You promised it would be a free game, but now your screen is full of in-app purchase prompts?

After hearing Chen Feng's words, all the company executives present were once again shocked.

Because Chen Feng only had 16 million in funds when he made Plants vs. Zombies, and he hadn't spent it all yet.

After finishing the game, there were still over five million left to use for "marketing and promotion".

This time, Chen Feng actually took out 300 million yuan to make games all at once.

Keep in mind that this represents about 60% of Fengyun Games' current funds.

If all our resources are invested in one project and it fails, it would be a huge blow to Fengyun's development.

Chen Feng did manage to become rich overnight from nothing.

However, while everyone sees this part as ability, the vast majority is still opportunity and luck.

Whether Chen Feng can replicate the success of Plants vs. Zombies is something no one can say for sure.

But this young man, who was only twenty-five years old, made such a big decision.

"Mr. Chen, shouldn't you reconsider?"

This time, even Sister Zhao couldn't help but speak up and offer advice.

Chen Feng succeeded, and he is now making steady progress.

In less than a year, she will probably grow into a businessman on par with her father.

Therefore, it is really unnecessary to take such a big risk now.

But Chen Feng shook his head again, his confidence growing stronger.

In his opinion, if Plants vs. Zombies can become this popular, Dungeon Fighter Online will surely take off.

"I have great confidence in this project."

"Unfortunately, at this stage, we cannot show you the project plans for Dungeon & Fighter."

"At this stage, only the technical department and the planning department can participate in the core content of the project."

"But it won't be long before you see the details of this project!"

……

Ultimately, Chen Feng, relying on his full ownership of the company, still managed to get the project approved with a single vote.

More than half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside Teacher Piao's live stream room.

Teacher Piao was exceptionally happy today because his Fireball Triple Marksman finally broke through to the fifth tier and was fully crafted.

Incidentally, I also managed to draw some core plants like High Ice Fruit and Sunflower Queen during this period.

And these core plants were all upgraded to Tier 3.

This lineup is already at an exceptionally strong level in the current game.

"Alright guys, we've reached level 68 in Endless Mode, breaking the limit again."

"I estimate I'll be staying in this place for a long time."

Although Teacher Piao was happy, he was also somewhat helpless.

Although he reached wave 68 in Endless Mode, he couldn't even make it into the top 50 on the Endless Mode leaderboard.

Damn, there are so many rich players in this game!

Especially those guys led by Bao Ge and his gang.

Currently, there are six Tier 5 fusion plants in the eight available slots, and the remaining two are also Tier 4.

The one with the fastest progress is just a little bit away from achieving full level 5 in all eight slots, with a combat power of nearly 30,000!

Currently, Bao Ge is a top player who is far ahead in both the power rankings and Endless Mode, having already reached wave 89 in Endless Mode.

Of course, this thing was created purely by throwing money at it.

According to Piao Laoshi and other netizens' speculations, Bao Ge should have already spent 1.5 to 1.6 million yuan on that account.

In reality, he only spent less than 100,000 yuan on in-game purchases, probably around 80,000 or 90,000 yuan.

Of course, we can't compare to them.

However, on the other hand, Bao Ge's way of spending money on in-game purchases is really a bit too extravagant.

Fortunately, thanks to his large fan base and the entertainment value of his shows, he didn't lose money. In fact, he made a lot of money from the gifts and traffic from his fans.

Actually, it's not that Teacher Piao can't afford to spend money.

The main difference lies in their personal ways of thinking; he felt that Bao Ge's approach was too extravagant and unnecessary...

Furthermore, even if he were to actually compete, he might not necessarily be able to win.

After all, right now, Wang Sicong and Dave's female fans are following closely behind Bao Ge.

Then it seems that Xiao Chen, who loved playing games, has quit. He hasn't logged into his account for a week, but even so, his ranking is still in the top twenty...

"Brothers! The Taoist vs. Zombies battle from Yiyou is about to start in a little while."

"Let's stop here for today and jump straight to a new game!"

As he spoke, Teacher Piao took off his AR helmet and exited the Plants vs. Zombies game.

Upon hearing this, the viewers all burst into laughter.

