novelraw Chapter 359 : The Game Went on Fire as Soon as It Launched
Chapter 359 : The Game Went on Fire as Soon as It Launched
Chapter 359: The Game Went on Fire as Soon as It Launched
After Ma Xiaoshuai's insistence, Chen Fan and Luo Wenjie had no choice but to agree to sign up together.
However, Chen Fan said that he didn't have a guitar prepared, and Ma Xiaoshuai generously patted his chest.
"As long as you're willing to sign up, even if you want a piano, I can get it for you."
Chen Fan gritted his teeth, "Okay! You're going to do it this way. Try to get us to sing 'Eighteen Touches' on stage."
Luo Wenjie snickered: "I don't mind that. In fact, I think that suggestion is not bad."
"With so many programs to sign up for, we need to be creative to stand out."
Ma Xiaoshuai sneered: "If you two aren't afraid of embarrassing yourselves, I don't care. After all, we'll be embarrassed together when the time comes."
Seeing that this guy was determined to drag them on stage, Chen Fan had no choice but to compromise.
"Okay okay, I surrender! I surrender to you."
After the exams ended, the winter break began.
This was Chen Fan's third winter break since entering university.
Time flew by, and two and a half years had passed.
There was only about a year and a half left until graduation.
After sending his roommates away one by one, Chen Fan and Su Ruochu returned to their dorm room.
Due to company matters, Chen Fan had to stay at the school for a few more days.
This time, Su Ruochu didn't need to lie to her family, and she could openly stay with Chen Fan before going back together.
"These next few days might be a bit busy..."
Su Ruochu was very considerate and didn't wait for Chen Fan to finish before smiling and saying,
"You focus on your work. I'll take these two days to go shopping and buy some things."
She looked at Chen Fan with anticipation and said, "Last time I went to your home, it was a bit rushed. How about this time I buy some gifts for you to bring to uncle and auntie?"
Chen Fan smiled and asked, "What are you planning to buy?"
Su Ruochu pondered and said, "How about buying auntie a new outfit for her to wear during the New Year? But you'll need to tell me her measurements."
"No problem." Chen Fan nodded with a smile. "I'll write them down for you later."
"And what about uncle? What does he like?"
Chen Fan smiled and joked, "My dad likes a lot of things. Smoking, drinking alcohol, and occasionally drinking tea. But I don't suggest buying him those things."
"Why not?" Su Ruochu looked puzzled.
Chen Fan explained, "My dad has gone through hard times, so even if you buy him the best alcohol, he won't bear to drink it. He'll think it's a waste of money."
Su Ruochu thought about it, "Then how about buying your uncle a down jacket?"
Chen Fan nodded, "That works."
He got up, took out his wallet, and pulled out a bank card from inside.
"Take this card, and the password is your birthday..."
"Why are you giving me this?" Su Ruochu glared at Chen Fan.
"You need money to buy things."
Su Ruochu pouted: "It's not like I don't have money."
"Besides, this is a gift for uncle and auntie from me, so why should I use your money?"
Chen Fan wanted to say something more, but seeing Su Ruochu's gaze, he smiled wryly.
"Got it. I'll listen to you."
"That's better."
So for the next few days, Chen Fan went to Feifan Technology during the day, while Su Ruochu went shopping by herself.
This girl really didn't mind spending money this time. Not only did she buy clothes for Chen Fan's parents, but she also bought a new set of clothes for Chen Fan.
When Chen Fan tried them on, the size fit perfectly.
Su Ruochu was quite proud: "It seems my estimation of your measurements from last time wasn't wrong."
Chen Fan smiled and asked, "Didn't you buy anything for yourself?"
"I did." Su Ruochu pointed to a few shopping bags nearby, "I bought shoes, clothes, and a scarf..."
Chen Fan teased, "You usually don't like spending money carelessly, but you're being so generous this time."
Su Ruochu was a bit embarrassed as she pouted: "Didn't you say a few days ago that you'd take me to your home for New Year's greetings? I...I don't want to embarrass you."
Chen Fan laughed heartily: "Dear wife, even if you don't dress up and just wear casual clothes to our village, you'll still be the prettiest girl in our village."
