Unlike Wang Yue, who was fighting alone and holding back a big move, Pei Qian had not only a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger on his side, but plenty of helpers too.
For example, Pei Qian had deliberately arranged for someone to put a bug in the newly released Lone Island Gun King game. Whenever two players faced off in a gunfight, the game would lag.
As it happened, Tian Huo Game had just released a shooter of its own, and both sides had invested heavily.
Pei Qian had deliberately chosen this moment to compete with Tian Huo Game, an established game developer. That way, he would have to spend a lot.
With that double pressure, there was a chance the company might lose money.
And at first, things had gone exactly that way. The company's sales were being crushed by Tian Huo Game, while Zhou Muyan at Tian Huo Game had people constantly slandering Lone Island Gun King.
The game's lagging bug only gave the masses even more reason to tear into it.
In fact, Lone Island Gun King was still extremely popular. It was the kind of game that was notorious and beloved at the same time!
Just as Pei Qian was feeling pleased, his employees, who thought his generous pay made them indebted to him, joined forces and came up with a solution.
Whenever the game lagged, it would launch a minigame. Sometimes it was Connect Four; other times, it was chess.
The player could only kill their opponent after winning the minigame. And so, the bug intentionally created by Pei Qian somehow became one of the game's biggest selling points.
As a result, the much-maligned Lone Island Gun King turned public opinion around thanks to that feature, and suddenly drew in loads of players.
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