Collapse? No, this is just everyday life.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll go upstairs."

He lowered his head and kissed Mebius in front of Danzhu and Cangxuan's wide eyes, then waved and got up to leave.

"Ah."

Mebius responded to the kiss naturally, just like a true lover.

As I took the elevator back upstairs and arrived at my office, I noticed Bronya glancing over: "Went to play with snakes again?"

"Ahem, I'm just going to have a chat with Sister Snake..."

"Tsk."

Although she was a little annoyed, Bronya didn't say anything more.

After all, even if this guy plays with other people during the day, he can still satisfy her and Seele at night, so Bronya's attitude has naturally become much more lenient.

After a while, Kaguya returned carrying a large book, followed by Seele. The two of them smiled and walked up to Nangong Yu when they saw him.

"The latest data is out?"

Nangong Yu asked with a smile.

Kaguya nodded and then said, "According to the data, Pokémon's discussion level has consistently been in the top three overall, with little change compared to last week. However, there has been a significant increase in negative publicity surrounding the company recently."

Hearing this, Nangong Yu chuckled: "After all, they've made such a big promise, but haven't released any related information yet. It's perfectly normal for there to be negative public opinion."

Whether it's the haters or the competitors, they are all keeping a close eye on Gensokyo, and there are bound to be some behind-the-scenes manipulators in these opinions.

This time is different from before. In this brand new market, who cares where you come from? Everyone is the same competitor, and these people would love for Gensokyo to die.

However, their own propaganda department was not to be trifled with. On the surface, things appeared calm, but behind the scenes, they did a lot of work.

"The virtual reality exhibition is just over two weeks away, so it's about time."

Bronya suddenly said.

"Indeed, it's time to release the news."

The reason for withholding the news is simply to raise players' expectations and gain more attention before the exhibition begins.

Haven't you noticed that Anti-Entropy Entertainment is still being stingy and hasn't released any major revelations? They're still thinking the same thing.

Of course, the primary prerequisite for daring to do this is that you must have confidence in your game.

Otherwise, if you raise players' expectations too high, and then you serve them a huge disappointment, that would be just too ridiculous.

"Let's release the promotional images first; the full PV will be released on the day of the exhibition."

"The one Gretchen drew?" Seele asked.

"Yes, that one. That child's drawing skills are getting better and better."

Nangong Yu said with emotion.

Yes, the way I look at you is getting weirder and weirder.

Bronya thought to herself.

"Speaking of which, how did the final debugging work go?"

He asked Bronya.

"Everything else is fine, except for the sound..."

At this point, Bronya asked in confusion, "Is it really necessary to make the voice requirements so demanding?"

"It's not just necessary, it's essential. The sound of gunfire is the soul of the game."

In order to make the sound of the guns sound more perfect, he even hired a professional shooting range in North America to collect and adjust most of the guns on the market one by one. You can imagine the amount of work involved.

Since Nangong Yu had said so, Bronya naturally didn't say anything more and nodded: "It should be finished in two days."

"Yes, there's still time."

"The first round of testing is complete, and the time now is just right for the second round of testing..."

After briefly outlining the work for the next few days, Xi'er suddenly spoke up, "Brother, this morning we received a collaboration request from Tianming Entertainment."

"A cooperation application?" Nangong Yu asked, puzzled.

"At a time like this?" Bronya looked equally puzzled.

Seele glanced at the tablet again, then hesitated before nodding: "It should be Destiny Entertainment, no doubt."

Kaguya and Bronya exchanged a glance, and after thinking for a moment, Nangong Yu said, "Let's stall for now and talk about it after the virtual reality expo is over."

Why now? The virtual exhibition is about to start, and everyone's about to get down to business, and suddenly a collaboration request comes in. He really doesn't understand Tianming Entertainment's thought process.

Too lazy to think too much, Nangong Yu personally logged into Gensokyo's official account, edited a message, and sent it out.

See you on January 1st!

Below that was a poster.

On the poster, a fully armed soldier walks slowly through the smoke of battle, with two helicopters flying overhead, and two lines of large text printed in the center of the poster.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Chapter 294 Will We Win?

It's that time of year again for official Gensokyo news updates, and many players have skillfully opened the Gensokyo community homepage.

Let me see which Pokémon have been added this time...

Upon seeing the latest message, the players were all stunned for a moment.

At first glance, the art style this time seems so strange.

At second glance, I was surprised to find that Pokémon can look so much like humans.

My third glance... wow, a brand new game!!!

It's not that the players deliberately misread it; it's just that for the past six months or so, they've been posting almost the same content, which has become a fixed mindset for them, and they haven't been able to process it yet.

