novelraw Chapter 344 : I Oppose
Chapter 344 : I Oppose
Chapter 344: I Oppose
"I have a very important thing to do right now, I don't have time to go over."
Chen Fan glanced at the phone placed beside him as he drove.
"Just tell me what's going on over the phone. If it's really important, we can have a meeting and discuss it again when I get back."
Seeing that Chen Fan said so, Zhou Honghai could only give up, and then told Chen Fan with some excitement.
"I met a guy online, he's from another Cheat Studio."
"This guy accidentally mentioned something while chatting, he said his studio is preparing to run a private server for 'Legend of Mir' recently."
"Private server?"
Chen Fan was slightly stunned, and immediately thought of something.
When did the source code of 'Legend of Mir' leak from hg games company in his previous life? Was it 2002 or 2003?
He wasn't specifically in the gaming industry, so he didn't pay much attention to such news.
However, he remembered that it was around the time when he was in college, and many male students at the school were going crazy playing Legend of Mir private servers back then.
The timing matches up quite well with the information Zhou Honghai got, so it's quite possible that it's true.
"You want to run a private server?"
Zhou Honghai excitedly said, "If we can buy the source code of Legend of Mir, of course we should do it."
"Running a private server can make way more money than just making cheats."
"As long as we can run a private server, I guarantee that the three of us will each be making several times more than we do now every month."
Chen Fan thought he had quite an eye for opportunity, being able to see the potential huge profits in private servers.
However, no matter how lucrative private servers might be, Chen Fan didn't want to get into that.
He now had Feifan Technology, the club that was about to open, and the game studio.
He had too many plates spinning already and didn't have the capacity for more.
Of course, there was an even more important reason, which was that private servers are illegal.
Although the current laws regarding this area were still very vague, illegal is still illegal.
Chen Fan remembered that in his previous life, there was a particularly large crackdown on cheats, private servers, and such phenomena, and many studios were taken down.
Just when those game companies thought cheats, private servers, and the like had finally been eliminated, within a few months, all kinds of cheats and private servers sprang up again like bamboo shoots after the rain.
This stuff is impossible to prohibit.
Because it's like a drug that gets players addicted.
Especially after getting used to the convenience brought by cheats, asking players to go back to playing the game honestly would only make them feel extremely uncomfortable...
Private servers are very profitable, that's undeniable.
Especially for some well-run studios, a monthly revenue of several million or even tens of millions of yuan is not difficult at all.
But to earn money like that, one must live in constant fear, as you never know when you might get busted.
With Chen Fan's current assets, he had no need to get into such a high-risk way of making money.
After thinking it through, Chen Fan gave Zhou Honghai a very serious advice over the phone.
"I don't recommend running a private server."
Zhou Honghai on the other end of the phone was clearly stunned.
"Why not?"
"Because the risk is too high."
Chen Fan explained his reasons in detail.
"Old Zhou, money can always be made, even if the current Cheat Studio gets busted, at most we'll just get fined, or at worst spend a few days in detention."
"But private servers are different, if you get caught, you could really get sentenced to prison."
"It's not worth it."
After Chen Fan finished explaining his reasons, Zhou Honghai on the other end didn't seem easily convinced.
"What you said makes sense, but the laws in our country don't have any interpretations regarding this area yet."
"I think you're just fear-mongering, all the other studios are preparing to run private servers, if we don't do it, won't all the money just get taken by them?"
Chen Fan sighed helplessly, "Old Zhou, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. When we first started this Cheat Studio, it was just to give you guys a way to make money."
"In my plan, I intended for you all to make enough money and then immediately stop, then try to find other businesses to get into. Whether it's opening your own stores or starting a business, I can provide assistance..."
"Why don't you think it over again carefully?"
Zhou Honghai remained silent for a while before finally sighing.
"Alright. Let me think about it some more."
"Okay."
Chen Fan smiled, "I have something to take care of now. When I'm free, I'll find a time for the three of us to have a good discussion."
"Sure. You go ahead and do what you need to."
After hanging up with Zhou Honghai, Chen Fan glanced at the highway toll station ahead. He drove into a nearby parking lot, took out his phone and sent a text message to his girlfriend Su Ruochu.
"Already at the parking lot."
Shortly after, Su Ruochu's text came back.
"We'll be there in ten more minutes."
"Okay."
Chen Fan thought for a moment and then made a call to Ma Xiaoshuai.
"Hey, I'm not coming back tonight. Get yourself something to eat."
"Damn it. Not coming back again. Are you even human?"
Ma Xiaoshuai couldn't help but wail on the other end of the line.
"Who's going to cook for me if you don't come back?"
"Can't you just go downstairs and buy something for yourself? You're just being lazy."
Chen Fan laughed and scolded, "I'm going to pick up my girlfriend tonight, my future father-in-law and mother-in-law are coming too."
Hearing this, Ma Xiaoshuai on the other end became interested.
"Damn. That's intense? Do you want me to come and back you up?"
"No need. By the way, when is your girlfriend coming? Aren't you going to pick her up?"
"Heheh, I told her on the phone yesterday, she can't come until tomorrow."
Chen Fan laughed, "So you're finally free to do whatever."
Ma Xiaoshuai said with a snicker, "Let me run something by you. Since your future in-laws are coming, you probably can't bring your girlfriend back to our apartment. Why don't I bring my girlfriend over to stay for a couple days? Hotels outside are pretty expensive."
"Get lost."
Chen Fan laughed and scolded, "You, a prestigious Yunhai rich second-generation, care about hotel costs?"
"Yeah right, no one's money grows on trees."
"Right, right, your family's money didn't grow on trees, it was delivered by the truckload."
The two idled and bantered for over ten minutes. Chen Fan saw a car driving into the parking lot from afar and immediately got out of his car, waving his hand vigorously.
"Hey, I'm not going to keep messing with you. They're here."
"I wish you success in winning over your future in-laws."
Watching the black sedan driving over, Chen Fan put away his phone and went up to greet them with a smile.
The car stopped, and Su Ruochu was the first to get out.
It had been nearly a month since they last saw each other, and their eyes were filled with affectionate gazes as they looked at one another.
He restrained himself from rushing over to hug her, after all, his future father-in-law and mother-in-law were present.
"You're here."
"Mmhm."
Su Ruochu's face turned slightly red as she shyly glanced at Chen Fan.
At this moment, Su Xuecheng and Lin Wanxiu got out of the car, and Chen Fan quickly went over to greet them.
"Uncle, Auntie, it must have been a tiring journey."
Su Xuecheng smiled and greeted him back.
"Didn't Ruochu tell you not to come and pick us up?"
Chen Fan smiled, "You're the elders, coming all this way. As a younger person, I couldn't just not come to pick you up."
"You're quite a smooth talker, this kid."
"Uncle, Auntie, why don't we go to the restaurant over there first and rest a bit? Grab a bite before heading out?"
Su Xuecheng glanced at his wife, then said to Chen Fan,
"No need. Let's just go back together."
Only then did Chen Fan nod, "I've already booked the hotel. You can follow my car, and we'll go to the hotel first."
"You really didn't have to trouble yourself like this, kid."
Su Ruochu said softly from the side, "Dad, I'm going to ride with Chen Fan."
Lin Wanxiu opened her mouth as if wanting to say something but looked at her husband and remained silent in the end.
Su Ruochu followed Chen Fan into his car and sat in the passenger seat.
As soon as she sat down, someone couldn't wait and pounced over, planting a hard kiss on her face.
"I missed you to death."
"Ah..."
Caught off guard, Su Ruochu's face flushed red.
"What are you doing? My parents haven't even gotten in the car yet."