A writer has arrived in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Inside the office on Qinzhou Road, Liu Wei and his team had been working non-stop for several days.

That noon, Cai Haoyu lay on his back in his workstation chair, slowly opening his eyes. He rubbed his eyes vigorously, straightened up, and intended to continue working on his tasks.

Thanks to the team's tireless efforts, the development of Honkai Impact 2 is now basically complete.

He instinctively took out his phone and opened Bilibili. Their game had no advertising budget, so launching on Bilibili was the only viable option.

However, today's Bilibili was a little different, and Cai Haoyu's drowsy mind vaguely sensed a sense of unease.

Ah, the splash screen image has changed.

The original small TV was gone, replaced by three character portraits arranged in a triangular pattern on the screen.

I feel like I've seen these three character illustrations somewhere before. Cai Haoyu has a very strong sense of déjà vu.

The next moment, after the splash screen ended, a poster that filled the entire phone screen popped up.

Holy crap!

The drowsiness in Cai Haoyu's mind vanished instantly.

"Wei-ge, Yu-hao!" She grabbed the two colleagues slumped over their workstations and shook them hard. "Look at this!"

"What's wrong?" Liu Wei twisted his stiff neck, his joints cracking. "What are you looking at?"

Cai Haoyu swiped away the background app, reopened it, and shoved the phone screen right in front of Liu Wei's eyes.

"See that? The splash screen image includes 'GG'!"

Liu Wei glanced at it and immediately jumped up in surprise! Isn't this the game Yu Xing played?

"What's going on?"

That's not all. The three of them frantically opened the Bilibili website, and when the page loaded, a sense of despair washed over them.

"GG ​​on the splash screen, pinned to the top of the homepage, pinned to the top of each section!" Liu Wei stared blankly at this scene and exclaimed, "Is Bilibili his biological father?"

"They're throwing money at it!" Cai Haoyu said. "Didn't you predict they wouldn't skimp on marketing?"

"But I thought that Mr. An would value traditional channels more."

"Look at this." Luo Yuhao handed his phone to the two of them, the screen playing the latest trailer for "Genshin Impact." "It will be released in one week, on January 25th."

"January 25th?" Cai Haoyu looked at Liu Wei. "Our plan is..."

January 26.

"Was this...did they do it on purpose, or was it a coincidence?"

Mihayo's trio originally planned to launch on Bilibili through word-of-mouth. However, under Yusei's terrifying suppression, they won't even make a splash on launch day, let alone launch; they'll probably be swept into the trash heap.

"Where did they get their publishing licenses from?" Cai Haoyu scratched his head. "Is Bilibili their father, and is the State Administration of Press and Publication their father too?"

"This isn't the time to discuss this! Whether it was intentional or coincidental, it doesn't matter. How they got the license isn't important either!" Liu Wei wiped his face, forcing himself to calm down. "What we should be thinking about now is, what do we do?"

The office suddenly became eerily quiet.

The current situation is absolutely terrible. Actually, if we wanted to let word-of-mouth from players spread slowly, there was no need to rush it.

The problem is, Mihailo is out of time.

"How about we postpone it? Let's wait until this wave of hype dies down before launching it?"

"We can't hold out for long," Liu Wei shook his head. "We're out of money. And even if we wanted to, the investors wouldn't allow it."

"Brother Wei, how about... you go talk to the investors and see if you can raise some more funds?"

"Don't get your hopes up. He already thought our market was too narrow, so how could he possibly invest any more money now that things are like this?"

"That......"

Liu Wei was in charge of external affairs among the three, handling everything from attracting investment to publicity. Even he was shaking his head in disbelief; the other two tech geeks were completely at a loss.

"If only we had accepted Mr. An's investment back then. Whether it was a controlling stake or an acquisition, it would have been better than this."

"Brother Wei, why don't you contact that Ms. An and discuss it with her?"

"What are you discussing?"

"Could we ask them to postpone the release? They're rich and powerful; even if it's delayed by half a month, they can still make money. Let's... make money together, right?" As he finished speaking, Cai Haoyu's voice grew softer and softer, and he lost his confidence.

Although Liu Wei had little hope, there was no other way at this point, so he got up and called An Wenxiu.

As soon as the call connected, he greeted him warmly: "Hello, Mr. An? Do you remember me? I'm Liu Wei from Mihailo."

"Liu Wei?" An Wenxiu's calm voice came through the receiver. "Oh, I remember you. What's up?"

"Oh, I just watched your company's video on Bilibili. Your game is going to be released on January 25th?"

"Yes."

"President An is truly a capable leader. He finished the game so quickly, which is unimaginable for a startup."

"...Fortunately, it's thanks to everyone in the company." An Wenxiu's voice clearly carried a hint of impatience.

Liu Wei quickly chimed in, "Do you remember when you first came to visit us, we were also making a similar game?"

"Yeah?"

"Yes, Mr. An, isn't this a coincidence? We originally planned to release it on January 26th, and our two companies just happened to clash. What do you think of this...?"

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

"I was thinking... could you perhaps make a slight change to your release plan?" Liu Wei said, forcing himself to speak.

"Change it?" An Wenxiu couldn't help but laugh out loud. What right did Liu Wei have to ask her this? It was utterly absurd.

"President An, President An! As you know, we're a small team. To be honest, we're completely out of resources now. If the game can't be launched on time, our company might have to disband."

"You're really funny. When your game is released is none of our business."

"You're right, but right now... our public beta launch date just clashes with yours. Could you please understand that it's not easy for our small team, and we could launch a little later?"

An Wenxiu has always been a businessman, so why should I be understanding? Why should I be understanding?

Besides, although Mihaiyu isn't someone she takes seriously right now, he's still a potential competitor, and nobody knows what trouble he might cause in the future. The fact that she didn't kick him while he's down is already quite kind of her.

Who will show you understanding?

"This matter was decided internally by Yusei," An Wenxiu replied calmly. "I can't interfere arbitrarily; at most, I can pass on your thoughts. As for the outcome, I can't guarantee anything."

An Wenxiu was just being perfunctory. If President An said one thing, who in Youxing would dare to disobey?

"...Then I'll wait for you, Mr. An..."

Before Liu Wei could finish speaking, An Wenxiu had already hung up the phone.