Rebirth Must Be Happy

"What did Gu Siying want from you just now?"

Xu Jinhuan returned to his seat, and Zhu Xinyao immediately turned to him and asked, "She looks really angry, doesn't she?"

Although Chen Xingzhu didn't ask, she was clearly curious and turned to look at him.

"Show off to me how well she did on the test this time."

Xu Jinhuan smiled and shrugged, "I told her I did very well on the exam too. After all, my only opponent in the college entrance exam was myself. Passing the first-tier university entrance exam was enough."

"No wonder she was so angry..."

Zhu Xinyao laughed and then whispered, "I heard that Gu Siying is applying for admission to Peking University or Tsinghua University through the recommendation system. I wonder if she will succeed."

"Then we don't need to worry about it."

The communication was very effective, and Gu Siying never came to see Xu Jinhuan again until the college entrance examination.

As academic pressure increased, Xu Jinhuan and Chen Xingzhu's status at home rose significantly. They were removed from the list of those who took turns washing dishes. Chen Xingzhu would still occasionally help out, while Xu Jinhuan could slack off without a second thought.

However, he didn't waste his free time. In addition to chatting and eating with them, he also opened his own Weibo account and prepared to build his "President Xu persona".

"Hello everyone, I'm Xu Jinhuan, the developer of Flappy Bird. If you have any questions about this game, please let me know via email. Please try not to insult me ​​in the comments or private messages, as it will upset me."

This was the first Weibo post he made using his "work account," and he was clearly overthinking it, because the hype surrounding him has died down, and hardly anyone even noticed his Weibo posts anymore.

"In my opinion, the greatest innovation on the iPhone 5 is the charging port, and I hope Apple doesn't use it for too long."

"Apple will soon change its arrogant attitude toward China, and the iPhone will be sold in mainland China for the first time in two years at most."

This is riding the wave of the iPhone 5 launch.

"The doomsday economy proves one thing: it's easy to make money off idiots, and the world will have no shortage of idiots now and for a long time to come."

This is because with the "2012" doomsday prophecy approaching, a group of people are buying "doomsday candles" online to continue riding the wave of hype.

"Even if she won the Nobel Prize in Literature, I still want to say that much of what Mo Yan writes is a pile of shit!"

Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature on October 21, which caused a sensation in China. This is naturally an attempt to capitalize on the buzz.

The several attempts to capitalize on the hype were very effective, especially after a Chinese person won the Nobel Prize in Literature for the first time. The entire internet was filled with praise, as if the award itself had raised the level of Chinese literature by several dimensions.

Xu Jinhuan's insults stood out starkly in this context, and given his verified status on Weibo, they were quickly reposted by numerous media outlets.

"Flappy Bird prodigy angrily denounces Mo Yan's writing as rubbish"

"Shocking! The genius boy who was admitted to Peking University through the special admission program actually commented on Mo Yan in this way."

"A Chinese person winning the Nobel Prize for the first time was belittled by a genius teenager."

"Looking to the future through the eyes of the youth, a nation that does not respect its masters has no hope."

……

Xu Jinhuan's Weibo account finally became lively, with the number of followers instantly increasing from double digits to triple digits, and then exceeding a thousand within two days.

The price he paid was that a bunch of people commented and sent him private messages to scold him, while others tried to reason with him, telling him to respect knowledge and masters. Some even threatened to "unfollow" him and never play Flappy Bird again.

Two days later, Xu Jinhuan received his first verified account from a major influencer. Gao Xiaosong, who had just become a sensation this year with his talk show "Xiaoshuo," reposted media reports about Xu Jinhuan's incident on Weibo and commented: "He is ignorant of his own limitations."

Xu Jinhuan couldn't possibly let this opportunity to ride the wave of popularity pass him by. As soon as he saw it after class, he grabbed his phone and forwarded and commented: "Even if I'm incredibly reckless, I would never drive drunk."

This person has many more flaws than these, but Xu Jinhuan was only trying to gain attention, not to eliminate evil, so he didn't offend him to the death, lest he cause trouble while he was still young and inexperienced.

Ultimately, Gao Xiaosong still wields considerable influence and has a certain background. If he really pushes too far, he might cause trouble for himself. In any case, he won't be able to stay in the limelight for many more years.

Gao Xiaosong quickly responded again, displaying a very frank attitude: "I never try to deny my mistakes, and I even waived my right to defense in court. You are still young, so you should have the right mindset."

Xu Jinhuan replied again: "Time will tell." This interaction directly boosted his Weibo followers to 3.7. Nowadays, Weibo followers are still quite valuable, representing genuine attention without being inflated.

