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Chapter 30300 [Public Opinion Reversal]

Some online opinion leaders take money, publish only one article, and then ignore the matter.

Some of them are just despicable.

He only charges for one article, yet he proactively offers follow-up services. Perhaps unable to find any sensational topics, he frequently jumps out to satirize Chen Guiliang.

Because criticizing Chen Guiliang and "Future Era" generates traffic!

After most of the anti-intellectuals had quieted down, Chen Guiliang suddenly posted several articles on his personal account on HaiNei.com.

Posting these things when public opinion is at its peak is useless, because trolls will say they're fabricated.

The first entry is not a game development log, but rather a project proposal for "Hope" (tentative game name).

The project proposal was dated June 18, 2005.

The second post is a communication agreement between the technical staff of Game Science and Pixel Software.

The agreement was signed on July 20, 2005, and its content was to ask Pixel Software to teach fighting engine development techniques.

The game development log was only posted in the third post, dated August 15, 2005. The project leader wouldn't be there for several more months, and the game's name hadn't been officially decided yet, but they had already begun exploring the development engine.

The fourth article is a rewritten game project proposal, dated September 17, 2005, titled "Neo Future Ascent Project Proposal".

At this point, the game's name was officially decided, and Shuxia Yehou was invited to serve as the game's story planner.

Chen Guiliang also emphasized: "The first project proposal was submitted before the launch of 'DNF', and the content of the proposal was confirmed to be a side-scrolling fighting online game."

"In addition, the technical exchange agreement with Pixel Software predates the launch of 'DNF'. This cooperation is for the purpose of developing a self-developed fighting engine. If you have any questions, you can ask Mr. Liu of Target Software for verification."

Liu Kun, the owner of Pixel Software, also has an account registered on Haiwainet.

When asked by netizens, Liu Kun answered very clearly: "Chen Guiliang said he wanted to develop a side-scrolling fighting online game, so I lent him two engine developers. Everyone knows these two; they are the engine developers for 'Blade & Soul'."

Liu Kun then added, "Our technical staff were deeply involved in the early development of the 'Future' engine and can create a similar engine at any time. If the time is right, Pixel Software will also create a side-scrolling fighting online game."

Subsequently, two engine developers from Pixel Software also came forward to confirm that they had been communicating with Youke for three months. They also claimed that they and other developers had not heard of "DNF" at the time.

The netizens who had calmed down were too lazy to read the project proposals and development logs carefully, and simply believed this reversal and became Chen Guiliang's supporters.

Many netizens who were criticizing Chen Guiliang just half a month ago are now helping him criticize his haters.

Many people also went to the official website of "Future Era" because it posted more development logs, although many key information was hidden.

These people just want to know why the development of Future Era is so slow.

Then they kept seeing one name: Feng Ji!

The project leader repeatedly mentioned Feng Ji in the development log, and his tone was quite helpless. Because of Feng Ji's reasonable suggestions, many details had to be redone. One copy was even completely scrapped and reworked.

"Mr. Chen, who is Feng Ji?" Fans came up to ask Chen Guiliang.

Chen Guiliang replied on his personal account: "Feng Ji is a newcomer. He spent over a year playing World of Warcraft in internet cafes after graduating from university. He was introduced to Youke by a friend at the beginning of last year and initially did odd jobs in the project team... Currently, Feng Ji has been confirmed as the person in charge of the Wulin Gaiden project team. Here is the link to his HaiNei.com account."

Netizens are becoming increasingly curious.

"Graduated and spent over a year working in internet cafes? Got a job at Youke after being introduced by a friend? Became the game manager for 'Wulin Gaiden'? I don't understand this resume at all."

"Is this person a relative of Chen Guiliang?"

"In the game development log of 'Future Era,' the project manager was almost driven crazy by Feng Ji."

"..."

Indeed, many people were driven crazy by Feng Ji.

Because Feng Ji lacked experience and ability at the time, yet insisted on pursuing perfection and rationality, he always raised questions but couldn't offer solutions or improvements.

Everyone followed the original plan, and Feng Ji continued to participate. As they worked on it, Feng Ji suddenly came up with a good idea, and after discussing it in a meeting, they found that it was indeed feasible.

So, they tore it down and started over.

One time would have been fine, but Feng Ji came many times. Sometimes his suggestions were ignored, but most of the time they were adopted.

……

Feng Ji always carries a laptop with him, but he doesn't connect to the internet most of the time; he uses it purely for work notes.

After receiving a call from Chen Guiliang, Feng Ji went online to reply to netizens.

"Hello everyone, I'm Feng Ji. I'm currently in charge of developing 'Wulin Gaiden,' and we're currently conducting research at Yanmen Pass. We've already visited the ancient cities of Datong and Pingyao. Next, we'll be visiting cities of all sizes across Shanxi Province and throughout the country. During our city visits, we'll also be collecting information on local music, paintings, sculptures, customs, languages, and so on..."

"I'm a newcomer to the gaming industry, I know nothing, I can only try my best. For the last three months of last year and the first two months of this year, I've been auditing history classes at Tsinghua and Peking Universities. I've been searching for historical documents in their libraries..."

"I hope that players who enter 'Wulin Gaiden' will feel as if they have traveled back to the real Ming Dynasty!"

