I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

Reaching the top of that ranking list is the dream of every Vocaloid creator.

Many viewers also use that chart to find good songs.

Making it onto that chart means the song has become popular in the V zone, and its exposure will increase accordingly.

Unfortunately, "Ordinary Disco" has only been released for two days and currently only has a little over 1 views.

Chen Ya scrolled through the comments for a while longer, and most of them were positive about the song.

The V community is a small circle, and most of the comments from members are friendly. Newly established V community creators are treated with a nurturing attitude.

Ishikawa Tō hadn't read the comments before, but now that he's reading them with Chen Ya, he can't help but chuckle to himself.

He felt like these comments praising the music were praising him, since the song was written right under his nose, giving him a strong sense of involvement.

"Wait, Ya-ge, look!" Ishikawa Tō pointed to a comment below with delight, "This person's name has 'Little Lightning' in it, seems to be a big shot!"

[Zhou Cun: Not bad! It sounds great!]

Suddenly, several more replies appeared under this set of comments that weren't ranked very high:

[Master Ball!]

[I brought a Zhouzhou to my door right then and there! I'm taking it home!]

Holy crap, even the big shots in the state have been alerted!

Chen Ya clicked on "Zhou Cun's" homepage and was immediately struck by the fact that he had "26 followers".

Shi Chuan Dong excitedly shook Chen Ya's shoulder: "Brother Ya, Brother Ya, you're a real big V!"

"Yes, he's a big influencer," Chen Ya said calmly.

Judging from the videos on his homepage, he is a Vocaloid content creator, and one of the largest in the Vocaloid community, whose works are usually ranked high on the Vocaloid charts.

"Holy crap, look, another big V!"

Chen Ya looked at the screen; there were only a few comments below, but someone named "Sanyou" had replied:

[Wow, that sounds amazing! The uploader is so talented!]

The comments below also responded one after another:

Wow, we've spotted a goddess with all three qualities!

[Sanyou, Sanyou, will you cover this song next time?]

Chen Ya clicked into the homepage and found that this person was a "singer" who specialized in covering songs from the V-circle and had more than 100,000 fans.

Ishikawa Tō felt dizzy. He had only thought the song was catchy and addictive before, but he never expected it to attract comments from big shots in the industry, which made him feel a little giddy.

"President Shi, have all the requirements for today been completed?" Qin Sulan from the art team asked as the two were looking at and commenting.

Ishikawa Takashi turned around and said, "Okay. Oh, by the way! This is our General Manager Chen. He's the real boss. I'm just working for him. You can report to him if you have anything to report."

Shi Chuandong took the opportunity to introduce Chen Ya to her. Qin Sulan bowed respectfully and secretly sized up this "President Chen".

The big boss was twice as young as she had imagined, and ten times more handsome than she had imagined.

A series of domineering CEO scenarios immediately flashed through her mind... However, she was just a hard-working person and naturally wouldn't take the plot of a novel seriously.

Seeing the content on their screens, she softly said "Oh," and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Chen, did you really write the song 'Ordinary Disco'?"

“Yes, Brother Ya wrote it in front of me last night and posted it in front of me today. It only took him half an hour to write it,” Shi Chuan Dong answered quickly.

"Wow!" Qin Sulan covered her mouth and exclaimed softly, then quickly added, "All the members of our group listened to it, and they all thought it was so catchy and addictive! Although we don't know how the game will perform yet, with this background music, I think it might be very effective!"

Chen Ya smiled. The song had unexpectedly boosted the team's morale, something he hadn't anticipated.

"Hehe, I'm really looking forward to our company's game going live."

After greeting everyone, Qin Sulan returned to her workstation to have a lively discussion with her colleagues.

Whether it's Ishikawa Takashi or Qin Sulan, the people the company is currently recruiting are mostly college graduates and university students, with a very low average age and most of them being inexperienced in the ways of the world.

Although these people lack experience, they have not yet been tainted by the ways of the world, have not learned the skills of seasoned veterans, and are still relatively naive in their dealings with others.

This kind of atmosphere is not a bad thing for the company.

After closing the webpage, Chen Ya sat in a chair and suddenly remembered something else.

Regarding private domain traffic, I asked Jiang Xinhai to help me contact the company, so I don't need to worry about it; finding some influential figures to promote it is also very important.

