An Expert Is actually By My Side

Chapter 174 Ghosts believe there is no inside story!

Nine thirty in the morning.

Zhou Ruining, who was standing in the convention and exhibition center, kept looking at her watch, standing on tiptoes from time to time to look left and right. Finally, her eyes lit up, she saw her boss, and hurried over.

"Boss, you are here, and you are about to start."

"Don't panic, we're not the judges anyway, so it doesn't matter if we're there or not."

Seeing Hao Yun's calm expression, Zhou Ruining looked helpless, not knowing what to say about him.

Please, this is a game you made yourself!

Just not worried at all?

After doing it for a long time, she was busy there by herself, which made her somewhat feel that the emperor was not in a hurry and the eunuchs were in a hurry.

In fact, Zhou Ruining misunderstood Hao Yun. Hao Yun didn't care about his game at all. In fact, he was busy upgrading the online community function of the Demon Tower all day yesterday, until three o'clock in the morning. Done, after sleeping for a while, I will come to the exhibition center right away.

He is also very curious about what kind of results "Magic Tower" can achieve in the competition.

the other side of the venue.

Tang Youxi was also looking around on tiptoe, looking for that familiar figure.

However, what made her a little bit disappointed was that the young lady who had been with them for the past two days did not appear. She had been looking around for a long time but did not see that familiar figure.

"Mr. Tang! Can our game be shortlisted for the finals?" Seeing Tang Youxi looking around, Azhai, who was standing next to him in a cultural shirt, asked.

Before Tang Youxi could answer, the man of science and engineering in a plaid shirt standing beside him complained.

"It's a ghost to be shortlisted, our booths are all crowded."

These two days, the magic tower is really hot, and there is an endless stream of people queuing up to take pictures and check in. The games at the booth next door have all suffered. At first, he thought that the people who lined up would bring some popularity to their booth, but it turned out that it made the booth even worse.

So far, less than sixty players have experienced their year-long text adventure masterpiece.

Now it seems that it is useless to expect to stand out at the Shanghai Game Show, and can only wait for the game show to be thrown on the electronic fun platform to try their luck.

"How can you say that!" Tang Youxi was displeased, and glared at him and said, "It's not all about the popularity of the booth, but also the appreciation of the artistry, fun and other dimensions of the game... ...What if our game is chosen by some big judge?"

A Zhai, who was wearing a cultural shirt, and the man of science and engineering looked at each other.

"Mr. Tang, I think the probability of this is lower than winning the lottery."

"That's right, Mr. Tang, why don't we buy a lottery ticket with the club's funds, and if we win the first prize, we will give it away!"

Tang Youxi flushed with anger, glared at the two of them fiercely, turned his head to face the stage of the exhibition center and stopped talking.

The stage is located in the side pavilion of the Convention and Exhibition Center, which was temporarily built last night. The layout here is like a U-shaped theater, which is divided into two parts: the inner court with seats and the outer court without seats, stretching out in a ladder shape.

At this moment, several judges have already sat on the stage, chatting and laughing, while waiting for the main event of this year's Shanghai Game Exhibition to officially start.

Finally, with the arrival of ten o'clock on the hour, a long and distant bell sounded in the exhibition center.

Almost at the same time, whether it was the friends who were laughing and chatting, or the friends who were excitedly discussing their favorite games, they all involuntarily lowered their voices and cast their eyes on the stage directly in front of the B exhibition area.

The judges and special guests of the competition have already taken their seats, and the host with the microphone has already walked to the front.

He cleared his throat, and announced in an excited and resonant voice that this year's Shanghai Game Exhibition has officially entered the most exciting part - the selection of the Golden Keyboard Game Awards!

In fact, in addition to the Golden Keyboard, there are also multiple awards including Best Creative Award, Best Picture Award, Best Music Award, etc. However, the gold content of these awards is far less than that of the Golden Keyboard.

After all, in a game, no one will remember the names of the runner-up and third runner-up.

The only one who can leave a name in the history of the game is the champion!

Sitting on the seat in the infield, Zhou Zhenyu clenched his fists, and Li Zongzheng, who was not far away from him, was also sweating from his hands.

According to the competition process, the top 20 works that are most popular among players in the C exhibition area of ​​this game exhibition will be displayed on the screen first.

The ranking is in no particular order. The rule for the list is to dynamically collect and analyze the "heat" staying data in front of each booth according to the thermal cameras deployed in every corner of the exhibition area, and calculate the temperature of each booth according to specific algorithm rules. heat.

For independent game designers and small and medium-sized game companies in exhibition area C, this top20 list is also a pretty good exposure opportunity.

Especially for works that don't have many fans.

Afterwards, many players went to the major platforms to search for games, and to a large extent they would refer to this list to see if they could pick up treasures or something.

There is no suspense.

The two works of Dragon King and Xiuxian Simulator both appeared on the list.

What made Zhou Zhenyu's expression slightly gloomy was that the magic tower also appeared on the list without any accident.

Not even just the magic tower.

Because the Demon Tower's booth was too small, and the popularity was too large, even the two booths next door were covered, and they were also placed on the list by the system.

Seeing his game appear on the big screen, Tang Youxi was so excited that he almost screamed. Fortunately, the few members of the club next to her controlled her, so that the head-off-line president didn't do anything out of the ordinary.

According to the selection rules of the competition, after the heat value list is displayed, it will enter the selection process.

In this session, each judge has a judge ticket, and can recommend a game to be shown on the big screen, and the players will vote to finally decide the ownership of the Golden Keyboard Award.

If the same game is recommended by two judges, the number of player votes for that game will be doubled. Similarly, if recommended by three judges, the final number of votes for the game will be multiplied by three based on the number of player votes.

