Chapter 43: The New Game in Progress (Part Two)

What is wrong with this Zhang Yang?
Why is he asking these weird questions out of nowhere?
Is he out of his mind!
My ideal type?
Ever since I was little, I have always been the center of attention...
How could I possibly have some kind of perfect dream guy?
I do not!
I definitely don't have one!
Why is he even asking this? What is he up to?
Could it be...
How can this person be so discourteous!
On the airplane.
Liu Ruohan gazed at the drifting white clouds outside the window, Zhang Yang's words seeming to echo in her ears.
As she thought about it, for some reason, a blush suddenly spread across her cheeks.
She subconsciously touched her face, then guiltily glanced sideways at her assistants. Seeing that they were all looking down at their documents and didn't seem to notice anything, she relaxed a little.
Afterward, she involuntarily thought back to her childhood.
Dream guy?
A long, long time ago, Liu Ruohan, just like most young girls, had indeed fantasized about her destined one.
It was one night after her mother finished telling her the fairy tale of "The Prince Fights the Dragon," turned off the light, and left the room...
Lying in bed, she recalled the exciting plot of the fairy tale.
As her mind wandered, she naturally pictured herself inside the story.
She was a princess locked away in a castle by a cruel, wicked dragon, desperately calling out the window for help amidst the loneliness and darkness.
And then...
The prince heard her cries!
In her fantasy, beneath the brilliant sunshine and a sky full of blooming roses, a handsome and tall prince rode upon a white horse, overcoming countless hardships and breaking through brambles to ultimately defeat the dragon.
Along the way, all the demons submitted to his feet, and all rivals dared not look up at him.
He walked up to the castle step by step, came to her side, dropped to one knee, and finally, under the gaze of everyone, looked at her very gently.
"My dearest princess..."
"Forgive me, I am late!"
"..."
Accompanied by enchanting music filling the air and an intensely romantic atmosphere, he gently kissed the back of her hand...
Expressing his regret for being late, and hoping to be her knight for the rest of his life, guarding her side forever.
And then...
Wait!
What on earth am I thinking!
How could the past me have ever thought of something so impractical...
Ahhhhhhh!
This is so embarrassing!
Hold on!
A knight?
Didn't that guy Zhang Yang mention something about a knight earlier?
What on earth is this person trying to do?
How could this person...
Be so discourteous?
On the plane, Liu Ruohan's mind was an absolute mess, and for some reason, her face grew even redder...
Two hours later...
The plane landed at Seoul Airport.
Liu Ruohan put on her face mask and cap before leaving the terminal.
Just as she was about to leave the aircraft and get into the car, a dozen text messages popped up on her phone!
These dozen or so messages were actually all sent by Zhang Yang.
She was shocked!
"President Liu, I've been thinking just now, and from the bottom of my heart, I am extremely eager and hopeful to collaborate with you on a new game..."
"Someone as kind, lovely, and considerate as you, President Liu, I really hope to have a deeper chat with you..."
"Are you free tonight? If you are, I hope you can return my call. If you aren't, then... then I'll just text you?"
"President Liu, I have no intention of harassing you; I just wanted to ask, a brilliant girl like you, did you also have a childhood? Did you ever dream about plots involving princes and knights?"
"President Liu, I know you're on a plane. Um, has anyone ever actually fantasized about such a cliché plot of a prince rescuing a princess? Would that be too childish?"
"..."
"..."
Seeing this series of text messages.
Liu Ruohan was dumbfounded. Especially when she saw Zhang Yang's messages suddenly revolve around princesses and knights, a sudden chill ran down her spine!
Good heavens!
How on earth did this guy know?!
A guess?
Wait!
Is this guy human or a ghost?!
"President Liu, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, nothing's wrong."
"Oh, we have a lot to discuss next, President Liu. Would you like to rest for a while first?"
"It's fine."
"Someone once said that as long as you stand in the path of the wind, even a pig can fly..."
"Our country's technology is constantly advancing..."
"In the future, there won't just be 3G and 4G, but even 5G..."
