Chapter 24 Laneway

The schedule of the game festival every year is determined.76zw.The first day of the seven-way Chinese is a carnival day, people who come to Santa Fe are busy with various offline gatherings, comrades who have played a lifelong friendship in the game gather together, and professional players of course have their own feast; the second day is the expo, which is a day in which major game companies exhibit their latest research games or game techniques, in a sense, the game industry's next day expo is also equivalent to a grand press conference, various game companies and studios will come up with their most satisfactory works on this day, one is to increase popularity, and the other is to thank all the game lovers who support them; The third day is the highlight of the festival, the annual awards ceremony, where the annual Nebula Awards are presented. The Nebula Award is the equivalent of the Oscar for actors, and the Nobel Prize for the scientific community, which is one of the most important awards.

In comparison, the WGA's award Goblet of Fire is more than a drop in the way of the Nebula Award, which is a strange situation, in fact, although the WGA has a lot of power, but in addition to having a little influence on the club, it has almost zero ability to bind individual professional players. The WGA is the most powerless government administration, both within the federal government and in the gaming industry. FOR EXAMPLE, ICELORD OPENLY SCOLDED: "YOU COURT EAGLE DOGS WHO ARE DESTINED TO DIE A BAD DEATH. "Then the officials of the WGA have henceforth had the nickname of the Imperial Court Eagle Dog. ON THE ONE HAND, THIS IS THE WGA OFFICIALS ARE INDEED MISBEHAVING, AND EVEN THE ICELORD, WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN HIP-HOP, HAS BEEN ANNOYED BY THEM, AND ON THE OTHER HAND, IT ALSO PROVES THAT THE WGA REALLY HAS NO STATUS.

This shows the weakness of the WGA's influence in the entire game industry, as the two major organizations in the game industry, neither the WGA nor the underground game industry have the confidence to make a final decision, and the freedom of professional players is very high, except for issues of principle, they are rarely bound by the terms of the organization.

For example, Visconti and TONY have won the Best Game Partner award at the Game Festival for three consecutive years, and although the WGA bureaucrats thought it was too humiliating to protest and put pressure on them, the award still belongs to the underground gaming community.

Yang Hai is also very concerned about the ownership of this year's Nebula Award, and those famous and legendary names in the future will be his opponents, one counts as one, from the league to the cup, and then to the title battle, as long as he debuts, he will definitely compete with those people, the Nebula Award in a sense means that the winning players are gaining momentum, and they are opponents who need special attention.

He is also very interested in the next day's press conference, the most cutting-edge skills and the most genius ideas in the game industry will gather in Santa Fe on this day, and some excellent games may even make an exception and directly enter the Lyon Cup competition.

But the most noteworthy thing at the moment is the party that TIGER invited him to in the afternoon, where the most powerful professional gamers will gather to discuss the compilation of plugins for "Forgotten Continent" and "Kyushu Sword Immortal". It's a big money, and you can say hello to the seniors in the gaming industry, so why not?

Uncle King and Uncle Captain chartered the Imperial Hotel as their temporary home in Santa Fe. Although Santa Fe is overcrowded and prices are skyrocketing, there is still a little money for it. As for what to choose this hotel for...... This is the choice of Uncle King, the king said that the name of the hotel is more domineering, and it is refreshing to listen to it, so he chose here.

"Hey-" TERRY was talking to Milk Tea with a smile on her face, "You're the legendary, the legendary, aha?" ”

The lobby on the third floor of the Imperial Hotel was warm, but the chill emanating from the king's body was almost palpable. Seeing that TERRY actually had the idea of hooking up with his woman, Uncle King's eyes turned red. Milk tea is indeed the best stunner, which makes men eat their bones and can't extricate themselves, so whether in reality or in games, there are always people who come to talk to them in an attempt to get the favor of beauties. In the past, when encountering such a thing, Uncle King was indifferent, smiling, and quiet, because he would not look at those people at all, he had absolute confidence in himself, confident that his wife would not run away with others - maybe milk tea is not the king's wife, it has been like this between them for almost ten years, but in general, everyone knows that these two people are a couple. ,

But TERRY is different, completely different. THE KING DIDN'T HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO DEFEAT TERRY, AND THE FACT THAT TERRY RAISED HIS FINGER AND SEDUCED HER TWO GIRLFRIENDS IN COLLEGE MADE HIM DIFFICULT TO LET GO OF UNTIL NOW, SEEING TERRY ACTUALLY SMILING AND TALKING TO MILK TEA, AND MILK TEA WAS LAUGHING WITH OTHER MEN AS ALWAYS, THE KING WAS REALLY ANXIOUS THIS TIME.

TERRY's side also paid attention to the king's reaction, and seeing that his old rival's face was pale, TERRY's heart was proud...... Then it goes without saying.

