Agreeing to Create Bad Games, What the Hell Is ‘Titanfall’? Chapter 269: Heavyweight Join! Shen Miaomiao’s Rival in Love

(Eight thousand chapters combined into two)

So lively, Old Gu!

Shen Miaomiao’s small face was very serious, but inside she was already bursting with joy!

Originally, she hadn’t paid much attention to what Old Gu and Yan Sheng were discussing.

Unexpectedly, midway through their nonstop chatter, the conference room suddenly fell silent, as if both of them were stuck in awkwardness.

The sudden quiet caught Shen Miaomiao’s attention.

Listening carefully!

What?

Old Gu was actually planning an extre sports ga?

Shen Miaomiao almost burst out laughing at that mont.

Oh—now it made sense why he had been praising this sports ga project nonstop at the start.

Turns out he had this dark, niche idea planned all along.

This project is great!

Both niche and underground!

Excellent! Very promising! It even has the potential to lose money!

Although, it looked like a flag.

But this ti, Shen Miaomiao’s prediction of losses actually made a lot of sense.

Even Yan Sheng and Gu Sheng felt so worry about the sales prospects of this ga.

Yes.

Although the idea of "extre sports in a motion-sensing pod" sounded fantastic and cool,

Don’t forget that in this world, the audience and awareness for extre sports was extrely low.

And the downside of being ‘niche’ is absolutely fatal for a ga.

Take Gu Sheng’s two gas from his past life as examples—

Which sold better between "Extre Peak" and "NBA 2K17," both released in 2016?

NBA blew Extre Peak out of the water by miles.

Was it because Extre Peak was terribly made? Or was NBA so amazingly perfect?

Of course not.

A big part of the reason was that basketball had a huge player base, high recognition, and widespread familiarity.

Extre sports, on the other hand, had a small audience, low awareness, and barely anyone knew about it, not even a star athlete like Jordan.

So, if the two gas were equally good, the one with the narrower audience would definitely sell less.

And now, in this world, the popularity of extre sports was even lower than in Gu Sheng’s past life!

So!

The sales of this ga… are really unpredictable.

Seeing both n silent,

For a mont, Shen Miaomiao’s big eyes shone even brighter!

Oh snap!

There’s an opening!

There’s an opening, friends!

Even Old Gu was silenced by !

What does this an?

It ans he doesn’t have confidence in his heart!

Thinking this, Shen Miaomiao’s mindset grew even firr: "What’s wrong, gentlen? Any other questions?"

I’ll just give the final say right now!

Even Old Gu hesitated on this project—once in a hundred years opportunity!

It must be approved!

After these years of honing, Shen Miaomiao’s deanor had matured, and her language skills had improved greatly.

A simple “Any other questions?” was enough to make the final call!

She didn’t even give them a chance to debate the ga format further!

Once said,

Yan Sheng and Gu Sheng were stunned!

Obviously caught off guard by Shen Miaomiao’s sudden hamr blow.

What?

It’s… decided?

Isn’t this a little hasty?

Yan Sheng opened his mouth to say sothing but felt it was inappropriate no matter what he said.

After all! He had co to Golden Wind purely to beg!

Golden Wind didn’t want his money or effort; he just brought his mouth.

Now the boss had made the decision, what else could he ask for? What else could he want?

As for Gu Sheng, though he seed to want to say sothing, he ultimately swallowed his words.

Little Nezha was fully backing him!

Just like countless tis before.

No matter how strange or wild his ideas were, Little Nezha always supported unconditionally!

With such weighty goodwill, how could he refuse?

Just like that,

One sentence from Shen Miaomiao choked the two big n.

In the weird atmosphere, this exclusive sports ga project, made specially for Yiyou X2, was confird in the blink of an eye by Shen Miaomiao’s decisive approval.

"…Then… I’ll just go back… and wait for your company’s good news?"

