Chapter 1 Afternoon

In the afternoon, Qiao Liang took a taxi to Fei Huang Studio and met Huang Sibo.

"Teacher Qiao, nice to meet you!"

The two shook hands warmly, expressing their admiration for each other.

Strictly speaking, Huang Sibo, as the main designer, had only designed *Sea Fortress*. Qiao Liang hadn't made any videos about *Sea Fortress*, so the two didn't have much overlap.

But after all, they were both very familiar with Tengda, so they felt a sense of camaraderie upon meeting.

After exchanging a few pleasantries in the conference room, the two quickly got down to business.

Qiao Liang went straight to the point, "To be honest, my recently released video interpreted *Mission and Choice*, and unexpectedly caused a lot of controversy."

"In the video, I said that this game was made using the 'heavy industrialization model,' which is very different from previous games, but many viewers disagree."

"What do you think?"

Qiao Liang was quite nervous asking this question.

He was very afraid that Huang Sibo would directly say, "That's not the case at all," wouldn't that be embarrassing?

He had worked so hard to study game design theory for so long, and devoted himself to studying *Mission and Choice*. If he made a vigorous analysis, but the analysis was completely wrong, it would be too awkward.

Huang Sibo took a sip of tea, "I watched the video, and I agree with some of the content."

"However..."

"I wouldn't dare to call it a 'milestone.' Although this game did have the idea of washing away the shame of domestic games when it was first launched, it will take many years to reach a final conclusion on whether it can become a milestone."

"As for the 'heavy industry model,' I can't give a very definite answer either. Because there is no definite conclusion in the game industry about this concept. It's a concept that can be interpreted in many ways."

Hearing this, Qiao Liang was slightly disappointed.

Obviously, Huang Sibo had the same personality as President Pei, very modest, and would not blindly take credit.

Although modesty is a virtue, it probably meant that Qiao Liang would be going back empty-handed today.

"However..."

Huang Sibo changed the subject, "Although I can't directly answer your question, I can tell you a few short stories that happened during the establishment and development of this game and movie, which I believe will be enlightening to you."

Qiao Liang's eyes lit up, "Please do!"

Huang Sibo organized his thoughts a little and said, "I don't know if you've noticed that the person in charge of Tengda's game department changes very frequently."

"I was the designer of *Sea Fortress*, but when it came to *Game Producer*, the main designer was replaced by Lü Mingliang, and then Li Yada, Hu Xianbin, Min Jingchao, and so on. A designer who can be continuously responsible for two games in Tengda's game department can be said to be rare."

"Now, I'm in charge of Fei Huang Studio, Lü Mingliang is in charge of Upwind Logistics, and even Chen Kangtuo and others who were previously in the game department have been assigned to Thrill Horror... Every designer who has made a name for himself is able to stand alone and has his own career."

"Do you know what this means?"

Qiao Liang shook his head, confused.

Huang Sibo continued, "Every time we develop a new game, President Pei assigns tasks in different ways."

"Sometimes, he will only give a very broad, general scope, such as giving a few seemingly unrelated or even bizarre requirements, and let the main designer brainstorm and design; and sometimes, he will propose various design details, no matter how trivial, and let the designer execute them seriously."

"Why is that? Do you know?"

Qiao Liang still shook his head, even more confused.

Huang Sibo said again, "This time, when developing *Mission and Choice*, the problem given by President Pei can be said to be unprecedentedly difficult. So, I gathered director Zhu Xiaoce, as well as Lü Mingliang, Li Yada, Hu Xianbin, Min Jingchao, Bao Xu, Lin Wan, Ye Zhizhou, Wang Xiaobin and other core members from Tengda's game department. Everyone put their heads together, and finally finalized the design details of *Mission and Choice*."

"Put all of this together, what do you think of?"

Qiao Liang frowned, his brain working quickly.

He vaguely felt that there seemed to be very critical content hidden in it, but he felt a little vague and difficult to grasp.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

"I understand!"

"This is actually President Pei cultivating talents belonging to the Tengda Group in his own way!"

"The Tengda game department is the most capable department for training people, so President Pei promotes a new person with potential to be the main designer every time he does a new game project."

"And after the project is successful, President Pei transfers the trained employees to other departments to stand on their own, and then continues to train new people!"

"That's why the turnover of personnel in Tengda's game department is so frequent, and that's why there is the saying that 'everyone from the game department can stand on their own'!"

