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April 25th, Wednesday morning.

Ye Zhizhou came to the address given by Lin Wan and arrived at Slow Movement Studio's office.

Ye Zhizhou took over as the new person-in-charge of Shang Yang Games after Lin Wan left Shang Yang Games. The employees of Shang Yang Games had already had a farewell meal with Lin Wan.

They might be a little reluctant but as the saying went, all good things must come to an end. What's more, appointment shifts have always been frequent in Tengda Corporation. Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin knew that they would have to take over sooner or later, so they were not too sad.

What's more, Slow Movement Studio was in Jingzhou, not far from Shang Yang Games. They could visit each other often and there would be many more chances to meet in the future.

Ye Zhizhou had come today to discuss the new game with Lin Wan.

Previously, Boss Pei had already confirmed that Slow Movement Studio's first game would be a VR game. However, the details of the game had not been finalized.

Ye Zhizhou was here to help make decisions.

As far as Ye Zhizhou knew, apart from him and Lin Wan, there was also a product manager in charge of developing VR glasses in Shenhua's cell phone department and a new chief planner hired by Slow Movement Studio.

Once the name and details of the game were finalized, they had to get Slow Movement Studio to move on the right track as soon as possible. Sometimes, entering the research and development process as soon as possible was the best way to sharpen the team.

Ye Zhizhou came to Slow Movement Studio and subconsciously looked at the work environment.

Yes, it was indeed similar to Tengda Games and Shang Yang Games.

Slow Movement Studio might just be established but there were already employees working on their desks. One had to admit that the efficiency of this recruitment was quite high.

Ye Zhizhou came to the conference room and sat down in an empty seat.

Lin Wan was seriously flipping through a thick stack of resumes. She picked out the ones that fit the criteria and placed them aside, preparing to invite them for an interview.

Lin Wan tidied up her resume and poked at the conference table seeing that everyone was here. "Everyone is here. Let's start quickly. There are still a few interviews in the afternoon."

Ye Zhizhou realized that Lin Wan was becoming more and more like a model leader. When she first arrived at Shang Yang Games, she had been hesitant and indecisive. Now, she looked more and more like a qualified leader.

"You're very efficient. It's only been three days and you've already hired new employees?" Ye Zhizhou sipped his tea as he said.

Lin Wan smiled. "Yes, the recruitment mailbox immediately exploded as soon as we put up the signboards of Shenhua Corporation and Tengda Corporation and uploaded Shang Yang Games' successful games."

"Many people want to enter Tengda Games, but they can't. They have to take exams. The benefits here are similar to Tengda's. There is also a reputation. Many people are trying their best to get in."

"However... I am also under a lot of pressure because of this relation to Tengda. If the game is not done well, I would really lose out to Boss Pei."

"Let me introduce everyone. This is the current person-in-charge of Shang Yang Games, Ye Zhizhou. This is the product manager of Shenhua Corporation's cell phone business, Old Song. This is the chief designer of Chi Xing Workspace, Cai Jiadong..."

Lin Wan quickly introduced everyone.

Old Song was the product manager. He was in charge of borrowing Shenhua Corporation's resources to make the new VR glasses. Cai Jiadong was the new chief designer. His resume was unknown, but these two looked to be in their thirties or forties. They should have a lot of experience.

Cai Jiadong shook hands with Ye Zhizhou. "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you! I've played all the games developed by Shang Yang Games. I didn't expect the chief designer to be so young. I'm really ashamed."

Ye Zhizhou quickly said, "No, no. It's all because of Tengda Corporation's platform. I would probably still be an executive planner if not for Boss Pei."

Both sides praised each other for a while before getting down to business.

Lin Wan distributed the documents as she said, "These are the key points that were set after the meeting with Boss Pei. Everyone, take a look."

She looked at Ye Zhizhou and said, "We'll do the same thing as we did at Shang Yang Games. We'll analyze Boss Pei's intentions first, and then determine the form of the game."

Cai Jiadong took the document with both hands and read it very seriously, his expression extremely sincere.

He might be the chief planner of Slow Movement Studio in name but it was a false title. He was only in charge of executing the work. He could only gradually take over the design work after he got used to the work routine here.

Cai Jiadong's resume as a designer was very good. He had many years of experience as a chief designer in a large domestic game company and had also brought out successful projects.

There were two reasons why he came to Slow Movement Studio. First, the treatment here was better than his original company. Second, it was because of Tengda Games.

Every game designer had a dream deep down.

Making games with paywalls could indeed make money, but it was only a job. It would not be very satisfying. On the other hand, being able to create a 3A game that belonged to the designer was something that the designer would be proud of.

Mission and Choice had reignited the passion of many designers like Cai Jiadong who had been silent for many years. Therefore, he accepted the job without any hesitation.

Cai Jiadong might have rich game design experience, there was a huge difference between a 3A masterpiece and a game with paywalls.

What's more, he had long heard that Tengda Games and Shang Yang Games had a unique game design that belonged solely to Boss Pei. He could use this opportunity to learn from them.

He looked at the document and realized that there were a few hard rules on it, including the input of the game and VR glasses, the genre of the game, the general style, and so on.

Cai Jiadong looked at it and immediately looked shocked.

20 million yuan for the glasses and 20 million yuan for the game?

Invest so much money... into a casual game with cartoonish style?

Cai Jiadong was very confused. Based on his experience, these rules were obviously contradictory and would not work at all even though there were only a few rules in this document.

