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That's the charm of games.

Many bloggers who have played through "New World" often jokingly say something like "FK BBC" at the end.

Some bloggers, in order to gain traffic, simply put similar titles on their videos. Just as the BBC gains traffic by smearing China, these bloggers can also gain attention by mocking the BBC.

This is a natural thing.

Chapter 424 A Lucky Accident

BBC headquarters.

It was right after lunch break, and the afternoon work had just begun; the office was filled with a harmonious atmosphere.

The employees were drinking coffee and chatting about the weather, clearly not yet fully in work mode.

Normally, their conversations consisted mainly of talking about the weather.

However, today, as the group chatted, they kept glancing towards the deputy editor-in-chief's office.

The reason why.

Because just now, the BBC's deputy editor-in-chief

Greg Cole angrily smashed his coffee cup right there in his office.

Cole was indeed very angry at this point.

The reason is simple: his reports about Spark were heavily criticized by online players.

When it comes to players using memes, they're incredibly authentic.

In addition, a significant portion of this water comes from the "Honghu Lake" region in the East.

Having already established a valid point, and with the game's high quality gaining support from ordinary players, this online controversy between Honghushui and the BBC quickly became an internet frenzy.

Countless sharp remarks and sarcastic memes circulated on the British internet.

Among them were images with an X drawn in front of the BBC logo and the abbreviation of the Spark Propaganda Department, and comments saying that the BBC's biggest contribution this year was recommending a great free game to them.

These memes and jokes seem harmless.

In reality, it's undermining the BBC's credibility through humor, and that's the truly fatal flaw.

Moreover, as the BBC was ridiculed by players, several other American media outlets that had initially planned to follow suit also backed down.

So the whole incident turned out differently: the BBC, a media outlet, attacked Spark, only to be ridiculed for not understanding games.

Moreover, the BBC has committed numerous misdeeds throughout its history, so there are believers and, naturally, there are also those who dislike the BBC.

At this time, a large number of BBC haters also used all sorts of methods.

What brought these public opinions to a head was that Xinghuo actually filed a formal complaint with the court, accusing the BBC of damaging Xinghuo's reputation.

Moreover, this lawsuit has been filed in courts in four different locations: the UK, the US, France, and China.

For the BBC, appeals from the UK and the US are relatively easy to handle.

The situation is more complicated for France and China.

The BBC was speechless at Spark's behavior of having so much money they didn't know what to do with it.

You should know that appealing anywhere other than China costs money, and I heard that Xinghuo has hired a very high-profile legal team.

This made things even more complicated for the BBC.

Even with backers behind the BBC, this amount of money is clearly insufficient compared to Spark's profits.

In the past, the BBC, as a media outlet, rarely faced lawsuits from corporations.

After all, it would be troublesome to file a lawsuit, and the BBC is, after all, a media outlet with considerable influence in traditional industries.

Unexpectedly, this time they encountered someone stubborn.

After Xinghuo actually sued them, the BBC realized that it didn't seem to have any good ways to alleviate or suppress the situation. You mean, writing articles to criticize Xinghuo?

The problem is that BBC users and Spark users don't overlap.

Essentially, this is the same as the previous attack on Spark by European and American game media. Spark is not a traditional media outlet; its sales channels rely entirely on the internet.

In other words, even if you incite public opinion to engage in looting, arson, and vandalism, you'll have nowhere to go...

Unless you can hire a hacker to hack into Spark's servers.

The question is, does the BBC have that capability?

If the Spark cannot be dealt with, then the BBC's attack at this point is just for show. Judging from the "New Sky" incident, even if they control traditional media, it will not change the fact that the BBC is not able to effectively combat the Spark.

The BBC is clearly also weak in the area of ​​online public opinion.

To make matters worse, the BBC also received an investigation notice in China.

Although the BBC is a foreign television station, it still has a media license in China. This license was revoked and banned in 21 due to the BBC's series of self-destructive actions during the mask incident.

Unable to win in a fight or a verbal battle, the BBC could only play dead. However, before playing dead, the BBC stubbornly issued a statement saying that Spark should strengthen its management of free-to-play games.

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This farce from the BBC did not affect Xinghuo; on the contrary, it further enhanced the quality of Xinghuo's "A New Era".

Many overseas players were completely unaware of this game.

I also came down and played around for a bit.

As feedback from overseas players increased, the staff at the news bureau were practically chuckling with envy.

Who would have thought that a game intended for internal propaganda could also serve as a tool for external propaganda? It's like a buy-one-get-one-free deal, and it'll definitely be a highlight in any future reports.

It is important to understand that how to convey the voice of China has been a problem that has troubled China for many years.

past life.

Before Douyin, this channel did not exist.

Later, with the continuous spread of Douyin and the development of the country, some channels were finally available.

While it's still not exactly great, at least it addresses the issue of having something or not. Black Myth's popularity stems from this responsibility.

In this timeline, Spark rose to prominence earlier, although its external promotion channels were somewhat limited, mainly consisting of games and entertainment products, and it may have expanded along this path.

