January 15, 2029, overcast.

At 4:20 p.m., a light rain finally began to fall in the long-settled sky, which made the sky darken all of a sudden.

The atmosphere on the street is gloomy, but a brightly lit bubble tea shop around the corner has not lost its luster because of this day, and the business is still booming.

Shi Yi is a new takeaway delivery person, and he was also queuing up at this bubble tea shop at this time, and finally waited for his order, and the rain was already completely heavy.

Seeing that the weather was bad, Shi Yi sped up his movements, quickly put the takeaway into the box in the back seat, put on his helmet, and pushed the car out two meters, then his feet slipped, and the car and people fell in the middle of the sidewalk.

Passers-by were in a hurry, and they didn't seem to have time to pay attention to this ordinary delivery boy brother, and they all walked past him, and even occasionally showed disgust.

Shi Yi smiled self-deprecatingly, casually helped the car up, and immediately rushed to the destination.

Since that accident, Shi Yi quit his original job and gave himself a long vacation. After more than half a year off, this is his first job to re-enter the society, although it is only a temporary job, but Shi Yi does not want to deal with it casually, and seeks a job in his position, whether it is a surgeon or a food delivery person.

What's more, this time is different from that time, and now Shiyi urgently needs to make money.

"Hello, Mr. Wang, your takeaway has arrived, I'll be waiting for you downstairs." Shi Yi said on the phone.

"Yes, come down right away." After speaking, the phone hung up, although it was the mobile phone number of 'Mr. Wang', but the person who answered the phone was a woman, with a pleasant voice, but the tone was slightly indifferent.

Shi Yi's expression moved slightly, Fang Cai's voice was a little familiar, I don't know if it was his illusion.

Fate plays tricks on people like this, and about three minutes later, the grumble in Shi Yi's heart was finally confirmed by what he saw in front of him - his ex-girlfriend and ex-colleague came together. Although, this result was not a surprise to him.

'Is this important?' Do I still have time to care about these inconsequential things? ’

Shi Yi shook his head, sorted out his emotions, took the initiative to step forward, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect to meet you here, the pickup code is 1120, it's yours, right?" ”

"Shi Yi?!" As soon as the girl spoke, she knew that she was a little out of shape, and quickly adjusted her facial expression, but it was still difficult to be surprised on her delicate and beautiful face, and she said, "I didn't expect it to be you, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Shi Yi smiled, turned around, and handed the milk tea to the man on the side.

This Mr. Wang's expression was interesting, staring at Shi Yi's slightly embarrassed face, he watched with interest for a while before he said with a smile: "It turned out to be Teacher Shi, Shibei for three days, I almost didn't recognize you." Looking at your dress, I suddenly figured out what I had been wondering about before, no wonder you don't look down on our small hospital, it turned out that you were looking for another high position, I have to tell my father when I go back, lest he always think about inviting you back. ”

"Wang Xu!" The yin and yang weirdness of these words made the girl next to her face blue and white, but she seemed to have a weakened aura in front of Shi Yi, so she could only secretly pinch the arm of the surnamed Wang.

However, Shi Yi was able to keep his face calm from beginning to end, and seemed to have been immune to Wang Xu's cynicism, and replied decently: "Anyway, I haven't visited Professor Wang for many days, and as a student, I really lost my etiquette, and I will definitely visit another day." ”

"Teacher Shi is still polite." Wang Xu laughed and said, "That's it, you come over for dinner another day." What about me, by the way, I ordered a takeout and asked you to deliver it, wouldn't this kill two birds with one stone? You know, my father's favorite student is you, and every time you come over, you are very well prepared, and he treats you better than his own son. ”

"Don't go too far!" The girl finally couldn't help it a little, and snatched the bag from Wang Xu's hand, "Shi Yi, I'm in a hurry today, let's talk next time." ”

After speaking, the girl passed by, while Wang Xu shrugged his shoulders, waved his hand at Shi Yi, and said, "Women, except for being able to use it in bed, the rest of the time is a trouble." Hey, Mr. Shi, we'll see you next time. ”

Shi Yi didn't bother to reply to him, and casually clicked the 'order completed' button on his mobile phone. I have to say that the former's endurance is still very strong, if it were someone else, I am afraid that Wang Xu's mouth would be torn apart.

It's just that although this Wang Xu was in a good mood after winning the battle, when he sat in the car and noticed that the eyes of the woman next to him were always inseparable from the embarrassed delivery man, the mood that had not been proud for a long time immediately became irritable again, and a fierce color flashed in his eyes.

