Don't get married if you're reborn.

Chapter 386 Paid Card Game (4K)

The seven people who were called to the startup base looked confused, but after learning that they were there to try out Zeng Wenjie's new game, they immediately became excited.

Zeng Wenjie said, "Let me explain the basic rules to you..."

He explained how to use the cards to the seven people, and then they started playing the game.

First, all the character cards are shuffled together, then identity cards are dealt out. After the lord reveals his identity, the lord chooses a character first.

Lin Zhenshan was pleased with himself. After looking around for a while, he chose Zhu Yuanzhang, whom he felt was the safest choice.

Zeng Wenjie was given the traitor card, and taking advantage of everyone's ignorance, he decisively chose Goujian, who was the most cunning and treacherous character.

In the identity-based game, whether it's a five-player or eight-player game, Goujian is one of the characters that all players will definitely kill at the start of the game. In fact, even if the lord chooses Goujian, the rebels will be eager to attack him, because once this character has accumulated enough cards to survive, he is practically invincible.

Lin Zhenshan, who had little gaming experience, killed Jiang Yu, an unknown player, with a single blow right from the start, enraging Jiang Yu.

"Are you out of your mind? Why would you kill me?" Jiang Yu couldn't help but curse.

"I've killed a lot of people, so I'll just kill a few for fun." Lin Zhenshan grinned.

So Zeng Wenjie watched with amusement as the seven people schemed against each other, focusing solely on skipping their own turns and constantly trying to accumulate cards, only playing [Nothing from Something] to increase their hand size when they drew it.

In the end, he undoubtedly won the game. With seventeen cards in hand, he used the Tiger Talisman to unleash a barrage of attacks, slaughtering his opponents one by one...

After being beheaded, Mu Qingyang, a loyal subject, gave Zeng Wenjie a pitiful look and silently left the scene.

Zeng Wenjie chuckled strangely. He was usually mischievous and you couldn't bear to hit him, but when it came to playing games, he had no scruples.

After just one game, everyone realized how disgusting Goujian was. After that, whenever someone picked Goujian, they would immediately gang up on him regardless of their status.

After playing until 10:30, Zeng Wenjie announced the end of the game.

"How are you feeling?" he asked with a smile.

"Fun, exhilarating! It's both intellectually stimulating and entertaining, but it's incredibly difficult for the traitor to win. On one hand, he has to protect the lord from death, and on the other hand, he has to kill all the loyal ministers and rebels. When only the lord and the rebels are left, the lord actually has to team up with the rebels to kill the traitor!"

"These twists and turns are just so interesting."

Jiang Yu, who enjoys playing games, couldn't help but exclaim, "What an ingenious idea! This is the first time I've ever played such a fun card game!"

Zeng Wenjie said, "That's enough for today, come again next time."

Lin Zhenshan asked, "Could you give us a set of these cards? We're willing to buy them!"

Zeng Wenjie shook his head and said, "The gameplay is relatively simple. If those big companies find out the core gameplay, they can quickly copy it. So, if you want to play in the future, you should come here."

"Once the game is almost finished, I'll give each of you a copy so you can play it every day."

"If you really want to play, come to 208."

Ouyang Yun said, "You're so stingy! Besides, you don't spend all your time at the startup base, so how are we supposed to come and hang out with you?"

Zeng Wenjie said, "Xiao Mu has the key; you can go to her."

After hearing this, everyone was finally satisfied.

I had just figured out some of the character skill combinations and was really into playing cards when it was about to end. It was really a bit unsatisfying.

Zeng Wenjie said, "The identity-based gameplay is divided into five-player and eight-player modes, while the competitive gameplay is three-on-three. Tomorrow, you can come and experience the three-on-three mode. Whoever dies the fastest will take turns being eliminated."

Mu Qingyang couldn't help but ask, "You need at least five people, right? How can you play if there are only two people?"

Zeng Wenjie looked at her with disdain and said, "Such a fun game, and you can only find one playmate? Isn't that a huge failure?"

Mu Qingyang felt embarrassed upon hearing this.

Indeed, this board game card game is incredibly addictive and easy to learn. If you can't get your friends to join you, then you've really failed...

"Damn, this is so interesting! I really hope it can be launched on the Tencent Games platform soon, then I'll play it every day," Wang Bo said, rubbing his hands together.

"I need to hurry up and urge my family to buy me a laptop! It's already the second semester of my freshman year," Xu Chuan said.

Zeng Wenjie laughed and said, "Tomorrow we can invite more classmates to play, and when the game is about to be launched, we can do some promotion and hold a Hero Kill prize tournament at the school."

