ROSGT Chapter 63: You Two Idiots
Volume 1
Chapter 63: You Two Idiots
From noon, when someone discovered the Easter egg with the mysterious video, by evening, the mysterious video had become a hot topic online.
Someone uploaded the video to Huaxia’s largest video site, CoolU Video Network, where it reached over ten million views in just a few hours, becoming the top video on the site.
Countless people were trying to figure out what the video was about. They had never seen such intense combat footage before. Despite the low pixel quality, the video conveyed a thrilling sense of combat.
“Great, this is the effect I wanted! Time for the next step!” Ye Chui said with a smile.
That night, Ye Chui posted a message on the first page of the Stack-Em-Up release thread.
“Want to know what the mysterious video is about? Keep playing this game. When you reach the tenth level, the answer will reveal itself.”
The message instantly caused a stir.
“What? Play to the tenth level to find out what the mysterious video is?”
“No way, I can barely get past the fourth level. The speed of the falling blocks is insane!”
“I’ve reached the seventh level and am getting better at the game. I’m confident I can reach the tenth level soon!”
“I just got to the eighth level. Haha, I’ll be the first to reach the tenth level!”
“How about a competition?”
“Bring it on! I’ll take the first place!”
Ye Chui’s message sparked a craze for playing Stack-Em-Up, with some even competing to see who could reach the tenth level first.
Many were also extremely curious about the information Ye Chui would reveal at the tenth level. People constantly searched online or asked friends, “Has anyone reached the tenth level yet?” “Has the mystery of the video been solved?”
Ye Chui had successfully piqued the interest of netizens.
The anticipation for the secret video at the tenth level was palpable. It was easy to imagine that once someone finally reached the tenth level and discovered Ye Chui’s secret, it would be widely celebrated.
“If we just advertised in Stack-Em-Up, it would be effective, but no different from regular ads,” Ye Chui explained with a smile in the Wolverine Studio. “But now, we’ve created a trend by embedding an Easter egg, capturing the curiosity of countless Stack-Em-Up fans. Even those who don’t play the game will be curious about the secret. With so many people eager for the tenth level revelation, the answer will leave a deep impression. When people find out it’s footage from a game that will be released tomorrow, don’t you think they’ll download it out of curiosity?”
—Creating buzz before the product launch, a perfect example of extreme hunger marketing!
“Oh my god!” Roberta exclaimed. “Professor Cha, I’m so impressed you thought of this!”
Roberta had given Ye Chui the game for free, and now, in just a few hours, Stack-Em-Up had reached an astonishing 23 million downloads on the Software Alliance. Roberta showed no regrets.
Fang Nan and Fang Xi were equally impressed with Ye Chui.
Ye Chui always seemed to come up with the most interesting ideas effortlessly. It was incredible.
“But, Professor Cha,” Fang Xi said worriedly, “our Street Fighter is set to release tomorrow at noon. What if no one reaches the tenth level by then?”
“I’ve thought of that,” Ye Chui replied with a sly smile. “If by 8 AM tomorrow no one has reached the tenth level, you can create a small account and post the result on the Software Alliance.”
“Alright, but I hope someone gets to the tenth level,” Fang Xi laughed.
“I think it should be fine,” Ye Chui said, though he wasn’t entirely sure. In another world, he had seen a video of someone playing Tetris at an incredible speed. The player was insanely skilled, but that was after a lot of practice.
Here, the game had only been out for a few hours. He wasn’t sure if anyone could reach that level of skill.
At the SB Guangnao Company office building.
In the large office of the game development department, a sub-department of the software development department.
Even though it was evening, all the members of the software development department were working overtime.
Their first game, Kung Fu Kid, was set to release tomorrow, and since the game had only been in development for about a week, the thirteen-person team needed to do one last check to ensure there were no issues.
After a tiring day, Huang Xiaotian planned to go home. Passing by the game development department, he saw everyone working overtime and smiled. His usually strict face showed a rare moment of satisfaction.
As their supervisor, he felt it was his duty to check on them.
Thinking this, he straightened his tie and entered the game development department office.
“I’m almost at the eighth level. Just a bit more… Oh no, I was so close to the ninth level!”
“The ninth level is insanely difficult. How can anyone get past the tenth level, let alone the eleventh and twelfth? You’d have to be a god to do that!”
“Stop talking and keep playing. I refuse to believe we can’t reach the tenth level. We have to find the answer to the mysterious video!”
Huang Xiaotian: “…”
The office, where they should have been working overtime, was buzzing with activity, but it wasn’t related to work. They were all playing Stack-Em-Up.
Wang Zhaoming and Jian Fan were bustling around, encouraging the employees to keep playing and not give up.
Originally, they were supposed to be doing the final checks on Kung Fu Kid, but when Ye Chui released the information about the mysterious video, Wang Zhaoming and Jian Fan got worried and had the entire department play Stack-Em-Up to figure out Ye Chui’s plan.
This might have been justifiable as a company concern.
However…
Huang Xiaotian was already furious about this game.
Seeing his employees working overtime just to play Professor Cha’s game would make even a saint curse.
Taking a deep breath, Huang Xiaotian began shouting at them: “You two idiots…”