……

Evening, eleven fifty o'clock.

Dijing, one of the most luxurious and high-end communities in City C, when Yi appeared at the door with a tired body, he was stopped by the doorman at the first time, until he took out the owner card from his soaked jacket, and was politely sent in.

"Is it profitable to make takeout?" The two security guards at the door looked at each other.

Of course, this is not Shi Yi's home, but he has no fixed place to live now, so he can only borrow his Fa Xiaoliu home for a day.

"Yo, Eleven, you're back." Hearing the movement at the door, Liu Yitian jumped out of the room, this person didn't look like a normal person, wearing a camouflage military uniform in the middle of the night, and carrying a huge backpack on his back. But to be honest, this guy is still quite decent, with delicate and handsome facial features, a slender and straight figure, and I'm afraid that I will often get into trouble when I walk outside.

"Still live?" Shi Yi raised his eyelids and asked a little hoarsely.

"Just got off the air, your voice didn't sound right, you caught a cold." Liu Yitian glanced at Shi Yi and shouted into the room at the top of his voice, "Lulu! Go get a cup of ginger tea! ”

"Okay!" A soft voice came from the room, and then a girl walked out, small and cute, very eye-catching at first glance.

"I'm in trouble." Shi Yi nodded to him in thanks.

Seeing the former so tired, Lulu's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she said angrily: "Brother Eleven, you are too careless about your body, hurry up and sit down and drink a cup of tea, I'll prepare clothes and towels for you, and you will go to the shower as soon as you finish drinking." ”

"I'm tired of drinking and I'm going to take a shower right away—"

Liu Yitian imitated Lulu's tone in a strange voice, and the latter was so learned by him, his little face turned red, and he hummed 'hate' in a coquettish voice, and left with a small jump.

Seeing Lulu walking away, Liu Yitian pushed Shi Yi with his arm and asked softly, "Hey, Eleven, did you encounter something, your face is full of stories." Don't try to lie to Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu is not Lulu's stupid white sweetness. ”

Shi Yi glanced at Liu Yitian, couldn't help but smile, and quipped: "When did you learn to observe words and feelings, why don't I know." ”

"Just kidding!" Liu Yitian looked arrogant, "I won't talk about others, I don't know you kid?" Don't call me bragging, you know what shit you're going to pull as soon as you pout your ass! ”

Shi Yi's expression slowly relaxed, he was silent for a while, and replied: "It's nothing, I met Xiaoyu, she seems to have come together with Wang Xu." ”

"Sun Yu? I see. Liu Yiwen sneered, patted Shi Yi's shoulder and said, "A wind-like man like me has always been among thousands of flowers, and not a single leaf is touched. So Lao Tzu can't give you any advice, but well, good women are everywhere, if you want me to say that Lulu is better than her, are you afraid that you can't find a better one? ”

"It's just a little emotional." Shi Yi leaned his neck back and breathed a long sigh of relief, "I'm not in the mood to think about these things now, it's better to think more about how to repay the debt if I have time." ”

"Well said! A good man is determined to be in the world! Liu Yitian slapped the table and shouted, "Forget it if you don't be a game anchor with me, I think back then, your games were six more than me, if you didn't want to be a doctor, maybe you would have become an e-sports star now." ”

"Hmph, don't take my eleventh brother badly, he is not as cheeky as you, this job is not suitable for him." Lulu packed up the bathroom and came out, and happened to hear Liu Tiantian's words, and couldn't help but glance at him.

"Brother Eleven~ Brother Eleven~ Your Brother Eleven is the best." Liu Yitian made a grimace, which made Lulu look shy, but when she turned her head, she changed her words and immediately overturned her words, "I'm just joking, to be honest, I don't know how long I can be an anchor." ”

"What, what's wrong?" Shi Yi asked.

Liu Yitian raised his eyebrows and replied: "It's not because Dragon City Entertainment's "Hetu" is about to be launched. ”

"The VR game?"

"Isn't it true, as soon as "Hetu" is released, traditional online games will become a thing of the past overnight. And Dragon City Entertainment has long officially announced that Hetu will not have a personal live broadcast form, and will only provide its own 'Eye of God' to give the audience a live perspective. Therefore, Lao Tzu may be about to lose his job. ”

"In the 5G era, the arrival of VR games is inevitable, but the technology should not be perfect, and it will take some time for it to be officially launched. Of course, it's always right to plan ahead, and you can really think about how to go in the future. ”

While the two brothers were talking about this topic at home, the headquarters of Longcheng Entertainment Company in City A was also going on the most confidential high-level meeting.

