Tang Dagang said, "Alright, I'll explain in detail. Obviously, I Am MT is an original anime, but the popularity of the anime alone isn't enough to bring in enough users for the mobile game. Moreover, the length of the anime is limited, and can't fully showcase the world of Azeroth.
"Therefore, Chen Mo released World of Azeroth as a supplement to the animation, to give I Am MT more excitement, and at the same time make it easier for people to understand the content of the animation."
"As for why I said Chen Mo is ambitious, the reason is very simple. I think his provocation was premeditated! If it was an impulsive bet, how could he be so calm after winning? This means that he knew his goal from the start, all he wanted was the recommendation spot. Qiu Bin was completely tricked by him!
"Since Chen Mo is ambitious, it's obvious what he's trying to do. The world of Azeroth is so large and complete, even having the rules detailed to a single Hearthstone. This means that Chen Mo has the intention to make this world into a large scale game.
"And this world can't possibly attract so many players right from the start. He needs to slowly warm it up, slowly update it, and present the world step by step until he feels that the players' expectations for this world is at its peak. At that point, he'll have the ability to do so, and will release this new game!"
Yan Zhenyuan nodded, "Mm, that makes sense."
Qin Xiao, who had been staring at his phone, raised his head, "So? What do you want? "
Tang Dagang was a bit excited, not noticing the sarcasm in Qin Xiao's eyes, "That's why I said this is good news for us! Chen Mo is only a C-grade video game designer, he won't be able to handle a large scale game in the short term. Therefore, we need to strike first … "
Qin Xiao waved his hand, "Alright, we're all on the same side, you don't have to be so secretive. You just want to copy Azeroth, right?"
Tang Dagang felt slightly uncomfortable from Qin Xiao's words. The corner of his mouth twitched twice before he nodded: "Yes."
Qin Xiao put his feet down from the table and stared at Tang Dagang, "Then let me ask you, how do we copy? The entire World of Azeroth was created by Chen Mo. Our Emperor Dynasty is a big company. If we really dare to plagiarize these things, with the current state of intellectual property protection, we'll be extorted for a lot of money! "
Tang Dagang argued, "Of course I know this, but we can also not copy it completely. We can adapt it a little and play around the edges."
Qin Xiao said, "How to play the edge ball? The gameplay could play around the edges, but how could they play around the edges with this kind of worldview, background, and plot? In this day and age, even writing a slightly similar novel would be beaten up by the color palette. Some time ago, there was even a well-known author who was on the verge of bankruptcy. What was the difference between copying the worldview and the author copying the book? Do you think lawyers and judges are useless? "
Tang Dagang was not convinced, "We have so many screenwriters and story designers in Emperor Dynasty. It wouldn't be hard to change this world, right?"
Qin Xiao was speechless. "To what extent? If he changed too little, others would be able to tell at a glance. Then what was the point of making such changes? Wasn't this just burying one's head in the sand? If you make too many changes, it's equivalent to rewriting. If you're willing to put in the effort, why bother copying others? Can't we just rewrite our own Western Fantasy worldview? "
Tang Dagang froze, racking his brains for a rebuttal.
Qin Xiao continued, "Moreover, don't you guys have any idea if Western Fantasy will be popular in China? Hmm? Last year, the game adapted from the popular IP 'Heavenly Ring' was a flop in China. It's not over yet, and you've already forgotten about it? "
Tang Dagang said, "Alright, but even without this worldview, there are many settings in the World of Azeroth that could be used, such as corpse running to revive, Hearthstones returning to the inn, Bouncing Achievements, and so on …"
Qin Xiao rolled his eyes and knocked on the table impatiently. "Can't you think before asking about this kind of thing?"
"Firstly, the settings you mentioned are all based on the Western Fantasy worldview. Without this worldview, would these game settings still be so good?
"Secondly, so what if you added these settings? Can you support a large scale game with just these few settings? "
Tang Dagang was speechless. After some thought, he said, "But if this thing has no future, why would Chen Mo put in so much effort …"
Qin Xiao said, "Chen Mo is Chen Mo, we are us. Chen Mo has the complete setting of Azeroth, the intellectual property is with him. What do we have? Hmm? To us, the World of Azeroth is great, but we can't use it.
"Let's put it this way, if you can give me a worldview comparable to the World of Azeroth, I'll immediately make a VR game for you. Do you have one?"
Tang Dagang tried to defend himself, "We … we can adapt it based on the World of Azeroth!"
Qin Xiao retorted, "How can an adaptation be the same as the original? Do you think our screenwriter can make something better than 'Heavenly Ring'? "
Tang Dagang was speechless.
Seeing that Tang Dagang was silent, Yan Zhenyuan tried to smooth things over, "Alright, we're all expressing our own opinions. Sometimes it's a little harsh, but don't take it to heart."
Tang Dagang was speechless. He didn't dare take it to heart. Qin Xiao was an S-grade videogame designer, someone who dared to talk back to his own boss, Lin Chaoxu.
However, Tang Dagang was still a little unconvinced. He was a bit confused, why couldn't they copy? Why could they copy I Am MT, but not Azeroth? One was just a card game, the other was a large scale RPG!
Yan Zhenyuan looked at the silent Qiu Jiang, "What do you think?"
Qiu Jiang glanced at him, "Are you trying to act dumb? You can only copy the gameplay, not the worldview. Qin Xiao has already made it so clear, do you still not understand? "
"Indeed, Chen Mo could make a large scale RPG, but the few settings that he's released won't be enough to support a large scale game. From what I see, he's a thief, keeping all the good stuff for himself. The things that he released are things that we can't copy, or things that don't matter even if we did. "
Yan Zhenyuan was helpless as well. He wanted Qiu Jiang to smooth things over, but she was even more direct than Qin Xiao.
Yan Zhenyuan sighed, "Geez, I don't think it's that absolute. Tang Dagang, you're an A-grade videogame designer yourself. If you're really interested, make your own PC game. If it's successful, then ask Mr Lin to make a VR game. "
Tang Dagang nodded happily, "Alright! I'll do my best! "
Yan Zhenyuan said, "We can't approve too much of the resources and budget. Let's make it like a normal RPG game."
Tang Dagang nodded, "Alright, no problem!"
Yan Zhenyuan then looked at the others, "Does anyone have any other thoughts?"
The other videogame designers also expressed their thoughts, but there wasn't much progress.
In the end, they still couldn't come to an agreement. However, most of the videogame designers, led by Qin Xiao, felt that although Azeroth was good, it wasn't useful.
However, just in case, Yan Zhenyuan didn't completely rule out this possibility. He only arranged for Tang Dagang to take the lead and make a game that mimicked the world of Azeroth.
If things went well, then they would consider making a VR game.
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