Making Genshin Impact: Elysia Helps Me Endorse

["Babe Dragon! Is that you? (smirk)"]

["No, it's Big Brother Babe Dragon!"]

["The two upstairs... you're in the wrong scene!"]

["While I'm excited, I'm also a little disappointed. It's Western style again..."]

["In the current environment, Western style has already become mainstream."]

["MiHoYo has done a pretty good job. In Honkai Impact 3rd, there's at least an 'Fu Hua' the immortal. Whether it's her martial arts, her title, or the flavor text, it's all filled with Dragon Country style."]

While the players were discussing, the game had just completed a run of the Stormterror domain.

At this moment, the scene switched back to Amber.

She said in her usual energetic voice, "Alright~ Today's journey in Teyvat ends here~"

"Speaking of which... if there's a chance next time, let's explore somewhere even further together~"

"For example... shall we go see the misty stone forest?"

"There, there's a city completely different from Mondstadt, called—Liyue Harbor~"

As Amber said this, the video footage cut to a piece of ink wash painting with strong Dragon Country characteristics.

The painting depicted steep mountains, bustling markets, wooden bridges, a harbor, sailboats, and buildings... that were unmistakably... in the ancient style of Dragon Country!!

This scene made all the watching players' pupils contract!

Before they could even react in shock, the music changed, and a symphony with a guzheng prelude slowly began.

The style was light and leisurely, with the perfect blend of flute and guzheng creating a playful yet grand symphony.

Paired with the ink wash painting in the video, the audience's minds instinctively conjured images of prosperous ancient Dragon Country city scenes, with vendors shouting their wares.

Even though it was a symphony, anyone listening would instinctively recognize it as music composed with Dragon Country as its theme.

It was a Western symphony, yet it was filled with a rich Dragon Country flavor...

This was the perfect fusion of Western symphony and Eastern classical music.

Seeing this and hearing this song, "Liyue," the barrage of comments completely exploded.

["!!!?"]

["What the hell? Holy crap? This this this..."]

["I have so much I want to say, but I don't know what to say..."]

["I'm uncultured, so I can only use 'holy shit' to express my current feelings."]

["Damn it! The moment that flute sound hit, my scalp just exploded!!"]

["Ink wash painting... guzheng and flute + symphony... At this moment! I can't properly express my complex emotions"]

["The scene that appeared in my mind... it's too beautiful... it felt like returning to ancient Dragon Country, walking through vibrant, bustling streets..."]

["I actually felt a sense of New Year's spirit! It's still way too early for New Year's..."]

["Wow wow wow!! This is too good to listen to~ As expected from the studio that collaborated with Eden!"]

["My ears are pregnant, that flute sound really... struck me!!"]

["MiHoYo's art and music teams... can I kowtow to you!!"]

["MiHoYo is awesome!!"]

["I'm gonna blow my trumpet for this!"]

["Just for this ink wash painting and symphony, regardless of whether this game is fun or not, I'm definitely going to play it!"]

At the end of the video, this ink wash painting was displayed for a full four seconds.

And despite it being a static image, not a single person skipped it.

They couldn't help but sigh, rejoice, and feel excited, fully appreciating the entire symphony.

Countless players liked, shared, and rewatched this video.

An ordinary game promotional video, in an unimaginably fast manner, became popular nationwide.

In an extremely short period, the Weibo hot search was almost completely dominated by the keywords "Genshin Impact," "MiHoYo," and "Liyue."

With this terrifying level of popularity, even Eden would probably have to avoid its edge.

One song, "Liyue," one ink wash painting, one game promotional video, almost made the entire internet sing its praises.

Chapter 67: Official Media Praises, Eden Admires.

This promotional video was specially produced by Mo Li based on the current state of this world.

He wasn't worried about others imitating the gameplay shown in the video and releasing their game before him.

Because he knew that to achieve the quality of "Genshin Impact," even if Tencent were to take action, it would take at least two years.

So, Mo Li didn't hold back at all in this promotional video.

He directly and openly showcased everything.

The final segment, featuring a watercolor-style depiction of Liyue Harbor accompanied by the symphony "Liyue," was also something Mo Li had specifically arranged.

His initial idea was just to create a preview of the Liyue map, which is why he hadn't truly revealed the "Liyue" from the game.

The goal was to pique players' curiosity and anticipation.

But he hadn't expected that the combination of the watercolor painting and the symphony would have such a explosive effect.

This was something he had overlooked.

Most games in this world were Western-style.

