The various self-media platforms and forums fell silent, and the group of people awkwardly went quiet.
Most people are too embarrassed to continue this misunderstanding, and too embarrassed to stick their necks out and apologize, so they can only stubbornly pretend that they were not involved in this matter.
Fortunately, they weren't the most embarrassed ones.
The most awkward situation is for the "big shots" who once analyzed the two studios on the forum.
Some people once confidently predicted that since both companies were leading enterprises in their respective industries, they would inevitably engage in commercial competition, at which point Earth would cease to resemble Earth, and the dragon-slaying would become even more intense…
Some people believe that the two studios will eventually merge, leaving only one dominant player.
The most outrageous speculation has been mentioned, suggesting that Cruise Capital would acquire two studios simultaneously, then split and reorganize them to gain control, allowing Master Ming to lead a group of dragon slayers to limit his influence, much like the ancient system of rotating generals and soldiers.
But none of them expected that the group that slew the dragon was actually led by Chief Strategist Ming...
Both studios are actually owned by Gui Mingyan! Who would have thought?!
Even if I racked my brains, I wouldn't dare guess something so outrageous! And even if I did guess it, I wouldn't dare post it, or I'd be cursed to death by the Ming Cult members!
There's also a group of "big shots" who write fanfiction, and they're all on the verge of tears right now.
Because of the forum rules, posts in this section must include tags in the title.
The titles I wrote before, such as "[God of Wealth x Cult Leader]", "[Blue Slaughter Blue]", and "[Ming All Stock Trading Novel]", suddenly changed to "[Narcissus]" by the moderator.
Narcissus, in Greek mythology, is a handsome man who fell in love with his own reflection in the water. Therefore, in this context, "narcissus" metaphorically refers to "self-indulgence"—a scenario where the protagonist falls in love with themselves.
Think about how those incredibly engaging couple fanfics from the past have changed now:
Mingyan reached out and pinned Mingyan against the wall. Just as Mingyan was panicking and her heart was pounding, she suddenly saw herself smiling wickedly, her voice low and dangerous: "Little thing~"
Authors: "..."
Readers: "..."
Only a lunatic would call themselves "little thing"!
At this critical moment, the Ming Cult members quickly stepped in and took charge of the situation.
They not only rectified the forum, but also standardized the posting criteria and reviewed all the old posts.
Delete all old posts that accidentally offended friendly forces to avoid embarrassment for both sides.
Then they built a skyscraper for all netizens to discuss matters related to the cult leader's alternate accounts.
By the way, please update Chief Engineer Ming's personal encyclopedia page as soon as possible...
The encyclopedia entry for Mingyan was already overflowing with information and awards.
Fans diligently update his work resume, ranking each game by year and providing details such as data, reviews, and awards.
Now, the team responsible for updating the encyclopedia is once again deep in thought.
—It seems like they suddenly need to dump a whole bunch of new games in! The number of games has doubled, the data has doubled, and the prizes have doubled too!
Chief Engineer Ming is truly a man who can make you work yourself to the bone...
The aftermath of this incident is still unfolding.
Just a few days later, the news broadcast of the Sixth Star Province actually mentioned this incident, calling it "the biggest online public opinion storm in recent years."
The report lasted a full twelve minutes, during which it detailed Mingyan, Blue Star Studio, and Dragon Slayer Studio to demonstrate just how shocking the news that "both studios were founded by the same chief designer" was.
This might be the biggest publicity a game architect has ever received from official media!
Moreover, this caused the news to spread throughout the gaming industry, making everyone in the Sixth Star Province aware of it.
It's like Varian's over-100-year-old father seeing the words "Blue Star" on the news, remembering that it's where his son works, and then curiously opening the Baidu Encyclopedia entry.
Then he was taken aback by the long list of awards he had received.
Even those unfamiliar with games know what winning the "Game of the Year" award five times in the Chinese gaming industry means.
This means that this guy named Mingyan can already rule as king or emperor in the game world; he absolutely has the support of the people and is universally acclaimed.
Speaking of League A, the chairpersons are in a rather awkward position now.
When they first invited the Dragon Slayer Studio, they were astonished to discover that Mingyan was the God of Wealth.
The Jialian Association has never been one to cause trouble. Their pseudonyms are legal, and it's not their place to forcibly remove them.
However, while the chairmen knew the inside story, those below them didn't...
When the media interviewed one of the testers, the latter was so shocked that he jumped up and down on the spot: "What??????"
The next day, the scene made the media, went viral in Central Star Province, and was even parodied, becoming the source of all evil...
News from other star provinces is always a little slower than news from the Sixth Star Province itself.
Luca and his group, who were far away in the Second Star Province, only discovered this matter half a month later.
At that moment, Luke was organizing his cabinet full of Blue Star games, arranging them in order with satisfaction, and counting how many platinum trophies he still hadn't won.
Then his teacher Odin came over, looked at the cabinet thoughtfully for a while, and said, "You may need to reorganize it."
Luke: "??"
Odin moved his fingers, directing his phone to project the news article.