Chapter 1455 So I, Yu Fei, Actually Have Top-Tier Talent?

"In other words, to make *Eternal Reincarnation* and *Ghost General 2* successful, we must prioritize the plot, giving the plot designer more say than other designers. Therefore, Yu Fei is the only choice for the project's lead designer."

"Some may ask, why not let Yu Fei be the plot designer but give him the highest authority?"

"It won't work."

"A plot designer is just that, a plot designer. If Yu Fei holds the position of plot designer, he won't consider the issues that a lead designer needs to consider. Then his plot will still be a reskinned plot, unable to truly unleash his potential."

"Some may also ask, why not let other excellent lead designers lead this project?"

"My answer is still: it still won't work."

"This isn't to say that Tenda lacks outstanding game design talent. On the contrary, Tenda has an overabundance of outstanding game design talent compared to other game companies. But the problem is, some abilities are innate; no amount of resources can force them out or cultivate them."

"Even the most outstanding game designer is only specialized in their area of expertise."

"Can you create an excellent director, author, or cartoonist just by spending enough money and giving enough resources? Obviously not. This requires talent. You need talent first, and then there's the possibility of further cultivation."

"After all, all-rounders like President Pei are very rare in this world. Most people are severely specialized talents."

"So, to diversify games and complete different development tasks, we must let different people be responsible for different projects to achieve the ultimate!"

"President Pei's unconventional promotion of Yu Fei to lead designer is because his talent is highly compatible with the characteristics of the games Tenda will be developing next. That's why I say this is President Pei's ability to recognize and appoint talent."

"I hope the keyboard warriors online will refrain from commenting if they don't understand. You think Yu Fei isn't important in the project team, just someone who writes the plot? Do you know more than President Pei? Why would President Pei repeatedly try to retain a plot writer? Is he just bored? It's simply because of two things: first, the plot is important; second, not just anyone can write this plot!"

"If there were a better option, why wouldn't President Pei replace him? When did Tenda become such a sentimental place?"

"Obviously, it's because Yu Fei truly has great talent in game plot design. President Pei saw this talent and felt it would be a waste to lose it, so he repeatedly tried to retain him, hoping that he could make achievements in game design and embark on a different path from Tenda's previous lead designers."

"So, I hope Yu Fei doesn't underestimate himself. The evaluation of *Ghost General 2* can't only look at sales. It has greater significance in other aspects for you; and your role in this game isn't dispensable, but irreplaceable!"

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After reading He An's long Weibo post, Yu Fei silently deleted the second Weibo post he had previously edited.

I'm not posting it!

If Qiao Laoshi's video before only made him secretly happy, then Old Senior He's Weibo post could be described as earth-shattering, enlightening, and resolving his long-standing confusion.

He clearly didn't have any special abilities, so why did President Pei try to retain him again and again?

Now he understood. It turned out that he was quite talented and important! President Pei really couldn't find a more suitable candidate, so he kept trying to retain him!

It had to be said that President Pei was indeed the most outstanding game designer, and his vision was indeed very sharp.

He An was indeed a senior大佬 *dalao* (big shot) in the industry, seeing the problem so thoroughly, completely unlike the keyboard warriors online who were just pointing fingers!

Since that was the case, then there was nothing to say.

He wouldn't leave for now!

Leaving now would be letting down the players' expectations and President Pei's cultivation.

Although Yu Fei still preferred writing books to designing games, he thought about it carefully. There were so many excellent authors on Qidian Chinese Website, but he was the only author who was valued by President Pei and made a lead designer!

Yu Fei felt that his talent in writing online novels was not bad, about average to above average. But currently, his ability in game plot design was definitely top-tier!

With this kind of talent, it was obviously impossible to waste it casually.

Yu Fei no longer hesitated and posted another Weibo post.

"Thank you everyone, I have decided to continue staying in Tenda's game department. I have read everyone's messages and am very touched. I will definitely continue to make more excellent games to give back to everyone in the future!"

...

At the same time, Pei Qian was in his office, watching Qiao Laoshi's video and trembling with anger.

"This Nima..."

This Qiao Laoshi was beyond saving, completely beyond saving!

How many days had it been since he returned from his Suffering Trip? He was already making videos to cause trouble again!

Pei Qian calculated that this video was likely planned from the first day after returning from the Suffering Trip, and it just so happened to be released today!

Strictly speaking, this video should have been released before Yu Fei came to find Pei Qian.

If Pei Qian could have seen it earlier, he might have agreed to Yu Fei's request!

But at that time, he was racking his brains in the office to conceive his thesis, not browsing Aili Island website, so he naturally didn't notice that the heavily guarded Qiao Laoshi had updated.

Wasn't *Ghost General 2* just released two days late? Qiao Laoshi caught it again!

