Exploded! Exploded!

The live stream instantly blew up!

No wonder there had been no news from Komera and Golden Wind for so long!

No wonder the planned collaboration announcement at the game festival's closing ceremony never materialized!

No wonder despite all the player discussions, Komera and Golden Wind remained silent!

Because Komera betrayed trust and bullied the weak!!!

Because Golden Wind was helpless and had to swallow their pride!!!

Players' fury was instantly ignited!

Although this wasn't the first time Komera had "canceled projects and kicked out lead directors"!

The situation was completely different!

Gu Sheng! Who was he?

China's rising star game designer, the gaming industry's supernova, creator of "psychological horror"!

Silent Hill! What kind of project was this?

The world's most terrifying game, the benchmark for horror games, a rising star in the horror game market's ruins, a savior descending from heaven!

And now!

Komera's sudden betrayal undoubtedly strangled this supernova in its cradle!

What did us horror game players want?

We waited eagerly, finally getting a game that could genuinely thrill and terrify us!

It was the hope for our declining horror game circle, a seedling planted by none other than the King of Horror SamGu!

And what did Komera do?

Just fucking uprooted it without hesitation?!

For money, you had to transplant this seedling into your shitty pot, right?

The key point is!

If you actually had the skills, fine!

You previously planted five pots of grass - two barely survived, one never bloomed, and two died under your care!

Now you finally hired an external gardening master, saw their flower about to bloom, and immediately kicked the gardener out?

How is this different from a guitarist kicking out the lead singer or a kitchen hand firing the head chef?!

"Fvvvvvvvvk!!!"

Pew completely lost it!

Despite it being a live stream, he couldn't help but swear!

Even giving the double middle fingers to the screen!

"FVK——U——"

"Fvvvvvvvk! U! KOMINA! FvkU!!!"

"U are pure idiot!"

He was furious!

After all, Pew originally became famous through horror games!

He had particularly deep feelings for horror games!

It's no exaggeration to say he watched as horror games became increasingly homogenized and declined!

Now, finally seeing hope in PT, experiencing that genuine spine-chilling fear,

only for Komera to ruin it!

Instantly, the entire live chat erupted with furious curses!

'Idiots! Morons! This is the dumbest decision I've ever seen!'

'Komera always excels at this - the more profit, the greedier they become!'

'You completely ruined Silent Hill! Eat shit!'

'A company built on gambling is indeed an incorrigible gambler at heart!'

'You're murdering horror games! Murderers! Killers!'

'I don't need sex! Because i fxxk KOMINA everyday!!!'

'DNM finally some actually aggressive comments'

'My evaluation is our international friends aren't aggressive enough, brothers need to step it up'

'Komera hide your mom!'

'F***ing K-dogs today you'll definitely get run over repeatedly!'

'I hope President Uekoe encounters fewer criticisms and more fully insured semi-trailers in his future life'

'Why do I only see a few thousand people cursing in this stream with so many viewers? The rest don't have keyboards?'

'I hope some friends can increase their aggression, if you don't attack them, I'll have to attack you'

'...'

The outrage was overwhelming!

Pew was young and, seeing his highly anticipated project aborted like this, completely lost his cool!

He immediately tweeted:

[Pewdiepee: Fxxk KOMINA@Komina Corporation]

Direct confrontation!

He was truly furious!

Seeing this!

Players became even more enraged, storming Komera's accounts across all social media platforms!

Countless players swarmed, shouting [Fxxk KOMINA] as they wreaked havoc across social media!

Of course!

Everyone was just shouting Fxxk KOMINA, no one actually meant it literally.

But!

At this moment, Uekoe Kagemasa and Yamamoto Tsunashiro felt worse than if they'd actually been f***ed by countless players!

Because for Komera, this was nothing short of——

...

"...a complete disaster! President, we must take PR action immediately, we can't let this catastrophic public opinion spread further!"

Meanwhile!

At Komera Japan's executive meeting room.

Koizumi Yuichi, head of corporate PR, spoke with a grim expression and furrowed brows.

Opposite him sat President Uekoe and Silent Hill's chief director Yamamoto.

The situation was terrible.

Although they had anticipated player backlash from announcing the director change,

they never expected it to be this severe!

Even globally famous streamers were leading the charge to fxxk Komera!

The most ridiculous part was, the source of this explosion wasn't Golden Wind - whom they'd considered the most unpredictable factor - nor Gu Sheng who popularized Silent Hill!

It was Moriya Tetsuya!

Even worse - Moriya was Komera's Executive Director of Game Operations, a top executive!

Yamamoto didn't dare say a word against Moriya.

Even President Uekoe couldn't openly blame Moriya for this mess!

Uekoe's face turned ashen, looking like he'd eaten something disgusting.

The meeting room was dead silent!

What to do?!

Minister Koizumi was right!

This was an emergency - if not handled, Silent Hill's reputation would be severely damaged!

This affected profits!

And profit was exactly why Komera had kicked out Golden Wind!

They had to resolve this! Fast!

After a moment of silence!

Yamamoto spoke angrily: "Sensei... President! Why don't we claim Golden Wind backed out last minute, dissatisfied with revenue sharing, that they abandoned the IP and poached two of our key creators?"

Preemptive accusation!

Actually, Yamamoto's suggestion was quite cunning.

If Komera insisted Golden Wind betrayed them first, muddying the waters,

with Komera's influence, they might not fully clear their name but could at least create confusion with both sides making claims.

It sounded like a decent solution.

But the problem was!

"We can't do that."

Uekoe shook his head after brief consideration.

"Why?" Yamamoto asked: "It's unethical but..."

"This isn't about ethics! You fool!"

