"Hello, everyone. I'm Yan Qi, the producer of Chili. Thank you very much for your attention and love for Chili. I'm overwhelmed by the support of so many gamers. I'll do my best to develop Chili to perfection. I hope this game will be available to everyone as soon as possible.
"I've also noticed that many gamers are worried about Chili's financial situation. Please rest assured that our production team has the ability to solve our financial problems. We're not planning to open pre-sales. Please don't read too much into it. Just wait patiently for news of Chili's official release!"
Yan Qi wrote briefly and posted a Weibo announcement.
I thought this matter would be over. I've already posted that I'm not short of money. You should be relieved, right?
Unexpectedly, there were many comments and reposts after this message was posted. The problem was … many people did not seem to believe it!
"Not short of money? Don't tell me he's putting on a false front and selling dog meat? From the situation shown in the promotional video, the investment for this game is at least a hundred million yuan. Is your team that rich? Or are you just planning to make a smaller, castrated version? "
"Don't say that. Do you think development funds are 'enough'? Based on Chili's worldview, a hundred million yuan is starting from a hundred million yuan. 150 million yuan is not too much. It's fine to get more investors and make the game bigger. They already said that they won't interfere with development. Why don't you want the money? "
"I think that as a producer, I have to be responsible for the project. Why don't you care about the money? Isn't it fine as long as the project is completed? There's no need to go against money! "
Yan Qi did not know whether to laugh or cry.
What a mess!
He could not tell how many of them were fake reviewers, how many were passersby who were led astray by the fake reviewers, and how many were really worried about Chili.
He had no choice. They were too well-hidden!
That was because even fake reviewers were actually expressing their concern for the project.
As the saying went, one should not raise one's hand to slap a smiling person. It would be easy to deal with fake reviewers who scolded them. However, fake reviewers like this were very confusing.
If Yan Qi got angry and started scolding them at this moment, or if he pointed the spearhead at the Anti-Tengda Alliance and said that this was all a conspiracy by the Anti-Tengda Alliance, it would be easy to accidentally hurt innocent bystanders. It would also leave people with a feeling of being 'sabotaged'. It would be very inappropriate.
The crux of the matter was that Yan Qi had indeed taken Tengda's investment, but Boss Pei did not allow him to say it. Thus, even if he made an announcement, it would still give people the feeling that he was' vague and hesitant '. The fake reviewers would add fuel to the fire and lead the audience astray.
"Sigh, forget it. It's up to you to believe it or not. Anyway, this won't affect the 'Mili' project too much."
"Brothers, let's go for lunch. My treat!"
Yan Qi felt that since he had already made the announcement, there was no need to dwell too much on this issue.
Make another announcement? The more he tried to cover up, the worse it would get. As long as he did not explain the source of the money and did not expose the relationship between the Mili project team and Tengda Corporation, the fake reviewers would always have a way to lead him away.
Thus, he decided not to say anything else. He would eat first.
The publicity video did not naturally ferment as expected due to the interference of the fake reviewers. However, from the reaction of netizens and gamers, everyone still recognized and liked the game 'Mili'. He had achieved his goal.
The people from the Anti-Tengda Alliance could do whatever they wanted!
…
In the afternoon, at Shengyun Corporation …
Nie Yunsheng was also constantly paying attention to the latest trends in public opinion online. Then, he asked his subordinates to give instructions to the fake reviewers he hired.
The Vice President of the Public Affairs Department rushed over and said, "Boss Nie, Yan Qi has not made any new announcements until now."
Ever since the public opinion incident with Tengda, half of the people in Shengyun Corporation's Public Affairs Department had been poached. Fortunately, the highest position left was only that of a deputy supervisor. The Vice President and supervisor were still there, and some core employees were left. Thus, they were quickly reorganized and could still operate normally.
However, the Vice President of the Public Affairs Department could not avoid being scolded by Nie Yunsheng.
After all, he was the Vice President in charge of this department. Half of the people under him had been poached. That was obviously his dereliction of duty.
The Vice President had no choice but to work harder in the future to change Boss Nie's impression of him as incompetent.
Nie Yunsheng asked, "Is there still no news from Tengda?"
The Vice President nodded. "Yes, Tengda doesn't work on weekends. From the looks of it, they probably won't respond.
"I highly suspect that Tengda might not even realize that Mili is targeting them. Boss Pei might not know anything about it."
Nie Yunsheng was very satisfied. "Very good! Since that's the case, we can move on to the next stage.
"Attack Tengda!"
After deliberately adding fuel to the fire, Mili was already very popular and had quite a lot of attention on the internet.
