After calming his subordinates down, Xu Bo went to Ding Sanshi's office.

Knock knock knock.

"Enter!"

When the office door opened, Xiao Ma, Shen Fang, Ding Sanshi, Xu Xin, and Xu Chenhua, who was in charge of the technology department of Tencent Games, were also there.

"President Ding, President Shen, the testing is complete. The server will officially open at 12:00."

Ding Sanshi nodded: "Old Xu, you've worked hard. If this project succeeds, I will definitely celebrate with you at the company's general meeting."

"That fatso only knows how to talk a good game, he's not very practical. Don't worry, Lao Xu, if Fantasy Westward Journey succeeds, I'll personally give you a 5 million yuan bonus." Shen Fang said with a smile after taking a sip of tea.

Xu Bo was incredibly excited upon hearing this. All his hard work had been for this real money! President Shen was so generous!

Ding Sanshi looked at Shen Fang speechlessly.

After Xu Bo left, Fatty Ding started harassing him.

"Mr. Shen, this puts me in a difficult position."

Shen Fang looked at Ding Sanshi with disdain.

"You fatso, all you do is make empty promises. Even Little Ma isn't as cunning as you. People have worked so hard for so long, and you don't give them anything substantial. Little Ma didn't starve his own soldiers when he made promises. You can't be a decent human being."

Little Ma... was subtly implied.

Ding Sanshi.......

"Brother Chen, NetEase isn't Tencent; we don't have much money. Do you think I don't want to give out rewards? I'm broke!!!"

"Don't try to play the poor card with me. You bought a yearly membership at Heaven on Earth and you're telling me you're poor? You fatso, you're stingy, fine. Besides, I'm a major shareholder of NetEase. My subordinates have done a good job, so what's wrong with me rewarding them? Or you can just give me the money."

Upon hearing that Shen Fang wanted him to pay, Fatty Ding immediately shut up and said nothing more. Money? That's my lifeline!!!

...

Public beta countdown.

"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1."

"Officially launched!!!"

Xu Bo is now directing from the studio.

"Liu Yang checks the number of people online in real time."

"Zhang Bo, the database remains stable."

"Xiaolong, is the server stable?"

"Big Head, is the network connection working properly...?"

In a short time, the initial five major regions of Fantasy Westward Journey—Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, South China, and North China—saw a massive influx of players, with servers like Forbidden City, Dream of Tang Dynasty, Unrivaled Under Heaven, Purple Qi from the East, and Primordial Chaos being created. The servers began to operate at breakneck speed.

Two hours later, Liu Yang, who was in charge of real-time inspection, jumped up excitedly with his hands clasped together.

"It's done! It's done! It's done!!! The real-time data from all six regions combined has exceeded 100,000 people online!!!"

The entire studio erupted in cheers!

Shen Fang and Ding Sanshi exchanged a glance; the Fantasy Westward Journey project was now a done deal.

Ding Sanshi clapped his hands: "Everyone, keep up the good work, stay calm, everything is arranged for you at Heaven on Earth tonight. Stand your last shift and don't make any mistakes."

"Yes, Mr. Ding!!!"

Liu Mou, who was engrossed in a legendary game in an internet cafe, was tugged by his best friend Zhou Xiaowei.

"what!"

"Liu Mou, look what they're doing!"

Liu watched as the blond-haired man across from him hunched over his computer, rapidly clicking the mouse to display a brand-new, high-quality picture with figures moving around.

It immediately captured Liu's heart. He has loved playing games since he was a child and has been online for several years. He has played a lot of games, but he has never seen a game with such exquisite graphics.

Liu Mou went over and patted the blond-haired man on the shoulder.

"Big brother, big brother."

The blond-haired man turned and glared at Liu Mou: "Who are you calling 'big brother'?!"

Liu Mou was startled by the blond-haired man in front of him. His face was covered in a thick layer of putty that could have been used to plaster a wall. He had Shin-chan-like eyebrows, long earrings, multicolored eyeshadow on his eyelids, and blood-red lips. Liu Mou was terrified. A ghost!

"Ahem, eldest sister."

"Who are you calling 'big sister'?!"

"Um, sis, do you smoke?"

Liu Mou presented his treasured Double Happiness cigarettes, which he had originally saved to smoke all night, but looking at the older sister in front of him, he needed to calm his nerves.

The woman with yellow hair took the cigarette, and Liu Mou, being very perceptive, lit it for her.

The blond-haired man took a satisfying sip: "What's up?"

Liu Mou pointed to the screen: "What are you playing? It looks quite interesting."

The blond-haired man smiled and said, "You mean this? Fantasy Westward Journey? I don't know much about it either. I registered as soon as the server opened. The game graphics are really good, and there are a lot of characters. It's a bit like a modified version of Journey to the West. It's much more fun than Legend. If you want to play, hurry up and come in. There are tons of people registering right now. Look at this screen, it's full of heads."

Liu Mou cupped his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you, beautiful lady."

After saying that, he turned around and sat down in his seat, pulling his classmate into the game Fantasy Westward Journey.

The blond-haired man smiled slightly and walked to the front desk.

"Give me five bottles of chilled Coca-Cola and two packs of cigarettes."

"30 yuan."

Huang Mao gave the money and went to Liu Mou's side.

At this moment, Liu was registering a game character, Tianshan Child Granny.

There are five initial characters: Condor Hero, Carefree Scholar, Swordsman, and Lion Camel. Each character has a different core, and there are many choices, such as healer, warrior, mage, tank, and Taoist. Liu was considering which character to play when he was patted on the shoulder.

Liu Mou took off his headphones, looking annoyed. "Who the hell is that?" He turned his head and saw the blonde woman from before.

"Um, beautiful lady, is there something you need?"

The blond-haired man smiled and handed Liu Mou the Coke he was holding, along with a pack of cigarettes: "This is for you guys. Come play with me. I don't know much about this game. It requires a team, and I don't have a suitable team to play with alone."

Liu Mou rubbed his chubby head: "Okay, let's register our characters first. There's a computer over there, why don't you sit over here so we can communicate more easily?"

The blond-haired man smiled and said, "Sure, I'll be right there."

Liu Mou suddenly found this older woman quite pleasing to the eye.

........