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

Chapter 358: The Five Central Plains Parts Break the Defense and Retreat, Daji's Dark Depravity, and Wu Liang's End (2 in 1 Order)

With the explosive popularity of "The Last Stand", all the self-media that had previously made sarcastic comments about this game were hit by the boomerang.

The first to be affected were Thomas and Daji.

A large number of people who like to laugh have flocked to the comment section of the video of these two people to mock them:
"Haha, Miss Daji, Defense of the Lost Ark is a huge hit right now! Are you still going to mock me? Also, it seems like your recent reviews have all been off the mark. If you keep this up, you'll lose your credibility."

"Although you're being very conceited, I think you're wrong this time. You said Taoyuan Township has no FPS experience, but their game is a top-selling title right now. And you should be aware of the recent performance of your sponsor's national game, right?"

"Oh, right, right, right. Taoyuan Township's promotional posters were made after three years of studying graphic design. Taoyuan Township's games were all rushed out, but competitors can't even beat Taoyuan Township. Who's really disgraced?"

"I used to enjoy watching your show because you looked okay, but now I'm really disappointed in you. Because of your slander, I almost missed out on a good game from Taoyuan Township twice. I even listened to your recommendation and played CrossFire: Reverse War Heroes, but ended up being bombarded with bugs. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

"My comment is, stop reviewing games and just focus on making cute home dance videos and giving out gifts."

After all, Daji is a beautiful girl, so the players were somewhat lenient with her, but they showed no mercy to Thomas:

"That's enough. Ever since 'Cat Girl Paradise Adventure', you've been causing trouble for Taoyuan Township. Look at every time you've been met with setbacks. Are you stupid?"

"It seems that when people are pretending, they have no brains."

"It's so funny. Every time you mock Taoyuan Township, you're just making fun of yourself. Do you think the Taoyuan Township officials have ever paid any attention to you?"

"Everyone, come and look at this unauthorized editor. Every time he publishes a game review, he's always contradicting himself. My neighbor's kids know more about games than this guy. Could this really be a fake editor who doesn't understand games? No way, no way?"

……

At this time, in a rental apartment in the imperial capital,

Daji sat in front of the computer, head down, brows furrowed, browsing the angry comments from netizens,

Her fingers tightly gripped the mouse, staring blankly at the screen with a heavy expression.
Her mood hit rock bottom, her eyes began to become confused and gradually lost focus.

"Why, why did all my attack strategies fail?"

"This is not right, this is not common sense. Making games requires basic common sense.
Where's the promised lousy promotion and marketing? Where's the promised boring train attendant simulator?
Mr. Lu from Taoyuan Township, why don't you follow the routine?"

She kept biting her lips and began to doubt her life.

"Could it be that what they said is true and I actually don't understand games at all?"

"Over the years, I've only attracted these LSPs because of my good looks and big body..."

Tears began to well up in her eyes unconsciously, but she tried hard to hold back her emotions and not let them fall.

Afterwards, her eyes became completely dull and empty.

"Yes, that's right. All of this is my own fault. This is the punishment I deserve. I should fall into depravity..."

The next day, Daji cleared all the game review videos from her account over the years.
Then released a home dance video:
《Hello everyone, I am your little devil Daji, welcome to get to know me again! 》

In the video, Daji is wearing a sexy little devil outfit. The black tight top wraps her plump curves, the deep V-neckline outlines her collarbone, and her shoulders are slightly revealed.

She wore a leather miniskirt with the hem fluttering slightly, highlighting her slender waist and plump hip curves.

The slits on both sides of the skirt reach up to the white thighs, making it impossible to look away.

Daji sat on the ground like a duck, the fox ears on her head moved, her big furry tail held up her skirt, her eye makeup was rich and charming, and her lips were bright and attractive.

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!"

The LSPs in front of the screen were completely excited and talked about it:
"That's not right. What's going on with Daji? I remember a fan asked her to cosplay a sexy fox, and she blocked the person herself. She even swore she was a serious gaming media outlet and not someone who sells her looks. How did she become like this now?"

"The one upstairs, stop talking nonsense and just tell me whether you like it or not?"

