Chapter 126 A Round of Applause, Go on Stage to Receive the Award! Thirty Years in Hedong, Boy!

"Dear guests, good evening! Welcome to the annual..." After the guests took their seats one after another.

The host in costume also came on stage with a microphone in his hand. After a polite opening remarks, he entered into a short singing and dancing talent show.

According to the award rules that Ke Jin learned about.

In addition to the final "Art of the Year" award.

The Art Festival Awards Dinner also established nine awards for the best classified arts.

Of course, if there are only a few awards, the entire award ceremony process will be compressed very short, and the awards will be completed in less than two times.

In order to make the whole party look more grand and rich.

The organizers also set up some scattered small awards this time, such as the best nomination in each category, the best newcomer, the best folk art, etc.

It is precisely because of the small prizes in the past that the big prizes in the future will appear more significant.

After a series of awards and congratulatory speeches, there was a short period of singing and dancing.

At this time, the official live broadcast rooms of the art festivals on major platforms were filled with barrages of demons dancing wildly.

"Have these dancing ladies not eaten? Twist them so hard! Twist them so hard!"

"What hook is this song singing? This high pitch? My girlfriend's voice is higher than this when she sings!"

"What's it called? Tell me more."

"The one just now was still singing for real, but now this one is more focused on participation. The button of the microphone is in a superposition state of on and off. Quantum singing, right?"

"Now that the embarrassment is over, when will it be the official awards ceremony! I just want to see this year's best literary nominations and see if Mrs. Musk is as good as her. Her beautiful writing is really amazing!"

"Put aside Danmei. When will Danmei be nominated for literature?"

"Danmei is the hottest trend on the Internet this year! The popularity on the entire Internet has exceeded 100 million! Steamed buns, are you not convinced?"

"Ah ah ah ah, I'm dead! The director actually showed the camera to my brother Wu Chen! He is so handsome... Wait a minute, why is there a more handsome guy next to me? Does any sister know the name of that little brother? ah?"

"I don't have much impression...Have you acted in any works?"

"Sitting next to Brother Chen, he should be Brother Chen's assistant or something."

While the barrages were flowing, the awards process was also progressing rapidly.

"...I announce that this year's winner of the best sculpture art is Qi Changshan from the Chinese Sculpture Association! Mr. Qi is invited to come to the stage to receive the award." As the host finished his words, the audience applauded.

An old man in his fifties or sixties wearing a peaked cap came on stage, and his entry for this competition was played on the big screen behind him.

A small stone sculpture of two dragons playing with a pearl is exquisite and delicate, and every inch of the scales is lifelike.

It also triggered heated discussions among netizens.

"Wow! This carving is really good!"

"Okay! These two dragons perfectly satisfy my fantasy about Chinese dragons!"

"The quality of the previous dramas is also very good. I have seen that song and dance drama. The actors really integrated into the plot with every expression of their bodies."

"There is also the architectural art category. The winner is a miniature architectural model of the rings of Saturn. It has a sci-fi style. I really like the houses built on the rings of Saturn."

"Hey...why do you feel that the quality of this year's works is so impressive?"

"Instead of saying it's very good at fighting, is it more normal? In previous years, there were always some works that netizens said they liked after seeing them, but in the end they were not selected. This year's previous ones are what everyone expected."

"Wouldn't it be better if you came here earlier? In the past few years, it was really a shady and fake show of all kinds of demons, and I didn't even want to watch it."

During the heated discussion on the barrage, the old sculptor went down holding the trophy in his hand.

Soon I heard the host holding a small card book in his hand. After scanning it, he announced loudly with a smile in his eyes.

"This year's Best Game Art winner...is the excellent game "BioShock Infinite" produced by Ready Player One! And just now I heard from the staff on site that Ready Player One's chief game designer is also here this time , let us applaud Mr. Jin!"

"Bah bang bang!"

There was a round of applause from the audience.

Ke Jin was confused.

The original plan was for Gou Chehua to come on stage to receive the award.

It turned out to be good now, the host called everyone by name.

Keyu also urged from the side: "Brother, move quickly, I'm tapping you."

"Which bastard sold this to me..." Ke Jin was embarrassed.

"Perhaps he may be your fan. After all, Ready Player One is quite well-known now. It's normal for there to be fans of you among the staff." Ke Yu quietly pushed Ke Jin's arm and whispered: "You're all here. , don’t worry about so much for now, you go up first, and I will help you find out what dad has said."

The two brothers and sisters were doing ink work. Since no one stood up for more than ten seconds, many guests even started to look around and whisper.

Ke Jin had to get up bravely.

In an instant, several spotlights hit him.

