Chapter 59: Chapter Fifty-Nine: Leading the Way to Public Humiliation? That

Time passed as news continually emerged that gaming companions were deciding to enter the anime market.

In the blink of an eye, another week had passed.

The record-breaking revenue of the Kira gacha pool failed to continue, declining somewhat after five consecutive days at the top.

Added to this, Shengda and Mengyi’s games had successively launched numerous recharge promotions.

Genshin Impact’s ranking had dropped from first to third.

When Qin Xiaoyu finished reading the report Chen Wei handed him, he wasn’t particularly concerned.

After all, the surprise brought by the Kira gacha pool had far exceeded his expectations.

At first, his estimate had been around seventy to eighty million RMB.

But now, in just a little over a week, the gacha pool’s revenue had already reached over ninety million; accounting for the remaining time, breaking the one-billion mark was certainly no problem.

“Fish Brother, how’s it feel? Does your face hurt from being slapped? I remember you said breaking a billion would be hard!”

Chen Wei grinned at Qin Xiaoyu, teasing him.

Qin Xiaoyu had no reply, but he didn’t think his earlier estimate had been seriously off.

Logically speaking, China’s anime game market hadn’t truly formed yet—such extreme spending power was absurd.

As everyone knows, a specific market requires time to cultivate its audience before consumption power emerges.

Take coffee, for example—it was originally a foreign product.

When it first entered China, where tea dominated, it couldn’t possibly explode in popularity immediately.

It needed time to slowly acclimate a portion of the population to its taste, then wrap it in cultural packaging and promotion, until finally people grew to love it and spent money on it.

So.

Qin Xiaoyu still couldn’t quite understand the bizarre phenomenon of the Genshin Impact Kira gacha pool.

“Ah Wei, don’t you find the Kira gacha pool’s popularity suspicious? Why is there such explosive demand when the anime market hasn’t even formed?”

With nothing much to do and bored sitting alone, Qin Xiaoyu discussed this issue with Chen Wei in the office.

“Fish Brother, have you been so obsessed with designing the snow mountain map for those interns that you’ve lost your mind?”

Chen Wei leaned forward slightly, closing the distance, “Who says China has no anime market? Most games, broadly speaking, carry some anime elements, right?”

The market has already formed invisibly—look at Bilibili, isn’t that the gathering place for anime fans?”

But earlier, government policies were strict; foreign anime struggled to pass censorship, and anime games were completely shut out.

Meanwhile, local competitors didn’t see potential in this area—or rather, their existing fields were too profitable.

We just happened to catch the right moment; Genshin Impact filled a market gap that should’ve existed all along.”

After Chen Wei finished speaking, Qin Xiaoyu looked at him with new respect.

He had to admit.

The guy’s words sounded ridiculous, but upon closer thought, there was a twisted logic to them—only this could explain why such a nascent market had such massive spending power.

“Not bad, Ah Wei! You’re a real talent!” Qin Xiaoyu chuckled, sincerely complimenting him.