Northern Myanmar: These players are acting strangely!

Chapter 22 is a hot live stream, returning to "The Bloody Golden Triangle"!
"bite!"

Why didn't you bite?

???

Chen Jiajun looked puzzled.

I can't believe how Shen Yingying could say something so outrageous with such a serious face.

"no……"

What good does it do you to bite the dog?

He tried to steer the conversation back on track.

Shen Yingying shrugged and looked at Chen Jiajun with a "How could you be so stupid?" look:
"If I can't bite it raw, can't I at least cook it before eating it?"

Chen Jiajun's lips twitched.

Good heavens, what a logical genius! He was speechless.

A moment of silence.

Considering the studio's image and his own reputation, he still earnestly advised:
"This is our official account. Have you ever seen a company's official account personally engage in a flame war with trolls?"

"Why don't you create a new account? You can curse all you want, curse until you're dead."

Shen Yingying glanced at him sideways and said quietly:
"How can your 37.5 degree Celsius mouth utter such cold words?"

Chen Jiajun chuckled and waved his hand:

"Black and red are still red, there's no need to care about these little black haters."

"The more they criticize us and the more people question us, the more attention we get."

"Once the game passes the review, we'll slap them in the face with the facts. That'll be truly satisfying."

These words finally dispelled Shen Yingying's idea of ​​using official titles to insult people.

The main problem is that official accounts engaging in online flame wars has a negative impact, especially with giants like Tencent eyeing the market. Once they are caught using a weakness as a pretext, the pleasure of verbal sparring can result in huge losses.

Shen Yingying nodded, but then frowned again:
"By the way, our game's CG was released ahead of schedule, and the game has been submitted for review. Penguin... I hope they won't pull any tricks with the judges at the TIG tournament?"

Two of the judges for this competition come from Tencent Games.

It would be painful if they made things difficult for them.

Chen Jiajun curled his lip in disdain and said indifferently:

"Playing dirty tricks? It's nothing more than tipping off Tencent and plagiarizing."

"Then let them copy it."

He spoke calmly but with great confidence: "It's no exaggeration to say that even if I packaged the source code and sent it to them, they still wouldn't be able to make it."

The core of this game is the technology and database provided by the system, which are ahead of the current era. Is Tencent trying to copy it?

It's not that easy!

not to mention,
The game has been submitted for approval. Having learned from his previous experience of being scammed, Chen Jiajun had already prepared a backup plan.

If a penguin dares to reach out at this point, it's not just walking into a gun barrel, it's actively jumping into a nuclear missile silo.

Seeing Chen Jiajun's certainty, Shen Yingying felt relieved.

The two then ate takeout at the studio before Shen Yingying left first.

She wondered if she should go back and ask her family for more money.

……

……

Two days later.

Tencent Group,

Game Business Division.

The atmosphere in the conference room was oppressive. Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look at Zhao Kai, who sat at the head of the table with a gloomy face.

The online voting system for the TIG tournament will officially open tomorrow.

However, due to the negative news from the previous two days, the daily active users and data of "Mao Pian" have been significantly affected.

"director……"

"The popularity of our 'The Swindler' has plummeted in the past two days due to the influence of the Seal Studio's trending topics."

The subordinate reluctantly gave the report.

Zhao Kai kept rubbing his temples, feeling a throbbing pain in his temples.

How's it going at the pig farm?

"The popularity of pig farms remains unchanged, steadily increasing."

The subordinate replied cautiously.

"call……"

Zhao Kai gritted his teeth and said sternly:

"Can't wait any longer!"

"Update the game to version 2.0 immediately! Throw in all the budget and get it trending! We have to get it to number one on the trending list!"

"Players' enthusiasm for voting is concentrated in the early stages. As long as we take the lead at the start and maintain our advantage, even if we don't win the championship in the end, getting second place will be enough to satisfy the big boss!"

After the meeting ended, everyone returned to their workstations and began operating the system.

after an hour.

The update preview for "Mao Pian" version 2.0 was accurately pushed to the computers of all players who downloaded the game.

Meanwhile, the hashtag #MaoPianEpicUpdate# is trending.
Driven by a huge amount of funding, it successfully jumped to third place on the trending search list.

However, before Zhao Kai could even catch his breath, his subordinate rushed over, phone in hand, panting.

"Boss... Boss, our trending topics... the direction is a bit off!"

What's the wind direction?

Zhao Kai's heart skipped a beat; he had a bad feeling.

"Look for yourself, it seems like all the comments under the trending topics are criticizing us, which feels very abnormal."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Kai snatched the phone.

Upon opening the comment section, it was found to be completely flooded with criticisms of the penguin.

[Hilarious! This is supposed to be an epic update? A new UI, a few pay-to-win skins, and they think they can trick us into voting?]

[An update that amounted to nothing, and now there are even more bugs! Seriously, Tencent!]

Brothers, don't fall for it! If you want something good to play, go support the new game "Bloody Golden Triangle"—that's truly epic!

[+1 to the comment above, here's the official website for Seal Studio, come back and sue me if you don't like it!]

【…】

Zhao Kai also noticed something amiss.

This is clearly a setup!

In the comments section,

Someone posted a link to the Seal Studio's official website, frantically driving traffic to "The Bloodstained Golden Triangle." The key point is, these comments are getting an astonishing number of likes!
"Oh shit!"

