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Chapter 242 needs no explanation.

Chapter 242 needs no explanation.
Late June.

Temperatures have risen significantly.

Summer has officially arrived.

Suddenly, there were many eye-catching young ladies wearing short skirts on the street.

Tang Yao sees several of them every day on her way to work.

These past few days have been so white, so long... no, so hot.

The entire gaming industry is also very popular.

Although it's still not very obvious.

But everyone can see that the entire gaming industry is undergoing an unprecedented structural transformation.

Those traditional big companies that never focused on mobile games have suddenly realized that mobile games, which have been hyped for so long, are now... actually taking off.

Because of a little-known company—Avalon!

Lately, this name has been heard almost every day in the entire gaming industry!

They launched three mobile games! Their game *Yun* entered the top-grossing app stores overseas! *Fantasy Journey to the West* gained a huge popularity boost due to its co-operation with their subsidiary ANF! Their *Hearthstone* is incredibly popular! Their *Hearthstone* launched its open beta! Their *Hearthstone* had a phenomenal first day of open beta popularity! Their *Hearthstone* hosted a tournament! Their tournament attracted countless players! They dominated the tournament…

Anyway.

The gaming industry.

There's a constant stream of news about this company.

The more news there is about them, the more popular their games become.

The more anxious their peers become.

Rather, the entire gaming industry is gripped by a collective anxiety.

Because Avalon, a little-known company, suddenly achieved the level that many manufacturers struggle for more than ten years to reach, all through mobile games.

The mobile game market was suddenly ignited.

The problem is that almost all the major companies were unprepared.

Even if someone had the foresight to see that FGO was already making preparations... at most they would just have arranged for a few project teams to follow suit and test the waters.

Jiuxiao is the fastest progressing and is at the forefront.

However, Jiuxiao's "Starry Sky Poems" still hasn't dared to be released for public testing. Shen Lun gritted his teeth, but in the end, he still didn't let his own game become cannon fodder.

As for the reason... it's very simple.

Avoid their sharp edge!

A stark consensus is forming: while others are still debating whether or not to make mobile games, Avalon has already defined the rules of mobile gaming.

They've even built up their own distribution channels... just look at the popularity of the Hearthstone tournaments they host on their own website.

They now have promising mobile games and distribution channels for them.

None of this has anything to do with those established, large companies.

Watching them make a fortune!
It's a huge sum of money in a field I've never even been involved in before!

How can big companies not be anxious?! This is even worse than losing money!! At least if you lose money, you can make it back in other ways!!

In fact.

Games like Hearthstone haven't even officially launched yet, but they've already shown signs of becoming hits.

Major game companies quickly realized what was happening, and many new PC game projects were abandoned. Meanwhile, the original mobile trial projects were transformed into strategic product lines. The organizational structure of the R&D departments was reorganized overnight, and the previously marginalized mobile game departments suddenly received large budget allocations.

They just didn't expect it.

I underestimated Avalon!

The sheer popularity of the tournaments they organize is astounding, not to mention the popularity of the game after its official launch.

This scene was incredibly exciting.

Many executives from major companies are now green with envy. Those who were interested have no more reservations and are starting to aggressively increase their investment in mobile games, trying to replicate Avalon's success and become the next 'player' in the mobile game market.

It's just a bit difficult to catch up in the short term, because Avalon has already gone quite far.

Shen Lun's long-cherished hope for early-stage mobile game market advantages ultimately went to Avalon.

The entire mobile game market suddenly became as hot as the weather!
Those industry leaders started studying Avalon with envy.

Headhunting firms suddenly became active, and the market value of Avalon employees generally skyrocketed.

As for investment institutions, it's even more outrageous.

Avalon's valuation continues to climb.

Meanwhile, the stock prices of other major game companies collectively plummeted due to mobile games...

Whether we admit it or not.

With the open beta of Hearthstone and the success of Yun overseas, Avalon has indeed become the hottest new star in the domestic game industry!
Many people have also found out about the current situation inside Avalon.

When I learned that the founder was a girl in her early twenties.

Everyone's feelings became complicated.

And among them.

The people with the most complicated feelings are not actually the game company employees.

Instead, it was an investor... Li Xue's cousin, Lin Shuang.

Evolution Ventures.

Lin Shuang stared at the Avalon-related news on the screen with her hands and feet ice-cold, her face full of regret and resentment... and of course, bitterness.

at last.

After realizing she couldn't possibly keep up with all the recent news from Avalon, she gave up on continuing, picked up the long-cold black coffee on the table, and took a big gulp.

The bitter taste of coffee melts in your mouth.

But Lin Shuang didn't feel bitter at all, because she felt even more bitter inside...

As an investor, she understood Avalon's value better than anyone else.

Don't say anything else.

