Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 185 [184] Xu Jinhuan's Time to Test the School Has Arrived

"Did you see the email? The North American server is going to be featured."

The next morning, Xie Wanqing came downstairs with a beaming smile and said to Xu Jinhuan, "Now that the beautiful clothes are available, there should be some advertising revenue, right?"

"I haven't seen it yet."

Xu Jinhuan picked up his phone and looked at it. Sure enough, he saw the email, which was also from the "What's New" recommendation section.

"Should it be launched in other regions as well?"

Chen Xingzhu asked, "Then do we need to do adaptations for other languages?"

"Yes, but not in a hurry."

Xu Jinhuan was indeed not in a hurry. In fact, under the current circumstances, having an English version was basically enough, since English was dominant and could be used almost globally.

“I can ask students from the School of Foreign Languages ​​at our school for help.”

Xie Wanqing actively fulfilled the duties of a good assistant, addressing the boss's urgent needs and proactively helping to resolve them. "Should I ask someone first?"

"can."

The adaptation of "Flappy Bird" is not difficult; it can be done by translating a few scenes. Xu Jinhuan did not discourage Xie Wanqing's enthusiasm, "It can be paid... uh, I mean, I'll pay you."

"Isn't paying just giving money?"

Xie Wanqing looked at him strangely, "What else could I give you?"

"It's okay, let's eat."

Because they had to attend evening self-study sessions, none of the three of them ate out for lunch today; they went home together at noon.

Song Zhiyu had a half-day off in the afternoon and was already at home playing with the cat. When she saw the three of them come back together, she turned around and sweetly called out, "Sister Wanqing, Sister Xingzhu, you're back?"

Xu Jinhuan looked at her, waited for two seconds, and when she ignored him, he couldn't help but purse his lips and sigh inwardly, "You've crossed the river and burned the bridge."

I just tore up a love letter for her last night, such a big favor, and she pretended not to remember it when we met today.

"Xu Jinhuan, come out for a moment."

After dinner, Xu Jinhuan went to the classroom and was studying diligently when he was suddenly called on by roll call, unaware that Fu Qingxuan had arrived.

He followed her into the corridor, completely bewildered, and saw Fu Qingxuan standing by the window, asking him with a serious expression, "You made a game and even uploaded it to an Apple phone?"

"Correct."

Although Xu Jinhuan found it strange, she still nodded in agreement, "This doesn't violate school rules, does it?"

What school rule did you violate?

Fu Qingxuan looked a little angry. "Why didn't you tell me about this sooner?"

"what?"

Xu Jinhuan was even more confused. Seeing that she seemed more regretful, she couldn't help but ask, "Teacher Fu, could you explain it more clearly?"

"Why didn't you sign up when I encouraged everyone to register for the National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition a few months ago?"

Fu Qingxuan looked very regretful. "Didn't I say back then that it doesn't necessarily have to be an innovative invention? My own programming is fine too..."

"Uh……"

Xu Jinhuan had no recollection of this matter at all; it was probably something that happened before his rebirth.

"Your game has so many downloads and it's so popular, you must be making money from advertising, right?"

Fu Qingxuan looked as if she had lost an award that she should have won. "If you had signed up for the competition, you would have at least made it to the finals. If you had won the award, although you wouldn't be guaranteed admission to university, you would have gotten extra points when you applied to university next year, and you would have been given priority in the independent admission process."

"Teacher Fu, I'm sorry, I really didn't know that."

Seeing that she was worried about him, Xu Jinhuan said a little embarrassedly, "It's mainly because I was a terrible student before, so I never paid attention to these things."

"……Ugh."

Fu Qingxuan sighed and said, "It's already like this, there's no point in saying anything more. I've already reported this to the school. If the list of outstanding projects recommended by the province has already been submitted, then there's absolutely nothing we can do. If it hasn't been submitted yet, I'll ask again to see if we can add you."

"Uh,"

Xu Jinhuan thought she had missed her chance, but she didn't expect her to say this, "Normally, you have to pass the city competition and the provincial competition to advance to the national competition, right?"