This is quite gratifying for the State Press and Publication Administration.

~~~

Meanwhile, on the frontier.

"Brother Zheng! Brother Zheng!!! Our account's followers are increasing! They're really increasing!!! They're really increasing!!!"

"It's rising so fast, it's outrageous! It's outrageous!"

Frontier Tourism Bureau.

A young man appeared unusually excited in the office.

His name is Gong Xiangfei. He joined the Border Tourism Bureau last year and is considered one of the younger cadres in the bureau.

Although most official agencies are closed during this holiday.

However, the tourism bureau is a different story. Although most people are on holiday, the border region is still a tourist city, and its tourism resources are there.

There aren't many tourists on weekdays, but there are quite a few during holidays like National Day.

Therefore, there are quite a few people on duty, which is a normal occurrence every year.

The staff on duty weren't particularly busy; their main tasks were monitoring online public opinion, handling basic tasks, and resolving tourist complaints.

The duties of being on duty are pretty much the same every year.

Tourism in border regions has been booming in recent years, but like many cities in China, despite the increase in tourists, the reputation of tourism has remained stagnant.

Besides word-of-mouth, online promotion has also failed to keep up, take Douyin accounts for example.

Since Chongqing became a huge hit on Douyin (TikTok), tourism bureaus across the country have been trying to achieve something similar, but unfortunately, no one has actually succeeded.

The Douyin accounts in border areas are operated in a rather ordinary way.

However, in just the last day or two, as content related to "Changing the Sky" began to be released, tourism Douyin accounts in the border regions suddenly saw a surge in traffic.

Chapter 425 The Immunity Token

"Wow, the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps has officially thanked Xinghuo! Brother Zheng, should we persuade the bureau chief to make one too?"

The middle-aged man named Zheng Ge glanced at Gong Xiangfei's phone.

Inside, an elderly man is expressing the concern of the people of the whole country for the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in the border areas.

After glancing at it, Brother Zheng shifted his gaze away from Gong Xiangfei's hand.

He wasn't interested in these things either, and he scoffed at the so-called strategy of using games to boost tourism.

After all, the Frontier Construction Corps came over time and again to jointly promote this crappy game, causing a whole bunch of unnecessary trouble.

In previous years, he would have been on vacation by now.

But now I can only sit in the office reading newspapers and scrolling through my phone.

Therefore, he was completely unconcerned and indifferent to the fact that the game's release actually boosted tourism in the border regions.

“You young people’s affairs, you should speak for yourselves.”

Brother Zheng smiled, but his words were laced with sarcasm. Keep in mind that this was a holiday, although the director would indeed be on duty today as usual.

However, this shift usually only lasts for one or two hours, and they'll leave if there's nothing else to do.

This young man's head is full of things like the internet and new ideas.

Let him go then.

I doubt I'll even get to see the bureau chief. I'll probably get yelled at by the deputy bureau chief while I'm out. Once I get yelled at, I'll realize that society is ultimately realistic. It's best to avoid those things on the internet.

Gong Xiangfei hadn't thought that far ahead, and when he heard that Brother Zheng also thought the idea was good.

He immediately went to the director's office.

After a while, he came back. Zheng Ge originally thought that the kid must have been scolded and sent back.

But then they saw the deputy director come back with this guy.

"Hey, Xiao Zheng, could you contact the TV station and see if we can borrow their recording equipment? The director said he's mobilizing the entire bureau this afternoon."

"Let's record a thank-you video together."

Brother Zheng let out a cry? Everyone's gone numb? What, it really worked?

In fact, he was only half-baked; he only noticed that the person from the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps who came out to express gratitude was an old man, but he didn't carefully read the video's description.

The elderly man in the video is none other than one of the first group of people to enter Xinjiang.

Being able to mobilize them requires more than just connections; it also demonstrates Spark's influence in this matter and shows that the game itself must have resonated with them.

That's why this situation occurs, as everyone knows.

In China, these elderly men are usually quite ordinary, just old men in their courtyards. But when they do appear, their presence carries immense weight...

This is why the head of the border tourism bureau immediately agreed to the young man's proposal after watching the video.

It's a free achievement; wouldn't it be foolish not to take it?

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"Spark has now obtained a get-out-of-jail-free card..."

"A get-out-of-jail-free card? Does Xinghuo even need that? With an annual output value of tens of billions and its overseas platforms, they've already obtained that get-out-of-jail-free card..."

"What you say makes sense. If they've already got a get-out-of-jail-free card, why are they still putting so much effort into making this game? It looks like a huge investment..."

"Hey, that's because you guys don't understand President Lin... Did you notice that Xinghuo released some new data a couple of days ago?"

"What data?"

"The number of registered accounts..."

Just as the people at NetEase analyzed, the most important gain for Xinghuo in the whole incident, besides its reputation, was that it raised the overall prestige of the platform.

In the past, many players viewed Xinghuo as a platform primarily focused on anime and manga games, often placing it on par with Bilibili when discussing the anime and manga subculture market.