Chapter 286 Is it more interesting to watch others play than to play yourself?
As the first game of "Star Emperor 2" on the professional stage, the game in Pengcheng Station was wonderful!
Of course, this is for Chen Ba.
As a loyal player and fan of "Star Emperor", he was naturally very satisfied to see this exciting scene.
But for Wang Ya who was beside him, she didn’t get the fun of the so-called GAL competition at all...
Hey, hey, hey! The contestant's computer crashed. What are you all yelling about? Why are you so excited? Is this the romance that only boys can have? "Boring..."
After making some comments, Wang Ya, who was wearing a mask and sunglasses, said to Chen Ba: "To me, this kind of competition is as boring as a boxing match where you punch me and I punch you until one of you falls down."
"Oh, by the way, I don't really like watching boxing matches, so please forgive me if any of my descriptions are offensive!"
“It’s normal not to like it!”
"Let's not talk about the huge differences in interests and hobbies between boys and girls. Some boys are not interested in such competitions..."
Chen Ba was not angry about this. Instead, he looked at Wang Ya with curiosity and asked in a low voice, "Compared to this, I want to know what kind of magic potion Director Wang gave you? Why did you accompany me to Pengcheng even if you don't like the GAL competition?"
This was what really puzzled him.
Wang Ya's attitude was full of resistance. Anyone with eyes open could see that she was really not interested in the GAL competition, not at all.
So here comes the question!
Since she was not interested, why did she insist on flying to Pengcheng with him under the pretext of "I'm curious" and come to watch the game in person?
Chen Ba felt that this was not her intention, but the work of Mr. Wang lying on the hospital bed.
“…”
Wang Ya did not respond, probably because she was reflecting on her evaluation of the GAL competition just now, and whether she had vaguely revealed something.
Since she didn't say anything, Chen Ba wouldn't make small talk.
After watching the competition for a whole day and presenting awards to the champion, runner-up and third place winners of the Pengcheng station, Chen Ba completed his mission and flew back to Jiangning overnight.
He is very busy...
In addition to busy work, being able to take a day off to watch the game on site and present awards to the players shows the importance he attaches to "Star Emperor 2" and the first appearance of the Galaxy Suit profession.
However, what he didn't expect was that Wang Ya seemed to be dependent on him and followed him wherever he went, making people unable to help but complain about her actions and purpose.
"Go to the hospital more often!"
What Chen Ba didn't expect was that Old Chen seemed to be happy about this. Not only did he ask Wang Ya to come over for dinner every day, he even suggested that Chen Ba visit Old Wang in the hospital more often.
What the hell? Chen Ba actually went to visit Lao Wang once. On the afternoon before he left for Pengcheng, Chen Ba couldn't resist Lao Chen, so he went to the hospital with a fruit basket to see Lao Wang.
To be honest, Lao Wang is quite unlucky. He is so rich, and 99% of diseases should be trivial matters to him. But he should never have gotten cancer.
There is nothing we can do about it!
The premise that money can make everything happen is that there are still treatment options in the world, but when it comes to cancer, you can only spend money to prolong your life for a few years, and it is unlikely to be completely cured.
When he went to see Lao Wang that day, Lao Wang actually left him alone and said some "heartfelt" words.
The core meaning is indeed just one sentence: he is about to die, and the only thing he cannot let go of is his daughter. He is afraid that after he is gone, his daughter will be bullied and will not be able to keep the huge family business, or she will meet the wrong person and end up with injuries all over her body.
Well……
Although what he said was correct, Chen Ba still found a blind spot at that time and couldn't help asking, "Isn't your wife still here?"
"My wife... Oh, don't even mention her personality. If I were to pass away one day, I'd be worried that she would commit suicide..."
After Lao Wang explained his wife's character problems, he then expressed his thoughts.
He said that he contacted Lao Chen with a purpose, and that purpose was actually because he was attracted to Chen Ba, the "young hero".
"I guessed it..."
Chen Ba was not surprised by Mr. Wang’s self-exposure. After all, he had already guessed it.
