Rebirth!

When Mercy's ultimate descended, golden holy light of healing blanketed the battlefield!

The Golden Experience Team members were like newly sprouted branches, their bodies remade anew, rising once more amidst the billowing smoke of war!

The ultimate that stunned the entire arena was unleashed! Amidst the shocked gazes and astonished cries of the entire Steel Chain Fingers Team—

BOOM——!!!

The venue instantly erupted!

"OHHHHHH!!!"

"Insane! Holy shit! Mercy is godlike!"

"It's over! Steel Chain Fingers used all their ultimates! This round is dangerous!"

"It's not that no one focused her—she was following Genji to the second floor from the start. When Genji dashed out, there was a moment where the blue beam disconnected!"

"Holy shit! Bro, you're so observant!"

The chat barrage was also in an uproar!

No wonder Mercy was missing during that intense fight earlier—XT didn't even have time to drop his Biotic Field before getting instantly deleted.

Mercy was just chilling on the second floor, having a smoke (dog head).

"Smoking Mercy is too damn ruthless..."

"Seeing all her teammates dead, she just flies up and drops the perfect ultimate, right?"

"All I can say is, she's truly Ma Teacher's beloved disciple!"

"HAHAHAHAHA this is gonna be an iconic moment!"

"Anubis Reaper annihilation, Ilios Mercy resurrection—I crown them the ultimate master-disciple duo in streaming."

"That ultimate was absolutely explosive, spectacular!"

"Got goosebumps watching this..."

"So fucking thrilling..."

......

At this moment, thousands of live audience members and millions of viewers across three major streaming platforms cheered simultaneously!

The resurrected Golden Experience Team charged like tigers descending the mountain, completely scattering the Steel Chain Fingers!

Amid the roar of various ultimates, the blood-boiling trumpet soundtrack swelled!

"Seven days of arduous battle, match after match of strategic showdowns!"

"The spectacular BO5 grand finals have now concluded!"

"I hereby announce that the champions of this [Overwatch Streamer Exhibition Match · Grand Finals] are—"

"The Golden Experience Team!!!"

BANG!!

Golden confetti burst forth at the venue, plunging the entire arena into a golden sea as if Mercy herself had descended!

Instantly!

"Congratulations Golden Experience" messages in golden yellow flooded the entire screen!

And the cheers from the live audience grew wave after wave!

Even Gu Sheng couldn't help but stand up and applaud!

Spectacular.

Truly spectacular.

An unprecedented spectacular match!

Without exaggeration, this final deciding game of the BO5 was the most brilliant showdown he had ever witnessed!

He admitted that Overwatch was still in its early stages, and with streamers coming from all over, their tactics and strategies weren't at peak professional level.

But precisely because of this, the match perfectly struck the balance between "exhibition" and "professionalism" for an exhibition match, offering global players this incredible feast!

Of course!

Such an intense, spectacular battle didn't just ignite players' passion!

In a university dorm in Huaguo—

"Holy shit! That final ultimate was so damn cool! Is this hero that broken? She can resurrect people?!"

"Total smoking Mercy—she was awesome in previous rounds too. Wasn't Hammer's 'Hammer Down' insane? Ah shit, the more I talk about it the more hooked I get—I'm pulling an all-nighter tonight!"

"Me too! Me too! Damn, it gets me so pumped! I'm buying it too, carry me, I'll play Mercy and heal you!"

"Really, sworn brother? I'd be honored to be your dog!"

"Ah..."

On a subway in Neon—

Amid the roar of various ultimates, the blood-boiling trumpet soundtrack swelled!

"Ah, yes haha, these are all streamers playing an exhibition match—it really is quite spectacular. It's called Overwatch."

"Ohh, arigato, arigato. I see this round was only about ten minutes—pretty fast-paced."

"Indeed, quite suitable for a couple rounds after work to relax."

"Sugoi... thank you so much! I'll remote purchase and preload it first so I can play when I get home. Would it be convenient to add you as a friend? Of... of course, if this bothers you, feel free to refuse—sorry for the trouble."

"Not at all! I actually just got it recently too and need teammates—let's add each other!"

"Really? Thank you so much! Much appreciated!"

