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ADAPTED FROM JINJIANG LITERATURE CITY NOVELS

WRITTEN BY TWENTINE (ZHOU AIHUA)

Your eyelashes are so long.

Are you all right?

-It hurts. -Where?

-Here? -My waist.

-Here? -Don't touch me!

I won't touch you.

Then let me help you up.

-Wait. -One.

Come on.

Don't move me.

Slowly.

What did you have for breakfast?

Steamed buns.

Why didn't you bring me some?

The door is unlocked.

-Pull it down. -Don't move.

Let me help you up.

Don't move yet.

I'll do it myself.

Okay, try it yourself.

Can you do it?

-Good morning. -Good morning.

-Good morning. -Good morning.

Carry on.

Help me.

Did the two of you sleep here last night?

Don't fill your head with nonsense.

I had to stay here due to special circumstances.

So you did sleep here.

Whatever. We just stayed the night.

They slept here.

I also want to sleep here.

Sleep by yourself.

Why don't you explain it to them?

But they are right.

We did sleep here.

I still have your shirt.

When should I give it back to you?

I'll wash it first if you don't need it yet.

Change into this.

You'll catch a cold.

Good night.

Hello, sir.

Okay, I'll be at the entrance soon.

INVINCIBLE GENERAL

THE MOST RIGOROUS HISTORICAL GAME IS WAITING FOR YOU!

Quickly. Over here.

Hurry up.

Watch out. Don't bump into anyone.

-Come on. Be careful. -This way.

Let me tell you.

Here, yes. Move it to the platform.

This way, yes. Good.

Follow this line. Just put it here.

-Okay. -Sir.

This poster was just put up.

Why are you removing it?

Who knows? Our boss told us to remove it.

We just follow orders.

Why don't you stand over there

so you don't get hurt?

-Remove the small poster too. -Okay.

Come on.

Lift it.

RIVALRY AMONG SEVEN POWERS

Be careful.

Put it in the center. Come on.

Make it straight.

Be quick.

Give it to me.

RIVALRY AMONG SEVEN POWERS

Move it inside first.

RIVALRY AMONG SEVEN POWERS

Zhu Yun.

It really is you.

What's up?

What do you think?

Have you played our Rivalry Among Seven Powers?

Rivalry Among Seven Powers?

If you didn't say so,

I would've mistaken it for our Invincible General.

Any developer can make a similar game,

but whether they can succeed

all depends on luck.

Well, does your game still sell well?

Do you know

how much we have invested

in the publicity of this game?

Do you know

how many marketing KOLs we have?

Do you and Li Xun still naively think

that it's the same as it was in university

and that you can stand out by competency alone?

Do you know the biggest difference

between the two games?

Your game only caters

to a niche demographic.

Once you lose them,

you will have nothing left.

But we can continue making money.

If we spend a little bit of time,

we can overpower you.

We can thoroughly defeat you.

I know

you must be cursing me in your mind

for being mean and shameless.

Many people think so.

They curse L&P for plagiarism,

causing hype,

and having no moral baseline.

We don't care.

Anyhow, people in this world

only care about results.

They only worship the strong.

Zhu Yun,

don't you think

this scene

is very familiar?

RIVALRY AMONG SEVEN POWERS

Have you finished?

I'm leaving.

Your car has over 50,000 km of mileage

in just over half a year.

That's a bit much.

What is happening?

He's checking the air intake.

Okay.

Does Mr. Dong want to sell his car?

And this one.

It looks like it.

Take 50,000 yuan

off the price mentioned.

You're such a profiteer!

The car cover alone cost me 48,000 yuan!

Why is he selling his car?

Why indeed?

Our company has financial difficulties.

He's subsidizing the company.

Is our company in such a serious crisis?

Wouldn't you say?

Cherish your employment days while you can.

I'm guessing

our company may go bankrupt soon.

Rivalry Among Seven Powers.

-L&P is hyping -Luna will conquer

-Rivalry Among Seven Powers -the world with you.

regardless of cost.

Whenever I open any website,

I see this Internet-famous face.

They really want to eliminate us.

I played it carefully.

The contents of their game are the same as ours,

but their system

is not as ingenious as ours.

Yes.

But I don't think

L&P cares about Rivalry's longevity.

They just do a single run

and rake in as much money as they can.

