Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

Yu Zhong's three-part Weibo post had an explosive effect no less than his "weak-to-soft" strategy and that famous quote.

"I have plenty of time and resources to outlast the players."

And this time it's even more serious than before.

After all, those two famous quotes were just screenshots and verbal venting, but this Weibo post was verified with a real name.

originally.

As time went by, most Spark players were already quite indifferent to the fact that Tencent had copied them.

"Oh, Tencent is plagiarizing again?"

That's the attitude.

Only a small number of core fans of the "Frontline Girls" group launched a barrage of criticism against Tencent, but this three-part Weibo post has directly provoked public outrage.

Countless Spark players began to flock to the game.

Being criticized by more people is not a big deal, but the fact that the influx of these people has created a hot topic is a big problem.

past life.

Why is there always drama surrounding Girls' Frontline 2?

Besides the fact that Girls' Frontline 2 does have a lot of its own personal touches, another reason is the influx of viewers.

A large number of self-media outlets began to scrutinize the situation with a magnifying glass.

They just wanted to ride this wave of traffic.

If you don't have any problems, that's fine, but your problems are like a treasure trove that you can never finish digging into.

That..

If you don’t die, who will?

Yu Zhong thought that his oral gymnastics on Weibo wouldn't cause any reaction; it would just be players cursing him. He figured he could just let them curse him.

Just as he himself said.

Can you kill a penguin by scolding it?

Moreover, this criticism might actually encourage more users to check out the game. Even if only one in a thousand users stays, it would still be a huge victory!

Yu Zhong was right.

After this incident, a large number of players did start to want to see what was going on with Girls' Frontline.

But these players weren't there to play games.

They came here specifically to find fault.

It's like when someone makes a mistake and others scold you, you just endure it, and after a while, everyone disperses.

After all, everyone's time is precious.

Even just watching the show takes up a lot of time.

But Yu Zhong not only refused, he also cursed back.

Chapter 407 The Incident

And so, things began to escalate.

The first thing the "investigator" players uncovered upon entering the game was the North Orchid Island incident.

Besides the North Lan Island incident itself, a large number of comments from foreign websites about the North Lan Island incident were also forwarded back to China.

Only then did the players realize it.

It turns out that the North Lantau Island incident has already received a great deal of publicity abroad.

The discussion is quite heated.

Many foreign players even came specifically for the gimmick of the domestic nuclear explosion.

This is rather unsettling.

It's roughly similar to how Japanese film studios use the gimmick of Japan's sinking to attract audiences.

But the problem is.

That's Japan.

This is in China.

Furthermore, not all players think that Girls' Frontline International Edition using the Northland Island incident as a gimmick is a good thing.

Some Japanese players, especially those who had played Girls Frontline, felt a bit uncomfortable with the storyline of Northland Island, as it contained descriptions similar to nuclear explosions.

Some international players also felt that the Northland Island storyline was unsatisfactory, but their point of view was that the domestic government could still exist after such a huge explosion on Northland Island.

It's so unreasonable.

What does it mean for a country to lose 9 million people?

To be honest, these discussions...

Just looking at it makes domestic players very uncomfortable.

Even if this is a discussion about a hypothetical event.

However, just like some foreign "readers" of The Three-Body Problem, they always like to deliberately misinterpret the parts about the Red Shore in The Three-Body Problem.

Often, after discussing the worldview of Girls' Frontline, these people will also bring up some real-world politics.

Subsequently.

The investigators further discovered that the storyline on Northland Island did not exist in the original Girls' Frontline, but it did exist in the international version of Girls' Frontline.

This issue, coupled with feedback from overseas players, makes it hard not to suspect whether there is some connection between them.

As discussions among players increased, some domestic game developers also began to notice Girls' Frontline International, but their focus was not on the storyline.

Instead...

Does this "Girls' Frontline International Version" have a game license number?

If there is.

Does that mean that game licenses have started being issued again?

if there is not.

Does the emergence of this international version of Girls' Frontline, which has undergone major changes from UI to storyline to combat gameplay, mean that...?

They could also use a format like "XX version" to create sequels to certain historical IPs.

