Chinese Entertainment's Shining Star

August 10th, the weather was sunny.

Leisure time on weekends always makes people lazy. In the past, Zhou Maomao would sleep until he woke up naturally on this day, but this weekend was different. At only seven o'clock in the morning, he was called by the alarm clock. woke up.

The alarm clock was set by himself, not because he suddenly realized how precious time is, but because today was very important to him!

Zhou Maomao, who usually has to sit for a long time even when he gets up, was woken up by the alarm clock today. He squinted his eyes and got out of bed. Then he subconsciously walked into the bathroom to solve personal hygiene problems, and then applied cold water on his face. Only then did I really wake up.

Then his movements sped up again, and he washed his face with cold water and then brushed his teeth directly. He was usually very pretty, and this time he even skipped the process of applying moisturizing water and moisturizing lotion.

After finishing his personal hygiene issues, Zhou Maomao changed his clothes and rushed out of the door amidst his mother's nagging that he didn't eat breakfast.

"Wait, wait a minute!!!" At the bus stop, Zhou Maomao panted and boarded the No. 76 bus that was about to start. After getting on the bus and swiping his card, he immediately looked at the watch on his wrist and relaxed. Take a breath.

When he passed by the newsstand just now, he wasted some time waiting for a game newspaper. Unexpectedly, he almost missed the bus at this stop. You must know that the No. 76 bus only takes twenty minutes. If you are late for twenty minutes, Minutes, it may take longer for him, which is absolutely terrifying for Zhou Maomao.

There were not many people on the bus in the morning, so when Zhou Maomao got on the bus, there were still a few empty seats at the back. He looked around and finally chose to sit next to a boy who looked quite refreshing and was about twenty years old.

When Zhou Maomao sat down, the boy next to him looked at him.

At first Zhou Maomao didn't pay much attention, but after five minutes, Zhou Maomao always felt that the boy next to him was looking at him, which made him a little unhappy.

It would be fine if I was a beautiful woman. Everyone is in charge. If you look at yourself so frequently, wouldn't you have any special hobbies?

Thinking of this, Zhou Maomao couldn't help but shuddered, and the hairs all over his body stood up. The refreshing and sunny look of the other party also became a bit unpleasant in his eyes. Thinking of this, he also moved his buttocks. , even if I can only sit on half a chair, I don’t want to get close to the boy next to me.

But Zhou Maomao's actions not only did not make the boy next to him flinch, but the other boy took the initiative to speak.

"Classmate, you also went to Electronic World, right?"

"how do you know?"

Zhou Maomao was startled when he was being talked to. The chill in his heart disappeared. Instead, he asked curiously. It wasn't until the boy next to him pointed at the game newspaper in his hand that Zhou Maomao suddenly realized that the other person was not looking at him. , but the game newspaper in my hand.

Then I really overthought it. Zhou Maomao felt relieved and didn't have to be half a chair. After all, it was uncomfortable.

"Listen to what you said, are you also going to the electronic world?" Zhou Maomao asked.

"Yes, there is a new game on sale today, and I want to buy the genuine version to support it!" The boy admitted with a smile, and then introduced himself: "My name is Yu Jian."

"Hello, my name is Zhou Maomao." Zhou Maomao also introduced himself, but when he thought that the other party was talking about a new game, he couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Are you going to buy "New Wulin Group" too? "The Legend of Heroes"?

"What a coincidence, this is exactly what I wanted to ask you." Yu Jian's eyes lit up at Zhou Maomao's words.

I found that the other person was a supporter of "New Legend of Martial Arts" just like myself, and the relationship between the two, who were strangers at first, became much closer in an instant. They talked about how much they missed the old version of "Legend of Martial Arts", and then talked about their relationship with each other. Looking forward to the new version of "New Legend of Martial Arts", by the time the two got off the bus at the Electronic World, they seemed to be a pair of good friends.

After getting off the car, the two quickly accelerated their pace and ran towards the electronic world.

