[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-game-development-starting-from-a-2d-game":3,"chapter-game-development-starting-from-a-2d-game-game-development-starting-from-a-2d-game-chapter-40":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Game Development: Starting from a 2D Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2271101,4435,"Chapter 40: Renaissance!","game-development-starting-from-a-2d-game-chapter-40",40,"\u003Cp>A billion in three months?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I say this bet agreement is too lenient, or that it’s an insult?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life on Earth, Genshin Impact’s overseas revenue in its first month reached about $250 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the one-billion condition in this bet agreement might seem outrageous or too risky to many other game companies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Qin Xiaoyu, it wasn’t that difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With sufficient funding and time for large-scale promotion, breaking a billion was entirely possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, based on the current feedback from the Xia nation’s market, this parallel world was virtually identical to his past Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reducing the revenue share by ten percent carried almost zero risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After much deliberation, Qin Xiaoyu ultimately decided to set Global Inter Yu  as the platform for Genshin Impact’s overseas release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, for now, it was only his unilateral decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Specific cooperation details still needed approval from the platform before further discussions and negotiations could begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, this might take several working days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this wouldn’t significantly affect Qin Xiaoyu’s plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no money right now for large-scale overseas promotion anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of the revenue from the first half of the 1.0 version’s gacha pools would need to be allocated to basic preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only wait until the Klee gacha pool to make his next move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Qin Xiaoyu was thinking this, time slipped away unnoticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered that Lao Cai and A Wei had asked him to send the revenue figures before leaving, so he checked the backend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not bad!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Xiaoyu stared at the bottom line of numbers, his expression unchanged, murmuring calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3.22 million!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the total revenue on the second day after Genshin Impact’s launch—nearly double the first day’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slightly higher than his estimated 2.7 to 2.8 million, but not enough to surprise him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up his phone and sent the number to Lao Cai and A Wei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Xiaoyu had originally planned to make technical adjustments to the upcoming Klee gacha pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his peripheral vision caught a few unread WeChat messages on his phone, so he picked it up again to glance at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The messages were sent by Yun Shuqian three hours ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They essentially said she had finished her meeting and asked if Qin Xiaoyu wanted to explore Teyvat together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering the time, Yun Shuqian had probably already gone to sleep, so Qin Xiaoyu didn’t intend to disturb her; he simply replied, “Sorry, I was busy and didn’t check my phone. How about tomorrow night?” before putting the phone down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Yun Shuqian replied with a voice message almost instantly: “Fine, I’ll wait for you! If you stand me up again tomorrow, you’re dead. Good night~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This woman…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Xiaoyu shook his head slightly; her first few words were clearly angry, yet the last line, “good night,” suddenly turned gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Women really are strange creatures…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After adjusting the second half of the 1.0 version’s gacha pools, Qin Xiaoyu checked the game’s operational status—all was stable.\u003C\u002Fp>",503,"2026-06-19T22:23:19.067Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","70cf53d1e2997738abeb509862d792b51711cf9a82956984a0c090f293ee8111","game-development-starting-from-a-2d-game-chapter-41","game-development-starting-from-a-2d-game-chapter-39",89,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgame-development-starting-from-a-2d-game-cover.jpg"]