, or the record style.

  March 31st.

   The opening performances of the two games have been updated with a wave of new content.

   But this time, it's not a continuation of the story, but a discourse similar to a summary.

Yes.

  On this day, Linmu Studio revealed the answers to all these flowers.

"I finally finished writing about this bizarre experience. I don't know how the evaluation of this work will be. Although the publication of "A Study in Scarlet" I recorded made Holmes famous and brought him many clients. Some people even commented that since I began to record the case of Sherlock, his name can be heard everywhere.

But my friend Sherlock Holmes didn't seem to take it seriously, and even said that he was not flattered, and accused me of adding romance to the case in the story, just like adding a love story to Euclid's fifth postulate. From the perspective of writing stories, not from the perspective of scientifically solving crimes. "

"But on the other hand, I have also fully reflected the outstanding intellect of my friend Holmes in my records, haven't I? So whoever he is, I am only enthusiastically recording his small achievements and everything he has done, and the evaluation is left to the public. Reader."

"This time, I have collected several case records that have been stored in my briefcase a long time ago, together with the latest Baskerville Hound, in the "Detective Sherlock Holmes". Bored Holmes bring in more clients."

  —John H. Watson, M.D. "

  This time, in the performance at the beginning of the game.

  Watson had an extra stack of manuscripts at hand.

  He coded the summary above, then typed his name at the end of the page, and then took out the newly written preface from the codewriter and placed it on top of the manuscript.

   Then, he picked up the manuscript and sorted it out.

  Finally, he picked up the yellowed paper next to it that looked like a bookmark and a ticket, stuffed it into the document, and put the prepared cover on top.

   After everything is done.

  Watson rose from his chair.

  The camera also moved slowly, and finally stopped right above the manuscript.

  The background gradually blurred, and the title of "Detective Sherlock Holmes" slowly occupied the entire screen.

   Next.

  In the lower left corner, a line of small characters slowly appeared.

  On sale in early April.

  …

   Players see the latest content.

Senseless.

  On this day, the players finally knew the purpose of Linmu Studio's work.

novel!

   It turned out to be a novel.

  Game company publishing novels?

  When the final puzzle was revealed, most of the players were really confused.

   But soon.

  They reacted.

   Cheers for joy...

  Because after the serialization in the past few days, players have become very interested in the newly added cases in the two games, especially the case of the Baskerville Hound in "Sherlock Holmes".

  But the game is a game after all. Although the case is attractive, the method of recording the case is in a diary style, lacking many details.

  Many players were actually dissatisfied with this method in the next few days.

  At the same time, I am a little dissatisfied with the mode of updating a small piece of case content by Linmu Studio every day.

it's good now.

   Directly publish novels!

  Although I don’t know if the novel still records the case in a diary style.

   But at least it was published, and I can read the case at once, which is a good thing!

so.

  The publishing of novels by a game company is a bit of a problem.

   It was blunt, and it was made into a favorite by Linmu Studio after a lot of work...

   "Damn it! It's actually a novel! I said why Linmu Studio does so much work, it turns out that's the purpose!"

   "Is this not going to be a sequel? Just publish a novel? Forget it, I'm interested anyway! I'll talk about it after reading it!"

   "The second creators can rest for a while, Linmu Studio will end in person... I really can't guess what they will do next, and suddenly they will publish a novel."

   "I have to say, the sense of anticipation has risen immediately... Linmu Studio really understands players too well..."

   "It's better to say that they know how to market better. To be honest, Linmu Studio is really much higher than other domestic game companies in this regard, and they are not at the same latitude.

  However, the quality of their works is not at the same latitude as other domestic game companies, which is why they can do all these tricks. This can be regarded as a blow to dimensionality reduction. "

   "..."

   Players are looking forward to it.

  But my colleagues in Linmu Studio.

   was silenced again.

  For example, Li Guangsheng...

  Sky fox.

  In Li Guangsheng's office.

  He looked at the screen, watching Watson organize the manuscripts into a book, and then the huge "Detective Sherlock Holmes" took up the entire screen, and he froze in place.

   After a long time.

  He just realized it, pointed at the screen, and said in disbelief: "This is all right!?"

   And next to him.

Mou Feng, who has returned to Tianhu, shook his head lightly when he heard the news, and then sighed: "Don't be surprised, this is Linmu Studio! The marketing is first-class, and it can always pull in unexpected places. The expectations of the players... In fact, this is not the most terrifying thing about them. In fact, everyone can use similar methods, but I can guarantee that if most of the peers imitate, no one will care.