"Not at all! You're too polite..."

In an online discussion room of a gaming community in the United States—

"Holy shit! OW's streamer cup was too awesome!"

"I was pretty hesitant before, but the excitement level of this match far exceeded my expectations! Already purchased and preloading—any friends want to team up?"

"Count me in! I just bought it too!"

"Ahhhh wait for me, guys! I just bought the Yiyou×2 last week, just finished TTF, currently playing Sekiro, and I bought OW too—how is every Golden Wind game so damn fun..."

"Like a male lead who fell into a supermodel pile, doesn't know where to start (doge)"

"LO00000OL...."

Players cheered! The audience roared!

Most crucially, this was after all a competition jointly hosted by top streaming media from three countries.

Even though it was just an exhibition match!

Countless media outlets came to watch!

In just half an hour, the highlights of this match, paired with eye-catching headlines from various media outlets, exploded across major gaming media forums!

And at this moment!

Shen Miaomiao watched with a slight smile as Old Gu stood on stage accepting awards and speaking, her proud expression like looking at her dog who finally learned to use the toilet by itself.

"...Once again, thank you to all players and friends who support Golden Wind,"

"This streamer exhibition match was also a small experiment of ours,"

"As everyone knows, the PUBG league has already become quite mature among FPS games,"

"Whether it's the competition format, related club operations, or the entire esports ecosystem,"

"In just two years, through continuous improvements and actively incorporating feedback from players and clubs, PUBG has now stabilized and operates smoothly,"

"And in July, the third PUBG Global Golden League will officially begin. Here, on behalf of Golden Wind, I wish in advance all participating teams achieve excellent results,"

"At the same time, I also announce on behalf of Golden Wind—"

"Effective immediately, preparations for the Overwatch Professional League officially begin,"

"At that time, we will continue to bring even more spectacular matches to all players and viewers, jointly with Miyu, Nicolive, and Twitch, just like this streamer exhibition match!"

Esports league!

As Golden Wind's second project to be incorporated into esports competitions, this announcement immediately sparked enthusiastic cheers from the entire audience.

Simultaneously, it was broadcast live at the fastest speed by all media present!

You should know!

It had been over two full years since Golden Wind's last esports project, PUBG, was established.

During this time, although there were high calls for "APEX esports," Gu Sheng ultimately considered that APEX, as TTF's free multiplayer mode, wasn't suitable to be separately listed as an esports project. Also, it completely overlapped with PUBG's genre. Thus, APEX had always been updated purely as a game for the player market, never involving esports.

But now.

Overwatch has arrived.

As a completely new format different from both PUBG and APEX, Overwatch—where competition and spectacle coexist—was announced as Golden Wind's second major esports project.

This was Gu Sheng's carefully considered decision, and also Golden Wind's mature plan after two years of exploring PUBG's esports development.

Yes.

Even though during these two years, Gu Sheng hadn't emphasized 'esports' related matters much,

Not emphasizing didn't mean he wasn't paying attention.

From the very beginning of the PUBG league's establishment, he had proposed one principle at meetings—no matter how esports balance adjustments were made, they must be player-centric.

Because only with stable players would your esports competitions have viewers, have traffic, and form an ecosystem.

This lesson had been taught to him through blood and tears by Blizzard, Riot, and his former employer Ubsoft in his previous life—

Making players "step out of their comfort zone" to forcibly accommodate professional teams' strategies and playstyles would only make game companies also step out of their 'profit comfort zone' and blow up their own reputation.

Fortunately.

Over these two years, the Golden Experience and Xiao Wang teams primarily responsible for PUBG's esports project hadn't let him down.

Through continuous experimentation and actively incorporating feedback, today's PUBG league not only holds a stable position in Huaguo and Asia, but even in the global esports scene.

Major clubs, teams, and even betting companies actively follow and participate.

And this kind of solid esports alliance where "all thrive or all suffer" was exactly what Golden Wind needed most now.

After all, they were now on bad terms with two major comprehensive gaming companies—Komera and CloudPower.

Gu Sheng needed to rally more 'allies' to form interest communities comprehensively, to counter the pressure from two global giants.

