Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

Chapter 1203: Our Little Effort!

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

After watching this video, Yan Qi felt an indescribable sense of disappointment.

It was as if this video was really made by artificial intelligence AEEIS. It stood in the perspective of a third party with an artificial intelligence thinking, judged the entire event fair and objective, and mocked the short-sighted players on the platform from the bottom of its heart.

It seemed to be saying: You humans claim to be high-level lifeforms and intelligent creatures, and this is the best you can do? You can’t even distinguish the immediate benefits and long-term benefits, you can’t even control your own low-level desires, you are just huge grassworms!

He was furious, but he could not find a way to refute it.

That was because that might be the case.

In the internet age, this was a very helpless phenomenon: Everyone thought that they were rational and smart. They could distinguish between right and wrong, and would also be indignant about many things. However, on the internet, when countless “rational” and “smart” people gathered together, they would often do something that was even more short-sighted than grasshoppers, making other rational people laugh.

Obviously, humans sometimes overestimated themselves.

Yan Qi did not know how to solve this problem either. Or rather, no one in this world knew. Countless philosophers, sociologists, biologists, and artists had conducted many discussions on this problem. There were also a large number of classic works.

However, the complicated topic of human nature would probably only have stage results and not a final conclusion.

In fact, Yan Qi even asked himself, if he was not the designer of “The Blade of the Empire” and was just an ordinary gamer who mistakenly entered Dawn Games platform, could he persist in judging these games objectively and resist the temptation of refunding 50% of the game after it was taken off the shelves?

He was shocked to find that his answer was no.

Perhaps he would make the right choice, but he was not sure.

That made him feel even more disappointed.

However, Yan Qi quickly got rid of this disappointment because he realized that the appearance of this video was something worth celebrating in itself. He had indeed gained something from this incident.

At the very least, he understood one thing: in many things, if everyone chose individually, this matter might never change; the first person to do something might seem very stupid, be misunderstood, and suffer huge pressure and losses. It might seem meaningless, but he at least woke more people up.

It was just like the Dawn Games platform. This platform used its flashy existence to make many designers and gamers reevaluate themselves.

Before this, Yan Qi had always felt that players could not be trusted. The designer’s mission was to make the restrictions of various bars so that gamers who liked to take advantage of loopholes could not find loopholes to make the game work normally.

However, Yan Qi now realized that this might be the most efficient way to solve the problem, but it might not be the most correct way.

It was just like the famous saying: There were only two ways to solve the problem in the world. One was the easy way, and the other was the right way.

On further thought, wasn’t it a very proud and honored thing for him to be able to witness the entire process of the game platform from its appearance to its demise?

No matter what, so what if the game was taken off the shelves if he did the right thing with this game platform?

He could earn more money, but meaningful things like this were not something that he could just do.

Dawn Games platform had already done the most difficult part. The developer of the game only needed to finish the game, fix the bugs, and wait silently.

However, even with such a simple task, many game merchants did not do it well.

When he saw that his own game was about to be taken off the shelves, he ran over to put pressure on Dawn Games platform, asking them to change the rules of the platform. He only saw that his own interests were damaged, and he completely ignored that Dawn Games platform had actually sacrificed more and endured most of the pressure.

Even Yan Qi himself had many doubts about the Dawn Games platform previously. He even wanted to give up on this platform and look for other places.

That was really embarrassing.

“I want to contribute my meager strength to the platform and persevere to the end!”

“At the very most, it will just be taken off the shelves. Once I’m taken off the shelves, I’ll wait for a month before putting it up again. What’s more, I can go to other platforms to earn money. I don’t have to worry about starving to death.”

“No matter what, we have done our best to keep our games in the library of Dawn Games platform!”

After figuring this out, Yan Qi felt enlightened.

So what if this matter would not have any results in the future? It was enough to have a clear conscience.

Yan Qi clicked on the comments section of the video after he figured it out.

As he struggled with his thoughts, the comments and bullet screen comments on the video increased rapidly.

This video was well-made and the content was exquisite. It was currently a hot topic in the gaming circle. After Teacher Qiao reposted and recommended it, the effect was naturally excellent.

Obviously, the netizens in the comments section were the same as Yan Qi. They seemed to have been enlightened and realized something.

“That’s too well said! Previously, I felt that Dawn Games platform was too stupid. How could they be so stupid? Now, I know that it’s not because they’re stupid, but because they know that it’s impossible!”

“It’s so moving. It pains me to see it. Sigh, as expected, many people don’t deserve such a good platform!”

“That’s right. They strictly regulated the quality of the game and required all the games to be edited before being released. What’s more, they gave gamers the right to take the game down. In the end, the power was misused? It’s hopeless!”

