You said you were going to make games, how did you become the richest man without doing anything?

Chapter 128 Where Are We Going, Dad? (Please Order)
But the old couple didn't ask any more questions and planned to have a good chat after Lu Yu returned home.

Liu Mengyuan stood quietly by, watching the family of three interact, his eyes full of envy.

She grew up under Liu Lan's strict control and had never felt such an atmosphere. Her father had never accompanied her growing up. This scene in front of her was a luxury for her.

After hanging up the video call,
"I want to eat the braised pork ribs you made tonight." Liu Mengyuan said mischievously.

"Oh, I'm a bit lazy. How about ordering takeout?" Lu Yu stretched.

"Mr. Lu, you don't want your parents to know that you are such an adult and still read those doujinshi, right?" Liu Mengyuan said with a wicked smile.

"Didn't you throw the book away? There's no evidence."

"How do you know? I didn't take any photos with my phone as evidence?" she continued to hum.

Good guy...

Lu Yu said helplessly: "Okay, okay, for Dabai's sake, let's eat soy sauce spare ribs tonight."

"Great!" Liu Mengyuan was secretly happy.

As the saying goes, secrecy is the strongest bond.
Humph, I finally have something on you, boy.

……

After finishing a satisfying meal of pork ribs, Liu Mengyuan returned to the master bedroom.

Her eyes rested on a small wooden box.

Gently opening it, there was an antique sachet inside, exuding a faint grapefruit scent, which complemented Liu Mengyuan's body fragrance.

Her fingers gently stroked the sachet, her expression melancholy.

One side of the sachet is engraved with the ancient Chinese character "Liu", while the ancient characters on the other side are so blurred that they are difficult to recognize.

Lu Yu walked in with a bottle of lemonade, looked at the sachet curiously, and said with a smile:
"This thing is quite exquisite. What are the words on the other side?"

"I don't know." Liu Mengyuan smiled helplessly and put the sachet back into the wooden box.

"This is what my father left me. He left home completely when I was eight years old. Before he left, he gave me this sachet and said it was a talisman to protect me.

As for his whereabouts, my mother never told me, and my father never came home to visit us. Fourteen years have passed in a flash."

Lu Yu was quite surprised. It was the first time that Liu Mengyuan took the initiative to mention his father in front of him.

Unspeakable thoughts emerged in her eyes, and she stroked the wooden box with her hands.

"I still don't know where my father went, but I have never given up looking for him."

Lu Yu asked curiously: "Any clues?"

Liu Mengyuan narrowed his eyes and recalled:

“My dad must have good painting skills. When I was a child, I saw him often painting landscapes everywhere, and people would come to buy his paintings.

So, my father's livelihood should be related to painting.

Besides, how can I remember my home…”

As he was speaking, Liu Mengyuan suddenly stopped, frowning slightly, as if he was trying hard to recall some forgotten details of his childhood.

Her subconscious mind told her that this detail was very important to her life!

But after thinking for a moment, she gave up.

"The details are so vague, but because it was so long ago, I can't remember it clearly. Every time I try to recall it, my head hurts so much."

Lu Yu comforted: "It's okay, take your time."

He sighed in his heart, thinking that having lost his father's love and with a very strict mother, Liu Mengyuan's childhood must have been quite lonely.

He learned about another unknown side of this girl.

Is this further proof of the relationship between the two people?

……

On Monday, Liu Mengyuan was at her workstation, looking composed and at ease. Li Hongmei found her.

"Boss Liu, our company is facing another online controversy. Do you want to discuss this with Boss Lu?"

Liu Mengyuan waved his hand:

"It's okay, I'll take a look first."

It turned out that on the homepage of the Youyi platform, there was a link to a D-site video titled "Detailed Review of the Life of a Mouth-Canter: A Vase that Exaggerates."

After clicking on it, the video had been played over 400 million times on Station D within less than half a day of being released.

