Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 316: The Trend of Bringing Girls to Gain Points (5k)

A male dormitory in a certain university.

The boys just won a game together.

"Hey, get ready! What are you standing there for? Play another round!"

"Wait a minute, buddy, I heard that Mr. Zuibai has released a simplified version of the League of Legends mobile game. Come and try it out and see if it's fun!"

"I just saw it on Weibo. Both Zuibai Teacher and Reba Nazha recommended it. There are also many celebrities playing it!"

"I can play League of Legends tomorrow, but today I'm going to snipe my idol!"

"Hey, I like Reba. She gives me runes every day in League of Legends. I'm almost falling in love with her!"

"Tsk, Reba is almost my goddess!"

"I still love Nazha's beauty more!"

Girls dormitory.

"Qianqian, I won't be a third wheel at the party tonight!"

"You promised me, how dare you stand me up?"

"Qianqian is playing King of Glory. She doesn't want to pay attention to you, right, Qianqian?"

"What is Honor of Kings?"

"Ah? You don't know Honor of Kings yet? Come on, send me your link on WeChat and I'll give you some referral money!"

"What's the referral fee?"

"Don't listen to Xiaohua, try mine, mine is the good link!"

"Click mine, click mine."

With the continued high-intensity promotion of Honor of Kings.

In the dormitories, classrooms, and cafeterias of major universities in Beijing and Shanghai
Even when walking in the streets and alleys of the campus, you can hear students talking about Honor of Kings.

Heroic lines and kill reports came one after another.

These two big cities are where universities are concentrated, and are also the key areas of publicity and ground promotion this time.

Cheng Xi plans to use the point to lead the whole, allowing Yanjing and Shanghai to drive universities across the country.

Then it gradually spread to office white-collar workers and young people from all walks of life.

In particular, this game focuses on the accumulation of female players.

Because Cheng Xi, the lsp, understands boys' thoughts very well.

One plays LOL, and the other shows off with a girl, especially when the girl is pretty.

Most people would choose the latter.

Of course, it is not ruled out that there are players who like LOL very much. In that case, girls will only affect the speed of drawing the sword.

But it’s a new thing.

Not to mention that it has become a hot topic in the school. Young people, after all, love to join in the fun.

Playing games, having the opportunity to make money, and being praised by girls is full of emotional value.

Moreover, boys who have experience in MOBA games can get the hang of it very quickly.

Tianran gave a pretentious scene.

I used to be the big brother to my brothers, but this time I can finally take care of girls better than playing basketball or guitar thanks to "Honor of Kings".

As for losing the game, you have to win one before you are willing to stop, otherwise what’s the point?

Just like that, within a few days, Honor of Kings developed at a speed that the industry couldn't react to.

It quickly topped the Android and iOS mobile app download rankings.

However, as the installed capacity continued to rise, problems also emerged.

Office B202, Film Academy Complex Building.

This office was personally applied for by Director Yu, now Vice President Yu, for Cheng Xi.

The proposal was made in the name of supporting college students' entrepreneurship, and almost no one in the college opposed it.

Let Cheng Xi have a base in school to facilitate his work.

We also want to retain Cheng Xi to the greatest extent possible and let Director Cheng make greater contributions to the construction of the college.

But he is now using this work in the Entrepreneurship Office to play King of Glory with four young female students in Meng Ziyi's dormitory.

Pick up girls and bring girls along openly.

"Ziyi, hurry up, use your ultimate move!"

"Oh, okay."

Cheng Xi was playing Zhao Yun at this time, and he lifted up the opposite Daji with one shot.

Meng Ziyi plays Angela from the Three Sisters of the Grass.

Cheng Xigang called out to Meng Ziyi to use a big move from a distance, hoping to kill Daji instantly.

Unexpectedly, the ultimate move didn't go crooked, but went the other way.

This made Cheng Xi quite helpless.

"Ziyi, your ultimate move is quite unique."

After saying this, Meng Ziyi also realized that he was being ridiculous.

Her face flushed with embarrassment.

She seems like a smart girl, but why does she play the game like Zhan Wu Zha?

My Reba and Da Ran are still the best.

They both made rapid progress.

Reba has a foundation in League of Legends, while Da Ran has a foundation in many games.

