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Chapter 102 Zheng Yanbin is actually a genius!

After hearing all this last night, Xie Yuan immediately opened the Honkai Impact 3rd live stream.

There was a faint sense of anticipation in my heart.

Asylum Studios has always been good at understanding players' psychology, so I don't think they would do anything so disappointing.

I just turned on the sound and breathed a sigh of relief.

They haven't missed the deadline for announcing the benefits.

However, compared to Zheng Yanbin on stage, this person seemed very calm.

When it came to the launch benefits, it was Yu Xiaoming's turn to talk about it. He didn't use any exaggerated tone or seductive lines.

It's a straightforward narrative, as if it's about something very ordinary.

"Before the server opens, during the Spring Festival, we will release a demo of another game from our studio, Dark Souls. Log in to your account and defeat the boss Gundyr the Ashen One to obtain the Firelink Shrine-style bridge skin for Honkai Impact 3."

"Pre-register for the game to receive ten supply cards when the server launches."

"After the game officially launches and the mail function is unlocked, we will send 2800 crystals to the captains via mail."

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"In addition, you can also get ten supply cards through the 7-day check-in event."

"After completing all the story events and activities, you are expected to receive a total of 145 pulls, of which about 90 pulls will be used for limited-time supply cards and 55 pulls will be used for large-scale supply cards in the permanent pool. The exact number will vary depending on the playstyle of each captain."

That concludes today's preview of the Honkai Impact 3rd open beta. Wishing all captains a Happy Chinese New Year in advance!

Although he didn't speak very fast, he explained things in great detail.

However, the fact that the launch benefits were explained so quickly still left Xie Yuan with a question mark in his mind.

"what?"

You just said it like that?

Refreshing!

Wait, no, "Tao Shao?" Xie Yuan gasped, "Isn't that a bit too generous?"

2800 crystals, when converted into gacha resources, is equivalent to supply cards, which are the resources for gacha pulls in limited pools.

Although the benefits were mentioned in the previous promotion, no one expected that you would actually give them away!

It shouldn't be something like, "You get a certain amount of freebies for spending a certain amount of money," or "You get a certain amount of freebies for buying certain items or skins."

There were no preconditions; it was just a free gift.

Xie Yuan was immediately excited.

What "Starry Night Promise"? I'm too lazy to even register.

Get out!

A ten-year veteran of Honkai Impact 3rd, here to share my experience.

The screen was filled with question marks.

[？？？？？？？]

[Dude, is this something really that important, something so trivial, just summed up in a few words?]

[Hilarious, are they in such a hurry to leave work?]

[Holy crap, holy crap, that's awesome! Making games for charity? Are they not planning to make money?]

[Starting today, I'm a crazy filial son, and no one can persuade me otherwise.]

[Isn't that incredibly generous?]

[Okay, okay!]

[Okay, okay, okay]

Countless "good" signs floated out, densely packed together.

The dense barrage of bullet comments completely obscured the screen.

Even though the live stream had ended, the players still hadn't left.

They were still discussing various aspects of the game.

Live live.

The live stream has been cut off, and the director has replaced it with a promotional PV, following the previous rehearsal.

Zheng Yanbin let out a long sigh and stepped off the stage, frowning as he asked, "Although I said I wanted to raise the audience's expectations, isn't this method a bit too much?"

Wu Xun said with a fawning smile, "But the feedback from players in the live chat seems pretty good, doesn't it?"

Behind the camera is a large screen.

Although it was a bit far away, many of the words were not very clear.

However, it can still recognize some simple bullet comments.

For example, "好好好".

Zheng Yanbin walked over to the director and asked, "During the live stream just now, did the number of viewers increase?"

The director looked embarrassed, stammered, and seemed hesitant to speak.

Zheng Yanbin frowned: "No increase? How could that be? Shouldn't players be very interested in the bonus system?"

Seeing that the director remained silent, Zheng Yanbin's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"Is it going to drop again?"

"It has indeed decreased."

"How many?"

5000 people...

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Zheng Yanbin's eyes widened: "How many?? A decrease of 5000 people?? Are you kidding me?"

The director gave a wry smile: "It's not that the number of viewers dropped by 5000, it's that there are only 5000 people left in the live stream."

How could this happen!

Zheng Yanbin almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

5000 people!

What concept?

It's not even as many viewers as the live streams of many other streamers.

But this is a flagship product. After a live stream, the number of viewers dropped from around 2 at the beginning to only 5000 at the end.

This is clearly a live broadcast mishap.

And it was the kind of car that completely overturned!

Zheng Yanbin quickly opened the live stream room for "Honkai Impact 3".

Everything went black.

4 million people.

One side doubled, while the other more than halved.

Doesn't that mean we're giving Honkai Impact 3rd a boost in traffic?

It was at this moment that Zheng Yanbin heard about the launch benefits.

