October 10th, Sunday …
Qiao Liang uploaded the first episode of Repent and be Saved's strategy guide. Then, he refreshed the page in satisfaction. He read the comments and bullet screen comments from the idiotic netizens and waited for the video to become more popular.
The comments section soon became lively.
"Sofa!"
"It's finally here. I'm so touched!"
"Ah, Old Qiao's video is finally here. I'll give it a like to support it!"
"Old Qiao's thought process is so clear. It's no wonder he's specially researched the game."
"Indeed, Teacher Qiao did a good job in this video. He basically experienced the game from the perspective of a lousy gamer. He also showed good techniques for clearing the difficult areas. It's just in time!"
"Very professional. What's more, he left many clues for the plot. I'll give you 66 likes!"
"Brain: I got it! Hand: No, you didn't. "
"I feel like I'm not playing the same game as Old Qiao … why is he playing it so easily?"
Qiao Liang could not help but feel smug as he listened to the praises of the idiotic netizens.
I'm a professional game commentator. How can I be the same as others?
Qiao Liang was very satisfied with this video.
This video was not meant to show off his skills. Instead, it was meant to be from the perspective of an ordinary gamer. He wanted to find an easier way to clear the game.
Of course, Qiao Liang would save some special monsters and then use various methods to clear the game. He wanted to show everyone many different ways to defeat the monsters.
Apart from that, he also left some details and easter eggs in the game, as well as his research on the official platform and his speculations about some suspicious points in the game. All of these became the highlight of the video.
As he watched the number of fans increase, Qiao Liang felt gratified and proud.
Who should he thank?
Of course, he had to thank Boss Pei!
If Boss Pei had not asked him to come to Jingzhou to experience the game in advance, how could he be so much faster than the other UP Masters?
Qiao Liang could not help but think that if Boss Pei had not asked him to experience the game in advance, he would still be trying to clear the game now. He would be tortured to death by the game.
Why else would people say that Boss Pei was family?!
Not only did he invite me to experience the game, but he also made changes to the game based on my suggestions.
I must have played a part in making the game so successful, right?
Does that mean that I, Qiao Yifan, can be the assistant designer of Repent and be Saved?
Or 'special tester of Repent and be Saved'?
Yes, yes, all of them!
Qiao Liang casually flipped through a few fan tags and interacted with the comments section.
Very soon, the video that was dubbed by the audience as "The Best Video in October" began to rise on the ranking board. First, it made it onto the ranking board in the gaming area. Then, it charged toward the overall ranking board on Aili Island!
Qiao Liang scrolled through the videos on the list and suddenly saw a familiar UP Master's name.
It was Hao Shuaiqi!
The title of his video is: When the foreign UP Master is in
The live broadcast of Repent and be Saved.
At the moment, the video's popularity was soaring as well. It was right behind Qiao Liang's strategy video.
"Eh, this guy is quite efficient. Let me see how our international friend is doing."
Qiao Liang clicked on the video.
It had to be said that Hao Shuai was just as his name suggested. He was indeed quite handsome, but he felt that he was a little silly. He was very good at creating effects.
This foreign spirit guy is putting himself in the link.
The live stream was edited and uploaded to Aili Island with subtitles and special effects.
Obviously, Hao Shuaiqi's video was completely different from Teacher Qiao's.
Teacher Qiao's video was a strategy video. The pace was not very fast, but the content was very tight. The entire route was planned out. Everything seemed to be going according to the script. Players could not help but feel that the game was actually so simple.
On the other hand, Hao Shuaiqi's video was a video of the first encounter. It was filled with scenes of noobs being killed by monsters. In the live-stream, one could die several times in front of a monster. Hao Shuaiqi streamlined these death scenes and turned them all into effects.
Hao Shuaiqi wrote his epitaph as "He died."
Coupled with the expression captured by the camera, the audience could see themselves playing the game in the video. The effects of the video were very explosive.
From the bullet screen comments, one could tell that although Hao Shuaiqi was dying, the audience was very happy.
"Hahahaha, the streamer is dead again."
"It's me."
"This He died.
His epitaph is very spiritual. "
"I suggest that the streamer change his epitaph to 'grass' or 'vegetable' in the second round. The effects will definitely be outstanding!"
"Tengda Games is showing off our country's strength?"
"It's obviously causing international friends to suffer and destroying international relations!"
"Cause of death: This monster doesn't look very powerful."
"From Teacher Qiao's video next door. One dish for two, the effects of the video are explosive!"
"That's strange. I can't wait to smash the controller when I'm playing the game. Why do I feel so happy watching others play?"
"Qiuqiu, streamer, go and find someone to help you level up. I can't watch this anymore!"
