Chapter 1 Pei Qian Falls Into a Long Silence After Reading This Post

This… works?

If *A Beautiful Tomorrow* had won the Palme d'Or, I would have tolerated Ning's analysis.

But it didn’t win, and Ning is still analyzing it, and the conclusion is: it could have won, but it wasn't necessary?

Even an outsider like me can't stand it!

The post essentially means: *A Beautiful Tomorrow* definitely had the strength to win the Palme d'Or, but missed out due to special factors!

I have to admit, this kind of praise seems even more effective than actually winning.

You can tell from the comments section of the post.

"So that's how it is! Thanks for the explanation, expert!"

"No wonder, there are so many hidden factors."

"Indeed, that last easter egg will be especially understandable to domestic audiences, and completely elevates the entire film. But foreign audiences, especially those on the jury, will definitely find it uncomfortable."

"Maybe the jury felt that the last easter egg completely ruined the film's artistic merit."

"Yeah, can't say too much, those who know, know."

"But *A Beautiful Tomorrow* still won the Jury Prize under so many unfavorable conditions, doesn't that further prove how good the film is?"

"Too bad, if only they had cut the second easter egg at the end before sending it!"

"I think the creative team might have realized this problem, but didn't do it."

"Why? Are they not interested in awards?"

Everyone discussed, and then a film critic with a wealth of experience spoke up.

"I also think the creative team did it on purpose, which is not difficult to understand."

"First of all, the creative team must be very clear about what the film wants to express, and also very clear about the meaning of the gun-throwing easter egg. Otherwise, why would they have filmed it?"

"If they are very clear about the meaning of this easter egg, they naturally know that this scene may not be accepted by the jury."

"It's easy to cut this easter egg, but they didn't do it."

"I think there are two reasons."

"First, they know that Cannes prefers premiere films, so they never thought they would win an award, let alone have a chance to compete for the Palme d'Or. They just went with the mentality of making a cameo appearance, so there was no need to please the jury."

"Second, they may have realized this, but they insisted on fully expressing their thoughts in the film."

"If the last easter egg is deleted, the film is equivalent to lacking something. Perhaps the creative team is just so stubborn that they want to maintain the integrity of the film, even an seemingly insignificant easter egg, they are unwilling to cut it."

After reading the analysis of this expert, the onlookers suddenly understood.

So that's how it is!

That's right, if film critics can analyze it, wouldn't the creators know?

But they still insisted on taking the complete version to participate in the screening, which is equivalent to competing in other people's territory and under other people's rules, and not catering to the judges, relying entirely on their hard power to win second place.

Could this be… the integrity of an artist?

The netizens couldn't help but sigh, as expected, heroes emerge from young people!

The old artists in the film industry are certainly respectable, but many old filmmakers have also actively catered to the tastes of the jury in order to win awards at international film festivals, and have given up part of their expression to some extent.

This is not only the sorrow of some filmmakers, but also the sorrow of the entire domestic film industry.

However, the entire creative team of Fei Huang Studio, from the director to the screenwriter, are all from the younger generation.

This feeling is like a young warrior, with a surge of arrogance, taking his carefully honed sword to participate in the martial arts summit, and insisting on himself even knowing how to please the judges, and conquering everyone with hard power.

At this time, is there any difference between winning first place or second place?

Although they didn't win the Palme d'Or, the significance that the creative team brought to the domestic film industry is far greater than a Palme d'Or!

This post once again ignited the heat and sparked heated discussions!

Then, for some unknown reason, someone posted the scores on various websites.

"The scores from foreign film databases have already come out yesterday, 8.2 points. Some people may think this score is not high, but judging from the scoring situation of this website, there are very few movies that exceed 9 points in the entire history of film, 8.2 points, has successfully entered the top250 of the database!"

"If you look at this score as a percentage, you have to pull out some domestic websites for a lashing."

"Remember before, the scores of *A Beautiful Tomorrow* on many websites had dropped to below 8.5 points, which seemed especially ridiculous in an environment where a good domestic movie can easily get more than 9.5 points."

"And everyone can see that the scores on the TPDB website have been hovering around 9.1 points from beginning to end, although there are small fluctuations, but it is always as stable as an old dog!"

"I think that a low score doesn't necessarily mean strictness, and everyone doesn't have to keep staring at the scores of foreign websites. After all, *A Beautiful Tomorrow* was created by Chinese people, and some of the content it wants to express can only be understood by Chinese people."

"I hope that this movie can make a good start, so that domestic movies don't have to flatter international film festivals, but can focus on telling the stories of their own people!"

"Here I call on everyone to register an account on the TPDB website, and then watch *A Beautiful Tomorrow* on Aili Island again, let us remember this great and memorable day today!!"

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After reading the netizens' comments, Pei Qian silently closed the webpage.

Alright, that's it, give up resisting.

Pei Qian found that these netizens are really getting more and more outrageous, and they can always come up with new tricks every once in a while.

And I never expected that the topic would eventually be drawn to the TPDB website and the online version of *A Beautiful Tomorrow*.

I don't know how many people will go to Aili Island to buy *A Beautiful Tomorrow* this time, and I don't know how many people will add "another billion times", "treasure of the website", and "world line convergence" to the endless barrage at the beginning of the movie.

Pei Qian seems to have already seen the scene when he meets Zhu Xiaoce next time.

He will definitely rush over to him with excitement written all over his face and say, "President Pei! Your decision to sign a revenue sharing contract with Aili Island is an extremely wise and correct decision!"

Just thinking about it is an extremely depressing scene.

Really… depressing…

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May 26th, Thursday.

