Qiao Liang flipped through the promotional materials of these old games. Every one of them was filled with childhood memories.
At that time, he did not have any financial ability. Naturally, he could not talk about buying original games to support them. Even his memories of these games were completely blurry now.
Thus, Qiao Liang felt nostalgic when he saw these classic games.
"Let's not say anything else. Let's buy a replacement ticket!"
Qiao Liang did not flip through it carefully and took out money to buy the compilation.
This compilation was not cheap. There were a total of eight games in it. The price of each game ranged from dozens to more than a hundred yuan. This compilation was 40% off, and the total price was 588 yuan.
Even after the discount, the price was still quite expensive. After all, these were old games from more than ten years ago. The gameplay was completely behind the times, not to mention the graphics and game mechanisms.
Purely as a game, the money spent was definitely not worth it.
However, to a veteran player like Qiao Liang, this money was equivalent to a 'replacement ticket'. After all, he did not have the financial ability at that time. It was not bad to spend money to buy a wave of nostalgia now.
Qiao Liang's life was getting better now all thanks to games. It was understandable for him to buy a few games to support the development of domestically-produced games. What's more, the materials for these games could be used to make videos in the future (probably).
Qiao Liang flipped through the games after paying.
"The Landlord Game. I really miss it. It's a pity that this game is only interesting if many people play it together."
"'Storm of Heroes' can be considered a masterpiece of a generation."
"'Sword Kinesis' can be considered one of the top quality games in this batch. It's a pity that the sequels became more and more ordinary."
"'Conquest of the Three Kingdoms'? This game is very ordinary. There were not many players at that time. What's more, it was imitating foreign games. It's barely acceptable to pick a general from a dwarf, but it's not a good game. "
"…"
"I can tolerate 'Conquest of the Three Kingdoms'. What is this?"
Qiao Liang flipped through these games. The first few games were quite normal in style. The types and quality of these games were different. Some were well-deserved classic games, while others were relatively niche. However, overall, they were still barely acceptable.
However, he suddenly realized that a strange thing had mixed in.
"'Mission and Choice'? Isn't this the legendary shame of the domestic games industry? "
"Why is this rubbish game being used to cheat money? It's even selling for more than a hundred yuan! "
"Have the officials lost their minds?"
Qiao Liang almost thought that he was seeing things.
He had not played Mission and Choice back then mainly because he did not have the financial ability at that time. It was impossible for him to convince his parents to spend more than a hundred yuan to buy this game.
Later on, the game's reputation collapsed, so there was even less need to buy it.
Of course, the fact that Qiao Liang had never played this game before did not mean that he had never heard of the game's' shocking 'legend.
Therefore, now that they saw it appearing in this domestically-produced game compilation, they found it even more unbelievable.
"This stupid thing is selling for more than a hundred?"
"Even five yuan is too expensive!"
"Eh, wait a minute. Could this be the game version that the officials have modified?"
Qiao Liang suddenly felt that this matter was not as simple as he thought.
He immediately clicked on Mission and Choice, wanting to see if the official platform had fixed the bugs and improved the gameplay.
…
Ten minutes later, Qiao Liang's hands left the keyboard and mouse. He looked at the lake outside the window and began to think about life.
The game hadn't changed at all!
A bunch of fragmented images, perfunctory sound effects, and game bugs everywhere …
Qiao Liang had not been poisoned by the game Mission and Choice previously, but he could not escape it this time!
As for why he insisted on playing for ten minutes, it was probably because he was curious.
He really wanted to see how trashy this game could be. Did the official platform really put it up without changing anything?
Now that he had figured it out, this game was indeed useless. What's more, the official platform had indeed put it up without changing anything!
Of course, it was understandable for them to put Mission and Choice back on the official game platform with the idea of 'enriching the official platform's game library', 'remembering the humiliation', and 'faithfully recording the trash games of the past to sound the alarm for all game companies'.
However, what did the official platform mean by mixing it with other domestically-produced games of the same era to make a compilation and promote it together?
Was it to reflect how outstanding the other games were?
