[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-was-supposed-to-develop-a-match-3-game-so-why-":3,"chapter-i-was-supposed-to-develop-a-match-3-game-so-why--i-was-supposed-to-develop-a-match-3-game-so-why--chapter-3":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Was Supposed to Make a Match-3 Game, Why Is This Earth War?",{"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},2215663,3915,"Chapter 3: Shen Qinghan, whose heart was shaken","i-was-supposed-to-develop-a-match-3-game-so-why--chapter-3",3,"\u003Cp>To the company employees, Shen Qinghan, the second-largest shareholder, represented a mysterious existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply because the clothes she wore, the accessories she had, and even the car she drove were things ordinary people couldn't afford even after struggling for several lifetimes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An investment of 30 million Federation Credits, she invested it just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After investing, she didn't participate in the project's production at all, handing it over entirely to Zhao Ming to manage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the kind of investor many people dreamed of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with such a big thing happening...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The receptionist sighed inwardly, fearing that General Manager Shen had no way either, as the time was too short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Anti-War Competition\" was starting in nine days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could be made in nine days?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Match-three?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qinghan heard the receptionist's words, her brows furrowed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then looked toward Zhao Ming's office. This matter had indeed come too suddenly, and Shen Qinghan also knew that this investment was 80% likely to be down the drain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her, these 30 million Federation Credits were nothing, but she was afraid Zhao Ming wouldn't be able to handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this era, there was no such thing as a technical gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as you had enough money, you could dump it into the photonic supercomputing cluster to buy computing power, and any kind of game, effect, or detail could be made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cyber Blue Star: 2077,\" plus her investment, excluding the server rental, only had 50 million Federation Credits used for game production.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the \"Ruined Future: 2100\" plagiarized by the Emperor Penguin Group had a basic investment of 500 million Federation Credits. Shen Qinghan compared the various details and visuals that had been leaked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was much better than their \"Cyber Blue Star: 2077.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this situation, launching it was just waiting to be scolded. A cross-federation group like Emperor Penguin could drag them to death easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he couldn't even withstand this little blow... forget it, let's see the situation first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qinghan walked toward the office where Zhao Ming was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knocked on Zhao Ming's office door, and Zhao Ming's voice came from inside:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't sound like he was having a breakdown; on the contrary, it sounded quite normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made many employees in the office breathe a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the boss was still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Hao Wen, the employee who designed the game's core plot, had flickering eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He listened to Zhao Ming's voice, feeling suspicious and uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he be like nothing had happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that this game still had some core, or something that could turn the tables, that Zhao Ming hadn't revealed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qinghan outside the door was also a bit surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded like he was fine?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qinghan pushed open the door and walked in. The other employees in the office looked toward the office, especially the guilty Hao Wen, who caught a glimpse of Zhao Ming operating something on the computer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the office door closed, cutting off all sight and sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Hao Wen feel inexplicably panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ming, sitting in the boss's chair, moved his gaze away from the screen and looked up at the person who had entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What came into view was Shen Qinghan's perpetually cold face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Memories related to Shen Qinghan were immediately flipped through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qinghan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>President of the student council when Zhao Ming was in college.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two years ahead of Zhao Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumor had it that her family background was mysterious; no one knew exactly what it was, but she definitely wasn't short of money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In school, there were rumors of Shen Qinghan investing in some students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that the amounts varied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the original owner hadn't calculated that the gap was too large, he wouldn't have thought of asking Shen Qinghan for investment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what the original owner didn't expect was that the process was very smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original owner listed the design concept and attractive points of \"Cyber Blue Star: 2077,\" and after explaining it to Shen Qinghan, he easily obtained the 30 million investment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until yesterday, everything had been very smooth...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shen Qinghan walk in, Zhao Ming stood up and gestured for her to sit on the sofa:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a financier, so he couldn't be negligent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of the lost money was Shen Qinghan's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Zhao Ming couldn't help but feel a toothache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ming walked over and sat down, pressing a button on the coffee table. There was a set of equipment inside the coffee table that could provide hot or cold drinks at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, two cups of coffee rose from inside the coffee table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qinghan nodded, scanned the room, and then looked at Zhao Ming:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was worried you wouldn't be able to withstand the blow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems I was overthinking it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of being plagiarized by a large group and eventually going bankrupt was common in this era, but there was no way around it; they were just better than you and spent more money than you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you wanted to incite players to criticize them, the players might not even be willing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew how many entrepreneurs had jumped off buildings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, seeing Zhao Ming's relaxed expression, Shen Qinghan felt relieved and asked curiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking at you, you don't seem to have been hit hard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does 'Cyber Blue Star: 2077' have any hidden gameplay that the Emperor Penguin Group didn't plagiarize?