In this world, there is no love or hate without reason! The friendship between Lao Wang and Lao Chen came inexplicably. Chen Ba had long known that Lao Wang was making friends with Lao Chen for a purpose, but his purpose was not yet clear.
"...I'll be frank. I want you to marry my daughter, and the dowry is the billions of assets I have saved over the years! How about it, are you interested?"
Oh my god!
Chen Ba, who never believed in free lunch, felt dizzy for the first time as if he had been hit by a pie.
Why could Lao Wang talk about the number of billions so casually and decide to give it to a stranger whom he had only met twice? Yes, a stranger!
Including this conversation, Chen Ba and Lao Wang had only met twice in total. If they were not strangers, what else could they be if they were not familiar with each other? "I believe you!"
In response to Chen Ba's question, Lao Wang seemed very confident: "I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of? Don't tell me that you are not interested in this?"
It would definitely be a lie to say that you are not interested. After all, that is billions, not just tens or hundreds of dollars. You can get billions for free just by nodding and agreeing. Who would not be interested?
But Chen Ba made the exception.
He politely declined Lao Wang's kindness. Although he felt a little painful when he did so, he did not regret making this decision.
"It's just a few billion. I have it too!"
This is the reason why Chen Ba dared to say no. After all, the money he earned over the years was not much less than what Lao Wang had saved in his lifetime.
Wanting to buy him off with just a few billion dollars is simply underestimating Chen Ba and Tianba Studio's ability to make money.
Adding a zero is almost the same...
Chen Ba refused, but Wang Ya did not know what he said to her that day. Anyway, the next morning when Chen Ba was about to fly to Pengcheng, Wang Ya took the initiative to follow him.
Thinking of this, Chen Ba couldn't help but ask, "Is Director Wang really sick?"
"Absolutely true!"
Old Chen, who was watching videos with his head down, raised his head and said, "What's so deceptive about this? Didn't you see that his company was almost in chaos?"
That’s right!
If he was faking illness, there would be no need to affect the company and almost cause chaos, affecting the normal business operations.
"What did the doctor say? How long can he live? I mean, is his condition serious?"
“It’s serious!”
"According to a consultation with multiple experts, with conservative treatment, he should be able to live another 6-12 months!"
Old Chen sighed, "Why do you think he's so anxious? He's dying soon, and he wants to see his daughter get married before he dies..."
This is indeed the mentality an old father should have before his death, and Chen Ba understands this.
However, although he understood it, to be honest, Chen Ba felt a little disgusted and resistant to Comrade Lao Wang's decision to match him up with Wang Ya.
He can date Wang Ya and marry Wang Ya, but all this is based on the feelings between them. It is impossible for them to be together without feelings.
"Feelings can be cultivated slowly!"
Lao Chen advised: "You are already so old, it's rare to meet a suitable partner, it won't hurt to try to be with one."
"If it works, everyone will be happy. If it doesn't work, don't tell us now. Isn't it better to let Lao Wang finish his last journey in peace?"
That's true.
What Chen Ba rejected and resisted was nothing more than the fact that Lao Chen and Lao Wang insisted on acting as matchmakers to bring him and Wang Ya together.
In other words, the person he actually rejected was Lao Wang. He didn't have much of an opinion about Wang Ya and even liked her a little bit.
He understood what Lao Chen meant.
Old Wang is about to die, and it doesn't matter if you are disgusted or resist him. At least Wang Ya did nothing wrong, so it's okay to get to know him as a friend instead of a lover.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"Then let's just be friends first!"
Since Wang Ya was clearly not interested in the GAL competition but still accompanied him to Pengcheng, Chen Ba thought they could make friends.
As for whether there will be further progress in the future, that is a matter for the future. There is no need to consider these now, and it is hard to say for sure.
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The project launch of "The True Story of Abba" was not smooth and was unanimously opposed by many core members of Tianba Studio.
The reason is simple! Everyone thinks that such a game can certainly try to win awards, but for a commercial game with huge investment, how to make a profit is a topic that can never be avoided.
"Brother Ba, think twice!"
Luo Ji advised: "With such a huge investment, if the results are not satisfactory and you end up losing a lot of money, it is not worth it even if you win a lot of awards."
