Honkai Impact 3rd: Join Anti-Entropy at the start and dominate the entertainment industry.

He arrived at Raiden Ryoma's office, only to find Raiden Ryoma talking loudly on the phone again.

"The order has only been in place for a few days? The progress can't be that fast!"

"What? You want to meet with Teacher Qu Yin? No way! Absolutely not! Teacher Qu Yin won't allow it!"

“You can’t even add more money!”

"It's not about the price! What I mean is that Qu Yin doesn't want to appear in public!"

"You invited him to meet privately? I can't make that decision; you'll have to ask Teacher Qu Yin."

"Okay, that's settled then!"

Bai Qianqu knocked on the door after hearing the phone call end inside.

"Come in."

Thunder Dragon Horse rubbed his temples, and his expression softened when he saw it was Bai Qianqu.

"We were just talking about you. Tencent wants to meet with you to discuss a custom song. What do you think?"

"You want to meet me?" Bai Qianqu was naturally extremely unwilling. "There's no need. I've already recorded the custom song."

"I knew you wouldn't agree to what you said? Your song is already recorded?!" Raiden Ryoma was dumbfounded. Penguin had called today to urge him on the progress, but Bai Qianqu told him that it was all done?

Thunder Dragon Horse squinted and carefully examined Bai Qianqu.

This kid, did he just write a song casually? It's only been a few days? And he's already finished it?

However, Lei Dian Long Ma was quite satisfied with Bai Qian Qu's work attitude. At least it proved that he was indeed working, unlike some people who only started working hard at the last minute.

However, Lei Dian Long Ma was not very optimistic about the USB drive that Bai Qian Qu handed over, and it was against the rules to take it and record without his approval.

So he said earnestly, "Xiao Bai, I know you're eager to complete the mission, but haste makes waste. Sometimes you need to calm down and be more composed when you do things."

As Raiden Ryoma inserted the USB drive into the computer and moved the mouse over the audio file, he said:

"I'll let it go this time. If you have any ideas in the future, show me the music first. I want to hear your song."

The next moment——

【Come On, Counter-Strike Online! Counter-Strike Online is Here!】

Ace wants to be wild

Conquer the universe and conquer the world!

Raiden Ryoma was completely stunned!

What did I just click on? A bomb?

Why do I feel like my whole body is trembling?

Just hearing the melody makes you want to sway along?

Wow, that's incredibly exciting!

The song ended quickly, but Raiden Ryoma didn't say anything. He struggled to control his hand and gripped the mouse, dragging the progress bar back to the beginning to listen to it again.

This time, he used his professional eye and quickly noticed the unique aspects of the song.

The melody of this song is simple, upbeat, and very rhythmic! The simple lyrics vividly depict a fierce battle scene, presenting it to the listener and getting their blood pumping!

And if you listen to it from the player's perspective, it's even more incredible.

The music alone immerses players in the game. These days, who hasn't had a few highlight plays? Using this song as background music would be absolutely perfect!

Moreover, it has both battlefield and mecha elements, which is exactly what the client required!

Even the most discerning penguin in the industry couldn't find fault with this time, right?

Lei Dian Long Ma carefully sealed and stored the song before smiling at Bai Qian Qu.

"Xiaobai, I spoke a little loudly just now, please don't mind it."

Bai Qianqu:

Raiden Ryoma then said domineeringly, "Alright, Chiku, since you don't want to show your face, I'll cancel the Penguin offer for you, so don't worry!"

Bai Qianqu nodded. He really didn't want to meet with the people from Penguin. It would be best if the Thunder Dragon Horse could handle it.

"You should also be careful," Thunder Dragon Horse reminded him. "Recently, more and more people are paying attention to you. I've noticed some paparazzi have appeared near the company, probably targeting you. Although we've issued a gag order at the company, you still need to be extra careful and avoid being spotted by those paparazzi."

P.S.: Huo Huo is here! Let's go, Huo Huo!

Chapter 139 Setback (Bonus Chapter 6/6)!

“However—” Raiden Ryoma changed the subject, “Little White, are you really planning to keep hiding like this forever? To be honest, that’s a bit unrealistic. With so many people watching you now, you’ll be exposed one day.”

Bai Qianqu fell silent. He was well aware of this as well. Now everyone knew he was from Anti-Entropy, and more and more people knew him. As long as the capital was determined to find him, the news would eventually leak out.

Right now, only anti-entropy is doing its best to cover it up, but that won't last long.

It seems I need to start planning ahead.

Watching Bai Qianqu leave the room, Raiden Ryoma put away his smile, snorted coldly, took out his phone, scrolled to a contact, and sent a message to that person.

The other party replied very quickly.

Looking at the other party's information, Raiden Ryoma sneered.

