A Returner’s Successful Investment Method - Chapter 625



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Episode 625 freedom of expression (5)

The protest ended disastrously, but Angry Law did not back down.

If I backed down now, it would be the same as admitting defeat.

‘I have 3 million Mad Men members!’

As I was looking at the supportive messages posted on the site, I felt like energy was gathering in my whole body.

‘okay. ‘Hey!’

He decided to fight to the end.

Angry Law posted a notice that it would launch a boycott and refund campaign against game companies.

[Starting today, we will hold a ‘game consumer general strike’ until the game industry completely surrenders.

The rules are as follows:

First, do not purchase games or pay for games on the 10th, 20th, and 30th of every month.

Second, if you absolutely need to pay, do it the day before the relevant date.

Third, turn off all games for 10 minutes every night from 11:50 to 12:00 and check solidarity with neo-Nazis.

If we don’t consume games, the gaming industry will stop!]

Numerous Mad Men members expressed their intention to participate.

-I don’t play games, but I’m boycotting from today!

– Saying that you will not do something in the future is also a boycott!

-I am a biller who used to pay $15 per month, but starting today, I will stop paying!

-I paid a lot of cash with my mom’s card before participating in the boycott! A one-month boycott begins today!

-From now on, only play without paying!

-Instead of paying $10, you can just grind through the levels for three or four hours. Instead of paying, let’s extend the game time.

-If you play without paying, it eats up a lot of server traffic, so it’s no different than causing game companies to lose money!

-Let’s see if we can do business without neo-Nazis!

-Kkkkkkk I imagine myself getting down on my knees and begging CEOs of game companies to withdraw their boycott.

-oh! me too! Please pray for me~ Will you pay for it?

-If you are white, definitely join!

Gamers who saw Mad Men’s ‘Game Consumption General Strike’ were once again unable to hide their absurdity.

-A person who originally didn’t pay doesn’t pay, so it’s a boycott?

-If you do it the day before or use your parents’ credit card, you’re saying it’s a boycott??

-ㅅㅂ Am I misunderstanding the concept of boycott?

-How on earth did the idea that game companies lose money if there were no fees come about?

-No, you are confirming your solidarity by saying that not playing a game for 10 minutes is such a big deal?

-In the three or four hours of grinding through levels, do some real hard work!

-Looking at them, I feel so sorry for them that I feel like crying now ㅜㅜ

-Please live this life!

* * *

Some politicians criticized Ice Storm, citing freedom of expression issues, but they quickly silenced themselves due to public criticism.

The majority of gamers overwhelmingly supported Kang Seon-woo’s response.

-I can’t believe you understand the minds of gamers so well.

-I am a die-hard Ice Storm fan for over 20 years. At first, I was strongly opposed to it being acquired by a Korean game company, but now I think it’s a good thing that it was acquired by SW Games!

-Kang Seon-woo and Matt Cooper are the best combination!

-Is there something we can do?

-Ice Storm is donating to the Pediatric Cancer Foundation. How about we join in?

-oh! good idea!

-no! I can’t believe you were doing such a good thing secretly! Let’s donate together, you guys!

-It’s a small amount, but I donated $100.

-I, along with the children, decided to donate $30 a month.

-Let’s support by donating!

Ice Storm has donated a portion of its profits every year to the Pediatric Cancer Foundation in LA.

When this fact became known, Ice Storm fans and gamers began donating all at once.

[Gamer donation relay procession!]

[Good influence in the gaming industry!]

[Chairman of Smile Children Foundation, thanks to gamers… … .]

The donation quickly exceeded $5 million.

Many people were happy and cheered for this heartwarming news, but Mad Men members were not.

-Why are these kids suddenly making donations?

-Am I the only one uncomfortable with this donation?

-Donating to pediatric cancer patients? Looks like these guys are pedophiles!

-Wow! It’s really dirty, it’s dirty!

-Do not accept dirty donations!

-If you receive donations, you too will be considered enemies of neo-Nazis!

-Declare that you will not accept donations right away and return the donations!

-If we receive donations from game companies and gamers, we won’t let you go!

Mad Men members were not only campaigning against donations, but also sent protest emails to the foundation. When this fact became known, ridicule and criticism poured in again.

-This is the first time in my life that I have seen someone protest against receiving donations. Haha

-Are they really crazy?

-There is no upper body like this even from the head to the head.

-No ability, no conscience~

-Can’t the Mad Men site be shut down?

– Kang Seon-woo, who got rid of these guys from the game industry, is just a light!

-Oh oh! Light Sunwoo!

* * *

[(Breaking News) Mad Men operator Angry Law arrested!]

(strategy)

Angry Law (real name Melden Law), known as the operator of Mad Men, was arrested by LA police.

Meanwhile, numerous terrorist and death threats have been posted on the Mad Men site.

‘We are going on a shooting spree in Ice Storm’, ‘Today we will rip off the head of a colored person!’, ‘We are planning to plant a bomb at a children’s hospital donated by a gaming company. Is there anyone who can join us?’ etc.