Qiao Liang was speechless. He cut back to the desktop and took a look. This game compilation was sold at a 40% discount when it was purchased in a bundle. However, each game could be refunded individually, and the refund conditions were extremely loose.
Qiao Liang could not help but come to a realization. "Oh, I understand."
"This official compilation actually has the effect of 'remembering bitterness and sweetness'."
"This compilation is not the most outstanding game of that era, but the most topical, representative, and even controversial game of that era!"
"There are very outstanding classic games here, such as' The Landlord Game ',' The Storm of Heroes', and so on. There are also relatively niche, low-selling, but special types of 'Conquest of the Three Kingdoms', as well as a bad example of 'Mission and Choice'."
"The official platform set up this option to refund individually because they knew that gamers would definitely not accept some of the games."
"Therefore, gamers can choose games that they are not interested in to refund. They will not suffer any financial losses."
"I see. That explains it."
Qiao Liang quickly thought of a relatively reasonable explanation.
That was exactly what Meng Chang wanted to achieve.
Meng Chang had already thought that Mission and Choice would definitely look out of place in this "domestically-produced game compilation".
If the other games were classic works that were worth collecting, wouldn't it be too obvious for Mission and Choice to be placed in this compilation?
Thus, in order to reduce gamers' suspicions, not every game in this compilation was worth it even though the eight games chosen in this compilation were classic games from more than ten years ago. For example, 'Conquest of the Three Kingdoms' was a relatively niche game with poor sales and a good reputation, but it was unique enough.
Then, he could open a refund option for a specific game to minimize the chances of being discovered.
Meng Chang had also considered whether he should set this compilation to be sold as a package for all the other games. Only Mission and Choice had to be purchased separately. That way, the chances of 'accidental injury' would be minimized.
However, on further thought, this was equivalent to excluding Mission and Choice. That would be too strange. It would easily cause gamers to make strange associations.
Thus, in the end, he chose this method of passing off fish eyes as pearls.
The truth proved that this method was quite effective. Qiao Liang was deceived.
Of course, the prerequisite for all of this was that Tengda had done a good job in keeping it a secret.
The outside world did not know that Tengda was developing a remake of the game 'Mission and Choice'. Most people would not think in that direction, and Qiao Liang was no exception.
He opened his fan group and found that there were also a few sporadic messages discussing the compilation.
However, it did not cause too much of a stir. After all, most gamers did not have much interest in such antique games. People like Qiao Liang were the minority.
A few brothers complained about the game 'Mission and Choice' before they were overwhelmed by the overwhelming messages in the group. Soon, they dissipated without a trace.
Qiao Liang did not take it to heart. There were so many games that he liked every day. He might not even open most of them. Today's game compilation was no exception.
He would not be able to wait to open the game immediately and clear it in one go unless it was a special large-scale production.
However, Qiao Liang fell into confusion again after closing the game compilation.
What should he do?
He had not had much inspiration recently. The video that should have been updated had been delayed for some time.
Suddenly, Qiao Liang had an idea.
"Let's do another episode of 'Trash Games Diss'! Didn't 'Mission and Choice' provide the material? "
Qiao Liang suddenly thought of a good way to make a fake video.
Mission and Choice might have been repeatedly whipped as a disgrace to the domestic games industry, but there were almost no UP Masters who had whipped it in recent years. After all, this game was too old. Many players did not know about it. Its popularity had long passed.
Qiao Liang felt that it might not be a bad thing to make a video to diss it and bring the audience back to the trash game that was so terrible back then!
At that thought, Qiao Liang made up his mind to do this for the next episode!
…
…
At the same time, Pei Qian sat in the car and yawned.
The sunlight outside was not bad, and it made him feel warm.
He should have taken a good nap at this time, but he could not because he had something to deal with.
In the morning, the person-in-charge of Otto Technologies, Jiang Yuan, called. He said that the preparations for the artificial intelligence laboratory were almost done. He hoped that Boss Pei would inspect and guide the work.
This time, he had directly acquired a company that researched artificial intelligence and poached a few technical backbones from Xunke Technologies and other companies.
This company had already achieved some results, but it could not compare to a leading company like Xunke Technologies. In order for both parties to communicate and cooperate better, dozens of employees of this company had moved to Jingzhou. Otto Technologies would arrange for their accommodation and office space.
