"What's going on? Why have all the people waiting in line behind us left?"
Behind the Wanhai booth.
Zeng Fuming quickly noticed the changes in the venue and suddenly asked in confusion.
Just a moment ago, the line outside their booth was very long, almost out of sight.
But in just a few minutes, a large number of players in the line had left, and in the blink of an eye, nearly a fifth were gone, and even the onlookers nearby had thinned out considerably.
"Don't worry, Representative Zeng. I think they probably felt they were waiting too long and went to try other games first. They'll be back soon."
"That's right. After all, it's only the first day, and with so many people, some diversion is always necessary."
Representatives from other small manufacturers nearby spoke up, already accustomed to this situation.
With Wanhai's influence, these players would return sooner or later; it was only a matter of time.
"You're right."
Zeng Fuming smiled triumphantly, still very confident in Wanhai's strength, and didn't bother with this matter anymore, heading backstage to handle other things.
However.
He didn't know.
Soon after he left.
From a corner in the distance, bursts of laughter kept coming, attracting players from all directions.
"Slow down, slow down, you're going to pass it!"
"Watch out for the spikes ahead, don't fall!"
"Oh dear! You were so close to the finish line, how could you be so clumsy!"
"This rabbit is too hard to control, it's practically anti-human controls, I'm not playing anymore!"
"Brother, listen to my advice, if you can't do it, don't play. The next couple is waiting to break up."
"666, how many couples have broken up already?"
Players never expected that this game called "super rabbit man" would be so addictive.
At first, they thought it was just an ordinary platformer with a slightly strange art style.
But as more and more players tried it, they gradually discovered the essence of the game.
That was to mess with people's minds.
Especially to mess with couples' minds!
Because it was a two-player co-op game, each level required Two people to cooperate, overcoming various obstacles to reach the finish line.
If either one died, the level failed.
And that was where the problem lay.
Almost every couple who went up to try it was very confident beforehand, believing that their mutual understanding was extraordinary, their intimacy seamless, and that they could easily pass the level.
Then they were repeatedly proven wrong.
They couldn't even clear the third level, being repeatedly crushed by the ridiculously difficult controls.
Either they fell off a cliff and died while jumping, or their partner kicked them onto spikes; it was simply too difficult to ensure Two people passed the level simultaneously!
Unconsciously.
The atmosphere at this booth changed.
The two-player co-op platformer gradually evolved into a touchstone for couples and good friends.
Many people rushed over upon hearing the news to take on the challenge, testing the strength of their love and friendship by the number of levels cleared.
"Do you love me?"
"Of course, I do."
"Then play this game with me."
"No problem!"
In the crowd, a couple in love came hand in hand to the booth and started playing the game.
Five minutes later.
The girl stormed out of the crowd, pursued by the boy.
"You don't love me at all, let's break up! Scumbag!"
Shaking off the boy's arm, the girl ran towards the outside of the venue without looking back, leaving the boy standing there, bewildered by the wind.
This scene.
Was captured by a streamer's camera nearby, and the bullet comments instantly burst into laughter.
"Hilarious, another couple broke up."
"Can this game get any more ridiculous?"
"This guy probably feels like smashing the booth."
"I admit I laughed unkindly, well done!"
"Suddenly I really want to play this game, when will it be released?"
"Same question, I wish I had bought a ticket to go to the venue."
Who would have thought that a simple two-player platformer would be so popular and interesting?
Just looking at the lively scene at the venue made the viewers in the live stream itching with anticipation, wishing they could immediately rush to the venue to participate in this grand event.
And for the streamers broadcasting this game nearby, the number of viewers in their live streams was also rising steadily, gradually surpassing those of streamers at other booths.
"Such a big difference in popularity?"
Liu Xiaoya covered her mouth in surprise.
As a small outdoor streamer on Douyu Platform, her usual popularity was at most around 50,000.
But now it had directly broken through 100,000, immediately surpassing her peers who had previously outranked her, filling her with unexpected joy.
She knew very well.
Even the traffic brought by the game exhibition couldn't make her popularity increase so much, even doubling directly.
Then there was only one answer: it was the traffic brought by this game called "super rabbit man"!
Thinking of this, Liu Xiaoya immediately became energized and seized this opportunity, streaming even more diligently, not missing a single detail of the usavich CG being played on the large screen above.
Sure enough.
Her popularity, which had almost stagnated, continued to rise, making her heart bloom with joy.
This exhibition was indeed the right place to be!
For the entire day.
The players in the venue showed no signs of stopping.
One group left, and another new group immediately arrived.
Each player's ticket came with a unique serial number, used for voting for their favorite game.
Normally, before closing the venue in the evening, staff would tally the votes, organize them, and submit them to prepare for the next day's exhibition based on the popularity.
But now, they encountered a problem.
"What's going on? Wanhai's votes are only second?"
Zeng Fuming's face was gloomy as he looked at the voting data that had just been submitted.
As the organizers, and having made so many preparations.
They had expected to easily take first place, but unexpectedly, their first day's vote count was actually second!
Although there wasn't much difference from first place.
But he knew that with Wanhai's reputation and the advantage of their booth location, being second was equivalent to losing, and losing very thoroughly.
Because the game in first place, its booth number wasn't even in the central area!
What would happen if the arrogant higher-ups found out?
"Supervisor, what should we do? Should we submit it? Or..."
A staff member next to him asked in a low voice.
"Of course, we'll submit it!" Zeng Fuming gritted his teeth, "This time we're having a public vote, we can't damage the company's reputation for a ranking. Anyway, the vote difference isn't very big, at worst, we'll find a way to pull it back in the next two days!"
He really couldn't understand how such a big change had occurred after he had only been away for half a day.
And this dark horse that suddenly appeared, Honghuang Studio, he had never heard of it before, as if it had suddenly popped out of some corner.
Although he didn't think Wanhai would ultimately lose, he still looked up.
"Go, investigate this studio. I want all their information!"
"Understood!"
The employee responded and turned to leave in a hurry.
More than ten minutes later, a detailed document appeared in Zeng Fuming's hand.
After reviewing it, his expression became even more puzzled.
"Founder Chen Lin? Why does that name sound familiar?"