The uploader is a V-ed self-media account named "Liunian", with his own introduction written next to it:
I am Liunian, the Western Editor of [Zhongyuan Wubian]. I have many years of experience in game review. I pay great attention to the immersion and flow experience of the game. I am good at evaluating the creativity and ideas in the game. I have been active in the game self-media of Douyin and D Station for many years.

After the video started, Liunian wore an Ultraman mask and sat in front of a blue curtain.

"Hello everyone, welcome to the "Game Flow Test".

Today, we’re taking an in-depth look at a highly anticipated game, The Life of a Talking Head.

Before we get started, if you haven’t already, please click the follow button below to follow our channel.”

The screen switched to a live broadcast clip circulating on the Internet, in which Liu Nian began to pause and talk.

"First, let's talk about the core verbal combat system. In this game, all you have to do is select dialogue options to attack your opponent.

But unfortunately, this system is relatively simple and lacks innovation and diversity."

Then, he changed the subject and continued, "In the boss simulator, you can not only choose from a variety of dialogue options to guide your employees, but also further gain their trust through a variety of interactive actions."

Liu Mengyuan sneered slightly. This Liunian was very good at changing concepts. Mouth Cannon Life was obviously a shooting game, but in his mouth it became a galgame where you had to choose dialogue options to pass the level.

Liu Nian continued, “Let’s take a look at the issue of gameplay repetitiveness.

The number of quests and activities in the game is noticeably sparse, and you’ll often find yourself quickly completing tasks on your quest list, which can feel unsatisfying for extended play sessions.”

Liu Mengyuan continued to shake his head.

This is a typical case of generalizing from a single example. The trial version of the game at the exhibition is not the official version. How can we assert that these are the only tasks that will be included in the future?
In the video, the more Liu Nian analyzed, the more disappointed he became:
"Also, the game's balance issues need to be addressed urgently. Some of the "mouth cannon" attributes seem too powerful, making the game too easy. In contrast, the boss simulator is quite well done, and the numerical balance of various employees is very good."

In addition, the urban design of New Afaka is not bad, but it lacks details and is not attractive enough. For example, there are too few objects to interact with in the city.

At the end of the video, Liu Nian smiled at the camera and concluded:

"In short, although 'The Life of a Talking Head' has been a hot topic recently, I still advise everyone not to follow the trend and praise it.

You must be a rational, independent and objective thinker. Otherwise, your blind following will only cause a truly conscientious next-generation work like Boss Simulator to suffer an undeserved stigma.

Refuse to follow the trend, regain your intelligence, and start with me."

Below this video, there was a heated debate among netizens.

Opponents complained:
"Liunian, as a long-time viewer of yours, I have to say that your bias this time was too obvious. At the end, you had to praise the boss simulator and try to drag him down. Is that fun?"

"That's right, this map of Yan State is a bit short."

"You claim to be a veteran player of the Central Plains Five Series, but you haven't personally experienced it. Analyzing it frame by frame based on online livestream clips is truly biased."

"This game is just a demo, you shouldn't be so harsh on me."

As soon as their comments were posted, they were attacked by various water armies supporting Liu Nian:
"Enough with the Peach Guards and Peach Filial Son upstairs. Can you please stop mythicizing Peach Garden? You've gone crazy playing games!"

"I support Liu Nian. This time, his comments are very objective. The verbal attacks in the game are indeed a bit one-dimensional and lack depth."

"That's right. Everyone has the freedom to comment. Why do I have to learn how to refrigerate a refrigerator to comment on it? Do I have to get a chef's license to comment on whether a dish is delicious?"

The other party refuted again:

"Who said he couldn't comment? We said he had to experience it for himself. Why are you searching for enemies in the void and turning into something as fast as the wind?"

But after all, the Youyi platform is the home of Boss Simulator, and soon, the voices supporting Liunian became mainstream.

Li Hongmei looked at these comments and sneered: "Comparing our disadvantages with the advantages of the boss simulator, this self-media must understand Tian Ji's horse racing."

(End of this chapter)