When I write a bug it becomes the core gameplay.

Chapter 392 If you don’t enter the tiger’s den, how can you catch the tiger’s cubs?
The next morning, at the editorial office of Shaowan Games Network.

Zhang Qifeng had just sat down in the office for a short while when the door was slammed open.

"Zhang Qifeng! Look at what you have done!"

Zhang Qifeng was startled. He looked up quickly and saw that the person coming was Liu Dong, the director of Shaowan Games Network.

He is also his immediate superior.

Zhang Qifeng was very confused because he rarely saw Liu Dong so angry. The last time he saw him, it seemed that one of his editors made a low-level mistake when interviewing a very important foreign manufacturer, which led many players to misunderstand that this game "did not value domestic players."

That time when Shaowan Games.com collapsed at lightning speed, Liu Dong was so angry that he scolded Zhang Qifeng and his editor together. This is a dark history that Zhang Qifeng is not willing to recall.

Unexpectedly, after many years, he saw Mr. Liu's furious expression again.

"Mr. Liu, what's wrong? What happened?"

Zhang Qifeng stood up and tried his best to calm Liu Dong's anger, while his brain was working at the speed of light, trying to recall when he had done something wrong.

Shaowan Games is a relatively popular gaming media outlet that publishes a variety of gaming information and briefings almost every day. Zhang Qifeng has reviewed at least a dozen or twenty manuscripts in the past few days. How could he figure out the specific problem in such a hurry?

What's more, Zhang Qifeng was also puzzled. He had reviewed these manuscripts carefully, so how could there be any big problems?

Liu Dong's anger was obviously justified: "Have you played Heartbeat Dream?"

Zhang Qifeng was stunned for a moment: "No, no. Isn't that the new game of Against the Heaven? Has it been released?"

Liu Dong pointed at him with some dismay: "You, you, go check out the public opinion about this game online!"

This made Zhang Qifeng even more confused. That wasn't right. What did the game Against Heaven have to do with us?

Although they are editors of gaming media, they can't play every game. After all, their daily work is very busy, they have to write articles, and they may be involved in more than a dozen games at the same time. How can they play all of them?

At most, several colleagues would share the game and play one each. Only some top-level games that are extremely popular and attract much attention can be played by multiple editors together.

This is also the reason why many gaming media outlets are prone to failure. It is indeed because they do not have enough staff and cannot handle the game, so problems can easily arise in the articles they write.

But Zhang Qifeng is an experienced editor after all. He is very careful in this regard and has carefully verified the manuscripts.

So far, it seems that the only intersection between Shaowan Games Network and "Heartbeat Dream" is that interview?

Although Shaowan Games Network does have plans to publish a game review and play guide for "Heartbeat Dreamland", and the writing tasks have already been assigned, it's still early before the submission date!
Is there something wrong with that interview?

That makes even less sense, because Zhang Qifeng was just recording the words of Zhou Yang, the producer of "Heartbeat Dreamland". How could this thing fail?

Unless he deceives me!
Thinking of this, Zhang Qifeng hurriedly explained: "Mr. Liu, I absolutely wrote that interview according to what the producer of Heartbeat Dream said. There was no free play at all. I swear! If you don't believe me, you can check the recording."

At this moment, Zhang Qifeng was extremely glad that he had the habit of archiving all the recording files in the recorder. If he deleted them, he would never be able to wash himself clean even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

Liu Dong obviously didn't particularly believe what Zhang Qifeng said.

After all, they all work in the media. How could he not know the character of the editors under him?

Who doesn’t understand the charm of journalism?

Of course, Shaowan Games Network still has a bottom line. They will slightly embellish the content of the interviewees, and may sometimes add fuel to the fire, but generally speaking, they will not deviate too much from the facts.

But looking at Zhang Qifeng's firm attitude, perhaps this interview really remains unchanged?
This is indeed very possible, because when the interview was conducted, the game "Heartbeat Dreamland" had not yet been released. Even if Zhang Qifeng wanted to give it some free play, he had no material or reason.

Thinking of this, Liu Dong frowned: "So what you mean is that we are being used?

"Did the producer from Against the Heaven deliberately use this interview to pass on wrong information to the players, thereby misleading them?

"That's a bit too unethical!"

The more Liu Dong thought about it, the more he felt that this was very likely.

Because "Heartbeat Dreamland" has been regarded as a scam by players at this time, the official of Against the Heaven's Glory is basically deliberately misleading players whether it is releasing demos, doing publicity or selling figures.

Since these are all misleading, what's so strange about misleading the media that conducted the interview?

