Forcing Me to Be Reborn?!-Chapter 169 - 144 Developing a Very Cheap Game (Part 2)

Chapter 169: Chapter 144 Developing a Very Cheap Game (Part 2)

Chapter 169: Chapter 144 Developing a Very Cheap Game (Part 2)

“Sheep,” a game that once drove countless people crazy.

Although the game is super cheap, its great success must have some merits.

Cheng Zhu knew in his heart that its explosion in popularity was partly due to being in the right place at the right time.

But that didn’t matter; his ambition wasn’t that big, nor did he ever dream of reaching that level.

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“Every project still needs to take into account the context of the times,” he was well aware of this.

Just like being reborn in the early 2000s, in an era before smartphones were popular, and starting to work with your team on “Honor of Kings,” that would be nonsense.

Last night, after Zhang Qiqi gave Cheng Zhu her high school classmate’s WeChat, she invited him to dinner again.

She thought that Cheng Zhu would finally agree this time.

However, his reply was, “I might be super busy recently, so I probably won’t have time.”

But soon, a new WeChat message from Cheng Zhu arrived: “However, once the game is made, you’ll be the first to try it.”

“Really?” Qiqi felt that this was a rather intimate gesture.

Little did she know, Cheng Zhu had said the same thing to many people.

This sneaky guy even typed with a smile to Qiqi, “If you can pass Level Two, I’ll treat you to a meal.”

little tea tea saw his WeChat message and didn’t think much of it.

Cheng Zhu had previously told her that he was going to make a game similar to “Match Three.”

Hilarious, I’m an experienced player of these games!

A meal for passing the second level? He’d definitely have to treat me!

After all, if a match-three game can’t even be played past the second level, who would play it?

These types of games usually have tens of thousands of levels.

Mentioning something so trivial, and pretending to be cautious about it, just to play it cool.

It’s like telling a girl before an 800-meter track test that if she finishes within fifteen minutes, you’ll buy her a meal. How is that different?

Qiqi found Cheng Zhu quite charming and a bit sweet.

“Deal! I’ve taken a screenshot!” Qiqi typed.

She even started planning her first date with Cheng Zhu.

“He seems to be looking at those… those kinds of comics?” little tea tea thought to herself.

She didn’t find it surprising; after all, which guy doesn’t watch those things?

In her memory, back when she was in high school and even junior high, boys would secretly share forbidden stuff among themselves using MP4s, mobiles, and other gadgets.

So, Qiqi thought it was quite normal, although she found the outfit worn by the female character in the comic rather familiar.

Aside from that, this opened up new perspectives for her.

“People like Miss Shen, who are so aloof and seem like goddesses high above, are sure to keep a proud distance and wouldn’t take the initiative to do anything.”

“But boys of this age are definitely… little perverts!”

“When the time comes, a little physical contact will surely win him over!” Qiqi was confident.

Enticing indeed!

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At ten-twenty in the morning, Cheng Zhu arrived alone in room 212 of the East Building in the business park.

Dong Dong and others, upon learning that Cheng Zhu was going to interview some classmates today, insisted on coming along.

In the end, they were naturally refused by Cheng Zhu.

“Do you even qualify? What makes you think you can sit with me and interview others?”

“If you weren’t roommates, you wouldn’t even have the qualifications to be interns.”

The senior male student Zhang Qiqi recommended to Cheng Zhu was named Wei Bo.

He was also a student from the School of Information and had once attempted to start a game business.

In the end, his game won first place in a competition held jointly by several universities in Hang City.

But ultimately, he didn’t make any money and even lost his shirt.

Wei Bo was a real man; if he had to choose between a goddess like Qiqi and video games, he would choose games without hesitation!

Of course, having girls to play games with him would be an ultimate joy, not even the gods could make him switch.

Initially, when Wei Bo heard it was a job working for a freshman, he lost interest immediately.

But the name Cheng Zhu was one he recognized well.

Being from the same School of Information, Cheng Zhu’s fame within it was ridiculously high!

Bear in mind, given the male-to-female ratio in the School of Information, it’s all a bunch of hungry wolves.

And look at this freshman; the goddesses he interacts with daily!

Usually, it’s like a random husky joining a pack of wolves.

In our case, it’s different, like a pack of huskies facing an approaching Wolf King!

Wei Bo had often heard his roommates discuss this underclassman Cheng Zhu, each time with a grinding of teeth.

Qiqi told him that Cheng Zhu’s project was just getting off the ground and was short-handed, and if he had people he could bring along, they could try it out together.

Out of respect for this high school alumni, Wei Bo actually inquired among a couple of his former studio colleagues.