There is a reason why we are so anxious. This time, in order to give back to the game fans of "Legend of Martial Arts", the creators of Martial Arts, led by Xu Canglong, will include bonuses in the first batch of 5,000 sets of the deluxe version of the game released. A Q-version anime photo of myself and the entire team plus everyone’s autographs.

For this matter, teacher Xu Canglong even joked about himself on his blog. After completing this task, he would probably get the achievement title of "Wonderful Pen Blossoms" in the game, and he would have reached the full level of calligraphy.

Five thousand units may seem like a lot, but if divided by all parts of the country, it is obviously not enough.

The city where Zhou Maomao and Yu Jian are located is not the developed Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. It is just a small third-tier city, and the share they are allocated is even smaller. The two of them have inquired before, and all the merchants selling in Electronic World have entered this time. There are fifty sets of signed luxury editions. If you arrive late, 80% of them will be gone.

In their opinion, there must be many people who like this game, and the deluxe version is so collectible, there will definitely be more wolves and less meat.

Zhou Maomao and Yu Jian's worries were not just random thoughts. They thought they had left early enough, but when they arrived at the game store where they were selling games, they discovered that although the store hadn't opened yet, a group of people had gathered at the door. Ten people, the two of them suddenly felt a thump in their hearts.

Although Liu Haoran is the owner of a game store, his main income is actually selling various computer accessories. The best-selling games are all foreign masterpieces. As for domestic games, they have become less and less in the past two years. One is that there are fewer people buying them, and the other is that the game companies have closed down one after another.

The Chinese stand-alone game market has obviously entered a period of depression. This is not only for people in the circle like Liu Haoran, but also for ordinary game players.

However, not long ago, Liu Haoran did something that made him feel very entangled. He actually bought a full fifty deluxe versions plus two hundred ordinary versions, and five hundred digital activation codes for a new domestic game.

The deluxe version is worth three hundred and ninety-nine yuan each. They will buy it cheaper, but the five deluxe versions together cost him nearly fifteen thousand yuan, and the ordinary version is priced at sixty-nine yuan. He bought two hundred, which is another ten thousand yuan. The last five digital activation codes also cost him more than ten thousand yuan. Adding up several things, it is close to forty thousand yuan.

This has almost drained all the working capital in his shop. If this batch of goods cannot be sold, then he is afraid that he will have to close the shop directly.

Originally, Liu Haoran was not such an impulsive person, but sometimes there is an emotion called sentiment, which makes people unable to restrain their inner thoughts.

And Liu Haoran is like this. As a man who has experienced the glory of Chinese stand-alone games, he has a lot of sentiments in his heart, and the "New Wulin Qunxia Zhuan" that he bought at a high price this time is one of the biggest sentiments in his heart.

When he first came into contact with this game, he was instantly attracted by the content of this game, the pure martial arts style, all-encompassing knowledge points, super high degree of freedom, novel combination of RPG and cultivation, in short, there are so many places to play, this game can even be said to have fulfilled his dream of being a hero.

Unfortunately, the game ended too hastily. Later, when he heard others chatting, he learned that the "Wulin Qunxia Zhuan" he played was not the final product, but a semi-finished game with most of the plot cut out due to funding.

That's why, after hearing that "New Wulin Heroes" was going to be remade, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep the whole time. When "New Wulin Heroes" was about to be released, he couldn't suppress his enthusiasm and emptied his family's savings to support this game.

However, when his enthusiasm cooled down, he did regret it a little.

Feelings are feelings, and reality is reality. He is no longer the student who lives on his family. Now he has a wife and children, especially since the child was born not long ago, and there are too many places where he needs money.

If these game discs are in his hands, he probably won't be able to solve the problem even if he goes home and kneels on the washboard. It is estimated that he will probably be kicked out of the house by his wife.

Although he regretted his decision to buy it, he still excitedly opened the package and played it as soon as the game arrived at the store.

This game lasted all night. Hiding in his own small shop, Liu Haoran was completely immersed in the world of games.

"New Wulin Qunxia Zhuan" did not disappoint him at all. It had more refined graphics, familiar soundtracks, richer plots and characters, and many more martial arts than the original version. In short, everything he expected from the game back then was fulfilled this time.

