PUBG Promotional Video; Pay Raises

Xiao Dingdang looked at the video's creator.

[Starfield Game Company]

When he saw the name, his pupils contracted, and he couldn't help clenching his hand.

A thought came to him unbidden.

Anything Starfield made was sure to be top quality.

Starfield had released only one game, but that game was the groundbreaking Minecraft.

Now, after seeing this game trailer, Xiao Dingdang instinctively trusted the quality of Starfield's games.

PUBG... a brand-new way to play... battlefield gunfights...

The video kept reshaping Xiao Dingdang's understanding of games. Was this... really a game?

When the video ended, several lines of text appeared in the final scene.

[Starfield's new game, PUBG, will officially launch on the Xingye Gaming Platform on November 29.]

[The game will be free to download, allowing players to experience the thrills of the battlefield in PUBG.]

[Stay tuned.]

The video had been posted ten minutes ago, and its likes had already surpassed one hundred thousand.

It was clear just how much of an impact the game had made on countless players.

The comment section was full of remarks from people looking forward to the game.

[Starfield's new game!!! I want to play it so badly right now.]

[No way, I don't think I'll be able to sleep for the next two months. This game is all I can think about.]

[A brand-new style of gameplay and setting. Starfield is actually this amazing.]

[What kind of game company is Starfield? This game looks so interesting.]

[Come on, bro, did you travel here from another time? You don't even know Starfield? Don't make me tell you about it. It was a dark and stormy night...]

Countless comments continued to appear under the video.

When Xiao Dingdang opened the comment section, he also spotted several familiar IDs.

[Dan King: Mark my words, I have to play this game.]

[Da Sima: I feel like this game is perfect for a brainy player like me.]

[Chen Ze: A new game from Starfield, and the quality is just that high.]

[Qiezi: Brothers, if you've got the guts, face me in a gunfight in PUBG. I'll have some tissues ready for you.]

Quite a few of these comments had already received over ten thousand likes.

Xiao Dingdang smiled and added a comment of his own.

[Let's have some thrilling gunfights together in PUBG.]

It was a simple sentence, not because he was at a loss for words, but because he was too excited to think much more.

At the same time, inside Starfield Game Company.

Su Ye came to check on the game development area. He had just had his new assistant, Deng Jiajia, post the promotional video.

Speaking of his assistant, she was a young woman who had just graduated from university.

Ahem, it wasn't that he had designs on her. It was just that university graduates were simple and easy to fool, worked harder than beasts of burden, and were useful.

With Deng Jiajia as his assistant, Luan Le'an was also freed from his role as a part-time assistant. He was now busy concentrating on something at his computer.

Su Ye looked at the people developing the game and noticed several glints of reflected light.

He took a closer look. Hmm... the light was reflecting off a few bald heads that looked like light bulbs.

He awkwardly rubbed his chin. The company's veteran employees had worked themselves bald, so it was time he gave everyone a raise.

He raised his hands and clapped them hard.

Clap, clap, clap.

"Everyone, stop for a moment. I have something to say."

Luan Le'an, who had been hard at work, heard the noise and wondered who it was. When he saw Su Ye, he said nothing.

The other employees developing the game also looked curious when they saw Su Ye. They knew their boss; the company wasn't large yet and only rented two floors, so they saw him from time to time.

Su Ye looked at this group of bald... ahem, excellent employees and said, "I know everyone has been working extremely hard lately, eager to finish developing the game."

"I won't waste time with more talk. I have just one thing to announce, and that is..."

"A pay raise."

"Starting this month, everyone's monthly salary will go up by 3,000, and management's will go up by 5,000."

The game development area fell silent at first, then erupted in excited cheers and shouts.

"President Su is awesome! President Su is so handsome!"

"President Su, you're truly wise and righteous! I want to give you... is a man okay?"

"Rest assured, President Su, I absolutely won't let a single problem arise in the development of the new game."

"Overtime! I want to work overtime!!!"

The employees shouted one after another. To them, 3,000 yuan was a genuine lifesaver.

In Shencheng, earning 10,000 yuan a month didn't mean you could save 10,000. At most, you could save a few thousand.

Only what remained after a month's expenses was their real salary.

By adding 3,000 yuan on top of that, Su Ye was allowing them to save an extra 3,000 each month, as much as they usually saved in a month.

That meant the amount they saved each month could now be twice what it had been before.

Su Ye smiled as he watched his employees. He was making money, so why couldn't he let his employees make some too?

Besides, other people thought Minecraft was already profitable enough, but he knew the real money was still to come.

In his previous life, Penguin had raked in billions from a single skin in a single game. A six-yuan skin had brought in two billion yuan, and that was no joke.

Later on, once he set up competitions, those would be another major source of income.

With that thought, he pressed his hands down, and the cheers finally stopped.

"All right, everyone, get back to what you were doing."

With that, he went over to Luan Le'an and sat down beside him.

"Old Luan, PUBG is set to launch on November 29. You need to make sure the game's quality is up to standard."

"If the quality isn't good enough, we can't let players play a half-finished product, even if it means delaying the launch."

After hearing Su Ye's words, Luan Le'an assured him, "Don't worry, President Su. Since I told you November 29, we can definitely finish it."

"Everyone is familiar with the development work now, so production isn't going slowly."

"Give us another two months, and I guarantee we can launch on schedule without any problems."

Only after hearing Luan Le'an's assurance did Su Ye nod in satisfaction.

If they couldn't launch before the new year, he could postpone it, though launching before the new year would be better.

Before the new year, students would be on vacation, and people with jobs would be heading home to celebrate. There would be more players.

If they held a Spring Festival event then, the game would definitely take off.

Of course, if they couldn't make it in time, they could still launch after the new year. Either way, he had complete confidence in PUBG; it would just take a little longer to catch on.

He reached out and patted Luan Le'an on the shoulder. "All right, I'll leave things here to you."

"Just focus all your attention on developing the game during this time."

"Don't worry, President Su."