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

Bai Qianqu didn't even need to search; he saw a trending topic on the hot list called #AntiEntropyNewSong#.

"It seems that Entropy has also spent money on advertising on Weike."

Bai Qianqu was astonished; the power of capital was terrifying.

I clicked in and wow, the reviews were over 999! It seems that netizens in this world are also very enthusiastic about typing.

After casually glancing at a few highly-rated comments, Bai Qianqu finally understood why Bronya had given herself a heads-up.

Goodness, tens of thousands of comments, almost none of them expressed support, they were all either questioning or sarcastic.

One of the top-voted comments even openly questioned the identities of the singer and songwriter:

[I'm sure everyone has seen the overwhelming publicity from Anti-Entropy. This level of promotion is usually only seen when A-list singers or composers release a song. I just want to ask, what makes these two people so special? Why is Anti-Entropy giving them so much promotional resources? A company's promotional resources are limited. Giving them so much means cutting resources for others. Is that fair? I strongly suspect these two have connections; otherwise, why would Anti-Entropy give two newcomers so much preferential treatment?]

This statement sparked even more radical responses, as if everyone had transformed into a master detective, instantly seeing through the truth.

According to reliable sources, the songwriter for this song was brought into the company by Bronya, the head agent of Anti-Entropy. The fact that he received so many resources upon joining suggests that this guy named Qu Yin definitely has an unspeakable relationship with Anti-Entropy's head agent!

Chapter 33 Game Streamer Miss Pufferfish

Incited by these comments, many uninformed bystanders jumped in to express their opinions.

[Holy crap, I was wondering why Anti-Entropy would value such a relatively unknown composer so much, turns out he got in through connections!]

[I'm so envious, no, so shameless! Anti-Entropy is definitely starting to decline; they can even do something like this.]

[Although Eden's bigwigs are participating this month, and the other companies have little hope, they can't just give up, right? Isn't Anti-Entropy afraid of getting tainted by this?]

[It's a pity that Welt and Planck, those two great fathers, aren't here right now. If they were, how could Anti-Entropy have turned out like this?]

[From fan to hater! I will never subscribe to any of Anti-Entropy's works again in my life! Anyone who does is a dog! I'm making this a pledge!]

Besides these critical comments, some more rational netizens also expressed their opinions.

[That's impossible. As a leading company in the industry, Entropy wouldn't risk such public condemnation just to promote someone who got in through connections, would it? It's a losing proposition!]

I think Anti-Entropy's move has a do-or-die attitude; maybe their new song is really good?

[Yeah, you've all seen it too. The promotional ads for Anti-Entropy's new song are absolutely outrageous! The money spent on marketing alone must be astronomical, right? Could it be that the person who got in through connections is Anti-Entropy's boss's illegitimate son? That's ridiculous!]

Yes, and the report says the composer got the job through connections, but what evidence is there? Don't make wild guesses without evidence!

There were supporters, opponents, and neutral bystanders—all sorts of people, and the comments section was a heated debate with all sorts of opinions.

Some even speculated that he was Bronya's kept lover.

Bai Qianqu was speechless. These people's imaginations were too strong. No wonder there were so many scandals in the entertainment industry. There was never enough to gossip.

After closing the browser, Bai Qianqu stretched and lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

I've been in this world for almost a month now. Not only have I joined Anti-Entropy, but I've also written a song, made a game, and even acquired professional-level piano skills. I can say that I've begun to have the ability to enter the entertainment industry.

Although I haven't been in the industry for long, as long as I work steadily, I will eventually accumulate enough popularity, make a lot of money, start a company, and have Bronya and Ellie become my personal secretaries.

Lost in thought, Bai Qianqu chuckled to herself, drooling as she slowly drifted off to sleep.

And late at night is when some live streaming rooms are bustling with activity.

For example, in a second-floor room of a villa, a female livestreamer is in front of a screen, her face flushed and her breath coming in short gasps—

Playing video games.

