Next, the awards ceremony finally began to come to an end, and the guests left the scene one after another.
They were then going to attend a dinner and dance party next door.
This is the second time Mingyan and Xia Cheng have participated, and neither of them is particularly interested in purely social activities.
They huddled in a corner, took a photo with the trophy, and then handed it over to the rest of the team.
Then……
They both took out their phones and started scrolling.
Xia Cheng said, "You've really made headlines this time. Guess what they're saying about you?"
Mingyan raised an eyebrow: "I bet there's a news story that starts with 'Shocking!'"
Xia Cheng showed him his phone.
Before I even saw the news, I saw netizens flooding the live stream with silly comments.
[Shocking! The Jia Lian actually did this three times in one night for this man?!]
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[Shocking! Jia Lian actually did this three times in one night for this man?!]
Sorry, this year the two kings are evenly matched!
[I thought it was a rare double-yolk egg, but I never expected it to be a triple-yolk egg, something I've never seen before! The world of gaming is truly full of wonders!]
Chief Designer Ming is really influential! He can still attend award ceremonies he missed.
[I'm so envious. Why can some people win one trophy a year, three trophies in three years...?]
Netizens have also noticed that Blue Star Studio has won the Best Game of the Year award from the League of Legends for three consecutive years.
If it weren't for the fact that the other team's "Armored Warriors" also won an award this time, Blue Star would have dominated the final awards at the Armored Warriors League for three consecutive years.
What's this?
This is blatant monopoly!
Unbeknownst to anyone, just two weeks prior, the members of the Jialian Evaluation Association had gathered together and held four meetings in total to discuss this matter.
When they discuss the annual awards, it's a completely closed-door process; those inside can't leave, so a meeting can't last too long.
However, a consensus has yet to be reached on this issue:
"Are we really going to give the Best Game award to the same studio for three years in a row? Just thinking about it makes me think it's absurd, let alone doing it."
The A-League Association is a long-established semi-official organization with many elderly members, most of whom oppose it.
"Our awards are monopolized by one studio, what kind of nonsense is that!"
"Is there not a single game that's competitive this year? I see that 'Armor Rush' from the third-star province is doing quite well."
"Looking at the detailed scoring criteria, none of them can beat 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes'. But to give Blue Star an award makes it seem like we're being paid to do something for them, which I find absurd."
Unlike testers, the committee members will not complete the entire game; they will only play for a few minutes at most.
Therefore, they were having a final discussion, but the discussion was not limited to the game itself.
However, many committee members held the opposite view.
"Awards should be judged objectively and truthfully. If someone is good, they are good. How can we deny today's award because of their past honors?"
"Giving awards to other games makes me feel like I'm being paid to do it. The achievements of 'Xia Ke Xing' are undeniable and there's no denying that."
"I can't explain it clearly, so I abstain."
"The chief architect of Blue Star is too young! Giving him the award for three consecutive years is probably not convincing enough."
Then, in the three rounds of voting, the vote count was quite close.
If we cannot obtain the approval of more than 50% of the members, this year's awards cannot be finalized, the committee members will have to hold meetings again, and this year's awards ceremony will have to be postponed indefinitely.
However, at the fourth meeting, someone brought in a very thick history book of the Jia League.
—Although the interstellar era is mostly based on data entry into the network, some ancient or extremely important records still have paper archives.
It was this rare printed book that changed the tense situation.
Ning Yufeng brought up several historical examples.
He said, “In the past, we’ve had many similar discussions, arguing with each other over two games with similar results. But this time it’s different. This time our discussion isn’t about the game, but about a studio—or even further, about an individual designer.”
“We did not objectively and pragmatically view each nominee, nor did we discuss the merits and demerits of each game point by point, nor did we consider the guiding values of the games, nor did we consider the future changes in the game industry. We were concerned about our own reputation, afraid of getting into trouble because of a wrong decision, and for this reason, we did not hesitate to make a mediocre but ineffective decision.”
"Gentlemen, I feel ashamed."
After he finished speaking, he sat back down in his seat, his expression calm.
But the entire conference table was now completely silent.
...In conclusion, the committee members finally made a decision at the fourth meeting.
This is the origin of this year's award being a tie.
They ultimately concluded that, given the excellence of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer," it undoubtedly deserved this award.