You said you were going to make games, how did you become the richest man without doing anything?

Chapter 35: Disturbing the Old Man's Dao Heart
Jianghai City, Jiangdong District, a quaint riverside villa.

Wu Ya, one of the famous "Five Zhongyuan Compilations" in the field of game appreciation, is giving a lecture to students in his study.

The Central Plains is divided into East, West, South, North and Center. The one in charge of Shenzhou is the Southern Chapter Thomas, nicknamed "Wind Walker".

The reason for this nickname is that he can publish his game reviews as fast as wind, and in the field of game reviews, he is good at blitzkrieg and getting the upper hand.

The one in charge of Jianghai City is Dong Bian Wuya, nicknamed "Xiaoyaoke".

Completely different from Thomas, Wuya's writing speed is very slow.

He is good at digging into the various production details of new games. His writing style is gorgeous and his rhetoric is complex. He deeply interprets the various production details of the game in front of and behind the scenes, attaches importance to the design concept behind the game, and makes predictions about the development of the industry.

Wu Ya has been famous in the inner world for nearly thirty years, so now that he is in his early fifties, his status among the Five Great Masters of the Central Plains is second only to the leader of the Five Great Masters of the Central Plains, Daji, who sits at Huashan and is nicknamed "Fox Fairy".

Thomas’ main battlefield is the self-media game Grapes.

Wu Ya's main battlefield is even more important. He has been a special guest on the "E-Sports World" of Jianghai City TV Channel 9 for many years.

Therefore, many young people come to learn from him.

Over the past thirty years, Wuya's students and former employees have been all over the gaming media circle.

Although he is over 50 years old, he still insists on continuing to run editing teaching classes in his own study.

In the spacious and bright study, a large number of yellowed ancient books are neatly displayed on the bookshelves.

On one side of the wall hangs a huge diagram of the I Ching Bagua.

In the middle of the study, there is an exquisite mahogany desk, on which the quaint four treasures of the study are placed.

Wu Ya, wearing a robe, stood beside the desk and looked at his students seriously.

"I have taught you all before that the general trend of the world is that after a long period of division, there will be unification, and after a long period of unification, there will be division.

Today, Tenghui and Youyi are competing for supremacy, but the stars are moving eastward. Last year, I made a calculation and found that there would be a new overlord with a founding team of four people, who would make their fortune in Jianghai City.

Although one of the founders withdrew midway, this did not prevent them from rising to prominence. A few years later, a three-way balance of power was formed in the world!"

Having said that, Wuya's expression suddenly became serious.

"...That was how it should have been, but over a month ago, while observing the stars, I saw the sudden arrival of the Dragon and Phoenix stars. Something has changed in the destiny of the universe. A new storm of chaos is bound to unfold in the gaming world."

Many students think Wu Ya is a bit weird and don’t care about his chatter at all. They just leave after learning the writing skills.

But some students still listened with great interest.

One of the young men with pockmarked faces flattered, "Teacher, your analysis is excellent. Please tell us more. We would love to hear it."

"Hmph, I love to listen, do you think this is a crosstalk studio?"

Wu Ya's expression suddenly changed and he threw a piece of draft paper at the pockmarked man.

"Look at the assignment you handed in. You call that a game review?"

The pockmarked face picked it up and looked at it in confusion.

"Teacher, my writing is fine. I've covered all the key points you taught me, such as the art details, scene settings, character design, special effects, and analysis of the impact of lighting and shadow effects on the game's atmosphere."

Wu Ya looked disappointed.

"You have only learned my skills, but have forgotten my techniques."

He looked at the Bagua diagram on the wall.

“As game connoisseurs, when we get a new game, we should first feel the ‘energy’ and ‘momentum’ it contains.

The games made by producers with great aspirations are also awe-inspiring and magnificent.

This kind of energy and momentum is also hidden in various details of the game. Whether it is the sky ball lighting of a certain scene, the volumetric clouds, or even the normal map, you can find the energy exuded by the producer.

This is the soul of the game."

The students were confused. Can the normal map reveal the gas?
Suddenly, Wuya's cell phone rang.

He frowned when he saw the incoming call message and walked over to the next room to answer the phone. "Mr. Wuya, it's been a while since we last met. Thomas is here to greet you."

Wu Ya snorted coldly: "A busy man like you came to see me, I'm afraid you don't come here for no reason, right?"

Thomas' tone remained polite. "Old sir, it's been three years since the five of us from the Central Plains met at the summit of Mount Hua. Since then, I've been so busy that I've never visited you. I was afraid you might blame me, so this time, I wanted to give you a generous gift as an apology."

"Oh?" Wu Ya raised his eyebrows.

"The public relations department of Tenghui Company knows that the old man lives a secluded life and doesn't like to be disturbed.

So, I've asked you to act as a middleman and introduce a lucrative business deal to this old gentleman. All I need is for him to give a positive review of the game "Dog Paradise Adventure" on a TV program next weekend."

"Bitch Paradise? I'm not interested in this field."

Wuya's main review areas are ancient history, martial arts, and fairy-tale games.

"This kind of shameless game will disturb my Dao heart."

"Teng Hui knows that it will be very hard for the old gentleman to review this game, so he specially prepared a small gift - an original painting by Master Hongshi that he just bought at Sotheby's auction house."

Wu Ya was silent for three minutes.

"My heart is as solid as a rock. It's just a game, so what's the harm in reviewing it?"

Thomas was overjoyed and struck while the iron was hot:

"Also, please, sir, please criticize Taoyuan Township's Cat Girl Paradise on the show. You should basically say that Cat Girl Paradise isn't as sophisticated as Dog Girl Paradise in various details, and then express your pessimistic expectations for Taoyuan Township's new game.

——Of course, these are all facts, and you will know if you try these two games.”

"Are these also Tenghui's requirements?"

"……Yes."

Thomas agreed verbally, but he knew clearly in his heart that asking Wuya to criticize Taoyuan Township was completely his own private agenda.

Anyway, Tenghui has given him such a generous amount of money, it would be a waste if he doesn't make use of it.

"I already know about this."

After hanging up the phone, Thomas breathed a sigh of relief.

The attack he launched against Taoyuanxiang Company on the game Grape has caused quite a stir on the Internet.

If the more heavyweight Wu Ya also takes action, Taoyuan Township will undoubtedly be in a more passive position.

"Taoyuan Township Company, taste the consequences of offending the Central Plains Fifth Edition."

Thomas shook the whiskey in his hand. This time, not only Tenghui personally came out to start the fight, but two people from the Central Plains Fifth Edition also came out. How can you, Taoyuan Township, turn the tables?

Young people are so arrogant, this time I, Thomas, will teach you a lesson!
……

After returning from the temple fair, Liu Mengyuan and the other two began to make the final improvements to the game.

First, inspired by their visit to the temple fair, they decided to create a larger "World Central Island" based on the "Regional Central Island".

The central island of the world is very large and is the gathering place for players from all servers.

To reach the central island of the world, players need to unlock advanced technology, build large ships that will not be destroyed by storms, and teleport across the edge of the sea.

On the central island of the world, there is a larger trading market where players from all servers can trade resources, equipment, elf eggs, recipes, treasure maps, quest scrolls, architectural blueprints, fashion, furniture, handmade decorations...

There are also mysterious world legend quests on the island, which are open to players from all servers to complete together.

Previously developed holiday tourism projects such as beach volleyball, watermelon playing, surfing, and sand pot making are all crammed into the World Central Island.

Liu Mengyuan also added temple fairs, music festivals and other celebrations and festivals.

She even added a little social Easter egg like applying sunscreen at the beach.

(End of this chapter)