This serves two purposes: firstly, it raises players' expectations for the new game;
Secondly, it also serves as a preventative measure to avoid players from having any unfounded speculations about the relationship between the two studios.
He openly and frankly stated: Yes! It's just a simple, purely transactional deal! Don't make a fuss, it's no big deal!
Not many players actually noticed this deal.
After all, most people will call someone "mother" if they can get something in return.
They are very happy as long as they have games to play, but they are basically not interested in business matters.
Of course, some fans of Blue Star Studio also immediately realized the existence of this deal.
[Holy crap, where did this studio come from?! Why should our goddess have to marry someone like this?!]
[Waaaaah, Earth is really short of money. To raise funds for investment, they're even making small games for other studios themselves... I feel so sorry for them.]
[The Dragon-Slaying Saber? I've heard of it, it's from the company that made the Heaven-Defying Technique! That trashy, money-grabbing company ruined my youth and swindled me out of my money! I'd already quit, and they're still here to tarnish this planet!]
This shows the difference in player reviews.
The studio behind "Dragon Slayer Sword" seems like a rough, uneducated guy, the kind that's incredibly unsophisticated, based on its name and game style.
And what about Earth?
Each game is exceptionally well-designed and beautifully crafted, making her a "goddess" in the eyes of players—noble and pure.
Now, Blue Star is even creating a mobile game tailored specifically for the Dragon-Slaying Saber...
This news caused some people to beat their chests in despair, as if they had witnessed some kind of greatest tragedy in their lives.
It's like watching a wild boar root up a snow lotus on an iceberg!
—I really want to steal the bride!
Mingyan felt somewhat ashamed after reading these players' comments.
Thankfully, I made the incredibly wise decision to create a secondary account.
No one could have imagined that both studios belonged to him and were used for some rather shady dealings...
The stylistic differences are so vast that even the most skilled players wouldn't be able to figure it out.
...
Time flew by and it was November of that year.
The first-tier professional league has begun its open qualifiers, and this year's options include additional professional content from League of Legends.
Veteran professional players must take this game seriously and learn new competitive knowledge.
Many of the newly registered players are primarily playing League of Legends!
Many players who reached the Challenger rank at the end of the first season of League of Legends chose to become professional players.
This game gave them new options in life, and also new hope.
After the preliminary rounds, these professional players will become the cornerstone and milestone of League of Legends in the League of Legends.
Not only among high-end gamers, but League of Legends has become a massive hit across the entire gaming market.
Besides the grand event of the First Division League qualifiers, Blue Stars is also making great preparations for their second season.
This year is worlds apart from last year.
At this time last year, Mingyan was still racking his brains over where to rent servers and where to raise funds to force himself to organize the competition.
Before October this year, sponsors were already approaching us with their investments!
The second season is expected to require nearly 200 million yuan, of which 50 million yuan is for the prize money of the top four teams.
Costs have increased several times compared to last year, largely due to the game's immense popularity!
It became a hit beyond the Sixth Star Province, and even spread to half of the Chaoyang Alliance gaming community.
There were so many players from the participating teams that server splitting was necessary.
The virtual competition venue was a super stadium that can accommodate 200,000 people.
Tickets priced between 300 and 1,000 yuan sold out in less than a month, and there were even signs of scalpers appearing on the outskirts.
Mingyan was extremely busy and overwhelmed, but Xia Cheng personally helped him resolve the sponsorship issue.
This year's league funding did not come from any of Blue Star Studio's own pockets.
You can tell whether someone is capable or not the moment Xia Cheng takes action.
More than a dozen sponsors bid against each other, and three of them won the bid, injecting 90 million, 60 million and 60 million yuan into Blue Star respectively.
Of these three companies, one makes high-end sports cars, one runs a chain of hotels, and the other does internet marketing.
This ensures that while having ample funds, it doesn't appear too cheap.
What Blue Star Studio needs to do is organize the league well and insert some sponsor advertisements.
Mingyan was prepared for the advertising matter—Xia Cheng also shared his experience with him.
During the live broadcast of the match, it is definitely not allowed to directly cut into advertising videos.