Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

There was a collective sigh of disappointment in the meeting room, even though they already knew this outcome when they entered the meeting room and learned that today's topic was a discussion on the girls on the front lines.

Although, since the project team started, they have experienced the same nightmare with almost every major update of Girls on the Frontline.

But every time this moment arrives...

Sighing and complaining are always an essential part of the process.

"Alright, stop sighing. Let's talk about the clock system next..."

Chapter 177 Program Effects

For most fans of the Girls Frontline, these past two days have been even more joyful than a holiday.

However, for Huacheng, who has secured a commercial contract and is currently airing "The Girl from the Bakery,"...

Today's work nearly killed him.

"No way!! Who is this person who suddenly appeared out of nowhere!?"

"No, girl! I'm the main character!!"

"No!! Don't break down!! Stay calm! I still have one last enemy!! Ah!! No!!"

This version of "The Girl from the Bakery" has so many bugs it's frightening. The first three chapters are okay, but starting from the fourth chapter, Hua Cheng's nightmare begins.

Let's not even mention the bunch of riddle-makers and didactic copywriting.

The game crashes that occurred everywhere after Chapter 4 were already deadly.

It would be better if the game ended in a single match.

But if you're finally about to finish a game, and then suddenly collapse in the final stage, that can really mess with your mentality.

It's worth noting that in the later stages of a game of Bakery Girl, there can easily be dozens of enemies.

Moreover, there are also dramatic scenes interspersed throughout.

If the game collapses near the end and you have to start all over again, the sheer agony is comparable to the agony of a dissertation defense.

If Huacheng hadn't been so greedy and taken the contract for just one day of broadcasting...

He cursed and deleted the game long ago.

But now... there's no way around it... once the money's taken, it's like eating a pile of shit.

At most, I won't accept this kind of business order next time.

Now, it still has to be broadcast.

However, as the broadcast continued, Hua Cheng noticed a strange phenomenon: every time his game crashed, the number of comments and viewership would surge rapidly.

After several rounds, the live stream's popularity was actually much higher than usual.

Looking at the comments, it's clear that players don't care about the game content at all; they're just watching the streamer suffer.

The moment the streamer's game crashes, a bunch of "haha" comments immediately flood the chat.

In addition, Hua Cheng's reaction was also quite interesting.

As a result, the number of viewers in the live stream actually increased.

Hua Cheng wasn't stupid; he quickly realized what these players wanted to see.

They just want to watch the streamer fight to the very end, time and time again.

Then, time and time again, the game crashes, and everything has to start all over again.

Watching the streamer cry and curse incessantly.

To obtain a twisted pleasure.

Soon, these viewers, who weren't quite satisfied with the initial impression, began to spread the word spontaneously, actively seeking out their favorite game streamers to play "Bakery Girl."

As more and more people join in the fun.

More and more game streamers have noticed this traffic.

For them, suffering is not important; what matters is having traffic and being able to make a living.

so..

That afternoon.

After finishing his business with a new investment client, Zhao Ming, he arrived at Sanbao.

While sitting in the tea break room, before the main creative team of Sunburst arrived, I took the time to refresh the various live streams.

I've noticed a very interesting phenomenon: in the current live streaming environment, mobile game channels are basically evenly matched.

Half of the show will be either the new version of "Girls' Frontline" or "Girls' Frontline Together," while the other half will be "Girls' Bakery."

"It feels pretty good, the situation is alright."

Zhao Ming scrolled down the page, a hint of smugness on his face.

"It all comes down to Tencent's marketing and promotion. Judging from the number of viewers on the live stream, it seems that players really like this game."

The publicity efforts were much better than Zhao Ming had imagined.

More importantly, when he approved the funding, he did not allocate too much funding to the live streaming channel.

The current result surprised and delighted him even more.

"Finally, we're on the right track."

Although Zhao Ming was an outsider, over the course of the year, he was forced to learn some common sense about the gaming industry, in order to achieve the goal of having so many people streaming a game at the same time.

