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

The game "King of Glory," which has been popular for ten years, has only been downloaded more than 40 million times in China. Even so, it has become a household name in China, with everyone in internet cafes playing "King of Glory."

On its first day of release, Genshin Impact achieved 50 million downloads. Wouldn't that be even more popular than Honor of Kings after ten years of operation?

Thinking of this, Cai Zhenyi suddenly said, "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"King of Glory is invincible! Genshin Impact has only been online for a day, how could it possibly have more downloads than King of Glory? That's impossible!"

The employee next to him whispered, "But this is a congratulatory image they released themselves, saying they've reached 50 million downloads..."

"That's just them spouting nonsense!" Cai Zhenyi said decisively, then sneered, "Hmph, they don't even know how to tone it down. They dare to boast about 50 million downloads, a myth that people in the industry would find laughable."

Another employee took the phone and looked at it, saying, "Mr. Cai, I understand now. Their download count isn't domestic; it's global."

These words were like a wake-up call; Cai Zhenyi suddenly realized what was happening.

“Oh, if you include overseas downloads, then this number isn’t surprising,” Cai Zhenyi said.

An employee nearby also said, "Yes, it's easy to add some water content here."

"The inflated figures aren't important; which company doesn't exaggerate their marketing? The main issue is that their overseas download numbers don't matter. What kind of games haven't foreign players played? Why would they play this? I heard they even hired a very strong overseas marketing team; it's a complete waste of resources."

Cai Zhenyi regained some confidence, and the employee next to him chimed in, "It was Solina that did the overseas publicity and promotion, which was really strong. They must have given up a lot of benefits."

Cai Zhenyi laughed and said, "How can a small startup like theirs immediately target the overseas market and launch a global simultaneous release? Even the Zhuchang and Echang factories wouldn't dare to do that. Their decision is too reckless."

The employees nearby nodded in agreement.

After some analysis, everyone realized that their opponent wasn't as strong as they had imagined, instantly dispelling the previous dull atmosphere and filling the room and surroundings with a cheerful air once again.

Just then, Cai Zhenyi's phone rang. When he saw who was calling, his face immediately darkened, and he walked out of the office.

Half a day later, Cai Zhenyi walked in after finishing the phone call, his face even more grim.

"The investors just said that our project needs to be launched as soon as possible."

The employees below were completely bewildered.

"Mr. Cai, is it due to the influence of 'GenDemon'?"

Cai Zhenyi nodded and said, "Although they didn't say it, we can't say it has no impact."

After a pause, he continued, "Starting today, the company will adopt a three-shift system, work hard and quickly, and no one should take leave unless absolutely necessary. Even minor injuries will not keep us from the front line. We will strive to launch our game within a month."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately groaned in dismay, and one employee immediately said:

"Mr. Cai, our game still needs at least six months to launch. There's no way we can speed it up to one month!"

Cai Zhenyi said, "The main issue is the last closed beta test. We're changing the closed beta test to a public beta test; we're skipping the test and going straight to launch!"

The employees looked at each other, bewildered: "President Cai, isn't this a bit...?"

Cai Zhenyi said, "It's okay, our games are almost finished. The third test is mainly to see the market reaction. Genshin Impact has done all of that for us, and Zhuchang Studio will also give us a lot of support..."

Despite saying that, the employees clearly couldn't accept it.

In the third closed beta test, which other games helped their own game?

Besides, cutting six months into one month is bound to cause problems.

Cai Zhenyi himself was also very uneasy.

Actually, the one-month launch deadline was not a requirement from the investors, but rather a suggestion made by Cai Zhenyi himself.

The main problem was that his project was being developed at the same time as "Gen-X". However, "Gen-X" was launched first, while his project still had six months to go, causing the investors to lose confidence in him.

He proposed the crazy one-month launch plan in order to keep his position.

He wasn't impulsive or reckless.

Their own game, "Yi Jianghu," far surpasses "Yuanmo" in terms of both reputation and player favorability.

While "Genshin Impact" hasn't completely dominated the market yet, launching it a month later would be a perfect opportunity to steal their popularity.

Furthermore, in his opinion, Genshin Impact's monetization system and social interactions among players were a complete mess. This would prevent players from developing any loyalty.

