My game, you have no right to award

Chapter 172: Orphan
The two took the escalator to the third floor. As soon as they got off the escalator, Zhou Kuang looked around.

There are many electrical appliance stores here, as well as direct sales stores of different smartphone brands.

Follow Wang Fu to the end of the third floor, where there is a shop.

The store is not big and looks unremarkable. Apart from the signboard, there is only a sign that says "Selling game consoles, game discs, game cartridges, and computer consoles."

The overall style is out of tune with other stores in the mall, as if it shouldn't be here.

"right here?"

Zhou Kuang pointed at the sign and asked.

"Yes."

Wang Fu nodded. He had never been here himself, but his former college classmates often came here to buy games, and he heard about it from them.

The two walked into the store. The man at the front desk looked to be in his fifties or sixties, with gray hair and a pair of brown-rimmed glasses, reading a newspaper.

When he saw Zhou Kuang and the other man walk in, he just glanced at them and then lowered his head again to read the newspaper, without any intention of speaking.

The space inside is not big, and the overall shape is vertical stripes. There are only two aisles for customers to walk through, one on the left and one on the right.

Although the space is not large, the layout inside is well organized. Except for the counter on the left hand side of the door which is dedicated to various game consoles, the rest of the space is basically filled with shelves of physical games.

Zhou Kuang took a quick look around and then walked to the door of the game console cabinet. The door was locked, and through the transparent glass, he could see the game consoles inside.

He was surprised to find that the game consoles sold there were not just the latest generation GS4 from Starwheel Group or VX4 from Blue Window Technology.

But there are still many old game consoles.

There is a label on the front of each game console with the model and release date written on it.

These game consoles were discontinued a long time ago, and the fact that they appear here now means they are second-hand goods.

Zhou Kuang lowered his head and looked inside through the glass. He found that in addition to GS and VX, there were many other brands of old game consoles. Some of the companies that made these old game consoles had already gone bankrupt and disappeared in the torrent of history.

From left to right, the cabinet in front of you is like a history book of game consoles, arranged according to the oldest to the latest generation of game consoles.

The only thing missing is the game console at the very bottom, which has no brand and no information.

It looks like a handheld game console. The entire shell is made of yellow plastic, the screen is dark green, and it looks extremely crudely made.

Zhou Kuang was a little confused. This handheld game console looked different from other game consoles. Judging from the materials alone, it didn't look like something made by any big brand company.

For some reason, he always felt that this machine was a little special.

But he couldn't put his finger on what was special about it.

He straightened up, walked to the front desk and asked the old man holding the newspaper.

"Uncle, are you selling all the game consoles in this display case?"

The old man put down the newspaper when he heard the sound and looked at him with a strange look.

"First time here?"

His voice was a little hoarse and low, like a blower that had been used for too long.

"Yes, I came to see it with my friend."

Zhou Kuang had nothing to hide, so he nodded.

Wang Fu stood behind him, listening to their conversation.

The old man took off his glasses, stood up, and slowly walked to the cupboard. Zhou Kuang walked around the front desk and followed him.

He quickly moved his hands across the cabinet.

"You can buy the ones in these rows, but you can't buy the ones below."

Zhou Kuang nodded.

"Are these the owner's treasures?"

The old man didn't say anything, walked back to the front desk, sat down, and continued reading the newspaper.

Zhou Kuang was a little embarrassed. The service in this store seemed a bit cold.

However, he didn't care, after all, he just came here to take a walk and change his mood.

So he walked over to the shelf selling game discs and cartridges and started flipping through them.

There isn't much protection here, they are basically placed randomly on the shelves, only some older-looking cassettes are protected by glass.

"Dinosaur Warrior 2033..."

"Simulated Hotel..."

"Bullet Time..."

Zhou Kuang gently brushed away the dust on the surface of the cassette and softly read out the name on it.

Wang Fu didn't say anything the whole time, just followed Zhou Kuang, occasionally picking up a few cassettes to look at.

Zhou Kuang has a GS4 and a VX4 at home, which he bought after Starwheel Group proposed to cooperate with Megvii Games.

He doesn't have the habit of playing console games, but business is business and business matters cannot be taken lightly.

It would be too reckless if you don’t even understand your partners and opponents.

That's why he bought these two game consoles and the electronic versions of several of the best-selling games on the two consoles, and downloaded them to play.

But this time I finally made it to this store, and since I saw the physical discs of the game, I might as well buy a few.

