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[Ha~ This is obviously a publicity stunt. They're trying to overshadow Honkai Impact 3rd with Tencent's popularity, so they resort to this kind of trick?]

[It's just a fleeting shot; it must be fake.]

To be honest, I don't really believe it either, after all, there's a difference between 2D and 3D.

[The penguin's paid trolls are here! Everyone come and see!]

[Whether it's true or not, all I want to do right now is play the game!! Please update soon!]

.........

Seeing Honkai Impact 3rd trending on social media again, Zhao Wenbo felt extremely troubled.

"How could they even think of such a hype tactic... I have to say, when it comes to understanding anime and manga, the boss of miHoYo is definitely better than me..."

Although they were rivals, Zhao Wenbo had to admit that Mo Li's actions were very eye-catching.

Just as he was pondering this, Zhao Yi hesitated before speaking, "Uncle... that Miss Himeko... she really exists. I've met her once before."

"Even Bronya, Durandal, Kiana, Rita... and other Valkyries have prototypes in miHoYo Studios..."

Zhao Wenbo was shocked to hear this.

"You mean... the boss of miHoYo actually used employee templates to create the game characters?"

Zhao Yi nodded.

How accurate is the resemblance in terms of appearance?

Zhao Yi: "...It's almost a 100% accurate recreation, even...the personality is very similar."

Zhao Wenbo: "..."

What's the point of playing this?

He was naturally familiar with Honkai Impact 3rd and knew just how popular the Valkyries in the game were among players.

If those girls are willing to show their faces, they can debut on the spot.

Their popularity can even surpass that of some second-tier celebrities.

Moreover, these girls are much prettier than those celebrities.

"Tsk... This won't do... If they want attention, they should just have one of their employees show up, and the internet will explode."

Zhao Yi thought for a moment, then hesitated and said, "In my experience, those girls don't like to show their faces in public."

"If they're willing to show their faces, why have they been hiding them all this time? Even when 'The Last Lesson' came out and miHoYo was being heavily criticized, Himeko never came out to explain herself."

"If only Himeko had stood up, miHoYo wouldn't have been criticized so harshly."

"So I think we don't need to worry about this for now."

Upon hearing Zhao Yi's guess, Zhao Wenbo's eyes immediately lit up.

"That makes sense..."

Suddenly, Zhao Wenbo seemed to have thought of something and urged, "Xiao Yi, go try contacting Eden and see if she'd be willing to play 'Girls' Journey' for two hours during her live stream."

"If Eden isn't willing, then contact other celebrities!"

This was also an idea that Zhao Wenbo had just come up with.

At present, sending online trolls to smear Honkai Impact 3 and buying popularity to grab the top spots on Weibo's trending topics list are clearly thankless and exhausting efforts.

If that's the case, why don't you take that money and find a celebrity to endorse it?

You could even... take a cue from miHoYo, choose a female celebrity, use her template to create a character in the game!

"I'm so stupid... How come I didn't think of that before..."

Zhao Yi seemed to understand his uncle's idea, and he also excitedly contacted female celebrities in the entertainment industry.

With Tencent's prestigious name, it's actually quite easy for them to find female celebrities to collaborate with.

Soon, Zhao Yi ran back excitedly.

"Uncle... Eden didn't answer the phone, but I contacted another female singer."

"Who?"

"Yu Weiwei," Zhao Yi said excitedly, "she didn't even ask the price, she just agreed right away."

"I think she must have seen the trending topic and wanted to attract a wave of anime fans..."

At this point, Zhao Wenbo seemed to remember something: "Moreover, I've heard that she and Eden have some past grievances."

Upon hearing the gossip about Eden, Zhao Yi immediately became interested: "Are there really people who hate Eden?"

"Heh~ No one can make everyone like you, no matter how outstanding you are..." Zhao Wenbo shook his head at this point: "Calling it a holiday isn't really accurate."

"To be precise, it was Yu Weiwei who was jealous of Eden's talent and thus stirred up trouble."

"I knew it! With Eden's gentle nature, how could he possibly have a conflict with someone?"

"Alright, enough gossip. The game launches tomorrow, go keep an eye on it."

P.S.: I've received your kind wishes, thank you for your support. I'll get back to writing now, and if all goes well, there will be another chapter today.

Chapter 44 launches simultaneously, a head-to-head battle.

After all the calls came out.

Honkai Impact 3rd finally updated at 2 PM on the 21st.

At the same time, Tencent's "Girls' Journey" also launched its open beta.

All I can say is that penguins are indeed penguins.

Despite the blatant plagiarism, many players still rush to download it.

There's no way around it; there are so many people in the country, not everyone uses Weibo, and not everyone scrolls through Douyin.

However, at least 90% of Chinese people use Tencent's chat software.

With these two apps, Tencent has no shortage of traffic.

Therefore, the number of downloads for "Girls' Journey" was still extremely high in the first hour after its launch.

At this time, many game live streaming rooms such as Douyin, Bilibili, and Douyu were discussing these two games.

There are streamers for Honkai Impact 3rd, and naturally there are also streamers for Girls' Journey.

At this time, a game streamer on Douyin named "Fallen" downloaded both games with a discerning eye.

His fans know that this streamer mainly plays single-player games.

He never tried it when Honkai Impact 3rd was at its peak.

The reason I downloaded these two games today was because I was urged by my fans.

There's nothing we can do about it; he spoils his fans.

"Moderator, ban those people who are arguing."

"First of all, I want to clarify that I am neither a miHoYo fan nor a Tencent fan, so I will be evaluating the two games from a neutral perspective."

"I won't belittle or praise any game; I'm just sharing my personal opinions."

As we were talking, Honkai Impact 3rd also announced that the update was complete.

"Because Girls' Journey has just been released for public beta, you still need to download it."

"I downloaded Honkai Impact 3rd yesterday, so let's try it out first."

"I estimate 'Girls' Journey' will be downloaded in half an hour. Then we'll try out Tencent's new game."

As they were talking, Fallen had already successfully opened Honkai Impact 3 and registered an account.

Like all players, when a new player enters the game, the first thing they see is an animated short film.

Next comes the beginner's guide.

"No wonder you all say miHoYo is an animation company. This short film is really high quality. If it were made into an animated series, I would definitely watch it."

"The combat feedback is perfect, the character models are flawless... and the graphics are gorgeous... Wait, is this really a mobile game?"

He hadn't even finished the tutorial yet, and Honkai Impact 3rd had already given him such a big surprise.

This was something he never expected.

"I'm not into anime, but I really love this art style!"

As they were talking, the new player tutorial finally came to an end.

However, to Fallen's surprise, the game screen went completely black.

Many veteran players were a little confused by this scene.

They remembered that after the tutorial, the game became completely free to play.

Why is the screen black? Is there something wrong?

Before he could even utter the curse, a very mature and capable female voice came through his earphones.

The priority now is dealing with the interference from Destiny; they've already sent people to Shenzhou... Don't let them get in my way!