Chapter 390 - 187: An Explosive Hit! 9 Million Daily Active Users in 3 Days

Chapter 390: Chapter 187: An Explosive Hit! 9 Million Daily Active Users in 3 Days

People would inevitably share the link on their own, attracting more local players. They would clear stages to earn points, climbing the leaderboards.

This process would attract a huge number of new players.

At a time like this, the game’s simple mechanics weren’t a drawback—they were a boon.

Because simple gameplay meant there was no barrier to entry.

No barrier to entry meant anyone could play.

From senior citizens to three-year-old toddlers.

You could play it right away, pass the first level, and earn points.

Then you’d get to the second level to watch an ad, contributing to the game company’s ad revenue.

In this way, the game company would also make a killing, absolutely raking in cash from advertisers.

Everyone realized this seemed to form a virtuous cycle, creating a closed commercial loop.

"Hearing you all talk, it feels like this game is going to blow up!"

"Let’s not talk about whether it’ll blow up yet—that’s up to fate. But at the very least, the game’s concept is novel, and its business model is solid."

"Right, this game has the potential to be a massive hit. Its actual success will depend on the right time, place, and people."

"We’ll have to see the data from the first few days. They’re crucial. If it catches fire in the first few days, the explosive viral effect will kick in."

"If it can become a game everyone plays, then it’ll be a true blockbuster."

"Could it be that Xu Xiyue is actually going to succeed this time?"

"Goddess Xu lives up to her name. She found the hidden potential in a project no one believed in."

"It’s true. Everyone laughed at her for picking up trash, but now it looks like she has a real eye for things."

"Is the curse of the Lone Star of Calamity finally about to be broken?"

"This is her first project since joining Panshi Venture Capital, right? If her first project is a success, her boyfriend’s fate must be even stronger than hers!"

"Just how strong does his fate have to be to suppress hers?"

"The man fished *that thing* out of the ocean and even got a distinguished contribution award. He’s practically blessed by the nation’s fortune. Of course his fate is strong."

"If this project succeeds, maybe we should start paying more attention to these kinds of small-scale projects."

"..."

Many investors with a keen sense of smell immediately detected the game’s potential to go viral.

Their opinions of the game changed drastically, and they even began to re-evaluate Xu Xiyue.

The tide of public opinion could turn just that quickly.

After all, they were all professionals. They couldn’t just lie with their eyes wide open.

If they remained stubborn now and the game blew up later, wouldn’t that be a massive slap in the face?

Still, everyone couldn’t help but marvel that Xu Xiyue’s first project after leaving Sky Dome Capital and joining Panshi Venture Capital was already on the verge of success.

It was, admittedly, a bit miraculous.

This made everyone wonder just how strong the fate of Panshi Venture Capital’s boss was.

He had to be strong enough to suppress Xu Xiyue’s destiny, allowing her to successfully back a project even while at his company.

But then they remembered that Chen Mo had managed to fish *that thing* out of the vast ocean, which proved that his fate was indeed something special.

After seeing the contents of the group chat, Chen Mo couldn’t help but show a faint smile.

’These people change their tune so quickly.’

’This industry is all about results. If your project is incredible, no one dares to mock you.’

It also indirectly proved that these professionals saw the game’s potential to become a viral hit.

’Whether it blows up or not all depends on the speed of its spread from here on out.’

Chen Mo leaned back leisurely in his chair and went back to playing on his phone.

He was curious to see if he could pass the second level.

...

「Jingcheng.」

A university student was sitting in class.

But in a university lecture, as long as you showed up, no one cared if you were slacking off.

He was currently scrolling through his phone out of boredom, looking for a little game to play.

He happened to see a game called *Fruit Fruit* in his mini-game recommendations.

’Fruit Fruit? What kind of game is this?’

He thought the name was a bit strange, but he tapped on it anyway.

After a quick look, he figured out the rules.

’A match-three game. Simple enough.’

So he started the first level and easily cleared all the fruit tiles from the board.

He quickly reached the second level.

’This game is way too easy. But it’s fine for killing time when I’m bored.’

He shook his head, thinking the game was too simple.

If he weren’t bored in class, he definitely wouldn’t have kept playing.

But when he got to the second level, he realized something was wrong.

The difficulty suddenly spiked from toddler-level to hell mode.

He couldn’t clear the fruit tiles in the tray at all, and could only watch as the tiles piled up until the tray was full.

"Challenge Failed."

"FUCK!"

Seeing that he’d failed the second level, he lost it and couldn’t help but swear.

However, he’d forgotten he was in a classroom. The students around him all turned to look his way.

The professor’s gaze also landed on him.

For a moment, he was so embarrassed that he lowered his head, not daring to look at the professor.

But the professor was used to this sort of thing and simply continued his lecture.

Once he saw that no one was paying attention to him anymore, he chose to challenge the second level again.

’The difficulty gap between the first and second levels of this damn game is insane. What kind of twisted designer made this?’

He couldn’t help but curse internally as he used his free daily attempt to try again.

Unfortunately, the outcome was predetermined. He failed at the second level once again.

To get another chance to play, his only options were to watch an ad or share the game link.

Since he was in class, watching an ad was inconvenient and would take too much time.

So he shared the game link directly to his class group chat.

After sharing, he immediately received another attempt.

With his new chance, he immediately challenged the second level again.

While he was tackling the second level, his classmates in the group chat saw the game link he’d shared.

He wasn’t the only one slacking off, and his strange outburst just now had already piqued everyone’s curiosity.

’Now he’s sharing a game link in the chat? Did the game make him lose his mind?’

So, a few students who were bored and looking for something to do also tapped the link and started playing.

Just like him, they passed the first level with ease.

But when they reached the second level, they were all crushed by the sudden, insane spike in-difficulty.

Some of them were about to curse out loud too, but remembering the cautionary tale from before, they forced themselves to hold it in.

There was nothing else to be said. They also started sharing the link in the group chat.

Seeing so many people sharing the game in the chat, others who weren’t originally interested became curious and gave it a try.

Just like that, it became an unstoppable trend. Everyone who clicked the link was stonewalled by the second level.

And so began the endless cycle of watching ads, sharing links, and re-challenging.

Friends Circles, group chats, and direct messages to friends all became targets for link sharing.

They watched one ad after another.

And so, more and more people found out about the game.

And more and more people joined in, all playing the game together.

Then they too entered the cycle of sharing links and watching ads.

The game was spreading like wildfire across the internet at a terrifying, almost indescribable speed.

The number of players grew and grew.

Time flew by, and in a blink, it was Friday.

It was the third day since *Fruit Fruit* had gone live.

After fermenting for three days, the game’s player count had reached a magnitude that no one, neither at Panshi Venture Capital nor at Pentagonal Game Company, had ever imagined.

"President Chen, President Xu, our game is a success!"

"Yesterday, our game’s daily active users broke five million!"

"And the numbers are still climbing today! We estimate today’s DAU will be over nine million!"

Jiang Huiyang was beaming, his voice filled with excitement as he reported the game’s daily active user data to Chen Mo and Xu Xiyue.

"Five million DAU yesterday, and an estimated nine million today?"

Hearing these figures, everyone in the conference room showed expressions of deep astonishment.

After a moment of shock, their faces broke out into wide, joyful smiles that they couldn’t hide.

Everyone knew exactly what these numbers meant.

The game they had invested in had blown up!

And it wasn’t just a hit—it was an explosive, massive success!