"If you define a mobile phone merely as a communication tool, then you are completely wrong."
"It can be an MP3 player, an MP4 player, a game console, a digital camera, or even a portable computer..."
"The future holds countless possibilities..."
"If you are interested, you can take a trip to Shenzhen for a field study. Come back after half a month and find me then. I will teach you what needs to be done..."
"..."
Tong Wei left Universe Technology.
His mind was in complete chaos.
The contents of his conversation with Zhang Yang were simply too subversively groundbreaking—so subversive that it felt incredible to him, yet was filled with a sense of urgency.
He took out his black-and-white screen phone.
He stared blankly for a moment.
Currently, there were indeed mobile phones on the market that could take pictures and play music.
However, no matter how hard he tried, he could never have imagined that future phones could connect to wireless internet, log into QQ, watch movies, become computer-like entities, and even possess countless unprecedented functions.
This was simply too futuristic for him!
However...
He was a young man after all, quick to accept new things, and having graduated with a major in electronics, he understood basic circuitry.
Perhaps!
This was the path of the wind, the path of the wind in the future!
Tong Wei returned to his rented room.
Amidst the whispering of his neighbors, he packed his luggage and left the rental apartment.
July 6th.
Rain.
As the hype faded and the novelty wore off, the download numbers for the stress-relief game *Beating the Alpaca* had slowed down significantly.
On the standalone game daily charts, it dropped further and further...
One hundred twenty-three thousand downloads.
That was pretty much its limit.
Many people at Universe Technology felt a trace of disappointment looking at these numbers.
Zhong Chongwen also felt a sense of disillusionment.
The first day had been so fierce, giving the feeling of slaying gods and demons, and even going toe-to-toe with *Human Killing Machine*.
But over the next two days...
It was simply too weak.
Still, he knew that this was just a simple stress-relief game. Even if it became a hit, there was a limit to how big it could get.
"Ding~"
Right at that moment...
Zhong Chongwen's phone suddenly vibrated.
He checked it and saw a text notification.
When he saw the account balance figure,
he was dumbfounded!
Good lord!
Twenty thousand!
So much?
"Holy crap! So much? Did they make a mistake?"
While he was still in shock, Zhao Hang beside him instinctively leaped up, his eyes wide open...
"Damn, mine came through too, fifteen thousand! Oh my lord, I've never seen this much money in my life..."
"..."
On the other side, Ge Yumiao clutched his chest, equally startled.
Almost at the exact same time, mobile payment notifications popped up on all of their phones!
Just as everyone was stunned by the amounts deposited...
They saw Zhang Yang walking out of his office.
"Comrades, why are you all making that face? Didn't I say before that if you make money following me, you'll earn over ten thousand a month and one hundred twenty thousand a year? My words have always been as good as gold..."
"Alright, alright! Don't rush to celebrate yet!"
"Comrades, I have a task for you today!"
"As the saying goes, once you're well-fed and warm, you think about..."
"What kind of girlfriends do you want? Write down all the traits of the girlfriend you desire in a document and send it to me, the more detailed the better... Whether it's long legs, wavy hair, royal sisters, cute anime girls, or pure girl-next-door types, anything goes..."
"..."
"Boss Zhang, are you handing out girlfriends?" Wu Zhang asked instinctively upon hearing this.
"Yes. Well, not me personally handing out girlfriends, but our game will issue them to you—not just you, but virtual girlfriends and boyfriends for all players..."
"Huh? What kind of game is that?"
"Basically a dating sim. Well, I've thought of two names so far: one is *God of Conquest*, and the other is *Tokimeki Memorial*..."
Night.
After finishing a day's work...
Liu Ruohan hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided not to return Zhang Yang's call.
However...
She logged onto Baidu's Universe Technology Tieba forum.
As soon as she logged in,
she was greeted by two mind-boggling threads.
"Universe Technology is giving out girlfriends!"
"Universe Technology is giving out boyfriends!"
"..."
???
What on earth is going on?