My game is depressing worldwide.

After the broadcast ended.

Old Wei rushed into the bathroom in a disheveled state, turned on the tap, and splashed some water on his face.

The cold water stimulated his facial skin, which calmed him down considerably.

"call......"

Looking at myself in the mirror, water droplets gathered along my jawline and then dripped down, which really didn't match my usual goofy persona.

"Damn it, this is incredibly embarrassing." Old Wei gave a wry smile.

A goofy persona is usually paired with a thick-skinned, carefree attitude.

Having come all this way, I don't even need to think about how the audience will laugh at me.

Then, he gritted his teeth again.

Damn screenwriter!!

Why write such a heartbreaking storyline?

The music isn't particularly outstanding, the visuals aren't particularly outstanding, the subject matter isn't particularly outstanding, and the plot isn't particularly outstanding at first glance.

But when combined, they create a wonderful chemical reaction.

Especially... it's best not to think about it too much.

The more I think about it, the more upset I become.

"No, I can't be the only one suffering."

Thinking about it, Lao Wei Chong returned to his computer.

Since the broadcast has already ended today, it's impossible to resume it.

Although many viewers in the live stream were unwilling to leave.

On QQ, Lao Wei frequently chats in two groups.

One is a group for game content creators (UPs).

Another one is the iwanna fan group. He is the group owner and has the most fans among the streamers who started their accounts or became famous because of iwanna.

First, open the iwanna group.

@ ALL

[Old Wei Talks Games (Group Owner): For those of you who participated in the iwanna speedrun challenge, I highly recommend completing the "To the Moon" commercial. The story is heartwarming and healing; it's a masterpiece worth watching!]

Then, another content creator in another gaming content creator's group also posted one.

There are many monsters and demons in this group.

There are established veteran content creators, speedrun experts, second-time game strategy creators, and funny reaction creators.

[Old Wei Talks Games: I highly recommend the game "To the Moon." Its thought-provoking plot makes it a truly worthwhile game!]

After sending it out, he thought no one in this group of demons and monsters would pay attention to him.

I didn't expect to get a response so quickly.

[Wake Up and Gain Weight: Story-driven games are super interesting! I'll go try them out]

Old Wei was somewhat surprised to see the first person to reply to him.

This is a girl with only over 10 followers. Unlike most content creators in the gaming section who only create entertainment value, she is genuinely bad at gaming.

Or rather, the selling points are actually cosplay and singing, with game theme songs making up the vast majority.

He is said to be a college student who started live streaming purely out of interest.

Although she is Chinese, she is fluent in English and Japanese and has a very beautiful and charming voice.

[Old Wei Talks Games: You haven't seemed to sing much lately, any new works?]

[Gaining weight after waking up: Of course! I sang a theme song for a novel, I wonder when the client will release it.]

[Waking Up with Weight Gain: Qihang Chinese Website's "Dumpling Family," a heartwarming and healing campus slice-of-life story, which I also follow. It has a strong visual novel feel to it, and I recommend it to you.]

Oh?

That's perfect.

Old Wei turned off his computer, lay back in bed, and opened the Kaihang Chinese website app.

Perfect timing! We can use heartwarming and healing everyday stories to soothe our wounded hearts.

However, he still had some doubts.

He reads online novels regularly, but he's never heard of them needing theme songs.

"Wow! Original illustrations too? This book recommended after waking up is interesting."

Thinking about it, I began to read it with great interest.

Right after Lao Wei ended his broadcast, a very strange thing happened in the gaming section of Pixiv.

Around 14 PM, a group of players, whose origins are unknown, flooded into the live streams of various streamers.

There's a really fun game called "To the Moon," I recommend giving it a try.

[I recommend a therapeutic game to the streamer called "To the Moon"]

[One person wrote a petition in blood for the streamer to play "To the Moon"]

Many people were baffled.

People generously spend money and send gifts just to let a streamer play a pixel-style game?

Then, around 20 PM, this Amway craze reached its peak.

