March 25th, Monday …
In the blink of an eye, two days of the weekend had passed.
Yan Qi went to work as usual. After getting a cup of coffee, he sat down at his desk.
At first, he wanted to arrange for people to develop the remaining content of Millet. However, on further thought, he searched for the latest discussions about Millet online.
He was dumbfounded when he saw what he saw.
On Saturday, he posted an announcement to explain that Millet did not lack money at all. He told everyone not to worry too much.
At first, he thought that this matter was over. Now, not only was it not over, but it had also blown up!
First, He An voiced his support for Tengda. Then, the entire domestic games industry inexplicably began to take sides!
Some game designers, including He An, expressed their support for Tengda. They severely reprimanded those with ulterior motives for smearing Tengda's name and disrupting the domestic games industry. However, some game distributors and bosses of games companies who did not get along with Tengda stood out. They seemed to be making reasonable comments, but in fact, they were leading the rhythm and trying to pull Tengda down from its pedestal.
At first, everyone restrained themselves. However, the smell of gunpowder soon became stronger and stronger!
That was because the game industry was not a harmonious place to begin with. Some manufacturers had grievances with each other to begin with.
Now that old and new hatred had erupted, their words naturally became more and more impolite.
At first, the debate revolved around Millet. The main point of the discussion was: Tengda claimed to be revitalizing domestically-produced games, but what contribution had it made to domestically-produced games with the ability, reputation, and resources?
Dream Realization Ventures had so much money to invest in some random company, but did not have the money to invest in Millet or other domestically-produced independent games?
Tengda had such a strong reputation and reputation, but did it not think of speaking up for Morning Dew Games Platform?
As the argument went on, the topic drifted further and further away. It became a battle between manufacturers. Of course, some groundless things were naturally pinned on Tengda.
To be honest, this scene was quite undignified.
However, this was exactly what the Anti-Tengda Alliance needed.
That was because a dignified method would not cause any harm to Tengda!
Their current playstyle looked very shameless, but they weren't shameless in the first place. This was also a kind of "low moral advantage".
They were obviously unreasonable and would not receive the players' support. However, as long as they persistently pestered and worked hard to muddy the waters, they would be able to cause a certain negative impact on Tengda.
Moreover, it seemed like they came prepared this time. Someone must have added fuel to the fire. Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to quarrel to this extent in just two days on the weekend.
The mastermind had seized on Tengda's weakness of not working on weekends to launch a fierce attack on Tengda!
On the other hand, Tengda did not make any moves over the weekend. Even on Monday, it did not make any statements.
Yan Qi saw all of this and was anxious in his heart.
To him, Tengda's behavior was a little unreasonable.
As long as they openly announced to the outside world that Chili was funded by Tengda and that the idea for the game was inspired by Boss Pei, wouldn't that be enough?
At that time, the doubts of the outside world would naturally disappear. The clowns of the Anti-Tengda Alliance and the fake reviewers would naturally be slapped in the face.
If he could, Yan Qi wanted to personally reveal this news.
Unfortunately, Boss Pei did not allow him to say it. What's more, it looked like Boss Pei did not intend to say it himself.
What was Boss Pei waiting for?
This was truly perplexing.
As he was struggling, his assistant walked over. "Boss Yan, there's something.
"The official games platform just called to say that they want to arrange an urgent interview for you. They probably saw the promotional video for Chili and placed a lot of importance on our project. That's why they want to report about it.
"Do you think we should accept this interview? If we do, what time would be suitable?
"The official reporters would arrive as soon as tomorrow."
Yan Qi was stunned. "Eh? Interview? "
"Of course, we should! Let's set the time for tomorrow. The earlier, the better! "
Of course, every game designer wished to be interviewed by an official platform's reporter!
Once this interview was posted on the official platform, Chili would naturally not have to worry about attention. Many players would definitely flood into the game.
Even though Mili was confirmed to be an exclusive game on Morning Dew Gaming Platform, the official platform was a bit special. It didn't directly compete with a private platform like Mili.
The official platform would not prohibit or exclude the existence of other games platforms. According to the rules, exclusive games on other platforms had to be released on the official platform after three months. However, even if the official platform released the game, it would only provide an additional entry point. If players wanted to play the game, it would not be enough to download the game itself. They had to download the original platform before they could play the game.
In other words, according to the rules, although Millet Rain was exclusive to Morning Dew Gaming Platform, it had to be released on the official platform after three months. However, players had to download Millet Rain on the official platform first before they could do so.
That way, it could protect the exclusive games on these games platforms so that the platform could still rely on exclusive games to expand its user base. It also maintained the authority of the official platform and consolidated resources to a certain extent.
