Who says Jiang Lang has run out of talent?
Country P is a pilgrimage site for many game enthusiasts.
What's more, it was the biennial GG Awards, making it even more exciting. Guests, players, and contestants quickly filled the small country to capacity.
This has led to a significant increase in tourism GDP.
The GG Awards, short for Global Game, enjoys a certain international reputation and is a highly prestigious competition that many game designers dream of winning.
"Sculpture" was successfully shortlisted by GG, which allowed it to come to the competition.
Song Zhiming was sitting in the middle of the group.
An administrative assistant position was surrounded by a group of game producers.
She was supposed to come with President Jiang, but given President Jiang's personality... he even instructed her beforehand to inform the organizers that if she were to go on stage to accept an award, she should say that the boss had suddenly fallen ill and there was nothing he could do.
Even a professional like Song Zhiming couldn't help but utter a sarcastic remark: "President Jiang, is it really appropriate for you to talk about yourself like that?"
Jiang, as seen by others: unfathomable.
But Song Zhiming knew very well that this person was probably, most likely, just severely socially anxious.
Actually, sitting here is just a formality; Song Zhiming doesn't think his game company can suddenly win an award overnight.
You have to understand, this is not a game that you can win easily.
Besides meeting standards in terms of game quality, art style, and so on, it also has to match the judges' brainwaves.
However, she still prepared a speech in a very professional manner; having everything prepared is a basic principle for a special assistant.
The speech was written specifically based on my thoughts after playing "Sculpture," and I also showed it to President Jiang. As a speech that is unlikely to be used, it is acceptable.
The entire selection process lasted two hours, and Song Zhiming was extremely bored, even chatting with the Chinese designers sitting next to him.
"Oh? So your game is 'Sculpture'. I've seen it; it's quite unique."
The other person smiled politely.
Song Zhiming was also aware that, especially since he was on the fast track to becoming a judge—the judges might even develop high blood pressure.
Even though social culture and values are vastly different between China and other countries, human nature remains largely the same; no one likes a game that undermines their own character.
A new award was being presented on stage, but Song Zhiming didn't pay attention to what it was, continuing his casual conversation. The host, meanwhile, continued his dedicated and energetic announcement: "And the winner will be—"
"Carve!"
As soon as the host finished speaking, a game PV appeared on the screen and played.
etc!
What?
Carve?
Sculpture?
The Chinese people next to Song Zhiming reacted faster than she did. After their initial shock, they quickly put on smiles and reminded Song Zhiming, "They're reading out your game, hurry up and go up!"
That smile was so genuine.
It's been so many years since Zhongxia has stood on the podium of this competition.
Song Zhiming quickly composed himself and smiled as he read out his acceptance speech, which he thought would be useless: "Thank you for the kindness of the judges. I never thought I would actually be standing on this stage to accept this award on behalf of our company."
"I believe that when they see this on the live broadcast, they should be popping champagne and sliding on their knees right now."
This elicited good-natured laughter from the crowd.
"Sculpting is a simulation game based on anti-traditional concepts. I am honored to have received everyone's love. Perhaps what the judges valued more was the human social culture it embodies."
"But actually, our entire production team wanted to express the feeling of being controlled and sculpted during the production process."
"Throughout life, people seek freedom: freedom of the self, freedom of the body, and freedom of choice."
"But it will still be sculpted by the surrounding social culture."
"Just like most players' first playthrough in the game, it's about being the most authentic self after birth, then being changed by society and everything around you, and finally finding yourself again from it."
"We hope everyone can gain some insights from this game. Thank you again, and thank you to all the players who support us."
Just as Song Zhiming was giving his acceptance speech with tears in his eyes, Jiang Chuan was actually sitting and watching in the crowd, holding his cat.
He was also somewhat emotional.
The count was being held in his arms and couldn't see much of it, but he could feel the hand pressing against his cat's bottom, the palm of which was slightly warm.
It feels... strangely comfortable...
After Jiang Chuan came of age and graduated from university, he rarely stayed in China anymore. The years he spent contemplating life were spent abroad, driving and wandering between different countries.
The Earl might still remember that car; it was the SUV Jiang Chuan drove to the beach to wait for the sunrise earlier this year, and it was neither new nor old.
The domestic environment... perhaps because of his experiences in his previous life, always made Jiang Chuan feel somewhat depressed.
After adjusting himself, he returned to China, and his situation was completely reversed from a few years ago; he basically stopped going abroad.
If it weren't for meeting the Earl and inexplicably signing a magical contract, I probably wouldn't have even had those trips to different time zones.
Jiang Chuan's pupil with the character on it was also shining brightly at this moment. The character itself wasn't bright; it was his pupil that was shimmering with light.
"This is the first time I've ever truly felt the happiness and satisfaction of realizing a dream." That was his assessment, delivered with genuine sincerity.
The count rubbed his hand, too lazy to reply.
Judging from Jiang Chuan's tone, he seemed to be reminiscing about the past. In fact, the Earl, as his guardian, did not know anything about his past.
Jiang Chuan's comment was merely a sigh.
Having finally finished speaking on stage, Song Zhiming was ready to leave with his trophy. Before leaving, he took one last, tearful look at the audience—his main focus being on delivering a convincing performance.
