RPAGF Chapter 127 My Junior Brother Was Actually Me
Chapter 127 My Junior Brother Was Actually Me
Chen Che arrived at the graduate student dormitory building, and Cai Chong came down shortly after.
This is a classic case of serendipity; Cai Chong's advisor was Chen Che's elective physical education teacher.
Upon meeting him, Cai Chong exclaimed, "I never expected this, junior! We're really becoming fellow students now!"
"Yes," Chen Che chuckled, recalling his first Tai Chi elective class, and nodded, "Our teacher is a bit...eccentric?"
"Yeah, but they're still pretty good to us. At least they didn't cut off our monthly graduate student stipends," Cai Chong said with a smile. Some unscrupulous bosses even deducted that money, yet we still had to pick up and drop off their kids for them, and they'd love to cook a meal at their house and take their trash with them when we left.
With this relationship that could be considered as fellow students, Cai Chong and Chen Che became much closer, and they could chat about anything on the way to the academy building.
"Senior, have you thought about how you plan to develop your career after graduation?" Chen Che asked casually.
"Yes, I'd like to go to Shanghai to explore opportunities."
"Shanghai?" Chen Che wasn't too surprised. After all, as mentioned before, he was a local. Among the three major urban clusters in China—Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, and the Yangtze River Delta region—the Yangtze River Delta region was the closest.
"Well, I majored in computer science. The internet culture isn't as strong here in Nanjing. There are more internet companies and more opportunities in Shanghai. I want to work in the gaming industry there," Cai Chong said.
"Making games is great. In the future... oh no, right now, mobile games are a blue ocean with great potential. Now is the perfect time to enter the market," Chen Che analyzed.
"It's a pity. There are plenty of highly educated people over there. Although I am a master's degree holder, my non-985/211 degree is not competitive there. My resume is like a stone sinking into the sea."
"Heroes of the world are as numerous as carp crossing a river; even the most outstanding individuals struggle to make progress, let alone an insignificant nobody like me," Cai Chong remarked with a sigh, then laughed.
"To be honest, I'm a little envious of you. You've started your own business so early, junior. At least the possibility is there, and it seems like you're doing quite well?"
"It's alright," Chen Che said politely, then analyzed the situation for Cai Chong: "Senior, if we can't get into the big companies, let's settle for the next best thing. There are so many opportunities now. Many small companies seized the opportunity and immediately soared to new heights."
Speaking of this, Chen Che couldn't help but think of that legendary company that carved out its own niche in the gaming industry when companies like Tencent and NetEase firmly held the market. Whether it's praised or criticized, a legend or a scathing critique, a case of plagiarism or imitation, it's all irrelevant in the future.
"Senior, have you heard of miHoYo?" Chen Che asked tentatively.
"Oh," Cai Chong's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "You know about miHoYo?"
"Yes." Chen Che nodded.
It's important to understand that miHoYo right now is not the top-tier anime-style game company that will create Honkai Impact 3 and Genshin Impact in the future; it's just an unknown small workshop right now.
Even one of the original founders has sold his original shares and gone to work for a big company. It's true that only a few people know about miHoYo.
"I'm a long-time fan of miHoYo," Cai Chong said proudly.
Chen Che smiled and said, "Senior, they've only released two single-player games so far, where would they get so many long-time fans?"
"Yes, I bought both of those single-player games that are buy-to-play." Cai Chong said, taking out his phone to show Chen Che. One was miHoYo's debut game, "Flyme2TheMoon," and the other was the first installment in the Honkai series, "Honkai Gakuen." The latter, in particular, had only been released recently at this point in time.
"Hey senior, why don't you try your luck at an interview at miHoYo?"
Cai Chong nodded and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking. If I go in now, I don't think the salary will be very high, but once miHoYo becomes popular, I'll be a veteran."
"Oh? Senior, are you so confident that such a small workshop can grow?" Chen Che said with a smile.
"Yes," Cai Chong nodded affirmatively, "I've seen the video of the founder participating in the startup competition. He's right. Otaku also have their own emotional needs. Anime waifus aren't cold, lifeless code. They won't betray the players in front of the screen."
That year, Dawei stood on the stage, humble as a lackey, speaking with neither arrogance nor servility amidst the laughter of the judges and the audience, explaining what the world of anime and manga was all about. But years later, everything seemed to have been completely reversed...
Upon arriving at Shang Wen's office, Cai Chong knocked on the door and called out, "Master, it's me, Cai Chong."
"Oh, come in." A voice came from inside, confirming once again that it was indeed Shang Wen, who taught him Tai Chi.
Cai Chong went in first, pushing the door open, and Chen Che followed behind him.
Shang Wen, whose hair was gray, looked up and saw that Cai Chong showed no emotion. But when he saw Chen Che, he stared in surprise: "Peng Yuyanzu, what do you want with me? I don't teach Tai Chi in my office in this college building."
Cai Chong was taken aback: "Who is Peng Yuyanzu?"
Chen Che, without any awkwardness, nudged Cai Chong: "Are you calling me?"
"Uh..." Cai Chong was speechless, then introduced to Shang Wen, "Master, this is the junior I told you about who is starting a business. The project he is working on is the one that is running on our server in the computer room."
"Oh? What a coincidence," Shang Wen smiled, then naturally accepted Chen Che's identity, teasingly saying in a relaxed tone, "Then should I also call you Little President Chen? That's much better than me, a teacher who gets a fixed salary from the school."
Chen Che quickly waved his hand and said, "Master, please don't say that. The implementation of this project depends entirely on you."
"Hehe, easy, then please introduce your project first," Shang Wen said.
After Shang Wen said that, Chen Che gave a brief overview of the current development of the "Zhengdian Fries" app. The Engineering College has already made it very mature, and the Auditing College is also progressing according to plan. Of course, all of this depends on the stable operation of the mobile application.
Shang Wen nodded in approval: "Not bad, Mr. Chen. The few college student startup projects I've come across are all like child's play, but yours is a real success."
"However, Cai Chong definitely won't have time to continue your maintenance. I won't stop him from graduating. It would be ridiculous if it was delayed because of your affairs." Shang Wen was very direct on this point, without beating around the bush. Not stopping graduation and not taking advantage of labor makes him a good teacher and boss.
Not to mention that Cai Chong took on his own side jobs outside, and he didn't say anything about it.
Chen Che didn't force anyone to do anything, so he simply nodded calmly: "Okay, Master, I understand."
"Well, I have an idea, you can listen to it," Shang Wen said, changing the subject.