In a cafe near Handong University, He An's second lecture to "Ma Yang" officially began.

In the past two days, Pei Qian had not been sleeping well due to the *A Beautiful Tomorrow* incident.

However, in order to ensure the learning effect of today's course, Pei Qian went to bed early yesterday and slept until he woke up naturally today, so that his heavily hit spirit was restored.

Before the lecture, Pei Qian very cunningly glanced at the title of the textbook for this lesson.

*Successful Case Study Lesson 2: Grasp the Development of the Industry with Foresight!*

Pei Qian couldn't help but be very happy.

Finally, no more Tengda cases!

The content of the last lecture was actually quite good. It mainly talked about how game production and promotion are an inseparable whole, and that choosing the corresponding promotion method according to the game type can achieve the best effect.

The only flaw was that he talked too much about the positive examples of Tengda's game promotion, which made Pei Qian feel like salt was being sprinkled on his wounds.

But there were still gains. Pei Qian planned to use the knowledge he learned when *Struggle* was released.

False advertising is unlikely, the system doesn't allow it, but at least he can use misplaced advertising.

Sometimes, telling part of the truth can have a better effect than telling lies.

In short, the last course was very helpful and guiding, and the tuition was not wasted.

And this course looks even more reliable.

Grasp the development of the industry? Sounds like it's full of dry goods!

He An took a sip of coffee and said unhurriedly: "The content of the last lesson can be regarded as the basics of the basics, that is, to establish the basic concept of game design, clearly define its type, and strictly follow the relevant laws in each subsequent step."

"And what I want to talk about today is also the basics, but it is one level higher than the previous basic content. In short, there are so many game types now, which one should you choose?"

"Choosing the right type is half the battle."

"Here I want to give an example..."

Pei Qian's mood instantly became tense, wouldn't it be an example of Tengda again?

Let me go, please!

He An paused slightly and said, "MMORPG."

Pei Qian breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Tengda has never made an MMORPG, that's great!

It looks like I won't be whipped today!

My back straightened up a bit instantly.

He An didn't notice "Ma Yang's" rich inner drama, and continued: "For a long time in the past, MMORPGs were considered the ultimate form of games. There is sufficient theoretical support for this, because this kind of massively multiplayer online role-playing game can build a virtual world for players, provide sufficiently rich content, and is extremely scalable."

"Many game developers have thought about a question, what game can defeat *Fantasy World*? At that time, everyone concluded that if you want to defeat *Fantasy World*, you can only rely on another better MMORPG game."

"However…"

"The latest trends in the game industry have proved that this view is wrong, because the MMORPG game that is expected to defeat *Fantasy World* has never appeared, but a game type that is expected to defeat MMORPG has appeared."

"That's right, that is the battle-type game that is very popular in China, and even the world, GoG and IoI!"

Pei Qian: "…"

Life is hopeless.

It turns out that MMORPG is just an introduction, and finally it comes back to this topic!

He An noticed "Ma Yang's" abnormality and asked in surprise: "President Ma, is there any problem?"

Pei Qian forced a smile: "No, nothing. What does this have to do with today's course?"

He An nodded: "Of course there is a relationship! I emphasized that choosing the right type is half the battle. The top game producers can't use a new MMORPG to defeat *Fantasy World*, but they can use a new game type to defeat MMORPG!"

"Obviously, this is a keen sense of smell!"

"Think about it, if other first-class game producers are still struggling with MMORPG, but you keenly observe the huge prospects of IoI, take a step ahead, establish advantages, and seize the market... Just like a butterfly flapping its wings, it seems like only a step away, but in the end it turns into a world of difference!"

"Tengda invested in IoI before other game manufacturers, and then self-developed GoG. Obviously, it is doing the butterfly that is trying to flap its wings. President Ma, as a senior executive in Tengda's investment department, your understanding of this aspect should be more profound than mine, right?"

He An had a smile on his face, as if he felt that the case that "President Ma" had personally experienced should give him more inspiration and a better understanding of the knowledge of the course.

Pei Qian was speechless.

At the same time, he was caught in a tangle.

How should I tell Teacher He that this project was actually invested by Ma Yang, and I am not the real Ma Yang, and even if it is the real Ma Yang, his investment in this project was not at all because of a keen sense of smell, but completely just a whim...

Forget it, it's enough to straighten out this relationship, and it's mostly unexplainable.

Pei Qian could only silently nod his head, express his agreement with what He An said, and took the opportunity to ask questions and change the subject.

"Then Teacher He, according to this theory, does it mean that choosing a declining game type is almost destined to fail?"

He An thought for a while: "There is no absolute in the world."

"Many retro game types, and even mosaic-style games, as long as the content is rich enough and the gameplay is novel enough, can still be favored by many players. After all, there are too many players in this world, as long as you find the right target player group, a small number of players can support a game project very well."

"But… the theory you mentioned is correct in itself."

"The more declining the game type, the smaller the base of players who like this game, and if the investment in the game itself is very huge at this time, it will greatly increase the risk of failure."

"There is even a high probability that you will lose everything."

Hearing this, Pei Qian couldn't help but light up.

Very good, the strange idea of losing money has increased!

Pei Qian asked: "Teacher He, suppose, I want to spend a lot of money to make a real-time strategy game at this point in time… what will happen?"

He An smiled slightly: "Then you might as well give me the money, at least I will say thank you to you. Or it's not bad to take the money to throw it into the water, at least you can hear a splash."

A smile appeared on Pei Qian's face.

Who said this course is useless?

Isn't the game that will be developed in the next cycle already in sight!

Teacher He, you are really my guiding light!