Chapter 14: Internet discussions
On the Internet, there has been heated discussion about the updated content of "Second World" just after the update.
Among them, many cities in "Second World" have seen a sudden increase in population. This is actually a means of verifying success because the update content of each place is different, and you can only go to the corresponding city if you want to experience it. The official team can judge which place is more suitable for the update content based on the change in the number of people in the game. Updates that are inappropriate will be deleted.
"Hey, what updates did your city get?"
"Not much. We got a new sharing platform that seems to save money."
"Sharing? I have a wild guess!"
"Calm down, it's just shared cars! What else did you think?"
"I'm talking about cars. What were you thinking?"
A/N: I have no idea what this discussion was about.
"We have a few experimental plots here for farming..."
"Farming? Wow! Sounds interesting!"
"Stop talking, I'm so envious! We just got a pet store update!"
"Huh? A pet store?"
"Yeah, it's called the Pokémon Center. They want us to collect Pokémon when it goes live. I can barely afford my own expenses, how can I raise a pet? The more I think about it, the angrier I get. I'm going to the forums to complain!"
"Damn that's sad."
"Poor guy."
"I feel pity for you, man."
"..."
"Pet shop? I heard it's called a Pokemon Centre."
Back in the real world, John skillfully flipped through the discussions of sarcastic netizens, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly. Sure enough, no matter which world you are in, there is always a group of sarcastic netizens.
This world is similar to the public network platform of Twitter in his previous life but the chaos on the internet is far less. In this world, there is only one platform called WebNet, which is managed by the official government of the Dragon Kingdom.
The function of WebNet is similar to that of Twitter. There are all kinds of big influencers, celebrities, etc. In this world where 99% of the people are Internet users, the status of public figures is undoubtedly very high. Especially under the extremely developed trend of virtual reality technology, the status of virtual game designers is particularly prominent.
John flipped through it casually. There are ten grades of virtual game designers in this world. There is no fixed rating agency. The only evaluation criterion is the number of players. Anyone who wants to be a virtual game designer can be a virtual game designer, and there is no entry threshold. As for the subsequent rating, it will be automatically rated according to the number of players in the virtual game you upload. When the number of players reaches a certain number, they will be automatically upgraded to the corresponding virtual game designer level.
After looking through the comments of sarcastic netizens, John also paid more attention to some of the hottest topics, such as the sharing economy and the so-called "farming."
After that, John switched to his account and uploaded the recorded video.
"Mom, it's time to start!"
Then, John called Grace.
A moment later, John's originally unknown small account was reposted in large numbers, and the popularity instantly rose. That's right, these are all followers that John asked Grace to help buy.
Having faith in Pokémon is one thing, but John should not miss out on any hype. Pokémon has an official background; what is lacking now is the fire that John lit.
Next, what John needs to do is to silently wait for the spread of this battle video.
...
With the forwarding of the followers, the video uploaded by John had a fairly good exposure rate and soon attracted a group of sarcastic netizens.
"A passionate Pokémon battle?"
"This is the newly opened pet shop in Seaside City, right?"
"I don't think I've seen the pet in this picture before. It's a blue snake. What a big praying mantis!"
"With all due respect, I like this praying mantis, and I'm envious of its body."
"Damn it! This thing is kinda cool!"
"No, this pet is so awesome!"
"I'm going to Seaside City to get one!"
"..."
Out of curiosity or excitement, many people clicked on it. As John thought, the video of the battle between Dratini and Scyther ignited the first fire, and it quickly spread widely.
"Am I the only one who noticed that the person who uploaded this video is the novice designer responsible for the update in Seaside City?"
"You are not alone."
"Upstairs, I agree with you!"
"..."
Another function of John's uploading videos with his own account was also brought out, which made his WebNet account popular. Many people noticed the official certification behind John's account, and many people followed the video to find him.
"Hey, is everything in the videos you uploaded real?"
"What can Pokémon really do?"
"Can you explain what the blue snake spit out?"
"It's coming!" John watched the popularity gradually increase, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, calculated the time, and then posted the second WebNet message of his account:
"In view of the large number of player inquiries, I have uploaded a copy of the basic information of Pokémon. You can view it by following me."
With the help of all those fake followers and promotions, John gained a lot of exposure; as for the moral dilemma, John didn't care about that. The most important thing right now is to turn other people's popularity into your own!
After gaining popularity, the subsequent games designed by John can have a group of loyal players!
Sure enough, after John posted the news, the notification tone in his background didn't stop.
"Ding~ User 'CrabRider' has followed you!"
"Ding~ User 'MoonDweller' followed you!"
"Ding~ User..."
In just ten minutes, John's account gained hundreds of thousands of followers, and the number is still increasing.
"Ding~someone mentioned you!"
"What the... They are all scolding me! @NewDesigner John."
John: "???"
"What the heck... is this official?"
It turns out that not only the followers he bought, but also the official team of "Second World" reposted it for him, no wonder the popularity has risen so fast.
"John Sushi!"
A/N: Hey guys, This chapter was the most difficult one yet; Some of the dialogues cracked me up as they made no sense whatsoever. well i did my best even though there might be some mistakes. But I hope you guys like it and donate some power stones. Thank you.
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