'What the hell, Lu Bu?!'
'Fong Shan's bloodline had awakened!'
'Lu Bu among men, specializing in stabbing his godfather!'
'Fang Tian Hua Ji, Youth Edition (meaning a fruit knife)'
'Hahahahahaha, this was absurd...'
'The boss was so considerate, even throwing in a Cao Cao Offering the Knife package!'
'Being the boss's dad was really suffering...'
'Dong An's parents are NOT! WELCOME!'
'A Cui really got his money's worth today, experiencing Dong Zhuo's joy from every angle.'
'You call that joy, you fucking idiot?'
'Hahahahahaha, this was absurd...'
The comments burst into laughter!
A Yin and Brother Shu were laughing so hard that tears nearly came out.
Like an electronic plague.
This idiotic carnival began with Liu Peiqie's short video and swiftly spread throughout the entire gaming circle!
Countless streamers joined this bizarre and brain-dead father-son role-playing game!
Chaos erupted everywhere!
There were Shi Liuliu and Zhuang Zhuang from the single-player streaming category—
"Big sis! Big sis! Can I drink this? Glug glug glug—"
"Put it down! Put it down, Zhuang Zhuang! That's toilet cleaner! You can't drink that, you little brat!"
There were Bo Bo and Sister Zhou from the singing category—
"Baby! Bo Bo! That's an oven! You can't go in there!"
"I won't listen! Bleh—no one can stop me today! Get the hell out of my way!"
"How can you use such foul language, child?"
"Because I have no manners, Mom!"
There were even Old Ju and San Ren on Bilibili—
"Holy shit! Save me, San Ren! The barbell's crushing me!"
"Where, where? Oh, oh, oh, found you! I'm coming! I'll save you!"
"Then do something already! My face is turning purple! I'm about to suffocate!"
"No, no! I can't find the interact button! How am I supposed to lift the barbell?"
"I don't know either!"
"What the hell, didn't you say you completely understood this game?!"
"Why the hell are you lying on the ground? Hahahahahaha..."
"I pressed the wrong button, hahahahahaha. While I'm at it, I'll kowtow to you. Rest in peace, hahahahaha..."
It took off.
Just as Gu Sheng had said.
For a game to become explosively popular, outstanding playability alone was not enough. It also needed to give the bullet time to fly.
And once that bullet hit the market, its influence would gallop forward like a wild horse breaking free of its reins!
In just one day!
Who's Your Daddy's disastrous first-day performance was reversed!
Then, in the blink of an eye, a week had passed!
With sales of 58,700 copies in 6 days and 23 hours, it smashed Mario Bros.' weekly record of 29,000 copies in one fell swoop!
Although the first-week sales settlement had not yet concluded.
Its total sales revenue of 293,500 yuan was already enough to make Who's Your Daddy stand head and shoulders above every other game on the platform.
Winning first place on Yiyou Platform's weekly bestseller chart for small and mid-sized games was practically a done deal!
When the news arrived, Gu Sheng and his two brothers cheered in jubilation!
CEO Shen Miaomiao beat her chest in despair!
Where was the justice in this?!
Wasn't this bullying an honest person?!
That trash game had already clipped through the map right in front of all of you players!
And you still bought it!
Shen Miaomiao realized she understood players' thinking less and less.
"I'm such an idiot... Truly..."
On the day the first week concluded, Shen Miaomiao did not go to the company. Instead, she stayed home, muttering to herself:
"I only knew that trash game had terrible quality, but I never expected that bizarre Gameplay to attract players so much,"
"If only I had... Sigh..."
"I'm such an idiot... Truly..."
That night, after freshening up, Shen Miaomiao combed her hair in front of the mirror while cosplaying Xianglin's Wife.
Just then, her phone rang.
She listlessly lifted her eyelids and saw that it was a call from Chu Qingzhou.
"...Hello, Sister Chuchu..."
Shen Miaomiao answered the phone weakly.
Chu Qingzhou's heart skipped a beat on the other end of the line!
Holy shit!
Why did the young lady sound like she was dying?!
"Um... CEO Shen, are you all right?"
