Chapter 23: Chen Bridge's Helplessness

Li Li is a baby mom.

As the name suggests, her main job is to take care of the baby.

Don't underestimate this job; people who have never taken care of a child won't know how hard it is.

Changing diapers at night, feeding, and keeping the baby entertained; one can say that the time left for oneself in a day is quite little.

It's already 3 p. m. now.

The baby finally fell asleep, and Li Li can finally rest.

When she rests, she likes to listen to music and close her eyes to relax.

So, she turned on the computer.

When she opened the music software, a pop-up window suddenly appeared.

She glanced at it curiously, because this had never happened before.

Then...

Game?

She instinctively wanted to close the pop-up.

Someone like her doesn't have time or energy to play any games.

But she clicked by mistake, and the page redirected to the Grand website.

Then... she saw the promotional screen for Plants vs. Zombies.

Ugly yet somewhat cute zombies, sunflowers full of vitality, and that sunshine that makes one feel good...

This screen looks pretty good, right?

How about downloading one?

Thinking that, Li Li clicked Download.

The game started.

The controls are quite simple!

Li Li started playing.

She chose the lowest game difficulty, so...

"Hahaha... these stupid zombies still want to invade my home?"

"My sunflowers, grow quickly, give mom more sunshine."

"Yeah, smash the invaders!"

As Li Li played, she couldn't help muttering to herself.

Her face always bore a smile.

"Wah wah wah..."

Suddenly, she heard crying.

She jolted, realizing she had become too absorbed in the game!

The baby woke up!

She hurriedly picked up the baby beside her and began to soothe.

Usually at this time, Li Li would feel exhausted and irritable.

After all, she hadn't rested well the previous night, and had been busy from morning until now.

Taking care of a child is really tiring.

But now... she discovered that her face still bore a smile.

When the baby stopped crying, she again noticed the computer and saw that green-filled screen.

Her eyes involuntarily lit up.

It's this game!

Just now, playing this game cleared the worries in her mind!

She couldn't help falling into thought.

Then... after the baby fell asleep again, she opened her microblog.

Right, she is not only a baby mom, but also a blogger, and a blogger with over 200,000 followers.

This is actually her main profession.

She wrote a microblog post.

Friends, today I want to write about a topic different from before.

You all probably know I'm a baby mom; I usually have little time and hardly any leisure activities.

Moreover, I have never played games before.

I think it's a waste of time and also wastes energy.

But today I want to recommend to you a time.

Let me talk about my afternoon experience.

Yes, just this half hour, I felt all my pressure released.

My mood felt as if it had been baptized, my whole person renewed.

This is indeed a game that can let you relax body and mind.

As for technical aspects, I really don't understand.

I just feel that the process of playing is very enjoyable.

By the way, the name of this game is Plants vs. Zombies.

If you're feeling down or bored, you can try playing it.

But I want to remind everyone here: don't get addicted.

Excessive gaming is ultimately not a good thing.

This is the full text of Li Li's microblog post.

Then…

…

In this era, a blogger with 200,000 fans is already considered top-tier.

Because there are no zombie fans now, all fans are genuine, living supporters.

So…

200,000 people reposted this microblog together.

Then those 200,000 people each recommended Plants vs. Zombies to their own friends and family.

Just this wave of promotion is already terrifying enough!

But! It's not over yet!

Because Plants vs. Zombies has now gone completely viral online, … some bloggers have started jumping on the bandwagon.

Thus… now almost the entire internet is discussing Plants vs. Zombies.

Such a joke has thus been born.

Now when people meet, they no longer ask if you've eaten; instead they ask: "Did you play Plants vs. Zombies today?"

By this point, Plants vs. Zombies has completely blown up!

But of course, Lu Yu's name… is still not known to the world.

After all, people who play games wouldn't notice the creator; they only know which company the game comes from.

Another bigger reason is that there has never been a hugely popular game created by a single person.

…

Chen Qiao is really annoyed right now.

He glanced at the office and became even more annoyed.

At this moment, six people were sitting in his office.

The backgrounds of these six people are not simple.

Among them are the boss of a game company, a big shot from an investment firm, and… also a principal, the president of Fu Dan Da Xue in Mo Du.

What is their purpose for coming here?

The game company boss said this: "Chen Qiao, where is Lu Yu? Where did Lu Yu go? I came to look for Lu Yu."

"By the way, have Lu Yu come to my company; as for the conditions, you can set them however you like."

"Didn't you want to invite our company's technical team to come guide your staff? I agreed—you can borrow them for three months, no! I'm giving you a year!"

The investment bigwig laughed and said: "Chen Qiao, your company must be lacking investment now, right? For your next game, we'll fully fund it, no matter what kind of game it is."

"Of course, the precondition is that the creator is Lu Yu."

The Fu Dan Da Xue president, with a solemn expression, said: "Chen Qiao, you should know the importance of talent. You should know even more the importance of education."

"Lu Yu may have achieved good results now, but he is still young after all, so he should continue studying."

"He can have a better future, but the precondition is that he masters enough knowledge."

"Let him come to Fu Dan Da Xue. I will nurture him well."

What could Chen Qiao say?

The game company boss has under him a very strong team, which is not inferior to Grand.

The investment bigwig is even more someone Chen Qiao needs to support.

As for the Fu Dan Da Xue president?

Chen Qiao just gave a hollow laugh!

In Mo Du you can provoke anyone, just don't provoke these old silver coins… old principals.

Their teachers and students are all over the world, and they themselves have domestic rankings.

Their influence exceeds your imagination.

More importantly, they are inherently strong enough.

So… among the people present, not one is someone Chen Qiao can afford to provoke!

So… what else can he do?