Game Design: Is that okay, CaiGou?

Chapter 344 Award Ceremony: Games, it is the 9th art

Chapter 344 Award Ceremony: Games, it is the ninth art (Subscription required)

Hot summer season.

People were hurrying along the streets and alleys of Liangshan, and the shops were deserted.

The large stadiums, however, were contrary to their usual practice and were bustling with people.

This year's Journey Cup is the most hyped, popular and traffic-intensive competition in history.

After fifteen days of competition, one hundred and eight game manufacturers finally arrived at the moment of announcing their results.

At this moment, not only the stadium is packed.

Even outside the stadium, there were many people holding umbrellas, looking forward to the real-time broadcast on the big screen. A large number of netizens squatted in the official live broadcast room to watch the award ceremony online.

At one o'clock sharp in the afternoon.

Outside the stadium gate, a signature wall stands on the side, and a hundred-meter red carpet extends all the way out along the gate.

On both sides of the red carpet, official media, newspapers, reporters, and paparazzi, all armed with cameras, were waiting here, ready to capture first-hand footage of the contestants.

In the rear area, outside the cordon, fans of various game manufacturers were holding banners and cheering loudly for their own manufacturers in the scorching summer sun.

Among them, the most eye-catching thing is undoubtedly the faction flags collectively raised by the major factions of the Yellow Turban Army.

One thirty in the afternoon sharp.

Vehicles arrived at the red carpet one after another. Game manufacturers wore carefully prepared suits, walked onto the red carpet with steady steps, suppressing their excitement.

They smiled, waved around, left their signatures on the autograph wall, accepted a brief interview with the host, and entered the stadium venue under the guidance of the staff.

"Click, click, click!"

The media reporters on both sides of the red carpet kept flashing their cameras and taking pictures of the managers of various game manufacturers.

Outside the cordon, fans were surprised to see this scene.

"Fuck, this scene is no less exciting than when celebrities walk on the red carpet, right?"

"You look young at first glance."

"Oh? How do you say this?"

"The Journey Cup is one of the highest-level events in the country after all, so it's normal to have this kind of card."

"Fuck, that car is from Taipingdao, the old thief is coming!"

"Ah? Where? Where? Is this true?"

The onlookers became collectively agitated when they heard the news. The nanny car stopped steadily in front of the red carpet, the door opened, and Cai Gou, Zhu Pingan, Fei Yangyang, Wu Xiu, Zhong Chu, Lan Ni, Xu Lai, and the five members of the Xianzhen Camp walked out one after another.

The top leaders of Taiping Dao went out in groups.

With Cai Gou as the arrowhead, they formed an arrow-shaped red carpet team. Everyone was dressed in a suit and looked energetic, handsome and stylish, breaking many people's stereotypes about game designers.

"Yellow Turban, Yellow Turban, Yellow Turban!"

"General Tiangong, mighty!"

"The sky is dead, Huang Tian must stand!"

"Reformists: Congratulations to General Tiangong for ascending the throne!"

"Steamed Dumpling Cult: Congratulations to General Tiangong, may he live a long and healthy life!"

"Cyber Bodhisattva teaches: Congratulations to the old thief, may you attain enlightenment!"

"No faction yet: One word, just do it!"

The fans of the Yellow Turban Army, with their cheers deafening and flags waving, became the most beautiful scenery at the event.

Cai Gou heard the voice, looked over, smiled and waved.

Under the flash of the media reporters' cameras, he brought a group of Taipingdao executives to the signature wall, took the pen handed to him by the staff, and signed his name.

Seeing this, the female host with a pretty face and stunning figure hurried forward to conduct an interview.

"General Tian Gong, hello. Everyone in the gaming community knows that Taiping Dao is going to build a virtual gaming platform. May I ask what opportunity prompted you to make this decision?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the media reporters' eyes lit up and they all pointed their cameras at Cai Gou, wanting to see what kind of answer the person involved would give.

"Opportunity?" Cai Gou smiled and pointed at Lanny beside him and said, "In fact, creating a game platform has always been part of Taipingdao's plan."

"However, if Lanny hadn't joined, perhaps this plan would have been delayed by about three to five years."

"It is precisely because of Lanny's joining that Taipingdao can confidently and boldly create a virtual gaming platform with a sense of community."