They have done such unscrupulous things

plenty of times in the past.

They are practiced at it

and can eliminate us while they are at it.

The key is that their games

have high cross-compatibility.

L&P

is one of the top Chinese game companies

in the number of players.

So they have universal coins.

Players can save their coins

for games other than Rivalry.

We have no such advantage.

We can't compete with them at all.

I think

this is the end for us.

Look at the other three.

They didn't even bother to show up.

I knew Zhang Fang would have a stash.

Perfect, two beers.

We can each have one.

Here you go.

Zhao Teng,

the patch and code are not up to par

for the Dark Iron Divine Sword.

You had better revise them again.

Impressive, Ms. Zhu.

I knew you were no ordinary girl

since the first day you came here.

Although I'm a few years older than you,

I've always called you our group leader

because I admire you.

But at this point,

it's not necessary

to improve those patches

and fix those bugs.

All right, girl.

Let's face reality.

Come on.

Cheers.

To ourselves.

Invincible General was getting nowhere.

You have already created a miracle

with what you have done for it.

So I believe

we have really done our best.

We have nothing to regret.

Either way, we need to make sure

that the update in two days is up to par.

I'm going to find Li Xun.

Do you normally play games?

Yes, I do.

-I seldom do. -What do you play?

-You don't? -Yes, I seldom play.

There is a very popular game lately.

I haven't heard of it.

It's related to an anime.

-Game developers like watching anime. -But I find it really fun.

-Really? -Yes.

The game's graphic designs

are similar to an anime.

That sounds nice.

What is the game mainly about?

It's about the adventures of an anime character.

And…

Really?

Your friend?

Okay, I'll let you two talk.

-See you. Bye. -I'll catch you next time. Bye.

Dong Siyang sold his car.

Our company is going under.

What are you doing here?

Ads for Rivalry Among Seven Powers are all over the net.

What can I do?

What should we do now?

We can't change the direction

of a flying bullet.

Just let it be.

What do you mean by that?

Forget about ads if we can't afford them.

Anyhow, we can't beat L&P's copywriters.

We should cut our losses.

Do we just give up?

Of course not.

You and Zhao Teng should continue working on the game

for the update in two days.

And what will you do?

Continue drinking coffee here?

This is my personal business, Ms. Zhu.

Is there anything else?

Didn't you wash it for me?

With all your free time, wash it yourself.

What are you doing?

Our company hasn't closed down yet.

What are you doing?

You're liquidating the company?

No, Mr. Dong. You know us well.

We are not money grubbers.

Since our company is going to close,

I thought I would find something to sell

to come up with our dismissal pay.

It's fate that brought us together.

We should wrap things up properly.

What dismissal pay?

Wrap what up?

What are you talking about?

Not only is our company not dissolving,

but we are also going to do something big!

Open it.

Where did you get this?

Where is Li Xun?

Get him back here.

I see, Mr. Dong.

You want to do a big project.

Tell us what we should do first.

Team building.

I'm ignoring all orders today.

We are going for team building!

We are in the suburbs.

Is Mr. Dong taking us camping?

Camping in this weather can be fatal.

This is our first team-building activity.

It's a rare chance. Don't be so picky.

It's strange to hold a team-building activity now.

You don't get it.

We need to boost morale

at this critical moment.

Yes.

Zhang Fang ought to be criticized.

As the HR director,

he was the first to speak of dismissal

and shake our morale.

It's a management strategy. Understand?

In this way, I can find out

who would jump ship first.

Well, it's simply entrapment.

Anyway, I'll live and die with our company.

Right, Mr. Dong?

Li Xun didn't sleep last night.

All he did was go to a coffee shop.

No, he worked overtime at the office.

-The scenery here is so beautiful. -Show me.

It's so beautiful.

How much longer will it be?

We're almost there.

Where are we going?

You will know when we get there.

HUALUXE HOT SPRING RESORT

Hello, Mr. Dong.

My gosh.

Welcome.

Mr. Dong,

the rooms you booked are ready.

I'm working. You know where to find me.

-Okay, go ahead. -Okay.

We are staying here tonight.

Don't think about working today.

Just enjoy the hot baths.

Don't waste this opportunity.

It was expensive.

Each of you gets a room.

You should have told us.

I didn't bring anything.

What do you need?

Haven't you been to a hotel before?

All toiletries are provided.