Two crane cameras followed closely to capture the scene.

Next to him, Wu Chen looked at Ke Jin who suddenly stood up, with a slightly startled expression.

I didn’t expect this kid to actually have something?

Immediately he felt relieved again.

No wonder he was assigned a seat next to him.

As a certain winner of the best art of the year, if the people around me are too arrogant, they will obviously lower themselves.

Thinking of this, Wu Chen could accept it.

"The organizers have thought very carefully."

Soon, Ke Jin straightened his tie and strode onto the stage with everyone turning their heads and looking sideways.

Although Gou Chehua had just been told not to be nervous, now that it was his turn to take the stage, Ke Jin found that he was still a little panicked.

It's not that the people here are terrible.

It simply reminded him of the embarrassment he felt when he was a kid and was called by the teacher to answer questions on the stage while a group of classmates watched the whole process.

After Ke Jin stood still on the stage, the award-giving leaders on the side also walked up to the stage and awarded him a slightly abstract art trophy.

Shake hands, say thank you, and then put their arms around the old leader's shoulders and give a thumbs up for a group photo. Ke Jin has seen this process too many times in his previous life, so he is quite comfortable doing it.

At this time, the barrage also began to surge wildly.

"I'll copy it! Carve it!!"

"Wori! Finally I saw Gravograph himself! I'm so excited!!"

“Gravograph, can I kiss your trophy/Dog Head”

“No, Gravograph is so handsome??”

"Mom, I've never shown my face on any occasion before. I thought he was too fat to show up, but he's so handsome and he still doesn't show up. What do you mean?"

"Now I have to turn into male ketone / evil smile / evil smile"

"Male ketone? Female ketone is so stressful to watch!"

"I declare! Gravograph can be worn without/shy/shy"

During the barrage of banter, the beautiful host also stepped forward with a microphone in hand and called out to Ke Jin who was about to leave.

"Mr. Kejin, don't leave in a hurry. As soon as you appeared on the stage, the popularity of our live broadcast has increased a lot. It seems that many netizens are very curious about you. We have also collected many questions from netizens. I think Can I let you answer it on the spot?"

"Of course." Ke Jin had a smile on his lips, but his eyes were darting towards the audience.

Yubao was not seen.

I guess I slipped out and called my dad.

At this time, listen to the host speak.

"Mr. Ke, I heard that "BioShock Infinite" was a game that was only started after you got the invitation letter from the art festival. It took less than four months to complete the production. Is this the normal speed of game production in your industry? ?"

"Yes, it's normal." Ke Jin nodded: "It may be a little difficult for small factories, but for big factories, their speed of making games should be faster than our number one player, usually ten days and a half. One can be produced.”

Since there were no colleagues present, the group of people just felt unclear.

But all the barrages exploded.

"ah??"

"real or fake?"

"Wori! How can game manufacturers produce games so fast?"

" x-on:Tengjing x-on:Net News x-on:Yinhui, think carefully about why your new game production cycle takes so long? Are you being lazy?"

"Ready Player One is a model worker in the industry!"

at the same time.

Far away at Tencent Game Headquarters.

Ling Zhetao, who was also watching the award ceremony, clenched his fists in anger.

This little brat!

on purpose!

He definitely did it on purpose!

A layman would not understand, but how could Ling Zhetao, who is also in the gaming industry, not know the normal production time of a game.

If a regular 2D game is high-quality, it can be bought in two or three months.

But for a 3D masterpiece, a construction period of at least one or two years is required.

Unless the employees are particularly top-notch, and all aspects of art, dubbing, modeling, and programming are basically done over and over again, and the connection between the various departments is perfect, then it is possible to produce a high-quality work in a very short time.

But this kind of excellent cooperation and tacit understanding has always been rare.

What's more, the top management often requests changes to some of the game's aesthetics or gameplay based on market trends, which makes it even more difficult.

This brat just wants to disgust people!

While disgusting people, they also removed small factories, specifically disgusting large game companies headed by several giants.

This is simply a naked provocation!

"Let's see how long you can keep laughing!" Ling Zhetao gritted his teeth as he stared at Ke Jin, who had finished the interview and walked off the stage.

But the next moment, Ling Zhetao was confused.

"Thank you Mr. Kejin for your patient answer. Let us congratulate him with another round of applause. Well, the next thing to be announced is the Best Musical Art Award of the Year... The winning work is... uh..." The host switched to another picture After seeing the name displayed on the card, he was slightly startled.

But soon, her good professionalism made her react quickly and said with a sweet smile: "Let us congratulate Ready Player One for their game "BioShock: Infinite"! It won the best music and art award this year!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole place was in an uproar!

