Reborn to Make Games: My Girlfriend is a Game Streamer

"To be precise, it was forced on me by its mother." Chen Bainian quickly pointed in the direction of the community garden.

"Just a few days ago, a calico cat picked up this little guy and dropped him right at my feet, then ran off and disappeared. I thought he was still very young, so I took him home to take care of him."

Jiang Yiting raised her long eyebrows slightly: "That's a pretty novel reason."

"Exactly!" Little Yezi interjected eagerly, still chewing on a rabbit leg. "Sister Jiang, I spent a whole week's allowance on delicious food, and I still haven't seen a kitten!"

Chen Bainian gave a wry smile. This matter was indeed quite bizarre, and it sounded like a fabrication to anyone who told him about it.

"Little Yezi." Jiang Yiting reached out and ruffled the little girl's hair, her tone a mix of amusement and reassurance, before turning back to Chen Bainian. "So, the cat is still at your house?"

"Yes." Chen Bainian nodded, a hint of helplessness in his expression. "The little guy has a lot of energy, but he's not very well-behaved..."

"Can I go take a look?" Jiang Yiting asked directly, her magnetic voice carrying an unyielding force.

"That's unfortunate, I'm afraid it's not possible now." Chen Bainian shook the phone in his hand. "I have an appointment with a friend to discuss some matters."

He paused, looked at Jiang Yiting, and said sincerely, "How about this, we exchange contact information? I'll bring the cat down tonight, or tomorrow, when it's convenient for you, or you can come to my place to see it. The cat definitely won't run away; all my doors and windows are securely locked."

Jiang Yiting looked at him, blinked her beautiful peach blossom eyes, hesitated for a few seconds, and then readily nodded: "Okay."

"WeChat or QQ? Shall I scan your QR code?"

"Let's use WeChat." Jiang Yiting took her phone out of her down jacket pocket, opened the WeChat QR code, and handed it over.

The friend request was accepted quickly.

"Okay." Jiang Yiting put away her phone. "I'll wait for your message, but forget about tonight, I have something to do tonight. Let's do it tomorrow."

After saying that, she didn't press the matter further. She turned around decisively, packed up her skateboard, pulled her suitcase, and gestured with her chin at Xiao Yezi: "Let's go, Xiao Yezi. I'll take you home first."

Although Xiao Yezi still had doubts about Chen Bainian, her trust in her sister Jiang clearly outweighed those doubts, and she obediently followed him.

"Anything going on tonight? Should we do a live stream?" Chen Bainian muttered to himself.

Has she already started live streaming?

The point at which he was reborn was, in his memory, the year before the "first year" of live streaming, when capital poured into the industry.

However, even before capital has entered in large quantities, the industry is already in a period of rapid and unregulated growth.

Many of the e-sports game streamers who were very popular in his memory had already entered the industry by this time, such as the famous "Pork Floss Pancake God of War".

In his previous life, he only became aware of the "Twelfth Floor" two or three years later.

If we meet like this in this lifetime...

Chen Bainian suddenly had a lot of ideas for promoting his first game.

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Meanwhile, Jiang Yiting slowly walked home, pulling her suitcase.

Little Leaf chattered on, talking about how much effort she had put into "luring" the kitten, especially emphasizing her allowance for that week.

Finally, Xiao Yezi couldn't help but ask, "Sister Jiang, do you really believe he's not a cat thief?"

"Silly girl." Jiang Yiting patted the back of her head lightly. "There's no such thing as stealing stray cats. Just go and see for yourself. If he takes good care of the kittens, then everything will be fine."

"So, Sister Jiang, you said you wanted to raise a kitten..."

"Let's see how it goes, we'll talk about it later," Jiang Yiting replied casually.

She recalled the scene of their meeting just now.

She hadn't missed the way Chen Bainian had looked at her earlier.

There was no unsettling scrutiny, but rather a feeling of confirmation, which made her feel a little strange, though not exactly repulsive.

The idea of ​​getting a cat was just a spur-of-the-moment thing when she and Xiao Yezi exchanged New Year's greetings during the Spring Festival and heard that there were stray cats in the neighborhood.

Right now, her fledgling live-streaming business is what she needs to dedicate more time and energy to.

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Chen Bainian took a taxi to the vicinity of the gym where he had arranged to meet his friend.

In the current ride-hailing app war, each platform is offering increasingly larger discounts and coupons. In the end, the cost is not much higher than taking the bus or subway, and it can actually save a lot of time.

"Bai Nian".

As soon as he entered, Xu Haoran, who had already changed his clothes and was sitting in the rest area, waved to him.

Xu Haoran is a tall and strong man from Suzhou, his muscles so taut that his workout t-shirt is stretched taut.

With his neatly shaved short hair, he was still a head taller than Chen Bainian, who was 185 cm tall.

The two joined the company together during campus recruitment two years ago. Although they were not assigned to the same project, they maintained a good personal relationship.

In his previous life, Chen Bainian's parents fell ill and encountered trouble. Many friends avoided him, but Xu Haoran was one of the few who was willing to lend him money to help him through the crisis.

Chen Bainian walked over, sat down, and began changing his clothes: "Sorry to keep you waiting. Something came up on my way out."

"It's okay, it's the weekend anyway, and I just arrived." Xu Haoran waved his hand and joked, "How's it going? The game's been released? How are the results?"

Chen Bainian put on a sports T-shirt and said calmly, "Sales figures: single digits."

His first indie game after his rebirth, "Getting Over It," was officially released on the Steam platform early yesterday morning.

These words caused a moment of silence.

Xu Haoran stopped smiling and patted him on the shoulder: "It's an indie game, you didn't spend any money on promotion."

When he first heard that Chen Bainian was going to quit his job to make indie games, he was really shocked, but he respected his friend's choice and even helped him write a lot of physics engine-related code in his spare time.

"You don't need to comfort me, I was prepared for this." Chen Bainian smiled instead, his eyes resolute. "Besides, I've already found a publicity opportunity."

Seeing his friend's determined look, Xu Haoran felt very gratified.

The two chatted as they warmed up.

"Old Chen, to be honest, I'm quite envious of you." Xu Haoran said with a touch of emotion, thinking about what his friend had done over the past few days. "Being able to make the game you want to make and publish it globally, that's something we bragged about when we were making demos during our onboarding training."

Which game developer didn't dream of making a truly great game when they first entered the industry?

"Stop sighing and complaining. If you're really envious, quit. I'll take you to the next game." Chen Bainian glanced at him sideways and teased him with a smile.

Having returned from a life reborn ten years later, he no longer truly resonated with such sentiments.

Having witnessed too much helplessness in compromising ideals with reality in his past life, he now has only one thought in his mind: make money steadily first, and then talk about everything else.

"Okay, it's settled then." Xu Haoran raised his hand and extended it.

Chen Bainian reached out and slapped it, the palm of his hand delivering a solid slap, the crisp sound of which was particularly loud in the gym.

"Ouch." Xu Haoran shook his hand. "Go easy on me, kid. I still have to write some code for you."

"Hahaha." Chen Bainian laughed heartily.