“I’m not convinced! Don’t AOE all the players. There’s only a small group of locusts wandering between the various platforms causing trouble on Dawn Games platform. They don’t care about the life and death of the platform! Most players can still distinguish right from wrong. It’s just that this is a new platform, and most rational players did not go.”

“That’s right. I only saw the advertisement on this platform online previously. I didn’t know that there were so many stories behind it. I’ll log in now!”

“Such a good platform cannot be destroyed by these low-quality players. I’ll help and do my best!”

“Dawn Games platform’s mentality of looking towards life even in death really moved me. It also made me think of Tengda. I originally thought that only Tengda would do such a stupid thing. I had always hoped that Tengda would create a gaming platform. This platform might not be created by Tengda but it is doing the same thing as Tengda. I have to support it just for this!”

“Who on earth is this Young Master Tian? He gives people the feeling that he is just a puppet who posted the video. Could the real author of the video be AEEIS? This feeling is exactly the same as when AEEIS argued. It makes people speechless.”

“Indeed, this aggressive posture is completely different from other UP Masters.”

“It can’t be. Is the AI crisis looming?”

Many players were guessing who this Young Master Tian was.

He did not feel like an ordinary person.

It was a pity that he could not find any relevant information on the internet. There was no information revealed in the video.

It was like a completely transparent existence.

Apart from that, a large number of players were obviously the same as Yan Qi. They were moved by this video and went to Dawn Games platform to help.

Given the current situation of Dawn Games platform, a few more rational gamers would not be of much use.

After all, whether the entire mechanism of the platform could continue operating or not depended on the decisions of most players on the platform. A few players were still not enough.

However, what if there were enough gamers that could change the previous gamers’ structure?

Yan Qi suddenly realized that things might not be as bad as he had imagined.

The current situation of Dawn Games platform looked hopeless. After all, when the right to take down the game was handed to players, the platform no longer had a say in how things would develop.

It was also impossible for the platform to break their word and retract this right because that would be equivalent to slapping themselves in the face. It would also make the platform completely lose its uniqueness.

How could he expect these players to suddenly have a conscience? That was obviously not realistic.

However, Yan Qi suddenly realized another possibility.

That was to let the entire gaming platform undergo a complete revolution and completely change the structure of the players on the entire platform!

At the moment, most gamers were only focused on the immediate benefits and did not care about the life and death of the platform. That was because Dawn Games platform was a new platform to begin with. The games on it were not attractive to many old gamers. They could only attract players with relatively poor quality.

This video was obviously not enough to influence these players and make them give up the immediate benefits.

To be precise, nothing was enough to influence these players.

However, what if this video could publicize the behavior of Dawn Games platform, let more rational gamers join in, gradually dilute this group of short-sighted gamers, change the gamer structure of the entire platform, and spontaneously form a better environment?

This might require a certain process. It was not something that could be done in a day. What’s more, the price was huge. It required long-term losses.

However, there was still hope as long as they persevered.

Whether this would succeed or not would depend on how one viewed the entire gamer community.

If they thought that most of the players were short-sighted, irrational, and focused only on the immediate benefits, Dawn Games platform would definitely not last long;

If they thought that most players were rational people who could distinguish the immediate benefits from the long-term benefits, as long as Dawn Games platform held on for a long period of time, it would slowly develop. In the later stages, it would become smoother and better.

Yan Qi asked himself honestly. He would still choose to believe the latter.

Reality and ideals were different. Similarly, reality and expectations were also different.

Many people had to believe in something in order to have meaning in life. That was the only way to have goals and the motivation to persevere.

“I should learn from the people on Dawn Games platform. I don’t want to live forever, but I want to have a clear conscience.”

“Just continue working on my game!”

Yan Qi suddenly had a very optimistic feeling. The entanglement and melancholy from before disappeared into thin air when he thought about this.

He figured some things out as if infected by some kind of optimism.

If a certain goal was extremely difficult to achieve, don’t think about it repeatedly. Instead, you should focus on taking the first step and let nature take its course.

In any case, a company like Tengda had already stepped forward. How difficult could it be for him to follow silently?

…

At the same time, in Guangzhou…

In the south of the incubation base of the Destitution Plan.

Qiu Hong came to Shanghai and Guangzhou without stopping after the northern workspace was on the right track. He opened the eastern and southern workspaces in these two places.

Everything was going well so far.

Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou could be said to be the most developed places in the game industry in the country. There were a large number of talents. Therefore, the incubation base would definitely not be lacking in people. The only problem was how to find them.

