The crowd outside the game store was densely packed, and in the crowded crowd, everyone's face was filled with joyful enthusiasm and warmth.

"It's just like summer......"

The person who expressed this emotion was in a quiet morning tea shop on the second floor opposite the game store.

Alice's family was sitting in the box drinking morning tea, with a few bodyguards standing by the door, and the faint sound of "Summer Shadow" was faintly heard in the room - just like the game store opposite, there was also "Summer Shadow" here, because it was a luxurious place for white-collar workers to chat - what a pity fan morning tea shop.

For the promotion of the game, in addition to Longquan and Datang, some fan gathering places around the country also have corresponding publicity. The morning tea shop also got the song "Summer Shadow" and some brochures for "Air", and it also sold advance tickets for three nearby game stores.

"What else do I want you to pull us out for!" Xu Jing drank tea, looked at the lively game store opposite, and said lightly: "It turned out that I came to observe the publicity effect of "Air". ”

Alice smiled: "Isn't that great?" This time the advertisement is not as loud as before, so you must be worried......"

Xu Jing snorted and did not speak. However, he was indeed a little worried that Meng Shu's decision to release the game was too hasty. However, now sitting in this morning tea shop and looking at it, the worries in Xu Jing's heart will disappear without a trace, although the advertisement is not loud, but the effect is good, looking at this lively situation, the game sales should not let the golden sign of 'What a pity' be ashamed.

On the other side, Xu Jing's wife stirred the milk tea and looked at Alice strangely.

Alice spotted her gaze: "Mom." What's wrong? Staring at me all the time? ”

"No, nothing......" the woman smiled a little awkwardly. She can't say that today's daughter is strange: "I was thinking. The song is nice and sounds comfortable. ”

"That's right." Xu Jing nodded approvingly: "That kid's songs are just like comics, they can always make people find surprises, and I was very worried for a while that he would suddenly run away to become a musician, but fortunately, he didn't have the heart to do this......"

Alice's eyes flashed with sweetness: "He's not bad as a musician, in fact, I think his personality is very suitable for being a musician......"

She imagined what Meng Huo would look like as a musician, and if Meng Huo developed into the music industry, it would definitely not develop into a singer. Rather, as a part-time composer pianist. Although pianists are also stars, unlike singers, they usually don't always need to shine in public, and they will also go in and out of some higher-end stages.

In China, pianists and classical pianists have a higher social status than singers and celebrities, and the top pianists face audiences who are the upper echelons of society, which makes them very famous and influential. If Meng Huo becomes a pianist, he will become a noble son.

"That's pretty good...... Alice muttered, thinking if Meng Huo became a pianist. I can follow him as an agent, and his usual performances are in the Grand Theater. This kind of life is simply amazing - Shen Jie will definitely not be able to keep up.

"......" Alice's expression changed slightly, but she was caught by her mother. The blonde woman's heart immediately lit up like a mirror, her guess was right, her daughter's change must be related to Meng Huo. This made the woman happy and worried, happy about the change in her daughter, worried that she was not optimistic about these two people - not to mention Meng Shu's attitude, the age difference between these two people, they would not be a good match.

But even so, the woman can only pray for her daughter now, and other men can still say that the boy is even a treasure of Xu Jing, and she can't help if she wants to.

"Alas......" the woman sighed.

Alice's gaze immediately focused on her, and like her own mother, she was just as sensitive: "Mom, you really have something on your mind, right?" ”

"Nope." The woman didn't panic at all, she smiled, and found a reason: "I'm just worried about the sales of this game, didn't you say that its advertising is not good?" With this little bit of advertising now, most people won't know about it, right? ”

Unfortunately, fan gathering places are only organized in some big cities, so the game advertisements are mainly promoted by the two stores of Datang and Longquan. These two companies have strong channel capabilities, but they can't be everywhere, and they are very few in some small cities, and there is even only one left.

The woman's words are not unreasonable, as long as people don't pass by the streets of these two stores, it is difficult to know about the release of "AIR".

"Don't worry...... This type of game is niche and the player's information spreads quickly. But Xu Jing shook his head and said with a smile: "I think it won't be long before someone posts a message on the Internet, and those who can play text adventures will receive the news soon, and it is enough to have this part of the people." ”

His analysis is based on the current state of Chinese text adventure games, a genre that has developed over the years and gradually formed a stable and special group of players.

In this group of players, the name 'Ho Xi' represents even more authority than his authority in the comic book industry, and there are still people who can challenge him. But in the world of word adventure games, he is a well-deserved emperor, and it can even be said that there is no word adventure without any regrets.

Almost all text adventurers have played the game, and his work is on a very different level than other text adventure games on the market, and a new game will immediately get noticed and spread quickly among game lovers, perhaps even faster than advertised.

In fact, at this point in time, a number of forums and chat rooms that gather lovers of text adventure games have gone viral.

"It's a pity that the teacher has a new game!"

"The game is called "Air", and it can be booked in Datang and Longquan now, everyone hurry up!"

"Finally waiting for the new work.,The recent games are more and more imitating the works of the teacher.,I'm tired of playing other games!"

"That's right! Last time, there was a game called "Family" directly.,It's such a blatant imitation.,I heard that the sales are pretty good! Today's game companies are getting smarter. All kinds of characters and plots imitate what a pity for the teacher. It's a pity that the teacher's game has become someone else's template......"

"Haha. I'm tired of playing and ready to leave the group! What a pity that the teacher has a new work!? All right...... I won't take it off for the time being! ”

In a short period of time, word adventure lovers throughout China knew about the release of the new game, and the number of pre-orders for the two stores of Datang and Longquan was also skyrocketing, easily surpassing the total sales of word adventure games in the country in the previous few months.

