The game is only half finished, and the entire internet is begging for an update!

Meanwhile, in Xingcheng, at Chaoxi Game Studio.

As word-of-mouth for "The Great Angler" continues to grow, today's sales have once again broken yesterday's record without any doubt.

If yesterday's explosive popularity was partly due to the viewership generated by Chi Cheng's livestream, then today's data has already begun to prove that this game is not simply supported by streamer clips.

More and more players are getting involved themselves!

in the office.

Ma Shangfei and everyone else in the office were grinning from ear to ear.

"President Jiang, at this rate, we'll not only recoup all the development costs of the 'Imperial Seal of the State,' but we'll even have the start-up capital for our subsequent new projects!"

Ma Shangfei rubbed his hands together excitedly.

"How about we issue an announcement today and give the players some perks? Like a server-wide compensation of 100 gold coins or something, to soothe their wounded hearts?"

"What are you trying to appease?"

How can a game developer empathize with players to this extent?

Jiang Bo sat in a chair, sipping tea and leisurely browsing various posts online.

Soon, his gaze fell on the unread message highlighted in red in his private message inbox.

Jiang Bo had a sudden whim.

I clicked on it and took a look.

"Host Chi Cheng? Online live interview?"

Jiang Bo took another closer look at the streamer's profile.

"Wow! A super streamer with millions of followers!"

Although this game is popular now, its popularity needs constant fueling to keep burning brighter.

A popular streamer in the gaming field invited me to a discussion about game mechanics.

Isn't that perfect?

This is clearly a fantastic publicity opportunity delivered right to our doorstep! Free top-tier traffic!

If the interview fully generates dramatic conflict in the program, won't the expectations rise even higher?

Jiang Bo immediately agreed.

……

soon.

At 8 p.m. that evening.

Upon receiving the reply, the streamer Chi Cheng was already prepared in the live stream room.

He specially washed his hair for today's interview and styled it into a very imposing slicked-back look.

He usually wears a hoodie and slippers during his live streams, but today he wore a suit, which was quite unusual. When the camera was turned on, the viewers in the live stream were all stunned.

After all, this was the first time he had ever dealt with a game developer directly.

When Chi Cheng streams, he usually criticizes games, but he only criticizes them in front of the screen.

Whether the production team listened or not is unknown, but the viewers in the live stream seemed to enjoy it.

But this time is different.

Someone from the other side is really coming.

And the person who came was the owner of Chaoxi Games.

This made Chi Cheng somewhat excited.

He adjusted the microphone while tidying up his desk.

"Brothers, be civilized later."

"This is an interview, not an interrogation."

"Once the connection is established, please don't rush to criticize. Let's show the manners of high-quality players."

He paused, then patted the A4 paper on the table.

"Look, I've prepared everything!"

"When I expose these unreasonable mechanisms one by one in front of their boss, everyone, please type 'support' in the chat! Understand? Applause!"

The comments section immediately started flooded with messages.

[Got it! Brother Chi, charge! We have to get an explanation for that illegal fishing pond and the fisheries administration today! I finally found an interesting game! It can't just end like this!]

[Brother Chi looks really handsome in that suit; you probably wouldn't even wear it on a blind date!]

What do you know? Just support them! The streamer is showing the spirit of us gamers! We're all one team!

[That's right, the host also wants to ask when "The Imperial Seal of the State" will be updated!]

Chi Cheng looked at the last comment and his lips twitched.

"Bro, today we're mainly talking about 'The Great Angler'."

"Of course, if I have the chance, I'll definitely ask that casually."

"But don't just rush in and attack them. What if they get killed?"

Even after everything was explained, the live stream's popularity continued to rise.

Many people weren't there to watch the fishing at all; more accurately, they came specifically to see what was going on after hearing that someone was finally going to speak up for Chaoxi Games.

It's exactly eight o'clock.

Chi Cheng took a deep breath and clicked on the official video call invitation from Yinlang Live on time, sending the link to the official account of Chaoxi Games.

"Beep...beep..."

A connection notification sounded.

"Click".

The video call is connected!

The next second, the screen split in two.

To the left is Chi Cheng's spacious and brightly lit figurine cabinet against an entire wall, and his luxurious live-streaming room with cool RGB e-sports ambient lighting.

On the right, the screen flickered, and then the true face of Chaoxi Games Studio was revealed to tens of thousands of netizens across the internet without reservation.

On the other side of the camera, there was no large conference room as one might imagine, no high-end workstations, and no row of professional teams wearing uniform name tags.

Ma Shangfei sat at a workstation in the distance, seemingly wanting to come closer to take a look, but too embarrassed to be in the shot, so he could only pretend to be typing on a keyboard.

Zhou Guangqi stood to the side, holding a cup, his face clearly saying, "I also want to hear."

