Play Game of Life

At 9 a.m. on Monday, Lu Zhixing returned to his dormitory.

The dormitory for first-year boys majoring in game design at Jinghai University is in Building 7, while Lu Zhixing’s dormitory is on the fourth floor, and the dormitory number is 404.

This dormitory number is not particularly auspicious, especially for game design majors. However, as a staunch materialist, Lu Zhixing didn't pay much attention to these things, but felt that they were quite obtrusive.

In this way, when introducing to other students, you can proudly say: I am from the 404 dormitory!

It sounds very exciting.

There is only one professional class this morning, from 10:00 to 12:00, so students don’t need to get up very early, and they can sleep until they wake up naturally before going to class calmly.

The dormitory environment of Jinghai University is among the best among domestic universities. The dormitory is a four-person room with beds, desks and cabinets. The beds, desks and cabinets are all new, and air conditioners and TVs are also installed.

The accommodation environment alone attracts many new students to apply for the exam every year.

"Hey, good morning Brother Lu, I was afraid that you might forget to go to class, so I wanted to call you."

The speaker had the face of a passerby and wore round glasses.

His name is Liu Bo, and he is the head of dormitory 404. He has a good relationship with Lu Zhixing.

Lu Zhixing threw the three pancakes in his hand: "You probably haven't had breakfast yet."

He bought it by the way when he left the Internet cafe in the morning and passed the north gate of the school.

Liu Bo immediately smiled: "Brother Lu still understands us, thank you!"

The other two roommates had already finished their work, thanked each other and then took the pancakes and ate them.

Looking at his three roommates, Lu Zhixing couldn't help feeling:

Room 404 is really full of talents.

Besides Lu Zhixing and Liu Bo, the other two roommates are Zhao Haoyan and Lu Yixiao.

Zhao Haoyan is a tall man with well-developed motor cells, but unfortunately his brain is not very good.

Lu Yixiao is a natural comedian, with a very festive face and excellent eloquence. He has already been selected for the debate team, and it is no problem to be the moderator.

"By the way, Brother Lu, what are you up to this weekend?" Liu Bo asked while eating pancakes.

Lu Zhixing packed up the textbooks to be used in class on the desk: "I went to my brother's Internet cafe to help. How about you?"

Liu Bo looked at Zhao Haoyan who had almost finished eating the pancakes: "Other than playing basketball this weekend, Lao Zhao is playing games in the dormitory."

Lu Zhixing: "Oh? Have you been promoted to silver?"

Liu Bo shook his head: "No, it's lost."

Lu Zhixing was shocked: "Huh? Bronze can still be dropped? Isn't this the lowest rank?"

Liu Bo also couldn't hold back: "Brother Lu, haven't you read the news? The ranking system was updated this weekend, and a black iron rank was just added. The official said that the adjustment of the ranking mechanism is to subdivide the level, and for ordinary players It should be easier to say that the score should be higher, so Lao Zhao played for two days without sleeping and eating, but he didn't expect..."

Zhao Haoyan felt sad: "Stop talking! The authorities are targeting me!"

He turned his grief into appetite, ate the remaining pancakes in one gulp, and then drank "tons and tons" with the kettle in his arms.

Speaking of this, Liu Bo suddenly thought of something and looked at his watch: "Oh, yes, there must be a lot of people in today's professional class. Old Zhao, go and help us get a seat first, and we will arrive later."

Zhao Haoyan stood up: "Okay! I will definitely occupy a perfect place for our dormitory!"

After finishing speaking, he left in a hurry.

Liu Bo looked at Lu Yixiao again: "As for Mr. Lu, he went to be a wedding master of ceremonies on weekends and earned hundreds of dollars. Let him treat you later!"

Lu Zhixing couldn't help being awed: "Yes, Mr. Lu, you can be the master of ceremonies now? The bride and groom can't laugh when they look at your face?"

Lu Yixiao was a little unhappy: "What are you talking about, I'm a professional! The bride and groom looked at my face, of course..."

Liu Bo was a little surprised: "Hey, is there really no joke?"

Lv Yixiao broke through in an instant: "Of course it's a joke! But it doesn't matter, a wedding is all about celebration, and it relieves the tension of the bride and groom, so this is actually an advantage for me.

"Let's go to a restaurant tonight, please!"

The price of a normal wedding emcee is quite high, and the economic level varies from place to place. The most expensive emcee can even get several thousand yuan for one session.

But Lu Yixiao is still a college student after all, so the price of a guest emcee is very low, usually fluctuating around 500 to 800.

But for students, this is still a huge sum of money, which can help improve the food in the whole dormitory.

Lu Zhixing looked at Liu Bo again: "What about you?"

Liu Bo sighed silently: "I went to participate in the audition for the college show."

Lu Zhixing: "And then? Have you advanced?"

Liu Bo shook his head: "How could it be possible to advance, of course it was brushed off!"

Lu Yixiao seemed to have known about this for a long time, and complained for him: "It's just that it was brushed off, then it's obviously a shady encounter!"

After listening to the two people's introduction sentence by sentence, Lu Zhixing roughly pieced together the original appearance of the matter.

"College Show" is a popular variety show hosted by Changto Satellite TV. It has been in its third season so far, and its popularity has not diminished.

This variety show is still in the form of a talent show, but it is aimed at a special group: only for high school students and college students.

That's why it's called "High School Show".

Moreover, the high school show is divided into three different tracks, namely singing, dancing, and acting. Each track has invited industry leaders to serve as mentors.