After playing all night, if it was the original game, Liu Haoran would have finished it long ago, but facing this new remastered game, Liu Haoran felt that he should not have even finished half of the plot. On the one hand, the game added many side quests, and he was not familiar with it for the first time, wasting some time. On the other hand, the content was really expanded too much, and the game time was definitely much longer than the original version.

"Bang, bang, bang!" Suddenly, a knock on the door startled Liu Haoran who was playing games in the store.

"Who is it!"

"Boss, open the door quickly, it's already 8:10." The person outside shouted.

Liu Haoran was surprised to find that he had been playing for such a long time. He looked up at the clock on the wall again. Wasn't it 8:10?

Although the game is fun, business is equally important. He has long passed the age of playing games without restraint. He said "wait a moment" to the person outside the door, then rushed back to the house to save a time. He didn't even bother to wash his face, and immediately opened the door of the store to welcome customers.

However, the moment he opened the door, he was shocked by the scene outside.

He thought there were only one or two anxious customers outside, but when he opened the door, he found that there were a bunch of people surrounding his store outside. If it weren't for the fact that many of them looked like students, he would have thought that some organization came to collect protection fees.

The people who came to buy games were very well-mannered and lined up in a queue. Liu Haoran's heart was jumping like a little rabbit. Looking at these dozens of people, he suddenly felt that his previous entanglement was really redundant. There were so many people queuing up, and he only had one new game today, so it was natural to say what they were here to buy.

Sure enough, the first boy who entered the store asked if there was a deluxe version of "New Wulin Qunxia Zhuan".

Liu Haoran nodded and said yes, and asked him how many sets he wanted.

"One set is enough." The boy took out four hundred yuan and handed it to Liu Haoran. As a student, although he wanted to buy two more sets, he had no money.

Liu Haoran didn't care about that. He happily took the money and immediately gave him a deluxe version of "New Heroes of the Martial Arts World".

"The included peripherals and signatures are in the box. Don't be too violent when opening the box. There is a humanized groove here, and you can directly take out the contents from here." Liu Haoran did not forget to remind the boy when he handed him the game box. These words were also told to him by the manufacturer when he purchased the goods.

"Okay." The boy took the box with a somewhat excited expression. He agreed casually and left immediately in a hurry. Liu Haoran knew without guessing that he must have taken the game home to play. He was the same as before.

The next people also came for the deluxe version of "New Wulin Qunxia Zhuan". The more Liu Haoran sold, the more surprised he was. On the one hand, he suddenly found that there were so many people who liked this game like him. On the other hand, it was the sales speed. In just half a day, there was not a single set left of the 49 deluxe versions. If it weren't for his sentimental support, the 50th set in his hand that had been opened would have been taken away at the original price.

As for the regular version, dozens of copies were sold, and the digital version was sold nearly 200 copies. The net income for the day was more than 10,000 yuan, which was higher than his previous monthly income.

"Don't worry this time. My wife will not only not beat me, but will definitely make a big meal to praise me!" After a day of burial, Liu Haoran counted the results and thought happily.

Heluo Studio was just as happy as Liu Haoran.

In total, they had 5,000 copies of the deluxe version and 100,000 copies of the regular version. All the deluxe versions were booked, while only less than 50,000 copies of the regular version were booked.

Xu Canglong was very nervous on the day of the sale. After all, in this year, the only Chinese stand-alone game that can sell 100,000 copies is "Xianjian". Although he is also very powerful, it has been five or six years. He has no idea how much influence the "Wulin Qunxia Zhuan" brand can have.

However, his apprehension instantly disappeared with a restocking call at noon, and was replaced by excitement from the bottom of his heart.

The call was from a dealer in Mingzhu City. Xu Canglong clearly remembered that he had bought a total of 300 sets of deluxe editions and 2,500 sets of ordinary editions. In Xu Canglong's opinion, these quantities should be able to sell for a long time, but on the phone, the dealer asked for restocking.

Thanks to Qiu Ye Liang Yue, 0773 for the generous reward.