And Da Ran always believed that Cheng Xi made this mobile game for her, or at least because of the inspiration she proposed.

There is a subtle sense of pride and honor in it.

The better the game is and the more people like it, the more excited she becomes.

So now I practice hard every day.

The game currently has no anti-addiction measures, and players must log off and rest for 8 hours.

So apart from working and sleeping, she basically spends all her time playing Honor of Kings.

Even the announcements were pushed back a lot.

Cheng Xi had already gone to Yunjian for a short rest yesterday and stayed with her for most of the day, playing King of Glory together.

And he trained Da Ran while playing.

It was almost discovered by netizens.

Now Cheng Xi’s ID “Zuibai Game 001” is too eye-catching.

Let people see it at once.

Not to mention that as long as you meet Cheng Xi, whether you are a teammate or an opponent, you can get an autograph and gift package as rewards as long as you take a screenshot.

So everyone knows who this is at a glance.

All I can say is that Cheng Xi plays too extravagantly. While playing games, he also plays with Ran Zi who is also playing games.

When Cheng Xi heard that Da Ran was still able to hold back and communicate tactics with his teammates through voice, he would of course play some mischief.

Embrace short bursts of deep communication when she's about to lose control.

Cheng Xi covered her mouth again.

The main theme is dancing on the edge of a knife, jumping back and forth on the exciting point.

This kind of excitement is comparable to being watched by others during a play.

"Da Cheng, this is much more fun than making phone calls. I can also play games. It's a triple enjoyment!"

"Okay, then play more in the future and develop another quadruple!"

"Where did the fourth level come from?"

"Let Manman join in and bully you together, wouldn't that make it the fourth level?"

When Da Ran heard about the "quadruple" gameplay, he became noticeably more excited.

"Brother, why are you distracted?"

"Oh, I remembered something happy."

It turned out that Cheng Xi was distracted while fighting for the blue buff and was caught and killed.

Then the voice of ace was heard, okay.

It seems that Director Cheng has overestimated his own abilities. It is still a bit difficult for him to take care of four girls at the same time.

Once Cheng Xi died, the family of four sisters fell apart.

Alas, I’m still a novice and need to practice more.

When they lost several team battles later, Cheng Xi could only watch the opponent push the high ground.

Still dancing wildly in front of the fountain.

Constantly ravaging them.

This is to block Cheng Xi and kill him without giving him any face.

The key is that the opponent is bullying the fountain while also having a global conversation:

[Director Cheng, look at your ID, you're leading four girls alone, isn't that too much!?]

[Yeah, come to my team next time, I'll take you flying! What sister?]

[I'm guessing there must be a big star here. Yesterday, they brought Li Xiaoran, but who is it today? Is it Sister Mi or someone else?]

[Ah, Mr. Zuibai's life is truly enviable. However, today I'm going to teach him a lesson! Let him take care of the girls!]

【Drunk White Game 001:.】

The IDs of Reba, Nazha and Li Xiaoran that Cheng Xi brought with him were all exposed in the past two days.

Everyone in Meng Ziyi's dormitory had a new ID, so they mistakenly thought it was Yang Mi.

[Let's not tear it down, shall we? Let's torture Director Cheng for a bit longer. It's not easy to come across him!]

[I think it's okay! Director Cheng, please come out quickly. We'll give you another chance!]

[Teacher Zuibai remembered our autographs and small gifts~]

Let's not break Director Cheng's defense!

[By the way, Director Cheng, this game is pretty good, and it's very useful for taking care of girls! Thank you!]

[Zuibai Game 001: Killing people. And destroying their hearts?] [Hahahahaha]

For a moment, not only did the other side send "Hahahaha" messages, but even Meng Ziyi and the other three started laughing, and the air was filled with a happy atmosphere.

But just when the opponent was happily guarding the fountain to kill Mr. Zuibai, the game screen suddenly froze.

There was no movement for several minutes.

Cheng Xi saw it and quickly closed the game process of Honor of Kings.

When I logged in again, I found that I couldn’t log in!

Meng Ziyi: "Brother, is this game crashing?"

Lin Zi: "Is it because there are too many people playing and we can't handle it?"

Cheng Xi also scratched his head.

