Chapter Fifty-Two: Boasting

When Wenxiu ran off to ask Nüwa and the others if they wanted to watch mortal entertainment programs, Su Daji chased after her and knocked her on the head.

"Wenxiu! Are you an idiot or what? If there’s something to watch, of course we want to! Why are you asking?" Su Daji was so exasperated that she stomped her feet.

She had never met anyone so dense. The lot of them—these old bones—had been dozing off watching the same old shows from the Six Realms for ages; how could they not want to see something from the mortal world?

She’d heard Yu Qian mention that performances down there took many forms. Apart from the singing and dancing they were used to, the mortals also had movies, TV, variety shows, and even animation that had only appeared in the 19th century.

"You never said you wanted to watch anything else. Don’t you all seem pretty happy watching those immortal girls dance and sing? I thought you’d turn your noses up at mortal stuff," Wenxiu replied, feeling wronged.

"Enough, enough, go out and find that guy and get it set up. We’ll sort out the server situation with Heaven’s Will for you," Su Daji shooed her out. The sooner Wenxiu left, the sooner they’d get to watch.

"Fine, I’ll bring you computers before the site is ready."

Wenxiu pursed her lips, not bothering to argue with Su Daji’s tone, and strolled lazily out of the little cave paradise.

With Heaven’s Will’s server in the mix, Zhou Jingchen was really in luck.

…

When Wenxiu came to Zhou Jingchen to propose making a video website, he was stunned for a moment. For an instant, he even thought his company’s plans had been leaked.

"I’d planned to create a video website myself, but even with the best technology in the world right now, I can’t achieve the kind of image quality I want. My company can’t develop its own servers yet, either," Zhou Jingchen admitted, sharing the situation he was facing.

Hearing this, Wenxiu smiled slyly. "If I can provide you with a server that perfectly meets your requirements, what can you offer me in return?"

"You?" Zhou Jingchen gave her a serious look, then dismissed her outright. "You? You couldn’t possibly pull that off."

If he, a tech geek over a decade ahead of his time, couldn’t do it, how could Wenxiu—who didn’t even know what programming was—possibly manage it?

Wenxiu felt slighted and was tempted to snap back, but then remembered this kid was from Yu Qian’s family; they’d be family themselves soon enough. If things got out of hand, Yu Qian would be caught in the middle.

She suppressed her irritation and finally said, "It’s not me, but I know someone truly formidable who can do it. And what he can build will keep your entire company’s projects running smoothly, no matter what."

She thought he’d be tempted, but he only looked more skeptical. "That’s the biggest boast I’ve heard yet."

When he’d died in his previous life, there hadn’t been a tech genius anywhere—abroad or at home—who could do that. It was only 2007 now; how could anybody have such capabilities?

He’d believe her when pigs flew.

"Come on! Who’s boasting? If you don’t believe me, just try it yourself when the time comes!" Wenxiu couldn’t hold back and slapped the table.

"Fine, I’ll test it myself. If it’s really as good as you say, you get thirty percent of the website’s profits, and ten percent from the other projects," Zhou Jingchen promised. But he didn’t believe it would really be that impressive.

Wenxiu, however, latched onto another detail. "Only thirty percent?"

"Thirty percent is generous enough. I have to save some for Qian, too," Zhou Jingchen retorted, finally bringing up Yu Qian.

"Deal!" As soon as she heard Yu Qian’s share was included, Wenxiu agreed at once. "Wait here, I’m going to contact the expert now."

When Wenxiu left, Zhou Jingchen returned to his video call.

When she’d arrived, he’d been in a video meeting with his company. The closed beta for "A Chinese Ghost Story" was complete; once the results came in, they’d announce the open beta if all went well. Yunbo’s development was proceeding smoothly, too. There had been a few major incidents that crashed the servers, but they’d pushed through with overtime to resolve them.

All that was left was the next phase for the company.

Namely, their third project—the video website Wenxiu had come to discuss.