It was ridiculous enough to invest 20 million yuan in casual games with cartoonish style. Yet, he had to spend 20 million yuan to develop a VR glass for a single game?

If it were other games companies, this suggestion would definitely be rejected immediately. However, over here... it seemed to be something that they were used to?

Cai Jiadong, who had just arrived, did not dare to ask too much. He could only listen quietly.

Lin Wan looked at the product manager, Old Song, first. "How much can we achieve if we spend 20 million yuan on developing VR glasses?"

Old Song answered truthfully. "It would be enough if we were to develop the prototype of the glasses. It might even be too much. I suggest that we don't have to invest so much money. After all, the domestic market is not big. We can't expect it to sell well."

"I'll make do with a basic one. Make the concept popular and sell it to recoup the cost."

Lin Wan immediately shook her head. "That won't do. The research and development budget can only be more, no less. Tell me how much you can do."

Old Song thought for a moment. "Then we can only make an issue on the controller."

"However, controller... seems to be very difficult to be creative."

"VR's controller is nothing more than a joystick or a button."

"At the moment, there are two types of handles. The first type is relatively simple. Single-handed without a joystick. There is only a simple touch board, one or two buttons, and a trigger key. The other type is more complicated. There are two joysticks with two hands. There are four buttons on the thumb, and there is a trigger key on the index finger."

"The first type is too simple. It would not cost much if it was purely research and development. Since we have sufficient funds, we must do the second type."

"However, the second type is already very complete. There are already buttons on each finger, which is much more in line with the design of the human body. There's no need for us to forcibly change the design for the sake of making a new design. At most, we'll just modify it."

"That's why I don't think there's much point in redesigning it."

Lin Wan pondered for a moment. "What if we add more functions?"

Old Song shook his head. "There's nothing to add. The thumbs of the two hands have to press the joystick and the four buttons on the front. The index finger has to press the trigger. How can we add functions if all the fingers are utilized?"

There was a short silence. Obviously, no one knew how to spend the money.

Chapter 1006:Animal Is land VR

Lin Wan gestured slightly. "What about the other three fingers?"

Old Song still shook his head. "The other three fingers have to hold the controller. Otherwise, it will drop. What's more, the flexibility of those three fingers are far inferior to the thumb and index finger. Players might not be able to get used to it even if we were to get players to press them."

Ye Zhizhou thought about it carefully and said, "That might not be the case. We can stop holding the controller with the other three fingers as long as we add a fixed strap to the handle and tie it to our hands to free these fingers. These fingers can simulate the action of finger grip."

"That way, the controller would be able to differentiate the delicate movements of each finger. It would have different effects when simulating archery, fishing, shooting, and grabbing."

Old Song pondered for a moment. "Eh? That's a good idea. We can give it a try. However, we haven't done that before. We might not have enough money..."

Lin Wan immediately said, "It's alright. You can spend as much as you want. I'll think of a way if you don't have enough money."

Ye Zhizhou smiled as well. Saying that he did not have enough money in front of Tengda Corporation and Shenhua Corporation?

There was nothing such as not having enough money here, only unable to finish their budgeted spending.

Lin Wan continued, "Alright, the controller has been decided. Add a button to each finger. We can make use of this controller to design the game."

"Any thoughts on the game?"

Ye Zhizhou thought for a moment and said, "Boss Pei has already set the boundaries to be on casual games and cartoonish style. I think the advantage of doing this is that the grille effect of the VR glasses would not be so obvious. It would look better, and it would not give players that much psychological pressure."

"That's because VR's immersion is too strong. Many people might not be able to continue playing because they are afraid to carry on if it were a gunfight or horror theme. However, these problems would not exist and it would be easier to persevere if it was a leisure game."

"The key problem now is that we have to have rich gameplay as a casual game..."

The two of them spoke one after another. Lin Wan kept recording in her notebook as many details appeared.

The chief planner, Cai Jiadong, could not keep up with their thoughts.

They had followed these simple rules and forcefully analyzed so many things?

It was amazing. How did they do it?

Cai Jiadong had also worked on projects before, but his designs were based on some conventional gameplay. They were basically repeatedly struggling with some minor details even though everyone had some brainstorming segments.

The core was basically the same in layman terms, but the outer packaging was being changed over and over again.

That was because as a game with paywalls, the gameplay was the same. Changing any function would affect profits. He could not mess around.

However, it was obviously different at Slow Movement Studio. Lin Wan and Ye Zhizhou seemed to be considering the form of the game from scratch.

The other games companies would first confirm the general form of the game before meeting to discuss some details. On the other hand, Chi Xing Workspace would reverse engineer the ultimate form of the game through some details.

This made Cai Jiadong feel very magical. He listened intently as he quickly recorded the details of the meeting.

Lin Wan sorted out the results of the discussion and said, "In that case, the game can be finalized."

"The VR games that we are going to create include casual playstyles, simulation operations, and sandbox construction."

"Players are born on an isolated island. The goal of the game is to transform the entire island into their own playground. Players can cultivate wastelands, farm, hunt, fish, plant trees, plant flowers, build houses, and so on on the isolated island."

"All of this gameplay had to be done by players personally. For example players have to use the controller to simulate the action of setting an arrow or shooting a gun when hunting. Players have to throw the fishing rod, pull the rod, personally catch fish and throw it into the bucket when fishing and so on."