Accompanied by incredible chatter.

"what's the situation?"

"The game won the best music and art award of the year?"

"Is this...is this?"

"Is this crossing a line?"

"No, how are the judges selected this year?"

Cross-border award winning!

This is almost an unprecedented situation since the beginning of the domestic art festival!

Not to mention the scene, even the live broadcast room is full of question marks.

Ling Zhetao, who was watching the live broadcast closely, had a look of astonishment on his face.

But soon, the game soundtrack of "Infinite" began to play on the big screen.

The dynamic and melodious melody, profound arrangement skills, perfect integration of multiple instruments and the mellow singing voice of the female voice really captured the ears of many people at the scene.

At least to those with a discerning ear, it is clear that the quality of this arrangement is definitely higher than this year's so-called Internet celebrity song.

However, some people are reluctant to let go of the barrage.

"Why? It's shady! Why does an English song win the Best Musical Art of the Year in our country? Is this reasonable?"

"Disgusting! It's so disgusting! Are all you people in the gaming industry so disgusting? Now you don't even want to betray others when you buy shady stories? My brother's song that is so popular has actually been rejected?"

"Sisters, go report this game company! Investigate whether they are colluding with the organizer behind the scenes!"

Not long after a group of angry barrages were sent out, they were killed by another barrage that floated slowly past.

"I remember last year or the year before that, didn't your music industry also award an English song by Brother Cai for its Chinese-language golden song of the year? Your own celebration can award an English song. What's there to say?"

It is said that one stone stirs up a thousand waves, and the dead Internet memory began to splash AOE wildly on everyone, immediately triggering a crowd of echoes.

"Is there someone being impatient? Are you so impatient? You even want to report it? How come you are more easily stressed than my cat?"

"No matter what bird song my brother sings, winning a prize is proof of his strength, but others can't do the same, right?"

"What a famous double standard."

"I'm used to it, I've always been here like this. But now I'm suddenly being killed by an explosion, and some people are not used to it/Gotou"

The barrage was loud and brutal, but everyone at the scene still applauded after being stunned for a moment.

This time it was Ke Jin's turn to be in trouble.

No, I really didn’t want to win a music award...Why is this included in my list?

However, on the eve of the awards ceremony, Kejin also took the time to listen to this year's popular Internet celebrity songs.

If you have something to say, it’s really better to just award it to me.

When he got up and went on stage again, he passed by Wu Chen.

The other party's expression was obviously a little surprised, and he stared blankly at Ke Jin's back. He didn't look back until the person walked onto the stage.

The second time he came on stage, the host smiled and interviewed Ke Jin again, and praised the high level of creation of the game music soundtrack of "Infinite". After the game was released, several of its songs were ranked on the Music Monthly List of the month. Top 50 on the list.

"Let us once again congratulate the sculptors with warm applause, and also congratulate "BioShock Infinite" for achieving another great success! If any sculptors please return to your seats, let's continue to present the next award~"

The host smiled sweetly and continued to change the small cards in his hand.

The next moment, her pretty face was filled with astonishment.

He hurriedly called out to Ke Jin who was about to step down.

"Wait... wait a moment, engraver."

"What?" Ke Jin was also stunned.

"This...the winner of the best art of the year is still you..."

The host's embarrassed voice came out.

The whole venue immediately exploded!

One after another, dense discussions came out.

"ah???"

"No...why is this?"

"I originally believed in the organizer, but again and again, no matter what you say about this game, it is impossible to win three annual best arts at once... Uh." Someone's questioning voice has not yet finished. The footage played on the big screen was so shocking that I was speechless.

On the screen, from the first perspective of the protagonist Booker, the rocket took off at high speed and entered the countdown.

After a few seconds countdown ends.

Rockets blast through the clouds.

An emotionless mechanical voice sounded.

"Hallelujah"

Immediately afterwards, the beautiful Sky City appeared in front of all the audience present.

The various steam architectural aesthetics, steam power aesthetics, and the beautiful scenery of the floating island that almost overflowed from the screen amazed almost everyone!

At that moment, the whole place was silent, and the discussion completely disappeared!

Such a stunningly beautiful scene obviously cannot be created out of thin air.

It was also outlined stroke by stroke by the Ready Player One art department.

Soon, the award-giving leader came on stage holding the third trophy.

Ke Jin could no longer hold it in his hands.

The trophy is made of pure gold. Although it is not big, it is really heavy.

At this moment, Jin was already holding one in each hand.

The leader looked up and down and felt troubled.

There's nothing I can do...I've been a leader for so many years, and I've never seen anything like this...

