Chapter 305: No One Knows Who I Am, Yet My Pretentious Legends Echo Through the Jianghu
Chapter 305: No One Knows Who I Am, Yet My Pretentious Legends Echo Through the Jianghu
“Huang Sibo is an all-around capable employee. He has solid planning and leadership skills, as well as strong technical abilities. He can be considered the model example of an outstanding employee.”
“Bao Xu has a very strong personality, with an almost obsessive passion for games. He pursues perfection in anything he’s responsible for. But he’s not good at socializing, nor is he suited for planning or leadership.”
“Lin Wan is an idealist. She may not excel at digging deep into specific details, but once she sets her sights on a goal, she follows it with unwavering determination.”
“Lu Mingliang doesn’t have strong personal opinions—he lacks some decisiveness. But he’s an excellent executor. Once given a task, he can complete it to the letter.”
“These four employees come from completely different backgrounds, but they share one thing in common: at one time, they were all lost, unable to find a clear direction in life.”
“But at Tengda, each of their personalities was given full room to develop.”
“The most well-rounded, Huang Sibo, went on to lead Feihuang Studio, quickly growing into someone capable of handling things independently.”
“Perfectionist gamer Bao Xu stayed at Tengda, using his deep gaming experience to safeguard one new game after another.”
“The idealist Lin Wan went to Shangyang Games, transforming a formerly pay-to-win game into a fair, conscientious title—helping reshape the culture of web and mobile games.”
“The outstanding executor Lu Mingliang completed Game Producer, then retired from game development to take charge of Against the Wind Logistics—a role requiring enormous patience and meticulousness.”
“These uniquely talented individuals were placed in the roles best suited for them—only then could they truly shine.”
“And perhaps that is the fundamental reason why Tengda has been able to grow so quickly and so powerfully!”
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Although Ma Yang was President Pei’s right-hand man and most trusted aide, he did not participate in the interview.
Pei Qian was deeply worried that, given Ma Yang’s intelligence level, he wouldn’t be able to keep the company secrets intact. And once people learned that Ma Yang had been Pei Qian’s college roommate, the true identity of “President Pei” would be dangerously close to exposure.
But even without Ma Yang, the interviews with the other four employees were already enough to give him a raging headache!
By now, Pei Qian had completely figured out Xia Jiang’s strategy.
Throughout the entire interview, “President Pei” was not mentioned even once. But anyone paying the slightest attention would notice the presence of an “invisible figure” hidden between every line of dialogue.
Who guided these talented employees?
Who put each of them in the right position?
Who created such an ideal working environment for them?
Who set Tengda’s overall direction and grand strategy?
Obviously—Tengda’s boss.
So, although this interview looked like praise for Tengda’s employees, in truth, it was praising Tengda’s boss.
Just like when historians say that a certain dynasty was filled with brilliant officials, bold generals, and awe-inspiring power over foreign lands.
Are they praising those officials and generals?
Yes… and no.
In the end, such a prosperous age exists only because there was a wise monarch.
A wise ruler elevates loyal ministers and skilled generals, placing them where they can serve the country and shine. But if the ruler is foolish, even the greatest talents will be suppressed by petty traitors, and a glorious era can collapse instantly.
By this point, the documentary had basically achieved its goal.
But it wasn’t over yet.
At the very end of the video, there was one more segment to wrap everything up.
“Today, we used the method of leaving ‘blank spaces,’ allowing everyone to outline the silhouette of this star producer.”
“Every viewer should already have a vague impression of him.”
“I once wanted to conduct a detailed, in-depth interview about him, so his spirit could be more widely known.”
“But he said that all credit belongs to every Tengda employee.”
“The achievements they have today come from the hard work and excellence of the staff. He merely fulfilled the duties he should.”
“To better convey his thoughts, here are his original words from the interview. I hope they can add a few more shades of color to his image.”
“‘It was a completely spur-of-the-moment decision. To be honest, I’ve always regretted it. I wish I had chosen a different field back then.’”
“‘Actually, I have no interest in making money at all’.”
“‘I’ve never thought about how to balance reputation and profit. Every time, I genuinely think the project will lose money. But for some reason, the reputation suddenly explodes and the sales skyrocket.’”
“‘My goal has never changed. I just want to make a game that loses money.’”
“‘I never imagined they would overinterpret this game to such an excessive degree.’”
“‘The highly praised storyline? I didn’t even write it. I just randomly grabbed a few literature graduates from a nearby school and had them write whatever.’”
“These were all heartfelt words spoken by him during the interview.”
“But we should also note—he personally cleared Turn Back Before It’s Too Late. Clearly, beneath that calm and humorous attitude toward life, there is also a soul that quietly dedicates and quietly works hard.”
“In addition to that, he is an extremely busy man, with every day packed full, yet he can still maintain astonishing energy at work;”
“Perhaps this comes from his fondness for extreme sports.”
“He is never proud or complacent about his achievements, always challenging himself, pushing his limits, never stopping.”
“In the end, I would like to conclude with a few simple words.”