"Of course, after players feel a little tired, we will also allow players to obtain special robots to take care of the farmland or the garden by completing the mission so that players do not have to repeat these actions."

"Players would be playing in first viewer perspective in normal mode. All activities on the island would have to be done personally.

"The game can also enter an omniscient view and operate mode. Gamers can look down at the entire island and modify it under the omniscient view. Of course, this mode will only be activated after players undergo initial development."

"At the same time, the game supports simple online gameplay. They can meet friends on other players' islands. Players can also form teams to explore deserted islands and hunt for materials."

"Of course, the image of players under the online gameplay is a huge problem."

"In the past, the VR glasses also had some small programming for connecting machines, but the effect was not good because the equipment could only capture the players' hand movements, but could not restore the movements of the arms and shoulders according to the hand movements."

"Their actions would seem very stiff in other players' view."

"Many VR games would lose two arms, leaving only two hands. However, that would seem very strange."

"We happen to be using a cartoonish style. We can make players into all sorts of cute, anthropomorphic animals. At the same time, we can make their movements look like rubber men. This way, their hands can move their arms. It would not look strange, but would instead make people feel very cute."

"Most importantly, they have to interact with the controller of the VR glasses.

"We might have many collective actions in the game, such as picking flowers or picking fruits. However, these actions mean that players have to bend down and lower their heads every time they pick something. It would be too cumbersome and boring for players."

"That's why we have to make a function similar to 'telekinesis' so that players don't tire themselves out playing it. What's more, we have to use the VR controller as much as possible to store props and other functions."

"In terms of packaging, it's mainly forest, animals, and cartoon style. However, there must be some technological elements in it. Some less reasonable content can be packaged with 'Black Technology'."

"Finally... the name of the game.

"I'm a little useless at naming things..."

Ye Zhizhou said, "This is Slow Movement Studio's first project. You should be the one to determine the name of the game."

Lin Wan thought for a moment. "Alright, then... let's call it 'Animal Island'! It might not be a good name, but it should be passable."

Ye Zhizhou nodded. "Yes, we can choose this name for now. If we think of something better in the future, we can change it."

Lin Wan looked at Old Song again. "I'll summarize the operations that need to be used in the game later. For example, telekinesis, bowstring, and so on. The research and development of the controller might also take care of these functions then. For example, add vibration in different modes, add sensor recognition pressure, touch, optical data, and so on."

"These details would severely affect the gamers' gaming experience. We can't be sloppy. We have to try our best to combine the soft hardware. The game and VR glasses will be perfectly complemented, giving gamers the best gaming experience!"

Old Song nodded. "Don't worry. Just let me know if you have any requests. I'll do my best to cooperate! These problems should be solvable as long as the funds are in place. We should be able to find alternatives even if we can't solve them perfectly!"

Lin Wan heaved a sigh of relief. "Alright, the details of the game are almost done. I'll write the design plan out as soon as possible later. Everyone, go and do your own things!"

Lin Wan was relieved after the meeting and the specific form of the game.

If she had not learned the 'Tengda Work Method' at Shang Yang Games, she might not have been able to take on the work at Slow Movement Studio.

It was all thanks to Boss Pei's nurturing!

Chapter 1007: The Schedule Of "BP Verification Competition"

At the same time, the employees of Bunny Tail Live-Stream were busy preparing for the BP verification competition.

The various processes for this competition were almost done after more than two days of preparation.

This "BP verification competition" invited the current strongest teams in the country, GOG and IOI, the original members of DGE Team One and Two, FV Team and SUG Team.

In addition, DGE's first and second teams were also warming the benches. They were preparing to fill in the gaps when the original DGE first and second teams were empty.

Huang Wang, Jiang Huan, and the other members of DGE Team One and Two might have already gone to the various GPL teams and become the main players in the team, their respective operations and game understanding had not fallen behind at all.

Old Zhou, who had already switched to being a coach, could not play in such competitions anymore. Thus, he found a talented support player in DGE to fill in the role to ensure that the two teams were evenly matched.

Originally, two All-Star teams had been torn down to become key players for other teams. Now, they had gathered the star players in each team and remade two All-Star teams.

However, such personnel structure also caused some problems in the arrangement of timing for the BP verification competition.

The competition schedule for the GPL league was relatively tight. There were competitions to be played every day apart from Tuesday. The original DGE First and Second Team members were scattered into several teams. It was quite difficult to find a time without competitions.

There were few teams at the ICL league and the competition schedule was not that packed. He just had to pick the time when FV Team and SUG Team were not competing.

Therefore, after some consideration, Chen Yufeng decided to arrange for the BP verification competition to be held between 3 PM and 5 PM.

The GPL league would be played from 5 PM to 9 PM on Mondays to Fridays, and from 3 PM to 9 PM on weekends.

The BP verification competition was arranged at 3 to 5 PM on the working day. They could play two games. Each team would get a 'Underworld lineup' to see if it was a problem with the lineup or the people.

GOG and IOI could be separated. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, they would play GOG, and on Mondays and Wednesdays, they would play IOI. That way, they would be able to separate from the GPL and ICL competitions and ensure the basic popularity.

Of course, the competition would be done online. The live-stream could be directly used to broadcast the two-way traffic on ICL previously. The commentator and director were also available.

All the early preparations were going smoothly now that the competition schedule was basically set. Chen Yufeng felt that it was about time to start publicity.