But the real heat hasn't fermented yet, the response speed of print media is slow, and it took hours for online media to expand from fragmented websites.

"What a pity that the mysterious new work is here! AIR - the most low-key text adventure game! "Like the warm sun of winter, the well-known voice actor Long Xue has added a new song "Summer Shadow"! "Let's look forward to "AIR" together, what kind of story will it bring this time! ”

When the news of new game releases gradually dominates major game forums and websites. The benefits are gradually being revealed. Unlike the previous game releases, as soon as the news of "AIR" came out this time, the game manufacturers as competitors not only did not panic, but took the initiative to jump out and help the game advertise on Weibo.

"The ancestor of the word adventure game, 'What a pity', has come out to sell the game again, and Mr. He pities is very low-key this time, and it seems that he is confident in the quality of the game of "Air". Here's my best wishes, blessings to Phoenix Company, and the success of "AIR"! -- Shi Guangtou, president of Dwarf Network Company.

"What a pity, it must be a high-quality product, "AIR", the expectation value is proper! By the way, sell our pork, and eat it even more delicious while playing games. -- A Lei, president of a different network company

"I would like to officially inform all fans of the good news. Our company decided to develop a text adventure game, and the first game was called Air! - Anima, President of the Swan Company

"I just received word that a bad company is planning to hack into players' computers after the release of AIR. To steal the number of games and personal privacy of players, it is strongly recommended that everyone install our 180 Security Guard, 180 antivirus software! -- Xiao Zhouzhou, president of 180 Company

The presidents of several Internet companies jumped out to advertise "AIR", which stunned players who saw Weibo. In the past, I didn't hesitate to develop text adventure games, and every time it came out, it would scare some game manufacturers. It's good if they don't come out to sarcastically and scold, why do they come out today to say good things?

In fact, this phenomenon is not surprising at all, word adventure games have been developed for many years, and many manufacturers can see why they are not here.

That cartoonist has too many actions in other industries, and his mind is mainly focused on comics-related industries, so he will not pose a real threat to the game industry, and others naturally don't need to be nervous. And now the development of Chinese word adventure games has entered a strange circle, and everyone is imitating it.

After several years of writing adventure games, game companies found that they were too difficult to set up, and worked hard to set up characters and describe stories, but sales were not good. The easiest way to make money is to imitate what's a pity, his games have a large audience and there are so many places to take advantage of.

In the case of Clannad, for example, each of the characters in it can be taken up and created into a new text adventure game with a better plot - and sales are pretty good. For this reason, after seeing "AIR" come out, the CEOs of those large, medium and small game companies were happy and took the initiative to help it promote.

In fact, here's what they thought in their hearts:

"What a pity this guy did it! The launch of a new game is so childish that it doesn't even do advertising, can this be popular? ”

"Oh, this can't work, how can "AIR" not be popular? If it's not hot, how can we be hot!? ”

"Advertising、You have to help with advertising! There aren't enough players playing Air, and our Air will be deserted when it launches......"

"There was an interview on the TV station in the evening, and it seems that I want to praise that song during the interview, it seems to be called "Summer Shadow", right? Although I haven't heard of it, the boast definitely has an effect, and it can promote "AIR" and show my generosity...... I rubbed it, what a genius I'm in! ”

The CEOs were happy, and of course there were quite a few readers who could see through their thoughts.

"Hey, have you read Weibo? Many CEOs of game companies are praising "AIR", these people are so funny! "That's necessary, they're addicted to copying, who won't help AIR! ”

In the Far East and Hokkaido, there were several students talking and laughing at the manga shop, but soon after the conversation, the boy and the girl had an argument.

"Why is it a pity that the teacher is so low-key this time, it must be the 18th banned version of the game!" "Nonsense, "Air" must be an all-age version! ”

They argue about the version of "air", and although the girls don't play the game much, they believe that "AIR" is an all-age version, while the boys are the opposite. However, after arguing a few words, they found that they didn't know anything about "Air", and it was in vain to argue, so it was better to ask someone who might know.

A girl turned her head and asked Kako Takashima, who was guarding the counter, "Kako, didn't your parents work for Sakura?" Did they say what version of the game is? ”

Kako Takashima only came back last night and was dozing off, and was awakened as soon as she was questioned: "What, what did you say?" ”

The girl had to ask again.

"Oh, AIR, ah......" Kako Takashima yawned, "I heard my real sister say that it's an all-age version." ”

"Look, it's an all-age version!?"

"Wait...... Kako, what did you just say? Who is the real sister? Is Miss Natsukawa real? The boys' eyes lit up, and the girls were surprised when they heard it: "Miss Real, isn't she a super idol?" How did you know her, Kako? ”

"Speaking of which, what have you been doing in the past few months? Even the school has withdrawn! "Yes, you said you started working, what kind of work is it! ”

The group of young people asked one after another, and Kako Takashima was a little nervous. Beads of sweat broke out on her forehead, and she hadn't told these companions about being voice actors herself, and she didn't know what to say. Because her foundation as a voice actor is too weak, she has been training in the office for the past few months, and she hasn't really debuted yet, and she hasn't even received a notice of her debut, so if you're lucky, you won't have a chance until April or May.

It's not that she doesn't want to say it, but after returning to her hometown, she is a little scared. This Chinese New Year may be the last time she spends her life as an ordinary girl, and she will be able to come back as a voice actor in the future, even if it is a small voice actor, the attitude of these classmates and friends will change......

In the past, Kako Takashima didn't think there was anything wrong with being a star, but now she finds that while becoming a star can gain glory, she may also lose a lot of things.

"What I just said is actually a secretary of my dad......"

So she denied the suspicions of her companions, and she planned to spend this New Year in peace. (To be continued......)