Chapter 56:
Seeing Tang Yu's confident expression, Li Weigang and Tan Guiyang couldn't help but want to laugh.
As people deeply involved in the internet industry, they had naturally come into contact with the gaming sector before.
In the past, they had also considered creating a blockbuster game themselves.
After all, games really made money!
But without exception, they had all failed.
And that was even with the advantage of having their own streamers and platform for promotion.
If even big capital like them couldn't make it work, how could Tang Yu—an individual—pull it off?
It wasn't that they looked down on Tang Yu. It was just that the current gaming industry was firmly controlled by those giant companies.
For an outsider to try to take a slice of the pie was harder than eating shit.
"You don't believe me?" Tang Yu noticed the subtle expressions on Tan Guiyang and Li Weigang's faces and asked them softly.
Hearing this, they no longer hid their smiles and laughed out loud.
Tan Guiyang said: "Sorry, I didn't mean to laugh at you."
"It's just that… the gaming industry really depends heavily on technology."
"I know that you and Silver Wolf understand programming, but game content and gameplay aren't something you can succeed at just because your coding skills are strong."
Li Weigang added: "Exactly. If you imitate the game modes and content of the big companies, there's a high chance netizens won't buy it. Instead, you might even damage your own reputation."
"No need for you to worry about that," Tang Yu said calmly.
He didn't hold any grudge against Tan Guiyang and Li Weigang for laughing. Their laughter didn't carry any insult. He could still tell that much.
"Fine! Since you're so confident, how about we make a bet?" Li Weigang wanted to take Tang Yu down a peg and proposed a wager.
"Bet on what?" Tang Yu looked at Li Weigang and asked softly.
"I bet that the game you release won't exceed 100,000 downloads."
"If it exceeds 100,000, my Douyin platform will promote your game for free."
Li Weigang said in a deep voice.
Tan Guiyang also smiled and chimed in at this moment: "I'll bet too."
"Deal!" Tang Yu smiled. "With so many viewers as witnesses, you two better not go back on your word later!"
"Relax! How could we possibly renege?" Li Weigang and Tan Guiyang both patted their chests.
Tang Yu nodded. He wasn't worried they would go back on it.
After all, both men had reputations to maintain. If they reneged, their names would be ruined.
"Then if you lose, how about you do a female cosplay stream for one hour?" Tan Guiyang suddenly narrowed his eyes and grinned.
Hearing this, Li Weigang immediately agreed: "That's a great idea."
The two business rivals actually reached rare agreement at this moment.
This left Tang Yu somewhat depressed.
Female cosplay stream?
Are people these days this perverted?
Just thinking about it made his scalp tingle!
A grown man dressing up as a woman and streaming live… Ugh!
The more Tang Yu thought about it, the more disgusted he felt. He almost threw up.
But he knew he wouldn't lose.
So he nodded and agreed.
The viewers saw this and were overjoyed.
{WTF! In a few months, we're gonna see the host in female cosplay!} {Haha! This is getting interesting! Thank you two bosses for fighting for our Welfare (benefits)!} {Can't even imagine how beautiful Tang Yu would look in female cosplay!} {Kukuku… actually, guys in female cosplay can be really stimulating! You'll know once you've tried it!} {Stimulating my ass! It's just like that. Once I did female cosplay and went to the men's bathroom to pee—a big brother next to me almost got scared to death! Hahaha!} {Although… if you're already in female cosplay, why not go to the women's bathroom? I heard they don't have urinals! Super curious to see inside.} {.....}
The viewers began heatedly discussing the topic of Tang Yu doing female cosplay.
This made Tang Yu shake his head as he watched.
Looks like there really are a lot of perverts these days!
As for Tan Guiyang and Li Weigang, seeing that they couldn't sign Tang Yu, they didn't stay any longer.
They said goodbye and disconnected.
After that, Tang Yu continued streaming for nearly five hours.
It was only at 9 PM, when Hu Tao and Silver Wolf returned home, that he finally ended the stream.
"How much did you earn today? You must be tired. Let me massage your shoulders," Hu Tao said. Seeing Tang Yu slumped in his chair looking exhausted, she walked behind him and began gently massaging his shoulders, asking with concern.
It had to be said—Hu Tao's massage technique was actually quite skilled.
At the very least, it felt extremely comfortable for Tang Yu.
He stretched lazily, stood up, faced Hu Tao, and lovingly pinched her cheeks: "Thank you, little Hu Tao."
Silver Wolf, sitting on the bed, heard Tang Yu's words and couldn't help but interject: "Yo~ 'Little Hu Tao'? So cheesy, it's disgusting."
Tang Yu turned to look at Silver Wolf with a mischievous grin: "What's wrong? Got a problem, little wolf-wolf?"
When he said this, Tang Yu deliberately used a cutesy, high-pitched voice.
This instantly grossed Silver Wolf out.
Goosebumps rose all over her body.
"Wuwu! I was wrong—can you please stop grossing me out?" Silver Wolf said while rubbing her arms, begging for mercy.
Only then did Tang Yu look away.
After taking turns showering, Tang Yu continued sleeping on the floor. Facing the ceiling, he said: "Silver Wolf."
Hearing Tang Yu call her name, Silver Wolf poked her little head out from the bed and looked down at him.
Only then did Tang Yu continue: "I want to make a game. Can you help me?"
Silver Wolf didn't even think about it. "Of course! Between us, why talk about 'helping'?"
"Game? What kind of game?" Hu Tao had been scrolling on her phone. Hearing this, she put it down and also looked down at Tang Yu on the floor.
"Genshin Impact!" Tang Yu uttered these two words.
Hu Tao's expression froze. In her mind, the figure of Zhongli flashed by.
Back in Teyvat, she had already suspected something.
Was it possible that Zhongli was actually the Geo Archon?
Seeing Hu Tao lost in thought, Tang Yu stared at her and said: "Actually, there's something I've been hiding from you."
Hu Tao snapped back to reality and asked Tang Yu: "Hiding what?"
Tang Yu thought for a moment and decided to tell Hu Tao everything he knew about the game Genshin Impact from his previous world.
"Teyvat, on Earth, was actually a game. The guest consultant of Wangsheng Funeral Parlor—Zhongli—he is actually the Geo Archon."
"And…"
In one breath, Tang Yu told Hu Tao about the world of Genshin Impact.
When Hu Tao finished listening, her face was filled with shock!
Some of what Tang Yu said, she didn't know.
But the parts she did know—Tang Yu was basically correct!
So… the continent of Teyvat was just a game?
Silver Wolf saw Hu Tao looking lost and quickly comforted her: "Sister Hu Tao, this is actually very easy to explain."
"Every world has its own program running it. That's what we call 'heaven's will'."
"Earth… perhaps it's also just a game."
Silver Wolf's words opened up Hu Tao's thinking.
She said in a daze: "Then the world we're in now… might also be a game."
Silver Wolf nodded. Her eyes shone as she grinned: "Not just this world—our entire universe might be a game."
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