Rebirth Must Be Happy

"..."

When Song Zhiyu saw Xu Jinhuan appear at the door of the private room, she truly understood what he meant by "social death".

But she would rather strangle that big, stupid guy who was talking nonsense.

The tall girl was the one standing behind Xu Jinhuan when she received the national first prize. Her name was Huang Lina. After they got to know each other, she was nicknamed "Big Dumb Girl" because she often spoke without thinking.

This time, the big, simple-minded guy spoke without thinking, and ended up hurting himself...

Song Zhiyu finally managed to suppress her anger and pretended not to hear anything, sweetly greeting, "Brother, Sister Xingzhu, you're here."

She glared fiercely at the big, dumb guy still standing next to her, then introduced them: "This is my brother, Xu Jinhuan, and this is Sister Xingzhu. You all know them, so I won't go into details."

Xu Jinhuan could tell from her appearance that she was guilty. In addition, he had heard Wang Yuan and the others mention the terms "fiancé" and "arranged marriage since birth" before, so how could he not understand?
However, since we're in front of Song Zhiyu's classmates, there's no need to ask any further questions; let's save the little girl some face.

He greeted a few girls, then sat down next to Xie Wanqing with Chen Xingzhu.

"Senior, I heard that your game makes over ten thousand yuan a day, is that really true?"

"How did you get admitted to Peking University, senior?"

The girls weren't familiar with Xu Jinhuan and Chen Xingzhu, and since they often heard their names at school, they were initially a little reserved. However, after chatting for a few minutes, they quickly found a topic to talk about and started gossiping.

They were careful to save face for Song Zhiyu, and neither of them mentioned the "fiancé".

After dinner, Xu Jinhuan accompanied them to a KTV for a while. Around 1:30, he and Chen Xingzhu left first and paid the bill.

"What were you laughing at?"

The two got back into the car, and Xu Jinhuan asked her with a smile, "Don't say you didn't, I have sharp eyes."

"Laughing at you."

Chen Xingzhu fastened her seatbelt, glanced at him, and asked, "How does it feel to have a fiancée you were betrothed to since childhood?"

"Don't listen to her nonsense."

Xu Jinhuan thought she had misunderstood, so she quickly explained, "It's mainly because my maternal grandparents and the older generation have rather feudal ideas. They like the idea of ​​relatives marrying each other, and we did mention it when we were little, but it was all in jest..."

Chen Xingzhu asked, "If it was a joke, why did you only tell his classmates?"

"She was just joking."

It was late autumn, the weather was cool, and the car hadn't had the air conditioning on for a long time, but Xu Jinhuan was sweating a little. "You know Zhizhi's personality, she's like a little kid... You can't take her words seriously."

"Oh."

Chen Xingzhu nodded and remained silent.

Xu Jinhuan pretended to be focused on driving. After waiting a while, seeing that she still didn't speak, she couldn't help but ask, "Are you angry?"

"No."

Chen Xingzhu shook her head and said strangely, "Didn't you say it was just a joke? You two weren't really betrothed since childhood, and there's no real marriage contract. So why should I be angry?"

"Uh……"

Xu Jinhuan was a little suspicious. The little girl was behaving too maturely, to the point that it seemed very abnormal.

What girlfriend in the world is so easy to please?
There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!
"Everything I said is true. You can ask my parents if you don't believe me."

Xu Jinhuan continued to explain, "Even if you don't believe me, you must believe them, right?"

No, I believe you.

Chen Xingzhu looked at him strangely, her eyes clear and sincere. "I told you, I'm not angry. I believe what you said. Why do you still need to ask your uncle and aunt?"

Xu Jinhuan: “…”

He was even more skeptical, but he felt guilty if he continued to explain, so he shut up and instead praised her, "I knew my Xingzhu was the most understanding, beautiful, gentle, and considerate..."

In any case, flattery is never wrong!

Seeing his restless state, Chen Xingzhu found it amusing but also a little embarrassed, and said reproachfully, "I'm not from your family."

"Not yet, but it will be in the future."

It's not appropriate to make jokes like "I eat at your house all the time" right now, lest she overthink it, but a little teasing is always fine. "I can't wait for the college entrance exam to come soon."

Chen Xingzhu asked curiously, "Why?"

"It's tough."

Xu Jinhuan sighed, "Once the college entrance exam is over, it's no longer puppy love, right?"

"..."

Chen Xingzhu blushed, ignored him, and asked, "What are you planning to do after the college entrance exam?"

"Start a company."

Xu Jinhuan laughed and said, "I need to hurry up and finish the game I've been conceiving." The original "Honor of Kings" was launched at the end of 2015. The research and project were probably initiated at the end of 2014 or the beginning of 2015, because TiMi Studio Group had just been reorganized in 2014.

Based on this, there is still plenty of time. However, since Xu Jinhuan has the idea of ​​using games as a springboard, he wants to achieve financial freedom as soon as possible to prepare for his next entrepreneurial venture.

