My game is depressing worldwide.

Just as the two were having a lively conversation at Chuangyou Technology.

Because Cui Manzhou left early, she returned to school shortly after today's demonstration began.

"I wonder how their talks went."

They strolled leisurely to the auditorium.

From a distance, you can see a teacher anxiously waiting at the door, looking around.

Upon seeing Cui Manzhou, he rushed over immediately.

"Teacher Cui, you've finally arrived!! Why couldn't I get through on the phone?"

"The signal was bad for a stretch of the subway just now," Cui Manzhou said, somewhat puzzled. "What happened?"

The teacher gave a wry smile: "Something's happened... but it should be considered a good thing."

Cui Manzhou was still somewhat puzzled: "Is it a good thing?"

"Yes... that boy named Zhou Qian, is he your student?"

I guess so.

"The live stream went viral, with over 1000 viewers requesting Zhou Qian to demonstrate 'Iwanna'." The teacher sighed. "Not only that, game developers like Tianshuo and Hongtu Studio also want to meet with him."

Cui Manzhou froze for two seconds.

That live stream was just an add-on; it only had about twenty or thirty viewers at most, and hardly anyone actually watched it.

More than 1000 audience members?

That was definitely a hit.

...

Zhou Qian and Yu Xiaoming were completely dumbfounded.

Yesterday they drank from noon until night. Today, the two of them didn't plan to go to the auditorium to embarrass themselves, but rather to sleep all day and relax.

Unexpectedly, I was woken up by a phone call.

Zhou Qian was still somewhat afraid of the cold-faced, ruthless Cui Manzhou.

The conversation on the phone was very simple.

Bring your laptop to the auditorium—and be quick!

When the two arrived at the hall disheveled, they still had no idea what had happened.

At this moment, Cui Manzhou was still outside the auditorium and had not yet gone in. She was looking down and scrolling through several videos.

50, 120, 44...

Several video clips were posted on Pixiv's popular channels.

The game that involves slicing is called "iwanna".

The host is Lao Wei.

Cui Manzhou knows her too well!

Back when she was promoting her charity game "Push Open That Door," Lao Wei not only helped promote it voluntarily, but also anonymously donated 10,000 yuan.

"I, Lao Wei, may not be educated or capable, but I can distinguish between good and bad. If Teacher Cui has any more public welfare projects like this in the future, I, Lao Wei, will promote them for free!"

It was morning, a low time for watching the live stream.

Even so, there are still quite a few streamers in the single-player section who stream "iwanna".

Some small streamers with 5 to 10 followers can have more than 500 real viewers in their live streams!

Simply outrageous.

Cui Manzhou heard Lao Wei's original words in one of the clips.

"This game is called 'iwanna,' and it's a fan-made game created by a third-year student at Lincheng University. Oh, by the way, their game design major recently had a showcase of outstanding student works; those who are interested can take a look."

As a result, the school's live stream, which had never been watched by many people, became a hit.

As industry professionals, game developers are always among the most sensitive to online trends.

No matter how long the "iwanna" craze lasts, what if there's some popular gameplay hidden behind it? If we can follow the trend reasonably, we might be able to make a profit.

I also heard that the designer of this new hit game is a student at Lincheng University.

They became even more interested.

"Director Cui." Zhou Qian greeted him blankly, his eyes filled with a clear sense of foolishness.

Cui Manzhou was somewhat puzzled.

Zhou Qian?

She actually had some recollection of him; he was talented in level design, but not the type of student who was very market-savvy.

Could he really create a game like "I Wanna" that suddenly went viral and perfectly captured the psychology of gamers?!

Some people don't believe it.

Let's get through this hurdle first.

"Don't ask why. Go up on stage and demonstrate 'I Wanna,' in the same style as yesterday." Cui Manzhou led him inside without saying a word. "If you do well, it will have a positive impact on the school's admissions in the second half of the year and this year's campus recruitment."

what?

me?

Zhou Qian followed behind with a wise look in his eyes.

Did I... drink too much?

Still not sober?

...

...

