Rebirth Must Be Happy

Xu Jinhuan had already prepared himself to be disgusted by the "stance" of the report, since it was a free report and he didn't have high expectations.

But there was an unexpected bonus. Even without other media following up, the reprints and comments from those NGO media outlets were enough for him to extract enough clips to compete in.

After all, what they need is a prestigious title, which is exactly what those NGOs excel at every day. Just by looking at their names, each one sounds more impressive than the last.

But an even bigger surprise was yet to come. After lunch, it was already evening on the other side of the ocean, and the renowned CNET was also reporting on "Flappy Bird" on Twitter.

CNET is one of the world's oldest technology media outlets and one of the earliest to produce review videos and technology trend reports, wielding significant influence.

Its report was relatively brief, but it mainly focused on the game "Flappy Bird" and Xu Jinhuan himself, which brought the topic back on track.

"So you're saying this is professional?"

My parents didn't understand these things very well. After Xu Jinhuan explained them, they barely grasped the difference. "Is this more useful during the competition?"

"more or less."

Xu Jinhuan handed over the task of explaining the details to Song Zhiyu, took a shower, and then accompanied his parents for a walk. On the way back, he received a message from Kong Wenbo.

"I agreed."

Kong Wenbo cut to the chase, "Mr. Xu, what should I do?"

Although Xu Jinhuan was already certain that he would agree, she was still somewhat delighted when the time actually came and replied, "How did you make up your mind, cousin?"

Kong Wenbo: "Xingzhu sent me a CNET report."

Xu Jinhuan: "How will this affect you?"

Kong Wenbo: "Of course there is. The higher the popularity, the higher the advertising revenue will be, so at least in the short term there is no need to worry about not being able to pay salaries."

Kong Wenbo: "Are you old enough? Can you register a company?"

Xu Jinhuan: "I'm old enough, but I probably don't have time to make the trip. You can handle the procedures. Just make sure the shareholding is settled."

Kong Wenbo: "..."

Kong Wenbo: "What's your name?"

Xu Jinhuan: "Han Shu"

This was the name of his company in his previous life.

Back home, Xu Jinhuan made a video call to Kong Wenbo to confirm the company registration. However, Kong Wenbo had not yet resigned and they would have to wait another half month before it could officially begin.

After finishing his conversation with Kong Wenbo, he sent a message to Chen Xingzhu:
"My cousin agreed."

"Thanks to Chen for the help."

Chen Xingzhu replied after a while: "Mhm".

Then she sent another photo, a red Range Rover, and asked him, "Xingruo asked me to send this, isn't it nice?"

Xu Jinhuan: "It's quite good-looking."

Chen Xingzhu: "Is this car good?"

Xu Jinhuan: "More than two million, how could it not be good?"

Chen Xingzhu: "So, do you like it or not?"

Xu Jinhuan: "Is she really planning to drive her car over?"

Chen Xingzhu: “No.”

Xu Jinhuan: "Okay, I'm actually looking forward to driving a Land Rover."

Chen Xingzhu: "If you make a lot of money in the future, what kind of car will you buy?"

Xu Jinhuan was a little puzzled, wondering why she would ask this. However, since a car costs over two million, he didn't think much of it and assumed that it was just a casual conversation following Chen Xingruo's topic. He smiled and said, "A Mercedes-Benz S-Class and a Porsche, I guess."

In fact, what he really liked were the Yangwang U9, the Zunjie S800, and the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra, all of which can be considered representative works of domestic cars more than a decade later. Unfortunately, this was 2012, and there weren't many options for supporting domestic products.

Maybach has not yet recovered, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class is the pinnacle of business vehicles, and Porsche is a classic sports car. These were the two cars that Xu Jinhuan bought to show off after making money in his previous life, and he later sold them and replaced them with domestic cars.

Chen Xingzhu: "Mmm."

Chen Xingzhu: "Are your uncles and aunts happy to hear about the news?"

Xu Jinhuan: "Of course, he couldn't stop smiling all day. Even though he couldn't understand English, he made several phone calls to show off."

After chatting for a while, Xu Jinhuan didn't dwell on the matter and asked her, "Are you sure when you're coming back?"

Senior high school starts on the 30th, and there are only a few days left, but Chen Xingzhu doesn't seem to be in a hurry to come back at all.

Chen Xingzhu: "The flight to Pengcheng will be on the afternoon of the 28th."

Xu Jinhuan: "Then it's the day after tomorrow. I'll come pick you up."

Chen Xingzhu: "Mmm."

After making the agreement, Xu Jinhuan opened her diary before going to bed and wrote down her eagerness for Chen Xingzhu to return as soon as possible.

Of course, he also kept track of the shopping trip he took with Song Zhiyu a couple of days ago, as well as Xie Wanqing's argument with her family, just in case he needed to use it someday.

"Bang, bang, bang!" The next morning, just after breakfast, someone knocked on the door. Xu Jinhuan went to open it and saw Xie Zhiqiang standing outside. He exclaimed in surprise, "What are you doing here?"

