I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!
Chapter 588 - 184: Who Among the Family Understands! I’m Here to Present the Award, Not to Receive It!_5

Chapter 588: Chapter 184: Who Among the Family Understands! I’m Here to Present the Award, Not to Receive It!_5

Compared to the boiling discussion and incessant camera flashes below the stage,

Ke Jin’s facial expression was particularly priceless.

His eye twitched uncontrollably...

No, you little bastard!

I came here to present an award, not to receive one!

So, you’re using my own money to give me an award, huh!

That’s completely backward!

And most importantly,

this is a shortfall of 3 million!

If you don’t accept it, it’s as if I hadn’t spent the money.

And if the money isn’t spent, the task isn’t completed.

At this thought, Ke Jin was completely numb.

What the hell is this situation?

I’ve never encountered such a scene!

Not to mention encountering it, I haven’t even seen it...

I have no clue how to deal with a winner who refuses an award...

No, this cannot go on! I have to save this situation!

After a rapid mental calculation,

Ke Jin firmly opposed the majority opinion and ignored the deafening chants of ’the people’s choice’ and ’accept the award Baby Ke’ from below. Gritting his teeth, he managed a smile and said,

"I’m very thankful for this comp... competitor, who is younger than I am, for acknowledging our Number One Player’s game."

"However, as per the rules set before the competition began, Number One Player’s own game cannot enter the contest. To organize a game competition and then win an award in it would be illogical and unethical."

"I appreciate your enthusiasm, but this award truly belongs to you."

Hmph! I’ll quell you with the rules!

Without rules, we can’t form a circle!

Surely, my words are irrefutable!

Take the prize money and get off the stage, you brat!

I’m begging you...

As he spoke, Ke Jin insisted on pushing the cheque into Wang Tianrui’s hands.

Wang Tianrui equally insisted on pushing it back into Ke Jin’s hands, adamantly refusing to accept it.

Then, he uttered a phrase that could kill the competition.

"Designer Ke, how about this."

"Let this money automatically roll over to the next game design competition and be awarded to even more outstanding game designers. Diggers has drawn so much essence from Isaac that it really doesn’t deserve such acclaim. Moreover, I sincerely hope that competitions like this one, which promote the development of the gaming industry, can be held more successfully and gain even greater recognition!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an exploding cheer emanated from the audience!

The idea of rolling over the funds to the next game design competition, contributing to the future development of the gaming industry, was incredibly grand, especially in front of everyone present.

Ke Jin realized he simply couldn’t follow through...

To reject again would be akin to saying ’Number One Player’s game competition will no longer be held, and we’re not planning on encouraging talented young designers.’

And the money wasn’t returned to Number One Player.

It was to be rolled over to the next competition, a self-deprecating gesture of ’leave it to someone better.’

It was as if the winner took the prize, then left it in the hands of Number One Player.

It was an all-encompassing blow to the competition!

And what made Ke Jin even more desperate was...

At that moment, another person walked up to the stage from below.

The moment this lively elder appeared, the noisy conference hall fell silent.

At first, the audience below whispered to each other, curious who this person was?

And when someone recognized that the elder taking the stage was Tang Shenghua, the deputy director of the China Broadcasting Bureau, word spread quickly, and the crowd below exploded once again!

The deputy director of the China Broadcasting Bureau personally attended this game design conference?

What level of prestige was this?

Let alone the still-developing game industry,

even the hottest film and television industry award ceremonies in Huaxia Nation couldn’t manage to have this big shot support the scene!

Even Ke Jin was dumbfounded now.

Wait...

Director Tang?

I don’t remember calling you here!

What wind blew you in!

Tang Shenghua’s visit this time was firstly due to the strong invitation from the Mayor of Jianglin City.

Secondly, he heard that this game design conference hosted by the top player had gained a reputation far and wide, even causing quite a stir abroad.

To a cultural phenomenon capable of breaking boundaries, the upper echelons of the China Broadcasting Bureau paid great attention.

Furthermore, the purpose of the game design conference was to encourage more talented young people to delve deeper into the industry.

As a prominent figure from the older generation, Tang Shenghua had quite an appreciation for this pioneering game company, Top Player.

He strode onto the stage, and the host hurriedly ran up to him with a microphone.

Before everyone’s eyes, Tang Shenghua unfurled a brocade banner.

Then, taking the microphone with a ruddy and smiling face, he expressed his gratitude to Ke Jin.

He thanked him for the indelible contributions he had made to the entire Huaxia gaming industry over the past three years.

He also thanked Ke Jin for spending so much of his own money to organize the game design conference for the future development of the gaming industry.

As the Huaxia Nation’s official representative of arts, entertainment, and culture, they didn’t have much to offer in return.

All they could do was present a humble brocade banner and wish Top Player booming success in their future endeavors!

In reality, the words that came out of Tang Shenghua’s mouth, given his position, were already worth their weight in gold.

Accompanied by the shutter click of an unknown photographer finding the perfect angle below,

the final image was framed on stage.

A young and handsome man, encircled by an elder and a youth at the center of the stage.

In contrast to the others, it was the handsome man who truly looked like the real winner, holding the brocade banner in his left hand and a cheque for three million in his right hand, his face breaking into a tearful smile of overwhelming joy.

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"Did Brother’s expression come from being too happy and crying at the time?" A slender hand, with semi-transparent glossy nail polish, gently lifted a photo of the conference scene.

Luo Xinlin looked at the photo of Ke Jin the day he won the award, then moved it aside to see an identical face sitting across from her.

Except that face now seemed numb, its eyes lifelessly staring out at the blue sky and white clouds outside the window.

Luo Xinlin pursed her lips, smiled faintly, and tucked the photo into her small bag.

"This plane meal is so disgusting, I’m almost passing out from it," said Ke Yu, sitting next to Luo Xinlin, her speech muddled as she wiped her mouth.

Soon, she pouted and began to complain incessantly on her own.

"But when I think about how expensive and unpalatable the food is at Disney in Shanghai, this gross but free plane meal suddenly doesn’t seem so bad."

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Next, we move into a Chapter of everyday transitional scenes that none of you like to read, giving you a heads up now so you can skip the Chapter.