Zhou Kuang selected several games from the GS4's CD area and the VX4's CD area. He did not choose particularly well-known games, but instead found several unpopular games with attractive titles.

For example, there is a game called "Interstellar". The cover shows a sci-fi-looking spaceship, and in the distance are enemies being hit and exploded by its laser weapons.

He couldn't immediately see the actual game footage, trailers, or even player reviews like he did when buying games in an online game store, which gave him the thrill of opening a blind box.

Although he could also take out his phone to search for the names of these games, there was no need.

Zhou Kuang imagined that game players in the 1980s and 1990s would go to game stores when games were released, and infer which game might be more fun based on the little information provided on the game packaging.

If they buy a good game, they will cheer and celebrate their excellent vision.

And if they buy a bad game, they'll beat their chests and wonder why they didn't buy another one.

Zhou Kuang walked to the front desk with the game he wanted to buy and put it down.

The old man also knew his purpose. Without saying a word, he picked up the plastic bag, put the game in it, and calculated the price.

"One thousand two hundred and thirty-six dollars, how do you pay?"

Zhou Kuang's eyebrows jumped when he heard the price, but he still took out his mobile phone and showed the other party his payment code.

Ding!
After the code was scanned successfully, the old man printed out a small note and handed it to Zhou Kuang.

He nodded and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered the game console at the bottom of the game console cabinet.

For some reason, Zhou Kuang still wanted to know more about this ancient handheld game console.

"Uncle, do you have "Netherworld Mountains and Seas"?"

Zhou Kuang chose to open the way with other questions first.

"No."

"Aren't you selling this?"

“There is no physical disc for Netherworld Mountains and Seas.”

The old man explained without looking up that the name of the game he was asked most this month was "Netherworld Mountains and Seas".

"Do you know when this game will be released on consoles? Like the GS4?"

"No, I can't."

The other party replied unhappily.

That's hard to say.

Zhou Kuang thought to himself.

"What's that handheld game console at the bottom of the game cabinet over there?"

Hearing this, the old man's hand paused, and he slowly raised his head to look at Zhou Kuang.

He was silent for almost ten seconds, raised his glasses and finally spoke.

"I don't know either. I guess the owner picked it up from somewhere."

"Aren't you the owner?"

Wang Fu suddenly spoke up and said that he had heard from his classmates that the owner was the only one working in this store.

This old man should be the owner of the store, right?
Zhou Kuang was also a little surprised and looked at the other party.

The old man was a little angry and embarrassed when he was exposed, and spoke quickly.

"That's what I picked up."

"selling?"

Zhou Kuang's words are concise and to the point.

"No, no, no, no, no! I've told you so many times, the following won't be sold!"

The old man didn't know what had happened, but he suddenly became extremely irritable.

"I just thought that game console was pretty special."

Zhou Kuang told the truth.

These words were like a curse, strangling the old man's throat.

The other party was silent for a long time. Just when Zhou Kuang thought he was ignoring him again and was about to leave, he stood up, walked to the cabinet, took out the key from his pocket and opened the cabinet door.

The old man turned his back to Zhou Kuang and Wang Fu, bent down and carefully took out the game console from the bottom.

He held the crude-looking handheld game console and gently stroked it with his fingers. A complex expression flashed across the old man's eyes, and he finally gritted his teeth, returned to the front desk, and gently placed the game console on the table.

Then he lowered his head and pulled out a bag from a drawer, carefully wrapping the handheld console in it.

"Give it to you!"

Zhou Kuang was stunned when he saw the handheld game console handed to him by the other party.

what's the situation?
He said he didn’t want to sell it just a second ago, why is he saying he’s giving it to himself now?

The contrast is too great!
"That's fine. Just tell me how much it costs, and I'll give it to you without a penny less."

"Just take it when I tell you to!"

The old man forced the game console into his hands.

Zhou Kuang had no choice but to tell the number himself.

"one thousand?"

The old man shook his head.

"two thousand?"

The old man still shook his head.

"Three thousand?"

Zhou Kuang added one thousand at a time, but the old man opposite became annoyed.

"If you don't want it, just give it back to me."

"Alright alright."

Zhou Kuang made up his mind and asked Wang Fu to come back and help him buy more games here as payment.

Although the workmanship of this game console looks rough, judging by the way the other party treasures it, it must be something very precious, and it would be inappropriate to take it for free.

"Thank you, boss."