Their venture capital investment focus has shifted to mobile games... You can imagine what this company has brought, and you can imagine how popular mobile games are right now.

And this company, Avalon, the hottest newcomer in the gaming industry, was one she clearly had the opportunity to invest in back then!!
It was some middleman who contacted her!

Her cousin introduced her!
And the founder of Avalon was sitting right in front of me! That young and beautiful founder was sitting right in front of me!
But she missed it!
Then, for the sake of that damned pride, she refused to admit that she regretted it and went on to invest in other game companies!
In the end, they gained nothing.

She was also convinced that Avalon's product line was too narrow and that its success was just a flash in the pan!
but now!
What a fleeting phenomenon! What a single product!

They acquired ANF! And they made it a success! They launched three new mobile games at once! Their new games are incredibly popular!

Ah!
Why!

Why did I refuse in the first place?!
Lin Shuang slammed the cup down, and as she thought about it, she couldn't help but start thinking about regretting it again.

no way.

If it weren't for that meeting, perhaps she would only be amazed by Avalon's success, or perhaps she would only be thinking about replicating its success!

But after that meeting, she couldn't calm down.

Because the opportunity was right in front of her at that time.

In fact.

Lin Shuang hasn't slept well since Avalon released those three new games.

Every night, lying in bed, in the quiet of the night, she would think of that meeting and then couldn't help but slap herself.

Go ahead and vote! Give her the money!!!
And so it has come to this day.

Even before the night was deep and quiet, she wanted to slap herself.

"Why."

Lin Shuang stared at the screen with a bitter expression: "What am I thinking? It was worth millions back then, and now even if someone is willing to invest, I can't get involved. Why is my cousin so lucky? Why..."

she murmured.

The office air conditioning was on full blast, but it couldn't quell the turmoil in her heart... and the regret.

……

at the same time.

Avalon.

The recent turmoil has affected not only external factors.

In fact, Avalon was also affected internally.

Headhunters poaching people, investment firms inquiring about investment intentions, and people even wanting to interview... it's outrageous.

This is compounded by the fact that the company has been very busy lately.

This kept Li Xue and Tang Yao, two sisters with very different yet equally dazzling personalities, extremely busy.

But the good thing is.

The impact isn't too significant.

Moreover, things are going well in Avalon lately, and these minor setbacks are just minor troubles.

soon.

Avalon then stabilized.

Tang Yao finally had some free time... and started watching the highlights of Si Jinliang's commentary on the matches.

"A professional commentator must dare to make judgments!"

Si Jinliang's roar was deafening: "Let me be blunt! Given the current situation, the Fire Demon Spell has to be scrapped! All the components are ready! All that's missing is the Fire Demon!"

"Sinking to the bottom? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!! Even if I were playing, this wouldn't happen!"

then.

Players who use the Fire Mage build haven't actually drawn it.

The fire demon has truly sunk to the bottom.

These are the last two...

The chat exploded! And the live stream's entertainment value exploded too...

Besides these, there are many other memorable scenes.

It can be considered a combined edition.

Si Jinliang truly understands card games, including Hearthstone, which is why his commentary is genuinely entertaining.

But perhaps because he was so familiar with it, he often made certain judgments.

But luck is sometimes unreasonable.

For example, in this competition, Si Jinliang had really bad luck... He was proven wrong countless times.

Every time I see him make a confident judgment based on the current situation, only to be proven wrong, the comedic effect is off the charts.

As the number of times one's face is proven wrong increases.

Players' attitudes have changed from "I want third-rate commentators, I want pretty girls" to "Isn't this a streamer who dares to make judgments?"

I've come to like this commentator who dares to make judgments.

Therefore, during the break in the competition.

Various live stream clips then appeared.

"……Hahaha."

Tang Yao burst into laughter upon seeing this.

...So this is what it's like to laugh at others.

I'm so glad I didn't agree to do the commentary!

Soon, the combined edition finished airing.

Tang Yao forced a smile, scrolled to the comments section, and found it was quite lively.

Various jokes and memes.

Yes.

Although Hearthstone has only been in open beta for a short time, related memes and cultural elements have already emerged.

This can be considered evidence of the game's popularity.

I can only say I was very lucky.

Despite some minor modifications, this excellent game with a solid foundation ultimately achieved success! And a huge success at that!

The first day's revenue wasn't as exaggerated as FGO's.

Because of Avalon's efforts in cultivating the mobile game market, players have now seen and experienced a great deal.

Fortunately, the player base has also increased.

This, coupled with the mutual promotion among the card players, further fueled the problem.

Based on current trends, Hearthstone's revenue in its first month is expected to exceed one billion!
Although this figure is not much compared to the net income of the top three companies, which often reaches tens of billions.

But how long has Avalon been around? And how many games does it have?