Yan Sheng felt like dreaming, standing up dazedly, even montarily doubting why he had co all the way to Binjiang:

"I’ll leave it to President Gu…?"

"Ah… ah…"

Gu Sheng was also like dreaming, clearly not yet sober from the lightning-fast project approval, reaching out to shake Yan Sheng’s hand to say goodbye:

"Once it’s ready, I’ll contact President Yan for testing."

"Ah… okay… okay… then I’ll head back first…"

"Alright… alright… I’ll walk you out…"

…

"No need to see off, everyone."

As Moriya Tetsuya put the last pen into his small organizer box, he looked up.

Outside the executive director’s office, the ga business departnt staff had already gathered in a crowd.

Leading them was none other than Takasugi Isao, director of the Takasugi Studio, the last surviving “Old Big Three” of Kora.

"Executive Director Moriya, is there truly no room for reconciliation?"

Takasugi Isao sighed slowly, asking softly.

Reconciliation?

Moriya Tetsuya opened his mouth, then let out a weary smile.

Theoretically, there was room for reconciliation.

Just a phone recording, a few photos.

Kamikoshi Kagemasa couldn’t prove he ‘leaked business secrets’.

Because he never leaked business secrets!

He had ethically kept Golden Wind’s "Sekiro" project secret.

But he was not the traitor Kamikoshi accused him of, secretly passing any of Kora’s internal business secrets to Golden Wind.

Helping Golden Wind find a motion capture team was purely a personal act, neither poaching from Kora nor causing direct losses.

If he insisted on pursuing this, even the highest shareholders at Kora couldn’t shake his position as executive director.

But what’s the point?

The two sides had already broken ties.

What’s the use of staying here?

Moreover, Kamikoshi, soon to retire, had nearly lost his mind for his own benefit, making reckless moves and refusing to be persuaded.

Even if he stayed at Kora, he faced abandonnt and exclusion from the company’s top eight shareholders.

The nominal executive director position was aningless.

"No more reconciliation,"

Moriya smiled tiredly, shaking his head at Takasugi:

"No point."

Upon hearing this,

Takasugi Isao opened his mouth but ultimately extended his hand firmly to Moriya:

"I believe you. Although Mr. Gu is indeed charming, I also trust Executive Director Moriya’s principles."

"…Thank you."

Moriya took a deep breath, sincerely showing a grateful expression.

Then he declined Takasugi’s help, hugging his small organizer box as he left the office, bowing deeply to all the colleagues who ca to see him off:

"Thank you all for your care over the years. It’s been an honor working with you. Mountains stay green, rivers flow long. I wish you all smooth journeys ahead."

"No need to see off, everyone."

"Until we et again."

With that, Moriya nodded to everyone and strode out of the company gate.

Standing at the bustling intersection, Moriya Tetsuya looked back at the large building with the red-and-white KOMINA sign.

Then he looked at the small organizer box in his hand.

He gave a bitter smile.

More than twenty years.

In the end, walking out of this huge company, all he had left was this small box.

"Ah—"

Shaking his head, Moriya let out a long sigh:

"Suddenly really want a drink…"

…

"Drink my ass! No drinking allowed!"

At the dinner table, facing Little Nezha’s request, Gu Sheng resolutely refused!

Though it wasn’t a nice thing to say, it perfectly described Little Nezha—

Greedy for money, tipsy after a sip.

Gu Sheng would never forget how late at night Little Nezha would cry and cause a fuss, insisting he find a cucumber with a funny cross-section expression.

If this little ancestor drank, he would have to prepare for a whole night of her antics.

Not tonight.

"I have to get the project draft done tonight."

Gu Sheng frowned slightly and sighed:

"Our new project… is a bit difficult."

"Steep Republic"

Not bad.

For this new extre sports ga, Gu Sheng had pulled out both "Extre Peak" and "Extre Republic" from his ga library.

Next, he planned to extract the best design elents from both gas.

Then transplant this hybrid into the motion-sensing pod.