She's a girl.

Do you mean cosmetics?

You're such a pretty girl.

You don't need any cosmetics.

-Yes. -Don't go to your rooms.

Let's go for a meal first.

-Okay! -Let's go! Time to eat!

We're here for team building today.

Let me say something.

Flying Network will win! Cheers!

-Awesome. -Good.

Well, don't forget about me.

One drink is enough for you.

Can you drink?

She can't drink.

If so, don't force yourself.

Have a soda.

Come on.

She can drink.

She's a tough woman.

-Awesome! -Awesome!

I see.

-She was waiting for Li Xun to save her. -Yes.

Come on. Pour another shot for me.

Zhang Fang.

Well, let's have another drink.

No, I can't.

He can't, but I can.

Well, all right.

-Come on. -Come on. Drink!

Let me tell you.

A woman who raises her glass is amazing.

Come on.

Awesome.

If a woman raises her glass,

she can outdrink all of us.

They can drink a lot.

Whoever faces the fish head must drink three shots.

Come on. Pour it for me.

This is…

Mr. Dong, a toast.

Won't you drink?

Mr. Dong.

Is this your first company?

My third uncle

brought me up.

He was a worker at a machinery factory.

They made the first wheeled tractor

in China.

That was truly groundbreaking back then.

My third uncle told me,

he would refer me for a job at the factory

after I retired from the wrestling team.

That was the plan.

But plans can never keep up with changes.

The factory went bankrupt

and closed down

before I retired.

Then I became a taxi driver.

Later, I was imprisoned for some years

for sticking up for a friend during a fight.

After I was released,

I didn't want to drive taxis again.

I roamed the streets,

wondering what I could do.

I remember it was a summer day.

The land was roasting under the sun.

It was so hot.

When I passed by an IT company,

the automatic sliding door opened,

and a gust of cool air

reached me 10 m away.

I was instantly refreshed!

So I sat down at the door to enjoy it.

Guess what happened then.

A security guard came and drove me away.

It was at that moment

that I knew what I wanted to do.

I wanted to open an IT company

so I could enjoy

all the air conditioning I want!

-Come on! -Come on!

To all the air conditioning I want!

-Come on. -Come on. Cheers!

To tell you the truth,

I've been in this industry

for at least ten years.

I do want to do a good job.

I've worked at four or five companies.

But I'm eager to develop good games.

I thought Invincible General could--

Invincible General!

Yes, Invincible General.

I thought it could

become a hit.

It's a pity.

I find it so unfair.

We finally earned some money

with this small game.

But then L&P does something like this.

Why do they keep targeting us?

Isn't that nice?

Don't you agree?

Of course!

Our company is great.

Enjoy yourselves. I'm heading to my room.

Mr. Dong is still here.

Stay a bit longer.

He's afraid.

He can't drink anymore. He's done.

He's still young.

It comes with age.

Let's drink.

It's because of us.

It's because Li Xun and I

have a personal feud with that company.

Which company?

L&P.

One of the two bosses of L&P

was our classmate at the university.

We started a business together back then.

It was L&P.

Li Xun was the leader at that time.

But during the business's early stage,

something happened to him.

You all know he was once in prison.

He was put in prison

because he hit and blinded the other boss.

You all wonder why I came here.

After Li Xun was released,

he chose this as his starting point for some reason.

I've always supported his decisions.

As simple as that.

Wait a minute.

I'm a bit confused.

Li Xun hit

and blinded someone.

Why did he attack him?

It's Li Xun's personal matter.

It's not my place to tell it.

You can consider it a grudge.

Do you mean Li Xun took the lead

in the establishment of L&P?

Yes.

I knew it.

I knew something was up long ago.

I even spoke to him.

I said he must secretly be an expert.

He's just pretending.

I told you this to rebuild your courage.

L&P may discredit or suppress us.

If this project fails,

we can just do another project.

We won't give up until we succeed.

So we're going to have to keep fighting

against the behemoth L&P.

Then we'll fight them.

That's our only option.

We are a team now,

so we live or die together.

-Yes. -It wouldn't have mattered anyway.

Our company…

Mr. Dong, please pardon me for saying so.

We would have only lasted another year or two at most, right?

We know it well.

We have nothing to lose now.

Right?

Yes. We don't blame you.

I like the sound of that.

Yes!

