Giving Interstellar Players a Horror Ghost Game Shock - Chapter 80
Meng Zhiyao, of course, looked completely confused, saying she had never heard of that ID.
But somehow, fans always had a sixth sense about these things—
She immediately realized that this “LuoDiChengHe” must be just like her: a hardcore, ultimate Teacher Ye superfan!
Since that was the case, she decided she’d ask her cousin about it later. Maybe they could even team up and start a Teacher Ye Fan Club that spanned the entire galaxy!
Meanwhile, Ye Yuxi had no idea Meng Zhiyao was secretly plotting something that would be extremely socially mortifying for her.
Already shifting gears into serious mode, she started talking business.
“This time, for Campus Nightmare 2’s promotion and traffic boost, President Lin contacted me directly,” Ye Yuxi said. “He wants to invest more resources and hopefully make the campaign more creative, to attract players from other fields too.”
“After all, the second game already has a loyal fanbase from the first one—and now that it’s multiplayer, President Lin thinks we might have a real shot at breaking into the top ranks.”
Liu Yuling thought for a moment.
“So basically, besides the usual method of hiring popular streamers, they’re hoping we can find other ways to promote it too, right?”
“Exactly.”
Ye Yuxi twirled a strand of hair, looking genuinely troubled.
“But honestly… I can’t think of any other way to make people actually buy the game…”
“Buy ad space?” Liu Yuling suggested.
“Way too expensive. And anyway, nobody clicks ads anymore. Everyone’s first instinct is to close them without even looking.”
With a dramatic flop, Ye Yuxi collapsed onto the sofa where Liu Yuling had been slouching earlier, enjoying the soft cushions while shamelessly giving up on life.
“Come on, guys! Help me think! Your boss needs you!”
“……”
Well, what choice did they have?
She was their boss.
The three of them sat there, brainstorming—and shooting down—idea after idea…
Until suddenly, Meng Zhiyao’s device chimed with a new message notification.
Since she also doubled as the studio’s one and only human customer service rep, she was allowed to keep her notifications on.
She glanced at the screen—and then her eyes widened.
“Boss, I don’t think we need to worry about promotion anymore.”
She projected the message into the air. Lines of bold black text floated clearly in front of them:
【SendingYouPeace: RG, you there? If I said that after Campus Nightmare 2’s full release, I want to use the game to host a military academy competition… Not an official tournament or anything, just a private match between students— Would we need authorization from Miss Ye for something like that? I’m not sure about the rules.】
The three of them stared at each other.
Then Ye Yuxi suddenly sprang up from the sofa.
“Of course! We’d be thrilled! I love brave military cadets—
I mean, uh, I’m sure military cadets would love the thrills of my horror game, right?
They even want to organize a tournament… This is such an honor!”
Ye Yuxi was practically glowing with excitement. This wasn’t just about gaining a new promotional channel— More importantly, only truly top-tier games got chosen to host tournaments, even unofficial ones!
Even if it was just a student-organized military academy match, to her, it was a huge recognition of her work.
“Zhiyao, quickly get in touch with them. Find out which academies are planning to host it, and ask if they’d be willing to let our studio and Doudou Platform join in for livestream promotion.”If they agree, we can even let tournament participants play the full version of the game a day or two earlier than the public!”
Feeling Ye Yuxi’s excitement, Liu Yuling got hyped up too, immediately throwing herself into brainstorming.
“Right! If they agree, we can buy ad space and start hyping it up ahead of time!
We could use taglines like ‘Iron-Blooded Cadets vs. Ferocious Ghosts—Who Will Prevail?’
Or ‘The First-Ever Military Academy Horror Game Tournament!’ Come to think of it… isn’t this the first time a horror game’s ever been used for a tournament?”
Meng Zhiyao, who knew these things, nodded enthusiastically.
“That’s right! It’s a first! Before this, horror fans might organize casual competitions, but there has never been a competition between groups like the military academy— Our niche genre is finally rising! Hahahahaha!”
The tiny studio instantly turned into a sea of celebration.
Just then, Zhiyao’s device chimed again with a reply.
【SendingYouPeace: Joining the livestream promotion? I’ll have to check with the others first.】
Meng Zhiyao quickly responded that there was no rush. Then the three of them plunged into a nervous and seemingly endless wait.
As for why An Zhi ended up contacting Miss Ye’s studio in the first place— Let’s rewind a bit, back to when she had just scored her very first kill in Campus Nightmare 2.
Afterward, she eagerly shared the game link, wrote a long post about her experience, and topped it off with a glowing five-star review. She immediately posted it to the Xingyou Circle—a social platform open to anyone with a StarNet account—
then sat back, excitedly waiting for her friends and classmates to dive in and suffer alongside her.
As the top second-year student at Central Military Academy, An Zhi had no shortage of followers. Her post had barely been up for a few minutes before the likes and comments started flooding in.
Grinning, An Zhi skimmed through them, secretly hoping to rope a few more players into the game— until her eyes caught on a few particularly annoying comments.
Her smile instantly vanished.
【Liu Mang: Is it really that scary? Or are you just trying to save face after getting scared out of your mind?】
【Take my Shot: Hahahaha, Mang Bro nailed it! Central Military Academy’s An Zhi doesn’t even game for real— She probably freaked out at some random horror game and now wants us all to be scared too!】
【Feixu: So An Zhi’s that much of a coward, huh? Still salty from losing to us last time? What a joke, hahahaha!】
An Zhi’s face darkened immediately.