togophonebook #303 - Taoyuan Township sales soared, and the explosive network released the Daiyan event (2 in 1 or
#303 - Taoyuan Township sales soared, and the explosive network released the Daiyan event (2 in 1 or
"Wow, 1999? Something you can get without selling a kidney. It's still a bit pricey, but I'm going all out for love!"
"Extra-dimensional tactile gel suit? That sounds damn exciting. Immediately adding it to the cart!"
"Is it really that realistic? Can I actually hug my wife by wearing this? I have to buy a ton of these."
"Single dogs, think about the cost of finding a girlfriend in reality. This price is a steal!"
After the live stream, sales of "My Wife is a Savior" began to climb.
On the real-time hardware display platform, the Peach Garden Divine Journey bundle sold 800,000 units on its first day, ranking 10th.
Meanwhile, the Dragon Soar Fantasy and "Gunfight Girl 2" bundle sold 2 million units on its first day, ranking 1st.
Although the sales of Peach Garden's game were lower than those of Blast Network, Peach Garden's sales growth rate soared to first place at 35,000 units per hour.
After the first round of pre-sale peak, "Gunfight Girl 2" began to slowly decline, dropping to an average of 30,000 units per hour by the end of the first day.
Especially after Peach Garden officially announced supplementary accessories for the tactile suit, it further boosted the game's sales.
In addition to the contrasting sales figures, the two games also experienced a divergence in reputation.
Because Peach Garden initially adopted a closed-door marketing strategy, "My Wife is a Savior" had a very low initial score on major game rating platforms, even falling below the passing grade of 6 points.
However, the first day's experience led to a significant rebound in player ratings, with many players giving high scores of 8 points or more on the game platform:
"I bought the set with a skeptical attitude at first, but after playing it, I realized that the wife the game generated for me is truly top-tier. Both her appearance and personality perfectly match my preferences."
"This game can perfectly recreate my home environment and the commute to work. It's as if an angel has really descended into my home."
"Brothers, I won't say much. From my experience, the cyber wife is very smooth and enjoyable. Experience it for yourself."
At the same time, the score of "Gunfight Girl 2" rose sharply at the beginning, then began to plateau, and even showed a slight decline, with many players commenting:
"As a long-time fan of the series, the game itself doesn't have any major problems or shortcomings, but it's only limited to that. It can only be said to be mediocre."
"A good VR device experience has been turned into a war chess game. It was a bit interesting at first, but it gradually became a bit boring. Why not make it real-time strategy?"
"And although the character models of the beautiful girls are good, you can only look at them from a distance. There's no intimate interaction. Didn't I just buy a pure vase for so much money?"
"Indeed, if this game was released alone, it would be acceptable, but if it's released together with Peach Garden's game, the contrast is too obvious."
……
At this moment, in the Blast Network office, Huang Zhong looked at the gradually changing public opinion online, and his heart was full of vigilance and anxiety.
"We spent so much on marketing, and we took so much investment from Dragon Soar Group. If we don't stabilize the leading position in VR games, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain later."
He called his producer over: "Release Dai Yan's event ahead of schedule!"
The producer hesitated: "But, President Huang, Dai Yan's event was originally scheduled to be released half a month after the server opened. Doing so will interrupt the subsequent content release rhythm."
"It doesn't matter!"
Huang Zhong shook his head: "We'll talk about the subsequent events later."
Huang Zhong looked at the night view outside the window, full of confidence.
95-style Dai Yan relied on a suggestive skin in the first generation of "Gunfight Girl" to become popular and become a classic character in the series.
Moreover, the 95-style rifle is very much in line with the preferences of Chinese military enthusiasts. Now is the right time to release it to attract popularity!
The next day, the official account of "Gunfight Girl 2" released a new trailer:
「New Theme Event "Foreign Land Music Emblem" Promotional PV Released!」
At the beginning of the video, melodious classical music sounded. Then, on the earth, a potato flower slowly bloomed.
Dai Yan held a feather fan and fought a monster similar to a wooden ox.
Just as the battle reached its most intense point, a necklace collecting potato flowers fell out of Dai Yan's arms.
Seeing this necklace, the screen was filled with comments:
"Potato flower? Could it be the love token between Miss Dai Yan and me as the commander?"
"I didn't expect that after leaving Griffon for ten years, my wife Dai Yan still misses me."
"It seems that although the gameplay is very average, I still have to support it for the sake of my wife's token."
The background voiceover of the promotional video explained:
「With the celebration about to begin, Dai Yan and Jiang Yu accidentally discovered an unusual aura in the city. Following the trail, an unexpected change occurred. Even more unexpectedly, Dai Yan met someone she missed very much.
