Rebirth Must Be Happy

"Technological accumulation may take twenty or thirty years, but a breakthrough may only take one or two years."

There's no need to hide this from Chen Guiliang, and there's no point in hiding it anyway. It's not important information, and he's certainly not the only one who's optimistic about new energy vehicles right now. "Uncle, if you're interested, you can go and learn more about it."

"it is good."

Chen Guiliang didn't act like an expert or put on airs. It wasn't that he didn't care about his reputation, but rather that Xu Jinhuan had already proven his abilities. The success of developing a mini-game for the first time could be attributed to chance, the second time to luck, and the third time was also a success—even before "Honor of Kings" had started testing, the fact that Xu Jinhuan was able to invest and cooperate with Tencent in this way demonstrated his capabilities.

Even in pop music, which has absolutely nothing to do with games, Xu Jinhuan's three songs have all become huge hits.

No matter how confident or discerning Chen Guiliang was, he had to look up to Xu Jinhuan at this moment. Even without Chen Xingzhu's connection, he would definitely try to win him over.

On the contrary, his relationship with Chen Xingzhu always made him a little unhappy, especially since the car he gave him was still being driven by this kid!
"By the way, Uncle, can I talk to you about something?"

When the food was served, the group chatted and ate. Xu Jinhuan seemed to suddenly remember something and offered to help.

"This kid's just starting out in business; he doesn't have much of a network yet, and he'll need my help a lot!"

When Chen Guiliang saw that he was asking for help, she immediately felt much more at ease, and her appetite seemed to improve all at once. She picked up a piece of fish and readily agreed, "Go ahead."

Xu Jinhuan said, "I heard Xingruo say that your uncle has several cars. Can I borrow them for a bit?"

"..."

Chen Guiliang immediately lost his appetite, suspecting that he was deliberately causing trouble. Otherwise, why would he ask him for help when he would borrow his car?

Isn't the Mercedes-Benz S500 enough?

Yu Peishan and Chen Xingruo clearly knew that this topic was not very friendly to Chen Guiliang. After their initial surprise, they couldn't help but chuckle, their faces showing amusement.

"That's right, I do want to work on new energy vehicles in the future, so I need to experience luxury cars myself first."

Xu Jinhuan found Chen Guiliang's reaction a bit strange. It would be troublesome for ordinary people to borrow a car, but it was no big deal for Chen Guiliang. After all, he didn't have to worry about financial issues, and most of the cars were registered under the company's name. Even if something happened, someone else would handle it, and it wouldn't waste Chen Guiliang's time.

In short, the cost is very low.

Logically, this shouldn't be the reaction, right?

"That S500 is more business-oriented. I'd like to try out other cars, like SUVs or something..."

Xu Jinhuan wasn't worried about the money—well, actually he was, since it wasn't cheap—but the key was that it wasn't necessary. "The company will buy a few more later, so I can try them out more."

"Just tell me you want to leave me..."

Chen Xingruo chewed on a shrimp and said with a slurred mouth, "That Land Rover... right? You can drive it then, I don't usually drive it anyway."

She has already obtained her driver's license, but has never actually driven on the road.

"Uh, actually I'd prefer to try a car that's more geared towards family use."

Xu Jinhuan is only reborn, not omnipotent. He doesn't have the confidence to create his own track. He can only learn from the successful experiences of Li Auto, Wenjie, and Xiaomi. Undoubtedly, Li Auto's product concept of "refrigerator, color TV, and big sofa" is more suitable to start with.

Li Auto's predecessor, "Chehejia," was established in 2015, which isn't long ago. This is no game; there's a long road from startup to product launch, and preparations need to be made in advance.

He had driven many new energy vehicles in his previous life and had a certain understanding of the development direction, but if he wanted to promote them, he definitely had to start from the present. He couldn't promote them from the future to the present.

"That's not the case."

Chen Xingruo rolled her eyes. "You're still looking down on me? I've never even driven my Land Rover, okay?"

"Of course I don't mind, I'm just shy."

Xu Jinhuan chuckled, "I'll bring my S500 to trade with you then..."

'Trade your sister's car for your younger sister's car...'

Yu Peishan chuckled to herself, thinking that Chen Guiliang must be in a bad mood, so she said, "Then go back to your house and take a look. Drive whichever car you like. If you don't have enough, the company has more. You can choose one yourself."

"Thank you, Uncle. Thank you, Aunt Shan."

Xu Jinhuan immediately thanked him and didn't forget to give Chen Guiliang a ride as well.

After dinner, he followed him to the Honolulu villa. He glanced into the garage and saw four cars parked there: a Range Rover, a Porsche Cayenne, a Mercedes-Benz GLS, and a BMW 760.

Xu Jinhuan glanced at it and decided to drive Chen Xingruo's Range Rover away first, lest she come back and complain that he didn't appreciate her kindness.

