Starting with Genshin Impact, the whole world is going crazy for it.

The comments were all drawn in by the title, which was both annoying and exciting.

Chapter 163 Another case of blatant blindness, waiting to be proven wrong.

[How can you reserve a spot like that! OP, that's not fair!]

You've successfully caught my attention. Hurry up and write.

Holy crap, no picture, no proof.

Write it down for me right now! Otherwise, I'll get angry!

【Oh, I'm early. I'll just put a stool here first.】

Zhou Tiankuo was monitoring the rise in popularity of the post almost in real time.

Each time he refreshed the page, several more replies would appear below. Finally, after about thirty or forty posts, the original poster appeared.

[I've been working overtime... just finished, and now I'm writing this post for everyone...]

The replies in the thread instantly turned into anticipation!

Zhou Tiankuo went to do other things for the time being, and only after about twenty minutes did he look back at the post.

As expected, the original poster has edited the content and written a detailed analysis.

Furthermore, it provided numerous comparison screenshots.

The original poster described their major in detail, including studying data analysis, and analyzed DouDou Interactive Entertainment's game data from various angles, which was quite impressive.

[It is suspected that the data was purchased.]

Everything was exactly what Zhou Tiankuo had thought.

Judging from the time period and the number of players, today's game data is very abnormal.

Furthermore, the original poster also provided a detailed analysis and comparison of Let's Catch Monsters and Pokémon GO, which was well-reasoned and supported by evidence.

As Zhou Tiankuo looked at it, he thought it was a post he had made.

Because their thought processes are so similar, and their thinking is rigorous and clear.

However, Zhou Tiankuo was still quite ashamed.

Because if he were to create this post himself, he might not be as complete and comprehensive as this person.

Moreover, this person also summarized and categorized many points that he himself had not thought of.

In conclusion, I believe that the abnormal data tonight indicates that DouDou Interactive Entertainment used unfair methods.

As everyone should know, DouDou Interactive Entertainment and TianKuo Studio are currently engaged in a bet. Using such methods to boost their own game's traffic and popularity during the bet period is highly dishonorable and will negatively impact the competition.

As for whether they will apologize for this behavior, and what they will do in the future, we don't know, but we hope they can truly repent and correct their mistakes.

The author wrote very carefully, and the final summary was also quite serious.

They even held a heartbroken attitude.

This is quite different from Zhou Tiankuo's attitude, who simply felt curious and angry.

While these figures may look impressive on the surface, the revenue of the game "Catch Monsters" has only seen a slight increase and is not yet able to compete with the games from Tiankuo Studio.

However, Zhou Tian thought it was probably because the other party didn't dare to generate too much data at once.

The original poster specifically addressed this point in the thread.

Zhou Tiankuo was simply amazed at who this person was!

If he didn't feel it was inappropriate to poach someone's talent through such a post, he would have really wanted to hire this person to work at his game company.

[I worship the master...]

[Damn, after reading this, I really think it makes a lot of sense. DouDou Interactive Entertainment is so shameless.]

[What! Tonight I thought their stats were so good because they had a lot of players, but now it seems like it was all fake.]

I hadn't paid attention to the data, but I was shocked when I checked it today. Who would be playing this kind of game outside so late at night? Aren't they afraid of encountering ghosts while walking at night...?

[The guy upstairs really doesn't need to do that! What he said is making me a little scared.]

The discussion in the thread gradually veered off course, but the original poster, who has a good temper, didn't say anything.

It was just a discussion thread, so it's a good thing that it's getting attention.

This post was quickly reposted on different forums and eventually became a trending topic.

[Have you no shame? You know it's a bet, yet you still resort to such underhanded tactics.]

Fortunately, we discovered it early, and we didn't dare start manipulating the data beforehand. We wouldn't even dare to inflate the transaction volume.

Although we've always known that the power of distribution channels is extraordinary, this blatant manipulation of data is still shocking.

[Wow, that's incredibly audacious! They actually dared to claim 200 million active users at 11 PM... Even if you live at home, this game is clearly played outside. Are there really that many people out and about this late?]

