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

“I didn’t exaggerate,” Chen Ya said. “Our game was only launched at the end of the month. The revenue for the first month was actually only 5 days. This 14 billion is the revenue from those 5 days.”

After saying that, Chen Ya smiled and said, "I thought you were asking about the game's revenue over a 30-day period."

After he finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

14 billion in 5 days, 50 billion in 30 days—these numbers are incredibly stable, making it a top-tier unicorn company.

For a powerful figure like Gu Zongyan, 50 billion is nothing, but he also started from scratch and worked his way up step by step.

Moreover, he runs a physical business, which is built up slowly, one nail at a time. Where have you ever seen a startup that is so exaggerated from the start?

Yi Yangbing, who was originally there to watch the spectacle, started to sense something was amiss as he watched.

Uncle Gu, why did you stop scolding him? Show some more authority and keep intimidating him! Keep putting pressure on this kid!

Why does this kid seem to be getting more and more arrogant?

Wu Qiutong secretly ate the gossip behind Chen Ya's back and mentally gave him a thumbs up.

6 Hey sis... I mean, bro!

She was initially worried that Genshin Impact would be fun but not popular, but now that she heard about the revenue, she felt much more at ease.

She just wants to know how much revenue "Yi Jianghu" generates, so she can expose it and utterly humiliate it!

Gu Chengxi whispered to Gu Yuqing, "Is 50 billion in revenue a lot? Why is everyone so surprised?"

Gu Yuqing covered her mouth and whispered to her, "Last month, the total GDP of the entire capital city was only a little over 100 billion. How much do you think 5 billion is?"

Gu Chengxi blinked and opened her mouth slightly.

So, Chen Ya is really that amazing?

After delivering her message, Gu Yuqing stood up straight and pretended to be innocent, waiting for Chen Ya to perform.

I felt a little like laughing.

Chen Ya's feigned madness has reached a level of consummate skill.

He pretended not to understand, but in reality, he repeatedly showed off and embarrassed himself. Others might not know, but Gu Yuqing knew him so well, how could she not see through him?

If you were on the opposing side, he would be quite hateful, but...

She feels so good right now!

Gu Zongyan composed himself and said, "You said your company's revenue was 14 billion in 5 days and over 50 billion in 30 days, then..."

"Not the whole company, just the game 'GenDemon'," Chen Ya corrected. "If you include all the games, the revenue is hard to calculate, but it will definitely be an extra 1 to 2 million."

Beichen Company doesn't only have "Original Demon". Their previous mini-games had negligible revenue, but their revenue surged last month, probably due to promotion.

"Oh." Gu Zongyan felt like he'd been tricked again, and he felt a little strained to express himself.

He had originally hoped to crush Chen Ya and teach him a lesson he couldn't forget.

As a result, the expected warning turned into a warning being delivered to him, so he was a little stunned and couldn't bring himself to reprimand him.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Cai Zhenyi, who was observing from the sidelines, spoke up.

"Your revenue on iOS last month was only a little over 200 million. Even if your revenue on Android is five times that of iOS, it still wouldn't reach 5 billion. You're kidding me!"

Yi Yangbing, who had been looking a bit dejected, suddenly felt like he had discovered a blind spot after Cai Zhenyi finished speaking.

"Yeah, right! Don't brag! There are tax offices outside. Don't think you can avoid paying taxes just because you're bragging!"

Cai Zhenyi then said, "How big is the mobile game market? Last year, the highest monthly revenue for a mobile game was only over 20 billion. You suddenly made 50 billion. Did you double the size of the entire mobile game market with just one game?"

Hearing what Cai Zhenyi said, Gu Zongyan calmed down and, after careful consideration, realized that what he said made sense.

Up to now, these figures are just empty words from this kid; he hasn't produced any evidence.

The main problem was that the numbers he reported were so shocking; no one would dare to boast like that. Even I, a shrewd old man, was almost fooled by him.

After listening to Cai Zhenyi's words, Chen Ya smiled and said, "I need to correct two of your points."

