Days passed, one after another.
The final CG illustration was done. The voice and subtitle edits were finished.
Looking at the compiled ga build on his computer, Lucas's face lit up with excitent.
"It's finally done!"
"So now we look for a publisher?" Rachel asked. She was also a little excited.
After all, it was a project they had spent the whole month working on together.
Well, even if she hadn't been paid a single cent by Lucas Hart.
"No." Lucas Hart gently shook his head at her question.
"Huh?" Rachel Ruan looked surprised.
She didn't know much about gas, but she at least knew Lucas Hart was considered an indie ga developer now.
Just like how manga artists or filmmakers need to find a publisher or distributor, right?
"Gas are a bit different. And we're not targeting local platforms—we're aiming for overseas official platforms."
"Though dostic players can also access it directly…"
"There's no choice, really. Just like selling doujin books, most of the traffic cos from overseas platforms. Mirror is 100% an R18 ga, and this type of content is in a pretty awkward spot." Lucas Hart explained to her.
"Then why are you even making this type of ga?" Rachel Ruan asked, confused.
From the way he described it, it sounded like the ga might get shut down before it even launched.
Even if that really happened, it would an that Lucas could be her assistant from now on.
But to be honest, Rachel's thoughts were a bit different now, after spending a month working with Lucas Hart.
She had a much better impression of him, and she also gained a simple understanding of the gaming industry — it actually seed kind of interesting.
Plus, she had put so of her own effort into this project. To be honest, she really hoped it would succeed.
"One step at a ti. I'm well prepared for the next stage of Mirror. Just wait for the good news, senpai. When the ti cos, I'll definitely give you a big red envelope!" Lucas Hart smiled.
"Alright, I'll be waiting then." Rachel looked at Lucas, who was full of confidence. Even though she was still a bit puzzled, she nodded along.
Sowhere in a residential area in Magic City.
A woman in a white shirt and jeans was leaning against the wall inside Rachel Ruan's ho.
"Rachel, are you really not thinking about helping ? With your art and my ga design skills, we could definitely make a na for ourselves in the gaming world!"
Looking at the excited Anna in front of her, Rachel put her juice on the coffee table. For a mont, she felt like she could understand how Lucas Hart must have felt.
"Anna, not to be an, but haven't you already made three gas? And weren't all of them a loss?" Rachel Ruan rolled her eyes.
She didn't know much about gas before, but after a month working with Lucas Hart...
Even though for her, the job wasn't that different from drawing comics — she was still just drawing.
Still, she learned a bit about gas, and then she realized that Anna, who used to brag so much to her, had actually made three gas and not a single one broke even.
"The next one will definitely sell big! As long as you help !" Anna said confidently.
"Yeah right. Didn't Uncle say that once the startup money runs out, he won't invest any more? So, Anna, what's your plan then?" Rachel, sitting on the sofa, looked doubtful as she glanced at Anna Young's confident face.
"Ahem... by the way, Rachel, how's that ga your junior is working on? Has he found a publisher yet? Do you want to introduce one?" Anna cleared her throat and quickly changed the subject.
"No need for that. Lucas said he's going to upload it directly to the official platform, without using a publisher." Rachel shook her head, thinking back to what Lucas had told her.
"No publisher? That's a big disadvantage. Without the promotion from a third-party platform, you're basically relying on the official platform to recomnd your ga as a new release. Unless the quality is amazing, it's really hard to stand out," Anna said with the tone of soone who'd been through it.
"Well, Anna, Lucas said the ga won't be on the new ga list, and he's uploading it to an overseas platform," Rachel recalled their talk from the day before.
"No new ga listing? Overseas platform? Is it an 18 ga!? No wonder he ca to you, Rachel. But your junior is being too naïve. A ga that only sells with sex appeal is really hard to make successful." Anna, who had a decent understanding of the ga industry, imdiately figured out the type of ga from Rachel Ruan's words.
Even for gas with blood and violence, as long as it's not over the top, they can still make it onto the official new ga list.
But if it's not launching on a dostic platform, and it's going overseas without a new ga listing—
Gas like that are almost always 18 adult gas.
"Seriously? Lucas should have his own plan, right? And Mirror isn't just a plain adult-only ga—it actually has a pretty rich story too," Rachel said, thinking back to how confident Lucas Hart looked. She sounded a bit unsure.
"Don't I know that already? You said that junior of yours is just as good at art as you are, right? He's clearly counting on the artwork to be the main selling point. But a ga isn't going to succeed on art alone. And as for the content? What kind of deep story can an adult ga even have?"
"That's the opinion of a professional ga developer! And since it's not going into any big ga stores, with no third-party publisher—unless he pours money into advertising, this ga probably won't even make a splash," Anna declared boldly.
"So, Anna, do you think that ga will sell over fifty thousand copies?" Rachel asked, looking at the confident Anna Young.
"No way."
Even though she hadn't actually seen the ga Rachel worked on yet.
Still, Anna gave her verdict without hesitation.
Based on what she knew, it was a low-budget indie ga with no publisher, adult-only content, just two people working on it, and the guy used to draw manga and only did so outsourced work for gas.
Sure, adult gas always have so kind of audience.
Let's be real, who isn't a little pervy?
But the competition in this kind of ga is huge.
With that kind of setup, how could the ga possibly succeed?
You have to understand—she's already made three failed gas herself, so she knows just how hard this industry really is.
"Fifty thousand is out of the question. But adult gas usually sell cheap. And with your art skills, Rachel, if the quality's not bad, it might sell ten thousand copies. At least you won't lose money."
"From a risk perspective, adult gas are actually kind of safer," Anna added, trying to comfort Rachel Ruan a little.
"This is coming from a professional ga developer!" she repeated, just to reinforce her point.
"I see." Rachel, still only half-familiar with the ga industry, looked a little worried.
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