25: Chapter 25 And there's a Western meat grinder?

After thinking it over, Zhou Xiaoyi still compromised for the sake of traffic.

It was just a bit of suffering; as long as she could make money, it wasn't unbearable.

On the other side, Wang Ye was also chatting with his fans about his experience over the past few days.

Compared to Zhou Xiaoyi's experience of dying in various ways.

His gaming experience was much better.

At least he had cleared both dungeons in the beta test.

The only one that was a bit difficult to clear was the Bazi Bridge battle.

After a few days of beta testing, he discovered that these two dungeons were actually interconnected.

Based on what the NPCs in the game said, Wang Ye could feel that the game's world-building was massive.

"Brothers, the experience these past few days has been pretty good."

"Actually, compared to the gameplay, I prefer the plot. Those NPCs are really realistic, just like real people."

"Chatting with them is much more interesting than playing the game; I can learn a lot about the game's background stories."

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In a villa in the suburbs of the Huaxia Imperial Capital.

Zhou Yang arrived in front of this villa; it was prepared for him by Yang Ruoxue.

Because the skyrocketing popularity of the game made Yang Ruoxue very happy.

So, Yang Ruoxue directly gifted him a villa.

Of course, this villa wasn't given to him for no reason.

It was because he had come to the Imperial Capital and had nowhere to go.

If he stayed in a hotel every day, the expenses would be significant.

It just so happened that Yang Ruoxue had a villa in the suburbs, so she gave it to him directly.

Zhou Yang didn't refuse either.

Because he had confidence in his game.

Once the game entered the competition and was officially released.

Everything could be earned back.

His trip to the Imperial Capital this time was at Yang Ruoxue's request.

Because after she saw the performance data from the game's beta test over the past few days, she was very confident in this game.

In the Anti-War Competition, as long as one made it into the top ten, they could go to the Imperial Capital to receive the award after the competition ended.

At that time, the officials would hold an awards ceremony to personally present the awards to the winners.

This made Zhou Yang feel very helpless.

He hadn't even made it into the top ten yet, and Yang Ruoxue was already impatiently telling him to come to the Imperial Capital.

But now that he was here, he would naturally make the best of it.

Arriving inside the villa, Zhou Yang put away his luggage.

Afterwards, he opened his computer and uploaded the game to the official website of the Anti-War Competition.

The rating of the Anti-War games was mainly determined by player reviews.

The anti-war rate of the game was evaluated based on player ratings.

The higher the game's anti-war rate, the higher its ranking.

The rating mechanism for the anti-war rate was very strict.

Behaviors like review bombing or inflating ratings were prohibited; once discovered, the participant would be immediately disqualified.

Moreover, irregular audits would continue even after the competition ended.

After all, the prize money for first place was as high as 100 million, and it would also be awarded a National Anti-War Medal.

After resolving these matters, Zhou Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If he were to say he could take first place, he might not have absolute confidence.

But he did have the confidence to make it into the top ten.

The competition would begin the day after tomorrow, and all results would be seen on that day.

Just at this moment, the doorbell suddenly rang outside the villa entrance.

Zhou Yang walked over to open the door, and someone who surprised him greatly appeared at the entrance.

"Sister Yang, why are you here?"

At the entrance stood a woman with an exquisite and beautiful face.

She wore a tight white shirt on her upper body, and the two mounds on her chest were tightly bound, straining to burst out.

On her lower body, she wore a hip-hugging skirt and black silk stockings, her pair of straight, full, beautiful legs catching the eye.

"You brat, now that you've come to the Imperial Capital, I definitely have to come and see you. I am your investor, after all; can't I come over to check on you?" Yang Ruoxue's beautiful eyes carried a charming look as she rolled them at Zhou Yang.

The reason she came to see Zhou Yang was because, with the competition approaching, she felt a bit nervous and excited.

She wanted to confirm with Zhou Yang if he was confident.

It just so happened that the two hadn't met for a long time, so she came over.

