Chapter 065: Yi Zhongtian Evaluates the Three Kingdoms

  Yang Yun arrived in Jiang City and found this CCTV drama crew at the East Lake Pear Garden scenic area, according to the address given by Deputy Director Yuan Feng.

  It wasn't until the evening when the crew finished work and took a break that Director Wang Fulin finally had time to meet with Yang Yun, but his attitude was somewhat cold. After asking about his intentions and chatting for a few sentences, he bluntly refused Yang Yun.

  CCTV blocked his way, this is an expected thing, can only say that good things come to those who wait, Yang Yun comforted himself.

  Just as he was about to leave in disappointment, Wang Dao said meaningfully: "Yang, Plato once said that play is a conscious simulation activity produced by all children for the sake of living and jumping ability. The words are hard to understand, but the central idea may be disheartening to you, that is, in our eyes as adults, games are always something for you kids to play with, not worth mentioning. I'd like to advise you one thing, go back, don't waste your time, you're so young, it's still possible to change your career."

  Are we adults? Are you kids? Haha!

  Looking at Wang Fulin's mocking expression, a look of having seen the world, lecturing with a mouthful of teachings, and pointing out the way with a condescending attitude, Yang Yun laughed, and laughed very happily, laughing very exaggeratedly.

  From the day he was reborn, from the moment he made up his mind to enter the game production industry and realize his super game empire dream, he had been ready.

  He is prepared to hear cold words and rumors from all sides, prepared to meet the suspicious and questioning eyes around him, prepared to be severely criticized by angry defenders of the faith for being a trifler who has lost his sense of purpose, prepared to be labeled as unprofessional by this distorted social value system and twisted mainstream society.

  He clearly remembered that when he was in elementary school, he would often sneak to his neighbor's house to play with their Master System console, and as a result, he would get scolded by his father countless times. As he grew older, his father would ride his bicycle to find him at the arcade seven streets away, drag him home, and whip him with a steel rod until it bent, leaving his body covered in red marks. He would be forced to kneel on the concrete floor for half the night without being allowed to get up.

  He caught up with a painful era of rote learning, just in time for the Huahuo Cup Junior Math Competition when he was in elementary school. He participated in the National Elementary School Math Olympiad and frantically studied English and science in junior high school. In high school, he took the 3+ comprehensive science experiment class. From childhood to adulthood, there has only been one word that has always accompanied him: studying. No one has ever truly understood him; he is too tired.

  The greater the pressure, the greater the resistance. He even played Red Alert and Starcraft during lunch breaks before the college entrance exams, and pulled all-nighters playing Legend of Mir 3 during the intense review period in his senior year. Deep down, he was filled with a passion for gaming. If it weren't for the games he loved to unwind with, he might have been trained into an exam-taking machine with a wooden brain, stuffed with almost useless knowledge and losing his innocent heart.

  It's not easy to get into college, start working, and then be reborn. Yang Yun had made up his mind to devote himself to the gaming industry for a lifetime, but he didn't expect that in this strange country, in these special times, everywhere was a muddy swamp, everywhere were enemies and traps. On this difficult road of entrepreneurship, he encountered obstacles at every turn, and his progress was unusually arduous, with difficulties piling up one after another.

  Games can never be put on the table, this is his eternal pain and also a tragedy of society.

  Let's talk about this Three Kingdoms game, university experts and scholars look down on it, can be said to be fake elitists; high-level leaders of CCTV look down on it, can be said that they are from a big family with a big business; now this director hasn't even figured out the specific situation, but he's already pointing fingers at him, advising him to change careers, saying making games is a waste of time.

  "The global gaming industry generates hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue each year, creating tens of millions of jobs for society. This is the industry I have decided to devote my life to, pouring my heart and soul into it, exhausting my mind and body, using all my life's energy to strive for! And you're advising me to change careers, showing me a clear path? What a joke!"

