Producing Genshin Impact: Elysia Becomes My Endorser

This short film…

It's really heartbreaking. She's suffering so much, but she doesn't know who to blame.

Blame the development team? No!

The fact that she cried so much only goes to show how much effort the team put into it.

Himeko has truly ascended. She feels as if Himeko were a real person in the world.

"This is… the last lesson…"

Himeko's every smile and frown, and that final line, kept replaying in her mind.

[Himeko!! She's… dead just like that?]

[Ahhhhhhh… Damn you, MiHoYo!]

[Teaming up for dungeons, MiHoYo Studio, anyone wanna join? (Angry)]

[Eden, stop crying. She's just a paper doll, not worth it!]

[There has to be a twist, right? Himeko is a character in the gacha pool, how could she possibly be written out?]

[Wuwuwu~ My Aunt Himeko…]

[Using character deaths to grab attention, what kind of trash is this?]

[What kind of garbage studio, what kind of stupid game? F***! I'm not playing anymore!]

The bullet comments kept scrolling by, filled with pure malice.

But Elysia and Eden didn't have the time to pay attention to them right now.

Seeing Eden crying non-stop, Elysia had no choice but to close the livestream.

"Eden…"

Soon, the incident spread across the internet and quickly climbed to the top of the trending searches.

#HonkaiImpact3rd#

#Himeko#

#TheLastLesson#

#EdenCried#

#MiHoYo#

In just a few hours, topics related to Honkai Impact 3rd completely dominated Weibo's trending list.

Countless enraged players even declared they would go and "bomb" MiHoYo Studio.

However, at the same time, many rational players spoke up in defense of MiHoYo.

The official accounts of Honkai Impact 3rd on Douyin and bilibili were flooded with reports and curses from countless players.

This time, Honkai Impact 3rd had truly broken out of its niche.

Even people who didn't play the game knew about [Honkai Impact 3rd], [MiHoYo], and [Himeko].

Eden's fans were also incredibly furious.

How dare a small studio make Eden cry?

How could they stand for this?

Now, the game Honkai Impact 3rd was experiencing a rapid decline in ratings and reputation.

The girls at MiHoYo Studio were anxious to the point of desperation.

"Boss, why don't we change the plot and bring Aunt Himeko back to life!" Kiana had just finished playing through the main story of Honkai Impact 3rd.

Her eyes were also teary as she looked expectantly at Mo Li.

Hearing Kiana's suggestion, Himeko rolled her eyes directly: "Kiana, it's not very good of you to curse me like that."

Kiana wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes: "What are you saying… I wasn't cursing you, Sister Himeko… I was talking about the character in the game."

Mo Li smiled and handed Kiana a tissue: "No need to change it, and we can't change it…"

"But… the current online reviews of our game…"

Mo Li waved his hand: "What was our original intention? Wasn't it to make games seriously?"

"Players have just lost their minds right now, and we can't lose ours."

"You've all seen the later plot, right? If Himeko didn't die, then the theme of this game would be ruined…"

In Mo Li's opinion, the most outstanding aspect of Honkai Impact 3rd wasn't its gameplay, nor its beautiful girls.

It's not the plot itself... if the plot collapses, then this game wouldn't be called Honkai Impact 3rd.

I have to admit, Honkai Impact 3rd's plot is truly strong.

After all, everyone on the production team for Honkai Impact 3rd is an EVA fan, and they learned a lot from EVA in many aspects.

When you learn from the plot of a masterpiece, how bad can it really be?

At least it's much better than most anime from Dragon Country in this world.

Getting back to the main topic.

What is the theme of Honkai Impact 3rd's plot?

Fighting for all the beauty in the world?

No, that's just a slogan.

In Mo Li's opinion, the theme of Honkai Impact 3rd is [Growth] and [Legacy].

The legacy from the previous era to this era.

The legacy from Himeko to Kiana.

If Himeko were resurrected, the theme of the plot would truly become a story about beautiful girls fighting monsters and saving the world.

What would be the difference from plain water?

It's not that characters must die for a good plot.

It's just that this is the theme of Honkai Impact 3rd, and if it were changed, it would collapse.

"It's decided then... even if this game loses money, I'm going to make it according to my vision!"

Losing money is impossible. Not to mention that Mo Li doesn't need to spend any money on production.

