The world is in trouble

Chapter 139 Plants vs. Zombies is online

Lin Xiao deliberately decided to launch his Facebook page on his birthday.

Because there is a problem that is difficult to solve.

It’s my sister’s birthday, and he has the ability to split himself into two.

But what about his own birthday? Who should he choose to celebrate it with?

From now on, Facebook and I have the same birthday.

I have apologized to Facebook, I'm sorry, I just love my career so much.

Moreover, Xia Xi also rented the company's office directly in Caohejing Development Zone.

This place is not very close to Aurora University, and not very close to Huaihai Middle Road either, but it is slightly better.

After Lin Xiao entered the company, Xia Xi glanced at him and said, "Happy birthday."

"Your gift." She threw it over.

Lin Xiao opened it and saw that it was just a tie.

You are so stingy.

As soon as I entered the office, Ou Feifei walked in and put a box directly on the table.

"Boss, your birthday present."

"Happy birthday."

Lin Xiao opened it and was immediately shocked.

You, are you crazy?
Vacheron Constantin's Overseas, with its all-gold blue dial, costs $300,000.

Although you got millions, but...but money can't be spent like this.

But he knew Qu Feifei's character best.

He could only take it out and put it on his wrist, then showed it to Qu Feifei and asked, "Does it look good?"

"It looks good, very good..." Qu Feifei walked away with satisfaction.

Lin Xiao couldn't help but take a look at this watch. The 37mm dial was a little smaller after twenty years, but the design was still quite good.

The time is almost up.

Lin Xiao went to the big office.

Because the Facebook launch is scheduled for November 11th, at 11:11.

Of course, this is just a bad taste and has no specific meaning.

Everyone stared at Lin Xiao with wide eyes.

Everyone in the company is here, and there are already dozens of people there.

Damn, there is no need for this kind of ritual.

Lin Xiao tapped lightly on the keyboard in his hand.

Facebook's domain name is directly linked to the server IP.

Officially launched.

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Regarding the name Facebook, Lin Xiao actually hesitated many times, wondering whether to change it.

For example, change it to Kaixin001 or Renren001.

Early software or website names were mostly simple, easy to remember, and cute.

For example, QQ, YY, Kaixin, Renren, and 360.

It just stands out as an easy-to-remember word.

But later on, the names of both websites and software began to become more neutral and stylish.

For example, Xiaohongshu, Zhihu, Momo, etc.
After much deliberation, I decided to use the name Facebook because it is neutral and not particularly emotional.

After the website is launched.

Many people still don't want to leave.

My eyes are full of doubts. Can this thing really create the future?

Does this thing really have a future?

Can this thing really make you a giant?

Simply looking at it, it is too simple, and not even as beautiful as the Itchy Web.

But no one realized it.

As Lin Xiao typed on the keyboard.

WEB2.0 has arrived.

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Historically, Zuckerberg is considered a pretty badass.

Long before he created Facebook, he used hacking methods to steal many photos of girls in the school, and then made a scoring software, allowing many boys to score the girls.

This caused Harvard University's server to crash.

In less than a month, half of Harvard University students registered on Facebook.

It was then quickly expanded to other universities.

The speed is very fast.

However, the national conditions of the two countries are slightly different, and Lin Xiao still wants fame.

He would never do something like stealing girls' photos.

But there are many other methods that can still be learned and borrowed.

Everyone is staring at the number of registered people in the background.

Ten minutes, twenty minutes, thirty minutes passed.

The number of registrations is still zero.

It seemed as if a crow flew across the sky.

One minute later!

The number of registered people has become 1.

Everyone cheered suddenly.

Damn, who is so awesome to be the first to register?

Jiang Lier!
She also directly posted the first update?
I...I lost my virginity?
Then, without saying anything, he uploaded a bunch of photos.

And everyone in the company was staring at her photo.

Suddenly... there was one.

Everyone's eyeballs were about to explode.

