Poverty alleviation variety show goes to the countryside, my talent can no longer be hidden

Chapter 672 If we are not brothers, is there such a thing?

Under the manipulation of a group of behind-the-scenes masterminds, all kinds of rumors appeared all over the Internet overnight, causing panic among everyone.

The core point of these rumors is that Naughty Cat is just a small studio and it is difficult for it to support the development of 3A games.

Around this point, various rumors have emerged...

However, what the masterminds behind the scenes never expected was that the development of events completely deviated from the track they expected.

When hearing about Naughty Cat’s shortcomings, the first reaction of players and netizens is - short of money, right? Is this a problem?

Then, within one day, the sales of "Stardew Valley" suddenly experienced an explosive growth, with the single-day sales directly exceeding one million!
What's even more outrageous is "Finished", this almost forgotten yellow song, but it also welcomed its second spring overnight, with its daily sales directly climbing to 700,000!

The combined sales of the two games reached nearly two million copies per day!

The entire gaming community was stunned.

No buddy, is there such a thing?

The single-player players who usually argue over various games, this time, rarely stood on a united front and expressed their support for Naughty Cat in the simplest and most brutal way.

Anyway, everyone has the same opinion - this top student in the village must not die young!

Seeing this honest and simple way of support, Zhou Hao was inexplicably moved, but he still immediately stepped forward to stop this trend.

“Thank you for your support, but I want to dispel a rumor. We are not short of money. There are many people willing to invest in our project, so we will not be short of money in the future. Any news saying that Naughty Cat is short of money should be regarded as a joke.”

"So, don't buy "Endgame" and "Stardew Valley" repeatedly. It's not easy for everyone to make money. There's no need to spend money on such meaningless things. It's really important to treat yourself and your family better."

He originally wanted to stop this unhealthy trend, but unexpectedly it backfired.

After this Weibo post dissuading people from buying the product came out, people started buying more enthusiastically.

"I like to buy it, it's none of your business."

"It's my own money, I can manage it myself, stop talking nonsense, just make the game as soon as possible!"

"I'm happy to buy it, so what? It's better to support you with money than to give money to those vampires in the mobile game!"

"If you need money, just tell me. I just have one request - don't give up, and make this game for me!"

"I bought 100 copies of Stardew Valley and gave them to all my classmates. I hope Black Myth can live up to my support."

"From now on, you can write your book however you want, and I won't scold you. But if you dare to mess up this game, I'll come here and scold you every day!"

"Come on, the national order is relying on you!"

Seeing these heartfelt replies, all the employees of Naughty Cat, including Zhou Hao, felt a heavy weight on their shoulders.

In reality, this game is more than just a game.

It has been burdened with many things beyond the game level...

After two waves of attacks failed, Zhou Hao originally thought that his colleagues would stop for a while. However, it was proved that he still underestimated the shamelessness of some people.

If two times fail, try again!

On the fourth day after the trailer went viral, Douyin and other social media platforms suddenly saw a large number of experts who were concerned about the country and the people, as well as some parents who were "independent thinkers." Although these parents looked very different, their speeches were surprisingly consistent: the development of the gaming industry has seriously affected the growth of children, and they suggested that the country introduce relevant policies to restrict the development of gaming.

Perhaps they felt that these were too broad, so they cited “real stories” as examples: “My friend’s child…”, “My neighbor’s son…”, “My relative’s daughter…”

When you first hear the words used by these people, if you don’t know, you would really think that all the children in China have been poisoned by games and become useless!
Unfortunately, this time, they hit a wall.

"You didn't play games back then, but I didn't see you get into Peking University or Tsinghua University, did you?"

Just one reply silenced these evil spirits.

What about Tsinghua University and Peking University? Many people don’t even have a high school diploma... They don’t even dare to come out and compete.

In comparison, those experts are even more amazing.

"Games are like 'electronic heroin'. I don't know what the purpose of this kind of behavior of promoting a game all over the Internet is?"

"Games harm people. This is the consensus of three generations of us. What does this mean now? Are we going to let all the children in the country play games?"

"Others are taking cram schools and studying for grades, while your children are at home playing games. In the future, other people's children will become winners in life, while your children will only be able to struggle at the bottom of society."

"Children who play games every day are useless! They are a disgrace to the country and a scum of the nation!"

A dozen or twenty years ago, this kind of anxiety-mongering stuff might have a big market, but now...

Everyone just laughs and treats these fat and big-eared experts as fools.

Even so, this COMBO still sparked a huge debate on the Internet, with both sides arguing fiercely.

However, as the argument went on, some people felt that something was wrong.

We were here to criticize that monkey, but how come...there are more entries on the trending searches?

Gan!
There was a lot of noise outside, but Zhou Hao himself was quite calm.

He turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside and just focused on being a black monkey.

The first trailer has already made the game famous, so the subsequent production naturally cannot be sloppy. Although he knows nothing about game production, he at least knows what the finished product will look like, so there is no problem in being a "producer".

At least one thing can be ensured - the game's art style and gameplay will not deviate.

We don’t seek to surpass the original work. As long as we can faithfully replicate it along the lines of the original, it will be considered a great success!
In addition, he also has a lot of work to do - revising and improving the script, writing songs and composing music for the game, planning the next promotional video for the game, and participating in the formulation of subsequent publicity and promotion plans, etc.

The most pressing issue facing them now is money.

It’s not that there is a lack of money, but that there is too much money.

In fact, the studio was not short of money. The combined net worth of him and Xu Lingyue was basically enough to cover the development costs. It was just that in order to divide the pie and win over allies, they distributed some of the investment.

That little investment amount was actually not enough to be shared. Su Man alone took a large bite...

As the trailer became a hit, more and more people came to him seeking investment. Even if he was willing to give up part of the cake, it would not be enough to satisfy so many people.

Others worry about no one investing in games, but he is now worried about too many people investing...

(End of this chapter)