Started as a comics editor

Chapter 8 Battle Platform
"This is it."

Kang Ming seemed to notice that Tang Yao was somewhat interested in this, so he turned his phone over and explained, "It's actually a chess and card game platform. It has regular games like Landlord, but we have a special way of playing chess in my hometown that most game platforms don't have. I don't know if you've played it before, but we call it Tieqi.

The specific gameplay... the specific gameplay probably doesn't interest you. Anyway, I created the platform for this purpose in the first place, originally for my friends to play with. But one of my friends seemed to think it was quite interesting, so he promoted it in his hometown. Then quite a few people came to play. Recently, there were some problems, so they complained to me.

"..."

The expression of interest on Tang Yao's face became more obvious. He looked at the chess and card game platform on his mobile phone. Although it was a bit simple, it was fully equipped. Except for the lack of art, it had everything, and even had a special virtual currency.

She thought for a moment and asked, "Do I need to buy this token with money?"

Kang Ming shook his head. "That's not necessary. I just think winning or losing at cards is meaningless. At first, anyone who registered was given 10,000 yuan, but later they stopped giving it away. I don't know what my friend did to it, but I didn't care much anyway."

Tang Yao looked at the token in the upper left corner of the screen, then suddenly said, "Let me guess. Ever since your friend started promoting it, the number of registrations has skyrocketed, right? And new users are signing up every once in a while, and the trend is still upward? Also, your friend asked you to give him the right to issue gold coins, right? And he asked you not to issue gold coins to new users, right?"

Kang Ming was a little surprised: "How do you know?"

"I suggest you shut down this battle platform as soon as possible."

Tang Yao didn't answer, but said seriously: "If you don't want to go to jail, your friend probably thinks the battle platform you created is a gambling platform."

"Gambling... ah? No, damn it."

Kang Ming was a little shocked at first, but after looking at his phone and then at Tang Yao who looked serious, he slowly realized: "You mean..."

"Well, I guess your friend has become a big dealer."

Tang Yao looked up and down at the unassuming Kang Ming, and said with some admiration, "I have to say you're really generous. You're just running a shady battle platform, and you don't even care about anything."

"Wait a moment..."

Kang Ming was obviously panicked. He stood up suddenly and ran outside in a hurry.

Tang Yao thought about it carefully for a while, and did not leave in a hurry, but continued to fold up her tail.

More than ten minutes later.

Kang Ming came back, feeling a little dazed.

Tang Yao tilted her head slightly and asked, "How is it?"

"I questioned my friend about it, and he initially denied it, then said we could make money together..."

Kang Ming swallowed his saliva and said, "I just shut down the server of the battle platform. I'm considering whether to call the police."

"Look at you."

Tang Yao replied, "But I personally suggest that you stop associating with that so-called friend, or you'll regret it sooner or later."

"I've deleted my contact information! I really didn't expect him... Never mind, thank you so much!"

Kang Ming nodded in agreement, then thanked him solemnly... To be honest, at this moment, his entire back was wet with cold sweat.

In fact, it was more tense than seeing Tang Yao and the editor-in-chief arguing with each other just now.

Because if Tang Yao hadn't reminded him, his friend would have become more and more powerful, and he might have become an accomplice without knowing it.

He will definitely sing Tears Behind Bars when the time comes.

so close.

It was a close call.

Think of this.

Kang Ming looked at Tang Yao with gratitude again.

Tang Yao's beautiful eyes moved, glancing at his expression. After roughly confirming his attitude towards online gambling, she nodded and asked, "No need to thank me. I just wanted to mention... By the way, did you build the entire battle platform yourself?"

"Well, I was bored at home before, so I practiced a little bit. Of course, a few friends helped me too."

"Where's the server?"

"Server...Have you heard of distributed computing systems?"

Kang Ming hesitated and replied, "It has another name, cloud computing."

"..."

Tang Yao slowly stopped and turned her head.

Kang Ming saw Tang Yao's expression and seemed to think she didn't understand. He said with some embarrassment, "I know this concept is quite new. In fact, there are already mature cloud service providers overseas, and they are also being developed in China. To be honest, one of my relatives is the head of the largest cloud computing team in China. They have already set up offline clusters and systems and can currently dispatch 5,000 servers, which is already up to standard.

Although it's a work-in-progress and still in the testing phase, the cloud is indeed set up. However, no one in their company wants to be a guinea pig because there are too many vulnerabilities... So they decided to provide services to the outside world for testing, and the server for the battle platform is rented."

Tang Yao was silent for a moment: "The company your relatives work for, can't it be..."

"Well, one of the largest internet companies right now, Chang Li."

"No, with your qualifications, why would you want to be a comics editor?"

Tang Yao looked him up and down, and after a long silence, she asked, "What did you study in college?"

"Software engineering... Mainly because my family won't care about me. Also, I'm interested in games, but I can't get into them."

Kang Ming said embarrassedly, "I've been on break for too long, and single-player mobile games are currently a one-time deal, while online game revenues are hitting new highs. I just made a mobile version of a battle platform, but I couldn't impress the HR staff at all. There are too many talented people..."

“…You really are.”

Tang Yao hesitated to speak, then turned her chair completely around, looked Kang Ming up and down, and said seriously, "Why don't you work with me?"

"what?"

Kang Ming looked at Tang Yao who said seriously that she would do it with her. After being stunned for half a second, he bent down slightly and said, "There will be many things that I will need your guidance on in the future."

"I don't mean comics."

