Agreeing to Create Bad Games, What the Hell Is ‘Titanfall’? Chapter 225: Mortal Flesh Rivaling the Divine

Trembling eyes, mouth agape!

This expression had always appeared on Shen Miaomiao's face before.

As the saying goes, what goes around cos around.

This ti, the look of astonishnt appeared on Gu Sheng's face instead!

"Six... six hundred ninety-two thousand?"

Even!

Even Gu Sheng couldn't react imdiately!

The explosive popularity of Plants vs. Zombies was sothing he had anticipated.

But this level of success had far exceeded his wildest expectations!

Beside him, Shen Miaomiao was equally stunned!

Nearly seven million copies!

At $2 per copy, the total revenue for Plants vs. Zombies this week alone reached a staggering $14 million!

After deducting the 25% platform cut, their net revenue was a terrifying $10.5 million!

Subtracting the $1.15 million developnt cost, the net profit stood at $9.35 million!

With a 10% profit-sharing ratio, the total bonus amounted to $935,000.

And within that bonus, she took 40%, which was... $374,000!

Holy—shit—!!!

After doing the ntal math, Shen Miaomiao felt her heart might leap out of her chest!

Damn!

This is absolutely insane!

Because!

Earlier on her way ho, after careful calculations, she had concluded that—

If global sales reached 750,000 copies in 12 days, she could happily take a loss and receive $375,000 in rebates!

But now!

She didn't lose!

Not a single cent!

Through legitimate sales alone, without any tricks or system assistance, she achieved the sa returns as the system!

And it only took seven days!

aning, if Plants vs. Zombies had five more days of sales, its earnings would...

Surpass the system!!!

What does this an?

It's like Old Gu wearing nothing but red underwear managed to fight Superman to a standstill!

Although! She had deliberately minimized the projected losses earlier, effectively weakening the system's advantage!

But as they say, a starved cal is still bigger than a horse!

For Old Gu, a re mortal, to shake the system like this is utterly astonishing!

Damn it, this ga is raking in money like crazy!

However!

Shen Miaomiao also understood that such terrifying sales were inseparable from the ga's nature and dual-platform release strategy.

The mobile platform's market share gave it a massive boost!

Plants vs. Zombies' universal appeal was rock-solid!

The $2 price point was both affordable and irresistible!

For Shen Miaomiao, this was the first ti she experienced sothing that 'wasn't a rebate but felt even better than one'!

Though the process differed, the outco was nearly identical!

Shock, joy, excitent!

These emotions intertwined, making her gaze at Gu Sheng grow increasingly fervent!

anwhile!

Gu Sheng on the other side took a deep breath, stood up while running his hands through his hair, his face filled with disbelief!

Perhaps Shen Miaomiao only saw the financial success of this ga.

But as a seasoned veteran in the gaming industry, Gu Sheng knew that Plants vs. Zombies' staggering sales brought them far more than just monetary gains!

More importantly, it would beco the most landmark work in this world's gaming history!

Five years, ten years, twenty years from now!

Though tis change and new gas erge, the gaming industry will keep evolving.

But one thing is certain—Plants vs. Zombies will be enshrined in history as a defining masterpiece in this world's gaming culture!

Thinking this, Gu Sheng felt chills down his spine. His pounding heart made him take deep breaths as the surreal feeling left him shaking his head at the projection screen, hands on hips!

Seeing Gu Sheng like this, Shen Miaomiao couldn't help but chuckle!

All along!

In her eyes, Gu Sheng had always been the epito of calm and composure at work.

Though he could joke around and play the fool.

He had never once shown panic or shock.

In the gaming industry, he seed like an omnipotent being, always in control.

Despite repeatedly achieving jaw-dropping results, to him, they seed predestined—pleasing but not surprising.

But this ti, the earth-shattering success finally made him show genuine astonishnt.

In that mont, the man before her seed more real than ever, lifting the veil of mystery and making her heart race.

