Chapter 450: Chapter 435 Official Announcent (2nd Update)
On the eve of the holographic projection exchange eting at Wu University, the esports community in China had faced two major shocks.
The first was Juan Canyun publicly declaring on Weibo his pursuit of the Catastrophe Lady… pursuing a character in a ga, an NPC.
That very evening, President Yin imdiately mobilized a vast public relations team, trying to divert the attention of the fans.
But it was useless… Juan Canyun’s declaration was simply too shocking, and the reckless youth refused to delete his comnts, while President Yin, soft-hearted for a mont, didn’t make him delete them either.
In such a clear-cut situation, even if the PR team had the ability to turn coal into snowballs, they were utterly powerless.
Because Juan Canyun’s case wasn’t about whitewashing coal anymore, he was thoroughly black through and through.
This led Juan Canyun to behave very reclusively over the next three days after waking up.
He logged into Saint Spirit once, made a wish to the Devouring God, and then didn’t log into the ga anymore.
On one hand, he was lying in bed to recuperate following the doctor’s orders, and on the other hand, feelings of guilt and self-bla made Juan Canyun deeply troubled; he blad himself for impulsively damaging the reputation of Leap Nucleus.
“Boss, what should we do, should we tell Xiao Wen that his parents are coming to see him today?”
The players from Leap Nucleus were worriedly standing outside Juan Canyun’s hospital room, watching him asleep with his back to them; Juan Canyun had been lying in the hospital bed for almost two days now.
When fighting Zhao Mingwei, Juan Canyun had actually touched the threshold of his second awakening, unlike just coming close to it as when he was cooking black pot at, because his body couldn’t withstand the power of a second awakening.
Juan Canyun was using the skills of a second awakening, Nine-layered Gun Shadow… temporarily nad by Jiang Qiao, in his fight against Zhao Mingwei, except that he hadn’t grasped the active skill of the second awakening.
But if Juan Canyun had really intended to release the active skill, Jiang Qiao would have forced him to disconnect because… he wasn’t ready yet.
The physical exhaustion was indeed trendous, and during these two days, Juan Canyun was very sleepy, but today the team mbers didn’t know if Juan Canyun didn’t want to see them or was just sleeping.
The players from Leap Nucleus were worried because Juan Canyun’s parents were coming to visit him today, and they also knew about Juan Canyun falling for a character in a ga, so they ca to ask President Yin just what was going on.
On President Yin’s side, he had to handle the matters of heading to Wu University for the conference tomorrow, and also… after Feng Yi wrapped up his transfer negotiations yesterday, he flew up to the city with just a plane ticket today, not even bringing any luggage.
This also led to the managent of Supre Overworld hurrying after him frantically.
The worst was the officials from the Conflict ga, Juan Canyun’s issue had blown up way too big, compounded by his status as champion.
It can be said that Juan Canyun’s comrcial value had far exceeded his technical prowess, but the behavior Juan Canyun exhibited on Weibo was destroying his comrcial value.
This caused a crowd of investors to be unable to stand by any longer, all petitioning the Conflict league officials to talk with Leap Nucleus.
Now, three groups of people were all rushing to the Leap Nucleus club, President Yin for the first ti felt sowhat of a headache not knowing how to handle the situation.
“Boss, the Saint Spirit official site suddenly announced an event that is linked with the holographic butler.” At this mont, one of the players suddenly picked up his phone and showed the Saint Spirit official website to President Yin.
“Holographic butler? Isn’t that the company behind Nan Feng?”
President Yin rembered this holographic butler, it was a type of smart ho device… backed by the company, Ma Teng Technology Limited, which is controlled by the owner behind the club, Nan Feng.
This is a high-end tech company, recently launched the holographic butler which combines holographic projection technology, allowing a virtual character to appear in one’s ho to manage various smart ho devices.
The activity linked with this holographic butler is not part of the ga content, but rather seems more like an activity in the ga community.
“Declare your love for a favorite Saint Spirit NPC on Weibo or any other social network…” President Yin looked at the content of the event, his mind slightly moved, “What’s the reaction from the other clubs?”
