I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 156 Useless Nanny

"Boss, Xiaoxue still has family members at home. Why don't we send her back to Luzhou for the New Year?"

“Aren’t your parents in Jiangning too? Why don’t I send you back to Jiangning for the New Year? That way I can spend the New Year with Wang Douyan. Her hometown is in Liaohe, and there aren’t many people there, so it’s good for her to stay.”

"no!"

The nanny immediately became anxious, gesturing with her hands to show Wang Douyan's "papaya," "jackfruit," and "cantaloupe," which, no matter how you looked at them, were better than her "pomelo."

“DouDou has no one to take care of her. I am her supervisor, so it is my responsibility to stay and keep her company.”

"You are a very competent leader, I admire you, and I'm going to reward you."

"How will the boss reward us?"

With her big, bright eyes, Shi Yelu was actually quite looking forward to having two babies, but like a female cat in heat, she rolled around on the ground and still couldn't get pregnant.

I was hoping to be one of the special ones this Chinese New Year.

"We need to investigate how to reward you first."

Down jackets, cashmere sweaters, stretch cotton thermal underwear, and so on... With the air conditioning on and underfloor heating installed, I'm not afraid of the cold.

The nanny has a peculiar trait: she turns completely red when she gets excited. It's not that she has any disease; it's just that she has very good skin and is easily excited. When she blushes, her eyes become especially moist, and even butterfly wings seem to flutter.

This is an extremely rare find, one in a million.

Especially when butterflies flutter their wings, it's as if morning dew is adorning the petals; with the slightest stimulation, they will tremble uncontrollably.

Whether butterflies chirp or not is unknown, but Zhang Da'an has seen butterflies drink water and split open...

The split butterfly doesn't seem dead; instead, it possesses a strange magic, always able to firmly attach itself to the flower's stem at its deepest point, and it does a good job of collecting nectar and pollinating.

Coach Zhang can spoil the nanny for a while just because of this, and he also provides her with social security because the nanny can withstand investigation.

However, even after following Coach Zhang's advice to exercise regularly, Shi Yelu's physical strength was still lacking. Occasionally, when she was overstimulated, before the butterfly had even vomited, she herself would feel like a lump of mud, not wanting to move at all.

This time, probably because Wang Douyan and Yang Xuehua both came to the countryside, it was as if their hometown had been robbed, so their actions became distorted, and they wasted too much energy on unnecessary steps, resulting in their early elimination.

Although she clung to Zhang Da'an's chest reluctantly, all she could do was gasp for breath and felt like she was lying on the snow, her whole body burning with heat, and she could only roll her eyes.

"Boss~ Can you look for DouDou later?"

"That won't do. I told you to exercise, and you're not doing it properly, which means you're not listening to me."

"I run every day, I'm incredibly diligent. Before I had a sports bra, I would run even with my breasts covered, they were practically jiggling. I also ran five kilometers every day without fail..."

"Really? You can still fly while running with your hands covering you?"

"Really? I'll show you if you don't believe me."

"Then I'll take a good look..."

It swayed a couple of times and then stopped moving, collapsing onto Zhang Da'an again, like a piece of creamy ice cream that had fallen onto coal ash, melting and flowing away.

"Ah... Boss, I really have no strength left. Forget about shaking, even moving feels like an electric shock. There are ants crawling inside, I feel like I'm going to die..."

"..."

He gently patted her back, and Shi Yelu, who was lying on top of him, enjoyed the caress. She hummed and whimpered for a while, then twisted and turned, and soon fell asleep.

It didn't feel uncomfortable being squeezed by the "pomelo"; on the contrary, it produced a comfortable, slight snoring sound.

It's just like a restless, impatient cat that adapts to its environment.

She originally had some fine downy hair on her back, which could be seen in the sunlight, but it was probably touched away by Zhang Da'an and was now smooth and silky, unlike Zhang Da'an's rough skin.

The grapefruit stem was squeezed and embedded in the soft, elastic peel. Only after I picked her up did I realize that this slightly willful little girl's thighs were already soaking wet.

She continued to sleep soundly, but when she lay on her side, she nestled in Zhang Da'an's arms, driven by an instinctive desire for security.

Zhang Da'an didn't wake her. He casually turned on the TV to check it out. Shi Yelu liked to listen to TV while sleeping; any background sound was fine—news, movies, TV series, variety shows, commercials, even static...