“To have such a genius producer, an excellent entrepreneur, and a conscientious boss—this is not only the fortune of Jingzhou, but also the fortune of the entire domestic gaming industry!”
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Pei Qian took a sip of water, remained silent for a long time, and then let out a heavy sigh.
This rainbow-flattery almost blew me straight to heaven!
Even Pei Qian himself couldn’t imagine how this interview was written. It was just completely ridiculous!
Even if he exhausted all his imagination, he still wouldn’t have been able to imagine Xia Jiang producing something like this!
The video was published on the official platform’s homepage, not on Aili Island, so there were no bullet comments.
But the comment section below was still lively.
“Official reporters actually came to Jingzhou?”
“They’re interviewing Tengda this time! Hurry, I want to see what the producer of Turn Back Before It’s Too Late looks like!”
“Damn, Tengda’s employees are all monsters of talent! Some poached from other companies, some came on their own, and they even recruited an internet café addict?!!”
“Going three times to recruit an internet addict as a concept designer?! Their hiring style really is unrestrained!”
“Holy crap, they doubled the salary on the spot?? Is there actually a company in this world that raises your salary during the interview?? Did I hear that right??”
“The lead executive designer who just made a successful game… immediately went to start a business??? Normally you’d make him rush to develop the next game, right???”
“An employee-of-the-month award with a 1-million dream fund AND paid vacation for travel? What the hell is this god-tier company! If this weren’t official reporting, I’d think this was some kind of scam!”
“So Blood War Anthem: Enhanced Edition, that cursed mobile game, was also Tengda’s work! No wonder it feels honest—has the same vibe as Ghost General! ”
“Then that fried pig trotter commercial must also be connected to Tengda Games, right? Damn, they kept mocking this game before, but it turns out they’re actually part of Tengda!”
“Blood War Anthem: Enhanced Edition was revived by Tengda! I knew it—ordinary game designers don’t have that kind of influence!”
“So this means the boss behind these Tengda employees is even more mysterious. Haven’t you noticed? Every game gets better after his guidance, every new business layout is planned by him, and even those envy-inducing employee benefits are all decided by him. This boss is the true soul of Tengda!”
“I’m applying to Tengda right now, nobody try to stop me!”
“Never thought a second-tier city like Jingzhou would have such a conscientious company. I always thought small companies in second-tier cities were all scams!”
“So jealous of people living in Jingzhou—Against the Wind Logistics delivering right to your door, Moyu Internet Café with a great environment and high-end PCs, and that super-healthy-looking Moyu Delivery… ahh~ is it still too late to move to Jingzhou?”
“A game company not focusing on making games and instead running physical businesses—must be too rich and have money to burn. Aren’t they afraid of bleeding money?”
“Well, the man said it himself—their biggest goal is to make a game that loses money, hehe~”
“When I heard Bao Xu say all that pretentious stuff like, ‘I really don’t want paid vacations,’ I already thought he was showing off. But after hearing Tengda’s boss talk, I finally realized where he learns it from. When it comes to showing off, even ten Bao Xus can’t compare to their boss!”
“Regretting entering the gaming industry, sudden inexplicable sales explosions, making players suffer because it’s his personal twisted hobby… damn it, that’s a 24/7 humanoid self-propelled show-off machine!”
“Too bad we still didn’t get to see the face of that pretentious guy in the end.”
“Heh, that’s the highest realm of showing off—no one knows who I am, yet my legendary pretentiousness lives on in the jianghu.”
“By the way, wasn’t there an interview before? Was it from Timeless Fun or some media outlet? I remember the company’s boss was called President Pei, same surname as President Pei’s Daily Life. Seems this short video was based on that boss.”
“Yeah, this interview is practically the same as the last article—content is almost identical, just much more detailed this time.”
“Last time I thought they bribed that small media outlet, but now even the official side is doing it? Don’t tell me… it’s actually real?”
“In short, there might be debate about who the best game designer in the country is, but there’s absolutely no debate about who the best show-off is—it’s definitely President Pei!”
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Looking at the comments below the video, Pei Qian was speechless.
This is an injustice!
How did all this end up with him being labeled as a show-off? Pei Qian never saw this coming.
He had already kept such a low profile, so how were people still misunderstanding him?
Besides, everything he said was true—every single word came from the bottom of his heart! It was fine if Xia Jiang didn’t believe him, but why didn’t the others believe him either?
There had been a report before, sure—but this situation was completely different!
Timeless Fun was only a moderately known media outlet.
Also, the previous article had no pictures, no videos, no solid evidence. The entire write-up came from unverifiable sources.
So even though many outlets reposted it, it didn’t cause much of a stir. Most readers just laughed it off and didn’t take it seriously.
But this time was different.
A professional official interview team, backed by official credibility—its reliability was guaranteed!
And this time, they even recorded plenty of video material. With video as evidence, the credibility of the report skyrocketed!
Pei Qian had a vague feeling that if this interview spread widely, he’d be facing some much bigger trouble.
Pei Qian leaned back in his chair and rubbed his forehead.
“What kind of karma did I commit…”
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