Chapter 18 Time to Elevate Ideological Awareness!

Hu Yue felt that the interview had reached a point where it was time to elevate the level of ideological awareness!

A genius designer like President Pei probably hadn't always had smooth sailing.

Otherwise, how could he have so vividly described the plight of a content creator in *Game Producer*, resonating with so many people?

However, Ma Yiqun scratched his temple, "Actually, no."

"Huh?" Hu Yue was dumbfounded.

Ma Yiqun: "As far as I know, President Pei doesn't seem to have experienced any setbacks in making games; it's been smooth sailing all the way…"

"*Lonely Desert Road*, *Ghost General*, *Fortress at Sea*, *Game Producer*. President Pei has only made these four games, and they've all been huge successes."

"So, if you ask me if President Pei designed this game because he felt it personally, I don't know. But I know very well the hardships that other game developers have experienced…"

"President Pei hasn't experienced any of them."

Hu Yue: "…"

Sure enough, is this the world of geniuses?

Like those great reformers in history, although they held high positions and had smooth lives, they could empathize with the suffering of those at the bottom.

What a powerful quality!

"One last question."

"The *President Pei's Daily Life* series of short videos that went viral online seems to have used some Tenda Games material. Is there any cooperative relationship between this short video and Tenda?"

Ma Yiqun nodded, "Yes, this can actually be found out. *President Pei's Daily Life* is made by Flying Yellow Studio, and Flying Yellow Studio is a subsidiary of Tenda."

Hu Yue's eyes lit up.

"Sure enough! That is to say, the popularity of this short video is to some extent based on President Pei's real experiences, right?"

Ma Yiqun hesitated, "I'm sorry, I can't say that. It may reveal some of President Pei's real information."

"President Pei is a very low-key person. He hopes that players can focus more on the games he makes, and he doesn't want players to chase after him like they're chasing after celebrities, losing the objectivity of their evaluations of the games."

Although she didn't get the answer she wanted, Hu Yue wasn't angry. Instead, she smiled.

Without substantive data, this was still an extraordinary interview!

Sure enough, only such special employees and such a special boss could create such special games, right?

…

Joyful Time Jingzhou Branch.

Although it was a nationally renowned game media outlet, Joyful Time's Jingzhou branch was just an ordinary station, and the structure was quite simple, with only three reporters, two editors, and one editor-in-chief.

Even the office area was shared with other companies.

The editor looked at the manuscript that Hu Yue had submitted, looking bewildered.

"Xiao Hu, you're a veteran reporter at our station. How could you submit something like this…"

"No source of information, no video data, no other corroboration, and not even a single piece of information about the interviewee?"

"We're not some roadside tabloid. Even if I passed this, the editor-in-chief wouldn't pass it…"

The editor had a bit of a headache.

Just as Hu Yue was about to explain, Editor-in-Chief Zhao hurried over.

"Xiao Hu, is the manuscript finished?"

The editor quickly handed the manuscript to the editor-in-chief, "Brother Zhao, this manuscript…"

But before she could finish speaking, the editor-in-chief slapped his thigh, "Great! Xiao Hu, you did a great job this time!"

The editor: "…"

The editor-in-chief quickly read the news稿 manuscript, "Xiao Hu, you did a good job improvising, worthy of encouragement!"

"Currently, domestic players are very curious about Tenda. Although this manuscript doesn't have any substance, I believe in Xiao Hu's professionalism. The credibility is still very high!"

"We'll release it first to stir up some buzz. Maybe we can show off a bit to headquarters!"

"Release it as is!"

…

Two days later, a news稿 manuscript appeared on Joyful Time's official website and quickly caused other major game media to reprint it!

*Approaching the Mysterious Tenda Games: A Utopia in the Domestic Game Industry!*

The article written by Hu Yue didn't mention Ma Yiqun's name, or even that she had interviewed an employee of Tenda.

