"Sincerely inviting... us as the exclusive domestic motion-sensing pod platform for Silent Hill,"

"Providing support, and offering supplementary promotional assistance,"

"Moreover... this is just a temporary collaboration,"

"If things go well, there will be more cooperation opportunities in the future?"

Early morning the next day!

XunTeng Technology's General Manager's office.

Chen Guangde took a sip of tea after listening to his assistant's report:

"That's all Komera's people said?"

"Oh right, there's one more thing,"

"They said that to show sincerity for this collaboration, they'll split 50% of the platform commission with us,"

"Additionally, they'll allocate 10 million USD specifically for joint domestic promotional campaigns with us."

Whoa——!!!

Hearing this!

Chen Guangde's hand trembled, nearly spilling his tea.

Fucking hell, that's some serious money!

Opening with 10 million USD just for promotional campaigns.

Plus 50% platform commission!

Effectively splitting all profits from Silent Hill sales through XunTeng's platform right down the middle!

Generous!

Tempting!

One might even say Komera isn't looking to make money off XunTeng at all!

It's practically giving the Silent Hill IP to XunTeng for free, with an added bonus of platform access fees.

Chen Guangde pondered.

He couldn't help but chuckle.

"Such a big company being squeezed into submission like a damned grandson... If you hadn't told me these were Komera's terms, I'd have thought it was some domestic manufacturer trying to suck up to us..."

The mighty Komera!

When have they ever been this humble before!

It's always others begging them, never them begging others!

For a moment, Chen Guangde found this situation strangely amusing.

Hahahaha watching others get squeezed is so entertaining.

Damn, I bet that bastard Yan Sheng looked at me the same way back then.

At this thought, Chen Guangde's face darkened again.

Seeing Chen Guangde's shifting expressions, the assistant couldn't guess his thoughts and asked: "So General Manager Chen... how should we respond?"

Hearing this.

Chen Guangde looked at his assistant and smiled: "Just tell them—"

"Go fuck your mother."

Huh???

The assistant trembled, nearly dropping his notebook:

"Uh... no... um? General Manager Chen, you mean we should reject them, right?"

"No, use my exact words in your reply,"

Chen Guangde shook his head, enunciating each word:

"Tell them: 'Go fuck your mother.' If they don't understand, say: 'go fvk yourself.' Make sure you curse them properly."

The assistant was stunned.

Cursing Komera to their face! And in bilingual format no less!

After saying this!

Chen Guangde sneered!

"Goddammit, those Japs talk pretty, but if they're not after money... what are they after?"

"Isn't it obvious they're taking advantage of my feud with Yiyou and my past conflicts with Golden Wind!"

"Fucking idiots, no wonder Golden Wind played them like fools!"

"Why do you think I had conflicts with Golden Wind in the first place? Have they even considered that?"

Chen Guangde rolled his eyes:

"I wanted to poach talent! Poach Gu Sheng! What I wanted was a genius like Gu Sheng!"

"And they thought I wanted to fight Golden Wind to the death? That I wanted Golden Wind destroyed?"

"Really... heh... fucking morons."

Chen Guangde was both angry and amused.

He's cunning, not stupid!

Just hearing Komera's conditions told him they were up to no good!

10 million USD in support funding!

50% commission split!

Is this a collaboration?

This is throwing money at us!

As a seasoned businessman, Chen Guangde is most wary of this type!

When a person or company isn't after money, they're definitely after something money can't buy!

Why did Komera approach him?

Isn't it because their situation is dire, with fires breaking out everywhere, and they want to find a Chinese proxy to play that old "using Chinese against Chinese" game!

If he agreed to Komera's terms, XunTeng Technology would become Komera's puppet in China, helping them suppress Golden Wind and Escape!

Chen Guangde was furious!

Not to mention Golden Wind has CDEA's support and Shen Capital backing them, plus they were just praised in official commentary articles!

Just talking about himself, Chen Guangde!

You've misjudged me, you bastard!

Yes!