  Yang Yun couldn't bear it anymore, his eyes emitting an unusual glow, full of fighting spirit: "Whether playing games has a future or not isn't up to just one person to say. In this world, there's no high or low, noble or humble distinction between professions, everyone is just playing the role they should play, the lead actor is human, the extras and walk-ons are also human, the director is also human. You say games are for kids, I can also say that I can live my whole life without watching CCTV dramas."

  Wang Fulin burst into a rage: "You little comrade! How dare you speak like that? I'm trying to give you some advice out of kindness, but you don't appreciate it and instead want to turn the tables on me? What do you mean? If you don't want to listen, get out!"

  Yang Yun calmly said, "Since Central TV looks down on me, I'll just leave. Wang Dao, one last thing to say: thirty years on the east bank of the river, thirty years on the west bank of the river, don't bully young and poor people!"

  Turning around and walking away firmly, Yang Yun had already made up his mind. This CCTV Three Kingdoms drama team would no longer be counted on!

  For three years, not a single leadership group could be established. Everywhere is a leader and everywhere is a decision-maker. Even if you join in, it's probably limited here today and restricted there tomorrow. Yang Yun has some small requirements, and a group of people will hold another long meeting or short meeting to vote and decide. After struggling for several years, this market will become a glorious family business!

  Yang Yun secretly vowed: "When my 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' becomes a bestseller, you'd better not come to me for cooperation, CCTV!"

  Returned to the hostel and took a cool shower, and my mood also calmed down.

  Now that Zhang Butcher is gone, can't we just eat hairy pigs?

  Yang Yun thought for a moment, it's not easy to come to Jiang City once, so he might as well go to Jiang City University to take a look. This famous school is also one of the top universities in China in terms of liberal arts and history, maybe the History Department or the Institute will have some unconventional talents too?

  He gathered his mood and took a taxi to Jiangcheng University. The night was already late, and the students in the Huanjiashan campus were in pairs or groups of three or five.

  Yang Yun asked a few people and arrived at the entrance of the Faculty of Arts, then asked several students in succession.

  "Hey classmate, sorry to bother you, but do you know which teacher in the Chinese department and history department teaches the best?"

  "Need you ask? Of course it's Professor Han and Director Yi!"

  "Brother, are you from the history department? Which history teacher do you like the most?"

  "Dude, aren't you from our Jiangcheng University? Of course, it's Teacher Yi's lecture that's the most vivid and best!"

  "Hey, hey, hey! Two beautiful ladies, please stay for a moment. Do you like listening to Mr. Yi's history lessons?"

  "Of course! Mr. Yi's lecture was particularly great!"

  "Hey, this is Teacher Yi's full name..."

  "Yi Zhongtian!"

  The beauties left with a smile, leaving Yang Yun in a daze.

  Yi Zhongtian, this name sounds so familiar! History Department, Jiangcheng University, if I'm not mistaken, it must be that scholar Yi Zhongtian who was once a sensation all over the country!

  He only vaguely remembered that Yi Zhongtian had talked about the Three Kingdoms, and also a messy "Lecture Room" program on CCTV many years ago, which seemed to have invited Yi Zhongtian to explain.

  He is now short of being a Three Kingdoms history expert, and Yi Zhongtian can open a forum on the Hundred Schools of Thought platform to discuss and comment on lectures on Three Kingdoms history, which should be manageable.

  Yang Yun decided to ask about the situation first, lest he had intentions towards Yi Zhongtian, but Yi Zhongtian was indifferent to him, just like those rigid professors and scholars who would feel disgusted upon hearing about games.

  He asked more than a dozen students, among whom there was a boy who knew where Yi Zhongtian lived and took Yang Yun there with great enthusiasm.

  Two people walked in the campus, the boy said: "Mr. Yi lives in the teaching staff dormitory provided by the school, but the conditions are very harsh, even more austere than ours as students."

  Yang Yun was shocked: "Teachers are more bitter than students? What kind of logic is this?"

  The boy helplessly said: "You'll know once you see it with your own eyes."

  After winding through seven twists and turns, in a dilapidated two-story building area, the two walked to a room, and the boy pointed, indicating they had arrived.

