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Chapter 324 - 123: Applause Rings Out, Step Up to Receive the Award! Thirty Years in the East, Young Man!_2

Chapter 324: Chapter 123: Applause Rings Out, Step Up to Receive the Award! Thirty Years in the East, Young Man!_2

Soon, Ke Jin straightened his tie and, under the gaze of everyone turning their heads, strode onto the stage.

Despite telling Gou Chehua not to be nervous just now, he found that he was somewhat flustered himself when it was his turn to go up.

It wasn’t that the people here were particularly frightening.

It was purely the awkwardness he remembered from his school days when the teacher would call him to the front to answer questions in front of all his classmates staring at him.

Once Ke Jin was standing firmly on the stage, the award presenter also walked up and handed him a trophy that looked somewhat like an abstract art piece.

Shake hands, express thanks, and then wrap an arm around the old leader’s shoulder for a thumbs-up photo, Ke Jin had seen this process too many times in his past life to do it quite effortlessly now.

Meanwhile, the live stream’s comments also began to go crazy.

"Daaaamn, Ke!!"

"OMG! Finally seeing Baby Ke himself! I’m thrilled!!"

"Baby Ke, can I kiss your trophy? /Dog Head"

"Wait, Baby Ke is this handsome??"

"Mommy, I thought he never showed his face at any event because he was Ke Fat and too ashamed to appear, but dude’s this handsome and still not showing up, what’s the deal?"

"Well, now I have to turn into a fanboy /sneer/sneer"

"Fanboy? Fangirls will be stimulated too!"

"I declare! Baby Ke doesn’t need to be shy /shy/shy"

While the comments teased, the beautiful hostess took up the microphone and called out to Ke Jin, who was about to slip away.

"Mr. Ke Jin, don’t rush off just yet. The moment you appeared on stage, the heat of our live broadcast surged significantly. It seems that many netizens are very curious about you, and we’ve also collected quite a few questions from them. Would you like to answer them live on stage?"

"Of course." Ke Jin replied with a smile on his lips, but his eyes were scanning the audience below.

He didn’t spot Baby Yu.

Probably slipped out to call his old man.

At that moment, the hostess began to speak.

"Mr. Ke, I heard that ’BioShock: Infinite’ was a game project you started after receiving the invitation to the art festival, and it was completed in less than four months. Is this a normal speed for game development in your industry?"

"Yes, that’s normal," Ke Jin nodded. "It might be a bit difficult for smaller studios, but for big studios, they can develop games even faster than our top players. Usually, they can produce a new game every ten to fifteen days."

Since there weren’t many peers in the audience, the group only felt a sense of awe.

But the comments blew up instantly.

"Huh??"

"Really?"

"OMG! So game developers can make games this quickly?"

"@Tengjing @Netcom @Silver Brilliance, think about why it takes so long for new games in your studios? Are you slacking off?"

"Top players, industry role models!"

At the same time.

Far away in the headquarters of Tengjing game.

Ling Zhetao, who was also watching the award ceremony, clenched his fists in anger.

This little brat!

It was deliberate!

He was definitely doing it on purpose!

Laymen might not understand, but Ling Zhetao, who was also in the gaming circle, knew all too well about the normal development time for a game.

Indeed, a standard 2D game of high quality could be turned out in two to three months.

But for a major 3D title, it would invariably take at least one to two years.

Unless the staff were exceptionally top-notch, with art design, voice acting, modeling, and programming all passing on the first try, and with perfect interdepartmental coordination, a high-quality work could be produced in an extremely short time.

But such perfect synergy was always elusive.

Moreover, the higher-ups would often make demands based on market trends, requiring changes to the aesthetic or gameplay, making it even more difficult.

This kid was simply out to irk people!

While irritating everyone, he also singled out the smaller companies, specifically targeting the large-game companies headed by a few giants.

This was a naked provocation!

"I’ll see how long you can keep that smug look!" Ling Zhetao stared at the screen, watching Ke Jin, who had finished the interview and was stepping off the stage, and gritted his teeth.

But the next moment, Ling Zhetao was bewildered.

"Thank you, Mr. Ke Jin, for your patient answers. Let’s give him another round of applause and congratulations. Now, the next announcement is for the Best Musical Art of the Year... The winning work is... uh..." The hostess switched to another card and hesitated slightly upon seeing the name written on it.

But promptly, her professional composure allowed her to react swiftly, announcing with a sweet smile, "Let’s congratulate ’BioShock: Infinite’ from Top Players for winning this year’s Best Musical Art award!"

As her words ended, there was a stir in the audience!

Accompanied by incredulous murmurs.

"What’s going on?"

"The game won the Best Musical Art of the Year award?"

"Is this... is this appropriate?"

"Isn’t this crossing boundaries?"

"What were the judges thinking this year?"

An unprecedented cross-industry award!

This was almost unheard of in the history of the domestic art festival!

Not to mention the on-site crowd, even the live streaming room was filled with question marks.

Ling Zhetao, who was intently watching the live feed, also wore a look of astonishment on his face.

But soon, as the game’s original soundtrack began to play on the big screen.

The rhythmic and pleasant melody resonated, the composition was profound, the perfect blend of various instruments with the rich female vocals indeed captured the ears of many in the audience.

At least to the discerning ear, it was clear that the arrangement’s quality was definitely higher than this year’s so-called internet-phenomenon bubblegum pop.