You said you would make games by yourself, but how did you become the richest man by doing nothing?

In any case, Lu Yu finally understood where all those missed calls that suddenly exploded in number came from.

Most of them were probably from editors at Youyi Platform, other channel partners seeking cooperation, or game media requesting interviews.

Lu Yu rubbed his temples, based on his experience from his previous life, he knew he would be busy for the next few days.

But the question was, how did a big UP master with 2 million followers notice his small, obscure game in this remote corner?

He couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

...

When Thomas woke up in the morning, his mood was on a rollercoaster.

He was having a sweet dream when the editor-in-chief called and gave him a thorough scolding.

He had just published that article criticizing 'Neko Paradise' in the early hours of the morning, and 'Neko Paradise' miraculously became popular. This was simply a blow to the authority of professional media like Game Tizi!

If it was an unknown game, it wouldn't matter if he misjudged it. But the problem was, the game was now on the hot search list of the entire D station, which was a blatant public slap in the face.

A game review that had been slapped in the face might require ten more authoritative reviews to restore Game Tizi's credibility.

No wonder the editor-in-chief was so angry.

Thomas, with dark circles under his eyes, opened the comment section of his grand article, 'Game Production Admonitions: Young People Shouldn't Be Too Self-Indulgent!':

"Thomas always hates young people because he is no longer young. He regrets it, he's jealous!"

"That's right, these kinds of people always say that this generation of young people is useless and that generation of young people has collapsed, as if they themselves were never young."

"I've been watching Game Tizi for ten years, and this is the first time I'm so disappointed in you. The review is full of emotional output and subjective assumptions, and it's obvious that you didn't play it to the end."

"Thomas, hurry up and quit Zhongyuan Five Editors. Look at the protagonist John's character in the story, and then look at your own. You're not even as good as a hamster."

A nameless bitterness filled Thomas's throat.

Over the years, it was impossible to say that his articles had never gone wrong, after all, everyone makes mistakes.

But the small studios he used to bully mostly swallowed their anger and didn't cause much trouble.

This Peach Garden Workshop was the first to hit him so hard.

Thinking again that it was his own smear piece that brought the game to the attention of the streamer, he felt even more pain.

At this moment, the hamster John on the game cover seemed to be mocking him.

Wait!

Thomas had a jolt.

Could it be that everything was not a coincidence, but a trap set by Peach Garden Workshop!

They were very poor and had no marketing budget, and they knew that Thomas had a habit of sweeping the charts, so they deliberately hid the key item for breaking the game in the bushes, fishing for him to write a review!

Anyway, these days, being blacklisted is also being popular.

The more Thomas thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed, and his eyes sharpened.

Okay, Peach Garden Workshop, you have successfully caught my attention...

...

One o'clock in the afternoon, Flower Building Pedestrian Street, Old Chongqing Hot Pot Restaurant.

Lu Yu and Liu Mengyuan were sitting by the window, feasting.

After learning that the game was a hit, Lu Yu immediately dragged Liu Mengyuan to a celebration dinner.

This restaurant was the most expensive hot pot restaurant on Flower Building Street, costing more than 500 yuan per person, which was considered a luxury near the university town.

Anyway, the system wouldn't object to having such a dinner at company expense in the name of celebration on a weekday, and he could also earn leisure points.

Liu Mengyuan was contentedly dipping a slice of supreme fatty beef in sesame chili sauce and stuffing it into her mouth.

The juice of the fatty beef burst on her tongue, the taste was rich, fatty but not greasy, and it melted in her mouth.

In the past, her mother always restricted her from eating such greasy and meaty things. This was the first time she had eaten so happily.

[Employee Liu Mengyuan tastes sliced beef, feeling extremely satisfied, leisure points +0.5]

Before coming, Lu Yu had taken the time to play the official version of the game.

He was surprised that Liu Mengyuan had added so many clever ideas.

"I didn't expect you to have such talent for game design."

He said with a sigh, picking up a thin slice of pork kidney.

The snow-white fat appeared, exuding an enticing meaty aroma. He took a bite, and it was incredibly tender.

