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Amid the chaos, NCsoft Vice President Bae Jae-hyun and Tencent's Lee Wee-hee walked in together.

I saw Bae Jae-hyun.

Kim Hyung-tae instinctively backed away.

He and this guy don't get along.

Unfortunately, Kim Hyung-tae tried to hide, but Bae Jae-hyun spotted him immediately.

Almost instantly, Bae Jae-hyun smiled slightly and walked towards where Kim Hyung-tae was.

"Kim Hyung-tae, it's been a long time."

Bae Jae-hyun's tone sounded like that of an old friend.

But Kim Hyung-tae knew very well.

This guy is definitely up to no good.

As expected, Bae Jae-hyun then patted him on the shoulder and introduced him to Lee Whee-hee, who was standing next to him.

"Mr. Li, let me introduce you. This is our former brilliant NC entrepreneur, now the boss of Shift Up."

Li Weixi was unaware of the feud between the two.

He even came up to shake hands.

Kim Hyung-tae had no choice but to step forward and shake hands.

Right during the handshake.

Bae Jae-hyun smiled.

They chatted as if it were a casual conversation.

"I heard that your 'Child of Destiny' didn't perform very well on the Spark platform last year. How about we take this opportunity to switch to the Tencent platform this year?"

Bae Jae-hyun's words immediately made the two people shaking hands feel a little awkward.

In this context, let's mention the spark.

It was simply a way of showing loyalty to Lee Wei-hee.

But that's how he did it.

Lee Wei-hee was actually a little unhappy.

It's not good to direct this anger at Bae Jae-hyun, given the close relationship between NCsoft and Tencent.

It's like a gun barrel; if one end is blocked, you can only fire to the other side.

"The Spark Platform is destined to be just a flash in the pan. President Kim, don't let the temporary fireworks of the Spark Platform blind you."

Originally, Kim Hyung-tae wanted to come tonight to mend his relationship with the penguin.

After all, for him...

Spark's money is money, and Penguin's money is also money.

But after Li Weixi said those words, coupled with what he had just experienced, his spirits immediately dissipated.

You really can't compare people.

Kim Hyung-tae recalled the time earlier this year when he attended the Spark New Year's Eve event.

Thousands of developers are discussing how to make good games, and they are discussing new technologies and new ideas.

Then he thought back to those ten-odd minutes he spent alone with Lin Li.

Considering Lin Li's optimism about the "Sword Star" project and the opinions he offered, and then looking at this group of insects...

"Mr. Li, your words are somewhat biased."

Kim Hyung-tae spoke slowly.

"Although the Spark platform is young, its potential and innovative spirit should not be underestimated. Although we, 'Child of Destiny,' have encountered challenges there, this does not mean that the Spark platform is without value."

His words silenced everyone around him.

Even Bae Jae-hyun's face showed a hint of surprise, clearly he didn't expect Kim Hyung-tae to confront him so directly in this situation.

You have to understand, you're saying this to people at Tencent.

"For developers, any platform can be our stage as long as we create good works."

Ultimately, this is the penguins' home turf.

Kim Hyung-tae still saved face.

If Li Weixi were a magnanimous person at this point, he could have used this opportunity to back down.

Can be biased.

Li Weixi is not that kind of person.

Almost instantly.

His face darkened; he clearly hadn't expected Kim Hyung-tae to publicly contradict him in this setting.

"President Kim, from what you're saying, you think the Spark platform can bring a better future to the Korean game industry?"

Lee Wei-hee opened his mouth.

Before Kim Hyung-tae could speak, the people around him became anxious and stepped forward to smooth things over.

"Kim Hyung-tae, how can you talk like that? Tencent is the world's largest game company. Representative Lee is here today with a cooperation in mind."

"Spark is a thief who stole the market share that originally belonged to Korean games. How can you still speak up for Spark?"

"Representative Li, we absolutely support the penguin."

Kim Hyung-tae found the performance utterly ridiculous.

