mousepad-d2 Chapter 40 I laugh at Yang Yi's lack of strategy! [Please continue reading]
Chapter 40 I laugh at Yang Yi's lack of strategy! [Please continue reading]
Visitors flocked to experience "Tactical Special Forces," with queues stretching for twenty or thirty meters.
Sitting in the booth, Ji Feng was filled with resentment and showed no sign of a smile.
Although they themselves did not lose face in this incident, the whole XunTeng organization is interconnected, and no one can guarantee that they will not be implicated and affected for no reason.
Right now, all he wants to do is quickly boost the popularity of his game, and use that momentum to completely remove himself from the potential list of implicated parties, thus drawing a clear line and protecting himself.
He sat there pondering for a whole morning, so much so that he lost a lot of hair, but in the end he still couldn't come up with a perfect way to make the game's popularity skyrocket. What a worry!
He could only sigh as he watched the bee swarm stretching for hundreds of meters, his envy turning purple.
"Team...leader!...Team leader!"
The planner who went out to gather information rushed back, breathless, and ran up to Ji Feng, his voice hurried and excited.
Have you heard of the must-eat food list for gamers at Gamescom?
Seeing Ji Feng's blank expression, the planner quickly drank a few mouthfuls of water to catch his breath and then recounted the inside story he had gathered in detail.
As he listened, Ji Feng's tense expression gradually relaxed, and his eyes instantly lit up. It was like a warm pillow being delivered to a sleepy person, and good things just happened to him.
"You mean, the Widowmaker cosplayer at the Beehive booth, who was hailed by players as a must-eat at Gamescom, was discovered by Beehive not to be an officially invited person?"
"After investigating the matter, instead of signing this popular celebrity, Beehive directly kicked him out?"
Once the information was confirmed, Ji Feng could no longer contain his joy, and his expression gradually became unrestrained.
"Hahahaha, oh swarm of bees, I admit I can't beat you at games, but when it comes to marketing, we're miles behind."
"The world is indeed a big shoddy operation. The Hive could have easily signed her as an official cosplayer, reaping both popularity and positive player reviews, but instead, they arrogantly drove her away."
"Yang Yi, even if you are a genius in the field of game development, in the business world, you can never gain a foothold just by having outstanding works."
"Since you're abandoning her, I'll personally sign her and make you reap what you sow! Then I'll be the savior of the Black Lily cosplayer and her supporters!"
"Use this opportunity to create a strong momentum, push the swarm's short-sighted move to the forefront, and nail him to the pillar of shame."
"I, Ji Feng, have seized this destiny. Even Jesus can't hold onto it, I'm telling you!"
"Come on, take me to that female cosplayer!"
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Sun Shan, the head of Guangyao Studio, looked at the deserted booth of the pig farm with a grim expression.
When the main creators submitted their proposals for the various combat gameplay modes of "Terrorist Hunting Operation", he approved them all. Every design was based on the currently popular games on the market and borrowed popular gameplay elements.
Although he couldn't refine it due to time constraints, he had already imitated the core gameplay to a great extent. He never expected that during the trial at the official exhibition, he would receive a flood of negative reviews.
In just two days, the game's reputation completely collapsed, and it was ridiculed all over the internet. Even Ding Sanshi, the CEO, called from the pig farm and scolded him for a full half hour.
He's a veteran in the gaming industry, and he's seen countless cases of games ruined by poor reputation, but no game has ever suffered such a collapse in reputation within just two days as "Terrorist Hunt".
The process was usually gradual, so this sudden collapse was no accident; someone must have been secretly manipulating things behind the scenes.
After a thorough investigation and questioning, he discovered that Yang Yi from Beehive Technology had come specifically to try out their game the previous morning.
Alright, the case is solved!
A weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken has ulterior motives.
Sun Shan was certain that the swarm of bees had secretly sabotaged the operation, and that their long-standing rival, Xun Teng, had taken advantage of the situation to deliberately suppress him.
Those two shameless creatures, especially the bee swarm, are vengeful!
Last year's dramatic reversal led to pig farms mocking XunTeng for months, but now they're the ones being targeted.
You can't ruin my reputation just because "Terrorist Hunt" is basically based on your game!
Nearly a third of the gameplay is based on the Swarm, and Thunder Fortress hasn't said anything yet, so why is the Swarm already getting angry?
Actually, this matter is somewhat related to XunTeng and BeeSwarm. The games Rainbow Six Siege and Overwatch have raised the bar for domestic FPS online games.
Without a swarm of bees, everyone's game is pretty much the same. What can players expect from a few pieces of crap fighting? Naturally, the reputation won't collapse quickly.
Now, the game is telling players that domestically made games can also be good, and even XunTeng's latest game looks pretty good.
In the end, your pig farm still serves up a bowl of shit. Even if you carve flowers to resemble someone else's appearance, it's still shit in essence.
With Michelin-starred restaurants and buffets available, who would accept eating shit? Naturally, the blame is shifted back to the person who made the shit.
There's no other way; Sun Shan has to find a way to save himself now. Guangyao Studio can die, but he can't!
He has four mistresses to support outside the marriage!
Fortunately, a friend sent Sun Shan a live video recording of the Beehive booth from yesterday. After watching it, Sun Shan felt a renewed sense of hope that he could keep his job.
He already had a plan in mind: if he could sign the popular Black Lily cosplayer who was ignored by the swarm and even driven away, there would still be a chance for things to turn around.
Even if the game "Terrorist Hunt" experiences low popularity and dismal sales after its official launch, the large number of players and goodwill from casual viewers gathered by signing this popular celebrity will be enough to stabilize the situation and allow the player to end up with a peaceful outcome without any major achievements.
Having made up his mind, he quickly dispatched men early in the morning to search for the man's whereabouts. He estimated that by now, his men should have successfully found him.
Sure enough, less than ten minutes later, the planner called.
But the news from the planning team made him feel uneasy.
Ji Feng from XunTeng J1 Studio is already discussing compensation.
And you still say you didn't kick someone when they're down!
They even dared to steal his last hope; they're utterly lawless!
Sun Shan rapidly issued instructions to his subordinates, then strode quickly toward their location without stopping.
"Do everything you can to stall them for time. I'm on my way there."
On the other side, the black lily cosplayer, wearing a cheap, homemade black lily leather outfit, was surrounded by a group of enthusiastic players vying to take photos with her in a corner of the exhibition.
In addition, the cosplayer was very open and easygoing, readily accepting all the friendly gestures from the crowd, such as putting their hands on their shoulders or gently touching their palms, without any sense of distance or resistance, which attracted countless tourists to watch and cheer.
This place has become a particularly eye-catching and unique sight at the exhibition, with popularity that rivals that of major game booths.
Ji Feng stood aside, watching the bustling scene, and couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh heartily, his expression full of pride.
The team leader beside him was completely bewildered and stepped forward to ask, "Team leader, why are you laughing so heartily?"
Ji Feng pointed ahead to the surging crowd, his tone full of smug satisfaction:
"I laugh at Yang Yi's lack of strategy and Vic's lack of intelligence! They squandered this unexpected surge in popularity!"
"It's such a shame that such a golden opportunity to build momentum was so easily handed over."
"Come on, let's go meet her!"