Ding-ling~Ding-ling~Ding-ling~
Daji shook her delicate body, and the silver bell on her neck made a crisp sound. Her eyes became deeper and more charming, telling of endless temptation.

In front of the camera, her arms caressed her body, her eyes were full of affection, and a playful smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Daji will always be your little devil~"

The barrage is flooding the screen like crazy:

"Ohhhhhhhhhhh, that's great~"

"Female Bodhisattva!"

"mom!"

Daji's eyes were completely empty, and she silently repeated the same words in her heart:

"There's nothing to be afraid of anymore..."

After the video was released, except for Wu Ya, the other three editors of the Central Plains Editors all sent messages to Daji anxiously.

Southern editor Thomas: "Boss Daji, you can't admit defeat!"

Beibian Jianfeng: "Yes, Boss, have you forgotten our Huashan Alliance? The five branches of the Central Plains, we all prosper together and suffer together!"

Xibian Liunian: "Please, Big Sister, lead the brothers to charge again!"

Southern Editor Thomas: "By the way, the Tokyo Game Show is coming up in September. I heard the organizing committee invited Taoyuan Township to participate. That show is full of foreign blockbusters, and Taoyuan Township has no competitiveness. We can definitely do something to prevent Taoyuan Township from coming to Taiwan!"

Everyone kept sending messages to Daji, but all their messages fell on deaf ears.

After a while, Daji sent a message:
"Let's disband the Central Plains Group of Five completely."

……

In the following days, the disheartened editors, North and West, issued statements announcing their withdrawal from the field of game reviews and their transformation into technology bloggers and lifestyle bloggers.

At the same time, there is a two-story rental villa by the West Lake in Suzhou and Hangzhou.

A man around 27 years old was playing the video of Daji dancing the house dance on his laptop over and over again.

"Schoolmate Daji...oh, schoolmate..."

After a moment, he threw a pile of white toilet paper into the trash can, then lit a cigarette and exhaled heavily.

He squinted his eyes and thought about it for a moment, then his cell phone rang.

Thomas's voice came from the other side, with a crying tone:

“Brother Qin, although the Central Plains Fifth Division has been disbanded, we refuse to accept it.

Please, for the sake of our being fellow students in the School of Journalism and Communication, use your influence to help our younger classmates vent their anger!"

The man in front of the computer briefly recalled his student days at the Imperial Capital Media University.

In the School of Journalism, he was two years older than Thomas and Daji.

He had pursued his junior schoolmate Daji back then, but she was not interested.

If I could gain favor by defending my schoolmate, maybe I still have a chance...

The man narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice, "Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Thomas was overjoyed and said quickly, "This is all Mr. Lu from Taoyuan Township's fault!"

……

In the following days, in addition to the impact on those self-media that were paid to smear the film, the popularity of "The Last Stand" also caused the reputation of a well-known public figure to plummet, he is Hollywood director Andrew Stevens.

He had previously accepted an invitation from the public relations department of Longteng Group to criticize "The Last Line" on Weibo.

Unexpectedly, this small business order has now suffered a fierce backlash. A large number of proud Taoyuanxiang fans have gone to Andrew's Weibo to fight back:
"Director Andrew, aren't you being too one-sided? Aren't those B-grade movies you made just about saving the world from the end of the world? Are you trying to vomit about your own work?"

"With this level of skill, no wonder they can't even be nominated for an Oscar. They can only make cheesy B-movies."

"I laughed so hard I cried. You actually said the characters in 'Defense of the Last Hundred' were bland and boring, with no personality?
Kitahara Kensuke is arguably the character with the richest emotional core and growth trajectory among all the new games I've played recently. If you don't understand, please don't say anything nonsense, okay?

"You were so bold as to guess someone's ending was so cliché. I almost believed you at first, but then you got hit in the face by a boomerang, didn't you?"

"I suggest not speaking out in areas you don't understand. Bad money is easy to make, but what's the price?"

Andrew, who was bombarded by netizens, issued an apology statement on Weibo a day later:

Dear Chinese players, hello everyone: I am very sorry that my Weibo post a few days ago caused great trouble to Taoyuanxiang Company and fans.

