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

Answer to Chapter 141

The bus slowly traveled through the campus.

Finally, it stopped at the edge of a square.

More than a dozen sunshades have been erected there.

Long queues formed in front of the welcome points of each college.

As soon as I got off the bus, volunteers came to greet me.

Guide new students through the enrollment process.

Lin Zhou was assigned to a senior who seemed quite gentle.

He filled out his basic information here.

I checked the admission notice.

Then I was directed to the dormitory building.

"Computer science freshmen, assemble here!"

A senior student wearing glasses held up a sign and shouted.

Lin Zhou dragged his suitcase and squeezed through.

He found that there were already seven or eight freshmen around him, dragging suitcases and looking on with curiosity.

The bespectacled senior counted them.

We've confirmed that we have enough people for this trip.

Then I led them toward the dormitory.

"I'll take you to check-in first, then get your campus cards, water cards, and familiarize you with the campus environment —"

The senior student introduced himself as he walked, speaking very quickly.

This process has obviously been repeated countless times.

Lin Zhou followed behind.

He listened while looking around.

Walk through a tree-lined avenue.

A group of people suddenly appeared in front of me.

There were at least thirty or forty people.

Squeezed in front of a roadside stall.

The roads were completely blocked.

Someone was tiptoeing to look inside.

Someone was taking pictures with their phone.

Another person was holding a plastic cup.

They were drinking something and chatting with people.

"What are they doing over there?"

Lin Zhou asked curiously.

The senior student followed his gaze and replied with a smile.

"That was an offline promotional event for the answer. There were long lines starting at eight in the morning, and there haven't been any since."

"Answer?"

"Yes, a new knowledge-sharing website officially launched today."

The senior student explained.

"Our school is one of the first promotional sites. If you're interested, come and take a look after you've settled in. It's not far from the dorms anyway."

Lin Zhou nodded.

I glanced at that group of people again.

I noted down the location.

Keep going.

We walked through a dormitory area.

Finally, it stopped in front of a gray, six-story building.

"We've arrived, Building 22. The dormitory manager at the entrance will arrange the rest. You can go by yourself; I won't see you off."

The senior handed him his luggage.

"If you need anything, contact the dormitory manager or your counselor."

Lin Zhou dragged the suitcase inside.

I completed the check-in procedures at the dormitory management office.

He was assigned to room 306.

Lin Zhou dragged his suitcase up to the third floor.

Room 306 has been found.

The door was ajar, and voices could be heard coming from inside.

He pushed the door open and went in.

The three beds in the dormitory have already been made up with bedding.

The three boys all turned to look at him.

"Oh, the last one's here!"

The boy by the window has the loudest voice.

He jumped straight off the bed.

"Come on, let's get to know each other!"

Lin Zhou put down the box.

He smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"Hello everyone, I'm Lin Zhou, from Shanxi Province."

"Shanxi Province?"

My maternal grandmother's family is also from Shanxi Province!

The loud-voiced boy patted him on the shoulder enthusiastically.

"My name is Chen Yu, I'm a local from Xiamen. If you want to go out and have fun, just ask me, I know the place!"

A boy wearing glasses was sitting on the bed near the door.

He nodded politely.

"Zhang Lei is from Jiangsu Province."

The last boy was sitting at the table fiddling with a white object.

He only turned around after hearing the introduction.

"Wang Hao, Guangdong Province."

Lin Zhou noticed the thing he was holding in his hand.

The design is very simple.

The front is a single piece of glass, and the back also appears to be glass.

It gleams with a warm luster under the light.

"Is this a cell phone?"

Lin Zhou asked curiously.

Wang Hao immediately perked up and handed over his phone.

"Conquer Online 1! It just came out, and I had to try and get one after a month of trying!"

Lin Zhou took the phone.

My first impression upon handling it was how light it was.

And it feels great to the touch.

The glass back panel is cool and smooth.

The metal frame has a perfectly textured, matte finish.

Most of the mobile phones he saw in the county town were Nokia and Motorola keypad phones.

This is the first time I've ever seen a phone with an all-screen display up close.

"How much will this cost?"

He asked cautiously.

"It was 1999, but now you can't even buy it even if you pay extra. Scalpers are selling it for over 3000."

Wang Hao's tone was clearly smug.

"I was lucky; I managed to snag one from the official website before school started."

Chen Yu leaned over to take a look.

"This phone is really popular. My cousin works for China Mobile and said that the contract phones are sold out as soon as they arrive at the store."

Have you guys played Famine?

Wang Hao took the phone and opened a game.

"This game was made by Journey to the West. It won an award at E3. It's a survival game on mobile, and it's incredibly addictive."

A small figure wearing a red shirt appears on the screen, standing in front of the camp.

Lin Zhou watched for a while.

Although I don't know much about games.

But the visuals are indeed quite unique.

Zhang Lei pushed up his glasses and said.

"Is JourneyTech the company that made Angry Birds?"

"right!"

Wang Hao nodded.

"They also made Minecraft and Plants vs. Zombies; their games are all pretty good."

Lin Zhou listened to their conversation.

I suddenly remembered the lively scene I had seen on the road earlier.

"By the way, when I came over just now, I saw a lot of people gathered around one place, saying it was a promotional event for some kind of answer?"

"Answer!"

Zhang Lei's eyes lit up.

"I heard online that Lucheng University had a promotional booth, but I went there to complete the enrollment procedures first and haven't had time to go there yet."

"Is that website popular?"

Lin Zhou asked.

"It's more than just fire!"

Zhang Lei pushed up his glasses.

His tone carried a hint of excitement.

"Starting in mid-August, the content creators on Z-Dimension were mentioning it every day, and it was being discussed everywhere on Tieba, saying it was a platform specifically for answering knowledge questions. The most crucial point is that it initially only allowed registration for university students!"

"Only for university students?"

Lin Zhou was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, the threshold is set very high. You have to make an appointment first, and you can only register after your application is approved."

Zhang Lei paused.

"However, since it's officially launching today, you should be able to register directly for offline events. Are you interested in checking it out?"

Chen Yu slapped his thigh.

"Let's go! We've got nothing to do this afternoon, let's go check out the fun!"

Wang Hao put away his phone.

"I'm going too!"

The four hit it off immediately.

He locked the door and ran downstairs.

When we returned to the tree-lined path we had just been on.

There were more people than when Lin Zhou passed by.

The line stretched from the roadside all the way to the lawn next to it.

It turned three corners.

They stood at the back of the line looking ahead.

All that could be seen were a sea of ​​black heads and a red banner.

"Isn't that a bit too much?"

Chen Yu clicked his tongue in amazement.

"Just take your time queuing, there's nothing else to do anyway."

Zhang Lei wasn't in a hurry.

The line moved very slowly.

But Lin Zhou didn't find it boring.

He stood on tiptoe and peered ahead.

You can vaguely see several long tables set up at the front.

There was a computer and some plastic cups on the table.

Several young men and women wearing matching T-shirts were busy operating the equipment.

I waited in line for almost forty minutes.

Finally, it was their turn.

At the very front is a table covered with a red cloth.

Several young people who looked like students were sitting behind the table.

The name tag on his chest reads "Answer Campus Ambassador".

There was a roll-up banner standing next to it.

Several large characters were written on it.

"Register for the answer, and I'll treat you to tea."