Because cable TV has been installed in rural areas of Shazhou City, there are quite a few TV stations to watch, although the content of some news reports seems rather abstract to Zhang Da'an.

Even a CCTV channel reported on this with great seriousness: Netizens like simplicity, thus creating many abbreviated symbols: GG, MM, DD, and JJ are the initials of the Chinese pinyin for brother, sister, younger brother, and older sister, respectively, which adds a touch of warmth and intimacy to the originally cold and impersonal virtual digital network...

Divine gold.

It made me laugh.

However, this is also a characteristic of the times. When national media begin to focus their efforts on promoting a certain thing, it proves that they are indeed going to make a concerted effort in this industry.

On Beijing TV, you can also see the largest state-owned electronic equipment manufacturer, together with companies such as Beijing Electronics Holdings Group and Nokia International Financial Services, advertising two CDMA mobile phones.

One model is called C7088, and the other is called C7288. The price has reached the two thousand yuan range, marking the beginning of the era where they can be given away as a gift when you top up your phone credit.

The peak period for selling mobile phones on installment plans wasn't during the e-commerce boom; back then, installment plans were readily available in various mobile phone stores and large retailers.

It just means you'll be bundled with a phone plan.

Everything was developing in an orderly manner, but at an extremely fast pace. Every quarter and every January after 4699, new things would emerge one after another, and the competition would be extremely fierce.

However, it is extremely fast.

It's so fast it's dazzling.

Before credit cards were even being promoted, the rapid acceleration of infrastructure construction, including passenger railways reaching speeds of 200-300 kilometers per hour, led to the widespread acceptance of electronic payments and a smooth transition to mobile payments.

Similarly, before the general public had even begun to accept paying to watch some TV programs, young people flocked to internet cafes.

Without the slightest hesitation.

Counter-Strike... Reporting for duty!
The "Glass Shards" have finally ushered in the first "Ango Cup" Spring Tournament. The event has been in preparation for half a year, and negotiations with various parties have also lasted for more than half a year. After all, it is quite troublesome to arrange the venue and the supervision and management unit.

The "Ange Cup" e-sports competition, organized by "Zhang An Media", "Zhang An Culture" and Jiangkou TV, is mainly divided into two parts: computer games and arcade games. The licensing fee for "StarCraft" is not high, only 300,000, but SNK asks for 2 million for any version of "The King of Fighters" series, and does not agree to buy out the license for competitive live streaming.

Fortunately, domestic players only liked one game, so two million was fine. Zhang Da'an didn't skimp on the price and signed the licensing agreement to Fang Daqiao's astonishment.

However, this is also a good thing. It has taught the "Zhang An Industrial Alliance" a lesson, letting them know what the international arena is all about. You can disregard copyright domestically, but once you go abroad, you have to be honest and respectful.

This is also an important event for Fang Daqiao to fully support the "team of a thousand painters". He is an old man who is almost fifty years old. He has never seen anyone spend two million yuan just to play someone else's game or participate in a competition.

And this is still a friendly price.

It was a genuine friend's price. SNK only offered two million because Zhang Da'an had a friend who was an alumnus of the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

In fact, their initial quote was 18 million...

Li Jingwu isn't a celebrity at Tokyo Institute of Technology; he's just a name. But since he graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology, he's considered "one of us" and can get preferential treatment.

If Zhang Da'an had any graduates from Tokyo University of Law under his command, the price could be even lower...

If there are any Kyoto University alumni here, yay! They can work for free!
Of course, if you use something from an alumnus's side next time, you can't charge copyright fees.

For this purpose, Zhang Da'an had his "team of a thousand illustrators" recruit some enthusiasts of medicine and kinesiology. The reason was simple: if you want to develop your own fighting game, you first need illustrators and artists who understand human anatomy and movement.

The underlying principle is similar to that of industrial design in science and engineering.

It is difficult for fine arts students to stand out in the modern assembly line of production; the aesthetics institutes in Paris are usually just smaller mathematics institutes.

For some people who fail to get into the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in Austria, simply being able to retake the exam isn't enough; you also need to be able to "retake it again" to stand in front of your dream school and take a commemorative photo.

In today's society, since we can't fight a World War II or a third, we can only try to make a living.