This is the first time that someone can win three trophies across borders in a single arts festival... What a novelty!

In the end, Ke Jin quietly came to the rescue for the leader.

"Just put it in my suit pocket."

lead:"……"

Good guy, I can't bear to walk around in circles. This sentence is a metaphor when used by others, but it is a declarative sentence when it comes to you, right?

But there really is no better way.

Rather than holding it embarrassingly under his arm, the leader chose to actively stuff the trophy into Kejin's suit pocket.

Unfortunately, the shape of the trophy is slender, and a small part of it is exposed.

The whole picture is funny and joyful.

When the last group photo was taken, the old leader changed his attitude of completing the task when taking pictures with others. This time, he took the initiative to hug Ke Jin's shoulders and grinned brightly at the camera.

After taking a group photo, he patted Ke Jin on the shoulder as if approvingly, and then strode off the stage.

There is really nothing to say about winning an award once. The old leader is well-informed.

But if a work wins three awards in a row across borders, it has a different meaning.

Anyone with a bit of vision knows that this kid has a promising future!

His attitude towards Ke Jin also improved instantly.

Soon, the leader stepped down and the host made a summary.

“Obviously, we have seen the diversity of art forms in Ready Player One, a game company, and this time the judges will award the award to Ready Player One, which obviously shows that they have expressed their respect for the increasingly young art form. Recognition.”

"Today's young artists have gradually moved from the traditional 'pen and paper' to the more modern 'digital composition', but in the work "BioShock: Infinite", those exquisite character models and beautiful The city in the sky is also carefully drawn stroke by stroke by the artists of Number One Player. Without a solid art foundation, it is obviously impossible to make this dreamlike city in the sky deeply immersive in every moment. Leave an impression on players."

“Let’s once again congratulate Ready Player One on his honor!”

Ke Jin received a lot of applause and returned to his seat holding three trophies.

During this period, when passing by Wu Chen, he said: "Brother, keep your legs tight, I'm afraid the trophy will hit your face."

"Oh." Wu Chen came back to his senses and put his legs away obediently. Even he himself didn't know why he was so obedient suddenly.

At this time, Keyu also held up the skirt of his evening dress and quickly bent down from the other side and came around.

The little girl was shocked when she saw Ke Jin holding three trophies in his hands.

"Brother, did you steal someone's trophy?"

"What are you talking about? What are you talking about?" If he hadn't been unable to take action, Ke Jin would have given this stupid little sister a blow.

Soon, he asked again.

"Why have you been gone so long?"

"The signal in the venue was not good, so I ran all the way out of the gate to get through. Dad said that he was drinking with some friends at Uncle Li's house. These big men probably wouldn't be interested in this kind of art awards ceremony. Don't worry." Keyu stretched out his little hand and made an OK gesture.

At this time, the last film art of the year was announced on the awards stage.

The winner is still not Wu Chen. It is a war-themed movie that does not receive much attention, but is starred by a group of veteran actors.

Now the female assistant next to me was worried.

"Brother Chen, what's going on..."

Wu Chen waved his hand calmly: "Don't worry, there is also a final annual award. That award has the highest gold content. My adoptive father must have placed me in that position."

While speaking, he glanced at Ke Jin.

If the expression on Ke Jin's face at first was contemptuous and disdainful.

After Kejin took home three awards.

Wu Chen felt that this boy was ready to fight him.

"Maybe, this is the sympathy between the strong and the strong." Wu Chen thought in his heart.

But we still have a small advantage.

After all, the next year's best is the first of this year's nine major arts!

Soon, the stage entered the final section of singing and dancing.

Immediately afterwards, the female host in costume appeared again, with a full smile on her face with exquisite makeup.

"Okay, after such a long period of preparation, I believe that all the viewers in front of the screen are also curious about this year's best art award. Who will win it?" She glanced at the people in the audience and lowered her head. Looking at the small card in his hand, he said: "I won't be too pretentious, let's officially enter the last part of the ceremony!"

"First of all, the 13th place for the best art of the year is the jade sculpture of Two Dragons Playing with Pearls carved by our old Mr. Qi Changshan! It received 138,314 votes online and 5 votes from the judges!"

The host on the stage is counting the votes.

The barrage also began to discuss who will win the final grand prize.

The final scoring mechanism for the arts year has never been made public.

However, according to calculations by netizens, the votes of the nine art judges may account for more than 70%.

Under this skewed ratio, one vote from the judges is worth tens of thousands of dollars!

In terms of voting rules, each work has three votes in the hands of each judge, and 0 to 3 votes can be cast depending on the quality of the work.

And, unlike classification best.

For the annual best, every nominated work in the same category will be included in the final selection.

