CH 229

The last piece of the puzzle for the legend of Blue Moon took off, leaving only the classic promotion.

Lin Wen found the publicity department and asked them to stop the brainless praise of Sheriff Lin and instead focus on shooting the promotional advertisement for Blue Moon Legend, telling them that this was the priority.

Since the publicity department was placed under the organization department, it had been manipulated by Xia Xiaoxiang, making everyone inside very uncomfortable.

After Sheriff Lin assigned them this important task, they felt that they had found an opportunity to fight back.

Lin Wen didn't waste time talking to them and directly wrote down the requirements and handed them over.

When everyone opened it, they saw the following:

1. Shoot a film for promotion.

1. Invite the favorite young stars of the empire.

2. Have them wear golden heavy armor and carry big swords.

3. Have them use the most classic lines from their movies to promote this game to the public.

2. Important points for promoting the game.

1. Free.

2. Can make money.

3. One hit, 999 damage.

After reading it, everyone was confused. Although everyone present was an elite from various places, not many of them had ever used a computer.

In their concept, computers seemed to be something used by young people in the new era.

The few who had used computers in their work had never come into contact with the internet.

And those who had used computers, come into contact with the internet, and even played online games, there was not a single one.

"Alright."

Cao Yuan, one of the four heads of the publicity department, said, "Let's immediately contact the network technology department and understand the specific situation. If necessary, we'll play this game ourselves."

Everyone agreed, and the more than forty people from the publicity department went together.

At this time, the trial server had just been set up and had not been debugged yet. They happened to be used as guinea pigs. Qi Mudong managed to gather more than forty computers and connected them to the network. This was the prototype of the first internet cafe in Huaizhen County.

The forty-something middle-aged people sat in front of the computers. Most of them didn't even know how to turn them on, and the remaining few were complete novices. It took half a day just to teach them how to download the client, register an account, and enter the game.

Then, creating characters, entering the game, walking, killing monsters, and a series of operations, they didn't understand any of it.

After teaching them for a long time, they finally learned how to walk, kill monsters, and pick up trash.

Qi Mu and Xiaopang looked at each other and said at the same time, "We need a beginner's tutorial!"

Afterwards, they consciously recorded all the problems encountered by this group of middle-aged people, trying to create a beginner's guide that even a complete computer illiterate could easily understand.

It must be said that there was a reason why Blood Moon Legend could become popular in the empire.

Its quality was considered good in this era, and although the sense of impact was crude, it was full of it. The moment the monsters were killed was very exciting, and it was even more satisfying when a bunch of equipment dropped.

Although this online game only had 50,000 people online at the same time, in the concept of the previous life, it could only be considered a small to medium-sized game.

However, unlike in the previous life, these were 50,000 local tyrants online.

In addition to the expensive infrastructure for playing games, the game cards were also expensive, costing 100 yuan for one, which could only be played for 33 hours. Most people couldn't afford it, making it a game for the rich and handsome.

The company that operated it, Chengshi Group, deliberately reduced the experience and drop rates to extend the game time and slow down the pace of the game.

Now that it had been changed back, the sense of satisfaction had greatly increased. Even Qi Mu and the others couldn't help but want to play.

When these more than forty middle-aged people finally got the hang of it, Qi Mu's friends immediately went back to the network technology department, opened their own high-end computers, connected to the server, and started playing happily.

Only Qi Mu and Xiaopang were left guarding the server, checking the problems they encountered.

The world quieted down, leaving only occasional sounds of keyboard typing. The middle-aged people from the publicity department were fully focused on playing the game.

Qi Mu fell asleep while guarding, and in his dream, he returned to Yaojing. His former goddess was running towards him, throwing herself into his arms and begging him to marry her.

The scene changed, and he and the goddess were already standing in their new house in Yaojing. Qi Mu looked down from the tall French windows and saw the prosperity of Yaojing. The goddess leaned against him, her face full of happiness.

