After learning the whole story, especially discovering that both the “End of the Road Project” indie game incubator and the Morning Dew Gaming Platform were actually investments from Boss Pei, He An was utterly amazed.
Human imagination has its limits, but Boss Pei’s contributions and changes to the domestic gaming industry were limitless!
As a game developer, He An felt that Boss Pei had accomplished things that ordinary people wouldn’t even dare to imagine.
He An thought that having taught Boss Pei was something he could boast about for the rest of his life.
Of course, looking back, it wasn’t really teaching—strictly speaking, it was more like an academic exchange and discussion.
In the future, when He An went out to brag, he definitely wouldn’t boast about his previous excellent games that had left their mark on Chinese gaming history, like “Landlord Game” and others. Those were old news and had already been surpassed by the new generation of outstanding Chinese games.
But having taught Boss Pei? That was definitely worth boasting about!
“This kid, really doesn’t let people rest easy!”
“Everything was already arranged, but he didn’t say a word, making everyone worry for him!”
He An had previously felt like he was about to develop high blood pressure while battling people online, but now he felt like he’d taken a quick-acting heart medication—his whole body relaxed!
A bunch of clowns, bringing shame upon themselves!
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March 28th, Thursday.
Morning Dew Gaming Platform.
“Sister Yada! Suddenly many players are flooding into our platform. It seems our relationship with Tenda has been exposed. What should we do?” Tang Yishu was a bit panicked.
Boss Pei had repeatedly emphasized keeping it secret, to conceal it at all costs!
So Tang Yishu, Li Yada, and the others had been extremely careful, trying their best to prevent people from guessing the connection between Morning Dew Gaming Platform and Tenda.
But unexpectedly, they still couldn’t keep it hidden!
Li Yada remained relatively calm: “We can’t be blamed for this. It was the public announcement system that made the first move.”
“We’ve tried our best, so this can’t be pinned on us.”
“Besides, I think this outcome was probably within Boss Pei’s expectations.”
Tang Yishu was confused: “Within… his expectations?”
Li Yada nodded: “Yes!”
“Morning Dew Gaming Platform would eventually need to integrate resources with Tenda. Otherwise, why would Boss Pei create this platform? Just to burn money for fun?”
“Obviously, the ‘End of the Road Project’ indie game incubator, Morning Dew Gaming Platform, and the ‘Millet Departure’ project are all part of Boss Pei’s layout in the gaming industry. They influence each other and are interconnected.”
“These resources would ultimately be integrated together.”
“The reason Boss Pei required secrecy was because he wasn’t certain whether this model could succeed without leveraging Tenda’s influence. It was a kind of experiment.”
“Now, the experiment has already succeeded long ago. Morning Dew Gaming Platform has been developing better and better. Is there any need to keep hiding? Revealing the relationship with Tenda was something that had to be done sooner or later.”
“Boss Pei was probably waiting for the perfect timing, and now, this is clearly the perfect moment!”
“Utilizing the heat created by our enemies, naturally revealing the answer to the puzzle, and then… the indie game incubator, Morning Dew Gaming Platform, and the ‘Millet Departure’ project can all take off!”
“How perfect!”
“So this isn’t a mistake or an accident—it’s something Boss Pei calculated and expected to happen.”
Hearing this, Tang Yishu let out a sigh of relief: “I see. That’s great.”
“However…” Li Yada changed her tone, “Our platform is indeed being flooded with a large number of players, so we can’t slack off.”
She glanced at the data: “Prepare more servers and bandwidth to ensure players have a good experience. According to Boss Pei’s philosophy, we should prepare in advance! We definitely can’t skimp on money for this.”
The two went off to attend to their respective tasks.
The Morning Dew Gaming Platform was indeed flooded with a large number of players, clearly all coming because of its reputation!
Morning Dew Gaming Platform already had a very good reputation, and when combined with Tenda’s reputation, it created a wonderful chemical reaction.
The moment players arrived, they felt the warmth of home!
Of course, this warmth might just be a psychological effect, but it was indeed completely different from other platforms.
On many gaming forums, players were enthusiastically discussing, and many had begun a “great migration” movement.
“Morning Dew Gaming Platform is really Tenda’s business—incredible! They haven’t put a single Tenda game on it so far. That’s just ridiculous!”
“Building up the platform without using Tenda’s games, yet still making it successful—that’s pure backbone! Boss Pei is truly a business genius!”
“Though I’m a bit reluctant to give up my current platform account, I’m still planning to switch to Morning Dew Gaming Platform!”
“I always thought Morning Dew Gaming Platform’s player rating system seemed somewhat like Tenda’s. Indeed, the values are truly consistent.”
“Morning Dew Gaming Platform is definitely the most conscientious of all platforms. I had a good impression of it before, but thought it had too few games and no exclusive titles with weight, so I didn’t join. Now I’m definitely going to secure an account and build it up!”