However, Kim Hyung-tae was restrained at this moment.

He also knew that there was no need to continue to act tough here.

He took a deep breath and said calmly.

“Representative Li, I didn’t mean to question Tencent. Perhaps it was a problem with my expression. I just think that as game developers, we should focus on the quality of the game itself.”

Pei Zaixian, the one who stirred up trouble, no longer dared to pretend.

Seeing this, he quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

"Game quality is important. With Tencent's help, Korean games will definitely bring a better experience to Chinese players."

At this moment, Li Weixi's expression softened slightly.

But his tone was still somewhat stiff.

"Of course. Penguin and Korean games have a long-standing friendship. President Kim still needs to figure out who the enemy is and who the friend is."

Kim Hyung-tae did not respond this time.

Instead, he smiled and nodded.

The atmosphere eased a little.

But Kim Hyung-tae knew that things wouldn't end easily tonight, so he decided not to stay any longer and made an excuse to leave the venue.

Out of the hotel.

Liu Xiangxi, who had been standing nearby, then spoke in a low voice.

"Boss, why do we have to completely fall out with the penguins? When we first came here, didn't we say..."

Kim Hyung-tae casually chimed in.

"You're saying you'll take money from both Penguin and Spark, right?"

Chapter 262 Prelude to the Carnival

Liu Xiangxi nodded.

At that moment, Kim Hyung-tae turned his head and looked at the Marriott Hotel in the darkness.

"I just suddenly remembered something Mr. Lin said to me after I saw those insects."

"what?"

"Game developers are ultimately content providers. It's like encountering a mountain; instead of thinking about how to climb it, they're hoping the mountain will collapse..."

Kim Hyung-tae sighed halfway through his sentence.

"Following those swarms of insects, Korean games will be doomed sooner or later. Let's take another path."

After saying that, without waiting for Liu Xiangxi to understand or not, Jin Xiangtai opened the car door and got in.

~~~

Penguins have been making a lot of noise lately.

It's only April.

The lineup for the carnival has already begun to be announced one after another.

Moreover, just looking at the lineup...

Actually, it's quite good.

Korean games, as long as you don't play them, at least look pretty good.

The bigwigs of South Korean manufacturers, who had been silent for many years, were also dragged out by Tencent and kept giving interviews to Tencent Media.

As for the content...

In short, it can be summed up in one sentence.

"Korean games are good, Tencent games are good, and we attach great importance to the Chinese market."

Finally, perhaps due to Kim Hyung-tae's influence, during interviews, Tencent-affiliated media outlets always liked to ask whether their games would be available on Spark.

The answers received were, naturally, all negative.

“Compared to Spark, we believe that Penguin has a greater global influence.”

Such answers are quite common.

These remarks.

This also attracted the attention of many Chinese game media outlets. Soon, in addition to Korean manufacturers, some European and American manufacturers who had invested in or cooperated with Tencent also accepted interviews.

For a moment, it really felt like "all nations were paying tribute".

The pre-sale tickets for the Penguin Carnival sold out within a day. It's unclear whether this was due to its significant influence or the attractive package included with the tickets.

While Tencent was busy with its promotional campaign, Lin Li had been quite relaxed these past few days.

At this moment.

He was in Suzhou and Hangzhou with Wang Chengxin, reviewing the upgrade plan for the Spark Engine.

At this time, it was close to Wang Chengxin joining Xinghuo.

It hasn't even been a month.

However, the entire Spark Engine division has already entered a state of super pressure.

As the saying goes, a bad soldier makes a bad general, and a bad general makes a bad army.

A good leader.

It can truly strengthen the entire department.

Wang appeared with satisfaction.

It not only provided deeper engine development support for the development of Black Myth, but also planned the future upgrade path of the entire game engine.

In fact, many ideas from Unreal Engine 4 were directly applied to the Starfire engine.

After watching Wang Chengxin's work.

Lin Li had only one thought.

This money was totally worth it.