This man knows how to hype

Chapter 647 Unexpected Results

April 9st morning.

Inside the IGN China editorial department, a group of people gathered together and it was very lively.

One of the editors, who was wearing glasses, said excitedly, "I just got some inside information. As of this morning, the pre-sale sales of Journey to the West: The Sequel have more than doubled, jumping directly from 137 to 311."

"Only 311 copies?" As soon as the words fell, an incredible noise came from the side.

With a laugh, everyone present was amused by the statement “only 311 copies”.

The person who just spoke did not know whether to laugh or cry: "It must be 311 million copies. What do you think?"

"Hahahaha." Another burst of laughter came.

"Is this data for the entire platform?" someone else asked.

“No, I heard that it is the data from the official channels of Steam and Wegame. The pre-sale data from PS and other platforms as well as third-party platforms have not been counted yet.

Of the 311 million, only 13 came from Wegame, and the remaining 298 million were from Steam.”

"Were all the 298 million purchased in the domestic area?"

“No, the data for the Chinese region including Wegame is 235 million, and the remaining 76 are pre-sale sales overseas.”

"From overseas?" The person asking the question was startled, then quickly guessed, "Could it be possible that it was bought by a Chinese overseas?"

"That shouldn't happen. The price of Journey to the West: The Sequel on Steam is the lowest in the Chinese region. Even if overseas Chinese support it, they will most likely choose the Chinese region, or even..."

“There are even foreigners buying domestic ones?”

"Yes! It's just like us going to the Argentina area to buy games, but the number of people shouldn't be that many." Having said this, the person who spoke paused.

Then he quickly added: "There is also an internal data. Do you know how many of the 311 million were sold for the deluxe version of 328?"

"How many? It can't be that half of them are deluxe versions, right?"

"Half?! You really underestimated me."

"Damn, is there a 200 million deluxe version?"

"It's 257 copies of the deluxe edition. Wow, there are still a lot of rich people!"

"Hiss~~" As the words fell, a sound of people sucking in a breath of cold air was heard.

On Blue Planet, there is no domestically produced large-scale stand-alone game with a one-time purchase, let alone a pre-sale of 311 million, or even a total sales of 300 million.

“Does this count as an explosion?”

"Of course it's a blast!"

"Then let's quickly make a poster to congratulate them?"

"No, no, no, no, this news can be discussed privately. The specific sales data still needs to wait for the official announcement of Parallel Heavy Color. Please hold back and don't say anything nonsense."

"How can I bear this? You don't know how irritating the trolls online are! I really want to slap them in the face with this data."

"Didn't some idiot say last time that [the total sales of Journey to the West: The Sequel will not exceed 100 million. If it exceeds million, he will eat shit upside down. If it exceeds million, he will eat one pound more]? He posted another post to show off, fuck!"

"Really? Let me take a look." The man said, taking out his mobile phone and finding the post.

The person who wanted to "eat shit while standing upside down" posted a message full of sarcasm: [Don't get upset, you idiots. You should have thought that this day would come.

In the past, the guys would use a CG to pretend to be a real game to deceive you guys, and make you guys climax on the spot. It made me want to laugh when I saw it.

Now, the truth has been exposed when it was tested by the media.

In short, no means no, and it’s useless to be stubborn in the future.

I still say the same thing, if the sales volume doesn’t exceed 100 million, I will stand on my head and eat shit, if it exceeds , I will eat an extra pound, no, I will eat an extra ton! 】

My goodness! After reading this post, these editors all burst out laughing.

"Damn, I see his posts are a bit incoherent, has he eaten too much shit and ruined his brain?"

"Pfft~~ According to the current pre-sale data, he would have to eat 211 tons of it while standing upside down. Where can I find so much for him?"

"Not only that, it's still on pre-sale. Once it's officially released and people play with it more, the sales may go up. I want to see how much he can eat."

"Hey, do you think the pre-sale results will increase tonight? What will the final result be?"

"According to this situation, I estimate that we will have to increase by another 100 million tonight, directly reaching 400 million, and the final result will most likely be around 600 million."

"400 million? I think we can get to 500 million, and the final result will be 800 million."

"It's impossible. 600 million is the ideal situation because pre-sales have already drained the market's potential. Those who should buy have already bought by now, and those who don't will not buy later. There won't be so many new players coming in."

This statement was recognized by others present.

One of them nodded with emotion and said, "Yes, it's a pity, but this time we will definitely not lose money, we can even make a profit, this is good news."

It is good news indeed, and even better news is coming soon.

Los Angeles, USA.

Nancy was looking at the computer with a playful expression.