[Holy crap! Pig Bro, are you double-dipping on endorsement fees? You took money from President Chen for promotion first, and now you're taking money from Yiyou too, hahaha!]

[They must have taken the money, hahaha.]

However, given EasyGame's reputation and the quality of its past games, there's really no need for promotion; simply releasing it directly wouldn't lack players.

I didn't expect that Egame would start making free-to-play games like Fengyun.

[This is a load of rubbish! After playing it, I realized it burns through even more money than those games that cost hundreds of dollars to buy out!]

They didn't force you to spend money! Whether you spend it or not is voluntary.

[EasyGame is a big company after all; their practices shouldn't be as disgusting as Fengyun's. Damn, I threw in over 20,000 yuan, and Spiky Okra still can't get to level four! It's disgusting!]

[Over 20,000 yuan and you still can't reach Tier 4? You're really damn greedy!]

[This must be a scam, right? How could you possibly not reach Tier 4 with over 20,000 coins? Are you just like Brother Bao, directly buying silver coins with real money?]

[Hahahaha! That was the first thing that came to my mind too. With normal, reasonable spending, you should buy the high-value gift packs. With over 20,000 yuan, it's impossible not to reach Tier 4; with a bit of luck, you might even reach Tier 5!]

[Seriously, my classmate spent over 7,000 yuan on in-game purchases! He's now a Tier 5 Grasshopper Fencer!]

Holy crap, that's awesome!

[Your luck is truly phenomenal, but how did your classmate end up training such a terrible fencer?]

[In his words, every version has its own meta, and the grass-wielding fencer can't stay in the gutter forever, but looking cool is forever! How cool he looks swinging his sword!]

[Then who knows when he'll get the buff...]

……

Piao Laoshi didn't care at all about the rumors circulating in the live stream that he was pocketing promotion fees from both ends.

That's what they make of money in this line of work.

There's nothing to be ashamed of, and nothing to be embarrassed about.

However, since this topic is somewhat sensitive, he did not respond to it.

"I heard that Brother Bao isn't planning to get into this game?"

Teacher Piao casually changed the subject.

Upon hearing this topic, some of Bao Ge's fans in the live stream immediately became active.

[Bao Ge said he doesn't even have enough energy to play Plants vs. Zombies, let alone have time to play a new game.]

[Furthermore, Bao Ge also subtly implied that although EasyGame is a large company, can a game developed in just two months be of high quality?]

[Holy crap, this is supposed to be subtle? What's subtle about it?]

[The development time was a bit short, but everyone knows the strength of EasyGame among domestic game developers. It's said they spent 400 million yuan to develop it, so the quality is definitely better than Plants vs. Zombies!]

The image quality alone is incomparable; it cost 400 million to produce, using a sixth-generation Unreal Engine, the graphics are maxed out!

[I said before, if this game succeeds, someone will definitely imitate it. I wish we could play a high-definition version of Plants vs. Zombies someday, and hey! It came out in just two months!]

……

It's clear that people trust the quality of products from EasyPlay.

While the fans chatted in the live stream room, an hour passed quickly.

Before we knew it, it was time for the Taoist vs. Zombies server to launch.

"Alright guys, the server's open! Let's go!"

Teacher Piao put on his AR headset a minute early and then entered the game interface with a look of anticipation.

After logging in, his first impression was that, in terms of graphics quality, this game completely crushed Fengyun Games' Plants vs. Zombies; they weren't even in the same league.

The game, developed by Yiyou with 400 million yuan, boasts graphics so realistic they're just like the real world.

But he felt the scene was strangely familiar.

Oh shit……

Is this just a modified map template from some game?

"Never mind, let's get into the game!"

Putting aside these random thoughts, Teacher Piao clicked "OK" again and officially entered the game map.

But as soon as he left the main screen and entered a new scene, Teacher Piao couldn't hold back for a second.

"Wow, this guy is awesome! He made the first recharge bonus the very first screen of the first scene!"

"They make you recharge as soon as you log in, holy crap? And the first recharge is still 30 yuan, the same price as other people's monthly card?!?"

As soon as he entered the main game screen, he was stunned to see the recharge window pop up in the very first scene.