The old man snorted and sat down in the chair.

Zhou Kuang was about to leave the store through the main entrance when the old man couldn't help but call him.

"and many more!"

Zhou Kuang turned around, thinking that the other party had changed his mind.

That’s right, who would give away an old handheld game console for free?

As it turned out, that wasn't the case.

The old man took out his cell phone and said.

"Leave me your contact information."

"why?"

Zhou Kuang's face was full of question marks.

"If you take my phone, you have to leave me a contact number."

The old man stared at Zhou Kuang and said.

After hearing these confusing sentences, Zhou Kuang could only look at Wang Fu and nod slightly.

Wang Fu understood what he meant, took out his cell phone, smiled and said.

"Old man, please add me. I'm our boss's assistant."

"It's the same if you contact me. I'll tell the boss when the time comes."

"No, I'll add you!"

He pointed at Zhou Kuang.

Zhou Kuang thought about it and nodded.

Just add them. There aren’t many friends on your personal social account anyway. If the other party doesn’t mind you later, you can delete them or keep them.

With the help of Zhou Kuang’s friends, the old man let the two leave.

After the two men walked out of the store and were some distance away, Wang Fu breathed a sigh of relief and said.

"This old man has a really strange personality."

Zhou Kuang hummed and nodded in agreement, then found a place to sit down with him, took out the handheld game console from his bag and observed it.

This handheld game console feels heavy in my hand, and the plastic shell doesn't fit well in my hand.

In addition to the direction keys and operation buttons, there is only a button on the back that can be moved left and right.

The back cover can be opened, and it requires three batteries to operate. There is nothing inside at this time.

Feeling the weight in his hand, Zhou Kuang inexplicably felt a sense of closeness.

Anyway, this trip today was not in vain.

"It's almost time, let's go."

Zhou Kuang glanced at the time on his watch and said to Wang Fu.

The time agreed with Mr. Huang still has an hour left, and considering the commuting time, there may only be 20 to 30 minutes left.

More than enough, he didn't want to be late.

"Ok."

Wang Fu took out his car keys.

……

……

……

Wang Fu sent Zhou Kuang to the destination and was about to return to the car when he heard Zhou Kuang's voice.

"Come with me, let's go eat together."

"Should I go too?"

Wang Fu was surprised. He thought he was only responsible for pick-up and drop-off, but he didn't expect the boss to ask him to go along.

Is this appropriate?

"Yeah! It's okay, don't be nervous. Just block the wine for me. If you can't drink it, just tell the other person directly. It's okay."

Zhou Kuang said.

Stop drinking!
Wang Fu breathed a sigh of relief. This made sense.

As long as you don't put yourself in charge of the negotiations, you'll be fine.

Moreover, he is particularly good at drinking.

Although he doesn't drink alcohol normally, every year when he goes home, he is forced to drink a lot of alcohol when he has dinner with his relatives in the countryside.

After all, he is one of the few college students who have left their rural area.

Wang Fu himself has a very good alcohol tolerance and can drink almost a thousand cups without getting drunk.

He recalled that he seemed to have been drunk only once. The other times he was just blushing and staggering, but he was conscious.

Others said this because they were drunk and just pretending to be tough, but he was being sincere.

"Ok."

The two walked into the restaurant and saw Mr. Huang opposite them at a glance.

"Hey! Mr. Huang! Hello, hello, long time no see!"

"Boss Zhou, I envy you. I heard you made a fortune recently!"

"Hey, what kind of wealth is that? It's just enough to make a living. There are hundreds of people in the company."

"Humble, humble!"

"Hahahaha!"

The two of them smiled and flattered each other, while Wang Fu, who was standing aside, was embarrassed and couldn't get a word in, so he just stood there.

"Who is this?"

Mr. Huang saw Wang Fu standing aside.

"Let me introduce you. This is my new recruit, Wang Fu."

Zhou Kuang did not say that he was an assistant. After all, there was no need to tell anyone about this information.

"Hello, Mr. Huang."

"Hello."

Mr. Huang shook hands with him, but ignored him and continued chatting with Zhou Kuang.

He led the two of them to a private room and sat down.

After chatting for a while, the dishes were served.

In the blink of an eye, three rounds of wine and five kinds of dishes were served.

While drinking, Mr. Huang suddenly asked.

"I wonder if Mr. Zhou has any plans to adapt Netherworld Mountain and Sea into a movie?"

(End of this chapter)