My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 294: The Game Explodes!

On the day the game launched, several key figures from the Chen Yan Group all rushed back from various cities.

Whether it was Yang Rou, who had gone to the provincial capital to be busy with program recording, or Yang Chuang, who was far away in Tiandu, or even Lu Man, who had been traveling around the country every day since becoming a Celebrity, they all took the time to return to Modu.

Everyone knew that although Chen Yan had many companies under his umbrella, and these companies had developed very well, what he truly loved was the game company.

This could be seen from the game company’s transcendent status.

Therefore, when the second game from Chen Yan’s game company was about to be launched, everyone put down their current tasks to share this joy.

Among them, Lu Man was certainly the most popular.

After all, she was a newly minted Celebrity who was constantly trending, so employees from both the film and television company and the game company gathered around her, each wanting an autograph.

Chen Yan watched from a short distance with Yu Qiao Qiao and Yang Rou, joking around,

"Man Man’s popularity really is soaring. Even coming back to her own company, she has so many fans."

Yang Rou, who usually didn’t like to compliment others, nodded in rare agreement and praised, "This time after being crowned as a Celebrity, the subsequent publicity plans really brought a lot of popularity to Lu Man."

Yang Nuannuan stood beside Yang Rou with her round-framed glasses, smiling gently.

Yu Qiao Qiao, standing beside Chen Yan, said with a bit of envy, "Sister Man Man is really popular."

Only Song Chuang, oblivious to the mood, brought up something else, "President Chen. The working environment at our company’s headquarters is really getting better. When will the Tiandu Branch get an upgrade?"

He looked enviously at the bright office building and said, "I thought this was rented the last time I came. I only found out recently that you actually bought it."

"And, the headquarters are equipped with several official vehicles. The branch still rents cars."

Hearing Song Chuang’s words, Chen Yan laughed heartily and said, "Don’t worry. Once this game takes off, I’ll get you all set up."

Intrigued by Chen Yan’s words, Song Chuang asked, "President Chen. You seem very confident about this game?"

Chen Yan wrapped an arm around Yu Qiao Qiao’s shoulder confidently and said, "Of course."

"I believe this game will definitely become a top-selling game globally. It will truly take our national pay-to-own games to the world!"

Hearing Chen Yan’s words, Song Chuang nodded slightly.

Because he was a company executive, he had also received a beta testing slot in the past and participated in two beta tests.

To be honest, he found the game quite interesting, but to say he liked it very much... well, not to that extent.

However, two other young directors in his company were enjoying it immensely, constantly urging the game testing department to conduct tests: as the game was a multiplayer competitive type, it required at least 50 people for testing, so they had to round up players.

Therefore, he wasn’t as optimistic about the game as Chen Yan.

But...since the boss had said so, on this joyful day, he certainly wasn’t going to be the one to disagree. So he could only flatter, "I think so, too."

"I believe our game will definitely be a world-class game!"

Chen Yan glanced at Song Chuang.

Surprised, he hadn’t expected him to have a good eye for games as well.

It seems that a gold medal producer’s eye is universal across industries...

After a while, Lu Man finished signing autographs, wiped off the sweat from her forehead, then approached the group coyly, stealing a glance at Chen Yan’s hand on Yu Qiao Qiao’s shoulder, she bit her lip jealously.

But, knowing to keep the bigger picture in mind, she didn’t show her grievances and said generously to everyone, "Oh, I’m so tired."

"Ever since President Chen made me a Celebrity, I’ve felt so busy."

"It’s like turning continuously for 24 hours."

She playfully rolled her eyes at Chen Yan, then teased, "I reckon I’ve been tricked. President Chen clearly thinks I don’t make enough money, making me work overtime in disguise."

Hearing Lu Man’s joke, everyone couldn’t help but laugh.

Mei Li, who had been accompanying Lu Man, followed up, "Recently, Man Man has indeed been a bit busy, flying all over the country. She participated in many events and variety shows."

At this point, she turned to Yang Rou, her tone shifting slightly as she apologized, "So, we’ve been a bit delayed with the new variety show. President Yang, please don’t mind too much."

Yang Rou nodded coldly, "You have a few more days to deal with this wave of popularity. But in a few days, Lu Man must come back for the recordings."

Aside from her attitude towards Chen Yan, Yang Rou was always a bit cold towards others, which made her seem almost commanding.

Lu Man’s brows rose slightly, about to retort, but Mei Li gently pulled at her and spoke with a smile, "Okay, thank you, President Yang."

Chen Yan took in the interaction between the three. He guessed there must have been a small problem with the film and television company recently, due to Lu Man’s recent Celebrity status. But it seemed manageable, and he figured they would handle it well with just a bit of his attention.

After the executives of the film and television company had assembled, Chen Yan led them to the game company’s conference room, where Cheng Tianxiang, Fat Phoenix, Tank, and several other executives from the game company were already waiting.