"Gao Dong, although we all know that you are the person in charge of the project "Hetu", but the closed beta of this game will still take half a year to complete, and such a big plan to be launched ahead of schedule, I think it is better to wait for your father to be discharged from the hospital, and then we will discuss it!"

"What Elder Xu said is, Master Gao, this project is extraordinary, it's better to inform the chairman."

The first opening was a gray-haired old man, sitting in the first seat on the left hand side of the conference table, the company's internal household employees all respectfully called him Xu Lao, his words seemed to be very weighty, there were a total of eleven people present, and it could be seen that compared to Young Master Gao, most of them were looking at his face.

However, the crown prince, who was sitting in the chairman's position, was obviously not ready to do what he wanted this time, and saw his elbows on the table, his slender white fingers crossed together, and the index finger of his right hand slowly pointed at the back of his left hand.

"I don't think you realize how much pressure the company is under right now." After a while, Young Master Gao finally continued to speak, and said expressionlessly, "Let's put it this way, if we don't launch "Hetu" first, I dare to conclude that the company will declare bankruptcy in less than a year." ”

Young Master Gao's words surprised everyone, and the gray-haired old man was the first to question: "I will carefully look at the company's financial report every quarter, although the performance in recent years is indeed not ideal, but it will not go bankrupt, let alone in this short period of one year." ”

"What if I'M has confirmed that they will officially launch their Mirage in half a year?" Young Master Gao added lightly.

However, it was this faint sentence that stirred up a huge wave in this room. I'M Entertainment is the leader among the game companies in the United States, and its R&D capabilities can be said to be the world's top, if it weren't for the 5G technology, which is slightly inferior to our Z country, I'm afraid that VR games have already been successfully launched.

Longcheng Entertainment's R&D this time is also to occupy the light of the motherland's strength, so that it has the ability to compete head-on with the world's first giant.

"Gao Shao, can you ask where this news came from?" After a moment of commotion, another high-level member couldn't help but ask.

“Cloud。” Young Master Gao looked at a young man with glasses and a somewhat wooden expression on the right-hand side.

The young man, the chief engineer of Hetu, is only 23 years old, but he has already been recognized in Silicon Valley five years ago as one of the world's top game designers.

It's just that, obviously, like many geniuses, Cloud is surprisingly difficult to socialize, and speaks a little stumblingly: "Mi...... Mirage's ...... The designer, Knox, is my roommate in Silicon Valley, and we often talk about design challenges, and he broke the news to me. ”

"Can you be sure of the authenticity of the message?" The man continued.

Without waiting for the stammering Cloud to speak, Young Master Gao took the lead in replying: "I'M's decision document Knox naturally can't provide it, but Mirage's closed beta report has been handed over to us, and the report shows that Mirage has reached 98% completion. As we all know, such a degree is enough to be listed for internal testing. ”

"How's it going, Old Xu?" Seeing that everyone was in a panic, Young Master Gao looked at his left hand, he didn't care about other people's opinions, there was only one person he wanted to convince - the planner with gray hair who had dedicated his life to Dragon City Entertainment, Xu Jianqi.

"If Mirage comes out so soon, six months from now, all the games we're running will be devastating. So......" Xu Lao was silent for a while, and finally nodded, "Out of consideration for the company, I personally agree with your adventure." ”

As soon as Xu Lao's words came out, he seemed to point out the direction for everyone, and the restlessness in the conference room seemed to ease a little.

Young Master Gao's cold face warmed up a little, and while everyone was discussing, he whispered to Old Xu: "Thank you Uncle Xu for your understanding and support." ”

Xu Lao Standard Guozi smiled slightly, and replied: "Tianyi, Uncle Xu still has to nag a few words, our test still needs to be hurried, especially the first batch of connected devices, there must be no mistakes." On the contrary, in terms of game content, it can be slowed down and gradually opened. I've always been paying attention to "Hetu", its world view is large enough, and the gradual opening will not affect the player's experience. The interests of the company naturally need to be defended to the death, but the quality of the game needs to be guaranteed. ”

"Uncle Xu, don't worry, what you said, Cloud and I are measured."

Gao Tianyi put his hand on the back of Xu Lao's hand, and his cold expression finally melted, revealing a smile like a warm sun melting snow.