This may sound a bit unfair at first glance.

But it is not.

Firstly, the voting method is by name, and secondly, the voting method is conducted one by one instead of being announced at the same time.

When each judge nominates the game he recommends, he will attach his own reasons for recommending it to the players.

In this voting mode, the judges who speak later will consider more carefully whether to vote for the same game.

Or, if he doesn't think it's good enough to deserve two or three votes, he has enough time to reconsider and leave the opportunity to those who need it more.

As for cheating...

To be honest, it is possible to influence subjective opinions because of stakes, but it is basically impossible to bribe the judges here.

Everyone sitting here is without exception a veteran in the industry, and everyone is worth tens of millions or even hundreds of millions. It's another matter of money, but a mere game company must not be able to afford bribes.

In contrast, it would be easier to buy players.

But then again, it is impossible to be absolutely fair.

It can only be said that this kind of dual-track selection method, where professionals control the weight and players determine the voting base, is still fairer than those music and performance talent shows that are completely controlled by a few "mentors".

After all, if the right to choose is completely handed over to the players, the quality of the entries in the competition will definitely not be as good as the previous ones. If they are either fan circles or fast food, other small and medium-sized game production companies simply don’t have to play.

And if it is completely handed over to the judges, it seems that it will also take the route of breaking away from the masses. Whether it wins or not depends entirely on the words of the experts, and what they say may not convince everyone.

So is it to please the "art" or the "market"?

For those participating game producers, this is also a question that must be carefully considered.

But now, someone has made their own judgment.

"I recommend Dragon King."

The big guy who spoke was Wang Mingfeng, CEO of Pineapple Entertainment.

For his speech, no one was surprised whether it was the insiders sitting in the field or the players standing in the field.

After all, there have been rumors in the industry a long time ago that Mango Entertainment is seeking to acquire Sunbird, and it is even very possible that the two parties have reached some kind of agreement in private.

As long as the Dragon King's performance is not too unsatisfactory, he naturally has no reason to be stingy with the votes in his hands.

"The quality of the Dragon King is definitely beyond doubt. Both the picture and the plot are amazing, which is obvious to all. Especially the rich moves and the combat system with a high degree of freedom are simply a visual experience for me personally. feast!"

"So I voted for it with the judges' vote in my hand, and I also hope that Sunbird Studio will continue to work hard. I am optimistic about you!"

There was applause in the arena.

Zhou Zhenyu, who was sitting in the infield, clapped his hands, looked at the stage with a smile on his face, and gave Mr. Wang a grateful look.

However, Mr. Wang didn't look at him. After all, the camera was facing this side, and it was somewhat inappropriate to make eye contact with the audience.

"It seems that the previous rumors are true," A Zhai who was standing behind Tang Youxi clapped his hands and muttered in a low voice, "I didn't expect Pineapple Entertainment to actually acquire Sunbird."

"It's probably due to helplessness," the engineering man standing aside sighed, "After all, the Assassin Biography series is too popular now. Originally, Sunbird and Fire Unicorn were the benchmarks of action-adventure games in the industry, but Fire Unicorn was acquired by Rice Group Afterwards, I directly threw Sunbird away and went to grandma's house."

"What are you talking about?" Tang Youxi asked curiously.

"Nothing, gossip in the industry."

"...?"

I don't know if it's his own illusion, Tang Youxi always feels that the members of his club don't seem to regard himself, the future president, as an insider at all...

The game is going on.

The host standing on the stage nodded, smiled and faced the audience, and then looked at the judges' seats.

"Now that our first judge has cast his precious vote, has anyone else chosen their favorite work?"

The jury was silent for two seconds.

It seemed that Mr. Wang's answer was so concise that no one else was ready yet.

At this time, a middle-aged man with a slightly fatter figure said with a smile.

"It's very tangled. There are so many excellent works...you are still hesitating, or let me do it."

The spotlight fell on a fat man.

He was wearing trendy sunglasses, and his long hair was tied into a small braid behind him. He didn't look like a gamer, but an artist.

Hao Yun didn't know this guy, but the players around him seemed to be familiar with him, and he seemed to be a well-known industry leader.

However, at this moment, the discussion of the players next to him suddenly came.

"Damn it? Why is Director Liu here too!"

"It's actually Liu Qizhe from Liu's Films!"

"I heard that Pineapple Group recently acquired Liu's Films."

"I'll go! Is this third-tier mobile phone brand across the sea planning to buy our entire entertainment industry?"

Hearing the discussion of the two players, Hao Yun's expression was slightly awkward.

uh, well...

Didn't realize it was a director.

But why is the director invited here.

Confused, the respected Director Liu on the stage smiled and said.

"I'm not a game designer, in fact I'm a director, everyone should have heard of my movies more or less."

"Evaluated from the dimension of the plot alone, the plot of the Dragon King is undoubtedly very good in my opinion."

With a kind smile on his face, the slightly fatter director continued.

"Although Mr. Chen has said everything I want to say, I still want to say a few more words. Even if we put aside the tolerance of the start-up independent production team, Dragon King is definitely a work that stands on the ceiling of the industry."

"Yes, we can see that there are many good works in the competition, especially the action role-playing category, but it is difficult to see traces of the same careful polishing as it."

"I think its meaning is like putting a brick on the ceiling of a building. We all thought that the upper limit of this skyscraper was 150 meters, and now it has been raised to 151!"

"This vote, I will vote for the Dragon King."

"Thanks!"

The voice fell.

There was an uproar in the audience, and even the judges' seats were in commotion.

Two votes!

The selection has only just begun, and the Dragon King has already won two votes from the judges!

If there is no inside story, ghosts will believe this!