Ten Years Against the Current of Rebirth

The days of fixing bugs are always boring and difficult, which makes Xu Xing feel like he is back to his previous life of working overtime and staying up late.

The only difference is that this time he is not working for others, but working hard for his own projects and studio.

Soon, there was only the last day left to register for the start of Min University.

On the morning of August 15, Xu Xing, Yan Chijuan, Yao Yuanyuan, and Li Zhibin gathered together in a private room. They watched Xu Xing operate step by step and upload and submit the completed version of Fruit Assassin 1.0 by hand.

The screen will soon show that the game has been submitted. Please wait patiently for the App Store reviewers to review it.

Li Zhibin on the side looked a little scratching his head and asked hurriedly: "How long will this review take?"

"If it's fast, it'll be fine in one day. If it's slow, you may have to wait a week. It depends on your luck." Xu Xing sat on the chair, relaxing his body and mind temporarily at this moment, leaning against the back of the chair and stretching, "There's no need to rush, it's not necessarily the case if it's too early. It is a good thing, but it must be combined with the official recommendation of the platform and our own publicity, and we must work hard at the same time.”

"How do we promote ourselves?" Li Zhibin asked curiously, "Have you gone abroad to buy advertising?"

"Why do you have so many questions?" Xu Xing looked helpless, "Logistics supervisor, please do your job well, and don't mess around with work content that has nothing to do with you."

"Damn! I can't care less about you." Li Zhibin complained angrily, "I, the logistics manager, don't have a penny."

"There will be more in the future, when the game makes a lot of money."

"Then I still don't have any hope." Li Zhibin curled his lips and retreated to the sofa, putting one hand on his suitcase. "I will leave after lunch soon. When we meet next time, it will be National Day."

"Don't worry, no one will miss you, just go with peace of mind." Xu Xing looked at him with a smile, and then asked, "Aren't your parents going with you?"

"Why are you accompanying me? The round-trip air ticket is not money? I can do it by myself." Li Zhibin shook his head.

During the summer vacation, following Xu Xing was a lot of exercise for him, and he improved a lot of skills.

I dare to go all the way to Kyoto to report to school when school starts.

Xu Xing was a little relieved when he thought about it, but then he heard Li Zhibin say: "I have agreed with Hu Hualin that we will fly together in the afternoon, and her mother will also follow her. There will be an adult to take care of her, so there will be no big problem."

Hu Hualin is the academic committee member of their class, and she is also another classmate in the class who was admitted to Peking University.

Originally there was supposed to be Xue Weiqiang, but unfortunately the squad leader failed the college entrance examination and could only enter Min University like Xu Xing.

But because of his extraordinary performance in the college entrance examination, Li Zhibin and Hu Hualin were admitted to Beijing University.

"You are very good at calculating." Xu Xing glanced at him and said with a smile, "Hu Hualin is actually pretty good."

"What are you thinking about?" Li Zhibin was speechless. "My classmates were admitted to the same university, and there happened to be only two of them. Since we are all flying, isn't it normal to look after each other on the way?"

"It's indeed normal." Xu Xing nodded, "But since we are in the same class and both are freshmen at Peking University, as the saying goes, those who are closest to the water first get the better, don't you really think about it?"

"Damn! I'm not as dirty as you!"

Okay, failed to pull the red line.

The main reason was that the school was about to start, and Xu Xing hadn't seen Li Zhibin come to his senses yet, so he was really worried.

If he was still being hooked up with the woman from his previous life after school started, where would Xu Xing be able to reason with him?

Now we can only take one step at a time and try our best to find ways for Li Zhibin to avoid it.

At noon, four people gathered together to eat lunch.

Everyone felt a little emotional when they thought that the four of them would soon be separated temporarily.

After all, we are comrades who have been fighting together for a summer vacation, and everyone is a little reluctant to say goodbye to them.

Especially Li Zhibin, he has indeed learned a lot during this summer vacation, and many of his concepts are being subtly changed.

If he had just finished the college entrance examination, all he could think about was playing games, and then he would go to college and get a diploma.

Now, under the influence of Xu Xing, before he went to college, he had already begun to think about his future path and direction, the job he wanted and his future life.

Just this thought is a huge improvement.

And among these four people, he was the only one who had to leave his hometown and go to Kyoto in the north. The journey of thousands of kilometers really made Li Zhibin, who had never left Shanghai except for a few rare long-distance trips, feel a bit of inner panic and uneasiness.

