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At this point.

Almost all other companies related to anime-style games have already revealed their National Day plans.

Hu Peng swept the circle.

It seems like there aren't many competitors for Seven Days City.

Just a grand Kaminarimon.

They really can't be considered opponents.

Only Xinghuo Games has remained silent, except for launching new events for its older games.

So many new games, yet they don't even release a PV or anything.

So, starting today at work, Hu Peng has been spending his free time checking out Xinghuo Games' updates...

Then..

It was 10 o'clock.

He actually managed to get a post from the feed.

The day before the official launch of Seven Days City, on National Day.

After a long period of silence, the official Xinghuo Games account suddenly posted a message, the content of which was very concise.

A classic line from Touhou Gensokyo.

【Girl praying】

The line itself isn't the problem; the key thing is the line that follows.

[Tomorrow we'll take you into a fantasy world]

What does it mean?

Could it be that the closed beta test was launched ahead of schedule?

Hu Peng glanced at the post, which was getting hundreds of replies every second. He suppressed his unease, put down his phone, and called in the Seven Days Capital operations team.

"What do you guys think Spark Games is up to? They're not going to release the Touhou Gensokyo mobile game ahead of schedule, are they?"

Seeing the boss like this.

After the initial panic, the operations department of Seven Days Capital quickly calmed down.

"Mr. Hu, no, Spark Games is just bluffing. Given the current situation, they haven't announced anything in advance, so it's impossible for them to go straight to testing."

"Yes, and most importantly, they didn't draw up test accounts in advance."

"If the test is to start tomorrow, how could it be announced now? There simply isn't enough time for publicity."

"There's a high chance they'll release a promotional video tomorrow."

After saying this, Hu Peng nodded.

He then let out a long sigh of relief.

Indeed, I seem to have been a bit too nervous. Let's not even talk about the Touhou Project, which Spark Games only announced in May; it's only October now.

It's only been 5 months at most.

The game framework may not even be fully developed yet, so the probability of it going directly to testing is very low.

And, just as the operations team said.

The number of reservations for Touhou Gensokyo has exceeded ten million.

However, prior to today, Xinghuo Games had not carried out the most basic pre-beta action, namely, drawing beta test qualifications.

This post suddenly appeared today.

It's probably just to capitalize on the National Day holiday hype.

"That was a false alarm, wasn't it?"

to be frank.

Hu Peng was genuinely frightened at first.

At this point in time, the popularity of Touhou Project can be said to have covered the entire anime and manga gaming community.

If Spark Games were to suddenly launch a closed beta test for Touhou Gensokyo at this time, it would 100% have a siphoning effect on Seven Days of the City and even the entire anime and manga game market.

The same two games.

One is NetEase's brand new IP, Seven Days of the Capital, and the other is Touhou Project: Fantasy Land.

No matter how you look at it, the player must have played Touhou Gensokyo and found it uninteresting, which is why they took the time to play Seven Days City.

It was precisely because Hu Peng had considered these things.

That's why he felt a bit flustered and surprised.

However, after calming down a bit, this matter...

He quickly realized what was happening.

His idea, while logically sound in business competition, is not practically feasible.

For Spark Games, doing so would be a huge gamble.

Unless Lin Li of Xinghuo Games has gone mad, with such a large IP in hand, he can definitely make steady progress.

Just as he breathed a sigh of relief.

Hu Peng's phone popped up with a notification.

The dynamic notification is from Spark Games.

The dynamic content is also simple.

[The first gameplay demo of the Eastern fantasy world has been released. This demo will be available for a limited time through public testing.]

The test will start promptly at 9:00 AM tomorrow and will last for 48 hours. There is no limit to the number of participants; all players who have registered can participate.

"!!! Lin Li has really gone mad!"

~~

Lin Li is certainly not crazy.

To outsiders, Spark Games, which owns the Touhou Project IP, seems to have no reason to be in such a hurry for this IP.

However, Lin Li, who had returned from the future, knew very well.

The Touhou Project, which currently appears to be like oil being poured on a raging fire, truly is like oil being poured on a raging fire.

If we wait for the Touhou Gensokyo mobile game to be developed naturally, the release date will be at least the end of 18 or the beginning of 19.

Wait until then.

While Touhou Gensokyo is a major IP, it was never nearly as popular as it is now.

What Lin Li needs to do now is to capitalize on the peak of Touhou Gensokyo's popularity.

Leverage this popularity to bring as many casual fans as possible into the game.

The game's high quality left a deep impression on these users.

This will ensure that even if the popularity of Touhou Gensokyo declines when it is officially released in the future, the game can still reignite the flame thanks to players' anticipation.

Chapter 253 Live Broadcast!! Activated!!

When the latest news about Spark Games was released.

It also comes with a GIF of "Eastern Fantasy World".

That was a scene of Reimu Hakurei sitting on the roof of the Hakurei Shrine, looking into the distance.

Sunlight shines through the white clouds, creating a clear distinction between light and shadow, resulting in a very refreshing scene.

And with the release of this news from Spark Games.

Without any publicity or promotion whatsoever.

Within an hour, this post was shared by hundreds of millions of players, spreading from China to Japan, from Japan to North America, and then to Europe.

Leveraging the global influence of Touhou Gensokyo.

If there were a Guinness World Record, this post might be a contender for the fastest information stream to circle the Earth.

And then...

Unsurprisingly, the official website of "Eastern Fantasy World" was overwhelmed by traffic—physically overwhelmed, if not for the backup servers prepared in advance.

At this point, the official website of Touhou Fantasy World probably crashed.

Even with backup servers in place, the massive influx of traffic from around the world caused some lag on the official website.

This is even more true on the download page.

However, most players did not complain.

After all, Spark Games thoughtfully added a download statistics section to the download window.

Ten thousand, one hundred thousand, one million...

The fact that the download numbers have surged without crashing speaks volumes about the servers that are handling this celebrity's popularity.

~~~

The second day of National Day.

Many people have taken a holiday, but many others are still sticking to their posts.

7 points.

Guo Qingqing's alarm clock had already gone off.

But she still didn't want to get out of bed.

"Damn demonic voice!"

"Hmph!! I will not yield, watch this!! Absolute Territory!"

In a daze, after mumbling a few words, he closed his eyes and turned off the alarm on his phone, then pulled up the covers.

Guo Qingqing nodded in satisfaction as she returned to comfortable sleep mode.

Unfortunately, it didn't last long.

The alarm clock stopped ringing, but the door to the room was opened.

A pair of hands pressed down on her body.

"Get up!!! What time is it? You're still not up? The live stream starts at 9, do you even have time to put on makeup!?"

"Guo Qingqing! Wake up!!"

After a while of commotion, feeling the weight on her body, Guo Qingqing finally woke up completely.

The person who woke her up was named Guo Jiayi.

She is her cousin.

Both of them work as live streamers and are actually from the same company, although in reality, the company only consists of her and her cousin.

Guo Jiayi registered the company not to start a business, but simply because having a company would allow her to receive some platform subsidies.

The two are like sisters who have worked hard together.

The economy is also completely independent.

Seeing that Guo Qingqing said she was getting up but was still in bed, Guo Jiayi chose her ultimate move.

They simply ripped off the bedding.

"Get up! We're showing Spark Games' new demo today. You finally started to make progress the other day, don't slack off at a time like this!"

Guo Qingqing hadn't made any moves at all.

Hearing that things were finally starting to look up, she still struggled to get up.

Yes.