Don't get married if you're reborn.

Chapter 484 The Game Overseas Expansion Plan (5K)

After entering the game, I discovered that the game graphics were actually filmed with real people, and the visuals were so exquisite that they looked like a movie!

In terms of production, it is not poorly made. Every mouse click provides excellent feedback, the visuals are superb, and the six female leads are all unique and beautiful.

Yan Xueyou scoffed, "This kind of thing can actually be called a game? Tencent is crazy to cooperate with such an idiot!"

So he started playing around with it, and then he got a little caught up in the story...

Zeng Wenjie chose this game for four reasons: it was quick to produce, had a low cost, was a hot topic, and aimed to cultivate the consumption awareness of WG users.

These days, there are still quite a few introverted guys who crave romance.

Which boy doesn't dream of being surrounded by beautiful women?
"Damn, Hao Hao's mom is so beautiful! I really want to give her a complete family." Yan Xueyou couldn't help but exclaim as he played the game.

He discovered that this was not an adult game, and the borderline content was very minor; it was a legitimate dating sim, only it wasn't anime-style but used real-life characters.

Moreover, the acting skills of these live-action characters are quite good, vividly portraying their respective characteristics and personalities to the players, allowing players with different preferences to choose.

For men, this is basically a "science fiction game"—where in real life can you find such a great girlfriend?

After completing the main storyline involving Hao Hao's mother, Yan Xueyou fell into deep thought.

He enjoys playing online games, so he does have some level of critical thinking skills.

This dating sim, priced at 19.9 QB, is well-made, features beautiful and talented actors, and while the plot is a bit weak, it's still quite appealing overall. The slight suggestive elements are also within acceptable limits.

In short, spending twenty yuan to experience six different virtual romances seems like a very worthwhile thing for a shut-in.
This amount of money wouldn't even buy you a decent skin in "Heroes of the Three Kingdoms".

"It seems that the only thing worth criticizing is the plot. Some parts are rather idiotic and jarring, but overall, it's a pretty decent game," Yan Xueyou sighed.

I was originally going to give it a piece of my mind, but after playing it, I found that there wasn't much to complain about.

Zeng Wenjie didn't have high expectations for this game; he just wanted it to sell 300,000 copies. The real successes were Hollow Knight and other games he had negotiated with various game companies.

Actually, Sony has a lot of good games, but they have the unique advantage of the PlayStation, so those exclusive copyrights are definitely out of the question.

The timing of the game's launch at midnight is also deliberate. Those who are still playing computer games at this time are basically shut-ins. Seventy to eighty percent of them are starved for love and crave romance, and most are willing to pay money to experience virtual romance.

The WG platform even came up with a very interesting advertising slogan: Men should spend 19.9 yuan to love themselves.

Various game reviews quickly appeared online, and the evaluations were generally fair, praising the excellent production quality, outstanding casting, average plot, and overall positive reception.

Moreover, the appearance of such a game in this era is quite novel, after all, there are no dating games on the market made with real-life characters.

The six female leads also quickly rose to fame, with Hao Hao's mother undoubtedly being the most popular. No matter the era, Cao Cao is always the most popular.

The next day, Zeng Wenjie got up and checked the data. From midnight to now, 80,000 sets had been sold. With the online reviews, breaking 300,000 sets wouldn't be a big problem.

“Users these days aren’t very willing to pay. But that’s okay. WG’s users overlap with Tencent’s users. Most Tencent players have a habit of spending money. If we release a few more good games, we can quickly cultivate users’ willingness to pay,” Zeng Wenjie thought to himself.

After the game was released, there was less criticism of Zeng Wenjie online.

The name sounds a bit like wishful thinking, but it's actually a serious game with no major obstacles and all endings featuring a single female protagonist without a harem. There's nothing wrong with it.

After 24 hours, a total of 200,000 units were sold, which is a satisfactory result. In another two or three days, it will naturally exceed 300,000 units.

