Chapter 261: Hidden Dragon Technology's Highlight Moment?

Interestingly, Netizens, when they follow Hidden Dragon Technology, always can't help but bring Penguin.

Netizens, when mentioning the Game Alliance, also always comment a few lines about Lu Yu.

So… in a sense, the bigger the stir caused by Hidden Dragon Technology, the greater the hype it brings to Penguin and Lu Yu.

This…

How ironic!

Upon learning this situation, Bruce nearly vomited blood.

But he couldn't stop, so he could only grind his teeth and swallow it together with blood.

The Game Alliance truly is the world's most authoritative gaming organization.

Under the Game Alliance's operation, a total of one hundred games were launched on Hidden Dragon Technology, allowing Hidden Dragon Technology's users to download them for free.

The number one hundred may sound small, but one must know that these games were originally paid games!

The term "paid" often signifies quality.

The hundred high‑quality games, including online games and single‑player titles, also encompass a variety of genres.

This is already a monumental feat!

It can be said that if a user downloads all one hundred games, they have saved at least several thousand yuan!

Players naturally understand this.

So, when Hidden Dragon Technology's event began, the hype for this matter instantly surged to the top of the entire internet.

The majority of Mutual's users selected some games they thought were fun and downloaded them.

Mutual's daily active users consequently rose sharply, and Mutual's reputation also increased considerably.

At this point, not many people mentioned Penguin or Lu Yu anymore.

"I downloaded a few single‑player games, tried them out, and they were all quite good."

"Can't deny it, this time Mutual really did a good thing. Actually there are two games I've wanted to play for a long time; first, I lacked resources, and second… I was reluctant to spend that money. Fortunately, there's Mutual."

"Good people, stay safe, hope Mutual will host more such events in the future."

Online, the evaluations of Mutual are almost all positive; everyone is praising Mutual.

Bruce naturally saw these comments, and for that, he let out a huge sigh of relief.

If one puts in so much and gets no return, for Bruce it's more than just a simple loss of money.

He would doubt his own ability.

Fortunately, the facts are not "if".

Grand, inside Lu Yu's Office.

"Right now Mutual's momentum is fierce; should we organize some activity?"

Chen Qiao has always been monitoring Mutual's activities; at this moment, he immediately learned some data and hurried to find Lu Yu.

"Have you communicated with Xiao Ma? How are Penguin's numbers now?" Lu Yu pondered for a moment before asking.

Chen Qiao was taken aback; he hadn't noticed that point.

"I'll call Xiao Ma right now." Chen Qiao said as he already took out his phone.

After a while, Chen Qiao ended the call with Xiao Ma, then looked at Lu Yu and said, "Penguin's various metrics have fluctuated a bit, dipped slightly, but remain within normal ranges."

Lu Yu nodded and said, "Then there's no need to deliberately do more for this Mutual activity."

Chen Qiao suddenly didn't know what to say.

Lu Yu smiled, explained, and said, "Mutual will have this kind of hype; didn't we already anticipate it?"

"Given the current situation, Netizens go to Mutual only because of the games Mutual provides."

"So when this wave of game hype passes, will Mutual's hype also decline?"

"You must know that Mutual is different from us; their games are not generated on the Hidden Dragon Technology platform."

"Later, after Netizens finish downloading the games, will they still specifically log into Mutual?"

"If there's no need, probably not."

"After all, they won't need to go to Mutual to play games in the future."

Chen Qiao felt a sudden enlightenment; indeed, that's exactly how it is!

Unless Mutual frequently holds such events in the future, what grounds does Mutual have to be compared with Penguin?

But that's clearly impossible; even the Game Alliance, as the world's most authoritative gaming organization, cannot provide unlimited high‑quality games.

So, Mutual's hype will eventually subside.

After grasping this, Chen Qiao couldn't help but glance at Lu Yu again.

Why can Lu Yu always stay so clear‑headed, easily seeing the essence of matters?

Human clarity.

Chen Qiao suddenly thought of these four characters; perhaps they were tailor‑made for Lu Yu.

"Moreover… I feel this Mutual activity not only didn't help them, but might actually trap them in a predicament."

"Now let us quietly watch how things develop. There may be surprises, or maybe not."

Lu Yu smiled and said.

Chen Qiao's mind hadn't turned yet, but he didn't ask further.

The answer should be revealed soon, right?

The Mutual free‑game provision activity lasted for a week.

This week, Mutual's popularity is truly off the charts.

Netizens' ratings of Mutual are also getting higher and higher.

And now, after a week, the popularity of this event has finally fallen.

And now, after another week has passed, we are in the Hidden Dragon Technology General Manager's Office.

The atmosphere inexplicably feels grave and deadly.

Bruce and the General Manager's faces both look grave and unpleasant.

They have just finished looking at a data report, and they learned something.

Over this past week, all of Mutual's data have shown a clear downward trend!

Both of them cannot understand.

Obviously, a week ago, their event was this successful!

The two of them began trying various ways to find the cause.

Finally, they found what they wanted to see in a forum.

Someone posted such a post.

"Someone asked me, 'Why don't I usually use Mutual as my main social software?'"

"Mutual just last week provided us with so many free, high-quality games; it's a good company."

"As for that, I admit it."

"Even now, I am grateful to Mutual. I hope this gathering will last forever."

"But... speaking bluntly, I play games without needing to log into Mutual, so why should I use it often?"

"At the same time, my friends, my family, my colleagues are all on Penguin; could it be that... because I play games, I would go use Mutual and then lose contact with the people around me?"

"Furthermore, Penguin also has the games I often play."

"So, under these circumstances, how could I possibly treat Mutual as my main social software tool instead of Penguin?"