  Because the basis of their work is that their own works are very good and very attractive.

  Compared to marketing, this is their scariest part. For example, the game "Sherlock Holmes", if it weren't for the cases in the game itself, it is very attractive, the characters are first-rate, and players would not pay attention to any novels.

   It is precisely because their games are good enough that players look forward to novels and ignore things like novels published by game companies that are full of slots. "

  Li Guangsheng: "..."

   "So, the focus is still on the game."

Mou Feng patted himself on Faxiao's shoulder lightly: "And this is the terrifying opponent we have to face, so let's work hard. This time, I want to talk about what Linmu Studio has taught us. Probably, the gameplay is not everything. Sometimes the plot of the game is equally important.

  A good plot can leave a deep impression on the players, spontaneously maintain the popularity of the game, and it can also increase the value of unrelated properties by five times, and even launch novels such as "peripherals" for the game.

   In terms of game production, we crossed the river by feeling for Linmu Studio, but we couldn’t ignore the impact of the plot...even for online games, it’s the same. The bad plot that can’t be skipped in "Shen Ge" is a vivid example. "

   "Stop nagging, I understand."

  Li Guangsheng gave a wry smile, then straightened his expression: "You'd better just say it, what do you want to do?"

   "Continue to restructure." Mou Feng said his thoughts, "Get rid of the previous thinking and habits of revenue first, gameplay second, and casual plot."

"I understand."

Li Guangsheng took one last look at the big characters "The Collection of Sherlock Holmes" on the screen, and sighed: "Change it according to your own ideas, while we can still suppress major shareholders, while we can still play MMORPG... Sigh, recently our The trump card type MMORPG is becoming more and more powerless, and the times feel that the times are about to change...I really envy Linmu Studio more and more."

   "Who is not envious."

  Mou Feng folded his hands on his chest and replied softly.

   When on the market.

  A game company appeared that was active, produced excellent works frequently, and crazily stirred up the market.

   Started to squeeze the living environment of all peers in the two fields of online games and stand-alone.

  It will activate the survival ability of the peers, so that they have to take some measures to become active, invest in the market, and actively participate in the competition.

   After all, if you don’t work hard, you will really die...

  Tianhu, for example, has been actively seeking changes recently.

   And this, is it a good thing or not.

  No one can tell now.

  …

   Early April.

  A novel by Linmu Studio.

   "The Case of Di Gong" and "The Collection of Sherlock Holmes" are on sale.

  The first batch is not many.

  Because the time from preparation to release of the novel is not long,

   After all, we have to catch the 'Carnival'.

  Adding tickets and other factors, so the first batch of printing is really not much.

   Even the first edition was launched, and there is no overseas version yet.

  Because translation also takes time.

   But the enthusiasm of the players is very high.

Although.

  After Linmu Studio revealed the answer and decided to publish the novel, after a short period of joy, some players also expressed concern about the novel.

  For example, who is the writer of the novel? Compared with the quality of the game, will the quality of the story be regressed? And, will the novel have an impact on the game?

   These are the points that players worry about.

   After all, the player's first and deepest impression of Linmu Studio is the game company.

   It is common sense for most people to specialize in the art industry. There are many examples of leaders in related fields launching works in fields they are not familiar with, and then the level is average.

  Limwood Studios' "Shadows" movie, isn't it?

  Although, this movie has little to do with Linmu Studio, they just asked Motion Capture Studio to assist the movie.

   But the reason is the same, and players are also worried that this novel, like "Shadow", only bears the name of Linmu Studio, and in essence, it has nothing to do with Linmu Studio, it is just a derivative work.

  After all... Linmu Studio doesn't seem to have time to write novels.

   And this is also part of the reason why Lin Yao tightened the ip authorization.

   Because it does have some negative effects.

  However, it is indeed the first time for Linmu Studio to publish a novel. In addition, this time it is not like "Shadow".

  This time, Linmu Studio made a big announcement about its end.

  So even if there are some doubts.

   But it does not affect the enthusiasm of the players.

  The day the two novels were released.

  The bookstores designated by Linmu Studio for the first batch of sales, as well as the pre-order page on Linmu Studio's own homepage, were full of people.

  The online batch was sold out in just a few minutes.

  The designated offline bookstores are not much better, although they are sold out a little slower than online pre-orders.

  But those who came late basically didn’t get it.

  Seeing this situation, Lin Yao rejoiced that she didn’t add the buff of “Carnival” to the novel, and at the same time asked someone from the operation department to explain, saying that the first batch of books was just a trial sale, and they would replenish and distribute the books soon.

