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Chapter 81: Affirmation from Foreign Players

The next day, Chen Dong got up very early and, while washing up and getting ready, posted his two chapters for the day.

Then, I briefly browsed the novel's comment section.

The first thing you see is the word "urging for an update," as always, along with comments inquiring about the game's development progress.

Since Chen Dong planned to complete the storyline of "Black Myth: Wukong" around the time of its release, many readers in the comments section began discussing the gameplay of the game.

Although there's a growing saying online that "anything produced by Xingka is a masterpiece," there are far too many games that are just piggybacking on the popularity of the Monkey King, and most of them are just cheap, low-quality games designed to make easy money.

Therefore, many people have an innate aversion to games that piggyback on the popularity of the Monkey King.

As a result, dissenting readers began to appear in the novel's comment section.

"Is Star Card out of business? They're starting to piggyback on the Monkey King's popularity. I hope it's not like those other games that are just trying to cash in on the hype."

"Although I am a loyal fan of Star Card, I have to remind the author that the waters here are too deep, and Star Card may not be able to handle it."

Of course, while there are dissenting voices, there are also fans and readers who support Starcard.

"I think it's great to use elements of classical Chinese mythology. Games are not only a tool for entertainment, but also a vehicle for cultural export."

"I agree with the comment above. Many of the games Starcard currently uses foreign cultural elements, such as roulette, vampires, and bosses and weapons from Terraria."

Upon seeing this comment, it was as if a thunderclap had struck Chen Dong's mind, giving him a sense of sudden enlightenment.

Games may transcend borders, but game developers should have their motherland in their hearts!

Using games to spread China's rich and ancient culture does not conflict with his grand goal of building a gaming empire; in fact, it can be said to complement it.

After that, even after entering the company and sitting in the boss's chair in the office, Chen Dong continued to ponder this question and created a document on his computer, recording the excellent Chinese cultural games from his previous life.

Examples include "Master", "Dynasty Warriors", "Sixteen Voices of Yanyun", "Shadow Blade Zero", and "Three Kingdoms Kill".

Yeah, I'll delete the last one...

Although the last game is, in a sense, the number one spot is well-deserved, since being last on the list of most popular games is still number one.

After closing the document, Chen Dong wasn't in a hurry to decide which game to choose next; he hadn't even gotten his hands on "Black Myth: Wukong" yet.

Just then, a familiar knock sounded at the door.

"Please come in."

Sure enough, the visitor was none other than his manager, Yin Qingying.

"Mr. Chen, the data for Terraria's first day of overseas release is out."

Yin Qingying still had light makeup on her face, and was wearing a women's business suit and skirt.

However, no matter how many times Chen Dong watched it, he never got tired of it.

"Tell me about it."

Chen Dong looked up at Yin Qingying.

Overall, Terraria's first-day sales figures overseas were quite good, achieving 680,000 sales on the largest overseas gaming platform, with 88% of players giving it high scores and positive reviews!

"However, due to different pricing in different regions, Europe and North America, strictly speaking, the United States, have the highest sales, accounting for 50% of total sales, while sales in Central Asia, Africa and other regions are very dismal."

Upon hearing the second half of Yin Qingying's sentence, Chen Dong couldn't help but laugh out loud.

In one place, there was very little electricity. In another place, the conditions were slightly better, but not much better. Few people even owned computers, let alone spent money to buy games.

Yin Qingying was not interrupted by Chen Dong's laughter, but continued to report on the battle situation on the first day of Terraria's voyage.

"In addition, the search volume for Terraria on social media platforms such as X, TikTok, and Instagram is also steadily increasing, which means that Terraria is gradually entering the vision of more people and gaining more discussion."

As for major overseas live streaming platforms, the number of streamers broadcasting Terraria on RatTV exceeds ten, and the total number of viewers in their live streams exceeds 10!

Up to this point, all that Yin Qingying had said was good news.

Compared to vague and unsubstantiated claims, these data clearly demonstrate the popularity of Terraria overseas and represent the affirmation of the game by international players.

"Mr. Chen, although Terraria's data on the first day of its overseas release was far less than that in China, that's because the initial promotional work wasn't perfect yet. With subsequent live streams and word-of-mouth among players, Terraria's data should see a significant increase."

Chen Dong hadn't expected that Yin Qingying's ambitions had also grown considerably. The data for Terraria was far superior to that of most domestically produced games that had gone global.

However, Chen Dong was not satisfied with this either. In his opinion, this number was obviously a bit low for Terraria, a game that was competing for TGA awards.

He nodded slightly, his voice showing no joy or pride, only calmness and indifference.

"This is the first time Starcard has launched a game internationally. It's inevitable that there will be some mistakes due to a lack of experience. We're just learning as we go. I believe in the quality of Terraria. Even if the marketing is just average, it won't have a big impact on its performance."

Yin Qingying nodded slightly with a cold face, but her heart was already racing.

After confirming her feelings, Chen Dong's every move was full of masculine charm in her eyes.

She finally understood why the ancients said, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

Chen Dong was unaware of Yin Qingying's ulterior motives. After a moment's hesitation, he continued.

"Although twenty days isn't enough time to hold any decent events or collaborations, it shouldn't be a problem to pay streamers to promote it."

As soon as Chen Dong uttered those words, Yin Qingying already knew what to do.

"Don't worry, Mr. Chen, I will contact a well-known international streamer as soon as possible and have him stream one or two episodes of Terraria."

Afterwards, seeing that Chen Dong had no further instructions, Yin Qingying quickly left Chen Dong's office to prepare to contact the overseas anchors.

Just as Chen Dong lowered his head to start typing, his phone beeped.

He picked it up and saw that the message was from a headhunting firm he had found.

"It's been more than ten days, have they finally found a suitable candidate?"

The message was brief, simply informing Chen Dong that they had found a suitable candidate who would arrive at Starcard Games that afternoon for an interview.

Putting down his phone, Chen Dong gently rubbed his temples.

"As long as this deputy manager's abilities are passable, we can hire him to fill in for now. Manager Yin has indeed been under a lot of pressure lately."

Chen Dong glanced at a long hair on his desk and thought to himself.

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