I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!
Chapter 413 - 146: A National Movement? A Craze for Nationwide Laziness! Ke Jin Gets a Paralyzing Stab in the Back!_2

Chapter 413: Chapter 146: A National Movement? A Craze for Nationwide Laziness! Ke Jin Gets a Paralyzing Stab in the Back!_2

Ke Jin took in everyone’s reactions.

Thrilled inside!

Hey, it’s good that you’re not running!

If you really all started running, doing some exercise.

I would have doubted, if I had gone too far.

Looks like I’ve got a deep understanding of human nature this time!

This time, I finally got a firm grip on the players!

The revenue stream at the back end is also looking stable.

A bottom line of one billion, sold only slightly over two million in a few days.

To be honest, even that data was somewhat unexpected for Ke Jin.

Turns out nearly 100,000 players had completed the first Chapter’s paid mission.

If it weren’t for this obstacle, the revenue could have soared to twenty to thirty million in a few days, and probably would have broken a billion in half a month.

After all, the assassination gameplay of Assassin’s Creed is quite fresh for Blue Star players.

Recalling the first time I played it, I planned assassination routes even in my dreams, imagining myself as a cool assassin in a white robe, striking out to uphold justice and fight for a world of fairness.

How cool!

Blue Star players apparently think so too.

But just thinking it doesn’t help.

The damned time-limited long run almost completely blocked most players’ willingness to spend money.

Coupled with the fact that the general public didn’t understand it, it meant even a lower chance of drawing in new players.

At least within the first month of its release.

Everything is steadily improving!

For the first time, Ke Jin felt so close to the ultimate reward package!

But what Ke Jin never expected was.

Just after the first week since the release of "Ezio".

Trouble struck!

A week later, the official Weibo of Huaxia Press reposted the previously hotly debated ’a game that requires you to run to continue playing’

And the accompanying text said, "Young people should exercise moderately to enhance physical fitness."

It instantly broke Ke Jin out in a cold sweat.

Although Huaxia Press’s influence in China isn’t as authoritative as Xinhua or the Central Newspaper, it’s extremely well-known, and its content basically represents the official stance.

The authorities didn’t directly promote "Ezio", as it’s somewhat related to violent and bloody elements, not fit for mainstream promotion.

But as long as the curious make an effort to search, they could easily find out which game this hot topic is really about.

The traffic from this wave was enormous!

Obviously, the tie-in between "Ezio" and running, even though a private act of the game developers, caught the official eye.

And it suddenly had the whimsical idea of trying to use the cultural elements young people like, to potentially increase the nation’s exercise rate.

At least, to get the symbol of working out accepted by the public first.

This nearly scared Ke Jin into clutching a Quick-effect heart-saving pill.

But what slightly relieved him was.

Not many people embraced the response.

That allowed him to put down the Quick-effect heart-saving pill.

But not long after he put it down, he picked it up again.

Because netizens started to rally!

The pace of life on Blue Star has sped up, and the pressure of life is huge, which is almost a common feeling among ordinary people worldwide.

People of all ages have their own pressures.

The moment you open your eyes each day, it’s either mortgages and car loans, or children’s tuition and miscellaneous fees, hobby classes, and other miscellaneous expenses; those who are unmarried get urged year after year to hurry up and get married, but facing exorbitant financial requirements and unfathomable human hearts, the rising divorce rate and decreasing birth rate make you feel tired at the mere sight.

The corporate slaves at work are under constant pressure from company leaders, enforcing the idea that ’if you don’t do it, plenty will,’ in a fiercely competitive employment environment rife with cut-throat practices. Sometimes, returning home from work is deep into the silent night.

Even students don’t have it any better, with endless classes and homework, constant reprimands, and hardly any time to rest.

The entire Blue Star is in a state of high pressure.

Now you come to me talking about exercise?

Just living day to day takes all the effort I have, okay!

When game developers call for exercise, it’s their own business, just like when neighbor Zhang San chants slogans for early morning runs; we as neighbors watch and enjoy our melons. After all, he does his thing, and it has nothing to do with me.

But now the authorities come out advocating for national exercise.

That hits a sore spot for the netizens.

Guess why we have no time or energy for exercise?

This move instantly caused displeasure among the netizens.

But the authorities were just shouting slogans, and advocating exercise in itself isn’t wrong.

Netizens with pent-up frustration.

Directly targeted the spark that ignited the whole event.

Number one player!

So it’s you who came up with this running exercise, huh!

Let’s see what’s going on!

Running, run your ass!

Everybody lie down!

The day the official press reposted their Weibo, the topic exploded!

Initially, the general public who didn’t care about the issue were teasing that gamers were fools for needing to run before recharging. "Not playing is the simple solution, why be so stubborn?"

But immediately after, they began to unite against a common enemy.

Damn it, playing a game is supposed to be relaxing, and now you want me to run!

Just you wait! I’m going to get my big plan out!

Once an alliance was formed, the sentiment began to shift.

From the initial ’how to complete running efficiently,’ it slowly morphed into.

’How to unlock the payment interface without needing to run.’