145. Take one step at a time

Before Honor of Kings was released, most islanders and the game industry in the island countries were not particularly optimistic.

Only those from Nasu Mushroom, who have really played Honor of Kings, can know how excellent this game is.

Unfortunately, they are still just starting out and have no appeal.

Therefore, the island country is full of suspicious remarks about the Glory of Kings.

"Hey? The release of Xingyue, I thought King of Glory was made by Xingyue? Their previous Yueji was OK."

"Zhiyue is good, but this is a Chinese game. Zhiyue is just a publisher, and they are not making it."

"Huh? Can the games made by Chinese people be played?"

"Hahahahaha, if you understand it, you will know that this question does not exist at all, because there will always be only one answer-

That's not to play."

"How can Chinese people make games? I have never heard of Chinese games. Didn't the games they play imported from us?"

"Yes, yes, I remember Nintendo's game consoles sold very well in China. They all play Super Mary. The recent Stone Age seems to have been imported from us."

"What kind of game masterpiece does the Chinese have?"

"I don't know this...it's very likely they are in the early stages."

Some people speak very tactfully and implicitly express their doubts about the quality and level of Chinese games.

Although some other people did not say it publicly, they cursed more fiercely in their hearts.

"Chinese people are following behind our butts. What kind of games do they play?"

"They are even behind their painting skills for decades. What are they going to play games?"

"Yeah yeah."

Although many people have seen posters and have given high praise, most island people believe that good posters have little to do with the game.

It is likely that the publicity and posters are all due to Shiyue.

...

When I saw the promotional poster of Honor of Kings on the road, DMM's president Keiji Kameyama was a little strange.

"This poster is well done, Honor of Kings, this game is OK, it looks very interesting."

DMM company is the company that Cao Yang wanted Ai Xiaomi to cooperate with them.

The most famous company is not the game industry, but the Ivy industry. In 2001, it was soaring and was known as the boss of the Ivy world. The president, Keiji Kameyama, was known as the father of Ivy. What he does every day at work is to study the information of Ivy artists and the sales of each album, and summarize the rules from it and formulate the future development direction of the company.

Later, the company entered the game industry by chance and quickly became the largest game publisher in the island country.

But DMM's boss Keisuchi Yama didn't think about becoming a game publisher at first. This was also a coincidence. When he was a proxy ship girl, he didn't know what the game was, and he didn't play the game himself. According to Keisuchi Yama, "I just agreed because [their plan looks very feasible]."

Seeing the boss praising the poster of King of Glory, the subordinate next to him kindly reminded him, "President, have you forgotten? This game company has come to us before. It is a Chinese game company. At that time, I wanted us to become a game publisher."

"Oh~"

After his reminder, Keiji Kameyama suddenly remembered that this was indeed the case.

"But I don't know much about games, and can the games made by Chinese people have our local games?" asked Keisi Kameyama.

"Then... there should be a gap." The subordinate carefully said that he had never played Chinese games, but he had occasionally seen similar comments before, and everyone's feedback on the quality of Chinese games and pictures was not very good.

"But this poster is indeed well made, at least much better than some small domestic companies." Keiji Kameyama gave a pertinent evaluation. He looked at the lower right corner of the poster, and the publisher wrote TYPE-MOON (タイプムーン).

"TYPE-MOON? I haven't heard of any company this is."

"I don't know much," the subordinate replied with an embarrassing and polite smile on his face. "It should be a small domestic company."

"oh."

Keisi Kameyama nodded, and he didn't take it seriously. After all, for Keisi Kameyama, who now has Ivy's career as its core, Bomi's game cooperation is just a small episode in his life.

Even a little wave doesn't count.

The kind that may be completely left behind in the near future.

So Keisi Kameyama closed his eyes and began to calm down.

...

Two days later, on December 15, Honor of Kings 1 will be released in the island country.

On the day of the release, the doorsteps of major retailers were expected to be deserted.

Although Bomi made many advertisements this time, and it also invited many famous actors to take charge, the number of people who actually bought it was not very large.

Only a few high school students who are curious or like Ayako Kawasumi will come to buy it.

This is actually a matter of course, because first of all, the culture of the Higashima people is very special, and it is unique in the world, and it is difficult for other countries to open up the market in island countries.

What's more, this game maker is still a Chinese company.

Although the publisher is a local company in the island country, Xingyue is not very famous, and many players have not even heard of this name. Only a small number of people in the circle know about "Yueji" produced by Xingyue and the light novels written by Nasu Mushroom in their early years.

In one sentence—

This wave was lonely.

...

"Boss, it's over."

The day after the release of Honor of Kings on East Island, Cao Yang, who entered the company early in the morning, heard bad news from Ai Xiaomi.

Cao Yang looked cold and said, "What are you doing? You got me upset early in the morning?"

"No," Ai Xiaomi waved his hand and quickly explained, "Yesterday, the sales results of Honor of Kings 1 in the island country came out."

"It's over?" Cao Yang asked.

Ai Xiaomi was stunned for a moment, "No, it's over, I haven't reported the results yet. Don't you want to know the numbers?"

Cao Yang rolled his eyes, "I'm not asking if you've finished speaking, I'm asking if your grades are over?"

"Hey? Boss, can you still be so calm when you hear this word?"

Ai Xiaomi really admires Cao Yang's determination.

Cao Yang waved to her, "The impact is not good, come to my office and say."

...

Ai Xiaomi followed Cao Yang happily and entered the boss's office.

Cao Yang asked the young secretary to make tea for the two of them, and waited for Ai Xiaomi to take a sip before asking, "So what are the results?"

"Sales results..." Ai Xiaomi curled her lips in discomfort, "It's very miserable, less than 500 pictures."

"What……"

The tea brush in Cao Yang's hand suddenly fell off and hit the floor with a squeak, making a crisp sound.

The little secretary could turn around.

This was the first time she saw Boss Cao's eyes in such despair and shock.

"I thought you, like a boss, would not be defeated by such small setbacks." Ai Xiaomi said in surprise.

"without……"

Cao Yang bent down and picked up the tea brush and placed it next to him.

"Wait for me to slow down."

He covered his mouth with the back of his hand and thought about it carefully.

I always feel something is wrong.

It's impossible.

You should know that the core script of Honor of Kings 1 is FATE!

It is the most famous Fsn in FATE! Stay night, the foundation work of the entire FATE series, and the subsequent comic revisions, and surroundings are basically based on this work.

When this work was born in the past life, it surpassed the masterpiece "CLANNAD" created by Key Club for 4 years and became the sales champion of that year. Until 21 years, FSN's sales on the PC were still the top of all galgames.

How could Waterloo be like this with such a great work?

You should know that you can sell 50,000 yuan on the first day in the country.

There is no reason to only sell 500 copies in the island country.

Although the island country has a small population, there are many otaku and are very enthusiastic about paying for games. For them, playing games is like eating, and it is an indispensable thing in life.

Although galgame is niche, it is not too rare to be like this.

There must be something wrong.

Cao Yang took out his cell phone and looked at it, "It's 9:20 Beijing time now. We have an hour difference with the island country, so we still have one hour of sales opportunities. Maybe the remaining one hour can create miracles?"

"Boss, please be more awake."
To be continued...