I'm afraid I'm not interested in love

Chapter 582 Game of the Year

Su Chengyi's previous career was in the gaming industry, and his only entertainment after get off work was playing games at home. Naturally, he knew the award selection process for the best game of the year very well.

For most gamers, this award is the "Oscar" of the gaming industry. Its attention and value are naturally self-evident.

Because of this, the selection process for the Game of the Year is generally quite strict. First, the media with voting rights selects five games for nomination based on the award settings. After the first round of statistics, the organizer announces the nomination list online, and then the jury members vote again after experiencing all the nominated games.

The final results will be announced at the final awards ceremony, which means that no one knows who will win until the last moment.

However, as a veteran gaming geek, Su Chengyi has made accurate guesses about the selection of most awards each year.

The final result is often not much different from the public speculation on the Internet. After all, games are very different from movies.

There are many objective factors involved in the selection of films, and the phenomenon of "one man's honey is another man's poison" often occurs, so there are always very controversial awards at the Oscars every year.

But games are different. Although there are differences in taste and type, generally speaking, there is only one standard: whether it is fun.

This is the most important and basic characteristic of a game.

Su Chengyi stared at the shadow of his own pupils reflected in the bathroom mirror and was distracted for a while.

As a reborn person, he naturally knew who would win most of the awards this year, but he changed the timeline and forced "Disco Elysium" which was released a few years later to this year.

In fact, it’s a good thing that it’s "Disco Elysium". No matter which year it is brought to, no matter how fierce the competition is, it will definitely have a place.

Su Chengyi wiped the water off his hands, buttoned the cuffs of his shirt, pushed the door open and left the bathroom.

Carefully edited promotional videos of major games were played on the big screen in the venue, the symphony orchestra played passionate music to warm up the audience, and the staff guided the invited game producers to their seats in an orderly manner.

As soon as Su Chengyi raised his head, he saw He Wufei waving at him in the distance. As an assistant, he had already found the location of the X1 game studio in advance.

Su Chengyi nodded to the staff member next to him, then strode through the crowd and sat down in the inner seat that He Wufei had given up.

Everyone present today is wearing formal attire, with the hems of their suits smoothed out without a wrinkle. For a group of game producers who stay in a dark little room, typing away on keyboards to fix bugs, this is probably a rare opportunity that comes only once a year.

The suit that Su Chengyi wore today was chosen by Miss Chu herself. It was a gradient dark blue color, which was formal yet youthful, and quite sharp.

He Wufei looked at him, leaning on his elbows with a nonchalant expression, took a deep breath, and said in a low voice:

"Boss Yi, are you nervous?"

"Fortunately."

Su Chengyi tilted his head and spoke slowly.

In fact, I was not nervous at all about who would receive the award. The only thing that made me a little uncomfortable was the acceptance speech that I had to give in a moment.

Since childhood, Su Chengyi has hated this part the most, which is why he has always been reluctant to participate in competitions that are easy for him.

In comparison, the other person next to him was so nervous that he seemed to be having difficulty breathing.

Su Chengyi felt that he could hear his heavy breathing from a distance, which made him worry that he might faint.

"Brother Yu, are you okay?"

After a long silence, Su Chengyi couldn't help but ask.

Dong Yu, who was sitting next to him, took at least half a minute to react to what he was saying. He immediately shook his head, wiped his face, and forced himself to stay calm.

"I'm fine, I'm fine. Mr. Yi, when did you arrive?"

"just."

Su Chengyi turned the strap on his wrist and replied calmly:
"Don't be nervous. It's already this late. The result has been settled. There's no point in being nervous."

"Yes."

Dong Yu scratched his hair and accidentally got some hairspray on his hands. He wanted to rub it on his trousers, but when he thought of the price of the outfit, he gave up.

His flashy hairstyle today is thanks to all the employees of X1 Studio. Everyone nominated the most fashionable employee to do a full body transformation for him who will be here today.

