Yan Qi couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat for Chaolu Games Platform.

What was this all about?

This was just nonsense!

Following a normal train of thought, why would a new platform be in such a hurry?

Since the games on the platform hadn't had their bugs fixed yet, they could just delay the launch. Wouldn't it be better to wait until all the games were bug-free before launching and promoting?

The key question was, what was the point of rushing into this trial operation?

It wouldn't make much money, nor would it accumulate players. Players would be able to see the games but not play them, and might even start cursing.

It was really incomprehensible what kind of thought process could lead to something like this.

He searched online for players' comments and found that there was quite a lot of discussion, though there was some criticism, most people were treating it as a joke.

"This Chaolu Games Platform is a complete nutcase! They were running ads everywhere a while ago, so I thought it was a big platform, and I was expecting them to give away a couple of games or have some events for the trial operation, right? So I downloaded it, but never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that not only were there no events, but none of the games on the platform could be played!"

"I was fooled into logging in with my Tenda account..."

"Shocked +1. The games haven't even had their bugs fixed yet, so what's the point of a trial operation? It's like an operation of emptiness."

"Are they making fools of us? I searched around, and there are only four games on the whole platform that can be played, and they're all old, tired mobile games..."

"This Chaolu Games Platform is really confusing. You'd think they have no money, but they're constantly running ads, so their budget seems pretty high. But if they have money, why don't they invest in collaborating with big studios and launching a game exclusively to promote themselves? That would be much more effective than throwing money into ads!"

"I feel like this could be one of the top ten dumbest things to happen in the gaming industry this year. A trial operation for a gaming platform with no games for players to play...you just can't see that happening on regular platforms!"

"Laughing to death, I saw the ads for this platform before too, but I never clicked on them. I thought it was a new platform for whales, but it turns out it's just a comedian?"

"Yeah, they even put the number of bugs in the games and update it in real-time. Are they trying to have a bug-fixing speed contest? It's less of a gaming platform and more like a testing platform or a bug-tracking platform..."

"Is there really such a hilarious gaming platform in the world? I don't believe it, is this just some made-up joke?"

"It's real, just search for Chaolu Games Platform. The official website and the app are connected, you can see it when you go in."

Those who were angry about it were mostly players who had really been drawn in by the ads.

Although there are many small channels now, and most players have their favorite platforms, there are also some players who drift between platforms, going to whichever platform has the best discounts or gives away the most games, just to grab some freebies.

Many guilds that specialize in mobile games will also organize people to explore new platforms, because new platforms have more new players. Even old games are more likely to find new players when they launch on new platforms, which makes the game experience better.

So, the ads that Meng Chang spent so much money on, although they had a low conversion rate, still managed to convert a certain number of people.

Some of these people were expecting to find some freebies during the trial operation of the new platform, while others wanted a change of scenery. In any case, they were all waiting for the platform to officially open.

But when the platform opened, they were like, "That's it?"

Their expectations were shattered, and they felt like they had been tricked, so they were naturally angry.

But most people didn't have high expectations for Chaolu Games Platform in the first place, so they weren't angry, and instead, they treated it as a joke.

A gaming platform launches a trial operation, but there are no games on the platform. It sounds like a stupid April Fool's Day joke.

Many people even went to the official website to search for it, and found that it wasn't a joke, it was real!

Word spread, and the Chaolu Games Platform's popularity actually increased!

However, this increase in popularity didn't have much of an impact on attracting players to the platform.

And one player was right, with so much money for promotion, wouldn't it be better to talk to a big studio about an exclusive or first release?

After all, the most valuable resource for a gaming platform is still game content.

New games from excellent big studios are often highly anticipated, and they naturally bring a large player base with them. Even if they can't sign a platform exclusive, they can at least sign a timed exclusive. For example, the game can only be on Chaolu Games Platform for a week, and only after a week can it be on other platforms.

That way, most of the players who experience the game on Chaolu Games Platform would stay. Wouldn't that conversion rate be much better than throwing money into ads?

If they could discuss it with Tenda and get a new game exclusive... Forget it, Tenda is unlikely, the gap is too big. But if they talked to companies like Tianhuo Studio in China, as long as they offered a high enough price, they might have a chance.

But it seems that the people at Chaolu Games Platform never even considered this. They just contacted game companies normally, and they accepted any game as long as the bugs were fixed. They didn't even offer any special preferential treatment to some of the relatively excellent games.

In short, the more Yan Qi learned about Chaolu Games Platform, the more he felt that everything was weird.

