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The same scene features the male and female protagonists soaking in a hot spring.

It can be boring, or it can be erotic; it can evoke all sorts of thoughts through words, and you can also interweave short stories into it.

It all comes down to a pen.

Others don't know.

Anyway, ever since Gong Jun adopted this model that came from Xinghuo, he has been unable to slack off anymore.

but.

This model isn't entirely without its advantages.

The advantage is that...

Once your story is selected and becomes part of the official storyline, you feel a great sense of accomplishment.

Moreover, NetEase has gone to the extreme of linking bonuses to this aspect.

Originally, Gong Jun was a nobody in the copywriting team at NetEase, and he was always suppressed by a person with connections in the copywriting team.

This is perfectly normal in the workplace.

However, after several consecutive wins, the score was 0.

Not only did his position in the copywriting team rise, but his salary also increased.

the most critical.

That person with connections was also kicked out.

I walked there by myself.

Because I was always last place, I didn't get a single bag for over a month.

I really don't have the face to stay here any longer.

I heard that she went to the copywriting team of another project.

Although the person with connections stayed at NetEase and continued to receive a salary, Gong Jun was still extremely happy during this period.

I sometimes work overtime on my own.

Just to improve the copywriting.

However, during this period, as the entire project of "Return to the Bright Moon" accelerated, the pressure also increased, and the time spent working overtime also increased.

Fortunately, wages also increased.

So the project team as a whole still looks very energetic.

Gong Jun is usually quite diligent about working overtime and doesn't slack off much.

But today is different.

It was just evening, I had finished dinner, and returned to my workstation.

Gong Jun then opened the Xinghuo official website.

I put on my headphones.

Today is the opening ceremony of the Summer Games Festival.

Besides his regular job, Gong Jun is a big fan of games, especially single-player games.

And he's very strange.

If we're talking about gaming, I probably only play a few games a year.

Although I didn't play much.

But he just loves to follow new games, and when a new game releases a PV, he watches it more thoroughly than anyone else.

I bought a whole bunch of games.

But not many people actually play it.

For him, this summer game festival was like a football fan encountering the World Cup; it was impossible not to watch.

Not long after I put on the headphones.

He then saw the host come on stage.

This summer's gaming festival is hosted by Jeff Keithley, who also hosted E3 previously.

Many people are unaware of his name.

However, players who frequently watch these kinds of press conferences will certainly be familiar with him.

"Welcome everyone to the Summer Games Festival!!"

Are you all ready to see some new games?

Cheers erupted from the audience after those two sentences.

Since there were more companies participating in the summer game festival in this timeline, Jeff Keithley didn't say much, thanked the players, and then moved on to introducing the guests.

The original plan was for each manufacturer to give a brief introduction.

However, due to time constraints...

Ultimately, it became a method of simply reading out the manufacturer's name plus the representative's name, and it was done relatively quickly.

It's even a bit like a rapid-fire monologue.

But in the end.

Jeff Keithley held on to his last breath.

"Of course! And the person who brought this party together, the organizer of the Summer Games Festival, Spark Games! Founder! Lin Li!"

As the last guest to be introduced.

The appearance of Lin Li's name drew thunderous applause from the audience.

The number of online comments also reached a high level. If you didn't choose to block the comments, the screen would be almost entirely filled with them, making it impossible to see the live footage.

Spark may still be some distance from being a top-tier company.

But in terms of popularity...

That was a solid, uncompromising performance.

Offstage, Gabe Newell (GabeN) clapped, but his brows furrowed even more deeply.

A young manufacturer is not scary; a manufacturer that is liked by young people is terrifying.

After introducing the guests, the host immediately got to the main topic.

Just a few simple sentences.

This gave the time to the major manufacturers.

The entire summer games festival was organized in chapters.

Each manufacturer took turns going on stage.

The first to be featured was Nintendo, which came in first in the draw.

Nintendo has been ridiculously strong this year.

Regarding ported titles, The Witcher 3 and Resident Evil 5/6 have been announced for the Switch, while new titles such as No More Heroes 3, Devil X Mech, and Star Soul Chain are just the beginning.

Then, it's time to wait for the highly anticipated Animal Crossing.

And the trailer for the most anticipated sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Kingdom Tears.

It's a trailer.

It's not a pie in the sky with just a logo; it's a trailer.

It's no exaggeration to say that when the logo for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was revealed...

The audience erupted in deafening cheers and applause, as if they were about to lift the entire stadium off its feet.

It can be said.

Nintendo's opening was absolutely explosive.

After Nintendo came Microsoft.

Compared to Nintendo, which prioritizes games, Microsoft chose to promote its philosophy.

The first person we met was a familiar face, Phil Spencer.

Compared to Nintendo's explosive success.

There is relatively little information available about Microsoft games.

The content primarily focuses on the Xbox Game Pass (XGP) game subscription service.

Spencer touted the growth of XGP last year, emphasized his belief that it represents the future of gaming platforms, and finally mentioned the game demos.

Because Sony was also present at this press conference.

There aren't many third-party games that choose to be released through Microsoft; most are concentrated among XGP partner companies.

Interestingly, Tencent's CrossFire X also completed its trailer here.

This caused a stir in China.

The loudest cheers from the crowd.

The video at the end features a Minecraft Remastered version with only a logo.

After the clip ended, Spencer went back on stage and praised XGP again.

Although the Minecraft Remastered Edition drew cheers, Microsoft's response was much weaker compared to Nintendo's earlier remarks. After the speech, the audience simply gave a polite round of applause.

I wasn't particularly excited.

"There's nothing new here. How could Microsoft be so incompetent?"

Su Shanshan leaned close to Lin Li's ear and whispered her complaints in Chinese.

Lin Li hadn't spoken yet.

Su Shanshan noticed that a sliding camera was pointed at them, so she turned to look at the camera, waved, and kept smiling.

Dignified, elegant and poised.

He turned back and continued as soon as the camera moved away.

"What a waste of my expectations. I should have given Microsoft a shorter lead time. It's such a waste of time."

Although Spark was actually just the organizer of the entire event.

But this did not stop Su Shanshan from complaining as the lady of the house.

The camera, which had just been panning away, panned back again.

Su Shanshan returned the smile with a smile.

Lin Li sighed.

"Your mood swings are a bit too quick."

Chapter 328 President Lin Makes His Appearance

Su Shanshan smiled.

Do you understand self-cultivation?

Lin Li laughed heartily.

"Actually, Microsoft's subscription service, don't underestimate it, it may actually be the direction of future development."

Although everyone is mocking XGP, it's not actually a complete money-loser. In 2022, XGP service revenue reached $17 billion, accounting for 10-15% of Xbox's annual revenue.

Although all of them combined don't earn as much as Honor of Kings, and even less than FGO.

However, this service requires continuous payment, and the number of paying users is steadily increasing every year.

In Lin Li's heart.

If we wait a few more years, Spark might be able to adopt this subscription model.