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But at the same time, it is also full of yearning and expectations for college life.

"What do you think it's like to go to college?" Li Zhibin asked curiously, "I've always heard from my parents that things become more relaxed after going to college. I feel like the university is very lax?"

"I never went to college." Xu Xing opened his eyes and lied, turning to look at Yao Yuanyuan, "For us older women, she has just graduated."

"What are you talking about?" Yao Yuanyuan glared at him dissatisfied, and then said, "Actually, it's just like that. The school's management is not as strict as high school, but it's not as easy as you said."

"If you want to take it easy, then you must have learned nothing in four years in college and only got a diploma."

"If you want to get more things, including competitions, awards, internship experience, various volunteer activities, in short, there are a lot of things that can add to your resume and improve your personal abilities. There are a lot of things waiting for you."

"Anyway, in the end it all depends on the individual. For some people, college is tiring and fulfilling, while for some people college is numb but really relaxing. It depends on your own choice."

After listening to Yao Yuanyuan's statement, Li Zhibin did not feel relieved, but became more and more anxious.

Xu Xing, who was standing next to him, joked: “It feels like I didn’t hear anything after hearing it.”

"Huh." Yao Yuanyuan, who came here, curled her lips in disdain, "You will know after you experience it for yourself."

"And college and university are completely different worlds."

"Li Zhibin went to Peking University, and you two went to Mingda University. They are both the highest-level universities in the country."

"Others go to 211, or a more ordinary book, which looks completely different."

"Not to mention that there are secondary and junior colleges that can accommodate more students, as well as cultural influences and policy guidance in different regions, which are all different."

"Anyway, you are all top students, so you don't have to worry too much. The school's guidance is definitely more professional than that of Pheasant University."

"Communicate more with seniors and teachers, and you will soon be able to figure out what you should do in college."

Yao Yuanyuan was sincere, after all, the three in front of her were somewhat like younger brothers and sisters. As a sister, she really wanted to see them get better and better.

"Oh, by the way." Speaking of the start of school, Yao Yuanyuan thought of something else. She looked at Xu Xing and said, "You went to Min Da, when will you find an office space?"

"I have recently asked my mother to find someone else to manage the Internet cafe."

"Whenever you find an office location, I can go directly there and help you get your finances started."

"There's no rush." ​​Xu Xing took a bite of his food, thought for a moment and then said, "The game isn't on the shelves yet, and the office won't be available until at least September."

The main reason is that even if he thinks about it now, he actually doesn't have much money in his pocket.

After all, all the extra money was basically invested in early game marketing.

Yao Yuanyuan, who is in charge of the studio's finances, naturally knows this very well.

In the past few days, all the funds that have been sent out have been transferred to her.

Although she thought Xu Xing's approach was quite bold, she was just a financial officer, so she didn't say much.

It can only be said that there is basically no money left in the studio's books now, except for the salary that has been reserved for expenditure.

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At one o'clock in the afternoon, it was time to say goodbye to Li Zhibin.

After dragging his suitcase to the entrance of the Internet cafe and hailing a taxi, Li Zhibin turned around and looked at the three people who were escorting him out.

Xu Xing stepped forward and picked up the suitcase, helped him stuff the suitcase into the trunk of the taxi, and patted him on the shoulder before leaving: "This time, just treat it as the logistics manager is on a business trip to Kyoto. When we get there

Remember to report your itinerary, of course, the company will not reimburse the business trip expenses."

Li Zhibin rolled his eyes, but turned around anyway, gave Xu Xing a big hug, and slapped the guy on the back so hard that it made a snapping sound.

"I am leaving!"

After opening the car door and getting in, Li Zhibin closed the door and pulled down the window, waving to them.

Xu Xing and the others also stood on the roadside and waved to the car. Before seeing them off, Xu Xing did not forget to remind them: "Don't forget the bet on your college entrance examination results."

"Damn it! You must be sick! You said it was just a joke before, but now you still..."

Li Zhibin was a little offended by his words and almost didn't curse.

But at this time, the driver had ruthlessly started the car, and Li Zhibin's voice quickly drifted away, and finally disappeared completely around the corner of the street.

After finally seeing off Li Zhibin, the three of them returned to the Internet cafe.

Yao Yuanyuan continued to work at the front desk, leaving the private room for the two of them.

Yan Chijuan followed Xu Xing back to the private room on the second floor, sat back at his work station obediently, and asked: "Boss, do we have any other work in the future?"

