The night was graceful, distant, and serene.
Beneath the swirling moonlight, a lovely woman leaned on the railing.
Tap, tap, tap!
At the Hua Cheng Hotel,
Bai Zhiyuan was still working in front of her computer screen.
Upon closer inspection, Bai Zhiyuan's screen displayed the official preview trailer for "To the New World."
Staring at the screen silently for a while.
Bai Zhiyuan seemed to have made a decision.
Ring, ring, ring...
She dialed the contact for the development department in her phone.
"Hello?"
The voice of Wang Quan, head of the development department, came through.
"Minister Wang, this is Bai Zhiyuan from the art department." Bai Zhiyuan's voice was cool, except when addressing Lu Li.
"Hello, hello... Who?? Bai Bai Bai Bai Zhiyuan???"
After a stunned silence of half a minute, the voice on the other end said, "Hello, Director Bai, what can I do for you?"
"Can the 'Valorant' scheduled for release in June be tested and completed before May? I plan to officially launch it in early May."
"It's already the final testing phase. The timeline is a bit tight, but the testing team can push for a couple more days without issue. However, the publicity timeline will be a bit rushed."
After analyzing, Wang Quan asked, "Why the early release by a month?"
"Wanwei Games just released a preview that their first VR game, 'To the New World,' will be launched in May. If Lingjing follows suit, and Wangyi doesn't want to fall behind, we'll miss this wave of opportunity if we're not fast enough."
Bai Zhiyuan wasn't sure if Lingjing would follow suit, but with her trust in Lu Li, she knew he would definitely compete head-on with Wanwei Games.
At that time, Wangyi would undoubtedly follow Lingjing's lead, coupled with the frequency of new VR game releases overseas, it would likely be another era of gods battling. The Tencent group could not be absent during this period.
As for the hype, when major game studios converge, there would be no shortage of buzz.
Of course, this also included a bit of Bai Zhiyuan's personal agenda.
Regarding the day's events, besides Lu Li, Bai Zhiyuan had also added Wanwei Games to her death list.
She didn't care what others thought of her.
But Lu Li was different.
Not only men have their pride, but Bai Zhiyuan did too. Lu Li was her pride, and insulting him meant her complete countdown to death.
Moreover, when a woman seeks revenge, there are many ways to do it.
After clearly analyzing the pros and cons, Wang Quan, the head of the development department, immediately understood the priorities and arranged for the testing department to expedite the final review of 'Valorant.'
After the communication,
Bai Zhiyuan contacted the head of the public relations department to conduct targeted sniping at Wanwei Games' trending topics.
She employed the most rigorous public relations tactics, as if she wouldn't rest until the other party was completely destroyed.
Soon, it was officially announced that Tencent's new independently developed VR massively multiplayer online game, 'Valorant,' would be launched in May.
After completing these tasks.
Bai Zhiyuan picked up her phone, opened her contacts, and scrolled through the "Surname + Name" entries to find a special red heart marked contact, even starred.
Her fingertips hovered over the screen, her heart pounding wildly.
Since the straightforward man wasn't making a move, she decided to do it herself.
Bai Zhiyuan, who always took the initiative, liked to do things her way.
So, she decided to make the invitation herself.
However, due to her inexperience, she deleted and revised extensively in her message, discarding large paragraphs of text, leaving only the final sentence after building up the context.
After much mental preparation, Bai Zhiyuan finally pressed the send button: "Mr. Lu Li, are you free tomorrow? Let's tour Shenzhen, just the two of us."
Simple, direct.
With a kind of pure desire.
Holding her phone, anxiety and unease gradually enveloped her.
The small room was filled with a seductive atmosphere, as if the entire room was bathed in a delicate pink hue.
...
Ding dong!!
Lu Li was checking the latest news from Tencent. When he saw that Tencent was preparing to launch its new original VR game, 'Valorant,' in May, he understood!
So, even the gentle Tencent could get angry.
And when an emperor rages, it causes thousands of miles of bloodshed.
Compared to Lu Li, who planned to strike through legitimate means from the sidelines, Tencent was more professional, direct, and effective.
Such skilled public relations, such sharp and ruthless precise strikes.
It had the spirit of "this time, you will be utterly destroyed."
He didn't believe there was no personal feud between them.
Coincidentally, Lu Li had just learned about the past grievances between Tencent and Wanwei Games. Looking at these targeted trending searches again, everything seemed perfectly reasonable.
"At such an important juncture, I, Lu, must lend my support today and fan this flame."
With that said, Lu Li dialed the small operation of Lingjing's publicity department.
He informed them of the game they had just finalized – "The Last of Us" – and ordered them to find a way to see news of Lingjing launching a new game in early May within half an hour.
Soon,
Lingjing's official Weibo released the news:
"Early May:
Please look forward to - "The Last of Us"
Genre: Post-apocalyptic, Survival, PFS
Trailer (working overtime to rush production!)"
With the brilliance of the first,
Wanwei Games and Tencent were already clashing, and netizens who were surfing the web were thoroughly enjoying themselves.
The lingering warmth had not yet faded.
Lingjing's unique promotional preview immediately sparked heated discussions among netizens who were observing the drama.
"Good heavens, are they rushing this into production?"
"Lingjing's promotion: Having a boss like you is my blessing, thank you!"
"Family, who understands? I was just watching people fight and eat melon online, and accidentally got caught up in my own turf."
"Post-apocalyptic, survival, FPS... Isn't that just pointing at Wanwei Games' head and saying, 'Alright, you're the next stepping stone'!"
"This is too coincidental. Combined with Lingjing's promotional content, Lingjing doesn't seem to be in such a hurry to launch 'The Last of Us,' until the 'To the New World' trailer was released not long ago."
"Hurry up, hurry up, playing with comparisons this time will be even more enjoyable!"
"God-tier studios battling, players benefit. This kind of healthy competition is interesting, except for the losers, perhaps."
Lingjing already had a tendency to become popular... no, to become a trending topic. With a little effort from observing netizens, it immediately shot up to the trending list.
Besides the spectators enjoying the drama, many loyal fans of Lingjing expressed their concerns.
"Sekiro' released in early December, and it's only been five months. Honey, slow down, I'm scared."
"Please don't sacrifice quality for speed, I beg you."
"Wanwei? That company that used to get into arguments with Tencent? Always third place, Lingjing is really brave."
"Wanwei Games took two years to forge this sword, they cannot be underestimated!"
....../
Beep beep!
On the other side, Bai Zhiyuan's phone rang.
Red Heart* (Lu Li): "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes (flirty)!!!"
Hehe...
Bai Zhiyuan's face felt a bit flushed.
Mr. Lu Li is quite interesting sometimes.
To reward you,
I've decided to wear black stockings tomorrow~~
......
(Sigh~~)
(Taking Grandma to the city hospital tomorrow. My mind is too messy, so this is all for now. Sorry.)