Chapter 294 Refund Tide

Startled by the sound, Arnold's legs hit the table like a knee-jerk reflex.

For a moment, he grimaced in pain.

"Damn, what happened? Come in!"

Arnold looked at the person who walked into the office with an unhappy expression, a person from the production team of "Galaxy Hunters".

The man walked into the office, and before he could ask any questions, he hurriedly said: "Mr. Arnold, something happened. There was a sudden wave of refunds for the game!"

"What?!"

Arnold became anxious upon hearing this.

This is a key project of the company!

You have a lot of responsibility and there is no room for failure.

The key is, is there a wave of refunds? Why?

The first reaction was to call Martin.

This person who was almost fired by Bowken is already the person he trusts the most besides the chief designer of the "Galaxy Hunter" project team.

The phone beeped numerous times, but no one answered.

"Damn it! Call Wirtz over. No, I'll go myself!"

As he spoke, Arnold moved quickly and rushed out of the office.

When we arrived at the studio of the "Galaxy Hunter" production team, it was already a mess.

People's hearts were in a state of confusion, and no one was interested in working. They were openly checking different social media or game forums on their workstation computers.

Many people even cursed in a low voice while checking.

It doesn't look like a game studio at all, more like a vegetable market.

Seeing the big BOSS coming, Wirtz, the chief designer of the project, trotted over quickly.

There were dense beads of sweat on his bald head.

"Boss, you, you are here"

His voice was trembling.

Arnold asked with a sullen face: "Where's the Martin guy? Why can't he get through on the phone?"

When he heard the name, Wirtz's face turned ugly, and his suppressed anger could be seen.

It seems that he is very dissatisfied.

"Because the cooperation with Hot Brand Hot Sauce is good, Party A is very satisfied. I probably drank some wine at the party last night and I haven't woken up yet."

"Damn it! Why can't we find anyone when something goes wrong!" Arnold cursed angrily, "What on earth is going on, the wave of refunds? Why!"

With a grimace on his face, Wirtz led the boss to a workstation. Arnold sat down, bending over and tapping on the keyboard.

The person who was sitting in the original seat quickly stood next to him.

There were groups of three or five, all watching the situation not far away.

While operating, he also asked: "Boss, have you seen "Edge Walker"? What do you think of the characters in it?"

Arnold subconsciously wanted to say that he had never seen it.

But when the words came to his lips, they still reluctantly turned into: "I've seen it, the shape is good. Does it have anything to do with the refund?"

There is a day when I need to admit that my opponent's product is good. This is even more uncomfortable than killing him.

"It's true." Wirtz sighed, "Boss, you haven't watched the latest update of "Edge Walker" today, right?"

With that said, he clicked play.

It’s a video from Brother Piao’s personal channel on YouTube.

It's called "Shameless Electronic Arts!" Cheesy animation! Why did I refund Galaxy Hunter? 》

Just clicked on the video.

"Fake squid EA!! Fake, Fake!"

This is a short video clip of just a few seconds.

It’s a clip of Exaggerated Brother breaking defense during the live broadcast.

【? ? ? ? ? 】

【what's the situation? 】

The barrage is also very confusing.

The exaggerated guy in the video lives up to his nickname. His expressions and movements are exaggerated, but surprisingly contagious.

Then, the main film begins.

"First of all, this video contains plot spoilers for the animated series "Cyberpunk: Edgewalker" and "Galaxy Hunters: Rise"! Please watch with caution."

"Okay, without further ado, let's come to today's topic. The beginning of the video is my real reaction when watching "Galaxy Hunters: Rise" live. Why is this? I will explain in detail."

“Just today, the final extended episode of Cyberpunk: Edgewalker was released.”

Next, Brother Piaohua edited the plot and pictures, and briefly explained the plot.

Some viewers who couldn't hold back their curiosity and watched the video without watching the animation, when they saw the tragic death of Rebecca and David, and saw Lucy's lonely longing, their defenses were broken.

【damn it! Why should I watch this video? I lost my viewing experience]

[I have already watched the ending, but I still can’t help but get a sore nose every time I see this scene]

[Damn, this Adam's Hammer can kill, right? I'm going to buy the game now! 】

[Unfortunately, I have to buy "Cyberpunk 2077" later, my money has already been given to "Galaxy Hunter"]

By this time, many people had not yet discovered the seriousness of the problem.

Arnold did the same, frowning deeply.

