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Chapter 51 0050 [My QQ Friends Are All Over the World]

Cheng Tao Computer Store.

Feng Tao was replacing the screen on an Apple laptop, taking the opportunity to explain the precautions to his apprentice and assistant.

The apprentice listened intently, after all, he rarely had the opportunity to handle a laptop, especially an expensive Apple laptop.

Bian Guanyue also sat beside him and watched.

Although she couldn't understand it.

"Are you Mr. Feng's nephew?" The guy selling electronic parts next door came over and offered him a cigarette.

Chen Guiliang took the cigarette in a daze: "Yes."

The man asked, "Did your game sell five or six hundred thousand copies, or did it sell over a million?"

Chen Guiliang: "???"

The man laughed and said, "Don't hide it. The fact that you made a game and sold it to a big company on the coast has already spread throughout this building. The only thing that doesn't add up is how much money you made. Was it a few hundred thousand or a million?"

Chen Guiliang turned to look at his cousin Feng Tao.

Feng Tao quickly turned his face away and said to his apprentice, "See that? This is called a screen wire..."

Bian Guanyue's attention was also diverted, and she looked at Chen Guiliang with curiosity.

Chen Guiliang sighed: "I did hide something; the game actually sold for ten million."

"Really? You must be bluffing." The man didn't believe it and even doubted that Chen Guiliang had ever sold games.

Bian Guanyue smiled secretly, knowing that Master Chen was lying again.

Chen Guiliang's words and actions became increasingly exaggerated. He stretched forward with a cigarette between his left and right hands: "You know Shanda and NetEase, right?"

The man nodded: "I know."

Chen Guiliang said, "Both of them wanted to buy my game, and they almost got into a fight over it. I got annoyed and didn't want to talk to them anymore, so I just sold the game to Sina."

"Why don't you just say you're the President of the United States?" the man said, amused.

Chen Guiliang said, "I actually chatted with the US president on QQ. His QQ nickname was 'Bright Red Scarf'."

"Did you add Saddam on QQ?" the man asked.

Chen Guiliang said, "We added each other last year. The internet connection in Iraq was blown up, and I lost contact with Saddam. I was even thinking of reminding him to be careful. Sigh, I didn't expect him to be arrested so quickly. Last night I left a message for Bush on QQ, asking him to let Saddam go. We're buddies, he should at least give me some face, there's no need to make things like this. Don't you think so?"

The man continued, playing the straight man: "What did George W. Bush say?"

Chen Guiliang said, "Bush said that it was also difficult for him. America is a mess, and sometimes he can't make decisions. He was afraid I would be angry, so he even said he would help me top up my QQ coins. I said no need, Mr. Ma from Tencent is also my friend. Mr. Ma had already promised me that he would give me 100 million QQ coins as a birthday gift."

The man laughed loudly and shouted at Feng Tao, "Feng Tao, your nephew is such a braggart, he's blown the cow out of proportion!"

Bian Guanyue had been listening the whole time, and now she was covering her mouth with her head down, her shoulders trembling slightly as she tried to suppress her laughter.

She really doesn't have a high threshold for laughter; she's always the one who gets amused by Chen Guiliang.

"Boss, do you have a phone charger?" a customer called out.

The man quickly abandoned Chen Guiliang and went back to his shop to extort money: "Universal charger, one hundred yuan each."

The customer picked up the universal charger and glanced at it: "This thing costs a hundred yuan?"

"Don't let its simplicity fool you, it's actually a high-tech product. Have you ever seen a universal charger for all those different phone models? Probably not! Let me tell you, this thing was invented by the Chinese, and you can't find it for sale abroad anymore!"

"With such advanced technology in the US, how come they can't even invent a charger?"

"The US has chargers, but their chargers can't charge all types of phones. This universal charger was invented by a Chinese high school student, who won the first prize in the Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition and was directly admitted to Tsinghua University this year!"

"So powerful?"

"If you don't believe me, look at this magazine; it's about something that happened this summer."

"Wow, you really are a high school student. Can you give me a discount?"

"I'll give you 90 yuan, that's the lowest I can go. This thing hasn't been around for very long, and production hasn't increased yet. There's a shortage all over the country."

"How about 5 yuan?"

"..."

The neighbors next door were still haggling over the price, which made Chen Guiliang laugh heartily.

Feng Tao had already replaced the laptop screen and said to Bian Guanyue, "Classmate, why don't you give it a try?"

