May 19th.
The Huanhai Exhibition was still in full swing.
Although it was already the second day, there were still many players who came.
Many even stayed directly in nearby hotels, planning to play for three consecutive days.
After the first day's promotion, players also gained an understanding of the exhibited games and began to play with specific goals in mind.
"Quick, quick, quick! The usavich exhibition area is over there, let's go grab a spot first!"
As soon as the gate opened, players who came specially for the exhibition poured into the venue, shouting and yelling, heading straight for the Honghuang Studio's booth.
It was obvious.
Overnight, they had all learned about this peculiar game that caused countless couples to break up through various channels and intended to experience it firsthand.
"Strange, what kind of event is going on at the Wanhai booth?"
Suddenly, players rushing through the venue noticed a change at the Wanhai booth in the center of the exhibition hall.
It seemed like more things had been set up than yesterday, and even the space had been expanded quite a bit.
"It looks like there are more experience devices!" A player immediately noticed the difference.
"They really did increase! Before, there were only forty!"
"Does this mean we don't have to queue anymore?"
"Let's go, let's go check it out first!"
There were nearly two hundred games on display in the entire venue, making it almost impossible to play them all within three days.
So, many Great God s in the industry created a simple guide.
They listed all the games, marked which ones were must-plays and which were worth playing, providing great convenience for players with limited time.
As a well-known enterprise in the industry, Wanhai certainly had capabilities.
Two of its three games were marked as must-plays, and the remaining one, while slightly inferior, was still highly recommended.
Seeing that there was no need to queue at Wanhai, many players immediately changed direction and flocked to their booth, instantly making the central area lively.
"Manager Zeng, our method worked, there are even more players than yesterday!"
Behind the booth, several employees said excitedly.
"Hmph, it's just a small trick," Zeng Fuming said, a smile playing on his lips, as he glanced in the direction of Honghuang Studio.
As the organizer of the exhibition, they couldn't tamper with the public voting, but they could work on the scale of the booths.
As long as more players experienced their games within a limited time, it would greatly increase the selection rate for voting.
With such a huge home-field advantage,
How could a small studio compare?
So he wasn't worried at all that he would lose.
Or rather,
He wasn't worried that Wanhai would lose.
"Mr. Chen, please think of a solution, if this continues, everyone on our side will run away."
At the Honghuang Studio booth.
Three employees paced anxiously, watching helplessly as more and more players rushed towards Wanhai, yet they could do nothing.
Although there were quite a few players gathered around their booth,
Compared to the sea of people at Wanhai, it was still a drop in the bucket, and the influence of a large company was fully demonstrated at this moment.
Many times,
The popularity of a game is not solely due to its quality, but more often due to the influence and resources of the developer behind it.
This was the result of years of accumulation, and it was inevitable that Honghuang Studio could not compare.
"It seems we need to first create our own IP."
Looking at the bustling scene in the distance, Chen Lin finally realized the importance of foundation.
With their current fame, one or two hit games alone were not enough to make players remember them.
At most, they would just offer a few compliments,
And then, once they got tired of it, they would move on to the next game.
Large companies, however, could continuously attract players through game IPs.
This was the fundamental difference between independent developers and those behemoths.
Thinking of this, Chen Lin plunged his hand into his pocket and pulled out a metal USB drive he had prepared earlier.
"Go, change the promotional projection to this."
Another USB drive?
The three employees were all stunned.
Why did this scene feel somewhat familiar?
Wasn't this exactly the scene when Mr. Chen pulled out "usavich" yesterday? There's actually a new one!?
The programmer who took the USB drive looked puzzled, but still followed Chen Lin's instructions and plugged the USB drive into the computer for projection.
Upon opening it, a new file appeared on the familiar interface.
"usavich Season 2".MP4
???
Season 2?
The young man's hand slipped, almost dropping the mouse.
He curiously opened the file, and it automatically projected onto the large screen outside the booth.
Accompanied by a familiar yet bizarre music, players who were queuing or passing by subconsciously looked up, their expressions strange.
Many of them had already watched the first season of usavich yesterday.
But because the animation was so captivating, they couldn't help but watch a few more times.
However,
To their surprise,
What was playing this time was not the familiar scene from yesterday, but a change from the prison setting to a forest.
When the music started and the title "usavich Season 2" appeared, the entire venue instantly fell silent.
Then,
A burst of laughter erupted.
"Holy cow! usavich Season 2??"
"Can you believe this thing actually has a second season!"
"Even the scene changed, and it continues the plot from the last episode of the first season!"
"Is the Designer trying to make me die of laughter here?"
"Was it intentional?"
"So good!"
No one expected that after the first season of usavich finished, there would immediately be a second season!
Does this Designer have no creative block?
It's a waste of his talent to come and make games.
The three employees at the booth also looked stunned.
They didn't remember anyone in the studio making such a CG animation; could it be that the boss knew an animation production company outside?
Before they could think too much,
The crowd in the venue began to surge.
Many players, hearing that usavich Season 2 was updated live, immediately changed direction and quickly converged towards this area, to the point where they could even feel the ground shaking.
Viewers who couldn't attend the event and could only watch the live stream also burst into laughter.
They never expected that the bizarre video that brainwashed countless people yesterday would have a sequel; this studio must be here for laughs.
"Hearing you guys say that, I think I know which studio it is. (Funny)"
In the Dou Shark official live stream, a bullet comment scrolled across the top.
"Damn it! I also thought of who it is!"
"This familiar promotional style, could it be that man?"
"Who?"
"Who else? Xian Yu, the Designer of "slay the spire"!"
"Yes, it's him, no doubt! I just checked, his recently established studio is called Honghuang!"
"Good heavens, so he also participated in this exhibition."
"All I want to know now is where I can watch the full version of usavich."
"Same question, it's too captivating, I can't stop, hahahaha"
Although the scale of the Huanhai Exhibition was not too large in China, it attracted many players and industry insiders due to the presence of live streaming.
Among them was Su Peng, the marketing manager of Bilibili.
Seeing how high the discussion was for the CG animation called "usavich", his eyes lit up, and he immediately picked up his phone to dial Honghuang Studio's official number.
"Mr. Chen, an employee claiming to be from Bilibili called, saying they want to discuss the animation agency rights for "usavich"."
At the exhibition site.
Administrative Xiao Li looked strange, holding the company phone as she came to Chen Lin.