That is, if the first place is music, it does not prevent the second place from being classified as music.

Belonging depends entirely on the quality of the work and is no longer limited to classification.

"...The eighth place is the annual dance work "Under One Person" by the NA747 girl group. It received 479,711 votes online and 11 votes from the judges!" At this time, the host continued to broadcast.

"... In third place, the war movie "Guarding Hometown" directed by Wang Tianming and starring Yu Xiaofeng received 987,244 votes online and 15 votes from the judges!"

"... In second place, the song "Serenade in the Rain" written and sung by singer Miao Yuxi received 1,332,279 votes online and 16 votes from the judges!"

"First place!" After the host finished speaking, he paused for a moment.

He looked toward the third row.

When Wu Chen saw the host looking at him, he straightened his back and straightened his collar.

coming!

coming soon!

Just as he was about to stand up, the female assistant beside him also took out her mobile phone and started shooting.

She didn't forget what Wu Chen said just now, and she wanted to record the embarrassment of the guy next door.

At this time, just listen to the host speak.

"First place, the new game "BioShock Infinite" produced by Ready Player One, received 1,931,486 votes online and 24 votes from the judges!"

“Let us congratulate the top player and also invite the designer to come on stage again to receive the award!”

Ke Jin stood up under the thunderous applause and side glances of the audience.

The female assistant's cell phone did not record Ke Jin's embarrassed expression.

Instead, he recorded and spelled out the entire process of the astonished emotions of his own artist Wu Chen.

After Kejin walked onto the stage again and received a unique and more solid gold trophy from the leader.

The hostess said with a smile.

"Congratulations, engraving designer. One work has won four awards in a row! This is unprecedented in many art exhibitions, but it is also a well-deserved honor for the top player!"

"Before this, the game industry seemed to have been known for its short, fast, relaxing and decompressing elements. Many outsiders thought that they were lacking in ideas and core, and their cultural heritage was superficial, etc. But Ready Player One proved to everyone through "BioShock: Infinite" that There is artistry in games too!”

"Being able to win four awards in a row shows that games, as a latecomer to the Ninth Art, have truly been recognized by popular culture this year! After this, I believe that the Ninth Art will have more audiences in the future and will be more prominent in mainstream culture. It shines brightly in the eyes of the national culture!"

"However, I have a more personal question that I'm very curious about."

"I would like to ask the engraving designer, can you tell me, as the ninth art, what is the difference between games and other arts?"

"Because I always feel that this type of art seems to be slightly different, but I also feel that it is somewhat all-encompassing. It includes not only movies, but also music, as well as shadows of other arts such as fine arts... Why was it singled out as the first article? Where’s the Nine Arts?”

Hearing this, the audience was silent.

The barrage was surging.

"Well, this little girl is here to cause trouble, isn't she?"

"Guigui, this question is not easy to answer... It feels like the organizer has recognized "Infinite", but it is only based on the quality of "Infinite" works, and does not seem to recognize the cultural form of the Ninth Art."

"Indeed, many niche arts also have high-quality works that are out of the circle, but it is still a bit over the top to call them art."

"I remember that the Ninth Art was originally created by those game capitalists, right? It was just to gain some gold content. Unexpectedly, they were able to escape in previous years because their works were too rubbish, and now they are stuck here with Gravograph... "

"It's better not to answer this, I feel like something is going to happen..."

"I'm afraid I can't answer it well. How should I answer this? I'm an old player, and I feel that the game is just a stitching monster of the previous major arts..."

Not only the barrage, but also many people in the industry who were also watching the live broadcast found that they had no answer after thinking about it carefully.

This scene made Ling Zhetao, who was originally furious, gradually calm down.

At first, Ling Zhetao was almost furious when he saw Ready Player One winning the Art of the Year award.

What if I won the award? I'm afraid it will have a huge impact on the future game industry.

What giant companies fear most is sudden and epoch-making changes. There are countless examples of giants in other industries dying at the hands of major changes.

But the organizer's sudden attack was exactly what Ling Zhetao wanted.

This is right.

If you win a prize, you win a prize, don't talk about art.

We do art just to put money on our faces, not for you to actually make art.

If you really do it, we can't do it later.

Then just send it?

Art? That makes no sense!

In the eyes of capital headed by Ling Zhetao.

Games that can make huge amounts of money are the best art!

"You must be stupid now." Seeing Ke Jin's delay in answering on the stage, Ling Zhetao smiled proudly.

And the next moment.

Ke Jin, who seemed to have finished brewing in his heart, raised the microphone.

About why games are called the ninth art.

Perhaps this is the first time it has been mentioned positively on Blue Star.

