My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 295: Record-Breaking Results!

The executives at the game company couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, feeling that their work over the past year hadn’t been in vain.

And the executives at the film company were each sporting a smile.

After all, if a sibling company scored well, the strength of the group would only grow stronger, and they could hold their heads higher.

It was a mutually beneficial relationship.

Among them, Yang Rou and Yang Nuannuan had more on their minds.

Yang Rou was staring at the screen, silently mouthing to herself, "As expected... Success for him is as easy as drinking water."

Yang Nuannuan, on the other hand, was thinking even further.

Her eyes flitted towards Chen Yan.

At that moment, Chen Yan was talking to Yu Qiao Qiao. After a few minutes of quiet, he couldn’t evade the arrangements of the battlefield and was forced to start "entertaining" the two girls.

Although Chen Yan maintained a smile on his face, internally he was "wailing."

Oh, the sin! For over two decades I’ve lived an upright life, clean and honest, with integrity, a clear conscience, free from desires, not indulging in the pleasures of women, avoiding lavish meals, and even during holidays I stuck to simple food (Chen Yan certainly wouldn’t admit it’s because he was broke), fighting against worldly desires. Why now am I reduced to this?

Temptation is a scraping knife! Two temptations are like two blades—one to the left, one to the right...

Wailing!

But Yang Nuannuan, without "inner headphones," couldn’t see through Chen Yan’s current thoughts. All she could see was Chen Yan smiling and chatting comfortably and leisurely with Yu Qiao Qiao.

This raised Yang Nuannuan’s assessment of Chen Yan: indeed, he was the person her mother described as capable of great things. His demeanor in critical moments, so calm and unaffected, was truly captivating...

Thus, her gaze lingered on Chen Yan’s face for a while before she silently withdrew it.

A few days ago, fueled by alcohol, she had allowed herself to indulge in thoughts of doing something unspeakable with Chen Yan. But instead, Chen Yan had ripped open a wound she didn’t wish to expose. free𝑤ebnovel.com

This had caused her interest in Chen Yan to plummet these past few days. She even started to dislike dealing with him...

However, witnessing Chen Yan’s success once more when she came with her mother reignited something within Yang Nuannuan.

She didn’t understand what was wrong with herself.

It seemed she had an uncontrollable yearning for the strong. It was like an instinct for her to follow the powerful, to prostrate before them.

Thus, there was no denying Chen Yan’s latest success had once again sparked the flame that had been extinguished within her.

With these thoughts, the hurt Chen Yan had previously caused her seemed trivial.

In fact... Yang Nuannuan even thought Chen Yan was right.

If that night, Chen Yan had taken advantage of the inebriated Yang Nuannuan, what difference would there be between him and her most despised father?

But Chen Yan, who kept control at that time, that was a man truly worth entrusting oneself to.

Even further, Yang Nuannuan thought:

Could it be that Chen Yan knew about her father and mother’s situation already, and so he used her father to enlighten her? To show her he was different than her father.

He wasn’t someone who takes advantage of people in vulnerability...

With that thought, Yang Nuannuan took another look at Chen Yan, then firmly decided in her heart: she still wanted to know more about Chen Yan...

Hmm... it’s just that her novel had hit a snag again.

It will serve as further research!

Her reasons were plentiful, her purpose sound...

...

If a 10-minute sales figure was just enough to dazzle the many executives who didn’t quite understand the value of this achievement,

then the subsequent sales of the game truly showcased the terrifying money-making prowess of a hit game.

10 minutes, 6 million in game sales.

30 minutes, 24 million.

One hour, 52 million. The company earned over 40 million. The production cost of the game had already been recouped.

Two hours, 95 million.

Two hours and ten minutes, the game sales exceeded 100 million. The company took home 80 million yuan.

Three hours, game sales reached 160 million.

Four hours, 2 million copies of the game were sold, sales totaling 205 million! The company’s share also reached over 160 million.

Those who initially thought the first 10 minutes’ sales were high just because it was the initial purchase period grew more and more astounded as time went on.

Is this really a game? Isn’t this a money-sucking beast?

Just three hours to earn two billion?

How much would this be in a month?

What about a year?

Everyone was a bit shocked.

Among them, probably only Chen Yan was the calmest.

What’s 2 billion in sales? The final profit for this game is supposed to be over 20 billion.

You see, it’s not just the money from selling the game that’s profitable, but also spending on skins and such!

And indeed it was.

In the game’s challenge mode, although there were already many good-looking, cute skins, but those weren’t as interesting as the super exquisitely made skins in the skin store, nor the appealing props there!

So, many players who liked this game began to pay extra.

For large-scale competitive social games like this, comparing with others is easy. Seeing someone with a cool skin, they search, find it cheap, and players would often casually make a purchase.

Spending can become a habit, and many players, after a while, would spend more than what they paid to buy the game...

Of course, the great thing about competitive games is that in-game spending won’t affect the experience of those who don’t spend money at all: you might have bought a skin, but you still can’t beat me!