That's not something money can buy; you also need a good reputation, at least players have to enjoy watching it.

~~~

"What are the sales figures now?"

Zhao Ming's expression was very good as he watched Yu Zhong and his group enter.

It can be described as a gentle spring breeze.

However, when faced with Zhao Ming's questioning...

Yu Zhong, who had just sat down, froze in mid-air with his teacup in hand, and was unsure where to put his other hand, which was about to pick up the teapot.

The other members of the Breakout team who had just arrived at the tea break room were in the same boat.

silence..

Sometimes it already represents an ominous sign.

So, her spring-like expression vanished, her brows furrowed slightly, and her tone unconsciously became more serious.

"I asked how many units were sold. With such a strong marketing campaign, how could the sales be so bad?"

Yu Zhong put down his teacup and withdrew his hand.

He glanced at Zhao Ming, opened his mouth, but still didn't have the courage to speak.

In the end, he could only look to the side and choose one to run into.

"Wang Wei, you speak."

Wang Wei, who was named, looked completely bewildered.

Because Yu Zhong forced an early release, he and his programming team worked through the night yesterday fixing bugs, and after the release this morning, they quickly iterated and updated the software.

I've been so busy lately that I don't even have the energy to speak.

I saw the topic Yu Zhong threw at me.

He was too lazy to refuse anymore, and didn't want to think about it any further, so he answered Zhao Ming directly.

"As of 2 PM, there should be 30 copies..."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ming's first reaction was not that it was too little, but rather that it was quite good.

After all, judging from the way things were going just now, he thought the game had only sold tens of thousands of copies.

The current sales of 30 copies, while not comparable to those of Girls' Frontline, are by no means bad.

Moreover, it's only 2 p.m.

It's not peak season yet.

The sales figures are pretty good.

Why are all these people so silent?

Just as Zhao Ming was about to say something encouraging...

Wang Wei's next words silenced him as well.

"The refunds were a bit excessive, 25 was refunded..."

!!!

"How much was refunded?"

"25."

Zhao Ming's expression changed immediately, and he turned to look at Yu Zhong.

Where did this data come from?

Yu Zhong shrank back.

"It was extracted from the background data."

If looks could kill, then Zhao Ming's gaze at this moment could truly kill Yu Zhong.

Just moments ago I was excitedly planning to open a bottle of champagne to celebrate, but now I've fallen straight to rock bottom.

Zhao Ming took the data handed to him by his assistant.

I held back for a moment, and then I held back again.

In the end I couldn't hold it back.

She stood up and threw the documents in her hand at Yu Zhong's face.

"Is this what you mean by 'good game quality'? Is this what you mean by 'players will choose incentives, delete Battlefront Girls, and not offer refunds'?"

"Do you think Tencent's internal censorship doesn't exist?!"

"Do you know that, given this outcome, the person who made the decision last night..."

Even though he was consumed by anger, Zhao Ming still had a shred of reason left and knew that some things should not be said in this setting.

So he stopped halfway through his sentence.

The conversation has stopped.

But his desire to kill Yu Zhong with a single blow was genuine.

Chapter 178 The Blame-Shifting Contest Officially Begins!

Don't be fooled by Zhao Ming's seemingly domineering and wealthy lifestyle; he can easily spend tens of millions on propaganda campaigns.

Before it goes live, they can ask for another ten million Q coins.

It's as if money just falls from the sky.

In reality, however, this money didn't come easily.

This money was all earned by Zhao Ming through countless reports, business plans, and operational analyses.

Zhao Ming is very good at writing these documents.

He can use these documents to convince leaders who have difficulty accessing the front lines to trust his judgment through data, text, and business analysis.

That's why he was able to allocate resources and seek personal gain from them.

Over the years, there have naturally been times when things went wrong.

However, in most cases, even if the project does not ultimately generate the expected profit, or even results in a small loss, it is still acceptable.

The problem is...