Tomorrow was Thursday it was GOG's turn. They could use this opportunity to promote DGE Team's reunion as a gimmick to build momentum in advance.

However, Chen Yufeng had not thought about how to publicize it.

The key was the detailed rules and details of this BP verification competition. Should he announce it in advance?

It would be better to announce the rules in advance in order to generate more popularity.

However, after careful consideration, Chen Yufeng felt that it was not appropriate to announce the rules in advance. He had to give the audience a surprise.

Bunny Tail Live-Stream's current situation was rather awkward. Previously, the 'mandatory one hour' function had been badly criticized. It might not be able to salvage its reputation now, no matter what kind of event it was. Instead, it might continue to be criticized.

The reviews of Bunny Tail live-stream would only be able to change if the audience really saw the competition and found it interesting.

However, the audience would feel less surprised if they disclosed the competition schedule in advance.

Therefore, Chen Yufeng summarized the publicity experience of Tengda's various departments and decided on the marketing strategy for this "BP verification competition".

They emphasized on "DGE Team Reunion" during the publicity. They did not elaborate on the specific rules and details of the competition. They only highlighted that the competition would use a "special mode" and emphasized that there was a clear difference between it and the actual competition between GPL and ICL while the audience could expect a high level competition.

That way, they would probably still be scolded in the early stages. However, the audience would definitely be pleasantly surprised the moment the competition officially began and the rules were revealed. All the unhappiness from before would be swept away!

Chen Yufeng quickly finalized the publicity details for this "BP verification competition". Then, he arranged for his subordinates to spend all the resources of Bunny Tail Live-Stream on this competition. He also bought some online advertisements for publicity.

It might not be enough to promote the game a day in advance, but the competition was a long-term program. Its popularity would continue to rise during the competition.

The key was still to see if the "BP verification competition" would be able to achieve a stunning effect tomorrow!

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April 26th, Thursday...

The weather today was not bad. The sun was shining brightly, and the lighting on the circular balcony was very good.

Thus, Pei Qian did not go to work. Instead, he ate his breakfast in the living room and watched Bunny Tail Live-Stream on his cell phone.

Recently, he found a big boss who specialized in economics on Bunny Tail Live-Stream. He would only talk for half an hour for every live-stream. The content was very superficial but sounded very interesting.

Pei Qian happened to have to complete an hour of work on Bunny Tail live-stream every day. Thus, he took the time to eat and rest to watch these big shots' lectures.

This bit of fragmented knowledge might be superficial but it was much more meaningful than watching short videos.

As for why he did not tell Chen Yufeng to cancel the one-hour limit on his account...

Of course, that was because Boss Pei wanted to set an example!

This rule was proposed by him. Wouldn't that be equivalent to slapping his own face if he did not abide by it?

Boss Pei still wanted his pride.

The application for Bunny Tail Live-Stream was finally unlocked after watching the video for an entire hour. It displayed the contents of various recommendation spots on the home page.

"Eh? DGE Team gathers again?"

Pei Qian saw a promotional picture at the top of the homepage at a glance: Huang Wang and Jiang Huan, the two team leaders, leading the other old DGE members, looking like they were ready to fight.

Pei Qian could not help but be shocked. He quickly clicked on it.

It was written on the map that the competition would start from three to five in the afternoon. The competition had not started yet. After clicking on it, it was the webpage of the live-stream. There were a few simple rules and instructions written on it.

The name of the competition was covered. It should only be revealed when the competition officially begins.

There were a few simple rules below: The competition was divided into two groups, GOG and IOI. They would be played on Tuesday, Thursday, and Wednesday respectively. They would be perfectly separated from the timing of the two leagues. The players on both sides would be briefly introduced, hinting that this would be a high-level confrontation. The most important thing was that both sides would use a 'special mode' in the battle. It would ensure professionalism while ensuring the excitement of the competition.

Pei Qian could not help but frown. "Special mode?"

"Mutual selection mode? Blind selection mode? Self-selection skill swap? Skill without CD? Chaos fight? Clone? Friendly competition? Change location?"

GOG and IOI had both introduced some entertainment models before and the results were acceptable.

Many professional teams would also take on some exhibition competitions and friendly competitions. They would play some entertainment mode to better interact with the audience.

The concept of special modes was too broad and hard to guess.

"I gave Bunny Tail live-stream 10 million yuan. In the end, Chen Yufeng thought for a long time and decided to get DGE Club to play an entertainment competition?"

"Alright, well done!"

Pei Qian was a little worried at first when he saw the promotional gimmick of "DGE Team Gathers Again". After all, almost all of the members of these four teams were celebrity players. The fans of these twenty people might take up more than half of the total number of fans in the entire domestic e-sports circle. He could not underestimate them.

However, Pei Qian was relieved to see this rule.

This event was not even as good as the "ZZ Cup Live-Stream Competition" that the ZZ Live-Stream platform had set up previously. Such a good event was there but Bunny Tail Live-Stream did not even know how to copy it. Chen Yufeng, you're really something.

If this was positive publicity, Pei Qian would definitely call Chen Yufeng over to lecture him. As the person-in-charge of the department, he did not even use his brain to think of a publicity plan. What was the use of having him?

However, Pei Qian's ten million yuan was meant to be wasted. Chen Yufeng's move was exactly what he wanted.