Moreover, the game's potential is actually quite high; it's just that few people are willing to spend money to buy it. Zeng Wenjie estimates that selling 600,000 copies a month shouldn't be a problem.

After it's been online for a while, we can offer discounts, and breaking one million sales will definitely be a sure thing.

Zheng Shouyun was very pleased with the 24-hour sales results, feeling that it was a good result and a good start for the WG platform.

Zeng Wenjie plans to schedule the promotion and release of Hollow Knight a week later. After Hollow Knight is released, he will put the various game copyrights he has acquired on the platform for players to purchase.

Metroidvania games are simple, easy to understand and pick up, but Hollow Knight is, after all, a Souls-like game, so it does have its challenges, and it's not an easy task for players to complete it.

Moreover, with Miyazaki and Feng Qiying at the helm, some levels are downright malicious and will cause players a certain degree of torment.

Zeng Wenjie thought this was a good thing, so that Dark Souls wouldn't have a slow build-up of positive word-of-mouth when it came out, and wouldn't have been criticized too harshly by players in the early stages.

Time flies, and the launch date for Hollow Knight has arrived.

This time, the promotion was much more formal, with a proper hands-on demonstration and a very attractive price.

Its price remains the same as "I'm Surrounded by Beauties," at 19.9 QB, which is a pleasant surprise.

However, the fact that Game Science released a total of three games in quick succession has sparked discussion and questions within the industry. After all, it takes time to polish a good game, and with such a high frequency of output, what good games can be produced?
Yan Xinyi's article was also released after the publicity campaign – "Looking at WeGame's Overseas Ambitions Through Hollow Knight".

After all, she had received information from Zeng Wenjie and knew that WG's ultimate goal was to become a global gaming platform and to earn foreign exchange overseas.

Therefore, the article also takes a grand and macro approach, and it immediately attracted widespread attention after its publication.

Yan Xinyi is a well-known host with a keen news sense, so she attracts a lot of attention. The protagonist of this article is Zeng Wenjie, who is currently very popular, so it immediately drew a lot of traffic and was reprinted by various platforms.

After reading the article, Yan Xueyou looked disdainful and said, "With the gaming environment in China like this, you think you can promote WG as a global gaming platform? Earning foreign exchange? Dream on!"

Xu Yuhuan also read Yan Xinyi's article carefully. She quite liked reading Yan Xinyi's articles, thinking that they were well-written, insightful, and far-sighted.

"This Hollow Knight is clearly a game built with Western materials, not our Eastern materials! They don't even know how to please their own country's players, yet they're thinking of going overseas? It's ridiculous!" Yan Xueyou sneered repeatedly.

Xu Yuhuan said thoughtfully, "You think there's no way to succeed?"

Yan Xueyou said, "Going to sea is definitely possible, but whether anyone will foot the bill is another matter. It's even possible that if he doesn't do a good job, he could be kicked out by Tencent and replaced by someone else!"

Xu Yuhuan said, "No wonder he wants to make this kind of game with a Western worldview. It turns out his ambition has swelled up and he's after foreigners?"

Yan Xueyou said, "If he can earn foreign exchange, and with all the layers of gold he's recently acquired, he'll truly be invincible; no one can touch him."

Xu Yuhuan nodded in agreement. Currently, no matter what kind of enterprise it is, as long as it can go overseas to earn foreign exchange, the country will provide strong support and encouragement.

Zeng Wenjie already has enough support. If he can earn foreign exchange, how terrifying will the potential be?

Let alone splashing tea all over Xueyou's face, I probably wouldn't care even if I splashed tea all over Lin Dong's face...

"He must have used this condition to persuade Penguin, which is why Penguin was willing to invest money and effort to cooperate with him! His lousy platform has no eggs; it's just growing by sucking Penguin's blood," Yan Xueyou said with a sneer.

“Indeed… but he’s the only person in the world who can get penguins to donate blood willingly.” Xu Yuhuan was silent for a moment, then smiled bitterly.