Upon Chen Yan’s arrival, the group greeted him before diving into conversation.

After all, this was the most gathered meeting of Chen Yan’s executives to date. And since they were all from the entertainment industry and inevitable future cooperation was on the table, everyone cherished this opportunity.

The group chatted until 9:50 AM, gradually winding down the conversation.

With the game launching at 10 AM, Cheng Tianxiang and the others had to make one final check.

In the following ten minutes, the conference room was quiet; everyone watched Cheng Tianxiang and his team.

Chen Yan sat in the middle with Yu Qiao Qiao and Lu Man on either side of him. As the two girls watched Cheng Tianxiang, they would occasionally sneak glances at Chen Yan.

Chen Yan was once again aware of the pressure of the situation, truly unable to dare to look at anyone.

So, he pretended to watch Cheng Tianxiang and his team intently.

In this way, time ticked by second by second, and soon, it was 10 AM!

At exactly 10 AM, the game officially went live! frёewebnoѵēl.com

Thanks to the success of the previous game, the negotiations by the newly established business team, and the quality of the new game, the stm platform also showed much sincerity.

At 10 AM, all regions of the stm platform around the world launched the game simultaneously, and different recommendations were given for each region.

Among them, three regions with the most recommendations were China, Japan, and the United States.

Although Chen Yan’s advertisements were only displayed in China, with the platform’s promotion, the game still attracted the attention of players from many countries around the globe as soon as it was released.

Domestic players had already developed a strong interest in the game after being bombarded with the hype, so they eagerly reserved and followed it early on.

Foreign players, on the other hand, were seeing this novel game for the first time.

In the United States,

"Oh? This game looks really fun?"

"Bruce, do you want to try playing together?"

"Online multiplayer? 100 people competing? That’s so exciting? So cool! Goooo!"

In Japan,

"Wow. This little mud figure is so kawaii!"

"The voice actor is actually the great God Noda. Is this a Japanese game? It looks so exquisite..."

"A hundred people competing. I have to call Mr. Inoue and Chunzi to play together."

In South Korea,

"A competitive game with Korean on the release? Celebrity voice acting?"

"It looks really interesting-si-mi-da."

"Global server competition? Fun-da-da-da."

Regardless, with the promotion from stm, "Mudman Ultimate Elimination" became the most focused-on game for the day, at least.

Especially considering the launch time chosen by Chen Yan.

With only an hour difference between South Korea and Japan, and although it’s a 12-hour difference for the United States, it was prime time evening there. So the game sold continuously, one after another, with sales soaring non-stop in the backend.

Almost every few seconds, sales would surge by thousands.

This time, the new game was priced at 58 yuan for the standard edition and 88 yuan for the collector’s edition, with National Region having the lowest price and the price adjusted higher in other regions according to the cost of living. So, it was like earning hundreds of thousands every few seconds.

This feeling of money "whooshing" in was too stimulating for the adrenal glands.

Several executives from the film and television company were experiencing such an exhilarating scene for the first time. They gathered around to check it out, and even Yang Rou and Yang Nuannuan were no exception.

However, the mother and daughter pair, who shared a resemblance, did not crowd forward but stood arm-crossed behind the crowd, watching the screen.

In ten minutes, the sales reached 160,000 copies, roughly equivalent to more than six million yuan. According to the 8:2 revenue-sharing ratio negotiated between Chenyu Game and stm, in just a mere ten minutes, the company’s revenue was close to five million.

This was still because it was just the beginning, and players hadn’t all come in the first time.

So as soon as this result was revealed, everyone knew the game was definitely a hit.

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With only an hour difference between South Korea and Japan, and a 12-hour difference for the United States—where it was prime time evening—the game sold non-stop, with backend sales continuously skyrocketing.

Almost every few seconds, sales would surge by thousands.

This time, the new game was priced at 58 yuan for the standard edition and 88 yuan for the collector’s edition, with National Region having the lowest price and prices adjusted in other regions accordingly. So it equated to tens of thousands in revenue every few seconds.

This feeling of money "whooshing" in excited the adrenal glands too much.

Several executives from the film and television company were experiencing such an exhilarating scene for the first time. They gathered around to check it out, and even Yang Rou and Yang Nuannuan were no exception.

However, the mother and daughter pair, who looked somewhat alike, did not join the crowd but stood with arms crossed behind the crowd, watching the screen.

In ten minutes, the sales reached 160,000 copies, roughly equivalent to over six million yuan. According to the 8:2 revenue-sharing ratio agreed upon by Chenyu Game and stm, in just a short span of ten minutes, the company’s earnings were close to five million.

This was still due to the game just starting out, with players not yet having joined in immediately.

So when this achievement was unveiled, everyone knew this game was definitely going to be a blockbuster.