Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed

The moment Li Yuan spoke, the entire conference room fell so silent you could hear a pin drop. Even the sound of breathing seemed to grow rapid.

A cash reward of 2,000,000 was a massive sum. Each of them stood to receive tens of thousands.

Moreover, this was just the reward for completing the game’s development. Once the game was actually online, if the revenue was good, Li Yuan’s generosity meant he would certainly give out even more rewards.

"Thank you, Director Li!"

"Director Li is too good to us."

"Director Li’s generosity is a rarity in this industry."

After a moment of silence, the conference room once again erupted into lively discussion.

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Compile a list of names based on everyone’s contributions to the game, and divide the rewards accordingly. Then hand the list over to Director Xia..."

The Financial Director of Datang Technology was Xia Zhijin, and her primary responsibility was to review the company’s finances.

After arranging the game’s closed beta and the personnel rewards, Li Yuan took his three girlfriends to his office to experience the game.

As for the game "Honor of Kings," Li Yuan himself was itching to give it a try.

Bai Weixi looked somewhat shyly at several of the female heroes who were dressed quite revealingly and whispered to Li Yuan, "Brother, aren’t these hero designs a little too revealing?"

Li Yuan laughed heartily, unconcerned. "Bai, that’s where you’re mistaken. The revealing designs are what spark discussions among players and keep the game popular. Besides, this is the trend online right now. There are many other games that are even more revealing. If it really causes negative public opinion, we can just make adjustments then."

"Oh! So that’s how it is. I don’t really understand!" Realization dawned on Bai Weixi. She nodded and playfully stuck her tongue out at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan looked at the three of them—Bai Weixi, Zhong Tingyue, and Xia Zhijin—and smiled. "Would you girls like to try this game?"

None of the three had ever played a game before. Hearing Li Yuan’s question, they all looked eager to try and responded in unison:

"Yes, yes! Senior, will you teach us?"

"Okay, Brother!"

"Mm-hmm!"

Li Yuan laughed and began to personally show them how to play.

Compared to mobile games on smartphones, the controls for a major PC game like this were much more difficult, especially when it came to movement.

However, all three girls were highly intelligent. After Li Yuan demonstrated the controls, they basically understood the game’s basic operations.

In the game, Zhong Tingyue was controlling "Daji Baby." After being killed by three strikes from Li Yuan’s monkey, she glared at him with an aggrieved pout and whined, "Senior, why do you keep killing me? And you even ambushed me from the bushes!"

Seeing Zhong Tingyue’s pouty look, Li Yuan found it quite amusing and teased, "Little Moon, the monkey is an assassin. And what does an assassin do? They strike and kill from the shadows, so of course they have to hide in the bushes."

Nearby, Bai Weixi was controlling the support hero, Zhuang Zhou. She asked curiously, "Brother, isn’t Zhuang Zhou one of the founders of the Taoism school? Taoists are supposed to be spellcasters, right? So why is Zhuang Zhou a support and not a Mage?"

Li Yuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. How would I know? I’m just providing guidance based on memories from my past life; it’s not like I can be an expert on every little detail.

Li Yuan chuckled and explained, "Haha, even though he’s a support, all of Zhuang Zhou’s skills deal magic damage, so he can be played as a Mage, too. A hero’s role is just a label; they can be played in different ways. It’s just like how Daji can be played as an assassin in the jungle, ambushing people from the bushes."

"Oh! Oh!" Bai Weixi nodded her head, completely believing what Li Yuan had said.

「January 15, 2009」

An official announcement was posted on the homepage of the Zhihu website: Datang Technology Company, owned by Li Yuan, was recruiting professional gamers for the closed beta of a groundbreaking new competitive game called "Honor of Kings."

As soon as this news was released, it immediately caused a huge stir and widespread attention online.

As the hottest figure in the online literature, entertainment, and tech circles for the past six months, while Li Yuan wasn’t exactly a household name, he was extremely well-known.

The news that Li Yuan’s company had suddenly developed a game touted as groundbreaking instantly captured the nation’s attention and sparked widespread discussion.

[My god, Xia Hua is truly a god! When did he start making games? And he’s even calling it groundbreaking?]

[Heh, I have a bit of inside info. I heard that as early as September 2008, Xia Hua established a technology company called "Datang Technology." The Zhihu website was developed by this company. Besides developing the website, Datang Technology had also been developing a game in complete secrecy. They only just now suddenly released the news...]

[If Xia Hua makes it, it’s bound to be a masterpiece. There’s no doubt that with Xia Hua’s genius and vision, this game called "Honor of Kings" will definitely be the best of the best. By the way, did anyone manage to get an invite for the closed beta? What’s the game actually like?]

[There were only 1,000 spots for the closed beta, and they were all snatched up less than five minutes after the announcement was made. You all know how influential Xia Hua is. His fans are insane; they practically own the internet. The "Xia Hua Bar" on Qiandu Tieba alone has five million followers, and its popularity is off the charts every single day, not to mention the Zhihu website, which is Xia Hua’s home turf...]

[Breaking news! According to the first batch of closed beta testers, the game "Honor of Kings" is of extremely high quality. It’s a groundbreaking multiplayer online competitive game that incorporates Huaxia mythology and history... Several well-known gaming bloggers have given the game extremely high praise...]

[As a seasoned gamer who has been playing all sorts of games for seven or eight years, I can responsibly tell all of you, "Honor of Kings" is legendary, whether you’re talking about the background setting, the character models, or the playability...]

Beyond the intense online discussions, various websites, newspapers, magazines, and TV stations were also continuously reporting on the "Honor of Kings" closed beta.

In just three days, the entire internet was buzzing with talk of "Honor of Kings," making it a true focus of national attention and public discourse.