And so, as soon as the game was released, one player after another became engrossed in it.

During the production of the game, Chen Yan had insisted on adding a teaming up feature, which gave players the incentive to pull their friends into the game. This caused "Mudman Ultimate Elimination" to grow rapidly, like a snowball gathering momentum.

Actually, the biggest fear for large-scale competitive games is not having enough players at the beginning, unable to match, leading to long wait times and a poor gaming experience.

But having so many players come in upon release got the game through the toughest period.

And Chenyu Game Company now only needed to focus on setting up more servers...

After the game’s release meeting, Chen Yan treated everyone to a meal, celebrating a little with all the executives.

It wasn’t anything fancy, just a meal downstairs. After all, with the game just released, it was the busiest time.

And after the meal, the film company’s executives, along with Lu Man and Mei Li, returned to their company still amazed, while Chen Yan and Yu Qiao Qiao went back to the game company with its executives to continue supervising...

Fenghua Building, 17th floor. Chenlu Film Company.

Mei Li’s office.

Lu Man was as comfortable here as she was at home. She sat informally on the sofa, speaking with a hint of amazement to Mei Li, "Sis, 2.16 million copies in four hours, sales of 2 billion."

"Making games is so profitable!"

Mei Li was side brewing coffee for Lu Man. As she poured, she replied, "It is very profitable. The game industry is much bigger than the film industry."

"But..." she shifted her tone, "It’s also much more brutal than the film industry."

She explained, "The film industry has a lot of lower and mid-level teams. But the game industry is a winner-takes-all market."

"There are too many small and medium companies living day to day, struggling even for basic needs."

"And hitting a jackpot isn’t easy, especially games as explosive as Chen’s new one. There aren’t many like it each year."

Lu Man opened her mouth, then asked, "So... does that mean Chen Yan is very impressive?"

Mei Li gave Lu Man a helpless look, saying, "That’s not just impressive."

"Man Man, haven’t you noticed that Chen is a true chosen one?"

"He directs a movie, and it becomes a blockbuster."

"He supports you, and you become a top-tier actress."

"It’s all his skill."

Saying this, Mei Li finished the coffee and handed it to Lu Man.

Lu Man took the coffee, warming her slightly cold hands: She had just seen Yu Qiao Qiao wearing gloves, which she envied...

Sipping the coffee and warming her body, Lu Man looked at Mei Li with some hesitation and asked, "Is that so?"

"I always thought I was the chosen one..."

"That it was my good acting and popularity that made the movies explode and win awards."

Mei Li: ...

Mei Li had to admit she liked this about Lu Man: her inexplicable confidence always made her seem very endearing.

But at times like this, Mei Li couldn’t help but shatter Lu Man’s illusions. She rolled her eyes and said, "Hon, please stop kidding yourself. If you were that capable, you’d have been on fire years ago."

Lu Man: ?

"Wasn’t I on fire the past few years?" ...

...

As Mei Li and Lu Man spoke of how incredible Chen Yan was, Chen Yan was meanwhile in his office, chatting with Yu Qiao Qiao.

"Qiao Qiao, your contribution was more than half the reason for the game’s success."

"I’m planning to properly reward you."

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Sipping her coffee and warming her body, Lu Man looked at Mei Li with some hesitation and asked, "Is that so?"

"I always thought I was the chosen one..."

"That it was my good acting and popularity that made the movies explode and win awards."

Mei Li: ...

Mei Li had to admit she liked this about Lu Man: her inexplicable confidence always made her seem very endearing.

But at times like this, Mei Li couldn’t help but shatter Lu Man’s illusions. She rolled her eyes and said, "Hon, please stop kidding yourself. If you were that capable, you’d have been on fire years ago."

Lu Man: ?

"Wasn’t I on fire the past few years?" ...

...

As Mei Li and Lu Man discussed how amazing Chen Yan was, Chen Yan was in his office, talking with Yu Qiao Qiao.

"Qiao Qiao, your contribution was more than half the reason for the game’s success."

"I’m planning to properly reward you."

Sipping her coffee and warming her body, Lu Man looked at Mei Li with some hesitation and asked, "Is that so?"

"I always thought I was the chosen one..."

"That it was my good acting and popularity that made the movies explode and win awards."

Mei Li: ...

Mei Li had to admit she liked this about Lu Man: her inexplicable confidence always made her seem very endearing.

But at times like this, Mei Li couldn’t help but shatter Lu Man’s illusions. She rolled her eyes and said, "Hon, please stop kidding yourself. If you were that capable, you’d have been on fire years ago."

Lu Man: ?

"Wasn’t I on fire the past few years?" ...

...

As Mei Li and Lu Man praised Chen Yan’s prowess, Chen Yan too was in his office, conversing with Yu Qiao Qiao.

"Qiao Qiao, your contribution was more than half the reason for the game’s success."

"I’m planning to properly reward you."