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ADAPTED FROM JINJIANG LITERATURE CITY NOVELS

WRITTEN BY TWENTINE (ZHOU AIHUA)

TAOTAO MALA SOUP

Unexpectedly, this store is still open.

I know just a few stores.

Yes.

Back then, you rarely took me to restaurants like this.

I did you a favor.

You remember it very clearly.

What is this?

Chronology of events.

You didn't have time, right?

How long did it take you?

What you wrote is just ordinary.

They are historical events accessible to all.

But this kind of game needs a sense of curiosity.

It requires more details.

I've compiled several e-books

and posts on forums,

including some unofficial history records.

Unofficial history?

It is my favorite.

I made it for your study,

not for your curiosity.

You don't usually play games.

The last time I played a game

was…

Don't tell me the last game you played

was the one I designed for you.

A game?

You get three chances.

If you succeed, I'll show up.

I also found several games

similar to Invincible Generals.

The installation files are on the flash drive.

Tomorrow is the weekend.

Don't go to the company.

Take time to play

and feel it.

You wanted to stand out impulsively.

Think about your capability before doing that.

Can't you say something nice?

So are you going to fight with Gao Jianhong?

Yes.

Invincible General will be our first bullet.

Be serious.

I know.

Sir.

I'll have a bottle of Erguotou.

Wait.

Are you going to drink?

Yes, I want to celebrate.

-Okay. -Wait.

Don't serve her liquor.

Why? Mind your own business.

Don't drink.

None of your business.

Don't serve it.

I won't pay for it.

I will.

Give me the booze.

Well…

Excuse me.

Who should I listen to?

Listen to me.

I'm the team leader.

Serve it, sir.

Thank you.

Can't I celebrate?

You don't need to walk me home.

I'm not drunk.

I drank way more than this when I was abroad.

You've learned to drink abroad.

It has nothing to do with that.

You misguided me.

I learned to drink from you.

I drank for the first time.

I played a game for the first time.

My first bullet, Invincible General.

I work desperately for the first time.

They're great.

How was your life abroad?

It was great,

except that I had to speak English

and the food was terrible.

But I was happy

as I could do and learn

what I like.

Won't you go abroad again?

Are you going to give up?

We'll miss

many things in our life.

I know what I want,

so every step I take is in that direction.

I'll never regret it.

That's what you told me.

Don't say that I corrupt you.

Did you sober up?

Yes.

My room is up there.

Thank you for sending me back.

See you.

See you tomorrow.

What do you want to eat today?

What do you want to eat today?

Whatever.

Eat nothing then.

Who is that?

Who are you?

I want to see Li Xun.

She wants to see you.

It has been a while.

What can I do for you?

May I come in?

Do you have time?

Let's go out for dinner.

No.

He's cooking.

Okay. Let's eat at home.

I didn't cook for you.

Never mind.

I'll prepare it.

The dishes are ready.

Please enjoy your meal.

Send Mr. Wang back.

Enjoy it. Help yourself.

Okay.

Do you really work

for Flying Network Company?

Ask Gao and you'll know.

He keeps an eye on us every day.

What about Zhu Yun?

If you're curious about her,

ask her directly.

I knew

she would go to work there with you.

But don't you think it's a bit shabby to start like this?

I'll leave the key here.

You can drive my car.

My dad has a vacant apartment.

You can live there

to make use of it.

It's narrow here.

Are you here to poach him?

Do you want to be my sugar mama?

Have you ever thought

that if we were together back then,

everything would be different now?

Can I make up for it now?

I can't.

No.

I feel a little sick.

Li Xun.

Have you never regretted it?

Xu Lina.

You came to this rented house

and reminded me.

Thank you.

If there is one thing I don't regret,

it's that I refused you.

You're never

comparable to Zhu Yun.

See you.

Gao has been on a business trip for just a few days.

I have to tell him about this.

What are you doing here?

I'm getting to know my enemy.

What else can you do

except play dirty like this?

Play dirty?

Gao thought of this.

It has nothing to do with me.

You're contemptible.

Good-for-nothing.

You look furious.

What did he do to you?

You make me sick.

Xu Lina.

Don't forget

that Gao provides everything for you.

-Go. -Yes.

He bought the car for you.

Mom, time to eat.

Xiuzhu's painting is so imposing.

-Ms. Liu. -I like it very much.

Thank you, Ms. Liu.

Here.

Please try this tomato beef soup I made.

Thank you

for making so many dishes for us.

What are you doing here this time?

I can help you.

No need.

I came to see

what Zhu Yun is doing.

She has been helping me

with the painting exhibition these days.

I'm going to send her back in a few days.

You just rent this place.

I can help you with guest coordination and site layout.

When will your exhibition start?

-Next week. -Next month.

It will start next week

and end next month.