   But the players are really enthusiastic.

  The reselling of scalpers still happened.

  Especially, the first batch of people who got the book revealed pictures.

   After the players knew the authors of the two novels, they became more enthusiastic.

  The two novels "The Case of Di Gong" and "The Collection of Sherlock Holmes", the names of the authors written on the cover are the historian and John H. Watson, both of which are characters in the story.

   However, beside these two names, there is another name.

  Translator: Lin Yao.

  The characters in the story, of course, cannot really come out and write the story.

  So seeing this name, many players will know who wrote these two novels.

  Lin Yao!

   Lin Yao thought the possibility was the least!

   Writer of two game scripts!

   Let’s not talk about anything else.

   It must be different from the film adaptation of "Shadow" anyway!

   This is the orthodox work of Linmu Studio, which is rooted in Zheng Miaohong!

so.

   The players are so enthusiastic, it is understandable that there is a market for scalpers.

  Actually, many players were surprised when they saw Lin Yao's name on the cover after getting the book.

   After all, this is the person who knows the game best in the minds of many players!

  She writes? Is it written according to the direction of the game script? Will it feel like a game? Without the carrier of the game, will text alone be interesting?

   These are the points that players are curious about.

  After all... games and words are two different things.

  For example, Yi Wenwen is very curious.

  He was lucky, because his home was very close to a designated bookstore, and he went there early, so he bought a copy of "The Collection of Sherlock Holmes".

  As for "Di Gong Case"... I didn't get it.

   And when he got the book, he froze when he saw the name on it.

   Then I have a lot of thoughts.

   After returning home, he couldn't wait to tear off the plastic film, and opened the first page of the novel.

  He can't wait to know how Lin Yao, as a game developer, will write this novel.

   Follow the pattern of the game script?

   With such doubts in mind, Yi Wenwen looked to the first page.

The first page.

   is a preface, exactly the same as in the game, it is Watson's self-narration.

  The second page is the beginning of the story.

  The first story is a case that has never appeared in the game.

  The title is - "A Study in Scarlet".

  Yi Wenwen sat on the sofa, lowered his head, and began to read.

  …

  The sound of pages turning.

   In the living room of Yi's house, it kept echoing.

  Yi Wenwen sat quietly for an unknown how long.

until.

"looking at what?"

  Yi Jianjun, his father opened the door, saw his son sitting on the sofa, concentrating on it, and asked curiously.

  Yi Wenwen raised his head, as if waking up from a dream.

   And the novel in his hand has already been turned over a third.

  He has finished reading "A Study in Scarlet" and "The Copper Beech Case".

   Now, he just saw the end of the third case, "The Redhead Society", and read the last sentence—'Man is small—the work is everything. '

"Reading novels."

  Yi Wenwen looked at his father, replied, then looked down at the novel in his hand, raised his head again, and suddenly said: "How could there be such a person..."

"Um?"

  Yi Jianjun was a little strange when he heard his son talking to himself.

   "How can there be such... powerful people."

  Yiwen breathed a sigh of relief, then looked down at the novel in his hand again.

Yes.

  He hadn't even seen the 'Hound of the Baskervilles' case that the game focused on, and he was amazed.

   Not a script! Not a diary either!

   is a complete novel.

  Excellent fiction.

  Just the first three cases completely convinced him.

  "A Study in Scarlet" is interlocking and has an exquisite structure, which immediately made him immersed in it.

  The "Copper Beech Case" and "The Red-haired Society" two cases, in which the plot and setting are rigorous, and the reasoning and conception are exquisite, opened his eyes even more.

  Seeing the end, he directly had an intracranial orgasm.

  Is that so?

  A certain moment.

  He even forgot, this is a novel released by a game company! Although many players don't say it, they still feel that this is a novel similar to "peripheral"!

  Because it's really... so powerful.

  Lin Mu Studio, Lin Yao is really not perfunctory at all!

   To some extent, these three short stories are even more exciting than the "Girl Serial Murder Case" in the game!

   This is really... amazing!

  She's really...exaggerated!

  Yi Wenwen closed the book, then glanced at the name on the cover, his face full of admiration.

   On the other side, Yi Jianjun shook his head slightly, unable to empathize.

  He just came to his son, picked up a bookmark-like thing from his feet, and handed it to him: "I lost it."

"…Um?"

  Yi Wenwen came back to his senses, and subconsciously took the things his father handed over, and then, he was a little confused.