On Friday, December 1st, 7:30 p.m. was supposed to be the evening self-study time for the students, but the senior and third grades of Quancheng No. 2 Middle School were all gathered in the school's Shaw Building auditorium, where more than 300 students and their more than 500 parents gathered thousands of people, all in response to the school's request, to watch a TV documentary.

"It's really strange, usually anti-game like anti-thief, but now the teacher actually called us to watch the game documentary, it's really the sun hitting the west and coming out!" Li Canghai, a junior in high school, pushed his glasses and whispered to Liu Kai, who was sitting next to him.

"That's right, I have to call my parents to come and see it, you don't know, my mother is sitting next to me, I really don't dare to say a word loudly......" Liu Kai whispered in Li Canghai's ear, and quietly pointed back at his mother sitting on his right with a gesture, and pouted helplessly.

"Me too, my dad doesn't usually support me playing games, and now I must not know how angry I am, he said before he came that he must look good, and then refuted me one by one." Li Canghai also said that he was helpless.

Not only did Li Canghai and Liu Kai feel awkward, but other students felt the same way, how many years had they not seen a movie with their parents?

There is a generation gap between the two generations, and it is impossible to like programs with the same content, not to mention that parents are generally busy with their own work, and students in the third year of high school are even more tired of their studies.

There are also parents who are awkward. Several familiar parents were whispering.

"Hey, what the hell is going on in school? Isn't the mobilization meeting just for parents? Can't go to the child's evening self-study today? ”

"Even if the mobilization meeting is not held now, in previous years, it was held at the beginning of the second semester of the third year of high school. I heard that this is an order from the Quancheng Education Bureau, which is really a waste of money and labor! ”

"That's it, I also pushed a dinner in order to come over, I don't know if I will lose a business! It turned out to be a game documentary! ”

"Where to watch TV, don't you watch? Is it different to watch it at home? Do you have to go to school to watch it, or do you have to watch live broadcasts, can't you record it? School is also a real toss! ”

Parents had a lot of opinions, but the homeroom teacher's orders had to be listened to. It's just that the homeroom teacher was also asked by the school leaders to give this order, and people went to them one by one, and finally began to criticize the education authority.

"What's the use of playing games? We have been taught since my grandparents. Playthings are demoralized! I'm absolutely not allowed to play games in my house, no one is allowed to play! ”

"It can't be said that the times are developing and society is progressing. We need to keep up with the trends. The game can still be played, but in moderation. In fact, even if we don't like it, it's better to listen to it! ”

"I heard that this is related to the college entrance examination to fill in the volunteers, the game industry has been so hot in recent years, many young people in our unit are playing, my distant relatives are also engaged in the game industry, and they have also made a lot of money, and they also want my son to learn the game system in the college entrance examination. After graduating, I followed him to open a game company, and I didn't understand the game industry so I came here to listen to the lecture. It never hurts to hear more! ”

"Yes, it's clear to listen to both!"

Some parents had a lot of discussions and big differences, but everyone waited patiently.

At 7:25, Yang Jinhai, the director of the third grade of high school, walked to the podium, introduced the school regulations to the parents, welcomed the parents to participate in the meeting, and thanked the parents for their support.

The students were excited, in fact, IT computers will become the most important development trend in the 21st century, which is recognized by everyone, and the top subdivision of the computer industry in China is games.

In the vicinity of the school, "Popular Software", "Video Game Software", "Home Computers and Game Consoles" magazines are sold everywhere, "The King of Fighters", "Pokemon", "Naruto" and other games movies and comics have long been spread all over the hands of students, even China's richest man Yang Yun is a person in the game industry, what reason do they have not to like games?

This time, the school held this documentary viewing, many students have seen this trailer on TV, they rushed to tell each other, in the college entrance examination in half a year, they will face the moment of filling in the volunteers, and finally about to sprint, which is definitely a shot in the arm to strengthen their choice to devote themselves to the computer and game industry.

"I'm so excited...... I hope this must be a grand documentary, and it will definitely strengthen my belief in making games......" A short, bespectacled boy clenched his hands into fists and prayed to himself.

"I hope to use my drawing skills to make more beautiful graphics in games, or anime!" A girl pinched the corner of her clothes and read slowly in her heart, she looked at her mother who didn't understand her heart, and could only sigh slightly.