Because she was wearing a bikini, with her butt sticking out, and was pulling off Li Duanduan's pants.

Lin Xiao quickly made a phone call: "Delete the new photos, delete them."

During this period, Jiang Li'er was finally liberated.

Because Lin Xiao finally hired several professional art designers.

Jiang Li'er and a few others just played supporting roles.

Because the speed at which they draw is really slow.

The entire development progress has been delayed.

So, at this moment, he was in the dormitory, waiting excitedly for Facebook to go online first, and she rushed in and was the first to register.

I uploaded this photo by mistake just now, but I didn't expect Lin Xiao to call me directly.

"Damn, Lin Xiao, do you have a crush on me? Why are you staring at me like this?" Then, she deleted the photo.

Everyone in the company was reluctant to leave.

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Lin Xiao continued to focus on the "Plants vs. Zombies" project.

This group of people are the most miserable, working more than ten hours a day.

But now you have to pay overtime.

But as they went on, these dozen people were completely immersed in it.

"Boss, I want to ask you a favor." Huang Haiquan said.

"explain."

"Twenty levels are too few. How about putting thirty levels online?"

"Trust my expertise, trust my vision, level 30 is when you can't stop."

“That’s when it’s most frustrating.”

"We have reached 30 levels, and the first 20 levels are all open. After the 20th level, you need a serial number. And you need to register on Facebook to get this serial number."

"Boss, really believe me."

"We would rather postpone it for more than ten days to bring out the best."

"I didn't think so at first, but now I think this game is super fun and will really become a hit."

Lin Xiao said: "Just tell me honestly, more than a month has passed, how many more days are needed now?"

"Twenty-eight days!"

"No, twenty-six days!"

The development cycle will take more than two months.

A team of thirty people, with complete planning, needs more than two months just for a DEMO?
The original company only had one programmer, and excluding planning and revisions, the actual time spent on this game was only a little over a year.

Sure enough, isn’t a game that is not postponed a good game?

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"Kid, come out for a moment." A text message from Li Shuang.

Lin Xiao went downstairs and saw the radiant Li Shuang standing there.

"For your birthday present, a woman of my age doesn't know how to be romantic. I'll buy you a suit. Don't be disgusted."

When I took it out, I saw that it was a classic Dior suit.

"Put it on and let me see it." Li Shuang said.

Then, he took off his suit and helped Lin Xiao put it on.

The size fits really well.

“It’s so beautiful…”

She stood in front of Lin Xiao and straightened the collar of her suit.

Li Shuang looked at Lin Xiao's thin face, which really looked much better than it did more than half a year ago.

She couldn't help but recall her birthday a month and a half ago, along with other difficult-to-speak memories that happened after Lin Xiao left.

She couldn't help but blush.

Li Shuang, stop this dangerous game immediately.

He's just your brother and he already has a girlfriend.

"I made a cake myself. Just take a small piece and you can eat it." Li Shuang took out a small cake from her bag.

The chocolate mousse is really exquisite.

She took out the small cake, put it in front of Lin Xiao's mouth, and said softly, "Open your mouth."

Lin Xiao opened his mouth and ate the small cake in two bites.

There was a little butter on her snow-snow-sweet hands, and Li Shuang instinctively stuck out her tongue and licked it gently.

"Well, this birthday is over, our child is one year older, and my sister has to go back to work."

Then she went to the intersection, hailed a taxi and left.

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At noon, Lin Xiao received a call that there was a express delivery in the dormitory.

Lin Xiao returned to the dormitory and opened the computer, and saw that it was Sony's latest and highest-configuration computer.

There was also a greeting card on it that read: Happy birthday to someone.

This was sent by Lian Yi.

This computer costs less than 20,000 yuan.

Secretary Xiao Lian, is your small treasury about to be used up?

She bought Lin Xiao an Athens watch and this Sony laptop. Maybe she had used up all the New Year's money she had received over the past decade.

Suddenly, everyone in the dormitory looked at the laptop with green eyes.