After investigation, it was found that the person who posted the Weibo post was a temporary operator hired by me to help Longteng's public relations department for personal reasons. I was not aware of it.

After learning the truth, I fired the temporary worker immediately.
I am very dissatisfied with the irresponsible behavior of Longteng Group. I hereby announce that I will cancel all film and television cooperation with Longteng Group!
Also, after playing "The Last Line," I was deeply moved and hope to have the opportunity to collaborate with Taoyuan Township in the future."

After the apology statement was released, people continued to discuss it below:
"Good boy, if something goes wrong it's all the fault of the temporary worker?"

"Ah, right, right, a temporary worker could post on Weibo for you without your permission, and you didn't even know about it after so many days? I believe it."

"I'm dying of laughter. They're still reluctant to give up the Chinese market. They're really good at spitting in one's own face."

……

At the same time, Youyi was also caught in a reputation crisis.

Because of the overly complicated krypton gold system of "Wilderness: Redemption" and the poor experience of Yidiyuan's latex suit, a large number of players have initiated refund applications.

Angry players are still calling 48 to complain about refunds even after the 12315-hour refund period has expired.

"Wild Survivor: Redemption" plummeted in the game sales list, with its hourly peak and daily peak sales falling by 70% year-on-year.

Due to a large number of refunds, the game's total sales volume plummeted from 2000 million copies to 1600 million copies, and is still declining at a visible rate.

What's worse is that Wu Liang recently adopted a radical content update strategy, releasing all the immature content, which had the opposite effect.

Because content is updated too quickly, players frequently encounter game bugs and server crashes.

Therefore, a large number of players made negative comments and complaints on the game store interface:
"You guys charged too much before and the latex was terrible, I won't even mention it, but what's going on with all this lagging now?"

"Not only did you not fix the old issues, you also released a bunch of new weapons and pets. Let me ask the planners, have you ever played your own game? The new updates are obviously unfinished. Do you have the nerve to release such a poor experience?"

"I'm dying of laughter. Youyi is still the same Youyi. They advertised their CG masterpieces and their excellent beta tests, but after the release, they turned into rubbish. Hahahaha..."

"I won't say anything else. They're both FPS games, but why are you comparing it to Taoyuan Township's "Defense of the End"?
The game plot can't be compared!
They are both FPS games stitched together with other gameplays, but Taoyuanxiang's stitching is better than yours.
Action mode, tower defense mode, base operation, which one is not more fun than you?"

There are players replying to this review:
"And the charging model is completely different. You have passes, monthly passes, and an item store, but Taoyuan Township's is a true buyout model, okay?"

"That's fine. If your tavern on the second floor was more fun, I'd buy a big sword simulator. But your thing is too crude, it's a far cry from the Peach Blossom Land!"

"This is your flagship FPS masterpiece, that's it?"

……

The reputation of "Wilderness: Redemption" plummeted, forcing various previous partners to choose to protect themselves.

Hollywood star Michael Wells previously helped shoot a new promotional video for this game.

But now, he saw with his own eyes what happened to Director Andrew, and quickly posted on Weibo to distance himself from the matter:
"I understand the players' anger because I am also a gamer. In view of the various negative impacts caused by this game, I announce that I will cancel my subsequent cooperation with this game."

At the same time, various peripheral partner brands, including Razer and Acer, have issued official statements, stating that they stand on the side of the players and will cancel their cooperation with "Wild Survivor: Redemption".

……

At this time, in Wu Liang’s office at Youyi Company’s headquarters.

Seeing the situation getting more and more out of control, Wu Liang, who prided himself on being a wise man, became more panicked than ever before.

Tiny beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead. He kept wiping them with the back of his hand, but the more he wiped, the more sweat formed.

He hadn't slept well these days, and his hair was messy and looked disorganized.
His face was quite pale, and his eyes showed fear. As if he had a premonition of his future, he kept pacing back and forth.

In his heart, he was panicked and extremely confused!
After he personally played "The Last Line", he found out——

That's not right. Why does the shooting feel of this game resemble its own Wild West survival game?

Especially the simulation of the feel of the gun and the simulation of the shooting recoil can be said to be exactly the same.