"The publicity for the event doesn't seem to be enough. At the moment, I only see the publicity on the front page of Bunny Tail live-stream. Nowhere else seems to be discussing it?"

"The competition is starting in the afternoon. The publicity is not good enough. It's a little embarrassing for Tengda."

Pei Qian immediately called Chen Yufeng.

"I saw that Bunny Tail Live-Stream is holding a new competition this afternoon? Why is the publicity so bad? Is there not enough funding?"

On the other end of the line, Chen Yufeng quickly explained, "No, Boss Pei, we definitely have enough funds. It's just that this competition is a long-term event, so there's no need to spend all the publicity funds in the early stages. I plan to spend it slowly and accumulate popularity."

Pei Qian immediately said, "What do you mean there's no need? I think you just can't bear to part with it. If you can't bear to part with it, it means that the publicity budget is still not enough."

"How about this? I'll give you another five million yuan. Now, go around advertising and buying fake reviewers to hype up the competition! Don't care about the price-quality ratio. Just spend it!"

Chen Yufeng was stunned. "Er... Alright, Boss Pei. I'll arrange it now!"

"However... time is a little tight. The competition is going to start in the afternoon. If I spend money to buy the advertisement spots now, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in the afternoon. I'll only be able to see the effects tomorrow or the day after."

"If we hire fake reviewers to create hype on the forum, it would be effective immediately."

Pei Qian smiled. "It doesn't matter. Just do your best to promote it!"

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At noon, at Binhu District.

Qiao Liang had just finished his lunchChapter 1008: Underworld BP Verification War

Recently, Qiao Liang's schedule has been rather casual. He would sleep until he woke up naturally every morning. He would wake up at 10 AM. He would watch videos and eat breakfast at the same time. After eating, he would digest his food and play games for a while. At 1 PM, he would eat lunch and be sleepy. He would sleep until 3 PM. After sunbathing on the sofa, it would be dinner time before he could do anything. After dinner, the GPL competition would begin soon.

He had no choice. Most of the time, he would watch short videos and forums on his cell phone. Two or three hours would pass unknowingly. It was very difficult for him to control his cheap hands.

Qiao Liang might be well aware of this situation because he still had to swipe his cell phone. Not everyone could resist fragmented entertainment.

"Eh? Bunny Tail Live-Stream is holding a competition at three in the afternoon? The ten old DGE players are going to gather again?"

"Is this an event to save popularity?"

It had been some time since Qiao Liang had used the Bunny Tail Live-Stream. That was because he had to hang up for an hour. He could not be bothered to hang up every day.

Qiao Liang was very dissatisfied with this' mandatory one hour 'rule. He complained to his fan group many times. He even wanted to talk to Boss Pei and ask him to cancel this completely unreasonable rule. However, in the end, he decided not to.

Qiao Liang felt that he still had some say if this was a game related matter. However, how the live-stream platform wanted to manage it was entirely Tengda's own business. If Qiao Liang were to say it, it would be that he had been suspected of overstepping his boundaries. That would not be good.

What's more, Qiao Liang felt that Bunny Tail Live-Stream was not Tengda Corporation's core business in the first place. It was alright if they were to mess around. After all, they would definitely change it if there was prolonged rejection.

Therefore, Qiao Liang had not used the Bunny Tail live-stream for some time after that. The popularity on the internet gradually decreased after the netizens got tired of scolding.

However, the event this time had obviously made Bunny Tail Live-Stream the focus of netizens' discussions once again.

Qiao Liang scanned the gamers' comments. Most of them were still criticizing it.

"There will be a ten-man competition between 3 PM to 5 PM Bunny Tail. The promotional picture has been released. We can pay attention to it!"

"Could anyone still be using Bunny Tail Live-Stream? No way, no way!"

"You can persevere for an hour every day? You're awesome."

"Is there something wrong with Bunny Tail Live-Stream? Do they have too much money to burn? It was originally very popular, but the one hour restriction caused the website's popularity to drop. Now, DGE's players are being used to generate popularity for them. What a retard!"

"That's right. The team members still have to train daily. The entertainment competition that arranged such special activities cannot maintain their state and strength. The team members were forced to do it on Boss Pei's account. Be more humane, will you, Bunny Tail Live-Stream? Don't torture these team members anymore!"

"Everyone, don't go and watch it. Don't increase their popularity! It will naturally stop if no one watches it after some time!"

Some fans might be looking forward to the competition but there were more negative comments overall.

There was no choice. Bunny Tail Live-Stream had offended the passers-by quite badly previously.

The scolding had mostly disappeared during this period. Once the competition was promoted, the passers-by recalled the idiotic rules of Bunny Tail Live-Stream. More people cursed them since they were coupled with the fact that this event seemed to be asking DGE members to clean up their mess.

"The audience this year is really strict."

Qiao Liang might be unhappy with the rules of Bunny Tail Live-Stream but he did not react as strongly as the others.

He was a freelancer after all. It was very easy for him to let it play on his cell phone for an hour. He just had to set it aside while playing games.

Qiao Liang would not have bothered to set it aside for an hour if it was any other event. However, DGE's players had not competed together for months. Qiao Liang still wanted to watch it even though it was a gimmick.

Thus, Qiao Liang still switched on the bunny tail live-stream application that he had not logged in for a long time. He switched on the focus mode and let the phone play obediently for an hour in preparation to watch the competition at 3 PM.

After entering the focus mode, a countdown timer and a cartoon image appeared on the page. There were two lines of words.

