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Chapter 151 Don’t be surprised if you give gifts to many people

World of Warcraft?

All representatives present were stunned and looked at Qin Shaoyan with complicated expressions.

Why did this award fall to World of Warcraft?

A representative of EA jumped out to express dissatisfaction at that time, "Why didn't Blizzard come to the meeting to review World of Warcraft? Why should we give them the best online game award?"

Qin Shaoyan asked directly: "Who do you think is suitable for it?"

EA representative: "..."

Qin Shaoyan raised his head and looked at the others, "Then you nominate a suitable online game and let everyone vote."

The Ubisoft representative seemed very positive and immediately jumped out and said, "Why don't we propose Demon Sword OL?"

Qin Shaoyan was stunned for a moment, what is the magic sword?
The EA representative next to him immediately objected, "No."

"You can choose games from Blizzard, why can't you choose games from us?" the Ubisoft representative immediately responded.

EA also objected, "No, that's Sony's too."

"That's an online game distributed by Ubisoft yourself." EA directly revealed the truth.

The representative of Sony Online was very annoyed, "Who do you want to choose?"

"No, many of the Guild Wars companies are from Blizzard, so PASS will give you away."

The people from Take-two and Epic were furious, "It's unfair to choose a game from your own company. Why not choose one that has nothing to do with us."

"can."

Sony Online Representative, "Then Star Online!"

"How about a fierce battle?"

"Lord of the Rings OL?"

"This is too strict."

"Dungeons and Dragons?"

The Sony Online representative raised his hand and said, "Then EverQuest."

Others objected, "This is all a company's game, you can only choose one."

"Then choose another one. It must be an online game that has nothing to do with the selection committee."

Ubisoft retorted, "Why not?"

"Objection!" A Microsoft representative jumped out, "That's your Sony game."

"Agree!"

"Then Dungeons and Dragons."

"What about EVE? It's an Icelandic company."

Take-two and Microsoft reported the names of online games one after another, and representatives from both sides looked at each other in surprise.

Everyone present rushed to draw up the candidate list, which was very efficient.

Next to him, Qin Shaoyan just watched quietly without saying a word.

He has actually heard of these online games, and has even played some of them.

However, most of them are produced by small companies, and they can't compete with big manufacturers in single-machine production, so they have to open up new tracks.

These European and American online games will also hit the Chinese game market in the past few years, but they are all silent and very few can survive.

Qin Shaoyan suddenly laughed when he saw the fierce quarrel between the representatives of these game companies.

You have such a clear understanding of the online game market, and it seems that you have been coveting this piece of cake for a long time, so why were you pretending to be arrogant just now?

He doesn't care at all which online game wins in the end, as long as the Golden Keyboard award is established.

The final voting results came out quickly.

Dungeons & Dragons: 3 votes.

Eve: 2 votes.

Is this still a choice?

Qin Shaoyan voted for EVE without hesitation.

The scene was silent again, and the score was tied three to three.

Everyone looked at Qin Shaoyan, showing great dissatisfaction.

Are you causing trouble? !

Qin Shaoyan felt baffled, "You all look at what I do. Isn't it normal for a draw to occur?"

"Blizzard didn't send a representative, and they were still short of one vote."

"Well, let's communicate with the people at Blizzard and then vote."

Everyone sighed, knowing that there was no point in continuing to argue, so it was almost over. Then the meeting came to an end. Everyone agreed to discuss it online at any time. They each added MSN and formed a group to discuss it together.

The last step was to take a group photo and exchange business cards.

Qin Shaoyan stood in the middle of many manufacturer representatives holding the golden keyboard, smiling happily.

A spotlight flashed and the moment was captured in photographs.

……

Blizzard's speed was unexpectedly fast, and a director came to the door on the second day of the meeting.

"Hello, Mr. Qin." Blizzard Director smiled and reached out to shake Qin Shaoyan's hand, "Hello, my name is William Anderson, and I work for Blizzard."

"Hello Mr. Anderson." Qin Shaoyan greeted the other party warmly and sat down, "What do you want to drink? Black tea? Coffee? Or something else?"