When the media reporters heard this, they immediately took pictures of Lanny, the former head of the Steam platform in China.

Upon hearing this, the host passed the microphone to Lanny and asked, "What was the opportunity that prompted you to resign and join Taiping Dao?"

Lanny shrugged and said, "Dreams, everything is because of dreams. The blueprint drawn by General Tian Gong is so wonderful that no idealist can resist his call."

In this situation, Lanny certainly couldn't say that it was because of the infighting among the top management of the Steam platform, but this kind of situation was not difficult for him to deal with, and he managed to get away with it with just a few words.

The female host kept the rhythm, and after a brief interview, she gestured with her hand:

"Thank you very much for accepting our interview. I also wish General Tiangong can achieve brilliant results. Please enter the venue first. The award ceremony will begin soon."

The Taipingdao game manufacturer appeared as the last member of the finale, and after entering the venue, the red carpet session ended.

The stadium doors were closed and fans outside were scattered around the stadium, watching the live broadcast on the big screen.

Led by the staff, the Taipingdao group walked straight from the last row to the middle seat in the first row.

The game manufacturer teams that had already taken their seats on both sides stared at Cai Gou and his group, recalling the achievements of Taiping Dao over the years, and couldn't help but feel that this was what a real man should do.

Everyone is seated.

Bang, bang, bang!
The lights in the venue went out, and the host came on stage and gave a brief opening speech, introducing the guests attending the award ceremony.

Representatives of local relevant departments took the stage to deliver speeches, and You Suowei, president of the National Gaming Association, also took the stage to speak.

The larger the scale of the competition, the more unavoidable this official procedure is.

But fortunately, these guests also knew that today was not their home court, so the total time the six guests spoke on stage did not exceed half an hour.

After a while, the host came on stage again and said:
"This year's Journey Cup has a horror game theme, with 108 game companies participating, which can be described as eight immortals crossing the sea and showing their magical powers."

"During this competition, various game manufacturers carefully prepared a sumptuous dinner for the players."

"After 15 days of fierce competition, and after many scoring stages including player voting and organizer voting, a list of winners for this year's Journey Cup game was finally born."

At this point, the representatives from the 108 game manufacturers in the audience couldn't help but get excited and feel a little emotional.

There is no doubt that the championship belongs to Taipingdao, but we will have a share of the other awards, right?

"The first to be announced is the winner of this year's Journey Cup!" The host waved his hand, and the big screen behind him lit up, with game scenes constantly appearing.

【Zombies, siege, hardcore combat】

【Team, division of labor, and the road to survival】

[When terror becomes concrete, when heroes are you and me]

[Can you hold your weapon tightly and look directly at the zombies?]

[Find a way to survive in a doomsday world]

【——《Zombie Highway》】

The host said loudly: "Let us give the warmest applause to congratulate the entry "Zombie Highway" from Phantom Games for winning the first prize in this year's Journey Cup competition!"

“Boom——” “Crash!!!”

The whole audience burst into warm applause.

When the manager of Phantom Games heard the news, he was excited but also a little unwilling.

The excitement came from the fact that their game had won a place in the nation’s largest gaming competition.

The reason why I feel unwilling is that no matter how nice the award speech sounds, the winning prize is just the most insignificant award in the Travel Cup.

The manager of Phantom Games received the trophy from the award presenter and gave his acceptance speech on the stage.

In the official live broadcast room, viewers are increasingly looking forward to Taiping Dao’s appearance on stage.

"I played Road to the Dead, too. The game quality is actually pretty good. I thought the award I won would be better, but I didn't expect it to be just the winner's prize?"

"The guy above, you didn't even see how fierce the competition is in this Journey Cup. Road to the Dead is good, but it lacks a bit of horror."

"Yes, Road to the Dead is actually the same old trick from Phantom Studios. Anyway, for a horror game lover like me, it didn't bring me any surprises."

"I don't know if General Tiangong can win the championship..."

"Isn't this a sure win? The Fenghuo-3 holistic gaming cabin alone is enough to leave other game manufacturers far behind."

"In this Journey Cup, the champion is actually the least suspenseful, so just wait and see."

Time passed quickly as the netizens had lively conversations. During this time, game manufacturers continued to come on stage to receive awards and give their acceptance speeches.

The awards range from the Excellence Award to the Best Picture Award, Best Sound Award, Best Experience Award, Pioneer Award, Third Prize, and Second Prize.