At the sa ti, considering the niche status of extre sports in this world, he needed unprecedented tricks to boost the ga’s recognition.

And all this work

Had to be planned and combined by himself alone.

Though he was like a tailor, he was a highly skilled tailor who dismantled backpacks to make vests.

After all, no one else had the system.

The workload was quite heavy.

"Oh—good then!"

If Gu Sheng said anything else, Shen Miaomiao might have pouted and played stubborn.

But hearing ‘project difficulty is high,’ she was delighted, nodding with a caring look:

"Then don’t put too much pressure on yourself, it’s okay. After all, it’s an untried category, no need for ntal burden. We can afford to lose."

Saying this, Shen Miaomiao bit her tongue, trying hard not to laugh.

Hahaha, I don’t just afford to lose! I can lose more and more!

After tidying up, Shen Miaomiao ‘obediently’ let Old Gu go to the studio.

She herself watched a movie.

Though a bit lonely, thinking of Old Gu working hard to add bricks and tiles to her money-losing cause, she felt sowhat happy.

After the movie ended, Shen Miaomiao stretched her arms, stretching her small waist on the sofa like a cat.

"It’s almost 11:30…"

Looking at the ti, she stood, turned off the projector screen,

Then washed up, opened the studio door to say goodnight to Gu Sheng, and went to rest.

However!

Barely five minutes after lying down,

Shen Miaomiao suddenly heard voices from Gu Sheng’s studio.

"Hmm?"

She was stunned.

It was midnight, already twelve.

Why was Old Gu… talking to soone?

She felt a little uneasy.

Just as she was about to get up,

Click.

The studio door opened.

Then Gu Sheng’s voice sounded, gentle and warm, like a video call: "Wait a mont, I’m going to get two bottles of beer."

Tap tap tap—

Barefoot footsteps echoed, fridge door opened, clinking of cold beer bottles ca.

Tap tap tap—

Barefoot steps returned, studio door closed, low voices resud faintly.

.

??

!!!

Standing behind her own door, stealthily eavesdropping, Shen Miaomiao instantly flared up!

Gu Sheng, you bastard!!!

Oh, not drinking with , but video chatting with soone late at night drinking, huh?!

You’re just afraid I’d drink too much and affect you!

And what project at night!

Bullshit!

You’re just drinking with soone else!

Dog! You’re a dog bastard!

Shen Miaomiao gritted her teeth in anger.

Her big eyes spun like tiny pearls.

So what is our relationship now?

I’m waiting for you, and you’re video calling soone late at night talking love?

Shen Miaomiao leaned against the door, breathing a little fast, angry and aggrieved.

She wanted to rush out and confront Gu Sheng but couldn’t find a proper reason.

So click.

Gently twisting open her door, Shen Miaomiao tiptoed to the studio door, listening closely.

Inside, Gu Sheng’s voice sounded:

"…I’m sorry, this is my fault, I wronged you…"

"Indeed…"

"Actually, I should have thought about it earlier… hmm…"

"I didn’t expect that night… yes… soone was secretly filming…"

Ah—???

Listening to Gu Sheng’s broken words, Shen Miaomiao felt her scalp tingle, almost collapsing!

[For all the pain of stubborn love, for all the wounds of hateful persistence…]

Strangely, this lody echoed in her mind again.

Damn it!

But this ti, Shen Miaomiao didn’t want to swallow quietly like Pinru; she wanted to see what kind of Ellie could snatch away her three years of proximity!

"Gu Sheng!"

Bang!

Shen Miaomiao pushed open the studio door, wearing floral bear pajamas, storming in angrily with hands on hips:

"You’re working on the project, right? Even if you’re chatting love late at night, at least be a little careful and don’t disturb your roommate, okay!"

Instantly!

The whole studio fell silent!

Gu Sheng stared blankly at the storming Little Nezha, his expression frozen for a full five seconds!