The main platform for the game is WeChat mini-programs, and the nearest traffic source is of course official accounts.

Since "Sheep is a Sheep" is a mini-game, most public accounts can write advertorials about it, making it easy to find.

He has some MCNs he's familiar with, and if he just said a few words, they would definitely give him face and help him out. But considering the need to train his employees' skills, he decided to let Luan Qingying do this.

After calling Luan Qingying, who was still at school, he immediately rushed to the company. Chen Ya explained the requirements to him, and he immediately nodded and "huffed and puffed" as he got to work.

He was still a junior in college and had coursework to do. Chen Ya gave him special permission to work part-time while studying and not come to the company when he was in school. He felt guilty for not doing any work, so as soon as he heard that Chen Ya had a request, he immediately came over.

Chen Ya smiled slightly. He had originally wanted to teach Luan Qingying a few techniques, but since Luan Qingying was so enthusiastic, he decided to let him try them out himself.

The main body of "Sheep is a Sheep" is almost complete. Next is debugging and internal testing. Everyone in the company is involved in testing the game's stability, and Ishikawa Toru is extremely busy.

Chen Ya closed his eyes to rest for a while, and about two hours later, Luan Qingying returned, covered in sweat.

"Brother Ya..."

Seeing his hesitation, Chen Ya asked directly, "How are the results?"

“Well, I’ve found a few, but they’re still far from meeting your requirements,” Luan Qingying swallowed hard. “Some of the big-name WeChat public accounts are charging outrageous prices…”

Chen Ya opened the WeChat Work account and asked, "Who quoted an outrageous price?"

Luan Qingying said in a low voice, "A big influencer in the mobile game category, called 'I Love Mobile Games,' quoted a minimum of 15 yuan for a single promotional article, and..."

The pricing for WeChat official accounts is generally calculated by multiplying the number of followers by a coefficient of 0.03 to 0.05. For influential figures who specialize in a particular field, this coefficient will be higher, and depending on the field, it may reach 0.07 to 0.1.

This is just the price for publishing advertorials on behalf of others. If the public account owner writes and publishes the articles themselves, the price will be higher.

In addition, there is revenue sharing based on promotional performance, including the number of views, shares, and likes.

"I Love Mobile Games" is a prominent figure in the mobile game promotion field, with nearly 90 followers, making it a top influencer in the mobile game section of WeChat official accounts.

Its asking price of 15 yuan is a bit high compared to other public accounts.

Chen Ya opened the chat history between Luan Qingying and "I Love Mobile Games". Scrolling through the page and reading the chat history made his brows furrow even more.

[Luan Qingying: Hello teacher! May I contact you to discuss business cooperation?]

[I love mobile games: Which company do you work for?]

[Luan Qingying: I'm from Beichen Games.]

[I love mobile games: Never heard of that. I usually only take on promotional assignments from big companies. Do you have any representative works?]

[Luan Qingying: Uh... I'm sorry, we're a newly established company and don't have any representative works yet... But our games are of very high quality, would you consider collaborating?]

[I love mobile games: I might consider it if the game quality is good, but as I said before, I only accept promotions for games from major companies because I don't want to accept random games for this account and damage its reputation.]

[I love mobile games: Therefore, I've increased my offer to you. A guaranteed minimum of 15 RMB plus revenue sharing. Is that acceptable?]

[Luan Qingying: Teacher, if I may ask, isn't this price a bit too high...? I've collaborated with similar public accounts before, and their prices were lower.]

[I love mobile games: Then find someone else.]

[I love mobile games: To be honest, I'm not really keen on taking your orders. I've had this account for a long time, and I don't just accept any promotion.]

……

After reading the entire dialogue, Chen Ya rolled his eyes so hard they almost reached the sky.

Seeing Chen Ya's unfriendly expression, Luan Qingying became even more nervous, afraid that she had done something wrong.

Chen Ya put down the mouse, sighed, and said, "This is the first time I've ever seen such a pathetic client."

Luan Qingying asked cautiously, "What's wrong? Was my tone too soft? I wanted to be polite and leave a good impression on these account owners, so they wouldn't rip us off..."

“Your idea and motivation are commendable,” Chen Ya said, “but this approach is not suitable for everyone.”

