Entertainment: Is this how you play music?!

Chapter 356 When "objectification" and "uglification" are intertwined.

Hang up the call.

Winnie, who had witnessed everything, couldn't help but complain.

"It seems like he's only interested in the game, but actually his mind isn't on the game at all."

"really."

Li Can nodded in deep agreement.

The degrading of characters is not something that happens overnight; it's a gradual process, like boiling a frog in water, until game players start to feel dissatisfied—it has become an established rule in the industry.

Therefore, the black monkey merely made the female characters more visually appealing, yet it still delivered a powerful impact.

This is not a dispute over aesthetics or tastes, but a dispute over discourse power, the right to define, and even more so, authority.

Players, games.

They are merely a tiny fraction of beings in countless fields.

Even ordinary people understand that it's not about becoming Hokage to gain recognition, but about being recognized to become Hokage. Doesn't the Western world understand such a simple question?
It's impossible that they didn't know; rather, it was to assert their authority and prove that they had the power to define and judge.

Whether one truly possesses authority is irrelevant; what matters is whether one can project an image of authority.

Just like the unwritten logic of female character design in the gaming industry, whether players support it or not is not important at all. Even if they boycott it, only the game companies will suffer losses, and the people who truly control the discourse behind the scenes will not suffer any losses.

Because there was no other choice.

Unless another force breaks this cycle and their own interests are truly and severely damaged, it is unlikely that game developers will be forced to take these issues seriously.

The emergence of black monkeys is still showing signs of progress.

Li Can and Chen Gang's live stream this time was even more significant.

Just as the red and green color scheme sparked a fashion trend in the Western world due to the popularity of Batti Music Festival.

Li Can wanted both a definition and a rejection of the definition.

The gaming industry?

Is he specifically there to support this minor controversy?

That is impossible.

It would be a shame not to take advantage of this opportunity, simply because we've caught it.

As for whether there is any exaggeration or falsehood...
It's really not.

The design logic behind the black monkey character is indeed true.

Just as Li Can had predicted.

This video call with Chen Gang generated a lot of buzz in the gaming community.

This is the first time someone has stood up to criticize the so-called diverse aesthetics in DEI and the Western game industry, and even turned the tables by attacking the lack of diversity in Western game aesthetics.

Foreign streamers have gained a life-saving buff, and the instantaneous rebound is unimaginable!

Immediately, many streamers expressed their support for Li Can's theory during their game livestreams.

Whether it's true or false, whether you can understand it or not, whether you're interested or not, none of that matters now. What matters is that supporting Li Can allows you to safely criticize these suffocatingly ugly characters and even see a beautiful world where game characters become more and more beautiful in the future.

"I don't understand art! But I know that Li definitely understands art!"

Popular YouTuber PB is currently streaming.

The discussion with other viewers was quite rational.

"Perhaps this is indeed judging by appearances. You know, the Xia Kingdom has a long history and its culture and art are completely different from ours. I am very interested in the Black Monkey game because I really want to experience the story of the Eastern fantasy world and enjoy some different experiences!"

"Just as Li said, the ugly monster transforming into a beautiful human form has a very strong impact on players!"

But in fact.

PB, however, has a very simple heart.

There was only one thought on my mind.

I don't want to know anything about art or anything like that, I just want to see pretty girls!

The live stream chat was buzzing with excitement, with viewers showering the stream with likes and support.

Gifts were flying everywhere.

There is no other reason.

Musically, gamers have always been fed too well, but aesthetically, what have they been eating all these years?

It's basically reached the point where anyone can rush in.

Now that a big shot has said he wants to make food, shouldn't we give him our full support?
The chain reaction was enormous.

The various DEI teams that had previously held sway over the aesthetics of the gaming industry are now panicking.

In particular, the DEI team [Confidence Baby], which spearheaded the attack in this incident, instantly became the target of public criticism!
Within just two days, they received tens of thousands of emails, all from players who were holding back their anger, and the number of emails was still increasing.

This is how you find a way to break down the door.

Those who couldn't find their way and started banging on the door went on to fiercely criticize the CB team's statements on other platforms.

[To make arrogant comments without understanding the customs and thought of the Xia Kingdom, CB! You've disgraced the Xia Kingdom!]