Of course, a portion of the employees of the original company resigned because they did not want to leave their original city. However, they were only a minority. After all, the premium for poaching people this time was very high. Everyone knew how good Tengda's treatment was.
The team that he had poached with a lot of money already had some research results. They could operate smoothly even if they did not care about it at all. However, Jiang Yuan felt that he still had to let Boss Pei guide them and determine the direction of the research.
Artificial intelligence was related to many of Tengda's industries after all. This technology had many branches. Which direction it developed in might affect Boss Pei's overall layout of Tengda's industries. He could not be careless.
To Pei Qian, he really needed to change the research direction of this artificial intelligence laboratory slightly. He wanted to try his best not to let it have too much positive impact on his current industry. He wanted to ensure that there would not be too many useful results after spending tens of millions of yuan. That way, he could continue to throw money in boldly in the future.
Soon, they arrived at Otto Technologies.
Jiang Yuan was already waiting downstairs. He led Pei Qian to the office of the artificial intelligence laboratory.
"Boss Pei, this is the person-in-charge of the artificial intelligence laboratory, Shen Renjie."
Shen Renjie looked to be in his forties. He was dressed casually and had the characteristics of a programmer. He looked like a more pragmatic person.
After getting to know each other, Shen Renjie said, "Boss Pei, why don't I call the core members of the laboratory over to introduce them and then explain to you the current research results of our laboratory?"
Pei Qian raised his hand. "There's no need. I don't have to worry about you guys. Let's get straight to the point."
Jiang Yuan nodded. "Alright, let's talk in the conference room."
The three of them arrived at the conference room and took their seats.
In fact, Pei Qian did not care about the composition of the laboratory and the research results. He only cared about whether this laboratory could continue to burn money for him safely.
Therefore, he had to think of a good name and look for a good omen.
Pei Qian took a sip of tea and asked, "Does the laboratory have a name?"
Shen Renjie answered, "Yes. Previously, our laboratory was named 'Qilin' Artificial Intelligence Laboratory because Qilin is an auspicious beast in ancient China. It is extremely intelligent and has the meaning of good luck. It is more suitable for the theme of artificial intelligence. "
Pei Qian frowned immediately and shook his head. "That's not appropriate."
Jiang Yuan said, "Then we might as well call it AEEIS Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. After all, AEEIS is our main artificial intelligence product at the moment. This name sounds nice and easy to remember."
Pei Qian shook his head again. "It's still not appropriate."
Good lord, is it okay to call it Qilin?
This name was too domineering. It made Pei Qian feel a strong sense of danger.
It was not appropriate to call it AEEIS Artificial Intelligence Laboratory because AEEIS was already popular. Pei Qian did not want this artificial intelligence laboratory to become popular as well.
Jiang Yuan and Shen Renjie looked at Boss Pei, meaning that he could not do this or that. Could he give a suitable name?
Pei Qian thought for a moment and said, "In my opinion, let's call it 'Nag' Artificial Intelligence Laboratory!"
Since it was not appropriate to call it Qilin, he would do the opposite!
The so-called Nag referred to a horse with poor aptitude and was not outstanding. It was also known as a lousy horse. In layman's terms, it was an inferior horse that was stupid and ran slowly.
Pei Qian vaguely remembered reading an ancient saying somewhere: "There are three things a horse can measure. First, a military horse, second, a field horse, and third, a nag."
The general meaning was: There were three types of horses. Some were warhorses used to fight on the battlefield, some were field horses used to farm, and some were useless nag.
He named this artificial intelligence laboratory 'Nag' because he hoped that the artificial intelligence developed would be stupid and stupid. What's more, the research speed would be very slow and useless in the end.
Jiang Yuan and Shen Renjie were stunned.
'Nag' Artificial Intelligence Laboratory?
This name isn't very resounding at all!
Didn't the 'Qilin' sound quite nice? Good lord, I don't know how many levels I've downgraded it?
Pei Qian had an unfathomable expression. In any case, as long as he did not feel guilty, the one who felt guilty would definitely be someone else.
"Then, this is the name!"
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