In some ways, my methods might be unethical—I'll do anything for profit.

But you want me to be a traitor?

How is that any different from insulting my ancestors?

"Damn it, I was just planning to watch the fight from the sidelines and maybe profit from it,"

Chen Guangde's mouth twitched, clearly furious:

"These bastards had to insult me like this? Xiao Zhang!"

"Yes!" Assistant Zhang picked up his notebook.

"Arrange a call with President Gu Sheng,"

Chen Guangde waved his hand:

"Tell him: let bygones be bygones, now that they're fighting Komera, if they don't mind, I'll come help out too!!!"

......

"Help who?"

"Help us."

"Who's helping us?"

"XunTeng."

"XunTeng is doing what to us?"

"Helping us... maybe you should drink some water first..."

Around noon, in Golden Wind's CEO office.

Faced with Shen Miaomiao who seemed trapped in a 'Ma Dongmei curse', Chu Qingzhou helplessly poured her a glass of water.

Then sitting across from Shen Miaomiao, she sighed with a mix of amusement and exasperation:

"Yes, XunTeng Technology has decided to grant Escape access to their motion-sensing pods, no access fees, 30% commission."

Shen Miaomiao looked utterly bewildered, like her soul had left her body.

This world has gone mad—even rats are bridesmaids for cats now.

"But... they... why would they... this makes no sense???"

Shen Miaomiao was panicked!

And this panic had been growing since the day Escape sent emails to all players announcing its release date!

The game's popularity... wasn't what she expected at all...

She had thought!

Komera's early promotions, with their continuous marketing investments, might not make Silent Hill's reputation rock-solid, but at least it could withstand two or three rounds of Old Gu's attacks.

But who would have thought!

That multi-million dollar promotion completely crumbled before Gu Sheng's "King of Horror" reputation!

Old Gu hadn't even fully deployed his marketing yet!

In just 24 hours!

Komera's defenses collapsed instantly!

The wave of "Fvk KOMINA" swept across the internet again!

Wait...

Weren't we supposed to be the underdogs, the mantis trying to stop a chariot?

What kind of mantis are we? A void mantis?

What kind of chariot are they? A toy race car?

And now!

What's this new development?

Why is XunTeng joining the fight too? And... on our side?

"Apparently Komera tried to recruit XunTeng, offering big money to launch on Polar Bear third-gen to suppress us,"

Chu Qingzhou explained:

"This made Chen Guangde... feel insulted."

What the fuck!!!

Shen Miaomiao grabbed her twin buns and squeezed them hard!

If he insulted you then curse him back!!!

Why are you bothering me!!!

Shen Miaomiao almost screamed in frustration.

Yiyou X2 was already selling well globally, with millions of units sold!

Now Polar Bear third-gen is joining too—not as many as Yiyou X2, but still a million units!

Combined, while still not matching Komera's KMN-3 with its tens of millions globally, they now have seven to eight million units!

And for a game, that's already a huge market!

"So... what did President Gu say?"

Shen Miaomiao asked nervously, cautiously:

"He's never liked XunTeng, surely he wouldn't..."

"Oh, President Gu agreed," Chu Qingzhou said. "President Gu said expanding motion-sensing pod platforms is good, it broadens the market and helps better implement your directive."

"My directive?" Shen Miaomiao was confused. "What directive?"

Chu Qingzhou shrugged:

"Run over Komera."

As she spoke, Chu Qingzhou even made a steering wheel motion and mimicked pressing the accelerator at Shen Miaomiao:

"Beep beep—"

......

The concrete mixer truck is coming!!!

Within half a day!

Komera's ridiculous attempt that backfired spectacularly became the talk of the gaming community!

<Breaking! Polar Bear Third-Gen Confirms Escape Release!>

<Unbelievable! Yiyou and XunTeng Join Forces! Standing Together to Support Golden Wind's New Game!>

<Historic Moment! "YiTeng" United Front Formed!>

<First Dual-Platform Launch! Golden Wind Teams Up With China's Top Two Motion-Sensing Pod Platforms Against Komera!>

<......>

This was huge!