How many games do major game companies have?
Moreover, this isn't a PC game that's been in development for a long time, but a mobile game!

This is also the reason why large companies are anxious.

Because it’s really scary!

"We've finally gained a foothold."

I watched it for a while.

Tang Yao finally turned off the video, smiled softly, then leaned back in her chair and stretched, revealing her full and exquisite figure.

You can see it.

She was very relaxed.

Because Avalon has completely established itself.

First came FGO, then Hearthstone. The revenue of Fantasy Westward Journey, co-operated by ANF, is comparable to that of established PC games.

"Yun" has been successfully exported overseas.

Hearthstone is preparing to go global.

In this situation, even if Tang Yao does nothing... Avalon will never be short of money for several years.

Not only will they not lack money.

Tang Yao could even indulge herself and make a few games she wanted, and splurge a little.

Even if it's a waste of money, given the current popularity of Avalon's two online games, it'll be enough to keep them going for a long time.

"What a spendthrift..."

Tang Yao leaned back in her chair, pushed the office chair back slightly, and gently swayed her long, shapely legs together as she fell into deep thought.

Of course, it's impossible for me to squander money.

but.

Next, Avalon's direction.

Tang Yao really hadn't decided yet.

foreseeable.

Now that Avalon has made such a big splash, it's no longer possible for them to quietly make a fortune. The mobile game market is about to enter a fierce battle phase.

Traditional manufacturers will realize this and immediately begin to develop mobile games.

At this stage, should Avalon continue developing mobile games, maintain the popularity of existing games, or pursue both simultaneously?

This requires a decision.

Tang Yao actually prefers to maintain the popularity of existing games, because while continuing to develop mobile games is possible, it would be difficult to achieve a breakthrough. It's not that she can't think of good mobile games, but rather that mobile hardware is still developing, making it difficult to create mobile games that will truly impress players.

In the later stages of the Hearthstone project, in addition to considering balance issues, the team racked their brains to figure out how to use techniques such as layering of details to adapt to mobile devices with different performance levels.

It can be said that they went to great lengths.

But this is the limit. If you want to make mobile games with even better presentation, you'll have to wait.

Wait for improvements in mobile phone hardware.

In Tang Yao's previous life, mobile games, to some extent, greatly propelled the iteration of mobile phone hardware.

Currently, Avalon is the only company, so it can't achieve this much. However, since all game developers are optimistic about mobile games, that's a different story.

But this will take time.

the most important is.

Tang Yao was a little tired. With the success of Hearthstone, she had entered a period of reflection... She didn't really want to continue drawing pretty girls anymore; she wanted to draw something else.

In addition, she was also worried about whether the mobile game industry would face a severe downturn and whether the pressure of obtaining game licenses would come.

What if the game you painstakingly created can't be launched?

That's actually quite frustrating.

Therefore, her idea was to wait until the competition among numerous manufacturers reached a fever pitch.

Mobile hardware has reached a new level.

Avalon should probably focus on making mobile games again.

At this stage, Avalon is maintaining the popularity of its existing games while trying to develop in other directions to accumulate experience.

In fact, UNDERTALE was also a product born from this idea.

only.

To be honest, this game isn't very large in scale. It's good for testing the waters, enriching the ANF game library, and building a good reputation at the same time.

However, it's basically impossible for this game to generate significant revenue or experience.

So, perhaps we could make another commercial game?
But if we don't make mobile games, what should we do?

PC game?

Not quite right.

Do you want to make single-player games?
Thinking of this, Tang Yao paused her gently swaying, shapely legs, and thought it was actually quite good.

Currently, mobile hardware cannot support fully 3D mid-to-heavyweight games.

But one day it will be able to support it.

Moreover, it will become the mainstream in the future.

Based on Tang Yao's experience in her previous life, this will become the mainstream.

So, why not try making a small-scale 3D single-player game and accumulate some experience?
Although PC and consoles are completely different from mobile devices.

But some things are common to all.

What can we do?

Tang Yao frowned slightly, not having any good ideas for the moment.

Because compared to mobile games, the investment and workload of single-player games are on a completely different level.

So there are still risks involved in doing it for the first time.

She also needs to be careful; she can't just randomly choose a game that was popular in her previous life.

At the very least, the size cannot be too large.

Oh, and the visuals can't be too important either.

Tang Yao didn't believe that Avalon could create a visually stunning single-player game on their first attempt, so it would be best to focus on gameplay as the main selling point.

Ok……

I have absolutely no ideas!
Until I get off work.

Tang Yao couldn't think of a suitable game.

These past few days, as the new game has gotten on track, she has stopped working overtime.

After all, I still need to take care of my younger sister's feelings... and her summer vacation is coming up soon.

Nine o'clock in the evening.

bathroom.

The misty water vapor condensed into fine water droplets on the mirror surface.

