Honkai Impact 3rd: Join Anti-Entropy at the start and dominate the entertainment industry.

Without saying a word, she put it on her head.

Bai Qianqu received a bottle full of stars, all of which looked to be hand-folded.

"Thank you, I will keep it safe." Bai Qianqu carefully put the bottle away.

"Come again next time you have time," Celia said, holding Ellie's hand. "Don't work too hard; remember to balance work and rest."

Bai Qianqu didn't find Celia's rambling annoying at all; instead, she smiled with satisfaction.

Maybe this is what family looks like.

Back in Changkong City, Bai Qianqu stretched.

Although the time wasn't very long, sitting for a long time still made me a bit tired, especially since I had to deal with the super energetic Ellie the whole way.

After finally saying goodbye to Ellie and returning home, Bai Qianqu immediately began contacting a moving company.

He wanted to take advantage of the remaining few days of vacation to move into Bronya's big villa as soon as possible, and he also needed to make arrangements for Gromi. Fortunately, Bronya and Seele really liked kittens and were willing to accept them.

The moving company was very efficient and quickly moved Bai Qianqu's furniture and other belongings to Bronya's villa.

As previously arranged, there was a guest room on the first floor, so you could say the entire first floor belonged to him.

Gromy's cat bed was placed in a corner of the living room, which was much more spacious than the original area. Judging from its appearance, it was clear that it was very satisfied with the environment of its new home.

When the landlady saw Bai Qianqu move out, she was quite reluctant to let him go. Although Bai Qianqu had owed several months' rent, she was actually quite satisfied with him. After all, it was rare to see such a handsome young man. Otherwise, how could she have agreed to let him owe rent for those few months?

Jiuxiao arrived shortly after the move was completed. She had already prepared for the early release of Plants vs. Zombies, having released the game on Steam two days prior.

The game review process will take some time, but it will be released no later than tomorrow.

The so-called pre-release preparation work was simply Jiuxiao logging into the studio's microblog account and posting a brief introduction to the game and its release date.

The group held a meeting and, after discussion, decided to use Bai Qianqu's [miHoYo] account to release the game.

The account that Jiuxiao originally used to release games was called [Houmu Studio]. The games they mainly released were related to Houmu. Their original studio name was also this.

Chapter 291 Tower Defense Game?

This time, the studio has created a brand new game, so naturally, the accounts need to be separated from the previous ones. After all, this is the first time trying this, and everyone is being quite cautious.

Because Jiuxiao and her team had previously created quite a few mini-games in the "Houmu" series, they had a considerable number of followers.

When they saw that they had a new game to release, it immediately attracted the attention of a group of players.

"Holy crap? Houmu Studio is releasing a new game again?"

"It's finally here! I'm already tired of playing the last Homu Run game!"

"Tencent launched its first 3D game before, is Houmu Studio going to follow suit this time?"

"I don't think so. Look at the screenshots in the promotional materials; it looks like a 2D game."

"Huh? I thought it was 3D."

"Plants vs. Zombies? What a strange name. How can plants fight against zombies?"

"Holy crap, zombies? Is this a horror game?"

"I don't know if it's scary or not, but do you want to hear a few zombie stories?"

"do not want!"

"This isn't a horror game. Judging from the description, it seems to be a tower defense game where you need to use plants strategically to fight off the zombie army."

"Tower defense? That sounds interesting. I'll give it a try sometime."

"Is this a new attempt by Houmu Studio? Why not make Houmu series games anymore? I quite like the little bunny."

"No way, no way, there are actually people who like that yellow rabbit? These days, game developers like to put that rabbit in all the time, it's so annoying, can't they come up with some more interesting models?"

"Bunnies are so cute, why do you hate them? Aren't you afraid they'll set their sights on you and come knocking on your door at night?"

"Knock on mine."

"The thought processes of these silly netizens are incomprehensible to normal people."

"Let's start with a ∠."

"The incredible thing has finally appeared."

That's how netizens always talk; they always end up veerging into random, nonsensical topics.

However, one thing is certain: people are very curious about this new game. After playing so many reskinned yellow rabbit games, they are naturally more likely to give a try to a game with a unique art style and novel gameplay.

However, it didn't cause much of a stir. After all, Tencent has now made a 3D game, and many players' tastes have gradually changed. Ordinary 2D games can no longer attract them.

However, soon, some observant netizens were surprised to discover something.

In the Plants vs. Zombies production menu, the music production section is prominently labeled "Music"!

Moreover, it's not just music; the art section is also music!

How did this unassuming little game manage to attract top talents from two different fields?!

Qu Yin needs no introduction. Although Zhi Yin only has one work, there is no doubt about her exquisite style and profound sketching skills. She has even won praise from more than one senior figure in the art world.

