[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner":3,"chapter-i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-14":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm Not Crazy—This Is the Emperor's Banner",{"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},2291354,4480,"Chapter 14: Project","i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-14",14,"\u003Cp>“Friday night’s busy—let’s talk now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When work started, Shen Siyuan directly sent a message to Ding Youguang via Enterprise WeChat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Youguang replied quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve got a way to get rich—want to chat about it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A way to get rich? With me? I’ve only got two nearly new kidneys—you thinking of stealing mine?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who wants your kidneys? You reek of desperation—I’m being serious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let’s talk over lunch…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan was puzzled—what rich opportunity could Ding Youguang possibly have that led him to seek out Shen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this kid be planning to sell him to northern Myanmar?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Operations work was actually easy: besides communicating with programmers and handling holiday event development, daily tasks involved relaying player feedback from customer service and coordinating with programmers to resolve issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But while the work was easy, the pressure was not—operations was responsible for a game’s revenue, with monthly targets directly affecting the team’s income.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost every member of the operations department handled one game; Shen Siyuan was no exception, managing a xianxia game, with his team consisting of one customer service rep, one programmer, and one artist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the monthly revenue affected not just his own income, but also that of the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Shen Siyuan stayed busy all morning, playing several newly launched games—under the pretense of researching competitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept up with a few web novels—under the pretense of mental refreshment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the \"busy\" morning passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As lunchtime neared, Wang Chao was the first to shout out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m ordering takeout—who wants in?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Yunrui, sitting across from him, immediately looked up and asked: “Which place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Micro Kitchen downstairs—their food’s good and portions are generous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing it was Micro Kitchen, several others asked Wang Chao to order for them too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Wang Chao had a sharp tongue, he was generally helpful—always stepping in to assist when others needed help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, when ordering lunch, he showed great patience, asking everyone what they wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shen Siyuan, what are you having for lunch?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t need it—I’m going downstairs to eat,” Shen Siyuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Li Wenjuan, sitting behind him, immediately said: “Shen Siyuan, get me a serving of cold skin noodles.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure, but I’ll be back a bit late after I eat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem—I’m not that hungry anyway,” Li Wenjuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This girl ate nothing but cold skin noodles or rice noodles or light salads every day, claiming she was dieting—yet Shen Siyuan had never seen her look fat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wenjuan, why not just order from Micro Kitchen with me?” Wang Chao said immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a girlfriend, yet treated every woman with excessive enthusiasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One didn’t know whether to call it chivalry or lechery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Their place isn’t sanitary,” Li Wenjuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan, who had the most authority on the matter, immediately replied: “That’s true—I’ve found two cockroaches in my food already. Each time they replaced it—did replacing it make it clean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re such a pain—we never found any,” Tian Yunrui said at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh—he’s hard to say. You didn’t eat fast enough—how can you be sure you didn’t?” Shen Siyuan grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Yunrui’s face turned green, then he argued it was high-protein food, something Cantonese people often ate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cantonese people eat Fujianese too—why don’t you eat a Fujianese person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The office was filled with cheerful laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At exactly noon, Ding Youguang appeared at the operations department door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Shen, let’s go…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan picked up his phone and stood up; Chen Hao immediately said: “Brother Shen, bring me a Coke when you come back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t there vending machines in the office?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re all empty—the damn tech department cleared them out right after they restocked this morning…” Chen Hao cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coke was the programmers’ spiritual food, so it vanished quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Shen Siyuan agreed, others chimed in: “Brother Shen, get me one too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, can’t you just go down yourselves?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nope~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was Shen Siyuan’s turn to curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s this secret business?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll talk over lunch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lunch is only an hour and a half—I want to rest a bit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry—I already called the restaurant. They’ll serve as soon as we arrive—no delay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Youguang had covered every detail perfectly; Shen Siyuan had no grounds to complain further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the restaurant downstairs named Huaguang Restaurant, sure enough, as soon as they sat down, dishes began arriving one after another—two meat, two vegetable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huaguang Restaurant didn’t deliver; it only served in-house, and they often chose it for private gatherings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Youguang ordered two meat and two vegetable dishes: stir-fried pig liver, braised pork, potato with eggplant, and dry-fried green beans—all signature dishes, with generous portions enough for two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, what’s this secret?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I found a way to get rich—want to join me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What way? Why would you suddenly be so generous and include me?” Shen Siyuan asked seriously, no longer joking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because I can’t do it alone,” Ding Youguang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me exactly what it is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“TV games,” Ding Youguang said, slightly excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“TV games?” Shen Siyuan paused, then began to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Modern smart TVs were essentially enlarged smartphones—except they couldn’t make calls, their functions were nearly identical; any game playable on a phone could theoretically be played on TV, the only issue being TV controls were less convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So you needed a controller; for simpler games, the remote would suffice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan quickly grasped this, then said: “This might work—but there’s one problem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What problem?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Distribution—you have access to all the company’s channels, but they’re all for mobile games.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No distribution means no traffic—everything’s empty talk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh~” Ding Youguang grinned slyly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve got a channel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes—I’ve got a brother at Mobile who handles set-top boxes, and he introduced me to several companies that develop apps specifically for market set-top boxes—we can directly list our game on their channels…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, you’re right—it actually might work,” Shen Siyuan said, also feeling excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although fewer people watched TV now, the user base was still massive—if their game could truly be deployed, they might not make big money, but small earnings would definitely pile up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, I did research—there are almost no companies currently doing TV games, and the ones that exist make terrible games. Here’s their monthly revenue…” Ding Youguang handed his phone to Shen Siyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Siyuan took it and saw several companies, each with detailed monthly download numbers, registered users, paying users, and revenue figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The highest had monthly revenue of 500,000 to 600,000; the lowest still had 200,000 to 300,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You got this data?” Shen Siyuan marveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was company confidential information—unlikely to be leaked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My friend gave it to me,” Ding Youguang said with pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the friend referred to his brother at Mobile—only those controlling upstream channels would have access to such detailed revenue data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, what do you think—can we do this?” Ding Youguang pressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can,” Shen Siyuan gave him a firm answer.\u003C\u002Fp>",1142,"2026-06-20T03:53:08.657Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6a39740a821627479d12c30f38019deb72700e885c0d1d1fe4f95b1aeb85f397","i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-15","i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-13",623,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-cover.jpg"]