"Hahahaha, what a relief!"
At the same time, wild laughter erupted from an office in Yunmeng Building.
However, because the original owner of this office had put a lot of effort into soundproofing the office, this wanton laughter did not spread to the public office area outside and was heard by others.
Looking at Li Zongzheng who was smiling without any image, Hao Yun couldn't help but smile in his tone as he said.
"Don't get too happy yet. Our game won't be online until 6pm. Now is not the time to relax."
Liu Ye nodded and said cautiously.
"Mr. Hao is right. The other side is the Sea Lion Group. God knows what tricks they haven't used yet."
Li Zongzheng touched the back of his head.
"That's true... but it's only one afternoon. Even if they want to react, they probably won't have the time, right?"
Hao Yun coughed and said.
“It’s better not to set up this kind of flag.”
At this time, there was a knock on the door outside the office.
I saw Du Ziteng, the head of the operations department, walking in from the outside with a serious look on his face.
"The Sea Lion Group has a new move!"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the office suddenly became weird, and they all looked at Li Zongzheng in unison.
Li Zongzheng smiled and said awkwardly.
"It all depends on what I do..."
Du Ziteng was stunned for a moment, looking confused. He glanced at everyone in the office and didn't understand the situation.
Hao Yun coughed dryly and said.
"Okay, don't interrupt... What new tricks did the Sea Lion Group come up with?"
Du Ziteng nodded and spoke quickly.
"Endless Epic has launched a new event. From 6pm to 10pm tonight, all online players can get a gift pack worth 50 yuan. By completing tasks, the value of the gift pack can continue to increase, up to a total of 377 yuan. .”
"Oh no, they are so cruel," Li Zongzheng clapped his tongue, his face full of surprise, "They would rather overextend themselves than burn us."
Although the virtual gift packages sent by the game company are free of charge, spreading so much money to all players in the server at once, and not long after the server has just been launched, will undoubtedly reduce players' desire to spend money.
Those rich players may think it doesn't matter, but ordinary players will think that the cost-effectiveness of recharging is very low.
After all, you can get a gift bag worth more than 300 yuan by doing any activity. Everyone will think about whether it is worth spending real money to earn gold.
Du Ziteng nodded solemnly and continued.
"I guess so... and their event will last for a whole week. In other words, as long as the player reaches the maximum activity level every night during this week, they can get a reward worth 377 yuan in gift packs."
Liu Ye couldn't help but cursed and said.
"These grandsons are clearly here for us."
Everyone in the office was furious and scolded the Sea Lion Group for its shamelessness.
In fact, Hiashi's approach is indeed not very authentic. Not only is it clearly a copycat, but it also steps on Yunmeng Games and even bans creative workshops on the platform owned by Hiashi Group.
However, Hao Yun was not too worried.
He has downloaded the game Endless Epic before, so he knows how far this game is compared to World of Warcraft.
The 377 yuan gift package is certainly attractive, but the virtual props awarded are not money after all. For games that don’t like playing, no matter how many rewards are given, even if the entire mall is made free, players who don’t like to play will still not go.
Besides, public opinion is now on their side.
There is only one thing they need to do now, and that is to make all preparations for the launch of the beta version of World of Warcraft, and not to let all hopes turn into disappointment.
After looking around at the employees in the office, Hao Yun spoke in an encouraging tone.
"The "Endless Epic" side has begun to try to drag us into the water regardless of the cost. Obviously, our business partners have also discovered that half of their bodies are soaked in the water. All the struggles are in vain, so they will think about it in the future. Get a cushion before you die."
"But that's fine. If you think about it from another perspective, since they have reached this point, it means they have no other cards available."
"I need you to be 120% alert, make all preparations, consider all possibilities, and ensure that the beta version of World of Warcraft will be in the best possible condition at 6 o'clock tonight."
"That's the end of the meeting, now everyone returns to their posts."
"This battle has already begun!"
…
This battle has already started more than half a month ago.
Huang Chao, who was sitting in front of the computer with his eyes fixed on the screen, clenched his fists and glanced at the time in the lower right corner.
It's now 5:55, and there are only the last five minutes left before the beta version of World of Warcraft goes online.
Not only the project team of Endless Epic, but also the game business-related departments of the entire Sea Lion Group, and even all the game companies of CHR are nervously waiting for this last moment.
This is the first open test of World of Warcraft, and you can log in without an activation code.
Whether it can break the record of simultaneous online users once set by Oracle will be revealed soon.
In addition, there are those players who are eagerly awaiting...
As early as a few months ago, when Yunmeng Games released the first trailer for World of Warcraft, they were already looking forward to this moment!
Looking at Huang Chao with a nervous look on his face, the secretary in the office hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and reported in a low voice.
"Mr. Huang... our online number is dropping—"
"Shut up."
Hearing this voice, the secretary closed his mouth at the speed of light, but he felt aggrieved in his heart and whispered something in a voice that only he could hear.
'Didn't you ask me to report every ten minutes...'
Silence returned to the office.
Finally, in this quiet atmosphere, the remaining five minutes were consumed as the second hand turned.
Time seemed to have frozen at this moment, and Huang Chao could even hear his own heartbeat.
But soon, that wonderful feeling left him, and even took away the tension in his heart.
Taking a deep breath, Huang Chao calmed down his emotions and muttered softly.
"It's nothing more than that."
The sky did not fall.
There were no earthquakes either.
Maybe things were not as bad as he thought from the beginning. Speaking of first, World of Warcraft is just a game, and Yunmeng Group is just a small company that has only been established for a year...
Just when he was thinking this in his mind and heaving a sigh of relief, there were rapid footsteps outside the office.
He felt panicked for no reason. Before he could figure out the reason for the panic, the office door was pushed open.
Appearing at the door was Zhao Qiguang, another person in charge of the Endless Epic project team and his partner.
The two of them looked at each other, and for some reason, they fell into silence at the same time.
The silence lasted for about a minute.
The one who finally broke the silence was Huang Chao sitting behind the desk.
"... Just tell me, I'm mentally prepared."
His Adam's apple moved, and Zhao Qiguang, who was hesitant to speak, finally spoke with difficulty.
"Ten million… "
"online users?"
Zhao Qiguang nodded.
"This number is still rising..."
Huang Chao was silent for a while, sighed, and leaned back on the chair.
For a moment, he felt that he, who was clearly in his prime, seemed to be more than ten years older.
All imaginable methods have been used, all trump cards have been pulled out, but it has no effect at all...
No…
There was another one he hadn't used.
A hint of madness flashed in his eyes. Huang Chao's hands clenched tightly on the armrests of the chair, and his bloodshot eyes stared at Zhao Qiguang.
"Let the people from the technical department take action."
Although once that card is played, it means crossing the line...
But now, he can't control that much anymore!