The moment they heard Cheng Zhu’s name, they immediately replied, “Brother Bo, take me with you!”

These two clowns had one idea: Cheng Zhu’s place must be overflowing with girls!

Just the idea of it, hard to imagine.

It felt like all the beauties in school had been there at least once!

If they could really join him, maybe they could escape being single!

You know, in the School of Information, just being able to escape singleness puts you ahead of the majority of your peers.

Anyway, since they were free, checking out this notable figure in the school sounded fun.

So, Wei Bo brought his two friends along to the East Building.

Before heading to room 212, one of them said, “Brother Bo, the conditions in the East Building are the best among these buildings.”

“Right, and it has air conditioning!” added another.

They didn’t have such good treatment back then; it was too hot in summer and too cold in winter.

They had even planned to buy a famous brand air conditioner as soon as they made money from the games!

A group of passionate young men with grand ambitions, “We’ll keep it on 24 hours! Never turning it off! That’s how grand we’ll be!”

Yet, believe it or not, they never even earned enough to pay a year’s electricity bill.

Wei Bo looked up at the East Building and said, “No more chatting, it’s almost time for our appointment, let’s not be late.”

They reached 212 just as a guy who had just finished his interview was walking out, and he didn’t look too pleased, almost… filled with righteous indignation?

This guy, who seemed to be from a well-off family, was carrying an Alienware laptop bag that probably held his Alienware laptop.

After leaving, he couldn’t help but turn back and curse, “I’ve figured it out, you’re just doing this startup project to pad your grades! You’re not really interested in making games, wasting my damn time!”

He paused when he bumped into Wei Bo and the others, frowning and asking, “Wei Bo?”

Wei Bo was slightly taken aback and asked, “Um… do we know each other?”

“We’ve met at the game competition, you won first prize, and I got third,” the guy with the Alienware laptop bag said.

He immediately realized the other three were also there for the interview and quickly added, “Making games is a serious business, right? A grand undertaking, right?”

Despite the somewhat juvenile statement, Wei Bo and his friends vigorously nodded, their eyes brimming with determination and resolve, “Yes!”

“Don’t go in, this guy’s just playing around!” the Alienware laptop guy warned.

“Uh, a friend referred me, I still need to check it out,” Wei Bo said.

His two friends nodded behind him, thinking, “We’re here for the girls, so we have to check it out.”

“Suit yourselves,” the Alienware laptop guy muttered as he left, cursing under his breath.

Inside room 212, Cheng Zhu sat alone in his boss chair, looking completely indifferent.

When you have a big forest, all sorts of birds will nest in it.

This man comes from a good family yet lacks a beating from society.

Just games, looking down on this type of game and that type, setting up a disdain chain quite nicely, huh?

“Me doing a Match Three game, and you think I’m just messing around for credits, huh?” He was amused by this Ding Le guy’s comments.

He probably thought that sitting here conducting interviews was just me showing off, striking a pose, enjoying the process of looking down from a high position.

In fact, as Cheng Zhu listened to these nonsenses, he indeed sat with an arrogant look, gazing down at him from on high.

This caused Ding Le, just before he left, to drop a somewhat juvenile remark, “You’re really annoying.”

Cheng Zhu leaned back in his chair, legs propped up, and responded, “Hate me if you want, your single sentence of liking me won’t elevate my life.”

Outside room 212, Wei Bo and his two friends exchanged glances, took a deep breath, and then knocked on the partly open door.

“Come in,” Cheng Zhu’s voice came from inside.

Wei Bo led the way, his friends following.

They walked in, immediately feeling as if they had entered the wrong place.

They saw a boy with a rather rogue appearance, lounging back in his chair with his legs propped up, his gaze sweeping over them.

Oddly enough, despite all three being seniors, they felt an inexplicable pressure emanating from this freshman.

It was as if he was about to start collecting protection money from the campus next.

“Have a seat everyone. We’re all schoolmates here, and this isn’t some formal interview, just a casual get-to-know one another,” Cheng Zhu gestured towards the chairs opposite him.

Upon learning that this skinny, dark student was Wei Bo, Cheng Zhu opened the conversation by saying, “Truthfully, out of everyone coming today, you’re the one I was most looking forward to meeting.”

“Qiqi briefly mentioned you to me, and I specifically went to check out that award-winning game of yours.” He was prepping up for a bit of PUA.

Wei Bo listened, his eyes lighting up, wondering if he had finally met someone who understood his ambitions and pursuits.

At this moment, he eagerly awaited Cheng Zhu’s evaluation.

Cheng Zhu spun his pen in his hand, tapping it lightly on the desk twice:

“How should I put this… it’s crap.”

Wei Bo: “Huh???”