Only a stable social circle can retain core players. Games like Genshin Impact, which have light social interaction, are destined to be used only to attract new players to similar games.

Of course, with a one-month launch period, the timeframe is incredibly tight, and some tasks will inevitably be done rather roughly.

However, these drawbacks can be compensated for in order to accelerate market share gains.

Launch it first, then update it like crazy and fix all the problems one by one.

In addition, he has a trump card—information on the mole within the Genshin Impact team.

I copied a lot of data from their mole before. Since it's a similar game, there must be a lot of things that can be reused.

As long as the players can't tell, that's fine.

Cai Zhenyi walked out of the office, went to the restroom to wash his face, and after clearing his head a little, he secretly thought that something was wrong.

He immediately returned to his office and instructed his secretary to prepare a box of good tea, planning to find an excuse to visit the old man at the Gu family's house the next day.

The old man also wanted to get into the gaming industry, but he didn't understand games.

When the game was released for the open beta, the developers responded very quickly. As soon as they saw that the data was not performing well, they immediately came to give him a warning.

But there was no response from Gaoshan Capital. Clearly, Gu Yuqing didn't want to get involved in his affairs, and Gu Zongyan didn't understand.

However, if Gu Yuqing explains the pros and cons to Gu Zongyan, and Gu Zongyan realizes the situation and becomes anxious like Zhu Chang, then he will be in trouble.

Before Gu Yuqing could react, he planned to go to the Gu family tomorrow to appease Gu Zongyan.

After preparing all this, when he was alone in the office, Cai Zhenyi started from his neck and worked his way up, his face slowly turning red, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

His breathing became more and more rapid, and the hateful person swirling in his mind was devouring his reason like a demon.

"Chen Ya, you little brat, you're really pushing me to the brink..."

……

However, Chen Ya was unaware that he was about to drive Cai Zhenyi to the brink of despair. He had almost forgotten about Cai Zhenyi altogether.

After observing the second closed beta version of the game "Yi Jianghu" backstage, he determined that it would not pose a competition to "Yuanmo" and then stopped caring about the affairs of Donghuang Qixing.

His current focus is largely on the development of the next version of Genshin Impact.

When he told Gu Yuqing that he was dissatisfied with the server launch data, he wasn't exaggerating; he genuinely wasn't satisfied.

The main problem was that the game's development time was too rushed, and another urgent matter was that he needed to recoup his investment. He simply didn't have the time to polish the game to a higher level.

Being able to completely dominate all games in the current market would be enough to make a fortune.

However, no one in the company shares his mindset.

On the second day of the event, Genshin Impact achieved another breakthrough in revenue, reaching 150 million.

It's not surprising that the turnover on the second day was higher than on the first day. Most players aren't very familiar with Beichen, so who knows if they'll run away with the money tomorrow?

However, the quality of the game itself is the best proof. After a day of playing, most of those who were still hesitant started to give it their all.

This resulted in the turnover on the second day being higher than that on the first day.

The next day, after the money started flowing out, the whole company was floating in a euphoric atmosphere.

Their game is very likely to break the historical record for first-day revenue of mobile games, as well as the historical record for single-day downloads.

The main problem is that the statistics for mobile games haven't been released yet. Once they are, everyone will probably be floating on air.

Xu Zheqing, in particular, was the most arrogant of all.

If it weren't for gravity, he would be glued to the ceiling right now.

This was something that Lu Keke, who was standing next to her, deeply resented and found quite distasteful.

"Stop showing off," Lu Keke said disdainfully from the side. "You've been browsing the forums all day, haven't you had enough yet?"

"Hey hey hey."

Xu Zheqing's only response was a foolish expression and a silly grin.

"Everyone's talking about the plot of 'The Primal Demon,' speculating about what's to come," Xu Zheqing grinned. "I can't wait to see that amazing twist at the end of Chapter Two!"

Lu Keke scoffed: "Come on, the players aren't discussing your storyline, they're discussing the adorable characters, okay? It's all thanks to the top-notch art team. Look at Qin Sulan, she's not smug at all."

Xu Zheqing looked in Qin Sulan's direction and couldn't help but shiver.

