Immediately, a group of people echoed his words. Lin Guopeng's face hardened, and he said, "Boss Cui, I respected you before, but I never expected you to be this kind of person! What, you think it's good just because you hired a few shills to promote your game?! A bunch of trash made a trash game! And you dare to say it's good?!"
These words were a blatant betrayal, and the players immediately began to despise this pretentious manager. Even Shanda and NetEase had never seen anyone openly criticize another company's game as garbage, especially since this game was actually of higher quality than "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman".
Immediately, some players became unhappy, saying, "How can you talk like that? Their company may be small, but their games are better than yours, that's an indisputable fact! There should be a limit to your jealousy!"
"Jealous of them?" Lin Guopeng laughed loudly. "These trashy country bumpkins?! I've seen all the games they make! It's that most ridiculous and shoddy single-player game, all they know is plagiarism! They dare to praise something like that?! Bah!" Then he looked at Cui Guangwei: "Mr. Cui, you've gone too far. You're using a piece of trash and these shills to promote your game? Poaching our company's players? I'm going to sue you!"
Lin Guopeng shouldn't have been so confused, but the problem was that he was prejudiced and assumed that all the positive reviews were from shills. He had also heard reports from his subordinates about the terrible game "Jin Yong's Heroes... Rebirth," saying that while the graphics were awful, the gameplay was excellent. So Lin Guopeng was a little nervous, thinking that some players genuinely didn't care much about graphics, and if they got into the game, they might actually praise it.
Therefore, to avoid this situation, he absolutely cannot let this group of trash gain power here.
His shouting had already attracted a lot of attention, and even many players at the Yinfeng booth were looking at him curiously. At this moment, an assistant said that the cosplay performance team was ready, so Lin Guopeng shouted, "Alright, alright, everyone, our wonderful cosplay performance is about to begin. Please move over if you have been waiting."
The performances by handsome men and beautiful women in cosplay are usually quite attractive, and many players come here not only to watch the game but also, and perhaps more importantly, to see the attractive women. However, Lin Guopeng's arrogant and domineering attitude really annoyed many players. Immediately, one particularly hot-tempered player shouted, "I'm not going! Let me tell you straight! I'm a loyal player of 'Jin Yong's Heroes'. If you were to do a striptease, I might be kind enough to slap you a couple of times. Now get the hell out of my way and don't interfere with my game!"
These words immediately drew cheers from many people. Because the sound was so loud, many people around turned their heads. The cosplayers from Yinfeng had already gone on stage, but when they saw this, they all stopped and looked over.
Lin Guopeng was furious, convinced this man was a shill. He glared at Cui Guangwei, yelling, "Cui Guangwei! What do you mean by this?! You've got no shame whatsoever!"
After that exchange, there was no possibility of reconciliation. Chen Xu secretly sent a text message to the group of men still soliciting customers outside, containing only three words: "Closing the net!"
"What's going on?" Just as the two sides were on the verge of exchanging barbs, a clear female voice rang out from the Yinfeng booth: "Chen Xu, what are you doing here?"
"Someone actually recognizes me at this hour?" Chen Xu recognized the voice and looked up to see a woman in classical palace attire, holding a long sword, staring at him from the exhibition platform. Her long white ancient dress trailed on the ground, but it revealed a bunch of fair, delicate arms... Hmm, this is cosplay. Formal palace attire wouldn't be dressed like this, but cosplay is all about looking beautiful.
At first glance, this woman's long hair was styled in a bun, with a few strands of black hair hanging down. Dressed in white and holding a long sword, her brows exuded a heroic spirit, yet also carried a touch of bewitching charm. Who else could she be but Guan Yi?
Upon seeing the person clearly, Chen Xu was immediately stunned. How did this vixen get here?
Lin Guopeng turned around and saw that it was the girl he liked who was speaking. However, he was so angry that he didn't care about his tone and shouted, "Guan Yi! Do you even know these trash?!"
That's right, the person on stage is Guan Yi. Chen Xu hadn't kept it a secret before, hadn't told her about the feud between Yinfeng and them, and this woman had just happened to see that Yinfeng was recruiting cosplay actors, so she came to sign up, just to work and study.
Hearing Lin Guopeng's impolite words, Guan Yixiu frowned, and the eyes of the people below immediately lit up. Because she was dressed as Li Yingqiong from "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shushan", her slightly furrowed brows actually gave her quite a charm.