Grabbing the Polaroid from under the coffee table, Shen Miaomiao stood and walked behind Gu Sheng, patting his shoulder: "Old Gu."

"Hmm?" He turned to look at Little Nezha: "What's up?"

"Let's commorate this,"

As she spoke, she lifted Gu Sheng's arm, blushing as she nestled into his embrace, having him wrap his arm around her shoulders while she held up the Polaroid:

"Closer... so the fra can fit both of us and the data."

However, just as Shen Miaomiao bit her lip, cheeks flushed, ready to take the photo, Gu Sheng withdrew his hand.

"This cara has a tir. Just prop it on the sofa backrest and the fra will be bigger..."

Saying this, Gu Sheng took the cara from her, stepping away to set it up on the sofa.

Shen Miaomiao pursed her lips, lowering her head.

Her bare feet fidgeted slightly on the carpet, toes curling awkwardly.

That pose earlier... might have been too intimate.

As she thought this, Gu Sheng finished setting up the tir and returned to her side:

"There, all set."

"Oh."

Shen Miaomiao responded softly, clasping her hands properly before her, standing beside Gu Sheng in a dignified pose.

Though her eyes showed a hint of disappointnt, she forced a small smile.

Just as they settled into position—

"Planning to stand like that the whole ti?" Gu Sheng suddenly asked.

"Huh? What else?"

Confused, Shen Miaomiao turned to look at him.

The next second.

Gu Sheng suddenly bent down, one arm wrapping around her slender waist while the other scooped up her legs—

Whoosh!

Shen Miaomiao felt herself lifted effortlessly, letting out a surprised yelp as she instinctively looped her arms around Gu Sheng's neck, now held bridal-style!

Then—

Click!

The cara's flash went off!

As the photo printed out, it showed a slightly disheveled Gu Sheng smirking mischievously.

While the princess-carried Shen Miaomiao clung to his neck, her wide eyes sparkling with surprise and delight like glittering stars in the night sky...

...

[Ga Miracle! "Plants vs. Zombies" Sells 6.92 Million Copies in One Week!]

[One of the Best-Selling Gas Globally in the Past Decade! What Makes Golden Wind's Ga So Special?]

[Only a Supernova Can Break a Supernova's Record! 7 Million Weekly Sales! Plants vs. Zombies Shatters To the Moon's Record!]

[King of Dual Platforms! This Year's Best-Selling Ga Has Already Secured the Crown!]

[...]

A sensation!

Like a tidal wave sweeping through the gaming industry!

An insane seven million copies sold in one week! An unbelievable average of one million copies sold daily!

When the first-week sales were announced, many couldn't believe their eyes!

Though Golden Wind had already made a na for itself in the industry with Titanfall.

Its valiant battle against Kora had caused quite a stir before.

And its GDC performance, along with the imaginative Escape from Hell, earned widespread acclaim from peers and dia alike.

But!

No one expected.

Golden Wind would create another tsunami in the gaming world—in this manner!

A ga originally intended as a flagship title for the Yiyou Mini Ga Festival!

A cartoonish, simple-to-play strategy tower defense ga!

A ga accessible to all ages without barriers!

It erged out of nowhere, dominating with an unstoppable force, dropping a bombshell into the gaming world with 6.92 million copies sold!

Stunned!

From dostic to international!

Though everyone recognized the ga's widespread appeal—after all, many around them were playing it.

The near-seven-million figure still sent shockwaves through the entire industry!

