Rebirth 08: Can a mobile game company also build a tech empire?

Jeremy casually swiped the screen a couple of times and accidentally switched to the "New Game" watermelon.

The watermelon shattered instantly with a flash of sword light, and the game screen changed accordingly.

"This is amazing!" Jeremy exclaimed, as if he had discovered a new world. "No wonder the game is called Fruit Swordsman!"

Jeremy was already full of anticipation for just this small opening design.

"There's no tutorial; they just use the gameplay mechanics as the start screen! How creative!"

In the image, a realistic scroll slowly unfolds.

The entire opening sequence is designed in the style of traditional Chinese ink painting.

There was a dense bamboo forest, the bamboo leaves swaying gently in the breeze, making a rustling sound.

Before you see them, you hear their voices.

A sound of chopping came from the bamboo forest.

As the scroll unfurled, a boy with patched clothes appeared, holding a wood-chopping knife, frantically chopping bamboo haphazardly while muttering to himself.

Just then, the boy saw a swordsman with a long sword at his waist walk through the bamboo forest.

The boy, as if grasping at a straw, rushed to the swordsman and asked to become his apprentice.

Seeing the boy's exceptional talent, the swordsman decided to use fruit-cutting exercises to train him to become a true swordsman.

The scene returns to a bamboo forest.

And the story ends abruptly here.

As Jeremy was reminiscing about the story, he heard a melodious flute tune, and an apple flew up from the bottom.

"Huh? The game's starting already?!"

Fortunately, Jeremy reacted quickly and cut the apple open.

A flash of sword light accompanied the sliced ​​apple, which simultaneously released a large amount of juice.

"Wow!"

Jeremy continued to gasp in surprise.

This is an unprecedented feeling of exhilaration!

With just a gentle swipe, the fruit is instantly split in two!

The destructive desires ingrained in human genes erupted at this moment.

This is wanton destruction that is impossible in reality.

But it was done in Fruit Swordsman!

"+4"

The orange score flashed by.

Bananas, kiwis, and peaches then flew up.

Suddenly, several kinds of fruit appeared, and Jeremy was caught off guard, unsure which one to cut first.

So Jeremy missed out on the kiwi fruit.

"So you have to wait until they're lined up in a straight line before cutting!"

With this experience, Jeremy believed he had figured out how to play the game.

The next second, even more fruit flew up.

Jeremy wasn't in a hurry; he waited until the fruit was roughly arranged in a straight line.

As you swipe your finger across the screen, accompanied by a white sword flash, a row of fruits is sliced ​​open, bursting with colorful juice that covers the entire screen!

"That feels so good!"

Jeremy clenched his fist and swung it fiercely in the air.

The fruit seemed endless, constantly flying up from the bottom.

Jeremy has completely mastered the game, not missing a single fruit, and his score is constantly rising.

But this time the fruit that flew up was different; it contained a bomb with a burning fuse.

"Did they increase the difficulty? That makes it more interesting!"

Upon seeing the bomb, which represented danger, Jeremy wisely moved away.

As the game progresses, more and more fruits fly up, and Jeremy swiftly slices them with his knife, the bursting juice never disappearing from the background.

Jeremy inevitably missed the fruit as well.

Two crosses have appeared in the upper right corner of the game interface, indicating that Jeremy has made another mistake and the game is over.

Jeremy focused intently, carefully dodging the bombs while simultaneously cutting through the large amounts of fruit that kept flying up.

But Murphy's Law states that what you fear most is what will happen to you.

A bomb was cleverly hidden behind a large amount of fruit. Jeremy didn't see it, but when he cut into it, the bomb burst into a burst of white light.

When the screen is filled with white light, the game is over.

The score kept rolling and eventually settled at 2745.

On the results screen, the swordsman also appeared, adjusting his bamboo hat, and said in the dialogue box, "Well done! Young man!"

"Over two thousand points! That's amazing!"

When Jeremy saw the score, he jumped out of bed in surprise, waving his phone and bouncing around.

A global leaderboard then appeared in the game.

But Jeremy's score ranked outside the top 1,000.

"Wow?! Are they all that amazing?"

Seeing his score far surpassed, Jeremy was somewhat resentful.

He quickly opened the global leaderboard.

The first place winner is a player named "Jack", who has an amazing score of over 15,000 points!

It's several times more than Jeremy's!

The next global leaderboard was filled with scores above 10,000. Jeremy kept scrolling down, and the list seemed endless, all filled with scores of 10,000.

Some rankings differ by only one digit, but the actual rankings of the two individuals are several digits apart.

Jeremy's skills aren't bad, but unfortunately, the players on the global leaderboard are all freaks!

Seeing the scores of the top players on the leaderboard, Jeremy finally came to terms with reality.

"They're amazing!"

Keep in mind that Fruit Swordsman has only been online for less than a day!

Players can achieve a high score of 15,000!

It's anyone's guess how high a score future players will be able to achieve.

The global rankings ignited Jeremy's competitive spirit.

He refused to believe he couldn't make the list!

Time slips away quietly with the swipe of your fingertips.

Perhaps following "Evil Bird," another game that can be called a time killer will emerge—Fruit Swordsman.

I don't know how much time passed.

After countless attempts, Jeremy still failed to make it into the global rankings.

The best score I ever got was just over 5,000.

There is still a considerable distance to go before the last place on the global leaderboard reaches 8,000 points.

"Why is it like this!"

Jeremy got angry and wanted to try again.

But then, his eyelids started drooping involuntarily, his body sending a warning to Jeremy to go to sleep.

He had no choice but to put down his phone, pull back the covers, and lie down.

"Never mind, let's talk about it tomorrow. I'll recommend it to William; he'll definitely love it..."

Before he could finish speaking, heavy snoring began.

……

the next day.

Dragging his tired body, Jeremy hurriedly arrived at school.

The moment his bottom touched the seat, his eyes eagerly searched for a familiar figure.

A few minutes passed, and with class about to start, William still hadn't arrived.

William didn't enter the room until the school bell rang.

"Hey William, you almost missed it today," Jeremy whispered from the side.

William hurriedly put down his schoolbag and replied to Jeremy, panting heavily.

"Don't even mention it, I went too far last night!"

"Huh? You played Age of Empires all night?"

"No, it's a new game called Fruit Swordsman, it's so much fun!"

"Fruit Swordsman?!"

Jeremy couldn't keep his voice down and accidentally yelled out.

Professor Raymond stopped lecturing and looked at Jeremy.

"Jeremy, is there a problem?"

"No...no, please continue."

Jeremy hurriedly responded to Professor Raymond.

Professor Raymond continued his lecture.

Jeremy and William started talking quietly again.