[Finally, finally, you old rascal, do you know how long I've been waiting for this trailer?!!!!]

[Wuhu, it's a new game! I told you the old fox wouldn't let us down, right? Haters, speak up!!!]

[Finally! And judging from the promotional image, it's actually an FPS game!!! You know, the big companies basically don't touch this genre. That's really bold, that old fox is awesome!!]

[Anyone who plays Dio, please check it out! Which game was featured in the previous promotional video? My kid's getting impatient.]

[You're troubling DIO with everything, damn it!]

【...】

In terms of the level of discussion surrounding virtual games, looking at the past year, the most attention-grabbing game is still the PV released by Gensokyo at the beginning of the year.

This is the most ambitious, biggest, and most outrageous game promise in history, and it's not just talk.

It's still fondly remembered by players, who watch it several times a day. The number of views has already exceeded one billion and is steadily moving towards two billion.

Then, the players excitedly compared the game poster with the PV, trying to figure out which one was the real deal.

But as they stared at each other, everyone became a little confused.

No, still no. Even when some players used editing software to compare frame by frame, they still couldn't find anything similar.

When the players realized what this meant, they immediately went wild.

[Wow, this wasn't in the trailer, it's a completely new game!!!]

[Dude, are you kidding me? How much more of this old thief is there that we don't know about? We really want to squeeze him dry!]

[A detailed explanation of squeezing every last drop out.]

Judging from the cover and the game title, is the game a multiplayer war game?

Call of Duty, wow, that's a really cool name!

【….】

The online discussion was in full swing, and the major manufacturers were astonished to see that Gensokyo, with just one picture and one sentence, had topped the popularity charts in just over ten minutes, and even had three items in the top ten, one of which was Pokémon, which was always present.

After more than half a year of silence, many manufacturers had almost forgotten the threat of Gensokyo. Now they have finally remembered the fear that the game industry was once dominated by this big demon king. Such popularity and appeal are evident.

Most importantly, even if this new game doesn't meet players' expectations, Gensokyo can still hold its own among the top games because of Pokémon. Ugh, that's infuriating.

Unfortunately, getting angry is useless. Besides, when it comes to the old thief's games, players probably only care about whether they are fun or not. These game industry professionals know the old thief's strength all too well.

It's like they're not even human.

You could say he's a transmigrator with a system, and people would probably believe it.

Instead of gambling on whether the old thief's game will fail, we should think about how to get more of this remaining traffic.

After many people discussed this, a brilliant idea emerged.

Your popularity is high, and they're understandably conceding defeat, but you can't stop them from piggybacking on your success. When it comes to understanding games, game industry professionals with years of experience are in no way inferior to those professional review organizations.

Why can't I write what you can?

Soon, the first person to take the unconventional path appeared.

While other companies were diligently promoting their games on their official accounts, a relatively unknown small studio suddenly released an article that left its competitors bewildered.

[On the possible game modes that the new game Call of Duty in Gensokyo might use]:

Taking advantage of the high level of discussion surrounding Gensokyo's release of just one image, someone noticed the buzz and immediately took action.

The image clearly shows a soldier in the middle of a battlefield, along with the game's name, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. We can glean a lot of useful information from this, and I'll venture some guesses here, hoping to discuss them with players. wu

[First, there's the war. I suspect the developers might create a large map where players from two or more sides command squads to fight on the battlefield, similar to a strategy game. It could also involve players directly participating, but that would require extremely high technical skills. I'm not doubting Gensokyo's capabilities, and I believe they can make it, but it's just too risky. I wonder what the developers will do...] 7

Secondly, modern warfare, emphasizing the modern aspect, will likely utilize some current military tactics and equipment. It must be said that this is a rather ingenious idea, if it can be well integrated… —Lu

He wrote over a thousand words, offering a clear and insightful analysis of the information gleaned from the poster from his perspective as a game designer. He didn't pretend to be an expert, directly addressing anything he was unsure about, and his words contained no disparaging or negative remarks. This quickly won over the players.

At the very end of the article, he briefly mentioned his company's games and gameplay, and also subtly flattered the author, stating that his company should learn more from Gensokyo. 3

When this article was first published, the designer was a little apprehensive, fearing that his idea might have a negative impact on the company. ④

However, seeing the skyrocketing traffic—so much so that he wanted to slap himself and see if he was dreaming—made him truly appreciate the allure of Gensokyo.

Do you even know what a top influencer is?

Moreover, he didn't expect many replies criticizing him for trying to ride the coattails of someone else's popularity; even if there were, many of them were joking.