Then, it seemed that his boss's face flashed by in the crowd.
The dark suit also features a pair of cat-eye details.
Song Zhiming: !
But in the blink of an eye, he was gone again. Song Zhiming thought he might have been seeing things because he was excited. After all, with President Jiang's personality, could he be expected to travel all the way to P country?
Startled by being suddenly stared at, Jiang Chuan snapped out of his reverie and dared not move.
Then he lowered his head and hesitated before confirming with the Earl, "Did she just see us?"
Earl: I dare not move.
"No, you're too excited? Or is it just your imagination?"
News from Country P, as soon as the award results were announced, immediately reached their country.
It's extremely urgent.
This immediately caused a stir on Weibo. Now, Zhixing Games can finally trend on social media as a normal game company.
Instead of the "knowledge and action model" that makes people feel like they have a heart attack in Jiangchuan.
[ZhiXing Games Wins GG Award]
The atmosphere inside is completely different from the one just moments before when people were criticizing Zhixing Games for this and that.
Suddenly everyone was praising him.
"I never expected my game to be so successful. It's hilarious. Every time I release a new game, I get ridiculed as a Chinese gamer hyping itself up. Now open your eyes and see who's really hyping themselves up?"
"Whoever said that Zhixing Games' work model is for keeping idle people is just spouting sour grapes."
"I feel like if I were working at Zhixing Games, I'd be bursting with a sense of accomplishment right now. The employee benefits are great, the team atmosphere is fantastic, and every game we make becomes a hit, with bonuses galore. Now we're even winning international game awards. Isn't that fulfilling? If you ask me, this is truly honorable work."
"Who said Chinese people are just hyping themselves up? Who said the new domestic games are overrated? The list is here with me. Feel free to download it from my cloud drive and go ahead and criticize them."
Many people with hindsight have also emerged, even though they weren't seen when a lot of netizens were attacking "Sculpture".
"The Sculpture is indeed very good and profound. To truly immerse yourself in the game, you should play from a God's-eye view, rather than just a player's perspective, and fully immerse yourself in the character you are controlling."
"On the contrary, we hate our own game. Actually, you may not hate the game, but you hate society. So why doesn't anyone change society?"
They chose the easier path, seeking reassurance that their lives were still beautiful by refuting the game.
There are also the true veteran players of Zhixing Games. Their voices were previously buried under a lot of negative reviews, but now they can finally be seen to have been cleansed and their voices have settled down.
"Putting everything else aside, I feel that given Zhixing Games' track record, there must be other gameplay elements waiting for us to unlock. Maybe the judges have only seen half of it."
"Maybe it will be two or three months after the game is released that the Easter eggs will finally be discovered by everyone."
"I felt from the beginning that the trend of inexplicably criticizing Zhixing Games was very strange. Maybe it's like what happened with 'The Way of the Corporate Slave' back then, because it was too good and people were jealous."
The official Weibo account of Zhixing Games, which is usually ignored, is now receiving a lot of attention again after being popular before.
Longtime players of Zhixing Games only realized after reviewing the situation that while their beloved game company was bringing glory to the country, someone was stabbing them in the back. It was definitely someone who stabbed them in the back, otherwise it would be impossible for a game that had only been online for a short time to have so many negative reviews.
Many people quit before even finishing their first playthrough, just like the first game streamer to start live streaming, Gezi.
But no matter what, there should be at least a few positive reviews.
After all, there is human diversity.
Maybe some people enjoy the feeling of being propelled by games.
Some players recounted the glorious history of Zhixing Games.
The first game, "The Way of the Corporate Slave," won over its competitors with its excellence, successfully taking home two awards: New Game of the Year and Best Creative Award.
Following closely behind, the online version of "The Way of the Corporate Slave" successfully broke the record for the highest daily active users on the official game platform.
Then there's "Out-of-Body Simulator," which, while not as eye-catching as the previous two, has become popular twice in a row.
It's time for "Humanity" again, currently the best-selling DLC on the official game platform.
Every game is breaking records. This is only the third game in the series, and it has already caught up with the GG platform. I wonder what kind of results the fourth game will achieve.
Those who always thought he was a villain and were dedicated to smearing Zhixing Games should be sour or envious.
But if you ask what there is to resist or cause trouble, there really isn't. Just as Nan Linqing said, Zhixing Games doesn't compete with most domestic game companies; they've carved out their own niche.
Why go through all that trouble?
Perhaps... seeing that Zhixing Games is about to become a goldmine, we should hurry up and latch onto it.
"I saw Mr. Liu say that Zhixing Games is destined for success, and his prediction was quite accurate."
"I'm so envious! How come everyone else's games are all hits, while mine, as the lead planner, is always a flop? When are they moving away? I want to go to that lucky place in S City and stay there for a while."
Jing Hongxi was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke up to correct the lead planner's claim that every game they made flopped: "Is it possible that the boss and producer of Renzhixing Games is just an executor?"
The person sitting opposite him silently looked away upon hearing this.
Jing Hongxi laughed heartily, and when he refreshed his Weibo app, there were new messages again.
To ease the awkwardness, he picked up his phone to distract himself, and then he saw...
No, did Lao Zhang's account get hacked or what?
Teacher Zhang: I didn't, I didn't, I just...
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