"First, Genshin Impact is not a mobile game, but a cross-platform game. It has mobile and PC versions, and will even be launched on the Soni SP5 platform next month."

"Secondly, the domestic mobile game market is indeed not that big, but who told you that my game is only available in the domestic market?"

After saying that, Chen Ya looked at Cai Zhenyi, who was full of hostility, and said, "The iOS data you are looking at is domestic iOS data. Why don't you try adding up the overseas iOS data?"

Cai Zhenyi paused for a moment.

He does have connections within the iOS ecosystem in China, allowing him to obtain iOS data in advance, but he can't access overseas data.

Domestic mobile games have always been played only in China, and the overseas revenue has always accounted for only a single-digit percentage.

There are also some games that generate high revenue overseas, but those games only target the overseas market and don't cultivate the domestic market at all.

So, relying on his experience, he only calculated the domestic market. As it turned out, his estimate of domestic revenue was indeed quite accurate.

But for Genshin Impact, the overseas market is the real money.

"Moreover, even if we only consider the domestic market, and even if we only consider mobile games," Chen Ya said, "our game's revenue in the first month was also the highest in the domestic mobile game market, which I think is indisputable."

Xia Longju, who was standing to the side, kept smiling. He looked at Chen Ya with a relaxed attitude and a somewhat appreciative gaze.

At this point, he hugged one knee and asked, "So you're doing this well in the gaming industry too?"

Chen Ya nodded and said, "You flatter me."

Gu Zongyan patted the armrest of the chair and said to Xia Longju:

"What he just said is all just talk; words are no proof. You need to provide something that can convince me. To be honest, I don't believe how much of your figures are actually accurate."

It took Gu Zongyan a full 10 years to earn his first 50 billion. If Chen Ya is really that amazing, he can't quite accept it.

Chen Ya thought for a moment and said, "I doubt you would believe me if I presented my own company's financial statements. By the way, today is the day that Mobile Game Observer's revenue data is released. Let's see what the third-party organization's evaluation is like."

Gu Zongyan wasn't very clear on these things, but Cai Zhenyi immediately said, "Sure, the data from Mobile Game Observation is quite accurate, let's take a look at their statistics!"

The data from the mobile game observation platform has just come out, right when they were dancing.

None of them had a chance to see it yet.

After saying that, Chen Ya skillfully turned on the TV in the living room, used screen mirroring, and projected the latest video from Mobile Game Observation onto it.

Gu Yuqing was a little worried about him touching other people's things so casually, but she didn't say anything.

However, Gu Chengxi suddenly felt a jolt in her heart, and a very outrageous idea popped into her mind.

After Chen Ya finished adjusting the settings, he directly uploaded You Guan's latest video.

The data charts on Youguan are in the form of bar charts, ranking the top ten mobile games by daily revenue according to date.

This way, the revenue trends of each mobile game can be seen intuitively.

Strangely, when the screen appeared, the top ten games were only established mobile games such as "Gods and Demons Journey to the West" and "Fangshushi".

There is absolutely no trace of "Original Demon".

Moreover, the date on the screen changed, but the game "Genshin Impact" did not appear.

Cai Zhenyi's tense nerves finally relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face.

"What? Why isn't Genshin Impact in the top ten? Didn't you say that Genshin Impact deservedly broke the monthly record for mobile games?"

Chen Ya frowned and said, "Could it be that they didn't complete the statistics?"

Gu Yuqing was nervous; her hands clenched so tightly her knuckles turned white as she said:

"Maybe the statistics aren't complete. Genshin Impact has been at the top of the bestseller list for so long, it's impossible that it can't even make the top ten, right?"

Cai Zhenyi said in a sinister tone, "I'm afraid they were caught manipulating data and kicked out."

"Is that so?" Yi Yangbing asked, turning his head.

Zhang Weiqiang nodded and said, "There have indeed been precedents for this. Some games have been found to be manipulating data, and once this was discovered by GameView, it was not included in the rankings."

"Hahaha!" Yi Yangbing laughed three times, pointing at Chen Ya and saying, "Dude, you really fooled me just now, your acting is really good!"