Tang Yao's beautiful eyes lit up slightly, but she didn't continue. Instead, after thinking for a moment, she shook her head and said, "Traditional paper media is too difficult. I'll tell you again when I'm determined."

Say it.

She did not continue the topic, but instead threw the storyboard instructions aside, then stood up and left in a hurry while thinking about something.

Kang Ming looked at the girl with a thoughtful look on her face and felt a little envious.

Although she is younger than him, for some reason, she always gives him a very safe feeling.

Very strange.

……

Tang Yao finally got Shao Changqing's manuscript back.

Perhaps because of his identity and appearance, Mr. Shao felt embarrassed to delay any longer and finally rushed out reluctantly.

Tang Yao knew this very well.

She didn't deny that her new identity had two sides: a positive side and a very troublesome side. However, she definitely wouldn't have had the storyboard instructions in the morning, as it was already past midnight when she rushed back to the office.

She dropped Teacher Shao's manuscript, picked up the file bag she had brought with her in the morning, walked out of the editorial office, and came to the rest area on the eleventh floor.

Just walked into the lounge area.

Tang Yao saw Li Xue. She was sitting in the corner, holding her lunch box in one hand and chopsticks in the other, eating her meal in small bites like a lady.

Although there were many people in the rest area, she was the most dazzling one among them.

"This way."

the other side.

Footsteps are heard.

Li Xue raised her head slightly and found that it was Tang Yao. Her eyes lit up slightly. She put down the lunch box in her hand slightly, moved her snow-white thighs straight and together to the side, making room for her, and immediately called her over.

...It’s not black stockings, what a pity.

Tang Yao looked up and down at the still dignified and beautiful royal sister, then pointed at the vending machine, turned around and bought two loaves of bread and a bottle of drink, and then came to sit next to Li Xue.

"Why are you eating this again?"

Li Xue moved aside again, then looked at the bread in Tang Yao's hand, feeling somewhat helpless: "Are you sure you won't get malnourished like this?"

"Ms. Li, humans are not as fragile as you think. As long as they have enough calories, they will definitely not die!"

Hearing this, Tang Yao tore off the bread wrapper and said seriously, "How can a working person be as refined as you? You can cook for yourself and bring it to the company for dinner. I feel tired just thinking about it..."

Li Xue glanced at the lunch box in her hand and said, "I'm really sorry that I have so much time to cook."

"Yes, that's the attitude. You must deeply realize that you are the heretic."

"You are the heretic!"

Li Xue rolled her eyes at Tang Yao, and gently lifted her hair from her temples with the chopsticks. "If you don't want to cook, can't you just go downstairs and eat? Or order takeout, or even let me make you one. After rejecting me, you still eat bread every day. Do you really think you're invincible when you're young?"

"As long as I'm not hungry, that's fine."

Tang Yao took a bite of bread, her cheeks puffed up, and she said vaguely, "As for asking you to bring it... I don't feel comfortable doing that."

Somewhat cute.

Li Xue looked at the girl in front of her with puffed cheeks and smiled knowingly. Then she rummaged through her lunch box, picked up a piece of pork ribs and handed it to her: "Sorry, right? Then I'll force it in... Open your mouth, ah."

"..."

Tang Yao was stunned for a moment, then swallowed the bread in her mouth: "Hmm?"

Li Xue held up the ribs and asked, "Do you dislike it?"

Tang Yao glanced at the shiny ribs and hesitated, "It's not that I dislike it..."

"Then give it to me."

Li Xue stuffed it directly into Tang Yao's mouth.

Mmm…sweet and sour.

good to eat.

Tang Yao's cheeks puffed up again, and the slight hesitation in her heart disappeared in an instant.

Li Xue asked happily, "Is it delicious?"

Tang Yao nodded and gave a simple evaluation: "Delicious."

"Then have some more food."

Li Xue picked up another ball of rice and handed it over.

"Wait, I also bought bread..."

“Bread doesn’t expire.”

"It seems to be the same..."

“And eggs.”

"Wait, isn't this your lunch box? Why did you feed it all to me?"

"Don't worry about that."

"..."

finally.

Most of the food in Li Xue's lunch box went into Tang Yao's mouth. At first, Tang Yao felt a little embarrassed.

But as he was fed, he just kept exclaiming how delicious it was.

the other side.

Li Xue looked at the beautiful girl who straightened her waist, puffed up her cheeks again, and said everything was delicious. She moved towards her and picked up another piece of ribs and handed it to her.

Even though she didn't eat much, she felt full.

After all, good things are all around us.

To be honest, not everyone has a girlish look. Many people at that age may find it difficult to give others that feeling.

But there is also a type of person who, even after passing that age group, can still give people a strong, almost overflowing sense of girlishness.

The girl in front of me belongs to the latter, and most importantly, she retains that girlish feeling and the cuteness from the inside out, but she is not naive and does not look ignorant about everything.

Whether it's getting along with each other or doing things, they are quite... mature.

After all, to be honest, it is quite tiring to really face a white lotus who is completely ignorant of the world, and Li Xue may not be able to bear it.

The girl in front of me is very good.

to be frank.

Li Xue couldn't understand why she had the illusion that she was with a friend of many years even though they had only known each other for a week.

Is it a matter of chemistry? Personality? Or simply compatibility?

not so important.

Anyway, Li Xue still finds it funny when she thinks about the first time they met, when Tang Yao pressed her chest against the space bar on the keyboard and asked herself why the keyboard was broken.

It's really cute after all.

(End of this chapter)