August 10th, Saturday.

Pengcheng.

Hu Xiao was proudly showing off his troll army’s achievements to this important client.

“So, boss, are you satisfied with our service this time?”

“Although at the beginning, because Slow Walker Studio didn’t follow the usual playbook, our trolls were a bit too obvious and didn’t achieve the desired effect. But we quickly patched things up!”

“After these days of tireless effort, we’ve successfully implanted the concept that ‘Tailor-Made is good in every way, except it’s not fun to play’ into many players’ minds.”

“And now the misunderstanding has been cleared up. The reason Slow Walker Studio didn’t promote the game when it was first released was because they were waiting for their collaboration project with the luxury clothing brand.”

“But don’t worry, this little episode doesn’t affect our work!”

“Although this game has a collaborative partnership with the luxury clothing brand, it’s still a new brand without enough buzz online. Most netizens haven’t paid particular attention to this event.”

“Meanwhile, the game review we prepared for you continues to gain traction.”

“As long as we can deliver a precise surgical strike against ‘Tailor-Made’ before the luxury clothing brand catches fire, we’ll definitely achieve your goal.”

The client on the other end replied: “Hmm, not bad!”

“I’ve read the game review article this time, it’s very well-written! We should cooperate with this author long-term.”

Hu Xiao was delighted: “Really? It’s our honor to receive your approval. Regarding the follow-up…”

Before he could finish speaking, there was a knock at the door.

“Knock knock knock.”

Hu Xiao was puzzled; he didn’t remember ordering takeout, nor had he purchased any deliveries recently.

“Who is it?”

Hu Xiao got up to answer the door.

…

Meanwhile, Pei Qian was staring at his chat window with the account “Xiaofox Reviews,” waiting for a response.

But after waiting a while, there was no further reply.

The other person had stopped responding.

Pei Qian was slightly surprised. What was going on?

Logically, this troll army leader had always provided excellent customer service, basically available 24/7 and responding promptly. Most of the time he would reply immediately, so it was extremely rare for him to abandon a conversation halfway through without explanation.

“Maybe he had an urgent bathroom break?”

Pei Qian patiently waited a bit longer, but there was still no response.

“Oh well, I don’t have time to keep waiting. Besides, the troll army has basically served its purpose. Even though I haven’t paid the final installment yet, he’s probably more anxious about that than I am.”

“I’ll pay the final installment when he asks for it.”

Pei Qian stood up, stretched, and hummed a little tune as he continued to check the online discussions about “Tailor-Made.”

On Thursday, Slow Walker Studio had officially announced the collaboration between “Tailor-Made” and the luxury clothing brand.

They had also provided information about this brand-new luxury clothing line and launched the official website.

Related promotional activities had been launched simultaneously.

Since many foreign clothing brands had boycotted Chinese cotton, public sentiment strongly favored domestic clothing brands at this particular moment. As soon as the luxury clothing brand was launched, it naturally attracted quite a following.

Many people enthusiastically called for support of more excellent domestic clothing brands to break the monopoly of foreign brands in China’s clothing market.

However, since it had only been a short time, the hype hadn’t reached its peak yet.

At this point, many domestic clothing brands were working hard to promote themselves. Many of these brands offered excellent craftsmanship and quality, and many were time-honored brands that had even become part of national sentiment.

Attention was being divided!

Luxury was a new brand that used an English name and logo, making it look like a wannabe foreign brand.

Although some players knew that the luxury brand originated from the game “Struggle” and its appearance was a satirical response to foreign luxury clothing brands, those who knew these inside details were in the minority, and many people didn’t care.

While “Tailor-Made” and the luxury clothing brand had some synergy—players could design clothes in “Tailor-Made” that would then be produced by the luxury brand—the game had only been online for a short time. Excellent designs were still being collected, requiring many players and technical skills to produce sufficiently outstanding designs.

So, although it had gained some attention, the luxury clothing brand and “Tailor-Made” hadn’t truly integrated perfectly yet.

This made the initial activities of the troll army remarkably effective, especially the complimentary game review, which made Pei Qian feel like he had hit the jackpot!

So far, no one had been able to truly refute this game review.

Although many die-hard fans of Tenda Games had argued with the author in the comments, claiming that “Tailor-Made” actually had its unique gaming appeal, these arguments weren’t strong enough to fundamentally refute the review’s claims.

