While Warframe is only slightly inferior to The Legend of Sword and Fairy, if it had been released before BlueStar Studio existed, it would have been the undisputed Game of the Year, with its inherent quality and subsequent success being second to none.
Therefore, both parties received the award together and shared this honor.
The proposal was ultimately approved by 65% of the members, becoming this year's award scheme.
But now, no one knows how difficult it was to make that decision, or how much pressure the committee members of the League of A had to withstand.
Netizens only saw that the final result was a happy ending for everyone!
On the forum, people quickly started making jokes about it.
[I protest! I protest against including BlueStar Studio's works in the annual game rankings; this is an extermination of our architects!]
I suggest creating a separate Blue Star Award, parallel to Game of the Year. That way, we can have two winners every year, and we won't have to worry about that devil monopolizing all the awards~ (Just kidding)
[I only care that since both are considered Game of the Year, *Blue Star Apocalypse* got a feature film, so what about *The Legend of the Condor Heroes*...?]
[Hehehe, can our Great Sword Forging Manor make a cameo appearance?]
Fortunately, the league won't be broadcasting the dinner live; otherwise, netizens would probably be even more excited.
At this dinner party, more people came up to Mingyan to introduce themselves.
This includes people from the gaming industry, such as the nominated producers, award presenters, and past winners, as well as many big businessmen who hope to invest in the industry.
In addition, various sponsors in the entertainment industry will try every means to obtain invitations to the dinner.
Putting everything else aside, just being able to show your face at such an annual event and take a photo with Chief Engineer Ming, who won this year's award, would naturally bring you prestige and attention.
In this situation, it's impossible for Mingyan not to drink.
These are all potential partners, so I should at least have a couple of sips to show my appreciation.
Fortunately, although he didn't like drinking, he could still hold his liquor, and with Xia Cheng's help, he managed to get a little tipsy before leaving.
It's worth mentioning that after Xia Cheng started to step in and fend off the drinks...
The wealthy businessmen who came and went became embarrassed, saying things like "It's alright, it's alright," and "Drink in moderation."
It feels so real.
Among these people are two bosses who have previously collaborated with Blue Star.
They don't need to exchange many pleasantries on such occasions; a brief chat and a few words of congratulations are enough.
The boss of Golden Ring Pictures smiled and hinted to Ming Yan, "The Blue Star Apocalypse Movie has always been one of our signature works. Many people within the company have been asking me when we'll collaborate with Chief Designer Ming again. I tell them that if there's an opportunity, they'll have the chance to meet Chief Designer Ming in person by the end of the year… and here we are again!"
Mingyan spoke very frankly, saying, "Thank you for your kind words. We also have the intention to adapt it into a film or television series. Let's talk about it sometime later."
Another noteworthy point is that one of Xia Cheng's uncles was also present at the dinner.
Xia Cheng introduced them to each other, and then whispered to Mingyan, "He's my cousin, it's rare to see him. He runs an amusement park business and has built several theme parks."
The two shook hands, and it turned out that the uncle had indeed come to express his desire for cooperation with Mingyan.
He really wanted to buy the IP of "Mortal Souls" because he believed that this dark-themed game could be turned into a very exciting theme park, with excellent performances and gameplay.
They made it clear that they have no intention of selling the IP package at the moment, and are only discussing business cooperation, so we had to regretfully decline.
However, the two sides exchanged contact information, and perhaps there will be other opportunities in the future.
When you talk about things too much, time seems to fly by.
Mingyan barely ate anything before returning to the hotel with a belly full of alcohol...
Moreover, once the alcohol took effect, he became dizzy, lay face down on the bed in a starfish position, and didn't move, even childishly making snoring noises on purpose.
Xia Cheng's alcohol tolerance was much better than his; he could even take off his coat and shoes and flip him over.
Mingyan was still laughing foolishly, saying, "Don't take off my socks."
"?" Xia Cheng said helplessly, "Little drunkard, lift your foot up a little."
But the little drunkard not only ignored it, but also did a somersault and sat up on the bed—hiding both his legs.
Then, after pretending to think for a moment, he "compromised" and said, "You can take off my clothes, but you can't take off my socks."
Xia Cheng: "Why?"
He stated explicitly, "I won't tell you."
Xia Cheng: "..."
After a while, the little drunkard couldn't hold back any longer and said mysteriously, "Because there's a little bear drawn on my socks. I drew it myself, and no one has ever seen it before, hehehe."
Xia Cheng laughed as he listened, and couldn't help but take out his phone to take a picture of Mingyan's "Little Bear".
Unexpectedly, after being pried out of his meditation position, Mingyan lay down and tilted his head to look at him, wrapping his legs around Xia Cheng's waist.
"Why haven't you taken off my clothes yet?" Mingyan asked.
Xia Cheng licked his lips and said, "I'm afraid that if I take off my coat, you'll suddenly have a new idea and rush to the table to start working overtime..."
Mingyan thought for a moment and said, "Have you ever seen that kind of game?"
Xia Cheng chuckled and said, "You haven't told me yet, how am I supposed to know which game you're referring to?"
Ming said, "It's just a rock-paper-scissors game, very easy to make. Draw a beautiful woman, you play rock-paper-scissors with her, if you lose, she wears one piece of clothing; but every time you win, she has to take off one piece of clothing, until she's naked..."