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Chapter 127 Regarding the novel being a case of false advertising

After washing up, Chen Dong put on a light jacket, grabbed the USB drive containing "A Couple's Journey," and quickly walked out of the house.

Hangzhou is located in the south. Although it is already autumn, many branches and leaves are still hanging on the trees planted in the community, only with a hint of yellow.

A gentle breeze brought a chill, causing Chen Dong to instinctively tug at his collar to prevent the wind from getting into his clothes.

Looking at the sun in the sky, which was no longer scorching hot, Chen Dong murmured something softly.

"Before we knew it, winter was almost here, which means the New Year is just around the corner."

Feeling melancholic and wistful, Chen Dong felt a sudden pang of sadness.

He, an Earthling, will soon be spending his first New Year on Earth.

Suddenly, Chen Dong shook his head vigorously, banishing the loneliness that had suddenly risen in his mind.

On the way to the parking lot, a rider in a yellow robe came towards him. Because the rider was going too fast, Chen Dong almost couldn't react in time.

Even so, Chen Dong was still grazed by the edge of the box in the back seat of the other car.

Although Chen Dong was not injured, the other party did not stop to ask any questions, but instead dashed away more than ten meters in a flash.

Chen Dong was unwilling to argue with these delivery drivers who earned their living through manual labor, since they had to do high-intensity physical work every day and their lives were not easy.

But when Chen Dong drove his Mercedes away from the community, he couldn't help but mention it to the security guard.

"Security guard, I've noticed some food delivery riders are riding too fast in the neighborhood. Could you please remind them? It would be terrible if they hit a child."

Faced with Chen Dong's suggestion, the security guard at the gate readily agreed.

Chen Dong's residential community is not low-end, and the property management fees he pays are not small, so these security guards dare not go against the residents.

Moreover, Chen Dong was driving a Mercedes-Benz GLS. In this society where people are treated differently based on their social status, a luxury car is enough to deter others from acting recklessly.

Seeing that the security guard didn't seem to take his words seriously, Chen Dong didn't argue. Instead, he secretly wondered if he should move to a different place.

Xingka's income on paper has reached more than one billion, enough for him to buy any commercial or residential property in Hangzhou, whether it is a high-end community or a detached villa.

Since the residential area is within the Third Ring Road, Chen Dong did not spend much time commuting to reach the company.

By the time Chen Dong arrived at the company, Xingka's employees had already been working for more than half an hour.

Chen Dong went straight back to his office and had just sat down when Yin Qingying knocked on the door.

"Mr. Chen, after discussing with Manager Shen and Xiao Jiang, we've decided to hold a small competition and invite several top streamers from overseas websites to participate, in order to achieve a promotional effect."

Yin Qingying placed a tablet computer on Chen Dong's desk. On the screen was a promotional campaign that she, Shen Shi, Jiang Jia, and others had devised after discussing it.

Chen Dong picked up the tablet, glanced at it briefly, and only gave one suggestion for modification.

"Let's hold one of these competitions in China as well, in addition to those held abroad."

Chen Dong put down his computer and looked up to meet Yin Qingying's gaze.

Yin Qingying paused slightly upon hearing this, but quickly recovered and nodded to indicate that she understood.

Just as she was about to turn and leave, Chen Dong called out to her.

"By the way, Manager Yin, I have some information about a game. I hope you can organize Product Development Department 6 as soon as possible to develop and produce this game."

Yin Qingying didn't speak, but nodded to indicate that she understood.

As Yin Qingying's footsteps faded into the distance, Chen Dong turned his attention to the computer screen on the table.

Opening the author's assistant, Chen Dong saw the monthly tickets gifted by readers and fans. He first posted a thank-you message at the end of the latest chapter, and then opened the comment section to see how readers were reacting to this part of the plot.

For Chen Dong, the only advantage of not having a draft is that he can flexibly change the subsequent plot direction based on reader feedback.

In the novel's comment section, most of the comments praised Chen Dong for releasing ten chapters and 20,000 words in one go.

As the saying goes, if an author only updates 4,000 words a day, then don't blame the readers for being picky; if an author updates 6,000 words a day, then the readers' tolerance will increase a little.

However, if an author can update 10,000 words a day, even if there is a lot of filler, readers will not blame them. Instead, they will praise the author for being hardworking and capable.

However, while browsing the comments section, Chen Dong accurately spotted a clear negative comment amidst a series of positive reviews.

"The author is misleading readers; the book is supposed to be 'Titanfall,' but there's not a trace of it!"

Below this comment are dozens of likes, and many readers have expressed the same opinion in the comments section of this post.

"I agree. Although the novel doesn't mention anything about the game Titanfall, I think it must be a AAA title. Otherwise, Star Card wouldn't have been delayed for so long."

"That's right. Maybe the Star Card will be added to the novel by the author when the game is almost finished, for promotional purposes."

Seeing that some readers had already automatically filled in the blanks below the post with the reason why there was no content related to "Titanfall" in the novel, Chen Dong couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.

He had completely forgotten about that.

"Looks like my next game will be Titanfall."

To be honest, Chen Dong didn't expect that the novel's readers and fans would actually help him choose the next game to redeem in advance.

This, in a way, saved him a lot of brain cells.

After all, every time Chen Dong struggled to choose which game to play, it gave him a headache.

However, producing two AAA titles simultaneously is probably a considerable challenge for StarCraft.

Chen Dong tugged at his hair and silently made a decision.

Hiring! Budget increase!

……

Product Development Department 5 is the largest development department under StarCard, housing more than 60% of StarCard's programmers and accounting for more than 60% of StarCard's investment.

"Mr. Chen, what brings you here?"

Upon seeing Chen Dong appear in the office area of ​​Product Development Department 5, the department head quickly stood up to greet him.

He was a programmer that Yin Qingying poached from a major company at a high price. He had participated in the production of a AAA game abroad and had accumulated a lot of experience.

How is the development of "Black Myth: Wukong" progressing?

Chen Dong got straight to the point.

The head of the fifth department was surprised that Chen Dong would ask so directly. After a moment of stunned silence, he finally answered.

"It's going quite smoothly. With the relevant information you provided, Mr. Chen, the game's development is already 20% complete."

It has only been about two months since Chen Dong established the fifth product development department and officially started developing "Black Myth: Wukong". The development progress has reached 20%, which is already quite good.

However, this speed is still a bit slow.

"This pace won't work." Chen Dong shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Work such as art direction and voice-over can be outsourced directly, but there's one thing to note: the best teams in the industry must be in charge."

"In addition, if you have any needs regarding code development, just raise them with Manager Yin, and she will meet your business requirements."

"Finally, I hope to see the beta version of 'Black Myth: Wukong' released before the Lunar New Year this year!"