"The reason why the genius in people's eyes is outstanding is not because he is more talented than others, but because he has worked hard continuously. Ten thousand hours of tempering is necessary for anyone to go from ordinary to world-class master."

"You would need at least five years to become an expert in a field working eight hours a day. If you would take an extra hour to study other professions apart from your own work everyday. In thirty years, you would also achieve something in this field."

Qiao Liang could not help but feel emotional. "It does make some sense even though this function is quite retarded."

The first part was actually the so-called 'Ten Thousand Hour Law'.

There might be a difference in talent but the effort needed to succeed could not be summarized in one way or another, the 'Ten Thousand Hour Law' still had its merits.

That was because no matter how talented a person was, they could not achieve results without accumulating hard work over time. The geniuses in history were no exception.

The second paragraph was more like an extension of the 'Ten Thousand Hour Law'. In fact, most people could become professionals in a certain field within five years as long as their work could be accumulated and improved and not repetitive.

In addition to work, theoretically, if he could take an hour out every day to study other fields, as long as he did not work blindly but systematically understood and learned some knowledge, he would be able to gain something from perseverance.

He placed his cell phone aside and could not use it anymore. Qiao Liang had no choice but to turn on his computer and get down to business.

He had always wanted to find time to make a timetable for the history of domestically-produced games. He wanted to sort out the development of domestically-produced games and accumulate some material for future videos.

However, this matter dragged on for a few months. He could not persevere after two or three lines each time and would instead play with his cell phone.

This time, Qiao Liang could not help but want to play with his cell phone. However, when he saw the 'focus mode' page on his cell phone screen, Qiao Liang retracted his hand and continued working seriously.

An hour passed quickly.

Qiao Liang realized that he had not had enough. He continued working for another half an hour before he prepared to rest.

"This focus mode seems to be quite useful. If I can control myself from playing with my cell phone, I can actually squeeze out more time every day..."

Qiao Liang was already satisfied even though he had only worked for a little more than an hour. He opened the live-stream of DGE players' competition without any guilt.

At that moment, Qiao Liang realized that the title of the live-stream that was originally hidden had been revealed: "Bunny Tail Cup BP Verification Competition!"

"BP verification competition? What competition is this?"

Qiao Liang was stunned. Previously, he had thought that this was just an ordinary entertainment competition or a friendly competition. The ten DGE players would play some extreme heroes to satisfy the audience. However, it seemed like the situation was not as simple as he had thought!

The competition this time had directly used the ICL league's live-streaming platform for the Bunny Tail's Two-way Flow. Therefore, the broadcasting and commentary teams were all ready-made.

The two commentators were already introducing the rules of the competition in advance.

"As the name implies, the 'BP Verification Competition' is to let two top teams test the strength of some BP lineups to prove whether it's the problem of the coach's BP or the players."

"Today is the first match of the BP Verification Competition. We have carefully chosen a classic match from last week's GPL. The Blue Team has an almost unopened early-stage Poke lineup. It is also the lineup that many viewers angrily denounced as 'Underworld BP '. Today's two teams will use this lineup to fight the other party once. We will verify whether this BP is' Underworld BP 'through 'Controlling Variables'."

"If both competitions were lost by the side of the 'Underworld BP', then it can be proven that it is a problem with the BP. If the side of the 'Underworld BP' wins, then it can be proven that the strength and tactical arrangements of the players are problematic."

"If one wins and one loses, we can also determine the number of BPs on both sides by analyzing the two matches. Is the capacity of this 'Underworld BP' high or low, stable or unstable..."

"After that, we will vote in the BP verification competition live-stream of Bunny Tail. The audience will choose the BP lineup of the 'Underworld'. The lineup with the most votes will be the lineup that we will verify next..."

The live-stream also showed the exact lineup of the competition as the two commentators introduced the rules of the competition.

The rules of the BP verification competition were that the ten heroes and their respective positions could not be changed. Apart from that, there were no restrictions on the specific talent configurations, gameplay, and appearance of the heroes.

Qiao Liang had watched this competition last week, and it was still fresh in his memory. At that time, the blue team's coach had chosen an early-stage Poke lineup. The entire team only had two unstable control skills, and they did not strictly have advances. In the end, the first class team did not manage to deal with it well enough to send out one head and two teams of monsters. They were flattened by the opponent.

On paper, the blue side was obviously stronger.

Thus, after this match, the blue team's coach was criticized badly. This lineup was also jokingly called the "five vs one coach" lineup, and it was not saved.

This time, DGE Team One would be in charge of the "Underworld BP" lineup. DGE Team Two would obtain the opponent's lineup and fight it out. Then, the lineup would be swapped and they would fight again.

Of course, Old Zhou, the former commander of DGE Team Two, had retired to be a coach. Thus, a rising support from the current DGE Club who performed very well made up for his place, ensuring that the two teams were relatively close in strength on paper.

What's more, the two teams had been pulled together at the last minute. They had not worked together beforehand. They relied on tacit understanding. It was basically a fair match.

Qiao Liang perked up after hearing the rules.

This' BP verification competition' felt very interesting!

It would indeed be meaningless if it was a friendly competition or an entertainment competition. They would not be able to see the tactics, the professional players might not play seriously. There would not be much fun.

However, this BP verification competition was completely based on the main competition. Both sides had to work hard to win and could maximize the intensity and excitement of the competition.