However, the "Ange Cup E-sports Competition," an Eastern e-sports tournament, was still disseminated through "Blizzard Entertainment."

After all, Blizzard also owns more than 20% of ACEC.

In order to successfully host the first ACEC, we searched for a long time among the universities in Jiangning City before finally finding a small venue near Hanzhongmen. It was an old theater that was waiting to be demolished and rebuilt, and people from Hexi used to come here to hold meetings.

Now, it has undergone a modern renovation, especially in terms of lighting, sound, and ventilation. The renovation took five months and cost more than 1.7 million yuan per month.

It's more expensive than building a new building.

However, online advertisements have already been launched, offline flyers have been distributed at universities across the country, and local forums in different cities have also been promoting the product.

Meanwhile, "Zhang An Media" also built ACEC's official website, which is one of the few websites where you can watch online videos. In order to improve the online viewing experience, Du Xiaoshuai's team had to recruit people from universities such as Jiangning University, Aurora University, and Zhejiang University to create a dedicated online player for ACEC.

RealPlayer is a bit lacking.

Throughout the promotional process, regional competitions were held in various regions. These regional competitions involved renting stadiums in provincial capitals or major cities to organize offline matches.

Tickets are free; the company recoups its costs entirely by selling merchandise, drinks, and other items. However, all the footage from the event is available on the official website, which can be accessed directly from the "Jinbang Blog".

So recently, Zhang Da'an's barking hasn't weakened; rather, it's because more attention has shifted to "those stinky gamers."

Before Counter-Strike was released last September, it had already signed a licensing agreement with ACEC. Because of the gimmick of "licensing upon first sale", the development team even came to China to promote it, and then left in a sorry state.

Nobody buys the genuine version.

Internet cafes are filled with pirated software, and they upgrade and patch it faster than the genuine version.

The official version doesn't even have a Chinese language version, and patching the official version occasionally causes crashes or disconnections...

The emergence of the first generation of "official victims" greatly frustrated the Counter-Strike development team, who felt it was even worse than Half-Life.

However, the licensing fees from ACEC are quite lucrative.

The key is the player base, which is very important. The development team only needs to put a little more effort into the development of the Chinese version. Once the version is updated, the revenue from the official version will naturally be substantial.

As a result, the e-sports craze sparked by ACEC has attracted the attention of WCG and leading official media, and an e-sports tournament is also being prepared.

The staff at "Zhang An Media" were warned to be vigilant, but Zhang Da'an didn't take it seriously at all. He believed that even if CIG were established, it would be useless and not worth as much as a roadside stall.

ACEC aims to cultivate the market and ultimately generate profits; their objectives are entirely different.

I got up and opened the door. In the second-floor hall, Wang Douyan was also watching TV, her face flushed. The TV was showing "Animal World".

"DouDou, do you see cheetahs blushing when they fight?"

"Boss."

She also called him "boss" just like Shi Yelu. Although Wang Douyan had "early spring red jade" in her body, her special feature was not her size, but rather her long, slender neck, which was extremely alluring even when she wore a high-necked dress.

Your gaze will inevitably follow the earlobe, cheek, and neck, and then explore beneath that silky white skin, is there only a pair of beautiful yet unobtrusive collarbones?

She possessed a very peculiar coldness, a kind of shattering that led despair to death. It shouldn't be considered beautiful, but the brightness in her eyes, those deep, dark eyes, seemed to elevate everything...

She was like a lone person on a deserted island in a calm lake, everything was hopeless and helpless, with only an unknown thread hanging from the island to an unknown distance.

She couldn't be sure what this thread meant, or if it broke, would there truly be no hope left?

Clenching her fists nervously, Wang Douyan stood up and nodded slightly: "Boss, I'll go clean up."

"Okay, go ahead. Lulu's still asleep, so keep your voice down."

"Good boss."

After responding, Wang Douyan, dressed in her maid outfit, entered the room. There she saw Shi Yelu, who was like a cat that had just finished using the toilet, with her legs raised and her head stretched out, carefully examining everything.

Shi Yelu immediately screamed, "You didn't even knock before coming in—"

"I knocked."

"I didn't hear it!"

thump.

The door closed, and Shi Yelu covered her face with the blanket, then mumbled, "It's over, it's over, I'm just a useless piece of trash..."

"..."

(End of this chapter)