He was about to close the curtains when he suddenly noticed something familiar outside the window. Wasn't that the square building next to the county government of Changshan County? And the small building next to the county government, wasn't that his network technology department? And the residential area behind it, wasn't that the house he was assigned?

The construction site in the distance seemed to be fast-forwarding at a hundred times the speed, with tall buildings being completed rapidly. Lights were gradually turning on in the buildings, and soon, it became as prosperous as Yaojing.

Looking down again, wasn't his former goddess his girlfriend, Tian Jiajia?

Tian Jiajia looked up, her face blushing, and whispered, "Qi Gege, let's have a baby."

Bang!Qi Mu's head hit the water-cooling pipe of the server, and the pain and coldness made his hazy mind return to reality.

He was stunned for a moment before realizing that it was just a dream. He was still in Changshan County, still debugging the newly set up server. More than forty ignorant novices were acting as test subjects.

But why was the room not quiet? Why was it filled with loud shouting and noise?

"Damn it! I killed the Dragon! I'm coming to kill you!"

"You damn Zhang old ghost, how dare you kill me!"

"What the f*ck! Damn it!"

"Come on! Come at me!"

Qi Mu looked up and saw that in the room, the middle-aged men who had originally appeared to be calm and composed officials were now furious, shouting and yelling with flushed faces.

They were fiercely pounding on the keyboard while staring at the screen, continuously cursing.

"F*ck!"

"Hahaha, damn it, the ring! I've been farming it for so long!"

"The Corpse King, I got the Corpse King!"

Then came a loud cry of despair, "Oh no! My equipment broke!"

A person suddenly stood up and roared, "You killed me!" He rushed forward and punched another greasy middle-aged man in the face, and the two of them instantly started fighting.

It took Qi Mu a long time to understand what was happening. He and the chubby guy exchanged a glance and saw the excitement in each other's eyes.

This game seemed to have a great appeal!

Even middle-aged people could be so engrossed in playing!

It was bound to be a success!

Excitement and anticipation echoed in their hearts. This would be their first successful project.

After a long time, the personnel from the publicity department finally recovered from their frenzy. They had been playing continuously for a day and night, but their spirits were still extremely high.

Work and career finally returned to their minds. They firmly grasped the feeling of immersion in the game and contemplated the most attractive advertising and promotional methods in their minds.

Before leaving, they specifically requested not to delete their accounts, hoping to continue playing after the game officially launched.

Soon, the installation of the massive machine was completed, and the dedicated line was also connected. Qi Mu and the others set up the game on the giant machine and took sufficient fire prevention measures.

The publicity department went all out, intensifying the preparations for advertising. The online advertisements had already been launched, costing a lot of money and featuring many pop-up ads on major websites.

The advertisements could be downloaded with just a click.

The client was a total of 330 megabytes, more than 50 megabytes larger than the original client. For the current Empire Network, it might be a bit difficult to download, but there was no way to make it any smaller.

With more than 500 employees in Tenglibaba, everyone was prepared and waiting for the game to launch.

There were hardly any players on the first day.

Not only were there no players on the second day, but they also received a lawyer's letter from the Chengshi Group, claiming that they had infringed on their rights.

Qi Mu hurriedly went to find Lin Wen, who was meditating. Impatiently, Lin Wen said, "The source code is different. Let them come to Changshan County to sue me."

Qi Mu nervously replied according to Lin Wen's words, but unexpectedly, the other party ignored them and seemed to think that this pirated game was not worth the trouble since no one was playing it.

On the third day, things quietly changed.

From early in the morning, the download volume of the client began to rise. It increased significantly at noon and continued to rise until evening. There were a total of over 10,000 downloads, and someone finally transferred money to the designated account.

The first transfer was a huge amount, 1 million. The character name left in the message was Sword Immortal Li Yuchen, and the accompanying message was to kill all troublemakers.

When Qi Mu tremblingly transferred 1 million yuan into the character of Sword Immortal Li Yuchen, the entire Tenglibaba office building erupted in cheers.

After that, various transfers emerged like mushrooms after rain. Many people kept calling customer service to ask if the ingots obtained in the game could be withdrawn for real money.

