9: Chapter 9: First Day Data, Second Step Plan

Through the promotion of Zhou Xiaoxiao and several other streamers, many people tried downloading and using super god photo editing.

And those who tried it were all without exception won over by its powerful functions!

Su Fan had been staying at home in front of his computer, using Red Queen to keep track of the download numbers for super god photo editing in real-time.

At 9 o'clock, the download count was 108.

At 10 o'clock, the download count was 252.

At 11 o'clock, the download count was 310.

At 12 o'clock, the download count was 387.

At 13 o'clock, the download count was 391.

...

By 6 o'clock on the evening of the 1st, the download count for super god photo editing was only 532.

At the snack street by the south gate of Longyun Community.

At the "Eat What is Fragrant" Malatang shop.

Su Fan and Zhou Xiaoxiao sat across from each other at a table eating Malatang.

"Su Fan, are the download statistics out?"

"How many are there in total?" Zhou Xiaoxiao asked expectantly, resting her chin on her hands.

"It was 6 o'clock when I left the house, and the backend showed 532 downloads." Su Fan picked up a piece of romaine lettuce, swallowed it in one bite, and then spoke calmly.

"Over 500 is alright. After all, we're just a small company with no reputation. Even our registered address is just a cubicle in the University Student Entrepreneurship Park." Zhou Xiaoxiao tilted her head, her voice a bit low.

She had also fantasized about the scene of becoming an instant hit upon launch, but unfortunately, reality was too lean.

"Yeah, let's wait a bit longer and see," Su Fan said while eating.

He preferred not to use Red Queen's technical means if he didn't have to; after all, they were hacking methods. As a good youth of the new era who had memorized the Core Socialist Values, he instinctively felt some rejection toward such things.

Moreover, he didn't believe that super god photo editing would fail to become popular.

Because at six o'clock, besides having Red Queen tally the downloads, he had also checked the influence points in the super god black technology system.

A full 530 influence points!

Only two people hadn't given a positive review; it wasn't that they refused to, but rather they had downloaded it without installing it. Without even trying it, they naturally couldn't give a positive review.

The "positive reviews" here weren't text or star ratings in the app market, but true feelings from the heart after use.

With a 100% positive review rate, Su Fan believed super god photo editing would explode in popularity sooner or later; it was just a matter of time.

The two chatted as they ate, talking about the current state of super god photo editing and their future plans in a harmonious atmosphere.

After finishing the meal, they each went back to their respective homes.

As for Zhou Xiaoxiao's subtle hint for Su Fan to go for a stroll together...

Su Fan decisively refused!

Heh, women!

...

Back home, after taking a shower, Su Fan lay on his bed and opened the super god black technology system interface.

The influence points had risen by a few more points, reaching 542.

He could now exchange for some useful items.

Even if super god photo editing became a massive hit later and brought Su Fan a large amount of cash flow, just one product wouldn't be enough. He needed another initial pillar of support.

Walking on two legs is more stable!

Currently, for the influence points needed for black technology, super god photo editing could lay a certain foundation.

But to develop black technology, he needed more money!

Right now, Su Fan was only involved in the software industry, which was the most cost-effective for him.

As soon as it touched upon manufacturing or other physical industries, he wouldn't be able to afford to play.

Real industry stabilizes the nation; real industry prospers the nation!

Therefore, for the second step, he planned to launch a game.

A good game is a cash cow.

Just look at Genshin and Honor of Kings next door—their earning power was incredible.

In addition to cash, super god photo editing plus a hit game could cover the majority of the young population in Xia Country. That was all traffic.

When he moved into real industries later, the promotion problem would be directly solved, saving a lot of time.

Of course, Su Fan also carefully considered the scale of the game. He didn't plan to launch a large-scale game like that. He needed to keep a low profile in the early stages; if he launched a large game directly, its origins would be impossible to explain.

A person's energy is limited. He had already hand-crafted software like super god photo editing alone; did he want to hand-craft a large game too?