  The windows are pasted with newspaper, a thread of light shines through the door gap, the outer wall of the building is peeled off, the red bricks are broken, and it's desolate.

  Yang Yun thanked the boy and lightly knocked on the door. It was quickly opened by someone who revealed half of their body.

  This is a square and ordinary face of the masses, looking around forty years old, mature and with a weathered complexion, with a hint of puzzlement in his eyes as he looks at the guest.

  "Excuse me, are you Teacher Yi?" Yang Yun asked respectfully.

  The middle-aged man nodded: "I am Yi Zhongtian, who are you?"

  Yang Yun saw a lot of things through the half-open door gap, this room was probably only about ten or so square meters in size, and it was packed to the brim with stuff, making it hard to even turn around.

  E Zhi Tian's wife and children were even more disturbed by Yang Yun's arrival, seemingly disrupting their normal peaceful life, occasionally looking out the door.

  Seeing such a simple environment, Yang Yun felt a little sour and said in a low voice: "Teacher Yi, my name is Yang Yun. I came to visit you with admiration. Can we find a place to talk? Or should I arrange it?"

  It was around 8 or 9 pm, a stranger came to visit and had something to discuss, ordinary people would definitely be full of vigilance.

  But Yi Zhongtian seemed quite happy, turned back and said something to his wife, then put on a coat and walked out, closing the door quietly, as if afraid of affecting the child's homework.

  It was too late, and the two of them didn't go out of the campus to find a small restaurant or something to sit down, but instead sat down at a quiet corridor stone table in the teaching area.

  Yi Zhongtian felt a bit embarrassed and explained with a wry smile: "Mr. Yang, sorry about this, our home is small and my kid is in the midst of preparing for the college entrance exam, so my wife and I don't even dare to breathe loudly at home, we can only come out to talk."

  Yang Yun smiled and appreciated Yi Zhongtian's sincerity. He spoke straightforwardly, "Teacher Yi, I am the boss of Longteng Entertainment Game Company in Beijing. Our company's main business is game development, and our biggest competitors are Japanese and American game manufacturers. Recently, the most severe and urgent competitive event is this game 'Three Kingdoms'."

  Yi Zhongtian furrowed his brow. Although he wasn't very interested in the game, he was quite particular about the Three Kingdoms: "Continue, Yang."

  Yang Yun briefly talked about the two Japanese companies, Namco and Koei, making games based on the Three Kingdoms, and then introduced: "Sega Corporation of Japan, also the second-largest game manufacturer in Japan, provided me with some information. It is said that NHK TV station in Japan plans to film a TV series of Romance of the Three Kingdoms ahead of schedule this year!"

  Yi Zhongtian was skeptical: "Japan making a Three Kingdoms film? What nonsense! Japan's knowledge of the Three Kingdoms originated from our country, and after all these years of transmission, who knows how much it has changed."

  Yang Yun expressed agreement: "I think so too, this shows one thing, Japan is really very interested in the culture of the Three Kingdoms. However, Teacher Yi, let's not talk about TV dramas for now, the most important issue at present is that Japan's game industry is developed, and their Three Kingdoms games have already started selling on the global market. Overseas Chinese, Taiwanese compatriots, old immigrants, or second or third generation banana people, if they play games, can only see Japanese productions, but not China's own Three Kingdoms games."

  "So I'd like to invite you to be our company's historical consultant, providing us with technical support on authentic historical materials, and helping us to create a Three Kingdoms game that is truly our own. At that time, we will release the Three Kingdoms game globally, allowing friends from around the world who are interested in Chinese culture, want to learn about China, and want to come to China to see our version!"

  Yi Zhongtian's mouth twitched slightly, but he didn't respond. He seemed to be thinking about something and didn't answer or make any expression. Half a day passed without him making a sound.

  Yang Yun looked at Yi Zhongtian's expression and felt that he was too hasty, could it be that Yi Zhongtian himself had some difficult concerns to resolve?