This man knows how to hype

Chapter 599 Do we really have a domestically produced 3A?
In a studio in Shanghai.

Several game bloggers who happened to get together were concentrating on looking at the same computer screen.

What was playing on the screen was the first 15-minute actual gameplay demo video of "Journey to the West: The Sequel".

In fact, this was the fourth time these bloggers watched the live demo. Each time was 15 minutes, and including the time they stopped to discuss, they watched it for almost an hour and a half.

But even after spending such a long time, these bloggers still enjoy it and don't feel bored at all.

It was during this hour and a half that the video broke through one million views on Station D, received more than 4,000 comments, and even the number of coins almost exceeded 10,000.

Of course, this data is still far from the data of [39.6 barrages], [394.3 million coins] and [34.9 comments] of the first actual demonstration video of Black Monkey on Earth.

But in terms of unit time, the popularity of "Journey to the West: The Sequel" is not inferior to "Black Myth: Wukong", and it is even more discussed and has a wider coverage.

There are many people who never play games or pay attention to games, but after eating the gossip about Xu Xiyu and Guo Jinwei, they couldn't help but click in to take a look.

Seeing this, quite a few people among those who don’t play games couldn’t help but leave a comment on the screen: “What the hell? Games have evolved to this point now?”

Of course, it's not just them.

Even real game players are now in a state of disbelief, just like these game bloggers.

As the logo of [Parallel Heavy Color] and the official website of "Journey to the West: The Sequel" appeared for the fourth time at the end of the film, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Damn, I still can't believe it. Do we really have a domestically produced 3A product?"

"Domestic 3A, why is this term so unfamiliar?"

"Brothers, this is really awesome. Just because they are willing to invest in making a game like this, even if it turns out to be a piece of shit, I have to buy it to have a taste of it."

"It can't be a piece of shit. The content in the actual demo is enough to explain it. It's hard to say whether the quality can reach the top level, but it will definitely not be bad."

"I never expected that Mr. Dan was not bragging, this is really not CG."

"It has to be said that only a young man like Mr. Dan would invest money in this. If it were any other big company, this game wouldn't even be approved."

"What do you mean by a greenhorn? He is an ambitious young man with ideals and aspirations."

"Yes, yes, yes. I hope this aspiring young man will give me a chance to try it out. I can't resist any more. I want to try it out myself right now."

Of course, he was not the only one who wanted to try it himself.

An hour and a half later, more than 180 million people had made reservations for the trial version through the link.

Although some of the people who made reservations definitely signed up just to join in the fun, the 1 million reservation numbers in one hour still made the onlookers sigh with emotion.

"It would be great if these 180 million were sales."

"What are you thinking? 180 million in one hour? It's already pretty good if they can sell 200 million copies a year. I'm afraid Xu Xiyu will lose a lot of money this time."

"What a pity! I hope Xu Xiyu doesn't lose too much this time. If he loses everything, it will be hard for others to find investment if they want to make large stand-alone machines."

"It not only undermines the confidence of investors, but also undermines the confidence of gamers in domestic large-scale stand-alone games."

"Holy shit! This is fucking weird. This is the first time I hope someone else's game can make money!"

“I hope he can make money too.”

After these words were spoken, several colleagues who were originally in high spirits began to lose interest.

To be honest, there must be some colleagues in the gaming industry who are waiting to laugh at Xu Xiyu. After all, some people went to Pingting Chongcai to poach people, and they poached quite a few people.

But more game manufacturers actually hope that Xu Xiyu can succeed, even including those who want to poach him.

Because "Journey to the West: The Sequel" is a stand-alone game, and since it is a stand-alone game, its game content will eventually be consumed.

After users finish playing one game, they will play another one.

Moreover, driven by inertia, there is a high probability that you will play another similar game.

Therefore, once "Journey to the West: The Sequel" is successful, it will provide another possibility for many game manufacturers and expand the market pie.

After all, mobile games do make money, but that doesn’t mean that all mobile games will make money. There are plenty of mobile games on the market that have lost money.

Thinking of this, one of them couldn't help but say, "Let's help promote it."

"Well, it's fine to help with publicity. Any help is good. Besides, the popularity of Journey to the West: The Sequel is so high right now, so helping with publicity can actually be considered as riding on the popularity."

"Makes sense."

The same conversation happened in many other places.

For a while, many netizens were surprised to find that many well-known and unknown official game accounts had forwarded and promoted the actual machine demonstration video of "Journey to the West: The Sequel", and accompanied it with text wishing the game to be a big hit when it was released.

My goodness, you should know that the promotion of "Journey to the West: The Sequel" was after the Jixiangshe incident. Seeing the game industry colleagues so united, many netizens were instantly happy.

[Wow, the gaming industry is united. They are actually promoting other companies' games? ]

[This is a normal industry ecology. After all, this is the first 3A, and it has a reference significance for everyone. On the other hand, in a certain crosstalk circle, the father and son usually stab each other at critical moments.] [Guo Jinwei: Aren’t we talking about games? Why are you talking about me again?]

