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

Chapter 9 Young People Shouldn't Be Too Self-Enthusiastic
Midnight, in the southern port city of Shenzhou.

A large study on the top floor of a luxurious high-rise apartment.

A man in his early thirties was sipping whiskey from a goblet while boredly browsing the new game recommendations on Youyi Workshop.

He is the gold medal editor of the most well-known and authoritative gaming self-media [Game Grapes] in China, and is also a game critic with high reputation and status in the industry, with the pen name "Thomas".

And now, what he is doing is called sweeping the list.

The so-called chart sweeping is what the editors of the gaming media in this world often do. By browsing and trying out the games on the new game charts and recommended positions of major platforms, they can quickly discover the potential new games and weird and bad games that can trigger hot topics, and publish their articles before other gaming media!

The sooner you publish your article, the higher your visibility will be.

Therefore, cleaning up the new game recommendation slots for the day in the early morning has been Thomas's habit for many years.

"Huh? Catgirl Paradise Adventure? What the hell?!"

He really wasn't staring at the game on purpose, but the cover with the cute cat girl was too eye-catching among the new games that focused on PK and competition.

He took another look at the game's slogan:
"In Catgirl Paradise Adventure, you'll explore a world full of surprises and mysteries, and embark on an adventure with the adorable catgirls!"

"Based on classic side-scrolling gameplay, this game will take you on a journey through the unique culture of the Wasteland Paradise, where you'll experience the charm and abilities of the catgirls. By collecting catgirl companions, you'll uncover the secrets hidden behind the park!"

"A gorgeous and varied skill system, rich level design, and puzzles will test your wisdom and courage... But don't worry too much, there's more than one way to the end!"

Thomas sneered disdainfully:

"Hey, here we go again, another newcomer's self-entertainment product with absolutely no regard for the market environment."

He glanced at the comment section again and saw the player who bought the game praising it wildly. He laughed disdainfully again.

It looks fake at first glance, and it's obvious that two insiders are playing opposite roles.

Every once in a while, he would come across works by new artists that were completely different from the mainstream style in the market.

Years of experience in sweeping the charts have given him a pair of sharp eyes. Just by looking at the promotional posters and slogans, he can roughly understand what the game is about.

There is no way. In recent years, there are too many independent producers with similar sentiments.

To put it nicely, it means you have dreams; to put it bluntly, it means you are a greenhorn.

What is the current market environment?
With the rapid development of the economy, wealthy bosses naturally want to engage in spiritual consumption and become the best in the virtual world. Therefore, the mainstream of China's game market is pay to win, focusing on PK and team battles.

If game companies want to survive in the involutionary market, they must develop games around this core gameplay.

Those who have the passion to make stand-alone games and independent games either shut down tragically or transform in line with market trends.

How can you, a little-known Taoyuan Township studio, do this?
Even if you create a pseudo-competitive game of pay-to-win card battles, it will be considered that you are aware of the current situation as a newcomer!

Thomas looked proud and sipped the whiskey contentedly.

To be honest, he had just seen a small studio of this kind not long ago.

MiLeYou, also from Jianghai City, had only four founders and developed a single-player game called Collapse Academy. However, after its release on the Youyi platform, it barely made a splash.

Now those poor college students still eat rice with toppings downstairs in the campus every day.

Well, anyway, he just happened to have a manuscript assignment on hand, and the Taoyuan Township Studio had fallen into the trap!
Of course, in order to avoid wrongly accusing Taoyuan Township, Thomas still spent 5 yuan to buy a trial of the game.

30 seconds after entering the game, he encountered the first cat girl and was blown back to the starting point. He closed the game with a grim face.

It’s confirmed that this is a completely terrible work!

In the action game field of this world, there is a saying of "Golden Three Levels".

As a result, don’t even mention the first three levels, players are discouraged from playing the game within the first 30 seconds. What a waste of time!

It seemed that the five dollars thrown away made him even more angry. He opened the background of the game Grapes, tapped the keyboard frantically, and wrote a review of Cat Girl Paradise.

Game Production Warning: Young People Shouldn’t Be Too Self-Enthusiastic!

After spending half an hour writing the manuscript, he felt refreshed, breathed a long sigh, and pressed the publish button.

……

1: a.m. Dilidili (dilidili).

At this time, the live broadcast room of Wang Fanqie, the anchor in the gaming area, was still extremely lively.

Wang Fanqie is a well-known UP host in the Dilidili game area, with more than 200 million fans.

The fact that there are still 10 viewers in the early morning is enough to prove his popularity.

But he is in a very bad mood now.

Just now, in a live broadcast of a national war in "Legend of Mir", the guild that Tomato and his good brothers belonged to was defeated by the enemy guild.

A top-grade piece of equipment that took months to craft was also blown to the ground and picked up by someone in the chaos.

The comments in the live broadcast room were filled with messages of comfort.

"Forget it guys, let's play a new game to change our mood."

Wang Fanqie opened the WeChat public account out of boredom and happened to see that Game Grape had pushed a new article.

Thomas is a well-known game critic among UP hosts in the gaming area, and is also a highly respected leader in the field of game appreciation.

He and other gold medal editors from other well-known gaming media are collectively known as the "Zhongyuan Five Editors."

"Hey, let me see what kind of rubbish game made Teacher Thomas so angry. Come on, come on, come on!"

The barrage quickly went viral:
"Hurry up and play, can't wait, hahaha!"

"I'd rather see Mr. Tomato make a fool of himself."

As a funny UP host in the gaming area, Wang Fanqie is very good at magnifying the shortcomings of some junk games through pranks to create comedic effects, which has become his trademark as a UP host.

"Look guys, Catgirl Paradise Adventure!
Tsk, this cliché name seems to have a smell of shit!

But let me be honest, brothers, I still like the white-haired cat girl on the cover.

Look at these big furry ears and this little tail that holds up the skirt.

And this petite figure and those little legs with white stockings...she's perfect to be my wife.

Huh? I won’t say anymore, brothers. The super administrator warned me…”

The barrage of comments refreshed the screen again:

"Hahahahahaha!"

"Teacher Wang Fanqie is awesome! He's already started making things happen before he even enters the game."

After taking a sip of water to moisten his throat, he opened the game with a serious look on his face.

"My name is John, and I'm a hamster, but my friends call me 'Rat'."

"My careless little master left me here, but it doesn't matter. I've already escaped from the cage."

"Rat, I must go home today!"

Wang Fanqie operated the keyboard, and the fat hamster on the screen swayed left and right, and its round belly rolled back and forth elastically.

"What the hell, guys? Where's the cat girl? Where's that adorable cat girl on the cover? Why am I controlling a mouse?

Huh? The super administrator spoke again? It turned out to be a hamster. Sorry, sorry, I am ignorant. I apologize to the super administrator who raises hamsters.

"Hahahahahaha!"

"You've completely offended the superintendent!"

The joyful atmosphere in the live broadcast room quickly reached a new climax after 30 seconds.

Wang Fanqie met the first cat girl in the game, the pancake cat girl who ran a pancake stall.

Then, he watched helplessly as Shushu was slapped away by the cat girl and fell back to the starting point.

(End of this chapter)