Wei Zhu didn't answer his question, he stopped and looked up at the starry sky.
The light moon, which looked like a black eyebrow, was covered by dark clouds.
Lin Baiyao didn't react for a moment and almost bumped into her back. Because he was beyond a safe distance, he could smell the faint fragrance from Qingsi. He said nonchalantly: "I'm not that busy..."
The corners of Wei Zhu's lips raised, he stepped forward and said, "Since you are so busy, you can go for a walk with me."
Lin Baiyao followed Wei Zhu silently. He noticed that something seemed wrong with the atmosphere tonight, so he kept his mouth tightly shut and did not take the initiative to find topics as usual.
After walking for a while, Wei Zhu suddenly said: "Last year's game masterpieces include the survival horror Resident Evil 2, the disguised sneaker Tenchu, the mod-editable Need for Speed 3, the RTS StarCraft, and the RPG role-playing game.
Ironclad Dragon and Baldur's Gate, Fallout 2 with a hard-core plot..."
As a senior game fan, Lin Baiyao rarely meets girls who know everything about games in 1999.
Because for the past ten years and the next ten years, games have always been burdened with the original sin. They are considered to be mental tablets that poison the physical and mental health of young people. They have been condemned by public opinion. Teachers and parents are strictly guarded against it. Good students are not allowed to touch games and play games.
It's just bad learning.
For a young man like Wei Zhu who is one of the best students, not to mention knowing the game so well, even hearing the name of a certain game is a huge insult to contemporary education.
"Why don't you speak? Are you a little shocked?"
Lin Baiyao smiled and said: "A little bit, I thought that with your temperament, you wouldn't do anything inappropriate..."
"Is it inappropriate to like playing games?"
"Maybe it won't count in the future, but of course it does now!" Lin Baiyao joked: "Playing games affects learning. As long as it affects learning, it is out of line."
Wei Zhu chuckled and said, "That doesn't count for me, because I play games and it doesn't affect my studies."
This smile actually showed a rare playful look. Lin Baiyao was stunned, and he reacted instantly, returned to normal, and said with a smile: "Which game do you like best?"
"My favorites are the huge map of Delta, Metal Gear Solid, which is called Miracle, and Half-Life, which is likely to change the first-person shooter game."
Lin Baiyao was really shocked at this time. Wei Zhu's sense of the game industry almost surpassed that of the entire era.
Super large outdoor map, excellent narrative structure and optimal shooting mode are the same three games released in 1998. They represent the future development direction. If she is not a reborn person, she can only be called a monster.
"However, in the domestic market, due to the fraudulent failure of Blood Lion, stand-alone games have lost their chance. Players will no longer have any expectations for domestic stand-alone games. The only way to achieve overtaking in corners is through online games."
The project establishment, publicity, production, sales and ending of Blood Lion are such a reversal that even the best screenwriters cannot write.
Carrying the game dream of Chinese people, the price was as high as 86 yuan when it was released, and 40,000 units were pre-sold.
Game fans took trains and rushed to the few sales points across the country, scrambling to buy, but were overwhelmed by the quality of the game. The blood they spit out was enough to feed millions of vampires.
Since then, the vitality of the domestic stand-alone machine has been seriously damaged, and it has not recovered for decades.
"Online games?"
Lin Baiyao looked at Wei Zhu, whose beautiful face seemed to emit a soft light in the darkness, and couldn't help but ask: "Which city will host the Winter Olympics in 2022?"
Wei Zhu was stunned and said strangely: "I only know that last year the capital proposed to bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics. I'm afraid I have to ask the gods about the 2022 Olympics."
Lin Baiyao breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the code was not correct and it was not double penetration. He smiled and said, "Aren't you the Great Immortal?"
"I am a great immortal. I am not worthy of my name. Am I not a gift from someone?"
"Old classmate, we have to make it clear that the Great Immortal was created by Zhu Daguan and has nothing to do with me..."
Wei Zhu raised his head slightly, his eyes were bright and clear, but it seemed to contain a threat, and he smiled and said: "Do you really want to argue with me about this?"
Lin Baiyao's greatest advantage was that he listened to the advice and decisively changed the subject, saying: "You said that online games will be an overtaking opportunity in the domestic market. Do you have any concrete arguments?"
"Last year, an online game entered Lingnan through private servers, and it exceeded 100,000 online users in a short period of time. Have you played it?"
Lin Baiyao said: "I have heard of Ultima Online, but I have never played it..."
Ultima Online is uo, the first online game to achieve huge success around the world.
If World of Warcraft redefines MMORPG games in the future, Ultima Online, as its name suggests, single-handedly created a glorious era for this type of game.
"I know you don't play games. Last time we met at an Internet cafe, all the other boys were calling red flags, but you were the only one flirting with girls..."
Lin Baiyao couldn't explain it clearly, so he simply acquiesced and said, "After playing uo, did you consider online games?"
"Yes! The Internet is ultimately about interaction between people. Your relative's instant messaging software is also a type of interaction, but the means of monetization are lacking. How many people are willing to pay to talk to others? Online games are different.
Online games are also interactive, but their form of expression, content depth and expandable space are all far superior to communication software. Their stickiness and attraction to users, as well as the diversification of monetization methods, are completely different."
Lin Baiyao couldn't be said to be indifferent at this time, at least he was amazed.
At the beginning of 1999, there were no more than one hand in China who could see the future of online games.