Zhao Kai was so angry he almost smashed his phone.
"Is Seal Studio addicted to riding the coattails of trending topics?!"

But then he thought about it again and felt that something was not quite right.

Where does Seal Studio get so much money?
A few days ago they were buying trending topics and doing promotions, and now they're even spending money to hire online trolls to boost their trending topics?

This rate of spending is unsustainable; even a family with a fortune couldn't afford to keep up with this!

Zhao Kai was suddenly caught in a dilemma.

They paid for their own spot on the trending topics list, and now they're paying to have it removed?
Isn't this a slap in the face?
The key is that the company isn't owned by him, and the big boss won't bail him out forever!
"How's the compilation of game information about 'The Bloody Golden Triangle' coming along?"

Zhao Kai took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

"The game has already developed an entry point, but... we can't get in."

"They have hardware tying, so you have to use their matching virtual reality headset to run it."

“We tried using the virtual reality headset developed by our company several times, but it was not compatible.”

The subordinate looked troubled.

"waste!"

Zhao Kai cursed, but could only give up in frustration.

Just as I was about to return to my office, I suddenly remembered something and stopped in my tracks:

"Wait! Didn't it already have public beta today?"

"Go search online!"

"Go to all the major live streaming platforms right now and see if any streamers are broadcasting this game!"

The subordinates suddenly realized what was happening and quickly opened their browsers to search on various live streaming platforms.

At the same time, I silently prayed that it would be a terrible game...

He didn't want to be scolded again, and he definitely didn't want to work overtime anymore...

Because of the popularity of the anti-fraud competition, live streaming platforms across the internet are holding related events.

Soon, they found the live stream of "The Bloody Golden Triangle" on Bilibili.

It might be because it was launched relatively late.
There aren't many streamers broadcasting "The Bloody Golden Triangle".

However, one of the live streams stood out for its popularity, making it into the top fifteen of the gaming category.

Streamer ID: King of Freebies.

Livestream title: "The First Player to Participate in the Closed Beta of 'Bloody Golden Triangle' - Guided Tour of the Golden Triangle, the Fastest Progress Player in the Nine Provinces! Welcome to watch!!!"

Such gimmicks attracted a steady stream of viewers to the live stream.

Zhao Kai also clicked on it.

The live stream footage appeared.

It was a dimly lit room that looked like an abandoned storeroom.

There were about twenty people sitting inside, their hair and faces disheveled and obscured.

Zhao Kai frowned. Although this was his first time playing this game, just looking at the graphics, it already surpassed all other games on the market.

Zhao Kai frowned.

This was his first time experiencing the game, but at first glance, he realized that its graphics far surpassed those of any other game on the market.

"Boss, look! This is the perspective from the live stream!"

His subordinate suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

Zhao Kai subconsciously dragged the mouse across the screen.

The next second, his pupils suddenly contracted!
The live stream screen rotated 360 degrees without any blind spots as the mouse was dragged!

You can even zoom in or out at will to clearly see every detail in the room!
"This...how is this possible!"

A tremendous wave of emotion surged within Zhao Kai.

This technology, which allows viewers to freely control the live stream perspective, is extremely complex to implement and requires a significant investment of funds and technical personnel!
How did Seal Studios manage to do that?!

He then checked other streamers' live streams and found that without exception, all of them who were streaming "The Bloody Golden Triangle" had this feature!
"Hiss...hoo!"

Zhao Kai told himself to stay calm.

He returned to the "King of Freebies'" live stream.

The live stream had nearly 10,000 viewers, and the chat was flooded with comments.

[Newcomers, please don't ask. The streamer is a beta tester and has already completed the tutorial. If you don't know, you can check out the streamer's videos on their profile!]

Skipping the tutorial doesn't actually have any impact.

The game's details are amazing! I just zoomed in, and you can see every pore on the character's face!

[This viewer-free perspective feature is amazing! My mom asked me why I was kneeling to watch the live stream!]

I don't play games, but I feel it's perfect as an interactive movie.

【…】

Wang Zixu was completely unaware of what was happening in the live stream.

now,

He was completely absorbed in the game.

I had only one thought in my mind: for one million!

The game rules state:

When a player goes offline, their character will enter a system-managed mode.

During this period,

Theoretically, the character will enter a safe period.

During the safe period, there will be no fatal threats, but it will also not play a substantial role in advancing the plot.

When a player logs back into the game, the system will automatically generate an offline log.

This involves recording in text what the character sees and hears after the player goes offline.

(Even the dreams you have while sleeping will be recorded)
Wang Zixu had just logged on when he found himself in a dimly lit room.

He thought there was a bug in the game, making him start over from the beginner's storyline.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the system notification.

According to the offline logs, after being tricked into this so-called "park", they were not assigned to "work" at all, but were instead thrown into a small dark room.

The offline logs didn't record the specifics, so he didn't know either.

Wang Zixu turned off the offline log and turned to look at the corner, where a figure was curled up.

The light was too dim to see the other person's face clearly; he could only make out the outline, but it should be a man.

He slowly moved closer and tentatively asked:
"Dude, what are those guys doing locking us up here?"

(End of this chapter)