"Hmph. You're the girl."
Su Ruochu turned away and went back to the bedroom to try on clothes.
Chen Fan tiptoed to the master bedroom door and tried to open it.
But he found that it was locked from the inside.
Chen Fan was instantly on the verge of tears.
"Dear wife, we agreed that you would stay with me in this apartment these few days, so why are you locking the door?"
From inside the room, Su Ruochu's voice came out.
"I agreed to stay here, but I didn't say you could stay in this room too. You should stay in the study."
Chen Fan cried out, "No way. I'm afraid to stay in the study, I'm afraid of the dark."
Laughter could be heard from Su Ruochu inside.
"If you're afraid of the dark, just call me. I won't turn off my phone."
Chen Fan was almost in tears.
"You...you're being too cruel to your husband."
"Do you really have the heart to let me, a grown man, stay alone in an empty room?"
"Hehehe...of course I do."
Chen Fan: "......"
That night, Chen Fan ultimately failed to open Su Ruochu's door.
December 25th.
'Blood Battle on Shanghai Beach' finally launched quietly on Go Navigation Home.
Unlike previous product releases, this time when 'Blood Battle on Shanghai Beach' launched, Chen Fan didn't spend a single yuan on promotion.
On that day, all the netizens who opened Go Navigation Home suddenly discovered a new horizontal banner ad about a game on the navigation page.
The ad was an animated CG scene, looking very exciting and fun to play.
All they needed to do was click on the image, and the webpage would automatically switch to the game interface.
Under Chen Fan's strict requirements, this game occupied very little memory, only a little over 200 megabytes.
The interface buffered extremely fast, and users only needed to click on their Go Navigation Home or Feifan Technology account to automatically log in.
With this game suddenly appearing, quite a few people tried it out with the attitude of "let's give it a try."
But once they started playing, it was hard to stop.
Everyone found that this game was actually quite interesting.
First of all, the game's setup was very simple, just shoot at the Japanese devils.
From start to finish, players only needed to operate the mouse and pull the trigger.
The plot was so simple that even an elementary school student could operate it.
The game was divided into several scenes: church, beach, bank, Broadway, concessions... and the difficulty level of each stage would increase accordingly.
The Japanese devils in the game had different classifications: zombie, machine gunners, grenadiers, ronin, biochemical soldiers, officers...
Each type of Japanese devil had a different difficulty level when it came to shooting them.
The player-controlled protagonist would obtain different weapons by shooting enemies.
The only thing this game really tested was the player's proficiency in controlling the mouse.
If their aim wasn't accurate or their operation was slow, they could be killed by the Japanese devils.
So, according to Chen Fan's requirements, the difficulty of each level progressed step by step.
At the beginning, the first two levels were very satisfying for everyone to shoot the Japanese devils, but as they went further, they suddenly realized that the difficulty had increased.
The difficulty control ensured that players had fun while also getting addicted to playing.
The most ingenious part was that Chen Fan had the developers assign different scores to each Japanese devil.
Every time a Japanese devil was shot, the player would earn the corresponding score.
In the end, each player's score would appear on the "Heroes Leaderboard."
The Heroes Leaderboard was divided into regional and national rankings.
As soon as the game launched, many players became addicted.
Especially when they got stuck on a certain level and couldn't pass it after multiple attempts, players would get frustrated but also grit their teeth in determination to definitely pass it next time.
The leaderboard in the game was especially effective in arousing players' competitive desire to get on the rankings.
On the first day of launch,
Although the game didn't receive any promotion and solely relied on the homepage ad on Go Navigation Home, within just two hours, it gained at least 500,000 downloads.
It instantly surpassed the download numbers of this game from the previous life.
Even more terrifyingly, these download numbers were still rapidly increasing, showing no signs of stopping.
When he received a call from Liang Shichu, Chen Fan was sitting with Su Ruochu on a long-distance bus returning to Luocheng.
"Hey, Old Liang, what's up?"
"Boss...it's exploding...exploding."
"The game is too hot, too explosive."
On the other end of the phone, Liang Shichu was shouting excitedly, and even through the phone, Chen Fan could hear just how excited he was at that moment.