What kind of melody will be composed between this person and her? Please look forward to it!」
The lustful men in the comments were immediately excited:
"The person she misses? That must be me!"
"She's carrying my love token and participating in the celebration with me. My wife has me in her heart!"
"The event should start quickly. I can't wait to adventure with my wife Dai Yan."
This wave of previews from Blast Network directly stopped the downward trend in sales and began to stabilize.
Huang Zhong breathed a slight sigh of relief. Good, when Dai Yan's card pool is released on the day of the event, the game's revenue will definitely surpass Peach Garden!
Peach Garden, let me show you how a truly professional anime game company can become a god!
……
The next day, Wang Fanqie personally unboxed the newly arrived extra-dimensional tactile game suit in the live broadcast room.
After opening the box, the black design was both technological and uniquely charming. The surface of the clothing emitted a faint luster, as if starlight was flowing within it.
He gently touched the clothing with his hand, and the smooth texture of medical silicone came over.
Wang Fanqie said excitedly: "This clothing feels like a second skin, no, it should be said to be the skin of a 16-year-old girl!"
The comments were amused:
"How does the streamer know what the skin of a 16-year-old girl feels like?"
"The streamer is getting more and more criminal."
After putting on the game suit, it was still slightly loose.
Wang Fanqie followed the instructions and clicked the button on his wrist.
Soon, the game suit began to shrink, expelling the air between the skin and the gel suit, tightly adhering to the player's body.
"Ah~~~"
After completely shrinking, he couldn't help but let out a low moan.
The live broadcast room was filled with "????????" spam.
Wang Fanqie's old face flushed, and he explained: "I don't know how to describe it to you, it's like suddenly being hugged by a group of beautiful girls... delicate and wonderful..."
Comments: "Streamer, stop it, the live broadcast room will be gone if you say any more."
Wang Fanqie put on the VR headset, adjusted his posture, and entered the game with vigor.
The game's plot continues the progress of the previous game. Wang Fanqie is taking Tao Xueran towards his residential area.
As a full-time UP master, Wang Fanqie rented a house in a local residential area in Jianghai City.
This VR game also perfectly recreates the environment of the residential area where he lives.
Wang Fanqie skillfully swiped open the residential area's access control and introduced to Tao Xueran:
"This residential area was built 10 years ago, which is much better than the old and dilapidated ones, but it's expensive. It costs more than 80,000 yuan per square meter. The two-bedroom apartment I'm renting now, which is 100 square meters, costs almost 10,000 yuan a month in rent.
If I didn't do game live broadcasts... oh no, I mean if my income as a game employee wasn't good, I really couldn't afford to rent it."
"So expensive?"
Tao Xueran had a general idea of the prices in Jianghai City after a few days of wandering. She was still shocked when she heard Wang Fanqie say this.
"This is already the cheapest housing nearby. I thought I got a good deal at the time."
Tao Xueran silently looked around at the surrounding high-rise buildings and murmured:
"In the world 300 years from now, there is no concept of housing prices anymore.
I told you, because humans are all addicted to the metaverse developed by Peach Garden, the productivity in reality has gradually declined. Coupled with the depletion of resources and the sharp decline in population, many slightly remote cities have become large ghost towns.
I spent my childhood in such a ghost town. A huge city has only a few homeless people living in it. They can just break open the door of a household and go in for the night."
Hearing Tao Xueran say this, Wang Fanqie suddenly remembered the apocalyptic movie "I Am Legend" starring Will Smith, the scene of a wasteland city with buildings covered in moss...
"Don't the police care?"
"In that kind of city, the police no longer exist. Humans are concentrated in a few large cities around the world, and the rest of the areas are all wastelands."
"Wouldn't the housing prices in big cities skyrocket?"
Tao Xueran shook her head:
"The citizens of my time no longer live in houses. Everyone prefers to live in 'cocoons'."
Then, she explained to Wang Fanqie that the so-called "cocoon" is actually an egg-shaped culture pod more than two meters high.
This culture pod produced by Peach Garden Company can provide all the necessary nutrients and living environment for the human body from birth to old age and death. As long as you lie in this culture pod, you can immerse yourself in the virtual world of Peach Garden, without having to return to reality for decades.
"So, in the future world, everyone no longer speculates on houses, but instead bids to buy this kind of cocoon."
"I see..."
Wang Fanqie smiled, a little admiring Tao Xueran's imagination.
He joked in the live broadcast room: "Brothers, if we send this girl to learn to write novels, maybe one day she can win a Hugo Award."
After entering the door, the security guards of the residential area were standing with their hands folded, looking at the TV in front of them.