Zhang Qifeng was a little uncertain: "This... Mr. Liu, it's hard to say. I think the producer of "Heartbeat Dreamland" is quite honest and doesn't talk much. He shouldn't deliberately lie to me."

Liu Dong was a little annoyed: "When you get old, you don't speak much truth, right? You can't judge a person by his appearance, so you better remember this!"

Zhang Qifeng didn't know what to say. The facts were there, and it was difficult for him to argue.

I could only quickly browse the relevant information on the webpage, and then compared it with the content of the interview at that time. Then, Zhang Qifeng said with a complicated mood: "Boss Liu, you really have to say it, the producer is telling the truth, but I didn't hear it at the time...

"Look, he told me not to make assumptions about how to play this game, and that this game will give players a dreamlike gaming experience, and that players will experience the feeling of heartbeats and love that transcends dimensions..."

Liu Dong was stunned. He thought about it carefully and it seemed that there was indeed nothing wrong with these sentences!

Even a lot of the content here does suggest that this game is extraordinary.

For example, playing this game requires players to have excellent psychological qualities, good operating skills, and good self-cultivation...

Do ordinary dating games need these? Obviously not.

But it is obvious that neither Zhang Qifeng who was interviewed at the time nor the players who saw the interview later thought about it in that direction at all.

But did Zhou Yang lie? No, it can only be said that there was a deviation in understanding.

Zhang Qifeng continued, "Boss Liu, look, there is one last sentence. The producer also said that whether or not a surprise can be achieved depends on the individual, but generally speaking, achieving half of it should be no problem.

"At first I thought he meant to achieve half a surprise, but now it seems that he meant to at least make the players only surprised but not delighted..."

Liu Dong couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand: "I've been fooled!

"I never thought that after years of hunting geese, I would still get my eyes pecked by geese..."

As media professionals, they are the only ones who have always fooled the interviewees. How could they also be fooled by the interviewees?

"Then, Mr. Liu, what should we do now..." Zhang Qifeng asked in a low voice.

Liu Dong didn't know what to say.

Well, now that the truth is out, who has a problem? It seems that no one has a problem!

First of all, there is definitely no problem with Zhang Qifeng. He asked questions seriously and wrote them down truthfully according to the recording without any artistic processing.

The website is definitely fine.

Where is Zhou Yang?
First of all, everything he said was true, but everyone misunderstood it. Secondly, the game was a scam, and it should have been decided by the top management of Against the Heaven. As a producer, he certainly couldn't just reveal the truth of the game, so he could only hint at it in this way and send out a distress signal to the outside world.

But the outside world may not be able to understand this distress signal!
Ultimately, it is the boss of Nitiantang who made the decision on this matter who has to take the blame!

President Li and President Gu, well, President Gu looks kind and non-aggressive, so it is obvious who the culprit is.

Liu Dong's anger had almost subsided, and he sat down on the chair next to him: "The most urgent task now is to think carefully about how to eliminate the negative impact!

"After all, angry players are looking for outlets everywhere. Making videos to complain is no longer enough for them. Anti-Tiantang always likes to be a coward, so they have nowhere to vent their anger, so they take it out on us.

"We have to find a way to clear ourselves! We can't let the players think that we are accomplices of Against Heaven."

Zhang Qifeng was also a little confused: "Well, Mr. Liu, please be patient, I will think of a solution."

The simplest way to deal with it would be to simply issue a statement, saying that Shaowan Games Network had not played the official version of the game at the time, and that the interview transcript was written entirely according to the producer's answers.

In short, it is to sever ties.

But doing so would be a bit too abrupt and would easily ruin the relationship with Nitiantang.

This time you encountered a little pressure from public opinion, and you quickly passed the buck and cut off relations. Next time you want to arrange an exclusive interview with Nitiantang, I'm afraid they will ignore you.

So it’s best not to do this unless it’s absolutely necessary.

But as for other ways to deal with it, Zhang Qifeng really couldn't think of any for the time being.

Fortunately, this matter is not that urgent and it is not a particularly serious public relations crisis. He still has two or three days to think about it carefully.

Liu Dong nodded: "Okay, put your other work aside for now and deal with this matter first! Anyway, there are no new blockbusters in the game circle recently, and the popularity is basically all here in "Heartbeat Dreamland".

“If there are any new discoveries by then, maybe I can publish a few more manuscripts.”

After Liu Dong finished speaking, he turned and left.

Zhang Qifeng sighed silently and quickly downloaded "Heartbeat Dream" on his computer.

It looks like I have to do it myself!
No risk, no gain. I still have to try it myself, and then see if the reputation of this game and this interview can be redeemed.

(End of this chapter)