As news broke!

Players of all genres joined the heated discussions!

'This is insane! XunTeng actually teamed up with Yiyou to support Golden Wind!'

'Gotta give little Polar Bear credit this time!'

'Little Polar Bear: You weren't saying such nice things when you were cursing me before...'

'This is the funniest gaming industry joke I've heard all year hahahahaha...'

'Guys, why does this feel familiar...'

'Hey! We don't talk about that, friend!'

'Never thought I'd see the day, this news feels fake'

'While the united front is cool, Komera's move is just too hilarious hahahahaha...'

'The funniest part is if Komera hadn't approached Polar Bear, maybe Polar Bear wouldn't have joined'

'Little Polar Bear: Call me trash if you want, but don't call me a traitor'

'Komera is the real clown, I'll laugh at this forever'

'Someone tell Batman we found the Joker @KomeraCorp'

'I really want to see Komera's reaction now'

'Lol, there is no reaction, they're just playing dead...'

'Komera is too funny...'

Hilarious!

From domestic to international!

From verbal taunts to meme mockery!

Every time someone lifted the clown mask, they found Komera's face underneath!

Yamamoto Tsunashiro's scheme not only failed completely but accidentally united China's two competing motion-sensing pod platforms for the first time!

Golden Wind leading the charge!

Yiyou and XunTeng providing support!

Foreign media quickly dubbed this the "Golden Miracle"!

After all, this was the first time in Chinese gaming history that two direct competitors had joined forces!

Of course!

United they may be!

The two motion-sensing pod manufacturers had been rivals for years—their differences couldn't be resolved by one collaboration.

Thus, something magical happened—

Yan Sheng despised Chen Guangde, thinking he was an unscrupulous villain who didn't understand Golden Wind.

So he went all out promoting Escape, mobilizing every possible channel—media, gamers, streamers—determined to help Golden Wind win this international battle!

And he subtly hinted to Little Huang: See? This is how real gamers do promotion. We're best friends forever!

Chen Guangde, meanwhile, also despised Yan Sheng, viewing him as a hypocritical coward who didn't understand survival of the fittest.

So he mobilized his own forces, launching guerrilla attacks against Komera, both inciting players worldwide to "Fvk KOMINA" and spreading negative rumors about Silent Hill. Just as Komera's PR team put out one fire, Chen Guangde would start ten more!

And he subtly hinted to Gu Sheng: See? This is real business strategy. Imagine what we could achieve together!

And so!

Yiyou and XunTeng!

One operating openly, the other in shadows!

One handling promotion, the other sabotage!

One charging forward, the other attacking from behind!

Escape's momentum grew stronger with Yiyou's help, player anticipation reaching new heights!

Silent Hill's reputation crumbled under XunTeng's interference, player complaints growing louder!

The two pushed each other, neither willing to back down!

Gu Sheng was laughing his ass off.

Is this what it feels like to have connections in both the light and dark?

So damn satisfying!

Gu Sheng was having fun!

But Shen Miaomiao was suffering.

Stop fighting already! If you want to fight, go do it somewhere else!

At this rate, Escape's sales surpassing TTF is guaranteed!

That's a 100x return for me!

Did either of you consider my feelings in your rivalry?

I had some marketing budget set aside for Old Gu.

Now thanks to your competition, you've saved me the trouble!

Are you two his fanboys or what?

And that bastard Komera too!

Why did you have to go provoking XunTeng for no reason!

Now look!

You provoked them, and now they're here battling with Yiyou over who can support us better!

Are you happy now?

You... you deserve this, Komera!!!

Shen Miaomiao beat her chest in frustration.

My money!!!

And so!

Amid Golden Wind's triumphant advance! Amid Komera's desperate struggles!

Mid-month!

Under the watchful eyes of international gaming media, famous streamers, reviewers, and competitors!

The most anticipated gaming showdown of the year!

Escape vs. Silent Hill

Officially began!!!

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by lotustale.com