Chapter 1 An Agreement on Lin Wan

On the matter of Lin Wan, Pei Qian and Lin Chang quickly reached a consensus and had a pleasant conversation.

After the meal, Lin Chang planned to call the old man immediately to report on the matter. If everything went smoothly, he believed that Shenhua's game department could be established quickly.

As for Pei Qian, he had to fool Lin Wan and then arrange the work at Shang Yang Games.

When it came to fooling Lin Wan, no one else but Pei Qian could get the job done. The Lin family wanted her to go east, but she would stubbornly go west, full of rebellious spirit. Only someone like Pei Qian, with his own halo, able to understand Lin Wan's little temper, and being extremely clever, could successfully fool her.

Therefore, Pei Qian felt it was his inescapable duty.

Initially, he had only wanted to go on a subsidized vacation to Tianhuo Studio, but he had inadvertently attracted Lin Wan, and from then on, things had gotten out of control.

Pei Qian had always wanted to get rid of this major problem as soon as possible, and now he had finally found a suitable opportunity again!

Of course, this couldn't be rushed.

Lin Chang had just arrived in Jingzhou and met with Lin Wan. If Pei Qian went to Lin Wan to discuss the Shenhua game department immediately afterward, it would easily arouse Lin Wan's suspicion.

Moreover, although Shenhua Group was large and powerful, it had never had any related experience in the gaming field before, and it would not be a matter of a few days to set up this game department.

Just like many domestic giant companies, saying they wanted to get into online literature and games, but in the end, they made a mess of it and accomplished nothing. This showed that every industry was different, and big groups couldn't just do anything and succeed. It had to be planned carefully.

Therefore, the two of them acted separately.

Lin Chang would first persuade Old Man Lin and do the initial planning; Pei Qian, on the other hand, would remain calm and steady Lin Wan, so that she wouldn't have too many doubts. When Lin Chang's side was almost ready, he would step in and make the final decision!

Not long after Pei Qian sent Lin Chang away after the meal, he received a message from He An.

It was only two words: "Admire!"

Seeing these two words from He An, Pei Qian was furious.

Admire my foot!

This old man was really interesting. I hadn't even settled the score with you yet, and you came over to provoke me!

Speaking of this, Pei Qian was very speechless. At first, he had racked his brains to lose money on games, but he had repeatedly failed and was about to give up.

And at this time, He An, the guiding light of the underworld, had appeared!

Pei Qian had followed He An's theory to make *Struggle*, thinking that it was a sure thing, but he didn't expect that two negatives would make a positive, and he had also completely subverted He An's game design theory.

As a result, He An didn't believe it, so Pei Qian asked him to personally design a game that was bound to fail, which led to *Mission and Choice*.

From the type of game, the world view background, to the specific gameplay details, everything was determined by He An!

The only part that Pei Qian had freely used was to give the game the same name as the "shame of national games," *Mission and Choice*.

In this situation, shouldn't He An take the blame?

Pei Qian didn't have a particularly good understanding of the current situation of the game *Mission and Choice*.

For such a game with huge investment, a good reputation didn't necessarily mean it could make money. A small burst of sales wasn't enough; it had to be a big hit to make money.

It hadn't been released for long, and many people didn't know about this game yet. It was too early to talk about making money.

But the current momentum of the game was definitely not good.

Five trending topics about *Mission and Choice* directly went up on Weibo, three about the movie and two about the game. From the feedback of the first wave of players, they seemed to be very satisfied with the game's content.

This was enough to make Pei Qian unable to eat or sleep!

And He An's message, although it only had the two words "Admire," made Pei Qian even more panicked.

Did this mean that He An had also played *Mission and Choice* and was also conquered by this game?

Then what was the point of playing!

Pei Qian was very speechless and replied, "Teacher He, that's not what you said before! You said that *Mission and Choice* would definitely lose money? You told me to quickly use the scraps of the game to develop a new game to recover some losses? What's going on now!"

Pei Qian felt like He An was a liar!

And he had not only lied to him once or twice.

Before the game was launched, Pei Qian had asked He An about these details. He An patted his chest and guaranteed that doing so would definitely fail, and even worried that the toxicity would be too strong, advising Pei Qian to only adopt one or two of the suggestions.

During the game development process, He An came to Jingzhou for a visit, tried out the game demo, and then asserted that the game wouldn't work, advising Pei Qian to quickly use the scraps to transform it and stop the loss.

Before the game was officially released, He An specially reminded him that the *Fantasy War Remastered* was about to be released, telling Pei Qian to be sure to avoid the release time of *Fantasy War Remastered*.