At the same time, on the screen, a bar chart, moving at the speed of an airplane taking off, quickly overtook the top-ranked games and flew to the top of the bar chart.

"It's 'The Otherworldly Martial World'!" Cai Zhenyi exclaimed excitedly.

Zhang Weiqiang nodded and said, "The launch of 'Yi Jianghu' has overshadowed all the established game companies."

Gu Zongyan turned his head and asked, "What 'Otherworldly Martial Arts'?"

Cai Zhenyi quickly and respectfully explained, "Uncle Gu, 'Yi Jianghu' is a game I developed, and it has just entered open beta."

Gu Zongyan glanced at the flow chart, nodded, and said, "Not bad."

Upon hearing this comment, Cai Zhenyi was overjoyed.

Gu Zongyan is not a person who likes to praise others. To hear a "not bad" from him is already a great compliment.

Looking at the bar chart on the screen, Gu Zongyan's evaluation of Cai Zhenyi rose a little higher.

The reason he was so angry today was that Gu Yuqing was suddenly exposed to have a romantic partner, which caught him off guard.

But more importantly, his romantic partner was completely unknown. She suddenly appeared out of nowhere, came from a poor background, and seemed unreliable, which made him lose face.

If it were Tsai Chen-yi, his reaction wouldn't be so strong.

Cai Zhenyi is someone he's watched grow up; the boy has been raised right under his nose, so he's trustworthy and reliable.

Although he is not a genius with extraordinary talent, his growth path is traceable, steady and solid, and he has improved step by step, so he is worthy of trust.

Actually, this young man is quite good.

Thinking of this, Gu Zongyan nodded again and said, "Very good!"

On the screen, the progress bar gradually ran out, and finally, the date reached the 30th. At the top of the list was "Dream of the Three Kingdoms" by the veteran developer.

"Yi Jianghu" ranked fifth because its public beta launch was relatively late, but that's still pretty good.

Cai Zhenyi was a little surprised because the revenue figures for the first month of "Yi Jianghu" released by Youguan were much lower than he had expected.

He's been so busy with various things lately that he hasn't had time to calculate his first month's income carefully, so he doesn't really know for sure and only has a general idea.

After reviewing the tourism data, he did some mental calculations and realized that it did indeed seem to be that number.

Two hundred million is not a small amount, but for a game with such a large-scale promotional campaign, it is definitely not a lot.

Yi Yangbing, standing nearby, didn't share his sentiment. Still smug, she said to Chen Ya:

"What? I didn't see your name on the leaderboard until the end. What happened? Did you get kicked for stat padding?"

However, the video did not end. The scene began to change again, gradually expanding, while at the same time, all the game revenue bars that had appeared earlier were rapidly shortening.

Zhang Weiqiang was the first to notice this and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

His doubts didn't last long.

Because the next scene showed him why—the screen zoomed in, revealing the game that was actually ranked at the top—

Original Demon.

It turns out that the person who made the video of the tour earlier, for some unknown reason, pulled a trick.

While all other games are competing on revenue, GameView hasn't released the data for "GenDemon".

In other words, those games were competing in an environment without "GenDevil".

The screen continued to enlarge, and the bar charts of the games that were originally fiercely competing on the screen had shrunk from being majestic and magnificent to being cute and short.

Because the pillar at the top of "Original Demon" is too thick and long, the game below appears very short when proportionate.

If the original scale were used, the entire screen wouldn't be able to fit the pillars from "GenDemon," so other games' bar charts had to be scaled down.

Finally, the image froze, and the revenue of "Original Magic" stabilized at 61 billion.

It exceeded the second place by more than double.

All the games ranked below that, combined, don't have as many points as Genshin Impact.

Chen Ya finally breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:

"I knew it! So the video creator was just being mischievous. Honestly, it's so much better to just make videos honestly, why do you have to mess around like this!"

Chapter 397 He really wasn't joking.

"Seriously, this video creator is really messing around! What kind of tricks are they trying to pull!"