Agreeing to Create Bad Games, What the Hell Is ‘Titanfall’? Chapter 19
“Wh—what the f**k, Lü Bu?!”
“Fengxian’s bloodline is awakening!”
“The Lü Bu among men, specializes in stabbing his adoptive father!”
“Young version of the Sky Piercer Halberd (aka a fruit knife)!”
“Hahahahahahaha this is ridiculous…”
“Boss is so considerate, even threw in a bonus 'Cao Cao offering his blade' package.”
“Being Boss’s dad must be absolute hell…”
“I do not welcome Dong An’s parents!”
“Ah Cui really got the full experience today—felt the full ‘joy’ of being Dong Zhuo.”
“Hahahahahahaha this is nuts…”
The bullet comments erupted with laughter!
Even A-Yin and Brother Shu were laughing so hard they were tearing up.
It was like a digital plague.
This chaotic, brain-dead carnival all started from one short video posted by Liu Peiqie—and it spread through the entire gaming community like wildfire!
Countless streamers jumped into this absurd and idiotic father-son roleplay game.
Utter chaos ensued!
In the single-player game category, you had streamers like Shi Liuliu and Zhuangzhuang—
“Jie-jie! Jie-jie! Can I drink this? Ton ton ton—”
“Put it down! Put it down, Zhuangzhuang! That’s toilet cleaner! You can’t drink that, you little brat!”
Over in the music category, Pineapple and Sister Zhou—
“Baby! Bo-Bo! That’s an oven! You can’t go in there!”
“I don’t care! Bleh—nobody can stop me today! Get out of my way!”
“How can you talk like that?!”
“Because I have no manners, Mama!”
Even Old Ju and Sanren on Bilibili chimed in—
“Holy sh*t! Help me, Sanren! The barbell's on me!”
“Where, where? Oh oh oh I found it! I’m coming! I’ll save you!”
“Then move! My face is turning purple! I’m about to die here!”
“Wait wait wait! I can’t find the interaction button! How do I lift the barbell?!”
“I don’t know either!”
“Didn’t you say you understood everything about this game?!”
“F**k, why are you lying on the floor—hahahahahahaha…”
“I hit the wrong key hahahahahaha—well, since I’m here, I’ll give you a farewell headbutt. Rest in peace—hahahahahaha…”
And it took off.
Just like Gu Sheng said.
For a game to go viral, it needs more than just great gameplay—it needs time for the bullet to fly.
And once that bullet hits the market, its impact takes off like a wild stallion.
In just one day!
The flop of Who's Your Daddy on release day was completely reversed!
And in the blink of a week!
With a sales record of 58,700 copies in just 6 days and 23 hours, it shattered Cat Mario’s previous record of 29,000 copies in a week!
Even though the final weekly tally hadn’t closed yet—
The 293,500 yuan in total sales was more than enough to crown Who's Your Daddy the king of all small-to-mid games on the YiYou platform.
It clinched the #1 spot on the weekly bestseller list—locked in!
When the news arrived, Gu Sheng and his two brothers were jumping for joy!
President Shen Miaomiao, on the other hand, was beating her chest and stomping her feet.
Where was the justice?!
This was bullying honest people!
That garbage game bugged out right in front of the players!
And they still bought it?!
Shen Miaomiao found herself more and more baffled by how players thought.
“I’m such an idiot… really…”
On the final day of week-one sales, Shen Miaomiao didn’t go to the office. Instead, she stayed home muttering to herself:
“I knew that stupid game was low quality, but I didn’t think the absurd gameplay would hook so many people.”
“If only… sigh…”
“I’m such an idiot… really…”
That night, after finishing her nightly routine, Shen Miaomiao sat brushing her hair in front of the mirror, cosplaying a modern-day Xianglin Wife.
Just then, her phone rang.
She lazily peeled open her eyes and glanced at the caller—it was Chu Qingzhou.
“…Hello? Chu-chu Jie…”
Shen Miaomiao answered listlessly.