Just as Cheng Xi was looking for the phone number of Ma Hongjing, the head of the mobile game department and now the vice president of Zuibai Games, and was about to call him.

Li Wentao called.

"Boss, the game has crashed. Hongjing is leading the team to urgently repair it now!"

"Are you in company?"

"Yes, Hongjing and I have been watching the company these days. There are too many people registering, and we are afraid of this situation."

When Cheng Xi heard this, his tone also slowed down.

Everyone has been very nervous recently, and I'm the only one busy playing games, although that's also part of the promotion.

"Have you found out the reason?"

"The number of games has exceeded expectations, and the servers are completely overloaded. Plus, we have to defend against cyberattacks, so we're a bit stretched on both manpower and equipment."

"Yeah, you guys do it first, I'll be there later."

After hanging up the phone, Cheng Xi spread his hands towards Meng Ziyi and the other two girls:
"One piece of good news, one piece of bad news."

"The bad news is that there are too many people playing the game, causing King of Glory to collapse."

"What's the good news?"

"The good news is that we didn't lose the game just now~"

As soon as this sentence was uttered, everyone laughed.

Brother, you are too careless. You are still thinking about winning or losing.

He is indeed a great director!

"Brother, are you going to be busy?"

"Well, that's all for today. We'll meet again next time."

Lin Zi: "Brother, you haven't used this office much, have you? It looks quite dusty. Can we help you clean it up?"

Cheng Xi blinked and looked at the girl.

Quite sensible.

How about we start with the largest one in this dormitory?
"You guys can still do hard labor?"

At this time, their dormitory head Wang Yifei also said:

"Brother, who said we can't do physical work? You are prejudiced against people from the acting department!"

"Hahaha, alright then. I'll leave it to you. As for the key, Lin Zi, I'll keep it for you. Just return it to me sometime!"

"Okay, Brother, I promise to make sure everything goes well!"

After saying goodbye to the girls, Cheng Xi arranged for a driver to pick him up at the college gate and take him directly to the company.

Although Zuibai Games has now established an independent company, the office is temporarily arranged at Zuibai Entertainment for convenience.

While Cheng Xi was in the car, he went to Weibo to see everyone's reactions.

When I see the players getting anxious and complaining.

Cheng Xi also quickly forwarded the official Weibo of "Honor of Kings" and wrote a few words:
【Zuibai forwarded:
My brothers and sisters are so enthusiastic. In order to snipe me, they directly overturned the server.

But we still haven't done our job well. Don't worry, we are working overtime to fix it!

We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Attached photo: Did you bring a girl to King of Glory today? 】

The picture Cheng Xi attached was the one that happened to be stuck when the group of people were bullying him at the fountain and killing people.

After this Weibo post was published, everyone saw that Teacher Zuibai was also in such a miserable state, and their emotions were somewhat relieved.

[Hahaha, I didn't expect you to be such a director. You're actually taking care of four girls by yourself. You deserve to be abused in the fountain!]

Even Mr. Zuibai himself was stuck, but when I thought about how I was treated the same way, I felt a lot better!

My family was so enthusiastic! We actually crashed the game on the third day! You guys are amazing! You're such a great guide!

[As expected of me! I'm awesome with girls! +1]

[As expected of me! I'm awesome with girls! +2]

So, under the guidance of Cheng Xi's Weibo and the promotion of Jin Xiaoluo, the entry for King of Glory's crash was successfully replaced with:
#Have you brought your girlfriend to King of Glory today? #
#As expected of me, I’m fierce with girls# has also become the slogan of a group of werewolves!

It was still 2014, and the conflict between men and women was far less serious than it would be later.

"Bringing a girl" and "protecting a girl" still seem to be positive words now.

Therefore, Cheng Xi boldly used this word to start the conversation, hoping to save the reputation that had collapsed for the first time.

It was like finding an excuse for myself to poke at you secretly:

Everyone was more enthusiastic than expected, but the girl ended up crashing the game.

This can actually indirectly illustrate the popularity of the game.

When Cheng Xi got off the car and arrived at the company, he saw a group of people busy at work.

When Li Wentao and Ma Hongjing saw the boss coming, they immediately came over to report the situation.

