Cultivation Shura Field

Chapter 92 Ideal Thirty

2023-09-06

When Xu Zhe and Shen Lan got off the car, the sunset seemed to be very close to the horizon.

There are almost no buildings to the west of Nanjiao Square. Standing on the square and looking west, there are only trees. The light of the setting sun passes through the treetops, rendering a golden silhouette.

"It will be dark soon." Shen Lan said suddenly.

Xu Zhe looked up and asked, "Have you had dinner?"

Shen Lan shook her head: "No, what about you?"

Xu Zhe: "Neither do I..."

Shen Lan: "I'm sorry to have delayed your meal made by your father."

Xu Zhe: "It doesn't matter. My dad didn't cook tonight and I don't plan to eat at home."

Shen Lan's eyebrows moved slightly, and she asked, "Do you want to have dinner with me?"

Xu Zhe: "Yes, but I didn't expect to run so far. Nanjiao Square is a bit deserted. Is there anything to eat here?"

Shen Lan looked around and pointed somewhere not far away.

"There's a store over there. Let's go buy some drinks and snacks. It's my treat."

The two went to the store and bought a bag of instant noodles and two bottles of iced black tea. When they came out, it was a little darker.

The lights around suddenly lit up.

Different from the street lights commonly seen in cities, the lights in Nanjiao Square have three or four different colors. The lights on the roadside are warm orange, the grass is lit up with cool blue, and there is purple light shining through the pool...

The fiery clouds created by the setting sun had not yet faded, and the square was bright with all sorts of colors. They intertwined in the vision, becoming even more gorgeous.

Shen Lan said softly, "I've never been here before, but I saw a picture saying that the newly built square would look very nice at night. I want to find someone to come with me to see it."

"It's really good." Xu Zhe unscrewed the bottle of iced black tea and took a sip.

He drank the drink not because he was thirsty, but because he was a little nervous and wanted to distract himself.

After all, in such an environment, with a young and beautiful girl by his side, and she had specially invited him here... It was really hard for him not to think deeper.

Shen Lan pinched the instant noodles, crushed the noodles, tore open the packaging, and sprinkled the seasoning packet inside.

The two found a bench, sat down and ate and chatted.

Shen Lan pinched out a small piece of instant noodles, put it in Xu Zhe's palm, and asked softly: "What are your plans for the summer vacation?"

Xu Zhe: "Didn't I say it a long time ago? Let's make games."

Shen Lan: "Actually, I'm curious, why do you have to make games? Do you like video games?"

Xu Zhe pondered for a while and said, "If a person with no background and no capital wants to start a business, what options does he have? Every era has its own wind outlet, and each wind outlet is different. Even if you are a superman, it will be easier to take off if you stand on the wind outlet. Ten years ago, this wind outlet was the first generation of Internet startups, portal websites such as Wangyi and Sohu, and search engines such as Qiandu. Now, this wind outlet is mobile Internet."

Shen Lan was a little surprised: "Isn't this a game?"

"Games are windows, not outlets. A window may be opened at an outlet, or it may be opened in a dead end. Do you know that there are many types of electronic games? If I decide to make an arcade game like King of Fighters now, it would be a death wish. But if I choose to make mobile games, that is, mobile games, it would be completely different..."

There are many things he has never said in this life.

As a junior high school student, no matter how good his grades are, the expectation of his teachers and parents is only to study hard and make progress every day. Even if his parents support him and are even willing to help him ask about the company registration process, it is actually a reward for good children, not an approval of the entrepreneurial idea.

He can talk about stocks with adults, but stock trading is not what Xu Zhe wants to do most. It is just a shortcut to accumulate funds.

As for his classmates, let alone that. Whether it was Tang Lingfei, Song Xingye, or other classmates and friends, it was difficult for them to talk about the topics he was most interested in. Mobile Internet, programming, future life and economy, even if he tried to talk about it, he would just push people away with words.

Even if Song Xingye and Tang Lingfei could stay by his side and listen to him, they would probably have yawned and fallen asleep. It was only when he really took out the game he made that the girls could understand that he was not just talking nonsense, but really wanted to do something.

But Shen Lan is different.

