"OK, that's it." Looking at the neat desks and computers in the office, Zhao Nuo nodded with satisfaction.

Lin Shuang is really a big deal, and Zhao Nuo can't see the quality of the desk, but these computers are obviously top-level configurations, and they are even better than the high-end machines he uses to play games.

Not only that, but she also "gave away" a projector, a screen and a video wall. Even though it hasn't opened yet, the working environment of "Hellfire Games" can be said to be top-notch.

Just as Zhao Nuo was about to leave, he saw several porters carrying potted plants and fish tanks coming up, and couldn't help asking, "What's going on?" ”

"It was given by Miss Lin, and she said that I wish you a good business." The porter said.

“…… It's really touching. Zhao Nuo watched speechlessly as several people moved the fish tank and potted plants into the office, and couldn't help but guess what Lin Shuang's origin was.

However, it is important to eat first......

Seeing that the time was approaching evening, Zhao Nuo realized that he had only eaten a piece of chocolate today, and the hunger suddenly flowed all over his body.

I originally wanted to call and invite Lin Shuang to dinner, but I couldn't get through after trying several times, and there was no reply to the text message, so it seemed that I had to go alone.

"Ah, are you going to eat? I'll go too! Seeing that he was leaving, Xia Xiaoling chased after him in three steps and two steps.

"I'm going to eat high-calorie food, are you okay?" Zhao Nuo glanced at her.

I have to say that although this girl looks young and has a really good figure, how old she is is is also a question worth studying. However, it seems very rude to ask a woman's age directly......

"I can eat anything, really!" Xia Xiaoling swore a non-standard military salute.

"Alright then, come with me, I'm in for a treat this time." Zhao Nuo said and walked to the elevator door.

Five minutes later, the two walked into KFC, not far downstairs, and ordered food in front of the deserted counter.

Although fast food is not nutritious, it is very high in calories, which is very good for the hungry Zhao Nuo. He immediately ordered a whole bunch of chicken nuggets and drumsticks, as well as four burgers.

Xia Xiaoling ordered much less than him, and the two of them sat down at a two-person table near the window with a dinner plate, looking out the window at the street scenery under the twilight.

Bustling with pedestrians and traffic, this small city can only seem so busy during rush hour.

The wind and clouds solved the two fried chicken legs, Zhao Nuo was about to attack the hamburger, but heard Xia Xiaoling ask:

"Why does Zhao Nuo like games?"

"Ha, it's normal for men to like games." He smiled.

I still remember when I was in school, almost all the boys in the class played games, the difference was only that the types of games they played were different, and there were one or two "all-rounders" like myself.

He asked rhetorically, "What about you?" How did you like the game? ”

-- The girls in my class in college also played games, but they played casual games. And the girl who likes to make zuò games, he has seen it for the first time.

"Uh......" Xia Xiaoling scratched her head, as if recalling the past, and then said slowly: "Have you ever played 'White and Red Machine'?" ”

"That's called the Red and White Machine, thank you." Zhao Nuo pointed out her mistake.

"Yes, yes, I remember wrong...... Xia Xiaoling stuck out her tongue embarrassedly: "Red and white machine, I played it when I was a child." ”

Zhao Nuo knows that many of his peers of his age have played red and white machines in their childhood, that is, Nintendo's FC. At that time, many domestic manufacturers imitated this thing, and in order to cater to the parents of children, they also added a small number of learning functions, which was called "learning machine".

Many parents buy a "learning machine" for their children, but they don't know that their children don't want to use that thing to learn at all, but use game cartridges purchased from video stores and plug them into the learning machine to play games.

Zhao Nuo is a member of the game who started to contact the game from the red and white machine, so Xia Xiaoling is also like this. But......

"You like the zuò game because you play the red and white machine?" Zhao Nuo asked Xia Xiaoling a question.

He himself had been playing games for so long before, and he just wanted to play games, and he had no intention of making a game at all. If it weren't for the urging of my family to find a job, maybe I would have continued to play.

"Well, I played Super Mario when I was a kid, have you played this?" Xia Xiaoling asked.

Zhao Nuo nodded.

――As one of the most famous games on FC at the time, the name of "Super Mario" is almost universally known. To this day, the game continues to release sequels.

"At that time, I was very stupid, and I got stuck when I hit the second level, and when I was trying to get through, my parents found out. They didn't allow me to play the game and smashed the console. Xia Xiaoling said.

“…… My parents won't let me play, but not as good as your parents. Zhao Nuo felt speechless.

Xia Xiaoling smiled slightly and continued: "If the game console is broken, I won't be able to play." But at that time, I dreamed of beating the game. So I thought, if I can't play it on a console, I can just play it on paper......"

"I drew the map with a ballpoint pen on paper, and then I drew Mario and the monster with a pencil, and with every step Mario took, I erased and redrew it, and the monster was the same. That's how I played. ”

"......" Zhao Nuo was silent, listening to Xia Xiaoling tell her past.

"My classmates asked me what I was doing, and I said it was playing a game, and they all laughed at me for saying it was stupid, but I really liked it. You should be able to figure it out, right? Xia Xiaoling stared straight into Zhao Nuo's eyes.

Zhao Nuo nodded, he knew that he was not qualified to laugh at Xia Xiaoling, because he had played this way when he was in elementary school...... It's just that the game drawn is Contra instead of Super Mario.

"Then I thought, how tired it is to wipe it all the time, and how nice it would be to make a real game. When I was in high school, I learned a little bit about the game system and started making games. Xia Xiaoling said.

"I see, I see."

Zhao Nuo said and stretched out his right hand to Xia Xiaoling: "It seems that we are fellow believers, haha." ”

In the past, many people had a strict prejudice against games, believing that games were poisonous snakes and beasts, and that children were to blame for bad learning. People like herself and Xia Xiaoling should have been classified as "game wasters" in the past.

But...... It's different now. In this era of rapid information technology, the former "game wasters" can finally pursue their own ideals.

Holding Xia Xiaoling's soft right hand and shaking it vigorously, Zhao Nuo tore open the wrapper of the hamburger and devoured it.

He always had a heartfelt smile on his face, like a child who had successfully played a game.