On the other end, Chu Qingzhou’s heart skipped a beat.
Holy sh*t!
Why does she sound like she’s on death’s door?!
“Um… President Shen, are you alright?”
Chu Qingzhou asked with concern.
“You weren’t feeling well, but you sound even worse now?”
Heh.
At that, Shen Miaomiao gave a bitter laugh in her heart.
You try losing 1.1 million yuan back to back and see if you’re bouncing around happily.
After a brief silence, she forced herself to perk up a little:
“I’m fine, just a little tired… What is it?”
“If it’s about sales, you don’t need to report it anymore. I already know.”
She really didn’t want to hear another word about the company’s earnings.
Her heart couldn’t take it.
“No, that’s not it,”
Chu Qingzhou replied with a smile,
“Us winning the top weekly sales slot is a done deal.”
“I’m calling about something else.”
“Oh…” Shen Miaomiao sounded unenthusiastic. “What is it?”
Chu Qingzhou’s voice came with a hint of excitement:
“That scenario you predicted? It happened!”
Huh?
Shen Miaomiao blinked.
What scenario did I predict?
Besides losing money, what did I even predict?
“What do you mean?” she asked, puzzled.
“You said before, if we wait and do nothing, the YiYou platform would come to us.”
Chu Qingzhou said excitedly,
“And you were right!”
“Our string of wins—first-day sales and now weekly sales—caught their attention.”
“Just now, the head of marketing from YiYou called me.”
“They want to invite us to participate in this season’s ‘Mini Game Dev Festival’!”
Haa—?!
Shen Miaomiao was dumbfounded!
Are you kidding me?!
That was just something she said to reject Gu Sheng’s promotion request!
And now…
Staring at her own shocked face in the mirror, Shen Miaomiao fell into deep thought.
Don’t tell me my system isn’t an Investment Rebate System, but some kind of Words Become Law system?
Three full seconds of silence later, Shen Miaomiao finally asked with an awkward chuckle:
“What Mini Game Dev Festival?”
“It’s a showcase event the YiYou platform does specifically for mini-games,”
Chu Qingzhou explained.
“There’ll be tons of companies and indie designers competing with hundreds of games.”
“All games will be free during the event period.”
“Then, the platform promotes the top-rated ones based on public voting.”
Originally, Shen Miaomiao wanted to shut it down immediately!
No way was she participating in something like this!
It was a promotion event!
She couldn’t wait for her game to rot in the warehouse—why would she want to promote it?!
But then—
One line from Chu Qingzhou made her pause:
“Free during the event.”
Free?!
Suddenly, the event didn’t seem so terrible.
“How long is this event again?”
She asked.
“Two weeks. Fourteen days.”
Chu Qingzhou replied.
“Hmm—”
Shen Miaomiao nodded.
“Let me think about it.”
With that!
She hung up, turned her head, and summoned her system mentally:
【Yo, System Bro! Wake up! For this kind of event, how does the settlement timeline work? Is it still 7 days?】
After a moment!
The system responded—
【Reply to Host: Detected fixed non-profit period in this event. Rebate settlement will be extended accordingly. Estimated duration: 30 days.】
F**k!
Shen Miaomiao’s face darkened.
Forget it.
Fourteen days of free exposure, thirty days to settle… that’s a two-week gap.
Who knows what kind of nonsense Gu Sheng’s game will get up to in that time?
Better to stay out of it.
But just as she was about to say no—
A crisp system chime rang in her mind!
【Ding! Time’s up! Investment cycle settlement complete!】
【Project: Who’s Your Daddy】
【Investment Amount: 100,000 yuan】
【Rebate: 0 yuan】
【Settlement Time Remaining: 0 (complete)】
【Detected: Total investment exceeds 100,000 yuan with zero rebate! Hidden achievement unlocked—“First Pot of Gold”!】
【Achievement Reward: Settlement Time Reduction Card】
【Reward granted. Host may use it at any time.】