He opened his mouth, looked at the video call, then at Shen Miaomiao, then back at the video call, his expression strange, shrugging:

"Uh… ah…"

"Not, not my wife… it’s…"

"Uh…"

"Actually, she’s an acquaintance…"

Saying this, Gu Sheng slowly put down the beer, took off his Bluetooth headset, fiddled with his phone, and turned on speaker mode.

Then he turned the screen to Shen Miaomiao:

"…It’s my boss, Shen Miaomiao,"

"We’re currently… co-renting."

For a full two seconds,

A man’s voice ca from the call, awkward and at a loss:

"Ah… ah… uh…"

"Hello President Shen Miaomiao! I’m Moriya Tetsuya!"

"Calling Gu-san so late is because I’m troubled in my heart, sorry to disturb President Shen’s rest!"

"Shimi Masai—!!!"

…

Silence.

Silence filled Binjiang Yaju, Building 3, Unit 2, Apartnt 1901.

‘I don’t want to live.’

Shen Miaomiao was totally frozen!

Like a statue waiting for her husband, motionless!

Her mind was full of [Please tell how to die painlessly and quickly, urgent, waiting online]

So! Awkward!

Ahhhhhhh—!!!

In the silent studio, Shen Miaomiao’s embarrassnt was deafening.

Seriously?

What the hell kind of two grown n are video chatting at midnight?

Is that even reasonable?

"I… heh heh heh heh…"

Shen Miaomiao smiled weakly, showing an awkward but polite smile.

"G-good evening, Moriya-san… I didn’t know you were… chatting…"

For a mont, Shen Miaomiao didn’t know where to put her hands, looking left and right, finally fixing her gaze on the beer bottle Gu Sheng left on the table.

She stepped forward, grabbed the beer, tilted her little neck, and drank the remaining third of Gu Sheng’s beer in one go.

Then she bowed:

"Shimi Masai! Sorry to disturb you! You two continue chatting… I’m fine… my room actually has good soundproofing…"

"Don’t mind , go ahead, go ahead…"

Click.

Tiptoe.

Like a little thief, Shen Miaomiao slipped away, gently closing the door.

Only Gu Sheng and Moriya were left staring at each other, both confused.

After a while, Moriya opened his mouth: "President Shen… your drinking capacity isn’t bad, huh?"

"Ah, haha," Gu Sheng smiled a little forcedly, "Maybe I was just thirsty."

He waved his hand, signaling Moriya not to mind the awkward episode:

"Let’s get back to your situation—"

Yes.

Just yesterday.

The day after the shareholders’ eting ended, a "resolution" to remove Moriya Tetsuya from the executive director position of the ga business departnt was sent to Kamikoshi Kagemasa.

Honestly, when it ca to dismissal, Kora, as a large international enterprise, handled it quite properly.

All the necessary steps were done: termination notice period, severance pay, dismissal allowance, unemploynt insurance, all included.

Even so, Kora had to pay Moriya a hefty severance, plus advance dividends and compensation.

"But they still ruthlessly kicked out,"

Moriya took a deep breath, shaking his head helplessly:

"At the mont I received the dismissal notice, I wanted to pick up a chair and beat Kamikoshi Kagemasa and those useless people who only fight internal office politics but do nothing externally…"

"But you ultimately accepted the result, leaving Kora’s building quietly and with dignity," Gu Sheng continued.

"Heh…"

Moriya took a sip of sake and gestured to Gu Sheng:

"That’s not my style, right? Even a bit pathetic, like I actually tead up with you."

Clink.

Gu Sheng opened another beer, took a gulp, and smacked his lips:

"On the contrary, that’s the wisest move. Besides, you know the root cause, don’t you?"

Silence for a mont.

Moriya sighed and smiled bitterly.

Gu Sheng was right.

He clearly understood the root cause.

Had he really betrayed?

Of course not.