The first thing was to change Dong Yu's sportswear and plaid shirts into black and white formal suits. The second thing was to blow up his long, artistic hair that had not been taken care of for years into a hairstyle, using three times the amount of hairspray.

"I understand the reasoning. I was relatively calm on the way here, but once I sat in this position, my heart started pounding and I couldn't calm down at all."

Dong Yu sighed, covered his chest, and took several deep breaths.

Although Su Chengyi found it a little funny, he also felt that his nervousness did not seem fake at all, and he might really have a cardiac arrest soon.

"Wukong, keep an eye on him and be ready to call 120 at any time."

Su Chengyi made a "six" gesture and said half-jokingly.

"Okay okay."

He Wufei confirmed that his phone was safely in his pocket and nodded firmly.

"No, Mr. Yi, I can't fall down."

Suddenly thinking of something, Dong Yu clenched his fingers into a fist and punched his chest several times.

"I'm here on behalf of everyone at X1 Studios. I can't collapse here. I have to see our Disco Elysium win the award."

He repeated this sentence several times as if he was given an injection of chicken blood. It seemed that he really drew some energy from it, and his face, which had just turned red with nervousness, also recovered a little.

“What if I don’t win the award?”

So Su Chengyi slowly threw out a sentence.

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Dong Yu, who had just convinced himself to calm down, immediately looked like he was about to faint again.

He Wufei had no choice but to stand up and ask the staff next to him for a cup of warm water, handed it to him, and said soothingly:
"Haven't we already investigated the situation before we came here? Even if it's not a sure thing, at least we won't get nothing. Relax."

After hearing his advice, Dong Yu took the cup of water, took a big sip, nodded, and felt a little relieved.

Compared to his boss, Assistant He speaks much more pleasantly.

But soon, as the content of the promotional video on the big screen was replaced by the final countdown, no one could calm Dong Yu's restless heart. After a brief cheer, the scene became much quieter than before. Everyone lowered their voices and talked as quietly as possible. He Wufei, who was originally calm, also became nervous due to this atmosphere.

Only Su Chengyi was still as leisurely as ever. Everyone who came here today came with enthusiasm and expectations, but he was the only one who was as calm as an outsider.

Part of the reason was that he was very sure about the result of today's award. Another part was because he was naturally cold-hearted, which made him very clear that he did not love this industry as much as Dong Yu, so naturally he could not worry about the result so sincerely.

"At this moment, has the live broadcast started?"

Dong Yu rubbed his hands and asked nervously.

"If there's a countdown on the big screen, it should have started."

He Wufei checked the time on Su Chengyi's watch and nodded affirmatively.

The watch on the boss's hand seemed to have been with him for some time. The edges were polished to be smooth and round. The sporty style did not really match his suit, but he seemed to like the watch very much and had no intention of replacing it or buying a few more to wear in rotation.

In that case, it must have been sent by one of the two people.

Thinking of this, He Wufei sighed silently in his heart.

Sometimes it's really strange. Obviously, what he did was completely despicable and condemned by everyone, but from these minor details, it makes people feel reluctant to blame him.

"The guys in the studio must be watching the live broadcast on the projection right now. It's a pity that I don't have the chance to experience it in person. The atmosphere is still very exciting."

Dong Yu looked at the countdown on the screen which was constantly decreasing, and felt his heart beating violently. He had no choice but to look away and look at the other colleagues around him.

In fact, most of them are familiar faces. Everyone is in this circle and you can say that you see them every day.

Dong Yu even saw his former colleague from Teng Hua, and immediately couldn't help cursing in his heart: These days, who are the kind of people qualified to attend the ceremony?

"Hey, Mr. Yi, will this camera capture us?"

Thinking of this, Dong Yu couldn't help but take out his mobile phone and tidied his image in front of the screen. After all, this hairstyle was fixed by several colleagues in the studio with hair dryers for a whole morning, and it couldn't be ruined.

