Chapter 218

It's not that Lu Yu looks down on Brilliant; it's that domestic gaming talent is truly scarce.

From Lu Yu's point of view, Dragon Source is even a pretty good game worldwide.

This game certainly took a long time to prepare, and its development team is far from ordinary.

Upon seeing this game, Lu Yu even recalled Dragon Valley.

You should know that, in the few years before its release, Dragon Valley was all the rage—a milestone in the online gaming world.

Even twenty years from now, I believe many will still remember Dragon Valley.

But according to the original world's timeline, Dragon Valley hasn't even been born yet.

Now Dragon Source lets Lu Yu catch a glimpse of Dragon Valley, which already shows how impressive it is.

Lu Yu remained silent, wanting to keep watching to see what Brilliant really intends to do, and whether there's another hand behind them.

In fact, as far as Lu Yu is concerned, if another strong game company could appear domestically, he would fully welcome and even encourage it.

Lu Yu isn't worried about being surpassed, nor does he worry about them seizing Grand's market.

The gaming market is truly huge, and its potential is endless.

Moreover, Lu Yu's gaze is no longer limited to just the gaming market.

So he simply wouldn't mind.

But if Brilliant hides something behind the scenes, then it might be different.

……

"Holy crap, this game is really addictive! I've found myself hooked and can't pull away!"

"Honestly, I hardly play Legend anymore."

"Brilliant's move this time isn't bragging; they've truly contributed a rare good game!"

"Now I have to say, the speed of domestic game development is really too fast!"

"You should know that less than a year ago, we were worried about not having a worthwhile domestic game to play, but now... all the games are fun!"

Netizens have nothing but praise for Brilliant's Dragon Source.

Dragon Source truly deserves this praise.

Then netizens recalled Grand, and Lu Yu.

"Compared to the two games Grand previously released, Dragon Source is beyond being called conscientious!"

"Now I'm wondering: does the appearance of Dragon Source mean that Grand is no longer the top domestic game company, at least that its position has been shaken?"

"I can only say that if Grand keeps this attitude, they will eventually be surpassed by Brilliant, and even by many other companies."

"Grand, wake up! If you don't strive and get serious, you'll be gone!"

These netizens' comments are still fairly reasonable, but one netizen has already started saying some harsh things.

"Grand? Just trash! With Dragon Source and Brilliant, who would still play Grand's games?"

"Grand has already declined!"

"I heard Grand is about to disappear!"

Fortunately Grand isn't publicly traded now, otherwise this wave would likely have hit the daily limit down, causing huge losses.

But even though Grand isn't publicly traded now, its situation is still bad, already on the brink of being boycotted by netizens.

Moreover, it's worth noting that Grand and Penguin have considerable cooperation.

Penguin has also been affected to some extent, with netizens even urging it to end its cooperation with Grand.

However, at least no one has deleted their Penguin account yet.

But the situation is already developing toward the worst.

……

Grand, inside Lu Yu's office.

"Just now I got a call from Xiao Ma; he said Penguin has been complained about, with many people reporting them."

"The reason: Penguin is cooperating with shady merchants."

"That shady merchant, naturally, refers to us Grand."

"Moreover, Grand itself has received many complaints—phone complaints, emails sent directly, and even direct complaints to relevant departments."

Chen Qiao said to Lu Yu.

"We haven't suffered any damage, have we?" Lu Yu was a bit surprised, not having expected this to happen.

Chen Qiao gave a wry smile, shook his head, and said: "Fortunately we've always followed proper procedures, so there's nothing for them to complain about."

"But if this atmosphere continues, it will be very bad."

"Once netizens form a fixed impression of Grand's image, it will bring us many negative effects."

Lu Yu nodded lightly; he naturally could think of this point—although it's not yet the era of traffic, brand value remains important.

"So... what are you preparing to do?" Chen Qiao asked.

Lu Yu thought for a moment, then said: "I still want to wait a bit longer; I feel the other side will make a move."

Chen Qiao frowned, opened his mouth, but said nothing.

He actually wanted to say that if we keep waiting like this, the situation will only get worse, possibly even reaching an irreparable state.

Lu Yu seemed to know what Chen Qiao was thinking, smiled, and said: "Uncle Chen, don't worry. The world of games is actually quite simple."

"If a game is fun, players will pay for it."

"As long as Grand doesn't act against heaven and reason, and always keeps to its bottom line."

"Then, as long as we provide enough good games, we need not fear anything."

Chen Qiao's eyes lit up as he said: "You mean..."

Lu Yu didn't keep beating around the bush, directly saying: "Yes, I've already prepared a new game."

"I have sent all the requirements to Technical Department One; they should start making the game now."

"Besides, this time I also had Xie Lin come over."

What could Chen Qiao say?

He actually always knew the solution to the problem, just as Lu Yu said, the game company ultimately still has to rely on games!

This time, Lu Yu made a move again, and also had Xie Lin come over— isn't it already a sure thing?

Although Wang Meng and the others aren't here, the technology of Technical Department One is actually already sufficient.

Even if there really is a problem, isn't Lu Yu still there?

"Uncle Chen, you should still focus on some cultural development matters lately." Lu Yu said again.

Chen Qiao nodded and said: "I know. Actually, I have already started working on it."

"Even so, I already have a direction."

"I am preparing to create a novel website."

"I have already thought of the name; it will be called Certain Point."

Chen Qiao still wanted to explain why he chose the novel industry, but Lu Yu had already smiled and said: "Very good, this direction is excellent."

Lu Yu was indeed a bit excited.

In later generations, Certain Point can almost be said to have occupied half of the web novel world.

Not to mention its value, some of the novels inside are actually also a good way to pass the time.