What's even more surprising is that this woman actually leaped off the two-meter-high platform! She landed lightly with her knees slightly bent, standing on the ground with ease. There were already many onlookers, and seeing her performance, they couldn't help but burst into enthusiastic applause.
Her jump startled Chen Xu and the others half to death... Two meters! She just jumped off a platform that was more than a meter high? But Chen Xu also knew that since Guan Yi started practicing the "Ninth Set of Broadcast Gymnastics" with him, her flexibility had become more and more like a cat's, so jumping off such a high platform was not a problem for her.
Guan Yi's pretty face was cold and aloof, giving her the air of an ice queen. As she walked over, the people blocking her way automatically parted to make way for her.
Guan Yi walked up to Lin Guopeng, and with a swift movement, placed the prop sword in his hand against Lin Guopeng's neck, a half-smile on his face: "Who did you just call trash?!"
Chapter 67 The Hillbilly Plan: An Amazing Game
Guan Yi's move instantly ignited the entire exhibition hall. Many enthusiastic players erupted in cheers and shouts. Many even yelled, "Beautiful lady, you're so cool!"
Although the prop sword was a prop, it was made of steel to achieve realism. Although the blade was definitely unsealed, Lin Guopeng was still terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. After a long while, he angrily shouted, "What do you want to do?! Put the sword down!"
"Trash!" Guan Yi's lips curled slightly as she looked up at him. "What right do you have to call my classmate trash? Just because you're the head of the public relations department? I'm not going to serve you anymore!" With that, she casually threw her sword to the ground, sneered, and walked to Chen Xu's side.
Chen Xu chuckled and turned his head to the side, saying, "Beautiful lady, you're really something else. And how did you get here?"
Guan Yi glared at him, about to speak, when Lin Guopeng finally snapped out of his rage and roared, "You've gone too far! You quit, huh? Fine! You bunch of trash! I'm suing you! And you, you signed a contract with our company, your current actions constitute a breach of contract, do you know that? You quit? Fine! Hand over the penalty! Ten times the penalty, fifty thousand yuan! You bunch of trash!"
The surrounding players all booed. Chen Xu sneered. So what if he wanted to stand up? It's just 50,000 yuan. But Guan Yi simply raised his hand, took a card from his arm, and handed it to Wu Yuan next to him, saying, "Could you please go to the counter and get my bag back?"
Wu Yuan was taken aback, then immediately grabbed the card and ran out of the crowd. Guan Yi looked at Lin Guopeng with a slight, cold smile on her lips. Her imposing manner immediately intimidated Lin Guopeng. He had originally thought that 50,000 yuan was definitely not a small amount for a student, and his goal was to embarrass Guan Yi. However, this vixen's expression seemed to show that she didn't care about the 50,000 yuan at all. This out-of-control situation made him feel very passive, extremely passive.
Wu Yuan quickly ran back, carrying a woman's handbag. Lin Guopeng sneered upon seeing the bag. In his eyes, it was obviously a cheap, low-quality bag, worth at most a few hundred yuan. Who would carry such a bag? At most, they'd use it to call home. Pshaw!
But Guan Yi casually opened her bag and took out a small notebook. Because everyone was staring at her, many people exclaimed when they saw the notebook: "Damn! A checkbook?! She's a rich woman!"
Guan Yi took out a pen, signed her name on it in a flamboyant manner, then tore off a page and threw it at Lin Guopeng's face: "Fifty thousand yuan for me to buy some peace and quiet, you trash, take the money and get out!"
Chen Xu whispered, "Sister, you're amazing!" Guan Yi turned her head and gave him a flirtatious wink, saying, "That's just how I am. If someone is polite to me, I'll be polite to them too. If someone insults me, I'll insult them back. It's like giving them a taste of their own medicine."
Chen Xu broke out in a cold sweat and said, "Beautiful lady, why don't you have the surname Murong? You could just be called Murong Yi!"
The check was very thin, so it naturally wouldn't fall on anyone. Lin Guopeng was trembling with anger, but he couldn't bend down to pick it up. At this moment, the assistant next to him bent down, looked at it, and said, "Manager Lin, this check is genuine, a cash check from China Merchants Bank."
Although the voice was low, everyone around was listening intently! Immediately, there was a gasp.
Many people carry cash, but it's rare to see someone carrying a checkbook all the time. Is this girl really a rich woman? Some people started speculating: she's so beautiful, has a great figure, and is rich, but her personality seems a bit fiery; most people probably couldn't handle it.
