However, Ou Minghan paid no attention to these people's opinions. He just wanted to see how Taoxun would respond.
But Taoxun's response was…
No response at all.
Ou Minghan waited for almost an hour but received no reaction from Taoxun. Impatient, he called Feng Jie directly, but no one answered.
Furious, Ou Minghan called several times until he finally got through. Feng Jie's sleepy voice came from the phone, "Who is it…"
"It's me!" Ou Minghan was enraged. "Feng Jie, how can you sleep at your age?! No wonder Ye Zhi doesn't trust you or give you important tasks. I see it's all because you're slacking off…"
Hearing Ou Minghan's voice, Feng Jie snapped awake. However, after clearly understanding what Ou Minghan was scolding him for, Feng Jie was utterly speechless.
Which side are you on, Ou Minghan?
He actually expected an undercover agent to work diligently for the competitor. Was his brain really okay?
"I'm asking you, why is Taoxun not reacting at all?" Ou Minghan asked impatiently.
"Re-reacting to what?" Feng Jie asked, confused.
"Didn't I tell you before that I would launch the game event and announce the prize money for the 'Star Conqueror' world competition before Ye Zhi today?" Ou Minghan was even more displeased.
Feng Jie suddenly understood, and then he was even more speechless. But Taoxun's 'Cosmic Hero' server opened at 10 AM. He thought Ou Minghan's "launching ahead" meant 8 or 9 AM, who knew Ou Minghan meant as early as midnight?
You must know that Taoxun does not work overtime, and Ye Zhi never contacted him after work hours. Ever since he came to Taoxun, he went to bed before 11 PM every day. His sleep schedule became regular, his sleep improved, and even the acne on his face disappeared.
Feng Jie explained, "Mr. Ou, Taoxun's office hours are from 9 AM to 5 PM, five days a week. All Taoxun employees are currently asleep. They will know about this matter when they start working in the morning."
Ou Minghan was shocked. He felt an overwhelming sense of powerlessness, as if he had punched cotton.
He thought that his move this time would definitely throw Ye Zhi's side into disarray. She would surely call her employees to discuss countermeasures in the middle of the night.
However, Taoxun actually had no reaction at all, not even working overtime?
This made him feel both powerless and wronged. He inexplicably felt a sense of being looked down upon, as if Ye Zhi didn't take him seriously at all.
"How do you know they aren't hiding it from you and discussing countermeasures privately? Maybe they've already secretly worked overtime!" Ou Minghan asked unwillingly.
Feng Jie: …
He was truly impressed. Taoxun's employees don't work overtime, so why was Ou Minghan more upset than Ye Zhi?
"Then, should I go to the company to take a look?" Feng Jie asked.
"Hurry up!" Ou Minghan said irritably.
Feng Jie hung up the phone, but he had no intention of getting out of bed.
Go to Taoxun now? What a joke! He still needed to sleep!
He flipped through his phone's photo album and found a picture of the entrance of Taoxun company at night. In the photo, Taoxun was dark and the gate was closed.
Then, he set a timer to send the picture in half an hour and went to sleep soundly.
Half an hour later, Ou Minghan, who received the picture, sneered.
He had felt wronged initially, but now he felt that Ye Zhi was nothing special! This woman was completely unprepared! Now that he had launched a surprise attack, he wanted to see how flustered Ye Zhi would be when she found out about this tomorrow!
Early in the morning, Ou Minghan woke up early. After waking up, he kept waiting for any movement from Taoxun.
But Taoxun still had no reaction, as if they were determined to proceed as originally planned.
In the morning, as soon as Ye Zhi arrived at the company, Feng Jie came to her and told her about Ou Minghan's harassment in the middle of the night.
Ye Zhi was also speechless after listening. She asked, "Besides announcing the champion's prize money, did 'Star Conqueror' also hold a lucky draw within the game?"
"Yes," Feng Jie said. "This has generated considerable discussion online. Major websites are talking about it, and there are many online trolls praising Feilong Live for being so generous this time."
Ye Zhi asked curiously, "What prizes are there in their in-game lucky draw?"
"Most of them are virtual in-game prizes. The first prize is a high-end gaming laptop, worth about fifty thousand yuan," Feng Jie said.
"He's still as stingy as ever…" Ye Zhi muttered.
Feng Jie agreed wholeheartedly.
"Alright, you can go back now. Everything proceeds as planned, and the game will start at ten o'clock," Ye Zhi said.
"Understood," Feng Jie replied.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the game started on time.
Accompanying the game's launch were the opening activities for 'Cosmic Hero.'
Taoxun Games issued several new announcements. For players who achieve one hour of game time daily within the first week of the launch, they can participate in a lucky draw. Besides virtual prizes, there are ten laptops, fifty mobile phones, hundreds of keyboards, and thousands of mousepads, mugs, chargers, and other physical prizes. As for virtual prizes, players can draw once every hour, and every draw is a winner.
In addition, Taoxun Games also announced the prize money for the world competition, with the champion's prize money reaching a staggering five million yuan!
Moreover, besides the championship team, twenty teams will receive prize money, with a total prize pool of nearly ten million yuan!
This time, Taoxun didn't even need to spend money on promotion. The internet erupted immediately!
Countless people spontaneously shared Taoxun's news on various forums. Many people's eyes widened at the scale of Taoxun's event!
"OMG! Is Taoxun doing charity?! Taoxun's lucky draw prizes are ten times the number of Feilong Live's prizes! I thought Feilong Live was finally generous, but compared to Taoxun, they're just incredibly stingy!"
"The virtual prizes in 'Star Conqueror' are things like gold coins, discount coupons for game points, and discount coupons for skins. Why aren't they just completely stingy! Look at Taoxun, they directly give out game points and skins! Plus, they have game redeem coupons for the Taoxun game platform, and cash vouchers for Taoxun shopping. Comparing people makes you want to die, comparing goods makes you want to throw them away."
"The prize money for Taoxun's competition looks so tempting… In comparison, the three million yuan from 'Star Conqueror' suddenly seems unappealing. Is it too late for me to become a professional player? Is anyone forming a team?"
"No more talking, I'm going to play the game! Cosmic Hero, launch!"
…
Countless players flooded into 'Cosmic Hero.' As soon as the game launched, the number of online players reached full capacity.
Seeing all this, Ou Minghan panicked.
He never expected Feng Jie's guess to be true! Ye Zhi actually put out five million yuan as prize money, making 'Star Conqueror' look incredibly shabby in comparison!
Even more infuriating, the players were all drawn to the game 'Cosmic Hero'!