The appearance of top gamers at the dinner was just a small part of the event; after a round of applause, they all left.
Seeing this, Wang Rui couldn't wait to go and greet his idol, Shen Lan.
Zhou Chen naturally wouldn't stop him.
His gaze quickly returned to the front. If he wasn't mistaken, what followed was the main event of the evening. This banquet was specially organized for him by Li Xiaolong. His refusal just now was tantamount to completely breaking off relations, so Li Xiaolong had no need to hold back.
The moment that thought crossed his mind,
The host mentioned three names, who were the owners of the top five game companies in the domestic game industry.
Amid applause, three figures stepped forward and began to speak.
The content is all empty talk and nonsense.
But Zhou Chen could tell that all three of them were setting the stage for Li Xiaolong's appearance.
"Strange. Logically speaking, Dungeon Fighter Online is the hottest game right now, and Chen Ge is the game's creator, so he's the most qualified to be on stage. Plus, there's a huge company like Tencent. Why didn't they show up? Chen Ge, are they doing this on purpose?"
Li Wei tilted his head and asked, a strange look on his face.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chen glanced at Li Wei with some surprise. He hadn't expected that Li Wei had realized this. In some aspects, Li Wei was indeed much better than Wang Rui and Zhang Hao.
Zhou Chen had made this judgment before, and facts have proven it to be true.
Li Wei thought about it a lot, and his guesses were quite accurate.
After being reminded, Zhang Hao realized what was happening and looked at Li Wei with admiration, but not envy or jealousy; instead, he felt joy.
Zhou Chen knew that Zhang Hao was happy to have Li Wei as a business partner, because the more Li Wei thought, the more helpful it would be to their business.
Li Wei and Zhang Hao's eyes both turned to him. Zhou Chen didn't keep them in suspense and explained, "That's right, they did it on purpose. This banquet exists because of me. Li Xiaolong is about to go on stage. Soon, you'll see his true colors revealed. Let's wait and see."
A look of shock flashed in Zhang Hao's and Li Wei's eyes at the same time.
The fact that this dinner was hosted by Zhou Chen was quite a surprise to the two of them.
They did not doubt Zhou Chen's words.
Since Zhou Chen said so, it must be true.
Outsiders were unaware of the trust the three men placed in Zhou Chen. Only Wang Rui, Zhang Hao, and Li Wei knew that they believed everything Zhou Chen said, even if everyone else said it was wrong. If Zhou Chen believed it was right, then it was right.
Because they know perfectly well that without Zhou Chen, they wouldn't be where they are today, and all their wealth comes from Zhou Chen.
It was Zhou Chen who enabled them to earn more money in their freshman year than many people could earn in a lifetime, and even achieve financial freedom.
As has been proven time and again, doing what Zhou Chen said will definitely lead to success.
After some build-up, the three bigwigs in the gaming industry finally started to mention Li Xiaolong, and they were generous with their praise. In the end, they even expressed their gratitude to Li Xiaolong, stating that his emergence would reorganize the gaming industry, make it more standardized, and that the future of domestic games would depend on Li Xiaolong's leadership.
The last few words were incredibly powerful.
This has given many people pause for thought. Openly praising Li Xiaolong is one thing, but to say that Li Xiaolong will lead the gaming industry is something that makes people think twice.
Some people sensed that something big was about to happen at tonight's dinner, especially in the gaming industry, where it might be a major upheaval.
Only a small number of people thought it was just flattering Li Xiaolong and didn't realize the deeper meaning.
"Next, please welcome Mr. Li Xiaolong from Hong Kong Island to the stage to speak."
It's here!
Zhou Chen's expression flashed, and he saw that after the host finished speaking, a figure slowly walked to the front.
"Hello everyone, I am Li Xiaolong."
"Everyone here is my senior, so I'll keep it short. As we all know, computers and online games originated abroad. Today, the internet connects the whole world and greatly shortens the distance between people..."
"Hehe, he said he'd keep it short, but what he said was anything but short; it was practically starting from the creation of the world by Pangu."
Zhang Hao rolled his eyes and muttered a complaint.
If Wang Rui hadn't gone to meet his idol, he probably would be complaining right now.
Zhou Chen naturally understood that what Li Xiaolong said was all nonsense and empty talk, because this guy was also laying the groundwork.
"In view of the chaos in the gaming industry, and for the sake of the country's image and the healthy growth of teenagers, I took the liberty of convening several game company owners a few days ago. After discussion, we decided to establish a game joint chamber of commerce. I, Li, am not capable, but I was elected by the owners as the president of the chamber of commerce."
Whoosh...
These words caused a great stir.
Li Xiaolong is actually the president of the Game Industry Association?
He was recommended by many game company bosses, which means they all support Li Xiaolong and are clearly siding with him.
Just as everyone's minds were in turmoil, Li Xiaolong spoke again, and this time, his words once again shocked many people.
"Currently, some games are very popular in the market, which is a good thing, proving that the game industry has development potential and market prospects. However, I am deeply worried about this because I know that sometimes, one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch. Therefore, we need to do something to plan ahead and prevent certain things from happening. So, as the president of the Chamber of Commerce, I would like to put forward several suggestions that have been reviewed and supported by official departments."
My first suggestion is that the most popular large-scale online games should limit the amount of time players spend playing them, preventing players from becoming so engrossed that they can't tear themselves away.
Secondly, the age of players should be restricted. As we all know, students make up a large part of the gaming community, and we cannot allow this to affect the future of our country.
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Li Xiaolong explained each point one by one.
At first, some people thought this was just adding shackles to themselves and making themselves unhappy, but soon they realized something was wrong.
Because they realized that the restrictions Li Xiaolong mentioned had a premise: strict regulation of the most popular large-scale online games, but he didn't mention those that weren't popular.
And what's the most popular online game? It's definitely Dungeon Fighter Online.
Swish, swish, swish...
When talking about dungeons, one cannot help but mention Zhou Chen, the designer and creator.
All eyes turned to Zhou Chen. Many people realized then that Li Xiaolong's intentions were not directed at everyone, but only at Zhou Chen.
That's right.
After explaining the restrictions and rules, Li Xiaolong revealed his true intentions.
He didn't hide anything, deliberately looking at Zhou Chen. He had been planning this killer move for quite some time.
I didn't know about his surprise.
Does Zhou Chen like it?
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