novelraw Chapter 843 - 208: So It Really Was Young Master Xu_2
Chapter 843 - 208: So It Really Was Young Master Xu_2
The cash-strapped Xu Lin finally had to downgrade to an enterprise-level server, which costs 19.2 million a year, or 1.6 million a month.
Xu Lin decided to rent it for three months first.
When he has more money later, Xu Lin intends to upgrade to the Shenlong Cloud Server.
During the day, Xu Lin stayed at the film set.
It was quite windy here, blowing hard, but luckily it wasn’t raining.
The filming of "Dajing Dynasty" was still in full swing.
The scale of this drama can be considered quite large, not because there’s anything salacious—in fact, there’s none at all. What salacious content could a historical drama possibly have?
The scale here is big in terms of its political metaphors and critiques of reality. Since it’s a historical drama, if it’s not intense, how would it differ from the harem fights in "The Legend of Zhen Huan"? It couldn’t hold a candle.
Similar to "In the Name of the People," this drama made it through against considerable opposition, and it’s highly unlikely there will be another like it in the future.
So during lunch, when everyone was taking a break, the director specifically came over to ask Xu Lin, "Speaking of which, the scale of this drama is quite large. I’m afraid it might not get released, but we can’t just lower the scale, can we? It would be such a pity. Mr. Xu, your script is just too good."
"It’s not a big problem. I’ll handle it when the time comes. Just shoot it as it should be."
"What does Young Master Xu say?"
"Just go ahead and shoot. Getting it approved is just a matter of a word."
"Haha, in that case, I was worrying too much."
The director didn’t probe further. A middle-aged man who has made it in society wouldn’t be a fool; knowing when to stop is important, and asking too many questions could easily offend people. There are rumors in the industry that Young Master Xu has some significant backing.
There was another scene in the evening, so Xu Lin didn’t leave until after nine at night.
He stopped to grab a meal along the way, and Xu Lin returned to the hotel to continue working shortly after eleven.
The third part of the game had already been developed, and the newest ten thousand cloud servers were put into use in the afternoon.
Everything was ready.
At precisely midnight, Xu Lin officially updated the third part and simultaneously posted an announcement on the Steam game’s homepage.
With the game update, many players clicked in immediately.
"Oh wow, it’s finally updated."
"This update time is really wicked. If it was five minutes later, I’d have gone to bed."
"What’s in this part?"
"Fitness system and shopping mall?"
"Damn, there are items in the store that require RMB?"
"The store has only one item, a tool called ’Appearing Miraculously Before Others’."
"What’s that?"
Curious people scanned the QR code to pay, 10 RMB per use, and each use lasts only fifteen minutes, with a maximum of two uses per day, meaning half an hour?
Xu Lin didn’t open it for unlimited uses because, after all, it’s ten RMB a time. If those with money kept buying loads, what fun would there be left in the game?
"Wow, this tool is cool. I used it once and noticed the security guard in my community looks at me differently. When my character glances at him, the guard stands at attention."
"I feel the same, like traveling with a leader."
"Technically, it’s a hack tool. As the name implies, ’Appearing Miraculously Before Others’ is for you to show off in front of others. Heck, if I can’t show off in real life, can’t I do it in a game?"
"Could the author consider the feelings of us wealthy people? Why can it only be used twice a day? And it only costs me twenty RMB a day? I tip at least two thousand to the delivery guy who brings me food in the same city, or can we get a more expensive package to distinguish us from these poor folks?"
"Brother Fu is so capable. Let’s see if it can go to v50."
"Aren’t we going to discuss the fitness system?"
"I’m studying it. This fitness system is interesting. It even requires players to design their own fitness plans, including diet, schedule, and gym time. While I do fitness, isn’t this way too complicated?"
"It seems this fitness is mandatory. The author insists everyone must exercise. Why? I also feel it’s too much hassle."
"It’s for success. How can you succeed without fitness? Continue being greasy in the game? Have you not noticed the slogan of this game? Becoming a perfect man is the ultimate goal. How can you be a perfect man with a greasy big belly?"
At twelve-thirty.
Xu Lin released a new announcement: a new batch of ten thousand cloud servers has been added, ensuring more players enjoy the game, and additionally, tomorrow at six in the morning, a map will be further opened and more gameplay updated. Stay tuned.
There was a swift wave of anticipation below.
"The developer is called Young Master Lin, author, are you Young Master Xu?"
"Some have analyzed that the game’s developer is most likely Young Master Xu. Currently, only he in the world controls an AI self-thinking model, and combining AI with absolutely real human simulacrums almost constitutes a parallel world. Maybe right now, only Young Master Xu can achieve this."
"But the game is closed-source, so without seeing the code, it’s hard to confirm if it’s Young Master Xu. Some say even top guns tried to crack it, but the game’s defense barrier is too strong, even stumping the best."
"No top team’s been able to crack it, do you think those game companies or even tech companies can sit still? They’re more anxious than anyone. Forget about top guns; in front of a whole top team, a top gun is just a minor figure."
"Is it really Young Master Xu? I haven’t seen his response."