As she watched, she turned her head to a handsome man next to her and said with a smile: “Walter, I know that there is no woman in this world that you can’t get.”

"Of course, but Aurora is really unattractive and I didn't sleep with her." Upon hearing this, Walter Lanz raised the red wine glass in his hand with some pride.

"There's no need for you to tell me this kind of thing." Nancy rolled her eyes.

At the beginning, after Nancy and Xu Xiyu finished chatting about "Journey to the West: The Sequel", they suddenly had an idea and persuaded Walter Lantz to pick up an IGN female reporter named Aurora (Chapter 602).

The reason for doing this was, firstly, because Walter and Aurora already knew each other.

Secondly, in addition to being a game reporter, Aurora is also one of the original members of DI. She usually speaks of diversity and is proud of it when she speaks. She is an extremely anti-male player.

But later, this extremely anti-male contestant actually sold paid custom content on Onlyfans because of gambling debts.

Unfortunately, due to her average looks and lack of fame, she cannot compete with other "welfare girls" in the fierce market, so few people subscribe to her.

So, Nancy used other channels to sponsor Aurora and asked Aurora to criticize "Journey to the West: The Sequel".

Aurora has lived up to her funding and has been opposing "Journey to the West: The Sequel" online.

After the media released the scores yesterday, some people pretended to have played the game without being qualified to review it, and gave "Journey to the West: The Sequel" the lowest score of all - 5 points.

And because she is a game reporter at IGN headquarters, everyone mistakenly thought that this was IGN's rating, causing IGN to urgently refute the rumor, saying that their rating has not yet been announced and that this was Aurora's personal behavior.

But regardless of whether it is a personal matter or not, everyone still blames IGN for this.

Aurora herself also claimed that she represented the views of most game editors of IGN, especially those with the surname Neodymium and those with different surnames, on this game.

IGN did not deny this.

It was IGN's non-denial that once again emboldened Aurora, who kept posting online to criticize "Journey to the West: The Sequel".

To be honest, the most common posts are things like [This is the worst game I have ever seen. I emphasize again that any independent woman should boycott it, and any man who respects the woman should also boycott it].

The content is just old stuff anyway, so don't expect these people to talk about having a "rich vocabulary" because they simply don't have that kind of literary quality.

"I hope that in a short period of time, I can give her more labels and make her the most representative female game reporter in the West." Nancy knocked on the table.

Before she could reply, she added: "Of course, it's fake. It doesn't need to be implemented. It just needs to have a certain momentum during this period of time."

"Five million dollars, it's totally doable. I can guarantee that she will be the representative of gaming journalists for the next week."

"too expensive!"

"Four million is fine."

"One million. I just need to make her have enough 'reputation' within three days after the release of Journey to the West: The Sequel." Nancy quoted a price directly. "No problem." Walter did not bargain any more. He was a broker, and he just wanted to make some money.

However, he still asked curiously, "I don't understand why you want to praise her? You know, this person has many flaws and she can be ruined easily."

"It is precisely because she has flaws that it is easier for me to control her."

"One more thing, aren't you and that Leo good friends? Why are you criticizing his game behind his back?"

"If I say that this bastard deceived my feelings and made me hate him because of love, would you believe me?" Nancy lied deliberately.

"I don't believe it. It must be because his philosophy conflicts with your Blue Donkey's." Walter Lanz shook his head.

"You're so smart," Nancy said, glancing at the computer.

On the computer screen, there is a short video of Aurora kneeling and shouting "Daddy f**k me".

This video was posted by Aurora on OnlyFans before. Of course, it is no longer there. Ever since Nancy sponsored her, Aurora has no longer been a "welfare girl".

However, it doesn't matter whether she is the winner or not, because Walter Lantz has filmed a film with richer content.

Don't get me wrong, these are not pornographic videos, but just a few chat clips.

During this chat, Aurora said a lot of explosive things. For example, she made a lot of extremely offensive remarks about "discriminating against the right people."

These things will give her a real fatal blow. After all, in foreign countries, obscene content is nothing.

Thinking of this, Nancy stretched and began to look forward to the drama of "Aurora holding high the banner of independence and correctness, fiercely criticizing "Journey to the West: The Sequel", and then her other side in private being exposed."

"This will definitely add fuel to the popularity of Journey to the West: The Sequel." Nancy murmured to herself.

On this side, she planned to add popularity to "Journey to the West: The Sequel", while on the other side, some teams were thinking of taking advantage of the popularity.

"You mean, to spread the news about the head-to-head battle between Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and Journey to the West: The Sequel?"

"Yes."

