I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!
Chapter 145 - 72: Ban Implemented! Lu Long: It’s stable! Ke Jin: It’s stable! Players: What the fuck, let’s do this!_3

Chapter 145: Chapter 72: Ban Implemented! Lu Long: It’s stable! Ke Jin: It’s stable! Players: What the fuck, let’s do this!_3

The screen quickly plunged into darkness.

[Your followed host is suspected of violating regulations and is currently undergoing rectification...]

The barrage of comments exploded instantly, with a flood of question marks filling the screen.

"?????"

"What does this mean??"

"Seriously, do you Shark Platform admins have any heart? You don’t ban the streamers who cheat, but you ban an innocent streamer instead?"

"They can’t handle the problem so they’re going after the person who points it out, right?"

"I suggest the admins find a factory job and quit screwing around here playing patrol dogs."

"Unlock it for me! I just want to watch this stream! It’s good and I love it!"

At first, the viewers hadn’t realized the severity of the issue.

They thought it was merely due to the massive crackdown on cheats, which had affected some cheat creators’ interests, and after conspiring with the live streaming platform, they opted to block the stream.

So they directed their fire solely at Shark Platform.

But soon, more and more viewers from other streams also sensed that something was amiss.

Because many of their favorite streamers.

Whether big or small.

As long as they were streaming Pubg content, almost all of them had their streams cut in just three to five minutes.

The live room display read ’The host is suspected of violating regulations and is currently being rectified.’

Finally realizing that something was wrong, the various Pubg enthusiasts started discussing in the now-blacked-out top gamer’s official live room.

"Damn, did Baby Ke piss off some tough guy? This doesn’t seem like something Shark Platform could pull off..."

"Could it be the China Broadcasting Bureau?"

"Stop joking, the China Broadcasting Bureau is too busy for this. They wouldn’t bother with a small gaming company if it follows the game laws."

"Is it because it’s too violent and gory?"

"Look at other FPS streamers; they’re still broadcasting. Isn’t that also headshot after headshot, blood spurting everywhere? Why aren’t those streams banned?"

"Then it must be pressure from competitors."

"Tengjing? Netcom? Or Silver Brilliance? Besides those three, I can’t think of any other competitor with this kind of power."

"Isn’t Netcom the most likely suspect? They released War Annihilation two months ago, clashing with Pubg. They’ve thrown billions into it, and now they haven’t seen even a splash, so they must be panicking."

After a thorough discussion, the knowledgeable viewers actually managed to narrow down the potential suspects.

But unfortunately, the viewers could only discuss; there was nothing they could do.

Not to mention the viewers.

Even the big-name streamers, who were happily playing Pubg, were baffled when their streams were suddenly banned.

After consulting with the system admin, they received vague replies, only mentioning that the game had aspects unsuitable for broadcast to players, yet without specifying what exactly the problem was.

The official jargon was frustratingly circular, leaving no concrete answers.

By the fifth evening, the rapidly trending Pubg suddenly came to a screeching halt, vanishing from everyone’s view.

Although the game could still be played normally and purchases were available.

But all the hot search entries about Pubg flew away, replaced by news of the upcoming War Annihilation.

Reaching this point, the motives were as plain as day, clear for all to see.

However, the most ingenious part of Lu Long’s handling of the situation was.

There was no evidence.

Yes, the entire internet might say it was Netcom that did the banning.

But where’s the evidence?

If you can’t produce evidence, I might have to send you a lawyer’s letter, meow!

"After this, Ke Jin, that brat, should know what fear feels like," Lu Long said that night as darkness fell.

Gently swirling the red wine in his glass, Lu Long sank comfortably into the sofa with an expression of relaxation.

Even if you know I did it, what can you do to me?

That, is the power of capital.

Draining the last of the red wine from his glass, Lu Long headed to his bedroom to lie down.

Finally, the major concern that weighed on his mind had been dealt with.

It’s settled, time to sleep!

...

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

Miles away in Jianglin.

Ke Jin sat in his office chair, unusually laid back, with his legs propped up on the desk, a highball glass of cola in hand, gently rocking, a faint smile on his lips.

"Lu has finally made a move. It seems he must have felt the fear Pubg brought," he mused.

He opened the system panel and glanced at the real-time sales progress in the background.

The insane sales volume of 730,000 copies in five days was finally slowing down after the total ban across the internet.

In just a few hours, the sales had gone from nearly seven to eight thousand per hour to falling to three to four thousand.

Without exposure, relying only on the past few days’ explosive popularity, it might continue to rise a bit longer.

But at most, it would peak around a million copies.

And then, it would slowly be forgotten.

No matter how fun a game is, there comes a day when players tire of it.

Players will gradually leave, but there won’t be a continuous influx of new players anymore.

This, is strategy.

He downed the remaining bit of cola from his glass and picked up his jacket from the chair.

It’s settled, time to go home and sleep!

...

Everyone went to sleep.

But there was someone who couldn’t sleep.

At midnight.

Yuan Qiaoqing, who usually went to bed at ten o’clock for her beauty sleep, was now wrapped in her blanket like a Mongolian yurt, unable to fall asleep.

As a girl, she loved beauty.

But today, she just couldn’t sleep.