Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 271 will let you experience the wickedness of human nature!

Liu Yifei got up and walked over suspiciously.

She already felt that Gu Bei got drunk too quickly.

She had tried to get Gu Bei drunk before in Cannes, and didn't think that Gu Bei's alcohol tolerance was much worse than hers.

She was startled when she saw Gu Bei collapse today and didn't think about it carefully, but now that she thinks about it, she feels there are many suspicious points.

"Stop pretending, I know you're faking being drunk!"

Liu Yifei walked to the bedside and spoke to Gu Bei, whose eyes were closed.

no response?
This is normal!

Liu Yifei never imagined that such a simple sentence would be enough to trick Gu Bei into revealing himself.

But she still had a way.
After a pause,

Liu Yifei muttered to herself, "Is he really drunk? It seems I'll have to leave him here for the night. I need to take a shower first."

As she spoke, she came to the wardrobe and began looking for clothes with Gu Bei on her back.

However, during this time, she kept an eye on Gu Bei's movements using the makeup mirror by the bedside.

Still no response?
Could he really be drunk?

Looks like I have to use my ultimate move one last time!

Liu Yifei was also going to take a shower.
She picked out some clothes and took them into the bathroom.
First, I let the water run and waited for a while. Then, when I felt the time was about right,

She rushed out again, looked at Gu Bei who was still unchanged, and said anxiously, "Oh no! I forgot to bring something important, and I'm not dressed at all. Gu Bei shouldn't wake up at this time, right?"

There was still no reaction; it seems he really is drunk!
After Liu Yifei tried three times, she still couldn't figure out Gu Bei's intentions. She realized that she was overthinking things and that even if Gu Bei was pretending to be drunk, there was no need for him to pretend for so long.

She turned to go take a shower.

Suddenly, I felt a hand rest on my slender waist.

A force came, and the whole person spun around and fell onto the quilt.

"what--"

Liu Yifei reacted strongly, letting out a shout in response, and then tensed up like a bow, ready to retaliate against the attacker at any moment.

"Didn't you say you weren't wearing anything?!"

Gu Bei's teasing voice came from behind, tinged with disappointment, "Why did you just change into a silk nightgown?"

After Liu Yifei realized it was Gu Bei, her body gradually relaxed.

She turned around and glared fiercely at Gu Bei: "So, you were faking being drunk after all! If I hadn't tested you, how long were you going to keep up this act?"

"Of course I'll get up with you tomorrow morning!"

Gu Bei responded casually.

At this moment, his mind was completely occupied by Liu Yifei's soft waist and abdomen. Feeling her soft belly filling his palm made Gu Bei feel somewhat unable to resist.

"You...what did you say!"

Liu Yifei's face immediately flushed slightly, partly because of Gu Bei's words and partly because of Gu Bei's hand.

“Last time you were sick, I took care of you all night. Now that I’m drunk, shouldn’t you take care of me all night too?” Gu Bei said with a smile, gently rubbing his palm. When he touched his belly button, he couldn’t help but pick at it with his finger.

"Okay, okay, you're right... Hmm!"

Liu Yifei let out a soft moan and glanced at Gu Bei with a hint of reproach.

Gu Bei smiled and continued to press, "Didn't you just say you weren't wearing anything? How do you plan to settle the matter of lying to me?"

"Wasn't it you who pretended to be drunk first?"

Liu Yifei slightly clenched her teeth.
This is just too shameless!
Is that so?

Gu Bei continued to play dumb, taking the opportunity to move his hand upwards along the silk pajamas.

Then, he was slightly taken aback. He really wasn't wearing any?

"Durian mango!"

Liu Yifei didn't give Gu Bei a chance to linger.

She reacted strongly, jumping up from the bed and straightening her silk pajamas, which Gu Bei had messed up.

Then, she met Gu Bei's questioning gaze and suppressed the pounding in her heart: "I was just about to take a shower, so it's normal that I wasn't wearing anything."

Why should I explain this?
Liu Yifei realized what was happening and immediately reverted to her cute yet fierce expression: "Gu Bei, you little devil, I'll deal with you later!"

After saying that, she fled into the bathroom, leaned against the bathroom door, and tried to calm her wildly beating heart.

Was my face really that red just now?

Liu Yifei glanced to the side.
Seeing her reflection in the mirror, her face was as beautiful as a peach blossom.

Her entire beautiful face exuded the feeling of spring.