"Who recommended this lousy game? Not only is the art style jarring, but the level design is also a mess. It's just mindlessly increasing the difficulty to annoy people! It's the worst game I've ever played!"

The purple-haired twin-tailed female streamer, Xilin, unleashed a torrent of profanities upon the game creator's entire family before promptly throwing the game into the trash.

"Cirin! What are you yelling about again?! Can't a person get some sleep?!"

At that moment, Xilin's door was kicked open, and a white fluffy ball rushed in carrying a pillow, throwing the pillow directly at Xilin.

Sirin dodged the pillow and retorted without backing down, "Sleep, sleep, all you do is sleep! Kiana, all you do is eat and sleep, even a pig is more diligent than you!"

"Aaaaah! Sirin, how dare you compare me to a pig! Are you asking for a beating?!"

"Kiana, you're the one who's asking for it! Don't you know who's the older sister?!"

The comments section immediately became lively again.

[Haha, I love watching women fight! Let's get this fight started!]

[It's time for our favorite segment again—the sisters' argument! I must say, these two sisters really do love each other dearly, haha.]

【Little angel Sirin, quickly show your older sister's authority!】

That's right, the two people arguing right now are sisters: Kiana Kaslana and Sirin Kaslana. However, Sirin was adopted before Kiana was born, so she is Kiana's older sister. Above them is an older sister named Durandal Kaslana.

As the three Kaslana sisters, Sirin and Kiana are practically the epitome of bad kids. They don't study properly; one is addicted to games, and the other is addicted to eating, drinking, and having fun. They are the epitome of being good-for-nothing.

However, the eldest sister, Durandal, is a typical "other people's child." She is well-rounded in moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor education. After graduating with a doctorate, she joined Destiny as a senior executive. Her work ability is second to none, and she has gained unanimous recognition from the company in just two years. Her future is limitless.

In comparison, the two younger sisters are really nothing to brag about. However, their father, Siegfried, doesn't seem worried at all. Instead, he is very open-minded and says that children should be encouraged to develop their own interests and hobbies. Although Sirin and Kiana are not good at studying, they at least have their own strengths. For example, Sirin is very good at video games and is now a member of the Professional Gamers Association and has her own team. Kiana, at least, plays baseball very well, better than her great-grandfather Kevin.

Despite Sirin and Kiana's argument, the three Kaslana sisters actually have a very good relationship. After arguing for a while, they ended up sitting down together in front of the computer, eating potato chips and playing games together.

Kiana stuffed a handful of potato chips into her mouth: "Sirin, all these games you found are so lame, don't you have any fun ones?"

Xilin took a sip of her soda: "No, besides those yellow-skinned rabbit games made by Anti-Entropy, what else is fun to play? Besides, I'm getting tired of yellow-skinned rabbit games too, and I'm annoyed right now. Let's keep looking at the new game charts."

The New Games Chart is a list on the Steam platform specifically designed to showcase the latest games released. This list includes games that have been available for only seven days and must have a development budget of less than one million to be included. Therefore, the games on this list are mostly made by small studios and individuals.

Games produced by large companies naturally have their own dedicated promotional sections, which won't squeeze out the survival space of these smaller games. It has to be said that Steam's protection measures for low-budget games are quite effective.

The Yellow Rabbit game from Anti-Entropy was launched here and became a huge hit, becoming the number one game on the entire internet.

Xilin opened the new game list, then randomly clicked refresh, and found that there were several new games added.

She didn't pay much attention, since new games were added every hour. She glanced around and spotted a game with a red bird icon.

Chapter 34 Come to cheat, come to sneak attack

Kiana also noticed the game: "Angry Birds? That's an interesting name, Sirin, give this game a try!"

Sirin rolled her eyes and pushed Kiana away: "You don't understand anything, go play somewhere else."

She clicked on the game details page and found only a few simple pictures, not even an animated demo, and the description was just a single line:

The wicked pigs stole the little bird's eggs, and the little bird is furious to get her chicks back! Use your own body as a weapon, like a cannonball, to attack their fortress!