He adjusted his posture. Luan Qingying seemed a little nervous. Chen Ya softened his voice and continued:

“In our daily lives, we say that it’s wrong to treat people differently based on their status, but some people in society do treat people differently based on their status. Look at this public account, its tone is very arrogant, it’s obvious that it’s someone who doesn’t appreciate being treated politely, so we shouldn’t be polite to it.”

Luan Qingying pursed her lips and said, "I was also very angry when I talked to him, but I think it's best not to offend people in the media."

“We shouldn’t tolerate this kind of behavior,” Chen Ya said. “Look at him, he says he only works with big companies. If it were me, I would immediately stop talking to him. You can’t be so easygoing.”

"Yes." Luan Qingying nodded humbly.

"Also," Chen Ya said seriously, "we can't just reveal the company name so easily, for fear that some people with ulterior motives will take screenshots and use them to wage a propaganda war."

Luan Qingying immediately broke out in a cold sweat: "I've already told you what to do?"

"It's nothing." Chen Ya casually closed the page. "The game is easy to crack."

……

……

Every Friday afternoon before leaving get off work, Tsai Chen-yi would take time to listen to news about new competitors emerging in the market.

The secretary will compile a list of games and companies that have recently applied for game licenses, and submit it as a paper report to Tsai Chen-yi for review.

This is essential for grasping market trends and analyzing competitors' actions, and Tsai Chen-yi attaches great importance to it.

Of course, besides official channels, a company the size of Donghuang Qixing can also obtain access to some games under development through unofficial channels.

Cai Zhenyi sat behind his large desk, leaning against a soft, comfortable leather chair, flipping through the pages. After quickly finishing reading, he was about to throw the report on the desk when he noticed a name in the corner of the report.

He dialed the internal line and said briefly, "Come to my office."

Soon, the secretary came in.

Cai Zhenyi pointed to the last page, at the bottom of the last sheet of paper, where the names of some emerging game companies were listed for reference only.

Because it is of low importance, the font size is one size smaller than the other content.

Cai Zhenyi pointed to one of the company names and asked, "Do you have any more detailed information about this company?"

The secretary leaned over and took a look.

"Beichen Company? I'll go back and check it out."

Cai Zhenyi handed him the report and said, "It would be best if you had a way to find out what games they are developing."

Are you interested in investing? Do you need to connect with them?

“No,” Cai Zhenyi shook his head, “I’ll just find out from the side.”

"Ok."

The secretary took the report and was about to leave when Cai Zhen suddenly called him back.

“This is somewhat of a private matter. This company is too small to even be considered a potential competitor,” Cai Zhenyi chuckled. “The main concern is the personal situation of the company’s owner.”

Chapter 333 Take off your clothes!

Cai Zhenyi said this wasn't official business. The secretary, who was initially confused and thought that investigating this fledgling company called Beichen was pointless, immediately became serious upon hearing that it was Cai Zhenyi's personal matter.

If you don't do your job well, it's simply because you need to improve your skills. But if you don't do your job well in your personal life, then Mr. Cai probably doesn't have a place for you in his heart.

I took the documents back to the office, talked to my colleagues in the marketing department, and got a form for free. After filtering it at my workstation, I actually found some clues about Beichen Company.

Making legitimate games requires waiting for a game license. Beichen Company's name is not among the licenses issued this time, but it is prominently listed in the list of software copyright registration applications.

Software copyright is short for software copyright, which is similar to a patent. Only by registering this can the copyright of the software be legally recognized.

The two software applications submitted by Beichen Company both appear to be games based on their names, but neither of these games is among the applications for game licenses.

Registering a game license number takes much longer than registering a software copyright. Logically speaking, any company with a sound mind should let the game wait in line for the license number first.

The secretary thought for a moment, then slapped her forehead: That's it, these two aren't mobile games, they're WeChat mini-games!

Games that are integrated into WeChat mini programs now have their approval authority delegated to WeChat. Once approved, they can be published, which is very convenient and doesn't require a game license.

However, the investigation has come to an end here. Finding out the name of the game the company is making is the limit. Unless we plant a spy in the company, how would we know the rest?

He printed out a screenshot of the software copyright registration application, held it respectfully in his arms, and handed it to Cai Zhenyi in his office.

Cai Zhenyi stared at the two pieces of paper for a long time, his brows furrowing deeply.

"WeChat mini-games? Are you sure that's what their company is doing?"