MILK TEA IS VERY INTERESTED IN THIS MAN WHO CAN MAKE THE KING JEALOUS, SO SHE LAUGHS AND FLIRTS WITH TERRY. AT FIRST, TERRY TALKED TO MILK TEA WITH THE MENTALITY OF BEING ANGRY WITH THE PAST, BUT THEN HE WAS A LITTLE RIGID - THE MILK TEA THAT RELEASED HIS CHARM TO THE FULLEST WAS GLAMOROUS, WHICH MADE TERRY, WHO HAD BEEN FIGHTING FOR A LONG TIME, FEEL UNBEARABLE, AND BEGAN TO EMBARRASS BETWEEN WORDS.

Seeing that the king was about to explode, the captain stepped forward in time to stop a conflict that might erupt.

"Enough of Berkfred," said the captain with a sinister face, "if you two are here to spoil the atmosphere, I'm afraid I'll have to kick you two out of the city as I did at the graduation party." ”

"Graduation party?" Sky asked.

"How do you get out of the city?" The demon asked.

"GRAB BURKE'S COLLAR WITH HIS LEFT HAND," THE CAPTAIN GLARED AT TERRY, "GRAB FRED'S COLLAR WITH HIS RIGHT HAND"—GLARING AT THE KING—"AND THROW THEM OUT OF THE JAW." ”

THE CAPTAIN WAS RARELY ANGRY, AND SEEING THAT THE CAPTAIN WAS ABOUT TO EXPLODE, TERRY AND THE KING WERE BOTH VERY HONEST AND HONEST.

"Wow, Uncle Captain, you have a lot of strength." Yang Hai whispered beside him.

"Hey, hey." The captain proudly showed off his biceps: "I went out fishing with my father when I was very young, and if I broke my wrist, I could beat the hands of the two of them with one hand." ”

"That's right." TERRY shrugged his shoulders and said to Yang Hai, "The captain's muscle strength is higher than the IQ of me and the king combined. ”

"......" the captain thought for a moment and asked, "Well, is this ironic?" ”

Everyone laughed.

"It's been a three-hour flight, so let's eat something first." The captain led them to the oversized old strip table and sat down, and asked, "Okay, fat boy, won't you introduce me to your friends?" ”

BAN and Yang Hai's freshly baked agent Wagner are here, BAN has been a professional player for many years after all, and the game industry is an industry closely connected with many rich people, so he is not uncomfortable with seeing pomp and circumstance; But Wagner couldn't help but be a little reserved.

Packing an entire star-rated hotel in what is now Santa Fe as its current base would have been unthinkable for Wagner. Looking at the kind middle-aged man in front of him who was blonde and blue-eyed like an uncle next door, Wagner felt his heart beat very fast.

This man ...... He has seen him more than once in various magazines, including Time, Economy, and other influential magazines.

Kerry? Ralph, the world's largest conduit and the helmsman of the aircraft carrier Garris Trading, is now alive in front of his eyes. Before that, for Wagner, knowing Carrey? Ralph is simply impossible.

Yang Hai patted Wagner's shoulder to ease his tension, he didn't want his agent to be embarrassed in front of his teammates, and then introduced to the captain: "He is a professional player of E-TYPE, BAN, a new friend; The raunchy guy with bird's nest hair next to me was my agent, Wagner. ”

"Aha," Captain couldn't help but stare at Wagner twice. "Fortunately."

Uncle King said with interest: "You must be very good at being the agent of the military advisor." ”

Wagner's face flushed, and he was excited because he recognized who was the person who complimented him - Greenham? Fred. This is a big plutocrat from the old aristocracy of England, he is known for his experience of breaking the family and now he is the president of the deep-sea medical technology company, such a man is nothing short of legendary for Wagner.

Others didn't think that Yang Hai's economic man would be so ashamed, and he would blush excitedly because others praised him, in their opinion, Yang Hai, the agent, blushed because he was shy. The king shook his head and said: "To be an agent, you have to be thick-faced and black-hearted, you have such a thin skin, how can you be a good agent of the military advisor?" ”

"Yo, King, you're not right." The captain squinted his eyes and pretended to say: "We are the boss of the fat boy, if you teach his agent well, you are not afraid that when the time comes to negotiate the contract, you will be slaughtered by your 'apprentice'?" ”,

"Oh?" The king blinked, "That seems so, Wag...... What's your name? Wagner, right? You say, "What should I do about this?" ”

Wagner's face suddenly turned red again, which made his already red face seem to be ripe, and he didn't know how to speak to this big man, for fear of offending him and for fear of being looked down upon by inappropriate words.

"Okay, okay, don't be embarrassed by this honest man." Yang Hai smiled and shook his head: "Wagner is not very suitable - Wagner, you ignore them." ”

Wagner was even more ashamed when he saw that it was his own subordinates who had exonerated him. The agent should have sheltered his star from the wind and rain, but now it seems that his boss is excusing him. Wagner secretly clenched his fists and vowed never to be so ashamed again.

The captain didn't take Wagner too seriously, and a group of people laughed and chatted while eating.

