"Woah! This kid sure is crazy! "
"He's not a professional e-sports player, yet he's so crazy?"
"I thought 2S's Ke Zimo was crazy enough. Never thought there would be someone even crazier."
Fang Zhao's words made the mouths of many e-sports club members twitch.
A middle-aged media man lamented, "That's how young people are. I understand."
Outside the conference hall.
Zuo Yu was chatting with his comrades.
Today, Zuo Yu had followed the Polar Light project team to the Fiery Bird Yanzhou branch building and bumped into a comrade who worked as a security guard. He had listened in for a while before coming out. After all, Fang Zhao was following Fiery Bird's people inside, so there was no need for him to tag along. He had found his comrade outside to catch up and talk about his work in Qi'an City.
"Fiery Bird is very busy. The game is about to be released, and there are many fanatical fans. If we are not careful, someone might sneak in. Not to mention the various exhibits, even if they break other machines, my heart will ache!"
Zuo Yu's comrade clutched his chest as he spoke. He recalled a few days ago when a few fanatical fans had gone in to steal the 10th-generation console. They had been caught, but they had damaged a few exhibits and lost millions. Fiery Bird did not care about this bit of money, but their hearts ached! Although the few fanatical fans had paid for the damages, they could not help but feel their hearts ache when they saw the artworks placed on the display stand smashed. They were also Fiery Bird fans, and they viewed every item produced by Fiery Bird as a treasure, especially those limited edition items from 40 to 50 years ago. Those were all memorable items and had extraordinary significance. If one was destroyed, it would be one less item.
"Especially with the recent frequent press conferences. Besides Fiery Bird fans, there are also fans from other e-sports clubs. We have to keep an eye on them and increase security. But Fiery Bird is really straightforward in paying. What about you? Don't you find it boring following a composer? "Zuo Yu's comrade asked.
"It's alright. My boss is straightforward in paying, so it's not boring. I even went to Muzhou to watch the sheep-herding competition this year. The benefits are good," Zuo Yu said.
"That's true. Your boss doesn't lack money. I heard a dog is worth over a hundred million. Hey, does your boss have any special hobbies? I heard that people who dabble in the arts like him are more unconventional. "
"You know, people who dabble in the arts..." Zuo Yu pointed to his head. "They are different from ordinary people. There is no way to know what they are thinking. He spends most of his time at home. He doesn't need me, but I'm paying him a lot. "
"Then you're very relaxed. You don't have to protect me and you still get paid. Unlike us, who are so tired." Zuo Yu's comrade sighed.
"As bodyguards, we obviously need a chance to prove ourselves and protect the boss well. Only by protecting him well can we get paid. The boss will give us more money if he's happy. Since he's giving us more money, we'll protect him in-game too," Zuo Yu said.
"You can play games and get bonuses. That's pretty good. Maybe your boss will be happy and give you a raise. I'm envious of you. We work in shifts. You've found a good job. When you're about to resign or get fired, recommend me. "
"Hey, are you trying to steal my job?"
As the two of them were chatting and laughing, they suddenly saw the door of the venue open, and loud noises could be heard from inside.
Zuo Yu saw Fang Zhao's message on his communications device. "All right, that's enough. The press conference is over. I have to send them back."
"My rest time is over. I have to go out and keep watch. Let's talk when we have time."
This time, Fang Zhao left the venue with Zu Wen and the others. He left a message for Zuo Yu and asked him to drive over and wait for him.
Because of what Fang Zhao had said on stage, some media outlets wanted to interview Fang Zhao, but they didn't succeed. In the blink of an eye, Fang Zhao disappeared. Even the entire Polar Light project team couldn't be seen. Since they couldn't stop Fang Zhao, they didn't waste any more time and went to interview other people.
Xavier and Zachary left the interviews to the spokesperson and returned to their office.
"What a pity. If he had been groomed to be a professional e-sports player from a young age, Yanzhou's Big Five would probably be fighting over him. Why did he choose to learn composition?" Xavier still felt that Fang Zhao had chosen the wrong profession.
"Such talent. It's a pity," Zachary agreed.
They had just found out from headquarters that out of the 100 10th-generation consoles released to the public, only Fang Zhao had passed the threshold of 95. The highest score in other continents had stopped at 95. Perhaps the adaptability value would continue to rise as the machine was used, but at this stage, only Fang Zhao had reached 96, the highest score.
That was why Xavier lamented. An e-sports player with a good seedling had actually chosen to compose!