Why would someone attack someone simply because they are good-looking, without understanding the creative process? Doesn't this demonstrate a lack of professionalism?

[That was so satisfying! CB wanted to boss the Chinese around, but the Chinese aren't buying it!]

Although there is very little aggression in the language.

But the DEI team felt a chill run down their spines, more panicked than ever before.

You could even say they're genuinely panicked this time.

In the past, even if the players were right, it would cause a huge uproar.

All it takes is sending out some experts and scholars to come up with some incomprehensible theories, and they can distort the truth and even elevate it to the level of professional academic papers.

This is very common in the West.

To fool idiots, all you need is a paper and a news report.

That is authority.

DEI isn't worried at all.

No matter how much you players object, all I need is a paper. You disagree? Fine, then go ahead and take on hefty student loans, earn your doctorate, make a name for yourself in the industry, become a heavyweight expert and scholar, and defeat other scholars in heated debates.

That way, your words might be taken seriously.

Then, what awaits you is a long period of suppressed popularity and cold treatment; you won't be remembered, but you will disappear from the internet's memory.

But things are different now.

Li Can is a bit too heavyweight; such a heavyweight in the gaming industry is a pure game-changer.

paper?

What a joke.

He's a world-class artist certified by the United Nations, the pinnacle of human achievement.

Putting everything else aside, just look at Li Can's papers in the field of aesthetics. Although they are few in number and mostly focus on music, the number of times they have been cited and their level of authority are something that some lesser-known scholars can't even dream of matching.

What kind of skill is that? You can't even make a gesture!
Scholars who can rival Li Can wouldn't even bother with DEI. The cost is so high; how much money would it take to get an artist of that caliber to endorse you?

Trying to defeat Li Can in theory by following the rules is simply impossible.

Their buffs are fully stacked.

True freedom, equality, justice, and diversity are aesthetic ideas in the field of Eastern art that are generally less understood in the West.

It's one thing to duel someone in their territory, but the DEI Holy Sword in their hand is something they forged themselves; they can't possibly win at all.

In a desperate attempt to control the heat and cool things down, the CB team, sweating profusely, tried to do so.

But that's even more of a joke.

This is the globally popular DP band, Laura. Putting aside the art world for now, I really want to have a go at Laura and his brothers and sisters. First, I want to see if I have any works that have surpassed the influence of "Numb", then I want to see my own fan base, and then I want to think about the consequences of trying to provoke them.

I broke out in a cold sweat.

The CB team was thrown into chaos first.

CB team leader.

Free, progressive, and independent, biologically female, psychologically a gender libertarian, she does not identify with any gender classification labels, but is a gender explorer who hopes to change her gender expression through free exploration and wants to fall in love with an equally courageous gender stagnation person (gender?).

My mental state crumbled slightly. In fact...

The evaluation of the black monkey is not for conspiracy theory purposes, nor for a grand narrative perspective, nor is it a battle of ideologies.

Simply because...

I can't stand it!
After all, the black monkey is still in the production process, and the information it reveals is not enough to make this battle of drums so obvious. Even if someone does want to have a battle of consciousness from a grand perspective, at least this time it really isn't.

Cassidy just habitually swore and pointed fingers.

Never imagined.

The black monkey didn't react much, but the players went wild. Hearing that the players were going wild, Chen Gang joined in the fun and performed a ritual to summon the gods on the spot.

That's the tone.

It exploded on its own.

"Oh my god, what do we do?"

Cassidy was somewhat at a loss.

In the past, when I encountered people like this, I would just ask them to produce their papers and that would be it. I would ask them if they understood art at all, and if they didn't, they should shut up.

Now, it's someone else's turn to question whether they understand art.

I opened the email and took a look.

[If you don't understand art, please don't be so rude and offensive, okay? You fool.]

What are your intentions in attacking an artist with such arrogance?

Cassidy was wrongfully killed.

"I didn't! I really didn't attack him! He's the one attacking me!!"

But clearly, the players who wouldn't listen to these words remained silent, simply forwarding Li Can's comments.

This is just great.

Even some of those who were obsessed with the correct attributes began to be led astray.

Being ugly will lead to being bullied.

