Chapter 344 Award Ceremony: Games, It Is the Ninth Art (Subscription Required)

Hot summer season.

The streets and alleys of Liangshan are crowded with people, and every shop is empty.

The large gymnasium was unusually crowded and lively.

This year’s Journey Cup is the competition with the most gimmicks, the highest popularity, and the largest traffic ever.

After fifteen days of competition, one hundred and eight game manufacturers finally came to the moment to announce their results.

At this moment, not only the stadium but also the seats were packed.

Even outside the stadium, there were many people holding parasols, looking forward to the real-time broadcast on the big screen. There were also a large number of netizens squatting in the official live broadcast room to watch the awards ceremony online.

At one o'clock sharp in the afternoon.

Outside the stadium gate, a signature wall stands aside, and a 100-meter red carpet stretches all the way out along the gate.

On both sides of the red carpet road, various official media, newspapers, reporters, and paparazzi, all armed with long guns and cannons, were waiting here, preparing to take first-hand footage of the contestants.

In the rear area, outside the cordon, there were fans of various game manufacturers, holding banners and loudly cheering for their own manufacturers despite the hot summer weather.

Among them, the most eye-catching thing is undoubtedly the flags of their own factions collectively held high by the major factions of the Yellow Turban Army.

Exactly one thirty in the afternoon.

Vehicles arrived at the red carpet one after another. Various game manufacturers wore carefully prepared suits and stepped onto the red carpet with steady steps and suppressed their excitement.

They smiled, waved around, left signatures on the signature wall, accepted a simple interview with the host, and entered the stadium venue under the guidance of the staff.

"Kacha, kacha, kacha!"

The media reporters on both sides of the red carpet kept flashing their long guns and cannons to capture the managers of various game manufacturers.

Outside the cordon, fans were surprised when they saw this scene.

"Damn it, in this scene, walking on the red carpet with a celebrity is not too much, right?"

"You look young at first glance."

"Oh? How do you say this?"

"The Journey Cup is one of the highest-level tournaments in the country, so it's normal to have this kind of card."

"Damn it, that car is from Taiping Road, the old thief is here!"

"Ah? Where? Where? Real or fake?"

The fans onlookers were all agitated after hearing this. The nanny car parked steadily in front of the red carpet, the door opened, Cai Gou, Zhu Ping'an, Fei Yangyang, Wu Xiu, Zhong Chu, Lani, Xu Lai, the five-person group trapped in the camp, filed in. out.

Taipingdao high-level officials mobilized collectively.

Using Cai Gou as an arrow, they formed an arrow-shaped red carpet team. Everyone was in suits and leather shoes, energetic, handsome, and unrestrained, breaking many people's stereotypes of game designers.

"Yellow turban, yellow turban, yellow turban!"

"General Tiangong, mighty!"

"The sky is dead, Huang Tian must stand!"

"Reformers: Congratulations to General Tiangong on being crowned a great treasure!"

"Steamed Dumpling Cult: Congratulations to General Tiangong for a long life!"

"Saibo Bodhisattva Sect: Congratulations to the old thief for attaining fruition!"

"No factionalists yet: just one word and it's over!"

The fans of the Yellow Turban Army, with their overwhelming momentum and waving flags, became the most beautiful scenery at the scene.

Cai Gou looked over upon hearing the sound, smiled and waved.

Under the flash of media reporters' cameras, he led a group of senior executives from Taiping Avenue to the signature wall, took the pen handed by the staff, and signed his name.

The female host, who had a beautiful face and a stunning figure, rushed forward to conduct an interview.

"Hello, General Tiangong, everyone in the gaming circle knows that Taipingdao is going to establish a full-body virtual gaming platform. What kind of opportunity prompted you to make this decision?"

As soon as these words came out, the media reporters' eyes lit up and they focused their cameras on Cai Gou, wanting to see what kind of answer the person involved would give.

"Opportunity?" Cai Gou smiled, pointed at Lanni beside him and said, "Actually, creating a game platform has always been part of Taipingdao's plan."

"However, without Lanni's joining, perhaps this plan would have been delayed by about three to five years."

"It is precisely because of Lanny's joining that Taipingdao can confidently and boldly create a full-sense virtual game platform."

When the media reporters heard this, they quickly took pictures of Lanni, the former head of the steam platform's national region.