He knew this, Gu Sheng knew this, and likely even the shareholders and Kamikoshi himself were not 100% convinced he betrayed.

They just needed a scapegoat.

A heavyweight scapegoat.

To shoulder the bla for the major failure of the "Torii" project.

The so-called betrayal was just seemingly solid but actually useless evidence.

Such a huge ss had to have soone bear it.

Kamikoshi, as a shareholder, definitely couldn’t take it, nor would he want to, and the shareholders wouldn’t allow it.

And Koizumi Kazuo, as a ga director, obviously couldn’t carry such a heavy burden.

So the situation was clear—

Only Moriya Tetsuya could bear this pot.

Moreover, the shareholders had so fabricated ‘evidence.’

Moriya knew this well but refused to admit he was abandoned and beca a true discarded pawn by the higher-ups.

Until Gu Sheng pointed it out.

"But even knowing that, what good does it do?"

Hearing this, Moriya smiled bitterly, taking a bitter sip:

"Tomorrow, the entire Neon ga circle, even the global ga industry, will know Moriya Tetsuya as a traitor who leaked company secrets."

Moriya was right.

If Kora was determined to make him bear this burden,

Within 24 hours, Moriya’s ‘betrayal’ reputation would spread through the entire gaming world.

This matter was almost unsolvable for Moriya.

Because proving innocence was always a trap.

Once you start proving innocence, you’ve already lost half the battle.

At this, Gu Sheng suddenly smiled and joked:

"Hey, Moriya-san, have you heard this saying?"

"What?" Moriya looked up at Gu Sheng.

Gu Sheng said: "When the United States says you have weapons of mass destruction, you better actually have them."

After a half-second silence, Moriya chuckled at Gu Sheng’s joke.

Then Gu Sheng waved his hand, serious now:

"Moriya-san, there’s a saying in China: ‘When accusations are to be made, words won’t be lacking.’"

"Proving innocence has never been easy."

"I think, rather than worrying about saving your reputation here, you should prepare for a tough fight, and let Kora prepare their evidence."

Hearing this, Moriya opened his mouth, then shook his head: "I’m just an ordinary dismissed employee. Facing Kora’s dia hype and pressure, I have no room to resist."

He had thought about Gu Sheng’s suggestion.

But this era wasn’t about who was right; it was about who was louder.

Public opinion was like competition among shops on a comrcial street—the louder you are, the more people you attract.

"What if Golden Wind also helps you raise your voice?"

Suddenly!

Gu Sheng’s unexpected words shocked Moriya all over!

"I… hmm?"

Moriya even montarily failed to react:

"What?"

"I an,"

Gu Sheng said,

"If I help you raise your voice?"

"Whoever attacks you, we attack back."

"Kora is riddled with problems now, facing the disaster of the failed Torii project and the impact on stock prices from the resignation of an Old Big Three director and executive director."

"If Kamikoshi Kagemasa isn’t completely senile, he must know this is definitely not the ti to fight a dia war with us."

"If Moriya-san agrees, on behalf of Golden Wind, I am very willing to help."

Wild! Fierce! Intense!

Gu Sheng’s words were calm but stirred a storm in Moriya’s heart!

Think about Gu Sheng’s earlier joke: "When the United States says you have weapons of mass destruction, you better really have them."

Now listen to Gu Sheng: "If Moriya-san agrees, I represent Golden Wind, willing to help."

Undoubtedly!

Gu Sheng’s intent to recruit Moriya was fully revealed!

Though smiling calmly now,

The wild, fierce aura in his words was domineering, making even Moriya tremble.

Gu Sheng’s aning was clear—

‘I dare to take Moriya on. What you think is your business, but if Kora dares to say another word, just try .’

Fight the lawsuit fiercely!

Hype the dia fiercely!

We’ll have reason and force on our side!

The madness was real.

Even more terrifying was that Golden Wind now really had the strength to challenge Kora!

After all, Golden Wind was at its peak in China!