But as early as the earth where Ke Jin lived in his previous life, there were already too many explanations as to why games can be called the ninth art.

At this time, Ke Jin could only be heard speaking slowly.

“Music music can soothe the ears, dance is moving, literature and painting are classical, and stone sculpture interpretation is accurate... It seems that the presentation of each art has a unique connotation that is different from others.”

"As the host said, perhaps in the eyes of the public who don't understand games, video games seem to have no connotation, which is different from the resonance and appreciation of other arts. So, what can games bring to players?"

After a brief pause, Ke Jin looked at everyone present.

Everyone's curiosity was aroused and they were also looking at him.

Perhaps because the topic of professional counterparts was mentioned, Ke Jin was no longer in the same state of mind as before, he just wanted to receive the award and step down.

He seemed to be immersed in a world dominated by himself, standing in the spotlight with a confident smile.

"I think it should be a unique spiritual journey 'shaped for players and led by players.'"

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of some people in the audience began to change.

Some people seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but nod slightly.

Ke Jin continued.

“Whether it’s painting, music, opera, or movies, there are always limitations when we appreciate and resonate with them.”

"Everyone is limited to the single perspective of 'audience' and 'listener'. No matter how strong the sense of participation is, we are only spectators from beginning to end."

"But games can extend our consciousness and turn it into the hands, feet and eyebrows of the characters in the story, allowing us to truly enter the virtual but beautiful world and personally experience every wave made in this electronic sea. This kind of from The gorgeous transformation from bystander to participant is what makes the game unique.”

Immediately, Ke Jin changed the topic and his eyes became sharp.

"Nowadays, when a more commercial sales model and strong trends are pouring into Blue Star's game market, our game market actually has a mature investment scale that is not inferior to other industries."

"But our game model is also developing more and more towards commercialization. Every game has been labeled by major manufacturers when it is made."

"This label is not about how fun the game is, nor how beautiful the background music is, nor how beautiful the graphics are, nor how intoxicating the story is."

"There are only two simple and clear words written on it - make money."

"Excessive commercialization will make game practitioners only use it as the only standard to customize game content, so that players who want to play a complete, error-free, and reasonably interesting game have become A kind of extravagant hope. In the end, we forgot the original intention of why the game was born - we just wanted to experience the happiness within reach in our spare time."

"I am standing here today not to teach other manufacturers how to make a game correctly. In terms of qualifications, there are too many elite seniors in the industry who are worth learning from. I only represent the views of the top players and briefly talk about our The company’s original intention of making games.”

"That is - let the Ninth Art return to the game itself again, allowing players to find that feeling of relaxation, fun, deep thought, or warmth that can be felt even through a cold screen. A spiritual journey.”

"Thank you for your support. I am Ke Jin, the chief designer of Ready Player One. See you in our new game!"

After the words fell, Ke Jin bowed deeply towards the audience.

At this time, the female host next to her had an extremely moved expression.

And offstage.

The applause has already been thunderous!

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"Come on, let's go!"

Several cups clinked together, making a crisp sound.

A group of older men over fifty gathered around the dining table.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone's face was glowing red, and the heated atmosphere even overshadowed the volume of the TV that was playing the program.

They say two men were drinking and talking about how to touch a girl's hand.

The three men drank, thinking about the pattern of the world and the direction of the war.

Four or five men drank, and their insights into quantum mechanics would make Schrödinger tremble.

There were seven or eight senior men in the room, and after a long chat, they turned the topic from the macroscopic universe back to the microscopic reality.

"Old Li Tou, when is your son going to take the stage?" Someone shouted and looked at the TV: "The awards ceremony of this cultural festival is almost halfway through, why haven't we seen anyone yet?"

Today, a group of long-time friends gathered at Li Tianbo's home to celebrate with good wine and delicious food because of this incident.

His son, who is engaged in the cultural and art industry, called him a few days ago and told him to watch a TV show tonight and that he would appear on TV.

For people of the older generation, it is undoubtedly very glorious for their children to appear on TV.

Li Tianbo set up a large table and invited a few old buddies to eat and chat together.

"Don't be anxious, why are you anxious? Since my son said so, it must be there."

And at the next moment, Li Tianbo narrowed his eyes, pointed at the TV and shouted loudly.

"Come out! Come out!"

"Where?"

"Why didn't I look?"

"Just look at the group of men and women dancing on the stage to the right. The first one in the second to last row is there!" Li Tianbo couldn't wait to rush up and point it out to everyone.

"Oh, I'll go, it's true!" Someone saw that face clearly and immediately said with envy: "Okay, Old Li Tou, this brat of yours, even went to an art festival of this level?"

