Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 261 Reporting? Meeting?
Unfortunately, the leaders liked to hear these kinds of things. Once, he mentioned something new at a meeting, but the leaders weren't willing to listen. They asked why he wasn't willing to talk about the Xingchen Going Global case, implying that he was hiding something and not sharing the real substance.
Chu Chen wanted to complain right then and there: "Where the hell is any useful information in this PPT?!"

From then on, Chu Chen understood. Each time he presented a PowerPoint presentation, he would have his staff make minor adjustments to the layout, adding the latest data and images, but the content remained almost unchanged.
Of course, although the content remained the same, Chu Chen, as the presenter, still needed to familiarize himself with the PPT beforehand. Just as Chu Chen was adjusting the PPT...

A phone call came in.

Chu Chen glanced at the phone and answered it casually.

"Brother Jiang? What's up today? Why are you calling me?"

A slightly tired but strong voice came from the other end of the phone.

"What, not welcome? I bet you're grinning like an idiot at the transaction data right now, let me cool you down."

The caller was named Jiang Jin, and he was from Jiangsu Province.

The main reason the two had contact was that Chu Chen's "former boss" Wang Jianmin was transferred to Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the secondary reason was that Xingchen's development speed had been getting faster and faster in the past year.

Initially, this Mr. Jiang mainly represented Suzhou and Hangzhou, coordinating the inclusion of Suzhou and Hangzhou cultural tourism elements in some mini-games.

For example, adding special collaboration levels to "Embroidery Needle".

Over time, he became a middleman.

This guy is quite interesting. He's in his thirties, but he prefers to wear a gray business jacket and always has a thermos filled with goji berries in his hand. He looks ten years older than his actual age.

However, beneath this seemingly conservative exterior lies a passionate gamer.

Because of his well-off family background, Jiang Jin was exposed to video games at a young age, from the Nintendo Famicom to Sega, and then to PC, including games like Red Alert, God of War, and Call of Duty.
That's why Chu Chen was quite happy to deal with him. Talking to someone who knows the stuff is always easier than talking to a brick wall, and the two of them had some private interactions.

From last year to this year, there have been various events such as the "COSPLAY Culture Festival," the "West Lake Anime Collaboration," the "Offline Starry Sky Merchandise Pop-up Store," the "Marathon Anime Race Support," and most recently, the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Crossover."

Basically, it was all spearheaded by Jiang Jin, as the provincial government that was most adept at creating chaos in the country.

Wang Chien-min basically just kept "profiting" from Xingchen.

The key point is that every time they collaborate with Xingchen, their popularity inexplicably surges. The most outrageous example is the 2016 Suzhou-Hangzhou Marathon organized at the end of last year.

To attract young people, they created a two-dimensional running event, where completing a designated section earns an extra medal made by the Starry Sky Games.

then
The competition, originally planned for 32000 participants, saw its number of registrants jump from less than 3 last year to 55.
The organizers were completely baffled, initially thinking it was a system bug.

With this "successful" experience, there are more and more "cooperation" between Suzhou and Hangzhou. For Xingchen, this kind of cooperation promoted by local governments is not a bad thing.

It can also elevate one's social standing.

Naturally, cooperation is the primary focus.

So when Jiang Jin called, the two naturally started talking about this topic.

"You know the Suzhou Embroidery Museum in the city, right? In the past, apart from researchers and foreigners, very few young people went there all year round."

"These past few days have been amazing; customer traffic has increased several times over!"

The collaboration with the Suzhou Embroidery Museum is a typical example of "intangible cultural heritage cooperation," except that this cooperation was only presented as a preview daily task in the anniversary version of "Final Battlefront."

There's a postcard you can get by checking in at the museum.

There wasn't much.

However, players generally won't miss out on these freebies that they can get by checking in.

"You wouldn't believe it, but today at the meeting, in front of everyone, our former leader used this case as a positive example and praised it highly. He said it's a benchmark for 'digital economy empowering physical cultural tourism'!"

"By the way, Mr. Chen, did you include any content on this topic in your PowerPoint presentation?"

"Goodness, Brother Jiang, you went through all this trouble for this?" Amidst the banter, the two chatted for a few more minutes. After confirming that Chu Chen had written what he needed to write in the PPT, Jiang Jin prepared to hang up. Before hanging up, he added this sentence.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing. A company has filed a formal complaint against you for exploiting loopholes to sell games without a license, and for the games containing violence and inciting crime. So when you came to report this time, some leaders from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television came down from above to have a meeting with you."

"Come over when you have some free time."

Jiang Jin's tone was quite indifferent, but Chu Chen still subconsciously sat up straight.

"A report? A summons for questioning!?"

Chu Chen wasn't surprised by the meeting itself. He had been preparing for it ever since PUBG sparked heated discussions in China last month.

Let's say it the other way around.

It's strange that the meeting only took place a month later.

What Chu Chen didn't know was that it was strange that the person who made the report was only summoned for questioning now, and it wasn't just him who was strange; the person who made the report was also strange.
Of course, whether it was reported before or now, this is not good news for Xingchen, and Jiang Jin made it clear that someone reported it.

We need to ask more clearly.

After all, every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt its debtor; it's best to file a formal complaint under your real name.
So Chu Chen subconsciously asked a question in return.

"Who reported it?"

"Mr. Chen, please don't make things difficult for me. Logically speaking, I shouldn't even be saying this to you. The formal meeting invitation won't reach you for a few more days..."

"Tencent?"

This was Chu Chen's first reaction.

"Oh dear, how did I guess correctly?"

"Is that what netizens mean?"

Although the possibility of it being online was very small, Chu Chen still asked a question.

"Mr. Chen, please stop making wild guesses."

"Shengda?"

"Stop making wild guesses."

"That's perfect magnesium?"

Hearing that Chu Chen completely ignored him and kept listing dishes like a menu, Jiang Jin was at his wit's end. Of course, he hadn't intended to hide it anyway.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have told Chu Chen that someone had filed a formal complaint.

This is an unspoken understanding, but of course, due to official duties, he cannot say it directly.

"Alright, stop guessing. You couldn't guess even if you listed all the domestic game companies."

Although Jiang Jin didn't give an answer, Chu Chen immediately understood what he meant.

"Oh, then it can only be the Hardcore Alliance?"

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This time, Jiang Jin did not answer.

Instead, he chuckled a few times and hung up the phone. Of course, since Chu Chen already knew the answer, he didn't dwell on the fact that the other party had hung up.

(End of this chapter)