It’s clear that the entire video was highly creative, deviating from the traditional game intro’s pursuit of mere visual splendor. There were no so-called perfect epic battles, and even the background music had a mockumentary feel, reminiscent of a paparazzi’s secret recording. The combat scenes between players and NPCs were vividly realistic, although they also had a voyeuristic undertone. This approach undoubtedly elevated the video’s realism to an unprecedented level. In today’s society, it’s all about capturing attention, and any creative idea that can do so is a good one. Moreover, with today’s netizens being well-informed, even if a big Hollywood director was hired to make an expensive promotional video, it probably wouldn’t have the same shocking impact as this one.
The successful uprising of the newbie village NPCs, the heartfelt performances of three distinctive players, and the glamorous battles, all led to that frame—only about ten seconds long—which nearly exploded the eyeballs of all male players with its adult content featuring a catgirl. The scene where she crawled towards her master, lying naked on a couch, mimicking a catgirl to serve him, was the true highlight of the entire video. What’s more exciting, the catgirl’s beauty and her soul-captivating professional moves had the male audience shouting in excitement, eagerly anticipating the subsequent plot.
Soon, these new discoveries were reposted across major portals, flooding the internet with news related to the new virtual reality server of the Fantasy World game. Attentive and professional players kept digging up new tidbits, and rumors were rampant. Players, driven by the herd mentality, flocked to the new server, causing Marumi Company to be forced to shut down the server three hours later due to unbearable traffic. The new server was only open for less than four hours before it had to be closed, indicating how popular Virtual Reality Fantasy was. At this point, most players rushing in still didn’t know what was so attractive about this new server. Perhaps these impulsive players didn’t realize that their actions would soon bring about significant changes in their lives. Not long after, a blank ID in Virtual Reality Fantasy was traded for as much as ten thousand yuan. If anyone had the foresight to register hundreds of blank IDs on that day, they would have become overnight millionaires.