"Not now, but maybe later."

Su Chengyi lazily raised his eyelids and looked at the cameramen who were carrying their cameras to their positions on the other side.

Su Cheng thought that suffering really makes people grow.

Who would have thought that people who needed a long time of psychological preparation to save the situation by giving a speech at a rally of thousands of people at that time would not have much psychological fluctuations when being exposed to the live camera watched by hundreds of thousands of people online.

The countdown finally reached zero, and the camera turned to the host on the other side who was already ready.

The audience, who had been waiting for a long time, gave a timely round of applause. Su Chengyi also clapped his hands symbolically, and his left and right bodyguards clapped vigorously for the sake of "accumulating virtue".

“For tens of millions of game players, tonight’s awards selection is like New Year’s Eve. I believe everyone is extremely excited about it. We are also very grateful to all the game producers who came to the scene and every player waiting in the live broadcast room.”

After the host made some greetings and opening remarks, he quickly moved on to the first award in the process.

Considering the large number of award categories, the organizer did not give the host the task of dragging out the time, so the announcement was very quick and neat.

Su Chengyi had already gotten used to the annoying suspense segments of domestic variety show hosts, but he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable with such a normal process.

Sports Game of the Year, Music Score of the Year, and Ongoing Operation of the Year.
Of course, the first awards that were brought up were those that "no one cares about", but this is the Oscars of the gaming industry, and the excitement of the producers who won the awards is visible to the naked eye.

Listening to other people's acceptance speeches, Dong Yu took a breath and asked quietly:
"Boss, have you thought about what you are going to say later?"

Before Su Chengyi could answer, He Wufei came over and whispered:
"I guess it's probably just a thank you, everyone."

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Su Chengyi thought about it and felt that it was not wrong.

If he hadn't had other plans, he would probably have just skipped the question with just this one sentence. After all, acceptance speeches are not his strong point.

If nothing unexpected happens, Yang Liu and Su Zelang should have started watching the live broadcast of the grand prize ceremony in front of the screen by now.

I wonder how they will react when they see their son appear in front of the camera.

Yang Liu would definitely scream with excitement, and then call her sisters immediately, ordering them to enter the live broadcast room to watch and see if there is any gift-giving function. She must buy a yacht for her son.

Su Zelang's situation is probably similar, except that the people who show off will be his good brothers, and this matter will become the biggest topic of his showing off at the drinking table for a long time to come.

As the saying goes, wealth that does not return to its hometown is like walking in brocade at night.

Since the summer after graduating from the college entrance examination, Su Chengyi's plan has already included this year's game awards. No matter which path he takes in his career, he must stand on the highest podium.

Now, as then, he was fully prepared for what was about to happen.

Except for one thing.

Su Chengyi turned the metal watch strap on his hand and lowered his eyes.

The host on the stage has announced the fifth award, and a tall and strong man is giving his acceptance speech with tears in his eyes.

Su Chengyi was distracted and didn't listen carefully. He basically talked about the hardships he had experienced in the field of game production. He almost gave up last year, but fortunately he persevered. This trophy was the greatest encouragement to him.

Dong Yu on the side was listening very attentively, with a look of empathy and about to burst into tears. Saying such words to Dong Yu was no less than stabbing him in the heart. If there weren't so many people around, he would have gone up to him and sworn brotherhood.

Su Chengyi was laughing to himself when suddenly his vision went dark and someone patted him gently on the shoulder.

Su Chengyi raised his eyes and tilted his head slightly. A staff member in a suit and tie stood behind him. He bowed his head and nodded, and asked politely:

"Hello, are you Mr. Su Chengyi?"

"Yes, you are?"

Su Chengyi nodded and asked back.

"Oh, please come with me. There is a distinguished guest in the backstage who wants to meet you. Don't worry, it won't delay the award ceremony."

The staff member still maintained the same polite tone, but the words he said were quite confusing.

(End of this chapter)