[I laughed so hard I almost fainted; even the news wouldn't dare write something like this.]

After it was posted on Weibo's trending topics, it was met with a barrage of ridicule.

Nobody believed such a thing could happen.

However, this time the trending topic was similar to the previous ones. Just like when Zhou Tiankuo tagged them at the beginning, DouDou Entertainment and Chen Bin selectively turned a blind eye and pretended not to see it.

Therefore, this trending topic did not cause any controversy.

Furthermore, a large number of paid commenters from DouDou Entertainment gradually smothered the comments.

By the afternoon of the third day of the data controversy, Zhou Tiankuo could no longer find any online discussions about the matter.

New hot topics have taken their place.

Zhou Tiankuo laughed heartily.

I've seen shameless people before, but I've never seen anyone this shameless.

He made a phone call to Zhou Yunpeng.

"Teacher Zhou, what do you think about this? I think you must have seen the trending topics, right?" Zhou Tiankuo asked directly.

Zhou Yunpeng was certainly aware of what was going on online these past two days, but for both reasons, he couldn't be too blunt about it.

"We saw it, but the other party denies it, so there's nothing we can do."

Is there no solution if we don't admit it?

Zhou Tiankuo frowned. "We made a bet between our two games, and it should be a fair, just, and open competition! Otherwise, why would we even bother with this webpage? Everyone can see that there's something fishy going on. Can't we investigate?"

This question stumped Zhou Yunpeng.

He didn't know how to answer for a moment, which disappointed Zhou Tiankuo.

But soon, Zhou Yunpeng said, "Are you very confident in your game and think you can win?"

"Of course." Zhou Tiankuo made no attempt to hide it.

“That’s it. You stay put and keep watching the revenue data. I believe you can win. We need to be patient.”

"I'll look into this for you. If someone on the inside can provide me with information about data manipulation, that would be great... And wouldn't it be even more impressive to release all of this at once later?"

Zhou Yunpeng's attitude was similar to the system's; he initially silently endured it, but later directly contradicted it.

Although it wasn't in line with Zhou Tiankuo's usual style, he had no choice but to agree.

Now that the new company has just opened, he is extremely busy and has no energy to negotiate with DouDou Entertainment.

Don't rush, just don't rush.

He actually listened to Zhou Yunpeng's words and ignored DouDou Interactive Entertainment's data manipulation behavior.

However, Zhou Tiankuo never slacked off in crawling and archiving the data every day.

He had a gut feeling that these things would definitely come in handy.

Chapter 164 We're going to win anyway, let's play other games first.

Although he said he would ignore DouDou Entertainment, Zhou Tiankuo still couldn't calm down.

Something just feels off.

It's like discovering someone else's mistake but deliberately remaining silent!

However, with Zhou Yunpeng's persuasion and the system's previous plan, Zhou Tiankuo chose to leave it alone for the time being.

He wasn't usually an impatient person, but he's probably been a bit restless lately because of the bet.

Zhou Tiankuo decided that after this bet, he would never make bets with people casually again.

Although he knew he would win, betting always has a cycle. It would be fine if it ended in three to five days, but a whole month like this was too torturous.

This is a test for Zhou Tiankuo.

The next day, everything was normal. He continued writing plans and documents about Sekiro at the company.

It has been confirmed that the next game will be Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and Zhou Tiankuo is eager to let the players of this world know what torture and fear are!

First, let's talk about the core gameplay of Sekiro.

Zhou Tiankuo wasn't too worried about this, and even opened the system to draw some more prizes.

He has now acquired many skill books, and the system has also undergone an automatic update.

The 2.0 version of the system is more like an assistant than the previous wizard.

The difference is that now Zhou Tiankuo decides what to do, and the randomly refreshed main and side quests and achievements are just a pleasant surprise.

Zhou Tiankuo opened the system and discovered that a rating function had been secretly launched.

This feature is not for the game, but for Zhou Tiankuo himself.

[Host: Zhou Tiankuo]

Title: Intermediate Game Designer

Current capabilities

It displays a polygonal icon, much like the rating system used in MOBA games.