Chapter 45 Pudu is a Scam!

In the office, Pei Qian was pacing anxiously, feeling restless.

"What are these internet trolls doing!"

"They haven't stirred up any waves at all! If this continues, the public opinion will completely go one way!"

After arranging the trolls yesterday, Pei Qian had been monitoring the rhythm on forums and Weibo, but after a long time, there was no movement except for a few awkward attempts to smear the game!

These awkward posts didn't cause any ripples, and no one paid any attention to them. They were quickly buried.

Moreover, the "Pudu" meme was too popular, almost breaking out of the circle!

Especially many emoticons, such as "Let me Pudu you for a bit," were all over Weibo, player groups, and forums. Players were all talking about it with relish.

Once this meme spread, many people would ask, "What game is this?" Then more people would fall into the trap!

The most annoying thing was that many players were maliciously tricking others into playing.

"This game is called 'Turn Back to the Shore,' a very refreshing hack-and-slash game, a decompression artifact, very suitable for cultivation enthusiasts, you must play it!"

Such comments were common.

For these people, Pei Qian only had one sentence: "Animals!"

There were so many people doing things that harmed other players, harmed President Pei, and were completely unbeneficial to themselves. The world was going downhill and people's hearts were no longer what they used to be!

But Pei Qian could only be anxious, he couldn't do anything about it.

Pei Qian also understood these trolls. After all, the trend was set. It was indeed a bit difficult to expect these trolls to find some major flaws to make the game cool down.

After all, Pei Qian himself couldn't think of any flaws that could be used, let alone the trolls who were not proficient in the game.

The trump card that Pei Qian had thought of before was the difficulty of the game, but now this trump card was completely ineffective.

"Forget it, let's arrange the funeral in advance."

Pei Qian silently began to calculate how many more Moyu Internet Cafes and Nifeng Logistics he would have to open to offset the money earned from this game.

There were still three weeks before the settlement, and Pei Qian only had two weeks left to operate.

In any case, he had to speed up the progress.

Pei Qian immediately called Zhang Yuan.

"How is the situation at the Moyu Internet Cafe in Global Mall?"

Zhang Yuan replied, "Uh... President Pei, it's still in a state of loss for the time being."

"What about the occupancy rate?"

Zhang Yuan replied, "About thirty to forty percent, but President Pei, don't worry, I believe the situation will improve soon!"

The phrase "will improve soon" made the corner of Pei Qian's mouth twitch unconsciously.

But...

Thirty to forty percent, that's good! Still within the range of loss.

Pei Qian didn't expect that this place could still have an occupancy rate of thirty to forty percent.

Maybe the Global Mall area was more prosperous, so there were more people coming to use the internet?

Well, that's probably the case. After all, it's the largest shopping mall in Jingzhou City, and the traffic is relatively large.

If he opened a few more, it should be worse than here, right?

Time was tight, Pei Qian decisively said, "I'll invest money in you, open two more, no, three more Moyu Internet Cafes! Just like the Global Mall store, find large shopping malls, understand?"

"I'll give you two weeks, you must open them within two weeks and officially start business! Not a day can be delayed, can you do it?"

*Infernal Battle Song: Enhanced Edition* was already making money, and making a lot of it. Pei Qian's pressure to spend money was already very high, and he had to hurry up.

Zhang Yuan was stunned, and then said firmly, "President Pei, don't worry, I guarantee to complete the task!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yuan looked at the customers who were playing *Turn Back to the Shore* in the internet cafe and couldn't help but sigh.

President Pei was really resourceful! He hadn't been to Moyu Internet Cafe during this time, how would he know that the business here was booming?

Could it be that President Pei had already predicted that after *Turn Back to the Shore* was released, the high configuration of this game would drive a group of players to Moyu Internet Cafe?

Recalling when it first opened, the business was indeed not good, and the occupancy rate was once only a little over 10%, with most of the computers empty.

But slowly, a group of players came, many of whom were playing *Turn Back to the Shore*, and others playing other large-scale games, all of which were very demanding on configuration.

In this way, the number of internet cafe customers was increasing, and the recent occupancy rate had already risen to 30% or 40%.

It seemed that President Pei also knew about this rising good trend, so he decided to continue investing money and strike while the iron was hot!

Yes, that must be it!

Zhang Yuan immediately contacted other shopping malls to find other shops suitable for opening internet cafes.

...

After hanging up the phone, Pei Qian called Lü Mingliang again, asking him to immediately open another hundred Nifeng Stations.

Of course, one hundred Nifeng Stations was a relatively ideal number. Although the initial investment in each station was not much, it took a lot of time to rent office space, purchase shelves, and hire employees.

Pei Qian just asked Lü Mingliang to work hard towards the goal of one hundred Nifeng Stations. In the end, he could open as many as he could, and he would do his best.