Chen Xu and Gao Xiaojie were both very surprised. Although they knew that Guan Yi's family was probably well-off, they didn't expect him to be this rich. Gao Xiaojie was thinking that she suddenly owed Guan Yi 50,000 yuan as a favor. If Zhan Jing had helped her pay this money, it would have been fine, but she and Guan Yi were not very familiar with each other.
Lin Guopeng angrily repeated, "Fine! Fine! Fine!" His face turned red with anger, then he stomped his foot, spat, and cursed, "Trash is trash! Trash without any credibility! Humph, your garbage game doesn't even deserve to be here!"
Everyone was now extremely dissatisfied with Lin Guopeng. This guy looked like a successful person, but he kept calling people trash, which was extremely rude. Moreover, his aggressive attitude was really annoying. Many players who saw the "Jin Yong Heroes" screen wanted to curse him, but because Chen Xu and the others had given instructions beforehand, they all looked at Chen Xu.
Chen Xu sneered: "Who said our game is trash? If our game is trash, then your game isn't even worth a speck of garbage!"
Hearing Chen Xu say this, everyone knew that he had finally laid his cards on the table. So the players behind Chen Xu, who had been holding back their anger, cheered loudly, shouting, "Absolutely right! Your trash game is an insult to the great master Huanzhu Louzhu!"
"You scum who fawn over foreign things! You've ruined a perfectly good game like 'The Legend of Shushan Swordsmen' and you still have the nerve to brag about it?"
"Your game's graphics have some merit, but compared to this game, hehe..."
Speaking of game graphics, Lin Guopeng immediately perked up and sneered, "Game graphics? Haha! Very good! You still dare to talk about game graphics? Fine, then let the players see the big screen and see what the worst game graphics in history really are! Xiao Zhang, bring up that screen!"
The assistant beside him quickly pulled up the news from the single-player game website on the big screen. Lin Guopeng sneered as soon as he saw it: "Okay, speaking of game graphics, what could be worse than this trash game? Hmph, a bunch of thieves. Let all the players take a look, look at these character designs, look at these scenes? Familiar, right? Haha, they're all copied from other games! A bunch of trash thieves!"
The screen showed scenes from the original "Reunion," and many players couldn't help but sigh. Emotionally, they were indeed biased towards Chen Xu, but the scene was truly too outrageous.
Lin Guopeng sneered, "You dare say this isn't a game you developed?!"
But to their surprise, Chen Xu and his companions all wore disdainful sneers. Chen Xu somehow found a microphone, coughed at the increasingly dense crowd, and said, "This is indeed a game we made ourselves."
Upon hearing this, Yin Feng let out a cold laugh, and the players also booed and sighed.
"But!" Chen Xu shouted, "But that was before! Now, let me introduce ourselves. We are students from Hexie University. This game, 'Jin Yong's Heroes... Rekindling the Legend,' is a script that Gao Xiaojie, a classmate, completed over three years during his studies. The content of the script is impeccable. So, we, a group of amateur enthusiasts, gathered together and turned this script into a game. Our initial intention in making the game was neither to make a profit nor to become famous. It was simply to allow players of Jin Yong's Heroes to fulfill their dreams once again and rekindle the legend!"
Seeing Lin Guopeng's cold laugh and twitching lips, Chen Xu immediately shouted, "Don't interrupt! We were so happy when we finished the game! A kind-hearted netizen, 'Iron-Blooded Loyal Heart,' contacted the editor of the single-player game website, wanting to put the game on their site for promotion, all to let more Jin Yong fans play it! But what happened? The single-player game website, in order to hype up their collaboration with Yinfeng on 'The Legend of Shushan Swordsmen,' deliberately used screenshots of our game made by a group of amateur enthusiasts! Everyone just saw that webpage; they didn't offer any commentary on the game's content, nor did they clearly state that it was a game made by students for entertainment, subtly labeling us as an irresponsible game company! Manager Lin, do you dare say this didn't happen?!"
Lin Guopeng had anticipated this response and scoffed, "Trash is trash! Why wouldn't I admit it? Your game graphics are clearly trash! If the graphics are trash, why would I play this game?"
Some of Chen Xu's supporters booed in unison. Chen Xu smiled coldly: "I knew you would say that. Yes, you are a big company, and you spent tens of millions to make Shushan Swordsman. You have money and technology, so you can arbitrarily label us. A masterpiece that cost tens of millions, is it really that amazing?"
