This star is a bit wild

Chapter 122 It is the most competitive
"boom!"

"cheers!"

As many barbecues and cold dishes were served, Chu Hang and Ma Jun picked up their foamy draft beer cups, while Jiang Shu held up a cup filled with kumis, and the three of them clinked their glasses together.

"Tons, tons, tons——"

After drinking half a cup of cold beer, Chu Hang felt extremely refreshed.

During this period, whether it was a drinking party in Sanya, a drinking party in Xingcheng, or a drinking party after returning home, it was basically either red wine or white wine.

It seemed that this was the first time he drank beer at a drinking party since he traveled through time.

"Jiang Jiang, drink slowly."

Chu Hang put down his beer cup and looked at Jiang Shu, who was holding the cup with both hands and sipping the kumis. He smiled and said, "You can only drink three cups of kumis tonight. No more."

"Oh!"

Jiang Shu's cheeks puffed up slightly, and after responding timidly, her eyes drifted uncontrollably towards Chu Hang's wine glass.

"garrulous……"

"Are you hungry?"

Chu Hang looked at Jiang Shu's cute and timid appearance. He picked up a few skewers of barbecue and handed them to Jiang Shu: "Eat more."

Then he took a few more skewers and handed them to Ma Jun.

"As expected of Mr. Chu, he's still so considerate."

Ma Jun took the barbecue handed to him by Chu Hang and joked with a smile.

Jiang Shu ate the sizzling skewers of the Empress of the Palace and asked curiously, "Brother Ma, why do you call him Chu Shuai?"

"Jiang Jiang, do you even need to ask?"

Ma Jun glanced at Chu Hang and replied with a smile, "It's exactly what it means, because he's handsome."

"Since junior high school, this guy has been a celebrity in our middle school. I don't know how many girls secretly like him."

"I originally thought things would get better after high school, but I never expected this guy to become even more handsome after high school. The girls who liked him went from secretly crushing on him to openly pursuing him. Because I was his best friend, I didn't even have to buy my own drinks or milk tea in high school."

After hearing Ma Jun's description, Jiang Shu's pretty face pouts slightly, and then asks: "Brother Ma, has Chu Hang ever promised a girl?"

"Ouch?"

"I haven't added vinegar yet."

Chu Hang raised his eyebrows slightly, pretending to be puzzled with a smile in his eyes: "Why do I suddenly smell a little bit of vinegar?"

Jiang Shu covered her face and pretended not to hear anything, still staring at Ma Jun intently.

"As far as I know, there probably hasn't been one."

Ma Jun shook his head. "Back then, Chu Hang was quite aloof in front of the opposite sex. He was really showing off. He was simply a natural pretentious person."

"Eh eh eh..."

"What do you mean by 'as far as you know' and 'should'?"

"No means no, can you be more rigorous?"

Chu Hang glared at Ma Jun lightly and corrected him.

"I'm just telling you the truth about what I know. Who knows if you're secretly happy behind your brother's back?"

"I don't care who I am with. I wasn't interested in women at that time."

"Damn, were you really that way about men back then...?!"

"Get out of here, you bitch."

……

Jiang Shu looked at Chu Hang and Ma Jun laughing and cursing, and there seemed to be stars twinkling in her clear eyes.

While chatting and laughing, Chu Hang and Ma Jun raised their glasses frequently.

"Brother Ma, why do you suddenly want a child?"

Chu Hang took two bites of the cold dish and asked curiously, "You're only 24 years old this year, just like me. Isn't that a bit early?"

"Cough cough..."

"That's not what either of us wants."

Ma Jun said in a slightly euphemistic tone: "It's fate that ends here, you understand?"

"Oh~"

"So that's it~"

"I understand, I understand~"

Chu Hang not only understood, he understood it instantly. He could even imagine how passionate the two of them were that night from Ma Jun's brief words.

"Hey……"

"Now we both regret it so much."

"We are overwhelmed by taking care of the children every day."

When mentioning this matter, Ma Jun couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.

Chu Hang raised his brows slightly, picked up his wine glass and jokingly said, "Then who do you blame? You didn't wear it when I told you to, and now you have to wear it even if you don't want to."

Upon hearing this, Ma Jun almost spit out his wine.

"Pay attention, Jiang Jiang is still here!"

Ma Junqiang swallowed the wine and said unhappily.

Chu Hang turned his head to look at Jiang Shu, whose mouth was greasy from eating barbecue, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips slightly: "It's okay, she doesn't understand."

"You're such a jerk!"

"You are the one!"