Some even suspect that with such profound skills, Zhiyin shouldn't be an unknown person, but perhaps a pseudonym of some big shot!

However, no matter what, Zhiyin's painting skills are absolutely top-notch!

Small studios generally can't afford to hire top-tier game developers like Zhiyin and Quyin to participate in game development!

While Houmu Studio has a foundation, it is by no means a large-scale game company. It was just something Bronya set up on a whim, and it is very small, only slightly larger than an individual game developer.

Although Qu Yin has never accepted commercial orders, you can refer to the fact that the average appearance fee for an A-level composer is around two million.

They're just making appearances; they don't actually create music.

In any case, in other people's eyes, they definitely couldn't afford to hire Qu Yin, let alone bring Zhi Yin over.

This discovery immediately sparked even greater interest, far exceeding the game itself.

Countless people are curious as to why Quyin and Zhiyin are willing to work for a small game studio, which certainly cannot afford to pay them.

Since money can't buy it, then we'll have to rely on personal connections.

Could it be that Qu Yin or Zhi Yin knows someone from Houmu Studio?

Before the speculation could even begin, the official Weibo account of Houmu Studio posted a new update explaining the situation.

[Houmu Studio was founded by Ms. Bronya, the general manager of Anti-Entropy Company. Teacher Qu Yin was invited by Ms. Bronya to participate in the production of Plants vs. Zombies, and the initial idea for the game was also provided by Teacher Qu Yin.]

Everyone then suddenly realized—so that's how it is!

Qu Yin and Bronya's relationship is no secret. Many people know that Qu Yin joined Anti-Entropy because she was discovered by Bronya. Their relationship can be described as that of a talented horse and its discerning owner, so naturally they have a very good relationship.

Others might not be able to get Qu Yin, but Bronya definitely can.

Thinking about it that way, it's entirely plausible that Zhiyin was drawn in by Quyin.

However, soon everyone became curious again: Qu Yin is a musician, how come he also knows how to make games?

Creating game ideas can be easy or difficult, depending on how you look at it.

It's easy because you can make any game you want. You just need to borrow from a few games on the market, and then come up with a template. You don't even need to make any special modifications.

The challenge is that if you want to create a completely new and innovative game, you need to start from scratch. You not only need to ensure the game's fun factor, but also its originality, and you absolutely cannot let it overlap with other games on the market.

This is a thousand times more troublesome than checking for plagiarism in academic papers.

Anyone can be a game designer, but to be a top-tier game designer, there are very few in the world right now.

At least a game company as big as Tencent doesn't have any top-notch game designers.

People were just curious about Qu Yin becoming a game planner, but they didn't have high expectations.

After all, who can expect a music producer to make a game, let alone a particularly fun one?

I'd be grateful if it wasn't too difficult to play.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it was the next day. Plants vs. Zombies successfully passed the review and was officially launched on the Steam platform!

Price: 6 yuan!

Games with a pay-to-play model, unless they are produced by large game companies, generally don't sell very well at the beginning.

However, Plants vs. Zombies was an exception; within minutes of its release, a million copies were snapped up!

This situation shocked many people!

Chapter 292 Nine Heavens X Xilin

Even games from big game companies only reach about this level when they are first released!

Most people are simply curious about the game's music and art, which is based on their belief in the sounds and rhythms of music.

As for games, I just play them casually.

Tower defense games are not uncommon; games like "Houmu Defense War," "Defend Houmu," and "Houmu Must Die" are all tower defense games.

It's not exactly fun, but at least people are used to it.

Although this "Plants vs. Zombies" tower defense game is grid-based, unlike other tower defense games, in everyone's eyes, tower defense is just tower defense. No matter how creative it is, can it be any more innovative?

Many people share this sentiment; frankly, they only reluctantly paid to download the game because of Qu Yin and Zhi Yin.

Just treat it as listening to music and looking at character illustrations.

However, there are also some players who are really here for the game, such as a certain purple pufferfish lady.

As a professional game streamer, she is also a fan of [Houmu Studio]. Although the studio is not large, it owns the big IP [Houmu] and is quite famous in the gaming circle.

Almost every game on the market with the "Houmu" name has some connection to this studio. Anyone who plays a lot of games is unlikely to be unaware of this studio.

What's more, she has an acquaintance who works at this studio!

Both emotionally and logically, she has to support them!

Xilin bought and downloaded the game as soon as it was available, and while it was being installed, she bragged about it to her fans in the live stream.

"Many people say that I'm not suited to playing puzzle games, which is clearly a rumor!"

"Not to mention anything else, I've already reached over 300 levels in 'Defend Houmu'!"

"Today, let's play this new tower defense game, Plants vs. Zombies, and prove ourselves!"

"It's just a tower defense game, and judging from the promotional images, the scenes are so small. I could beat it in no time!"