Lin Guopeng was sneering, and so were the people from Yinfeng, but they also saw that Chen Xu and the others were sneering!
It's so cold!
Chen Xu chuckled, "You've turned a game that cost millions into this mess! The game content is utter garbage. Do you think you've done right by Huanzhu Louzhu? Fine, you look down on us? You call us trash? You call us country bumpkins? Very well, today I'll show you how a country bumpkin's game can make you look utterly worthless! Including your most prized game graphics! Brothers, get the projector and the big screen ready!"
Lin Guopeng and the Yinfeng team scoffed at his words. Game graphics? Ha, a bunch of country bumpkins dare to talk about game graphics? Lin Guopeng watched the group bustling around and sneered, "Don't bother, just connect your computers to our projector. A bunch of trash, you want to embarrass yourselves? I'll grant your wish!"
Chen Xu actually smiled slightly at him and said thank you. Then he actually connected a laptop to Yinfeng's projector.
At this point, almost all the players in the venue, as well as the gaming girls and even people from other companies, gathered around. Yinfeng's booth was surrounded by layers of people. Fortunately, Yinfeng's booth was big enough and the big screen was hung high enough, otherwise those standing outside really couldn't see what was happening.
On the big screen, the Windows XP desktop appeared. Chen Xu double-clicked the mouse and opened the shortcut for "Jin Yong's Heroes... Rekindling the Romance"...
The screen went black, then a flash of light appeared, revealing the words "Made by the Computer Group of Hexie University," followed by the eight powerful characters "Jin Yong's Heroes...Continuing the Predestined Fate"!
In a flash, a majestic and precipitous mountain appeared, one side of which was as steep as if cleaved by an axe! The camera instantly zoomed in from the foot of the mountain to its summit, creating an immersive scene that drew gasps of amazement from the onlookers!
"Mount Hua! That's Mount Hua!" a player shouted. "It's so realistic! I thought it was an aerial view of a real place!"
The camera pans to the mountaintop, where snow blankets the landscape. At the summit is a massive stone platform. The camera quickly circles the platform, revealing five directions: east, south, west, north, and center, each with a person standing on it.
As the camera zoomed in, someone immediately exclaimed, "The Mount Hua Sword Tournament! The Eastern Heretic, the Western Poison, the Southern Emperor, the Northern Beggar, and the Central Divine!"
Lin Guopeng stared at the stunning CG, momentarily stunned. The players' exclamations rose and fell, for the characters of Eastern Heretic, Western Poison, Southern Emperor, Northern Beggar, and Central Divine were famous figures from Jin Yong's novel *The Legend of the Condor Heroes*. The 3D figures on screen—the one in the east with a lean face, holding a jade flute, exuding an ethereal and otherworldly aura—was none other than Eastern Heretic! The one in the west, holding a long staff, with a gloomy gaze, was Western Poison. The Southern Emperor, before becoming a monk, possessed a noble air; the Northern Beggar, carrying a wine gourd and a lush green bamboo staff, was utterly carefree and irreverent. And the one in the center, with his hair in a topknot and long beard, possessed an otherworldly, otherworldly air!
Although these five characters are only shown briefly, the subtle expressions on their faces are clearly visible. The overall image and faces do not have the stiff and unnatural feel of low-grade 3D graphics. This is definitely not ordinary technology!
The rapid exchange between the Five Greats, though each only used one move, revealed striking similarities to Huang Yaoshi's Finger Flicking Skill, Ouyang Feng's Toad Stance, and the One-Finger Divine Skill, Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, and Innate Skill. The incredibly fluid movements and immersive camera transitions left players in awe!
After the five battles, the scene shifts abruptly to a white-haired, one-armed young man fighting a foreign monk wielding five iron wheels atop a tower. Atop the tower, a beautiful young woman in yellow is bound to a wooden frame, while below, a raging fire burns, and a stunningly beautiful woman in white gazes longingly up at the tower.
Needless to say, these two women were quite remarkable. Guo Xiang had an innocent and carefree face, and although she looked anxious, her cuteness was undeniable. As for Xiaolongnu, she was exceptionally beautiful and otherworldly.
The scene shifts again, revealing a massive, dark army of foreign tribes, their banners proclaiming Liao, besieging a formidable pass. Emperor Yelü Hongji of Liao sits high on his horse, while a handsome young man moves with effortless grace amidst the vast army, his steps fluid and graceful. Another young man, of ordinary appearance but possessing a striking air of heroism, also advances with unstoppable momentum. The two instantly plunge into the enemy ranks, capture Yelü Hongji, and quickly retreat. But a burly northerner confronts them head-on, unleashing a powerful palm strike that forces them to release their grip, allowing him to rescue Hongji… the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms!
