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

Therefore, Ge Dongzhen did not make a decision easily, but instead pushed the matter out and asked Cai Zhenyi to report it to his superiors again.

Fortunately, this was just a formality, and the people on the other side wouldn't easily take the blame, so they naturally let Cai Zhenyi act as he saw fit.

Ultimately, Cai Zhenyi made the final decision, the game was launched, and generous rewards were given away.

In response to this decision, all departments are adjusting their strategies, and the marketing department has revised its promotional materials.

On the game's official account, "Yi Jianghu" revealed its launch benefits, using "Register and receive thousands of yuan in benefits" as an eye-catching promotional slogan.

This "thousand yuan" gift certainly doesn't mean that a real thousand yuan will be deposited into your account; otherwise, even if you bought the company, you wouldn't be able to afford it.

This means that after registering, you will receive in-game benefits worth thousands of yuan, such as gacha resources and character development resources.

"Yi Jianghu" also bought a trending topic for the game, which stayed on the first page for 5 hours and even reached number 8 at its peak.

Soon, a large group of players arrived to report.

This game is incredibly well-made! I'll definitely play it when it comes out!

[Enough said, I'm definitely playing it and spending a ton of money on it!]

……

Chen Ya held his phone, silently scrolling through the comments under the official Weibo account of "Yi Jianghu".

[I've said it before, Donghuang Qixing is the last bastion of conscience among domestic game developers; they genuinely want players to be happy. A hundred times better than those pay-to-win games over there.]

[Explain in detail, which neighboring house?]

[Heh, it's the game next door to that "fair-weather game" where you pay 3,000 yuan to get a character.]

[Three thousand yuan for a single character? This game company is crazy for money! Why don't they just rob us?]

[You probably don't have 3,000 yuan, right? Genshin Impact is alright; you get resources just by playing casually, and you can get gold characters without spending any money.]

[Where did this opening theme come from? This is a topic related to "Yi Jianghu," please don't be insensitive here!]

[OP is like this, they're everywhere, like locusts, you can't get rid of them all, it's so annoying.]

[He boasts about his high revenue while simultaneously claiming the game is free; I really like this split personality in the opening sequence.]

...As he watched, Chen Ya suddenly chuckled.

"If it really doesn't work out, then don't go to that coming-of-age ceremony," Gu Yuqing said. "It's not important anyway."

Chen Ya continued scrolling through Weibo, saying, "Didn't they say you needed a dance partner to participate?"

“It’s just kids being picky. I brought Qiu Tong with me this time, and she still didn’t have a dance partner, but no one dared to stop her.” Gu Yuqing blinked after saying that. “At worst, I’ll dance with her.”

"Long live Lily," Chen Ya said absentmindedly.

Luan Qingying stood to one side with her hands at her sides, listening to Chen Ya and Gu Yuqing flirting, not daring to utter a sound or urge Chen Ya.

As the executive director, Luan Qingying has been keeping a close eye on the actions of her rivals.

After seeing the promotional material for "Yi Jianghu", he immediately came to Chen Ya to ask for advice.

It's 8 PM now, and tomorrow is the release date for version 1.1.

To be precise, there are only 12 hours left.

At this critical moment, the "Different Martial World" side suddenly pulled this stunt, and Luan Qingying and the others panicked.

It's important to understand that this really hit their sore spot; Genshin Impact doesn't offer many perks.

Low welfare, high content – ​​this was the overall tone Chen Ya set for "Original Demon".

This 1.1 version focused entirely on the storyline and didn't offer any perks.

Finally, Chen Ya put his phone on the table and said to Luan Qingying:

"Go home early."

Luan Qingying asked, "...Brother Ya, how should we deal with this?"

Chen Ya looked up, his expression surprised: "What should we do?"

“We have to deal with their generous welfare benefits!” Luan Qingying said. “Are we just going to do nothing?”

Chen Ya pondered for a moment and said, "I sense that you are a little anxious."

Luan Qingying nodded: "Yes..."

Luan Qingying is anxious, very anxious.

He felt he wouldn't be able to sleep at night if this matter wasn't dealt with.

Gu Yuqing said from the side, "Normal people are anxious. I feel like you're faking it. You're not just pretending to be dead because you don't have time to deal with it, are you?"

Chen Ya said, "No, I just feel that we don't need any countermeasures."

"How so?" Gu Yuqing asked.

"What business is it of ours if they give out benefits?" Chen Ya shrugged.

Gu Yuqing's facial muscles twitched: "How could it not be our business? Look at the comments below, the mudslinging has already begun."

Chen Ya shifted to a more comfortable position and lay down: "Relax. If they give out perks, and we follow suit, giving too little won't be generous, and giving too much will be a huge loss. It's better to lie down."

Gu Yuqing rolled her eyes: "You just can't stand to be at a disadvantage, can you?"

“Of course,” Chen Ya said. “And there’s another reason, which is also what you said: I don’t have time to deal with it right now, and I don’t want to work overtime.”

Gu Yuqing rolled her eyes even more, like a cold and aloof cat.

Chen Ya actually really liked her little expressions; he found them adorable and wanted to hug her and squeeze them hard.

"Let's wait until the updated version comes out before we check." Chen Ya stood up. "Qingying, it's time to leave work early. President Gu, let's go. Aren't we going to buy clothes?"

Gu Yuqing was very unwilling, but she had no choice but to obediently get up and go downstairs in front of Chen Ya.

"Unbelievable, you still have the mood to buy clothes at a time like this," Gu Yuqing said.