“Exactly, now that we know ‘Millet Departure’ will be exclusive, and importantly, all those Tenda games will eventually be added—perhaps even future Tenda games might debut or be exclusive on Morning Dew—the future game library will absolutely not be lacking!”
“Come on, old friends, let’s add each other as friends. From now on, I’ll prioritize buying games on Morning Dew Gaming Platform!”
“All players who stand for justice, unite!”
The online public opinion changed rapidly.
From initial taking sides and chaotic fighting, to later beating a dead horse, and now to celebration.
After scolding the anti-Tenda alliance, players were ready to rest and fully enjoy the happiness of being gamers.
And buying Tenda games and supporting “Millet Departure” on Morning Dew Gaming Platform was the best way to celebrate victory!
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Shanghai, Shengyun Group.
Nie Yunsheng scrolled through discussions on Weibo and various forums, his body slightly trembling.
Partly from anger, partly from shock!
He never imagined that this attack, which had invested so many resources, would be defeated in such a way!
Before the official platform released that article, the situation had looked promising. Online attention had been gained, the narrative had been set, and many people in the gaming industry had been persuaded to join the anti-Tenda army out of self-interest.
Tenda seemed to have been cornered into a dilemma, otherwise they wouldn’t have gone five consecutive days from weekend to Wednesday without any response.
Originally, Nie Yunsheng had thought victory was assured.
Although this incident couldn’t cause any substantial damage to Tenda, this public opinion war could smear Tenda, break their golden image, and greatly boost the morale of the entire anti-Tenda alliance, making them more united and seeing hope in defeating Tenda.
After all, this was making Tenda suffer in their most proud domain—gaming!
Currently, many companies were on the fence, not firmly standing with the anti-Tenda alliance. Not because they didn’t hate Tenda—their interests had been severely encroached upon by Tenda—but because they weren’t sure if they could win.
If they couldn’t win, wouldn’t jumping in rashly be losing twice over?
Therefore, confidence was the most precious thing for the anti-Tenda alliance.
If this plan succeeded, these companies would gain confidence and join forces, making all future plans much smoother.
Nie Yunsheng had felt the plan was just one step away from success. Even if something went wrong, at worst it would be a draw—neither success nor failure, without any significant loss.
But now, he realized he had been completely wrong.
Not only was it a failure, but it was a devastating, complete, and massive failure!
They had lost everything, both substance and face.
They had spent a huge amount of money to generate buzz, only for it to become promotion for Tenda’s businesses.
They had pulled in so many companies to participate, intending to solidify the alliance, but instead they were beaten and scattered in retreat, seriously shaking everyone’s confidence.
It was too difficult!
“The indie game incubator, Morning Dew Gaming Platform, and the ‘Millet Departure’ project team… how could they all be businesses invested by Tenda? How is this possible?”
“Doing so many things, yet deliberately keeping it secret, hiding it so tightly… is there something wrong with his brain? Is this something a normal person would do?”
Nie Yunsheng felt his worldview had been overturned.
He had heard before that Boss Pei was insidious, treacherous, ruthless, and vicious in business battles. He always attacked from unexpected places, delivering fatal blows that were impossible to defend against, making him the most terrifying opponent.
At that time, Shengyun Group had been rising rapidly, advancing triumphantly in the industry, so Nie Yunsheng hadn’t taken it too seriously. He thought Boss Pei simply hadn’t encountered a truly powerful opponent.
Later, he was heavily hit by Lü Mingliang. Though he was beaten badly, he had begun to take notice, but not truly seriously.
Because he had been beaten by Lü Mingliang simply because Lü didn’t play by the rules or follow the usual patterns. This rookie’s fighting style made him very uncomfortable, causing him to be caught off guard.
Actually, Lü Mingliang’s approach wasn’t particularly brilliant, and Nie Yunsheng wasn’t convinced after being beaten.
If Lü Mingliang hadn’t played the deception card and had directly invited Nie Yunsheng, Nie would definitely have been on guard and wouldn’t have attended the meeting, giving Lü the chance for a close-range assassination.
It was for these reasons that Nie Yunsheng misjudged Boss Pei’s true capabilities.
He had thought Tenda’s next approach would be similar to Lü Mingliang’s—using overwhelming force to break through everything, relying on their perfect reputation.
So he tried to find a breakthrough point in Tenda’s reputation. A hothead like Lü Mingliang might not be able to handle this kind of situation properly.
Unfortunately, this time Nie Yunsheng’s real opponent was Boss Pei.
Now he realized that all those demonizing descriptions of Boss Pei from Tenda’s previous opponents were actually true!
People who had never truly faced Boss Pei would never understand what kind of terror it was!
It was like… fighting against the will of the universe itself!