Okay.

I'll come to visit by then.

Then…

Zhu Yun can stay here to help

with your exhibition preparation.

Come on.

I wish you a successful exhibition.

Thank you.

Mom, I'll make a phone call.

Xiuzhu.

Is everything all right

with Yunyun recently?

She has been helping me with my exhibition recently.

What's wrong?

To tell you the truth,

although that young man is in prison,

Yunyun still has a knot in her heart.

I fear

that she'll go to meet him

without telling us.

Keep an eye on her.

Don't worry.

I'll report to you right away if anything goes wrong.

Okay.

I'm relieved to have you here.

Enjoy the meal.

Okay.

You said the exhibition would start next week.

What if my mom comes next week?

WECHAT: YOU HAVE 2 NEW MESSAGES

Taste this tomato beef soup.

I didn't expect

that you could draw

and cook now.

WECHAT: YOU HAVE 3 NEW MESSAGES

ZHU YUN

I'm sorry, Ms. Liu.

I need to take this.

Hello?

Mom.

Xiuzhu,

you're sending our enemy a bomb.

You said the exhibition would start next week and end next month.

My mom could come anytime.

What if she comes suddenly?

Don't worry.

I can deal with it.

I'm having dinner

with Zhu Yun and Ms. Liu.

It's almost midnight there, right?

I give you my best.

I have to go back to work this afternoon.

Let's tell my mom that we'll meet exhibition guests.

Don't spill the beans.

Okay. No problem.

Is that your mom?

Mom,

Ms. Liu is here with me.

Do you want to talk to her?

Okay.

Here.

Hello,

Xiaojiang.

I…

Hello?

-Hello? -I'll check it.

The phone disconnected.

The infrastructure abroad is unreliable.

The connection is broken.

How about I call her back?

Okay.

Don't bother her.

It's time for her to sleep.

How do you know that?

Mr. Tian goes fishing

and Ms. Jiang goes running every morning.

It's midnight there.

You remember it better than I do.

Of course. The lake near your house

connects to a private lawn.

It will be wonderful

to hold a wedding ceremony

in such a beautiful place.

By the way, Ms. Liu.

I'm going to meet a professor of the School of Art

of Nanhu University.

I'm afraid I can't keep you and Zhu Yun company.

You're familiar with Nanhu University.

Yes, I am. I'll go with you.

Right.

Then I'll go with her.

No problem. You can go together.

Leave the room card with me.

-Okay. -I'll go back first.

-Taste this shrimp, Ms. Liu. -Okay.

Great. We're safe.

So I covered you

to let you go to your company to play games.

It's important for the fate

of three people and Flying Network Company.

Why are you staring at me?

Zhu Yun,

you've changed.

You aren't who you were abroad.

You just finished

your work mechanically abroad.

But now, when you talk about your game,

you sound so proud

and your eyes are shining.

After all, this is the first work

I'll complete as an independent team leader.

Okay. I'll walk you upstairs.

No need. I can go up by myself.

At least let me have a look

at the birthplace of the rising stars

of the Chinese game industry.

We're a small company.

This elevator is old.

Wait!

Sir, wait!

You looked familiar

when you got off the car downstairs.

It is you.

Is this your friend?

Yes.

Do you work with Zhu Yun?

Hello, I'm Tian Xiuzhu.

Nice to meet you.

Hey.

Are you the painter, Tian Xiuzhu?

Yes.

You're my idol.

I have two idols in my life.

One is Xu Kaiyang,

my university senior.

The other is you.

I like you so much!

-It's an honor for our company. -I'm seeing you in person!

In addition to its appearance,

talents matter a lot

to the strength of a company.

Zhu Yun

and our company chose each other.

We're a powerful combination.

In recent years,

startups in China

start from scratch

and develop step by step.

Li Xun.

Li Xun, let me introduce him to you.

This is Ms. Zhu's friend.

Tian Xiuzhu, a well-known painter.

He's very famous.

I know him.

Mr. Tian,

that's what he is.

-He's indifferent. -Never mind.

Taste this.

Okay.

If you don't like it,

I'll add some milk for you.

-Here. -Thank you. All stages are cleared.

No wonder

you have time to do other things.

Xiuzhu, we're going to work.

Could you go back first?

Okay.

When should I come to pick you up?

No need.

You came out with me.

Your mom is waiting for us.

You're right. Come at five o'clock.

Okay. See you.

See you.

-I'm leaving. -See you.

Mr. Tian. Don't you want to try this?

No, thank you for the offer.

Thank you. I'm leaving.

Are you leaving now?

Let me see you out.

Zhu Yun, see him out.

Take care, Mr. Tian.

Come here when you have time.

Take care.

I'll go say hello to Ms. Liu.

There's no need.

Mom.

Ms. Liu.

