Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 318 The Further Expansion of "π"
The recording of "A Date with Luyu" ended at 5 p.m., and everything went smoothly.

The appearance fee of as low as 1000 yuan makes sense; it's like trading time for exposure, and the overall process is still quite enjoyable.

Zhai Da later specifically sought out the host and producer, Li Jing.

"Please cut off the thinner part of my legs."

Li Jing covered her mouth and laughed, "Actually, there's no need to worry. Some people have given even more explicit answers to these kinds of questions, and they still got broadcast, didn't they? People are quite tolerant of public figures."

Indeed, the atmosphere was different in 09 and 24.

Dragging a traffic policeman doesn't stop him from continuing to show his face and make money, while being caught using drugs requires two arrests before he's banned.

But Zhai Da said that it's 09 now, but I'm not going to live to be 24.
Why would I want to leave myself with embarrassing moments? Am I worried that netizens won't have enough material for memes?
His photo, showing him playing on his phone at an online gala, suddenly looking up and pointing at himself with the caption "It's me again?", has become immortalized on the then-underdeveloped internet.

In the end, they insisted on their own ideas and demanded that "A Date with Luyu" be cut.

With this appearance on the show, the sales of Zhai Da and Lu Siwen's novels should both receive a boost. This is actually beneficial to Zhai Da as well, and it cannot be simply seen as him helping Lu Siwen.

Moreover, since this program is produced by a production company, the response should be relatively quick.

Zhai Da did not stay in northern Beijing for long. Taking advantage of a brief respite from the sandstorm, he took an evening flight back to Harbin.

In the following days, Zhai Da began to refocus, return to campus life, and resume his studies.

Occasionally, I would visit private workshops to study the technology on the [Mechanical Core], or check on the progress of Industrial Park No. 9, and feed Old Elm along the way.

The old elm still hasn't developed any new abilities; its effective range has only expanded to 70 meters. Zhai Da added "cucumber-cutting" and "starfish" to the nutrients, but the earthworms and aloe vera didn't stop either.

He plans to persevere for a while longer, but if there are still no results by May, he will have to look for other options.

The rest of the time was spent diligently attending classes.

The business is his own, and so are his studies. He doesn't want to fail a lot of courses at the end of this semester, becoming the laughing stock on campus.

Fortunately, there are cheat codes, so we're not afraid of cheating, and the effort required is getting less and less.

For example, Lu Siwen brought back "The Pen of a Literary Girl" from Beijing this time. Since he doesn't have any plans to start a new book anytime soon, he brought it back to review and copy the book to speed up his memorization.

In addition, there are the [Intracranial Disco Lamp] to enhance thinking speed, the [Memory Phonograph] to enhance memory, and notebook-type equipment provided by geniuses in various subjects that can be carried to increase learning ability. When tired, you can also play the [Wisdom Harmonica] to enhance logical ability.

Don't use too many cheats.

In particular, the "souvenir camera" makes it easier to trigger many effects. For example, the disco light effect has been applied to a desk lamp, so you no longer have to study math in a nightclub atmosphere.

In late April, the weather in Harbin became increasingly mild, and the skirts on campus grew shorter and lighter.

A black Panamera, reflecting the bright sunlight, attracted many students to stop and eventually pulled up in front of the student activity center.

After getting off the bus, I happened to run into Jiang Xiaobai, who was carrying a thick stack of documents and walking towards me.

Jiang Xiaobai stood beside the car, feeling that the reflection from the car body was a bit dazzling.

That was the glow of money.

"Zhai, are you here to see me?"

Zhai Da shook his head: "No, it's not that. I have something to do at the student council."

Jiang Xiaobai asked in confusion, "Student Council?"

"I sponsored an event before, so I'm here to collect the materials."

The two simply walked into the activity center together. Seeing that Jiang Xiaobai was having some trouble carrying the documents, Zhai Da offered to help with some of the work.

After all, her E-will resulted in limited loading space in front of her, and the increased lever arm made it more strenuous.

When Zhai Da received the documents, he felt that they were warm to the touch due to heat transfer.

Yes, science requires more research, observation, and practice in daily life.

On the way, Jiang Xiaobai said as they walked, "By the way, when do you plan to start the academician training program? It was postponed last semester because you took a long leave of absence. If we don't hurry up this semester, it'll be exam week again!"

Zhai Da thought for a moment and said, "I'll talk to the principal about this later; there are some special circumstances."

Hearing that Zhai Da was going to "go straight to the heavens" again, Jiang Xiaobai shrank back: "You can tell me what you need, and maybe I can satisfy you."