Pei Qian couldn’t help but feel relieved.

As long as this state could be maintained for another three or four months, allowing “Tailor-Made” and the luxury clothing brand to become popular after the settlement period when they could lose money, that would be heaven-sent.

Just then, his phone, lying on the sofa, made a distinctive “ding” sound.

Pei Qian was immediately alert—this was the special notification tone he had set.

It meant that Qiao Liang had posted a new video!

Pei Qian felt a sense of impending doom. He knew Qiao would certainly get involved in this matter.

But could Qiao alone turn around public opinion when the online trolls had created such massive momentum?

Pei Qian was highly doubtful about this.

He quickly opened Qiao Liang’s new video, and sure enough, it was a review of “Tailor-Made.”

Moreover, it was directly opposing the negative review online, with a similar title: “Tailor-Made Shows That Some Domestic Game Designers Have Entered a New Stage.”

It was clearly setting up a confrontation.

The previous negative review had claimed that some domestic game designers had reached a dead end, saying that “Tailor-Made” focused too much on content accumulation and nitpicking details while neglecting the most important aspect of games—gameplay.

Qiao Liang’s new video seemed intent on refuting this from a higher perspective.

Pei Qian didn’t dare to be careless and quickly clicked to watch.

He very skillfully skipped Qiao Liang’s familiar introduction where he called his viewers “daddy” and precisely located the analysis section about “Tailor-Made.”

…

“Some game reviews say ‘Tailor-Made’ shows that the developers have reached a dead end, focusing too much on content accumulation and nitpicking details. While the game’s quality is high, it completely ignores gameplay, turning it into a game that isn’t fun at all.”

“First, I want to clarify one point: gaming enjoyment is diverse.”

“If a player who enjoys online games can’t get into single-player games and then criticizes single-player games as not fun or lacking gameplay, isn’t that absurd?”

“The gameplay in ‘Tailor-Made’ lies in designing your own face and clothes, a high-freedom game that can showcase the different skill levels between players. During the process of designing clothes, players can fully utilize their intelligence and creativity, which is the highest pursuit of entertainment activities.”

“You can’t just say enjoyment doesn’t exist because you personally can’t feel it, can you?”

“Of course, some might argue that if most people can’t feel this enjoyment, isn’t it still a failure for such a heavily invested VR game if it can’t recoup its costs?”

“To this, I want to say that ‘Tailor-Made’ is unlike most games you’ve seen. It’s consistent with Slow Walker Studio’s game design philosophy, and shows clear improvement.”

“This is what I meant in my title.”

“‘Tailor-Made’ marks that leading domestic game developers like Tenda Games and Slow Walker Studio have entered a new stage!”

“While maintaining gameplay, these games pay more attention to their impact on reality. This is a more advanced and practical function, even a pioneering exploration.”

“For a long time, games have only functioned on a spiritual level. A good game, through refined storylines and innovative gameplay, provides players with spiritual pleasure and satisfaction.”

“But as technology continues to advance and concepts evolve, more and more game developers are no longer satisfied with this. They want games to have a closer connection with reality, and Slow Walker Studio is at the forefront!”

“Whether it’s the VR Real Estate Agent Simulator, the Safe and Civilized Driving VR version, or now ‘Tailor-Made,’ Slow Walker Studio connects games with reality through their Real-world Services Department, making people’s lives more convenient. This is an effort to transcend the original function of games and expand their boundaries!”

“As for how this game continuously connects with reality, let me explain in detail.”

At this point, Pei Qian felt the situation was becoming unfavorable.

Oh no, Qiao has found a new angle to praise the game!

But wasn’t the luxury clothing brand just a very ordinary collaboration? Previously, many of Slow Walker Studio’s games had connected with reality, whether it was the Real Estate Agent Simulator or Safe and Civilized Driving. Shouldn’t their real-world integration have been much stronger than this clothing brand?

Why was Qiao’s evaluation of the luxury clothing brand higher than those previous collaborations?

Could he possibly find some unprecedented, unexpected angle?

The sudden disappearance of the troll army leader made Pei Qian uneasy, and Qiao Liang’s video made him even more panicked.

Pei Qian quickly pressed the play button and continued watching.