[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-game-development-starting-from-a-2d-game":3,"chapter-game-development-starting-from-a-2d-game-game-development-starting-from-a-2d-game-chapter-20":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Game Development: Starting from a 2D Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2271081,4435,"Chapter 20","game-development-starting-from-a-2d-game-chapter-20",20,"\u003Cp>\"Sorry, we don't accept investment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This statement left the big shot of Xia Guo’s investment world utterly speechless; before meeting Qin Xiaoyu, he had considered many possibilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, after he voiced his intent to invest and take equity, the other party would eagerly ask for terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps say they couldn’t decide immediately and needed to consult their team before replying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both scenarios were within Gaohe’s expectations, and he had strategies ready for each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qin Xiaoyu’s outright refusal of investment completely caught him off guard—this guy didn’t play by the rules at all…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could they not need money, or had they already found another investor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gaohe dismissed both guesses in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Qinya’s data, this three-person startup team had no particularly deep connections and came from modest backgrounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they weren’t short on money, they wouldn’t be holed up in such a small apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the possibility that someone else had already invested in their studio—that was even less likely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, Qinya would have uncovered at least some trace of such critical information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having ruled out these possibilities, Gaohe genuinely couldn’t fathom why they’d reject his investment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? Could you explain why? I came here with genuine sincerity—surely I won’t disappoint Mr. Qin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gaohe felt puzzled, but his expression remained unchanged, still wearing a calm, composed smile as he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Xiaoyu had no doubt about this final remark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that this man had found him so quickly proved he’d already prepared terms powerful enough to sway him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because of that, Qin Xiaoyu had cut him off before he could speak, to avoid hearing it and wavering in his resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Money—Qin Xiaoyu was short on it right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the very first day he’d been reincarnated, if someone had offered to invest in his game, he would have accepted immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But things were different now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game was about to launch, and all necessary promotion was nearly complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he got money now, it would only mean slightly more promotion—some effect, yes, but the difference wouldn’t be significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accepting investment at this point held little meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Xiaoyu hadn’t agreed to meet just to bring a group of voice actors for a free dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor was it to reject this investment tycoon face-to-face for some petty sense of accomplishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had his own plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Gao, thank you for your favor. I truly cannot accept your offer to invest and take equity—the reason is simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day after tomorrow, our game will officially launch. Receiving money now means nothing to us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that he’d found Qin Xiaoyu so quickly proved Gaohe’s capabilities were extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Xiaoyu saw no need to hide anything; he looked up at Gaohe, then smiled and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the online information is correct, isn’t Xiaopo Station owned by Hongshan Investment Holdings, which you control?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correct! Mr. Qin, why ask this…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a secret—many online sources already knew it.\u003C\u002Fp>",495,"2026-06-19T22:23:19.067Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ced8333c828b0f82209c3a190e4e028b6edbf57faa51351fdd2427ba6cb676f9","game-development-starting-from-a-2d-game-chapter-21","game-development-starting-from-a-2d-game-chapter-19",89,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgame-development-starting-from-a-2d-game-cover.jpg"]