Uekoe was so angry he rolled his eyes:

"Did you forget this news was liked by Moriya! That means Komera already acknowledged it!"

Oh right——!!!

Yamamoto gasped, teeth grinding.

That damn traitor!

The president was right.

If Golden Wind had leaked this, they could've fought a PR battle.

But Moriya - Komera's second-in-command - had liked and confirmed it!

"Ugh——!!!"

Uekoe was furious.

But helpless.

He sighed heavily!

Waved at Koizumi: "The one who tied the bell must untie it. Go invite Executive Director Moriya."

"Invite?"

Yamamoto looked at his mentor incredulously:

"You still have hopes for that despicable traitor?"

"Shut your mouth!"

Uekoe glared viciously at Yamamoto:

"Business isn't black-and-white vengeance! No matter what I say later, you just listen quietly and don't speak!"

Yamamoto closed his mouth and nodded understanding.

Soon!

Knock knock knock——

The door sounded.

Uekoe said "come in," and the meeting room door opened.

Moriya Tetsuya entered calmly, offering a polite smile as he spoke——

...

"Your grandma's back!!!"

With a cheerful cry as the apartment door opened, Gu Sheng saw darkness as

Little Nezha shot over like a cannonball, wrapping her arms around his neck and hanging from him:

"Rude hug! What delicious food did you make?"

"Truly rude - before killing Komera you almost killed me first,"

Gu Sheng smiled helplessly, carrying Little Nezha with one hand while dragging a suitcase inside with the other:

"Brick rice bowl, braised nuclear bomb."

"Wow!"

Shen Miaomiao jumped down, feigning surprise:

"Today's menu is hardcore!"

"Harder than the delicacies you had in Zhongjing?" Gu Sheng raised an eyebrow.

Shen Miaomiao awkwardly grinned: "What nonsense! I was attending conferences and conducting inspections in Zhongjing!"

Actually, during this Zhongjing trip, Shen Miaomiao not only attended CDEA's charity week but stayed an extra week with Secretary Chu for "inspections" that were really just fun and relaxation.

Of course!

For Shen Miaomiao, the highlight was satisfying her shopping cravings.

Previously living with Old Gu, they rarely went shopping since Gu preferred aimless walks over shopping.

"Wow, inspections..."

Gu Sheng looked her up and down, skeptically pursing his lips:

"Inspected some luxury stores, inspected some Michelin restaurants, even inspected a zoo - quite the diverse business scope,"

"I could tolerate all that, but you even went to the Great Wall? May I ask CEO Shen's inspection purpose there...?"

Without hesitation, Shen Miaomiao said seriously: "I wanted to tile the Great Wall."

She genuinely wanted to tile the Great Wall.

Think of all the money that could lose!

Gu Sheng: ...

"Go wash your hands, and next time 'inspect' remember to block me on social media."

Gu Sheng found Little Nezha was getting sassier - no idea who she learned it from.

After some banter!

Shen Miaomiao helped serve dishes.

Soon, a table full of delicious food was ready.

"Hmph... home is best..."

In high spirits, Shen Miaomiao sat eating while swinging her feet under the table, happily asking Gu Sheng:

"How's the project, President Gu?"

"Going well, smooth progress,"

Gu Sheng accepted food Shen Miaomiao served him:

"I told everyone you're unhappy with Komera's betrayal and want to kill them. They got fired up, vowing to rally around CEO Shen and drive bulldozers over Komera - especially Sato, he almost shouted 'Banzai for Miaomiao-san'..."

Huh?

Shen Miaomiao's smile froze, regretting serving that bite.

Gu Sheng continued eating: "Yamamoto took over Silent Hill IP wanting ready-made success, but Sato and Yuki joined us, Okura went on sick leave - most original PT team scattered. Yamamoto truly started from scratch..."

What??

Shen Miaomiao's eyes widened, feet pausing mid-swing.

"Oh also," Gu Sheng added: "Komera exploded - Moriya exposed them. Now the entire gaming world knows we got kicked out and is cursing Fxxk Komera everywhere, forcing Komera to disable comments on all social media..."

WHAT???

Shen Miaomiao completely froze.

What the hell happened while I was gone?!

Why does it sound like... Komera's situation deteriorated rapidly?!

No way!

Shen Miaomiao panicked internally!

Failures! Komera you utter failures!

You're a world-class gaming company! Can't even handle our Golden Wind?

Also!

What's this about "Moriya exposed Komera"?

Isn't Moriya Komera's Executive Director?!

He didn't switch companies, why expose Komera?!

Shen Miaomiao was baffled!

Just then!

Suddenly!

Gu Sheng's phone rang.

"Speak of the devil,"

Glancing at the caller ID, Gu Sheng answered with a smile:

"Hello, Mr. Moriya."

Seeing Little Nezha's ears practically stretching over, Gu Sheng put it on speaker.

Moriya's voice came through:

"Mr. Gu, have you been well?"

Gu Sheng smiled: "Quite well. And you, Mr. Moriya...?"

"Good, good," Moriya replied: "Thank you for your concern."

A brief silence followed.

Then Gu Sheng said seriously: "Thank you for speaking up for us."

"Don't mention it," Moriya sighed: "I don't deserve thanks."

Hearing this!

Gu Sheng raised an eyebrow, admiring the clever response.

"I don't deserve thanks" carried dual meaning -

both polite modesty and an apology to Gu Sheng on Komera's behalf.

Excellent!

Gu Sheng knew Moriya's "accidental" like was no accident!

Who takes a full minute to undo an accidental like?

Moriya disapproved of Uekoe and Yamamoto's actions.

More accurately—

He looked down on them!

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by lotustale.com