"But our Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is an FPS game, which is totally different from Journey to the West: The Sequel! What's the point of competing?"

"That's why we want to hype up the showdown. If they were in the same category, there would still be competition. Now there is no competition, so we won't lose at all."

After that, without waiting for a reply, he excitedly said: “Oh my God, do you know how popular Journey to the West: The Sequel is now?

As long as we spend a little bit of money to hype up the topic of the duel, we can get involved in every bit of popularity and every bit of news about Journey to the West: The Sequel! "

"Yes, this is a genius idea. As you know, China's stand-alone games have never been successful, and this time, Journey to the West: The Sequel will also fail.

By then, we will be able to gain a topic popularity that beats "Journey to the West: The Sequel" and "that damn Leo". With this popularity, the influence of our "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" will be even greater. "

"In that case, what are we waiting for? Hurry, do it!" the leading man ordered.

After giving the order, he seemed to have thought of something and shouted, "Can anyone find out what the pre-sale results of that damn Journey to the West: The Sequel are now?"

"We can only find out about the PS platform," one person responded.

After all, "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" is a Sony game, but Sony is too big, and there is actually no "relationship" between different projects.

"Then go find out the pre-sale numbers for the PS... Never mind, it's meaningless, let's just hype up the showdown."

This statement made everyone present feel relieved. They actually didn't want to waste time asking questions, and the extra work didn't pay much.

Who the hell cares how "Journey to the West: The Sequel" sells?
Parallel heavy color people care.

Another day passed.

August 9 at 2am.

The newly updated data was placed in front of the senior executives of Parallel Chongcai.

Chief Planner Lin Zhenyu looked at the data that was specially put into the envelope to increase the sense of ceremony. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva and said to Chief Artist Lu Yan: "You can open it."

"I won't tear it down. You are the main planner, so you should tear it down." Lu Yan immediately shook his head.

Actually, they didn’t dare to look at the data before, for fear that their “faith would be shattered” after looking at it.

But after yesterday’s pre-sale sales of 311 million, the two instantly gained confidence.

However, along with confidence comes a "fear of gain and loss" mentality. They expect sales to increase, but are also afraid that sales will not reach higher levels.

It is difficult to understand the complex feelings involved unless you are involved.

In this way, the two of them pushed each other, and Lu Jiu, who was sitting next to them, couldn't hold it anymore.

She reached out and took the envelope, complaining: "I don't know what you are pushing. It's just to look at the data. This envelope won't bite people. Why dare not open it?"

"What do you know?" Lu Yan rolled his eyes.

"I really don't understand. Who can understand how you can..." Lu Jiu was stunned as he spoke.

Because the envelope had been opened by her while she was talking.

The numbers above made her eyes, nostrils, and mouth open wide at the same time.

This expression made Lin Zhenyu and Lu Yan's eyes light up instantly.

But the next second, they both felt a jolt at the same time, and thought to themselves: Could it be that the data is worse than yesterday?

"How much?" Lin Zhenyu asked with anticipation and a little worry.

Lu Jiu did not answer, but made a 1 gesture to Lin Zhengyu.

Seeing this gesture, Lin Zhengyu felt a huge sense of happiness. He stood up and said in surprise: "Another increase of one million? Brothers and sisters, another increase of one million!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of cheers and shouts in the office.

"That means the pre-sale sales have reached 400 million. That's good. With this data as a basis, there will be no problem in making back our investment. It all depends on how much profit we make next." Lin Zhengyu was so happy that he wanted to spin around with Lu Yan.

But Lu Jiu interrupted him and said, "It didn't increase by one million, it doubled."

This sentence seemed to press the pause button for the office.

Everyone who was celebrating was stunned and turned to look at Lu Jiu's movements, like a robot without oil.

"How much did you say?" Lu Yan asked in disbelief.

Lu Jiu still didn't answer, but turned the envelope over and saw a row of numbers clearly written on it.

【Total pre-sale sales: 6】

Quiet.

Everyone held their breath when looking at this number.

Only Lu Yan slowly came forward and stretched out his fingers to count like a primary school student.

"One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, one hundred thousand, one million..." After counting to this point, Lu Yan muttered quietly as if talking to himself, "Six million and ten thousand?"

The next second, the whisper turned into an excited roar: "F*ck! Six million and one hundred thousand!!!"

This cry of "Fuck" is like the "Awooo~~~" shouted by wolves when they are calling their companions.

The other people in the office were led to shout "wolf" together.

It's just that the wolf is "Awoo~~Awoo~~Awoo~~",
And they...

"Fuck!"

"Fuck!!"

"Fuck!!!"

(End of this chapter)