Rejected by the Campus Belle, I Find My True Love-Chapter 176 - 175: Who Has the Most Fans (Seeking Support~)
After a simple promotional push, she posted the gameplay video with the caption: "Happiness, passed on—Xiao Qiao."
As always, her new post immediately sparked a flurry of comments from her fans.
"The goddess finally updated! It’s been a while, but you’re as beautiful as ever."
"Is this a new game? I don’t think I’ve ever seen it before."
"It’s a new game called Honor of Kings. I saw another major influencer promoting it too. Let me tell you, that girl is drop-dead gorgeous and super rich. She’s always giving out red envelopes on Weibo, and none of them are for less than 888. Of course, if I had to choose, I’d follow them both. Who doesn’t love a beautiful woman?"
"For real? Bro, quick, who’s the influencer? I’m gonna go check her out."
"@Adorable Little Sweetheart, that’s her. Others might just be pretending to be rich, but she’s the real deal. She has a walk-in closet that’s over 500 square meters, filled with at least ten thousand designer outfits and uniforms. She also owns a custom pink Mercedes and a limited-edition Rolls-Royce. The Mercedes is for show, while the Rolls-Royce is what she usually takes to school. She can spend over a hundred thousand on a single meal..."
This fan was clearly a die-hard follower of Adorable Little Sweetheart, knowing every little detail of her Weibo and desperate to share everything he knew. Sure enough, a large number of people flocked to Adorable Little Sweetheart’s Weibo page.
Opening her homepage, one would see it was affiliated with the Si Corporation, with a follower count of over twenty million. And it was still climbing. It was skyrocketing by tens of thousands at a time. Soon, the follower count was approaching thirty million. That rate of growth was simply terrifying; even A-list celebrities would be put to shame.
The new fans immediately began scrolling through her post history. The latest post was, conspicuously, a promotion for Honor of Kings, and it was met with unanimous adoration.
"Rich lady, notice me!"
"Where can I download the new game? I’m gonna go get it and try it out."
"You can download it from the link on her Weibo, and it’s also on all the major app stores."
When Chen Ying saw her own comment section buzzing about "Adorable Little Sweetheart," she went to check her out too. The pinned post was a poster for Honor of Kings’ S1 season, featuring an incredibly cute Sun Shangxiang. The homepage, however, featured an image of Daji.
Chen Ying had forgotten what Xue Yang said last time about how much she resembled the game character Daji. Now, looking closely, she saw he was right. After some thought, Chen Ying also changed her homepage to Daji’s poster and updated her bio to: "If I can’t win with skill, I’ll just have to crush them in other ways!"
Looking at the Daji poster, Chen Ying logged into the game, ready to focus on mastering Daji and making the hero her signature character.
As Xue Yang and the others had anticipated, the game was an instant hit upon its release, quickly becoming a favorite among a wide audience of players. Familiar voice lines could be heard almost everywhere.
"The Lady has arrived! Everyone, make way!"
"Daji~ is here to play with you~"
"Contemplating how to overcome the force of gravity."
...
The workload at TianMei Studio exploded. Watching the download numbers on the backend shoot up like a rocket was an indescribable feeling.
"We did it," Cui Hao said, dancing around like a child.
"Yes, we really did it." Yu Kexin felt like she was in a dream. All their recent hard work had been worth it.
"I don’t have to wait three years," Cui Hao declared. "I’ll be able to pay my old man his million back soon."
Xue Yang sat at his desk. He was inwardly ecstatic, but he kept a calm expression. "Looks like we need to find a bigger office," he said.
"That’s right! With a customer base this large, the three of us aren’t enough!" 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
"I’ll ask our classmates right now if anyone’s interested in joining us," Yu Kexin chimed in. She was a computer science major, and her class was full of people with the right professional skills. Most importantly, they wouldn’t require much training, which would save a lot of hassle.
Who would have thought that while everyone else was rushing home for the New Year to battle it out with their parents, Xue Yang and his team had already made a qualitative leap? They had opened a new Chapter in their lives. The comparison to their peers was simply staggering.
With this, Xue Yang’s schedule became even tighter, sometimes to the point where he didn’t even have time to eat. Even so, Xue Yang still made time to pick up Lin Xi after her classes.
"Xue Yang~"
Every time, the moment Lin Xi saw Xue Yang, she would run over, jump on him, and he would lift her into the passenger seat. The teachers and students of Harlow International School had grown accustomed to it.
Si Wen appeared behind them with her arms crossed. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, shouldn’t you two be a little more mindful of your public image?"
Ever since hitching a ride with them to school that one time, Si Wen hadn’t shown her face to Xue Yang for several days.
"Si Wen, are you coming back with us?" Lin Xi asked.
"Go back with you two just to get stuffed with your public displays of affection? I’ve had more than my fill recently, so no thank you."
"Si Wen, thank you," Xue Yang said. His gratitude came from the bottom of his heart. If she hadn’t helped with the promotion, they definitely couldn’t have achieved these results in such a short time.
Si Wen waved her hand. "You’re welcome. See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
The Audi disappeared into the flow of traffic. Si Wen let out a sigh before getting into her Bentley.
Harlow International School didn’t have many students, and only the seniors were there for extra classes. Within half an hour, the school gates had fallen silent, with only a howling north wind carrying a few stray snowflakes.
「...」
Back home, Xue Yang sat in front of his computer, checking the latest news online. Unsurprisingly, all the news was about King’s Game. The buzz was consistently high and still growing, with more and more people joining the conversation.
Perhaps he could start a Weibo account himself and get involved in the discussions related to his novel.
No sooner said than done, Xue Yang swiftly downloaded Weibo on his phone. He then found the main discussion threads for King’s Game and quickly browsed through the latest posts. It was all overwhelmingly positive.
Of course, there were some doubts, such as why it resembled LoL so much. But after people saw that the game was co-launched by the LoL Official Website, those doubts gradually vanished. Instead, people started asking when the mobile version of LoL would be released. The pressure was now on the LoL Official Website.
"Xue Yang, what are you doing?" Lin Xi asked.
"I’m going to create a Weibo account to promote King’s Game and my novel."
Hearing this, Lin Xi suddenly had an idea. "We could act out scenes from the novel on Weibo! If they work well, you can add them to the story. That way, we could get more fans involved in the creative process!"