"Of course, isn't it all your request? Everyone there is a celebrity that day. It would be embarrassing to dress like everyone else."

Gu Yuqing stood in front of Chen Ya, looking at this handsome boy who was half a head taller than her, and couldn't help but reach out to straighten his collar.

Gu Yuqing said things like "It doesn't matter if I don't go," and on the surface she seemed quite indifferent.

In reality, it would be a lie to say that she didn't care about this coming-of-age ceremony.

This matter was extremely important to her.

This was the first time she had introduced Chen Ya to her family.

Even though we usually treat each other like buddies and I always look down on him... bringing this man to her family would definitely make her feel very proud.

She was also holding back a lot of anger.

She was like a child with the latest trendy toy, eager to show it off to everyone.

She says it doesn't matter, mainly because she can distinguish between priorities. If the game fails, then it's all over, and everything is ruined.

The two got into the car. Gu Yuqing silently sat in the passenger seat. As the car drove out of the basement and onto the highway, she finally couldn't help but say:

"How about you come stay at my place tonight?"

"No, thank you," Chen Ya said as he drove. "I might have to go back to the company later."

"Keep an eye on version updates, right?" Gu Yuqing asked.

“Yeah, right.” Chen Ya nodded. “If there are any problems with this update, and the whole server has to be compensated, I’ll lose a lot of money again.”

"Yes, yes, you've lost so much money," Gu Yuqing said irritably.

Chapter 387 The Primal Demon, Activated!

Chen Ya said, "The compensation is 300 stones, which is equivalent to 30 yuan. With 50 million players on the server, that's 15 billion yuan. Isn't that a huge loss?"

Gu Yuqing couldn't stop laughing: "So you're making games as a form of charity, distributing billions of dollars in benefits every time, right?"

“Yes,” Chen Ya said matter-of-factly.

"..." Gu Yuqing couldn't help but say again, "Then you didn't give out many benefits either. What about the billions you earned?"

Chen Ya said, "I've already earned billions."

"?"

After the game's revenue exceeded 100 million on the first day, she didn't pay much attention to the game's revenue anymore. She only invested a total of 100 million, and she broke even in one day. What else is there to say?

So her memory was still stuck on the numbers from the day the server launched. Who knew that in just one month, those numbers would become billions?

Gu Yuqing didn't understand. How could someone so stingy make so much money?

Ugh, I'm so angry! But there's nothing I can do about it.

"Several billion... exactly several billion?" Gu Yuqing couldn't help but ask.

Chen Ya didn't reply while driving, so Gu Yuqing crossed her arms and said:

"You're bragging, aren't you? It's okay, we've already broken even, and I didn't ask for much anyway. Just admit you're bragging, I can forgive you this time, I won't laugh at you."

"Huh?" Chen Ya came to his senses. "I just turned a corner. It's over 4 billion now, I estimate the first month's revenue will exceed 5 billion."

Gu Yuqing bit her lip and shook her leg violently.

Ugh, I'm so annoyed! He tricked me again!

"How did it reach over 50 billion? Is this making money or printing money?"

"I didn't expect it to be this much, actually." Chen Ya said sincerely, "Maybe our company is too new, and people didn't trust us much on the first day. But later, the turnover increased day by day."

"So, is your high turnover rate because you're stingy?"

I think so.

"..."

Gu Yuqing was completely speechless.

Just then, Luan Qingying called again.

Chen Ya answered the phone and put it on speakerphone. A worried voice immediately came from the other end:

"Brother Ya, our public opinion monitoring team reports that there's indeed a problem. Many players are making trouble again, and it seems like things are about to get turbulent again."

Chen Ya asked, "What are they making a fuss about now?"

"They took the launch benefits of 'Yi Jianghu' and said that our launch benefits were too small and that we should give out more."

Chen Ya asked in surprise, "What does the fact that 'Yi Jianghu' is giving out benefits have to do with us?"

"...players feel there is a connection."

If players feel there's a connection, then there is; wherever there's a chance to create momentum, there will definitely be momentum.

This is the law that Chen Ya recently summarized.

Chen Ya thought for a moment and asked, "About how high is the public opinion level?"

Luan Qingying's voice betrayed her distress: "It's almost trending on social media."

"what?"

Luan Qingying misunderstood Chen Ya's surprise and said:

“I have already criticized the media monitoring department. They were too slow to give feedback. They only spoke up at this critical juncture.”

“No,” Chen Ya said, “Are you sure this wasn’t done by online trolls?”

Luan Qingying said uncertainly, "It doesn't seem like it. From what I've seen of those remarks, they don't seem to have been trained in rhetoric."

Gu Yuqing said quietly from the side, "I told you you were too stingy, see? Now you're getting your comeuppance."

Although it's not a good thing to start a conflict at the right time for a game update, she felt a little schadenfreude, though she didn't know why.

Chen Ya said, "What's the big deal? Are the players dissatisfied with our game? It's just that the perks are a bit lacking. Is this really worth making it to the trending topics?"

Luan Qingying said, "Uh... no, Brother Ya, it seems our game rewards are indeed a bit lacking. Last time, when downloads exceeded 5000 million, we only gave out 15 Sweet Flower Chickens..."

"Aren't 15 sweet flower-stuffed chickens enough?"

“Uh, Brother Ya, wake up,” Luan Qingying said. “If you play this game a little, you’ll have seventy or eighty Sweet Flower Chickens in your backpack, Brother Ya.”

As the saying goes, Rome wasn't built in a day, and the reason why the players made such a big fuss this time is not because they were suddenly disheartened.