Tang Yao reached out and wiped away a clear area, then stood in front of the mirror. She had thought that taking a shower would make her thoughts clearer, but unfortunately, she still couldn't come up with a completely suitable game.

There were a few suitable options, but she had some reservations and hadn't made a complete decision.

She had no choice but to give up for the time being. She took off the towel that barely covered her graceful body curves and upright feminine features, lifted up her heavy and firm body, changed her clothes in a brisk manner, and walked out of the bathroom.

Come to the living room.

Tang Xun was sitting on the sofa, curling up her long, fair legs, looking at her phone.

Footsteps are heard.

She looked up at her sister, who had just finished taking a shower.

Tang Yao's long, black hair was still damp, and her jade-like cheeks were still glistening with water droplets, making her look fresh and lovely.

Because I had just taken a shower.

She was dressed very lightly, wearing a tank top that accentuated her full curves, which rose and fell slightly with her breath, revealing her slender, white waist; and her shapely legs under her hot pants were white and straight, without an ounce of fat, and gleamed with a captivating luster under the lights.

If Tang Yao was timid and reserved outside, she was completely uninhibited at home.

How do you feel comfortable?

After all, only my younger sister can see it...

Tang Xun looked at her dazzling older sister with a complicated expression, gently pursing her cherry lips. She felt that her older sister was becoming more and more charming as time went by.

She was stunned for a moment when she saw it, let alone others.

And even disregarding appearance.

My older sister is still incredibly wealthy...

Although Tang Yao repeatedly said that she could not get married, Tang Xun was still worried.

I'm worried she's been scammed...

"Kaoru, why are you looking at me like that?"

Tang Yao casually swept her wet long hair to one side, water droplets dripping from the ends onto her delicate collarbone.

She casually adjusted her bra strap, then hummed a song softly as she walked over and sat down next to her sister, still carrying the warm scent of her post-shower body.

"No."

Tang Xun shook her head, then got up, found a towel, and started drying Tang Yao's hair.

Tang Yao didn't press the matter further, but instead changed the subject: "When do you get your summer vacation?"

"Next week...what's going on?"

"That's it."

With her back to Tang Xun, Tang Yao suddenly asked, "Want to go out and play?"

Tang Xun paused, "Hmm?"

Tang Yao chuckled and said, "Didn't I promise you last time that I'd spend a few days with you after I finished my work?"

The two sisters depended on each other since childhood.

Although Tang Xun usually appears aloof and cold, she is actually very attached to her older sister.

Tang Yao gradually realized this as well.

Previously, Tang Xun would stay at home alone every summer vacation, reading or playing on her phone... It was quite lonely.

However, Tang Yao had to work to earn money at that time, so there was no other way...

But now that there's a solution, she plans to take a few days off during the summer vacation to spend time with Kaoru, once she's established herself in Avalon.

While you're at it, think carefully about what kind of game you want to make.

Tang Xun was silent for a moment, then whispered, "Where do you want to go?"

"Where do you want to go? It's so hot now, the beach?"

"No! Absolutely not to go to the beach!"

"Uh...why?"

"No reason."

"Okay, I don't really want to go to the beach either. There are too many people, and it would be awkward to leave you alone in your swimsuit."

"I'm wearing this all by myself???"

"What else? I'm not going to wear it anyway."

“…No!”

"Okay, where to?"

"..."

Tang Xun paused in wiping her long hair, then looked at her sister's back and whispered, "Should we go to Sakura Prefecture? There are many hot spring hotels there. I heard that some of them are enclosed and have private courtyards and natural hot spring pools."

Tang Yao was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then immediately agreed: "Okay."

"..."

Tang Xun looked at her sister, who had her back to her, and smiled faintly, thinking that she would object...

She leaned closer to her older sister, inhaling the faint fragrance emanating from her, and silently murmured, "My sister is so kind."

the other side.

Tang Yao didn't think that much about it.

She really doesn't like beaches, especially now, she feels like it's super troublesome.

Private hot spring pools are different.

Just in time to relax...

and many more.

As Tang Yao was thinking, she suddenly realized something was wrong. She turned her head slightly and asked suspiciously, "Xun, you don't still remember taking a bath together during the New Year, do you? Is that why you mentioned the hot spring?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xun looked at her sister's fair and beautiful profile and felt slightly relieved.

Turns out, even my own sister isn't so easy to fool...

"Who told you to break your promise and get fat during the New Year?"

"I had a special reason for that."

"What special reason?"

"..."

"You can't say it at all, you're doing it on purpose... that's why you're feeling guilty and thinking about it now."

"I don't!"

Tang Yao wanted to explain, but the words wouldn't come out.

Because that's why she remembered the promise she made during the Chinese New Year.

The main reason is that she stood Li Xue up again recently...