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

"So, how's Fruit Swordsman? Fun?"

"This is so much fun! This game company is a genius! I really can't imagine how they came up with the idea of ​​making a game out of Fruit Ninja!" William said in a low voice, but he couldn't hide the excitement on his face.

"Yes, this is the first time I've played a game with a Chinese style."

"Yeah, yeah! The art style and background music are perfect for this game!" William chimed in. "This is the first time I've ever been interested in the mysterious East."

"Yes, what instrument was used for the opening music? It was so beautiful."

"I don't know, but it's unlike any game I've ever played before; it has a truly fatal attraction!"

Although there was an aisle between them, it did not hinder their desire to communicate at all.

"Did you know that Angry Birds and Fruit Swordsman are made by the same company? That's amazing!"

"Really?! I definitely want to work for this company!"

"Yes, I definitely want to go to China someday to learn swordsmanship!"

Jeremy's eyes were filled with longing.

"Let's go together!"

William was not to be outdone.

"By the way, what's your score in Fruit Swordsman? Is it on the global leaderboard?"

Jeremy asked the question that concerned him most.

"Of course! I played all night just to get on the leaderboard!"

William's voice was filled with pride.

"What?!"

Jeremy was incredulous.

"Hey! Jeremy, be quiet!"

Professor Raymond was annoyed that his lecture had been interrupted yet again.

"I'm sorry, Professor."

Jeremy readily admitted his mistake, but he'll likely do it again next time.

"Let me see it quickly!"

As soon as they sat down, Jeremy urged William to start the game.

William readily agreed, secretly took his phone out of his bag, opened the game, and headed straight for the leaderboard.

After a careful search, William found his ranking.

"926th place, William, 8610 points."

When Jeremy saw that William had actually made it onto the list, he had no choice but to believe it.

"How did you do that?! Teach me!"

Jeremy's competitive spirit was at its peak at that moment.

He could accept not being as good as William in academics, but he certainly didn't want to be outdone by William in games.

……

After several days of fermentation.

Fruit swordsmen are once again becoming a new fashion item.

And if anyone's Fruit Swordsman ranking can make it onto the global leaderboard...

He would then become the center of attention among the crowd.

This has put teachers on the school campus in a difficult position.

"Hey everyone, pay attention! I know you're playing Angry Birds, but please continue playing after class!"

The professor banged on the blackboard.

"We don't play Angry Birds, that's an outdated game!"

"We're playing Fruit Swordsman now!"

The professors were all complaining bitterly; they hadn't even gotten rid of the Angry Birds before another Fruit Swordsman arrived.

……

Time flies.

June 8th arrived in the blink of an eye.

The first day back to work after the National Day holiday, the game had been online for half a month.

That morning.

Tao Manwen walked into the company unhurriedly, holding a cup of coffee.

Chu Yu, sporting blue hair, arrived at the company early, carrying a water bottle and carefully tending to the potted green plants on the windowsill.

The eldest brother, Wu Zhixuan, also arrived early. He covered his mouth with one hand, his brows furrowed tightly, as if he had encountered some unsolvable bug.

Jiang Chang arrived unusually early today, and judging from his fingers rapidly typing on the keyboard, he seemed to have already started working.

The reflection in the glasses shows penguins dancing.

"Well, Jiang Chang! You actually betrayed the company and played Tencent's games!"

Tao Manwen rushed to Jiang Chang's computer in a few strides and caught him red-handed.

"I'm going to sue the boss!"

"Hey, hey, please, Grandma, just pretend you didn't see that."

Jiang Chang immediately clasped his hands together and begged for mercy repeatedly.

"We can pretend we didn't see it, but it's hard to explain to the boss—"

Tao Manwen deliberately dragged out her voice.

"I'll cover all your coffee for the month. Drink as much as you want, how about it?"

Seeing that Tao Manwen had left a way out, Jiang Chang quickly followed suit.

"That's more like it."

Tao Manwen nodded in satisfaction, indicating that she was pleased.

But when I turned my head, I saw that my older brother Wu Zhixuan's computer screen was also stuck on Penguin Dance.

"Angkor, what's wrong with you...?"

Tao Manwen was shocked.

I haven't seen anyone at the company for a few days during the holiday, how come everyone has betrayed us!

"No, I'm analyzing my opponent's game."

Wu Zhixuan said in a very serious tone.

"Oh, this..."

Tao Manwen was speechless for a moment.

"Wow, everyone's so enthusiastic about work! Coming in so early on the first day after the holiday!"

Lu Chen's leather shoes clicked on the tiles as he entered the company right on time.

"Boss Lu!"

"Good morning, Mr. Lu!"

"morning!"

Lu Chen nodded to each of them as a greeting.

Entering my own office, everything is still the same as before, frozen in time from just a few days ago.

Lu Chen first looked at his precious money tree.

After a holiday, the money tree's leaves are still lush and green, and it is growing vigorously.

Quickly bring a pot of water and carefully water the plants.

After finishing here, I touched the table again, and sure enough, there was a thin layer of dust on it.

How can we sweep the world without sweeping a house!

Without asking anyone for help, Lu Chen grabbed a rag and started wiping here and sweeping there.

Finally, a clean and tidy office reappeared before my eyes.

Everything returned to normal, and Lu Chen's mood immediately brightened.

After finishing all that, I plopped back down in the boss's chair.

He skillfully turned on the computer and opened several domestic and international forums he had recently browsed.

Susie had already brought Lu Chen's coffee to his table.

Taking a sip of coffee, Lu Chen prepared to begin his day's work—bantering with netizens.

In recent days, Lu Chen has been lurking on major game forums both at home and abroad, quietly observing netizens' opinions on the two games produced by Journey Technology.

The vast majority of netizens expressed their love for both games.

This is thanks to the unique gameplay of Angry Birds and Fruit Swordsman, which were designed specifically for smartphones.

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The barrage of praise was so generous that Lu Chen, who had been lurking online the whole time, felt a little embarrassed.

Some unfriendly comments also appear on the forum.

This is mainly concentrated on certain domestic forums, where it's still the same old Yilin-style comments, with the argument that the grass is always greener on the other side.

Why are foreign games so creative?

There are now claims that another world-changing technology has emerged overseas, this time a game that has changed the world.

Lu Chen did not offer any explanation.

When the truth is revealed, perhaps these people will have very happy expressions.

Of course, most of the comments made by Chinese netizens are normal.

Lu Chen noticed that they were mainly discussing two games that are extremely difficult to play in the country.

This is mainly because Journey Tech's games are only available on the Apple platform.

Now it's 2008, and the iPhone hasn't entered the Chinese market yet, which will certainly cause a lot of difficulties.

Seeing these comments, Lu Chen felt that the time was almost right.

He would absolutely not let go of such a huge domestic game market.

Lu Chen saw the news from a couple of days ago that the first Android phone, HTC G1, had been officially unveiled to the world.

This was the news that Lu Chen had been waiting for.

This indicates that a vigorous mobile phone revolution has begun.

But how should a mobile phone be designed, manufactured, and sold?

To be honest, I really don't know where to start.

Right now, what he cares about most is the sales volume of Fruit Swordsman over the past two weeks.

Lu Chen immediately summoned Susie:

"Susie, help me tally up the sales of Fruit Swordsman."