Many gamers who have finished get off work and dinner want to watch a live stream to relax.

But they all noticed something strange.

Why do many live streamers do nothing but stare blankly with red eyes, playing a very simple piano piece on repeat?

The atmosphere in the bullet comments was also very strange.

Why does one half of the person look like they're crying, while the other half looks like they're laughing?

What does it mean to cry and laugh at the same time?

...

It was evening.

Lincheng University, inside the Entrepreneurship Park.

After dinner, the three returned to the studio.

After working tirelessly for a month, and with the game already released, Shen Qingtu still shows no sign of taking a break.

The mental hospital's workshop was a small operation; it didn't have dedicated testing personnel and had to rely on itself.

She was still playing the game repeatedly, while also intensively browsing community forums to find game bugs and fix them as soon as possible.

Chen Xuan was typing away at his keyboard, the keys clattering loudly.

[Editor Tian Shu: It's a pity, your book was indeed a bit too slow to get going in the early stages. It's a shame it missed the Sanjiang Award.]

[Editor Tian Shu: However, this is already very impressive for a new author's first book. Although the number of collections is not large, the readership is exceptionally high.]

[Editor Tian Shu: If you keep writing at this pace, you'll definitely get high-quality content, and the probability of reaching 10,000 subscriptions isn't small. I'll get a few authors to promote your chapters then.]

[Editor Tian Shu: Are you there? Feed me?]

[Chen Xuan: 1]

At this moment, in a hot pot restaurant in Donghai City, Tian Shu sighed helplessly, put down his phone, and picked up a slice of fatty beef roll from the boiling hot oil.

The author, nicknamed Dog Seven, is great in every way, except he's a bit too aloof.

Sometimes, it even made Tian Shu feel a little dazed, as if he had returned to the days when he was a simp, licking the boots of a goddess.

Across from me, Oasis, the editor in the same group, was already eating with gusto, taking a large gulp of tea before saying, "Just an author, is she worth all this effort?"

Tian Shu nodded with some hesitation: "Normally it's not worth it, but I always feel that this author is extraordinary."

"You know how many maverick authors come to the Startup every year. After batch after batch are wiped out, how many can actually make it?" Oasis said with some disdain.

"We'll see when the time comes; maybe it'll surprise me." Tian Shu chuckled, not at all angry. "Although this author is aloof, his dedication to his book is truly admirable."

"With all these surprises already, you're still hoping for an IP adaptation?"

"Haha, let's eat, let's not talk about this anymore."

Chen Xuan, who was still in Lincheng at the time, naturally had no idea how conflicted the editors were.

I breathed a sigh of relief after finishing the last part of this chapter.

Compared to the calm and composed demeanor of the two, Zhou Qian became restless, unable to concentrate on his phone or work.

"Brother Xuan, aren't you nervous at all?"

"Don't be nervous, it's already selling very well."

How did you know?

Of course I can see the armor penetration value!

[Detected a +36 defense threshold from Lao Wei's Game Talk]

[Detected defense penetration value +39 from "Wake up and gain weight"]

[Defense Penetration Value Detected from Wang Hongguang +1]

[Defense Penetration Value Detected from Editor Tian Shu +1]

It seems like some strange people have mixed in?

Never mind, I don't care.

The game unlocked at 10:00 AM, and at first, it wasn't very clear how much the price increase would be.

Later on, the increase in defense penetration value jumped up rapidly.

Based on the figures, sales on the first day must have been at least 3.

This is an astonishing number for indie games.

Zhou Qian leaned forward and coughed lightly: "How about we check the sales figures in the back office? Let's see if it's a pleasant surprise or a shock."

"Didn't you say you'd check it after a full day?"

"Ahem, can't we wait until tomorrow?"

At this moment, Shen Qingtu also came over with milk tea: "Take a look, I'm also curious how many first-day sales this game with such an average appearance can achieve."

"Alright, let's reveal it ahead of schedule then."