GDYARVE # Chapter 9: This Is the Perfect Answer!
# Chapter 9: This Is the Perfect Answer!
A month had passed since the game was taken down.
There was now very little news online about *Getting Over It*, and even the clone *Digging to Ascend* had not been mentioned again.
For Yogame, it didn’t matter if the new game flopped.
The original *Getting Over It* was a super low-budget game, and their clone didn't cost much either.
Some people requested refunds, but others didn't.
Some even spent money on in-game purchases.
Overall, they still made a profit.
As for suppressing a rising star designer? To them, it was insignificant.
Only geniuses who could grow up were real geniuses.
...
"Old Ye, are you sure you want me to post this?" Song Shan looked at the screen's publish button.
"Of course, you’re the first warrior of our Budding Studio!" Ye Feng smiled at him.
Seeing the name 'Budding Studio' on the document, Song Shan couldn't help but swallow hard.
This was the first game he participated in creating!
He excitedly ran to the bathroom and repeatedly washed his hands. When he returned to the computer, his expression became solemn.
Ye Feng wasn’t in a hurry; his pursuit was never small-scale games.
Song Shan sat at the computer, holding back his excitement, and looked back at Ye Feng again.
Until Ye Feng nodded at him with certainty.
Click—
The sound of the mouse click was crisp and pleasant, and the screen flickered, showing a popup.
[Upload Successful!]
Seeing these four words, Song Shan felt his soul being drained.
Ye Feng calmly picked up his phone. They say good wine needs no bush, but his only way to promote the new game now was through the followers on his Weibo.
Ye Feng looked at his Weibo account with its five thousand followers.
Five thousand people seemed like a lot, but only a small portion would actually see his posts.
"Should we borrow some money for promotion?" Song Shan noticed the dilemma they were facing.
Creating *Dead Cells* had almost exhausted all the money Ye Feng had earned before.
Ye Feng glanced at Song Shan’s worried expression, then laughed heartily, brushing off his previous concerns, and quickly edited a message.
As the boss, if he hesitated, how could he lead the team?
Moreover, he shouldn’t hesitate because he knew that *Dead Cells* was a perfect answer!
Heixin: You think it's very simple? [Image]
Below the text was a concept art.
In the distance were exquisitely crafted buildings, a throne under the glowing sunset, a castle on the mountain peak, and a bell tower...
A person with a short sword stood in the distance, gazing towards the castle. His strange head glowed with intense fire, arrows were embedded in his back, and blood flowed endlessly from his right arm.
In his other hand, he tightly held an ice-blue, energy-filled—cell.
【DEAD CELLS】
As soon as he sent the message, Ye Feng put his phone in his pocket.
"Let's go, I'll treat you to a meal today." Ye Feng put his arm around Song Shan's shoulder.
"Treat what, you," Song Shan rolled his eyes. This guy didn’t have 100 bucks on him; how dare he say he’d treat him!
"I should be treating you."
"Don’t look down on your boss! Today, instant noodles with double sausage and egg!"
"Go to hell!" Song Shan cursed with a smile, following Ye Feng out of the dormitory.
Looking at Ye Feng’s back, he had asked himself more than once.
Did he have the courage and determination to go all out like this?
...
[Ding dong!]
Brother Yin was streaming as usual, reviewing the strange little games from graduates, but none of these games gave him that heart-pounding feeling anymore.
Could there be some hidden masochistic element in me?
Just as this thought rose, Brother Yin scared himself.
‘The special alert sound from Weibo! I recognized it!’
‘Quick, tell us who it is! Did you secretly follow a pretty cosplayer?’
‘Bro! We’re brothers, right?’
...
Hearing the special alert, Brother Yin was slightly stunned.
He usually didn’t set special alerts, but he made an exception for one person recently.
It was that designer called ‘Heixin.’
"Go away! Do I look like someone who follows internet celebrities?" Brother Yin picked up his phone. "Recently, I only set special alerts for one person, the designer of *Getting Over It*."
"I thought he must be really frustrated. Let's see if following him can give us any insight."
"I didn't expect this guy to be as silent as if he were banned. He hasn’t said a word about his game being taken down or the clone. Damn it, I’m more anxious than he is! Every day I want to know what he’s thinking." Brother Yin opened the Weibo post. He had to see what this guy was up to after more than a month.
But when he saw the content, Brother Yin froze.
In front of the live camera, his eyes were filled with confusion and bewilderment.
After about half a minute, Brother Yin slammed his fist on the table. "Damn it!"
This time, he used unprecedented force, causing the keyboard on the table to jump.
‘What the hell, what made the monkey so angry! I’ll go check it out!’
‘Is there a huge scandal? Feng Teng is scum?!’
‘He’s been silent for a month, now he speaks up. He must have been through a lot.’
...
The viewers found Ye Feng’s Weibo post.
It was a message posted not long ago.
Exquisite game concept art and a provocative caption.
【You think it's very simple?】
After reading it, everyone fell silent.
They thought he had been under pressure and unable to speak for the past month.
But they didn’t expect that he had been making another game.
"I’ve never been this angry!" Brother Yin pounded the table. "Even as an outsider, I felt angry about the previous incident."
"Damn it, if he at least cursed Yogame, I’d feel better."
"But he didn’t curse, didn’t say a word, just quietly made another game. And it’s obvious from the cover art that this game is more refined than the hammer one."
"Brothers, what makes me angry is that he genuinely loves making games, genuinely wants to bring us joy."
"What makes me angry is that a pure-hearted designer who isn’t out to make quick money is being suppressed by big gaming companies."
That was why he was so angry. The others just wanted to make games, but 'those people' only wanted to make money.
"Fortunately, this time he wisely switched to Steam and didn’t stick with Yogame."
"Damn it!"
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