There were posts that were difficult to put into words, but the administrator took no action.

Although this did not actually happen, the article increased social unrest and wasted police power.

In addition, he received donations from members several times in the name of protests and rallies, but did not properly disclose where the donations were used, so it is presumed that he may have personally misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Angry Law stated that the article had nothing to do with his views, that it was impossible to check and censor every article posted on the site, and claimed that this was discrimination against white people and political oppression.

The LA Police announced that they will continue to respond strongly to hate crimes without leniency.

* * *

Upon hearing the news of Angry Law’s arrest, neo-Nazis protested strongly, tweeting ‘We are Mad Men!’… … Surprisingly, no one cared.

Meanwhile, Angry Law once again posted a fundraising message, this time saying he needed legal fees.

Looking at things like this, it seems like neo-Nazis are making money too.

I asked Sunwoo.

“What happened to Stemhouse?”

Stemhouse has continued to thoroughly deny intentionality even after the incident occurred.

Even the claim that animator Rector, the person responsible for causing the incident, was fired turned out to be false.

Even after the incident, Rector was still going to work at Stemhouse.

In response, the representative of Stemhouse made an excuse, saying that it was a measure to protect employees from death threats.

“Not only us, but all game companies have filed lawsuits for damages. “If you play with someone else’s work, you have to pay the price.”

Stemhouse is the largest game animation outsourcing production company in the United States.

However, due to this incident, all game companies stopped trading.

Who would entrust work to an outsourcing company that did something like that to the work entrusted to them by the main contractor?

Unfortunately… … Since this is the path they have chosen, they will endure through evil and gangsterism.

Seonwoo breathed a sigh of relief.

“I’m really glad it ended well.”

In the first episode, the entire gaming industry was criticized due to this incident.

However, this time, thanks to a strong response in the beginning, it ended without any major disruption.

Thanks to this, attention has been focused on Mephisto 5, so it can be seen as a blessing in disguise.

Even while this chaos was going on, employees stayed up all night checking for bugs and making patches.

Now, only the release of Mephisto 5 remains.

I spoke to the main developers of Mephisto 5.

“How about holding an online announcement of the release of Mephisto 5?”

Then he was embarrassed.

“Me?”

“yes.”

His name is Ryan Shang.

He is the general designer of Mephisto 5.

The impact of the Nymphonmoo incident was so great that he is actually a person with a lot of love and passion for the Mephisto series.

I patted his shoulder and said.

“Please show us clearly that Mephisto 5 is back.”

* * *

At the announcement of the release of Mephisto 5, which was released online, a middle-aged Asian man with a warm and friendly appearance appeared. His name was Ryan Shang.

He raised his hands in greeting.

“Hello, Everyone! Over the years, we have come together to defeat the devil. And now the moment has come again. Are you ready to defeat the devil?”

He introduced the features of Mephisto 5 one by one.

“This Mephisto 5 contains everything we have. For the first time in the series, it has a seamless open world, allowing players to explore the world however they want. There are many unique and unique jobs available, and you can develop your character in a variety of ways. also… … .”

After about 30 minutes of game introduction.

“We are sincerely grateful to the fans who have waited for the Mephisto series. Mephisto 5 does not require a smartphone. However, you must have a PC.”

At the end, Ryan Shang said as a joke.

“Do you guys have PCs?”

* * *

[Mephisto 5, 95 points on Metacritic!]

[Mephisto 5 hits twice in a row following Overclock 2!]

[Mephisto 5 sold 5.5 million copies on the first day of release!]

As the Mephisto series is a game with a long history, gamers’ expectations were also unique.

It is surprisingly common for a highly anticipated game to explode immediately after release.

None of the things that the game company advertised, such as a vast open world, interesting story, freedom of play, interaction, character build, etc., are properly implemented, the game is impossible to progress due to bugs, or it is a rehash of an existing game, etc.

Therefore, Mephisto fans could not hide their concerns along with their expectations.

Fortunately, Mephisto 5 completely dispelled concerns and fully met expectations.

The employees hugged each other and were happy.

“Wow!”

“We did it!”

“Long live the Ice Storm!”

Game development is a long journey.

You will feel like your hard work has been rewarded.

Usually, if it sells more than 1 million copies, it is considered a jackpot, and if it sells more than 10 million copies, it is considered a huge hit.

However, it sold over 5 million copies on the first day of release alone.

Based on the regular version price of $70, it generated sales of $350 million in one day.

The development cost was also recovered in one day.

Not only did it sell a lot, but the reviews were also excellent.

Both expert and user ratings exceeded 90 points.

Seon-woo slumped down in his chair, probably exhausted.

“I never thought I would be releasing a game that I enjoyed playing when I was young.”

“You had a hard time.”

Mephisto 5 was a huge hit even in its first episode.

But this hit is much more than that. This is enough to call it a super hit.

The development team’s work does not end just because the game is released.

I need to prepare two expansion packs right away.

Still, you can rest a bit in the meantime.

however… … .

Even before the Mephisto 5 box office fever had subsided, an incident occurred that would turn the gaming industry upside down.