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for some gameplay that could turn the tables, Shen Qinghan really couldn't figure out why Zhao Ming was so calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ming shook his head and shrugged indifferently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Cyber Blue Star: 2077' is definitely finished; taking it out won't beat Emperor Penguin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fortunately, the copyright is in hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They clearly made their fortune by participating in the 'Anti-War Competition,' yet after all these years, they haven't developed anything new, relying entirely on plagiarizing others' things for profit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't deal with them now, but when I have the chance, I must destroy them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qinghan's mouth twitched slightly, and her beautiful eyes rolled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave Zhao Ming a big eye-roll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people wanted to deal with Emperor Penguin, but after all these years, none had succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You'd better talk about what to do now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I invested 30 million.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you plan to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ming's face stiffened, and he coughed twice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You shouldn't be short of that 30 million... right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qinghan was also expressionless, not speaking, just staring at Zhao Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under this gaze, Zhao Ming quickly conceded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright, I've already thought of a way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had wanted to be cheeky, but this person was too cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could stand marrying her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Zhao Ming explained to Shen Qinghan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought about 'Cyber Blue Star: 2077' carefully; it could indeed attract a lot of attention, and maybe even get a ranking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this kind of innovative game always has a couple popping up every year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Players get bored after playing for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the end, it's aesthetic fatigue. If we want to break the deadlock, we can only bring a different kind of game to this world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The 'Anti-War Competition' has been organized for so many years, they've long forgotten the original intention.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The purpose of the 'Anti-War Competition' is, of course, anti-war.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then how to be anti-war?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It must be to let players participate and experience the cruelty of war.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I decided to start from this direction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Develop a multiplayer online competitive shooting game.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ming said solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It only earned a long silence; Shen Qinghan stared at Zhao Ming speechlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ming was a bit confused and nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't this enough?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turn a WWII film into a game, let players feel like cannon fodder, watching the comrade next to them get shot in the head, blood splattering all over them, their stomach blown open with a huge hole and intestines spilling out while they crawl around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this situation, who would still look forward to war?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qinghan's forehead throbbed, and she couldn't help but clench her fists:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With this crappy idea of yours, no one has done it for two hundred years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now everyone uses computing power to create virtual worlds, mechs, interstellar warships, or even virtual myth worlds with investments of tens of billions of Federation Credits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who would play this kind of old-fashioned shooting game?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhao Ming understood, and then explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's different. Mechs, warships, myths—these are fictional in reality, except for interstellar warships which are slightly possible; even the mech mode isn't suitable for combat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one is stupid enough to make that stuff.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Technology in this society is developing rapidly, but maintaining public order still relies on the military and firearms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the game I'm making is to bring players the most realistic experience.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And things they have never experienced before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Shen Qinghan was so angry she laughed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A shooting game, and you think you can do something fancy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The 'Anti-War Competition' has been held for three hundred years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shooting games were played out in the first hundred years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What can you bring to players that they haven't experienced?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Retro?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ming shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking directly into Shen Qinghan's eyes, Shen Qinghan felt a tremor in her heart for no reason, and Zhao Ming's mouth curled up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's war.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>War?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two words hit Shen Qinghan's mind like a heavy hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Promoting war in the \"Anti-War Competition\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How dare he?! ===== CHAPTER 4 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1607,"2026-06-17T09:20:46.187Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8d818ac02d3c276de8aa77d8f13c3a40e942d1fcf8b1433617879cfe25cc9d92","i-was-supposed-to-develop-a-match-3-game-so-why--chapter-4","i-was-supposed-to-develop-a-match-3-game-so-why--chapter-2",301,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-was-supposed-to-make-a-match-3-game-why-is-thi-cover.jpg"]