It seemed that he had miscalculated. He hadn't controlled the timing well. The Suffering Trip and the release of the new game weren't coordinated very well.

After watching this video, Pei Qian suddenly began to doubt whether his repeated retention of Yu Fei was the right choice.

If he stayed, according to what everyone said, Yu Fei was indeed good at plot design.

If he didn't stay, who could guarantee that just randomly transferring someone from the game department to be the lead designer would work? What if they earned even more?

At least *Ghost General 2* currently had a big name and average sales. What if the new game also exploded in sales after the next lead designer took over?

This was really a difficult decision.

"Forget it, let's talk about it after the New Year. There's no use in being anxious about this. We still have to consider it carefully."

"We must not make a bigger mistake to fix one mistake because of a moment of impulse!"

One of the eight great forgivenesses, the New Year is coming soon.

It was indeed almost the New Year. The company was about to have a holiday, and there was no point in continuing to worry about work in the last two days. It was better to quickly sort out the outline of the thesis.

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February 7th, Thursday evening.

On Rabbit Tail Live, in Zhang Yan's直播间 *zhibo jian* (livestream room).

After two weeks of hard training, Zhang Yan finally achieved the standard score in the rally race!

Although there was still a big gap compared to those excellent racers, it was a huge improvement for Zhang Yan.

Of course, constantly racing on the track was also very expensive. Although Zhang Yan had been driving carefully, there were still a few minor scratches along the way. In addition, the cost of tires and various normal wear and tear made the repair costs quite considerable.

If she hadn't saved a considerable fortune from her previous long-distance driving, she really couldn't have afforded it.

Driving carefully was already so expensive, let alone those who were reckless and drove randomly.

Every once in a while, someone online would post their car accident, some crashing in the city, some crashing during long-distance driving, and some crashing during rally races and track races. In any case, the results of the crashes were varied.

Some people were exasperated and cursed the game development team, while others were very calm and posted their miserable situation to "share the fun with the people."

The netizens' attitude had also changed from unlimited sympathy at the beginning to schadenfreude.

This mentality was a bit like seeing many rich people spend tens of thousands of yuan in gacha games but getting nothing. Although it was indeed tragic, everyone liked to watch this kind of entertainment.

Look at the name of the game? Who told you not to drive safely and civilly?

Zhang Yan looked at the number of people in her直播间 *zhibo jian* (livestream room), which had decreased compared to before.

On the one hand, it might be because the New Year was approaching and the traffic of the livestream website was naturally decreasing. On the other hand, it was because Zhang Yan's car racing wasn't very entertaining.

Because car racing required too much concentration, and Zhang Yan's level on Rabbit Tail Live wasn't top-notch to begin with.

In terms of top-notch driving skills, there were some very powerful大佬 *dalao* (big shots) on Rabbit Tail Live, some of whom were car gods in simulation games and could get started very quickly, and some of whom were simply professional racers in real life. These people's skills were much better than Zhang Yan's.

And Zhang Yan's previous livestreams, whether it was taking the driving test, ride-hailing, or long-distance driving, were very entertaining because she was a female driver, and the process of long-distance driving was relatively boring, so she could chat with the audience and create some entertainment, so she gained fans very quickly.

But recently, for the past two weeks, Zhang Yan had been practicing on the track whenever she started a livestream. She practiced on the same track for several hours, and even after those several hours, there might not be any obvious progress.

In addition, because car racing required a high degree of concentration, Zhang Yan basically couldn't look at the弹幕 *danmu* (scrolling comments) or communicate with the弹幕 *danmu* (scrolling comments) anymore. The livestream effect became worse, and the number of people in the直播间 *zhibo jian* (livestream room) naturally decreased.

However, Zhang Yan didn't care too much about this, because her primary goal was to hone her driving skills and become a real car god. As for the livestream, it was just a side effect.

If she was hoping to make a lot of money from livestreaming, she might have gone to other platforms long ago. At that time, she could create a female driver gimmick, put on heavy makeup, find a guild to刷榜 *shua bang* (boost her ranking), and return the money of the土豪 *tuhao* (local tycoons) as promised and split the audience's money three to seven. Wouldn't that be better?

Therefore, Zhang Yan didn't care too much about this situation. She was already very satisfied that she was able to become a somewhat well-known主播 *zhu bo* (streamer) in the *Safe and Civilized Driving* section of Rabbit Tail Live, thanks to the trend of the *Safe and Civilized Driving* simulator, from an unknown little主播 *zhu bo* (streamer).

"Huh? *Safe and Civilized Driving* New Year version is being pushed for update tonight? And it's a free update."

Zhang Yan was slightly surprised.

Because *Safe and Civilized Driving* was a single-player game and had no additional value-added services.