Zhai Da smiled and said, "You really can't do that."

Jiang Xiaobai said unwillingly, "I'm still quite powerful now." Mainly because she's using the "Holy Son and Holy Daughter" title, everything goes smoothly for her. In her opinion, there's really no need to bother the principal.
Zhai Da just smiled and shook his head. He and Jiang Xiaobai parted ways at the office door, and then he turned and went into the student council.

It's still the same here. As a huge organization where form outweighs substance, there are always some miserable "staff" on duty here.

Zhai Da went to the table belonging to the "External Relations Department," where the minister was playing a game on his phone.

The graphics looked familiar to Zhai Da; it was a 3D Snake game with cool lighting and geometric structures. The classic gameplay combined with the current top-tier "mobile game graphics" made it a sensation.

It seems to be a feature only found in Nokia's newer models in the last two years. He remembered that the edges of the map could be flipped over to climb to the back, and Zhai Da used to be particularly envious of this game.

Note that it's admiration, not liking.

At first, I saw others playing the game, but my knock-off phone couldn't handle it. Later, when my phone's specs improved, I didn't hesitate to play these basic games.

Some childhood desires, once missed, are gone forever; picking them up again will never be the same.

Zhai Da watched for a while, and suddenly had an idea.
Compared to the functionality of the system, mini-games are also a significant boost to its reach and influence.

Games that are small in size and have simple, classic gameplay are very inexpensive to develop. Games like Temple Run, Fruit Ninja, and Angry Birds have not yet been released. Smartphones have quickly gained traction, and the boost they have provided is undeniable.

These games focus on gameplay rather than development; given a known direction, even a makeshift team can create one.

Moreover, games are also a strong source of revenue.
Keeping this thought to himself for now, Zhai Da and the other senior students, after their snake game had completely failed them, finally spoke up: "Senior?"

"Ah, Mr. Zhai, you've arrived."

This guy is interesting. At first, I called him "junior," then "classmate Zhai," and now I call him "CEO Zhai."

Their attitude became increasingly subservient; regardless of the era, the sugar daddy is always the real daddy.

An inter-school event sustained their external relations department for half a semester.

After several collaborations, Zhai Da spent 30,000 yuan in March to commission them to carry out a joint activity across schools.

The "π" club recruits students from four universities.

This includes four universities: Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin Engineering University, Northeast Forestry University, and Northeast Agricultural University.

I basically searched for them from top to bottom based on the ranking.

In fact, there are very few outstanding universities in Harbin. If you really want to find "geniuses", Beijing and Shanghai are the places where they are concentrated. But at this stage, he is still operating around Harbin.

If we were to find a group of geniuses from Beijing and Shanghai, we would be unable to manage them within a year or two, and it would only make the whole "π" become disorganized and chaotic.

We will eventually recruit the nation's top talents, but now is not the time.

As for the school's external relations department, he doesn't care how the spoils are divided with other schools, but the desired effect must be achieved.

The funds were provided little by little, and the other party was indeed very dedicated. Today is the day to reap the rewards.

Compared to the previous two times, the number of manuscript submissions received this time has increased exponentially, reaching more than 700, which shows that the event has been effective.

All the materials were packed into boxes according to the school's requirements. Zhai Da casually opened one, and a fold line immediately came into view.

I knew it; with so many universities, there must be geniuses among them.

"Congratulations, host. A special white item has been discovered: [Liu Hanlin's Biology Notes]: Ever since he observed mitosis in junior high school, he has been fascinated by biological narratives."

Current status: Acquired, activated.

"Equipment Effect 1: Carrying this item can slightly increase learning ability in the biological field, and the research notes themselves will have a double bonus."

"Equipment Effect 2: Focus on the notebook itself, there is a very small chance that it will temporarily resonate with the notebook owner's talent and gain an improvement (no effect on the original owner)."

"Note: Only those with talent who create with care are qualified to have their notes become 'special items'."

It would be too foolish to stand there as punishment and flip through the papers, so Zhai Da asked his senior to find a handcart, stack seven or eight small boxes together, and put them in the trunk of the Panamera.

The senior student looked at the black-clad warrior with envy and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Zhai, what model is your car?"

Zhai Da smiled and said generously, "Palamera."

This month, the car finally made its official debut in Shanghai. Although it only resembles the 24 new energy vehicle he has in his hands in appearance, he no longer needs to hide the model number.

The senior student stood behind, inhaling the fragrance of the exhaust fumes.

This car is definitely different; its exhaust fumes are even milder than other cars.
If you get used to driving this, will you cough whenever you smell other things?
(End of this chapter)