Lin Xiao hid outside just to avoid celebrating his birthday.

result……

Everything that was supposed to come came. In the evening, Paopao sent a text message.

"Xiaoxiao, can I come to your company? Don't worry, I will leave immediately and will not affect your work."

Lin Xiao replied: "Okay."

Then, I took a taxi back to the company.

After a while, I received another text message from Bubble.

"I have ten minutes."

"I have five minutes."

"I'm here."

"Yeah, I see you."

Bubble, wearing a beautiful dress, ran over and asked nervously, "Am I disturbing your work?"

"I'll go home after I give the gifts."

Then she took out the gift she had prepared.

A pair of rings.

It is a very simple style, with Ergou engraved inside the men's ring and Bubble engraved inside the women's ring.

Then, with her little hand trembling slightly, she put the men's ring on Lin Xiao's middle finger.

"Let me do it..." Lin Xiao took the women's ring and gently put it on Paopao's middle finger.

"I also made a bowl of longevity noodles. My mother taught me how to make it." Bubble took out the thermos.

Lin Xiao picked up the chopsticks and took a bite at a time, and finally finished the noodles.

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The launch of Facebook was almost silent.

There was no publicity and no waves.

No one even knows.

But the game that Lin Xiao was going to make was known to almost everyone in Aurora University.

Many people even went directly to the computer game club.

What game are you guys working on?

Several people in the game club were confused. I also wanted to make some games.

Although these core members skipped classes every day, they were all working hard in the game club, as if they were desperately making games.

In fact, they are really working hard to make games.

It's just that they are only responsible for the scraps of the game.

Even the things they make may not be used, they are just given some marginal tasks to practice.

So, they have a general idea.

But I really have no idea what it is specifically.

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November 11th is getting closer and closer.

Liao Feng started a fierce publicity campaign.

The radio stations of several universities, Aurora University’s Youpin TV station, and posters inside the school are all posted everywhere.

Not only that!

In every university, there are at least dozens of pretty girls handing out flyers everywhere.

11 Month 25 Day!
Lingxi Island website, shocking news!

This posture feels like Lin Xiao promoting Yangwang.

Hundreds of girls were hired at once to distribute advertising flyers in universities throughout Shanghai.

Moreover, the website address was announced early.

It is the pinyin of Lingxi Island.

Once you open this website, a countdown will be displayed after entering.

Damn, this trick was also learned from the Yangyang live broadcast room at that time.

But it must be said that with this kind of publicity, this website has become well-known to many universities in Shanghai.

Everyone can't help but be full of infinite expectations for this website.

November 11th is getting closer.

Liao Feng chose to launch this website at 25 pm on the 8th.

Lin Xiao also sat in front of the computer on time, waiting for his website to go online.

In the office of Lingxi Island!

Liao Feng looked at his watch and felt a little nervous.

"Let's come together." Liao Feng said to Wu Lingxi.

Wu Lingxi nodded.

five four three two one!

Two people just hit the enter key.

Lingxi Island website is officially launched.

In an instant, countless visits poured in.

Lin Xiao opened the website as soon as possible, and it even slowed down a bit.

"Damn, he looks so familiar." Cheng Hai couldn't help but say.

"Yeah, looks familiar."

The design style of Lingxi Island is really similar to Yangwang.

The art design is of a very high level.

And after opening it, it is also a full-screen animation.

"Lingxi Island, an island full of wonders!" Xu Jinglei's voice rang out.

He actually spent money to invite Xu Jinglei to be the spokesperson, unlike the Yangwang back then, which was completely a forced endorsement.

And she is now one of the most popular female stars.

"Love is Not Blind" made her famous, and this year she also starred in "Metro to Spring".

And the entire website design is full of aura and beauty.

It can be seen that a lot of money and effort were spent on it.

"Boss, I think their website is very well done."

“I think the content is very good.”

"It is also completely targeted at the college student market, and then promoted externally."