These words left Yan Xueyou somewhat frustrated. It's true, Tencent has always been a vampire, but this time, in order to support the WG platform, it has become a blood donation volunteer.

Anyway, everyone's talking about it, and no one knows how Zeng Wenjie brainwashed Pony Ma, making Tencent continuously inject funds into a game platform with zero foundation for so long, practically using game gift packs to boost WG's user base. Yan Xueyou always hoped that Game Science's new games would flop, so he'd be the first to try them out. Turns out, they were all pretty good, especially *Hero Kill*, which got him hooked, and he even impulsively bought a lot of skins.

He also played "Beauty", completing all six female characters' routes. He thought the character designs of all six female characters were good, but Hao Hao's mom was still the best.

After her article caused a sensation, Yan Xinyi called Zeng Wenjie and asked, "Wenjie, how was my article?"

Zeng Wenjie said, "Xinyi, you're being too modest. What do you mean 'just okay'? It's clearly a top-notch manuscript!"

Yan Xinyi said, "I wish you a speedy completion of your plan and that you achieve WG's goal of earning foreign exchange overseas."

Zeng Wenjie said, "After Hollow Knight was released, it started to expand overseas. Dark Souls should cause a sensation in the overseas game market and attract foreigners to the WG platform to buy games with QB."

Yan Xinyi exclaimed, "That's amazing! Tencent has long wanted to expand its influence overseas, but unfortunately, it hasn't been very effective. Your sudden emergence, with just the WG platform, has helped them achieve their long-cherished wish."

Zeng Wenjie smiled and said, "You flatter me, you flatter me!"

Yan Xinyi said, "See you in Yanjing in a few days. I'll treat you to some old Yanjing douzhi (fermented mung bean juice)."

“I know that stuff. Don’t try to trick me. You’d better treat me to hot pot and roast duck.” Zeng Wenjie sneered.

He discovered that these girls didn't seem to have good intentions; they would specifically recommend some bizarre or unappetizing dishes to people.

Zeng Wenjie had tried this stuff before when he was doing live-streaming sales in his previous life. He thought that as a tough guy who could even drink chicken breast juice, he wouldn't be afraid of this soy milk. But after finishing a bowl, he almost threw up.

Yan Xinyi said, "Alright, alright, hot pot, roast duck, whatever you want to eat, I'll arrange it."

Zeng Wenjie said, "I want to eat swallows, I wonder if they have any."

Yan Xinyi chuckled and hung up the phone.

That smile was the perfect finishing touch, the kind that could keep someone up all night, but fortunately, Boss Zeng's skill is now quite profound.

Zeng Wenjie has a trip to Yanjing. He has been nominated for one of the top ten in the country, so he needs to go to Yanjing to participate in the interview and selection process.

Judging this thing is quite troublesome, but it is, after all, a super prestigious award.

With so many provinces and municipalities, you can only select about 300 people a year, but there are only ten people in the top ten nationwide each year. Why don't people try their hardest to get in?

In the province of Chongshan, no one has won this award for many years. There have been nominees, but they are mostly just runners-up.

Recently, the Zeng Wenjie Foundation has also taken action, making donations to education in various impoverished areas of Trung Son province and erecting several "Zeng Wenjie Teaching Buildings".

As the chairperson, Mu Qingyang only occasionally attends press conferences and such; the foundation's specific affairs are handled by dedicated personnel.

On the day of Hollow Knight's release, Zeng Wenjie, the boss, was not at the company but instead went to a provincial government department to attend an important meeting.

Chongshan has truly stood up this year. The tourism industry has developed rapidly, which has boosted the economy. Therefore, when provincial leaders see Zeng Wenjie, they all smile and affectionately call him "Little Zeng".

Facing these bigwigs, Zeng Wenjie didn't dare to get arrogant and responded very humbly to ensure he didn't leave a bad impression.

After the meeting, Zhuang Aimin invited Zeng Wenjie to his office for tea.