"I hope that after watching this documentary, my parents will no longer be prejudiced against the game and allow me to do what I like the most!" A tall, freckled boy with an oily glow on his face doesn't want to miss out on his favorite game.

At 7:30 a.m., after the advertisement on Beijing TV was shown, the documentary officially began.

"After China has fully entered a moderately prosperous society, ordinary people have solved the problem of survival, and then they will face a more demanding life problem. The times are advancing, science and technology are developing, and after the material civilization has developed to a certain extent, there will inevitably be spiritual pursuits. The reform of the cultural system guided by the current government has provided us with an opportunity to analyze cultural commodities in depth. ”

Like a fast playback, the Chinese people in the shot have entered an era of abundant material and spiritual and cultural goods, students walking under the shade trees with Walkman wearing headphones pinned to their waists, literary and artistic young people sitting on the balcony holding thick novels enjoying afternoon tea, snuggling together in a long queue waiting to buy tickets for the "Titanic" movie, and those gamers who are engrossed in looking at the display, e-sports players who won the world championship on the spotlight stage, The scenes gradually shrank into a mosaic puzzle, and the documentary officially begins.

The story happened three years ago, the protagonist is Zhang Guoqiang, the technical director of the R&D department of the Beijing headquarters of Longteng Entertainment Game Company, the sky is just hazy in the morning, the sky is emitting a slight blood-red light, and the clock on the wall is pointing to 6 o'clock, he rubs his eyes and gets up, stands by the window, looking at the nearby residential buildings, there are already many families lit up with yellow lights, he shows a smile.

"There are 369 employees of Dragon Entertainment & Games living here, and in the game industry, they have always believed in one truth: the early bird gets the worm. Longteng is because the game is always one step ahead of others, to grab the market from strong competitors, these employees who get up before dawn to prepare for work are the biggest contributors to Longteng's achievements today. ”

Because Longteng Community is very close to the company, Zhang Guoqiang walked in the streets of the community with his handbag, smiling and signaling with colleagues or family members who exercised early from time to time.

He also likes to think while walking, and the voiceover throws out two key questions he thinks, one is that the great success of "Diablo 1" inspired Long Teng, under the personal care of Mr. Yang, "Diablo 2" is finally about to be established, Mr. Yang personally ordered, Blizzard first came up with a complete development plan for him to review, Zhang Guoqiang, as the project director, how to design this game?

Another problem is that the team with Blizzard as the main R&D team has almost completely independent decision-making power in Longteng, "StarCraft" and "Warcraft" series are completed by them independently, and Blizzard's working group Marcos has always been the leader of these foreigners, and whether he, the Chinese technical director in the capital, can really control the team and coordinate the project well, which is quite a difficult assessment.

"Any game company must have an engine and brain, and game planners are the soul of the game project, sometimes they are served by technical directors, but they may also be independent planners like Yang Yun, the legendary president of Longteng Entertainment Games."

Zhang Guoqiang's day's work began, he discussed the project plan of "Diablo 2" with Marcos, the head of the Blizzard studio in Shanghai, through a conference call, and after the two communicated for more than half an hour, Zhang Guoqiang hung up helplessly, he began to pack up the materials and call his wife, because of work reasons, he had to travel to Shanghai.

"The most important step in game design is planning, before the physical object is made, the game is just a fantasy in the mind of the planner, maybe after he changes a small idea, the game that has been made now becomes very different, and the planner gives life to the game. Today, Chief Engineer Zhang is going on a business trip to the branch that undertook the project for at least a month, which is an inconvenience for large companies, they can't bring everyone together, and most of the time it is decided by video and teleconference. ”

The documentary was playing unhurriedly, and the children were of course quite interested, they only knew that Diablo 2 was a classic game that sold four or five million copies worldwide, and now they could observe the entire design process of this game, how could they not tremble with excitement?

Even parents held their breath, worried about the difficult challenges that Zhang Guoqiang would face next, wondering whether he would be able to complete the task of integrating foreign employees, and they felt that Zhang Guoqiang seemed to be an ordinary corporate executive, and the meeting was the same as the business negotiation process of other companies, and they did not see anything unusual. (To be continued......)