"Yes, there is more." Xu Xing sat down and did not relax because of the upload of Fruit Assassin version 1.0. "Although we don't know how the response in foreign markets will be, the domestic version can already be started."

With that said, Xu Xing opened the small QQ account, found Xu Niannian, and while talking to Yan Chijuan, sent a message to Xu Niannian.

[Jun Jiuer]: The next period of time will be easier, and the demand for art resources will not be so much.

[Jun Jiuer]: However, the domestic version also requires some other resources, including the Chinese version UI interface and subtitles, as well as domestic-exclusive special skins. Please prepare at least three sets in the early stage.

[Nian Nian]: Okay! Do you have any specific skin requirements?

[Jun Jiuer]: There must be elements that can reveal Chinese characteristics at a glance. You can think about it first and give me an art planning plan within three days. We will discuss it in detail at that time.

[Nian Nian]: Yeah, no problem!

After finishing Xu Niannian's work arrangements, Xu Xing turned to Yan Chijie and said: "We don't have much work here for the time being. The only variable is that the game may be rejected by review."

"In this case, when the time comes for us to have military training at school, we will have to work harder at night, but our game should not be a big problem, so we won't consider it for now."

"Then for the domestic version, there is no need to change the code structure and framework of the Pineapple Phone. We will just integrate it after the corresponding art resources are released."

"But the content of the Android version has to be prepared in advance. It will depend on whether you are tired during the military training. If you are tired, we will wait until September."

Both Min University and Beijing University will start registration on August 16th and 17th.

It's just that Shanghai is relatively far from Kyoto, so Li Zhibin flew there one day in advance.

Min University is only about five or six subway stations away, so Xu Xing and Yan Chiju don't have to worry at all. They can get there immediately with their suitcases when the time comes.

Compared to the iOS system of Pineapple Phone, Xu Xing is more familiar with the Android system. Coupled with the in-depth analysis of the Fruit Assassin game during the summer vacation, the Android version of Fruit Assassin should be easy to master.

However, the foreign market has not yet opened, and everything is unknown. It is still early for the domestic version to be released, and Xu Xing is not in a hurry.

"Then boss, are you going to report to school tomorrow?" Yan Chijue asked curiously and expectantly, "Are you going alone, or will your parents follow you?"

"Why do I need them to escort me for such a short distance?" Xu Xing smiled and said, "Go home, pack your suitcase, and go straight there."

"Then how about we go together tomorrow?" Yan Chijuan finally revealed his true purpose, glanced at him with a blink of an eye, and said a little guiltily, "We can report together and take care of each other."

"Okay." Xu Xing didn't think much about it. Anyway, that guy Xu Niannian won't start school until September, and now that he has assigned follow-up tasks, he will definitely not go to school together.

It would be nice to be with Yan Chi Jue on the way.

Seeing the message Wang Jiaxin sent on QQ, "Do you want to report to school together tomorrow? Xue Weiqiang will be with his parents, I will be alone." Xu Xing ignored it and closed the dialog box.

After receiving the affirmative answer, Yan Chijiu next to him suddenly became happy. The corners of his eyes and brows seemed a little excited. He was less anxious and more looking forward to the start of school tomorrow.

Just as the two were discussing the development progress and arrangements of the Android version of Fruit Assassin, Xu Xing's mailbox suddenly received an email from abroad.

After Xu Xing saw the sender's email address, he suddenly realized and was a little surprised, and immediately clicked on the email.

【Developers of Tianshu Studio, thank you for your letter.】

[The introduction and video of the game Fruit Assassin have been received. We are very interested in the mechanics and gameplay of this game, but we cannot make an objective evaluation before we actually play it. 】

[Therefore, if your game has been produced or has a test version, please follow the process below and submit it to our staff for experience. 】

[If it reaches a good level after the trial evaluation, we will provide corresponding recommendation slot arrangements when the game is put on the shelves.]

【……】

The content of the letter was straightforward. Although he had not received a recommendation yet, Xu Xing's heart had temporarily calmed down.

After all, the review department and the recommendation department of the App Store are not the same department. It is normal that they did not see the game just uploaded today.

So to be on the safe side, Xu Xing followed the requirements in the letter and uploaded the Fruit Assassin 1.0 version step by step to the editor of the recommendation department, and reminded the other party in the reply that the same version had been submitted to the review department.

After doing this, Mr. Xu breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back in his chair and squinted his eyes.

The production of Fruit Assassin has ended, but the real battle has just begun.