"As for President Pei's different ways of assigning tasks, it's because President Pei teaches students according to their aptitude."

"Some people are good at designing, so President Pei guides them through a few seemingly unrelated requirements to inspire their talents as much as possible; for some people who don't have much imagination but have strong execution skills, President Pei gives some very detailed rules to let them watch and learn carefully in the process of executing them seriously."

"And the subsequent arrangements also prove that President Pei is actually a leader who teaches students according to their aptitude."

"For example, Brother Huang, you are a designer with a lot of ideas and strong comprehensive abilities, so President Pei sent you to be in charge of Fei Huang Studio and control the cultural and entertainment industry of the entire Tengda Group;"

"Lü Mingliang is a designer with strong execution skills, and President Pei let him take charge of Upwind Logistics;"

"As for Li Yada and Bao Xu, their abilities are not particularly outstanding, but they are experienced and down-to-earth, so let them stay in Tengda's game department as veteran employees and play the role of stabilizing the situation..."

"In this way, the potential employees of the entire Tengda Group are growing rapidly, and the various departments are controlled by them. While ensuring President Pei's control over the various departments, they can also develop faster and better!"

"The most important thing is that when these people are fully trained and reunite, they will explode with amazing potential!"

"Take *Mission and Choice* as an example. Without the accumulation of Fei Huang Studio before, without the success of *A Beautiful Tomorrow*, it would be impossible to make a name for itself in both the film and game fields!"

"I was a little puzzled before. *Mission and Choice* doesn't look like a game in President Pei's style, because the games personally designed by President Pei, such as *Game Producer*, *Repent and be Saved*, *Struggle*, etc., all have a strong personal touch and a boundless imagination."

"But *Mission and Choice* lacks this kind of unconstrained imagination, but has a more steady feeling."

"So, this game is the result of all of you putting your heads together under President Pei's guidance!"

"In other words... it's not very accurate for me to describe *Mission and Choice* with the 'heavy industrialization model'."

"Strictly speaking, Tengda's 'heavy industrialization model' is not naturally formed, but President Pei deliberately cultivates and guides the core employees, gives full play to their strengths, and allows the Tengda Group to enter this 'heavy industrialization model' in advance!"

"It seems that the direction I'm bragging about is correct, but I didn't brag about the key point!"

Huang Sibo took a sip of tea, smiled, and didn't say a word.

He also thought so in his heart.

Anyone who has been the person in charge of Tengda's game department will understand how huge President Pei's guidance will play in the success of a game!

Without President Pei, Huang Sibo, Lü Mingliang, and others might still be working as executive planners in some third-rate game company. How could they have achieved these achievements now?

Many times, a person's ability is one aspect, but more importantly, it is necessary to obtain a platform.

It's like someone asking online, why are most of the famous generals, counselors, and founding heroes of the Han Dynasty from the same hometown as Liu Bang? Why can such a small city have so many geniuses at the same time?

The fact is that this group of people progressed and grew together in the process of conquering the world. With this platform and resources, their talents could be brought into play.

The same is true for Tengda Group.

Are all the heads of various departments extremely smart and can reach the top in the industry? Not necessarily.

Without the Tengda Group's platform and President Pei's guidance, they would not have been able to achieve their current achievements.

Therefore, although most of the content of *Mission and Choice* was decided by Huang Sibo and others in meetings, the biggest contributor behind the scenes was obviously President Pei.

Because President Pei provided this platform, determined the tone of the Tengda Group, cultivated these people, and set up an excellent example for them, that's why the game *Mission and Choice* was born!

But he couldn't say it clearly, because President Pei said that he should be realistic.

These things he thought about were more or less based on his own imagination. Although most of them were facts, he couldn't say them directly.

Therefore, Huang Sibo very realistically told all the small episodes that happened during the production of *Mission and Choice*. Those who understand will understand, and those who don't understand cannot explain too much.

Anyway, with Teacher Qiao's understanding, there should be no problem.

Qiao Liang really didn't disappoint him. He understood as soon as he heard it, and instantly understood his intention!

Qiao Liang said very happily, "I understand! Thank you very much! Now I can assert that Tengda Group is not only taking the lead in trying the 'heavy industrialization model,' but it is also President Pei's deliberate and intentional guidance, and it has received excellent results!"

"I'm going back to argue with those people! Such detailed cases will definitely leave them speechless!"