Chapter 63: The Road to the Summit (Part II)

Zhang Liang led the production crew and rushed to Yanjing overnight.

By the time they arrived in Yanjing, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening.

On the way, Zhang Liang glanced at the download data for *The God of Walkthroughs*.

Goodness gracious!

The download count had already broken the ninety-thousand mark!

There were still nine hours left until eight o'clock tomorrow morning.

In nine hours...

Could it reach the top of the charts?

He looked at the download numbers for the game *God of Island Guns* and compared them with *The God of Walkthroughs*.

He suddenly realized that this game actually had a real possibility of claiming the number one spot on its very first day!

Then!

He grew excited!

He even came up with the subheading for the program right away.

"From controversial to the number one spot! Is it spiritual opium, or a masterpiece that encourages learning?"

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When Zhang Liang arrived at the entrance of "Cosmos Technology", it was already midnight.

He looked up and saw that Cosmos Technology was brightly lit, with bursts of excited cheers erupting from time to time.

He gestured to everyone in the production crew, signaling them to stand downstairs and have the camera take a close-up of the upper floors.

Especially the Cosmos Technology logo.

After confirming everything was in order, he led the people into the elevator.

This was a newly constructed office building; thin plastic sheets were still pasted along the edges of the elevator, and a faint smell of renovation lingered in the air.

Aside from Cosmos Technology, it seemed no other companies had rented space here.

The elevator slowly ascended, and when it passed the fourth floor, the cheering he heard became even louder.

"Wow!"

"That's the program reporter from *Today*! Yes, it's her, she's so pretty!"

"I'm seeing a real celebrity, wow!"

"Oh god, seriously, am I really going to be on TV? A hopeless internet addict like me can actually show his face on television now! I need to call my parents right now!"

"..."

"..."

Faintly...

He heard many people being extremely excited.

In the middle of the night like this...

The entire company was acting like they were throwing a party.

"Ding."

The elevator doors opened.

Zhang Liang felt his eyes flash, and then he saw a group of young men in suits standing at the elevator entrance, looking at them with eager eyes!

Was it his imagination, or did those suits look...

Just put on?

Did someone seem to have just washed their hair? Their hair wasn't even dry yet and was still dripping water, and some collars were crooked...

Looking very much like a group of...

Bandits seeing wealthy travelers, sharpening their swords and then...

Ahem, ahem!

"Mr. Zhang, hello! Your arrival brings immense honor to this humble place! I was wondering why magpies kept chirping on the branches this morning; turns out a distinguished guest was coming!"

The person leading them was a young man in his early twenties. The young man's smile gave people a refreshing feeling like a spring breeze, his eyes looked straight ahead with sincerity, and he looked very earnest, easily making people feel favorable toward him.

Zhang Yang took the initiative to reach out and shake hands with Zhang Liang, while greeting everyone in the production crew one by one, and after finishing the greetings, he eagerly invited everyone inside.

"I'm really sorry to bother you so late at night..." Zhang Liang followed behind Zhang Yang into the office.

"It's nothing, nothing at all. We're used to staying up late, we're all night owls. If you had come during the day, we actually wouldn't be used to it..."

"President Zhang, we're just doing a simple personal interview. I wonder if now is a convenient time?" Zhang Liang was somewhat reserved; for some reason, seeing this group of people staring at him so eagerly gave him an inexplicable chill down his spine, as if he had become someone's target.

"Convenient, convenient, anytime is convenient! We can do an all-night interview and it wouldn't be a problem!" Zhang Yang's eyes crinkled with a smile, and after greeting everyone to sit down, he personally started pouring tea right away.

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Outside the office.

Zhao Hang, Zhong Chongwen, and the others stared eagerly at the computer screens while occasionally glancing toward the office.

They had no heart to work.

They desperately wanted to know what kind of things were being discussed inside...

Several of them even deliberately moved closer to eavesdrop.