[In fact, it’s not just the crosstalk world, the entertainment industry is also in a mess. How jealous were some companies of Mr. Dan’s works before? ]

[Hua Hai: Just tell me your ID number]

[I don't care about these things. I only care about when I can get the trial qualification. If you don't give me the trial qualification, please release the game tomorrow.]

[@徐希羽@汀重彩@三条鱼@薇古…@杨婉婉, when will this game be released? ]

[Good fellow, you are recruiting soldiers. You @ all those who have anything to do with Mr. Dan, right? ]

[Hey, that's strange, there are many celebrities that Mr. Dan is familiar with, why don't you ask them to help promote it? ]

[Maybe it’s because they have a large number of underage fans? ]

It is indeed because of this that Xu Xiyu did not invite any celebrity artists to help promote the film.

Of course, this is only one of the reasons. Another reason is that Xu Xiyu intends to use the favor when the product is released.

Now the popularity of the promotional video alone is enough, there is no need to call these stars to come and promote it.

However, Xu Xiyu's refusal to invite them does not mean that these stars are not proactive. They have long wanted to establish a relationship with Xu Xiyu, but have never had the opportunity.

"I tell you, helping Mr. Xu promote movies and TV series is the icing on the cake. It doesn't matter whether we are there or not. But this game is different. I just studied it and it says there is a high probability of losing money.

Therefore, at this time, if we take the initiative to help with publicity, it will be like providing timely assistance. Every bit of popularity we bring will reduce the possibility of Mr. Xu losing money.

If you don't believe me, just take a look. Now Mr. Xu is thanking his gaming colleagues one by one for helping him promote the game. "In a film crew in Beijing, a group of people gathered together to chat.

“But the problem is, this is a game. Will it be reported by parents given its huge popularity? Also, we have to consider the attitude of the authorities,” an older actor worriedly said.

"Yes, the popularity now is already scary enough. I just heard from Xiao Wu that it is the number one trending search on all platforms. In just a short while, the number of views on Station D alone has increased by another 50.

And the number of reservations for the trial version has reached 250 million. With such a high popularity, I am worried that the official will come out to suppress it. After all, games are electronic opium. "Another older actor couldn't help but say.

As soon as these words came out, several young actors born after 95 were stunned: "What is that? No, wait a minute, Mr. Zhao, electronic opium? This term is quite old."

"Stop using electronic opium. The official media has reposted the promotional video of Journey to the West: The Sequel."

"Is this true? Which official media?" Upon hearing this, Teacher Zhao asked in disbelief.

"It's not just one, it's all the major official media. Wow, it has to be President Xu. This is the full extent of the cards." The actor couldn't help but sigh.

Listening to his sigh, Teacher Zhao suddenly had a strange idea and said with a smile: "Hey, what do you think Guo Jinwei must feel when he sees this scene?"

"Tsk~~" As soon as this question was asked, several unbearable noises were heard at the scene.

Along with this movement, someone couldn't help but say, "I'm actually quite curious, too. He was criticized for his unscrupulous malicious competition and for manipulating public opinion, and then Mr. Xu's project was positively promoted. This... tsk~~"

Here, several people started talking about Guo Jinwei.

On the other hand, Xu Xiyu and his group who were holding a meeting in Parallel Chongcai no longer mentioned the name Guo Jinwei in their topic.

"The enthusiasm in China has reached its peak. If we proceed step by step, there won't be any problems. Now, our main goal must be to focus on overseas."

"We have already made preparations for all the major game exhibitions. Our team will go to Cologne, Germany soon. The official Unreal 5 will also support us, and we have also reached an agreement on several game distribution platforms."

“You are professionals in this area. As I said before, don’t be afraid to spend money, just go for it. If the 100 million yuan publicity and promotion budget is not enough, I can add more.

I know what you are worried about, but even if we lose, we will lose big. In short, the goal this time is to maintain the third place, strive for the fourth place, and hope for the fifth place. 300 million is not a loss, and 400 million is a win..."

At this point, Xu Xiyu paused and said, "If it is 500 million, then we will be a milestone for domestic stand-alone games."

"Mr. Xu, what if it's 800 million?" Lu Yan couldn't help but make a joke.

"800 million? That's like putting up an antenna on a milestone."

"What if it's 1000 million?" Yu Yuyu couldn't help but join in the fun.

"1000 million... a kite tied to the antenna."

"Hahahahahahaha." As soon as Xu Xiyu finished speaking, a burst of laughter immediately rang out in the conference room.

Listening to their laughter, Xu Xiyu clapped his hands and said, "Okay, let's not aim too high, just do things down to earth. As for the final result, it depends on God's will."

"By the way, Mr. Xu, speaking of overseas, there is something I need to report to you." The Vice President of External Relations, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

"You said."

“D&I contacted us and said they wanted to provide us with diversity guidance services and asked us to pay a service fee of $200 million. Their team will join us as soon as possible…”

"Get them out of here, as far away as possible." Xu Xiyu interrupted directly.

(End of this chapter)