Chapter 176: Crossover
Chapter 176: Crossover
"Whoa!"
Zhou Wenwei couldn't help but exclaim in admiration as he watched the video, where the stone skipped beautifully and evenly across the water.
The most impressive part... was how many skips there were!
Indeed, he was watching the stone-skipping video that Lin Qingshan had uploaded to C Station.
Lin Qingshan had filmed the video that day and immediately uploaded it to C Station.
What made it stand out was that the video had no edits, showcasing a single continuous take from start to finish.
In this era, the technology to heavily edit or fake videos was not advanced.
So, when Lin Qingshan released a single-take video, there was absolutely no room for doubt.
The comments and bullet chats were filled with reactions like—
"Holy crap!"
"Awesome!"
"No way! You're for real!"
"I would call this the god of stone-skipping!"
"Coach! I want to learn this!"
"Get lost! Even the coach wants to learn!"
"Cyberpsycho! This is terrifying!"
"Did Old Qingshan install a stone-skipping cyberware?!"
"No, he's the stone-skipping demon!"
…
As soon as the video was published, it quickly drew a lot of attention. Moreover, Gu Qianli used his access privileges to push the video to the trending page.
In just two weeks, Lin Qingshan's stone-skipping video had surpassed ten million views!
This success wasn't just due to the entertainment value but also the instructional aspect of the video.
Especially for men, who wouldn't want to learn the cool, impressive skill of stone-skipping?
With Lin Qingshan's fame and influence, it made perfect sense for the video to go viral.
After watching the video, Zhou Wenwei casually opened the comic magazine he had just bought.
For the past two weeks, he hadn't been reading *Chainsaw Man*—mainly because he was deeply immersed in *Cyberpunk 2077*, unable to tear himself away.
As a gamer, any time he wasn't at work was spent on completing *Cyberpunk 2077*.
Although Zhou Wenwei wasn't into speedrunning, he did take his time to complete his first playthrough.
The main thing was that he wanted to get back to the "Path of Glory" ending and beat Adam Smasher once more.
Speaking of which, Adam Smasher had become a must-fight point in *Cyberpunk 2077*.
Some speedrunners even stayed up for three days straight to reach the hidden "Path of Glory" ending, just to beat Adam Smasher.
Many players uploaded their Adam Smasher beatdowns to C Station, earning cheers from both the game's original fans and the broader gaming community.
The developers even released an achievement after Adam Smasher was defeated a hundred times.
It seemed that achievements would be released when Adam Smasher was defeated a thousand times, ten thousand times, and so on.
Beyond just beating Adam Smasher, players also discovered other easter eggs related to *Cyberpunk: Edgerunners* in the game.
For instance, David, Lucy, and Rebecca's homes from the manga and anime appeared in the game.
Players could also visit the Afterlife bar and order a drink named after David—"David Martinez."
"A shot of vodka on ice in a bullet glass, mixed with a little cola, great in life, glorious in death!"
Reading this drink's description in the game brought many players to tears again.
The vodka represented David, brave and fierce, and although he didn't like carbonated drinks, he added a splash of cola because of Lucy.
Then, players heard the song *I Really Want To Stay At Your House* on the in-game radio.
Initially, before watching the anime, people didn't think much of the song.
But after watching the anime and seeing David's final battle, with this song playing as the background music, many realized how beautiful the song truly was, though it also...
Brought tears to their eyes.
In his past life, the crossover between *Cyberpunk 2077* and *Edgerunners* helped improve *Cyberpunk 2077*'s reputation.
That was followed by positive feedback after *Cyberpunk 2077*'s optimization updates.
In this world, *Cyberpunk 2077* already had a high level of completeness and playability from the start.
Adding the organic crossover with *Edgerunners* boosted its sales and reputation even more.
With *Edgerunners*' massive fan base and the title of the Republic's first AAA game, Guangsu Company was raking in profits!
And this was just the beginning. The future revenue from *Cyberpunk 2077* would only increase!
Liang Zhiyuan was already planning to hold a celebration banquet in a few weeks!
He intended to thank Lin Qingshan properly because without him, there wouldn't be the highly successful game *Cyberpunk 2077*.
Reflecting on it now, Liang Zhiyuan suddenly felt that the initial offer of just ten percent of the net profits to Lin Qingshan was too low...
The engine was developed by him, the technical issues were resolved by him, and even the IP was provided by him...
Giving only ten percent of the net profits was really too little.
What's more, they might need Lin Qingshan's help in the future.
As long as Lin Qingshan was willing to assist them later, they would definitely earn even more.
Liang Zhiyuan remembered his father's teachings—not to focus solely on immediate profits but to look at the grand future earnings.
After all, their family was in the real estate business; a little loss or debt now was nothing.
In the future, it would pay off a hundredfold!
The collaboration with Lin Qingshan was the same. If they only cared about the immediate profits and offended such a genius manga artist and all-around technical expert...
That would be as short-sighted as the proverbial frog at the bottom of a well!
So, Liang Zhiyuan planned to offer not just the ten percent profit but also additional gifts to Lin Qingshan!
His goal was to strengthen the relationship with Lin Qingshan and ensure smooth future collaborations.
Zhou Wenwei and other players, of course, knew nothing about these plans.
After finishing *Cyberpunk 2077*, Zhou Wenwei wanted to relax a bit.
For example... by catching up on the *Chainsaw Man* manga that he hadn't read in a while.
He opened the manga and continued from the last time he saw Makima's death scene.
In the story, the Public Safety Devil Hunters of Division 4 had all been shot by a mysterious figure, and Denji, Aki Hayakawa, and the others were confronted by the grandson of the Yakuza boss controlled by the Zombie Devil from the beginning of the series.
He pulled out a gun and shot Himeno and Denji.
When Aki summoned the Fox Devil to attack, the grandson transformed into the Katana Man.
At this point, Aki Hayakawa drew the sword that he had never used before in the story.
In the previous Eternity Devil incident, it was revealed through Himeno that—
Aki's sword was imbued with the power of the Curse Devil, and using it in battle would shorten his lifespan.
But at this moment, he had no choice but to use the sword that contained the power of the Curse Devil!
(End of Chapter)