Seeing these two red envelopes—especially the second cash one—even the most knowledgeable online friends were very surprised:
"Did Zhumeng really make money?!"
"They give players dividends after making money? I'm so touched, I'm gonna cry!"
"After playing mobile games for so many years, this is the first time I've seen money coming back!?"
"'Frost Snow Project' has tens of millions of players worldwide. How much money will they give out? Is Xu Meng too generous?!"
"It's hard to say, maybe everyone will only get 1 yuan."
"Nonsense! Is Boss Xu that kind of person?!"
"I don't know if Boss Xu is short of money, but I'm well aware of how bad my luck is…"
"Stop talking nonsense! Log in, log in!"
A normal operations team wouldn't even write such a proposal.
So it's very likely that this was Xu Meng's decision!
This is also very much in line with Xu Meng's style of giving everyone [surprises] or [scares] from time to time.
Qi Huahua also became interested.
Even if she thought about it, the money, when averaged among each player, definitely wouldn't be much—let alone 100 yuan, it's hard to say if it would even be 10 yuan.
But Zhumeng's operation is ingenious in that it's a red envelope with a random value.
Before opening it, no one knows how much they can get.
Maybe it's only 1 yuan.
But it could also be 100,000!
Who knows?
This gives people a very different feeling!
You have to open it and see!
This feeling of anticipation is driving more and more players to log in to the game and join the [Colorful Paper Battle].
It also attracted a large number of players from other games to download 'Frost Snow Project' and become new players of this game.
—After all, it's a random cash amount from 1 to 100,000 yuan, what if you get a big one?
Then you'll be rich!
As for Zhumeng going back on their word…
This possibility simply does not exist!
Xu Meng's credibility among players is surprisingly high.
"I won't spend [Colorful Paper] randomly for now, I'll save it up to buy red envelopes!" Qi Huahua suddenly felt motivated!
Even though her stamina was already empty, she switched from immersive control to two-handed operation and continued to fight in the [Colorful Paper Battle]!
After fighting for an hour, she finally managed to collect enough tokens to exchange for a cash red envelope.
Without wasting a second, she quickly ran to the store and exchanged the red envelope.
Then, without rushing to open it, she said to her online friends:
"I'm going to wash my hands first!"
She hurriedly ran out of the frame.
When she reappeared a few minutes later, she had not only washed her hands, but also her face.
"It's just the New Year, and there's still incense at home, so I also offered incense to the God of Wealth."
Qi Huahua said expectantly, "Next, it's time to witness my luck!"
"Open!"
Golden light burst out from the red envelope!
Colorful fireworks exploded behind her, and festive music rang in her ears.
"Oh! Golden special effect!" Qi Huahua was super excited, "Am I going to win a big prize?!"
A large number of question marks and exclamation points also popped up in the live broadcast room.
But after the golden light dissipated, a small red card fell out of the red envelope—
[Golden Fortune Card]: Face value 66 (can be exchanged for a 66 yuan cash red envelope on the event page)
Also: Please keep this card safe. Collecting a series of fortune cards may bring good things.
"Only 66…" Qi Huahua was a little disappointed.
The online friends in the live broadcast room said one after another:
"You're still complaining that's too little?! I only got 6 yuan!"
"I got 1 yuan, is there anyone lower than that?"
"The lowest should be 1 yuan, right? But now it seems like the most common amount is 6 yuan. How bad does your luck have to be to get 1 yuan?"
"Maybe there's no one who got more than 100 yuan. The 100,000 is just to trick people, right?"
"Impossible! Go check out Mengjin's latest pinned post, someone got 3,000 yuan!"
"Awesome!"
…
Qi Huahua looked at the comments from her online friends and immediately felt much better.
—At least she got a double-digit amount!
So she began to pay attention to the card in her hand:
"[Golden Fortune Card], collecting a series of fortune cards will bring good things?"
She read the name and introduction of the item, but couldn't figure it out at all.
She couldn't even guess in a suitable direction.
Ultimately, Zhumeng is just too special.
—It has a very different temperament from all other game companies.
If it were another company, veteran players could guess what kind of marketing methods could be used for any content that could be revealed with a high degree of accuracy.
Even if they didn't guess it, they wouldn't be too surprised when the answer was revealed.
But Zhumeng is completely different.
Every time Xu Meng does something big, it exceeds the expectations of the players.
Once these [Golden Fortune Cards] are collected, Xu Meng might send another red envelope, or maybe send a few 'Monster Hunter' beta permissions, or announce a new project, or release a new peripheral, or put new figures and merchandise on the shelves…
Anything is possible.
The highlight is unpredictability.
Qi Huahua opened Mengjin, searched for keywords, and found that many posts analyzing and guessing had popped up.
But after reading more than a dozen posts, they were all just wild guesses without any reference value.
So she shook her head regretfully and threw away her phone.
At this time, she remembered an important thing: "By the way, have Sniper Hand and Orange finished fighting?"
"Did they break up?"
Qi Huahua changed the subject a little abruptly, but the online friends immediately burst into laughter:
"Hahahaha, they're done fighting!"
“Too brutal, fighting to the end, both of them were almost done for, and still couldn't decide a winner.”