She listened very carefully, and from time to time she would ask questions about the unfamiliar words in Xu Zhe's words. She would understand immediately after listening to just two sentences of explanation and could follow his train of thought right away.

So Xu Zhe started from the birth of the Internet, talked about web2.0, talked about mobile Internet, and described the future in a prophetic tone.

He also explained his future plans in detail. He wanted to start with mobile games, earn the first pot of gold, register a company, and after continuously launching new mobile games to attract money, invest in some live broadcast and short video apps, and do live2D live broadcast. Then, cash out the shares of short videos and use them as funds to study AI. If the funds are sufficient, he can even try to invest in chips and new energy...

A grand entrepreneurial blueprint spanning fifteen years.

Xu Zhe was talking happily, but Shen Lan was confused.

She originally wanted to start with the question "What are your plans for the summer vacation?" and then move on to the next topic "Would you like to spend the summer vacation with me?" As long as he asked "Why?", she could then throw out that sentence - "Because I like you."

But now comes the problem.

The boy in front of me was talking about his business plan, and he was very excited. What about me? Could I still say something sweet like "I like you"?

Shen Lan just couldn't say it.

She could only nibble on a small piece of instant noodles from time to time, drink some iced black tea, and nod, trying to follow Xu Zhe's narration.

For Shen Lan, it was not difficult to follow Xu Zhe's train of thought. After all, apart from those unfamiliar words, his logic was very smooth and vivid, as if he had really witnessed the era when mobile Internet was highly developed.

After talking about his business plan, Xu Zhe sighed and said, "I've actually considered posting something online to attract like-minded people to start a business together. After all, I'm not strong enough on my own. The problem is, I'm only in the first year of junior high school, and I'll be in the second year after the summer vacation. Even if I can come up with money, I'm too young to be looked down upon."

Shen Lan: "So you hope I can help you?"

Xu Zhe: "Smart people learn programming very quickly. You are definitely smart enough. What do you think?"

Hearing him say this, Shen Lan pursed her lips and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The beginning of the night was as she wished, but the subsequent developments, until now, had completely deviated from her plan...

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Chapter 93 093 can’t speak

2023-09-06

"Smart people learn programming quickly. You're definitely smart enough. What do you think?"

After saying this, Xu Zhe suddenly felt a little nervous.

If you put yourself in the girl's shoes, she will be in the first year of high school after this summer vacation, and then the second and third years of high school. The pressure of studying will be heavier every year. In addition to studying, she has to learn programming by herself and help him make games? Just thinking about it makes me feel stressed.

But for Xu Zhe, the first few years were the time when he needed help the most. If he really waited until the game was developed, either the project would fail and everything would be over, or the project would go smoothly and there might not be a shortage of manpower.

Shen Lan suddenly asked: "How many helpers do you need for the game you want to make?"

Xu Zhe pondered and said, "I am a planner and programmer, and it would be best if I also need an auxiliary programmer. Art and music and sound effects can be outsourced, or you can look for free materials online... In fact, you don't need many helpers in the initial stage, one or two is enough."

Shen Lan: "Only one or two?"

Xu Zhe: "Well, if we want to publish it, we can directly hand it over to Pingguo App Store. It will be as simple as possible and only one or two will be needed."

Shen Lan chuckled and said, "That's great, you now have a helper."

Xu Zhe was stunned for two seconds: "Do you agree?"

Shen Lan nodded, pointed to her chest and added: "But this helper can't be used immediately. I don't know how long it will take for me to learn by myself before I can start working."

Xu Zhe: "It's okay, it's great that you can help."

Looking at his sincere face, Shen Lan realized one thing, that is, Xu Zhe seemed completely different from ordinary boys.

For a normal boy, as long as a pretty girl throws herself at him, he can easily be won over. But Xu Zhe is different in that he has his own things he wants to do, and they are a series of big plans from his teens to his thirties. For such a person, temporary happiness is just a passing cloud, and the sense of achievement in career is what he pursues all the time. So instead of being a temporary girlfriend with a shelf life of only one summer vacation, it is better to become a more long-term partner and confidant...right?

Shen Lan was actually a little unsure whether her thoughts at this moment were correct. But since she couldn't say "I like you", she could change her mindset and maintain long-term close contact.