"As long as you know!"

Perhaps due to the hormonal changes from pregnancy, and having become more familiar with him, Fu Qingxuan was no longer as cold as before. She glared at him and then said disdainfully, "Alright, go back now. Organize the game data and stuff. If needed, you'll have to finish the data right away." Xu Jinhuan asked, "If we're going to participate in the competition, when are we going?"

"In August, in Yinchuan, it usually takes about a week."

"Ok."

Xu Jinhuan thanked Fu Qingxuan again, then returned to the classroom, where a group of classmates cast concerned glances at her.

"Brother Huan, what's wrong?"

"Master Fu seems very angry."

……

"It's nothing, it's nothing."

Xu Jinhuan waved his hand, not saying much about it. Only after Xie Zhiqiang and the others pressed him for details did he mention participating in the competition.

"It seems like no one in our class signed up."

Li Hang still remembers this incident, "However, it seems that a few students from our school made it to the provincial competition, but I don't know if they made it to the national competition."

"Anyway, I might not even be able to participate, so it doesn't matter."

Although Xu Jinhuan said this, he still thought about the follow-up of the competition. For him, the development of "Flappy Bird" was not difficult, but this was based on his rebirth and his past as a senior programmer.

For a high school student, this level of coding skill is quite excellent.

However, it is still very difficult to win a national competition based on this alone, because it is a game, which is naturally not favored in such competitions.

This is no longer the era of "Black Monkey's" rise; the gaming industry is not valued in China.

If you want to win an award, you need to prove your excellence in other ways, such as download data or recognition from the Apple App Store—featured ads and the like count.

Most importantly, it has international recognition!

In 2012, Europe and America were enjoying great popularity in China. Download numbers and audience appeal in China might not have been very valuable to the competition organizers. However, if they were liked by audiences in the United States and Europe and made it to the top of the App Store in other regions, then everything would be different.

Ideally, we could also get a report from a foreign media outlet; that would make it even more valuable.

There's no way around it. He studied so hard just to get into a better university, but the Chinese college entrance exam is just too damn tough. Even a reborn person can't beat it!

He couldn't even beat the provincial or national exams, let alone the school exams.

This competition is a great opportunity.

Putting the college entrance exam aside, we could also look for a few contestants and see if we could recruit them to work for us...

However, all of this is contingent on the school finding a way to allow them to participate in the competition; if they can't, then it's all just nonsense.

"I have something to tell you,"

After evening self-study, Xu Jinhuan and Xie Zhiqiang finished their run. As usual, Xu Jinhuan wiped his hands on his clothes, then took Chen Xingzhu's hand and walked towards the gate, casually saying, "Have you heard of the National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition?"

The meeting point for the two this time was a bit out of the way. There were two ways to get to the gate: one was to walk a small part of the track, and the other was to walk a large part of the track.
—Of course, there is a third way, which is to walk straight there, but Xu Jinhuan immediately ruled that out. How could he trample on the grass?

He chose the second option, which required more practice. Chen Xingzhu, of course, could see through his little scheme. She was both shy and amused when he asked about it. She shifted her attention slightly and nodded, saying, "I've heard of it... What's wrong?"

"My homeroom teacher wants me to participate in the competition."

Xu Jinhuan briefly explained the situation, and Chen Xingzhu exclaimed with delight, "This is great news!"

He then asked worriedly, "Will it be enough time?"

"It's hard to say."

Xu Jinhuan sighed, "The time has come to test our school's strength and foundation. Whether we can retain their best students for the next ten years depends on the abilities of these teachers..."

“...narcissism”.

Chen Xingzhu couldn't help but laugh, and with a coquettish tone, asked again, "Are you going to tell your uncle and aunt?"

"Let's not tell them yet. We'll wait until it's confirmed before informing them, so they don't get disappointed."

"Ah."

Chen Xingzhu pursed her lips and revealed a sweet smile. Xu Jinhuan was afraid that his parents would worry, so he didn't tell them, but he took the initiative to tell her. What does that mean?
This shows that he feels closer to her and has no secrets from her.

(End of this chapter)