God's imitator

Chapter 418 Game Core Election

Zheng Jie was somewhat surprised: "Huh? Are we going to discuss this now?"
"We only have 10 people left now. Shouldn't we recruit two new players to make up the 12-person team before making a decision?"

Lee In-sook shook her head: "I don't think it's necessary."

“New players are not familiar with the ecosystem and specifics of our community, and they have not actually cooperated with the potential players of the ‘game core’ in the game, so their votes are certainly not comprehensive or objective enough.”

"Including these two votes could mislead the outcome."

"But it would be unreasonable not to let the two new players vote after recruitment, and we haven't decided on a specific recruitment plan yet."

"Therefore, we decided to decide on the core of the game before recruiting new members."

"What do you think?"

Wang Yongxin nodded first: "Yes, I agree."

Some of the other players nodded, while others remained silent.

Clearly, the community players did not reach a complete consensus on this issue, but overall, more people supported Lee In-sook.

"One person, one vote" is the most fundamental rule of the community and a rule that all players agree on. "Depriving someone of their right to vote" is absolutely unacceptable.

But the situation at this time is somewhat special.

Of the 10 players present, most did not want the two new players to come in and vote randomly, thus disrupting the voting results.

Li Renshu continued, "Currently, our core players are Lawyer Lin and Brother Wang, and the third core player was originally planned to be chosen from Cai Zhiyuan, Yang Yuting, and Wei Yinzhang."

"Yin Zhang made it clear from the beginning that if no suitable candidate could be chosen, she could consider temporarily taking on the role. However, judging from the current performance of Cai Zhiyuan and Yang Yuting, both of them are doing well. Therefore, Yin Zhang will not participate in this vote. Is that alright?"

Wei Yinzhang nodded: "Yes, that's for the best."

Actually, even if she had participated normally, no one would have voted for her, since she didn't participate in any of the three games.

But we still need to go through the procedures.

Li Renshu continued, "So this time it's mainly a choice between Cai Zhiyuan and Yang Yuting."

"It is mainly determined by the performance in the three games following the 'Shelter Game,' namely the 'Simple Questions and Answers,' 'Selection Game,' and 'Lifting Game.'"

"To ensure fairness as much as possible, this is what I'm thinking:"
"First of all, as the host, I will not make any biased statements."

"Secondly, each player will have 5 minutes to give a speech, summarizing their performance and campaigning for votes."

"Finally, everyone will have a free discussion, but as the moderator, I will try my best to guide the topic, limit the speaking time for both sides, and avoid repetition of the same content."

"If a topic is discussed for too long, I will interrupt and guide the discussion to a new topic."

"After the discussion, everyone will have two days to consider it, and then we will officially determine the third core player of the game through a vote."

"Then the proposal formally adjusted the 'poaching' function in games and the corresponding permissions."

"What do you think?"

Everyone nodded in agreement. The procedure sounded quite formal and there didn't seem to be any major problems.

Of course, as a host, Lee In-sook might have the potential to steer the conversation, but this issue is unavoidable and will always exist as long as there is a host.

In comparison, most players generally approve of Lee In-sook's fairness.

But after a moment's consideration, Cai Zhiyuan suggested, "I tend to cancel the open discussion session for everyone. "This is not to restrict everyone's freedom of speech, but mainly because such open discussions might prejudicially influence some players."

"Yang Yuting and I have actually done enough to demonstrate our abilities, whether it's our performance in the game or our upcoming campaigning. That should be enough for everyone to make their own judgment."

"But if the discussion is held publicly, even if players supporting both sides take turns discussing it, the differences in wording, rhetoric, or facial expressions could have drastically different effects on the undecided players."

Zheng Jie was taken aback for a moment: "But people still discuss it in private, right?"

Cai Zhiyuan nodded: "Yes, but it doesn't matter if we discuss it in private."

"Even if some players want to win over wavering players, they can only do it one-on-one in private, unlike in public occasions where they can influence the whole group, so the impact is relatively smaller."

"Moreover, both sides can campaign for votes privately, so it's still fair."

Lee In-sook thought for a moment and said, "Whether it's a public discussion or a private discussion, there will be corresponding problems. There is no perfect solution, so let's follow the opinions of the parties involved."

"Yuting, what do you think? If you agree, then we'll proceed with this plan."

Yang Yuting looked at Cai Zhiyuan: "Yes, I agree. I also think it's best for everyone to discuss this privately."

Lee In-sook nodded: "Okay, then we won't have a free discussion session this time."

This surprised some players, as such a situation was relatively rare before.

However, Cai Zhiyuan's suggestion does have some merit.

Many people instinctively looked at Wang Yongxin.

If the discussion were to take place publicly, Wang Yongxin would undoubtedly stand firmly on Yang Yuting's side, and as one of the core members of the game, his words carry considerable weight.

Lin Sizhi is unlikely to express a clear opinion, while Li Renshu, as the host, is unlikely to directly and explicitly support Cai Zhiyuan in order to maintain a semblance of fairness.

In this way, Tsai Chih-yuan would indeed be at a disadvantage, so it is only natural that he wanted to cancel the public discussion session.

Wang Yongxin also felt it was a pity, because some things are appropriate to say in public, but not so appropriate in private.

If he were to openly and privately solicit votes from other players for Yang Yuting, it would seem too deliberate and too obvious.

Therefore, Cai Zhiyuan's method did indeed limit his influence to a great extent.

But since everyone had agreed on this, Wang Yongxin couldn't insist any further.

Li Renshu looked at Cai Zhiyuan and Yang Yuting: "Which of you two would like to go first?"

Cai Zhiyuan looked at Yang Yuting: "Ladies first?"

Yang Yuting shook her head: "No, you go first. I haven't quite thought of how to phrase it yet."

Cai Zhiyuan didn't insist any further: "Okay, I'll go first. Anyway, what I'm going to say is very simple."

"My performance in 'Simple Q&A' and 'Choose Your Own Game' is something everyone can see. I think that's enough to prove that I have the ability to compete with other core game mechanics."

"Especially in terms of earning visa time."

"Of course, even if you don't choose me as the core of the game, I will still try my best to help you earn more visa time in similar games, since it is in the common interest of all of us."

　Asking for a monthly ticket~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)