The investment in "The Story of Abba" was not small.
For a project of this level, let alone Tianba Studio, even if it were placed in a large company like Tencent or Goose Factory, it would be a project that "cannot fail."
Once it fails, the consequences may even lead to collateral losses. Even Tencent will be seriously injured and will not be able to recover for a long time.
"I understand your concerns!"
"But I want to be willful for once. Even if I lose everything, I still want to stand on the most shining stage in the gaming world..."
Chen Ba's attitude is very firm. He has given it his all to win the award.
Losing money doesn't matter. A lot of money has been made over the years. Even if "Abba's Story" loses tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, it won't kill Tianba Studio.
Besides, who says that "Abba's Story" is a 100% loss-making project? The probability of loss is very high, but it is not absolute. There is still a certain possibility of profit recovery.
“It’s too difficult to make a profit from this kind of subject matter!”
Luo Ji said pessimistically: "Besides, the game difficulty is so abnormal, the gaming experience is probably not going to be very good. I can hardly imagine this game becoming a huge hit."
"What you said is meaningless! The game hasn't even been released yet, what makes you say the game experience is terrible?"
Chen Ba curled his lips and refuted this: "Whether the game is fun or not is the most important thing. As for the game difficulty you mentioned, it is not important."
This has to do with the popularity of the game "Dig for Ascension" at the time.
The original name of Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy is "Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy", which means "Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy".
This game is quite famous!
But before this game became popular and its influence spread beyond the circle, who could have thought that such a game would become popular? No kidding, the difficulty and game design of Digging for the Top are simply the representative of "keeping players out".
Because of its design without saving files, coupled with the "one misstep leads to eternal regret" falling mechanism, the "frustration" of this game has reached an unprecedented level.
The game was difficult to begin with.
The frustration of losing the game was so strong that it almost made people explode. This game is a representative of niche and unpopular games. It is impossible for it to enter the public eye and become popular.
That’s right!
Its game mechanism and design are not for the general public at all. In other words, the game was not designed to please the "general public" players.
This may be difficult to understand.
In other words, every game takes the issue of "audience" into consideration when it is designed and produced.
This is just like writing a novel. Before you start writing, you will consider who is the novel for. Primary school students or white readers? When designing the game "Getting Rid of Difficulties with Bennett Foddy", it is obvious that it was not intended for the general public. After all, the game is extremely frustrating and difficult.
But this game, driven by various anchors and UP masters, broke through the circle and became popular! ! What's wrong with high difficulty and strong sense of frustration? As long as I don't play it myself, watch others play it, and become a glorious cloud player, then the game "Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy" is still quite interesting and fun! Hearing this, Roger sighed helplessly and said: "The example of "Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy" can't prove anything. Don't you find that even though it is very popular and out of the circle, the sales of this game still haven't increased much?"
"I discovered that."
Chen Ba nodded.
Digging for the Lost Souls was very popular. At that time, the entire Internet was full of videos and commentaries about this game, and its influence was absolutely phenomenal.
However, although the increase in game sales is significant, it is still too small compared to the explosive popularity of the game across the entire network.
To put it bluntly! The sales of Digging for the Ascension do not match the explosive popularity of the entire network, and you will feel that there are a few "players".
Some people have analyzed the reason for this, but it’s still the same old saying, it’s more interesting to watch others play the game than to buy it and play it yourself…
Luo Ji is worried that "The Legend of Abba" will become like this, that is, it is more interesting to watch others play than to play it yourself, and only various game anchors and UP hosts will buy it to play, and passers-by players are scared by the difficulty and dare not buy it.
In response, Chen Ba said he was worrying too much.
"The Legend of Abba" will not be like "Digging for the Level", where the difficulty or frustration will scare away casual players from buying and playing it.
Quite the opposite!
In his conception, "Abba's Story" is the kind of game that is fun to watch others play and even more fun to play yourself.
In other words, when you watch others play "Abba's True Story", you will not be scared by the high difficulty. Instead, you will have the strange idea of "itching to fight".
Once you have this idea, you're not far from purchasing the game and experiencing it for yourself.
(End of this chapter)