Qiu Bin felt his emotions slowly calming down. Looking at his Weibo post, he was in disbelief.
"I was too impulsive. What's wrong with me today? Why can't I keep my cool?"
Qiu Bin was a bit frustrated, but what was done could not be undone. He had already said it, posted it on Weibo, and had at least tens of thousands of players as witnesses. It was too late to back out now.
In a few hours, this news would be spread by all the major video game media outlets. By then, it might even attract the attention of the entire video game industry, and might even become a trending topic.
"Geez, this is too irrational!"
Qiu Bin wasn't a hot-blooded young man. He was already in his thirties. If he was truly hot-blooded, why would he make a game like Guardian of the Holy Spring?
Of course he knew that this game borrowed ideas from Plants vs Zombies, and a lot of them. If he could keep his cool, he wouldn't have bothered with Chen Mo at all, and would've just let Chen Mo scold him.
The main thing was that although Chen Mo was taking a huge risk, he was also getting something out of it!
Chen Mo's and Shi Huazhe's scolding war was like this, directly increasing the popularity of Plants vs Zombies. This scolding war was much worse than the one with Shi Huazhe. It was basically free promotion for Chen Mo's new game!
Qiu Bin had always been a cautious person, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Why is Chen Mo so confident? Does he really have that much confidence?
Suddenly, Qiu Bin's phone rang. It was the CEO of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, Lin Chaoxu.
Qiu Bin was shocked. How did his boss know about this so quickly?!
Qiu Bin picked up carefully, "Hello, Mr Lin. About my bet with Chen Mo, I … "
Qiu Bin wanted to explain, but Lin Chaoxu cut him off.
"You did well on this matter," said Lin Chaoxu.
Qiu Bin was shocked, "Mr Lin?"
Lin Chaoxu laughed, "This Chen Mo's plan was very precise. He wanted to use Emperor Dynasty Entertainment to promote his new game for free, but isn't this also promoting Guardian of the Holy Spring?
"In the next four months, try your best to optimize Guardian of the Holy Spring, and add a few new playstyles! Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform will promote you when you're online! "
"You've answered Chen Mo's call with confidence, and you didn't embarrass Emperor Dynasty Entertainment. I was a bit worried that you wouldn't respond, as you're too cautious. Remember, it's always been Emperor Dynasty Entertainment bullying others, no one can challenge us! Whoever is unconvinced will be crushed to death! "
Qiu Bin was overwhelmed with emotion when he heard that. He quickly said, "I understand, Director Lin!"
Lin Chaoxu said, "Well, do it well. Don't overthink things. You're from Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, and Emperor Dynasty Entertainment will never lose. Do you understand? "
Qiu Bin said excitedly, "Yes! Boss Lin! "
After hanging up, Qiu Bin's worry turned into joy. Not only did Lin Chaoxu not pursue the matter of his unauthorized bet, but he also greatly praised him. What did this mean?
Lin Chaoxu's attitude was clear. First, even if the game was copied, it didn't matter. With Emperor Dynasty Entertainment's influence, they could do whatever they wanted in the Chinese video game industry. Anyone who wasn't happy could just hold it in! As a designer of Emperor Dynasty Entertainment, he couldn't back down in a situation like this!
Second, Chen Mo wanted to use this as an opportunity to hype himself up, but Guardian of the Holy Spring could also be used as an opportunity to hype himself up. Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform could use this opportunity to promote Guardian of the Holy Spring. Wouldn't that be the same as promoting the game?
As for the bet, it could only be said that Chen Mo had lost his mind. Emperor Dynasty Entertainment was the biggest distributor in China. If they really wanted to promote Guardian of the Holy Spring, what could Chen Mo do?
Chen Mo had no chance of winning this bet!
After thinking this through, Qiu Bin was actually glad. He was glad that he lost his cool for some unknown reason and accepted the bet.
Qiu Bin made up his mind, "Alright, I won't be going anywhere for the next four months. I'll just focus on modifying Guardian of the Holy Spring. I don't believe that Chen Mo can beat me with Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform promoting me!"
…
On the other side, Chen Mo had already received a few calls.
Lin Mao, Zhao Zihao, and Su Jinyu were all calling to ask why Chen Mo wasn't calm. This bet was too disadvantageous for him, he was basically pushing himself into a fire pit!
Chen Mo, on the other hand, was very calm as he calmed them down one by one.
The experience store opened as usual, and Su Jinyu was already waiting at the entrance.
"Manager, you're too impulsive. Why didn't I know that you were the type to lose your cool!" Su Jinyu said anxiously.
Chen Mo shrugged, "Aiya, didn't we just talk about it on the phone? I'm not being impulsive, I'm prepared. "
Su Jinyu said, "What are you prepared to fight to the death with Emperor Dynasty Entertainment?"
Chen Mo replied indifferently, "You wouldn't understand even if I told you."
Su Jinyu was speechless, "# ¥%&*!!!"
Chen Mo threw her a can of coffee, "Alright, it's no big deal. We'll start working on a new game today. Don't ask for leave if there's nothing special in the next four months. "
Su Jinyu was pleasantly surprised, "Is that so? Do you already have the design for the new game? "
Chen Mo shook his head, "Nope, I haven't written a single word yet."
Su Jinyu facepalmed, "Manager, can't you be more reliable!"
Chen Mo said, "Alright, don't rush. I'll assign you tasks tomorrow."
"Alright," Su Jinyu unwillingly sat down at the bar, "Manager, hurry up! We only have four months! "
"Alright, alright," Chen Mo waved his hand and went upstairs.
"Will it work or not?" Su Jinyu mumbled, "It's unbelievable that such an unreliable person is the designer of Plants vs Zombies …"
…
After returning to his office, Chen Mo wasn't in a rush to start up the design document, but instead opened up the drawing software.
Chen Mo's concept art skills weren't bad either. Drawing on the tablet, he made some changes. Roughly half an hour later, an iconic image from his previous world appeared on the screen.
It was a rather dumb Tauren.
It had a big head, small limbs, and looked quite cute. It had two big eyes, thick eyebrows, and looked quite honest and cute. It had a trapezoidal face with two small pocket-sized ears and horns on it. There was a large nose ring in the middle of its nose.
It was a cute version of a Tauren, but it didn't look too young.
Chen Mo looked at the sketch in front of him, and felt like something was missing. After some thought, he added three black dots under each of its eyes.
"Yep, that's about right."
Chen Mo nodded.
This dumb bull was a classic character from his previous life, its name was MT.
That's right, Chen Mo's next game was the national level card game I Am MT from his previous life.
In his previous life, mobile card games like I Am MT were already old, and most players were already sick of it. However, in the parallel world, players didn't know that there was a type of game called 'Chinese card game'.
Chen Mo was very clear about Qiu Bin and Emperor Dynasty Entertainment's strategy.
Guardian of the Holy Spring was modeled after Plants vs Zombies in terms of playstyle and creativity, so Chen Mo had a rough idea of how profitable the game would be.
Even if Guardian of the Holy Spring had more content than Plants vs Zombies, and had better marketing capabilities, it still had to be sold by the units. This type of game wasn't suitable for selling value-added services.
If Emperor Dynasty Entertainment really changed the way Guardian of the Holy Spring was made, Chen Mo's chances of winning would be even lower.
It was because of this that Chen Mo dared to bet against Qiu Bin.
In terms of profitability, standalone games like this paled in comparison to Chinese mobile games. This had nothing to do with the quality of the game, but the method of profitability.
That's right, Plants vs Zombies was of a higher quality, and was more detailed, but in terms of profitability, it couldn't compare to I Am MT.
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