Great timing.

Come with me.

Yunyun.

I rented a house for you.

Mom,

you should've asked me before renting it.

It would've been too late then.

So many people wanted to rent this.

Luckily, I signed the contract

and paid this afternoon.

Otherwise, we couldn't check it now.

I can't even choose where to live now.

This…

You can choose.

Ms. Liu can decide.

Xiuzhu,

what do you think about this house?

Great. It's very good, Ms. Liu.

The environment is beautiful here.

And it's secure here.

I think the most important thing is that

coincidentally,

it's just 1 km away from my studio.

We can walk there.

Really?

Coincidentally?

Mom, did you plan this with Xiuzhu?

-No. -No.

It has nothing to do with him.

I rented this house for you on my own.

How much is the monthly rent for this house?

Don't worry about it.

I paid for three months.

You can pay me back if you have money.

I have no money.

Never mind.

Well, I think I need two domestic workers,

one for cleaning and one for cooking.

I want them to do housekeeping.

You'll pay them.

Ms. Liu.

How about this?

Zhu Yun led a frugal life abroad.

Let's make her life easy.

Tomorrow,

I'll find a domestic worker to do the cleaning for her.

I'll pay for it.

If Zhu Yun wants to eat,

she can come to my studio.

I can cook for her anytime.

That's great.

Xiuzhu, please take care of her.

Ms. Liu, don't mention that.

Ms. Liu.

Please take care of her.

I will.

See you.

See you, Ms. Liu.

You two are a perfect match.

FU YIZHUO DANCE STUDIO

DANCE TRAINING, FU YIZHUO

Who is it?

Come in.

Go ahead.

Is it because of your girlfriend?

Her name is Zhu Yun.

Just as I thought.

I guessed it.

Did you meet the painter?

Don't mention him.

Okay, I won't.

Will you forget about it

if I don't mention it?

I'm warning you.

Don't give me a lecture.

You look affected.

You don't need my help

in terms of your career.

As for relationships,

to tell you the truth,

you're too naive.

You drove her away

time and time again.

You hurt her feelings severely.

How did you know she wouldn't stay with you?

You drove her away at your own will.

Did you ask her what she thought?

You're sulking here alone.

Why don't you ask her

if she's dating the painter?

Ask her?

Do you want me to ask her?

How?

You're too paranoid.

Ever since we met,

the only thing I would never learn from you

is how you treat girls.

Women are the most precious flowers in the world.

A sign of disturbance

will ruin their luster

and fragrance.

That's why

they turn old more easily than men.

You're disgusting.

Stop dancing.

You know what?

You didn't give others a chance back then.

You only chose for yourself.

So you don't know how they got through.

I don't know if she still loves you.

But what I know is that

if you want to achieve any goals now,

she will be the ablest person

to help you at any cost in the world.

Don't treat feelings like a computer,

which only knows zero and one.

You should be mature.

Computers don't know zero and one.

It accepts only two types of inputs

because digital circuits can only accept zero and one.

That's because

nonlinear electronic components

only have two nonlinear regions.

Stop.

I won't think about this again

until this matter is completely solved.

Won't she think about it?

She's different from you.

She easily gets into dead ends,

especially when it comes to you two.

If it's impossible,

just don't let her misunderstand.

Don't let her miss her own chance.

You know,

your tenderness is a double-edged sword to her.

Once she feels that you can't move on,

she won't move on.

I can move on.

Then why are you here?

I think

you are jealous.

Get out.

You're obviously flirting

under the guise of work.

Ms. Zhu and Li Xun.

You exchange your titles at the base back then.

She is right.

This is a secret office romance play.

The PUA battle between a female boss and a male subordinate.

What you said sounds filthy.

Come on.

-We're obviously praising your innocence. -Yes.

He just fixed the computer for you

and you just had midnight snacks

somewhere you two had visited together.

Isn't that flirting?

We did these for work.

But listen,

we'll start making weapon effects next week.

And…

-We're not curious about that. -We're not curious about that.

Geez, you're annoying.

Anyway, I'm energetic after drinking coffee.

If you say nothing interesting,

we won't let you go.

Tell us what you are thinking.

What do you mean?

We agreed

that we would be ordinary colleagues.

Her cover-up is making it more obvious.

Let me ask you.

Are you happy?

Yes.

I can do what I like

without feeling tired.

Just like what you did at the base back then.

Honestly, I've known you for so many years,

but only when you're with Li Xun

you can be passionate,

impulsive, and brave to go forward

as if nothing would frighten you.

He did change me.

If I hadn't joined the base back then,

I wouldn't have found that I like programming.

But that's history.

It's all over.

Now, I have to consider my tone when I speak to him.

I hope that we can talk normally.

You're worried because you care about him so much.

I'm worried about both of you.

