Honkai Impact 3rd: Join Anti-Entropy at the start and dominate the entertainment industry.

"Teacher Bai, over here!"

Bai Qianqu walked over and asked curiously, "Xi'er, why are you still carrying a guitar?"

Seele smiled shyly and said, "I was practicing in the recording studio and hadn't had time to pack it up when I got a call from Bronya, inviting us to dinner tonight."

"Me too!" Hill jumped out from behind Seele, exclaiming excitedly, "Teacher Bai, you actually took the number one spot on the new song chart! That's amazing!"

Seele quickly covered Hill's mouth, looked around, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she found no one paying attention. She then scolded Hill, "Hill, have you forgotten what Bronya said? Teacher Bai's identity must be kept secret!"

Seeing Hill nod repeatedly, Hill released her hand and said apologetically to Bai Qianqu, "I'm sorry, Teacher Bai, Hill is a bit thick-skinned, please don't take it to heart."

Bai Qianqu found it a bit strange.

What's going on? Bronya is keeping her identity a secret?

How come I didn't know?

Chapter 52 Houmu-themed Restaurant

After chatting idly for half an hour, Bronya finally came down.

She said breathlessly, "I'm so sorry, a batch of documents suddenly came in and I'm late!"

Looking at Bronya before him, her face flushed and breathing rapidly, her skin fair and delicate, seemingly flawless, and the shape of her collarbone clearly visible beneath her slightly open collar, Bai Qianqu's gaze followed her downwards—

However, Hill stepped forward and blocked Bai Qianqu and Xier's staring gaze.

"Hey, Meiyu! Teacher Bai and Xier, don't look around like that!"

Bronya noticed her lapse in composure, her face flushed red, and she quickly turned around to straighten her clothes.

Bai Qianqu was speechless. This Hill really was always ruining his own plans.

But when he turned his head, he saw Seele wiping her nose with a napkin and couldn't help but ask, "Seele, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, just a nosebleed due to the dry weather."

Bai Qianqu:

Good heavens, this Seele is even worse than me, and she's already failing?

That's really lame.

After Bronya straightened herself up, she turned around with a flushed face and said, "I'm so sorry, I ran too fast and lost my composure."

Why would Bai Qianqu blame Big Duck? He generously said it was alright, after all, it was a feast for the eyes, even though Hill had ruined it and he hadn't seen the best scenery.

Bronya was somewhat touched that Bai Qianqu wasn't angry at all, even though she was so late.

It seems Bai Qianqu really is a good person!

Seele, who was standing next to her, finally managed to control her nose and said weakly, "Bronya, Seele has been waiting for half an hour too."

Bronya smiled and ruffled Seele's hair: "Seele is such a good girl. Go eat now, and I'll treat you to your favorite ice cream!"

"Okay, thank you, Bronya." Seele immediately smiled broadly.

Hill pointed to herself, too embarrassed to speak, but Bronya didn't ignore her.

"Hill has worked hard too, come and eat with us!"

Hill originally wanted to act a little arrogant, but seeing Bai Qianqu there, she couldn't bring herself to show it.

The group got into Bronya's car, drove onto the city highway, and headed towards their destination.

On the way, Bronya said with a smile, "I called ahead and invited my two best friends to come over. They've already booked a private room, so we can all go together!"

Bronya's two closest friends?

Two familiar faces flashed through Bai Qianqu's mind, and she felt a sense of anticipation as well.

The four of them got into a car and soon arrived at a restaurant in the center of the new city. Bai Qianqu could see the huge sign of the restaurant from afar.

It was a giant yellow rabbit statue, and its hands were holding up a large sign with four big characters written on it—Houmu Restaurant!

Bai Qianqu was stunned for a moment. This restaurant was really unique; it actually had such a name.

It seems the restaurant owner is also a seasoned fan of Houmu.

Moreover, the Houmu series of games is currently the most popular game in the world. Even the ornaments in Bronya's car are Houmu. I don't know why so many people play this game.

Thinking of games, Bai Qianqu recalled the Angry Birds game she had released.

When I last checked, it already had 999+ comments. After such a long time of fermentation, it should have had a wider impact, right?

Bai Qianqu's guess was quite accurate. Angry Birds has now climbed to fourth place on the Steam charts and first place on the new games chart!

Games that can simultaneously top both the new release charts and the trending games charts were previously invariably from large game companies. Now, the sudden emergence of a solo game has truly caught many game developers off guard.

The crucial point is that no one knows who this guy called "Mihoyo" actually is.

Penguin's Old Ma used many connections but couldn't find any useful clues, which drove him crazy.

There's nothing we can do. This [miHoYo] account has never done anything before, and it was only recently registered. They uploaded Angry Birds shortly after registering, so there's really no trace of them.

Furthermore, the Steam platform protects users' private information very strictly, making it impossible to obtain any useful intelligence from the platform.

Anyway, many people in the gaming industry haven't been sleeping well these past few days.