[Eating with a beautiful girl, tasting pork kidney, feeling happy, leisure points +3]

Lu Yu's casual sigh made Liu Mengyuan confused:

"Huh? I'm just an artist. Weren't these designs what you reminded me to do?"

"What the hell?! I reminded you?"

Lu Yu was even more confused, his chopsticks stopped in mid-air.

I've been slacking off and lying flat for half a month, how could I have reminded you!

The two looked at each other with intelligent eyes for a moment, finally unable to resist the meaty aroma on the table, they simply ignored these unimportant details and continued to eat.

Lu Yu ate another big mouthful of pork kidney:

"Also, stop talking nonsense, first explain to me what's going on with that blue and white striped item. I don't remember putting that thing in the bushes."

Liu Mengyuan guiltily ate two shrimp balls, her cheeks bulging.

She pretended to be calm:

"Ah? Wh-what blue and white stripes, I don't know, did you add it yourself and then forget?"

Lu Yu was burying his head in eating when he suddenly looked up.

Almost at that moment, he saw a mischievous smile on Liu Mengyuan's pretty face, like a little devil.

He rubbed his eyes and looked again, and found that the girl had returned to her harmless, well-behaved expression.

Liu Mengyuan, how should he put it, perhaps she unexpectedly had many unknown, untapped sides?

[The beautiful girl you admire turns out to have hidden attributes? You feel even more excited about this, leisure points +5]

Lu Yu's old face turned red.

I'm not, I didn't, system, don't talk nonsense.

...

On the third day of the release of 'Neko Paradise Adventure,' the game advanced to the next round of recommendations.

Along with it came greater exposure and sales.

The operations editor of Youyi Platform called his mobile phone:

"Mr. Lu Yu, according to your game's current performance, it's a certainty that it will advance from the second round of trial promotion. Please fix the game's bugs as soon as possible these few days. If possible, you also need to interact more with the players in the comments section.

Because your game is likely to be on the [Youyi Rising Star] recommendation slot. This is a position that many new manufacturers dream of, so please pay attention to it."

Hanging up the phone, Lu Yu looked at the game's sales, which had soared to more than 10,000.

Now, he had the system's 7-day [bumper harvest] buff.

In addition, Youyi Platform didn't participate in the revenue sharing of newcomers' first game, so for every game sold, he received 5 yuan, and the system buff rewarded another 5 yuan. In the blink of an eye, the company account had accumulated more than 100,000 yuan.

The game was also becoming more and more popular, and even in the comments section and game forums, there were various hamster and catgirl emoticons and fan creations.

Of course, as the number of players increased, various strange bugs began to emerge, and players would denounce the official website when they encountered them.

"Goodness, it looks like we'll be busy for a while."

From Wednesday, the two of them were busy fixing bugs, interacting with players, watching sales data, and answering negotiation calls from various partners.

After a day of work, he couldn't help but feel a little dizzy.

In the evening, the system popped up a prompt: [Because you are too busy, leisure points -6]

The thing he was worried about still happened.

Although he had eaten several big meals with Liu Mengyuan in the name of celebration, the leisure points gained from eating out were almost unable to offset the points deducted for being busy.

After all, according to the system's underlying rules, the more fatigue related to work, the more points are deducted!

If possible, he really didn't want the company to develop too fast, because that would definitely cause a lot of trouble, and the leisure points would be deducted to the maximum.

After working so hard for half a day, the company's funds couldn't enter his own pocket.

But he was unwilling to give up and slack off.

Maliciously stopping the company's operation was likely to violate the system rules.

More importantly, he could feel the joy and sense of accomplishment that Liu Mengyuan gained from the game's popularity, which was invaluable to this girl who was considered a waste by the group.

Alas, what can he do about the woman he chose? Spoil her.

In fact, his core philosophy in founding Peach Garden was leisure.

The ideal state was for two people to do the work of one person, so that everyone could be more relaxed.

As a result, now one person was doing the work of more than two people, how could that be allowed?

Expand recruitment, we must expand recruitment!