Or rather, every newly graduated intern is broke.
Even though the company went bankrupt, he still had channels as a game developer!
It's just that those who used to call him "Mr." and "Boss" now treated Xu Dan with indifference.
This was only natural, and he didn't mind.
After all, everyone was a business partner. Nobody in the workplace would talk about feelings or brotherhood; everything had an objective.
He found a former "friend" who owned an arcade on Manhattan Island.
He planned to release the game there first.
It wasn't that he doubted the money-making ability of the optimized version of King of Fighters; it was a matter of cost.
The owner of this arcade still had a bit of a conscience.
He quickly reached an agreement with the owner, Jeff.
The next day, a group of young women, dressed to the nines, appeared on the display stage at the arcade entrance.
Their outfits were exceptionally alluring.
Leading the way was an Asian model that Xu Dan had paid a fortune to hire! Three thousand US dollars an hour!
It was a real hit to the wallet!
However, the model didn't disappoint him.
After some skillful makeup, she cosplayed as Mai Shiranui, with only two pieces of fabric covering her, exposing a large expanse of skin. The level of detail was astonishing, over ninety percent accurate!
Many passersby, especially some men, found their feet rooted to the spot like they were made of lead when they saw the girl on stage!
"Oh, Shet! Kang Rui, if you look at that bitch again, I'm going to gouge your eyeballs out!" A woman, who was 1.8 meters tall, squeezed her boyfriend's throat as she spoke.
"I... I..." The man couldn't speak for a long time, but his gaze was still fixed on 'Mai Shiranui'.
There was no help for it; in the face of sexiness, everything was a paper tiger!
It was a direct impact on human nature, and no one could resist it!
Even the model, who took jobs all year round, after seeing the custom-made clothing on the ship, repeatedly praised it, saying that she felt very alluring herself.
And she spoke highly of the clothing designer who had been doing the praising!
She was considered a mid-level model, and some of the clothes she wore were made by masters, or were high-end imitations of masters' work, so her evaluation of the clothes was naturally insightful.
So, she happily put on the cosplay outfit and confidently showed herself off on the platform.
"Hey there, beautiful. I was wondering, is this arcade doing some kind of promotion?" A chubby guy with glasses leered at the model cosplaying Mai Shiranui.
The fat man's gaze, following the skimpy clothes, was like a venomous snake, probing at hidden secrets!
However, this model was a pro. Her defenses were as tight as a steel net!
'Mai Shiranui' gave a professional smile and replied, "Hello! Please, take a look over here!"
With that, she pointed to the posters plastered on the outside of the arcade.
Following her gesture, the fat man finally noticed the dazzling posters.
"King of… Fighters? Oh my god! You're actually that character!" The fat man exclaimed in amazement.
The model's smile didn't waver; she was getting paid to do a job. "The game is called King of Fighters, and my character is Mai Shiranui. Do you like it?"
"Mai… Shiranui? What kind of name is that!" The fat man clearly didn't know the Japanese name.
But the model was very patient and went straight for the big move, her voice seductive: "Do you like me?~"
Hearing this voice, the fat man felt like his bones were about to melt!
"Like, like, like!!!"
"Then go on in!~"
A normal man couldn't resist this kind of temptation, and without a word, he charged right into the arcade.
The moment he walked into the arcade, he suddenly found that the atmosphere here was much more lively than before!
"Fight, fight, fight! Kill him!!"
"Haha, that idiot, I blocked him and then used a special move!!"
"Oh, my god!! This woman is my dream girl!!"
"Mai! Mai! Mai!!"
The arcade was filled with cheers from the male players.
The fat guy walked curiously behind them, looking at the game on the screen.
It was undoubtedly King of Fighters!
"Are you watching a movie? CG?" he asked, puzzled.
Hearing the sound, Xu Dan, who was playing a game, turned his head with a look of displeasure. He had chosen three female characters and was just about to charge in when someone startled him from behind!
"What the fuck! You fat pig, don't you know any manners? Shouldn't you say 'excuse me' before asking someone something?"
The fat man had a good temper and didn't mind being called a fat pig.
Also, he was eager to know what was on the screen?!!
It was so attractive!
He couldn't be bothered to be angry. "Sorry to bother you, excuse me, is this a game CG? How is it being played on this machine?"
The yellow-haired man sneered and moved the joystick, and the characters in the game moved along with it. "Got it? This is a game! What you played before was all trash! This is the undisputed number one game in the world!"
"This is actually a game?!" The fat man was shocked.
The optimized version of King of Fighters was constantly refreshing players' visual senses. When they were still engrossed in pixelated games, this awesome game suddenly appeared, with its exquisite graphics, cool fighting styles, and realistic characters, all of which were amazing!
He would believe it if someone said this game was made by God!
Because, besides God, which game company nowadays could create such a supremely awesome game?
The fat man silently went to the front desk and bought one hundred dollars' worth of game coins at once!
He played the game relentlessly. When night fell, and he had to go home, he used the remaining game coins to arrange a letter next to the machine, vaguely resembling the letter 'G'.
The initial success of King of Fighters was due to Xu Dan's ingenious advertising methods.
In this era, this kind of promotional plan had not yet become popular.
Cosplay + advertising posters; these were things that only gradually appeared in people's vision after the formation of the otaku culture.
And now, this form of publicity represents something unprecedented, it represents traffic!
Night.
Xu Dan opened the system panel. At the moment the game officially launched, the system had already started prompting him.
It announced that the points shop was open.
At first, not many people were playing, so there weren't many points either.
After all, it was just a game room, not an arcade!
The machines inside were limited, and even if players wanted to play, they had to stand in a long line!
Many people couldn't wait while waiting in line and went to other game rooms, only to find that other game rooms didn't have this game at all!
He could only run back!
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