Bai Qianqu followed Bronya and the others through a very distinctive Houmu gate—this Houmu gate was an enlarged yellow rabbit head, and the so-called gate was actually the yellow rabbit's mouth.

It looked dark from a distance, and Bai Qianqu was really afraid that this yellow-skinned rabbit was real, which would truly turn into a horror story.

However, the terrifying scene I imagined did not happen. It was just an ordinary Houmu-themed restaurant, where you could see all sorts of Houmu decorations.

Bronya became interested when she saw Bai Qianqu staring at a life-size Homu figure.

"Chiku, do you like Houmu too?"

Bai Qianqu coughed twice: "Uh, it's alright."

"You've played Homu Adventure, right? It's the most fun game in the world!"

Bronya's eyes lit up as she looked at Bai Qianqu expectantly, as if waiting for his approval.

Houmu Adventure is the most popular game in the world, and it is also Bronya's masterpiece, so naturally she hopes to gain recognition from others.

However, Hill chimed in.

"Houmu Adventure is indeed fun, but the hottest game recently seems to be Angry Birds, and if I remember correctly, it seems to be the game that Teacher Bai brought out?"

Speaking of this, Bronya also remembered the bird-shooting game that had captivated her and Seele for several days, and she couldn't help but grit her teeth.

That game was like a mudslide in the gaming world, dominating the gaming community. Games released during that period were all impacted to some extent, even the previously top-ranked Houmu series was affected, with a significant drop in online players as everyone switched to playing bird-shooting games.

Of course, Bronya had also played the game herself and knew how appealing it was, so she was completely convinced.

However, what puzzled her most was how Bai Qianqu, a composer, could make games.

As she was pondering this, Seele asked with stars in her eyes, "Ms. Bai, did you really make Angry Birds?"

Seeing Bai Qianqu nod, Xi'er's admiration deepened.

"Teacher Bai is not only great at songwriting, but also at making games! But why did you choose the name MiHoYo?"

Chapter 53 Yu Sanjia

Hearing Xier ask this question, Bai Qianqu scratched his head, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

You can't exactly say it's because of your own twisted sense of humor, can you?

Bai Qianqu thought for a moment and said, "Because if you want to make money, you can only rely on deception."

Seele: ? ? ?

Although I don't understand it, it seems to make sense?

Bronya was completely confused. She felt that if Bai Qianqu continued to fool her like this, it would corrupt Seele. Moreover, she didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, so she pulled the group to a private room on the second floor and knocked on the door.

Soon, a series of messy tidying sounds came from inside the door, and after a while, a slightly mature female voice came through.

"Is that Bronya? Come in quickly."

The group pushed open the door and entered, finding two people inside. However, both of them had disheveled clothes and their faces were still flushed.

Bronya gave the two of them a meaningful look.

"You idiot Kiana, are you bothering Mei-nee again—"

He didn't finish his sentence before Kiana interrupted him.

"What nonsense are you talking about, Bronya! I just wanted Mei to make me some delicious food!"

Bronya remained noncommittal and simply invited Bai Qianqu and the others to come in and sit down.

Bai Qianqu looked at the two people in front of her, feeling somewhat excited.

The two people in front of them were none other than the other two members of the Honkai Impact 3rd trio: Kiana Kaslana and Raiden Mei.

What surprised Bai Qianqu even more was that Mei now looked exactly like Captain Mei from the post-Honkai era, wearing a blue and white casual outfit, with her long black hair flowing down and her gentle gaze, looking like a friendly older sister next door.

Kiana, with her hair in a bun, still looked innocent and naive, pouting as she clung to Mei's arm, seemingly angry that Bronya had ruined her plans.

While Bai Qianqu was sizing up the two women opposite him, Mei was also observing him.

Bai Qianqu's first impression on Mei was that she was immediately struck by his beauty.

Admittedly, the other person was quite handsome, but Mei had seen countless handsome boys, and his looks alone were not enough to attract her attention.

Bai Qianqu's charm cannot be described as mere handsomeness. At first glance, it seems indistinguishable, but upon closer inspection, one can discern a profound and mysterious aura about him, which can be captivating if one observes him closely enough.

This made it impossible for Mei to see through Bai Qianqu, and the fact that he was able to come with Bronya to attend their party meant that he was highly valued by Bronya.

The fact that someone as discerning as Bronya would take this so seriously clearly indicates that he's not just a pretty face.

This sparked Mei's strong interest in Shiro Chiku.

Bronya coughed loudly when she saw Mei staring intently at Bai Qianqu.

"Ahem, Mei-jie, this is Bai Qianqu, our company's composer. Of course, he also has another identity, the genius composer Qu Yin."

"A melodious tune?!"

This surprised not only Mei, but also Kiana.

This month, Qu Yin's name has become incredibly popular. Anyone who pays even a little attention to music has heard of him, and Mei and Kiana are no exception.

As a newcomer, he defeated Eden to take the top spot on the new song chart right from his debut.