chapter 15 Debut is the peak

One minute after its launch, Futurix witnessed an instant surge of ten thousand registered users. Fifteen minutes later, the registered users reached two hundred thousand. Within the first hour, the registered users broke the million mark. And the user registration was steadily climbing at a moderate pace.
At this moment, Futurix erupted with astonishing energy. More than sixty universities in Sorceria City and the promotional campaign of giving away phones finally ignited an incredible response within this hour.
A social platform that had just been launched instantly rose to prominence in the internet industry. "It's on fire, Futurix is on fire!"
Enduring an hour of anticipation, Ella Su and others finally cheered enthusiastically when they saw the backend data. They hugged each other or shouted, venting their excitement in different ways.
They knew that for an internet product to achieve a million users within the first hour of launch, it was already considered a blazing success, possessing the potential for a significant breakthrough. Even if it couldn't surpass the instant messaging giant, ByteSphere, it had at least been qualified to challenge its dominant position.
Although Quintin Fang knew that Futurix, based on the LinkBook model and supported by an aggressive marketing strategy, would become famous, breaking a million users within an hour was still exhilarating.
After all, the user base of Futurix consisted of genuine users. Even the dominant player in the instant messaging field, ByteSphere, which claimed two hundred million users, had only around a hundred million actual users.
Moreover, the scorching popularity of Futurix right now indicated that Quintin Fang's judgment was correct. The LinkBook model was entirely viable in the current local environment.
However, Quintin Fang also knew that the current hype was mainly due to the promotion of giving away phones, so he didn't rush to celebrate with everyone.
He waited for another hour.
It wasn't until the backend data showed that registered users started using Futurix frequently after inviting friends to claim free phone vouchers and engaging in activities like posting personal updates or searching for new friends that Quintin Fang breathed a sigh of relief. Although the initial rush of registered users had slowed, the number of website users had significantly increased.
This meant that Futurix was genuinely successful.
After all, measuring the value of a website wasn't just about registered users; user engagement with the website was equally important.
Clap!
Looking at the backend data and seeing the website running smoothly, Quintin Fang clapped his hands. "Now, I announce that Futurix has been online for two hours, with one and a half million registered users and an activity rate of eighty percent."
"We did it!" "Quintin Fang, hooray, Quintin Fang, hooray!"
Ella Su and others shouted fervently, their eyes on Quintin Fang filled with admiration, praising him wholeheartedly. If they had doubts about Quintin Fang before, now they not only had no doubts but also felt ashamed. They firmly followed Quintin Fang to pioneer a new era in the internet industry.
In the internet industry, they were creating a brand new era.
Quintin Fang smiled and added, "Tonight, three thousand people will be selected to receive phones."
"Ella, tally it up. Tomorrow, announce on the website according to the users' registration addresses and arrange for the phones to be delivered to them."
"Once the phones reach the users, it will trigger a new wave of excitement!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Fang. I'll take care of it tomorrow!" Ella Su nodded.
Quintin Fang nodded and waved his hand. "To celebrate the success of Futurix, I invite everyone for a late-night snack!"
Cheers!
Eric Zhang and others cheered again.
That night, Quintin Fang got drunk.
The next day, Futurix's online explosion spread throughout the internet industry.
With a million registered users within an hour and less than twenty-four hours later, the user count reached three million, with an astonishing activity rate of ninety percent.
In just one night, Futurix surpassed what other internet companies would take one or two years to achieve.
It was a rapid rise to the top.
This terrifying achievement astonished numerous internet bigwigs.
For the first time, they realized that website promotion could be played in such a way.
Especially considering Futurix was a real-name social platform.
They had always thought internet social platforms should be similar to QQ and other virtual social media.
The sudden popularity of Futurix completely overturned their fixed mindset.
In no time, countless internet moguls began to pay attention to Futurix and privately inquired about the founding team of Futurix.
This included ByteSphere.
In the afternoon, Quintin Fang finally sobered up, showered, exercised, changed into new clothes, and went to the company.
When he arrived at the company, Ella Su and others were already busy working, seemingly unaffected by last night's feast. They were all energetic.
After greeting everyone, Quintin Fang went to check the backend data of Futurix.
As of three o'clock in the afternoon, Futurix had already reached four million registered users, showing steady growth. The traffic had earned tens of millions, and the user engagement was astonishing.
Quintin Fang nodded in satisfaction, then went back to his office. He called in Eric Zhang and Ella Su and arranged the next round of work.
After entering the office, Quintin Fang asked, "The initial phase of Futurix's launch is over. Siming, how is the development of new features going in your tech team?"
"We have currently developed the course schedule and like functionality. We are currently working on overcoming challenges in implementing photo sharing," Eric Zhang replied.
Quintin Fang knew the tech team was small, so he didn't think their progress was slow. However, he felt they needed to speed up the feature development overall.
Furthermore, he had other ideas that required the support of a large tech team.
After some thought, Quintin Fang turned to Ella Su and said, "Ella, temporarily take on the role of HR in the company. Increase the recruitment scale, focusing mainly on technical engineers and game developers."
"As for personnel for various departments in the company, you can take a bit more time."
"Games?" Eric Zhang looked surprised. "Mr. Fang, are we also venturing into games?"
"Mr. Fang, we just launched Futurix. Is it not a bit too quick to venture into games?" Ella Su expressed her concern.
"Ahem! When I mentioned games, it's quite different from what you're thinking," Quintin Fang coughed. "The games I'm referring to are social page games, planned to be integrated into Futurix. They will complement each other and accelerate the development of Futurix."
Indeed, Quintin Fang was referring to the legendary game DelightFarm, which had caused a nationwide frenzy in the future. Although the game appeared simple, it was highly addictive.
Quintin Fang still remembered how he would wake up in the middle of the night to tend to his crops and water them in the previous life when this game was launched.
He believed that with the assistance of this addictive game, Futurix might ascend to the position of a social media giant.
Ella Su and Eric Zhang exchanged puzzled looks, unsure about Quintin Fang's concept of page games and how a game could drive the development of Futurix.
They only knew that platforms with a user base created games to cash out in the current internet landscape.
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