"I heard that this is the highest-level art awards ceremony in our country. Your boy has a bright future!"

"By the way, Lao Litou, your boy hasn't dated anyone yet, has he? What if my little girl is also an adult, so we two have settled down like this?"

"Go, go, that little girl of yours is very naughty. I don't dare to let my son suffer." Li Tianbo looked at everyone's envious eyes and felt proud in his heart. He smiled again: "The little girl of Lao Ke's family My daughter is pretty much the same. She is really handsome and has a sweet mouth. Every mouthful of Uncle Li makes my heart melt. My son also likes her very much. I am looking forward to when I can change my name to daddy, haha. Ha ha."

"Get lost." Kejun took a sip of spicy wine and snorted in annoyance: "Xiaoyu is only that old, and he's not old enough to get married yet. Besides, my daughter still doesn't like that brat of yours. .”

Everyone knew that Kejun cherished his daughter, but they were also friends for many years, and when it was time to tease her, they would not be merciful.

Suddenly both of them laughed.

"Yo yo yo, you're an old boy and you're not too petty. As far as Lao Li Tou's son is concerned, your daughter still doesn't think highly of him?"

"There's nothing to dislike about this. Mr. Li Tou's son is very promising and can show off his face on TV. In the words of young people, do you understand how valuable this is!"

"That's right. I think it's enough. Let Lao Li take his son to your house to propose marriage in the first few days."

"Okay, okay, propose marriage!"

A group of people booed.

Although Old Li Tou was joking, he did have this intention.

The little girl from Lao Ke's family is recognized as well-behaved and obedient in the eyes of several old friends and elders. She is also cute and beautiful, and she is also good at painting. She has both talent and beauty, and is difficult to find even with a lantern. daughter in law.

Old Li Tou really likes this little girl movie.

In the past, I was embarrassed to speak because my brat didn't have much potential.

But it’s different now!

But at the age of 25, he can already attend such a large party.

After another ten or eight years of development, will it still be possible?

Why don't you just go to the Spring Festival Gala?

Wine makes people bold, so Old Li Tou put down his chopsticks and mustered up his courage.

"Old Ke, I'm serious. You see, we have known each other for so many years. Why don't you let your daughter try it with me?"

"Go, go, there's no door." Kejun refused.

Old Li Tou pulled up his stool and came closer.

"Otherwise, Lao Ke, please give my son a chance and let your little girl try to have a blind date with my son. If it works, it will work. If it doesn't, it won't work. No matter what the result is, we as elders also wish you well. Right. Now that it's over, I'll ask my relative who is an official in the city to help your family carve out that boy and see if he can find an iron job in Jianglin City?"

"Your family, Kejin, is about to turn 24 this year. He's about to turn 25, and he's not dating anyone. He shouldn't be doing well at work, right?"

In one word, Kejun was completely silent.

My daughter is still young, less than 20, so she is not in a hurry to get married.

But that brat really gave Kejun a headache.

I smile every day when I see him like that, and I don’t know what he is enjoying all day long.

It is a fact that there is no object.

It's true that I'm not doing well at work...that's true.

I heard Keyu mention it before, saying that he works in the company every day to make corrections for people.

You said this job... When relatives and friends ask about it, they don't even know what to say.

And the monthly income is only about three to four thousand.

I heard that the boss of the company fires people every now and then, and it's not guaranteed day or night.

However, Kejun still shook his head.

Although he drank a lot, his mind was clear.

The discipline of his children is relatively strict, but when it comes to relationships, Kejun never rushes or takes the initiative to bring up blind dates.

Whether it’s a son or a daughter, it all depends on what they want.

Seeing Kejun shaking his head, a group of people started shouting again.

"Are you just shaking your head? Are you drunk too much, Lao Ke?"

"That's right. Mr. Li Tou said that he got this job. If I had a girl, I would have tried it long ago. I wouldn't suffer any loss if I tried."

"Iron rice bowl! Don't you think about it anymore?"

"This old boy, Lao Ke, is good at everything, but he is stubborn, as stubborn as a cow."

"That's enough, Lao Ke. The Li family is really good."

In the face of everyone's dissuasion with every word.

Kejun sounded a little impatient and pointed at the TV screen with his finger.

"Okay, okay, don't say I won't give you a chance. When will your boy, Lao Litou, win a prize here and really stand out? I will be the first to bring my daughter to your door to propose marriage, okay?"

After the words fell, Kejun himself regretted it.

Why don't you listen to what I'm saying?

As expected, several other old buddies also said with their faces: 'You're not awake, are you? ’ looked at him.

After all, the elders gathered here are just ordinary people.