Mu Qingyang nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, yes, it's fun. This game will definitely be very popular after it's released!"

Normally, people would definitely say she's exaggerating.

But after actually experiencing the game, I realized that Zeng Wenjie wasn't exaggerating. No wonder he was able to collaborate with Tencent on its development.

Lin Zhenshan clicked his tongue and said, "Before, we had to hide our card games for fear of being caught by the teacher. If your game is released, we can probably play cards openly now!"

Zeng Wenjie couldn't help but laugh and said, "It looks like the Penguin Games department will be playing cards on paid leave for the next few days!"

Without a doubt, after sending several sets of cards to Tony Ma, he would definitely have the executives try them out, and then have the game department also try them out.

At that time, there will probably be a scene where the entire game department is playing cards on paid leave, which will last for several days.

"I think this game can easily reach 200,000 to 300,000 peak concurrent users!" Jiang Yu murmured.

"You're too timid. The peak number of online players in this game is at least 500,000, and could even be over a million," Zeng Wenjie said calmly.

Almost everyone has a QQ account, and the game "Hero Kill" can be played by both men and women. It doesn't require much skill. As long as you choose a strong character and your teammates cooperate well, you can still have a good gaming experience even if you're a little unlucky.

Jiang Yu was taken aback and said, "I think it's unlikely. A million is too exaggerated. Don't forget that there are still many people who don't know how to use a computer very well!"

"Not knowing how to use a computer doesn't mean you can't play games," Zeng Wenjie said with a smile.

After putting the cards back into the box, he led everyone out of the office and locked the door.

The cards are generally well-made, using high-quality cardstock. However, the printing process is a bit subpar. If the toy factory in Fengzhou can't improve it further, then Penguin should find a better manufacturer to make them.

Actually, Taizhou in Jiangnan Province is quite good. There are many large factories there that produce children's books, which are more than capable of handling the card production project.

But Zeng Wenjie had his own selfish motives. Chongshan's economy was so bad that he wanted to bring as much as he could so that he would have more golden bodies to protect him.

The group of eight walked for a while, and then only six people remained. Two of them had mysteriously disappeared.

"Ugh, he's probably off somewhere to chat again. How boring!" Jiang Yu said dismissively, pursing his lips.

"That hurts... When will I ever have a chance to kiss my lips again?" Xu Chuan wanted to cry.

His reputation at Fengyuan is not very good. After all, the incident of gathering people to study together caused quite a stir on the forum, and many people used it as a meme.

Jiang Yu said, "You look so pitiful, let's have a bite!"

Xu Chuan was taken aback and asked, "Really?"

"Ya Shi La Lei".

Jiang Yu, however, raised his middle finger and walked away with a grin.

Lin Zhenshan chuckled and patted the dog's head, saying, "Old dog, he was obviously just teasing you. Why did you take it so seriously?" Wang Bo looked at him disdainfully and said, "Clown, you'll never earn my approval in this lifetime."

Xu Chuan sighed, thinking of lighting a cigarette, but when he reached into his pocket, he froze.

"Damn it, where's my lighter?!" Xu Chuan yelled.

"You left the table when you were playing cards, and Wenjie took it away, didn't he?" Wang Bo said.

"..." Xu Chuan became even more frustrated.

Although he had taken the lighter from Zeng Wenjie's desk, the fact that it had been taken back made him feel like he had been NTR'd, and he was heartbroken.

Zeng Wenjie usually carries two lighters: one is a Zippo with an Indian relief design, given to him by Mu Qingyang, and the other is a yellow plastic lighter with a busty woman design.

The one Yuan Xiuqin gave me was basically never used. I only took it out occasionally to use it in front of Senior Sister Yuan, just to make my presence known.

"Where did our A8 go? It's become an A6!" Mu Qingyang asked Zeng Wenjie in a low voice.

"Oh... my A8 was damaged in the crash, so I got an A6 from the dealership to use as a temporary car. I'll pick up a new A8 in a few days," Zeng Wenjie said with a smile.

"There was a car crash?"

Mu Qingyang was startled and looked Zeng Wenjie up and down, saying, "It's good that you're not injured."

Zeng Wenjie smiled. He felt bad for Luo Xin's car today, which was why he hit him so hard. After all, it was totaled in less than a year. It was such a pity!
As for filing an insurance claim for total loss?

Forget it, it's better to avoid trouble. If the insurance company finds out something, then we're really in trouble.

Then, Mu Qingyang complained, "You say I'm a bad driver? I think you're the one who's bad! I've never crashed or bumped into anything."

