I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!
Chapter 532 - 172: The Game Design Conference with Generous Rewards!_5

Chapter 532: Chapter 172: The Game Design Conference with Generous Rewards!_5

"The wound of betrayal scabs over, and with all one’s might, a radiant flower blooms"—stories of inspiration from the bottom up always touch the hearts of people more deeply.

They are also the hot spots that media practitioners love to dig into.

Ma Yang also saw anticipation in the eager eyes of the reporters.

He could even foresee that, just by nodding his head in agreement,

the industry news for the next two days would be abuzz with this story.

And it would also establish a very positive image for him, earning him the deep sympathy and admiration of numerous netizens.

This kind of persona is something many people can’t cultivate, even with money.

And all he had to do was nod, and it would be easily within his grasp.

But, after a moment of silence,

Ma Yang still shook his head.

He mustered a slight smile and said,

"Nowadays, netizens always want to hear all kinds of sensational stories, but I’m going to disappoint them. I’m just an ordinary person who has gotten to where I am by luck. There’s no dramatic love story. Although it’s true that I did break up with my ex-girlfriend, it wasn’t like what you all imagine. We just parted ways normally, uneventfully, so much so that it wouldn’t interest anyone who hasn’t heard the story before."

After he spoke these words,

disappointment was clearly visible in the eyes of the reporters.

And in Pang Huihui’s eyes,

tears almost uncontrollably welled up and threatened to overflow.

It was a profound, all-consuming regret that repeatedly washed over her.

To be honest,

Pang Huihui even wished that at that moment, Ma Yang would have lashed out at her,

even would have pointed at her nose in front of the reporters and said, "Look, here’s the culprit."

At least that way, when she recalled this moment in the future, she could pretend to be heartless and not care.

She could even bitterly curse him out in her mind,

"So what if your store is flourishing now? It will eventually close down." "It’s just dumb luck; definitely won’t last long." Such words could alleviate the pressure in her heart.

But Ma Yang didn’t.

He just used a very calm tone to help her avoid what could have been a storm of online backlash.

And then, he had never once looked at her from beginning to end.

But the more he did this,

the more Pang Huihui’s inner regret just kept bubbling up incessantly.

His forgiveness magnified all her past sharpness infinitely.

Be it her mocking words, or her betraying actions,

at this moment, they turned into countless sharp blades, piercing Pang Huihui full of holes.

She couldn’t even recall how she had stumbled out of the store.

This seemingly light and breezy forgiveness felt like the best punishment for a traitor like herself.

As if it was silently saying:

I have already moved on.

Who is it that will be trapped in the past forever?

————

The Top Player.

The conference room.

A group of executives sat upright, watching their own young and handsome boss, who crossed his arms and rubbed his chin while pacing back and forth inside the room.

During this time, Mr. Ke stopped several times, looking at everyone.

He seemed as though he wanted to say something but hesitated.

In the end, he said nothing.

This situation lasted for about ten minutes.

Only then did the employees hear Mr. Ke say in a very puzzled tone,

"The sales of Switch and its cartridges have been increasing more and more recently, do any of you have a clue why?"

As if afraid the employees misunderstood his context,

Ke Jin added an explanation.

"What I mean is, good sales are definitely a good thing, but this type of illogical sales curve,"

"Without any promotion or publicity thereafter, even our past games would show a pattern of high-start followed by a downtrend over time. But this time, it just keeps on rising after a high-start."

"If we can figure out the reason, identify the key factor that boosted the sales, it might inspire us for the sales of our new releases."

Yes, this excuse is perfect!

It gets the employees to look for clues while carefully concealing the thought of ’wishing the game to sell less.’

If I were to rate myself,

I would give—

Full marks!

Just as Ke Jin was self-congratulating in his mind,

he saw his subordinates looking at him with strange glances.

"Mr. Ke... wasn’t this your own decision?" Gou Chehua was the first to speak.

"Yeah, the news has reported it too." Cheng Bage also scratched his head.

"News?" Ke Jin was taken aback, "What news?"

And then, as an employee pulled up the relevant news report on a mobile phone and raised it to Ke Jin’s face,

Ke Jin skimmed through it.

Instantly, his vision went dark.

He almost lost his footing and nearly sat down on Ke Yu’s lap.

The headline of the news read,

"Discussing the recent explosive popularity of offline gaming experience stores! A new industry trend? All thanks to the Top Player’s chief designer’s far-sighted strategy—the gaming industry’s Giant has led to the birth of a brand-new industry!"

And after briefly scanning the details,

Ke Jin’s scalp tingled even more.

This news... absolute nonsense!

Defamation! This is defamation!

This entire article is just spouting nonsense!

What advanced foresight, what Top Player’s dependable Ma Yang...

Wait, this Ma Yang,

Who is he?

I don’t remember recruiting such a subordinate, do I?

And I’ve never said anything about moving offline...

The online revenues are already enough of a handful.

Only if I had nothing better to do would I open an offline gaming store and incidentally sell game cartridges...