“Such a cute little girl!
Her drawings are adorable too!”
“So PVs can be presented like this?
666.”
“I need to find a way to bring Klee home and make her my daughter.”
“The guy above is seriously crossing the line!”
The PV had just started, yet the number of messages in Sister Zhou’s livestream chat was already surging.
The video continued playing.
“The thing about demons was told to me by Kaeya!
He only told me, you know!”
Klee excitedly handed her sketchbook to the Traveler.
But she didn’t notice—
Not far behind her stood a blonde woman and a big sister wearing a purple witch hat.
Hearing Klee’s words, the blonde woman covered her forehead and let out a helpless sigh.
“Sigh… Did Kaeya say that just so Klee would have an excuse to sneak out of confinement?”
The woman beside her chuckled, looking at Klee with a gentle gaze.
“Hm~ Has the Knights’ approach to educating children been a bit too lenient lately?”
Just as the viewers thought Klee was about to be sent back into confinement again, the PV ended.
“Klee is way too cute!
I wish she were my daughter.”
Sister Zhou still felt unsatisfied, like she hadn’t had enough.
If Barbara’s PV had a healing, idol-like vibe, then Klee’s PV pushed cuteness and childlike charm to the absolute limit.
Even the most critical viewers couldn’t bring themselves to say anything negative.
“Zhou-jie, just in case you didn’t know, we could team up and make a daughter together.”
“Keep dreaming, bro.
Zhou-jie is already in my arms eating fish crackers.”
“Stop fighting, I can be Zhou-jie’s daughter!”
The chat messages gradually became more and more unhinged.
Even Zhou-jie, who had a strong mental tolerance, couldn’t help but blush at those outrageous comments.
“Everyone, take it easy!
Don’t get my stream shut down!”
Seeing a moderator suddenly appear, Zhou-jie quickly changed the topic.
“But honestly, this PV is really good.”
“True.
Aside from being a bit short, there’s basically nothing to complain about.”
“Can any other domestic company even reach this level of quality?”
“Big companies like NetEase and Tencent definitely could—they just don’t want to spend the money.”
“You’re dreaming. You are reading on g.com, the official source.
If they could do it, they would’ve already.
You think this is just about money?”
“Does anyone know where to download this game?
I couldn’t find it on several platforms.”
“Try searching for ‘MiHoYo Community.’ Genshin is released independently there—you can only download it from there or the official website.”
The chat finally returned to normal.
But clearly, far more people were now talking about Genshin Impact than before.
Everyone was curious about this game called Genshin Impact.
Even those who had never heard of it before were now asking where to download it.
Zhou-jie then clicked on the third character PV—Venti, the bard of the winds.
“Reciting tales of ages long past, the poet raises his voice in song.
The gods dwell among mortals—how many springs have passed in the human world?”
As the poem echoed, forests, castles, and churches appeared one after another.
A green-clad boy with white stockings played the lyre, singing an ancient ballad.
“The story I’m about to tell began a thousand years ago.”
“The Anemo Archon drove out the aristocrats… the guardians of the west wind…”
…
“Ehe~!”
After finishing the song, the boy made a playful gesture, making the audience laugh.
“So cute—too bad he’s a boy.
It would be perfect if he were a girl.”
“What did we boys ever do wrong to deserve this kind of bias?
This is outrageous!”
“Isn’t it even better that he’s a boy?”
Just as the chat was getting lively, a sudden shout came from the video.
“Barbatos, do something for once!”
The green-clad bard was startled, scratching his head with an awkward smile.
Neither Zhou-jie nor the viewers understood why this cheerful bard was being scolded.
But that didn’t stop them from liking him.
“Log in, log in!
I can’t wait to play these characters!”
“By the way, does anyone know how to get them?”
Zhou-jie asked while logging into the game.
Soon, viewers told her that characters could only be obtained through gacha pulls.
But to unlock that, she had to progress through some early story quests and reach Mondstadt first.
After watching those PVs, Zhou-jie was now completely fired up. You are reading on g.com, the official source.
A few prerequisite quests couldn’t stop her at all.
As for spending money on gacha, that wasn’t even worth mentioning.
The joy those PVs had brought her was beyond monetary value.
And after so many years, it was rare for a game of this quality to come out of their country—especially one that was free-to-play.
If she didn’t support it, that would feel wrong.
Zhou-jie excitedly continued playing Genshin Impact.
…
MiHoYo Headquarters.
After arranging the evening celebration, Da Zhuang hurried to find Lin Yuan, who was watching livestreams in the meeting room.
“President Lin, there’s something I’d like to discuss.”
Da Zhuang anxiously projected a Weibo trending list onto the big screen.
Sure enough, several Genshin Impact-related topics were trending.
The most popular one was tagged with Barbara and two other characters.
“What’s wrong?”
“Isn’t trending for free a good thing?”
Lin Yuan smiled, not understanding why Da Zhuang was worried.
“It is a good thing, but… isn’t it a bit too early to reveal all this?”
Da Zhuang’s face showed concern.
“Shouldn’t we save our trump cards for later?”
In his view, these three character PVs were their ultimate weapons.
If they used them now, they’d have nothing left for later.
As the head of marketing, he was responsible for the game’s long-term popularity—not just a one-time spike.
Everyone else in the meeting room also looked at Lin Yuan, confused as to why he had released the PVs so early.
“Trump cards?”
Lin Yuan burst into laughter.
“Hahaha!
If this counts as a trump card, then I’ve got more cards than I can ever play!”
Da Zhuang didn’t know—but Lin Yuan knew very well.
What players were now amazed by—Mondstadt—was just the appetizer.
Only when Liyue was released would Genshin Impact truly begin.
And beyond that—the Dragonspine, islands, Jade Chamber, the Chasm, Inazuma, Sumeru…
Maps of all styles, characters of all personalities, countless events.
An open world wasn’t just about being “open.”
What Genshin Impact aimed to create was a truly fantastical world—
A place where players, burdened by life and work, could find peace for their souls.