July 6th, Jiangcheng Gymnasium.
With the eager anticipation of countless players, the group stage of the first Warcry Cup finally officially kicked off.
The entire group stage is divided into six rounds of ABCDEF, lasting a total of 6 days, and the final champion will be decided in the finals on the 6th day.
In addition to reimbursing the round-trip high-speed rail tickets for participating players, Yunmeng Games, as the organizer of the competition, also contracted for six days of food and accommodation for 100 contestants, and the accommodation was at the top five-star hotel in China such as Xialin Hotel Hotel brand.
Such generous treatment made countless players jealous and red-eyed, and the contestants were also amazed.
Many of the players who came to compete were ordinary people in real life. They had never stayed in such a luxurious hotel before, let alone participated in a game with such a grand welcome ceremony.
It is really unimaginable that Yunmeng Games is willing to spend so much money on them!
But in fact, although it seems to the outside world that Yunmeng Games has spent a lot of money on this game, in fact, Hao Yun really didn't spend much money on accommodation alone.
Just three days before the start of the group stage, Xia Lin Group suddenly extended an olive branch and expressed its willingness to contract the food and accommodation for 100 contestants during the competition, and could arrange 4 business buses to assist the contestants' commuting. .
In exchange, they hope to appear on the competition's sponsorship list as a sponsor, and all interviews with contestants during the competition will be conducted in the hotel.
The cost of food and accommodation for 100 contestants for 6 days, even according to the contract price, would be 200,000 to 300,000 yuan.
Although this amount of money is not much compared to the cost Yunmeng Games invested in the Battle Cry Cup, it can be regarded as a gesture of support for the e-sports industry.
But to be honest, if it were other sponsors who wanted to spend two to three hundred thousand to become a sponsor of the Battle Cry Cup, Hao Yun would definitely not agree.
He would rather leave the sponsorship column empty, or use Yunmeng Group's parent company to create a brand on it, rather than sell the sponsorship rights at a low price.
But the relationship between Hao Yun and Mr. Lin is pretty good, and they have eaten at someone else's house before, so it doesn't hurt to let them take advantage of this.
Game scene.
Standing on tiptoes and looking at the crowded scene in the stadium, Lin Mengmeng, who was wearing a peaked cap, couldn't help but smacked his tongue and said with a look of surprise.
"I didn't expect there to be so many people?"
With a hint of uncontrollable pride on his lips, Hao Yun, standing next to him, said in a matter-of-fact tone.
"That's for sure. You don't even think about how many players we have."
Lin Mengmeng tilted his head and asked.
"How many are there?"
Hao Yun smiled and said.
"Even if you don't count those cloud players, there are at least more than seven million!"
"There are so many?" Lin Mengmeng opened his mouth in surprise and whispered, "But it seems that it is also the case. Jiaojiao basically doesn't touch games that are not popular... I see that she has been playing World of Warcraft these two days, so there should be quite a lot of them. People are having fun."
"She is also playing World of Warcraft?" Hao Yun said unexpectedly.
"No," Lin Mengmeng stuck out her tongue and said, "Just because she forgot to eat while playing games, dad even gave her a scolding last time."
Is it that exaggerated
While sweating in his heart, Hao Yun also made up his mind. When the next version is updated, he will have to come up with an anti-addiction system to limit the gaming time of players under 18 years old.
Although Xia Guo did not have restrictive regulations on game time, for the sake of the health of the players, he felt that as an industry benchmark, he had to set an example.
While the two were chatting, a reporter suddenly noticed them and chased after him with a camera and microphone.
"Are you Mr. Hao?"
Before Hao Yun could nod, a reporter next to him asked.
"What do you think of the comments on the Internet about your great success?"
"This is special...where did you hear this comment?"
Originally he didn't want to be interviewed, but when he heard this strange question, Hao Yun was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but subconsciously asked the question.
Seeing that good luck had returned to him, the reporter immediately seized the opportunity and continued.
