Genshin Impact: Taking the World by Storm!

Under John's tough attitude, Kelly Johnson agreed to John's request for remuneration and broadcasted for $7,500 worth of soft currency in one night.

After it was confirmed, he took Kelly to the independent recording room of the studio and handed Kelly's lines to her. There were not many voices that needed to be recorded in the early stage. Although Kelly was not a professional dubber, her long experience as a live-streaming anchor and her distinctive voice made the recording go smoothly. It was completed in just two hours.

"Kelly..."

Walking out of the recording room, Kelly said excitedly, "Though there aren't many lines, just these few lines make me already like this character. I really want to play!"

"By the way, when will your game be officially launched? I can't wait!"

"It's expected next week," John said. "By the way, our game is a free game. When you broadcast live, remember to focus on promoting it."

"Huh? Free games?"

Kelly looked puzzled. "How do you make money from free games? What are you guys thinking?"

"Just consider it a bonus for the players," John replied with a meaningful smile.

Kelly gave him a deep look and said with a smile, "Although I don't understand, every time you show that expression, you're up to something big. Okay, then I'll wait for your game to be officially launched and give it a good promotion!"

"But then again, old classmate, we haven't seen each other for so long. Even though I came here temporarily to fill in, I guess I'm a non-staff member of your studio now. Why don't you invite me to a meal?"

"Fine..."

At this stage, most of the work was complete, just waiting for the game to launch. After listening to Kelly, John agreed, and they left the studio for a simple meal.

What surprised John was how different Kelly seemed from her college days. During the meal, Kelly kept chatting, asking about his experiences over the past two years and the process of game production. In short, she actively sought topics to discuss with him. John was a little surprised.

By the time they returned to the studio after dinner, it was already eight o'clock in the evening. Even at eight, the studio was still brightly lit, with all the employees working overtime excitedly.

"No, how many times have I stressed it."

John walked in with a serious face, "Don't work overtime, go back to sleep when it's time. Why are you still staying here? You think water and electricity bills are free?"

Before the Genshin Impact project started, everyone came to the company to slack off. But when the project began, everyone seemed energized. For the past three months, almost every night, someone took the initiative to work overtime.

After he spoke, people occasionally raised their heads in the office to say things like "let's go after this is done" and "just a little more."

John expressed deep helplessness; some people took the initiative to work overtime.

"Boss! Boss!"

John wanted to say more but was pulled over by an employee next to him, who asked him to look at his screen: "Boss, the PV you mentioned has been completed. Check out how it turned out—it's the PV for [Chasing the Wind's Stranger]."

"Oh?" John turned his head and looked seriously.

The effect was similar to his previous life, and even compared to before, the technology was more advanced now, and the visuals produced were more detailed and exquisite.

"Um... not bad, the effect is similar to what I expected."

John said, "The day before the game is released, this PV will be released on various platforms. How are the other PVs coming along?"

"Kelly's work is almost done, and the PVs for Mandrake and Zack are about halfway finished. Wow, boss, Mandrake is really handsome!"

"Zack is even more impressive, especially with that line, 'the sky is moving!'"

Another person beside him raised his head and said excitedly, "Damn, it's so emotional! How did you come up with the words, boss?"

Zack and Mandrake are both characters from the fictional location, Lumina, which has its prototype in a certain cultural setting. These two characters, an immortal and a deity, represent the spiritual culture of that setting to some extent, which is of great significance.

Everyone in the studio is full of admiration for these two characters. They can even imagine it. If this game becomes a hit, players around the world will be raving about these two characters. This also stimulates their enthusiasm for work!

John was no stranger to this.

He just urged them to finish the work and go back to rest. He was mindful of the water and electricity bills in the studio.

The employees of Snowflake Games are actively working and preparing for the official launch of Genshin Impact.

Meanwhile, at Penguin Games, they are also preparing for the release of their newly developed game, "Desert Journey." This is the latest exploration and adventure game produced by Penguin Games. It belongs to both mobile games and adventure games. At this point, they are meeting to discuss the new game release.

"This game will mark our entry into the mobile game market, heralding a brilliant future in the mobile game arena!"

After the chief game planner finished speaking, the conference room burst into applause.

"However, before the official release, we must also conduct thorough market research. The person in charge of the marketing department, tell me, are there any other games that might compete with us for market share during this period?"

Hearing this, the head of the marketing department stood up and said, "In the exploration and adventure category, aside from the old game 'Deep Sea Exploration' from Guns and Games, there's also a new game from a studio called Snowflake Games."

"The Orange Platform just informed me before the meeting that this company even boldly refused their conditions, claiming it would sell independently."

"Snowflake Games? Which company is this?"

"Well... 'Musical Rhythm'"

Someone mentioned the game that their company made some time ago.

Hearing the name, everyone suddenly remembered Snowflake Games. Isn't this the small studio that was sued by their own company? They... haven't perished yet? Quite tenacious!

Everyone present showed a look of understanding.

"I hope they make a game similar to 'Musical Rhythm.' But it's not being released on the Orange Platform. Haha, they're really confident."

The irony in the words was palpable, and everyone could hear it. As a company that started by copying, they did not apologize for their behavior with the last game. It's not the first time this has happened anyway.

"Okay, since this is the case, our game launch time is tentatively scheduled for September 20th. In the coming days, everyone should focus on preparing for the game promotion."

However, what they didn't know was that this day, by coincidence, was also the day when Genshin Impact went online.