The organizers wanted buzz, Zhiyou wanted profits, and Shark Platform wanted talking points.
With all three parties benefiting, the matter naturally fell into place.
As for why they had chosen to launch a surprise attack, it was because the higher-ups of the organizing committee and Zhiyou had discussed it and decided that ensuring the fairness of the competition had to remain the bottom line.
If they announced in advance that streamers would be attending, it would be difficult to guarantee that some people with ulterior motives would not prepare paid trolls in advance to stir up controversy.
That way, no matter how fair and impartial the streamers were, they would inevitably be affected by the uproar.
But if the streamers showed up in this surprise format, even designers with ulterior motives would have no way to organize an effective troll army in such a short time.
After all, the streamers would only be live for two short hours.
By the time you had organized your troll army and started stirring things up on a large scale, the streamers would already be off work.
Over here, the sudden arrival of the four major streamers had made the atmosphere explode.
More and more players and visitors rushed over after hearing the news, and soon the entire venue was buzzing with voices!
"Where should we start?"
Ah Yin and Cousin were in a group together, holding selfie sticks amid the bustling crowd.
"Anywhere works. I'm fine with whatever."
Cousin said,
"If not, we can start from the entrance and make a loop around the place."
"Oho, thanks to Cousin No-Neck for the Big Flying Gift,"
Ah Yin said with a laugh.
"Then we'll circle around clockwise."
As they spoke, the two arrived in front of Xiang Tianming's booth.
His location really was excellent. Anyone entering the venue would definitely see the Music Master booth first.
After all, Xiang Dahai had gone to great lengths to contact the person in charge of venue arrangements and secure this spot specifically for Xiang Tianming.
'What game is this?'
'Looks like a rhythm game.'
'Feels kind of outdated.'
'A little, but aren't all rhythm games like this?'
'What was the organizing committee thinking, putting a game like this right by the entrance?'
'Maybe it's actually fun?'
'Cut the crap. At best, it's just an ordinary rhythm game.'
*'...'*
Amid the barrage of comments, Ah Yin and Cousin sat down at the demo machines.
The game started.
Both of them were veteran streamers from the Console Zone. What games had they not played?
It was just a basic rhythm game. There was nothing particularly special about it, and the two quickly got the hang of it.
After playing two rounds, they stopped.
Nearby, the nervous Xiang Tianming came over to them and respectfully extended his hand.
"Hello, Ah Yin. Cousin."
Xiang Tianming was somewhat panicked.
He had never known that streamers would be making a surprise appearance at the expo!
What worried him most now was that the streamers' arrival would affect the plan he and his father had made!
This uncontrollable factor had completely disrupted their plan to lock down the market.
With their immense traffic, these four people alone had completely pulled him and Wu Wei's group onto the same level!
So at this point, the quality of the games became the decisive factor!
After trying out each game, every streamer would, as usual, give a brief review.
This was crucial to the games' online sales results!
And thanks to their built-in celebrity effect, even on-site sales were influenced by them!
Don't believe it? Just look around!
Right now, there were only two groups in the entire exhibition hall attracting the biggest crowds!
One crowd surrounded Dai Xiaomei and Liu Liu!
The other surrounded Ah Yin and Cousin!
"You say it."
Cousin exchanged a glance with Ah Yin and tilted his chin.
"Ahem, then I'll just give a simple take. For reference only."
Ah Yin cleared his throat and said seriously.
.
Don't let Ah Yin's usual goofy streams and thick Pingjin accent fool you. He always had plenty of jokes.
But when it came to serious matters, Ah Yin was extremely measured.
He knew this concerned the evaluations of the designers' hard work, so he did not dare treat it as a joke.
"Overall, it's decent and fairly standard, right, Cousin?"
"Mhm."
"Rhythm games are mainly about hitting beats and getting feedback. So Music Master is very polished overall."
"It's a very complete game."
Although this was a formal review, Ah Yin and Cousin were still Pingjin natives, with the blood of the Hometown of Traditional Performing Arts flowing through them.
They spoke as if they were performing a crosstalk routine: Ah Yin set up the jokes, while Cousin played along, the two perfectly in sync.
"We've covered the good points. Let's talk about the shortcomings."
"Mhm."
"Uh, first of all, the format is still rather rigid. There's not much innovation."
"Right, it's a very basic rhythm game."
"Secondly, there's something that Cousin, I, and many players have never felt particularly comfortable with when playing rhythm games."
"Calibration."
"Right, also called rhythm correction. In that respect, it's still a little..."
Ah Yin carefully chose his words.
"The controls don't feel that great. There's still room for improvement."
"But overall, it's already very good. As a new game designer, he deserves encouragement."
With that, Ah Yin and Cousin stood up and shook hands with Xiang Tianming.
'Good lord, are they doing street crosstalk here?'
'Hahahaha, damn, now I finally know what a proper straight-man-and-funny-man routine looks like.'
'Cousin is awesome! The god of straight men!'
'I suggest Cousin become Brother Qian's apprentice and properly learn the craft.'
'Excuse me, is this the Binhai Academy Traditional Performing Arts Expo?'
'Hahahahaha, I'm dying...'
The viewers responded enthusiastically to Ah Yin and Cousin's steady yet playful stream.
The two of them going back and forth was indeed hilarious.
But at the same time, the viewers knew that their evaluation of the game had been utterly fair.
Jokes were jokes, but when it came to serious matters, Ah Yin's fans knew exactly what kind of person he was.
'Still, this rhythm game really is a bit outdated.'
'I just bought it. Honestly, Boss said pretty much everything there was to say. This game's rhythm calibration is about the same as other rhythm games on the market, maybe even a little more awkward. I refunded it.'
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