Chapter 140: Turbulence Rises Again

"You Huaxia are so afraid of failure? You don't even have the courage to participate in the competition?"

"Besides, Grand's game producer named Lu Yu, you won't pretend not to see my interview, will you?"

"You won't think that by pretending not to see anything this time, you can act as if nothing happened, will you?"

"To be honest, I'm very disappointed."

"Originally, I actually wanted to consider you as an opponent."

"But now... you really don't have the qualifications to be my opponent."

In the video, Tuomas said this to the camera.

By the way, at the same time, there's other news online.

Originally, the Game Alliance had invited several Huaxia game companies; aside from Grand never responding, the other companies had actually decided to participate in the competition.

But today, these companies actually released some news suggesting they might withdraw from the competition.

In the video, Tuomas directly said this and speculated that it was Grand's doing.

Either Grand or Lu Yu doesn't dare to compete, so they're preventing all Huaxia game developers from participating!

Purpose?

Isn't the purpose of Grand doing this obvious?

Lu Yu fears losing face from failure.

But at the same time, he's afraid others will achieve good results in the competition.

The impact of this whole matter is very bad!

Indeed, everything is merely Tuomas's one-sided account.

But...

No one can deny this possibility!

Moreover, quite a few netizens have already started discussing this online.

"Tuomas might be a bit extreme—how could Grand possibly do such a thing? Lu Yu doesn't need to be so afraid of this competition; even if he loses, no one can deny his past achievements."

"I actually don't really trust Tuomas, but why are the rest of Huaxia's game companies choosing to withdraw from the competition now?"

"Exactly, this is an opportunity for all companies; if they succeed in this international competition, their fame will surely increase greatly, benefiting the company a lot."

"Even if they lose, what's the big deal? Aside from Grand, the other game companies really aren't much; losing would have no impact at all."

The more netizens discuss, the more they find Tuomas's words reasonable, gradually coming to believe everything is Grand's conspiracy.

Then, someone also brought up Lu Yu in the discussion.

"If Lu Yu participates in the competition and fails... it would be a blow to Grand. But that's not the most important thing; the most important is that Grand—or rather Lu Yu—might be unable to produce a good game."

"By the way, I heard that all the games made for this competition will eventually be made public to everyone. So... is Lu Yu afraid his game will be exposed?"

"It's quite possible this is the truth; Lu Yu isn't afraid of losing, but afraid of people seeing the game he made."

Some even went so far as to voice this opinion.

They claim that Plants vs. Zombies, Legend, and Hero Kill were actually not made by Lu Yu at all!

It's nothing more than a publicity stunt by Grand!

This claim hasn't been widely accepted by the public, but... surprisingly few people have refuted it.

In other words, although people haven't immediately acknowledged it, they've started leaning that way.

For a time, Grand and Lu Yu almost became everyone's target—like rats crossing the street.

Moreover, the situation has escalated to the point where some people have begun to resist Grand's games!

They think Grand and Lu Yu are frauds and don't want to play games produced by cheats!

This time, the impact on Grand is truly huge!

In Lu Yu's office.

Lu Yu already has a rough understanding of the whole situation.

His brows involuntarily furrowed.

The behind-the-scenes manipulator is even more sinister than Lu Yu imagined!

Moreover, the other party's hatred toward Lu Yu seems quite strong?

They actually resorted to such tactics?

So, who exactly is this behind-the-scenes manipulator?

And what is their true purpose?

Could it be just to target Lu Yu alone?

If that's really the case, isn't the commotion they've stirred up a bit too big?

Just then, while Lu Yu was thinking, Chen Qiao came over.

"Little Yu, don't bother with that Tuomas, and don't mind what those people online are saying."

"Don't worry, this will blow over soon, and people will forget everything quickly."

"Grand won't be affected too much."

Chen Qiao came over to comfort Lu Yu.

This matter has really blown up out of proportion; Chen Qiao fears Lu Yu might make a wrong decision because of it.

Lu Yu calmly nodded slightly and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Chen, I won't be affected."

"Later, could you help me organize a press conference?"

Chen Qiao instinctively nodded, saying, "You're not affected... what? You want to hold a press conference? What do you intend to do?"

Chen Qiao looked shocked.

Lu Yu smiled and said, "Isn't the other side trying to make a big deal out of this? Then we'll make things even bigger."

Chen Qiao opened his mouth, but for a moment didn't know what to say.

Then, the two talked for a while longer in the office before Chen Qiao hurriedly left.

Chen Qiao went to prepare the press conference!

He was ultimately convinced by Lu Yu.

In the afternoon, inside a meeting room at Grand.

The seats below were already filled with reporters.

The reporters naturally knew what had happened online that morning, and they were even clearer that the aftermath would become a genuine hotspot; of course they wanted to seize this opportunity.

At this moment, the reporters were excited and eager to see how Grand would respond.

At that same time, the conference room doors were opened.

Lu Yu walked in from outside.

He came to the front of the podium and climbed onto a stool.

To be honest, this scene had already been seen by the reporters present, after all, it wasn't their first time watching Lu Yu speak.

But each time they saw this scene, they felt a sense of disjointed emotions.

"Thank you, everyone, for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend our press conference."

"Today here, I only want to say one thing."

"I will represent Grand in the National Game Production Competition."

Lu Yu paused here, his gaze falling on the reporters' faces below.

All the reporters were stunned, then frantically pressed their shutters to capture the moment, which would become the headline news!

"Now, I can answer your three questions." Lu Yu continued.

Almost at the same time, a reporter stood up and asked, "May I ask, Lu Yu, what do you think of Tuomas? Is what he said true? And why did you only announce your participation in the competition now?"

"Are you afraid you won't be able to achieve good results?"