After hearing this, the host handed the microphone to Lanni and asked: "What kind of opportunity did you choose to leave your job and join Taipingdao?"

Lanni shrugged and said: "Dreams, everything is because of dreams. The blueprint drawn by General Tiangong is so wonderful that no idealist can resist his call."

On this occasion, Lanny certainly couldn't say that it was because of the infighting among the top management of the steam platform, but this kind of situation was not difficult for him to deal with, and he was able to get over it with a few words.

The female host kept her pace and finished the simple interview, then stretched out her hand to indicate:

"Thank you very much for accepting our interview, and I wish General Tiangong great success. Please come in first. The award ceremony will begin immediately."

The Taipingdao game manufacturer made his final appearance as the final member. After entering the venue, the red carpet session ended.

The stadium doors were closed, and fans outside were scattered around the stadium, watching the live broadcast on the big screen.

Under the guidance of the staff, the Taipingdao group went straight from the last row to the middle seat in the first row.

The team of game manufacturers who were already seated on both sides stared closely at Cai Gou and his party. They recalled Taipingdao's achievements over the years in their minds, and they couldn't help but feel like a man.

Everyone is seated.

Bang, bang, bang!

The lights went out, and the host came on stage to give a brief opening speech and introduced the guests present at the award ceremony.

Representatives of local relevant departments came on stage to give speeches, and You Suowei, president of the National Game Association, came on stage to speak.

The larger the scale of the competition, the more unavoidable this official procedure is.

But fortunately, these guests also knew that today was not their home court, so the total time for the six guests to speak on stage was less than half an hour.

After a while, the host came on stage again and said:

"This year's Journey Cup, the theme of horror games, 108 game manufacturers, can be said to be eight immortals crossing the sea to show their magical powers."

"During this competition, each game manufacturer carefully prepared a sumptuous dinner for the players."

"After fifteen days of fierce competition, after many scoring links such as player voting and organizer voting, a series of award-winning lists for this year's Journey Cup games were finally born."

Speaking of this, the representatives of the 108 game manufacturers in the audience couldn't help but get excited and sighed.

The champion is undoubtedly Taipingdao, and there will always be a share of our other awards, right?

"First of all, the winners of this year's Journey Cup will be announced!" The host waved his hand, and the big screen behind him lit up, with game screens constantly appearing.

[Zombies, siege, hardcore battles]

[Team, division of labor, survival road]

[When terror is concrete, when heroes are you and me]

[Can you hold your weapon tightly and look directly at the zombies]

[Find a way out in a doomsday world]

[—— "Zombie Highway"]

The host said loudly: "Let us use the warmest applause to congratulate the entry "Zombie Highway" from the Phantom Game Company for winning the Journey Cup Competition——Winner Award!"

"Boom——"

"Wow!!!"

The audience burst into warm applause.

The manager of the Phantom Game Company was excited and a little unwilling to hear the news.

The excitement was because his game won a place award in the country's largest game competition.

The unwillingness was because no matter how good the award speech sounded, the winner was only the most inconspicuous award in the Journey Cup.

The manager of Phantom Game received the trophy from the award presenter and gave his acceptance speech on the stage.

In the official live broadcast room, fans are looking forward to the appearance of Taipingdao.

"I also played Road of the Dead. The game quality is actually good. I thought the award I won would be better, but I didn't expect it to be just the winner's prize?"

"The person above, you don't even look at how fierce the competition is in this Journey Cup. Although Road of the Dead is good, it lacks a bit of horror."

"Yes, Road of the Dead is still the old trick of Phantom Studio. Anyway, for a horror game enthusiast like me, it didn't bring me any surprises."

"I don't know if General Tiangong can win the championship..."

"Isn't this a sure thing? Just a Fenghuo No. 3 overall sense game cabin is enough to leave other game manufacturers far behind."

"In this Journey Cup competition, the champion is actually the least suspenseful. Just wait and see."

The fans talked enthusiastically, and time passed by. During this period, game manufacturers continued to come on stage to receive awards and give acceptance speeches.

The awards range from the Best Picture Award, Best Sound Award, Best Experience Award, Pioneer Award, Third Prize, and Second Prize.

As a competition held only once every ten years, the Journey Cup has a large number of sub-awards, totaling thirty-six.

But the most valuable ones are the first, second, and third prizes, which are the major awards.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the thirty-five awards had been awarded.

