"Lu Zhou moonlight~ shines upon my heart~"
"Under the moon, you are no longer the same as before."
"Too much pain~ hard to express my feelings~"
Tang Wanqiu hummed a little tune as he opened the door to his home.
"Wife, I'm back."
"Wash your hands, dinner is almost ready."
At the dinner table,
Chen Yingying curiously watched her husband, who was still humming while eating.
"Honey, have you been alright lately?"
Ever since experiencing the death of Ghost, betrayed by Sheffield, hadn't this guy been moping around?
What was going on today?
"I'm fine, wife. The 'old thief' released a new game today."
Tang Wanqiu replied between bites.
"The 'old thief'? The game designer Lu Li who made Ghost?"
"Yeah, him."
"Didn't his last game just come out a little over a month ago? How did a new game come out so quickly?"
Hearing this, Tang Wanqiu stopped what he was doing, placed his hands on Chen Yingying's shoulders, and said with a serious expression:
"Wife, how can you question the 'old thief'?"
"His Ling Jing company was established in 1990, only one year later than Ren Tian Tang. Its foundation is incredibly deep; it's just too low-key, so not many people know about it."
"Besides, there are live-stream videos online of the 'old thief' developing this game at Long Teng University. It's very popular now. You should watch them when you have time; you won't question it after watching."
What was all this? Chen Yingying listened, completely bewildered.
Who was Ren Tian Tang, and what was Ling Jing?
But she could watch the video.
Wait... did this guy want to buy another game with his money?
Adding another few hundred for this Moonlight game would bring their monthly game expenses close to a thousand, which was a bit much. It would take at least two months to afford it!
She had to put a stop to this!
"After all that, do you want to buy it?" Chen Yingying's eyes were sharp enough to pierce through Tang Wanqiu's thoughts.
"No, no, no,"
Tang Wanqiu quickly waved his hands in denial. "A colleague bought it. He said this game is incredibly fun, and you can finish it in two to three hours. He lent me his Ling Jing account."
"He also suggested it would be better if we played together. The effect would be even greater."
"It's a casual little game, very brain-teasing. If you don't believe me, I'll let you play later. I'll watch you."
"Really?"
Tang Wanqiu nodded emphatically: "Really!"
"Let's go to the room."
...
Three hours later,
"Damn you, you son of a bitch colleague!"
"Wuwuwu... you tricked me into crying."
"It's all your fault for making me play! My eyes are so swollen, how can I go to work tomorrow?"
"Wife..."
"Huh?"
"I love you. Let's go on a trip when we have time. We haven't gone out together since our honeymoon."
"Mhm, mwah~"
"..."
...
Similar scenes unfolded across the country half a day after "Going to the Moon" was released.
It wasn't a guarantee that everyone would cry, but at least over seventy percent of players had red eyes.
"Damn it, my deskmate said this was a heartwarming and healing little game and told me to play it. What the hell, it tricked me into crying!!"
"My eyes are swollen, I'll be too embarrassed to show my face tomorrow!"
"Cry! Everyone, cry!"
"Little Creek, she's just too pitiful!"
"Regret-free life is just a hasty remark; life is actually full of regrets."
...
While China was brought to tears, the situation abroad was no better.
The most famous stee/
In the main seat, Newell coldly looked at the vice president he had promoted.
Newell might not be familiar to many, but his nickname was famous: G-Man.
This man, who always appeared amiable, was truly furious today.
"I... I... I'm sorry, boss!"
William stood up from his seat, lowered his head, and explained: "My old classmate told me he knew some inside information. It's confirmed that "Si Ming Zhao Huan" infringes on their game. He told me to take it down early and freeze the accounts to prevent the Long Guo designer from withdrawing the money. Later, they would get that money back and split it with us fifty-fifty."
"Coincidentally, our company has a big production game that was just released. On steem, the data for "Si Ming Zhao Huan" is too good, and as its reputation grows, it will occupy the market for at least a quarter.
"Considering the impact on our new game's sales, I held a small meeting with department heads and decided to take down "Si Ming Zhao Huan"."
"You didn't even report such an important matter to me?" G-Man asked with suppressed anger. "I only found out by reading the newspaper!"
"Are you all treating me as if I don't exist?"
"Boss, the matter has already happened. Mr. Lu has gone independent. There's no point in looking for reasons now. What's important is to make timely corrections, deliver results, and show the shareholders convincing achievements."
Wilson was speaking. As soon as "Si Ming Zhao Huan" was launched, he saw the potential of Lu Li and his team. For this reason, he had asked Annie, the director of planning, to contact and recruit them, but they were rejected.
Wilson said, "The existence of Ling Jing severely affects shareholders' evaluation of our future potential. They think Ling Jing is younger and more vibrant."
"Their judgment is still based on inferring the data from Ling Jing's released games during this period. As long as we can also produce high-quality works and show them our competitiveness, we will remain the overlords!"
"We are never weaker than anyone!"
Wilson's voice was not loud, but every word struck a chord in everyone's minds.
...