Chapter 26
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"Brother Qian!"
"Brother Qian!"
Pei Qian woke up to Ma Yang's call.
"Sigh, I know that you've put in a lot of effort into this game. Now that the hard times are over, you must be really excited. However, don't get too excited, it's not good for your health."
"Hurry and calm down! We've succeeded!"
Ma Yang's excitement was beyond words.
Pei Qian was exasperated as he rolled his eyes in frustration.
Am I happy?
Am I excited?
I'm in despair!
Pei Qian's face was ashen as he forced a smile. "Yes, we've succeeded …"
He was puzzled. What had gone wrong?
Even though it was painful, hopeless and he had no choice but to admit his failure, Pei Qian still had to figure out where he had failed!
Why was this game popular again?
It couldn't be some vlogger dissing the game this time round, could it?
Most importantly, there was nothing to diss about the game this time round!
First, he searched for Ghost General on Qiandu but he couldn't find anything useful.
There were no more 'XX sightseeing group' comments on the game's comments section.
"What exactly went wrong, then?" Pei Qian could not figure it out.
The key was that there were only a handful of people who knew about this game!
Pei Qian had not done any promotions for it.
It was even more impossible for Ma Yang to do so. Even if he wanted to, he didn't have the connections.
The only other people that Pei Qian had come into contact with on ESRO's website when he was buying resources and templates.
"Hold on! Most of the players who left comments mentioned the original art!"
"Clearly, they were attracted by the original art!"
"However, this batch of original art is in the game! How did they see it?"
Pei Qian opened Weibo and searched for Ghost General with the mindset of trying his luck.
This time round, there was a result.
Many famous artists shared the original art of Ghost General and treated it as trash!
Those Weibo posts were shared by many people – there were VIPs from the gaming, animation and even technology industries!
Ordinary users on other Weibo posts shared it as well!
In fact, Ghost General was a trending topic on Weibo. Even though it was a trending topic at the bottom, the amount of traffic it brought in was immense!
Pei Qian was dumbfounded.
Who did it?
Who was so powerful that so many big shots in the industry would share and promote Ghost General?
Even a normal management company and fake reviewers wouldn't be able to do that!
The key was that many of the artists were famous people in their respective fields and thought highly of themselves. Even if some companies came knocking on their doors and asked them to do sponsored partnerships, they might not accept it!
Following the reposts one by one, Pei Qian finally found the original PO owner, Ruan Guangjian!
This was Ruan Guangjian's personal account, and he only had two to three hundred followers. However, this Weibo post had been reposted thousands of times, and its popularity remained high!
Although Pei Qian could not understand why a Weibo post from an account with only two to three hundred fans could have such a huge impact, it was obvious that Ruan Guangjian had done all of this spontaneously!
Pei Qian smacked his forehead. "It's over. The problem this time is with our own people!"
However, he could not understand why Ruan Guangjian would spend so much effort to help him promote the game.
This doesn't make sense?
Our relationship is purely based on money. I'm giving you the money and you're drawing the concept art. We're even now, yet you're still wasting your time here helping me advertise and promote me. Do you have nothing better to do?!
I didn't give you any additional advertising fees!
Pei Qian did not understand. He truly did not understand.
He decided to ask ESRO's resource website what was going on.
"You helped promote Ghost General on Weibo?"
Ruan Guangjian replied after a couple of minutes.
"That's right. I got a few artist friends to help repost it. I didn't expect it to have such a good effect."
"Boss Pei, you don't have to feel too grateful. I just feel that it shouldn't be buried for such a good game that you've created!"
"A total of three hundred thousand was used to develop the game without leaving any advertising funds … I've got to say that it's really rare to see a passionate game designer like you!"
"My artist friends were moved by your spirit as well. That's why they were willing to help repost it."
"Furthermore, Ghost General is such a good game and it's quality is decent. Of course, my concept art is decent as well. That's why it received such a good response."
"At the end of the day, a high-quality and sincere game like Ghost General deserves to be popular! I've only done a little bit of work. "
Pei Qian was dumbfounded as he read Ruan Guangjian's message.
He didn't even know what to reply!
There aren't many passionate game designers like me?
Ghost General deserves to be popular just because it's a good game?
What the hell is this?!
I'm not passionate at all! I only wish for the game to lose money!
Ghost General deserves to be popular?
Don't! How am I going to lose money if it's popular? Holy sh * t!
Pei Qian really wanted to give Ruan Guangjian a good scolding.
Do you have nothing better to do?!
Why do you care so much? Can't you just go out and have fun after you're done with the art? You don't have to worry about the game's publicity either!
However, Pei Qian could not say anything. His hands were on the keyboard for a long time before he finally clicked on the delete button.
He could not say anything because he could not hint at the existence of the system or the challenge. He could not arouse anyone's suspicions!
Based on a normal person's reaction, Pei Qian could only put on a happy expression!
Ruan Guangjian waited for a long time but there was no reply from Pei Qian.
Boss Pei must be so touched that he did not know what to say.
Ruan Guangjian typed, "Boss Pei, you don't have to say anything."
"Helping you with the publicity was something that I did voluntarily. If you hadn't asked, I wouldn't have wanted to tell you about it."
"You don't have to feel embarrassed. After all, if Ghost General becomes popular, more people would be able to see and know about my art. It would be of great help to my career plans in the future."
"All the best, Boss Pei! I believe that you'll definitely be able to produce even better games in the future. I hope that we'll have more opportunities to work together in the future!"
Pei Qian fell into a daze as he listened to Ruan Guangjian's passionate words.
Hope that we'll have more opportunities to work together in the future?
No, definitely not in the future!
You're just a big shot in the skin of a newbie! How am I going to lose money in the future if I work with you?
Pei Qian's heart was filled with grief and indignation. Eventually, he could only squeeze out two words.
"Thank you."
Even though he said thank you, he was gritting his teeth in his heart.
When he saw Pei Qian's' thank you ', Ruan Guangjian revealed a gratified smile.
Indeed, this should be the saying that the friendship between gentlemen should be as indifferent as water.
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