Although Yan Qi had already posted on Weibo that Mili did not lack money, he was not a big influencer. He did not have as many fans and influence as Tengda Games.
Yan Qi's statement only had a certain amount of influence within a small circle. Many gamers on the forums and Weibo did not even know that he had posted on Weibo. They were still being led around by fake reviewers.
What's more, from the looks of it, Yan Qi would probably not post a second Weibo post. Tengda also did not realize that Mili's popularity this time had something to do with them.
What's more, Tengda did not work on weekends. That meant that the weekends were the best time to attack!
The Vice President immediately nodded. "Alright, Boss Nie. I'll make the arrangements now!"
After confirming Yan Qi and Tengda's reaction, the next stage was to point the spearhead at Tengda. They would say that Tengda was indifferent to Mili and claimed that it wanted to revitalize the domestically-produced games industry. However, in the end, it only swept away the snow in its own house. It did not do as it promised to do!
Tengda would definitely not work on weekends. That meant that there would not be any resistance if they tried to smear it on these two days.
Even if Tengda reacted on Monday, it would only have two choices: they could either not comment or not respond. Or they could really express that they wanted to invest in Mili.
They could not possibly announce that someone had hired fake reviewers to smear their name, could they? Not only would that not have any effect, but it would also seem like they were making a mountain out of a molehill.
Nie Yunsheng felt that no matter what Tengda chose, the initiative would still be on their side!
…
In Shanghai …
He An did not go to the office today. Instead, he was leisurely drinking tea at home.
Although he was semi-retired, he would still visit his own company every now and then. He was also paying attention to the latest developments in the domestic games industry.
To him, every generation had its own talents. With a rising star like Boss Pei supporting the domestic games industry, the future was already bright.
Creators would always have their creative peaks. Once the peaks were over, it would be difficult to keep up with the trends. Thus, there was no need to force anything. It was good to retire and enjoy life.
However, even though he was semi-retired, he still had to pay attention to the development of the domestically-produced games industry.
"Mili? Hmm, this game looks pretty good. Is it another rising star? "
"They're really brave to choose an action-type game. There's no turning back now. Either it becomes a masterpiece, or they lose everything … from the promotional video, they're smart not to follow the path of Repent and be Saved and Eternal Fallen Samsara. That's a wise move …"
"Eh? It was one thing to discuss Millet Li, but why did someone bring Tengda into it? How preposterous! "
"What does this have to do with Tengda?! Boss Pei can invest in whichever game he wants. If he doesn't want to, he doesn't. Why are people playing moral blackmail? "
He An had been scrolling for news about Mili at first, expressing his high expectations and concern for the game's future. However, as he scrolled, he came across some discussions that made him very angry.
"Mili's project team seems to be in Jingzhou. Several investment companies have already expressed their willingness to invest. Why hasn't Tengda said anything at all?"
"That's right. Tengda has always claimed that it's its responsibility to revitalize domestically-produced games. Why is it silent now that it needs real money?"
"F * ck, are you guys crazy? Tengda has always been making games on its own. What's more, it's working with Sun Strike Studios to develop Bullet Hole 2. It's as efficient as a sow. What more do they want? "
"But what has Tengda done to support the domestic games industry? How many independent and standalone game designers lack funds? Mili is in Jingzhou, but Tengda hasn't said anything about helping them. Also, Morning Dew Games Platform is such a good platform, but Tengda hasn't put its own games on it either. "
"Tengda has never said that it would help any domestically-produced game designer unconditionally!"
"But aren't Tengda's fans bragging like that? The glory of domestically-produced games? The only hope of revitalizing domestically-produced games? Tengda can't possibly enjoy such flattery and fame while being so calculative and self-centered, can it? "
He An felt his blood pressure rise when he read these comments.
Is there something wrong with them?!
Although there were indeed traces of the Internet Water Army's activities, there were still people who thought so.
He could only say that many things left people speechless. If a good person did something bad, they would immediately be consigned to eternal damnation and lose their reputation. On the other hand, if a bad person did something good, they would immediately be praised by tens of thousands of people. It was as if all the bad things they had done before had been washed clean.
In fact, it was impossible for a good person not to do bad things. If anything happened, as long as one did good things slowly, one's' image would immediately collapse 'and one's' fox tail would immediately be exposed '.
People were used to holding good people to the highest moral standards but lowering their moral standards to an extremely low level for bad people.
Take the current situation for example. Those investment companies had never invested in domestically-produced games before. When they expressed their willingness to invest in Mili this time, many people felt that they were very sincere and deserved to be encouraged. However, Tengda, who had always been placed high hopes on, did not make any statements about the project. They did not even show any support on the surface, much less invest money. That was very disappointing.
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