After reading Feng Ji's reply, netizens were completely baffled.

Developing a game requires auditing history classes at Tsinghua and Peking Universities for half a year? And he also wants to travel all over the country to study ancient cities, folk music, paintings, sculptures, and customs... A netizen from Shanxi Province said: "The photos posted by Feng Ji are indeed of Datong Ancient City, Pingyao Ancient City, and Yanmen Pass."

Another netizen said, "With this kind of attitude towards making games, how many people in the world can you find? I'm almost moved to tears."

Some netizens complained: "No wonder there's been no news about the 'Legend of Martial Arts' game. It turns out that for the past six months, the project leader has been attending history classes at Tsinghua and Peking Universities, and now he's gone to do on-site research... It's insane! Not to mention how much money it will cost, it will take a lot of time. Who knows when the game will be made?"

One netizen predicted, "I think I see China's blizzard industry about to rise."

Chen Guiliang took the opportunity to launch the official website for the game "Wulin Gaiden".

The official website contains no other content, only a series of photos.

For example, the photo of him auditing history classes at Tsinghua and Peking Universities was a "work photo" taken by Feng Ji himself. He had to keep a record of it to avoid being questioned by others in the company about whether he was being paid to play around.

These work photos have now become promotional photos for the game.

Each photo has a caption below it.

"On October 9, 2006, I attended a class at Peking University for the first time. I was a little excited. The lecturer was a renowned professor..."

"On October 12, 2006, I attended a class at Tsinghua University for the first time..."

The last few sets of photos are all from on-site investigations, and there was a team of three people.

Feng Ji had visibly become slovenly; he was too lazy to shave and often didn't change his coat for a week or two.

People who work diligently will always be recognized.

Moreover, it can evoke feelings of emotion.

Beyond being moved, I felt a strong protective instinct towards my own.

Damn it, GamerSky puts so much effort into making games, and you haters still come here to cause trouble!

Many well-known bloggers, including Wuyue Sanren, were attacked.

……

Wuyue Sanren was sweating profusely as he stared at the computer screen.

He's not afraid of being criticized, because the more criticism he receives, the more buzz he generates.

But Chen Guiliang exposed his past!
That damned Chen Guiliang actually sent people to Beijing University of Technology and Siemens' Beijing branch to verify the information. Now he's taking the opportunity to release this news online.

"Wuyue Sanren, whose real name is Yao Bo, claims to be a graduate of Beijing University of Technology, but no such person can be found at Beijing University of Technology. He claims to have left Siemens in Beijing at the end of last year, but no one left Siemens at the end of last year. His academic qualifications and work experience are all fabricated. I don't know which of his statements is true."

How to do?
Wuyue Sanren began wiping his sweat.

He only graduated from junior high school and didn't even finish high school. He worked odd jobs for a few years and even worked in nightclubs.

Because he was very popular on Tianya Forum, he created various personas for himself and attracted a large number of fans.

In fact, even his departure from Tianya Forum was due to offending people there by spreading rumors. Last year, his wife even pleaded with the Tianya moderators, hoping they could continue to provide him with a living.

"Damn it, I only got 2000 yuan for writing this article. I should have known better than to mess with this bastard." Wuyue Sanren was extremely frustrated.

He dared not argue, fearing that Chen Guiliang would obtain a certificate from Beijing University of Technology and Siemens.

After careful consideration, Wuyue Sanren began writing: "Education doesn't represent everything; there are many people with high diplomas but low abilities. Because of family poverty, I was forced to drop out of school after graduating from high school. But I had a thirst for knowledge, and because my workplace was close to Beijing University of Technology, I audited classes there for several years..."

"Gradually, I developed an affection for Beijing University of Technology, and deep down I considered it my alma mater. I dare say that although I don't have a university degree, my knowledge is no less than that of any university student. Because I studied diligently at Beijing University of Technology, while the actual students there were sleeping in class..."

Even after this article was published, many fans still defended Wuyue Sanren and even criticized Chen Guiliang for looking down on ordinary people just because he studied at Peking University.

It's hard to understand the thought process of these fans.

However, many netizens turned from fans to haters, feeling they had been deceived.

Some netizens sarcastically commented: "Just because you have an affinity for Beijing University of Technology doesn't mean you graduated from there. I have an affinity for Tsinghua and Peking University too!"

Looking at the chaotic blog comment section, Wuyue Sanren decided to pretend to be deaf and dumb and ignore it.

But I need to find a topic to distract myself.

So he set his sights on "the world's number one gambling site".

The blogger "Big Brother 777" is a rising internet celebrity from last year, whose blog readership easily surpasses that of Xu Jinglei. This guy calls himself the protector of retail investors and charges people to teach them how to trade stocks through QQ groups. The documented amount involved in cases within his client groups alone exceeds 1000 million yuan, not even counting those who privately spread the word and followed suit.

Wuyue Sanren was envious and jealous, and had long disliked the leader, 777.

Now's the perfect time to start ranting, distract from the problem, and maybe even report that person to the police!
Leader 777: ? ? ?
Thus, Wuyue Sanren and the leader 777 started fighting like dogs.

Chen Guiliang was speechless; he never expected such a surprising plot twist.

(End of this chapter)