The host came on stage again, and the big screen lit up, flashing the game screen of Resident Evil Village, and the voice-over echoed throughout the stadium.

[The overall atmosphere and experience are enhanced, and the four major families also have their own merits]

[Horror atmosphere, hardcore combat, always ahead of the players' thoughts]

[A huge world view, epic story, giving players an immersive experience]

[In horror, love is nurtured]

[In horror, love is revealed]

[In battle, love is obtained]

[General Tiangong uses games to interpret the word fatherly love to players]

[General Tiangong uses games to let us understand the warmth of horror]

[——Resident Evil · Village]

The host shouted excitedly:

"Let us use the warmest applause to congratulate Taipingdao Game Manufacturer's entry "Resident Evil · Village" for winning the highest honor of the champion in this Journey Cup competition-the Journey Station badge!"

"Boom-"

"Wow!!!"

The whole audience applauded and resounded around.

All participating manufacturers on the scene stood up and applauded, cheering loudly.

Players who learned the news outside the gymnasium excitedly roared to the sky.

The center of the first row, VIP seats

Fei Yangyang, Zhu Pingan, Zhong Chu, Wu Xiu, Lanni and others excitedly surrounded Cai Gou in the center, with big hands on his shoulders.

Feeling the excitement of his brothers, Cai Gou gave each of them a hug, then tidied his suit, buttoned it up, and walked onto the stage under the camera of media reporters.

You Suowei, president of the National Game Association, as the award presenter of the champion, took the six-pound trophy and a certificate made of pure gold from the staff and handed them to Cai Gou.

Finally, You Suowei picked up a pure gold travel station badge, solemnly pinned it on Cai Gou's chest, and said:

"Cai Gou, congratulations!"

The Journey Inn badge is made of luxurious materials and has an exquisite style. The badge is hand-carved by an intangible cultural heritage inheritor using micro-carving techniques. In the badge-sized square inch, a scene of a desert inn is carved.

This means that Cai Gou and his Taipingdao Game Company have become the strongest in the horror game track of this Journey Cup competition.

In the next three to five years, or even five to ten years, the game industry will be able to go further by learning from Resident Evil Village, which is also the origin of the name of the Journey Inn badge.

Cai Gou shook You Zuowei's hand and said, "Thank you, President."

When all the award presenters and staff left, this huge stage became Cai Gou's world.

Cai Gou stood in front of the microphone, holding the trophy and looking around.

At this moment, the entire gymnasium, the entire Journey Cup, and the entire game industry are preparing to listen to Cai Gou's speech.

"Whether it is gratitude to colleagues, brothers, fans or others, it cannot be expressed in words, nor can it be expressed in words. Please wait and see how I perform in the future."

"At this moment, I am standing on the award-winning stage of China's highest competition, looking at my colleagues off the stage, and thinking of the meaning of the badge of the journey station. Thinking of the questions everyone has about the game along the way, I think today is a good opportunity to answer them."

"These words, on this stage, might as well be said to everyone, and encourage you all-"

"Someone once asked me, are games a vehicle for humans to escape reality?"

"I want to say, do you think poetry and prose are vehicles for escaping reality?"

"Someone once asked me, can games make the world a better place?"

"I want to say, do you think movies and music are vehicles for escaping reality?" Can music make the world a better place? "

"I have said more than once that a truly good game must be more than just a game. It can lead you to experience a life that you would never experience otherwise."

"So, we give this kind of touching work the name of art. Literature, music, dance, painting, sculpture, drama, architecture, and film are all art."

"But when they appear together in the game, why don't they deserve to be art? There has always been a lot of controversy about who will be the ninth art, but in my opinion-"

"Games, it is the ninth art!"

"May we build our masterpieces in the art world of games in our lifetime!"

After the words fell, the scene fell into silence for a long time, but in fact, there were undercurrents.

108 game manufacturers, and countless industry colleagues in front of the live broadcast room.

After listening to Cai Gou's words, his heart was like a volcanic eruption, and an inspiring force emerged.

At the same time, countless emotional value prompts came to Cai Gou's ears.

[Emotional value +3]

[Emotional value +3]

[Emotional value +5]

[……]

[S-level · Entry treasure box x1]

[Advanced · Material treasure box x1]

[Monthly ticket] [Recommendation ticket]