Compared to other platforms, it was completely out of sync, not the same style at all!

Could it be that crazy people have wide-ranging ideas, and idiots are happy?

Hard to understand.

Yan Qi couldn't help but worry about *Empire's Blade*. If his game was going to be on such a platform, would anyone play it? Would he make any money?

But while he was worried, there wasn't much he could do about it. He could only hope that Chaolu Games Platform would do well.

...

...

August 20th, Monday.

Meng Chang came to Chaolu Games Platform again to see how things were going, and then go back and continue to implement the next stage of the publicity plan.

This time, Meng Chang noticed that there were fewer people in the office area than before, and things were more orderly.

"Hmm?"

"Could it be that everyone has realized that the metaphysics have stopped working, so they're not fighting for seats anymore?"

"Don't let that happen! The publicity plan that I racked my brains to come up with this weekend is based on the assumption that the metaphysics are real. If the metaphysics stop working, what will I do with my plan?"

Meng Chang quickly hurried to the conference room and asked Li Yada.

Li Yada shook her head. "No, on the contrary, they haven't questioned the metaphysics at all, they're even more convinced of them."

"The reason why you see fewer people is because...these companies have reached an agreement."

Meng Chang was a little confused. "An agreement? What agreement?"

Li Yada explained, "The companies that came later found that the key positions in the feng shui hotspots had already been taken, so they wanted to rent one or two workstations from the companies that came earlier at a high price. After all, to find bugs, you only need two testers to test here and then submit them to the development team to fix."

"But there are a lot of new companies. If they all increased their prices to rent workstations, it would be chaotic and full of cutthroat competition. So Yan Qi suggested that companies that occupy a lot of workstations but don't actually need them can keep only a small number of workstations and leave the rest vacant."

"Then, each of the other companies can get two workstations, clearly priced, higher than the original rent. And these workstations should be prioritized for companies that have a high degree of completion, are about to launch, and are in urgent need of fixing bugs."

"It's like reallocating these workstations. The companies that came earlier can earn a little extra money by subletting the workstations, and the companies that came later can enjoy the benefits of the feng shui hotspots. In short...with this rule, there's no need to fight for workstations anymore, so of course it looks more orderly."

Meng Chang: "..."

He didn't know what to say for a moment.

Good grief, they've managed to make so much out of so few workstations!

But then he thought, let them do whatever they want, as long as his publicity plan isn't affected.

"Okay, let's get back to business."

"I also paid attention to the situation on Chaolu Games Platform over the weekend. Apart from not being criticized harshly enough, overall it's in line with previous expectations."

"Next, I will continue to invest publicity funds to promote it, to make this discussion more intense, and it would be even better if I could create more controversy."

"By the way, when will the bugs in these games be fixed?"

Li Yada said, "The first batch of cooperative game companies, led by *Empire's Blade*, have been fixing bugs for more than a week. If things go well, they should be able to launch around Thursday or Friday this week."

Meng Chang nodded slightly. "Okay, I understand."

"Just follow the original plan. You just focus on the gaming platform, I'll be responsible for the publicity plan. Before the publicity plan is completed, try not to make any external statements, even if a lot of people suddenly scold you, don't clarify anything, just wait patiently."

"My publicity plan is basically completed, only the last key link is missing. But I still have to think about how to insert this key link."

"Only by finding a perfect entry point can the publicity effect be explosive!"

...

At the same time, Shenhua Haoyuan.

Pei Qian, like every Monday, came to the office to check on the situation of each department.

"Hmm...the situation of GOG and IOI seems to be getting worse and worse..."

Looking at the report sent by Tenda Games, Pei Qian had an ominous premonition.

During this period, Pei Qian deliberately instructed Min Jingchao to stop holding those large-scale events for GOG for the time being, and take a break.

On the one hand, the settlement period was still early, and there was no need to rush to spend money now, and on the other hand, it was to allow IOI to recuperate.

Although everything seemed safe and sound at the moment, judging from the recent changes in GOG's game data submitted by Min Jingchao, Pei Qian smelled a hint of danger.

Because the number of new players, the number of active users, the online time, and other data of GOG all seemed to be increasing faster than before!

Although Pei Qian couldn't see the data of IOI, he could infer from the changes in the data of GOG that IOI was probably in some danger.

After all, these data wouldn't increase for no reason. If the growth rate increased even without any events, it meant that in addition to natural growth, some players were coming from other games.

So, where else could these players be coming from?

This was an obvious question, because there were no other MOBA games of comparable size at the moment...

The question was, what should he do now?

What should he do to help them?