"No wonder the people from Penguin wanted to see Xiaobai. So that's what they were up to. But who doesn't have a few acquaintances in the paparazzi? It's just that Penguin is really meticulous in its work. The person who contacted the paparazzi wasn't from Penguin. If they really succeed, they can only blame themselves."

"These kinds of tricks might work on small companies, but we Anti-Entropy are no pushovers. Tencent is underestimating us."

"Never mind, we need to get things sorted out with Xiaobai first; the review process still needs to be completed."

A few days later, the World Snake Library.

Raven is frantically typing on his keyboard, engaging in an online battle with dozens of bookstore vendors.

"What?! You only ordered such a small amount of 'The King's Avatar'? Do you know how popular this book is online right now?"

Raven was frantic. He had thought that with the success of "The King's Avatar" in the online novel market, these bookstores would definitely place a lot of orders.

But things didn't go as planned, and the reality was quite unexpected.

These bookstores only ordered a small quantity of "The King's Avatar," while giving the majority of their orders to other books, especially those by established authors, whose orders far exceeded those of "The King's Avatar."

The replies from the bookstore owners were very simple, just a few of the same ones.

"Qian Jian isn't very famous, so bookstore readers might not buy his books."

"There is not much overlap between bookstore readers and online novel readers. Many bookstore readers are only keen on reading books by their favorite authors and will not easily try the works of new authors."

"There are quite a few cases of successful online novels failing when they were adapted into print books, so we don't dare to gamble on whether 'The King's Avatar' will succeed."

"Novels about e-sports are a niche genre; few people buy physical copies."

The ravens watched with gritted teeth, but there was nothing they could do.

The bookstore owners' concerns are not without merit, and their worries are genuine.

Physical book authors have a very high reader loyalty, unlike online novel readers.

Online readers enjoy trying different styles and books by different authors, and often have a variety of books on their phone's bookshelf.

In contrast, physical book readers tend to have books on their shelves that are of a fixed style, often consisting of the same type of books on an entire shelf or even a whole shelf.

When they like an author, they might even buy all of that author's works.

Therefore, as a new author, Qian Jian did not have a large enough fan base of physical book readers, so bookstore owners naturally did not dare to place large orders at once.

And the biggest problem is also fatal – the readership of gaming and esports novels is small!

Bookstore owners would rather stock more novels of other popular genres than allocate a large budget to gaming and esports novels.

The reason for placing the order again is partly out of respect for Raven, and partly because I've noticed that "The King's Avatar" has a large online readership. If a physical book is published, those online readers might be willing to buy a couple of copies as collectibles.

Raven managed to persuade a few bookstores to increase their orders, but it was still far from what she had expected.

Of course, many bookstore owners simply read the message but don't reply.

"Damn it!" the raven said angrily. "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river! Don't underestimate a poor young woman! Today you ignore me, but in the future you'll be begging for my attention!"

Of course, the raven was just raging in a state of impotent fury.

If anything could win these bookstore owners back, it would be enormous profits.

However, the huge profits require the novel to be excellent enough to attract a large number of readers to buy it.

Raven was also feeling uneasy. She couldn't guarantee that "The King's Avatar," which dominated the online novel world, would also have a smooth ride in the physical book industry.

Only time will tell.

However, she felt she should still tell Teacher Qianjian to give him a heads-up, especially since he seemed to know Teacher Quyin, who had even promoted him last time.

Perhaps we could ask for his opinion.

Raven considered it for a moment before sending the message to Thousand Swords.

She soon received a reply from Qianjian.

Just one word: Oh.

Raven couldn't help but cover her eyes. She had forgotten that this man was a man of few words. What could he possibly say?

But I've reminded myself properly, so there shouldn't be any problems, right?

After receiving Raven's message, Bai Qianqu was also helpless. He really didn't have any good ideas and could only reply with one word.

However, he did what he was supposed to do, even using Quyin's publicity, which led to a big blunder.

He won't be using Qu Yin's account for promotion anytime soon, otherwise it would be too obvious, and it wouldn't be good if someone with ulterior motives noticed something.

After all, boasting is extremely embarrassing once it's discovered, and it will become an indelible stain on one's life.

So it's better to keep this matter to yourself forever.

Speaking of her stomach, Bai Qianqu felt hungry.

I glanced at the time and realized it was lunchtime.

I had originally wanted to invite Bronya to come along, but I was told that Bronya had gone out to a meeting early this morning, so I had no choice but to go alone.

Bai Qianqu is no longer the newbie who just joined the company. He now knows that the meals in the cafeteria are free and keeps this in mind.

Therefore, every time he came, he would order a bunch of delicious food, treating the cafeteria like a restaurant, and he ate very happily every day.