—

The esports announcement made during the exhibition match immediately caused a sensation throughout the venue, simultaneously setting off a wave of excitement across the entire esports circle!

Under the dual effects of brand recognition and word-of-mouth, the already high popularity of Overwatch was further enhanced through this exhibition match!

Watching Old Gu enjoying the cheers of all players on stage, seeing the enthusiastic cheers of the audience around her!

Shen Miaomiao smiled sincerely.

So good.

Players got satisfaction, players got cheers, Old Gu got support, and I got thousand-fold returns.

We all have a wonderful... wait?!

As she thought this!

Shen Miaomiao subconsciously opened the system document in her mind—

[Sub-project: Overwatch]

[Project investment amount: $138 million]

[Project settlement time: 7 days (+0 days)]

[Project return multiplier: 1018x (+0x)]

[Current revenue amount: $134 million]

[Expected return amount: $4.072 billion]

[Remaining settlement time: 1 hour 30 minutes 49 seconds...]

Wait?!

Shen Miaomiao jolted violently!

Is... is my system document malfunctioning...?

If I remember correctly, before this final BO5 started, we were still a full 180,000 copies short of Overwatch's break-even target of 3.07 million copies!

Calculating at $60 per copy with 25% platform cut, my expected return was still a full $8.245 billion at that time!

How... after just playing the match, awarding prizes, and a series of speeches—in just forty-five minutes—has my expected return sharply decreased by nearly half?!

Huh?

This doesn't make sense!

Thinking this, Shen Miaomiao refreshed the document page again!

[Expected return amount: $3.983 billion]

Holy shit!!!

Another billion gone in one minute?!

Shen Miaomiao felt her mind go blank!

Looking at Gu Sheng on stage laughing and embracing players like pew, Octane, XTT, taking photos with executives from the three major streaming platforms,

Then looking at the cheering audience below, the incessant clicking of cameras, and the flashing magnesium lights like a sea of stars!

An extremely ominous premonition surged in her heart.

Oh no.

This couldn't even be called an ominous premonition anymore.

The ominousness had already arrived!

[This is too IMBA!]

[Hammer Down!]

[Heroes never die!]

Shen Miaomiao watched with a slight smile as Old Gu stood on stage accepting awards and speaking, her proud expression like looking at her dog who finally learned to use the toilet by itself.

The three astonishing ultimate voice lines from the final BO5 echoed in her mind one after another!

Shen Miaomiao's pupils shook violently!

Refresh!

[Expected return amount: $3.662 billion]

Refresh!

[Expected return amount: $3.433 billion]

Refresh again!

[Expected return amount: $3.389 billion]

At this moment!

Shen Miaomiao seemed to understand how Yunwei Weiwangdi felt during the launch of Apex Prime!

Swipe—a billion gone! Swipe—another billion gone!

"And in July, the third PUBG Global Golden League will officially begin. Here, on behalf of Golden Wind, I wish in advance all participating teams achieve excellent results,"

Who the hell can withstand this?!

Money?!

This is all cold hard cash!

It's like opening floodgates—whooshing down in a torrential cascade!

Admittedly!

Now I hold the esteemed position of chairman of Golden Wind Games, enjoying a full 41% of shares and dividends.

The sharp decrease in returns represents explosive game sales, meaning my dividends should theoretically keep increasing.

But!

This 41% dividend is my share of the 41% dividends distributed among herself, Old Gu, Lu Bian, Da Jiang, and Moriya after deducting platform cuts, company reserves, and various studio executives without share dividends.

It doesn't mean that for every dollar the game makes, she gets forty-one cents.

But the return system doesn't have these deductions!

And for every dollar the return system loses, it returns her a full $1,018!

But now!

These tens of billions that were clearly within grasp, sure returns!

Were shattered by a globally explosive streamer tournament!

Especially that final Mercy resurrection!

With the holy light of "Heroes never die" descending, the global audience went wild!

Mercy's one ultimate...

Completely annihilated me!!!

Pfft—

Shen Miaomiao, watching the money drain away before her eyes, took deep breaths, urgently adjusting her mindset.

It's okay... it's okay Shen Miaomiao...

Wah wah wah—

It's okay—

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by lotustale.com