Most importantly, this competition could finally solve a series of unanswered questions to a certain extent:

Was losing the competition because the BP lineup was bad or because the players were bad?

Should the coach or the players take the blame?

The bullet screen coaches kept saying 'brainless BP'. Would 'the eyes of the masses be clearer' or would 'the truth is often in the hands of the minority' prevail in terms of understanding the game?

Qiao Liang was interested because he wanted to know the answers as well!

and was sitting in front of his computer. He did not want to work again on this day.

As a full-time UP Master, his living conditions were getting better and better, but his work efficiency was also plummeting. In the past, he would often make two or three videos a week when he was so poor that he did not know when his next meal would be. Now, it was not bad if he managed to produce one video a month.

"Damn it, where did my time go!"

Qiao Liang complained as he habitually swiped his cell phone.

Chapter 1009: Misunderstanding Resolved!

The audience in the live-stream was obviously the same as Qiao Liang. Their interest was completely aroused.

Obviously, this was thanks to Chen Yufeng's publicity strategy.

Bunny Tail Live-Stream did not directly announce the specific rules of the competition at the beginning. It only vaguely said that it was a "special mode". Therefore, those who were willing to hang up for an hour to watch the competition were either loyal fans of Bunny Tail Live-Stream or loyal fans of DGE players.

Those who were prejudiced against Bunny Tail Live-Stream were basically blocked outside.

These loyal fans did not have much expectations for the competition at the beginning. They felt that it was most likely just an entertainment competition.

However, the audience suddenly realized that this was not an ordinary entertainment competition after the specific rules were announced. Instead, it was a very novel "BP verification competition". This had never happened before!

The audience's expectations were doubled. Naturally, the live-stream was filled with laughter. Everyone felt that an hour of hanging up was worth it!

...

The competition officially began amidst the '666' comments.

Team One, who had chosen the "Underworld lineup", did not invade the opponent's jungle rashly. Instead, they carefully avoided the battle under the premise of protecting their vision. Team Two tried to capture them several times, but it failed.

On the other hand, Team One began to exert pressure on Team Two through long-range depletion skills, creating huge defensive pressure on the other party after they developed steadily and obtained a certain amount of equipment support.

The members of Team Two were also trying their best to move and dodge skills when the minions entered the defense tower, the various consumable skills of Team One would always fly over from the blind spots in their vision, making it impossible to guard against them.

Team One's lineup might not have any team skills, but they could use various consumable skills to lower the health of Team Two's key C position, forcing them to give up defending the tower and defending the map resources.

Team One's people would quickly pull away, causing Team Two to miss every time Team Two could not take the harassment and wanted to turn around and fight Team.. Another round of exhaustion would occur as they chased after each other. Team Two had no choice but to retreat in panic.

Over time, the economic gap between the two teams had gradually widened even though not many heads had exploded. Team Two could not win even if they wanted to fight Team One by force.

In the end, Team One slowly and steadily defeated Team Two. Even though the number of people on both sides was not high, the final economic gap was huge. Team Two lost the competition in an extremely aggrieved manner.

After this round, both sides swapped their lineup and prepared to play the second round. The two commentators analyzed the competition in detail.

"DGE Team's method in using this 'Underworld Lineup' is obviously more sensible than the top which lost last week. They had a good field of vision at level one to protect their own jungle. They can safely survive the early stages of the game by avoiding battles and quickly assemble during the period when their lineup is exerting strength. They can establish an advantage through precise long-range consumption and win steadily..."

The attitude of the bullet screen comments in the live-stream towards this so-called "Underworld lineup" had obviously changed 180 degrees unknowingly!

"So this is the correct way to open this lineup?"

"The misunderstanding has been resolved!"

"I've wronged the coach. It's not that the lineup is bad, but the players are bad at it."

"You can't really say that we have wronged the coach as well, right? DGE had guarded their first level and had corresponding tactical arrangements. Does this idiotic coach have such tactics? What's more, it's also the coach's duty to accurately assess the strength of the players and choose the best heroes for the players, right? Doesn't he have to take the blame if you forcefully choose heroes that the players don't know how to play?"

"Don't change the topic. Previously, everyone did not criticize the problem of whether the team members were good at the heroes or not. They criticized the problem of the Underworld Lineup. At least this lineup has been cleared, right?"

"Indeed, it looks like this lineup is quite strong. Team Two did not find any opportunity. In the end, they fought very strenuously. They could not organize an effective resistance at all."

"I apologize to the coach! There's no problem with the lineup, and there's no problem with the understanding the game! The coach also has something to say. What's the strength of your group of players? I got a powerful lineup for you, but you can't play it well yourself. Are you blaming me?"

"Does the bullet screen coach teach others BP? The coach plays dozens of training competitions a month, and his understanding of the game is not higher than yours? If you're so awesome, why don't you become an assistant coach to earn this money?"

After the first round, the lineup was completely cleared.

Those who had criticized the lineup previously could only change their words and say that the coach's problem was that he did not properly assess the strength of the players and gave them a lineup that they were not good at.

This statement was obviously not reliable, so it was quickly drowned out.

However, the competition was not over yet. Both sides had to swap heroes for the second round.

Team Two obtained this "Underworld lineup" this time while Team One obtained the opponent's regular lineup as sparring partner.

However, unlike last time, Team Two did not avoid the battle. Instead, they took the initiative to fight with Team One!