The two things were not the same concept.

The core of super god photo editing was its algorithm, while a large game involved modeling, art, storyline, and so on—it was too complex.

The system only instilled the technology into his brain; it didn't manifest it into reality.

After the exchange, he would need to build the game step by step.

Although Su Fan could completely master the technology instilled by the system and be very proficient, still...

He would be exhausted!

The workload of a large game and a small game wasn't even on the same level, okay?

Who doesn't want to slack off and fish?!

(Do you?)

Therefore, launching a lightweight, fun, long-term operational game with a reasonable monetization mechanism was Su Fan's goal.

Red Queen currently didn't have the ability to independently develop the kind of game he wanted, but it didn't matter—he had the super god black technology system!

On the Level Zero Civilization page, Su Fan constantly searched for a suitable game.

Why not look in Level One Civilization?

Because the games in Level One Civilization were all VR games!

After searching for a long time, Su Fan's gaze finally locked onto a small game.

cute pet brawl, influence points: 999.

A small, lightweight game, yet its price rivaled that of a large-scale game.

Among the games in Level Zero Civilization, the most expensive ones were 999 influence points.

One could imagine how highly recognized this game was within the super god black technology system.

He locked onto this game and added it to his favorites, then Su Fan closed the super god black technology system.

He didn't have enough pocket change for now; he'd buy it when he had enough.

He closed his eyes.

And went to sleep.

...

Early the next morning, Su Fan woke up late.

He didn't have any important business today. With a cheat like this, even lying flat didn't come with any psychological pressure.

Sigh—

What should I do today?

Su Fan rubbed his hair, which was messy like a bird's nest, his eyes vacant.

As everyone knows, you must never daze off right after waking up, or time will fly by!

"Hooves heading south as I look north, looking north where the grass is yellow and dust flies, I am willing to guard the land and expand the borders..."

The phone ringtone suddenly sounded at some point, pulling Su Fan's dazed soul back.

He picked up the phone stuffed under his pillow and saw it was a call from Zhou Xiaoxiao.

"Hello, Leng Mian girl!"

"Why are you calling so early? We only haven't seen each other for one night," Su Fan teased.

"You call eleven o'clock 'so early'?"

"Why don't you just sleep until tonight!" Zhou Xiaoxiao said mockingly.

Su Fan looked closely at the time in the status bar at the top of his phone; it was indeed eleven o'clock.

"I've already been streaming for three hours!"

"My dear Boss Su, your only employee has been at work for three hours while the boss is still sleeping. Don't you feel ashamed?" Zhou Xiaoxiao complained.

"I've been too tired these past two days and can't seem to get my energy up. You know, I'm almost 30 years old."

As he spoke, Su Fan let out a yawn.

(I heard that yawning is contagious, even through words.)

"Oh~ no wonder—" Zhou Xiaoxiao said slyly, "Since you're getting older, you should practice more moderation."

Su Fan: "..."

"Tell me, what's up?"

"I found that some hidden gem vloggers online have proactively posted videos promoting our super god photo editing."

"And it's more than one vlogger."

"Look at the backend and see how many people have downloaded it."

"I feel like super god photo editing is going to start blowing up today."

"Quick, take a look," Zhou Xiaoxiao rattled off a long string of words, her excitement unconcealed.

"Oh?"

"Is the traffic coming in this fast?"

Su Fan didn't go to have Red Queen check the backend; instead, he opened the super god black technology system and checked the influence points.

influence points: 3875

"I'll go check the backend data in a bit. Don't get excited; this is just the beginning. The good show is still to come," Su Fan said with a yawn, wiping away the tears squeezed out from his eyes, pretending to be calm.

In reality, he was incredibly excited inside.

"Okay!"

"Remember to tell me as soon as you've checked!"

Zhou Xiaoxiao hung up the phone.

"Red Queen, check the download and installation numbers for super god photo editing for me."

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