"I was complimenting you!"

"Bullshit, you were clearly scolding me!"

……

What is an old friend?

No matter how long we haven’t been in touch or seen each other, our feelings, friendship and tacit understanding remain unchanged.

Chu Hang and Ma Jun talked about a lot of things, including family, marriage, career, ideals, memories, and youth. As the two continued to talk, the empty wine bottles placed next to them piled up more and more.

"I remember when we just graduated from college, we met as classmates."

Chu Hang refilled his glass. "Back then, you said you wanted to join a major gaming company. When the time was right, you wanted to personally create a AAA game that was unique to our country's culture. Have you waited until that time?"

"opportunity?"

When Ma Jun heard Chu Hang's words, it was as if he had heard a huge joke. His face, which had been full of vigor and vitality when he just graduated, was now full of loneliness. "Chu Shuai, let me tell you this."

"If you want to pin your vision of producing a domestic AAA masterpiece on those big game companies, then we will never be able to produce it in this lifetime, because in their eyes, there is only profit. What pursuits and ideals are all bullshit."

When Ma Jun said this, he became a little excited.

"Compared to online and mobile games, large-scale AAA games require more funding, advanced technology, better content, longer development time, and stronger R&D teams. High costs also mean higher returns on investment." "Ultimately, even if we do manage to produce a large-scale AAA game and it gains acclaim and success, it's still not cost-effective for those investors, because large-scale AAA games are one-time deals."

"Online and mobile games, on the other hand, can profit from this endless stream of profit simply by creating some beautiful game skins. Even if a shooting game is practically transformed into a sci-fi game, there are still countless sharks willing to pay for it."

"Given this market environment, it's no wonder that leaders are reluctant to explore the AAA game market. They've been in their comfort zone for too long, making money without any risk. Why bother taking that risk?"

Ma Jun finished his speech with a self-deprecating smile.

At the same time, he felt that he was a little too depressed, and worried that it would affect Chu Hang and Jiang Shu's mood, so he quickly picked up the wine glass and said, "Sorry, I drank a little and lost control of my emotions. I made you two laugh."

"Brother Ma, why are you being so polite to me?"

Chu Hang shook his head, finished half a glass of wine with Ma Jun, and then asked, "Since you don't see any hope here, Brother Ma, have you ever thought about changing jobs?"

“So that’s the idea.”

Ma Jun smiled bitterly and said, "But plans can't keep up with changes. I didn't expect this child to come so suddenly. My wife and I used to be able to feed the whole family, but now that we have a child, it's like Sun Wukong wearing a tight ring. We are now restricted in everything we do."

Upon hearing this, Chu Hang could only silently choose to have a drink with them, but he couldn't say anything more.

Reality and dreams are a paradox for most people, just like you can't have your cake and eat it too.

"Lets see."

"I definitely won't consider changing jobs within six months."

Ma Jun smiled at Chu Hang and said, "Besides, I'm only 24 years old now. I still have plenty of time in the future. As long as a person is not dead, there is always hope."

Chu Hang looked at Ma Jun's cheerful smile. He was silent for a moment, then said to him, "Brother Ma, perhaps you have underestimated the Chinese people's anticipation for domestic AAA game blockbusters, and also underestimated the Chinese people's enthusiasm for domestic AAA game blockbusters."

"As long as we produce it with our heart and soul and show our utmost sincerity, I believe the Chinese people will not let us down, and the profits and returns will far exceed the expectations of your company leaders."

As Chu Hang said this, his mind couldn't help but emerge with the first domestic 3A game masterpiece "Black Myth: Wukong" that had just been launched not long ago before he traveled through time.

Since the launch of this game, it has instantly swept major game platforms at home and abroad. Its popularity is unprecedented. It sold over one million copies in the pre-sale stage alone. As of Chu Hang's time travel, the total sales volume exceeded 2000 million copies.

According to professional evaluations, if this trend continues, the game's global sales are expected to exceed 5000 million copies, and its total revenue is estimated to reach US$25 billion.

Looking back at that summer, countless people worked day and night, and almost the entire Internet was talking about this phenomenal first domestic 3A game masterpiece.

Exhilarating combat effects, character designs with Chinese aesthetics, an innovative and interesting combat system, and a rich and substantial story background...

No one is optimistic about it, but it turns out to be the most promising.

This domestic 3A game masterpiece, which made countless people wait for four years, did not disappoint the expectations of many Chinese people and finally delivered a satisfactory answer.

"If only Black Myth: Wukong could be recreated in this world..."

