My game, you have no right to award

Chapter 125 The Power of Size
"how come!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Kuang snatched Feng Qi's phone.

The screen was lit up, showing Feng Qi's dynamic space, and a blogger he followed was at the top.

[@Wataxi is so heavy]

[3 minutes ago——Pre-orders are now available on Steam for Netherworld Mountain and Sea! ! ! ! ! ! ! !]

[1 minute ago - Has anyone logged into Steam? I can't access it (Cry)]

Many fans responded below.

“I can’t get in either.”

"You didn't turn on the accelerator, so I can get up there."

"Did you buy the game?"

“No, it keeps refreshing after I clicked on the purchase button.”

"Steam is crashing!"

"It didn't crash earlier or later, but had to crash when pre-orders opened. Steam is really something."

"It's confirmed that Steam is suppressing domestic games"

"Is there a possibility, I mean is there a possibility, that Steam collapsed because of the Netherworld Mountain and Sea?"

"Don't say it, really don't say it"

"Brothers, you can buy it on begamer, I've already bought it."

"Whoever goes to Antarctica to buy me will be laughed at for the rest of his life."

"I understand. This is the invisible hand of Antarctic Interactive Entertainment at work."

……

Zhou Kuang was confused after reading the comments section. Did the entire Steam platform crash?
Is it really such a coincidence?
Although steam crashes are not particularly uncommon, how could it happen just before their pre-sale starts?

Feng Qi comforted him from the side: "It's okay, Brother Kuang, it will probably be fine in a few minutes."

Zhou Kuang nodded, but he was thinking in his heart: Given the character of Valve, a lazy company, if there really is a problem with Steam, it will probably take until tomorrow for their employees to fix it.

He quickly opened his steam client and tried to log in.

As a result, he was able to log in, but as soon as he clicked on the homepage, an error code would appear and he could not browse normally.

"Strange……"

Zhou Kuang was a little depressed. Whether he turned on the accelerator or not, the result would be the same.

So he chose to take a different approach, took out a ladder, and searched on foreign forums.

And guess what?

That's an authentic thing!
Foreigners are also unable to log into Steam and are cursing on Reddit’s Steam channel.

Old Dixie got up early like this, opened Steam and was about to start practicing shooting.

What happened? You said you can't log in to Steam? Can't practice shooting?
It's okay!
The Dixie man pulled his AR from the safe, slung the rifle belt over his shoulder, and stuffed four magazines into his tactical vest.

Let’s go practice cutting outside!

……

Zhou Kuang and Feng Qi had no choice. Although the pre-sale of "Netherworld Mountains and Seas" had just started on Steam, Steam crashed. It was indeed a bit unlucky.

However, they are confident in the quality of the game and believe that players will not be deterred by such a small matter, which led to players who originally planned to buy it finally choosing not to buy it.

I guess so……

It's impossible to say that I have no worries at all.

In this way, the two people waited quietly for Steam to return to normal. Feng Qi sat in his seat and kept refreshing the Steam background, while Zhou Kuang stood up and walked to the window and paced back and forth.

After an unknown amount of time, Feng Qi suddenly pointed at the screen and said.

"Hey! It seems to be healed!"

Hearing Feng Qi's words, Zhou Kuang hurried over to check. Suddenly, his cell phone rang.

"I always remember that you said you would always believe in me..."

The music started, but Zhou Kuang was not in such a good mood.

Instead, I felt a little annoyed. Who would call me at this time!
Zhou Kuang picked up the phone and found that the name displayed on it was Niu Tieming.

That's fine.

Zhou Kuang answered the phone.

"Hey?"

The other party's hearty laughter was heard, and his voice was mixed with excitement that could not be concealed. It was obvious that the other party was in the best mood.

"Hahahaha, Lao Zhou, congratulations on getting rich!"

"what?"

Zhou Kuang was a little confused. He was already upset because of the Steam crash. What was there to congratulate?

"Let me tell you! The data we have on Nether Mountain and Sea has been released!"

"How many?"

Zhou Kuang asked the question without even thinking.

"Huh." Niu Tie was obviously very proud. "In less than an hour, nearly 50,000 copies were pre-sold!"

When Zhou Kuang heard this number, he felt a little happy and relieved.

Although there were some problems on Steam, the sales on the Antarctic Interactive Entertainment platform can still confirm some things.

In less than an hour, "Netherworld Mountains and Seas" sold 50,000 copies on the BeGamer platform alone!
And this platform is not even the main platform used by single-player game players!
This sales figure was definitely increased a bit by the temporary downtime of the Steam platform.

However, it is hard for Zhou Kuang to imagine that single-player game players who are accustomed to Steam would switch to Antarctic Interactive Entertainment's BG platform for pre-orders because of a short-term crash.

Therefore, most of these 50,000 copies were most likely purchased by players who are accustomed to using the BG platform to play online games, rather than core players of stand-alone games.

If 50,000 copies can be pre-sold in an hour, in the long run, the sales volume on the BeGamer platform alone can be expected to be 500,000 to 1 million or even more.

By selling 500,000 copies on the BG platform alone, more than half of the cost of the entire game "Netherworld Mountains and Seas" has been recovered.

If Steam can sell at least the same number of copies as the BG platform, then the payback for "Youming Shanhai" is a sure thing!
The fact is, Steam is the real sales leader!
So, when Zhou Kuang heard the number 50,000, he felt completely relaxed.

At least this game won't lose money, and there's a good chance it will make money.

After all, the number of domestic single-player game players on Steam is many times that of the BG platform.

As long as he doesn't lose money, Zhou Kuang can accept it.

Not making a loss means that Megvii Games can continue to grow and develop new games.

"That's 50,000 copies! And the most important thing is, there's only one hour!"

Niu Tieming's voice was filled with excitement.

Zhou Kuang smiled slightly. He certainly knew why the other party was so excited.

It’s not just because Antarctic Interactive Entertainment has recovered its investment in Megvii Games.

More importantly, this sales volume represents that Niu Tieming has officially secured his current position.

No matter whether this result is presented to the senior management of Antarctic Interactive Entertainment or the board of directors of the headquarters, no one will accuse him of being reckless.

The sales of "Youming Shanhai" on the BG platform speaks for itself.

The results of the free market are here, and the data speaks for itself.

Everyone praises him for his keen eye, hard work and willingness to take responsibility.

This is what it means to adapt to the situation, and Niu Tieming is now standing on the right track!
He won the gamble on Zhou Kuang!
Big win!

Total victory!

Not only can he recover his capital, but he can also win back everything with interest!

"Netherworld Mountains and Seas" will become his biggest asset to secure his position as vice president, and may even help him go further!
(End of this chapter)