However, because the soundproofing of Zhang Yang's office was quite decent, they couldn't hear a single thing.

Meanwhile, Ge Yumiao, the great God Ge not far away, was frantically searching the internet for interview quotes.

He even opened Word and typed away furiously!

He was already brewing the emotional journey of the interview!

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Although this group's target seemed to be President Zhang, and people like them were probably just here to be filmed casually without even any likelihood of independent screen time.

What if?

What if he got interviewed?

From an internet addict to appearing on television, from a failing student whom everyone thought was hopeless to the planner of a hit game!

Just think about it, how inspirational was that headline?

How could they miss it?

Thinking and thinking, God Ge's thoughts drifted, and he even daydreamed in his mind about how he should write his future autobiography, how to make his internet cafe days sound more depraved and painful...

After about half an hour...

The door to Zhang Yang's office finally opened.

God Ge instantly stood up, his face flushed red with excitement, his mind filled with all sorts of inspirational chicken soup...

He saw Zhang Yang and Zhang Liang shaking hands.

He saw reporter Xiaoying wearing an admiring smile, her gaze seemingly never leaving Zhang Yang's body.

"Brother Zhang, I've always personally felt that we shouldn't view games with a constantly critical mindset..."

"Mm-hmm, right, right! I never expected President Zhang to be so young yet have such extraordinary insight; truly, the younger generation is formidable!"

"Not at all, haha, Brother Zhang, drop by for tea whenever you have time!"

"Alright, sounds good. Oh right, can I also interview your co-founding colleagues?"

"Of course, of course. They've been getting ready at all times. God Ge, you're going to be on TV, why aren't you coming over quickly? Zhao Hang, you guys come over too, stop standing there like pillars..."

"..."

Upon hearing Zhang Yang beckon to him!

Ge Yumiao was so excited he was almost suffocating.

He was going to be on television!

Damn it!

His parents might not see Zhou Yang's music video, but his parents would definitely see this television broadcast!

After all, his parents kept a close eye on the program *Today*.

However...

Faced with the camera, all the various content he had previously thought of in his mind suddenly turned completely blank.

After holding it in for a long time under the smiling gaze of reporter Xiaoying, he stuttered and couldn't squeeze out a single word!

"God Ge is a rather introverted buddy. In fact, when I saw him at the internet cafe that day, he was at the lowest point of his life. Sigh... until now when I recall it, I still feel deeply moved. I'm afraid that period of time was also the moment God Ge least wished to look back on..."

"..."

Zhang Yang came to Ge Yumiao's rescue.

And Ge Yumiao nodded frantically.

Then he watched Zhang Yang recount his experiences with a straight face.

Listening and listening...

Ge Yumiao felt a sourness in his nose and almost cried himself!

Stuff like drinking the water from the internet cafe toilet...

Stuff like huddling next to the computer mainframe for warmth when it was cold, eating only one bun a day, and not even knowing whether he had eaten meals or not...

Stuff like wearing the same clothes for over half a month without changing...

But then...

Wait!

Why did the more it was said, the more he felt like a beggar picking up cigarette butts on the street?

Looking at the sympathetic gaze reporter Xiaoying was giving him...

Ge Yumiao's expression instantly began to crack...

Meanwhile, Zhang Liang's eyes grew brighter and brighter as he listened!

This was good!

The more dramatic a program was, the higher its viewership ratings, right?

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August 2nd.

Seven o'clock in the morning!

Bluebird Computer Yanjing Sales Branch.

Boss Zong Qingyun, who had just returned from a business trip, had his phone bombarded with orders early in the morning.

He opened the door early and found his store surrounded by many parents who had rushed over to consult.

Was Zhou Yang's advertisement really that awesome?

It was just put up yesterday, and early this morning so many people came to buy computers?

He was somewhat bewildered.

What was going on here?

How could business explode like this after closing the store for just one day?

"Boss, do you have that student-aid computer model from Bluebird on sale right now?"

"Boss, have the new Bluebird computers arrived?"

