"Old Gao, don't be rash," Ah Bin quickly stopped him. If the production team caused a scene at the venue, the game would never get released.
"Old Gao, can't you learn from Ah Bin? You're still so hot-tempered," Bai Yanlang chuckled and walked over to sit on a nearby stool.
He then glanced at the familiar faces in the room, a faint smile on his face.
"If there's nothing else, you should leave. I can stop Old Gao, but I can't stop others," Ah Bin looked at him and sneered.
As soon as he finished speaking, the six or seven colleagues in the room stood up.
Bai Yanlang's smile faltered, and he immediately shook his head, "Do you dare to make a move?"
"I'm here today to convey a message from Shengshi's higher-ups."
"As long as you join Shengshi Games, the previous price can still increase. Not only that, but you'll also receive Shengshi's promotional resources and support."
After speaking, he saw that everyone's expressions had worsened. He then stood up, looked at Ah Bin, and continued, "The higher-ups said that as long as you sign the contract, you'll immediately be the director, with an annual salary of twenty million."
He knew these people's tempers. If he said any more nonsense, he might really get beaten. So, his tone softened considerably. He also knew that Ah Bin was the decision-maker here, so he went straight to talk to Ah Bin.
"Do you want to roll out yourself, or do we beat you up and throw you out?" Ah Bin stared at him sharply and chuckled lightly.
An annual salary of twenty million was indeed a lot for people like them who hadn't even graduated from university. However, to be honest, Ah Bin didn't really care about it.
Moreover, he had once considered Bai Yanlang his brother, a brother with whom he strived for their dreams together.
He never expected that Shengshi Games alone would poach him.
If it were a super-giant like Tencent Games, he might have considered Bai Yanlang a shrewd operator, as such a company truly had a promising future.
But Shengshi Games had long since declined, barely surviving on an outdated game. Any ambitious young person wouldn't choose such a company that relied on its past glories.
"You..." Bai Yanlang frowned. He wanted to say more, but seeing that those people were already itching to fight, he was startled and could only head towards the door.
As he walked out the door, he turned back and sneered, "There's one more thing I forgot to mention. The theme song for 'Zhan Jian Xing' this time was written by the ace producer, Mr. Li Feihong. If you just bought a song casually online, then cancel this theme song segment. We're all friends, and I don't want to see you lose too badly."
The theme song was a game's presentation. Some games would even invite well-known producers from abroad to customize songs for a suitable theme song.
This time, 'Zhan Jian Xing' had invited Li Feihong, known as the king of game theme songs, to produce it.
Most of the popular theme songs for major games on the market came from Li Feihong. Even the most popular world-class esports game, 'Heroes,' had its annual All-Star Game theme song produced by him.
Although last year his limelight was stolen by Tingyu's 'Lone Warrior,' with Tingyu's ascension to godhood, the impact on him was minimal. It was normal for an ace producer like him to lose to Tingyu.
"Li Feihong?"
The shocking scene they expected when Ah Bin and the others heard this name did not materialize.
Instead, they were met with a room full of meaningful smiles.
Even Old Gao, who had the hottest temper, was suppressing his laughter.
"W-what's wrong?"
Bai Yanlang was a bit bewildered.
It shouldn't be like this!
Shouldn't these people be shocked and trembling when they heard the name Li Feihong?
Why were they all smiling? What did this smile mean?
Mocking me???
That's right, it must be mockery!
"You're all scared silly, aren't you?" Bai Yanlang's forehead was covered in black lines.
However, as soon as he finished speaking.
He saw a pile of cups flying towards him.
Startled, he quickly dodged.
Then, he heard Old Gao's booming voice, "Get lost! Don't let me see you again. I'll beat you up every time I see you!"
Bai Yanlang, still not having recovered, quickly scurried away.
He believed Old Gao would do as he said. Because during a previous gathering, Bai Yanlang had a divided stream while urinating in the restroom and it splashed onto the feet of a drunken hooligan, who then beat him up. It was Old Gao who stood up for him.
At that time, Bai Yanlang was very grateful to see Old Gao's bravery.
Old Gao's fierceness had also left a deep impression on him.
Hearing this now, he naturally didn't dare to cause any more trouble.
"Hahaha..."
"Old Gao, you're awesome!"
"This bastard, I really regret being so good to him before!"
Seeing Bai Yanlang slink away in disgrace, everyone in the lounge felt immensely relieved.
Ah Bin glanced at the door and sneered contemptuously, "He just invited Li Feihong, and he's acting like his tail is between his legs."
"Haha, if he knew who we invited, he'd probably wet himself in fright."
"Actually, I wanted to tell him who we invited, but I felt that if I told him everything, he wouldn't grow. Some things need to be discovered by himself."
"Haha, great minds think alike. I really look forward to seeing his expression when he sees those two words at the press conference."
"Old Gao, give me that 20,000 yuan DSLR. I want to take a high-definition picture of him and post it as a pinned post on our game's official Weibo!"
"That's so devious, but I like it!"
These people in the studio were all young lads, how could they endure such humiliation?
They were almost ruined by this ungrateful wretch, their years of effort wasted. Putting him on the pillar of shame was still letting him off easy.
Amidst laughter, everyone felt a sense of relief. They all went to the doorway to clean up the scattered cup fragments.
Chatting and laughing, they swept away the previous gloom.
...
The press conference was held at a convention center.
It was divided into two floors.
The lower floor housed the comic exhibition and esports competitions, while the upper floor was the press conference venue.
When Su Yu and his group arrived at the convention center, it was already crowded.
Due to their identities, both he and Gong Juren wore masks. Of course, they weren't fully kitted out to the extreme, just covering their faces.
Entering the convention center, the first thing they saw were cosplayers dressed as various anime characters, and many photographers with cameras in hand.
What was the biggest attraction of a comic exhibition?
It was, of course, the girls.
There were girls of all styles here.
Cute and innocent lolis, cold and alluring older sisters, tsundere neighbors, cat-eared girls, and more could be seen.
However, it's important to note that in a comic exhibition, the girls you see might not actually be girls. They might have something bigger than yours if they pull it out...
The feeling was like unboxing a mystery toy, so careful identification was necessary.
"Brother Yu, should we browse the comic exhibition first, or go watch the matches?" Gong Juren asked.
"Let's watch the matches," Su Yu said expressionlessly, glancing at the fair white legs.
There was nothing worth looking at. These legs were not even a tenth as beautiful as my wife's.
"Hehe, alright." Gong Juren gave a knowing smile.
The two passed through the comic exhibition area and arrived at the esports zone.
The previous match had just finished.
They were currently selecting the contestants on stage.
"Brother Yu, want to go up for a game? I'll be your support if you play ADC," Gong Juren said with interest.
Since the press conference was still some time away and they had nothing else to do, these competitions were originally for entertainment. Audience members could sign up, and winners would receive small prizes. All they had to do was inform the organizers.
"My ADC isn't very good..." Su Yu said somewhat awkwardly.
"Then what do you play?"
"My Yasuo is incredibly skilled."
"Uh... then I'll play Malphite?"
"Deal!"
There was no Yasuo player who could refuse a game with Malphite.
Su Yu was no exception.
Since they had nothing else to do, playing games was a great way to pass the time.
Besides, his Yasuo was indeed incredibly skilled!
...