As a competition that is only held every ten years, the Journey Cup has a large number of sub-awards, totaling thirty-six in total.

But the most valuable ones are the first, second and third prizes, these major awards.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, thirty-five awards had been presented.

The host took the stage again, and the big screen lit up, flashing the game screen of Resident Evil Village, and the voice-over echoed throughout the stadium.

[The overall atmosphere is enhanced, and the four major families also have their own strengths]

[Horror atmosphere, hardcore combat, always ahead of the player's thoughts]

[A huge world view and epic story, giving players an immersive experience]

【Growing love in terror】

[Unveiling the Secret of Love in a Thriller]

【In the battle, get love】

[General Tiangong uses games to explain the word fatherly love to players]

[The God of Heaven uses games to help us understand the warmth of terror]

[——Resident Evil Village]

The host shouted excitedly:

"Let us give the warmest applause to congratulate Taipingdao Games for winning the highest championship honor of this year's Journey Cup - the Journey Inn Badge!"

"Boom——"

"Crash!!!"

The whole audience burst into thunderous applause that echoed all around.

All participating manufacturers at the scene stood up and applauded loudly.

The players outside the stadium who heard the news shouted excitedly to the sky.

First row, center, VIP seats.

Fei Yangyang, Zhu Pingan, Zhong Chu, Wu Xiu, Lan Ni and others excitedly surrounded Cai Gou in the center, with their big hands covering his shoulders.

Feeling the excitement of his brothers, Cai Gou gave each of them a hug, then straightened his suit, buttoned it up, and walked onto the stage amid the camera angles of media reporters.

You Suowei, president of the National Gaming Association, as the award presenter for the champion, took the six-pound trophy made of pure gold and a certificate from the staff and handed them to Cai Gou.

Finally, You Suowei picked up a pure gold journey station badge, solemnly pinned it on Cai Gou's chest, and said:
"Cai Gou, congratulations!"

The travel station badge is made of luxurious materials and has an exquisite style. The badge is hand-carved by an intangible cultural heritage inheritor using micro-carving techniques, and a scene of a desert inn is carved in a small area the size of the badge.

This means that Cai Gou and his Taipingdao Game Company have become the strongest in the horror game track of this Journey Cup competition.

In the next three to five years, or even five to ten years, the gaming industry will be able to go further by learning from Resident Evil Village, which is also the origin of the name of the Travel Inn badge.

Cai Gou shook You Zuowei's hand and said, "Thank you, President."

After all the award presenters and staff left, this huge stage became Cai Gou's world.

Cai Gou stood in front of the microphone, holding the trophy and looking around.

At this moment, the entire stadium, the entire Journey Cup, and the entire gaming industry are preparing to listen to Cai Gou's speech.

"My gratitude to my colleagues, brothers, fans and others cannot be expressed in words. Please wait and see how I perform in the future."

"At this moment, I am standing on the award-winning stage of China's highest competition, looking at my colleagues in the audience, and thinking about the meaning of the Journey Inn badge. Thinking about the questions everyone has asked about the game along the way, I think today is a good opportunity to answer them."

"I would like to say these words to you on this stage, so that you can share them with me."

“Someone once asked me, are games a way for humans to escape reality?”

“I want to ask, do you think poetry and prose are vehicles for escapism?”

“Someone once asked me, can games make the world a better place?”

“I want to ask, do you think movies and music can make the world a better place?”

“I have said more than once that a truly good game is more than just a game. It can lead you to experience a life that you would never experience otherwise.”

"So, we give the name of art to such works that touch people's hearts. Literature, music, dance, painting, sculpture, drama, architecture, and film are all art."

"But when they appear together in the game, how come they are not worthy of becoming art? There has always been a lot of controversy over who will be the ninth art, but in my opinion—"

"Games, it is the ninth art!"

“May we create masterpieces that will be passed down through the ages in the art world of games during our lifetime!”

After the words fell, the scene fell into silence for a long time, but in fact there was an undercurrent.

108 game manufacturers and countless industry colleagues in front of the live broadcast room.

After hearing Cai Gou's words, an inspiring force emerged in my heart as if a volcano erupted.

At the same time, countless emotion value prompt sounds came to Cai Gou's ears.

[Emotional Value +3]

[Emotional Value +5]

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