Moreover, he has already seen through the two people in the back seat! He will no longer have the same confusion as before about "whether to drive fast or slow"!
He now knew that Chief Designer Ming's inner thoughts were definitely: "Hurry up and get to the company, I really want to work."
Young Master Xia's inner thoughts were definitely: "Drive slower, let's chat a little longer outside."
At this moment, Old Li's inner thoughts were: Look at this difference in status! Young master, I'm sorry, anyway, even if you ask, you'll definitely listen to President Ming, so let's just drive faster and get it over with.
Mingyan quickly forgot about this little incident that happened in the mall.
However, what was unexpected was that some people held a grudge about this.
In June, the "Star Showdown" hosted by the IPP platform was held as scheduled and successfully reached the final.
The five judges have been selected and have come to the online venue to give their final scores.
Mingyan checked the list of contestants backstage and greeted the other judges as well.
Unexpectedly, they ran into Zhu Wenshu.
Zhu Wenshu was the first to greet Mingyan, saying, "Hello, senior."
Mingyan was a little surprised and said, "What a coincidence, you're here to be a judge too?"
He saw the work badge on Zhu Wenshu's chest.
Zhu Wenshu smiled and said, "I saw the list of judges for the Star Talent Competition on the official website yesterday, and that's when I realized you would be coming, senior. No wonder Brother Cheng had dinner with you yesterday. Since Brother Cheng planned the competition, I can't be too far behind you, so I volunteered at the last minute..."
He was halfway through his sentence when a staff member behind him said, "Which one is judge number five? We need to arrange your seat."
Zhu Wenshu said, "I'll go over there first. Goodbye, senior."
To be honest, Mingyan was a bit of a surprise.
To be fair, although Zhu Wenshu has a high-quality game with good traffic, his qualifications in the industry are probably not high enough to qualify him to be a judge.
He graduated two years later than Mingyan, and currently only has this one game, "Empire's Grip".
His own persona among players is roughly that of a "genius designer who became a hit with just one game," much like when he first started out.
If he were to sit on the judges' panel, would he be able to convince the public?
Soon, while chatting with another judge backstage, Mingyan guessed the reason behind it.
To be honest, the remaining judges didn't really like Zhu Wenshu either, and they only maintained a superficial harmony.
One of the younger judges was particularly outspoken.
He told Mingyan, "After all, this is an event personally organized by IPP. It's only the first one, and it's already full of experts. It's foreseeable that it will bring a lot of traffic in the future, so it's very rare to have the opportunity to show your face in the first event. This Zhu Wenshu bought traffic and got in through the back door, so you don't need to pay attention to him."
Clearly stated: "..."
Since they got their seats on the judging panel through special connections, it's only natural that they would be subtly ostracized.
The judges' job is actually quite easy; they just need to play through, comment on, and score the eight finalists' works in turn.
During this time, the judges were reluctant to respond to Zhu Wenshu's words.
On the one hand, his backdoor admission did indeed provoke public outrage;
On the other hand, it's also because his words put people in a difficult position.
Several contestants took turns presenting their works on stage. The judges mainly offered criticism and encouragement, pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of the works and opportunities for improvement.
But Zhu Wenshu offered his expert advice, directly proposing "modification suggestions," saying, "You can just cut the third class out; its design has nothing outstanding and it can be completely merged into the second class. Also, your combat system could totally change the combo mechanics..."
As he spoke, the contestants on stage gradually lost their smiles.
According to Zhu Wenshu, this game would have to undergo drastic changes and become unrecognizable.
But at that time, was the game considered their own, or Zhu Wenshu's design?
Perhaps it's a kind of arrogance about one's abilities that all "geniuses" possess.
Zhu Wenshu seemed to be pouring out his talent, making similar modifications to each entry, transforming them into what he imagined, and using this as the basis for scoring the entries.
Other judges tried to correct Zhu Wenshu's tendency, and Mingyan even suggested to him: "...I think it's better to look at the designer's own ideas."
But Zhu Wenshu smiled and said to Mingyan, "Senior, don't you have any design ideas? Don't you know how to modify it to make the best choice?"
Mingyan then fell silent.
There are countless design ideas for games in the world, and I myself have many in mind... But this is, after all, someone else's work, someone else's competition.
Mingyan's tactful reminder, however, provoked Zhu Wenshu's dissatisfaction.
The remaining judges could all see that there seemed to be some discord between the two.
When the next contestant came on stage, he looked at Mingyan excitedly and shouted, "Greetings, Master! ... Um, greetings, judges!"
The audience below the stage burst into laughter.
The most famous teacher on the judging panel right now is obviously Chief Designer Ming from Blue Star.
When the judges were introduced at the very beginning of the competition, the audience gave Mingyan the most enthusiastic applause.
In fact, among the contestants who went on stage, there were many who idolized Mingyan—but none were as honest as this one, whose admiration was practically overflowing.
The contestant's face turned red with excitement, and his teammate tried to pull him back, but to no avail.