This slacking Staff data analyst… he really is something.
This Staff successfully made Bai Luan remember him through his persistence.
In the future, for any assessments that test one's strength, this kid will be prioritized.
Bai Luan logged into his account, and sure enough, a string of small characters appeared next to his account name.
Genius Society #85.
And all three of his accounts had this verification.
It seems the company is eager to capitalize on this buzz.
Very good, now the entire universe knows that the Genius Society has gained another member.
Bai Luan scratched his head. All three of his account aliases had been exposed. What should he do?
Hmm… it's best to do nothing.
Bai Luan felt the gazes from all directions of the Space Station on him.
It would be better to make a statement in the Space Station.
Bai Luan clicked open the Space Station and opened the official work group chat.
Bai Luan: I have a side hustle, there's nothing surprising about that.
Bai Luan: Don't let this affect your daily life and work.
After these two messages were sent, the gazes did not diminish in the slightest.
Hmm… Bai Luan: If you keep watching me, I'll deduct your performance points.
As soon as this message was sent, the feeling of being watched largely disappeared.
This sentence still had the most deterrent power.
Bai Luan nodded with satisfaction.
Silver Wolf: You've been making quite a stir lately, haven't you?
Silver Wolf: The whole universe knows about it.
Bai Luan: =_=
Bai Luan: How is Firefly doing now?
Bai Luan: Are there any after-effects?
Silver Wolf: No.
Silver Wolf: Aside from being able to pilot the Firefly mech, she's just like a normal person.
Silver Wolf: Thank you for what you did for her.
Silver Wolf: You do good deeds occasionally too.
Bai Luan: What do you mean 'occasionally'? I've always been doing good deeds.
Silver Wolf: →_→
Silver Wolf: Deleting my account counts as well?
Bai Luan: You brought that upon yourself.
Silver Wolf: …Silver Wolf: I take back what I said earlier.
Silver Wolf: Make me a game, you! [Fist]
Bai Luan: Don't worry, I happen to have some free time lately.
Silver Wolf: A good game takes time to polish. Can you really make a good game like this?
Bai Luan pouted. Generally speaking, what she said was correct.
Typically, games with extremely short or extremely long development cycles tend to flop.
The former lacks time for polishing, while the latter involves the development team being completely immersed in their art, unable to extricate themselves.
But this game wasn't made by him; he was just replicating it in the Honkai: Star Rail World.
Bai Luan thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth as usual.
Bai Luan: Don't worry, all my games are stolen from other worlds.
Bai Luan: Each one is filled with the painstaking efforts of game development teams from other worlds.
Silver Wolf: (ᗜ ˰ ᗜ)
Silver Wolf: Are you trying to fool me like a child?
Ha, I knew it.
He despaired of this world where no one believes the truth.
Bai Luan raised his hand slightly, a smile playing on his lips, and gave up directly.
Believe it or not, that's my explanation. Making up lies also drains brain cells.
Bai Luan: Just wait and see.
After sending this message, Bai Luan put down his phone.
Since that's the case, he might as well spend a little time making cyberpunk 2077… Although for many planets in the Honkai: Star Rail World, cyberpunk 2077 might seem like archaeology, there are also many planets that haven't seen such technology.
No one stays young forever, but there will always be young people, and there will always be an audience.
He just needs to find a way, do his best, and replicate this game in the Honkai: Star Rail World.
The first thing to do is to invite Jimmy to voice "Good morning, Night City!"
The main goal is to keep it authentic.
As for players' opinions of this game, that's not something he can decide.
When there's no one left in the entire universe who wants to play the games he brings, then he'll save his energy.
Bai Luan felt that day would come sooner or later, but clearly, it wasn't now. He should enjoy the present.
Just as Bai Luan was about to get up to make the game, another message arrived on his phone.
Robin: Senior, I'd like to invite you to the grand event in Penacony.
Robin: Do you have time?
So, do you all have some kind of quota? You all show up in droves when I'm free?
Bai Luan muttered a complaint, then began to ponder.
He really wanted to visit Penacony. After all, Penacony had experience in making movies, and perhaps he could use that experience to replicate some classics from his previous life.
If he were to do it, the first one would be Wall-E, which was the best robot movie he had ever seen.
Since movies could be made, then many animations could also be made… Regarding the works he wanted to 'steal' from his previous life, Bai Luan still had many, many he wanted to bring over… It would naturally be good to see more familiar things in the Honkai: Star Rail World.
Otherwise, if many memes were only understood by him in the entire universe, that would be too terrible.
I want to… create a world that understands my memes!
Old Yang seemed to be an animator too. He would ask him later if he was interested.
Hmm, it's decided. He would go to Penacony this trip.
Bai Luan: Okay.
Robin: That's great.
Robin: There's been a lot of news about you recently, I thought you might be too busy… Bai Luan: Those are all minor matters.
Bai Luan: Oh, speaking of the Penacony event… I have a song that's perfect for it. It's for you all.
Robin: Really?
Bai Luan: Please wait a moment.
Bai Luan: I'll send you a demo.
Robin waited patiently for a while.
Senior Qie Qu Ren (Music Stealer)… could it be a song he just wrote?
If it was written on the spot, it might not be suitable for Penacony.
Although it was truly delightful that Senior was willing to write a new song, whether it could be used to promote Penacony was another matter… If it wasn't suitable, she couldn't favor Senior due to personal preference. She must politely decline Senior.
Hmm, that's decided.
While Robin was giving herself a pep talk, Bai Luan quickly finished the demo and sent it to Robin.
Then, the other side fell into a long silence.
This made Bai Luan a little uneasy.
Did he not practice enough in the Little Black Room, and his singing wasn't good enough?
He clearly practiced until Herta nodded in approval before coming out to sing the demo… Robin: Senior.
Bai Luan: Is there anything that needs to be modified?
Robin: I just wanted to ask, Senior.
Robin: Why is this song shorter than normal songs?
Robin: Why didn't you write it longer?
...Oh my god, that's so true.
When he first heard this song, he felt the same way.
He could only exclaim: Oh my god! Ice!
Then he would loop it many times.
This symptom lasted for about two weeks.
But now this question was thrown back at him, how should he explain it?
Should he say, "The original version is just this short, as long as the vibe is right"?
He pondered briefly, his fingertips dancing rapidly.
Considering its nature as a promotional song and the generally fast-paced lifestyle of people today, some concessions were made in its length… In short, Bai Luan typed out a bunch of seemingly professional and well-thought-out "principles," whose core idea was actually "you know, art sometimes needs to break conventions," and sent them over.
Clearly, this statement bluffed Robin.
Of course, if someone else had said this, Robin would only have thought they were trying to fool her.
But these words came from the mouth of Qie Qu Ren (Music Stealer), and he was also Genius Society #85.
Because his identity was so authoritative, Robin automatically imagined Bai Luan to be profoundly mysterious.
As expected of Senior, his considerations are always thorough.
This is what you call professionalism.