"It's alright, I'm all better now anyway," Rong Yu said in a relaxed tone. "I've been cured."

Yin Chengjue recalled that Rong Yu had previously confessed that she had suffered from emotional disorders. The specific symptoms were that she was unable to experience the joys and sorrows that ordinary people should have, she had no interest in anything, and she was indifferent to everything, including her own life.

Yin Chengjue put his phone away, his gaze lingering on the little dumpling on the right side of the photo.

He really found it hard to imagine that the chubby-cheeked little dumpling holding his arm, smiling happily, was the boy Rong Yu described as suffering from emotional disorders.

Yin Chengjue was also testing Rong Yu to see if she was willing to confess that she was actually the third young master of the Murong family, the little dumpling in the photo.

Unfortunately, Rong Yu's expression only froze for a moment before she quickly chose to keep it a secret.

Yin Chengjue joked, not really hoping for a happy ending, "Alright, now it's your turn. I've already shown you photos of myself when I was little, so you should show me some too."

"Uh... well, I haven't found it yet..." Rong Yu glanced to the side somewhat guiltily. Just then, the waiter brought the dishes over, and Rong Yu immediately turned her gaze to that side, saying quickly, "Ah! The food is here! I'm so hungry!"

Yin Chengjue readily agreed: "Okay, let's eat first then."

Yin Chengjue put his phone under the table, and just then he received a WeChat message from Sally.

Oh, Sally: Mr. Yin, did you see the trending topics? I asked Xiaoyu for a photo of him when he was little the other day, but he didn't give it to me, so I'm still not sure if he's the one who played the little princess in "The Heavenly Decree". Now someone else is claiming the little princess in the trending topics, but I still feel that Bai Mumu doesn't look like him. Why don't you ask Xiaoyu? Maybe he'll be willing to show you the photo.

It's inexplicably a little heartbreaking.

Yin Chengjue pulled out a photo of himself with Rong Tuanzi when he was a child. Rong Tuanzi was probably only four or five years old at the time, with chubby cheeks. She looked a bit different from the little princess in "The Heavenly Decision". But if you zoomed in and compared the facial features carefully, you could still tell that it was Rong Yu.

Thinking that Sally had sent him this photo, and now she was asking him for a photo of Rong Yu when she was a child, Yin Chengjue couldn't help but sigh – what a small world.

Yin Chengjue glanced at Rong Yu, who had already started cooking meat in the hot pot, and quickly typed a few words, sending them to Sally.

Dig three feet into the ground: No need to ask anymore, let's leave it at that.

Oh, Sally: Huh? Why?

Digging three feet into the ground: Xiaoyu has been on his phone all these years. Since so many people have claimed that role online, Xiaoyu hasn't come forward to refute it, which means he doesn't want others to know that it was him.

Oh, Sally: So! It's him, isn't it?! Oh my god! This is explosive! PR team, time to get started!

Dig Three Feet Deep: I said, let's leave it at that. No need for PR. Don't care what people say online. Respect Xiaoyu. Besides, he doesn't need this role. He'll have many more roles in the future.

Oh, Sally: ...Okay then.

Sally was clearly still somewhat unwilling to give up; this was a great opportunity for publicity, and she didn't want to miss it.

But since Yin Chengjue had already said that, she had no choice but to give up on this campaign.

Because of Bai Mumu's PR efforts, there was a lot of online discussion about the little princess in "Lin Tian Jue". However, as more and more people joined the discussion and compared the two with a magnifying glass, they still found many differences between Bai Mumu and the little princess in "Lin Tian Jue". In the end, they said with certainty that Bai Mumu is definitely not that little princess.

Firstly, Bai Mumu has practically grown up in the public eye, with numerous photos of her at various ages. Compared to other little princesses of the same age, none of them resemble her. Secondly, when "Lin Tian Jue" was being filmed, Bai Mumu was also filming another drama, so their schedules simply didn't match.

Perhaps seeing more and more analysis posts emerging, providing evidence from multiple angles that Bai Mumu is not the little princess, Bai Mumu's studio finally stepped forward and posted a statement denying the relationship between Bai Mumu and the little princess. Bai Mumu herself also followed up with a post stating that she had never played a role in "Lin Tian Jue".

What seemed like a misunderstanding actually garnered Bai Mumu a lot of attention, which in turn boosted the popularity of the drama "The Swordsman's Wanderer".

Therefore, whether Bai Mumu is the little princess of "Lin Tian Jue" is no longer important; they have already successfully achieved the publicity effect they wanted.

Such promotional methods have been commonplace over the years; they're all old tricks.

Bringing the much-anticipated "Princess of the Heavenly Realm" out for a stroll creates a huge buzz. Once the hype dies down and the buzz returns, they can then come out to clarify the situation. This way, they gain attention without being accused of deception, and they don't have to worry about the real princess coming out to claim her, causing their image to collapse.