Zeng Wenjie hugged her with a grin and said, "Of course, my little Mu is the smartest and most capable, much better than me, isn't she?"

Mu Qingyang leaned back against him, using his momentum to move forward, and said, "Hero Kill is really fun, I think it will definitely become a hit."

"Then let me lend you some good words!"

"Mmm... It's getting late, you can take me home."

"Okay, let's work out together tomorrow."

"See you on the playground this morning!"

Mu Qingyang is indeed naturally thin. After only a few days of exercise, his jawline has become more defined, and he has burned a lot of fat.

The students doing their morning exercise were so angry when they saw them that they rolled their eyes.

Taking a walk after dinner is fine, but why the hell do we have to hold hands and walk briskly during morning exercise? Is there no way to avoid it?
For several days in a row, some students from the Statistics Class 2 would gather at the entrepreneurship base to play cards after dinner.

Meanwhile, Tencent also received several sets of cards from Zeng Wenjie.

Since Tony was free, he immediately summoned several executives from the gaming department and started a five-player card game.

The students are just having fun, but the big shots are playing with much deeper ideas.

After three rounds, Tony Ma, as the lord, was very satisfied, having won three rounds in a row, and each round was won very narrowly.

The other four executives, while suspected of slacking off and not having the same level of enjoyment as Tony Ma, still found the board game quite interesting.

“Take these sets and distribute them to each department, let everyone play a bit, and see what suggestions you can gather,” Tony Ma said with a smile as he ended the card game.

After his subordinates left, he couldn't wait to call Zeng Wenjie and praised the game.

So...

Tencent's gaming division has also started offering paid card games.

After playing it, everyone confirmed that the game is fun, easy to learn, and has great potential for promotion.

Tony gave all the suggestions he had received to Zeng Wenjie.

Zeng Wenjie adopted some of these suggestions, while dismissing others, including those concerning in-game purchases, which he completely filtered out.

That day, the university principal arrived with three people in uniform, two men and one woman. They looked serious, like government officials.

Principal Gao coughed and said to Zeng Wenjie, "Wenjie, they want to ask you about the situation. You two talk."

Zeng Wenjie frowned, then led the person into room 209.

“Mr. Zeng Wenjie, we don’t want to waste any more time, so please ask directly. May I ask, do you and Ms. Zeng Mi have any financial dealings?” a man asked.

The other man was looking down and taking notes.

Zeng Wenjie was taken aback, then understood the purpose of the three men's visit. He nodded and said, "We have dealings with each other."

The other party then asked, "Please explain in detail the reasons for your financial transactions."

Zeng Wenjie smiled and said, "Zeng Mi is an art designer hired by our studio. All the character illustrations in our studio are done by her, and I settle accounts with her according to the normal fee. Every transaction is done through the company's accounts and is traceable."

The woman asked, "Are there any other financial transactions? Is it just royalties?"

Zeng Wenjie said, "It's just royalties."

The woman said coldly, "Please think carefully. If we find out, the consequences will be very serious."

"If you can't speak properly, then get the hell out of here. If you're going to investigate, then investigate. Don't try to intimidate me with your little bit of power!" Zeng Wenjie's face instantly turned cold, and he retorted without any politeness.

The woman was taken aback, and her face instantly turned ugly. She had only thought Zeng Wenjie was young, so she wanted to bluff him, but she didn't expect him to be so tough!

The man coughed and smiled, "Mr. Zeng, please calm down. We just want to understand the specific situation."

Zeng Wenjie said indifferently, "The royalties paid to Zeng Mi are paid through the company's accounts, and we also reported them to Tencent. If you don't believe my accounts, you can take the evidence and compare it with Tencent's."

“I don’t know what happened to Zeng Mi that you want to investigate her, but my financial dealings with her were only within the scope of normal work.”

"If this lady continues to spout nonsense, I'm afraid I'm not willing to play along."

He felt that he had been too easygoing before, which was why all those messes happened.

The woman's face turned ashen after Zeng Wenjie's few words, and she was extremely embarrassed. She had never suffered such humiliation before.

The man was very professional, asking Zeng Wenjie a few questions earnestly and taking some documents with him.

"I'm busy, so I won't see you off," Zeng Wenjie said coldly.

The woman couldn't help but say, "This young man is really arrogant!"

The man just smiled and said, "It's normal. It's only natural to be a little proud when you achieve such great results at such a young age."

After the three left, Zeng Wenjie knew that things were pretty much settled and he no longer needed to hide in the school.

(End of this chapter)