Sheng Tinglan sat on the other side, her expression relatively calm, but her eyes were clearly glancing at the screen.

When these people heard that there would be a live interview tonight, they insisted on staying to witness it, no matter how much they were persuaded.

Jiang Bo is in the very center of the shot.

He was dressed casually, sitting in his office chair with a slight smile on his face.

Chi Cheng's prepared opening remarks got stuck in his throat.

Is this Chaoxi Games?

The company that developed "I Found the Imperial Seal of the State!" and "The Great Angler"?

This looks pretty rudimentary.

Originally, Chi Cheng and the viewers in the live broadcast room had imagined the company countless times in their minds.

It might be a mysterious team hidden in an office building.

It could also be an independent game studio crammed with equipment.

It could even be a few tech gurus hiding among the servers, quietly working on something.

But he never expected it to be such a small office that looked almost too plain.

Just a few people, and such a small space!

This is completely different from what he imagined!

"Feed? Can you hear me?"

"Hello, host Chi Cheng, and good evening to everyone in the live stream."

"I am Jiang Bo, the person in charge of Chaoxi Games. It's a pleasure to meet you all. The conditions are simple, please excuse my humble appearance."

Jiang Bo's voice came through the earphones in a calm and unhurried manner.

Chi Cheng was taken aback. The other party's overly relaxed tone completely disrupted his original plan to interrogate him.

"Ahem!"

Chi Cheng coughed heavily twice.

"I can hear you. Hello, Mr. Jiang, this is your host, Chi Cheng!"

"President Jiang, this... is this the office of Chaoxi Games?"

Jiang Bo nodded and said with a smile:

"Yes, the place is small, please excuse the poor appearance."

"This is a little different from what I expected."

"I thought you were at least a very professional indie game team, with your office full of development equipment, your walls covered with all kinds of design drawings, and each employee having three screens."

"And what you've done..."

Chi Cheng stopped mid-sentence, too embarrassed to continue.

This person doesn't seem like some kind of evil capitalist!

Jiang Bo, on the other hand, seemed quite natural.

"We are indeed a small team."

"Currently, there aren't many full-time employees at Chaoxi Games, so many things are done together."

"So we're actually quite happy that players like our game."

Chi Cheng stared at Jiang Bo on the screen, holding back for a long time, but still couldn't help himself.

"President Jiang, may I ask you a question?"

"Are you... really that poor?"

Jiang Bo laughed.

"We used to be quite poor."

"It's a little better now."

Chi Cheng: "..."

Live stream chat: "..."

Hahaha, this is so true!

We used to be quite poor, but things are a little better now.

Is this how a ten-dollar game saved the company?

President Jiang is too straightforward; he doesn't even use a single official platitude, focusing instead on genuine friendship.

Soon, after a brief exchange of pleasantries, Jiang Bo even generously turned the camera around to show everyone around Chaoxi Games and introduced Ma Shangfei and the others.

The atmosphere in the live stream quickly became awkward.

Many people came with resentment, but after seeing how Chaoxi Games was doing, their anger inexplicably subsided.

This doesn't resemble an arrogant production team at all.

It's more like a small studio that has just crawled back from the brink of bankruptcy.

The conversation went fairly normally throughout; there was no sob story or boasting.

They didn't try to market themselves as some kind of domestically developed indie game.

At this point, the comments section went completely off track.

Why am I suddenly feeling a little touched?

[Are you really doing this for love?]

I thought the official Chaoxi Games account was faking its inactivity, but it seems there really is no one managing it.

[I'm so touched, brothers! Did we criticize the wrong person? They're in such a terrible situation, and we're just complaining.]

[A shining example of Chinese indie games! To create a masterpiece in such a run-down place—that's true passion!]

[Attention everyone! Don't go off-topic! Stay focused! We haven't achieved our goal yet!]

For the players in the live stream, after learning about the situation of Chaoxi Games, most of their previous hostility dissipated without them realizing it.

This is hardly a high and mighty capitalist.

This is clearly a grassroots independent game studio that is supported entirely by dreams, works out of love, and struggles to make ends meet!

Especially Chi Cheng, who was originally prepared to criticize the fishing ban area right away, but after this exchange, his tone unconsciously softened a bit.

However, even though he may have to slow down, he still has to say what he needs to say.

This is the bottom line for a streamer!

He sat up straight and looked at the camera.

"President Jiang, I greatly admire your spirit in making games."

"but!"

Chi Cheng picked up the A4 paper he had prepared in advance, his expression becoming extremely serious.

"Let's keep things separate! As a player who deeply loves this game, and also as a streamer here to offer feedback, since I'm here today, I must speak up for everyone! I still want to share my suggestions and thoughts on this game!"

Jiang Bo sat on the other side of the camera and nodded slightly.

"That's only right, please continue, host."

"We are all ears."