Considering Wei Zhu's age, if this is not a genius, what else is a fucking genius?
Wei Zhu added: "So I would like to give you an immature suggestion. Instead of investing in instant messaging, Huantu Network should make up its mind to make games..."
Naturally, genius also has limitations. Wei Zhu's limitation is that she saw the future, but did not see how many thorns there were on the road to the future.
In the current domestic IT environment, there is no talent and technical reserve for games, and it all depends on the companies themselves to slowly cultivate. By the time the products can be launched on the market, the market has already been dominated by companies that represent Japanese and Korean games, and the gains outweigh the losses.
Lin Baiyao smiled and said: "Old classmate, have you ever thought about it, even if communication software cannot make money, if the huge user data cultivated by communication software can be imported into the online game market, users can make money from online games, and then use the money from online games
To support users and form a perfect ecological closed loop. Guess, is this a way that is more in line with business logic?"
It was the first time I heard Internet jargon such as ecology and closed loop. Wei Zhu's eight-core brain was obviously shut down for a few seconds.
After she finished digesting it, she also had an amazing feeling about Lin Baiyao.
He looked up and down a few times, as if he was getting acquainted with him all over again, and said, "It's me who is doing my best... Your relatives have an economic consultant like you, so why worry about not making money?"
The only thing that can attract souls is the soul!
After a brief collision of souls, the two fell into silence again.
Wei Zhu led Lin Baiyao onto the Huaiyin Trail, bypassed Qixing Mountain, and then crossed the green Stargazing Lake.
The road ahead is getting more and more remote. If the street lights hadn't been extended to the end of the road, it would have seemed like we were heading into a dark abyss with unknown depths.
"So you chose the computer science department, which has very few girls, to get into the gaming industry after graduation?"
The cold wind was biting and the bamboo forest was swaying. If he hadn't been reborn into a world he was familiar with in his previous life, the atmosphere in front of him would probably make Lin Baiyao suspect that this was a copy of a certain fox fairy in Liaozhai.
In order to hedge against the risk of schizophrenia, he decided to talk.
Wei Zhu shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't think about things that far ahead. I just take it one step at a time. People are like ants about the future. They can't decide anything or change anything..."
After knowing her for so long, Lin Baiyao finally felt her emotional ups and downs, but he didn't expect that she would be full of pessimism.
Wei Zhu's family background should not be bad, he is impeccable both externally and internally, his IQ and EQ are on par, and he is in the best years of his life. How could he lament like this?
Lin Baiyao opened his mouth to ask, but suddenly heard her say:
"arrive!"
An old church appeared in front of me. It was a Gothic Catholic church left on the campus of Soochow University. It had an exterior wall made of stone, an iconic small spire, and the murals and carvings that had been eroded by the years were vaguely visible.
Looking at the cross, it seemed that the majesty and compassion of the Lord could be seen. Wei Zhu stood quietly, with a cold glow flowing from the side of his face. His elegant body blended into the night, so close yet elusive.
"Old classmate, do you have faith?"
Lin Baiyao said decisively: "Yes!"
"I thought you had no inhibitions..."
"I don't believe in the Lord, the Buddha, or the Tao."
"Then, what do you believe?"
"money!"
Wei Zhu was silent for a long time, and finally said with a chuckle: "Is it so straightforward? Everyone is talking about ideals, pursuit, dedication, and patriotism, but they are ashamed to talk about money. You are not afraid of being disgusted and looked down upon by others.
?”
With the laughter, the chill that enveloped the whole body seemed to leave the surroundings.
“Without money, it’s all just talk!”
Lin Baiyao's eyes became determined, and he said slowly: "Old classmate, there are some things I have never mentioned to anyone, and you are the first one. I actually want to do many things in this life. I want to make the country prosperous and strong, and the people will not
Being bullied by outsiders, we want to advance science and technology and not be choked when companies rise. We want transportation to be convenient so that high-speed trains with speeds of hundreds of kilometers per hour can be seen everywhere. We want the Internet, mobile phones, and computers to enter thousands of households, and everyone can share the dividends of social development.
...However, these all require money, a black hole that cannot be filled by tens of billions or hundreds of billions. I know that personal power is very weak, but I will do my best to unite anyone around me who can unite, make more money, and then
Use money where it is most needed..."
Wei Zhu turned around, and this time it was her turn to look at Lin Baiyao in a daze.
Some people might think that Lin Baiyao was just talking big words, but she could feel that her words came from sincerity, and she praised: "Mozi said that those who are not strong in ambition are not wise. Old classmate, you really impressed me tonight."
Of course Lin Baiyao said this for a purpose, and said while it was hot: "Then can you do me a small favor?"
Wei Zhu now had a habit of helping Lin Baiyao, and said: "You say."
"On behalf of my relatives, I would like to invite you to work as a technical consultant at Huantu Network. You don't have to report every day. You can just come up with ideas when something happens. You will definitely be well-paid..."
Wei Zhu hesitated for a moment, and Lin Baiyao saw that the situation was not good and immediately said: "You don't have to answer me now, you can go back and think about it."
Wei Zhu sighed and said: "Okay." She looked at the church again, was silent for a while, and said: "Did you know? This church once had people die. Because it is a cultural relic, it cannot be demolished, so it has become a cultural relic."
Due to the current desolate and gloomy appearance, not many students dare to come here in normal times, and even fewer come at night..."