At this moment, Qin Sulan seemed to be surrounded by a halo, forming a white hole that drew everyone's attention away. Any gaze that tried to spy on her would be repelled.

After yesterday's battle, Qin Sulan seemed to have awakened. Chen Ya's personality seemed to have parasitized a part of her, and she was now shrouded in an aura that frightened others.

Xu Zheqing said in a low voice, "Don't you feel that being next to Qin Sulan right now is like being next to Brother Ya, there's a kind of hidden pressure?"

Lu Keke looked in Qin Sulan's direction, couldn't help but shiver, and nodded:

"To be honest, there is a bit of that."

She paused for a moment, then added, "Not only Qin Sulan, but also Dong Ge, Ying Ge, and Zhang Zi, have recently started to resemble Chen Ya more and more."

Xu Zheqing nodded, pursing his lips, and said, "Indeed!"

He thought about it and suddenly realized that the part he felt they were becoming similar to Chen Ya in was that they also had the ability to make judgments.

Previously, Chen Ya was the absolute authority in the company, a man of his word. Anything sent to him could be decided with a single sentence, pointing out the problem and telling you how to fix it.

Now, Shi Chuan Dong, Qin Sulan, and others are starting to feel the same way.

In fact, ever since Chen Ya fell ill, they had been developing in this direction. After Chen Ya recovered, he delegated more power, and they seemed to be in a more comfortable position.

This is actually what a company should look like. A boss's job should be to look at the future development direction of the entire company and make the best use of people's talents and resources.

What boss would do something like a contractor, personally handling all the actual work every day?

Now that Qin Sulan and others have grown up, the company finally looks like a proper one.

Lu Keke nudged him and asked, "Look, they are all department heads, they all have this kind of aura. You are also the head of the copywriting team. When will you be able to become like that?"

Xu Zheqing thought about it and felt a little scared, so he said, "Let's forget it."

His job is still very easy; he just needs to deliver the items to Chen Ya for his review.

The thought of becoming like Chen Ya in the future, able to pinpoint the problem with a single sentence, put him under immense pressure.

Thinking about this, he began to admire Chen Ya even more.

Compared to him, all the other brilliant and extraordinary people I had ever met seemed so insignificant.

……

In the evening, it was time for the weekly Gu family dinner. Gu Yuqing's good mood continued until this time.

She felt even more disgusted when she returned home and saw Cai Zhenyi sitting casually on Gu Zongyan's sofa.

I don't even want to eat anymore.

Upon seeing her, Cai Zhenyi stood up with a smile and greeted her:

"Yuqing, you're back? What a coincidence! I haven't visited in ages. I was just saying I was coming to see Uncle Gu, but you're here too."

Gu Yuqing lost interest in responding to his address and turned to leave, only to run into Gu Chengxi at the corner.

Upon seeing her half-sister, Gu Chengxi's face immediately turned red.

"Rain... Sister, you're back?"

Gu Yuqing nodded, still a little confused as to why she was being shy.

The girl blushed and walked past her as if fleeing, but then suddenly mustered her courage and turned back to say, "My coming-of-age ceremony is coming up soon!"

Gu Yuqing nodded and said, "I know, I will go."

Gu Zongyan found Gu Yuqing that day and inexplicably asked her to attend Gu Chengxi's coming-of-age ceremony. In fact, it was Gu Chengxi who was worried that she hadn't invited enough people, so she asked her father to do it.

A young girl's thoughts are always hard to guess, especially at this age, when she is easily emotional over inexplicable things. So when Gu Chengxi saw Gu Yuqing, she became shy first.

“We’ve already booked a place. It’s still Haolong Manor in Bishuiwan. Dad contacted a few acquaintances and finally managed to rent the manor in Jiangxinhai.”

Gu Yuqing asked, "Have you managed to invite anyone to sing?"

"She said she declined to come sing, but then invited her to the banquet. There's been no response yet, so we don't know if she'll come," Gu Chengxi said, blinking.

Chapter 384 Foolishness, Foolishness!

Gu Yuqing smiled faintly, thinking that this child was still quite naive.

In the adult world, if someone asks to come over, they'll agree immediately without hesitation; they won't keep waiting.