“What kind of reaction can there be, other clubs are either busy working on Dark Tide Island or busy building houses, this small event doesn’t have any attractive rewards, the most likes one can get is only a couple hundred approval points,” that player said.
Yin Hui didn’t answer, he just took out his phone and opened the Spirit Confrontation Group to ping Bubble.
‘Yin Hui: @Bubble, could you help… please have your players share this event.’
‘Bubble: Tsk, Hotpot Prince, you want our players to advertise for Spirit, that usually costs ad fees… But Spirit doesn’t need ad fees, I’ll ask Caral and Nan Feng about it.’
It’s true that the ga Spirit doesn’t need advertising, but logically, when players from the Coke Craze club promote a ga or participate in a ga event, the ga company should pay advertising fees.
But Jumping Nucleus and Coke Craze are now considered strategic partners among the clubs in Hua nation, so Bubble could certainly help with this small favor.
‘Yin Hui: @Cruel Moonlight, @Lake Fairy, @Grey-White Eyes, @Can Xin, @Happy Gaming, @Not Updating Today, could all the club presidents also help out?’
‘Can Xin: Holy shit! Boss Yin, are you trying to drag the entire Chinese esports community into this? What’s the grudge?’
‘Cruel Moonlight: Is it like, if everyone makes a mistake together, it’s not a mistake?’
‘Grey-White Eyes: Amitabha, we don’t have much influence, let’s repost for Fureya.’
Yin Hui’s call to action had an amazing effect in the group, mainly because the Spirit officials had organized this event just before the eting.
It seems like the Spirit officials must have reached so agreent with the Holographic Butler…
So on Weibo, where originally a bunch of fans were still complaining about managent issues at Jumping Nucleus and how the ga Spirit was weird enough to twist Juan Canyun’s mind and other accusations, they suddenly found… their favorite players posting official announcents on their Weibos.
‘Jumping Nucleus·Hotpot Cook: Let introduce this is my wife Fureya in the ga, cough alright, besides Fureya there’s no NPC I like more in this ga [Image][Image][Image]’
‘Jumping Nucleus·Sleepless Tonight: Don’t mind my in-ga ID, just look at my in-ga wife Fureya.’
‘Abyss Temple·Can Xin: There are no perfect won in the world, but there is in Spirit! (referring to Fureya).’
“Boss Yin, you… what will this lead to, I… am at a loss for words,” Mo Shigui, who had been dozing on a bench in the hospital corridor, woke up when his teammate shook him and saw a barrage of Weibo ssages from players in seven of the top eight clubs in China.
Almost simultaneously, from club managent to players, nearly half of them started reposting and screenshotting their favorite NPCs in Spirit, although most of these posts were about their own Fureya, there was a small part about other NPCs.
For example… Zhao Mingwei, typically inactive on Weibo, actually posted!
‘Mirthful: My apprentice [Image] #Favorite NPC in Spirit#.’
Zhao Mingwei only uploaded a screenshot of Yelena eating teppanyaki squid, looking greasy on her lips, but through the screenshot, one could see that little girl’s vibrant and cute spirit.
Then… Zhao Mingwei’s Weibo post was swiftly occupied by a bunch of sour lemoness female fans.
Mo Shigui scrolled through, finding the most peculiar one to be… Caral’s official announcent, which probably made the fans not feel angry but rather expressed sympathy.
‘Coke Craze·Caral: Let introduce, this is my true love in Spirit—Legendary Moonlight Sword 13 (Holy Light Enchantnt) #Favorite NPC in Spirit#.’
Below this Weibo post were tons of little yellow faces crying tears, along with comnts like, “Bitter liquor swells my pain, I’m forever loyal to boss Caral.”
“The Chinese esports scene… is about to change,” one of the players remarked.
“Change what? It’s just new clouds in the sky, not rain. I actually find it quite entertaining,” Hotpot Cook said as he kept scrolling through Weibo.
Reviews
All reviews (0)