“Their bones are too hard! They've been kicked offline by the system, but they're still stubbornly refusing to admit defeat, demanding a rematch.”
“Yeah, I saw their updates, their chests are all red in real life too! Too vicious!”
… …
Qi Huahua was a little worried, so she privately messaged them both to ask about the situation:
“You two haven't broken up, have you?”
[Valiant Sniper]: “Considering it, but before breaking up, I need to kill this bastard.”
[Orange Juice]: “The victory hasn't been decided yet! After the next match, I'll definitely make him call me Daddy!”
[Qi Huahua]: “…”
[Qi Huahua]: “Okay, good luck.”
The most ⊥ new ⊥ small ⊥ said ⊥ in ⊥ six ⊥ 9 ⊥ ⊥ book ⊥ ⊥ bar ⊥ ⊥ first ⊥ hair!
Qi Huahua closed the chat window and said expressionlessly: “Don't worry about it, their relationship is very good.”
The viewers burst into laughter again.
Qi Huahua also caught her breath, and enthusiastically went to participate in the [Colorful Paper Battle].
Although the red envelopes had been opened, she hadn't had enough of the game.
She really liked this gameplay, much more than [Dragon Palace Treasure Hunt].
Simple, pure, able to hit people, and the atmosphere is good.
Once you start playing, you can't stop!
… …
… …
In this lively atmosphere, an entire day quietly passed.
At 6 PM, three things happened simultaneously—
First: The Chosen One was born.
A player posted in Mengjin, showing off their [Golden Fortune Card].
The number written on it was: [100000]!
Second: 《War of Kings》 released a [New Year Special Patch] and a launch announcement for the event.
The launch time was at 10 AM the next day.
The reason they released it now was related to the third thing—
Zhumeng released a holiday announcement.
— —
Dear players and friends:
The Yi Si Year is coming to an end, and the Spring Festival is just around the corner.
All employees of Zhumeng Games sincerely thank you for your support of Zhumeng Games in the past year!
On this joyous occasion of the Spring Festival, we wish all players and users a healthy and happy New Year holiday.
Zhumeng's New Year holiday has also begun.
After a busy year, most employees—especially those on the development team—are now on their way home.
If you find any game bugs during the Spring Festival, or have any suggestions regarding game content, please submit them via email.
After the holiday, the development team will review and process them as soon as possible.
Finally, we wish you all a Happy New Year and a happy family reunion!
— —
Zhumeng's holiday announcement came a little too suddenly.
So much so that a large number of players were caught off guard.
Many people are still constantly providing feedback, hoping to optimize the mobile experience of [Colorful Paper Battle].
Like the existing [Color Blind Mode] and [Color Weakness Mode], they also want to introduce a [Compulsive Disorder Mode].
Many people also suggested that Zhumeng change the [Colorful Paper Battle]'s “4v4” to “5v5” or even “6v6”.
There would still be four players on each side, and the remaining positions would be left for the characters.
This way, you wouldn't have to kick a teammate to fight alongside your virtual wife.
—Everyone wants to fight and play games with their virtual wife, and doesn't want to be the one who quits the game.
Their reasons are also very valid:
[This change would create a better atmosphere for spending the holidays with the characters!]
Before, whenever the players' voices were loud enough and the requests weren't too excessive, Zhumeng would respond to the players' expectations.
So this time everyone was full of confidence.
Some people even prepared forms and started a joint petition signature campaign.
But they didn't expect that the petition signature campaign had just started, and Zhumeng had actually taken a vacation and run away!
“This is too much! We working stiffs haven't even had our holidays yet!”
“The legal holiday isn't until New Year's Eve, and you, Zhumeng, are sneaking away a week early? Is that appropriate?!”
“Wuwuwu, no! Please come back and work overtime!”
“@Xu Meng, doesn't that mean we won't see you for the next half month?”
… …
Under the holiday announcement, players frantically tried to persuade them to stay, hoping that Zhumeng would postpone their vacation.
But this was obviously impossible.
In fact, after 12 noon, a large number of Zhumeng employees had already left the company, dragging their suitcases towards airports and train stations.
However, those players who were worried about not seeing Xu Meng were purely overthinking it.
At 0:00 that night, Valiant Sniper finished his “rematch” with Orange Juice, finally narrowly winning and taking the crown of “Daddy”.
He triumphantly walked out of the [Fight Club] door, came to the streets of Mansheng Metropolis, stretched lazily, and breathed a sigh of satisfaction.
Then he felt something fall on his hand.
Looking up, he realized that fine snowflakes were slowly falling from the sky, passing through the intricate sky tracks, and landing on his hand.
“It's snowing.”
Valiant Sniper murmured softly.
Beside him, a man's voice came: “Yeah, it's quite beautiful, isn't it.”
“Yeah.” Valiant Sniper subconsciously replied.
But the next second, he suddenly felt that this voice was a bit familiar!
So he turned his head in surprise, and sure enough, he saw a familiar face: “Xu Meng?!”
“Why are you here? Aren't you on vacation??”
Xu Meng said with a light smile: “Indeed, I am on vacation.”
“So I am no longer a game producer, but a player now.”