As a high-ranking official, he was quite busy. It was rare for him to have some free time after the meeting today. Zeng Wenjie happened to be there too, so he decided to chat with his good junior brother.

After the secretary made tea for the two of them, she went to wait outside the office.

Zhuang Aimin said, "I heard that you have another new game released today?"

Zeng Wenjie then said, "Yes, this game is also a small-scale production, but it is very detailed and interesting. Zhuang Yan can try it out. I will give her an activation code so she doesn't have to spend money to buy it."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Aimin couldn't help but smile and said, "If it weren't for Yan Xinyi's article, I would also be wondering why you would make a game based on a Western worldview. It seems that you have very big ambitions."

Zeng Wenjie said, "Tencent is a top-tier company, and they wouldn't bother with small-scale operations. Besides, my country's game market is chaotic and rubbish enough, so it's a good thing for me to get involved and clean it up."

Zhuang Aimin didn't think this was an exaggeration, because Zeng Wenjie really did single-handedly drive the food safety issue in Fengzhou, making restaurants of all sizes take it seriously.

He said he wanted to regulate the national game market, and I'm afraid he wasn't exaggerating.

“It’s a good thing to earn foreign exchange overseas, and it’s even better to earn it through games,” Zhuang Aimin said with a smile.

"Is Yan Xinyi's article highly valued?" Zeng Wenjie couldn't help but ask cautiously.

After listening, Zhuang Aimin nodded thoughtfully and said, "In the past, the higher-ups did not pay enough attention to the Internet, but the output value of the Internet has been increasing year by year, which has finally made everyone realize its importance and value that cannot be ignored!"

"Moreover, as you know... foreign exchange reserves have always been a problem. Our country lacks the core competitiveness to earn money from abroad."

"Your outstanding performance in recent years has been impressive. In addition, the game market has seen a continuous increase in revenue every year, and WG has a strategy to expand overseas... So the higher-ups still called to inquire about me."

Zeng Wenjie is no longer the kind of nobody who can be ignored and any rich kid can step on his head to show off.

Especially after Yan Xinyi published her article, she emphasized WG's ambitions and eloquently described Zeng Wenjie's ambition to open up the overseas game market and earn foreign exchange.

This article made everyone realize why Tencent was willing to cooperate with Zeng Wenjie and provide him with financial support – that's how it all happened!

If Zeng Wenjie were to clamor on his own about going to sea and earning foreign exchange, the higher-ups would at most just laugh it off.

However, Tencent is a super giant in China's internet industry. Zeng Wenjie's collaboration with them is on such a large scale, and it is aimed at earning foreign exchange overseas, so it is very worthy of attention!
“Opening up overseas markets is actually quite easy. Once you spend the money on promotion, you don’t have to worry about download numbers. The key is the quality of the product. You need to use high-quality games to retain users,” Zeng Wenjie said.

"Does that Japanese guy you bought with US dollars have that kind of ability?" Zhuang Aimin asked.

"At the latest, by the year after next, his annual salary will be more than two hundred thousand US dollars," Zeng Wenjie said with a relaxed smile.

Zhuang Aimin said, "Cultural promotion is a very important part. You can't just focus on the market, otherwise, problems are likely to arise."

Zeng Wenjie said, "Don't worry, senior brother. Once we open up the overseas market, I will start preparing games with Chinese elements as the main theme."

Zhuang Aimin looked at him approvingly and nodded, saying, "You did a great job. Remember to perform well when you go to Yanjing! This award doesn't just belong to you alone; it's an honor that our entire Chongshan community values ​​highly."

Zeng Wenjie said, "Yes."

The two chatted until lunchtime, had a meal together, and then parted ways.

Zeng Wenjie leisurely arrived at Game Science, where everyone was still working overtime. Hollow Knight was officially released today, and there were many things to do.

"How are the sales figures? What are the ratings?"

As soon as Zeng Wenjie arrived, he asked Zheng Shouyun.

(End of this chapter)