novelraw Chapter 357 : Paying for Sentiment
Chapter 357 : Paying for Sentiment
Chapter 357: Paying for Sentiment
Time came to November.
Chen Fan had no time to care about how Cheat Studio developed by Luo Wenjie and Zhou Honghai.
He even rarely went to the club, most of his energy was concentrated on Feifan Technology.
The next product of Feifan Technology, the Security Guard, had already come to the real final stage.
The product had finished research and development last week and was currently in the intense debugging process.
In addition, the first game 'Blood Battle on Shanghai Beach' developed by Starry Sky Game Studio had also been developed.
It only took less than two months.
The reason why it took such a short time was that this game was really not difficult.
There was almost no plot, not even cut-scene animations. From beginning to end, it was just pointing guns at the little Japanese devils popping up on the screen and shooting.
In the words of the studio staff, this thing was really a bit silly.
Even dogs wouldn't play it.
But Chen Fan took it very seriously.
As soon as the game was developed, he pulled Liang Shichu to experience it personally.
After playing for a whole morning, Chen Fan listed at least five or six pages of paper with problems.
He then spent another afternoon meeting with the developers, firstly to talk about the bugs and various problems he found, and also to share with everyone some of his adjustment suggestions.
After the meeting, the group of developers had to invest in the tense process of development and modification again.
Coming out of the meeting room, Liang Shichu asked Chen Fan when he planned to launch this game.
Chen Fan thought for a moment and mentioned a time.
"At the end of the year. Try to launch the game before the New Year, especially before the winter vacation."
"As for the Security Guard... it should be bundled and launched with the game at that time."
Seeing Liang Shichu's hesitant look, Chen Fan couldn't help but smile and ask.
"What's wrong? Want to say something?"
Liang Shichu smiled embarrassedly.
"To be honest, I have no worries about the Security Guard."
"I am a product R&D person myself, and for this product, I am confident that once it is launched, it can definitely beat all competitors in the market. At least it will be two to three versions ahead."
"But for this game..."
Liang Shichu looked at Chen Fan and said truthfully: "I'm still not sure if it can really work? Is your confidence in this game too big?"
Chen Fan smiled and shook his head without much explanation.
"Let's make a bet, old Liang. I bet this game will be popular when it's launched. If I win, you have to treat me to a meal, okay?"
Hearing this, Liang Shichu suddenly laughed loudly.
"Okay. Although I hope you win, it seems that I'm destined to pay for this meal."
Chen Fan smiled slightly, "Let's wait and see."
In the following days, Chen Fan did not pay attention to the game anymore.
He had more important things to prepare.
Because SARS was coming.
Chen Fan still clearly remembered that in his previous life, SARS started in November 2002, first breaking out in Foshan, South China.
At the beginning, it did not attract widespread attention, until the epidemic swept across the country, causing a sensation at that time.
As someone who had experienced it once, Chen Fan knew what preparations to make in advance.
These two days, driving Ma Xiaoshuai's car, he roamed the streets and alleys.
He went through all major pharmacies, clinics, and even hospitals, and concentrated on purchasing a batch of masks, Isatis root granules, filling up the trunk and rear seats, and then carried them box by box into the teacher's apartment.
After buying these, Chen Fan was still not satisfied. He thought about it and went out to buy a DVD player and a Sony game console.
Before leaving, at the bottom of the electronics mall, Chen Fan encountered a street vendor.
At a glance, he saw the small handheld game consoles on the vendor's stall.
Hey, this is some good stuff.
For Chen Fan, this was simply one of his most beautiful memories from his previous life.
Chen Fan's family conditions were not very good. When he was little, he couldn't afford this thing, but Guo Hao bought one.
At that time, during summer vacations, Chen Fan and Guo Shuai would play this game console.
'Super Mario', 'Contra', 'Double Dragon', 'Wonderland', 'Battle City', 'Ninja Gaiden'... Okay, these games made up Chen Fan's most beautiful childhood.
Chen Fan had been craving this game console for too long when he was a kid.
He directly threw the Sony game console and DVD player in his hands into the car, then came back and squatted at the stall, picking up the handheld game console to admire it.
The vendor opposite came over with a smile.
"Handsome guy, you can tell you're a connoisseur at a glance. How about it? Want to get one?"
Chen Fan looked at the familiar buttons and handles, and couldn't help but smile and ask, "How much is it?"
"260..."
Chen Fan looked up at him, "Are you trying to cheat me? Do you really think I'm stupid?"
"When this thing first came out, it was only over 100 yuan. Now that no one plays it anymore, you dare to sell it at such a high price?"
The boss didn't get angry, smiling as he explained, "Handsome guy, it's precisely because no one plays it anymore that it's expensive."
"Rarity equals value. Nowadays, those who are still willing to buy this are basically the 80s kids who grew up back then. Why do they play this? Just for the nostalgia."
Chen Fan was stunned, then smiled.
"Okay. Just for the two words 'nostalgia' from you, boss, I'll take it."
The boss's face lit up with delight, "Hey, the handsome guy is indeed a connoisseur."
"Don't be in a hurry." Chen Fan stopped the boss, smiling as he asked, "Do you have game cartridges?"
"Of course I do."
The boss directly dragged over a box from the side.
"Look, almost all the most popular game cartridges from back then are here. Since you're a genuine guy, I won't lie to you, 2 yuan each, how's that?"
Chen Fan glared at him, "I'm not even bargaining for your game console, and you can't give me the game cartridges for free?"
The boss opened his mouth, seeming to want to say something, but Chen Fan continued, pointing at the stall next to the boss.
"Are those DVD discs also yours?"
"Yes."
"Boss, how about this? I'll buy a few more discs from you, and you can give me these game cartridges as gifts."
The boss thought for a moment, then held up five fingers.
"Then you have to buy at least five from me."
"How much do you sell each disc for?"
"2 yuan each, 5 yuan for three discs..."
Chen Fan smiled, "Then I'll take all these discs."
The boss's eyes widened, wondering if he had heard wrong.
"All... all of them?"
"Are you sure?"
Chen Fan urged, "Yes, all of them. Hurry up and count how much it is in total."
"Hey, brother's got guts."
The boss was immediately overjoyed, excitedly shoving the box in his hands into Chen Fan's arms.
"These game cartridges are on me."
"Let me find a box for you to put these discs in."
This boss quickly found a cardboard box from the side and began counting while putting the discs into the box.
"Brother, I'm not bragging, but I have a lot of rare and hard-to-find discs here. I won't overcharge you, I'll sell them all to you at normal prices."
After clearing the discs from the stall, this boss mysteriously dragged over another box from the side.
"There are probably another forty or fifty discs with more exciting content here... Brother, I won't overcharge you either, I'll sell them all to you for 1 yuan each, how's that?"
"I can tell at a glance that you're a man of taste."
"I've been collecting these discs for a long time, and they have to be sold to someone who can truly appreciate them."
Chen Fan was looking down at the game cartridges in the box, not paying attention to the boss's words, and casually said,
"Okay. Hurry up and calculate the total."