Chapter 412: Chapter 396: A Glimmer of Hope?
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The next day, as soon as Lincoln arrived at the company, he saw Fred coming over with an aggressive air, which made him feel a bit guilty.
Last night, Mavis had specifically shown Lincoln the footage of Wu Yu and Fred chatting in the virtual world.
â What happens in the virtual world is hard to hide from Mavisâs eyes, let alone that Lincoln had specifically asked her to keep watch.
Fredâs expression went from confused, to calm with a hint of smug, to puzzled and slightly uneasy, which was a fascinating series of changes.
Especially when Fred enthusiastically asked Wu Yu which department she had joined and her position, offering his help if she needed it.
At the mention of [Emergency Medical Team·Psychological Counselor], Fredâs face turned green.
Lincoln and Mavis laughed heartlessly.
As a result, when Lincoln saw Fred coming over aggressively, it was impossible not to feel guilty.
âBoss, aboutâŠâ To Lincolnâs surprise, Fred didnât come over to blame him immediately, but seemed a bit hesitant. freewebnĂžvel.coɱ
âCan I take a look at Wu Yuâs resume?â
âHuh?â Lincoln looked at him in surprise, âThereâs no need for a retaliatory strike, is there?â ÆĐłeewŃbnovel.com
âHuh?â Fred was even more shocked, âWhat retaliatory strike?â
âIf youâre not trying to strike back, why do you want to see someone elseâs resume?â Lincoln was puzzled.
âWell, I just want to know more about her.â
âHuh?â Lincoln felt like he was playing a game with Fred called [Whoâs More Surprised], because he felt even more surprised himself!
âHave you fallen for her? Didnât you just meet her for the first time yesterday? Donât you like matchmaking anymore? No, wait, do you really like women?â Lincoln felt a million question marks popping up in his head.
Lincoln had a million question marks in his head, but Fredâs head wasnât lacking in question marks eitherâ
âWho likes matchmaking! It was a last resort! If thereâs a choice, whoâd want to go matchmaking?â
Bullshit, you obviously enjoy matchmaking, Lincoln didnât believe:
âTell me honestly, have I ever exploited you at Cloud Dream? Did I give you less salary and bonus, or is it that youâre off work too late at 5 p.m., leaving you no time to find a partner so you have to go to matchmaking events?â
âBut, thatâŠâ Fred was somewhat tongue-tied, âThatâs just inertia from the start, isnât it? I havenât been matchmaking since either!â
âIsnât it because you were busy leading the team to develop âSpeed Chaseâ that you didnât have the mood to even attend those events after work?â Lincoln hit the nail on the head.
Fred seemed to have been hit in a sore spot and couldnât refute it for a while. But after a moment, he suddenly became depressed.
âActually, after the game was launched, I went to a matchmaking event. I found myself suddenly in high demand.â
âHuh?â Lincoln didnât understand why he was saying this: âSo what?â
âBut I suddenly lost interest.â
âSo, why is that?â Lincoln asked hollowly, âIs it because you only enjoy it when no one pays attention to you, and your potential partners all look down on you?â
âWhat?â Fred was stunned, âNo, of course not! I mean, it feels like theyâre all after my money and job, all because of my conditions, not me as a personâŠââ
âAh, is that soâŠâ Lincoln felt very surprised.
He didnât expect Fred, who had a veteran driverâs attitude in the game, to be rather innocent about thisâŠ
âIsnât your money, your future, your material conditions, part of your talent, values, ideals and ambitions? Is money necessarily more vulgar than talent?â Lincoln tried to persuade Fred.
But as soon as the words came out, he immediately regretted it.
âForget it, I also think money is more vulgar than talent⊠letâs skip this topic.â
Lincoln tried to get the conversation back on track: âSo, you donât want to go to matchmaking events anymore, instead you focus on coworkers, and this newcomer immediately touched your heart, but youâre not good at interacting with girls outside of matchmaking, so you want to learn more about her.â
âIs that what you mean?â
âYes, yes, yes.â Fred nodded repeatedly.
âThe thing is, a lot of the content on resumes is private. Secretly digging into other peopleâs privacy like that, if found out, youâll be called a straight man, right?â Lincoln whispered, âIâm willing to keep it a secret for you, but, before you came to me, you didnât go to Sister Qiao first, did you?â
âHuh?â Fred was taken aback, âI went to her first, she told me to come find you.â
Lincoln covered his face on the spot, âItâs over, do you believe it, now probably all the girls in the company know about thisâŠâ
âAh?!â Fred was shocked, âNo way, right?â
âOf courseâŠâ Lincoln never doubted everyoneâs gossiping.
âWhat do we do?â Fred was a little panicked.
ââŠForget it, just pretend you donât know.â Lincoln was also helpless.