She simply started from the recently popular *Game Producer* and *President Pei's Daily Life*, directly introducing the content that Ma Yiqun had once talked about!

"With a game called *Lonely Desert Road*, the name Tenda gradually entered the vision of domestic players."

"In less than a year, Tenda Games has successively launched four games, namely indie games, card mobile games, FPS games, and single-player meta games. With its unconstrained imagination and bold innovation, it has won praise from official platforms and is regarded as a new benchmark in the domestic game industry!"

"Today, Joyful Time will unveil the mysterious veil of Tenda Games for you, allowing you to get a glimpse of the demeanor of this emerging game company!"

…

"In short, Tenda Games is a company that has strict requirements for newcomers, and also a company that boldly employs newcomers;"

"It is a company that dares to innovate, and also a company that pays attention to inheritance;"

"As the founder and chief designer of Tenda, the prototype of President Pei in *President Pei's Daily Life*, he not only has extremely high attainments in design, but also has superb game promotion methods;"

"He has a unique personal charm that attracts countless outstanding talents to him, and they spontaneously gather around him;"

"But he is also a lonely genius, because his ideas transcend the times, so he is always misunderstood;"

"He is generous to his employees, but very frugal to himself;"

"Here, is the place where dreams set sail, this is Tenda Games, a utopia in the domestic game industry!"

…

Not long after this news稿 manuscript was published, major game media outlets quickly reprinted it!

This seemed a bit unprofessional, after all, this interview didn't have any substance.

No source of information, no pictures, and no other corroboration.

This was a standard "three-no product".

But major game media outlets were still reprinting it like crazy, and the comments from netizens under these manuscripts were also skyrocketing!

Because manuscripts about Tenda were too rare!

Starting from *Ghost General* and *Fortress at Sea*, Tenda was already considered a well-known game developer, but there was always a mysterious veil, and it hadn't truly appeared in the players' vision.

Even in the eyes of many industry insiders, this company called Tenda was full of mystery. Many local game companies in Jingzhou knew nothing about Tenda.

Although this was a manuscript that was "all made up with no pictures to start with," Joyful Time was, after all, a well-known game media outlet in China and had a certain degree of credibility, so this manuscript instantly sparked heated discussions!

"All rainbow farts! It feels like this mysterious boss of Tenda has completely become the hope of the domestic game industry. Could it be that Joyful Time has also started taking money?"

"Impossible, if they were taking money, why wouldn't they put pictures or information? This kind of vague manuscript doesn't look like they're taking money, no matter how you look at it?"

"What are you guys focusing on? Shouldn't we be discussing the authenticity of this report now? Which industry大佬 bigshots know the inside story? Tell us how much of the content in this manuscript is credible?"

"I think the 'genius who transcends the times' part is an exaggeration; I absolutely don't believe the 'very generous to employees, but very frugal to himself' part!"

"But isn't it not an exaggeration to say that *Game Producer* transcends the times?"

"I'm an internal employee of Tenda. I guarantee everyone that these are all true!"

"I'm the owner of the dumpling restaurant across the street from Tenda. Tenda employees often come to my place to eat dumplings. I can prove that this is true!"

"I'm the doorman in the office building next to Tenda Building. I can also prove that this is true!"

"Let me give you some inside scoop. Have you guys seen *President Pei's Daily Life*? That's right, the person who plays President Pei in it is the real boss of Tenda Games!"

"Why is *President Pei's Daily Life* so well acted? Because the boss is acting in his true colors, can you believe it!"

"It's getting more and more outrageous. You sand sculpture netizens are just running your mouths! I don't believe Tenda's boss is so young."

"Exactly, it feels like an insult to my intelligence!"

"But the stuff about drawing material is mostly true. I'm going to go brush *President Pei's Daily Life* a few more times!"

"I'm going to promote *Game Producer* under *President Pei's Daily Life*. Everyone remember to give me likes and get me on the hot comments!"