After the short film ended, Teacher Himeko wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Although she had cried, there was a faint smile on her lips.
This was a knife, but not one that caused pain.
It was the kind of shock that moved people to tears!
Teacher Himeko was now filled with admiration for Boss Mo Li.
He was really too good at it... too good at manipulating the audience's emotions...
She took a moment to look at the Danmaku.
Besides the screaming comments and praise for Honkai Impact 3rd, there were also many comments worrying about Kiana's safety.
She was no longer nervous at this point. Smiling, she said softly,
"Kiana will definitely be fine! I can guarantee that to everyone!"
Just as she was about to say something else, Kiana got up from Mei's arms and ran over to throw herself at Teacher Himeko.
"Waaah... Teacher Himeko..."
Looking down at the girl in her arms, Teacher Himeko gently stroked her head.
Kiana had cried because the story was so sweet. How could Teacher Himeko have been any different?
For a while, neither of them could pull themselves out of the story.
Looking at Kiana in her arms, Teacher Himeko could not help thinking of the determined, mature... heartbreaking Kiana from the short film.
"Kiana..." she softly called out.
"Good thing that was only a story..."
Teacher Himeko's gentle smile and the way she softly stroked Kiana's head... were so similar to the Himeko from the short film!
The viewers who saw this finally broke down in tears completely.
PS: Stop scolding me, stop scolding me. Whenever I get to a climactic part, I want to write it more carefully and make it better, so it ends up taking especially long.
They're all big chapters, and there actually hasn't been that little content... I'll work harder. Going back to writing now, sob sob sob.
Bronya: Try Making Another Joke About Revoking My Driver's License!
"Boss... the livestream has already surpassed two million viewers!" Bronya reported to Mo Li as she looked at the livestream data, her voice carrying a hint of shock.
This number was already the highest livestream viewership apart from Eden's!
Likewise, it was a viewer count that ninety-nine percent of people could never reach.
Mo Li was equally surprised. "Teacher Himeko's popularity has gotten this high already...?"
"Should we ask Teacher Himeko whether she's interested in taking the idol route?" Mo Li said in a half-joking tone.
Bronya considered it. "Indeed. If she became an idol, she could easily reach the top tier..."
"Heh, you girls aren't much different..."
Even Mo Li found it somewhat unexpected. His game Studio had somehow gathered a group of girls with the potential to become top stars.
"Unfortunately, I have no interest in that." Bronya gently shook her head. "Teacher Himeko told me before that someone had sent her a private message on Douyin, asking whether she was interested in entering the entertainment industry."
"What did she say?"
Bronya narrowed her eyes and looked at Mo Li with a half-smile. "Is the boss worried that she'll leave the Studio?"
Mo Li smiled lightly. "Not worried. Just curious."
Bronya stared quietly at Mo Li for a long while before smiling. "Don't worry, Boss. If we wanted to enter the entertainment industry, we would have gone long ago."
"Even if one of us had become an idol, our Studio wouldn't have needed to seek investment before."
At that, Mo Li grew curious. "By the way, how is your game, Saving Girl, doing now?"
"Very well! Thanks to Honkai Impact 3rd, the game isn't losing money anymore." As she said this, Bronya's gaze toward Mo Li carried a trace of gratitude.
"However, player feedback still says that the gameplay is too repetitive..."
Mo Li pondered for a moment, then smiled. "I'd been meaning to give you some suggestions, but I never had the time to mention them..."
Only then did Mo Li take out his laptop and open a file. "I took some time to make a few suggestions for improving the gameplay."
Bronya's eyes immediately lit up when she heard that.
Mo Li's suggestions... definitely would not be ordinary suggestions!
Just look at the Honkai Impact 3rd he had made and the Genshin Impact that would be released in the future.
With his guidance, the game the sisters had made together would surely undergo a qualitative leap.
Her eyes sparkling, she leaned closer and stared blankly at the file on Mo Li's laptop.
In truth, the game the girls had made had absolutely top-tier visuals.
They also had plenty of ideas. Every turret girl had a specific character setting.
It was somewhat similar to Arknights on Earth. It could be said that such an idea had already surpassed a large portion of game developers.
However, it lacked Arknights' massive worldbuilding and story, and there were not many types or numbers of turret girls.
Most importantly, though, the level design was not very good.
It was basically the same map with altered routes and backgrounds, plus a larger number of monsters.
There were far too many tower defense games on Earth.
For example, the anime-style Arknights, and the globally popular Plants vs. Zombies.