However, most people came to criticize him:
"As expected, he's incredibly arrogant; a student actually argued with Gao Xiaosong."

"Little brother, you need to adjust your mindset."

"Wow, is getting into Peking University through a special admission program really that arrogant? They actually withdrew from Tsinghua University on their own initiative!"

"This guy wasn't admitted through a guaranteed admission program; he was just accepted with a lower score requirement."

"I used to admire you a lot because of Flappy Bird, but now I've decided to stop playing Flappy Bird."

"Starting today, I will not only quit playing Flappy Bird myself, but I will also persuade everyone around me to stop playing it."

……

Many people were threatening to uninstall Flappy Bird, but when Xu Jinhuan checked the data, he found that advertising revenue had skyrocketed from 1.2 yuan a day to 1.6 yuan in just two days.

Xu Jinhuan stopped when he had the chance, but he didn't expect that just the next day, another influential figure would step in. Fang Zhouzi retweeted the Weibo post and publicly called out Peking University: "I think universities should be more cautious about early admissions and lowering admission scores."

He subtly suggested that Peking University should cancel Xu Jinhuan's admission with lowered score requirements, but unfortunately, Peking University ignored him.

To be honest, this person's words and actions are still relatively positive these days, so Xu Jinhuan did not refute or respond. He just watched as his Weibo followers surged to 5.2 again, and his advertising revenue increased from 1.6 to 1.8.

Unfortunately, it quickly dropped back down, but stabilized at 1.5.

Xu Jinhuan garnered a lot of attention and took the opportunity to promote his new game: "Some people reminded me not to ruin Zhong Yong's career, but I want to say that it's unlikely that such a situation will occur in the current domestic education environment. I will only get better and better."

After those who criticized him questioned him in the comments section, Xu Jinhuan posted on Weibo: "Okay, it's not time for the promotion yet, but since so many people are interested, I'll give you a sneak peek. The new game is already in development, and the time, effort, and other investment it has consumed are more than 100 times that of 'Flappy Bird'."

In November, Huang Zhang took back control of Meizu and publicly criticized Lei Jun. Xu Jinhuan waited until the hype died down before jumping in to join the fray: "When it comes to product development, ten Lei Juns are not as good as one Huang Zhang; when it comes to marketing and business, a hundred Huang Zhangs are not as good as half a Lei Jun."

Because he was afraid people wouldn't understand the two nicknames, he even retweeted a Weibo post reporting on the related online feud.

Today, Mi Fans are mainly tech enthusiasts, with a high percentage of rational fans. This aligns naturally with game-related content. With the help of fans, Xu Jinhuan's Weibo followers have surpassed 9 and are now heading towards 10.

Lei Jun ignored Xu Jinhuan, but Huang Mujiang cursed him a couple more times on the Meizu forum. Unfortunately, he didn't gain many followers, so Xu Jinhuan didn't bother to follow up.

He was studying and surfing the internet at the same time. When Subway Surfers finally started testing in December, the internet also became a reality. One day after school, Chen Xingzhu suddenly asked him, "Do you often use Weibo?"

"You knew already?"

Xu Jinhuan was overjoyed. "Great! My influence has finally broken through from the internet into reality... Who told you that?"

"Only one."

Chen Xingzhu looked at him and smiled, "She discovered your Weibo account a long time ago and even followed it, saying you're always cursing people on Weibo..."

“I didn’t call that cursing, I called it pointing out the flaws in the system.”

Xu Jinhuan laughed and corrected, "Anyway, I'm bored anyway, so I might as well vent my frustrations by swearing online and gain more followers. Why not?"

Chen Xingzhu chuckled and scolded, "Isn't your homework enough for you?"

"This is also important business for me."

Xu Jinhuan laughed and said, "Subway Surfers is already available for testing. Recruiting beta testers normally is quite troublesome. I now have nearly 10 fans, so recruiting people is a piece of cake, right? It saves so much trouble."

Chen Xingzhu shook her head, ignoring him. After getting into the car, she reminded him again, "Zhizhi said that many people follow your Weibo just to criticize you. Be careful, someone might deliberately sabotage you."

"Makes sense."

Xu Jinhuan was certainly aware of this matter, but she pretended to have only realized it after being reminded, saying, "It's a good thing you reminded me, otherwise it would be quite troublesome if someone deliberately caused trouble..."

Seeing that she had helped him, Chen Xingzhu smiled slightly and said, "Could you install it for me later? I'll go play it and see what game you've made this time." (End of Chapter)