Thus, maintaining a good relationship with the official platform would be beneficial for both Chili and Morning Dew Gaming Platform.
Yan Qi also took this opportunity to express his opinion on the official platform: The Mili project really did not lack money! This kind of pointless quarrel and choice of sides can stop!
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March 26th, Tuesday …
The official platform's interview team arrived in Jingzhou once again and headed straight for Chili's project team.
There were a total of five people in the interview team this time. The chief editor was still Xia Jiang.
After all, she was one of the more experienced reporters on the official platform. She had previously interviewed Tengda Corporation and independent games incubation bases. She had published many good articles.
It was obvious that the official platform was taking this interview seriously since they had sent Xia Jiang over.
Of course, Xia Jiang was also looking forward to the interview. Mili seemed to be another Triple-A action game after Repent and be Saved. It had a deep Chinese cultural heritage and was of high quality. The game's creator, Yan Qi, had a personal history of making mobile games to survive, and making standalone games to fulfill his dreams. He was also a good interview material.
"Chief Editor Xia! Hello, hello. I've heard a lot about you.
"I've watched the interviews you did for Tengda Corporation and the Destitution Plan. I'm very impressed by your professionalism!"
Yan Qi was already waiting downstairs. He shook Xia Jiang's hand warmly when he saw her.
He wasn't just being polite. He had actually watched the two interviews and was very appreciative of such "blank interviews."
To be able to outline Boss Pei's image by interviewing the people around Boss Pei, and this image was very similar to Boss Pei's real image. Such powerful interview skills could not be underestimated.
Yan Qi felt excited when he thought about how the person being interviewed had changed from Boss Pei to himself. It was as if he was walking on a broad road that had been opened up by his predecessors.
Chief Editor Xia Jiang was definitely a blessing!
She had interviewed Tengda before, and then Tengda had rapidly taken off and thrived.
If she interviewed Chili's project team now, perhaps the game would explode?
Yan Qi warmly led Xia Jiang and the other staff of the official platform's interview team in and sat down in the conference room that had already been arranged.
The other staff were busy setting up the scene. The cameraman was busy looking for a camera and adjusting the equipment.
Xia Jiang had already prepared the interview draft. The interview had not started yet. There was nothing else for the time being, so she chatted for a while.
She looked Yan Qi up and down and asked, "This project 'Mili' …"
"Boss Pei funded it, right?"
Yan Qi: "… huh?"
This question left him dumbfounded on the spot.
Yan Qi's expression froze. He had not expected Xia Jiang's first sentence to be this.
Why did she know?
This matter should be kept strictly confidential, right? Could it be … that there was a mole among the core personnel?
Or did she obtain information from Tengda in advance?
That could not be … there were no such rumors in the outside world.
It was most likely a guess.
"You … why do you ask?"
Yan Qi was a little shocked, but he quickly calmed down. He did not answer directly but chose to ask a question instead.
Xia Jiang smiled. In fact, she had already understood when she saw Yan Qi's reaction.
He didn't expect that by giving it a try, it would really work!
Xia Jiang smiled and said, "I guessed!
"Now that Chili's matter has caused an uproar, the companies of the Anti-Tengda Alliance have made an issue out of it to attack Tengda. Almost the entire domestic games industry has taken sides. If it was another company that invested in Chili, they would have jumped out to report it by now. How could they still remain calm?
"I really can't think of a second person who would do such a good deed without leaving his name, apart from Tengda Corporation's Boss Pei.
"Your expression now is carved from the same mold as Boss Qiu of the independent game incubation base.
"However, I think … you would probably be like Boss Qiu and refuse to admit it even if you were beaten to death, right?"
Yan Qi was speechless.
Good fellow, is this a professional reporter?
You've already understood everything. What else do I have to say?
However … Boss Qiu's independent game incubation base, which was also the Destitution Plan, was actually Boss Pei's business?
Yan Qi did not have much interaction with the Destitution Plan. That was because the Blade of the Empire that he first created was a mobile game with paywalls, not an independent game. What's more, he had a relatively complete development team of his own. Thus, he could not get any investment from the Destitution Plan.
His main impression of the Destitution Plan was that the Destitution Plan had previously provided Morning Dew Gaming Platform with many outstanding independent games. It had given Morning Dew Gaming Platform a lot of money.
Of course, looking at Xia Jiang's expression, there should be no proof of this matter.
Qiu Hong was the same. He would not admit it even if he was beaten to death.
As long as he did not admit it, Xia Jiang, as the official chief editor, could not write this matter directly in the report. She could only hint at it.
As for hints … their influence was ultimately limited.
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