The news of Chief Engineer Ming's return to the Sixth Star Province was quickly learned by fans on both sides, and the two-day break of the war of words instantly reignited.
Meanwhile, the God of Wealth is once again elusive, with no one knowing whether he has returned or not. All that remains is an empty blog with a group of Blue Star fans "protesting" in the comments section.
Finally, on this day, both blogs were updated with the same content.
[Minor action: Blue Star Studio and Dragon Slayer Studio will hold another joint press conference today to clarify this incident. The two studios have always maintained a friendly cooperative relationship and have never engaged in any "unspoken rules" or "behind-the-scenes manipulations." We hope netizens will view the recent rumors rationally.]
After the news came out, the fans finally calmed down a bit and started looking forward to the press conference.
At the press conference, several key figures and executives of Bluestar were seated on the left. Those who regularly follow related news would find them all familiar.
On the right sat the executives of Dragon Slayer, who were relatively low-key. However, the deputy chief designer of Dragon Slayer was also a familiar face to players, often appearing in place of the God of Wealth.
These bigwigs, who are rarely seen in the news, seemed quite relaxed, and were even chatting quietly among themselves.
In the very center, in the two most important positions, are the nameplates for "Chief Designer of Blue Star" and "Chief Designer of Dragon Slayer Sword".
But behind the nameplate, there was only a chair.
On that day, the reporters present, holding their cameras, were so excited that their hands were sweating, and they all eagerly awaited the moment.
The rear camera was already prepared to record the entire process, and after some editing, it would be posted online.
Executives from both studios entered from the left and right sides one after another, clearly surrounded by the "Dragon Slayer Swordsmen" as if they were the center of attention.
The reporters all exclaimed, "?"
Mingyan sat in the middle, his hands clasped together.
The spokesperson for Blue Star presided over the press conference and announced its official start.
The reporters were completely baffled: "???" What does this mean? Where's the chief architect of the dragon-slaying technique? He hasn't even arrived yet, and it's already started?
Then, the spokesperson said, "Before explaining and clarifying this incident, we have another important announcement to make."
Mingyan moved the microphone in front of him: "Ahem, to make a long story short."
"I am Mingyan, the founder of Blue Star Studio and also the founder of Dragon Slayer Sword Studio."
222. Dual Identity
The press conference proceeded according to schedule.
He even considerately gave the reporters some time to react, saying a few unimportant platitudes before beginning to explain the whole story.
However, the audience remained completely silent.
The reporters, seated in rows, stared blankly at the stage, blinking repeatedly…
After a while, something fell to the ground with a thud. He was startled awake and quickly bent down to pick it up.
Then a reporter next to him asked in a low voice, "Could we borrow your recording later? I'm afraid I might have misheard it."
He quickly said, "I'm afraid I misheard. Let's verify each other's ears after the meeting."
Beside them, another reporter had completely lost himself in his work, furiously scribbling away.
The second half of the press conference was basically the two studios clarifying that the "plagiarism" incident was just a misunderstanding.
Is this important? It's quite important.
But compared to Chief Engineer Ming revealing his true identity, it's nothing at all!
Many reporters thought that simply recording with a recorder was enough, but the issue of pseudonyms had to be reported immediately! Reported right now!
How could we not seize the opportunity to be the first to publish such a headline news story! Of the hundreds of reporters and dozens of media outlets present, only the hottest and fastest-growing one will ultimately be promoted by netizens!
To gain an advantage, media professionals will pull out all the stops.
Their reporters type at 120 words per minute, finishing editing within seconds of Mingyan uttering his words, and then immediately posting a blog entry, a breaking news report.
[Shocking! Chief Designer Lan Xingming's little-known dual identity!]
After posting it, I realized it wasn't good enough. The title wasn't sensational enough; it was nowhere near as shocking as the facts.
[The entire audience was stunned! The two strongest studios in the league are both owned by the same person?!]
This title is barely acceptable; let's get people to click into the news first.
Blog posts are much simpler, starting with a concise and to-the-point statement:
[Important news announced at the joint press conference of Blue Star & Dragon Slayer Sword: Both studios were founded by the same person. They are like brother departments, and there is no malicious competition between them!!]
Even though the blog post was published using their official account, initially no netizens believed it.
The comments section was filled with laughter:
April Fool's Day is still a long way off! Why are they already practicing?
[What a coincidence, I also founded two studios, competing with each other and still managing to win the highest honor in the Chaoyang Alliance. The President even patted me on the shoulder and praised me as a pillar of society... Okay, time to wake up, there are lots of construction bricks on the site today.]
[I'm thinking, is this guy turning into a third-rate tabloid? Is he going to go bankrupt? He dares to publish such ridiculous rumors as news!]
However, soon after, many authoritative media outlets on the blog published similar news.
Even worse, in order to grab attention, they mobilized all their online army.
The winner quickly rose to the top of the trending charts, taking only a dozen minutes! Even the joint press conference was only halfway through!