Relying on the relationship between the seven aunts and eight aunts, being able to get to know a few respectable people is already something that can be bragging about everywhere.

In this kind of grand award ceremony, with millions of viewers watching together.

Get a prize?

Take a shit!

Regardless of how many people there are in China, how many can actually win the prize?

"Good guy, Lao Ke was so drunk that he just opened his mouth and came."

"Hahahahaha, your conditions are too outrageous."

"Counting balls, it's boring. You, Lao Ke, are really boring." Li Tianbo also waved his hand and said slightly unhappy: "I'm serious with you, what are you and I talking about here? ?”

"If any of our sons could have this ability, would they worry about not having a partner?"

Some people saw that the atmosphere was a little tense and hurriedly tried to smooth things over.

"Okay, okay, let's stop talking to each other. Why do you get so drunk after drinking a little wine?"

"There is also Lao Ke. I'm not saying that you should also recognize the reality. Although we grew up playing together, I also know that your family was prosperous for a while when you were a child, but it is not what it used to be. Thirty years ago, Hexi .”

"It would be unrealistic if you still benchmark your children against the achievements of your father, my uncle, and me."

"That's right." Someone else said, "For us ordinary people, we only need to be rich and noble. Who can win an award here, who is not a big star that has attracted much attention in the country?"

"Let's stop dreaming about being a star."

Although they were trying to break up the fight, the group of people obviously favored Li Tianbo intentionally or unintentionally, and they all criticized Ji Jun for being too demanding.

After all, this kid is really promising.

But what are you doing now?

Just when everyone was trying to deflect each other's opinions.

At this time, I heard the excited and high-pitched voice of the female host coming from the TV.

"This year's winner of the Art of the Year Award is Mr. Kejin, the chief designer of Ready Player One!"

"Leading the audience with an absolute majority of votes! It has become the best art of the year in China!"

"Let us congratulate Ready Player One and the company's chairman, Mr. Kejin!"

The words on the TV just finished.

The originally noisy drinking bureau suddenly fell silent.

Everyone was silent, looking at the TV with dull eyes.

Only seen in the screen.

The boy from Lao Ke's family was wearing a neat and neat dark blue suit, mature and restrained.

A handsome face with calmness and confidence strode onto the stage, and received the heavy golden trophy with a cordial and warm handshake from a respected old leader.

Throughout the interview, the room remained silent, with everyone staring at the screen in stunned silence.

After the interview ended, the whole audience was in a state of shock and thunderous applause!

Many young and beautiful girls came to the stage at once, holding flowers in their hands. They couldn't wait to take photos with the boy from Lao Ke's family. Some girls even wanted to put their mouths on the boy's face.

And in this.

Everyone saw a familiar figure.

The son of Mr. Li’s family!

He was also holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand, and seemed a little excited to send a bouquet to Ke Jin, and then his face turned red, just to ask for an autograph from him.

After his request was fulfilled, he was as happy as a child and jumped up and down the stage.

The atmosphere in the house was so quiet that it was even a little eerie.

This continued until the camera moved away from Ke Jin's body.

Everyone looked at each other and then looked in the direction of Ke Jun.

But at this moment, what was flowing in their eyes was no longer a dreamlike ridicule.

Instead, he was extremely shocked and moved!

They were all saying impossible things just now.

Not only happened at Lao Ke’s house...

And what you won wasn’t just a small prize!

It is the best of the year in the entire Chinese country, and the best of the nine most valuable arts!

Everyone's Adam's apple rolled and they wanted to say something, but nothing came out.

Even Li Tianbo, who was a little unhappy just now, almost fainted with excitement when he saw his son acting like a little fanboy after receiving an autographed photo from Kejin. He could understand the value of this award.

When I think about it, I actually said that I wanted to arrange a marriage between the young daughter of the Lao Ke family and my own son.

He even said that he would help the boy from Lao Ke's family find a job in the city.

Li Tianbo felt extremely ashamed and wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl in.

at the same time.

Kejun was silent for a while.

His eyes moved back from the TV screen.

His face was gloomy and he frowned deeply.

Immediately, he picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it in one gulp.

After letting out a long smack of the tongue.

He took in the complex eyes of the group of old friends around him, who were filled with a mixture of awe, shock, and disbelief.

His expression also changed from doubtful and thoughtful at first, and then became cheerful, his frown slowly relaxed, and he laughed confidently with his face flushed.

"Thirty years in Hexi, that's when my father carved Xiangyang."

"Old boys, now my son has been in Hedong for thirty years! Hahahahaha!"

"You want my precious daughter to go on a blind date? Yes, first ask her brother if he agrees!"