"According to statistics from an industry insider, Yunmeng Group has invested tens of millions of dollars in the Battle Cry Cup. If tickets are not collected, sponsorship alone will not be able to recoup the cost. So far, the sponsorship list announced by Yunmeng Games There are only a few brands in the world... Isn’t this business of losing money and making a profit a great success?”
How many subjects do you have to pass before you can ask such a poor question
After listening to the reporter's words, Hao Yun couldn't help but doubt his professional ability, so he said something perfunctory impatiently.
"I can spend the money I earn based on my skills however I like."
reporter:"… "
As of yesterday, Warcraft's sales have officially surpassed "Seven Kingdoms" and exceeded the 7 million copy mark, making it the strongest dark horse in the summer season.
According to the guide retail price of 100 yuan, and the fact that the game is exclusively released by Creative Workshop, the revenue brought by this game alone to Yunmeng Games has reached 700 million.
The development cost of this game is not even 50 million...
With such a terrifying ability to attract money, let alone losing money for half the game, even if he built a rocket and shot it into the sky to celebrate, no one would have any reason to accuse him of wasting money.
Nothing could be asked from Hao Yun's mouth. At this time, a reporter noticed Lin Mengmeng standing next to him and immediately turned the microphone to her.
"Are you Ms. Lin Mengmeng, the second female lead in "Jialan Yu"?"
Lin Mengmeng was stunned for a moment and nodded subconsciously.
"It's me...what's wrong?"
Upon hearing that Lin Mengmeng admitted his identity, the reporters surrounding him suddenly became excited.
Immediately afterwards, microphones were thrust at her one after another, followed by overwhelming questions.
"May I ask why you are here?"
"Eh? I am..."
Before Lin Mengmeng had time to answer, another question was thrown at her.
"... What is your relationship with Mr. Hao of Yunmeng Group?"
"As for the rumors on the Internet that the two of you have a close relationship, what do you think?"
Before he finished speaking, Lin Mengmeng's face turned red and he hesitated, not knowing how to speak.
After all, she just made a guest appearance in a movie. She is not from the entertainment industry at all. She has never seen such a battle.
However, Hao Yun was still calm. He reached out to block the approaching microphone and spoke in a calm tone.
"Journalist friend, your interview has caused us trouble. This is not a press conference, and I am not in the mood to answer your questions right now. If you insist on doing this, I can only ask the security to ask you out."
As soon as they heard this, the reporters gathered nearby became frightened and fled with the photographers like birds and animals.
This is the first competitive competition in China with games as the theme and players as the protagonists. Tens of millions of netizens are paying attention to the progress of this competition.
If we were kicked out now, it would be a big loss...
The reporters surrounding him finally left, and the invisible pressure suddenly eased. Lin Mengmeng, whose shoulders were tense, finally breathed a sigh of relief and slowly relaxed.
I just don't know why, but at the same time she breathed a sigh of relief, she couldn't help but feel a few complex emotions that she couldn't tell whether it was regret or panic.
What is the reason why netizens misunderstood that she and Hao Yun have a close relationship
She vaguely remembered that the two of them had not done anything too intimate in public...
At most, we bump into each other in the cafeteria occasionally and have a meal together. We happened to meet each other in the library, and we would gather at a table to study or read together. When I encounter something interesting, I will send a WeChat message to share it with him, just like between friends.
but…
By the way, the reporter didn't seem to ask any excessive questions.
A strong relationship is a very general concept and does not specifically refer to couples... Am I overreacting
Ahhh…
What on earth was I thinking? !
The flustered Lin Mengmeng patted his face, trying to calm himself down.
However, not only did this not make him calm down at all, but it actually made his already red cheeks even hotter.
At this time, she suddenly noticed that Hao Yun was looking at her.
"...Are you feeling unwell somewhere?" Hao Yun asked with a strange look on his face, looking at the unnatural blush on his senior sister's face.
However, I don't know why, this very ordinary concern made the senior sister glare at him fiercely.
"You, you're not feeling well! I don't care about you... I'll go sit in the back for a while."
Hao Yun: "...?"
What happened to this guy today