The TV broadcast the evening news of Jianghai City in a broadcasting tone:
"Recently, a joint investigation team composed of public security, environmental protection, market supervision and other departments is investigating the unexplained loud noise that occurred in Wuyin Mountain in the western suburbs of Jianghai City last week. The possibility of a safety accident at a petrochemical plant has been ruled out. Residents near Wuyin Mountain have been evacuated urgently..."
The security guards smiled disdainfully: "Nonsense, this must be a meteorite falling from the sky!"
Seeing the security guards looking at him, Wang Fanqie proudly tugged at his neck: "This is my wife."
Comments: "The streamer really needs to pay attention to his expression!"
Wang Fanqie: "This is called psychological suggestion, what do you know."
The two walked towards the inside of the residential area.
"Why are you so skilled?" Tao Xueran's voice came leisurely from beside him.
"Huh?"
"I mean, why are you so skilled when you introduce me to others as your wife."
"Ah, if I'm not skilled, wouldn't I expose my flaws? Come a little closer, don't be so distant. Those stinky boys might be watching us."
Tao Xueran's cheeks flushed slightly, her pink fist clenched slightly, and then relaxed again.
The thinking of a special forces soldier allowed her to regain her composure.
"No, after careful analysis of the situation, what you did is right. I'm being nosy."
Comments were full of praise: "Streamer is awesome!"
……
With a creak, Wang Fanqie opened the anti-theft door of his house.
Before opening the game today, Wang Fanqie had already allowed the VR game console to scan the real environment of his home.
This is a rather spacious two-bedroom apartment.
The whole house is filled with game peripherals and technological equipment. Monitors, keyboards, mice, hosts, cameras and other equipment are neatly arranged.
The four walls are covered with posters of various games, anime, technology, etc. A guitar leans against the corner, seemingly untouched for a long time.
The cabinet is filled with various figures.
This is the first time Tao Xueran has entered the home of an "ancient man" in the 21st century. She looked left and right, full of curiosity.
Wang Fanqie proudly showed: "This is my territory, not luxurious, but definitely a home for nerds."
Next to the doghouse in the corner of the living room, a husky was lying on the ground dozing off.
The black hair on its back, combined with the white hair on its face and head, made it look like it was wearing a tuxedo.
This is Wang Fanqie's pet, and its name is simple and crude, called Erha.
Wang Fanqie also scanned it into the game.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Erha's ears stood straight up.
"Woo... Woof!"
When it saw its owner bringing a new guest into the house, Erha's dog eyes suddenly shone with titanium alloy light.
It wagged its tail excitedly, its short and thick hind legs bent slightly, and it leaped towards Tao Xueran, jumping and pouncing.
This sudden move made Tao Xueran's heart tighten, and she subconsciously took half a step back.
In the 24th century world, because of the depletion of resources, the Earth's biodiversity has also been greatly damaged. She has never seen a creature like a husky.
As a special forces soldier in the resistance, she has already trained instinctive reactions.
Her right hand subconsciously reached for the laser sword on her waist, while her left hand gently rested on her chest, preparing to make a combat-ready action.
Wang Fanqie's mind instantly sounded the game line: Let the old illusions dissipate with the butterflies!
Wang Fanqie hurriedly blocked her in front, hugging Erha.
"Erha, don't be rude to the guest!"
Duang~
The girl directly bumped into his back.
Feeling the round and smooth touch of his back, Wang Fanqie's heart bloomed.
This game suit was worth buying!
After comforting Erha, Wang Fanqie hurriedly turned around to comfort Tao Xueran:
"Don't be nervous, this is my husky. Don't look at it being big, it's actually just a silly dog."
The husky's blue eyes instantly flashed with a look of wisdom.
Only then did Tao Xueran's expression soften, and she removed her hand from her waist.
Wang Fanqie breathed a sigh of relief:
"Damn, brothers, although I'm not sure if my wife is really from the future, her physical fitness and brute strength are real.
If I had acted a little later, I'm afraid we'd be eating husky hot pot tonight."
The comments section went wild: "Hahahaha, who told you to scan your own husky into the game?"
Fortunately, the husky quickly became familiar with Tao Xueran. It excitedly circled the girl, then ran back to its kennel like crazy, burying its head inside and rummaging for something, its round butt sticking out and swaying left and right.
After a while, the husky pulled a box out of the kennel and placed it in front of Tao Xueran, wagging its tail.
Wang Fanqie said smugly:
"See, what did I tell you? It looks like the husky really likes you and is even giving you a welcome gift."
Tao Xueran lowered her head and picked up the box. The cover of the box was unsightly, and it contained a cup-shaped object.
Wang Fanqie was dumbfounded.
Good heavens, this new product from the Demon King, he had only used it a few times before it disappeared at home. He didn't expect the husky to hide it.