But that is the truth.

Even if you are exceptionally beautiful, you can still be bullied.

When magical warfare escalates to this level, discussions about beauty and ugliness shift to bullying.

The situation was escalating rapidly.

Cassidy's vision blurred with suffocation, and he had a terrible premonition that his CB team, which he had painstakingly built up over the years, would be completely ruined because of this one mistake.

If a team that makes money through DEI can no longer use the DEI name, will they still be able to make money?

Being confident, free, and independent does not mean you won't be afraid when you encounter an ancient god.

Online crackdowns target ordinary players, but when they involve a group of fanatical individuals, even game developers sometimes have to back down.

it's good now.

I made a casual remark, and it turned out to attract a real god.

An unexpected encounter with a god within one's own territory resulted in an opponent with an absolute defensive buff, who also forged the enemy's power into their own holy sword, unleashing explosive damage output as strong as a monster, making them impossible to defeat even with all one's might.

at the same time.

In stark contrast to Cassidy's ashen face was the smiling Li Can.

These remarks were not directed at Cassidy or the DEI team that made comments about the black monkey.

Whether the game characters are pretty or not is just a starting point.

Li Can only wanted to indiscriminately attack the West's definition and control over America, hoping to pry off as much as possible.

The collaboration with the Austrian Golden Hall is about to officially begin.

What is most needed is to inform the world.

The aesthetics of the Xia Kingdom should be explained by the people of the Xia Kingdom themselves; others should not interfere.

It's impossible not to interfere.

There will inevitably be competition among them, and there will always be someone who has the final say.

To think that becoming the person in charge is so simple is to be overthinking it.

But it can completely dictate "where the battlefield is".

To crush opponents in one's area of ​​expertise, the underlying logic must be the underlying logic of Xia culture.

Do you even understand the Xia Kingdom? If you don't, shut up. If you want to talk, fine, but come and learn. Learn before you speak, so I don't think you're impossible to communicate with.

This may seem obvious in the realm of public opinion, but the other side has been using double standards and acting like a rogue for quite some time now.

But in academia, at least on the surface, they really do accept this kind of thing.

Without a solid foundation, acting like a hooligan is just plain clown behavior.

This approach works for small countries, but not for large countries.

Returning to the source.

The decisive blow still rests on "height".

The important thing about cultural transmission is not whether the other party is friendly or what attitude they have towards learning; what matters most is whether they can understand and learn it.

Once you're caught up in it, there are plenty of ways to deal with it.

All that's needed is to break this "absolute correctness".

In the days following the video call, Li Can kept a close eye on the development of public opinion within the gaming industry.

Just as I expected.

Domestic players are a force to be reckoned with, but mainly because of their sheer number. They aren't particularly enthusiastic about opposing this, since people from Xia don't buy into the idea of ​​"correctness."

But the ripples it caused abroad were enormous.

These gamers are going crazy, cheering themselves on, constantly updating and changing the game.

This has finally created a very ingrained impression among overseas players.

[Western games' aesthetics of female characters are just for fun; if you really want to see pretty girls, you have to look at Asian ones.]

Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.

focus!

Japanese factory, Korean factory, and Xia factory.

From online games to single-player games, from single-player to multiplayer games.

Upon closer inspection, wow, they all have normal aesthetic standards, each one more unique than the last.

Let's compare it side-by-side with Western games.

Buck teeth, freckles, dark skin, square face, stereotypes, unbalanced facial features.

That was truly unbearable to look at.

What's wrong with our game?! We used to have confident and beautiful female characters!

Are all the producers blind?!

Why are Asians able to excel in female roles? Why can't we?!

Our game is over!

Why are even beautiful characters with profound artistic merit being attacked? Why must you deliberately vilify the women of our country?!

Western women don't look like this! Our women are beautiful too!!

[Stop vilifying women! Ladies! Let's speak out! We need respect!]

In Europe and America.

A huge debate erupted, leaving Li Can dumbfounded.

When the "objectification" disrespect system clashes with the "uglification" disrespect system, it's a truly head-to-head battle.

The topic was inexplicably ignited when a beautiful Western female celebrity talked about her touching childhood story of being isolated because of her looks on a normal variety show.

(End of this chapter)