A young man is kidnapped by a business woman to play in deadly games to satisfy billionaires and a shady government, so that he can be her champion in the game of puzzles

Bercerita pada Sato Handa seorang remaja berumur 18 tahun yang baru lulus SMA yang tanpa sengaja terlibat dalam game kematian.

Hero of this story a young man. The story began when he got eighteen years old. Two weeks before starting a new virtual online game "Magic Realm"  he got a virtual game cabin and puzzle. Einar starts his journey.

Translated by Coldtaco
Edited by Aelryinth
Even the video game media companies were shocked by the numberd. This included a lot of people who didn't get a good night's sleep.
Why? Trying to finish the script, of course!
The first day's sales went from a thousand, to five thousand, and ten thousand, then twenty thousand. The script couldn't be the same when the numbers were that different!
The media thought that the first day of sales would be around eight to ten thousand, as they thought Plants vs Zombies was a casual puzzle game, which always had a smaller audience. It would gain a lot of players in the first few hours from Weibo, and after the hype died down the sales would also follow.
In the end, the numbers completely surpassed their expectations!
Not only did it not slow down, but it kept increasing, and broke twenty thousand in twenty-four hours!
Some had known that they were going to witness this go down in history.
At noon, when the twenty-four hour statistics for Plants vs Zombies were released, the media started uploading their articles.
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"The biggest underdog today: Plants vs Zombies!"
"Breaking twenty thousand downloads in the first day, destroying the new games leaderboard"
"Gamers say: I can't stop!"
"Industry professionals predict: Likely to enter the puzzle games leaderboard!"
"Game reviews: Rich content, new playstyle, otherworldly creativity!"
"Can you believe this? Flappybird and Plants vs Zombies had the same designer!"
"Breaking a hundred thousand in the first month? Shi Huazhe has no comment."
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The consensus of the video game media was very positive. The numbers that Plants vs Zombies produced were too good overall, and there wasn't much to nitpick in the terms of quality either. Even the haters found it difficult to find things to hate on.
Under bombardment from the video game media, Plants vs Zombies was getting more and more well known. In addition to the promoted space on the official app store, it was likely that Plants vs Zombies would receive another wave of explosive growth!
Noticing the hype around Chen Mo's game, many "caring" players put down everything they had on hand to check out Shi Huazhe's Weibo, but it turned out that he had deleted his reply to Chen Mo.
Before today he liked criticizing everything, but ever since Plants vs Zombies became popular, he hadn't posted anything yet.
The 'caring' internet citizens weren't satisfied. He was the one to say confidently that Chen Mo's first game wouldn't be able to break a hundred thousand sales in the first month. Did he still think that now?
Forget about a hundred thousand; after breaking twenty thousand on the first day, this game would be heading for five hundred thousand in the first month!
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"Mr Shi Huazhe, say something."
"It's fine, Plants vs Zombies only had twenty thousand downloads in the first day, it's possible that it won't hit a hundred thousand in the first month. You still have a chance, sir."
"Sir, don't give up your treatment!"
"I have to say, it was a smart move for him to not say anything when asked what he was going to eat. That was smart of him."
"So, you don't plan to show yourself anytime soon?"
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The spectators around Plants vs Zombies were all commenting on Shi Huazhe's Weibo trying to start something. A few of the sarcastic comments were pushed to the top with hundreds of likes.
Shi Huazhe didn't post anything, because he knew what would happen if he did. The best thing he could do was to not do anything. However, this didn't mean he hadn't been looking at Weibo. With so many people making fun of him, sure he was angry, but there was nothing he could do since Plants vs Zombies had performed very well. Coming out and criticizing it wouldn't do much.
With these sales and popularity, going against the flow would surely bring many haters. While Shi Huazhe was mad, he wouldn't come out now to be murdered on the internet.
"How is this kid so lucky? How can everything he makes get so popular? Next time, there's no way he'll be able to maintain this next time!"
Shi Huazhe was set on not commenting. After others made fun of him and did not get any reactions, they decided to let this matter slide.
Things got popular quickly and died down quickly on social media. These users were just trying to band together, and when they saw that nothing could be started, they left it alone.
However, Plants vs Zombies was getting quite popular, and the sales kept increasing.
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Zao Zihao and Lin Mao both congratulated Chen Mo over the phone.
"Not bad, I heard you murdered the new games leaderboard. I think you must've raked in quite a bit of money. Hurry up, I'm still waiting for my pay to win game," said Zao Zihao.
Chen Mo laughed and said, "Don't worry, I haven't forgotten."
Lin Mao called in to congratulate Shi Huazhe, "That's pretty good, Chen Mo. I thought that your game would get quite popular, with a chance of going viral. I didn't think it'd be this popular. That's amazing!"
Chen Mo said, "Your game is also doing pretty well, seeing as you're second on the new games leaderboard."
Lin Mao said, "Sigh, it doesn't even come close to your Plants vs Zombies. I've been playing it for the past two days. It's actually pretty well done in all aspects, in particular how much playtime there is! I think this game is going to start a puzzle game trend."
Chen Mo replied, "So be it, I'm not making a puzzle game for my next one."
Lin Mao was shocked, "Huh? What are you trying to do? This game is going to go viral, why not make a Plants vs Zombies 2 while it's still hot?"
Chen Mo said, "Nah, I'm fine. I'm not planning on making my next game a puzzle game."
Lin Mao didn't understand, "Why? It makes you money and fame! You're good at it too, why not do it?"
Chen Mo said, "It's hard to explain, but I just don't see too much potential in these types of games. Alright, I have to go. Let's meet up some time."
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It wasn't just Lin Mao who thought that puzzle games were about to be popular. So did the video game media!
It was hard to say how popular Plants vs Zombies was, but from what was going on now, it was possible for it to top the puzzle games leaderboard, possibly making ripples in the paid games leaderboard too!
Moreover, the game had been able to maintain a score of around 9.3, and a portion of that must have come from downvotes by competitors. However, their efforts were proven useless, as the reviews had never fallen below nine. It was evident that this game was extremely popular!
The number of players who requested a refund were also few and far between.
As long as you had a short playtime and had a good reason for the refund, the app store would provide one.
However there were extremely few players who requested refunds, meaning that they recognized the game and planned to play it long into the future!
In the eyes of the video game media and video game designers, Chen Mo's first game was stable, well done, had gone far, was already quite popular, and was certainly quite influential.
Puzzle games were always quite popular, but there weren't many that could take it to the extreme. Puzzle games naturally had a large player base, as they catered to both the young and old. Therefore if it got popular, it would surely go viral.
Moreover the entry requirements for puzzle games weren't high, even a C or D-grade video game designer could make one. The only thing required was innovation!
Not one of the designers in this world felt that they lacked creativity. Therefore, some designers and video game media were trying to figure out which direction this would end up in.
Would Plants vs Zombies be a fire starter, reigniting the entire puzzle game market? Would a golden age for puzzle games arrive soon?
It could only be judged by numbers in the future.
However, nobody knew that the creator of the game, Chen Mo, didn't plan to continue making puzzle games...
At least for now!


Chen Mo liked calling himself a video game designer, despite being a mere video game producer.
After dying one day from work-related stress, he transmigrated into a parallel world as himself, right after he graduated. He was now in the body of his younger self, who also aspired to be a video game designer. 
Will he be able to fulfill his dream after being reborn in this oddly different new world, and become the best video game designer in that world?
Follow Chen Mo on his romp through video game classics as he brings the great games of the past to a whole new world in pursuit of his dreams!
Note: This Novel has been continued as a passion project by its translator. The continuation of this novel will not affect the result of Trial Reading or Voting Pool. 

Wei Na came home with a packaged, custom made video game. The game was super expensive, so she expects a lot from it. She was never a video gamer, but her husband -to-be is the ultimate champion.