"Coffee is enough." Anderson thanked him after taking the coffee, and then asked solemnly, "Mr. Qin, do you have any misunderstandings about our Blizzard company?"

"If you have something you don't like about Blizzard, please speak up."

"No." Qin Shaoyan was very surprised, "I have no dissatisfaction with Blizzard. Mr. Anderson, why do you ask that?"

Anderson frowned and said, "Mr. Qin, is there any special reason for the meeting you held this time? Why didn't you invite a representative from Blizzard to attend?"

Qin Shaoyan answered straightforwardly, "I explained this issue at the meeting. I want to attract more European and American online games to China."

"And I heard that Blizzard has already reached a cooperation with Chinese agents, so I feel there is no need to notify Blizzard anymore."

Anderson smiled and seemed relieved, "If there is still such a meeting, it is recommended that you inform us to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."

"Some people in the company thought that everyone was going to have a meeting to discuss how to deal with us, Blizzard."

"Oh my gosh, those guys seemed freaked out."

Qin Shaoyan smiled and expressed basic respect for Anderson's words.

Anderson said with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Qin proposed World of Warcraft as the Best Game Design Award at the meeting. We are deeply grateful for this."

With that said, Anderson picked up an exquisite packaging box and placed it in front of Qin Shaoyan, "A little gift to thank you for your support and recognition on behalf of our Blizzard company."

Qin Shaoyan was really stunned now. What does this mean?
Anderson asked seriously: "I have something to ask Mr. Qin. Please answer him seriously and truthfully."

Qin Shaoyan also sat up straight and made a gesture, "Please tell me if you have anything to say."

"Your opinion of this World of Warcraft product hasn't changed, has it?"

Qin Shaoyan thought for a while, then nodded, "I personally think World of Warcraft is a good product."

"If World of Warcraft were to compete for the Golden Keyboard Award for Best Game Design, would you still vote for it?" Anderson asked.

Ok?
Qin Shaoyan glanced at Anderson in surprise, "I just want to correct the Pheasant Award. Why are you so serious about it?"
It's a bribe, it's a vote-getter.

Anderson later added, "We at Blizzard owe you a favor if you continue to support World of Warcraft."

"No matter which work you recommend, you will get a vote from Blizzard."

Qin Shaoyan understood at this time that he was looking for him to make a deal.

He said thoughtfully: "I am willing to support "World of Warcraft", but now other companies do not agree with this proposal."

Anderson laughed and said in a relaxed tone: "It doesn't matter, your support is enough."

"Thank you, Mr. Qin."

After seeing Anderson off, Qin Shaoyan opened the gift box, which contained a Patek Philippe watch.

Qin Shaoyan couldn't help but be very surprised. Blizzard was so generous.

Are you so important?

He even had the director of Blizzard come to visit him personally and give him gifts.

Just when he was puzzled, Chen Peng revealed the key.

"Blizzard doesn't value you, but the official background behind you." Chen Peng smiled. "This time you held a game manufacturer meeting and invited many company representatives, but Blizzard was not invited."

"They can't figure out what you mean, and they don't dare to offend you rashly. Moreover, Blizzard's games are about to enter the Chinese market, so they have to be even more careful."

"Isn't it strange that there are so many people?"

Qin Shaoyan looked at the watch in his hand and couldn't laugh or cry, but he couldn't blame Blizzard for thinking too much.

He did have the idea of ​​​​stopping Blizzard in his mind, but he hadn't had time to put it into practice yet.

The gift can be accepted, but Qin Shaoyan will never be soft when it's time to take action.

The Blizzard director's mobility can be said to be quite powerful, and soon the selection committee once again included "World of Warcraft" among the nominations for the Best Game Design Award.

And Blizzard also got two votes besides itself.

Qin Shaoyan did not hesitate to vote for "World of Warcraft" because of the gift, and V Agency also voted for it.

In this way, Blizzard received five votes and narrowly beat EVE to win the Best Game Design Award at the 2004 Golden Keyboard Award.

After holding a simple award ceremony and inviting a few reporters to the scene, Qin Shaoyan faced the camera and personally handed a gold-plated keyboard to William Anderson.

(End of this chapter)