As long as it didn't affect the final settlement, then everything would be fine.

After arranging the funeral, Pei Qian let out a long breath.

This way, even if *Turn Back to the Shore* became popular and made a lot of money, Pei Qian wouldn't die on the spot.

Even if he died, he could leave a complete corpse.

Pei Qian slumped in his chair, sinking into deep melancholy.

Melancholy, melancholy, life must still go on.

Pei Qian opened the forum and refreshed the page without hope.

Suddenly, he saw a post, and his eyes regained some luster.

"Oh, the internet trolls are finally starting to work?"

"My money wasn't wasted!"

...

While President Pei was busy making phone calls, the internet trolls were also busy.

Although the current situation was becoming more and more hopeless, everyone did not give up hope.

Many internet trolls were still fighting in the game, and even missed the refund time in order to complete their work.

But even if the game progress had advanced a lot, they still hadn't found any good flaws.

Suddenly, a message in the group attracted everyone's attention.

"Everyone, look at this post! It says that 'Pudu' seems to only be able to fight some specific monsters, and can only go to the Six Paths of Reincarnation ending. If you fight enemies in Avici or the Yama Palace, the power will be greatly reduced! Do you think this can be used to make a fuss?"

Hu Xiao was also stunned, and quickly clicked on the post to view it.

He paid special attention to any topic involving "Pudu," because he was also counting on "Pudu" to clear the game!

The game had been on sale for six days. The "Pudu" weapon was revealed the night before yesterday and became popular yesterday.

Many talented masters had almost cleared the game, and those players who used "Pudu" had also reached the later content.

According to the official setting, "Pudu" can only be used to fight the Six Paths of Reincarnation ending. Once you go to fight the Yama Palace or Avici, the damage of this weapon will be no different from ordinary weapons.

Therefore, players holding "Pudu" will find the problem with this weapon when they pass the Road to the Underworld and the Three Lives Stone, and face the ending route selection.

But... what's there to criticize about this?

Hu Xiao didn't understand a bit.

Many people in the group also raised questions.

"How to make a fuss about this?"

"This is a normal game setting, right?"

"No, I think this is an official sugar-coated bullet! It's specially used to disgust people!"

"Give you a weapon, but this weapon can only fight a part of the mobs, trick you into thinking that the game seems very simple, but after five hours, you can't get a refund, and you will find that you will continue to be abused!"

"So, this is a scam to prevent players from getting a refund! The essence of this game has not changed, it is still disgusting players with high difficulty!"

"...Is that okay?"

"The reason is not very sufficient, but it seems to be much better than the previous awkward attempts to smear the game."

"I think this analysis makes sense! If the official didn't deliberately disgust people, why would they design this hidden weapon to only fight a part of the monsters? Why not design it to fight the whole process?"

"Makes sense! Never mind, let's start the rhythm first, we can't let the boss's money be wasted!"

Soon, a hot post appeared on the forum.

*"Pudu" is a Scam! The Design Team Has Bad Intentions, Don't Be Fooled!*

"Everyone should know that the "Pudu" weapon is very easy to use in the early stage. It's like chopping vegetables when abusing mobs, but in the later stage, it will completely lose its effect when fighting some monsters and become the same as ordinary weapons!"

"And many people have discovered that this weapon cannot be upgraded."

"This is the insidious part of the official, first use this weapon to trick us all in, and it will be too late to regret after the refund deadline!"

"I think this designer is a psychopath. Designing this game is to torture players. Everyone must not be fooled!"

"Players who don't want to be abused must not come in. Those who come in should quickly apply for a refund, and don't be deceived by 'Pudu'!"

As soon as this post was released, the internet trolls immediately took action!

They replied to the replies and forwarded the forwards. Soon the popularity of the post began to soar.

Of course, this post more or less had a little bit of awkward attempts to smear the game, so it did not resonate with too many players.

But with the help of the internet trolls, this post still had some effect.

At least many players who had originally decided to try this game because of "Pudu" began to back down.

If "Pudu" can only be used in the early stage, and most of the game content still has to be painstakingly endured to pass, wouldn't that be even worse?

What you enjoy in the early stage, you have to pay back double in the later stage. For many players, they instantly want to back away when they know how difficult it is.

...

Pei Qian finally showed a long-lost smile.

The internet trolls did a good job! My money wasn't wasted!

They actually came up with such an awkward smear point. Not easy!

Pei Qian even had the urge to give the internet trolls more money.

Although this awkward attempt to smear the game may not have a very good effect, since it pointed out the characteristic that the "Pudu" weapon can only fight a part of the monsters, it will inevitably affect many handicapped players who are watching.

Even if he can dissuade one handicapped player, that is a great merit!

Pei Qian couldn't help but sigh that it was really worth buying these internet trolls!