The organizers wanted buzz, Zhiyou wanted profit, and the Shark Platform wanted topics.
With benefits for all three parties, the matter fell into place naturally.
As for why they went with a surprise raid, it was because after discussions between the organizing committee's high-level executives and Zhiyou's top brass, they decided to maintain the fairness of the competition as their bottom line.
If they had announced in advance that streamers would be attending, it would have been difficult to guarantee that people with malicious intent wouldn't prepare paid commenters to stir up trouble.
In such a scenario, even if the streamers were fair and impartial, they would inevitably be affected by the drama.
However, with this kind of surprise attendance, even if designers with ill intentions wanted to stir up trouble, they wouldn't be able to organize an effective team of paid commenters in such a short time.
After all, the streamers' broadcasts only lasted for a brief two hours.
By the time you organized your paid commenters to start a large-scale smear campaign, the streamers would have already finished their work.
Here, the atmosphere became explosive due to the surprise appearance of the four major streamers.
More and more players and visitors quickly heard the news and rushed over, filling the entire venue with a deafening roar!
"Where should we start?"
Ah Yin and Cousin were grouped together, holding up their selfie sticks amidst the bustling crowd.
"Anything's fine, I'm good with anything."
Cousin said.
"If not, let's start from the entrance and make our way around like this."
"Oh, thank you, Cousin, for the big 'Fei Ge'!"
Ah Yin chuckled.
"Then let's go clockwise around."
With that, the two arrived at Xiang Tianming's booth.
His location was indeed excellent; anyone who entered would first see the "Music Master" booth.
After all, it was through considerable effort by Xiang Dahai to communicate with those in charge of venue arrangements that Xiang Tianming got this prime spot.
'What game is this?' 'Looks like a rhythm game.' 'Feels a bit cliché.' 'It is a bit, but aren't all rhythm games like this?' 'How could the organizing committee think of placing a game like this at the entrance?' 'Maybe it's genuinely fun?' 'Stop kidding, it's just a regular rhythm game at best.' '...'
Amidst the flurry of comments, Ah Yin and Cousin sat down at the demo machines.
The game launched.
Both were veteran streamers in the Console Zone; what games hadn't they played?
It was just a basic rhythm game, nothing special, and they quickly got the hang of it.
After playing two rounds, they stopped.
Beside them, a nervous Xiang Tianming approached them, extending his hand respectfully:
"Hello, Ah Yin, Cousin."
Xiang Tianming was quite flustered.
He had no idea streamers would be making surprise appearances at the expo!
Now, his greatest worry was that the streamers' presence would interfere with his and his father's plans!
The introduction of this uncontrollable factor had completely disrupted their lockdown strategy.
With their immense traffic, just these four individuals had placed him and Wu Wei on the same level!
Therefore, at this moment, the quality of the game became the crucial deciding factor!
Each streamer, after playing and experiencing the game, would have a brief review session as usual.
This was crucial for the game's online sales performance!
Even with their inherent star power, their influence extended to on-site sales!
Believe it or not, just look at the scene now!
Currently, there were two clusters of people gathering the most in the entire exhibition hall!
One group surrounded Dai Xiaomei and Liu Liu!
The other group surrounded Ah Yin and Cousin!
"Go ahead and speak,"
Cousin and Ah Yin exchanged a glance, and Cousin nodded.
"Ahem, I'll keep it brief, just for reference."
Ah Yin cleared his throat and said with a serious expression.
Despite Ah Yin's usual flippant demeanor during his livestreams, with his Tianjin accent and constant jokes, he was quite composed when it came to serious matters.
Knowing that the designers' hard work and evaluations were at stake, he dared not treat it lightly.
"Overall, it's pretty standard, wouldn't you say, Cousin?"
"Mhm, mhm."
"Rhythm games, you know, are mainly about hitting the beats and getting feedback. So, this 'Music Master' is very well-completed overall."
"It's a very complete game."
Although it was a formal review, being from Tianjin, Ah Yin and Cousin had the blood of the Hometown of Traditional Performing Arts flowing through them.
Their speaking style was like crosstalk, with Ah Yin playing the comedian and Cousin the straight man, a perfect duo.
"Now that we've covered the good, let's talk about the shortcomings."
"Okay."
"Uh, the first is that the format is still quite rigid, not much innovation."
"Right, it's just a basic rhythm game."
"Secondly, something that Cousin and I, and many other players, have always found a bit uncomfortable when playing rhythm games."
"The calibration."
"Yes, also called rhythm correction. This aspect, it's still a bit not quite..."
Ah Yin carefully chose his words:
"The feel isn't quite right, there's still room for improvement."
"But overall, it's already very good. A new game designer, worthy of encouragement."
With that, Ah Yin and Cousin stood up and shook hands with Xiang Tianming.
'Good grief, are they doing crosstalk now?'
'Hahahaha, I've finally seen what a perfect match for the daily report is.'
'Cousin is awesome! The king of the straight man!'
'Suggest Cousin apprentice himself to Brother Qian for specialized training.'
'Is this the Binhai Academy Crosstalk Expo?'
'Hahahaha, I'm dying...'
The audience responded enthusiastically to Ah Yin and Cousin's live stream, which was a blend of seriousness and humor.
Indeed, their back-and-forth was very amusing.
However, at the same time, the audience knew that their evaluation of the game was extremely fair.
Jokes aside, when it came to serious matters, the fans knew what Ah Yin was capable of.
'But speaking of which, this rhythm game is indeed a bit old-fashioned.'
'I just bought it. To be honest, Big Boss has said pretty much everything. The rhythm correction in this game is similar to other rhythm games on the market, or even a bit more awkward. I've refunded it.'
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