Why do I feel like if this continues, I'll be the one who loses control?

And at this moment,
Gu Bei rubbed his temples in the room.

His drunkenness this time was half fake, and the other half was an act.

He wasn't very good at drinking, but he wouldn't pass out after just one big glass.

He had drunk too much at that time, and the alcohol was taking effect, so he took the opportunity to pretend to be drunk, fell into Liu Yifei's arms, and made a quick getaway.

Unexpectedly, while pretending, he actually got drunk with Liu Yifei's help.

Then when I woke up,
Then he encountered Liu Yifei's three attempts to test him.

One of the main reasons Gu Bei dislikes getting drunk is the decline in his self-control.

Knowing Liu Yifei's personality, she'll probably start kicking people out as soon as she finishes showering.

at this time,

The sound of water in the bathroom stopped.
Liu Yifei walked out of the bathroom with her hair tied up.
She glanced at Gu Bei and then said, "If you want me to take care of you tonight, you should take a shower first, don't go to bed smelling of alcohol."

"Ok?"

Gu Bei was slightly stunned when he heard this.

However, noticing Liu Yifei's shy expression, he didn't press her for details.

I just took a quick shower in the bathroom to get rid of the smell of alcohol.

When Gu Bei came out of the bathroom,

Liu Yifei, with her hair tied in a high ponytail, was busy: "I just brought you some pajamas and put them on the blanket. The hangover soup won't be ready for a while!"

As Gu Bei dried his hair, he remarked with admiration, "Qianqian, you'll definitely be a virtuous wife after we get married!"

"Hum~"

Liu Yifei turned back and glared at him. "Liu Mang, you're probably thinking about something unclean again!"

Gu Bei: “…”

Please, God, distinguish between loyalty and treachery!

After a pause,

Liu Yifei turned around again and warned, "I'm warning you, if you dare to do that again tonight, I'll cut off your hand!"

"Are you willing to?"

Gu Bei said with a smile.

"you try?"

Liu Yifei raised an eyebrow, her expression anything but joking.

Gu Bei sat on the sofa, watching Liu Yifei bustling around somewhat awkwardly, savoring this rare and heartwarming scene.

Liu Yifei's movements were clearly not those of an expert; she was just learning to do it all to take care of him, which warmed Gu Bei's heart.

After a long time of trouble,
Once Gu Bei had sobered up considerably,
Liu Yifei's hangover soup is finally ready to drink.

After drinking,

Gu Bei lay on the bed, and Liu Yifei lay in his arms.
The two chatted casually, and as they talked, Liu Yifei's voice gradually lowered. Gu Bei didn't stay awake for long either; he yawned, turned off the bedside lamp, and drifted off to sleep.

in the darkness,

Liu Yifei opened her eyes and glanced at Gu Bei, who was standing very close to her.
A slight smile curved her lips, and she drifted off to sleep with a smile on her face.

Early the next morning.

Liu Yifei woke up with a smile.

She patted the bed beside her, only to find a cold blanket.

Where is Gu Beiren?

Liu Yifei immediately became fully awake.

She got out of her room and found Gu Bei already in the small living room outside, eating breakfast and working on his laptop.

"Get up so early?"

Gu Bei looked up and glanced at her with some surprise.

Didn't we say we should sleep until we're no longer grumpy in the morning before getting up?

"I went to bed too early yesterday!"

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at him, somewhat annoyed, and complained that Gu Bei hadn't made the scene of the two of them waking up together a reality.

She sat down next to Gu Bei and glanced at his screen curiously: "What is that?"

"A social mini-game, which will be used to increase user engagement after it is launched on Weibo."

Gu Bei looked at Liu Yifei and saw the laptop being moved in front of her. "Why don't you give it a try!"

"Weibo..."

Liu Yifei knew about the Weibo account that Gu Bei was working on.

She had also tried Weibo before.
But after trying it out, it just felt like a restricted version of a blog.

Aside from its interface design being better than other major blogs, I didn't find Weibo to be anything special.

She took a bite of her steamed bun and focused her gaze on the screen: "Farm? Is this a game where I grow vegetables online?"

Liu Yifei suddenly became interested.
Growing vegetables is practically ingrained in the DNA of the Chinese people.

"It's not that simple. Now try it out following the tutorial."

Gu Bei didn't explain much, but let her experience it for herself.

Vegetable stealing game
It was a little ignition trick that Gu Bei prepared for the launch of Weibo, like a rocket.