Chen Xuan left the company and took the subway back to school.

Although the talks didn't go smoothly this morning, we still gained a lot, listening to Lu Kai talk about many aspects of the gaming industry.

But when he thought about his project, Chen Xuan pondered deeply, feeling somewhat conflicted.

If the art requirements are significantly reduced, the game can still be made, which can save a lot of money.

However, I still feel a little regretful.

While pondering this, he glanced at the system panel again.

System, help me!

Look at the balance.

[Remaining armor penetration value: 761]

Some defense penetration values ​​are also popping up one after another.

[Detected a +2 defense threshold from Lao Wei's Game Talk]

[Defense Penetration Value Detected from xxx +1]

So many?

Chen Xuan's eyes lit up; the progress was much greater than he had imagined.

I quickly took out my phone and searched for it.

Some quick-moving gaming media outlets have already reported on the sudden surge in popularity of "iwanna".

"Old Wei talking about games? Zhou Qian's demo was seen by a big streamer in the official live stream, no wonder." Chen Xuan nodded in satisfaction, "Good luck."

I'm considering giving Zhou Qian one of the Mighty Vajra Pills next time I draw one.

Chen Xuan didn't actually expect "iwanna" to be a big hit.

He lacks the resources for promotion and relies on word-of-mouth among players, which is far too slow.

Unexpectedly, a new path opened up before us.

Now comes the exciting 10-pull phase!

-100

The system even added special effects when I did a ten-pull.

A frustrated player stood in front of the computer, furiously punching the monitor.

boom!

Shards of glass from the monitor flew into Chen Xuan's eyes, emitting different kinds of light.

White, white... still white.

Nine white and one blue.

Chen Xuan was stunned for a moment. Blue sky and white clouds? Why is it so dark?!

Moreover, it consists of nine Mighty Vajra Pills.

Look at the only blue quality.

[Super Mighty Vajra Pill: Upgraded version of the regular one, slightly enhanced but permanently effective]

Chen Xuan: ......

Are you sick in the head?!

Keep 100, and draw the rest!

It seems that their luck in the previous lottery was too good, and now they are extremely unlucky.

The blue sky and white clouds are so dazzling they make my eyes blurry.

[Efficiency Booster (Blue Quality): Increases work efficiency by 30%, requires a long period of sleep to replenish energy afterwards] x1

[Basic Traffic Package (Blue Quality): Grants the host's work a certain amount of traffic support] x2

[Lucky Charm (Blue Quality): Increases your luck by 2 for a period of time]

Finally, at the last moment, something good came along: two purple-quality items.

First.

[Character Concept Art Generator: Generates all character concept art for a specified single-player game] x1

Unfortunately, it can only specify single-player games.

Chen Xuan felt a little regretful; if he could generate original artwork for online games, spin-off games, and continuously operating games, he would have made a fortune.

How many images can you get in a single-player mode?

"Dog system, you must have come from a second-generation game development team, right? You're a master of mutual defense."

Chen Xuan grumbled and specified "Clannad".

Although the generated artwork is from a game, no one said it couldn't be used in his serialized web novel, "The Great Family of Dumplings."

The Qihang Chinese website now allows for image insertion.

[The original artwork for all characters in Clannad has been generated and saved on the host computer's hard drive.]

Let's look at the second purple quality.

New feature unlocked: Character attribute reader, which can display the other party's characteristics and potential value.

Each use costs: 100 potential points.

Oh?

Chen Xuan's eyes lit up; this was a good thing.

With the studio about to be established, a lot of effort can be saved in future recruitment.

At that moment, the subway announcement came on.

"...Next stop, Lincheng University."

Chen Xuan prepared to get out of the car and arrived near the entrance.

Holding onto the handrail, I watched a few more videos.

Perhaps because I just searched for the name "iwanna", the big data analysis started working.

A live stream popped up.

Game Design major at Lincheng University.

I clicked in and took a quick look.

"Zhou Qian...? Why did you go to the auditorium again instead of sleeping properly, and even went on stage twice to play 'I Wanna'?"