Again and again, He An kept reinforcing the impression that *Mission and Choice* would definitely lose money, which made Pei Qian full of confidence when the game was released.

He thought that He An was an old senior and a leading figure in the domestic game industry. Even if he was old now, he must still have a deep professional understanding of games, right?

But he never expected that not a single word was accurate!

This made Pei Qian feel deceived, which led to this reply.

But these few words, in He An's view, meant something completely different.

He An quickly replied, "Huh? President Pei, are you getting cocky just because I praised you?"

"I really didn't expect that *Mission and Choice* would receive such a reputation after its release. I congratulated you out of encouragement!"

"But don't think that you're safe just because of this, and show off to me. *Fantasy War Remastered* is going to be released this afternoon!"

"To be honest, although I haven't finished playing *Mission and Choice* yet, I can already see that you've been clever and taken shortcuts."

"You haven't followed the traditional RTS game gameplay at all, but instead grabbed an intermediate state between RTS games and story-oriented AAA masterpieces, focusing not on strategic game battles, but on exquisite story processes."

"I have to say, this is a brilliant attempt, and it has indeed received good results."

"If it weren't for the release of *Fantasy War Remastered*, I would have been infinitely optimistic about *Mission and Choice*."

"But *Fantasy War Remastered* is a traditional RTS game. They really have solid strength, not only with the story, but also with classic, repeatedly verified in-depth gameplay! There is also extremely strong game balance and a ladder to extend the game's life, even esports events!"

"*Fantasy War Remastered* will have an absolute advantage in the core RTS game player group. At that time, it will inevitably have an impact on the sales and reputation of *Mission and Choice*, and even spark a major discussion about 'Where is the future of RTS games going?'..."

"In short, the situation is not optimistic. President Pei, you still have to pay attention to *Fantasy War Remastered*. You must not be careless!"

Obviously, He An thought that Pei Qian's words were showing off, and he was immediately triggered, replying with several messages in a row.

Pei Qian didn't even get a word in, and the more he read, the more speechless he became.

What did he mean by "grabbed an intermediate state between RTS games and story-oriented AAA masterpieces?" What did he mean by "brilliant attempt?"

Didn't you teach me all this!

The game hasn't even made money yet, and you've already pushed the blame for making money to me in advance?

It's outrageous!

Although he was a little angry, seeing He An's emphasis on *Fantasy War Remastered*, a glimmer of hope slowly rose in Pei Qian's heart.

As the saying goes, when God closes a door, he opens a window.

Thanks to He An's previous physique, Pei Qian had thought of putting *Mission and Choice* and *Fantasy War Remastered* together. Now it was time for *Fantasy War Remastered* to play its role!

Pei Qian replied, "Well, I hope *Fantasy War Remastered* can give it its all."

He An: "..."

Young people are just too vigorous.

...

Afternoon.

Qiao Liang had just returned home from the cinema and couldn't wait to turn on his computer.

Today was really a blast!

In the early morning, he stayed up all night to beat the game *Mission and Choice*, slept until afternoon, ate, and then went to see the movie *Mission and Choice*. After returning, he could play *Fantasy War Remastered*.

It was simply triple the happiness!

As a hardcore gamer, nothing was more exciting than the release of two high-quality games on the same day, especially since *Mission and Choice* also came with a wonderful movie.

I have to say, watching the story on the big screen in the cinema was very different from watching the story at home on a monitor. The audio-visual experience was a complete crush.

Qiao Liang already knew the story, so there was nothing to say, but what surprised him the most was that the movie version of the story deleted all the game content, but it didn't make people feel disconnected or disjointed at all. Conversely, the game interspersed so many battle parts in the story, but it didn't make people feel bloated.

Although there were several hours apart, the experience brought by both the game and the movie was very good, which was very magical.

This game once again stimulated Qiao Liang's desire to express himself. The new issue of *Godly Work* was coming!

However, Qiao Liang decided to complete *Fantasy War Remastered* before making this video.

Because Qiao Liang felt that these two equally excellent RTS games could be compared.

If nothing else, these two games should have reached the extreme in the RTS field, but they pursued different directions.

*Fantasy War Remastered* should be the peak of traditional RTS games, inheriting the classic RTS game gameplay while reaching the ceiling of the current technical level in terms of graphics, sound effects, and story.

And *Mission and Choice* was exploring a new direction for RTS games in this era when RTS games were gradually declining, and its hard power was also crushing most of the works of the same period.

One was a Western fantasy classic, one was an Eastern science fiction; one was a traditional RTS, one was an innovative RTS; one was a foreign masterpiece, one was a domestic production...

Qiao Liang couldn't wait any longer.