Let's fight them!

Don't be afraid of them. Right?

We should unite

to fight against the rubbish L&P.

Rubbish…

Fight them!

-Beat them. -Yes, beat them!

Mr. Dong.

I want to apologize

for hiding all of this from you.

We thought they wouldn't

make a move for at least a year.

We didn't expect them to act so fast.

Do you think

that I couldn't tell

that you two have a history?

When did you find out?

Since Li Xun joined us.

Did he go to you?

Would I need him to?

Did you think

I would simply allow a newly released inmate

who couldn't even present a resume

into my company?

What did he tell you?

Do you want to know

what he said about himself

or what he said about you?

Dong Siyang gave me this room card.

This is the right room.

Yes.

There are two rooms here.

One is inside.

You can take your pick.

Where are you going?

I can book another room.

Suit yourself.

Did you tell Dong Siyang about our past?

He's a sensible man.

He could guess it.

I didn't need to tell him.

He kept this photo the whole time.

He told me

that you are

in your head a lot

and sometimes naive and silly.

But you are certainly especially capable,

especially loyal,

and especially persistent.

Everyone around you can see

what is going on between the two of you.

Why do you two still pretend not to care?

Yes.

Life and love

are like games.

Who would play

if it was all conflict and war

without romance and revenge?

Right?

Is it so hard

to tell each other how you feel?

Have you looked enough?

Aren't you cold standing there?

I am.

Come in.

Why did you drink for me?

Don't make assumptions.

When Dong Siyang asked you to drink, you refused.

If I got drunk,

you wouldn't leave.

Then I would get drunk with you.

Why do you have my photo?

You even pieced it back together.

My things, my business.

How is it yours?

Is it yours?

Of course.

Fine.

Take it when you get back.

Silly girl.

Seeing you like this

reminds me of that time when I went to you

to demand your homework from you.

You were lounging on the old deck chair on the terrace.

You looked up at me.

It was the same look you have now.

Li Xun.

Have you ever missed me?

What if I say no?

I don't believe it.

I don't believe it.

Can we still be together?

You're solely focused on the company.

Neither of us brings it up.

Have we made an unspoken agreement

to ignore our past?

I have told you before.

We…

We shouldn't be too honest

or we will suffer for it.

It's ancient history.

I've long since forgotten.

Don't soak for too long after drinking.

No one will save you if you drown.

What a bunch of nonsense.

Why can't you just speak your mind?

Sausage or jam filling?

Any pickled vegetables?

A cream bun would be fine too.

I noticed that you and Dong Siyang

have something in common.

You are both unpredictable.

Our company is badly in need of money,

but he takes us here to have fun.

It's called taking the road less traveled.

Li Xun,

do you have a backup plan

to deal with L&P?

I ran into Fang Zhijing the other day.

He said he is indeed targeting us.

He said our game

has popularity but no profits.

He could defeat us

with a simple wave of his hand.

I really hate him.

But I left without even scolding him.

Are you afraid of him?

Yes.

I'm afraid of him,

and I also hate him.

I've hated him for so many years,

but I've done nothing.

I could only rage helplessly.

I could only watch

as he hurt Xiaoyan back then.

Later, when he hurt you,

I could only watch yet again.

You don't fear Fang Zhijing.

You just fear that we can't defeat them.

If it weren't for me,

you wouldn't have had a feud with him.

If I hadn't made you join the competition,

Li Lan wouldn't have--

Zhu Yun.

You think too much.

Worrying about everything

will lead to failure in the end.

Take it easy.

Their fear of me

far exceeds your fear of him.

You fear him,

so you kept tabs on him all these years.

And they fear me,

so they kept tabs on me as soon as I was released.

Don't worry about them copying our ideas.

If they had minded their own business,

I might not have posed a threat to them.

But they insisted on targeting me

and tried to eliminate me,

so they handed me a chance.

So it's fair.

You fear him.

They fear me.

Then who do you fear?

I fear no one.

Silly girl.

You haven't changed.

Do you still trust me?

I'll trust whatever you dare to say.

Gao Jianhong and Fang Zhijing

are planning a backdoor listing.

Investigate him thoroughly.

Beware of a trap.

He knows Li Xun best.

Let me just say this.

If I can't stop him from listing,

I'll change my surname

and admit I lost to him.

Do you have a plan?