Fang Zhao didn't know about Fiery Bird's evaluation of him. He had asked Zuo Yu to drive directly to his house because Zu Wen and the others wanted to get close to the 10th generation and organize a small gathering at his house.
Fang Zhao's words at the press conference had also been spread by the media, causing many gamers to be unhappy.
"An amateur like him actually dares to say such things in front of the Big Five?"
"Isn't he afraid of losing until he doesn't even have his underwear left? Does he think that the 10th generation is in his hands for too long? "
"You don't say. Maybe someone really wants to use this kind of method to force him to sell the 10th generation."
"There's an old saying that goes, 'An innocent man gets into trouble because of his wealth.' If he is willing to sell the 10th generation, it will be fine. Not only will he be relaxed, but he can also make a fortune. But if he isn't willing to sell, even if the Big Five can't bring themselves to do so, others will hunt him down until he doesn't dare to go online. If he doesn't go online and doesn't play games, will he just leave such a good machine at home to collect dust? When the time comes, he will definitely sell it. Who knows, maybe the selling price will be lower. "
"Now the whole world is hyping the 10th generation. It has already reached 60 million. Yesterday, someone predicted that it will reach 80 million in 10 days or so."
"When the game officially starts, maybe it will exceed 100 million. Tsk — is the 10th generation that good?"
"You don't understand. That's called style. Many people want to buy it. Yesterday, I heard that because it is the first exoskeleton model among Fiery Bird's models, it has a high collectible value. In a few decades, its value might even double. In any case, you won't lose out. "
"Who has the means? Sell your house and get a loan to get one! "
It was impossible to hide the 10th generation, so Fang Zhao had never intended to hide it from the start. Recently, there were more and more people who wanted to buy the 10th generation from him. Yanzhou had eight 10th generation consoles. Five were in the hands of the Big Five and could not be resold. The owners of the other two were also Yanzhou nobles. In comparison, if anyone wanted to buy it, they could only start from Fang Zhao.
Recently, Fang Zhao's communications had been blocked. It was quieter.
Fortunately, the attention of netizens was quickly diverted by other news. In September, there were more practice matches between the various e-sports clubs, and they all stole the headlines. This time, Fang Zhao did not interfere in those practice matches. Just as people expected, gaming was one of the main forces of the entertainment industry. After 10 years, gaming circles occupied the top 10 trending topics every day. Even if it did not occupy all of them, it occupied more than half of the top 10 news, suppressing film, television, and music stars.
Silver Wing also launched its reserve of dual professional talents. They could not compete with the Big Five, but they could still compete with the other two old rivals.
In the blink of an eye, it was October 1. This year, it happened to be a weekend, so there were many people.
Fiery Bird's official opening time was 12 noon on October 1 in Huangzhou. Huangzhou was six hours ahead of Yanzhou, so in Yanzhou, the opening time was 6 in the morning.
At 5 in the morning, the virtual projects department's internal group chat started to get lively. Zu Wen and the others were probably so excited that they had not slept the whole night, but they were still very energetic.
Zu Wen, Rodney, and the other technical geeks were a bunch of gaming veterans. Ten years ago, they had not had the opportunity because they had been too young. Now, they could finally participate in this global feast.
"Everyone is really early," Fang Zhao said in the group chat.
"Yo! Good morning, Boss! "
"Boss, were you so excited that you couldn't sleep?" Rodney asked.
"I slept for seven hours," Fang Zhao replied.
"Boss, you have to be careful when you enter the game. Someone wants to ambush you in the game," Fu Yingtian, the department's technical staff, said.
They all knew that Fang Zhao had only started playing games after the virtual projects department had gradually risen. Previously, he had mostly played shooting games. This was the first time Fiery Bird was playing such a large-scale game. It was a little harder to control, and people who were new to it would definitely feel apprehensive. Furthermore, someone had already said that they wanted to ambush Fang Zhao, so they were worried that Fang Zhao would be affected and be in a bad mood.
"Don't be nervous, Boss."
"Right, Boss, don't be afraid. We'll cover for you!"
"If they want to kill you, they'll have to step over our dead bodies first!" Zu Wen said. Of course, he had to show his loyalty at this time.
"I'm here too," Zuo Yu said. Of course, he could not fall behind when it came to building goodwill. A raise!
"I'm not afraid," Fang Zhao said.
"Boss, how do you feel now?" Zu Wen asked.
"I thought of a song."
Everyone in the virtual projects department: "…"
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