Chu Qingzhou asked worriedly:
"Didn't you just have a cold? Why do you sound so unwell?"
Heh heh heh.
Shen Miaomiao laughed bitterly to herself.
Would you be full of energy after losing 1.1 million yuan in a row?
After a moment of silence, Shen Miaomiao reluctantly gathered a fraction of her spirits.
"I'm fine, I'm just a little low on energy... Is something wrong?"
"If it's about sales, you don't need to report it to me anymore. I already know."
Recently, Shen Miaomiao truly did not want to hear any news about the company making money.
Her heart could not take it.
"No,"
Chu Qingzhou laughed on the other end of the line.
"Winning this week's sales championship is already a certainty,"
"I called mainly to report something else."
"Oh..." Shen Miaomiao sounded uninterested. "What is it?"
Chu Qingzhou's voice carried a hint of excitement from the other end of the line.
"The situation you predicted before has happened!"
Huh?
Shen Miaomiao froze.
The situation I predicted before?
Other than losses, what else had I ever predicted?
"What situation?" Shen Miaomiao asked in confusion.
"It was what you said before: if we stayed still, Yiyou Platform would naturally come to us!"
Chu Qingzhou said excitedly:
"Just as you expected!"
"We consecutively won the first-day sales championship and weekly sales championship among small and mid-sized games, catching Yiyou Platform's attention,"
"Just now, the head of Yiyou Platform's marketing department called me,"
"They said they want to invite us to participate in this season's Mini-Game Development Festival!"
Hah—?!
Shen Miaomiao was stunned!
Were they sick?!
She had only said that casually!
It was mainly just an excuse to reject Gu Sheng's request for promotion!
How had it somehow...
Looking at her wide-eyed, incredulous reflection in the mirror.
Shen Miaomiao fell into deep thought.
Could it be that her system was not an investment rebate system, but one where whatever she said came true?
After a full three seconds of silence, Shen Miaomiao finally asked with a mixture of laughter and tears:
"What Mini-Game Development Festival?"
"It's an exhibition event Yiyou Platform specifically holds for mini-games,"
Chu Qingzhou replied, having looked into it:
"Many companies and independent designers will participate, with hundreds of mini-games competing on the same stage,"
"The games will be free for a limited time during the event,"
"Finally, the officials will select outstanding works based on public votes and promote them."
Originally, Shen Miaomiao had wanted to refuse outright!
She absolutely could not participate in an event like this!
This was a promotional event!
She wished her own games would rot away in the factory. She avoided publicity like the plague, so how could she possibly take the initiative to participate in such an event?!
But!
One sentence from Chu Qingzhou made her thoughts begin to stir—
The games would be free for a limited time during the event.
Free?!
Shen Miaomiao suddenly felt that this event might offer an opening.
"How long... does this event last?"
Shen Miaomiao asked.
"Two weeks. Fourteen days."
Chu Qingzhou answered.
"Mm—"
Shen Miaomiao nodded.
"Let me think about it."
With that!
She hung up the phone and immediately summoned the system in her mind!
Hey, hey, hey! System bro! Wake up! How is the estimated settlement date calculated for this kind of event? Is it still seven days?
A moment later!
The system responded—
Reply to host: A fixed non-profit period has been detected in this event. Therefore, the rebate settlement time will be extended as appropriate. Estimated at 30 days.
Damn it!
Shen Miaomiao's little face darkened.
Forget it.
Fourteen days of free promotion and thirty days before settlement—there was half a month in between.
Who knew what kind of trouble Gu Sheng's game would cause in that half month!
Better forget it.
However!
Just as Shen Miaomiao was trying to avoid it at all costs and was about to refuse!
A crisp system notification sounded in her mind!
Ding! Time's up! This round of investment settlement has been completed!
Project: Who's Your Daddy Project investment amount: 100,000 yuan Project rebate amount: 0 yuan Settlement time remaining: 0 (settled) It has been detected that the host's total investment amount exceeds 100,000 yuan and the rebate is 0! Hidden achievement attained—First Pot of Gold! Achievement reward: Settlement Time Reduction Card Reward has been distributed. The host may use it at any time.
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