My fingers are trembling.
"You...you are...! I...you?!!!!"
They watched as someone walked into the room behind them.
Mingyan quickly put his arm around a staff member and pulled him aside, laughing, "You're my fan, right? Okay, okay, I'll give you an autograph right away."
After he finished speaking, the person behind him glanced over and then signed his name next to him.
Zhuo Yu saw the box above hers, which read "Chief Designer of the Dragon Slayer Sword Studio".
—But the one who was pulling the staff member in the corner just now was clearly Chief Engineer Ming from Blue Star, wasn't he?
He paused for a moment, but didn't suspect anything. He simply greeted Mingyan and went inside.
Mingyan breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness, I didn't give myself away."
At the formal banquet that evening, Mingyan stayed in Lanxing's seat for the entire time.
Unsurprisingly, the "Best Game of the Year" award went to Dragon Hunter.
This game even broke with the tradition of the League of Legends awards ceremony, having its own one-minute highlight moment!
The Jialian Association selected a scene from the opening ceremony of the Blue Star Carnival, as well as the earliest demo version on the Golden Gate Bridge, and edited together a very exciting clip.
The applause was thunderous and prolonged; someone who didn't know better might have thought that the "Game of the Year" award had already been given out.
As expected, when it came to the "Game of the Year" award, Iron Horse Ice River, despite its legendary status, unfortunately failed to win an award.
But when the camera turned around, everyone at the table was still chatting and laughing.
There wasn't a trace of failure; in fact, everyone was radiant, and even the strands of their hair seemed to be glowing with beauty.
Because the audience may not know:
Some people seem to regret not winning the prize, but they actually become millionaires by just consuming 10% of the winnings!
185. The Cold Winter There
This year's Game of the Year award did not go to the Sixth Star Province, but was awarded to a long-established company in the Third Star Province.
For some reason, many people were secretly glancing at Lan Xing's table.
However, they discovered that the most important chief designer, Ming, soon left Lanxing's desk.
The awards ceremony ended quickly, and the attendees went in twos and threes to the next hall to continue the annual banquet.
Mingyan was summoned by the deputy chief designer of the Dragon-Slaying Saber.
The two were talking in the men's lounge, acting like spies making a rendezvous.
The deputy chief engineer, looking embarrassed, said, "Boss, while you were away, I received a lot of business cards..."
It is clear and obvious.
This is the first time that the Dragon Slayer Sword Studio has come to the League of Legends awards ceremony, so it's only natural that we have a lot of people to meet.
The only problem is that there are a lot of business cards this time.
The deputy chief engineer pulled a large handful out of his pocket.
One hand couldn't hold it all, so after placing it on the sink, I reached in again and pulled out a second handful.
Clearly stated: "..."
The deputy chief engineer said, "This is Mr. Li from Jinhui. He said he wants to acquire the copyright to 'Iron Horse and Ice River' to make a feature film based on him and his alliance."
"This is Thomas, the investor. He wanted to invest in the next project, but of course I politely declined. However, this boss has a lot of marketing resources behind him, so I accepted his business card."
"And this is Boss Yang from Dingyifeng. He wants to invest in a dragon-slaying carnival here..."
Clearly stated: "..."
The deputy chief engineer continued, bewildered: "What he meant was that the Dragon Slayer Sword is currently fully capable of competing with Blue Star in some niche markets. There's no need to keep staggering the release dates. We can try to create a big IP first, learn from Blue Star's approach of holding a carnival every year... and then eventually... replace... Blue Star's position."
It's an ambitious plan.
However,
Clearly stated: =
The deputy chief engineer mentioned these things mainly to remind Mingyan to get to know these bosses better.
Blue Star's business has expanded to the neighboring Galactic Empire, but Dragon Slayer Studio still focuses primarily on the game market of the Sixth Star Province.
This banquet presents a perfect opportunity to expand his sphere of influence, and he is eager to do so.
Mingyan, of course, understood perfectly well, saying, "I know what I'm doing."
About ten minutes later, the deputy chief engineer stepped out of the lounge first.
Then, as Mingyan put the two business cards he had left in his hand into his wallet, he saw someone walk in from outside and close the door behind them.
Ming said, "Mr. Zhuo?"
The visitor was Zhuo Yu, the chief designer of the other team; they were acquaintances through correspondence.
Zhuo Yu watched as Chief Engineer Ming of Blue Star went in and Deputy Chief Engineer Tu Long came out.