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Chapter 228 Fooling
soon.

The entire audience in the live stream realized what was happening.

They seemed to have discovered some earth-shattering secret, frantically typing out question marks.

Even Shen Lun was temporarily recovered from the shock of 'What the hell is going on with FGO?' and looked at the anime girl illustrations on the screen with some suspicion.

Although we can't see the real person's face, judging from the voice... the voice actor behind it seems to be very young.

She is... the scriptwriter for FGO?

So why do you want to do a live stream?
Isn't this neglecting one's duties? Is this a custom unique to Avalon?
Yes, Shen Lun couldn't understand this.

This was utterly unbelievable to him.

In Jiuxiao's game development team, copywriting and planning have always been relatively unimportant behind-the-scenes roles. Many players don't even know or care who writes the story.

So he simply didn't understand the concept of copywriting live streaming, nor did he understand why the audience was so shocked.

But soon.

He suddenly realized something, and his expression changed.

Although he personally doesn't understand what's so great about the storyline that players are praising in FGO, he has to admit... a female playwright is definitely a gimmick.

Not to mention, this female playwright has a rather pleasant voice and can speak fluently in front of the camera.

As for appearance.

Shen Lun watched the anime girl twisting and turning in the live stream window.

Appearance is not important at all.

As long as the anime/manga/game element remains... as long as the voice is acceptable, whether the appearance is beautiful or ugly doesn't matter.

Is this also part of their marketing strategy?
If that's the case, then this company is truly a marketing genius.

Is he a screenwriter of shoujo manga/anime/manga?
Shen Lun narrowed his eyes, suddenly thinking of an underhanded tactic to deal with FGO.

If we could recruit this person... that would be an incredible sensation.

The hype they generated this time will soon fade away.

As far as he knew, people who were pushed to the forefront could definitely be recruited if the price was high enough.

of course.

Whether this person is a screenwriter or not, and how well the screenplay is written, is completely unimportant; what matters is that it generates buzz.

Think of this.

Shen Lun made a note of another person he wanted to recruit.

Shen Lun, however, thought it was just a gimmick.

Other viewers didn't think so...

Because at this time, the vast majority of viewers watching the live stream were FGO players.

Shen Lun couldn't understand what was so good about the storyline that players were praising in FGO... but they could.

After all, when Shen Lun played FGO, he focused more on the game's external aspects and, most importantly, its profit potential.

As for the plot? Even if the audience raves about it, Shen Lun doesn't think it's that important.

After all, Jiuxiao makes online games, and the power of inertia is strong.

How many online games have paid attention to their storyline?

Tang Yao's death in her previous life as the God of War served as a stark example, showing all game developers that no one cares about the storyline or original content in online games; the most important thing is figuring out how to get players to spend money.

What players care about?

Not at all.

Capital is always capital.

After the initial huge investment in Dou Zhan Shen led to its explosive popularity, it did not generate corresponding revenue. Instead, it required a large amount of investment. Tencent's management, which had promised not to interfere with the game and only to ensure its reputation, immediately changed their minds and demanded that the game's operation be adjusted and that a high-value microtransaction system be added.

He even publicly questioned the production team, saying, "We've spent so much money on you to make this kind of product. We might as well have invested in real estate and earned more than you!"
And it's pretty much the same here.

If any developer within Jiuxiao tells Shen Lun that they want to make a game that focuses on its storyline, or that they want to make a fun game where monetization and revenue models are secondary, Shen Lun will tell them to get lost!
Because this completely contradicts his understanding.

But players are different.

And coincidentally, FGO is a game that uses its storyline as its selling point...

Whether it's the observation route in FGO or the main storyline, viewers watching the live stream at this point, if not able to recite it by heart, would at least be very familiar with the plot if they played the game.

Now you're telling them that these storylines were written by the voice actors who are currently broadcasting live?
ha?
This news is so unexpected. It's not that female screenwriters can't write good stories.

Rather, the current state of the gaming industry is male-dominated, and players assume that writers are male, which leads to a fixed impression among players.

This is a cognitive bias caused by the industry environment.

So hearing this news now feels especially disconcerting.

Most importantly, while FGO's storyline is generally restrained, it does have elements that pander to otaku.

And now this scriptwriter is still here, wearing a suit, doing a live stream...

This makes the contrast even stronger.

"Holy crap, I thought only bald old men could understand us anime fans so well, is this for real?"

the other side.

Behind the camera.

Seeing these comments, Tang Yao felt utterly hopeless.

Everything was fine just now, and then Li Xue suddenly opened the box...

Actually, this isn't a big deal... If Avalon continues to develop, her identity will definitely come out of the dark.

So she has already taken a more relaxed view of this matter.

Especially after I've completely gotten used to my new identity during this period.

But she never intended to admit to any other identity besides being the owner of Avalon... Although revealing other identities wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing; in fact, it might even be more beneficial than harmful.

After all, she knew that her identity was a good gimmick.

But she doesn't need that gimmick at all! The games she makes are enough to make Avalon stand out!
Why make trouble for yourself!

She didn't debut as an idol...

So she pretended not to see the barrage of questions filling the screen.

If they absolutely refuse to admit it, then it's uncertain...

At the same time, they changed the subject: "Actually, there's some new information about the 1.6 storyline..."

The transition was just too abrupt.

People who were just happy to be able to leave work are now talking about new information.

The audience certainly noticed.

[Haha, I have a feeling this young lady is a bit guilty, she seemed like she was about to leave work right away.]

[That sudden change of topic was way too obvious!]

【…】

Tang Yao ignored the teasing comments and continued to talk about the information in version 1.6.

Ok.

Actually, this segment wasn't originally supposed to be included, so she started making it up.

The results were alright.

After all, although the fact that Tang Yao is a scriptwriter is quite a contrast, it's not something that's particularly hard to understand.

Moreover, the vast majority of players... know very little about the internal workings of Avalon, and only assume that Tang Yao is one of the writers and planners of FGO.

This is not surprising at all.

Although most people don't know much about game development, they do know that online games usually have a lot of writers and designers. Some are responsible for the main storyline, some for side quests, and some for character descriptions.

This, coupled with Li Xue's realization that she had spoken out of turn, made her feel somewhat guilty.

They began to try their best to play the supporting role, with the two beautiful girls singing and responding in harmony, accompanied by a novel live streaming format.

Soon, many players' attention was diverted.

Tang Yao mainly wanted to divert attention by starting to demonstrate the leather suit she had been too embarrassed to show earlier.

The audience here had never seen anything like this before. When they saw the anime girl on the screen constantly changing her appearance, from shy to angry to chibi-style, they exclaimed how cute she was.

They just fooled me.

(End of this chapter)