This was also the reason why Tencent dominated the market without innovating, only imitating and distributing foreign games.

While players in Dragon Country didn't say it, they had always been anticipating... anticipating a game filled with Dragon Country's style.

The watercolor painting and the strong Dragon Country flavor of "Liyue" in this promotional video easily resonated with players, naturally stirring their emotions.

The initial amazement and shock made them want to forward the video to everyone they knew.

Whether they played games or not, anyone who saw the final watercolor painting and heard the melodious and playful flute in "Liyue 02" would feel ripples in their hearts.

Now, this video had completely spread across the internet.

Countless bloggers were sharing it like crazy.

Some explained it with passion and emotion, while others praised it with fervent excitement.

But no matter how these Douyin bloggers praised it, they would always play the watercolor painting and "Liyue" in the final part of the video.

Below the video were rows upon rows of heartfelt messages and praises.

The promotional video continued to gain traction online.

Meanwhile, at the MiHoYo studio.

Elysia had joined Rita and the others, enthusiastically playing Genshin Impact.

Eden, on the other hand, was staring at the watercolor painting on the computer screen with a look of shock.

It wasn't the watercolor painting that shocked her, of course.

It was the symphony playing through her headphones—"Liyue."

As a world-class musician, she, too, was deeply captivated by this Dragon Country-style music that blended Western symphony.

After working on music for so many years, She, who had heard countless masterpieces, felt utterly defeated by this novel musical style.

Despite the cheerful melody, it brought tears to her eyes...

She had tried many times before, attempting to create an album full of Dragon Country style using Dragon Country classical music as the main theme.

But she had failed.

Now, after listening to "Liyue," she suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.

"So that's how it's done..."

She looked up and carefully observed Mo Li, her expression filled with admiration.

"Mr. Mo Li..."

Mo Li, who was playing Genshin Impact with the girls, looked up slightly and asked curiously, "What's wrong? Miss Eden?"

"You are truly... admirable..."

Eden was genuinely convinced by Mo Li this time.

The direction she had been striving towards had been achieved first by the boss of a game studio...

Judging by her world-class musical taste, this "Liyue" would not only be incredibly loved by Dragon Country people but would also amaze and delight people abroad.

Moreover, when the flute in this symphony played, everyone's minds would conjure images of Dragon Country.

"Ha... You've said that once before~" Mo Li didn't know what Eden was thinking and just assumed she had also fallen in love with Genshin Impact.

"I mean, this time, I admire your mastery of music..."

Hearing this, Mo Li's attention was finally drawn back from the game.

He looked at Eden in surprise, and seeing the sincere look in her eyes, he smiled and shook his head:

"You're joking, I don't know anything about music..." After saying that, Mo Li, fearing she might think he was being boastful, added:

"If you asked me to evaluate a piece of music, I'd probably just say... Holy crap! It sounds good! Awesome!"

"Pfft..." Eden was amused by Mo Li's words.

"I also don't know how to describe your 'Liyue' right now... I can only say it's amazing... Awesome!"

As she said this, she couldn't help but open her Weibo, select that Genshin Impact promotional video, and click to forward it.

Perhaps she was truly stunned, so Elysia decided to be a little mischievous this time, adding to her Weibo post: "Holy crap! Amazing!!"

After posting on Weibo, she then curiously asked, "Mr. Mo Li, do you have any other music... similar to the style of Liyue?"

Mo Li replied while controlling his game character, "Yes, actually. Genshin Impact has 7 nations, and each nation has its own musical style."

As soon as he said this, even Elysia couldn't help but gasp.

However, what she craved even more now was to hear more music in the Dragon Country style.

"Mr. Mo Li, can I listen to other music in the style of Liyue?"

Mo Li didn't refuse. He turned the computer around and opened a music player for Elysia.

"It's all in there, take a look."

Just then, Kiana's exasperated voice came through.

"Boss! Hurry up and use Bennett's ultimate, I'm going to die!"

"Coming, coming! You dummy, dodge to avoid the damage~"

"It's not that simple!"

When Elysia took the computer, she saw a long list of music in the software.

"There's this much!"

She started clicking and listening to them one by one.

In the following time, Elysia became more and more shocked and more and more fond of the music.

Listening to the symphony "Clear Moon Over the Wine Cups," which featured the guzheng, she felt the bustling cityscapes reminiscent of misty Jiangnan.

Listening to the symphony "Gallant Stonehide," which featured the flute, she felt the swordplay and flashing blades of ancient knights, yet with a sense of beauty.