At this moment, Chen Mo's phone rang.
Chen Mo took a look and saw that it was one of his best friends from university, Zhao Zihao.
"Hello?"
Zhao Zihao's voice came from the other side of the phone, "Chen Mo, you're not bad, you won a video game design competition? You didn't even tell me about it, that's not very nice of you! "
Chen Mo laughed, "Didn't I just settle down? There's too many things to do. How did you know about this? "
Zhao Zihao said, "You're asking me how I know? You're going to be famous! The video of you arguing with the judges has already gone viral! "
Chen Mo was speechless, "Huh?"
Zhao Zihao said, "Go see for yourself. Oh yeah, are you free tonight? The three of us haven't had a proper gathering since graduation. Now that you've become a video game designer and earned your own experience store, shouldn't you be treating us? "
Chen Mo laughed, "Sure, it's my treat. When the time comes, call Lin Mao along as well. "
Zhao Zihao said, "Alright, it's settled then. How about this, I'll pick up Lin Mao and head straight to your experience store. We'll discuss what to eat afterwards. Let's set it at four in the afternoon, see you there. "
Chen Mo said, "Alright, see you there."
In his memories from the parallel world, Chen Mo had two very good friends in university. The three of them didn't have the same specialization, but they all entered the video game industry.
Zhao Zihao was a second-generation rich kid, and his family seemed to be in the traditional industry. Chen Mo wasn't too sure about the specifics, but he knew that he didn't lack money.
However, Zhao Zihao wasn't a video game designer. He opened his own studio, a gaming guild, which included, but wasn't limited to, booster training, gold farming, marketing, etc.
The company wasn't big, but the salaries of the employees weren't low. Moreover, they were all good gamers, and wouldn't hire those who weren't good at games.
These employees could be seen as playing games with Zhao Zihao, and the other jobs were just side jobs. No one cared if the company was losing money, as Zhao Zihao was just running it for fun.
A while ago, Chen Mo heard that Zhao Zihao was interested in starting a club, but the investment was too big, so he hadn't decided yet.
Zhao Zihao didn't put on any airs, and didn't seem like a typical rich kid. He spent all his time playing games, and would often hang out in internet cafes with Chen Mo and the others when he was in university. Chen Mo's other friend, Lin Mao, often joked that he had the body of a rich kid but the heart of a loser.
Chen Mo's other friend, Lin Mao, was a videogame designer just like Chen Mo. In fact, he became a D-grade videogame designer right after graduating from university, and was currently working on his own game.
Of the three, Chen Mo majored in literature, Zhao Zihao studied finance, and Lin Mao graduated with a degree in video game design.
The three of them had known each other since the first year of university in a gaming club. They had always been close, and were one of the few good friends Chen Mo had in this world.
…
At noon, Chen Mo walked around the area to familiarize himself with the surroundings of the experience store. He then found a small restaurant and ordered a meal.
He also took out his phone to look at the news.
As expected, the video game design competition was reported on by many media outlets, and there were quite a few people commenting on it.
"Video game design competition ends, who gets the three hundred thousand prize money and experience store?"
"A magical bird wins the video game design competition!"
"Live audience: Feels like the most torturous game in history."
"Seven hundred viewers playing for three hundred and fifty hours, this game is toxic!"
"Judge angry: You call this a game?!"
"Flappybird designer: Judges aren't objective at all."
"Founder of hengyou.com praises this game to the skies."
Chen Mo looked through the news, and it basically recreated the scene of the competition. However, the media focused on the argument between him and Shi Huazhe, obviously trying to use this as a gimmick to hype up the topic.
There were also videos of the scene, including Shi Huazhe's comments and Chen Mo's final speech. They were being played over and over again, and were quite popular.
Chen Mo didn't care about this. To him, it was a good thing that the media was helping him to hype up the game. The more players that knew him, the lower the cost of releasing games in the future, and he could save a lot of money on advertising.
There was a phrase in this day and age called the economy of attention, and it was also applicable in the video game industry.
The more information there was, the more valuable the attention of the user. If two games were released, one wouldn't be noticed by anyone, while the other would be a hot topic even before it was released. Even if the quality of the latter wasn't as good as the former, the profits of the latter would still be much higher.
If you had a fan group of 5,000 people, and all the fans in the group listened to you, then you could rely on this fan group to support yourself. Whether it was through Taobao, game channels, or any other cash flow method, you could achieve this.
At this time, Chen Mo noticed that a video game media had published an interview with Shi Huazhe.
On the screen, Shi Huazhe's expression was ugly as he said to the camera, "What I said to Chen Mo was advice as someone who's experienced it, and yet he thought I was belittling him. What a joke."
"I still think the same. The video game industry is one that requires sincerity and experience. This Chen Mo won't be able to go far. I don't think his next game will be able to sell more than a hundred thousand in the first month."
Chen Mo laughed. This Shi Huazhe was really stubborn. No matter what, he wouldn't admit defeat.
Chen Mo quietly opened Weibo.
His Weibo had already been authenticated. After becoming a D-grade videogame designer and winning a design competition, his information had been updated.
Chen Mo reposted the interview on Weibo and added a comment, "Aren't you going to eat something?", followed by the video game media's official Weibo.
Do you really have to mess with me? Alright, I'll play with you to the end!
Not long after, Chen Mo's Weibo exploded!
The video game media's official Weibo saw that Chen Mo actually replied and smelled 'big news' as they all reposted it!
Gaming website, Tianji.com, Wechat gaming channel … even an executive from Emperor Dynasty Entertainment reposted it!
With this, a large number of players noticed Chen Mo's Weibo!
"Chen Mo? Is he the winning designer of the design competition? "
"Is he in person?"
"Of course, look, he's authenticated."
"What the heck, what's he trying to do? Is he going to fight to the end? "
"You've got character, I admire you!"
"What did he mean by that? What does he want Shi Huazhe to eat?"
"… Previous poster, did your village just get internet access?"
The players started to get excited in Chen Mo's Weibo.
Chen Mo's "Aren't you going to eat something?" was actually a joke. People often made predictions on the internet, then added "No sh * t" or "I'll eat my mouse" in order to create hype. There were all sorts of weird things to eat. Therefore, many people would reply when they saw a prediction post, "Aren't you going to eat something?"
Chen Mo's meaning was clear, "Shi Huazhe, you said that my next game won't break a hundred thousand sales in the first month. What if it does? Aren't you going to eat something? "
Soon, the number of reposts and replies started to skyrocket. One hundred, three hundred, five hundred!
Moreover, the passionate netizens were all helping Shi Huazhe. They didn't mind the commotion at all.
Chen Mo was much calmer than Shi Huazhe, this wasn't something he would take to heart. Actually, Chen Mo wasn't against hype. If hype could bring attention to his next game, why not?
Shi Huazhe quickly replied, "Boring!"
Chen Mo was amused. Shi Huazhe didn't dare to take the gamble after all.
In the comments section of Weibo, the netizens sighed. Some people continued to fan the flames, encouraging Shi Huazhe to take the gamble and eat his mouse or keyboard.
Shi Huazhe pretended to be dead and didn't reply.
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