I’m Really a Superstar

On sale day.

There is still one hour left until the official release.

In the morning, Zhang Ye held a piece of information sent to him by Fat Sister in his hand and carefully analyzed it several times. These were the sales of puzzle games that had been released in China recently or this year. Not only did they contain Domestic casual puzzle games are mostly based on foreign puzzle games.

"Iron Leopard Fighter".

Domestic casual games.

Price: Free.

Sales situation: 800 people downloaded it on the first day.

"Divine Wind"

Japanese-Japanese puzzle war chess game.

Price: RMB 9 for mobile version, PC version not yet available.

Sales: 16,000 downloads on the first day.

"Fish Master 2"

Game producer: United States.

Price: 19 yuan for the computer version and 6 yuan for the mobile version.

Sales: 95,000 downloads.

And so on, and so on and so forth.

——This is the release status of domestic and foreign casual puzzle games in the Republic this year. It is obvious that there are a total of twenty-seven puzzle games in the data. The sales volume of domestic and foreign games is quite different. One domestic one claims to have taken a year to complete. "Iron Leopard Fighter", which cost 10 million and is even free for the time being, was downloaded by only 800 people on the first day. To say it is terrible is a good word. If we look at several games produced abroad, almost most of them were downloaded for the first time. The number of daily downloads exceeds 10,000. The most outstanding game, "Fish Master 2", has also maintained a very high popularity despite accumulating the market share of "Fish Master 1". The sales on the first day were nearly 100,000. According to the With this momentum, it may only be a matter of time before "Fish Master 2" breaks the one million sales mark, and it shouldn't be difficult.

Of course, the results of "Fish Master 2" are definitely not comparable to those of some large-scale online games, sequels to famous RPGs, etc. How can a game of several megabytes be compared with a game of several gigabytes? ? So this is the current situation of puzzle games. The "Fish Master" series is absolutely dominant in the field of puzzle games and is also one of the best-selling puzzle games!

After reading this information,

Zhang Ye's heart was heavy.

The current situation is worrying!

Domestic games are weak!

Now let's see how "Plants vs. Zombies" performs. Not only does he want to give himself a voice, this time, he also wants to give a voice to domestic games... Well, although the original "Plants vs. Zombies" itself was also produced by a foreigner , but who knows in this world?

snort!

If my friend says it is made in China, it is made in China!

You bite me? ?

…

The countdown to sale has begun!

three minutes.

Two minutes.

One minute.

At eight o'clock, the resources for the official version of "Plants vs. Zombies" have been released, and on this earth, a new sales model that is in line with the national conditions of this earth's market has debuted!

Zhang Ye clicked on the download casually. The Internet speed was a bit slow. It took five minutes to download something that was only about 100 megabytes, but it was still stuck at 90%. Sitting at home, he couldn't feel anything at all. There is movement, but everyone knows that many places are going crazy at the moment!

On a certain game download website, the message area was noisy!

"Why can't I download "Plant"? Oh my God!"

"You try using another downloading software, I can download it!"

"I can do it too, but it's so slow!"

"You're so slow! What's going on!"

"I am here too. Your mother has a 100-megabit broadband! Why does it seem like you have returned to the dial-up era? 5k per second? How slow are you!"

"Fuck, there are so many people downloading it!"

"Try another website! Many websites provide downloads!"

"Don't go, it's all the same. I just came from another website, and it's not much faster than here. Oh, just wait!"

"Hahaha, I'm done! I'm going to play first!"

"Sunday upstairs!"

"Turn over the table!"

"What a bullshit website!"

"Who the hell shut down the Internet at my house?"

"I'm crying slowly!"

Countless messages!

The scene of thousands of people scolding each other was really shocking!

…

Beijing TV station.

"I Love Memorizing Lyrics" column group.

A shout of surprise suddenly sounded, "I downloaded successfully!"

It was Brother Hou. After that, he quickly installed the game. The installation speed was very fast. Half a minute later, he had already entered the game interface.

For a moment, Da Fei, Hou Di, Xiao Lu and others immediately surrounded him.

Xiao Lu was frustrated, "They're all on the same LAN! Why are we downloading so slowly?"

Brother Hou laughed, "Character, character!"

Da Fei urged: "Hurry up and start the game!"

Hou Di said: "I can't wait any longer. This game created by Teacher Zhang must be played! I have never played the demo version, and I have been waiting for the official version!"

Brother Hou clicked the mouse arrogantly, "Come on, come on!"

Start the game!

Unlike the demo version, the official version of "Plants vs. Zombies" does not directly enter the level-breaking mode. Instead, it has something similar to a novice tutorial to help players become familiar with the game. As soon as the game character who assists the player appears, Xiao Lu Dafei and the others were stunned!

Is this Zhang Ye?

?

Crazy Zhang Ye?

Looking at the dark 2D cartoon version of Zhang Ye, everyone suddenly couldn't laugh or cry.

"Why did Teacher Zhang even play a guest role?"

"This game company really gives Teacher Zhang face."

"Nonsense, this is a game designed by Zhang Ye. Isn't it easy to come up with an appearance?"

"Hehehe, Teacher Zhang is still very thoughtful. This endorsement is included in the game. You can imagine that if this game is really popular, Teacher Zhang's popularity will definitely increase a lot. This is like a pervasive soft advertisement for your mother. Ah, I can’t even close it even if I want to!”

"I asked why Teacher Zhang was making games. It turned out that the drunkard was not interested in drinking. Who said that Teacher Zhang is not doing his job properly? This is too serious. It seems that there is no rules for taking the judicial license and making games. , but in fact everything affects popularity and increases exposure!"