#2 Mousey: Holy crab! Seven freaking million! Golden Wind is on a rampage!!! (Shocked)

#5 BigPuffShroomFan: Woke up thinking I miscounted by a digit, washed my face before realizing it's legit seven figures... (Petrified)

#8 GrayMist: I'm so damn tired! When will Golden Wind's data stop being insane?! Spent half the night recalculating again!!! (Furious)

#10 GroinGrabber: Can feel the CDEA data departnt's frustration hhhhh (Laughing)

#11 PolarBear: LOL heard our boss chewing out marketing this morning for not co-hosting the mini ga fest. Marketing guys were like 'XunTeng is dood' in the group chat (Dog)

#13 YiyouFishSwim: Bro in #11, quit and join us! We're tight with Little Yellow and this month's bonuses are gonna be sweet (Yeah)

#18 LittleFuGuiSaysTooBland: My verdict—MAKE MORE TOWER DEFENSE!!!

#23 UnknownDesigner: Stop rushing! Already working on it! Already!!! (Busy)

#31 TinyFla: Hating XunTeng, understanding XunTeng, becoming XunTeng (Dog)

#35 NoMushrooms: Stop roasting us bro, we're just trying to survive...

Dostic frenzy!

anwhile, the international gaming scene was equally shaken!

Discussions erupted everywhere!

Not just because of Plants vs. Zombies' terrifying sales!

More importantly, this ga managed to overshadow 'Flabird Studio's' massively budgeted 3S-tier FPS masterpiece ACE Heroes in dia coverage!

Let's be clear!

Flabird is a top-tier studio under CloudPower-Vivendi!

ACE Heroes had a near-$600 million budget, developed by a team of over 2,000 people as their annual flagship project!

The ga blended story, versus, and battle royale modes, aiming to create the definitive FPS experience for the motion-pod era!

Since developnt began, it received massive attention and dia hype!

And just a week ago, it launched alongside Plants vs. Zombies.

Realistically!

These two gas shouldn't even compete! They're in entirely different leagues!

One's a motion-pod ga, the other a PC/mobile title—different markets entirely!

Whether in terms of budget, scale, or marketing, they were worlds apart—no overlap whatsoever!

But fate works in mysterious ways!

Plants vs. Zombies exploded in sales!

And I an exploded!

Thus!

From 'SNG Gas' to 'Global Players' and all major review sites.

The front-page headlines for first-week reviews all belonged to Plants vs. Zombies—

[SNG: An Unimaginably Fun Casual Tower Defense! Honestly, the mont I saw my Peashooter get eaten, I knew this would rank high!]

[Global Players: 6.9M weekly sales cent its place among the best-selling gas ever! Rich content, varied gaplay, and family-friendly difficulty—you'll marvel at its simplicity yet get hooked on its fun!]

[SLGars: This is a ga breaking boundaries! PVZ proves gaming isn't just for the young—kids and elders love it too!]

[Hummingbird Gaming Forum: Unbelievably simple! Unbelievably successful! GW found the perfect genre for dual-platform release and its ideal execution! If there's ever a 'Greatest Ga' award, PVZ would be a top contender!]

[...]

And so on!

The comnt sections under these reviews overflowed with global players' reactions:

'OMG! 6.9M! Unreal!'

'Its $2 price helps—revenue-wise, it can't match their OUTLAST or most motion-pod gas.'

'True, but sales volu is undeniable. Its influence outweighs revenue—hope this boosts Escape from Hell later.'

'Its age-range is insane—saw my professor playing it today.'

'ACE Heroes got so unlucky—this should've been its review week.'

'Flabird crying in the corner rn'

'First beat KOMINA, now accidentally crushed Veventi—Golden Wind is unstoppable'

'...'

"Done, covered."

Click.

As Shen Miaomiao set down the beauty blender, Gu Sheng looked up from the sea of news articles.

The mirror showed his left eye still slightly swollen, but the bruising was now barely visible.

Little Nezha's concealer skills were impressive.

"Nice... very nice,"

Gu Sheng nodded approvingly:

"At least I won't be house-hunting with a black eye."

"Obviously," Shen Miaomiao tilted her head proudly at the praise: "You think I watched all those makeup tutorials for nothing?"

With that, they got ready to leave.

Gu Sheng tossed her the car keys:

"Let's go, chauffeur! House-hunting ti!"