To put it bluntly, this time he cooperated with Taoyuan Township, he wanted to get Taoyuan Township's technology for free, but now, why does it feel like his own technology was secretly obtained by Taoyuan Township?

This... is this possible?
Wu Liang was confused when the office door was slammed open!
Shi Yi came in with a sullen face: "Meeting!"

……

Afterwards, in the conference room, Shi Yi asked Wu Liang in front of all the R&D staff of the project team:
"Xiao Wu, tell me, what's going on with you lately? Why do you have so many charging items? Also, why is the effect of the Yi Dimension Tactile Belt so poor?"

Wu Liang said frankly:

"Mr. Shi, we charge a lot for various items, but that's a tradition at Youyi Games. After all, revenue pressure is high... As for the touch-sensitive gel coat technology, I'm not in charge of it. You can ask Tang Changren, the technician who went to Taoyuan Township with us to connect with us."

Wu Liang could tell that Shi Yi's questions were the key reasons for the project's current predicament.
Shi Yi wanted to put the blame for these two things on himself, so he no longer cared about flattering others, and he had to take the blame clearly.

He implicitly stated that he was not the final decision maker, that the revenue target was decided by Mr. Shi, and that the technology was handled by someone else, and that self-preservation was the priority.

Upon hearing this, Shi Yi slammed the table in anger, startling everyone in the meeting room.

"Wu Liang, Wu Liang, I'm so disappointed in you!"

He thought about it and decided that he had to find a crime to blame for Wu Liang so that he would willingly take the blame for all the recent events.

So, he continued in a deep voice:
"I won't go into the rest of the discussion. Let me ask you the most crucial question. Why are many of the shooting techniques in 'Defense of the End' exactly the same as those in our 'Into the Wild'? Aren't you leaking secrets to the other side?"

When Wu Liang heard this, his face turned pale with fright.

Be nice!

I dare not take the blame for this!
He quickly defended himself:

"Mr. Shi, when the group initially asked us to collaborate on technology with Taoyuan Township, I was worried about them learning our technology. It was you who said, 'We need to open up the market! If you want to take something, you must first give it.'"

When Shi Yi heard this, his face turned red.
"How dare you! What do you mean, kid? Are you saying that all this is my fault?"

The more Shi Yi thought about it, the angrier he became. If Wu Liang hadn't instigated him to go against Lu Yu, the future son-in-law of the Liu family, he wouldn't be in such a dilemma now.

He grabbed the notebook on the table and threw it towards Wu Liang, hitting him hard in the face!
Seeing this, the other employees in the conference room sneered.

You little bastard, I asked you to flatter and show off all the time, but you messed up, didn’t you?

Some employees who used to dislike Wu Liang imitated his usual tone and advised:

"Wu Liang, this is your fault. As subordinates, we should help our boss solve problems and share his worries. We should take the initiative to shoulder this responsibility!
After all, Mr. Shi is a brilliant man, so he can't possibly make a mistake. If there is a mistake, it's our subordinates' fault, right?"

"I, this, I..."

Hit by his own flattery boomerang, Wu Liang had no way to defend himself.

Shi Yi pointed towards the door and said, "Pack up your things and get out of here. Don't let me see you again!"

Looking at Wu Liang's back as he left sadly, Shi Yi sneered.

Boy, no matter how good you are at flattering others, if you are not prepared to take the blame at the critical moment, then you will definitely be abandoned.

After all, whether he is a "confidant" or a "discarded child" depends entirely on Shi Yi's decision.

……

Shenzhou City, Liu Group Headquarters Building, Chairman's Office.

At this moment, Liu Lan was sitting on the sofa with his back to the office door.

From the back of the sofa, one can see Liu Lan's two legs in black stockings resting on the armrests of the sofa on both sides.

The high heels were half-off, and the feet wrapped in black stockings had slightly raised arches and were trembling constantly.

The sunlight penetrated through the glass curtain wall and shone on her black stockings, sparkling with an alluring luster.

Liu Lan tilted her head back, her long hair was loose, her eyes with eye shadow looked into the unknown distance, and her breathing was a little rapid.

hum - hum - hum -

The sound of an electric motor came from the sofa, sometimes soothing, sometimes rapid.

(End of this chapter)