Li Wentao:
"Boss, the repair will probably take another hour. Hongjing, please explain the situation in detail."

Ma Hongjing:
"Boss, we had over 500 million registrations on the first day, and over 1 million on the second day. And today, we're even more surprised. We've already reached 1600 million. So, the system couldn't handle it and collapsed."

"We are currently opening two new zones to divert new players to the new zones. We have also connected to the backup servers. The old zones are expected to open in another hour, and the new zones in two hours."

Cheng Xi nodded after hearing this, and looking at everyone who was busy playing Zuibai Games, he said:
"Thank you for your hard work. Please announce the current situation first and postpone all time spans by one hour to give yourself some room for maneuver."

"Okay, boss."

"Wentao, double the server budget and start contacting the purchaser tonight. We'll try to get it shipped tomorrow morning. I expect it to be busy for the next few days!"

Under the powerful publicity campaign of Zuibai, the number of installed devices and registered players of Honor of Kings has increased rapidly.

There are now more than 3000 million registered players, and female players account for as much as half!
The number of people online at the same time has exceeded 800 million.

This has created a miracle in mobile game downloads.

Next, we will see how it continues to perform in the next week and how to maintain retention.

After all, this is the result of the celebrity influence and the real money spent on publicity.

Coupled with the public's sense of novelty, this was a great start.

As for revenue, the skins released these days are basically given away through activities.

There are only about 40 heroes in the first batch, and all of them are free to try during the event.

So the game consumption turnover in these three days was only around one million.

I believe that after the event is cancelled and more advanced and beautiful skins are put on the shelves, the revenue will usher in explosive growth.

Penguin has given Cheng Xi textbook-like training on how to design skins.

By then, "ordinary", "limited", "epic", "legendary", and the perverted "Glory Collection" will all be arranged.

Cheng Xi felt extremely happy when he thought about the money that would flow in like water.

The "Honor of Kings" section had a successful start.

And it has found a new way out for Zuibai Entertainment.

Cheng Xi has gained two experiences in how to use his connections in the entertainment industry to attract traffic and market himself, including the establishment of Zuibai Chinese website and the current King of Glory.

This time, it’s not just young people who are feeling the game’s popularity.

People in the gaming industry no longer dare to underestimate this newly established gaming company.

Just based on the resources that the star has, it is impossible for us to surpass them.

The cost of inviting a dozen or twenty top-tier stars would probably exceed the development costs.

Only the great director Cheng Xi can do this, and people outside can never learn it.

Before that, Penguin Games Vice President Liu and League of Legends head Huang Lingdong, who were closely following the launch of "Honor of Kings", were greatly surprised.

We also had an overtime meeting on the third night to think about how to deal with it together.

But a few days later, after Cheng Xi had arranged the matters concerning Honor of Kings, he joined the crew of The Mermaid.

After all, the filming has not been completed yet, and there are still a few important scenes waiting for Cheng Xi to check.

You can't just play games every day and ignore your main job of filming.

That's not quite right.

Time passed by in a bustling atmosphere, and in a blink of an eye, the number of registered players of Honor of Kings has reached 6000 million.

"The Mermaid" officially wrapped up filming on October 10.

When Cheng Xi finished filming the last scene, he raised his loudspeaker and said:
"I declare that The Mermaid has finished filming!"

"Everyone has worked so hard during this period. On behalf of Zuibai Entertainment and Bigo Group, I want to thank you all! I hope our "The Mermaid" will be a big hit!"

All of the crew members clapped their hands happily and shouted:

“‘The Mermaid’ is a huge hit!”

Cheng Xi also gave a hug with tears in his eyes to Stephen Chow, Lu Zhengyu, Li Yitong and others, as well as the heads of various groups in the crew.

The filming of The Mermaid started on June 6st and has taken more than 1 months in total.

The total shooting time was more than 140 days.

This is about 10 days later than the expected schedule.

Fortunately, the special effects were started halfway through the filming.

If we work hard in the later stages, there will be no problem catching up with the Spring Festival schedule on February 2 next year.

During this period, we were basically inseparable and developed feelings for each other.

"Master Xing, I learned a lot from you during this collaboration!"

"Director Cheng, me too, looking forward to our next collaboration!"

(End of this chapter)