"Heh, let's see if he could win this one." She checked the time on her watch. 'He should be getting off work now. Ah! I want some dumplings and egg drop soup! Let me message him.'

Text Message to Hubby: 

Wei Na: "Babbbeeeeee, can you stop by the Chinese restaurant on your way home? I want dumplings and egg drop soup!"

Bin Guan: "Sure. Anything else? You have 15 minutes before I reach the restaurant."

Wei Na: "No, no. Just those two dishes are fine."

Bin Guan: "Let's see... Mushroom tofu soup, salted chicken congee, duck Thai salad..."

Wei Na's mouth watered as she texted, "Stop!!!!"

Bin Guan: "What? Mrs. Bin, you've been craving more foods around midnight, so I'm making sure you didn't want other stuff~ I'm doting on my wife~"

Wei Na: "Hmph, I want all of the above dishes plus glass noodles in spicy tofu soup. I'll eat you poor and let you cry a whole mountain for teasing me! I'll make you get fat with me too!"

Bin Guan: "Hahahaha, alright. Your delivery is on its way. (kiss emoticon)"

Wei Na sent him three lines of hearts before rubbing her tummy, "I'm hungry too. Just wait a little bit more."

- Half an hour later -

Wei Na hopped to the entrance and helped carry a bag of food to the dining table. After successfully keeping the food safe and steady on the hard surface, she turned around and hugged him around his nape. "Before the meal, welcome back darling~~ Mwahhhh"

She gave him a peck on the lips and told him to wash up before eating. She too washed her hands with liquid soap before having her meal. Seeing the table full of food, she cupped her cheeks and licked her lips, forgetting about the video game she wanted to make him verse her in. 

Her smile was full of happiness. As she ate, she rubbed her cheeks with her finger that had a bit of sauce on it. He chuckled and wiped the stain off the apple of her cheeks using his thumb, "Aiyo, a grown up already and eating just like a kid. Cute."

She blushed from his remark and continued eating her food. Wei Na finished her meal before Bin Guan did and remembered that she wanted to tell him about the video game that she bought today. "I wanted to show you something~"

She walked towards the wrapped package on the couch and had him open it. Quickly, he finished his last bite and started unwrapping. He stared at the package with a dull face, "Huh?"

She walked over after seeing his weird expression, "What? That's your fav-....." The store messed up her order and replaced the video game with a jigsaw puzzle. He looked at her bewildered face and thought that she was upset that he didn't like the gift, so he acted like he was receiving an Oscar award. 

"Ohh! I love this puzzle! Honey, how did you know I've been into puzzles lately? Hahahaha, let's put these pieces together after cleaning up!" He pulled her on his lap and kissed her lips.

She took the puzzle out of his hands and raised he brows, 'Did I order it wrong? Did I not say I wanted the video game? I even paid for it too!!! No, let me secretly check the receipt and call them if there was a mistake.'

While Bin Guan washed the dishes, she double checked her receipt and felt disappointed to see that the store indeed made a mistake, 'Tch. If this was a regular gift, then it would've been fine. But they messed my plan up! Sigh...I'll give them a call now.'

She stepped out to a balcony and called the company to complain about her order. Since it is rare for a customer to spend so much money on one product, once she told them her name, they recognized her. 

Manager: "I am very sorry about any inconvenience this has caused you. The item that you have received must have been another custom made by another customer. If you wish for a refund, we will deposit the money back to your account."

Wei Na rubbed her temple, feeling irritated, "I already opened the Jigsaw puzzle. Can you check for me what the puzzle says, so this time I can actually continue with my plan smoothly? I would like a refund and make the purchase the puzzle that I have in possession."

Manager: "The puzzle had the same words that you originally wanted for the video game. Since it is out company's mistake, please accept the puzzle as our gift for you. We will execute the refund back to your account and that will take up to three days. Is that alright with you? Once again, I am very sorry for any inconvenience that this has caused you."

Wei Na sighed, "Okay. Thank you for your time and patience. I'll check my account again in a few days to make sure the transaction has processed. Have a good night."

After the call ended, she walked back to the living room where Bin Guan had prepared a platter of sliced fruits for her. She smiled, "How did you know I wanted fruits?"

He fed her a piece of seedless grape, "Because I know. Shall we begin with the puzzle?"

She showed a faint smile and nodded, "Mm.."

Sensing that something felt off, he asked her if she was feeling unwell. She shook her head , "Nothing. It's just that I was expecting something else to be in this package. Anyways, let's continue."

He had his arm around her waist while doing the puzzle, "You know, it doesn't matter if it is a puzzle or knitting or anything else as long as you're the one doing it with me."

Her bright smile appeared, "Sweet talker."
Finally, they reached the last two pieces of the puzzle and she said, "Darling, how about we complete the puzzle at the same time?"

"Sure. Anything you want." As their fingers left the completed puzzle, her eyes teared up slightly. She looked at him as he covered his smile and giggles, "Oh my god... oh my god.. oh my god!!!!" He jumped up from his seat and paced around the living room with a joyous smile that looked like Spring. 

Catching his breath, he knelt down beside her and placed his ears on her lower abdomen. 

"Silly, you can't hear anything just yet. Still early." She laughed at his excited reaction.

"Shhhh.. maybe if we stay quiet enough we can hear a little tiny bit!" Her fingers combed his hair lightly as he listened closely to her tummy. 

On the table, the completed puzzle said, "You're going to be a daddy!"

He couldn't stay calm at all, but then again, this was their first baby.

The warmth of the sunlight that was shining through the window landed on the girl's flawless face. Her eyelashes fluttered rapidly as her hands clenched onto her blanket tightly. She chanted, "No! No! Don't.. please.. I beg you stop! Ahh!!" She gasped for breath as she wiped the layer of cold sweat off her forehead. She looked at her phone and laid in bed after realizing that she was in her apartment. 'I'm safe.. it's alright.. safe..' After calming down, she took a quick shower and looked into the mirror. "Yang Ya Nuo! you got this! New day, new beginning!" She got dressed in a male school uniform and applied her makeup and wig. Within the next 15 minutes, her beautiful jade like face transformed into a handsome young man's face. "Aha! That should do it! Handsome like always. Breakfast time~" 
Since young, Ya Nuo learned how to change her voice to sound like a male's voice in case she needed it one day. Unlike girls at her age who liked to hang out with friends and go shopping, she only loves one thing, food! She works three part time jobs and is attending a famous school on a scholarship that covers full tuition. 
She cheerfully walked to the kitchen to see what's there to make for breakfast. When she opened the fridge, she saw nothing, but a piece of sausage inside. Sigh.. "I paid for rent and ran out of money to restock for grocery."
Ding Dong
"Who is it?" she said in a grumpy tone.
"Yo!" Xu Huan Hei greeted her with a hand wave.
"Is it time already? There's still half an hour before the usual time you come to get me for school." 
"Nope! But I do have something I want to discuss with you." he smiled dazzlingly. He was the school's second most popular guy that every female wished to date. The number one ranked male student was Ya Nuo. These two met each other at a young age, but due to some reason Huan Hei never found out about her female gender. 
"I'm hungry. Let's talk food first."
"Here~ i already prepared a bag of groceries and two bacon, egg, and sausage for you" he winked.
Ya Nuo smirked, "Oh? Seems like it's something important hmm? Alright, let me enjoy my breakfast as we discuss your 'favor.'"
In the middle of enjoying her bacon, egg, and sausage, she suddenly spit out the mouthful of food onto Huan Hei. 
"will you be my girlfriend?" he asked confidently.
"Are you crazy?? I'm a guy! 100% male!"
"But you are so pretty, even girls say you have feminine features. I'm sure with a little makeup you'll look very cute!"
"... what's your reason?"
"A girl keeps pestering me and chasing after me to get into a relationship with her. I told her for the past two years that I'm not interested in any relationships, but she refused to listen. I accidentally slipped out and said I actually have a girlfriend... so she asked to meet her.. and I didn't have anyone that is trustworthy enough for this job."
"No."
"Pretty please"
"No!"
"Come on~ I'll buy you lunch~"
"I'm not that cheap."
"Fine, 3 months worth of lunch and groceries!"
"Deal."
In the meantime, at a luxurious restaurant, a man with gray hair sipped his wine, "Did you guys find her yet?"
"No.. sir"
"Then why are you here? Go! Find her and bring her here! Don't come back and report bullshit to me!"
"Yes!"