Combined with the birds and green pig's head in the picture above, it's quite confusing.

And this new game actually requires a paid purchase, costing 6 yuan!

"Is this game reliable?" Xilin looked at the developer again and found that it was an individual game creator named [miHoYo]. "I've never heard of this person, and this is supposed to be his first game. He dares to charge for his first game. He's pretty bold."

Most of the games on the new game charts are free, since many game creators are individuals who work out of passion. If players enjoy the game, they can choose to tip through the reward function. The platform only takes 10% of the tipping money, which is quite generous.

Of course, there are also some games that require payment. However, those games are either developed by studios or created by individuals with a certain fan base. They all have one thing in common: they have made some successful free games to varying degrees, thus gaining good popularity and reputation, and players are willing to pay for them.

And what the heck is this miHoYo company? Why is their very first game a pay-to-play game?

How many fools would be willing to spend money on a game whose background is unknown?

At this moment, everyone in the live stream also saw this scene and started shouting.

[OMG, what kind of game dares to sell itself for 6 yuan? Wouldn't it be better to use that money to buy a big bottle of soda?]

[Wow! This author must be desperate for money! He's willing to pay 6 yuan?!]

I'd rather die outside, jump off a cliff, than buy this lousy game!

Anyone who plays this is an idiot!

This kind of game, which is tantamount to robbery, is something netizens have never seen before. They all think that this guy called miHoYo is really shameless.

Xilin chuckled and said directly in the live stream: "Brothers, this guy called miHoYo dares to charge money for his first game. This kind of game is obviously based on a thesis defense. Anyone who buys it is an idiot."

Suddenly, Kiana pointed to the ceiling and exclaimed, "Look, an airplane!"

Xilin subconsciously looked up.

Kiana clicked the purchase button with lightning speed. Since Sirin had a balance on the Steam platform, the purchase was immediately processed and the game was added to her library.

Sirin: ?

I was careless and didn't dodge.

Unexpectedly, there was this silly Kiana next to me who actually tried to trick and ambush me when I wasn't paying attention!

The live stream room was filled with joy once again.

[Haha, the streamer just said only an idiot would buy this, and then he bought it himself. That's proof enough, the streamer is an idiot.]

[It's obviously for the show, but I like it. I suggest we have more.]

Everyone knows this is based on a thesis defense, but the host actually tasted it himself to prevent us from being scammed; the story behind it is heartbreaking.

Sirin's face was black with rage, her teeth itching with hatred, but Kiana had already vanished in a flash, leaving her unable to leave despite her anger.

Looking at the newly added Angry Birds game, Xilin wanted to request a refund, but then she thought that since she had already bought it, she might as well try it out. If it didn't work out, she would still have half an hour to process the refund.

Thinking of this, Xilin immediately clicked to download, while simultaneously trying to save face in the live stream.

"That's right, I'm here to help you avoid these pitfalls, so hurry up and thank me!"

Thank you, Your Majesty!

Thank you, Ms. Pufferfish!

Xilin's lips twitched, but the game was already downloaded, and she didn't care about arguing with the comments. She casually moved her mouse over the game icon.

[It's here! Are we finally going to taste this pile of dissertation defense material? I'm kind of looking forward to it.]

[Go for it! Let's go!]

The little bird on the icon is so cute, it's amazing!

[No way, they can even surpass that? Knowing the heavens is easy, defying the heavens—]

[Get on the bus, everyone. I've welded the doors shut. No one's getting off today!]

What kind of monsters and demons am I sharing a livestream with? Can't you guys be normal for once?

Xilin's eyes twitched as she watched the comments. She was about to be completely wiped out, and these guys were still so happy—they were inhuman. But thankfully, they at least sent a few big rockets; at least they had some conscience.

She clicked on the Angry Birds icon and made up her mind that if the game was really bad, she would definitely give it a huge negative review!

Soon, the game loading screen appeared, a colorful picture and a short background animation, just like the one Bronya had seen before.