Compared with other variety shows with a single track, the content of the college show is richer, and contestants can also choose a more suitable track according to their own strengths.

Many colleges and universities have audition venues, and Jinghai University has arranged a main venue here. Many students participated in the audition with the mentality of giving it a try.

Although Liu Bo looks like a passerby, he is very talented. His guitar skills are good enough to go to the conservatory of music.

As for why he finally chose the major of game design instead of music, in his own words: first, because he prefers game design, which is his dream; senior sister.

After all, in the Conservatory of Music, it's not a big deal for big guys to walk around and play the guitar, but it's different in other academies.

In this regard, the other three people in the dormitory said: What you said is so reasonable, we simply cannot refute it!

From everyone's point of view, Liu Bo's playing and singing skills are absolutely fine, not to mention getting into the finals of the college show, passing the audition is always a sure thing.

Unexpectedly, the audition for this show is quite unreliable, and the final quota is actually based on online voting. The canvassing depends on one's own ability, and you can even spend money directly to win votes.

Liu Bo has no money and connections, and was squeezed out by others.

After that, the program staff privately hinted that there are two ways to directly enter the semi-finals, one is to sign a contract with a brokerage company, and the other is to spend 250,000 yuan to buy a spot and go straight to the finals.

The content of the brokerage company's contract is not even as good as a contract of sale. Not only is the term as long as ten years, but there is also a high liquidated damages.

Therefore, Liu Bo refused and decided to never have anything to do with this foul-smelling program.

...

After listening to this, Lu Zhixing was a little emotional: "I have heard that there are many shady scenes in these variety shows in China, but I didn't expect there to be shady scenes in the audition stage?"

Lu Yixiao was also filled with righteous indignation: "Who said it wasn't! But it's normal when you think about it. The 'High School Show' is already in its third season. The popularity is so hot that there is no shortage of people to participate. In order to maximize the benefits, the organizers must of course Find ways to squeeze oil and water from the contestants.

"The organizer must have benefited from those brokerage companies. The 10-year cheating contract was obviously casting a wide net and cheating one or the other.

"It's a pity that these shady news can't be posted on the Internet at all, and the post will be deleted and publicized immediately after posting. Even if it can be spread in a small area, there is no way to prove the authenticity.

"There are so many twists and turns in the audition stage, and I don't know how black it is in the main competition stage."

Liu Bo hurriedly changed the subject: "Okay, okay, this is a small episode, and it's over. I didn't expect much about it. Instead of participating in this talent show and using it as a toy for the capital, I might as well prepare for the academy's competition." At the welcome party, try to tease a few senior girls at the party!"

Lu Zhixing and Lu Yixiao nodded fiercely: "Indeed."

I have to say that Liu Bo really had a long-term plan on this point. When he applied for the major, he had already thought of using his guitar skills to tease his seniors at the orientation party, which made everyone feel ashamed.

Lu Yixiao suddenly thought of something: "By the way, did you play a new game this weekend? It's called "Zen."

Liu Bo froze for a moment: "Cicada? Got it?"

Lu Yixiao was a little speechless: "Zen! Chan Zen. This game is outrageous, it looks like a cheating game, and it plays like a cheating game..."

Liu Bo was a little confused: "It looks like a cheating game, and it also plays like a cheating game. Isn't that a cheating game?"

Lu Yixiao shook his head: "That's the problem! Although players can only play as trees, mountains, and stones, the ratings have been rising after the release, and now they have received rave reviews. It can be said that it is the most popular recently. Indie game!"

Liu Bo was surprised: "Is there such a thing? Garbage games can also get rave reviews?"

Lu Yixiao was quite emotional: "Yeah, I also thought it was incredible at first, but after I played it myself, I found that this game, how to put it, still has something.

"A lot of people on the Internet have analyzed it, and it does contain a lot of philosophies, such as 'see yourself, see the world, and see all beings', and many people say that playing this game really gives you a sense of life.

"Of course, it's hard to say whether these so-called perceptions are real or fake, but no matter what, the producer can be considered a genius if he can make such a game..."

Liu Bo opened the official game platform, and sure enough, he found this game.

"Good guy, they're all in the top ten of this week's independent game sales list, how much does it cost? Tens of thousands, right?

"Jealousy makes me completely unrecognizable! You say we are game design professionals anyway, why can't we come up with this kind of game?"

Lu Yixiao said with emotion: "This kind of thing depends on talent. It's similar to songwriting. Many people with major backgrounds can't write a good song in their lifetime, but some music amateurs can write classic songs that touch people's hearts. .

"It can only be said that this is pure talent, you can't accept it!"

Lu Zhixing listened silently beside him, feeling very comfortable.

Say more, I love to hear it!

Liu Bo asked curiously: "Then who is the creator of this game? Has anyone found him?"

Lu Yixiao shook his head: "No. Now I only know that this person seems to be in Jinghai, and his nickname is 'foreigner'. Maybe he is a foreigner who lives in Jinghai?"

Lu Zhixing couldn't help but smile, is there any need to guess about this kind of thing? Far away in the sky, close in sight!

Stop pretending, I have a showdown, I am that mediocre little game design genius!

Lu Zhixing coughed twice: "Actually, this matter..."

However, just as Lu Zhixing wanted to share this joy with the two roommates, he heard Lu Yixiao speak at the same time.

"but……

"There is an anchor on the Internet who is suspected to be the producer in the park."