*THERE IS NO RAPE OR ANY SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THIS NOVEL. BUT WARNING OF 18+ CONTENT*

The book cover is not mine, credits go to the original author. This novel is an original written by me, so please don’t post it anywhere else.

There was an explosion of interest for the demo at the booth!
Voices of unexpected surprise by the gamers were constantly sounding!
Ha Qiqi wondered and asked, "The booth babes have already left, but why are there still so many people?"
"Plants vs. Zombies?" Little Wang hesitated for a moment, then said, "How can a game with such a title be any fun? Could these people be shills paid for by the video game company? Why are so many of them praising the game? How much money did they spend to employ them!"
Shills?
Shills your sister!
Zhang Ye rolled his eyes at her.
Wu Yi came up from behind them. "Looks like there's a lot of praise for this game, I’m also gonna give it a try."
Wu Yi went to join the line. When Little Wang and a few others from The Voice's program team saw that, they were also itching to give it a try. Ultimately, they ended up joining the line to give the game a try as well.
When it was their turn to try, their indifference at the beginning turned to shock!
When the game started for Ha Qiqi, she was startled for a moment!
It was the same for Wu Yi. He immediately started clicking the mouse and was so focused on the game that he couldn't hear his colleagues talking even though they were right beside him. His full attention was squarely on the game.
Little Wang even exclaimed, "This game is ten times more fun than Fishing Master! Is this a new game or a sequel? Why haven't I heard about this game before if it's this fun?"
Wu Yi marveled, "After just two levels, even a person like me who doesn't usually play games is getting a little addicted. This creativity, graphics, design, and the attention to detail! This should be a game made by some foreign company, right?"
A female editor pointed at something. "No, look there. It's a domestic video game company."
Wu Yi said unbelieving, "There's actually a domestic video game company that can create such an excellent product?"
Little Wang immediately waved to the area outside the booth. "Director Zhang, come and try, come and try it out!"
Zhang Ye laughed, "I'm fine here, thank you."
"It's super fun, really!" Little Wang praised loudly.
Thinking about it, Zhang Ye also joined the line. Of course he knew how good this game was. Back in his previous world, be it Plants vs. Zombies or Plants vs. Zombies 2, he had played them both. The reason he was going to give the game a try was mainly because he wanted to see how close to the original game Fat Sis's company had managed to make it. He wanted to know if they closely followed his plan and design. In addition, if there were any bugs he could inform Fat Sis to get them fixed in time.
Once he started the game, Zhang Ye had a good grasp of it.
The restoration level was very high!
It was probably at about 90% of the original game!
Knowing this, Zhang Ye began to feel reassured. He knew that Fat Sis and her staff had made this game in accordance to his design, without adding any modifications of their own. The design of the plants, the zombie's speed and health, the graphics style, every plants' cooldown times—they were mostly all the same as the original.
At this moment, a few media representatives from a video game magazine and some newspaper publishers headed over when they heard about the popularity of this booth. Extremely curious of all that was going on, they also joined the line to give the game a try. As a result, the few of them ended up looking at each other, and could see the shock in each other's eyes. Immediately, they lowered their heads again and continued to research this game. Judging from their expressions, they were quite stunned with amazement at this Plants vs. Zombies game, and simultaneously felt that it was incredible!
A domestic video game company?
It's even a small, unknown video game company?
And yet their game is fantastic! But no one has ever heard of a domestic video game company that had such standards! Which rock did they pop out from under?
What exactly was a puzzle game? To the countless people in this world, their concept and understanding of a puzzle game would surely be simple graphics, simple gameplay, and simple controls. However, on this day, Plants vs. Zombies had made them open their eyes and made them get a renewed understanding of puzzle games. Real-time strategy? Combined with tower defense features? Looking at those demo versions with their grayed out game modes, there was even an adventure mode included? Zen Garden? Mini-games? The depth of richness of this game and replayability was simply many times greater than other puzzle games! If puzzle games could be segregated into large, medium, and small, then Plants vs. Zombies was clearly considered as a mega-scale puzzle game!
These video game media personnel were in disbelief!
Around them, the gamers who had tried out the game also thought that this game was a great surprise to them!
"I have a feeling! That this game will definitely be an instant hit!"
"This is really uplifting for our countrymen!"
"Yeah, can you think of a time when a video game company from our country made such an amazing puzzle game? In the past, haven't we always just been imitating the foreign games and picking up their leftovers?"
"Although I don't wish to admit it, the development of our country's puzzle games is much poorer than puzzle games from other countries. Their game production standards are ahead of ours by four or five years, like that very popular Fishing Master which was developed overseas, and was only licensed by a domestic video game company. If I have to say it, then there are no puzzle games made by our domestic video game companies worth mentioning. But all of that has changed now! A worthy name has appeared! This game is definitely world-class standard!"
"Not only that! I think that Plants vs. Zombies is even leading the overseas standards by a couple years! I've never heard of any foreign video game companies that could create such an excellent game! It's way too much fun!"
"When does it go on sale?"
"I can't wait!"
"Fuck, I've always pirated games in the past, but I think I should definitely support the original this time! It's so rare that we finally get a game that can match a foreign-made game!"
... 
At Hall 3.
Some of the staff members at several game booths were chatting.
"Eh, why is the crowd getting smaller and smaller?"
"Yeah, where did everyone go?"
"It's not even lunchtime yet. Weren't there a lot of people just a while ago? Why did it become so deserted now? It has never been like this in the past years, has it?"
"Don't you all know yet?"
"Know about what?"
"A lot of the visitors have gone to Hall 2. I heard that there's a puzzle game being exhibited there, a game called 'Plants hitting Zombies' or something. It's such a hit that all the gamers have the booth surrounded. More than twenty of those video game magazines and media outlets have also gone over to take a look. It seems to be causing quite a sensation, but I don't know about the details myself."
"Puzzle game? How can a small-scale game like that be any fun!"
"What? Rather than coming to try out our large-scale 3D graphics games, everyone went over there to play some puzzle game instead? How's that possible! Those people must be confused, right?"
"I wonder about that too!"
... 
At the booth of Plants vs. Zombies.
Right now, this place was extremely packed, with the visitors gathering and extending to the outside of the booth for dozens of meters! It was basically full of people!
When the organizers received news of this, they flew into a rage, thinking that this exhibit must have gotten the bikini booth babes to come back to their booth. They immediately brought a team of security personnel and rushed over, but when they got there, they were dumbfounded by the scene they saw. Rather than the bikini booth babes, they saw that the booth babes who were within the dress code had all been nudged out of the booth to some place else instead. The entire booth was filled with gamers! A sea of gamers!
What…what was this situation?
Fuck, why are there so many gamers gathered around here!
And they were still wondering why the other games' booths in Hall 2 were so empty. So it was because everyone had come running over here!? Are you guys giving out games or giving out cash? The popularity over here is getting too hot to handle!
Inside the booth.
Zhang Ye and the others made their way out from the booth after they finished playing a demo of the game. Only after they left did they notice that Jiang Yuan, his kid, and the dozens of Central TV Department 1 staff were all lining up to try out the game.
Jiang Yuan also saw them, but did not make any direct eye contact. Central TV Department 1's relationship with Zhang Ye had completely broken down, and since they couldn't get their hands on The Voice's overseas copyright from him, the overseas license deal that they had already completed negotiations on with the foreign party—worth a large sum—couldn't be completed. Not to mention Zhang Ye's court case that everyone knew about which had left them all embarrassed. Whether it was a matter of image or interest, their relationship was ruined beyond all repair. The only relationship that the two parties had right now could only be described with one sentence: Fight it out! Let's see if our Central TV Department 1's freezing of artists is more powerful or whether you, Zhang Ye, have more endurance! In Jiang Yuan's opinion, this battle was already decided the moment it started. No matter how many lawsuits Zhang Ye could win against them, he could not escape from the "freeze" they had in place for him! Making a celebrity lose their source of popularity in less than a year would definitely be a fatal blow to them. It was as good as a death sentence! Since it had already come to this, no matter how capable Zhang Ye was, Jiang Yuan could no longer be bothered by the sight of him anymore. He had basically caused so much trouble for them at Central TV Department 1 that the executives of Department 1 hated him to the bone!
