Despite the surge in traffic, the amount of money that actually flowed into the hands of Number One Player Company wasn't that much.
Apart from the explosive sales driven by a relay of players, more internet users merely tried out the game, only to be discouraged by its high level of difficulty.
Then there were the online nitpickers who never tire of drama and constantly hope for a turnaround.
They began to delve into just how much profit Number One Player Company had made off of "Hollow Knight."
And after the fervor of the internet's hot debate had died down a bit,
some even started to suggest that the whole affair was a self-directed stunt by Number One Player Company, designed to attract sympathy and eyeballs.
Then someone dug up that "Hollow Knight," in just a month since its release, had made a staggering profit of close to 1.2 billion yuan.
Quickly, a slew of negative fake news stories started to float around.