Not to ntion official backing, just the two top Chinese ga conglorates Yiyou and Xunteng!

Whether the battle of "Escape" and "Silent Hill" in the past,

Or the recent "Sekiro" and "Torii" battles,

Behind Golden Wind stood these two powerful forces!

Yiyou handled official publicity, openly releasing dia and marketing.

Xunteng worked in the shadows, stirring up negative publicity and attacks.

Back when Kora was rich and powerful, it still struggled under this dual-pronged attack.

Even Moriya shuddered rembering this.

Moreover, Kora now faced internal and external troubles, with Kamikoshi struggling to calm internal affairs. How could he dare challenge Golden Wind?

Know this!

Golden Wind was in full montum!

Sekiro was famous and profitable.

It was estimated that by mid-next month, Sekiro’s monthly sales would conservatively exceed $350 million!

And Golden Wind’s president Shen Miaomiao, heiress of the largest financial clan Shen Capital, was soone who didn’t treat money as money!

That is,

If Golden Wind truly decided to fight Kora hard, teaming with Yiyou and Xunteng to burn money, even Kora, the world’s second largest ga conglorate, might not dare take their full force!

Gu Sheng was wild, definitely had the capital!

And all of this

Was just to invite Moriya to join!

"This…"

For a mont, Moriya’s eyes reddened slightly:

"I’m just a defeated general. No need to go to such lengths. Besides, after so many years at Kora, I’ve earned enough to live comfortably for life…"

"Moriya-san, after twenty years in the ga industry, is ‘living comfortably for life’ really enough to give up everything?"

Gu Sheng shook his head and looked at the Mickey wristwatch on the table:

"It’s 1:20 a.m. Zhongjing ti, about 2:20 a.m. East Jin ti."

"Less than six hours until Kora’s likely official announcent of personnel changes tomorrow morning."

"Ti is running out."

Silence.

Long silence.

Moriya was speechless.

Gu Sheng was silent.

They just drank quietly.

One sip after another.

Tick tock, ti passed.

About half an hour!

With the last drop of sake swallowed,

Moriya’s originally lost and confused eyes gradually brightened.

"Gu-san."

"Hmm?"

The two looked at each other on the video call.

Then Moriya said:

"Regarding ‘Steep Republic,’ personally I think the project’s original intention and gaplay design are fine. The only problem is that the extre sports the is too niche."

Hearing this,

Gu Sheng’s eyes lit up instantly!

He nodded, signaling Moriya to continue.

"Niche projects need mainstream publicity to balance out."

Moriya began:

"I’ve heard much about President Shen’s investnt style, so I won’t be polite."

"My suggestion for publicity this ti is to use multiple rounds of joint promotion."

"By purchasing song copyrights in bulk, releasing trailers in batches, using song linkage to compensate for the niche sports’ shortcomings."

"Even organizing related extre sports events afterward, filling the global extre sports competition gap."

Hearing this,

Gu Sheng’s smile grew wider.

Finally, he couldn’t hold back and laughed out loud!

Hahahahaha!

Good! Good! Good!

Moriya, my love!

I’ve been waiting so long, finally my wish is fulfilled, I have this outstanding and loyal general!

Thank you, Kamikoshi Kagemasa, for not using such a great general and sticking to your little patch of land.

And slandering him, calling him a traitor.

Hahahahaha, big fool!

Just wait, son of a thief.

Let show you how powerful Moriya’s ‘betrayal’ really is!

Two years left to retire, huh?

Just wait.

I’ll make sure you can retire in peace by writing the character for ‘Gu’ backwards!

At 3 a.m. Zhongjing ti!

All is silent.

A personnel change that rocked the gaming world, after nearly two years of brewing, finally exploded like thunder in the gaming circle!

A short social dia post stirred up a storm in the quiet night—

[Golden Wind V: Warmly welco forr KOMINA executive director @Moriya Tetsuya to join Golden Wind!]