"Oh my goodness, won't my emotions explode instantly?"

Suddenly, such an idea popped up in Chu Hang's mind, and then this idea quickly took root and grew in Chu Hang's mind like bamboo shoots after rain.

For a moment, Chu Hang felt some emotions surge.

However, he quickly calmed down because even if he could restore the complete plot line and character design drawings of "Black Myth: Wukong" by opening the memory palace, it would still be far from enough.

As Ma Jun just said, if you want to develop a real 3A game masterpiece, the funding requirements are huge, at least in the hundreds of millions, and you also have to form a professional R&D team.

At present, the little money Chu Hang has is not enough to support his idea to take root, and considering Ma Jun's current condition, he is not yet able to take on this important task.

"Hey……"

Ma Jun shook his head, somewhat melancholy. "If there was a domestic game company truly determined to develop a domestic AAA blockbuster, I'd be willing to jump ship even if it meant taking a pay cut. Unfortunately, no domestic game company is willing to work on a domestic AAA blockbuster project right now."

"If no one is doing it, then you can do it yourself."

Chu Hang raised his eyebrows slightly: "Have you never considered starting your own business?"

Ma Jun spread his hands, looking somewhat helpless: "Brother, you need money to start a business!"

"I do have some savings, but that's for the down payment on a house my wife and I plan to buy in Guangzhou. If I squander it all on my own business, my wife will kill me!"

"Too."

Chu Hang nodded slightly, picked up his glass and clinked glasses with Ma Jun, choosing not to continue the topic.

How do you say that?

Let the bullets fly for a while.

Now, Chu Hang has no money, and Ma Jun does not have the courage to burn his boats.

In the future, if Chu Hang has enough funds, and if Ma Jun has the courage to step out of his comfort zone and take a risk for his dream, Chu Hang would be willing to become an angel investor for his old classmate.

If Ma Jun is always content with the status quo, then Chu Hang will respect Ma Jun's choice. Perhaps he will choose to acquire a mature game company to start this game production project.

In short, the game "Black Myth: Wukong" -

He has copied it!

Chu Hang's thoughts were in a whirl as he chatted with Ma Jun about other things.

Just as the dinner was coming to an end, Chu Hang's cell phone, which was placed next to his right hand, suddenly vibrated.

Chu Hang looked up and saw that the caller was Zhao Qiongying, so he raised his hand and picked up the phone.

"Hey?"

"Sister Ying, what are your instructions?"

At first, Chu Hang looked normal, but soon something strange appeared on his face, and finally he nodded repeatedly in response.

"what happened?"

After hanging up the phone, Ma Jun saw that Chu Hang had a strange expression on his face and couldn't help but ask Chu Hang something, while Jiang Shu also cast a concerned look at Chu Hang.

"My agent just called..."

Chu Hang scratched his head and responded, "It was said that our provincial Department of Culture and Tourism contacted my company and wanted to invite me to shoot a promotional video for my hometown."

"An invitation from the Department of Culture and Tourism?"

Ma Jun's eyes widened slightly, and then he gave Chu Hang a thumbs up: "Master Chu, you are so impressive!"

"It's all because of that song 'Chi Le Song' I sang at Chi Le Chuan last night. The related trending searches have been all over the internet for a whole day. I guess the Department of Culture and Tourism is trying to strike while the iron is hot and take advantage of the opportunity to promote it. After all, June and July are the prime tourism seasons in Inner Mongolia."

Chu Hang analyzed the information Zhao Qiongying had just revealed, then turned to Jiang Shu and said, "Jiang Jiang, we may have to reschedule our tickets. Tomorrow I have to work with the Inner Mongolia Department of Culture and Tourism to shoot a promotional video, so we may have to get up early the day after tomorrow to fly to Star City."

"It doesn't matter!"

"I can do anything!"

Jiang Shu shook his head and responded very straightforwardly.

"Chu Shuai, since you have something to do tomorrow, let's stop here today."

Ma Jun raised his hand to check the time and said with a smile, "Let's focus on business first. We'll have plenty of opportunities to get together again in the future."

"Row."

"Then that's it for today."

Chu Hang nodded and didn't insist any further.

After all, it was an official invitation, and it was from a provincial-level unit in his hometown. If he got drunk tonight and went there reeking of alcohol tomorrow, it would be a bit too disrespectful.

After saying that, the two of them finished their drinks and left the hotel in the elevator. Ma Jun took a taxi, while Chu Hang and Jiang Shu returned to their hotel in a BMW X7...

(End of this chapter)