Chapter 9 Don't Pursue It Too Hard
Chapter 9 Don't Pursue It Too Hard
"Oh~ So this is the idol you're chasing after." Yang Yan'an said thoughtfully, stuffing another potato chip into his mouth. "It can be seen that you really like this luthier...but your idea is still quite simple."
"Because Ms. Lan is really amazing!" Xu Yichi's eyes sparkled. "The zither maker Yunse became famous at a young age. He made a name for himself in the zither world at the age of sixteen, but retired at the age of eighteen because he disagreed with the old ideas of the zither world."
"She took over Lansheng right after returning at the age of 26. Now, less than three years have passed, and she has already made Lansheng one of the top high-end custom guqin brands in China."
"Wow - isn't that amazing enough? Ms. Lan is like a heroine... She is a role model for our generation!"
"To be honest with you, Senior Yang, I really came to Jin Province this time just to try my luck at the Qiliang Music Store..." The girl became more and more excited as she spoke.
"Before coming here, I specifically checked the recent movements of 'Lan Sheng'... I confirmed that Ms. Lan didn't have any major events that she had to attend recently, and it was very likely that she would book the high-speed rail ticket and homestay after returning to Daicheng to check on the store. According to my original plan, I was going to go to the piano store yesterday, but I didn't expect..."
Who would have thought that before she could run to the piano store to commit fraud as planned, she was pinned to the ground by this ancestor Yang Yan'an.
Xu Yichi's eyes were filled with resentment. Thinking of his disrupted plan, he couldn't help but glance at the little loli beside him with resentment.
The latter ignored her gaze and focused on the bag of snacks in her hand. On the contrary, Lu Shinian, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spat out half a mouthful of tea after listening to her series of fans' speeches.
"Puff--Lan, Lan Xuesheng, ma'am."
The young man covered his face with his hands in agony - thinking of the "Lan Ergou" who had been in cahoots with his master "Chen Shanji" all day long, and was now being addressed as "Ms. Lan Xuesheng" in a serious manner, and even being worshipped as a "role model of our generation"...
He couldn't stop laughing.
——For some reason I feel like I’m watching someone I know pretending to be [beep——], really.
Lu Shinian was having a very hard time holding back his laughter. On the other end, Xu Yichi heard his almost uncontrollable laughter and became furious on the spot.
"What's wrong, Master Jiazi, do you have any opinion about Ms. Lan?" The little girl frowned and rolled up her sleeves, as if she was going to have a big fight with Lu Shinian if he dared to say "yes".
Seeing this, the young man hurriedly waved his paws and shook his head vigorously: "No, no, no, Master Xu, you misunderstood. How dare I have any opinion about Master Lan?"
——Comrade Ergou is someone who can become sworn brothers with his master, so he dare not have any objection.
"I just remembered that Lan Fuzhu is also an old acquaintance of our Yaoshan Temple. If you really want to meet her, I can ask her if she is free these two days." The young man who was caught on the spot for laughing secretly thought of a solution, "If she is, I will help you make an appointment."
"Ah... So that's how it is." The little girl, realizing that she almost "accused a good person by mistake", blushed and suddenly felt embarrassed, "Then this, this is not a bit inappropriate, Taoist Master Jiazi."
"Don't worry, it won't happen. It's just a matter of sending a WeChat message. It won't delay anything." Lu Shinian smiled.
"No, I didn't ask you." Xu Yichi's eyes flickered, "I said, Ms. Lan - is it a bit inappropriate for us to just ask her out like this?"
"Ahem, I won't." Lu Shinian clenched his fists and coughed repeatedly, "Don't worry, Master Xu."
"Master Lan has always been a very approachable person. Besides, we are making a serious invitation to her. She won't feel offended."
"Oh...so that's good, that's good." Xu Yichi nodded as if he suddenly realized something.
Yang Yanan glanced at her useless expression and couldn't help but twitching his eyebrows in disgust.
——It’s no wonder that these kids just like to be surprised…it’s just a date with their favorite idol!
How big of a deal could this be? The little girl swallowed the potato chips and smacked her lips. She felt that the plain potato chips she was eating now seemed to suit her taste better than the red stewed ones she had taken yesterday. She would ask the people at the cultural center to buy her a few more bags when she had time. It seemed inappropriate to always eat other people's children's snacks.
But the biggest problem right now is...
"So, are you going to do it or not? Xiao Xu." Yang Yan'an fiddled with the bag of potato chips out of boredom. "I've already finished this bag of potato chips, and you still haven't figured it out?"
"To be honest, I want to do it." Xu Yichi sat upright - with this kind of demon spirit born from intangible cultural heritage to guide them, the effect will definitely be better than them going to various places to invite experts.
Especially since she decided to make a game with this theme, she definitely didn't want to do it half-heartedly.
"But?" Yang Yan'an raised his eyebrows in response.
"…I'm scared."
"What are you afraid of?"
"I'm afraid I won't do it well." Xu Yichi said honestly, "Senior, I'm really afraid that I won't be able to show the spirit and character that the Yang family should have, and I won't be able to explain its own cultural connotations, and ruin such a good theme."
"Then you don't have to worry too much about those damn spiritual qualities and cultural connotations." Yang Yan'an said without hesitation, "You just need to make the game interesting, apply the elements reasonably, and make the story vivid and lively without distorting or devaluing the image of any of the Yang family soldiers, so that players will be interested in the legend of 'Yang Family Generals'."
"There is no need to deliberately pursue profound connotations, nor do you need to deliberately elevate the purpose of your game - that is unnecessary and too rigid."
The little girl was calm and composed, but Xu Yichi almost glared at her after hearing this: "Huh???"
"No, there is no need to deliberately pursue connotation and intention?"
——Then can what she made still be considered an intangible cultural heritage game?
"Yes, there is no need to pursue those things deliberately." Yang Yan'an crossed his arms and said, "I told you from the beginning that I want to participate in your project, and you just need to let go and make your game well."
"——Still don't understand?"
The little girl tilted her head.
Xu Yichi shook his head on the spot, leaving an afterimage.
——She really couldn’t understand a single thing.
"Tsk... The thinking of today's young people is really stubborn and feudal. I don't know how many times I have said this today." Yang Yan'an pursed his lips, closed his eyes and complained without any mercy, "This is mainly due to two reasons."
"First, regardless of whether it is spiritual character or cultural connotation, most of these are artificially interpreted and added by later generations from the original characters and events."
"Second, games are games. They are not textbooks or digests. You can't hold them to the standards of these things."
Does this view of Peak Gay sound a bit creepy? I guess quite a number of people may not understand it.
But it’s not a big problem. Let’s wait and see what she says tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)