To put it another way, he now has greater ambitions in his personal life and needs wealth and career to support them.

However, Subway Surfers needs to achieve success before it can be qualified to negotiate with Tencent.

The success of the original "Honor of Kings" was due not only to the game itself, but also to Tencent's distribution channels and promotion. Therefore, it is quite necessary to accept Tencent's investment.

"Weaving Rain Studio~"

Xu Jinhuan didn't run today. After evening self-study, he returned home, where Xie Wanqing and Song Zhiyu were waiting for him, ready to help him test the game.

Song Zhiyu, being the birthday girl, confidently demanded that the game be installed for her first, and Xu Jinhuan quickly installed the beta version of "Subway Surfers" for her.

When the game loaded, she looked at the prominent words "Weaving Rain Studio" and couldn't help but read them aloud, feeling extremely happy.

"It's quite pretty."

Currently, only two characters, one male and one female, have been designed. The female character's image style is somewhat similar to Song Zhiyu, with the same pure and sweet style, especially when she smiles, her signature features of dimples and crescent-shaped eyes are still there.

Song Zhiyu looked closely and was clearly very happy. Then she looked at Xie Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu and said with no small amount of pride, "Sister Wanqing, Sister Xingzhu, do you think it looks good?"

"nice."

"You look a lot like me."

The two men could see through her smugness, but they didn't argue with her. They just laughed and agreed, considering it part of her birthday present.

Subway Surfers had been in internal testing a couple of days ago, but a major bug was discovered, so Xu Jinhuan had to postpone it for two more days. After the bug was fixed, they were allowed to help with the testing as well. It just so happened to be Song Zhiyu's birthday, so it was a small gift for her.

"This looks a bit like that little bird; it keeps running forward too!"

Song Zhiyu followed the tutorial for a bit, and then started trying it out with great interest. "But the previous one was about dodging pipes, this one is about dodging while also finding coins... This magnet is amazing!"

As she ran forward, she picked up a magnet, which immediately attracted all the coins and items along the way. She exclaimed in surprise and asked Xu Jinhuan, "Brother, can you keep giving me this magnet?"

Before Xu Jinhuan could answer, she had already been hit and killed on the subway. So she pouted and said, "I'll play one more round."

"You can add each other as friends first."

Xu Jinhuan installed the game on Xie Wanqing's and Chen Xingzhu's phones and handed them over, saying, "Just play it occasionally, don't let it interfere with your work."

"let me try."

Xie Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu also tried out the game.

To retain players, Subway Surfers was designed to be very beginner-friendly. Xu Jinhuan even increased the coin acquisition rate for beginners, just like in the original game. As a result, even Xie Wanqing, who was the worst at playing games, could easily gain a sense of satisfaction.

Especially since they had all played Flappy Bird before and were deeply impressed by its hellish difficulty, they were prepared for the new game to be difficult as well. However, they didn't expect it to be so easy to pick up, and they immediately smiled with delight.

Only Chen Xingzhu had some doubts. She felt the game was too simple and completely meaningless, and couldn't help but ask, "If it's so simple, won't everyone stop playing it soon?"

"Simplicity is meant to attract beginners."

Xu Jinhuan explained with a smile, "There are many more ways to play later. Characters will need to level up, and there are different ways to play with different items. Ranked matches will also be launched soon... This game is aiming to be popular for ten years."

"Can't understand."

Song Zhiyu pouted, then laughed, "Anyway, I think it's pretty fun, more fun than that bird... Can I recommend it to my classmates?"

"Sure, the internal testing will start in a few days."

Xu Jinhuan smiled and nodded, then picked up his phone, "I almost forgot."

The three people, wondering what he was up to, curiously gathered around and saw him skillfully typing and posting on Weibo: "The game I've mentioned several times before has started its closed beta test. Share and comment, and 50 test slots will be randomly selected."

"PS: There are very limited test slots. We only managed to secure 50 slots, so please don't think it's too few."

The three looked at each other, and Xie Wanqing asked, "How many spots are there in total?"

She was afraid that taking up a spot would put Xu Jinhuan in a difficult position, but Xu Jinhuan laughed and said, "There are no specific spots available."

"then you……"

Xie Wanqing was a little confused, "Wouldn't it be better to have more people test it?"

"Human nature is inherently base. If I were to draw 1000 at once, no one would find it strange."

Xu Jinhuan explained with a smile, "We first drew 50 slots to make them feel that they were very rare. Later, I said that everyone was too enthusiastic and I persuaded the senior management overnight to get some more slots for everyone... This way, the slots became more valuable, and the scale of the test was expanded, which is a win-win situation."

He paused for a moment, then explained, "Win-win means I win twice."

"..."

The three girls looked at each other, all with wide-eyed amazement. Then, Song Zhiyu and Chen Xingzhu simultaneously showed thoughtful expressions, seemingly having grasped some principle and applied it to other situations. (End of Chapter)