Sure enough, sensationalist news is very effective at grabbing attention, and the number of replies skyrocketed.
"It's just hype, I'll download it and see what kind of trash game it is."
"Wow, it really is featured on the homepage! By the way, how much does it cost to have a feature on the Apple homepage for one day?"
"Bro, give me your goddess's QQ number, I'll help you yell at her to wake her up."
"Upstairs, you dropped your abacus beads."
...
The next day, Fruit Ninja's downloads exceeded 100,000, which demonstrated the advantage of free downloads. Domestic game users are not willing to easily hand over their wallets before they are sure whether the game is attractive enough.
Lin Chen launched a second wave of advertisements. He contacted the seller he had previously reached out to and asked him to find some beautiful female models to take some photos of them playing Fruit Ninja, with the requirement that they be dressed in revealing clothing.
The seller on the other end immediately understood Lin Chen's request and sent a mischievous smiley face.
Seeing this expression, Lin Chen knew that the seller fully understood his thoughts. This guy was good, and he could get along with him. He spent another 20,000 yuan.
This round of advertising was even more explosive, receiving unanimous praise from netizens on various forums.
"Wow, this game is so white, no, this game is so big."
"Hey bro upstairs, let me sum it up for you: this game is really smooth."
"Sure enough, not a single drop of Mengniu milk was wasted."
"Support domestically produced games, starting with me! (wiping drool)"
"I am mortal with gambling and drugs!!!"
"Brother, so you didn't mention Huang at all?"
By the last day of its Apple homepage recommendation, the cumulative downloads had exceeded 1 million, ranking first on the free game download chart.
Lin Chen checked his earnings in the backend and found that the cumulative paid subscriptions had reached over 1 million. Although Apple takes a 30% cut, he knew that it was only the first week and users had not yet developed a habit of paying for services. His earnings would only increase in the future.
To achieve such great results, we must thank Apple. So Lin Chen used translation software to write an email, roughly saying that he was very grateful to Apple for recognizing his talent and giving Fruit Ninja a week of homepage recommendation, which allowed the game to achieve such a great start. He hoped that Apple could continue to give it homepage recommendation for a while longer so that they could cooperate and achieve a win-win situation.
Two days later, Apple replied to the email, congratulating Fruit Ninja on its success and deciding to continue featuring it on the homepage for another week.
Lin Chen exclaimed that Boss Qiao was awesome, and that getting something for free was truly enjoyable.
It's already the end of August, and school is about to start. Fatty went to Shanghai alone two days in advance, and the remaining three members of the Shanghai quartet are also preparing to set off together today.
Five parents came to see her off. It was the first time Lin Chen had met Su Xiaowan's mother. She had delicate features, was gentle and elegant, and had a graceful demeanor. However, the hardships of life inevitably left indelible marks on her face and hands.
Mrs. Su smiled and said to Lin Chen, "Xiao Lin, my daughter Xiao Wan is a bit introverted. You two go to the same school, so I hope you can take care of her if needed. Thank you in advance."
"Auntie, you're too kind. It's nothing. Don't worry about it."
Mrs. Shen also said, "Xiao Lin, Shen Yue has never left our side since she was little. She's been spoiled. Even though you're not in the same school, I still hope you can take care of her more often."
Lin Chen found it increasingly strange. It was just going to school, why did it sound like he was marrying off his daughter?
Lin's mother also sensed something was wrong and quickly said, "It's almost time, you should get in the car now and call us when you get to the school."
On the way back, it finally dawned on Old Lin: "Wife, do you think our son is a jerk?"
Lin's mother rolled her eyes at him: "That's because my son is capable. Besides, it's not even close to being settled yet, so don't talk nonsense. I like both of these girls, it's so hard to choose."
Old Lin was speechless. So now I finally know who my son inherited his genes from.
Actually, Lin Chen wasn't thinking that much at the moment. His current goal was to earn enough for retirement before graduating from university so he could start enjoying life after graduation. He didn't need to earn too much, just a little bit would be enough.
As for dating? Even dogs don't date, right, System Darling?
Two days ago, Lin Chen contacted Senior An Rou on QQ, asking her to release a second version of the map. After Apple featured Fruit Ninja on its homepage for the second week, the download volume seemed to have reached a bottleneck, so Lin Chen wanted to take the opportunity to update it, adding some fun gameplay and some advertising space.
An Rou just sent him a few pictures on QQ, showing the effects of different types of knife marks, and Lin Chen thought they were pretty good.
"Senior Anrou, let's draw it in this style and try to finish it within three days."
"Junior, even a landlord's donkey isn't used like this. It really can't be finished in three days. I'm working for you every day except for eating, sleeping, and going to the toilet."
"Fifteen thousand."
"Okay, boss. Actually, I think that to save time, eating and going to the toilet can be done at the same time."
Upon seeing this, Lin Chen immediately pictured the scene in his mind. He suppressed the urge to vomit and sent An Rou a "666" (a Chinese internet slang for "awesome").
At this moment, Shen Yue leaned over and asked, "Lin Chen, what are you doing?"
"I was talking to a senior student about how to save time and improve work efficiency."
"You even know your senior? That's impressive! What kind of work efficiency is that?"
"I developed a game during the summer vacation and asked this senior to help me with the art design."
What game is it?
Fruit Ninja.
Shen Yue and Su Xiaowan, who had been standing quietly to the side, both stared wide-eyed. Shen Yue exclaimed, "What? You made Fruit Ninja? Really?"
Lin Chen quickly covered her mouth: "We're in public, keep your voice down."
Shen Yue stuck out her tongue sheepishly and continued, "Fruit Ninja is incredibly popular right now; almost everyone with an iPhone has it installed."
That's the advantage of free games. As long as they're popular, people will download them regardless of whether they actually play them or not, otherwise you won't have anything to talk about with others.
Shen Yue pulled out her newly bought iPhone: "Look, I downloaded it too, but I often don't have enough stamina. I even recharged it with 100 yuan."
Lin Chen smiled and said, "Thank you for the reward, Miss Shen."
Su Xiaowan curiously leaned closer: "I often hear people talking about this game in the store, but I've never played it. Lin Chen, what kind of game is it?"
Lin Chen handed her his phone: "Try playing with it and give me some feedback."
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