"Ah, Sister Yang, of course you can, please come in!" Hearing this, Zhou Yang hurriedly invited Yang Ruoxue into the villa.

Zhou Yang had met Yang Ruoxue three years ago, back when he had just graduated.

The fresh graduate Zhou Yang hadn't yet been beaten down by society and was full of enthusiasm to work in the game industry he loved.

The result was that he worked for three years and failed for three years.

Just a few months ago, Huaxia launched anti-war propaganda and held an Anti-War Entertainment Competition.

Desiring to achieve success, he contacted Yang Ruoxue and asked her to invest in him.

Come to think of it, Yang Ruoxue's relationship with him was not bad.

Otherwise, Yang Ruoxue wouldn't have been able to invest tens of millions in him.

It was just that his predecessor was disappointing; if he hadn't transmigrated over, these tens of millions would definitely have been lost completely.

Zhou Yang believed that if his predecessor had squandered these tens of millions, the relationship between the two would have basically been over.

"Sister Yang, I just arrived, and there's nothing in this house, so I can only boil some plain water for you." Zhou Yang greeted Yang Ruoxue and had her sit on the living room sofa.

"It's okay, I just came to see you, no need for any hospitality. You should sit down too." Yang Ruoxue hurriedly waved her hand and said.

"Okay."

Zhou Yang sat on the sofa, feeling a bit reserved.

There was no help for it; ever since he transmigrated, his communication with Yang Ruoxue had always been online.

This time, Yang Ruoxue suddenly came offline, and he wasn't quite prepared.

"Zhou Yang, the competition is in two days, I want to ask, are you ready?"

"I've been ready for a long time, Sister Yang."

"The competition game is finished, I've already uploaded it to the competition's official website, and it should be reviewed by today."

Receiving Zhou Yang's assurance, Yang Ruoxue's heart inexplicably calmed down.

Although thirty million wasn't much to her, she didn't want Zhou Yang to squander it carelessly.

"Alright, Zhou Yang, I believe in you. If our game makes it into the top ten this time, besides the thirty million I invested, all the extra income is yours." Yang Ruoxue said with a smile.

"Ah? Sister Yang, that wouldn't be very good, would it? You invested so much money in me, and you're not taking a single cent." Zhou Yang was a bit surprised.

If Yang Ruoxue did that, he would be taking a huge advantage.

After all, the capital for making the game wasn't his; previously, when he made games, the one bearing the risk was always Yang Ruoxue.

So, when he first transmigrated, Yang Ruoxue had a bad attitude toward him, and Zhou Yang could understand that.

"It's fine, actually I don't lack that bit of money." Yang Ruoxue appeared completely indifferent.

Seeing this, Zhou Yang thought about how Yang Ruoxue had casually given away this villa, and it seemed she really wasn't short of money.

Although he didn't know the price of this villa, in the Imperial Capital, even in the suburbs, it should be worth at least ten or twenty million.

"Why don't you take some, Sister Yang? After all, without your investment, I wouldn't have had the chance to make this game at all." Zhou Yang felt a bit embarrassed to take such advantage.

"No need, you aren't just going to make one game, right? I'll still want the income from the games you make later."

"Hey, that's true."

Zhou Yang remembered that Yang Ruoxue held shares in their game company.

Zhou Yang himself held 51%, while Yang Ruoxue held 49%.

Zhou Yang was also a bit surprised by this share distribution.

If he hadn't transmigrated over, his predecessor would have been completely living off a woman.

"That settles it. By the way, have you thought about what game you want to make next?" Yang Ruoxue said with a smile on her face, then suddenly asked.

"I've already thought about that."

"What is it?" Yang Ruoxue asked curiously.

"Isn't our current game called [ wwii: eastern meat grinder ]?" Zhou Yang said with a mysterious smile.

"Yeah, and then? Could it be that there is also a Western meat grinder?" Yang Ruoxue asked, guessing.

"Bingo, you got it right."