"Dad, is it our turn yet?" Little Qi asked impatiently
Jiang Yuan replied, "It should be our turn soon. There's still five more people ahead of us."
Little Qi said angrily, "Why are they so slow? Tell them to hurry up!"
Beside them, Jiang Yuan's secretary suddenly called out loudly, "Director Jiang, let Little Qi come over to this line. It's my turn over here!"
"OK." Jiang Yuan let Little Qi run along.
After a short while, a young staff member from Central TV Department 1 flanking him fawned, "Director Jiang, come over to my line. I've got a spot for you!"
Jiang Yuan did not stand on ceremony as the console with the demo was coincidentally situated right beside his son. He strolled over casually and picked up the mouse to accompany his son to test out the game.
Innermost of the booth.
A woman who was in charge of the booth for Plants vs. Zombies finally freed up some time to welcome the media. "Hello, everyone. Sorry to have kept you waiting. I will start accepting interviews from the media now." Looking at her, she seemed very excited, probably because she hadn't expected such an explosive scene today. She had just gotten off the phone a moment ago after making several calls to report to the company on the situation here.
At this moment, more than 15 media outlets surrounded her!
They included those from the video game magazines, newspaper firms, and even Central TV!
A reporter from one of the top video game magazines in the country quickly kicked off the interview. "This is just the first day of this year's National C-G Gaming Expo, but your company's game is already getting all the headlines. You're even outclassing other titles like Spiritual Realms: The First War, The Immortals Descend, and other anticipated MMO and RPG titles that the gamers were looking forward to for a long time now. It could be said that this is the greatest dark horse to emerge in this year's National Gaming Expo!  Can you let us know if you all had anticipated this?"
The manager smiled and said, "Our company is extremely confident about our game, but honestly…" Her eyes swept across the booth. She gave a wry smile and continued, "…we really hadn't expected this at all. Thank you, everyone, for your love!"
A reporter from the newspaper firm hurriedly asked, "How much money did you all invest into the game?"
The manager hesitated for a moment. "I can only say it was in the tens of millions."
A media reporter from Beijing asked, "I tried out the game just now, and it's absolutely amazing. Our country's puzzle games are still only in the infancy of development, but to suddenly have a product that is so amazing pop up from nowhere, can you explain to us how you all did it? Isn't this leap too great? What inspired your company to create this Plants vs. Zombies?"
Hearing this, the manager could only smile. "Regarding the inspiration, I actually don't know about it either."
"Ah?" The media personnel were all taken aback by this reply.
The surrounding gamers were also in disbelief when they heard that. You don't know about it either? The fuck? You're the publisher! If you of all people do not know, then who would?
The manager laughed and said, "This game was actually done with the aid of a patron." 
"Patron?"
"What patron?"
"Can you clarify what you mean by that?"
Nobody could understand this explanation.
... 
Not far from them.
Little Qi was clapping and exclaiming, "This is so fun! Dad, this game is way too much fun!"
Also surprised, Jiang Yuan played two stages and commented, "Yes, this game is indeed different from other puzzle games. Even I, who has almost never played any games before, got the hang of it quite quickly, hur hur. This game is really quite interesting! Quite interesting!"
Even the director enjoyed playing it?
Jiang Yuan's secretary immediately observed, "Director Jiang, your evaluation of the game is spot on. This game truly is very enjoyable to play and easy to get the hang of. It suits people of all ages, whether they're young or old!"
Another person from Central TV Department 1 remarked, "I didn't know that puzzle games could also be this much fun!"
The person from Central TV Department 1 who had earlier clashed with Ha Qiqi and the others said, "When it gets released, I'll be buying a copy for my son. He will definitely love this game." 
Little Qi said, "Dad, I want one too!"
Jiang Yuan smiled. "Sure, I'll buy it for you. Even I'm getting interested in this game after playing it. A game is just like a TV show. It depends on how innovative it is, which is where this game excels in. I wonder which company created this game that even got me interested even though I don't usually play games."
Zhang Ye looked over.
When they heard Jiang Yuan, his secretary, and the rest of the group praising the game nonstop, Ha Qiqi, Little Wang, and the others who were standing outside shot them a glance.
But suddenly, the next line from the manager who was taking questions from the reporters about Plants vs. Zombies astonished everyone at the scene!
In the face of all the media outlets' microphones and cameras, the manager chuckled and said, "The patron. Well, since I was just coming to it, let me make use of this chance to make an announcement here. Plants vs. Zombies will officially be launched next week, and for the endorsement of the game, we have already discussed with a big shot celebrity. That person is Teacher Zhang Ye, who will be acting as our spokesperson." Before the crowd could react, she threw out another bombshell of an announcement. "Teacher Zhang also happens to be the patron I just mentioned. I myself really do not know what inspired this game, because it was all from Teacher Zhang Ye. He contributed to the game's name, Plants vs. Zombies, the character models, the graphics palette, technical support, mathematical attributes, level designs, and many other things. The entire concept of the game was by Teacher Zhang Ye, so you can say that this game was a collaboration project between Teacher Zhang Ye and our company!"
At that moment, the entire venue burst into an uproar!
"What?"
"Damn! Teacher Zhang came up with the concept?"
"Ah?"
"Fuck, is this for real?"
"Did Zhang Ye cross over to the video game industry as well?"
"What the hell!"
"It's Zhang Ye? Seriously, again?"
The media was stunned! 
The gamers were dumbfounded!
No one knew how to react anymore!
Ha Qiqi was staring with her eyes wide!
Little Wang stared dumbfounded at Zhang Ye, who was next to her!
Wu Yi shouted out "fuck" and went into shock!
Then, after the shock, Ha Qiqi, Wu Yi, and the others suddenly turned their sights in unison to Jiang Yuan, his secretary, and the entire group who were still playing the Plants vs. Zombies demo. They looked at them without batting an eyelid!
Jiang Yuan's face turned green!
Jiang Yuan's secretary let out a swear and dropped the mouse in his hand!
The other Central TV Department 1 staff, who were just praising how good this game was, were all staring at each other with their mouths agape. Their faces flushed red and paled at the same time, their expressions looking somewhat distorted!
Zhang Ye's?
Having praised the game so much, they discovered now that this game was created by Zhang Ye?
Suddenly, a few gamers in the crowd suddenly cried out.
"Eh, look at that person who's playing the game! Why does he look so familiar?"
"Eh? Isn't, isn't that the person who was fighting the lawsuit with Zhang Ye?"
"Oh, I remember, I remember! I saw him on television a few days ago. He is Jiang Yuan, the Deputy Director of Central TV Department 1! The Central TV Department 1 executive who did not issue Teacher Zhang's salary to him, and even tried to steal his copyright!"
"Surely not? He was really enjoying the game just now and even praising it to the high heavens."
"Yes, that's him! That's definitely him!"
Jiang Yuan: "…"
His secretary: "…"
When those words were said, the entire venue quieted down. Everyone was staring at Jiang Yuan and the people from Central TV Department 1 with subtle looks in their eyes!
Silence!
Dead silence!
At this moment, it was as though the sound of face smacking was reverberating out from nowhere, as the invisible hand smacked across the faces of Jiang Yuan, his secretary, and their group of people!!
Ha Qiqi mouth twitched.
Little Wang held in her laughter until her face turned red!
The Central TV cameraman who was holding the camcorder up for the interview was also dumbfounded, as he stood still where he was!
Wu Yi also stood there in amazement for the longest time. He had seen before how Director Zhang face-smacked others, but this was the first time he was witnessing such a harsh face-smacking!
This was far too ruthless!
This face-smacking was so hard that it nearly left its victims shitting in their pants!!
Right now, Jiang Yuan only had one thought. If there was a sewage pipe in the ground, he would have definitely crawled inside to escape all this!
Zhang!
Fuck your grandpa!!!