âHereâs the thing, forget the resume. You probably donât know, but I have a system here that does a preliminary screening of job applicantsâ resumes based on their past Internet footprint.â
âThis information is all public, and itâs more helpful for you to understand what kind of person she is than a resume.â
âAlright, thanks, boss.â Fred couldnât get any excitement, leaving with mixed emotions.
Lincoln shook his head, feeling powerless.
However, he suddenly thought of something interesting.
Cloud Dreamâs employees are screened before they join the company, ensuring that they have a relatively normal set of values. After they join the company, they have little work pressure and are well paid.
This basically guarantees that Cloud Dream employees are high-quality candidates for marriage from both âmentalâ and âmaterialâ aspects.
Does this not mean that these people would become quite in demand in the dating market?
I wonder if this counts as making a contribution to society?As Lincoln daydreams in his office, NetDragon gets into a tense state early on.
Not until ten oâclock arrives.
âBlaze 3·Red Flameâ, fully launched simultaneously across regions and platforms!
Jason, Gary, and even Richard were all focused on one data pointâ
The number of players online.
Everyone knew that at this time, there was little hope for sales, as most players who had played the âBlaze 3â base game had access to the free DLC, making it difficult to generate sales.
But as long as the number of players online went up and word of mouth was turned around, there would be hope for both the game itself and this DLC to make a comeback!
And the initial situation was very good!
The online player count of âBlaze 3â, which had already hit rock bottom, suddenly began to grow by hundreds and thousands of times!
By just half an hour after launch, more than three million people were online!
800,000 people in Daxiaâs domestic market, while 2.2 million were from overseas regions!
This was happening on a workday morning!
Jason was overjoyed, while Gary immediately left the live broadcast rooms of the partnered anchors to start browsing the entire game live streaming sections.
Soon he found that three major web live platforms in Daxia, two major mobile live streaming apps, and countless anchors had started streaming âBlaze 3·Red Flameâ without any prior agreement.
A quick scan showed that it was almost on par with âSpeed Chaseâ!
Except for a few âParadiseâ anchor sticklers still stubbornly running the Candy Track, almost all other live streaming screens were dominated by these two games.
And Gary had only signed up twenty-three anchors for this collaboration.
Which meant that most of these anchors were playing the DLC entirely on their own initiative!
The current situation was even better than the best-case scenario Gary and Jason had imagined!
How could this be the decline of VR games? It looked more like they were directly competing with each other, and neither was losing ground!
Even on overseas live streaming platforms, many anchors were streaming this expansion pack.
âAlthough the titles of their streams still had keywords like âfilling the holeâ, ârepentanceâ, and âgiving one more chanceâ.
But exposure was still exposure!
This astonishing performance undoubtedly shocked the industry.
Everyone was surprised to find that NetDragon, which had been in decline for several months and was thought to be on the wane, had unexpectedly staged this impressive comeback without any warning!
After the surprise, many people couldnât help but think: âCould it be that Lincolnâs judgment was wrong, and itâs nowhere near time for VR games to be eliminated?â
As for what the players were talking about onlineâfarewell, last time and so on, it was all just talk.
Seeing was believing, and the current situation where both sides were competing against each other was clearly displayed before everyoneâs eyes!
Online rates, popularity, and exposure were all more credible than hollow words.
And NetDragon was on par with Cloud Dream, so who could say that it was inferior!
Countless new players who had never played VR games before were particularly shocked by the scene.
These people had only started playing and learning about gaming due to Cloud Dreamâs continuous expansion of the gaming market, so they were especially surprised by what was happening now.
Many of them even took the initiative to learn about VR games.
Because it was obvious at a glance from the live stream: VR games and virtual reality games are two completely different types of games.
And the number of gamers watching live game streams at this time had increased by who knows how much compared to before Cloud Dream was born.
As a result, many people who had no prior understanding of VR games had gained exposure to VR games through this opportunity, even to the point of considering purchasing VR equipment.
After all, peopleâs needs are diverse, and VR games have developed precisely because they cater to the needs of a certain group of people. With demand, exposure, and available products, there will naturally be sales.
This was another unexpected pleasant surprise for NetDragon.
And it wasnât just NetDragon that was pleasantly surprised. Wild Island and Flying Fox both got a taste too.
This taste made Flying Fox somewhat hesitant, wondering whether the decision to shut down the factory and completely transition was a bit hasty.
However, this taste also gave Wild Island more confidence: they wanted to explore more possibilities on the path of VR gaming!
Was this a sign that VR games still had greater potential?
Or was it just a brief resurgence?
No one could tell for sure at the moment, not even Zoeâwho had previously surveyed both industries in-depth and had the perspective of an outsider.
Everyone needed more time to observe and see the outcome of NetDragonâs desperate battle.
Although the result of this battle was no longer related to the domination of the gaming industryâbecause Cloud Dreamâs position was already unshakableâ
the result of this battle could, to a large extent, determine the future direction of VR gaming.