Why does the scene of Rebecca's death look familiar?

Why do you seem to know this scene? Have you seen it somewhere?

Haven't had time to remember yet.

The voice of Exaggerated Brother continued: "Remember this scene of Rebecca's death. Many viewers will be curious, why did I say I will refund "Galaxy Hunter"? Because of the following paragraph."

"This is the ending sequence of "Galaxy Hunters: Rise", featuring Jesse the Armored Car."

Along with the explanation, a very impactful picture broke into Arnold's mind.

He stood up suddenly, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

If you still don't know what's going on at this time, there's something wrong with your brain.

I also understood where the sense of déjà vu of Rebecca’s death came from.

This TM scene caused a car crash!

Rebecca and Jesse's death scenes are almost exactly the same!

If we were not 100% sure that the two animations did not plagiarize each other, we would have thought that there was an insider who leaked the source of the film!

Arnold felt numb all over his body and instantly knew the reason.

Imagine this.

Just today.

A viewer who likes "Edgewalker" happily opens Netflix to watch the latest updated series.

The result was probably one of the most emo endings in life.

Rebecca, the sweet and irritable girl who listened to her mother's voice, died.

Moreover, he was trampled to death by Adam's heavy hammer, and his death was extremely miserable.

Then the male protagonist in the film, David Martinez, who had a complete character arc and was very well portrayed, also died.

In the end, only Lucy, the little cyberwidow, was left.

Just because animation has great stamina and cannot take off, I saw that a new animation was launched on Netflix on the same day.

"Galaxy Hunters: Rise" with a black humor label.

I read it to ease my mood.

Unexpectedly, at the end, the classic scene reappeared.

Has a scene that is almost exactly the same as Rebecca's death scene appeared? The audience has preconceptions and will subconsciously think that Jesse, who was hit and killed by an armored car in the animation, is referring to Rebecca.

If the scene is shocking, beautiful, or full of emotion, it can be seen as a tribute to the death of Rebecca in "Edgewalker."

but

"Galaxy Hunters: Rise" is a black humor and absurd style.

This is bad.

The protagonist in the animation not only showed no respect for Jesse's body, but also played with Jesse's head for a while.

Even after Jesse's cyborg body died in the animation, the chili sauce used as energy in his body was splashed everywhere.

The protagonist even tasted it!

None of this would be anything without Edgewalkers.

But now, the endings of the two animations are surprisingly similar.

Players obviously thought that the last paragraph of "Galaxy Hunters: Rise" was that Electronic Arts was satirizing Rebecca, who was particularly loved by players. As a result, Rebecca was taken out and whipped to death right after her death.

And in contrast, the ending of "Galaxy Hunters: Rise" looks extremely stupid.

Arnold felt his heart break.

How bad is this luck?

In fact, if you think about it, how could it be that Electronic Arts was mocking Rebecca?

The projects for "Galaxy Hunters" and the animated "Rise" were established a few years ago.

The script was finalized long ago and production began.

How long has it been since the projects of "Cyberpunk 2077" and "Edgewalker" were established?

Moreover, the plots, narrative methods, and story structures of the two animations are completely different.

Only the endings are slightly similar!

But players and viewers obviously just want to vent their emotions.

[Damn it, how long has it been since Rebecca-chan died? Electronic Arts, are you worthy of such a good character? 】

[This method is really vulgar and disgusting. I just finished watching Edgewalker, and I didn’t expect to see something so ruining my outlook on life.]

[Damn it, it’s all your fault, Electronic Arts! I was spoiled and I lost out on the best viewing experience of Edgewalker! 】

Finally, thousands of words are condensed into one sentence.

Refund Galaxy Hunters!

Purpose?

Just venting anger, that's all.

Arnold gritted his teeth.

Public relations crisis management must be done quickly! We can't let things continue to develop like this!

Taking advantage of it, it hasn't had a big impact on the game yet.

So he quickly began to direct.

"Contact YouTube and remove the relevant videos from the shelves. If you can't remove them, you will have to limit the flow!"

"Disclose the animation production process and emphasize that when the animation was in post-production, the project of "Edge Walker" had not yet been approved."

“An event is launched, and players who pre-order will receive out-of-print limited prizes after the server is launched.”

Orders were issued one after another, and the entire studio immediately fell into a state of panic.

With the backbone, the atmosphere has obviously eased.