Xie Zhiqiang looked at him with a somewhat unfriendly expression: "Looking for my sister."

'If you're looking for your sister, come to my house...'

Xu Jinhuan thought to himself that he was complaining, but he didn't say it out loud because his sister was indeed at his own home and he couldn't refute it.

"Sister, Xiaoqiang is here to see you."

Today it was Xie Wanqing's turn to wash the dishes, and Xu Jinhuan called out from the kitchen doorway.

Xie Zhiqiang greeted Xu Haiguang and Song Xiaohui, then went to the kitchen. Seeing his sister washing dishes, he looked at Xu Jinhuan with even more hostility.

"what happened?"

Xie Wanqing turned around and saw her younger brother, whose hands were still covered in dish soap foam. She asked him naturally, "What are you doing here?"

"I just came to see you."

Xie Zhiqiang said, "I need to say something to Xu Jinhuan, you go ahead with your work, sister..."

Xu Jinhuan sighed and led him to his room.

"Brother, look, it's hard... Sorry!"

Xiao Guai's stools have been a bit soft these past two days. Chen Xingzhu was worried that something was wrong with it, so she specifically asked Song Zhiyu to observe it closely. She had just scooped the litter and noticed that it had hardened, so she brought it over to Xu Jinhuan to see.

As a result, she almost accidentally poked Xu Jinhuan's face with cat poop. She apologized to him with a grin, then greeted Xie Zhiqiang without disturbing them, and went to find Song Xiaohui and Xie Wanqing to check the shape of the cat poop.

"Is my sister now considered your daughter-in-law?"

Xie Zhiqiang followed Xu Jinhuan into her room and asked with a grim expression. He wasn't worried about his sister being bullied. The current situation only showed that both Xu Jinhuan's family and his sister herself had gotten used to her presence in Xu Jinhuan's house; otherwise, she wouldn't be washing dishes alone.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Xu Jinhuan said irritably, "You'd love for your sister to marry me, wouldn't you?"

"I don't want to, but what good will it do if I don't want to?"

Xie Zhiqiang, well aware of his own limitations, sighed. Just as he was worrying, there was a light knock on the door, and then Xie Wanqing walked in and asked, "Is there something you need?"

"Let's talk."

Song Xiaohui was worried that Xie Zhiqiang might have something to do when he came to see Xie Wanqing, so she went to the kitchen and replaced Xie Wanqing. Xu Jinhuan also thought something was wrong, so he took the initiative to leave the room, giving the siblings a chance to be alone.

As a result, he had only been out for two minutes, and had just been forced by Song Zhiyu to look at Xiao Guai's poop, when Xie Wanqing and Xie Zhiqiang, the siblings, came out of the room.

Xu Jinhuan asked Xie Wanqing, "What's wrong?"

"fine."

Xie Wanqing seemed surprised by this outcome, glancing at her younger brother with a hint of disdain. "He needs to talk to you."

Xu Jinhuan suspected that Xie Zhiqiang had come to "catch them in the act," but he couldn't say it directly, so he asked him, "So you still came to see me?"

"Are you transferring classes instead of starting school?"

Song Zhiyu was still standing there. Xie Zhiqiang didn't have much experience interacting with girls, so he was clearly a little awkward and asked, "Aren't you going to tell Wang Yuan and the others that you want to have a meal together?"

Xu Jinhuan laughed and said, "I was planning to treat you to a meal when school started."

"How about today?"

Xie Zhiqiang hesitated for a moment before saying, "I heard that Li Hang's parents got divorced a few days ago. I can try to persuade him..."

"what?"

Xu Jinhuan was a little surprised and said, "Then let's do it today. I'll ask him later."

"I'm leaving."

Xie Zhiqiang didn't linger and took his leave.

Xu Jinhuan saw him off, then called Li Hang to offer some words of comfort, and then asked him to meet up. Li Hang was at his hometown in the countryside, so they changed the time to the evening.

Xu Jinhuan has been very popular in Class 11 for the past few months since his rebirth, but he doesn't actually have many true friends. He only has a handful of people, such as Xie Zhiqiang, Wang Yuan, and Li Hang.

Everyone had heard about Xu Jinhuan making money from games, so they didn't feel guilty asking him to treat them to a meal. As for hearing that Xu Jinhuan was going to transfer to Class 9, although they were surprised, they all knew why he was doing it, and apart from gossiping, they didn't say anything.

They're still in the same school, after all.

"dong dong dong"

As the group was gossiping, Xu Jinhuan's phone suddenly rang. He took it out and glanced at it, noticing it was an unfamiliar number from Beijing, which puzzled him.

However, Chen Xingzhu was in Beijing, and he was acting strangely today, not replying to Xu Jinhuan's messages much. Therefore, Xu Jinhuan did not hesitate and immediately answered the phone.

"Are you Mr. Xu Jinhuan?"

A strange man's voice came through the phone, "Hello, Miss Chen Xingzhu has something in Suicheng. She's out of town and asked me to deliver it to you. Are you home right now?" (End of Chapter)