Either one alone could sweep aside every tower defense game in this world.
Considering the girls' feelings toward Saving Girl, Mo Li had not exchanged a tower defense game for them.
He had merely referenced tower defense games from Earth and spent a little time making some suggestions to expand their gameplay.
Yet even just those suggestions would definitely make Saving Girl explode in popularity.
Sure enough, the longer Bronya looked at the file on Mo Li's laptop, the brighter her eyes became.
However, the clever Bronya quickly realized something.
"Boss... with these ideas, you could completely make a hit game yourself..."
Mo Li nodded. "I know."
"Then why are you..." Bronya's expression became complicated as she looked at Mo Li. "The rights to Saving Girl are in our hands."
Mo Li still nodded indifferently. "I know~"
"If you give these ideas to us, you won't get any money..." Bronya reminded him once again.
"Do I look like someone lacking ideas?"
Bronya: "..."
She looked at Mo Li's laptop in silence.
Mo Li seemed to see through her thoughts and smiled. "Take them and use them. Consider it compensation for you refusing the shares."
"Of course, if you really feel bad about it, just add my name too."
"Just... as the level designer."
If it had been before, Bronya would definitely have refused Mo Li's request.
Because Saving Girl was the sisters' dream and the crystallization of their hard work. They would absolutely never have allowed a man to interfere with it.
But after spending so much time together, they had become increasingly familiar with Mo Li.
They had truly begun to see him as a friend.
Moreover, throughout this entire journey, Mo Li had genuinely cared about them.
Take the incident from some time ago, when the girls had been blocked at their door by Honkai Impact 3rd fans...
Mo Li, a major boss, had acted as their driver for half a month.
He drove them back and forth without a word of complaint.
In the end, he even cleared out such a luxurious building for them to live in.
When they moved, he had not even let the girls lift a finger...
And now, he clearly did not need to care whether Saving Girl lived or died.
Yet he was still willing to spend time designing so many novel and interesting ideas for them...
When someone treated them with such sincerity... it was hard not to open their hearts to him.
Bronya took a deep breath before smiling softly. "Since the boss is interested, then I'll agree on behalf of the sisters. Let Saving Girl have another mother."
Mo Li rolled his eyes at her. "More accurately, another father~"
"You're quite greedy, aren't you~" With that, Bronya hugged the laptop and gathered Durandal and the others.
Since Teacher Himeko and Kiana were still livestreaming their game, Bronya did not tell her about this for the time being.
After hearing Bronya's brief explanation, Durandal and the others subconsciously stole a glance at Mo Li.
Rita smiled sweetly. "He says he's only adding the title of level designer... but he's actually still helping us..."
Durandal also agreed very much with Rita's assessment.
After all... Mo Li's current reputation in the gaming industry was nothing short of thunderous.
His first game had become a nationwide hit, and even its overseas results had reached the top level of Dragon Country.
Especially in Japan, where he had practically made those anime fans submit completely.
If Mo Li's name appeared in Saving Girl, it would not be Mo Li's honor...
It would be Saving Girl's honor!
The suggestions Mo Li had provided were already very common gameplay mechanics on Earth.
Multiple types of turret girls and monsters.
For example, turret girls who could slow enemies, turret girls who could knock enemies back, buffs that increased other turret girls' attack power, bond effects between turret girls, and so on...
As well as monsters with all kinds of attributes.
Besides having high health and fast speed, there were monsters that could inflict debuffs on turret girls, monsters that could target the backline...
In terms of gameplay, they could add multiplayer co-op and real-time battle modes.
He had even designed another gameplay perspective.
0 Flowers 0
For this one, Mo Li had brought over the gameplay of Plants vs. Zombies.
Various plants were replaced with turret girls, while zombies became monsters wielding weapons.
Shield girls, bomb girls, trap girls, communications girls who could call in supply drops...
All these incredibly novel ideas left the girls utterly fascinated.
They were countless times better than their previous single, monotonous gameplay.
"This... this is incredible!!" After reading the suggestions, Ganyu could not help crying out.
Durandal nodded very seriously as well. "These ideas could completely be used to make a new tower defense game..."
"And it would definitely become a hit!" Ganyu added softly.
The girls were all completely stunned.
It was one thing for Mo Li to give them shares, but now he was even giving them a game with the potential to become a hit!
To put it jokingly—perhaps even a biological father could only do this much...
Seeing everyone's disbelief, Rita covered her mouth and smiled. "The boss has been so sincere with us. Are we still going to hide from him while discussing this?"
Before you continue