However, this fight was not brainless. Team Two also got their top-tier players over. The first-tier team in the jungle formed a 5v4 situation. They directly dealt 1 death through the lead in numbers.

After that, the top lane teleportation was back on the line. He might have lost a teleportation but he had gained a huge advantage for the team.

Next, Team Two, who had obtained the "netherworld lineup", completely copied Team One's script. They entered a stronger phase faster, pushed the line earlier, and pushed the tower. The snowball rolled faster than the previous one.

However, Team One's support player successfully drove to Team One's core output through a wave of extremely intelligent detour just as the audience thought that there was no more suspense in the competition. He made a zero to four, instantly shrinking the economic gap between the two sides!

After that, both sides exchanged blows and did not give in to each other. One side was trying their best to control the field of vision, constantly looking for opportunities to consume remotely, and plunder map resources to widen the economic gap. The other side was thinking of ways to bypass the field of vision and form a team, looking for an opportunity to turn the tables.

In the final team battle, Team Two of the 'Underworld lineup' finally won the team battle with difficulty with the advantage that they had accumulated previously and obtained victory in the competition.

The bullet screen comments in this match were even more exciting than the bullet screen comments in the previous match. It perfectly displayed what was called the "Sichuan Face-Changing Opera".

When Team Two was in the lead, the bullet screen comments indicated that there was indeed no problem with the lineup. One could only blame itself for losing with this lineup because they were lousy. The fact that Team One and Two could obtain an early economic advantage with this lineup was enough to explain the problem.

When Team One found a chance to gain advantage and deliver a zero to four to Team Two, the bullet screen comments expressed that this lineup was still not good. Such a high huge lead in economies could be crushed with a single touch. The margin for error was too low.

In the end, the bullet screen comments showed that there was no problem with this lineup when Team Two won the competition. It might not be good at good fights but as long as they obtained enough economic advantages in the early stages, they would still have the capital to take one shot at the later stages.

The two matches, together with the preparation time in between, had played for a total of one and a half hours. During this period, the bullet screen comments in the live-stream did not stop at all. The audience's discussions were simply bursting with life!

Those who thought that there was no problem with the BP and those who thought that there was a problem with the BP were arguing non-stop. A wave of losing or winning directly determined which group of the audience had the upper hand on the bullet screen.

Finally, the two commentators summarized the two matches today.

"Alright, today's two BP verification competitions have been completed. We have roughly tested the actual strength of this so-called 'Underworld Lineup' through the results of the competition."

"The side that chose the 'Underworld lineup' won in both rounds, but the way they won was different."

"Obviously, the advantage of this so-called 'Underworld Lineup' is between the tenth to twenty-fifth minute. Therefore, we cannot have too much economic disadvantage in the early stages. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to snowball during the strong period of the lineup. The entire game would have no chance of winning."

"However, the side that chose this lineup would basically be able to obtain an advantage in the face of strong opponents. This means that this lineup would not be easily targeted in the early stages. If a first-level team is defeated, it can only be said that there is a problem with the tactical use."

"Being able to obtain an advantage steadily is enough to show that this lineup is not as 'underworld' as many viewers think."

"However, whether this lineup can win the competition or not depends on how much economic advantage they can obtain in the mid-stages and whether they are qualified in terms of vision control, propelling tempo, and resource competition in the mid to late stages. The other party will seize the opportunity to form a good team once there are any mistakes. The situation between the two sides might instantly reverse."

"The weaker a team was, the lower the chance of winning the competition through this lineup. That's because the weaker teams are unable to achieve the advantage of this lineup when it comes to vision control, propelling rhythm, and resource competition."

"Therefore, the results of this BP verification competition are as follows: The lineup of both teams would be about 60% to 40% win rate in the hands of two strong teams, and it might be the opposite in the hands of two weak teams. It would be 40% to 60%."

"This BP requires excellent first-tier team setup and the ability to quickly snowball. Once the tempo was broken in the middle, the other party could easily turn the tables. The margin of error is very low. It's best for teams with poor discipline, insufficient practice and not enough proficiency not to try."

"I believe everyone already knows how to split the blame for the GPL league that chose this lineup and suffered a crushing defeat."

"Alright, then this is the end of the BP verification competition. We have already given the 'Underworld BP lineup' option for the next episode on the live-stream page. Which 'Underworld BP' would you want to see the two teams verify next? We welcome your vote!"

...

The BP verification competition was over, but the gamers' debate did not subside. Instead, it intensified!

After the first round, the viewers who blamed the coach basically did not say anything. However, after the second round, these viewers revived.

However, the focus of the debate had changed.

"We've already proven that there's no problem with the BP. Can those who criticize the coach apologize now?"

"What the f*ck, didn't the final summary mention? The BP tolerance error rate is too low. Once the rhythm breaks, it's easy to turn the tables. What's more, it requires proficiency. Wouldn't the coach still have to take the blame if he chooses it even though he knows that the players' are not proficient enough?"

"The strong team would have a 60% to 40% possibility of winning while the weak team has a 40% to 60% chance of winning. The blue team in the previous competition was obviously stronger. Is there a problem with the lineup that the coach chose? The coach can't be blamed if the players didn't perform, right?"

"Isn't it the coach's fault that a first-tier team did not take any precautions and ended up losing blood? Go and see how DGE's two teams do it. Defend or attack. That's the difference!"

"There's a gap, but that's the gap between the players.