"Are you really going to make cars?"

Xie Wanqing was still out having fun and hadn't gone home, so Xu Jinhuan drove to the company, had a short meeting, and when she came back, she received a message from Xie Wanqing: "Aren't cars hard to manufacture? And they're all foreign brands, right?"

"That's why I want to lead the rise of domestic brands."

Anyway, it's normal to brag when talking to your woman, so Xu Jinhuan didn't mince words. "Someone has already taken care of the rise of domestic mobile phone brands, but I'll be the one to carry the banner of the rise of domestic car brands."

Xie Wanqing: "You should carry the game flag first, be careful not to blow it off."

Xu Jinhuan: "Don't worry, no one but my sister can blow me off."

Xie Wanqing replied with "Shameless," and then ignored him.

Xu Jinhuan was surprised that Sister Xie understood. He felt a sense of accomplishment and guilt for having nurtured her, and began to look forward to having Sister Xie practice that night to prove that she wouldn't break the habit.

Unfortunately, Xie Wanqing only came back to get her things, said a few words to him, and then left.

She's off this week, so it's Chen Xingzhu's turn to be on duty!
However, Chen was not as dedicated as Xie Wanqing when it came to cleaning duty. She often skipped class and was not as cooperative as Xie Wanqing when she was on duty.

Xu Jinhuan hasn't turned on the lights yet!

He even suspected that if Chen Xingruo were to impersonate Chen Xingzhu again someday, he wouldn't be able to tell in the dark... Of course, turning on the lights wouldn't necessarily help either.

Fortunately, the little girl unlocked some positions, although they were not as varied as Xie Wanqing's, but the experience was still quite good.

In this busy yet happy state, the weather gradually got colder day by day. First, I put on a coat, then I changed my short-sleeved t-shirt into a long-sleeved one, and then into a thick coat.

At the end of November, the company officially began testing "Honor of Kings" internally. Initially, there were only 15 heroes, which were later increased to 24. Internal beta testing recruitment for the iOS version also began.

Tencent has the channels for this, but it's completely unnecessary. Xu Jinhuan posted a Weibo post saying that he originally planned to recruit 500 people, but a bunch of people who didn't get a spot chased after President Xu and cursed him.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong!"

Mr. Xu wasn't stubborn at all. After being scolded, he got up early the next morning and, without even touching the plump and alluring Ms. Xie next to him, took out his phone and posted an apology on Weibo: "I really didn't expect everyone to be so enthusiastic, so I persuaded the senior management overnight to add 1000 more spots. It will be released later, and everyone can continue to apply."

At 10 o'clock, the company's official website released the second recruitment channel. After Xu Jinhuan forwarded it, he found that some people had failed to get a spot and continued to complain.

"With so many people and only 1500 spots available, what are we going to do with that?"

"Brother, I'm begging you! Please add one more spot, just give it to me directly, okay?"

"It's not available for download yet!" "It will be available for download tonight!"

"After looking at the introduction in the beta testing group, the gameplay seems a bit similar to League of Legends?"

"The female characters are quite pretty; I like Diao Chan."

"How about giving us another 2000 spots?"

……

Xu Jinhuan didn't recruit any more people this time, but after the closed beta download officially opened at 8 pm, he went online and participated in the matchmaking.

"I want to play with the monkey!"

Chen Xingzhu and her friends had already played it during the internal testing phase. Upon hearing about the upcoming internal testing, Song Zhiyu excitedly formed a five-person team.

—The closed beta uses a random matchmaking mode, but Mr. Xu acted as a privilege dog and directly teamed himself up with Xie Wanqing, Song Zhiyu, Chen Xingzhu, and Chen Xingruo, which is equivalent to a five-man team playing against the opponent's solo queue.

Moreover, all five of them had participated in internal testing.

Before the team selection even started, Song Zhiyu was already shouting in the voice chat, "No one is allowed to compete with me! Now I know how Monkey King plays!"

Chen Xingruo said disdainfully, "I don't support!"

Xie Wanqing said, "Then I'll go assist Xingzhu. If we protect her, we can win."

To be as fair as possible, although she was also at Jianqiaobo House, she didn't stay with Xu Jinhuan, but stayed in her own room, because she was afraid it would affect her performance in the game.

Of the four girls, Song Zhiyu and Chen Xingruo were undoubtedly more enthusiastic about the game, but judging from their performance in the previous tests, Chen Xingzhu was the hidden gaming genius.

In a way, it's not exactly hiding her abilities, because she has demonstrated exceptional reflexes in games like Flappy Bird and Subway Surfers.

Secondly, there is Chen Xingruo, but although she reacts quickly, she is not very bright and does not have the same awareness and comprehension as Chen Xingzhu.
Next is Xu Jinhuan, and then Song Zhiyu and Xie Wanqing, those two noobs.