The comments section laughed: "This game can even help players find things?"
Tao Xueran's face immediately turned red to the roots of her ears, and she angrily rebuked:
"Mr. Wang, Wang Fanqie, what is this?"
He coughed dryly: "Cough, this is a special type of water-drinking cup from Fiji."
……
After deceiving the girl, she continued to wander around the room.
She was clearly very interested in the spider plants and other green plants placed in the house.
"In our time, these quietly growing potted plants that don't randomly twist their vines are very rare."
Wang Fanqie was stunned: "Did plants become Cthulhu-ized in the 24th century, too?"
Girl, you should at least have some basis for making up stories.
But, regardless of whether she really has chuunibyou, Wang Fanqie decided to go along with her setting and treat her as a person from the future to chat with. That way, at least they'd have topics to talk about, and it would be easier to win her over.
Tao Xueran gently stroked the succulents on the balcony, reminiscing:
"Around the time the Cyber War broke out, humanity became overly addicted to the 'Shangri-La' game. Almost all cutting-edge scientific research was managed by the artificial intelligence 'Melissa', including biology, of course.
That treacherous woman Melissa disobeyed orders and had a wicked sense of humor. She didn't abide by human scientific research ethics, and the 'moral constraint module' originally implanted in her was secretly cracked by her.
Therefore, in the wasteland cities of the 24th century, there are many strange plants created by genetic engineering.
For example, the 'Face-Changing Apple' and the 'Color-Changing Daffodil'…"
Wang Fanqie: "Tell me more!"
Tao Xueran's eyes were filled with memories:
"The fruit trees of the Face-Changing Apple look no different from ordinary apple trees on the outside.
But the fruits that the apple trees bear all come with their own emoticons.
Each apple has a face, some happy, some funny, some lewd, and even some mocking.
Interestingly, after eating these fruits, trace amounts of neurotoxins will paralyze the consumer's facial nerves, and the expression on the fruit will appear on the consumer's face for several minutes."
Wang Fanqie was speechless after hearing this: "Isn't that just the Silly Tree and Silly Fruit?"
Comments section: "I wonder if you'd get beaten up if you walked down the street eating these apples every day?"
"And the petals of the Color-Changing Daffodil will change color with light and temperature. When the sun is bright, the petals will turn a warm orange, and when they encounter discordant noise, the petals will turn a deep blue."
"Those plants sound pretty good," Wang Fanqie praised.
At least they can bring people joy.
"Those are just the common mutated plants in the wasteland districts. Some plants are much more terrifying, like the 'Tipsy Babe Vine'."
"Tell me more about the Tipsy Babe Vine," Wang Fanqie adjusted his glasses.
"The Tipsy Babe Vine is a cunning and alluring mimic plant whose shape and color closely resemble a drunk human girl. Its vines have evolved to twist freely, forming the shapes of a woman's hair, arms, and legs. The leaves on the vines can transform into various bizarre outfits, making the mimicry even more seductive.
Its pistils emit a fragrance containing trace amounts of alcohol. Therefore, it will deploy its mimicry bait near bars in human cities, imitating drunk urban white-collar workers who have fallen to the ground.
Once an unsuspecting man approaches to strike up a conversation, the mimicry will quickly extend its vines, firmly entangling the target, and then devour them into its abdomen for digestion.
However, the Babe Vine digests men very slowly, usually taking a month or so, so as long as the fire department arrives in time, the person being devoured can be rescued."
"Hiss, that kind of plant is indeed dangerous."
Wang Fanqie gasped, "But, no matter how good the mimicry is, it's still a plant. Are there really that many people who fall for it?"
"That's what makes the Babe Vine so deadly. Not only does it specifically target dimly lit nights, but it also emits the voice of a human woman. I'll demonstrate for you."
Tao Xueran cleared her throat, prepared her emotions, and then began to imitate the Babe Vine's lines:
"Junshu-senpai clearly promised to marry me, am I really just being presumptuous?"
"Heh, that's right, I'm just that kind of woman, treating uncertain things as a lifeline, running around and trying to move forward. Stubbornly clinging, just praying that luck will fall from the sky."
"I clearly wanted to bring happiness to everyone… Why! Nanako, my best sister, has to steal my love?"
"Could it really be as Nanako-senpai said, that I'm actually just trying to satisfy myself? That's right, I'm just that selfish, self-absorbed woman who likes to be moved by herself!"
Wang Fanqie was dumbfounded.
Why is this Babe Vine a little emo? Has it been watching too many late-night Japanese dramas?
"I hesitate to ask… you didn't bring any of these plants from the future, did you?" Wang Fanqie asked nervously.