Offline gatherings do have a different kind of charm, which Yang Hai experienced after ten minutes. Although the realism of online games is very high, offline gatherings still bring an extraordinary freshness, which will allow people to see the situation of their teammates in reality. It only took a moment for Yang Hai to enjoy it-

The party that TIGER said was in the afternoon..., and after a hearty lunch, Yang Hai went for a walk on the street by himself to feel the frenetic atmosphere of the game festival. The city is indeed in a bit of a frenzy right now, and Yang Hai has seen a lot of people with oil paint on their faces, some of which are the club's crest, and some of which are the personal marks of some professional gamers, and they use this way to express their loyalty as a supporter.

In the crowd painted in oil paint, Prince William's personal emblem, a wavy and twisted letter W, is the most numerous, which shows that His Royal Highness is unrivaled in the gaming world.

Yang Hai rubbed shoulders with a crowd of marchers (who held aloft signs that read "If TONY doesn't make the best player of the year, then the organizing committee will consist of thirteen shit"), bought a fake beard mask from a vendor, and a rag doll that screams loudly when pinched hard, and joined the crowd in the revelry. In the morning, everyone's offline gatherings are basically held, and now it's time for the parade, and everyone is cheering on their favorite club or professional gamer.

Because the nominations for the Nebula Awards will be made tomorrow, and who will be selected among the several nominations for each award will be announced at the awards ceremony the night after tomorrow. In this way, whether the momentum of people's demonstrations is huge or not can affect the selection results of the organizing committee to a certain extent.

For the game festival, the police of Santa Fe can be said to be fully dispatched, although there are robots to maintain law and order, and the chip embedded in the back of the neck of the federal central processing unit at the time of each person's birth also stops crime to the greatest extent, but there are too many people now, and the police are afraid of accidents. Moreover, artificial intelligence is obviously not as good at handling certain things as humans themselves, and machines are just programs, so they don't understand human feelings.

But the police don't bother with such demonstrations, because it's a tradition, and if the festival didn't have the shouts of these loyal supporters, it probably wouldn't have been as much fun and so hot. WHAT THE POLICE DO IS STOP THE BRAWLS, FOR EXAMPLE, GODLIKE SUPPORTERS AND VIVA SUPPORTERS OFTEN GET INTO FIGHTS BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE EACH OTHER, BECAUSE VIVA HAS BEEN CHASING AFTER GODLIKE FOR MANY YEARS, AND THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN EXTREMELY CLOSE. Of course, in this normal competitive relationship, everyone will keep their sanity, but the little emperor of China, Hades and Japan's pride Sato Ishikawa, the supporters of the two often fight because of their personal grudges, and this is what the police must be wary of and vigilant against.

Yang Hai followed the shouts of his supporters with great interest, and at the same time repeatedly stopped on the side of the road, patronizing the open-air playgrounds on the streets, not paying attention to the slightly rough and sketchy game equipment.

Since he was a child on the mountain, Nuo Tianwang was relatively quiet, and Lin Bo was not a man of many words, and he had never been so lively since he came down the mountain, so this scene made him feel very fresh for Yang Hai.

Because there are road signs, and the police also carry a backpack to hand out free city maps to those who get lost, Yang Hai starts to walk around, and the whole city is immersed in the game, Yang Hai enjoys this atmosphere very much. He walked from street to street, from street to street, and it didn't take long for him to find himself gradually moving away from the noisy crowd and coming to a somewhat secluded street. ,

The street looked a little gloomy, because the alleyway was full of shadows, and the outside of the alley was covered with sunlight, and the whole alley was a shadow, as if it was cut off from the sun. Blocked from the plastic roads in other parts of the city, this alley actually uses an old bluestone road, so it looks very special.

Yang Hai was attracted by that mysterious and special atmosphere.

The alleys aren't particularly crowded, although they're much smaller than the streets outside. Most of them were in a hurry, and the expressions on their faces were relatively indifferent, as if they were wearing "NO-FACE" masks.

Yang Hai thought that this might be an interesting place, so he raised his legs and walked in.

The alley is not very clean, there are water stains in it, which is absolutely impossible on a plastic road, and the place also gives off a smell similar to a cabbage that has been left out for a long time but has not gone bad. Yang Hai noticed that this open-air playground was more crowded and denser than the outside laneway.

But the owners of those playgrounds are not in the habit of soliciting customers, they just remain silent, or they are smoking, but they just don't say a word. People don't talk much here, most of them are walking alone, occasionally a few people come together, and they also whisper quietly, and the whole alley is quiet, and Yang Hai, who is walking in it, is excited.

The sky was so clear, but the inside of the alley seemed to be covered in a layer of ash.

He thought curiously to himself as he walked.

However, at this time, in an open-air playground not far in front, a shout suddenly came: "If you don't talk nonsense, you will be wasted if you have the ability"

Yang Haizheng was a little uncomfortable by the inexplicable gloomy feeling, and this loud shout shocked his heart, and his eyes were involuntarily attracted to the past.

The open-air playground had been surrounded by a crowd of people, and the crowd was particularly glaring in this somewhat cold place.

After a shout from inside, the voice became quieter, but there was still a quarrel, but it was too far away to be inaudible.

Yang Hai leaned over curiously.