After the trial in Beijing, Qiu Hong quickly found people and quickly judged if a game should be funded by the Destitution Plan. He was already very familiar with it.

Of course, this was not a difficult technical job to begin with. After all, Boss Pei had never cared if these games succeeded or failed.

What’s more, Qiu Hong did not need to take the initiative to look for them. Naturally, a large number of independent game designers would come looking for him.

Ever since the interview with the chief editor of the official platform, Xia Jiang, many people suspected that the real sponsor behind the Destitution Plan was Tengda Corporation’s Boss Pei.

However, Qiu Hong kept Boss Pei’s teachings in mind and would not admit it even if he was beaten to death.

Previously, the official platform had interviewed the incubation base for the Destitution Plan one after another. They had also interviewed Meng Chang, who was in charge of the promotional work of the “domestically-produced game compilation”. Only a day had passed in between them. This was obviously a hint.

In addition, the layout of the incubation base of the Destitution Plan was similar to Tengda Corporation. They ate Fish-Catching Take-Out and used Deposit Fitness…

It was hard not to be suspicious.

However, suspicion aside, Qiu Hong would not do anything even if he refused to admit it.

What’s more, there were so many independent game designers in the Destitution Plan. Not every game was very popular. There were also some games that did not have good results and players did not like. The producers were still working hard to modify them.

At the end of the day, pure emotions were definitely not enough. Players would only pay for outstanding games in the end.

All in all, the Destitution Plan became popular for a period of time after that. The popularity gradually decreased and returned to stability. Apart from some gamers who were passionate about domestically-produced independent games who had been paying attention, they were more famous in the circle of independent game designers.

The independent game designers now were proud of being able to obtain investments in the Destitution Plan. They also allowed the three studios in the incubation base to develop and grow rapidly.

After half a year of development, another batch of new games appeared in the three studios of the Destitution Plan. The previously released and pre-sales games that had received good reviews, such as the Survival Guide for Working Dogs and Black Ink and Clouds, were still being updated and maintained.

The production rate of independent game designers was far from comparable to large companies. After all, they did not have enough manpower.

Thus, after a game was developed, it might take one or two years for it to fully express all the thoughts that it wanted to express. It was an inevitable process.

No matter what, the Destitution Plan had hatched a batch of outstanding games as Boss Pei had expected.

At that moment, Qiu Hong had just finished watching Young Master Tian’s video.

“There’s actually such a gaming platform?”

“Isn’t Boss Pei going to invest?”

Qiu Hong’s first reaction was that it would definitely get an investment from Dream Realization Ventures after seeing the achievements of the games platform.

That was because it matched Boss Pei’s style too well!

Qiu Hong even suspected that this might be the gaming platform that Boss Pei created.

Subsequently, after researching for a long time, he realized that Dawn Games platform did not obtain data on Tengda’s accounts, nor did it release any of Tengda’s games. Qiu Hong reluctantly recognized the fact that this platform had no direct relationship with Tengda.

“This kind of gaming platform is really precious!”

“I have to help them!”

“After all, didn’t Boss Pei ask me to make a Destitution Plan to support the development of domestically-produced independent games back then? Then, it’s my duty to help and support good domestic games platforms, right?”

“After all, Boss Pei has been imparting this concept to us!”

Qiu Hong immediately decided to pack all the games in the Destitution Plan and put them up on Dawn Games platform!

How could such a conscientious gaming platform not have a few premium games?

The Destitution Plan and Dawn Games platform sounded like a perfect match!

Of course, there were also some games in the Destitution Plan that were not of good quality or had more bugs. They might not meet the requirements of Dawn Games platform.

However, so what? If there were bugs, they could fix them. If the quality of the game was not good, they could change it.

In any case, Boss Pei had high requirements for the games in the Destitution Plan. Failed games had to be redone. Compared to Boss Pei’s requirements, what was the requirements of Dawn Games platform?

Qiu Hong felt that it was probably because Boss Pei was too busy with work that he did not notice the small platform.

If Boss Pei saw it, wouldn’t he be able to help and invest a huge sum of money according to the spirit of the Destitution Plan?

He had to help sooner or later anyway. It did not matter if the Destitution Plan went first.

At that thought, Qiu Hong immediately called Xi Hao.

“Pack up all the completed games in the current Destitution Plan and send them all to Dawn Games platform!”

“I can’t watch such a good platform collapse.”

“Post all of our games on it. After all, the Destitution Plan has developed until now and accumulated a group of more rational and supportive players. It will definitely improve the ecology of the entire platform!”

“It might not have too obvious an effect, but it can be considered our little effort!”