Zhang Ye was originally a mundane college graduate with aspiring dreams to become a star, but unfortunately has below average looks and height. However one day, he woke up and suddenly found himself in a parallel world! 
It’s like the same world, but wait a minute…many brands, celebrities and even famous works from his world changed and are gone in this new world! Armed with the profound literary knowledge of his previous world and a heaven-defying Game Ring that gives him magical items, stats and skills, Zhang Ye embarks on a journey to pursue his life-long dream of becoming famous!
Follow Zhang Ye as he takes the new world by storm, one plagiarized piece at a time, to hilarious reactions!

I wore a light blue shirt and slack. Dark blue for tie. What a matching color to wear on Thursday. Tomorrow Friday then weekend. I planned to finished my game on weekends. Just couples 'act' left to reach the ending.

Been waiting all weekends to play 'Fiend Home'. Its my favorite game of all time. Ever since i am kid, I've collected and played all sequel of 'Fiend' collection. 'Fiend Home' is the last game of 'Fiend' collection. Game developers said this is the last game before they went close their company. 

'The Eye' a mysterious and weird company. They never revealed their company information. Nobody knows if they exist or not. They usually tells on their social media, website and news. But their 'Fiend' games still receive positive feedback from all players. 

Their game can only buy online at their website. Every 'Fiend' game, players has 2 years to finish the game. If players don't  finished in 2 years, all save data and game data become corrupted. Never be played again. 

Even though it sounds easy, many players give up on couple acts at the beginning. Their game have different genre of survival with weird puzzle, decision, mechanism to be solved. Also you have to survive and collect  materials until the end to solve every puzzle. 

If a player were to expose the game puzzle to the Internet, their(exposer) game got corrupted. I don't know how they do it but they definitely can do it. Creepy company that can corrupt a single player game wireless and trace location. 

Well they(exposer) deserve it. On the game casing, The Eye already gives warning to all players. Everyone knows they can still talk to other people face to face so developer still can't stop them. Even if they were to expose game walkthrough, the game itself has different puzzle, arrangement, difficulty from each other. 

Players so eager to know how they make every game so different to each other. Still all player bought and played with patience. 'Fiend' itself is a special games to play. Playing their full sequel will definitely feel satisfying.

Being nice and kind is hard. You're being exploits by someone. Either be kind and weak or evil and strong.

The strong can do what ever they want. They all just kill whoever they want. Don't care if its cruel or being hated. 

A game that change your life. Reach the last Act to unlock your potential. Using the knowledge of the game to explore the possibility.

Meet, fight, kill or be the strongest creatures. 

Fiend game collection:
Fiend Beginning
Fiend Adventure
Fiend Faction
Fiend War
Fiend Home

"The scenario has been completed. Calculating the reward.
"Obtained EXP: 450, Game Coins: 4,500.
"Obtained Equipment: Fainted Macaque
"Completed/Accepted Quests: 0/0
"Completed Special/Hidden Quests: 0. Unlocked World-building: None
"Time of Terror Points Increase: 0. High Terror Points: 0%. Average Terror Points: 0%
"Your Terror Rating is: Embodiment of Valor. Extra reward obtained, can be selected later.
"Obtained Skill Points: 100
"Additional Reward from Good Terror Rating, EXP: 100, Game Coins: 1,000.
"Scenario Cleared Reward: Skill Card x1
"Calculation complete. Please continue."
Feng Bujue looked at his rating result, and it was accompanied by the system audio that said, "You've reached leveled five, and your Life Points have increased to 500/500."
His EXP was now 150/500. In terms of EXP gain, Solo Mode and Team Mode did not differ much. When Feng Bujue and Wang Tanzhi grouped up for the Team Training Mode, they were respectively level one and two. If they did not kill the hard boss and complete the scenario in the most impossible way, the EXP that they acquired would have been around three hundred instead of five hundred. The scenario that he had just completed was modeled after the fact that he was level four. Based on the ratio of EXP gain, if he attempted the Solo Training Mode, he would have obtained around four hundred EXP as well.
However, this showed the difference in terms of the two modes' rewards. Compared to EXP, now Feng Bujue had also gained Skill Points and the additional EXP and Game Coins. Other than that, there was also the extra reward from the Terror Rating that he would not have gotten from the Training Mode.
However, there was still something about his rating review that baffled Feng Bujue. During his previous scenario, he had brought out the item one-time use syringe, but during that review, the Obtained Equipment tab showed 'none'. This time, however, the fainted macaque was listed. He had great confidence that the game manual did not mention this before, but of course, that was completely normal. The game manual was mostly promotional content and did not list every small detail.
The unsolved puzzle was like a fish bone stuck in Feng Bujue's throat. This kind of issue that others would be able to ignore was something that annoyed the man the most. He was too lazy to ask on the forums because the forums would not be able to provide a correct answer to this kind of question that was related to the system. Therefore, he contacted the customer service line through his log-in space. The person who answered was equally stumped. He went searching for a long time before coming back with the answer. "Items that are categorized as 'consumable' like medicine, bandages, ingredients, and mechanical parts and are 'normal' or lower quality will not be listed in the rating review when they are carried out of the scenario."
Feng Bujue got the answer that he needed. There would be many things that fulfilled these requirements in the team mode. If someone was free enough to grab as many things as they could, even trash like rocks, grass, bricks, wooden logs, and so on, during the last sixty seconds countdown, then the rating review would be dominated with the list of those pointless items. To prevent that, this setting was made.
After understanding that, Feng Bujue took out the macaque from his backpack to take a look. But to his surprise, when he did that, the monkey disappeared. In its place was a card around the size of a tarot card, and the system notification popped up. "After completing the scenario, players might obtain 'plot items that can be taken out of the scenario'. This type of item is normally categorized as an item related to plot points, but due to certain reasons, like the players using their own ability to clear the mission, the items are preserved. When such plot items are taken into the log-in space, they are transmuted into 'puzzle cards' and added into the card system (currently unavailable)."
After reading that system message, he looked at the puzzle card in his hand. The card had the quality like paper, but it was not bendable. The edge of the card was releasing a weak white light, and the picture was the same on both sides. The picture on his card was that of a monkey, and the painting style was in the style of a Chinese ink wash painting.
"Puzzle Card: Monkey"
That was the only attribute to the item—just a name, nothing else. Feng Bujue glanced at Wang Tanzhi's status on his friend list; the kid was still in game. Therefore, instead of going to grab his reward, he chose to contact customer service again.
Time for the card system's explanation…
Before that, a clarification about a concept—item quality delineation—as stated on the official website.
———
Trash: Even selling this type of stuff at the Trading Post will be difficult.
Poor: Old and used with deficiencies, but it is better than nothing.
Normal: Everything is normal about this equipment. Utilizing it in a logical manner will be beneficial to you.
Excellent: A dependable, trustworthy piece of equipment, no different from a good partner. (Excellent equipment will have at least one element or one special effect.)
Perfect: Flawless equipment, rare and powerful. (Perfect equipment will definitely come with a special effect but not necessarily element.)
Legendary: A God-tier item that is the stuff of legends. It will be able to increase the player's ability by leaps and bounds.
———
Based on this categorization, excellent equipment would become ubiquitous at later parts of the games, something that most players would have the power to aspire to.
The way to obtain equipment in Thriller Paradise had been explained already; it could be summed in one word, exploration. However, if some players really could not understand how to get excellent quality equipment and lagged behind, what should they do?
This card system was the answer provided by the game company; it was an alternative that was given to the players to obtain equipment in the later parts of the game. As long as the player managed to collect a whole set of cards, they would be able to exchange it for one piece of equipment. The item was guaranteed to be of the excellent quality, with a chance of obtaining a perfect quality item.
And what was the concept of a 'set'? The answer… it was totally random.
Just take this Puzzle Card: Monkey as an example. If you had puzzle cards monk, white horse, pig, and cannibals, then you would be able to complete a set. Similarly, if you had the cards rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, sheep, horse, rooster, dog, and pig, then you would have completed a different set. As long as the system could accept the collected cards as a 'set', then it was a set.
In other words, one puzzle card could belong to multiple sets, and the formation of a card was completely random. Like the monkey that Feng Bujue had obtained, it might not have turned into Puzzle Card: Monkey. It could instead have become Puzzle Card: Chimpanzee, Puzzle Card: King Kong, Puzzle Card: Monkey's Paw, and so on.
This kind of set up made every plot item into a possibly useful puzzle card. At the later stages of the game, if the players became so powerful that they could brute force their way through most of the plot, then the plot items could become the reason for them to change up their tactics.
Therefore, for players without equipment, they could enter the Solo Survival Mode, complete the main plot, skip all the triggered side quests, and keep all the plot items, and they would be able to use them to complete the puzzle card set when they left the scenario.
Of course, the players killing themselves after obtaining the plot items that they wanted was forbidden. To get the Puzzle Card, the lowest requirement was to clear the scenario. Upon dying under any kind of circumstances, all the equipped item would be taken away; only the plot items obtained within the scenario would be retained in the scenario. This was to prevent the scenario from locking up due to the death of one player in Team Mode.
That was almost the whole explanation. Feng Bujue ended the call with customer service after he finished his questions. Then he operated the menu and turned the Puzzle Card into data and saved it in his log-in space. He prepared to receive his scenario reward.
He did not have much hope for the reward from the good Terror Rating because the scenario itself was not that scary, but the reward of a Skill Card still piqued his interest.
He believed that the Skill Card had to be something that he could use, a skill in the schools of general ability of workmanship. That extra reward from Terror Rating… He had to choose another piece of equipment because after finishing the scenario, he was still defenseless.
Feng Bujue walked out from the elevator to enter the large metallic room. Similar to before, there were two hollow glass tubes.
First, he came to the scenario reward. Through the virtual menu, he obtained the randomized Skill Card. As the card materialized inside the tube, Feng Bujue was feeling quite hopeless, but once the explanation of the card became clear enough, his shattering roar could be heard echoing through the room again. "Well, f*ck me!"
 