"Stop talking nonsense, let's play the game first!"

…

Peking University.

School has started, but today the campus is much emptier than usual. The good friends who usually walk in twos and threes by the Weiming Lake are almost invisible now.

Some students passing by were surprised.

"Hey, is it so quiet today?"

"Many people are in the dormitory."

"What are you doing in the dormitory? You haven't had breakfast either?"

"You don't know? "Plants vs. Zombies" is on sale today!"

"Ouch! Is it today?"

"You just understand? Teacher Zhang used to be very kind to us. He taught us knowledge and scolded foreign guests. A while ago, he helped us ruin Peking University's Tsinghua University during the admissions process. I'm comparing myself to others. Who wouldn't appreciate it?" ? Who is not moved? Teacher Zhang doesn’t know when he will come back to teach our class. He has released a new work this time, and we have to support it even if we vomit blood! The vice president of the Peking University Student Union and several officers had already We have started organizing and calling on everyone to support "Plants vs. Zombies"!"

"That's right, I don't obey anyone in the school, except Zhang Ye!"

"We must support it! I never said anything!"

"Fuck, I'm going back to the dormitory too! Download the game and buy the serial number now!"

A girls' dormitory.

Yao Mi, the daughter of cross talk actor Yao Jiancai, has already been playing "Plants vs. Zombies" with several friends in the dormitory. She only heard screams and giggles in the dormitory, which was very startling.

"Oops, the zombies are coming, the zombies are coming!"

"You're stupid! You're planting a peashooter!"

"Haha, kill it! Ah, here comes another wave!"

"Ah, I don't have enough sunshine! I have no money!"

"Why are you so stupid? I've already reached the third level!"

Yao Mi was the first to clear the first three levels. After completing the three levels, the serial number verification prompt came out. She had to spend money to buy the serial number and register to continue the game. Yao Mi did not even hesitate and immediately used the online You pay the fee, it’s just a few dollars, few people care. Then he continued to click the mouse with great excitement, and started the journey to the fourth level. The more he played, the more addictive he became, and the more he played, the more excited he became!

"so fun!"

"I can't stop at all!"

"Mimi, why do you think our teacher Zhang Ye is so awesome?"

…

A gaming company in Beijing.

People from the game R\u0026D department came early today, and no one was idle. Everyone who came to the company did the same thing, download "Plants vs. Zombies"! Others may play games for entertainment and leisure, but they are different. They play games for work and to learn from other people's advanced experiences.

The office is filled with game music.

"Hey, the official version is different from the trial version!"

"You just realized that there are so many more options, but you can't open them now!"

"The levels are also different. They are richer than the trial version. I just said that if you continue to play like this dryly, you will definitely get tired of the repeated levels. As a result, the next level will have a dark mode, and it will be a night battle. The plants you can grow are different from those during the day? Interesting!"

"The person who designed this game is definitely a master! You can play it later, there is also the backyard pond mode, see the introduction, and the rooftop mode. The level combat methods in each mode are different, which not only increases the playability , so that players will never have visual fatigue! This...is this really Zhang Ye's handiwork? How could a person without seven or eight years of game design experience predict the players so accurately? The trial version is amazing, This official version is even better. After playing one level, I want to go to the next level. Every time I want to finish this level, but every time I click on the next level!"

“If this game doesn’t become popular, it’s really unreasonable!”

"Zhang Ye really deserves his reputation!"

"Maybe "Plants vs. Zombies" can really break out of the siege with domestic games!"

"This is a masterpiece! It's so damn awesome! Our domestic puzzle games can actually one day be able to produce masterpieces! It's so inspiring!"

The industry is exploding!

The Internet is also blowing up!

"so fun!"

“It turns out that the demo version is just the tip of the iceberg!”

"Is this really a game made by our domestic company? Is this really a game designed from the ground up by Zhang Ye? It's incredible!"

"What a great domestic game!"

“Already recommended to friends and family!”

"This game is full of surprises! The more you play, the more fun it gets!"

There are also celebrities who have made a small amount of money.

A third-tier singer named Wang Qiqi forwarded the download link for "Plants vs. Zombies" and added: "It's so fun that it makes me cry!"

A movie star named Chen Qi also spoke: "I would like to recommend a good game. My friend just introduced it to me, "Plants vs. Zombies". I support domestic games!"

Zhang Ye didn't know these two people, nor had any dealings with them. They recommended it for reposting, obviously because this game really impressed them.

Zhang Ye's friends were naturally not idle either.

Recommended by Chen Guang and Fan Wenli for vomiting blood!

Yao Jiancai vomits blood and recommends it!

Recommended by Dong Shanshan for vomiting blood!

At the same moment, the media also moved!

Guidelines and reviews for the official version of "Plants vs. Zombies" have appeared on several game websites for the first time. The reviews are quite high, and almost everyone in the industry applauds! Journalists from the entertainment pages of websites, newspapers, and other media were not idle either. It was a puzzle game that had nothing to do with the entertainment industry, but it was pushed to the homepage or front page of entertainment news articles. It was a huge momentum! In full swing!

"A domestically produced puzzle masterpiece is revealed!" 》

"Can Zhang Ye continue the crossover myth?" 》

"Some insiders admit frankly: They are not optimistic about the sales of Plants vs. Zombies! 》

"Is it a hit or not?" 》

"A myth of domestic puzzle games may be born!" 》

"Is sales likely to be poor?" Don’t be pessimistic, and don’t speak too soon, because remember, the producer of this game is named Zhang and Ye! 》

"A turnaround for domestic games?" 》