"Boss, I want to consult, does that game really have the kind of effect seen on the internet?"

"Boss! Can you let people try it out here? If it's really interesting, we'll buy it..."

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Zong Qingyun was very bewildered when facing these questions. What student-aid computer? Did Bluebird Computers have this series?

And the game...

What game?

When he asked the store clerk, he suddenly realized that their new Bluebird computers actually came pre-installed with a game called *The God of Walkthroughs*!

This game seemed to have blown up all over the internet!

Many parents who heard the news had come specifically for this game.

He hurriedly turned on a new Bluebird computer to install it, and after the installation was complete, he clicked in to try out *The God of Walkthroughs*.

"Games can be played this way too?"

In the year 2005!

Such a game was still very novel. Although Zong Qingyun struggled quite a bit while playing due to his low level of education...

It was indeed very interesting!

When he stepped out of the store, he saw several clerks explaining the performance of this computer.

But it seemed those parents weren't focusing on the computer's performance, but rather on the software inside the computer...

Some parents were even asking questions like, "If I buy this computer of yours, will my son's English get a perfect score, and will he be able to talk to foreigners?", "After installing this game, is it guaranteed that my son will get into a key high school?", "You have to sign a guarantee for me, and then I'll buy it."

Hearing this, Zong Qingyun was left completely speechless!

Nonsense!

Wasn't this like asking someone to guarantee that your son's wife will give birth to a son when buying him a wife?

"Alright, alright, everyone... This is a game pre-installed on our machines. Games aren't a cure-all; maybe they can improve someone's grades, but we certainly can't guarantee that a child will get into a key school!"

"Didn't you say this is a learning computer?"

"No, I didn't say it was a learning computer!"

"The internet all says so..."

"..."

Seeing these parents, Zong Qingyun was both speechless and patiently explaining to them.

Although exhausted, to his disbelief, in less than a few hours.

His store had actually sold four or five computers!

This damn thing sold more than what was sold in the previous two or three days combined!

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Eight-fifteen in the morning.

After staying up all night busy with human resources matters, Liu Yun returned home and lay down on the bed.

But shortly after lying down, she heard a series of excited shouting coming from next door.

She was so annoyed she felt like her head was going to explode!

"So noisy!"

"Li Ming! Can you keep it down, and Li楠... are you father and son trying to exhaust me to death? Don't you know I stayed up all night working overtime yesterday!"

"..."

She rushed out of her room and came to the study next door...

Then, her eyes widened in shock!

She saw her husband Li Nan had bought a Bluebird computer and was playing games with their son!

When she saw clearly what game it was, her vision went dark and her breathing almost stopped!

"Li Ming! What are you doing, who told you to buy this computer!"

"The neighbors changed their computers, so I figured we should buy one too. You work in a computer-related industry, you should know that kids who don't understand computers will lose at the starting line. Besides, this game is so fun; we won't even need to spend money on cram schools in the future, letting our kid win at the starting line early... Everyone next door is playing this game, I watched along yesterday, it really feels like fun learning..."

"Don't you go online? Do you know which company developed this game?" Liu Yun felt her whole body trembling.

"Oh, Liu Yun, don't be like this. Just because it wasn't developed by your company doesn't mean we can't play it, right? You're being too dictatorial. Besides, our Nan likes playing it, and many of Nan's classmates bought it; we can't just not buy it, can we?"

"You... you... you..."

Liu Yun spluttered "you" for a long time without being able to get anything else out...

Her lungs were practically bursting with anger.

Her face was flushed red!

It felt as if she had been heavily slapped across the face.

Before she could recover...

Her phone rang.

She picked up the call.

"Sis... it seems they've already reached the top! They've knocked *God of Island Guns* down..."

"I heard, I only heard, a super popular program from Zhejiang TV interviewed them last night..."

"..."

After finishing the call, Liu Yun felt her vision go dark...

And she instantly fainted.

(End of chapter)