Reborn to Make Games: My Girlfriend is a Game Streamer

Chapter 138 Trust in Entrusting a Mobile Phone

Chen Bainian recalled: "I watched it on April 25th, when it had just surpassed 800,000 views."

After saying that, he added, "By April, sales growth slowed down, and throughout April to the 25th..."

"The number sold approximately 100,000 copies."

"Do you know how many units have been sold now?" Jiang Yiting looked down at the data on her phone again, smiling and keeping everyone in suspense.

Chen Bainian was taken aback for a moment, then realized what was going on and asked with a smile, "Is this... a surprise?"

"Hmm." Jiang Yiting nodded vigorously, revealing the answer, "Sales have now exceeded 88, and it feels like reaching one million in sales is within reach."

"The price has increased by 80,000 in the last few days?" Chen Bainian was also a little surprised. "It seems that quite a few people, like Yang Zihao, are going to buy tickets on the spot."

"It might not necessarily be a ticket purchase?" Jiang Yiting guessed. "Maybe after playing 'Potato Survivor,' they went looking for the games you made before?"

"Then could you take a look at the comments for me? I hope there aren't a lot of new negative reviews and people cursing at me?" Chen Bainian said half-jokingly.

"Now you're scared?" Jiang Yiting teased, glancing down before clicking into the comments section.

"It has a 90% positive review rate," Jiang Yiting said in surprise.

When she played Getting Over It, the game had only single-digit sales and no star ratings.

She didn't pay much attention to it afterward, only thinking that the game's difficulty and torment would surely draw many negative reviews.

But I didn't expect the positive review rate to be so high now.

"That's pretty good. It was only 91% before, so it didn't drop much." Chen Bainian breathed a sigh of relief.

I don't know if it's because the game's positive review rate hasn't dropped much, or because the atmosphere inside the car is no longer as quiet and eerie.

"You actually had a 91% positive review rate before?" Jiang Yiting was even more surprised.

"Well, go check out the comments section and you'll see why." Chen Bainian slightly raised the corners of his mouth, keeping everyone in suspense.

Jiang Yiting was also curious, so she clicked on the specific comments section and read them one by one.

The top few posts with the most likes look like this:

—Five stars; the most fun game ever, you definitely can't miss it.

—Five stars: Fun, I recommend everyone give it a try!

—Five stars; Yes, highly recommended! I recommend everyone buy it for relatives and friends so they can all try it out. Sharing is caring!

Upon seeing these comments, Jiang Yiting was suddenly reminded of some memories, so she looked up and shared, "I remember when the fans were discussing this in the group chat, someone said they wanted to give you a good review to attract more people to come in and suffer together, right?"

"Yes, that's pretty much how the earliest batch of positive reviews came about," Chen Bainian confirmed her impression. "But you can keep reading; I think some of the positive reviews below are quite interesting."

"Um?

Jiang Yiting, with a hint of curiosity, lowered her head and continued scrolling through the comments.

After looking past the initial wave of retaliatory positive reviews, I also saw a few scattered negative reviews.

Then, she saw some comments with a completely different style:

—Five stars; play slowly, you'll beat it. This game is much simpler than life.

—Five stars; If your life is a mess, play this game. It will show you that you're actually eating too well, even though you have time to play this game.

—Five stars: Just like your life, isn't it? Even if you fall, you have to get back up. Let's meet at the top, bro.

,I trust you!

Jiang Yiting was stunned for a moment when she first saw it.

However, she then remembered what he had said during her live broadcast interview.

Then, she quietly read a few of the comments aloud.

"Little brother, it seems like everyone understands the meaning behind your game now."

When Jiang Yiting looked up at him, she smiled.

She was smiling brightly.

It's gratifying that players understand Chen Bainian's original intention in designing this game.

There is also a sense of pride.

This is a game her younger brother made.

"Hmm," Chen Bainian responded softly, without saying anything more.

But Jiang Yiting sensed something different in his simple answer.

She felt a sense of relief, a sense of relaxation, and something else she couldn't quite put her finger on.

She just looked at him beside her.

This is her younger brother.

She suddenly chuckled softly again.

"What's wrong?" Chen Bai asked softly.

"It's nothing." Jiang Yiting looked away, leaned back in her chair, but the corners of her mouth were still curved. "I just think it's pretty good this way."

"What's so good about it?"

"Some people understand the games you make." Jiang Yiting paused, then continued, "And, like this now."

Chen Bainian didn't ask anything more and just drove with a focused expression.

The music is still playing.

The car was still heading towards its destination in the northeast.

Jiang Yiting put down his phone, took out her own, opened the Steam platform, and found the comment section of "Potato Survivor".

Read any interesting comments you see to him.

After reading some of it, I went to browse the discussions on various platforms.

"Did you also send your game samples to some overseas gaming media outlets this time?" she suddenly asked.

"Yes." Chen Bainian nodded. "It was delivered through the promotional services of the Steam platform. We hadn't established these channels before."

"Oh." Jiang Yiting looked down at the screen. "Their reviews were pretty good, although there were still some—"

She paused, tidied herself up, and continued, "If it's more demanding and rigid..."

Without giving Chen Bainian a chance to respond, she continued, "Domestic media evaluations are much fairer."

I read this long analysis of roguelike games on GameLychee, and it highly praised your innovations in this genre.

She picked out a few sections and skimmed through them.

Finally, when she saw the author's name, she had some doubts: "Huh, but this article wasn't written by the editor who usually writes reviews of indie games. It was written by someone hired from outside, named Lin Qiming."

"Lin Qiming?" Chen Bainian murmured again, a hint of doubt in his voice.

"You know him?" Jiang Yiting asked back, "The Qiming of the Morning Star."

"Then they might actually know each other." Chen Bainian thought for a moment. "He was in our interview when we went to rent an office."

"Oh, I know, you were with Cheng Zhixing and the others, right?"

"Yes, it should be."

"Oh," Jiang Yiting said with a hint of teasing, but no malice, "You've missed out on a good employee."

"Not really," Chen Bainian shook his head. "He wasn't in very good condition at the time. And if he had stayed with us, he probably wouldn't have been able to write this article."

"Yes, that's true."

"Could you please share this on WeChat and my blog? His article is really well-written, and it doesn't need any additional text."

"it is good."

After agreeing, Jiang Yiting paused for a moment and turned to look at him.

The tone he used when he spoke to her was no different from usual.

But that was his WeChat account.

It is a private space that stores all his contacts and chat logs.

And he just let her operate it without any suspicion.

Jiang Yiting pursed her lips, said nothing, and lowered her head to pick up his phone again.

The light from the screen shone on her face, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously curved into a smile.

Unlocked again using his birthday, opened WeChat, and found the article Lin Qiming posted on GameLizhi.

Then, share it on WeChat Moments.

The moment she finished forwarding it, Jiang Yiting suddenly realized something.

Along the way, she used his phone, looked at his developer backend, and now logged into his WeChat.

He didn't say "Don't flip through this" once, not even once, from beginning to end.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yiting chuckled softly.

He put his phone back in the armrest and leaned back in his chair.

The car fell silent again, but the silence seemed different from before.

She turned her head to look at him.

Chen Bainian was still focused on driving.

But there seemed to be a faint smile at the corners of her mouth.

In this quiet and relaxed atmosphere, time flew by.

The car has already entered Jiahe territory.

The navigation system indicates that we are about to reach our destination, Guanhai Park.

In the darkness of night, it seemed as if one could hear the sound of ocean waves.