Lin Xiao spent ten minutes carefully reading Lingxi Island's website.

It looks really good and rich.

The ambition is really big.

The entire website is divided into dating, e-commerce, second-hand trading, games, and BBS.

Is this an attempt to capture the college student market in one fell swoop?

A directly grand and vigorous look.

Very, very much in keeping with the 2002 imagination.

But in Lin Xiao's eyes, this... these genes are too impure.

Whether it's dating, e-commerce, or second-hand trading, they are all the same when taken out separately.

In fact, they are all very awesome.

But you combine these three items together.

It feels good at first, but becomes painful later on.

Ultimately, this is a backward business model.

Of course, this cannot be blamed on Liao Feng, as the business started in 2002 had not yet truly moved towards verticalization.

And in the eyes of many people, this idea is very, very good.

Most of the needs of college students can be met on almost one website.

Especially making friends and second-hand trading, which solve many pain points of contemporary college students.

Sure enough, as soon as this Lingxi Island website was launched.

It received great acclaim on the BBSs of various universities.

"Senior Liao Feng is awesome. This website is so well made."

“You can buy computers and mobile phones without leaving home.” (On-campus delivery, wireless payment)

"Also, I don't know what to do with a lot of second-hand items. It would be a shame to throw them away, but I have nowhere to put them."

"My favorite part is the dating channel, where you can have random social interactions with your dorm roommates."

"Yes, yes, yes, social adventure, I like it, I like it."

After Xia Xi finished reading Liao Feng's website, she asked, "What do you think?"

“A typical product of WEB1.0.”

That night, and even in the following few days, Liao Feng experienced one of the happiest moments in his life.

All I saw was the number of backend visits skyrocketing.

The number of user registrations is also skyrocketing.

Due to massive advertising promotion, it had nearly 30,000 registered users on the first night alone.

On the fifth day, the number of registered users exceeded 100,000.

Liao Feng couldn't help but sigh: "Lin Xiao, my miracle is bigger and crazier than your itch net."

Vice President Zhang Tianlin once again opened Lingxi Island and carefully browsed the contents.

Then he sighed inwardly: Liao Feng's Internet project can be regarded as a hit. Lin Xiao, it's your turn next. It depends on you.

Dean Zhang really didn't dare to be optimistic about that game, even though it was Lin Xiao who had created the miracle of Yanwang.

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Lin Xiao’s game was postponed again.

Because, there is a BUG.

The launch of Liao Feng Lingxi Island was very popular, but it actually did not put any pressure on Lin Xiao.

But the pressure on other people in the company is enormous.

In the last few days, I once again entered a state of neglecting food and sleep.

Make final improvements to the entire game DEMO.

The original plan was to only make the first twenty levels, but with the suggestions of Huang Haiquan and most employees, the game was expanded to thirty levels.

In this way, the completeness is indeed much higher.

Unexpectedly, this game has not been promoted yet and has not attracted people from outside.

As a result, people in the company were completely addicted.

Everyone is enjoying playing the game in the name of trial play and bug detection.

So much so that zombie music was heard everywhere in the entire company.

After playing for several hours, Xia Xi knocked on Lin Xiao's door with red eyes.

“This game is so fun.”

"I don't know if it can attract a large number of college students, but at least it attracted me."

"Whenever I close my eyes now, I can hear the music inside, like a spell."

Lin Xiao came to the front of the big office and clapped his hands, saying, "Everyone, check it out for the last night. Are there any bugs?"

"If there are no bugs, it will be officially launched tomorrow."

Huang Haiquan said: "Boss, it is impossible to have no bugs. We can only say that there are no major and malicious bugs."

"Brothers, stay up late tonight!"

"Perform a final check!"

next day!

It was December 12th.

After three postponements, the DEMO of "Plants vs. Zombies" is officially released online!
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Note: The second update is here. The double monthly tickets are in the last two days. Will you give me the monthly tickets in your pocket? Thank you. Thank you.
(End of this chapter)