This is a game beyond dimension–the pursuit of truth. 
The unknown seal, the gambit between gods and demons… 
The defiance against data, the retribution of human… 
In a virtual world connected with reality, consciousness dictates us, consciousness chooses us, and consciousness dictates our consciousness. 
Now, throw away you fear. 
Throw away your selfish interest, question, and disbelief… Free your thought. 
Welcome to Thriller Paradise. 
Feng Bujue lost his ability to fear because of an unknown psychological disorder. Through a virtual reality game designed for players to experience fright and despair, he began his search for his lost fear. Could he finally regain his ability to fear? Could he outwit the scenarios presented to him? Could he finally uncover the truth hidden inside Thriller Paradise?  


"AH!"
Qiao Liang was taken aback. His eyes involuntarily looked at the black clothes that suddenly appeared but at the same time, the entire mirror broke with a loud bam—!
Qiao Liang was really scared this time. He even leaned back involuntarily and almost toppled onto the bed behind him with the chair.
The mirror inside was already broken when he looked at the screen again, revealing the darkness behind the mirror.
A line of numbers in bright blood-red appeared in the right corner. 10:00.
This line of words quickly became 9:59, which seemed to indicate that the game could only be played again in another 10 minutes.
Qiao Liang was slightly shocked, but he calmed down in no time.
"It seemed like this step is purely to test the psychological quality of a person. You must start at the center of the mirror without drifting away. Otherwise, you'll fail immediately…
"Alright, I'll train hard now and try to succeed in one shot 10 minutes later!"
Qiao Liang was full of motivation at that instant. He realized that all puzzles set by Boss Pei should be successfully solved as long as he passed this test!
… 
One hour later…
Qiao Liang stared at himself in the mirror, and a bloody ghost floating in the air had stretched out its bloody hand and was about to touch his neck…
Qiao Liang felt his heart thumping very loudly, but he still gritted his teeth and stared at his eyes in the mirror, using his will to force his eyes to remain motionless. 
That terrifying ghost, which was always wandering around the mirror, was constantly using all sorts of ways to attract Qiao Liang's attention.
Finally, it seemed to have completely lost his patience, came to the center of the screen, opened its huge mouth, and let out a shriek towards Qiao Liang!
Qiao Liang was pretty smart, he did not turn on the sound of the speaker so he could not hear the sound. However, the scene that appeared in front of him was enough to make his heart race like crazy!
However, a whirlpool suddenly appeared in the mirror, sucking the ghost in!
This ghost seemed to be constantly struggling. However, there was no avail as it quickly disappeared in the mirror.
A line of bloody words appeared in the mirror. "Congratulations, the first guest of Thriller Hostel!"
He clicked randomly with his mouse and exited this program. The invalid buy button lit up on the 'Be Quiet' page which meant that Qiao Liang could finally spend money buying the game!
Qiao Liang was so moved that he was nearly in tears.
That was tough! How could it be so tough to buy a game in this era?!
However, that was all worth it since he was the first player of Be Quiet!
"I have to share this news immediately with others!"
Qiao Liang opened his fan group and shared the solution to the last puzzle excitedly with his fans.
… 
At the same time, Pei Qian spat out two words slowly after sitting in the office for some time.
"The f*ck…" 
A chill ran down Pei Qian's back seeing the eye-catching number '1' on the backend of the Be Quiet purchase counter. It was still solved in the end. A puzzle he thought could last for one month only lasted until the 11th! Not even half a month! 
"Sigh, my previous estimate was still too optimistic. It is really impossible to trap players for a month with a puzzle of this difficulty. However, that did not mean there was no use at all. It's still alright."
Pei Qian knew very well that this puzzle had been completely solved since the first buyer showed up. As long as this person shared his experience, more people would be able to receive the invitation and purchase.
However, even so, there were still barriers to purchase!
Pei Qian set the price of The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer as free and then silently followed the changes in sales. His mode of operating was the most optimal under the strict restrictions of the system.
In layman's terms, the difficulty in solving puzzles and the restrictions of everyone buying the game was different.
Finding clues, solving puzzles, etc., involved the players. Once someone solved the puzzle, everyone could continue to study the next step. The difficulty would naturally be set higher.
The game itself would have a purchase threshold even after knowing and understanding how to solve the puzzle.
The players must drive a car in The Lonely Desert Road for a while, personally reach the 'Game Designer' ending in Game Designer, then go to the TPDb website to search for 'Thriller Hostel', enter one's own account password, enter the dynamic code into the bloody handprint of the game, complete the eye-tracking mirror challenge before one could purchase the game. 
That was the highest threshold allowed by the system and could not be higher.
Of course, Pei Qian had nothing to be dissatisfied with. This threshold could help him to screen out numerous players.
There was also Pei Qian's attempt to make The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer free. It seemed to be creating convenience for the players, but in fact, it was to make less money.
Pei Qian found that the system allowed the games to be completely free, but the requirements were more demanding.
It had to be a standalone game.
It must have been officially on sale for more than 10 months.
The revenue from last month must have fallen to one-fifth of the revenue when the game first went on sale.
The system would only allow the game to be free based on these three conditions. The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer happened to meet this condition so Pei Qian was able to make them free.
He did not even need to consider web games like the Ocean Stronghold.
Repent and be Saved had been released for 10 months, but it was very difficult for its monthly revenue to drop to one-fifth of its starting revenue. This game was more durable, and there seemed to be an endless stream of newcomer players interested in masochism.
In short, the puzzle might be solved, but the purchase threshold was still there. It could help Pei Qian make a lot less money, at least in this settlement cycle.
Pei Qian turned off the platform and thought some time about the sales volume growth and what countermeasures to be taken.
The most important thing right now was…
He would first take a look at the pre-sales situation of the OTTO E1 cell phone before sending money to Lu Mingliang and Chang You!
Two days had passed from the opening of reservations on Thursday. The reservation for OTTO E1 cell phones increased to 4,728. It might still be increasing, but it has been extremely slow.
Pei Qian was very happy that the situation was not that much different from what he had previously estimated to be. The number would be capped at 5,000 by the time they had reached Sunday. It was absolutely impossible to go any higher.
Pei Qian decided to give 5 million yuan to Lu Mingliang to open up more Upwind Courier stations in Lincheng and the remaining 20 million yuan to Chang You to let him stock another 5,000 units from the original 4,000 units.
If the 5,000 cell phones could be sold, the remaining money would be used to stock up. There would then be a backlog of about 13,000 cell phones in the warehouse.
This money would then be staying happily in the warehouse until the next settlement cycle. Perfect!
… 
Pei Qian leaned on the chair and let Assistant Xin arrange everything. He could finally rest a little. He turned on the computer and casually looked at the comments of the netizens towards Be Quiet and the OTTO E1 phone.
The solution to the puzzle had been completely revealed. Posts on how to purchase the game had been spread everywhere. However, there was a clear polarization between players' comments. There were even quarrels online.
"Crazy, you can't even buy the game even if you solve the puzzles. Why did you have to make such a complicated pre-step? Are they crazy?"
"That is, that you even have to bear the brunt of the producers' emotions even though you are paying for the game! Tengda Games is really awesome, ah? They don't even give any face!"
"I still don't quite understand what the purpose of this ARG[1] is. I purely wanted to experience the game, no in solving the puzzle!"
"That's right, I definitely won't buy it. I'll just sit here and wait for this game to fail!"
"…who do you think you are? Do you think Tengda cares about this? They started this ARG and set the purchase threshold to screen out no-brainers like you."
"You can go and play a no-brainer shooting game like Ocean Stronghold. It's not like Tengda Games doesn't have any other games that do not suit you."
"This ARG is very interesting. I might not be able to solve it, but I'm so excited about watching the big boss solve them online every day!"
"This ARG, as well as the last step with the eye-tracking game, really amazed me. I feel that it's really worth it! This is equivalent to a large-scale, multiplayer free brain-burning game. It's equivalent to buy-one-get-free for the Be Quiet game. What's not enough?
"Moreover, Tengda made The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer free, they have a conscience!"
People on both sides argued hard.
Pei Qian was not interested in the content of their argument. He only cared about how many people were dissatisfied with the game Be Quiet, which could reduce the game's revenue this month.
He then saw what the netizens said about the OTTO E1 phone. They were basically in a polarized state as well. However, the people who supported this phone were obviously in a weak position.
The reason was simple, there were too few quantities sold!
Only about 3,000 units of this phone had been sold so far. Even if they were satisfied with the cell phone, there were only 3,000 users. Some of them might not even discuss this online.
A larger proportion of users were actually questioning the brand, quality control, stocks, etc. Many believed that this cell phone was made by speculation and whether the specific value was worth buying or not.
Pei Qian was very satisfied with this. You just wait and see, you have to insist on your own judgment and don't buy it!
Finally, Pei Qian took out his cell phone and glanced at Gou Yan.
On the 18th day of Tomorrow is Beautiful with a box office of 4.184 million yuan today and an estimated box office of 225 million yuan!
Tomorrow is Beautiful ranked second in the box office. The first place was given to the domestic film that was released just two days ago.
Pei Qian held his forehead with this hand, his face full of pain.
Why did the estimated box office increase significantly?! That meant that the stamina of the movie was very strong. People probably went to watch it twice or thrice.
This was very bad news for Pei Qian. Pei Qian would earn a few million yuan more if the box office of this movie improved even a little.
What evil!
Pei Qian swiped to the right subconsciously, wanting to view the lineup tomorrow.
However, under the presale column, Tomorrow is Beautiful which originally occupied the second place, directly squeezed to the third place. The first place was an upcoming American blockbuster!
Pei Qian's eyes lit up.
My savior!
Great, the box office would definitely not reach 225 million yuan! Bro, why didn't you release half a month earlier?
[1] 'ARG' stands for Alternate Reality Game, a game that makes use of the real world as a platform to be altered by the player's choices.


