"Then just say you won't answer questions and let them watch the promotional video themselves." Ye Zhi smiled faintly and came to the backstage. Feng Jie followed her. He nodded at Bai Xuan and Yun Shi.
Bai Xuan's eyes widened in surprise. She was too nervous to speak.
"CEO Ye, you're here too?" Yun Shi asked in surprise.
"On such an important day, would it be proper if I didn't come?" Ye Zhi greeted everyone and then turned to Bai Xuan, noticing her nervousness.
"Manager Bai," Ye Zhi said calmly, "you're the captain of the entire game team. Do you remember when you reported your work to me? Every time I asked you a question, you could answer fluently."
Bai Xuan said blankly, "But, but CEO Ye, you were asking about the game..."
"Exactly, who knows our game better than you? Believe in yourself."
Ye Zhi's voice seemed to have a calming power. Her trust made Bai Xuan feel much more at ease.
That's right, no one knew this game better than her. What was there to be afraid of?
"CEO Ye, I understand. I won't let your trust down!" Bai Xuan took a deep breath and said firmly.
"Sister Xuan, you can do it!"
"Go for it!"
Everyone cheered her on.
Bai Xuan took a deep breath, and the script she had memorized by heart appeared in her mind.
The time pointed to eight o'clock. Bai Xuan nodded at everyone and walked onto the stage.
While the memory was still fresh in her mind, Bai Xuan recited the entire script in one go.
However, after finishing, she looked at the sea of reporters below and her mind went blank.
It was still so terrifying!
What were they treating them as? Radishes or cabbages?
Thankfully, CEO Ye said she didn't have to answer questions.
Bai Xuan's mind was in chaos. She took a deep breath and said quickly, "You can ask your questions now."
As soon as the words left her mouth, Bai Xuan was stunned.
She was supposed to say she wouldn't answer questions. Why did she misspeak like that!
"Manager Bai, this game has been released so quickly. How was it made? Did you encounter any difficulties along the way?" a reporter asked from the audience.
Bai Xuan snapped back to reality. The question was friendly enough and related to the game content, so she could answer it.
"It was quite easy, no difficulties were encountered, and the funding was sufficient. As for the game," Bai Xuan played the prepared PPT, "first like this... then like this... and it was done."
The audience was confused. How was it done? Although there was a PPT, they couldn't understand anything!
It was like Bai Xuan first drew a circle and said it was a face, then drew another circle and said it was an eye, and then pointed to a high-definition, high-rendering portrait and said, "See, it's done. Simple, right?"
Were many crucial steps omitted in between?!
Backstage, Feng Jie took out a laptop. They were all paying attention to the reaction on the live streaming platform.
The live streaming platforms were still quite primitive at the time, with a certain delay and no bullet comments. All there were were instant messages during the stream.
Taoxun attached great importance to this live broadcast. Not only did they spend a lot of money on promotion, but they also negotiated with the live streaming platform to open more lines to distribute traffic.
The live broadcast went smoothly, but after Bai Xuan finished speaking, the messages on the live streaming platform suddenly stopped.
"What's going on?" Feng Jie asked nervously.
"Although Sister Xuan's answers were a bit rough, it shouldn't have made all the live viewers speechless, right?" Yun Shi was also very uneasy.
Ye Zhi glanced at the screen and said, "You're overthinking it. It's frozen."
The two were stunned. Feng Jie looked closely, and it really was frozen!
After a few seconds of buffering, the messages began to scroll rapidly.
[So that's how it was made? It's unbelievable!]
[Learned it, learned it. I'm going to make games tomorrow!]
[This must be the world of genius scholars. Bowing to the scholar.]
[Bowing to the scholar.]
...
Seeing the string of "bowing to the scholar," Feng Jie's lips twitched. So, the socially anxious Bai Xuan, with just a few words, caused the live streaming platform to freeze?
Impressive. Their Taoxun was indeed full of hidden talents.
Below the stage, another reporter began to ask, "Manager Bai, you mentioned earlier that this is a free-to-play game. Is it monetized through an item shop or a gacha system?"
"Free means free. If it's monetized, what do you call it? A free game?" Bai Xuan asked, confused.
This question stumped the reporter. It seemed like an answer, but it also seemed like no answer.
He wanted to ask more, but another reporter had already asked, "Manager Bai, there was a very popular comment online earlier: 'Great Sage, if I can meet you one day, I will definitely run towards you.' What are your thoughts on this?"
Hearing this question, Bai Xuan fell silent. She then said, "This netizen's wish has come true."
Everyone: ???
They felt like they understood, but also like they didn't understand?
Someone else asked, "Manager Bai, you just said that this game is different from all previous games. What is the specific gameplay like?"
Bai Xuan's nerves were taut. Why did these people have so many questions? She had already answered several. Wasn't that enough?
Help, she was socially anxious!
Taking a deep breath, Bai Xuan braced herself and said, "Just watch the promotional video."
Then, Bai Xuan went straight off the stage without another word. The game's promotional video had already started playing, and the reporters had no choice but to give up their pursuit of answers.
Bai Xuan returned to the backstage, and her legs went weak.
Ye Zhi was waiting for her backstage. Seeing this, she quickly reached out to support her.
"CEO Ye, did I mess it up..." Bai Xuan asked tearfully.
"No, no, you did wonderfully," Ye Zhi encouraged her with a smile.
"CEO Ye, please don't comfort me," Bai Xuan said with regret. "I think I said a lot of things I shouldn't have..."
"I didn't lie to you," Ye Zhi pulled her towards the computer. "Take a look at the live stream comments yourself."
Bai Xuan was full of resistance and didn't dare to look. However, when she caught a glimpse of the screen out of the corner of her eye, she was stunned.
[Ahhh! The young lady is so cool and cute!]
[When the young lady answers those reporters' questions, it's just like my brilliant classmate explaining problems to me! *facepalm (emoji)*]
[It's so interesting to see the young lady talk back to those reporters! She must be a cool and capable strong woman in real life, right?]
[I heard just now that the young lady is a true academic genius! First in the Computer Science department at W University, completed all credits in two years! Come out and bow to the academic god!]
[Bowing to the academic god]
...
Bai Xuan was astonished. What kind of magical development was this?
A cool, capable, strong, and cute woman? What did that have to do with her? She was just socially anxious and simply wanted to get off stage quickly.
ps: Fanqie has a popularity ranking event going on recently. Can you please follow it? I'm thinking of aiming for the rankings...
The event ends on the 14th of this month. If I can get into the top 30, I'll add 5 more chapters. If I'm lucky enough to get into the top 10, I'll add 10 more chapters. I'm already saving drafts, so please, please follow me~