Hao Shuaiqi even prepared a dictionary by the side. He opened a search engine for poems on the web page. Often, he would look up the meaning of each plot.
In order to stop foreigners from playing the game, Pei Qian deliberately added many poems and ancient prose to the plot. He even hid some key riddles of the side plots.
To Qiao Liang, even though his foundation in ancient Chinese was not very good, he still had a little bit of it. He could even guess the gist of it.
However, to Hao Shuaiqi, it was like asking for his life. He often flipped through the dictionary for half a day but still could not find anything. He had to ask some classmates and enthusiastic viewers for help.
However, every time Hao Shuaiqi found the meaning of a poem and solved the puzzle, he would feel very excited and accomplished.
He had thought of creating original poems. That would be more extreme. However, he had no choice. The requirements for this game were too high. He could not do it!
Even university students majoring in literature would not specially learn how to write poems. Even if they forced themselves to write awkward poems, the effect would be much worse than the classic poems of the ancients.
What's more, Ma Yiqun, Zhu Xingan, and the others were busy writing the plot. They did not have much time to write poems carefully.
Therefore, the poems in the game were mainly selected to be less popular. At the same time, the meanings were more consistent. They were directly embedded in the game.
Hao Shuaiqi used the dictionary and poem search engine. After a lot of effort, he really solved the puzzles.
Then, he would explain the meaning of the puzzles to the viewers in the live-stream, causing them to exclaim 'woo', 'lol', or 'awesome'.
There were no bullet screen comments in the live-stream, but the viewers could still speak in the live-stream and interact with the streamer.
Hao Shuaiqi was very considerate. He recorded the comments of the foreign viewers as they watched the live-stream. Periodically, he translated some of the more interesting comments and showed them at the end of the video.
For example, at the end of this episode, he showed a few comments left by the foreigners.
"A very interesting game. I hope to see more!"
"Can someone give me an address to buy this game?"
"It looks like this game is prepared for real gamers. It's very eye-catching."
"It looks very rich in content. The feel and graphics are not bad. I can't wait to see the rest of the content!"
“we
english！”
"Japanese! Need!"
When he saw these comments, Qiao Liang could not help but smile.
"Can you play a game while flipping through the dictionary?
"It's time to let our international friends experience what it means to suffer!
"Speaking of which, this game is so hardcore. It's no wonder that foreign gamers like it.
"Let's give him a like."
Qiao Liang shared Hao Shuaiqi's video and happily shared it with each other.
…
At Tengda Games …
Li Yada looked at Repent and be Saved's backend data and then looked at the game's ratings on TPDb. She nodded in satisfaction.
Yes, it was flourishing!
The backend data was steadily increasing. As sales continued to increase, the refund rate was also decreasing rapidly. At first, it was more than 20%. Now, it was less than 10%.
The game's ratings on TPDb kept changing as well. Now, the total score was 8.1. It looked like it would continue to increase in the near future.
The most important thing was that the media would release ratings in a few days.
If the local games media wanted to review the game, they would have to complete the game before they could do so.
Repent and be Saved was so difficult. The editors of the games media were also humans. If they could not complete the game in a short time, they would not be able to give reviews. Thus, the media's ratings had been empty.
If a few media outlets gave the game high marks, the ratings on TPDb would continue to increase.
"Boss Pei is indeed a strategist."
"Although Boss Pei has not been in the office for the past two days, the game's development is exactly what he expected. Indeed, he has a well-thought-out plan."
Li Yada could not help but feel emotional.
When she clicked on the game's comments section again, she found a few more popular comments.
“We
English！”
They were all neatly lined up, and they were all comments by different IDs.
Li Yada could not help but be stunned.
At first, she thought that someone was deliberately causing trouble. After all, the game had not been advertised overseas. How could there be foreigners?
However, after a cursory glance, she found that there were many similar comments.
After studying them carefully, Li Yada quickly determined the source.
It was a UP Master from Aili Island called 'Hao Shuaiqi'.
He was live-streaming Repent and be Saved. That was why some foreign players had taken notice.
It looked like these foreigners were quite anxious. After all, Repent and be Saved was a very difficult game if they did not understand Chinese. They had no choice but to give up on solving the puzzles in the game.
Li Yada pondered for a while and felt that she had to report this to Boss Pei.
After all, the overseas market was very big.
As long as she spent some money to find a good translator and produce an English version, she could look for an overseas publisher to advertise the game. That would earn her an additional sum of money.
At that thought, Li Yada decided to give Boss Pei a call.
After all, finding translators and publishers was not a small matter. She had to spend money. It was better to have Boss Pei make the decision.
"Ask Boss Pei if we should produce an English version."
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