I really just want to lose money! T_T
Best boss ever, prodigy of the business world, genius creator, visionary of the century.
These are the descriptions used for Pei Qian, President of Tengda Corporation.
Ever since his rebirth, Pei Qian finds himself in possession of a system that rewards him if he manages to lose money.
Instantly, a brilliant idea comes to mind — making crappy games!
"If the game flops, all my investment cost will be lost!"
"How difficult can it be to lose money?"
Indeed... how difficult can it be?
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Felix did nothing else but stare at the ceiling absent-mindedly after landing on the most hated format game for those who were confident in their strength to beat the shit out of their contenders. The many variables within its games nullified their absolute strength.
In Felix's previous life, Puzzles games were actually his favorite format. He didn't win them all, but he still had a good win rate while playing them in comparison to other formats.
One single small mistake could even eliminate the 1st ranker player, one lucky opportunity could make the last ranker clinch the win. This kind of uncertainty was Felix's jam. His trash bloodlines weren't making it easier to compete in battles format games, but in puzzle ones, at least he had a shot.
If the death race luck meterage decided who would have better opportunities to clinch the championship, in the case of puzzle games, luck decided whether one emerges as champion or not.
However, without the necessary intelligence to take advantage of a lucky opportunity during the game, a player could only waste it.
Intelligence was still the true deciding factor to perform the best of one's ability within puzzle games.
Dejected, Felix rubbed his eyelids while sighing. He gave a spiteful glare to his hands, which kept causing him misfortune.
"I dare you to let me down again." He threatened them like a lunatic, "I swear I will cut you down and heal you back up."
He rubbed them nervously while eyeing the green button that was for spinning the next wheel, which had hundreds of puzzle games within it.
"F*ck it." He swore and pressed the button forcefully, not worrying anymore about what happens.
The wheel span rapidly again. However, this time Felix didn't leave it spin for even two seconds before he stopped it.
The wheel gradually slowed its speed until it stopped completely. Felix glanced at the chosen game and had a bad feeling after seeing the word maze. He clicked on the game and its details were displayed in front of him.
// Game Format: Puzzles. (Maze edition)
Game Name: Shuffle Maze
Participants Number: 95 (Still increasing)
Integration allowed: From lesser purity to peak stage 1 of replacement.
Ranks allowed: silver and bronze ( This is a silver game)
Maze map: ???
Surprise Addition: No.
Prizes Pool: High-grade stones, Peak-grade stones, Instant Recovery Potion, Hateful Miasma breath, Spiritual Flat Bone...
Rules of the game:
1) Players get dropped randomly in one giant maze. (The distance between the exit and the dropped spot is fixed for every player.)
2) Creating Alliances is allowed.
3) The maze walls shuffle after every 30 minutes.
4) The duration of each shuffle is 10 seconds.
5) Players can glimpse beyond the walls in each shuffle, but won't be able to move during it.
6) There are hidden compartments in the maze. (teleportation circles, treasure chests, traps...)
7) Treasures that are in the open areas are guarded by beasts. (Beasts strength increase based on the chest rank.)
8) Game points can be earned from eliminations, beast hunts, and treasure chests.
9) The player first to leave through the maze exit wins.
10) The game duration is two and a half hours.
11) The player with the most points after the duration ends wins.
For more information please open your SG profile Interface.
Good luck to all participants.//
Just like Felix feared, the game rules included hidden teleportation circles. A luck-based addition that could teleport a player near the exit, giving him a free win.
But to balance the game, that would be quite unlikely. This meant, the player would only be teleported in a large diameter around the exit, and that's only if he got lucky. In worst cases, he might be sent back to where he started!
That being said, Felix strangely wasn't looking at the 6th rule but actually had all of his attention attracted by the 8th rule!
"Can I do it regardless?... Maybe it can work even in a puzzle game." He kept murmuring under his breath in a trance-like state. 
He felt that his luck turned upside down too quickly. Just now, he was feeling horrible over landing on a puzzle format, but after seeing the 8th rule, a plan formed in his head. A plan, if executed correctly, he would obtain a shit load of game points.
The game added the 8th rule in order to help the less intelligent, or simply players who had abilities totally useless in locating the exit. They just needed to hunt for game points and hope that no one manages to find the exit before the game duration ends.
This game might be a puzzle type, but still, the SGA always left leeway for those with low IQ in some way or form. After all, no one wanted to watch a game that had 100 players, but only 3 were active within the field.
...
"Hopefully it works."
After a couple of minutes of deep pondering, Felix finally woke up from his daze. He lifted his head and saw that the wheel was still in front of him. He swiped it away from his face while requesting the Queen to search online for his game.
A moment later, a list that had only 3 shuffle mazes games was displayed before Felix. Those games were being played out in the entire Galaxy. 
Each game was from a different empire. This meant, the game Felix was currently on had only players from the Mariana empire. 
Felix's rank was too low to join galaxy-wide games that included players from all empires. He needed to reach gold for him to compete in that level.
He clicked on the game that was in the middle and was transferred to another web tab that showcased all the public details of the game.