If Tencent can do something like falsely advertising something else, then so can I!

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That night.

After several hours of online arguments with other players on Weibo, Yu Zhong finally waited until 5 o'clock.

Yu Zhong is looking forward to 5 o'clock.

It's because Yao Xiaodong organized an experience-sharing session at 5 pm today.

Yu Zhong was invited to share his thoughts.

Although the title of the presentation was "How to Analyze the Success of Spark Games"

Yu Zhong doesn't really like this theme.

But this is, after all, an experience-sharing session. Just thinking about how the entire project manager of Tencent's anime games would have to come and listen to him share his experiences...

That feeling was quite good.

However, since this was an online meeting, the meeting room felt a bit empty.

Yu Zhong then called over the copywriting team.

Ostensibly, it's about sharing experiences, but in reality, I hope to get some applause from the audience when I share.

I watched as a group of people sat in the conference room.

Yu Zhong nodded in satisfaction.

Then the video conferencing equipment was turned on.

"Hello, hello, can you hear me?"

"Sure, Mr. Yu."

"I can hear you, I can hear you."

As the faces kept lighting up in the video, Yu Zhong was quite moved. He had attended many similar sharing sessions, and this time it was finally his turn to share.

"Cough cough!"

Yu Zhong cleared his throat, adjusted his posture, and made sure he looked professional.

"It's an honor to be here to share the success of Girls' Frontline International with you all..."

Before the pronunciation of the word "功" in Yu Zhong's name was finished, the conference room door was suddenly flung open with a bang, and Yao Xiaodong strode in with a dark expression.

At this moment, Yu Zhong hadn't reacted yet, and subconsciously smiled and said something.

"Mr. Yao, would you like to share a few words?"

Yao Xiaodong ignored him completely, walked over, and slammed the laptop shut with a loud bang.

"What's there to share?! The game's about to be taken down, and you're still sharing your experience—how to bankrupt a project?!"

The air seemed to freeze at that moment, and Yu Zhong's smile froze on his face.

The relaxed atmosphere in the meeting room instantly turned tense and heavy.

The copywriting team, who were just whispering about how many red envelopes Yu Zhong would give out after his presentation and what they should do with them, were completely stunned when they heard that the game had been taken down and the project had gone bankrupt.

"President Yao, what... what does this mean?" Yu Zhong stammered, his voice trembling slightly.

Yao Xiaodong's face grew even darker. He took a deep breath and said coldly:

"You still have the nerve to ask? I told you to copy the text, what did you copy? Is Northland Island in Girls' Frontline?! Huh!?"

Hear this.

Yu Zhong fell silent, something suddenly popping into his mind.

But Su Qin from the copywriting team suddenly appeared at this moment.

"But the setting of Northland Island is a setting that Girls' Frontline has always had. Besides, I wrote that part of the story. I don't think there's anything wrong with it. The core storyline is based on Girls' Frontline, with just some slight innovations."

Yao Xiaodong glanced at Su Qin.

His gaze was as cold as if he were looking at a dead person.

"So it was you who did this? Innovation? Ha! Do you know that because of your so-called innovation, the game is now being forced to be taken down? Not by us, but by the regulatory authorities. Do you know what this means for the company?"

Actually, Yao Xiaodong's statement is not entirely correct.

Tencent did receive a summons from the State Administration of Press and Publication for a meeting later this afternoon.

However, during the phone call, the State Administration of Press and Publication did not demand that the game be taken down. It merely explained its reasons and expressed a desire to discuss the game's license number and some of its content with Tencent.

There are things that the State Administration of Press and Publication doesn't mention.

This doesn't mean that penguins don't understand.

As a result, Ma Huateng quickly retrieved the information and immediately understood where the problem lay.

This is a system that has repeatedly encountered problems.

Ma Huateng was truly furious.

Wang Guang was immediately removed from his position as head of WEGAME, and the game was taken down. Then, Yao Xiaodong was called and asked to find out who was responsible for the incident.

Before going to the meeting, Ma Huateng needed all the details.

On the phone.

Ma Huateng did not say how to deal with the scattered explosions after this incident.