Thinking of this, she reached into the instant noodles bag again, but found nothing.

There were no more instant noodles left, only some residue in the bag.

Xu Zhe: "I'm getting hungry while talking. Give me some more."

Shen Lan put the bag of instant noodles in his hand.

Xu Zhe shook it and said, "It's gone."

Shen Lan: "Then should I buy another pack?"

Xu Zhe raised his head and cleaned up the remaining residue, then wiped his mouth: "Forget it, let's go to the night market later, it's my treat."

Shen Lan joked, "Is this considered preferential treatment for new employees?"

Xu Zhe: "Of course it is preferential treatment. But you are not just an employee, you are an important entrepreneurial partner."

Hearing him say this, Shen Lan started to laugh, but her smile was a little complicated.

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"Ah? Xu Zhe isn't here? Where would he go so late at night?"

Tang Lingfei stood at the door of his house, looking at Aunt Zeng Jing, her little face full of surprise and confusion.

Zeng Jing explained: "He went out without having dinner, saying he wanted to take a walk to relax."

Tang Lingfei subconsciously asked: "Is he alone?"

Zeng Jing: "Yes, he's the only one. Feifei, if you have anything to do with him, you can call his mobile phone number."

"Oh fine……"

Tang Lingfei scratched his head and prepared to turn around and leave.

But before the girl left, the boy's mother asked, "What do you want to talk to Xu Zhe about?"

Tang Lingfei smiled a little embarrassedly: "Now that the final exams are over, I thought I could go play with him... um, play PSP."

Zeng Jing smiled and said, "Although he's not here, the PSP is here. Do you want to play it?"

Tang Lingfei's eyes lit up: "Okay!"

So the girl skillfully changed into his slippers, picked up the PSP game console, and sat in the study to play the long-awaited "Monster Hunter".

Zeng Jing poured a glass of water and placed it on the table in front of the girl, then asked casually, "Did your parents tell you what time you should go home tonight?"

Tang Lingfei stared at the game screen without raising her head: "It's just getting dark, it's still early. My parents told me to go back before ten o'clock..."

Zeng Jing smiled silently, turned and walked out of the study, and sat down on the sofa in the living room.

Xu Guowei has been sitting on the sofa watching TV.

At this moment, he had just put down his phone and whispered, "Old Tang asked me if Feifei was at our house, and I said yes."

Zeng Jing: "Then what did Old Tang say?"

Xu Guowei smiled and said, "Then he felt relieved and said that the girl could play until any time she wanted."

Zeng Jing was silent for a few seconds, and suddenly complained: "She is a pretty little girl after all. As a father, he must be too relieved..."

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From Nanjiao Square to the night market, Xu Zhe and Shen Lan still took the bus.

There were even fewer passengers during the night train hours. The two of them sat side by side, with no one around them.

Shen Lan, who was sitting by the window, opened the car window.

The evening breeze blew in, brushing the girl's hair, and then drifting to Xu Zhe's face. He could smell the breath of summer mixed with the girl's fragrance.

Of course, he also understood that this fragrance should actually be the smell of shampoo, but it was still inevitable that it made people feel a little distracted.

Xu Zhe couldn't help but take a few more glances and suddenly discovered that Shen Lan seemed to have no earlobes.

Her ears are very thin and fine, which reminds people of the elves in the movie. Although they are not as pointed as elves, they still give people a delicate feeling.

The neck below the ears is slender and graceful. Although the curve is still a little thin, it already has the curves of a girl. As for the side profile above the neck, it is even more exquisite...

"What's the matter?" Shen Lan noticed his gaze, turned her face slightly and stared at him and asked.

Xu Zhe: "I suddenly thought of a question."

Shen Lan: "What's the problem?"

Xu Zhe: "What are you going to do this summer vacation?"

Shen Lan secretly bit her back teeth.

After saying so much, this guy actually threw the question back? What should she say?

My original summer vacation plan was to confess my feelings to you and then make the most of the time to fall in love... If I really said this, wouldn't it make him laugh? It would make him look like an ambitious young man, and I was just a vulgar and naive silly girl.