Just like before, he pressed on the player list and was met with a long string of unique players' names.
//Participants List:
> Chrome Rising_1344: Bronze Rank, High-Tier Wins 3 / Losses 4. (For more details click on the name)
> Cold Bounty_1224: Silver Rank, Mid-Tier, Wins 3 / Losses 6. (For...)
>...
> Hellstorm_7754: Silver Rank, High-Tier, Wins 8 / Losses 9. (For...)
> Spirit Visage_2199: Silver Rank, Peak-Tier, Wins 6 / Losses 3 (For...)
> Unpaid Landlord_6996: Bronze Rank, Mid-Tier, Wins 1 / Losses 0. (For...)
>...
> Solar Mist_7778: Silver Rank, Peak-Tier, Wins 7 / Losses 4 (For...)
> Farphobia_3355: Silver Rank low Tier, wins 3 / losses 5. (For...) //
Not surprised a bit that at least 80 players were silver ranked, Felix simply kept on reading the list in a nonchalant manner. 
He already knew that he would be placed in a silver ranked game, even though he was still in bronze. This was the result of Match Making Rating, or in short MMR.
Since Felix won his first game, it meant he was good enough to start playing against only veterans and hardcore players instead of unranked newbies. 
This rarely happens though, since the majority of unranked players actually end up losing at least 3 of their placement games or even all of them. This meant, they would start normally climbing from low bronzer to silver.
MMR affected all the players, not just Felix. Any player who had way more wins than losses get placed in games above his rank. 
As for those who had more losses than wins, they remain playing in the same rank instead of being placed in lower rank games. 
The SGA wasn't stupid to let that happen, as they knew that most players would start losing intentionally to be put in lower brackets and have an easier time competing with newbies. This wasn't a video game, where one gets rewarded only virtual points after he wins.
In the SG, winning meant getting a free wish to fulfill one's desires. In other words, every win was worth it, even in bronze rank.
Although Felix could be said that he was affected negatively by the MMR since he was put in a higher rank game, he didn't see it as such. He actually preferred so, as it meant, the wish would have a silver rank limit while he was still in bronze. 
This was a bonus for those managing to clinch the win over higher-ranked players than them.
Soon, Felix began scouting the highest-ranked players in the list, marking all the threats he planned on adding to his plan. 
He first started off with peak-tiered silver players. He picked them one by one and made sure to do detailed homework on their bloodline abilities, strengths, and weakness. Anything that was public about them, he made sure to remember it well.
He didn't want any surprises to f*ck up his plan.
...
A couple of hours went by, and Felix had studied 15 players all at once. He found some names that he somewhat recalled in his previous life, like Solar Mist and Hound Stench. One of them got famous immensely 7 years from now while the other had a unique characteristic that set him apart from a lot of bloodliners. 
However, the player that Felix actually remembered thoroughly, was named Birds Call. He didn't expect that the princess of the Maganda tribe would actually be in his game. He honestly didn't want to interact with her one bit.
Right now, Felix was refreshing the list every two minutes, wanting to see if there would be any new addition before he called it a quit. After a few refreshes, he saw two players joining the list. Mastermania, and EL Truca.
He clicked on Mastermania's name and was transferred to his profile page.
'Oh!'
His eyes shone with delight after finding out that he was actually an idol, popular enough to own a fan club with millions of members.
"Such free juicy exposure." He grinned while rubbing his hands in a wicked manner.
Players loved those kinds of popular idols the most, as by eliminating them they get a wide media exposure, thus turning them into semi-famous players instantly with low effort.
Felix planned to do so as well.
He needed as much exposure as possible, as relying only on his fan club to bring more fans was not enough to put him within everyone's radars.
The only ways to do so was by either winning games, and winning them magnificently, or eliminating popular players and idols.
That's how famous players were born before. Fan clubs were only by-products of that.
Shortly after, Felix closed the list tab and changed his outfit to training one. He planned to head to the training center to practice in his room.
Although he didn't receive the maze map, nothing stopped him from trying to mimic one by relying on the previous Shuffle Maze games.
Since there was no hidden addition in this game, it meant that the only difference within it would be the maze layout and hidden compartments places.
After he wore his outfit he entered his car, which was inside his garage, and drove speedily towards the Center.


Felix Maxwell was destined to be a loser, born on one of the weakest races and on the least favorable of situations, he was forced to face adversity head-on as he traveled across the vast universe where dangers laid in every corner, one day traveling in hopes of riches he stumbled upon a ruin where a supreme being laid imprisoned, in a stroke of bad luck the being laid its eyes on him and tried to take over his body, forcing itself upon him.

but fate hadn't given up on him!

he woke up in his younger body, 20 years in the past with the fallen being trapped in his soul.

 In his past life he had been a loser, giving up on things mid-way and never striving for greatness, he was a side character who made the strong shine even brighter, but not on this life.

he swore to himself he would strive for glory, he would take advantage of his knowledge and emerge as a supreme being!


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PS: This novel isn't a space exploration novel (Not in the first 8 volumes at least). It's mostly focused on the Universal Virtual Reality and the 'Supremacy Games' as the name implies, with some real-life situations as well of course!

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