97: Don't you think it's endearing?

Xu Lian believed that after the official launch of these features, Aoyou Communication would experience an unprecedented surge in downloads!

"Uh, is the company logo done?"

Xu Lian came up behind Yu Waner and asked.

Since the company's establishment, it hadn't had an official image representative, so he had given this task to Yu Waner, who was skilled in design.

"It's finished, take a look." Saying that, Yu Waner showed her work—a whiteboard displayed a black and white penguin with a red scarf around its neck, looking both cute and unique.

This chubby penguin held an M4 rifle from crossfire in its left hand, the classic magic sword apophis from Dungeon & Fighter in its right hand, and even stepped on an Ender Dragon.

This combination cleverly blended multiple game elements, and if new games were added in the future, the logo could be adjusted accordingly.

"What do you think?" Yu Waner turned to ask for his opinion.

"Excellent!" Xu Lian greatly admired her creativity and told her.

"Then quickly have the workers produce it to hang outside the office building and update it on our social accounts," he continued, "But I have a question, why did you choose a penguin as our representative image?"

Yesterday, when Xu Lian discussed the design proposal, he specifically pointed out that a penguin must be used as the main pattern.

Yu Waner was puzzled by this: since their two games had so many wonderful designs, why choose a small animal that seemed unrelated to the theme?

"Don't you think it's very endearing?" Xu Lian said with a smile, patting her shoulder as he walked towards his office.

Perhaps only he knew the real reason why a penguin was chosen as the image ambassador.

...

A week later, Yu Waner and Lin Weixin collaborated to complete all the work.

Starting today, Aoyou Communication would undergo a massive change.

Early in the morning, Lin Weixin changed the social media avatar and announced all the new featured services to the public.

【Breaking News: Aoyou Communication is launching multiple new experiences—Aoyou World Personal Homepage, Gold Member Privileges, Aoyou VIP Membership, and the currency system are now live!】

【Aoyou World Personal Homepage allows users to record daily stories, share feelings, upload pictures, and more, providing a diverse self-expression platform for users.】

【Gold Members will enjoy features such as incognito viewing permissions and unique background settings.】

【Exclusive Aoyou Members can enjoy various communication conveniences, including colored text input, special nickname display, and more in-game discounts.】

【The game currency customized for this platform has also officially debuted, supporting all our works and offering additional discounts!】

【Aoyou Technology—for everyone who loves to explore unknown worlds!】

"Aoyou Space Show? This game company is really playing it smart, making communication software so creative."

"You have to pay to enjoy privileges? Is Aoyou getting ahead of itself? Made a bit of money and now they don't know who they are?"

"Upstairs, did they force you to pay? 30 yuan a month unlocks so many features.

If it were another company, these things would probably cost hundreds, right?"

"Hahaha! Look at my newly recharged Aoyou VIP, how cool is this colored nickname! There's also a VIP exclusive avatar, now that's value for money!"

"Huh, am I the only one who noticed that Aoyou Company's Weibo avatar changed? It's a penguin now?"

"Upstairs, if you didn't say anything, I wouldn't have noticed. This penguin holds an M4 rifle in its left hand and the magic sword apophis in its right. What's with the dragon under its feet?"

"Upstairs, that dragon is actually the Ender Dragon from Aoyou's new game, minecraft, it's a big BOSS!"

"Haha, this company logo is actually pretty cute!"

Xu Lian had brought Aoyou Communication to life, and users immediately felt the new changes in the application.

Opening the application, the illuminated icons now included Aoyou V-IP and Yellow Diamond Noble, and a star icon was added to the upper right corner.

After clicking, an electronic billboard-like page appeared.

Homepage, log, album, message board, mood updates, personal files, music—these were all internet content that young people loved.

In this world, each feature had already been split into different applications, but seeing all these features simultaneously in one social application was a first.

In the following week, Aoyou Space quickly became popular.

In this feature, users could both create personalized web interfaces and visit others' spaces to leave comments.

For young people, this product, full of trendy elements, was simply amazing!

Now every Aoyou Communication user paid great attention to creating their personal space, finding a second virtual home feeling here.

To make their spaces more beautiful, many people activated the Yellow Diamond membership service.

When friends and family came in to like and comment on their diligently decorated spaces, they would also feel a sense of pride.

Additionally, below the illuminated icon feature, there was a small icon of a penguin holding gold coins, which was the Aoyou Coin top-up entrance.

A top-up of 100 yuan or more would enjoy a 9.7% discount.

For wealthy players, even if they didn't spend immediately, they could deposit funds into their accounts first; ordinary players also welcomed this.

As soon as the Aoyou Coin system was launched, many people joined the ranks of top-up users.

In just one week, this single item brought Xu Lian data comparable to the total revenue of Dungeon & Fighter and crossfire.

Many people praised: "30 yuan for so many good things, it's simply a steal!" and "How's my background, cool wallpaper plus heavy metal rock music, if you like it, come give it a like!"

Another person replied: "Your style must be elementary schooler." and "This is truly a practical and good-looking software, you can do homework while listening to music, and it's a product made by a game company, I love it!"...

Seeing the users giving positive feedback, Xu Lian smiled.

Now that the software was finally on track and registrations were surging, it was time to find suitable partners to conduct advertising business for additional profits.

Currently, the platform was already the second-largest instant messaging tool in the country, and its huge traffic naturally attracted many companies looking to expand brand exposure.

The main method of cooperation between the two parties was icon promotion—after reaching an agreement, relevant application links would be added to the homepage, and several push advertisements would be sent to increase installation rates.

"President Xu, the update codes for crossfire and Dungeon & Fighter are complete, should we release them all now?" Lin Weixin excitedly walked into the office and asked.

"Launch crossfire first; Dungeon & Fighter will go online next week during the holiday period."