Chapter 702: Chapter 667: Unexpected News
Players were still surprised by the news, let alone the media who received the invitations.
Lincoln organizing a press conference proactively?
This is like the sun rising from the west!
Lincoln, for some unknown reason, perhaps social anxiety, has hardly ever attended official occasions.
Various business invitations, such as forums, salons, seminars, charity dinners… he ignored them all.
And, unlike other entrepreneurs, he didn’t even bother to use the excuse of being “too busy to make time.”
Lincoln, on the other hand, bluntly said, “Not interested, not going.”
Not a bit of emotional intelligence.
Of course, because Cloud Dream is so successful and he is so wealthy, this behavior is called “acting on impulse” and “freedom-loving.”
Even when Cloud Dream had big news, Lincoln would just make a post and that would be it. He has hardly ever accepted interviews.
Having that kind of boss rubbed off on his subordinates, who also didn’t like to be interviewed.
For the media, Cloud Dream’s formal press conference notice and their invitation letter sent a day in advance were genuinely unheard of.
So, without a doubt: it must be big news!
All the media outlets didn’t have to think twice before deciding to arrange for their most senior reporters to attend.
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Compared to this big news, other things seemed much smaller.
Such as in the middle of [Peak War], Eika, a popular American host who was forcefully taken away by the FBI, was finally cleared of all suspicion and returned home after a day.
It was during this process that he first came into contact with the [Freedom of Life and Democratic Action Foundation].
They not only provided him with a top lawyer, but also actively stated that if he planned to protest or sue, they would provide all support, including funding and personnel.
But Eika was a big anchor and didn’t need the money.
Even though he was inexplicably dragged out of his house with a gun pointed at his head, he was furious.
But considering it was the FBI, his anger cooled down, and he decided to let it go.
Not to mention taking legal actions or protesting, he didn’t even make a post on social media to complain, simply pretending nothing had happened and returning to his previous pace of life.
The only good news was that it proved that the law enforcement agencies didn’t care about him owning a Mirage and entering the virtual world to play games. They never intended to bother him about it from the beginning.
Apart from that, Richard’s trial also ended today.
The result was similar to what the online lawyers and netizens had predicted: he was sentenced to 8 years.
Due to being unaware of the situation and not causing major damage, coupled with his good attitude in admitting his guilt – he said he was instigated by Wesley, which was confirmed later in the interrogation, and it was indeed Wesley who suggested it first. So, compared to the 10-year sentence predicted by online lawyers, his sentence was reduced by 2 years.
However, because of this, Wesley’s prison time was doubled, from not more than 5 years to 12 years.
Quentin’s case was the most accurate, with a sentence of exactly 5 years.
The media did not miss this news, and the reports proceeded as usual.
However, what was originally expected to make it to the top three of the hot searches could now barely climb to tenth and no further.
This fully demonstrated the fact that NetDragon had utterly declined.
The last piece of news came at 6 o’clock in the evening, when the official “My World” account announced that two new modules would be launched the next day.
These would be the last two official modules, after which the operation team would focus on the long-term operation and maintenance of the game.
Of course, this is just what they said publicly.
In reality, the team has been significantly downsized, with most people being transferred to the development teams of “Chang’an” and “Pokémon” to work on new games.
But it doesn’t matter.
Because by now, the main force on the mod-sharing platform is player teams and studios.
Although Lincoln played a trick by using a “Terraria” mod as a one-up for all mod creators
But “Terraria” is not for all players, both in terms of art style and difficulty.
In this regard, the numerous fresh and interesting mods created by players and studios can perfectly make up for the lack, and they will pick up the baton of official mods and continuously provide new content for players in the future.
For Cloud Dream’s game operation team, all they need to do is fix patches, adjust data, make occasional updates, and hold events. Maintaining the atmosphere of the player community is enough.
The work is very relaxed and doesn’t require too many people.
However, players’ reactions are a bit difficult to describe.
Anticipation is definitely there since the quality of “Terraria” is so high and it’s very addicting to play.
But if it’s just anticipation, that’s not the case either.
It’s still because “Terraria” is too inhumane in terms of art style and difficulty, and it stands out in all Cloud Dream games.
Players are worried: will the new mods still be like this?
So, they are both looking forward to and apprehensive about the news.
Under such circumstances, the news couldn’t gain much traction.
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The next morning, at 6:30 am.
Jim, a special correspondent for Xiajing Public Technology News, braved the winter chill and went out early to meet his colleagues. Together, they went to the headquarters of Cloud Dream Company.
As a man blind since the day after tomorrow, Jim’s gratitude for Lincoln is difficult to describe in simple words.