Their eyes were clear.

what?

He really gave it to me?

If there are no conditions, will you really give it away?

Zheng Yanbin was bewildered. He had seen "Honkai Impact 3" before, and it did indeed say that pre-registering would give you 30 limited-edition draws.

But he didn't believe it.

What kind of good thing is this?

What if we give away too many gifts and players stop spending money?

There must be a threshold, such as an event where spending 648 yuan gives you an extra 10 draws.

I never expected it to be a free gift in the literal sense.

Give it to anyone who comes, no matter who they are.

Looking at the "good, good, good" comments in both live streams now, I finally understood.

No wonder the players ran away.

Without comparison, there is no harm!

My heart sank.

This is bad.

I thought I'd bumped into a toy car, but it turned out to be a stroke of incredible luck.

"Wu Xun...you came up with a great idea!!" Zheng Yanbin gritted his teeth.

If it weren't for deliberately building up player anticipation and offering minimal launch benefits, the most that would happen is a few complaints and grievances from players.

But this expectation led to disaster.

But Wu Xun said, feeling wronged, "Manager Zheng, isn't this what you meant by building up player anticipation and stabilizing the number of viewers in the live stream?"

Zheng Yanbin's face turned pale and then purple, as if it were indeed the case.

No, no.

The server absolutely cannot open at the same time as another server, otherwise it will really be doomed.

The gameplay has been leaked, and the rewards can't compare.

"...Pass the notice out: everyone work overtime. The game release date is moved up by one month, to the end of March! We absolutely must avoid releasing it before *Honkai Impact 3rd*."

Upon hearing this, the planners who were still present turned green with anger.

The lead programmer, Han Zhengrong, was startled and quickly advised, "That won't do! The studio's efficiency is already at its maximum; rushing the update might cause problems!"

"Why don't you be the producer? If you were even half as good as Shen Qingtu, the development schedule wouldn't be this rushed," Zheng Yanbin retorted without holding back. "I've already decided, the announcement will be sent out tomorrow!"

By launching the service ahead of schedule, losses can be minimized as much as possible.

Chen Xuan also watched the preview live stream of "The Promise of the Stars" at home.

His expression was somewhat strange.

I hesitated for a moment. I didn't use the system's [Curse of Misfortune] skill, did I?

I didn't do anything.

Did your competitor stab you in the back right off the bat?

"Damn, Zheng Yanbin is actually a genius, isn't he?" Chen Xuan was stunned. "How come I didn't think of that?!"

Raise expectations wildly, then let them fall short.

This trickery has put players in a difficult position; how many players will be on the verge of losing their guard?

Envy.

Chen Xuan couldn't help but feel a little inferior.

Ultimately, they can't compare to naturally gifted players.

A genius's slightest move can create a peak that many people look up to.

The only way to unleash one's imagination to the fullest is through games, relying on storylines and gameplay to break down players' defenses and gain "defense threshold".

If Zheng Yanbin also had a defense-breaking value system, the defense-breaking value he gained from this one-night live stream would probably be equivalent to that of a small-scale game, right?

He pounded his chest and stamped his feet in frustration.

No, I need to write down this method of earning defense penetration points.

I opened the group chat and took a look.

[Zhou Qian]: Lao Gong's method of getting cosplay on TV is truly ingenious. He knows what players like to watch. [Gong Jing]: Only Lili from Yue Zun International and No. 23 from Wu Yue Shui Xiu can call me that. [Shen Qing Tu]: Changed again?

[Yu Xiaoming]: A great start! This should also drive traffic to Dark Souls and boost pre-order sales significantly. [Xiong Xuewen]: Long live Xiao Lei!! Congratulations on Honkai Impact 3's phenomenal pre-order results!!

Chen Xuan was furious when he saw this.

What are you all so happy about? Huh?

Look at Zheng Yanbin, he gained so much "defense penetration" points from just one live stream.

Look at you all, look at you all!

Is that all?

Unfortunately, the system cannot be exposed.

Otherwise, Chen Xuan would have told his men to adopt a player mentality.

I wish Zheng Yanbin were one of my employees; that old guy is a master at manipulating players' mentality.

It's a pity, he was an employee of Tianshuo.

and many more.

Chen Xuan's eyes lit up.

Yes!

Zheng Yanbin's "A Promise with the Stars" looks like it's going to be a disaster.

It's unlikely that Tian Shuo will keep a producer with such a tarnished reputation; even if they do, he'll be marginalized.

Is it possible to dig it up?

With such brilliant and talented individuals around, the armor penetration value gained should be significantly higher.

Touching his chin, Chen Xuan immediately sent Gong Jing a private message.

[Chen Xuan]: Do you think I have a chance to poach Zheng Yanbin?

[Gong Jing]: ? ? ? ? ?

[Gong Jing]: Boss, are you serious?