Heaven Wants Me Dead!

Heavens! They want to destroy me!

Shen Miaomiao was about to lose it!

My face looks bad?

Heh.

How could my face possibly look good!!!

What the hell is this?!

Shen Miaomiao stared at the fax, back and forth, for a full ten minutes before she could make out the words hidden between the lines. The entire page was filled with four characters—

Major Promotion!!!

Chart Ranking Early! Splash Screen Announcement! Banner Push!

Shen Miaomiao felt like she was about to crumble into dust from anger.

Did Yan Sheng give all the top recommendation slots Yiyou Platform had to offer to Vampire Survivors?!

Not only was the promotion level maxed out, but it was for five days, all the way until the event ended?!

This isn't promotion at all!

This is purely trying to kill me!

Shen Miaomiao roared in her heart!

I just wanted an explanation, to show you all that you can't treat this grandma like an idiot!

If you had just been sincere and apologized, that would have been enough!

I didn't ask for compensation, and I definitely didn't ask for promotion, ahhhhhhhh!!!

I!

Shen Miaomiao!

In order to make this game lose money!

I've schemed and schemed, exhausted myself!

I've practically done everything I could!

In terms of design! I spent three sleepless nights before deciding on the most niche genre on the market!

In terms of visuals! I analyzed hundreds of data tables before deciding to go with the abandoned pixel art style!

And for promotion!

I've dodged and weaved countless times, striving to be a national-level expert in the art of retreat!

Only then did I barely manage to keep this game popular only within the player base, without any promotion on media platforms or any other channels!

As a result!

You, sir, have gone and done it!

With one move, all my efforts are wasted, and you've directly shoved me into the spotlight!

And!

One recommendation isn't enough?!

You're desperately shoving promotion at me?

Shen Miaomiao clenched her fists!

She squeezed the words out from between her teeth, her voice even trembling, "Is this... the compensation Yiyou is giving us?"

"Yes,"

Chu Qingzhou nodded:

"Yiyou Platform stated that they will do their utmost this time to minimize the promotional losses we've suffered."

"And, if you have any other requests, please feel free to state them. Yiyou Platform will do its best to satisfy them."

Shen Miaomiao slumped, on the verge of tears.

How dare I have any requests...

If I make any more demands, they'll probably give us all the platform's recommendations...

She now wished she could slap herself twice.

Shen Miaomiao, you fool!

Why did you have to act so high and mighty!

Let them play favorites if they wanted to!

Wouldn't their favoritism have been perfect for suppressing the popularity of Vampire Survivors...

But I couldn't stand it and went to demand an explanation.

And now look.

The trouble is here, even though we're out of the woods.

After a long while, Shen Miaomiao managed to catch her breath, looking at Chu Qingzhou with a sliver of hope:

"Is there… is there any chance? We could just… not accept this compensation?"

"Uh…"

Chu Qingzhou scratched her chin with a fingertip, looking puzzled:

"But why wouldn't we accept it?"

"Because…"

Shen Miaomiao struggled to explain:

"Because it'll affect other games. Think about it, everyone's here to participate in the event,"

"And only we get a recommendation? That's… so unfair!!!"

Shen Miaomiao felt her reasoning was perfectly sound.

"Oh, CEO Yan thought of that too,"

Chu Qingzhou waved her hand casually:

"Yiyou Platform has already discussed this compensation plan with the developers of the participating games. Over eighty percent of them have expressed understanding,"

"Firstly, because we were targeted so brutally this time, compensation is only right,"

"Secondly, our actual vote count is already five times that of the second place. In other words, the main purpose of this compensation is to help us boost sales after the game's release, a form of indirect financial compensation,"

"It won't affect the fairness of the vote because we've already secured the win in advance,"

"CEO Yan also asked me to assure you that this compensation plan is, so to speak—what everyone wanted!!!"

Pfft…

Shen Miaomiao felt blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.

She truly hadn't expected the competitors in the indie game market to be so "friendly."

Where was their fighting spirit?!

Where was their drive?!

Don't give up!

Pull yourselves together and unite against this unfair practice!

Did they really give up on their fair rights just because of a mere fivefold difference in votes?!

…Alright, five times is indeed a lot to catch up.

But you can't just give up like this!!!

Shen Miaomiao wanted to cry.

It felt like during military training, when the instructor asked who could run ten kilometers, and she hadn't moved, but everyone around her collectively took a step back.

Damn it, I didn't volunteer to step forward!

The most crucial point was that she had no reason to refuse Yiyou Platform's compensation plan!

She couldn't exactly refuse money that was being handed to her on a silver platter, right?

That would be too suspicious!

Thinking of this, Shen Miaomiao couldn't help but let out a long, melancholic sigh: "Sister Chuchu, can you buy me some motherwort this afternoon…"

Hearing this, Chu Qingzhou paused, then lowered her voice and asked: "Are you… having irregular periods?"

Shen Miaomiao's eyes were vacant as she slumped in her chair and nodded:

"Soon."

Yiyou Platform's compensation plan was quickly rolled out.

This directly propelled "Vampire Survivors," already popular among players, into becoming the most formidable dark horse on the entire platform, and even in the entire Chinese gaming circle!

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Amidst the unprecedented hype, the media began to report spontaneously. Whether it was major outlets or independent creators, they all sought to uncover more newsworthy stories about this game!

"Alright everyone, welcome to Old Ju's #@￥% Game Live Stream! Today I'm bringing you a super suang little game—Vampire Survivors. I've already completely figured out this game in ten minutes…"

"Hello everyone, I'm San Ren, and the game I'm playing today is called Vampire Survivors…"

"Yo! Everyone, hello! I'm C-jun! The game I'm bringing you all today is called Vampire Survivors..."

"Hello everyone, I'm Apa. Today we're playing a little pixel art style game, Vampire Survivors..."

"..."

One after another, game video creators experienced this mysteriously fun game. They controlled their tiny characters, struggling to survive waves of monster hordes, and in their loud shouts, experienced the simplest, purest joy of gambling.

As for the streaming platforms, the situation was even more explosive!

Besides professional indie game streamers like A Yin, Brother Shu, Liu Liu, and Zhuang Zhuang who were playing obsessively.

Even streamers from the FPS, singing, League of Legends, and even Go sections had joined the carnival!

And the players, from initially not knowing the super weapon synthesis methods to later figuring out the synthesis formulas for various super weapons, became increasingly adept!

The increasing sense of satisfaction also made the game's reputation among players grow louder and louder!

Until this day!

It was Sunday again, 7:50 PM!

Golden Wind Co., Ltd., which should have long since closed for the day, was unusually brightly lit!

In the conference room, figures took their seats one after another.

And the top figure's bun hairstyle was particularly striking.

It was none other than Shen Miaomiao, wearing a face of impending doom.