Whenever this happens, someone can't help but conclude: "Sigh! Our little princess is essentially just a tool. Over the years, how many female stars' childhoods have been elevated through this method?" [doge emoji]

"The Swordsman" was filmed in a closed environment with strict control over filming privacy, so Rong Yu had to live in the crew and accompany them on location shoots at any time.

So during the time Rong Yu joined the crew, Yin Chengjue could only eat at home by himself every day.

To be honest, it's really hard to get used to having one less person in the family.

Yin Chengjue had no choice but to immerse himself in work, hoping to get through this period through work.

Yin Chengjue became more attentive to his work, which increased the pressure on Xinming's employees. Fortunately, the website they founded had begun operating smoothly. They were working on layouts for newly signed original works according to plan and recommending them on various platforms, striving to attract more people.

Initially, you'll definitely lose money, but if you look at the long term, as long as you can keep going and do it well, you'll definitely be able to recoup your investment.

Among them, the most effective were some high-quality comics, followed by novels, because the website stipulates that comics only need to be serialized to twenty pages to be selected for listing, while novels need to reach a certain word count and number of favorites before they can be listed.

After all, drawing comics requires more effort, so websites tend to be more lenient in their requirements for uploading comics.

Three months have passed in the blink of an eye, and the reader traffic of Xinming Original Literature Network has reached a relatively stable level. Some authors with excellent works have also received a stable number of views and subscriptions.

The authors' income determines the website's income, and the website then takes a percentage of that income for advertising to attract more readers—this creates a virtuous cycle.

After the traffic and revenue of Xinming Original Literature Network reached a relatively stable level, Yin Chengjue convened an internal company meeting to prepare to put the game development plan, which had been previously publicized online, on the agenda.

After several discussions, the game's background was finally decided to be an "infinite flow" setting, and the overall structure of the plot also began to take shape at the suggestion of the planning team.

The game is called [Source of Space]. Players can choose their own class, then create a character, and customize their character's appearance, body shape, and clothing. Once creation is complete, players can enter the game.

The professions in [Source of Space] are divided into: Attack, Healing, and Defense.

There are four attack types: [Swordsman], [Berserker], [Assassin], and [Sniper].

There are three types of healers: [Green Garuda], [Blessed One], and [Pharmacist].

There are three types of defensive units: [Rakshasa], [Imperial Princess], and [Blood Warrior].

Different professions have different skills, and even if you use the same profession, the actual combat effect of the skills will be different if you choose to increase different attribute values ​​during the training process.

There are three main ways for these professions to increase their attribute points: gacha pulls, spending real money, and running dungeons.

To correspond to the different factions of the professions, the cards are also divided into attack, healing, and defense types. As for the points that a card can add, that depends on luck.

If you get a D-rank attack card, you'll start with 100 points. Even if you upgrade and develop the card later, the maximum points will only be 600, which isn't a significant increase in attack attribute.

If you acquire a C-rank attack card, it starts with 400 attack points and reaches 2400 attack points when fully upgraded.

Similarly, a Rank B attack card starts with 1600 attack points and reaches 9600 attack points when fully developed. A Rank attack card starts with 6400 attack points and reaches 38400 attack points when fully developed. An S Rank attack card starts with 25600 attack points and reaches 153600 attack points when fully developed.

Since only six cards can be carried during wartime, carrying S-rank cards provides a significant advantage when the number of cards is the same.

Besides cards, weapons can also increase attributes. There are three ways to obtain weapons: spending real money, clearing dungeons, and crafting with materials.

These methods all increase your own attributes. If your own attribute values ​​are too low, you can also choose to assist in battle. However, the assisting character cannot be a friend or relative, but only an NPC in [Space Source]. Moreover, you need to raise the intimacy level between this character and the NPC to 500 points before you can invite the NPC to assist you in battle.

As for how to increase intimacy with NPCs, it is related to the cards you draw. All the NPCs on the map who can help you in battle have a certain intimacy with the cards. This intimacy is not related to the card's level. Some D-level cards may have an intimacy of up to 100 with a certain NPC. As long as you give the card to the NPC, you can increase the intimacy to 100.

Players can increase their affinity with NPCs indefinitely, even to the point of maxing out the affinity with all NPCs on the entire map. However, each time a player starts a battle, the number of NPCs summoned to assist in the battle cannot exceed six.

"Is there anything else that needs to be added?" Yin Chengjue asked.

Secretary Huang, who had been rapidly typing and taking notes on the computer for an hour, took this opportunity to stretch her sore shoulders and neck.

The others at the conference table shook their heads, offering no further suggestions for the time being.

Yin Chengjue nodded: "Okay, then let's leave it at that for now."