With the current popularity of Honkai Impact 3rd, he has gained a large amount of popularity points instead.

It's not a loss at all.

Besides, the plot of Honkai Impact 3rd has only just begun.

The real climax will be in the Herrscher of Flamescion chapter.

In the memories from Earth, when Mo Li experienced the Herrscher of Flamescion chapter, he was completely immersed for an entire afternoon.

He didn't skip a single line of dialogue.

And the animation short film "Everlasting Flames" is even more impressive.

Despite being a very passionate animation, it could still bring people to tears.

What is everlasting flames?

The firewood will eventually burn out, but the flame will be passed on, and it will never end.

This sentence comes from an ancient book on Earth, "Zhuangzi: The Art of Keeping in Good Health."

It means that the firewood will eventually burn out, but the flame will not be extinguished and can be passed on.

At that time, when you look back at those haters, you'll only feel like they're a joke.

PS: The author at the time was also a hater (waggles eyebrows). I even quit the game for a long time and only returned during the Herrscher of the Void version, hahaha...

Chapter 31: Eden: MiHoYo, you have no heart (crying)

Ever since Honkai Impact 3rd updated to version 1.2, Zhao Yi and his uncle Zhao Wenbo have paid close attention.

After all, the game they are currently making is a "copy" of Honkai Impact 3rd.

After more than half a month of work, their game "Maiden Voyage" is also nearing completion.

And now, the news of Honkai Impact 3rd suddenly becoming popular and topping Weibo's charts has naturally caught their attention.

"Hahaha... young people are still young people, they actually managed to kill off the characters they sold."

Zhao Wenbo looked at the dense information on Weibo, and instead of being angry, he was delighted.

When he saw "The Last Lesson," Zhao Wenbo instinctively seized this opportunity.

An opportunity to ruin Honkai Impact 3rd's reputation and make it a stepping stone for his new work, "Maiden Voyage."

The moment Elysia went offline, Zhao Wenbo immediately contacted internet trolls and started spreading rumors online.

Focusing on the point that "Honkai Impact 3rd forcibly killed off characters for popularity," they relentlessly smeared Honkai Impact 3rd.

After several hours of fermentation, his goal was finally achieved.

Now, the public's evaluation of MiHoYo is almost a complete reversal compared to half a month ago.

Sixty percent of them are cursing MiHoYo.

Another twenty percent are onlookers, and only twenty percent are speaking up for MiHoYo.

The rating of Honkai Impact 3rd has also plummeted under his manipulation.

"Uncle's move is really brilliant. Just by hiring some internet trolls, he managed to turn all the fans Honkai Impact 3rd had accumulated against them."

"But... what if Honkai Impact 3rd's development team changes the plot?"

Zhao Yi wasn't stupid. The current problem facing Honkai Impact 3rd was simply Himeko's departure.

The reason players were so angry precisely showed how much they truly liked the game.

If MiHoYo really changed the plot, the current public outcry would quickly disappear, and they could also win over the players.

If that happened, Honkai Impact 3rd's reputation would also quickly recover.

"You can figure this out, you're not that dumb," Zhao Wenbo nodded with satisfaction, then smiled confidently. "Even if that MiHoYo boss really changes the plot, it doesn't matter."

"I don't expect to bring them down with such a small tactic, so..."

"What we need to do now is seize the time and get Maiden Voyage out as soon as possible."

"Now, you immediately go to the official website and release an announcement, letting everyone know about our new game. While those players are disappointed, let's pull some players over."

"Also, notify everyone to work a bit harder recently and speed up the game production progress. It would be best if we could have open beta within three days."

After hearing his uncle's words, Zhao Yi immediately understood.

Brilliant, truly brilliant, just as expected of his uncle.

As long as Honkai Impact 3rd didn't change its plot within three days, they could completely take advantage of the players' anger to draw those players to their side.

With Honkai Impact 3rd's current popularity, combined with Tencent's massive traffic and users.

Zhao Yi couldn't even imagine how explosive Maiden Voyage would be when it launched...

At this moment, discussions on the internet were still heated.

Under the official accounts of Honkai Impact 3rd on bilibili and Douyin, countless players were leaving comments, hoping the developers would change the plot and revive Himeko.

The last video posted on the official account had already garnered over 2 million likes.

Just as players were lamenting and leaving comments, the official account of Honkai Impact 3rd suddenly updated with a new video.