Huang Sibo couldn’t help feeling delighted, and also found it amusing.

So that was it!

He had almost forgotten that when Lin Wan was at Tianhua Studio before, she was with the “Bullet Hole” project team, which was also developing an FPS game!

At that time, Lin Wan was an intern with no work experience, so Zhou Muyan had arranged for her to interface with these testers who had been selected from among core FPS game players.

These testers didn’t need to go to Tianhua Studio to work; they just needed to receive the test builds of “Bullet Hole” online from home and experience the game deeply.

Afterwards, these testers would write out their gaming experiences in detail, form opinions to submit to Lin Wan, who would then compile them and provide feedback to the project team.

The project team would make improvements to “Bullet Hole” based on these opinions.

Of course, Tianhua Studio, being so wealthy, would provide compensation, unlike Tenda, where Huang Sibo was hoping to get free labor.

Lin Wan was responsible for receiving these testers’ game experiences every day, chatting with them occasionally, and naturally got to know them.

In other words, Tenda finding these people now was equivalent to Tianhua planting the tree and Tenda enjoying the shade…

Regarding this act of reaping without sowing, Huang Sibo could only say…

That’s great!

“Then I’ll trouble you to contact them and find as many FPS game fans as possible to try the game. Each player who tests it will receive a commemorative Desert Eagle in the game as a reward!”

“Additionally, for players who bring in more people, we’ll consider increasing the rewards accordingly. If someone brings in 100 players, they can get a permanent epic weapon!”

“Or, you can also select some excellent test players and reward them with permanent epic weapons.”

Huang Sibo’s offer was relatively conservative.

He couldn’t offer monetary rewards, but as the executive producer, he had backend management privileges. Sending specified players some guns, points, and the like was no big deal.

Although the permanent epic weapon was expensive—888 yuan for one—to the game company, it was just data.

If a player could bring in 100 players to test or identify some fatal bugs, giving them a permanent epic weapon would be reasonable.

“Alright, leave it to me!” Lin Wan readily agreed.

This was her first task at Tenda. It wasn’t difficult, so she wanted to complete it even more diligently!

Lin Wan immediately contacted these FPS game player group admins.

First was a group admin with the online name “Broken Halberd in Sand.”

Broken Halberd in Sand, whose real name was Chen Sha, was a veteran FPS game player. He was a well-known figure in the “Counter-Strike” community and was the admin of a player group (which could also be considered his fan group).

His group was a large one with 2,000 members, and several hundred of them were very active.

Tianhua Studio highly valued Chen Sha’s opinions, and many modifications were made based on his suggestions.

However, Lin Wan only knew his name and vaguely sensed that he was financially well-off in real life. As for other specific information, such as what job he had, she wasn’t clear.

“Old Chen, stop lurking and help test a game!” Lin Wan was quite familiar with Chen Sha, so she didn’t bother with pleasantries and went straight to the point.

The reply came quickly.

“Hasn’t ‘Bullet Hole’ already completed all testing and is ready to go online? Are there additional testing requirements?” Chen Sha asked casually.

Lin Wan explained: “It’s not ‘Bullet Hole’, it’s another game. Oh, I haven’t told you yet, I’ve left Tianhua Studio.”

Chen Sha: “…Leaving just as the game is about to launch is quite a move. I heard that developers get substantial bonuses after a game launches. Aren’t you just turning your back on money?”

“Bonus or no bonus, it doesn’t matter. Let me tell you, the company I’m at now is much better than Tianhua Studio! Anyway, enough chatter, quickly help me test this game,” Lin Wan urged.

Chen Sha: “Alright. Is the price the same as with Tianhua Studio? 500 yuan for one review?”

“Oh, there’s no payment. After testing, you’ll be rewarded with a limited edition Desert Eagle in the game,” Lin Wan answered truthfully.

There was a long silence from the other side.

Chen Sha was a bit dumbfounded.

What did she mean? That was quite a drop in value!

Wasn’t she just trying to get free labor from him?

When Tianhua Studio had asked Chen Sha to help test the game, he received a 500 yuan reward for each test, regardless of how many issues he identified, as long as he pointed out problems!

After all, as an expert player, Chen Sha could sense subtle differences in feel that ordinary players couldn’t detect. His evaluations were irreplaceable.

“Bullet Hole” was a game catering to hardcore players, and Chen Sha was a representative of hardcore players, so paying more was justified.

Of course, 500 yuan was a bit expensive, and it was understandable if this new company couldn’t afford it.

But they could at least offer 400 or 300, just as a gesture?

No reward at all, just a limited edition Desert Eagle in the game?

Was this a joke? Who would care about a broken Desert Eagle?

That was just virtual data in the game!

Chen Sha was quite annoyed, but since he knew Lin Wan from before, he didn’t immediately block her in anger.

“I’m saying, this new company of yours is too stingy, isn’t it? Asking me to help test, but not giving a penny? Trying to get free labor from me?” Chen Sha was speechless.

“Stingy? No, no, no, I guarantee on my honor, this company is not stingy! Not only is it not stingy, it’s unbelievably generous!”

“Uh… I know this might not sound convincing, but I’m not trying to fool you!”

“How about this: if you seriously test it, I’ll apply here to give you a permanent epic weapon reward in addition to the limited edition Desert Eagle!” Lin Wan tried hard to persuade Chen Sha.

Chen Sha still showed no interest: “Are you crazy?! Who cares about weapons in this game?! Besides, how much could a permanent epic weapon be worth? At most one or two hundred yuan, which is far different from my expected price! Let me tell you, anything below 300 is a no-go.”

“As far as I know, the permanent epic weapon in the game sells for about 888…” Lin Wan thought for a moment, then said.

Chen Sha: “?”

“??”

“How much did you say?”

“888? Points, or real money?”

Lin Wan replied: “Real money, of course.”

Chen Sha brought his face closer to the computer screen and looked carefully.

That’s right, there was no decimal point in the middle of this 888!

Insane, truly insane!

Selling an epic weapon for 888 yuan?

Why not just rob people?

With such a high price, would any idiot buy it?

Why did he increasingly feel that this game, and the company developing it, seemed so unreliable…

Chen Sha was speechless for a long time.

After two minutes, he replied: “Send me the game, let me take a look. Just to be clear, if this game is too terrible, don’t blame me for not being loyal enough. I really can’t help with this.”

Chen Sha wasn’t persuaded by Lin Wan.

He was simply curious and wanted to see what a weapon selling for 888 yuan looked like…

“The game is called ‘Sea Fortress,’ and it’s already available in the official game store,” Lin Wan said confidently. “Don’t worry, although I haven’t played this game yet, I believe it will be a very successful game because it’s made by the most idealistic genius designer in the country!”

Chen Sha: “…”

Regarding the claim of “the most idealistic genius designer,” Chen Sha was half-believing, half-doubting.

He was mainly speechless about the game name “Sea Fortress.”

Why did seeing this name give him a premonition that “this game will probably be terrible”…