The office building, which had been quiet for several days, suddenly became lively. Busy figures were everywhere, and people were busy reconciling accounts. Money came and went, ingots came and went.

Most of the transfers were 10 yuan and 100 yuan, mainly for testing. Once they received a response, they would rush in.

The ten employees responsible for bookkeeping were completely overwhelmed. They quickly increased to twenty, thirty, and finally to a hundred people, barely able to handle the workload.

The staff responsible for distributing ingots were even busier because they had to carefully verify the account numbers and character names. If someone's name was misspelled, they couldn't send the ingots and had to refund them.

Due to the limited number of workstations that needed to be connected to the server, Qi Mu added twenty workstations temporarily, but it was still not enough to meet the demand.

Many people sent money but didn't receive the ingots. They called and cursed, and some even reported them for fraud, causing them a lot of headaches.By nightfall, the situation had slightly improved. The head of the company, Hua Yun, secretly called Xia Xiaoxiang to report on the day's work:

"Yes, Miss, we've made a profit of over 3 million in just one day. I predict that the total profit for the next month will be over a hundred times this amount."

"No, my estimates are never wrong. If anything, they're conservative."

"Yes, this project was personally overseen by Sheriff Lin. From the initial proposal to all subsequent operational strategies, everyone else simply followed his orders."

"In my opinion, Sheriff Lin is an absolute business genius. His keen insight and bold spirit are on par with the most seasoned capitalists in the empire."

"Alright, I understand. I will do my best to manage this project and keep track of its development."

On the fourth day, the real explosion arrived.

From 7 a.m., the download curve was a constant straight line, leading Qi Mu to think there was a software glitch.

But it wasn't a software issue. The downloads from various channels were so massive and continuous that the curve turned into a straight line.

The company's phone lines were overwhelmed. The staff responsible for checking accounts and distributing in-game currency couldn't keep up. Many players, eager to purchase materials and craft equipment, were fuming and cursing over the phone.

Even more desperate were those who had just been killed in the game and were eager to use in-game currency for revenge. They were willing to say anything.

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Many influential figures threatened, "You're finished!"

"Do you know who I am?"

"You're the company called Alibaba, right? If you don't immediately credit my account with the 100,000 in-game currency I purchased, I'll have your company shut down!"

Some even called the Changshan County Government Office directly.

"Hello, Alibaba is a company in your county, right? I'm Xu Sheng, the city lord of Changyang Prefecture. I've purchased 200,000 in-game currency but it hasn't been credited to my account yet. Yes, my character's name is Soul Fourteen. Hurry up and credit my account. Some little punk actually dared to kill me."

"Hello, what the hell is going on in Changshan County? Is your Alibaba a scam company? Let me tell you, my uncle is the Minister of Commerce in the empire. If you don't credit my account with the 500,000 in-game currency I purchased right now, I'll have my uncle investigate your company!"

Such calls alarmed many officials in the county government office.

Soon, everyone knew that Sheriff Lin had started a new company with a strange name, Alibaba.

This peculiar company had launched a new online game that had many influential figures calling in, all for the simple purpose of urging the in-game currency to be credited faster.

People were buzzing with discussion. Many young people interested in the internet and computers decided to check out the game after work.

Qi Mu and Hua Yun were on the verge of exploding from the workload. One was frantically managing the servers and dealing with various sudden issues. Thankfully, they had initially purchased three mainframes, which were estimated to handle 100,000 simultaneous online users.

But given the current trend, it didn't seem very secure.

They would need to purchase a few more mainframes as a precaution.

At the same time, a large number of hackers began attacking their servers.

Qi Mu and his team were thrown into a tense battle of cyber warfare, constantly updating algorithms and tools, and having a blast.

The company's head, Hua Yun, was frantically recruiting staff, including customer service, finance, and computer operators. The company's workforce doubled in a single day, but it was still unable to handle the massive workload.

Alibaba was expanding at a crazy speed.

This unassuming company, still relatively unknown, was slowly revealing its fangs.