It has been so many years.

Why can't you make up your mind?

Get together if you like each other. Otherwise, be apart.

Is it difficult?

Why don't you just find someone else?

Pick one of my boyfriends.

You can try

to get along with them, okay?

-Or pick one of my clients. -Get out.

Drink it.

GAME NAME: INVINCIBLE GENERAL

GAME TYPE: SLG

SUBMIT

The deadline for uploading has passed.

Click it now.

I'll test it again.

Come on. It's time. Do you want the client to scold you?

It will be ready soon.

When?

I'll upload it soon.

REVIEWING IN PROGRESS

How simple is that?

Thank you.

No problem.

It's just a closed beta.

It can't be perfect.

I think there's enough content.

We can add more gradually after it's launched.

Keep in mind

that this company hasn't launched any product.

Invincible General is our only bullet now.

If we screw things up,

we have to pay for it this year and the next.

Am I too indecisive?

Ms. Zhu.

You don't need anyone's affirmation.

Mine included.

Have confidence in yourself.

I think

he is right.

We have to trust ourselves.

If not, how should we trust others

and build a family?

-Scram. -Okay.

I tried to play

the closed beta of our game.

It's really interesting.

After playing the closed beta,

our clients think that our game is great.

It's great.

But…

we have to wait for its downloads after the official launch,

to know whether the game is truly great.

-Zhang Fang. -Yes.

Do a good promotion

before the game goes online.

Don't worry about money.

You must get it done at any cost.

Don't be a drag on us.

Listen,

if you do anything wrong, you'll be seriously punished.

Do I make myself clear?

Yes, but--

Dismiss!

Do we have money?

Do we have money?

Do we have money for promotion?

We do.

I saw the promotion fee on the statement.

Yes, but you two use it as salaries.

Don't mix that with promotion.

Without promotion,

our efforts in the early stage will be in vain.

I…

How much do we have?

-50,000 yuan? -5,000 yuan.

Are you kidding me?

I know we should promote it,

but we have no money.

Is that my fault?

-Yes. -Yes.

You're the CFO.

That's right.

Don't worry.

Focus on the posters first.

We'll find a way later.

INVINCIBLE GENERAL

INVINCIBLE GENERAL

These are my masterpieces.

What do you think?

Great. You're reliable this time.

I think they're great.

I don't think so.

Why?

They're ordinary.

Ordinary?

Is that a problem?

It isn't spectacular enough.

Is it too late to change it?

I've tried my best.

I know that,

but the concept poster is a facade.

It's users' first impression.

We must make it impressive.

What should I do?

-Redo it. -Redo it.

I guessed that.

Come on.

It's too late.

I think this is not bad.

Even so, we have to change.

I don't mean to offend you.

But this is

the best he can do.

Those are his masterpieces.

He's not a great painter.

Even if you give him more time, he can't draw what you want.

That makes sense.

INVINCIBLE GENERAL, A SANDBOX ACTION MOBILE GAME

PUPPET

LOST SPACE

Next.

Next.

Next.

Wait.

What do you want to do?

Are you going to work as a painter?

People specialize in different subjects.

An artist should design it. Why should we bother?

Shut up.

I'm sorry, sir.

I found that Ms. Zhu Yun checked out a few days ago

and never checked in again.

What's wrong?

Help me find out if there's Zhu Yun's rental information.

Send me the address when you find it.

Now?

I can't find it for you now.

It's your business.

Come on. You always tell me what to do.

He even hung up.

FU YIZHUO

Hello, it's me.

Go ahead.

Call Ren Di and ask her

where Zhu Yun is.

Come on.

You could ask her directly.

Please ask her for me.

Okay.

Thank you.

Ask me for help directly

if you want to.

How do you know?

You've been staring at the posters

the whole night.

Okay.

I'll design it for you.

Do you have time?

It's easy for me.

Moreover,

you asked me for help.

It's easy.

But as a startup,

our company

is short of money.

Are you not paying me?

Yes, we'll pay you.

Well, how much should we pay?

Write it down first.

Thank you so much.

Don't mention that.

You certainly have to pay me.

When you have enough money, pay me a big sum.

Okay.

When do you want it?

At your convenience.

How about tomorrow?

You call that at my convenience?

Tomorrow night is fine too. The sooner, the better.

What are you going to do?

I'll clean up and go to work in the studio.

I'll go with you

and help you.

You want to supervise me, right?

Who is it?

Xiuzhu, open the door for me.

Okay.

I'm coming.

Who is it?

There is nobody here.

I liked you before. So what?

Go and ask anyone out there

if they remember the person they liked at 18.

Do you still like her?

No.

It's strange.

Since you don't like her,

why do you care about her staying with the painter?

-Is that Li Xun? -Yes.

Should I call him in?