But Arnold still didn't feel relieved. Instead, he became more and more angry as he thought about it.

Without hesitation, he called Pawar.

The first time, there was no answer.

Hit again a second time.

This time it beeped for a long time before the call was answered.

"Hello? Hello, are you looking for my husband?"

The person who answered the phone was a woman.

Pawar's wife?

"Yes."

"Please wait."

A few seconds later, there was the sound of the door opening.

and bursts of laughter.

"Hahahahahaha! This is so cool! I didn't expect that it really didn't change at all? I thought that kicking me away would make this animation very popular, but this is what happened? In the end, it really collided with "Edge Walker" The collision was so serious! The pig hit the tree, David hit the hammer, and Electronic Arts hit the naughty cat!"

On the other side of the phone there was not only the sound of laughing voices, but also the sound of water splashing and the sound of a particularly loud cartoon.

Arnold's face was as dark as water.

bath?

Take a shower!

"What did you come in for? What? My phone? Let me check, okay? Mr. Arnold, long time no see."

"Mr. Pawar, it seems you are in a good mood today." Arnold said coldly, "You seem to know something?"

"Me? I don't know much. I just saw the ending of "Edge Walker" a few months before you, and I know that it will coincide with the ending of "Galaxy Hunter: Rise"."

On the phone, there was the laziness of the other party's voice and the sound of water rushing in the bathtub.

"You know why you didn't say it!" Arnold cursed angrily, "Do you know how much loss this has caused me?"

On the phone, Pawar's words were still calm.

"Dear Mr. Arnold, I said that I would help you watch the original animation film and help you make a publicity plan, but you didn't need it, and you asked me to lick Lin Mo's feet. Didn't you?"

Arnold choked.

The fire in my stomach was about to burst out of my nose, and I really wanted to throw the phone in my hand to the ground and smash it to pieces to vent the anger in my stomach.

If I had known that something like this would happen, I wouldn't be able to drive him away even if I beat him to death!

Damn it, damn it!

If Martin hadn't negotiated a linkage with the popular hot sauce brand, which resulted in a lack of exposure for both animation and games, he wouldn't have had a bad relationship with Pavard.

Now it's all messy.

Wait, hot brand hot sauce!

Arnold suddenly felt a chill on his back.

The contract was signed at that time.

Cannot affect the reputation of the other party

Otherwise, not only will you not get any benefits, but you will also lose a lot of money!

Look at the computer screen again.

[What xx hot sauce brand! Would you actually choose to cooperate with a low-quality manufacturer like Electronic Arts that has no level and quality? 】

[When I see hot sauce now, I think of Rebecca’s blood and flesh, and I want to vomit]

[Maybe there is actually human flesh in the hot sauce? No wonder not many people bought this hot sauce in the past few years]

[It’s so disgusting. I just bought a bottle a few days ago, so I’m going to throw it away]

There's even talent.

In such a short period of time, fanart has exploded.

In a set of four-panel cartoons, the production line of Hot Brand hot sauce is shown.

On the conveyor belt are Rebeccas standing one by one, and in the sky is an Adam's Hammer. Every time a Rebecca passes by, it is crushed into meat paste, and then sealed into a bottle. The hot brand hot sauce with Rebecca's face is painted on it. It’s out.

There are all kinds of Hell Joke-style fanarts emerging in an endless stream.

Arnold's scalp felt numb for a moment.

He had a feeling that Hot Brand Hot Sauce might use this matter to cause trouble at any time.

If we can all agree, everything will be easy.

If we can't agree.

Arnold gritted his teeth, he was in big trouble.

Martin rubbed his stinging temples and sat up.

"What time is it? Fortunately, I don't have to go to the company."

That's the advantage of being a celebrity in front of your boss.

I yawned and walked out of bed. Just as I was going to the bathroom to wash up, I heard my phone ringing.

But it went as quickly as it came, and I hung up soon.

Who?

Picked up the phone and took a look.

Then, take a breath.

"So many?! Is the sky falling?"

There are dozens of missed calls on the phone!

It was a horrifying scene to watch, even though it was unclear what was going on.

But his intuition told him that something happened, and it should be a big deal.

After much thought, he decided to reply first.

So, I clicked on Wirtz's name and called back.

After just two rings, the call was immediately connected.

"Hello"

I wanted to explain a few words, but before I could finish a sentence, I was immediately greeted by a roar.

"You're not dead! Don't answer the phone if you dare!"