With Gu Bei's current connections in the entertainment industry, he could easily attract a large number of celebrities to join Weibo during its initial launch period, bringing them a large number of followers.

But the only problem is,
Users attracted solely by celebrity endorsements are of very low quality.

Otherwise, in the Weibo wars of that time, his former employer, Tencent Weibo, would have been the victor.

After all, no celebrity's popularity can compare to that of Tencent, a nationally recognized app.

But in fact,

The reason most Penguin users register for Penguin Weibo is...
They only use Penguin Coins or light up the icon; they don't actually use Penguin Weibo consistently or produce any content on it.

Regarding the content,
Gu Bei didn't have any good solutions either.

However, competition on Weibo isn't fierce right now; the real Weibo war won't start for another year and a half.
Moreover, he poached Peng Shaobing, the future head of Sina Weibo, from Sina Weibo, allowing professionals to handle professional matters.

But when it comes to user retention,

That's Gu Bei's old profession!

Once users are on the platform, Gu Bei has ways to keep them engaged.
The "vegetable stealing" game, which swept across the entire Chinese internet back then, perfectly caters to the preferences of users in this era.

Whether it's the initial release of Happy Farm in early November this year,
Or perhaps the penguin farm that will truly sweep across the country next May...

They are all works from the same team, and they have all become the most popular mini-games on that platform.

There's also Farmville, a similar app coming to Facebook next June, which is also one of the most popular apps on Facebook.

Even PDD, more than a decade later, used the same tactic to increase users' daily online activity, and it worked very well!

A truly cross-platform, all-race gameplay mode!
"Is it fun?"

Gu Bei noticed that Liu Yifei had been playing for a while, so he asked her about it.

"That's fine, I'm done collecting these things and I don't want to play anymore!"

Liu Yifei responded insincerely.

The most interesting part of the farm game is the early stage.

Cultivate a piece of land, plant a seed, harvest a batch of grain, and sell a batch of grain.
Then cultivate a second plot of land to unlock the second type of food seed.
Plant again, harvest, sell...

Almost every step was full of positive feedback.

The goal is to allow players to quickly familiarize themselves with their farm and develop an emotional connection to it, subconsciously making them regard the farm's belongings as their own.

Even if this is just a bunch of virtual data!

then……

Next, the players will be tortured!

Opening up land requires a lot of gold coins, so players must plant high-level seeds.

Advanced seeds no longer take tens of seconds or minutes to harvest; the harvest time has been extended from several hours to more than ten hours, in order to ensure that players will log in regularly to contribute activity points.

Interspersed with tasks like weeding and watering, the game further enhances player engagement.

Liu Yifei had already keenly sensed the trap involved.
Her crop currently takes ten minutes to mature, and the time will definitely increase over time.
To avoid getting caught up in the game, she decided to stop playing after collecting all the loot, so that she wouldn't be swayed by it anymore.

The plan is good.

But when she decided to finish collecting this last batch of vegetables...
This actually means that she has already fallen into it.

"Really……"

Gu Bei's lips curled up slightly.

He decided to let Liu Yifei experience the wickedness of human nature!

In farm games, the most ingenious trick is stealing crops.

It can be said that it perfectly utilizes the human instinctive psychological response of loss aversion.
By depriving players of enjoyment, the game enhances their sense of purpose in having to log in regularly.

It's an extremely insidious tactic, but it's incredibly effective!

Gu Bei glanced at Liu Yifei, who was eating breakfast while waiting for the crops to ripen.

He opened Liu Yifei's own laptop and logged into another Weibo test account.

"Ten seconds left!"

Liu Yifei said with great interest.

At the very moment the crops ripened,
She was about to start harvesting crops using the touchpad.

Then a cheeky little guy ran in from outside the screen.

They snatched away a third of the crops.

"what?"

Liu Yifei was slightly stunned.

[Your friend's test account 777 has stolen some of your crops. Please harvest your crops promptly next time!]

She looked at the text on the screen, then suddenly turned her head.
Sure enough, on Gu Bei's screen, there was that cheeky little figure: "It's you!"

Gu Bei's tone was also a bit cheeky: "Since you don't want to play anymore, it's reasonable for me to take some of your crops, right?"

"no!"

Liu Yifei flatly refused, "Give it back! Give me back my tomatoes right now!"

I can do without it, but I can't live without it!
(End of this chapter)