After the burly man released Hong Ji, a wolf-tooth arrow pierced his own chest, revealing the savage, bluish wolf head with its mouth open and teeth bared...
...
Scenes familiar to Jin Yong fans appeared on the CG, and after the three-minute CG ended, the screen concluded with "Jin Yong's Heroes...Continuing the Romance," which excited the players.
Lin Guopeng's face turned ashen. At this moment, no one could fail to see the technical sophistication of this three-minute CG. Moreover, in terms of the realism of the CG, the game "Shushan Swordsman" was simply child's play compared to this!
"Impossible, impossible!" Lin Guopeng rushed forward and shouted, "This CG is definitely plagiarized from someone else! It's absolutely impossible for you to have done this!"
Chen Xu looked down at him with disdain: "Manager Lin, what evidence do you have that our game's CG is plagiarized? Everyone here is a veteran in the gaming industry. I ask you, has anyone seen this CG anywhere before?!"
Everyone present shook their heads and discussed among themselves, but almost everyone's face showed doubt.
It's obvious that this is something a group of students couldn't possibly create; it's absolutely impossible. This stunning animation technology is on par with, and perhaps even surpasses, that of any major company!
It's absolutely impossible to say that such technology is in the hands of a group of students.
A person wearing a NetEase employee badge was the first to ask: "Excuse me, although I've never seen this CG before, and I admit that its technical level is indeed very high! Even some well-known CG films can't compare, but frankly speaking, this kind of technology shouldn't exist in the hands of a student?"
Lin Guopeng immediately shouted, "That's right! You definitely plagiarized! Absolutely plagiarized! You bunch of trash!"
"Lin Guopeng, please have some self-respect!" Chen Xu glared at him fiercely. This look made Lin Guopeng feel as if he were being stared at by a wild beast. Little did he know that Chen Xu had been undergoing real-world simulation training in the virtual reality world, and that he had truly developed a real killing intent.
Chen Xu said coldly, "Of course I know your doubts, and I will explain them later. Lin Guopeng, I have to say, the reason this game is so perfect is largely due to your contribution!"
"What's the meaning?"
"Hmph, a large company like Yinfeng, with a major website like Single Player Games Network, actually joined forces to suppress a purely entertainment game made by amateurs. Aren't you afraid of upsetting some people by doing something so shameless?!"
As Chen Xu said this, his anger was burning fiercely. He wanted to vent all the hard work and frustration that everyone had endured over the past month!
Chen Xu pointed at Lin Guopeng and shouted, "You've spared no expense or means to promote your garbage 'The Legend of Shushan Swordsmen'! We all know you don't take us amateur enthusiasts and students seriously, so you can suppress us at will, suppressing us to the point where we can't even speak! Because our skills are inferior to yours, and our funding is inferior to yours! Is that your excuse for daring to suppress us?"
"But you didn't expect that your actions would anger a supreme god on the internet! That god couldn't stand your behavior, so he gave us amateur enthusiasts a software, a software for making games! For the next month, we all spent almost all our time, except for eating and sleeping, on making the game! In one month, we made this new game based on the original script!"
This statement caused an uproar.
No one could believe that these words were true. You have to know that making a game is the most time-consuming thing. Putting everything else aside, just the opening CG alone, even a professional production team working overtime for a month might not be able to make it, let alone have this kind of quality effect!
Lin Guopeng sneered: "You're just bragging! A month?! Haha, why don't you say a day? An hour?! And a piece of software?! Bah! What kind of software can make a game in a month? Where's your god who helped you? Let him come out! Let's see what kind of god he is! And your software, show it to us too!"
"You'll see." Chen Xu sneered, switched to the desktop, and opened a video file titled "Game Making Highlights." A stunning scene appeared before everyone's eyes.
This behind-the-scenes footage was shot with a DV camera. The video shows everyone in the control room working diligently and efficiently, all using the same software on their computers. The video file details the process of using this software… how to create character models, how to add character animations, how to design clothing and scenes, and the entire CG production process.
Just like Liang Xiaohui and Cui Guangwei were bewildered when they first saw how the software worked, all game companies and even players were completely baffled after seeing how it was used!
That's way too easy!