Of course, although Mr. Xu's talent isn't that great, as a game designer, he has retained many settings from League of Legends and Honor of Kings from his previous life, which gives him a certain advantage in terms of foresight, preventing him from ending up in the embarrassing situation of being carried by a girl.

"They're so good at cooking!"

While the opposing players were still getting familiar with the heroes and gameplay, Chen Xingruo, who had participated in the closed beta, steadily suppressed the opponent from the start of the laning phase and even got two solo kills. She was very proud of herself and said, "Didn't you say you were going to do a professional league in the future? Do you think I can go and play professionally?"

Xu Jinhuan was playing Huo Qubing, and while clearing jungle camps, he said, "Your sister should be able to."

"what do you mean?"

Chen Xingruo said with dissatisfaction, "My reactions are quick too, okay?"

"It means you're not good enough!"

Song Zhiyu complained that she was playing a solo lane, and the Monkey King in his Zhe Xingsun form was a complete stat monster with very high strength. Plus, she had the advantage of being a "veteran" player, so she was having a lot of fun.

"Let's settle this one-on-one, I'll kill you!"

"One-on-one it is, what's there to be afraid of?"

After playing a few rounds with a few girls, Xu Jinhuan checked the group chat and Weibo and found that the general reviews were positive. Even the complaints were that the game was suspected of plagiarizing League of Legends.

Anyway, with Tencent as its backer, it doesn't matter. In its previous life, Honor of Kings was criticized even more harshly, but that didn't affect its popularity and money-making potential.

"The modeling is great, and it's very smooth!"

"Indeed, it runs quite smoothly on my iPhone 4. I was worried it would lag, but it gets very hot."

"They're all historical figures from China! This feels way more fun than League of Legends!"

"I actually find it a bit awkward that all the historical figures are familiar."

"Holy crap, this Monkey King is way better than the Monkey King in League of Legends! This is the real Sun Wukong!"

"Agreed, what kind of garbage is the monkey character in League of Legends?"

"This internal test definitely included employees who had previously tested it. When the test started at 8 AM, I was immediately crushed by a monkey-like player."

"The one with the most intuition is Xingsun!"

"Bullshit, Sun Wukong is stronger, isn't he?"

"By the way, has anyone noticed Monkey King's skills? I know about Seventy-Two Transformations, Three Heads and Six Arms, Heavenly Manifestation, and Sleepy Bug, but what is the Demon-Subduing Circle?"

"When Monkey King fought the White Bone Demon and the Green Ox Demon three times, he drew a circle; that should be it."

"In the original story, it was only used in the battle against the Green Ox Demon."

"Dude, it's one thing for you guys to watch monkeys when you were kids, but you're still talking about monkeys now that you're grown up? Don't you notice all those beautiful girls?"

"Don't interrupt our discussion about monkeys."

Despite the confidentiality agreement, many people still went to Weibo to discuss it. Instead of posting sensitive information such as screenshots or videos, they used text chat to show off, which aroused envy and jealousy among those who did not get the beta test qualification, so they continued to curse Xu Jinhuan.

However, Xu Jinhuan did not respond this time. After another day, feeling that the hype had died down, he posted another Weibo post saying: "Stop cursing, stop cursing. The closed beta went smoothly and the public beta will be released soon... Uh, but given how enthusiastic everyone is, I persuaded the executives again overnight to draw 1000 more winners through a lottery. Just retweet and you'll be announced tomorrow at noon."

The effect was excellent; the Weibo post was forwarded over 10 times in just one hour, and by the afternoon it had even become a trending topic, attracting even more attention and discussion about the game.

"Holy crap, this monkey guy is seriously a supermodel!"

"This person's surname is Sun Wudi!"

I still prefer the Sun Wukong form.

"Can I choose the skin I receive as a beta test reward? I want the Red Dust skin."

"Can you believe it? I actually read through all the hero introductions, and yesterday's history exam even included Fu Hao! Hahaha, who says playing games affects studying?"

"I wonder if there are any loot boxes like in League of Legends where you can use skins?"

……

While the game was in closed beta and generating buzz, the first theme song for "Honor of Kings" was also in preparation. Xu Jinhuan chose "Breaking the Cocoon" and modified some of the lyrics before handing it over to Chen Xingruo to sing.

This song doesn't quite suit her style, and she was initially a little worried. However, after listening to the demo, she felt much more at ease. Chen Xingruo has indeed been studying and practicing diligently since participating in The Voice of China, and her singing skills have improved significantly, making her capable of handling the song.

Most importantly, the theme song is just icing on the cake; we don't really expect it to increase the game's popularity. It's good enough if it can promote the game. Besides, Chen Xingruo is still popular, so she has promotional value.

Moreover, her fees were cheap, only 10 yuan, which is very reasonable considering her current popularity. (End of Chapter)