Bian Guanyue repeatedly turned the computer on and off two or three times, then checked the screen for damage. After confirming that everything was fine, she was quite excited: "Thank you, boss!"

"You're welcome. You're Guiliang's classmate, so feel free to come to me if you have any computer problems in the future."

As they were talking, Feng Tao had already taken out the POS machine.

He really didn't take advantage of familiar people; he only earned 100 yuan with tears in his eyes, which was already more than enough.

If he hadn't been Chen Guiliang's classmate, his profit would have been at least three to five hundred yuan, and if he had met a sucker, he might have earned one or two thousand.

Pay by card and issue a receipt.

Feng Tao said, "It's almost noon. Stay and have lunch together. The boxed lunches at the place downstairs are pretty good."

“Okay, Uncle’s treating,” Chen Guiliang said with a smile.

“I can still afford to buy boxed lunches,” Feng Tao said to his apprentice. “What are you waiting for? Go downstairs and buy some boxed lunches.”

"Oh."

The apprentice was a bit silly, but he still knew to ask Bian Guanyue, "Beautiful lady, do you eat spicy food?"

Bian Guanyue said, "Slightly spicy."

What's considered mildly spicy in Longdu would be at least medium spicy or spicy in Chengdu.

Chen Guiliang had eaten many regional cuisines in his previous life, but when it came to spicy food, Longdu and Pingxiang were the best, considered the two most famous spicy dishes in China.

The apprentice quickly bought the boxed lunches, and the four of them sat in the shop eating and chatting.

Seeing that Bian Guanyue's box didn't have houttuynia cordata, Chen Guiliang asked, "Want some? I haven't started eating yet."

"Ah."

Bian Guanyue picked up her chopsticks and took a few pieces from Chen Guiliang's lunchbox.

In return, Chen Guiliang also put some braised pork in her box. Bian Guanyue suddenly realized something, glanced at Feng Tao and the apprentice, and quickly lowered her head to concentrate on eating, though her ears turned a little red.

The mobile phone rang; it was Tao Chenggang calling.

Chen Guiliang answered the phone: "Hey, Brother Gang... hello... damn! Uncle, why is the signal in your city even worse than at our school?"

"It's dark under the lamp."

Feng Tao explained, "The PHS (Personal Handyphone System) signal station in this area is installed on the rooftop of the department store, while the interior of the building has become a signal dead zone."

"Can I borrow your phone?" Chen Guiliang said.

Feng Tao pointed behind him: "There's a landline over there."

Chen Guiliang ran to dial the landline: "Brother Gang, the mobile phone had no signal just now."

"Is this the landline phone in Feng Tao's shop?"

"I accompanied a friend to get his computer repaired."

After a few casual words, Tao Chenggang got down to business: "Several major private server sites are canceling their download services one after another. Some are even deleting posts on a large scale, afraid of being arrested and imprisoned. There are still ten days until the special operation, and they've all been scared into cowards."

“Let’s just go with the flow,” Chen Guiliang said.

Tao Chenggang said, "We can't run ads anymore, and downloads have been cut off, but we still have to keep running the private server. We can only contact more internet cafes through game forums and develop new players in internet cafes through other means."

"I'll do whatever Brother Gang says, just don't stand out," Chen Guiliang said.

Tao Chenggang laughed and said, "Who would dare to show off again? I'm scared too, you know. Since you're in the city, come over for drinks with your cousin tonight."

Chen Guiliang politely declined, saying, "We are in our senior year of high school, and we will only have two days off at the end of the month. We usually only have one day off on weekends. We have to rush back for evening self-study tonight."

"Okay, I won't interrupt your studies. Bye."

The major private server platforms are now all terrified.

Some were bolder, but seeing their peers choose to back down, they could only lie low, afraid that they might accidentally become the first to stick their necks out.

The private server version of "Abyss" will continue to operate, but it will no longer be publicly advertised, and it will be difficult to find download links online.

With five ministries involved, everyone has to give them face.

"Goodbye, Uncle. Thank you for the lunchbox."

"Won't you sit for a while longer?"

"I won't disturb you while you're entertaining your customers."

"roll!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

While Chen Guiliang was joking with his uncle, Bian Guanyue picked up her laptop bag and thanked Feng Tao very solemnly.

The two went downstairs.

Bian Guanyue finally couldn't help but ask, "Are you doing business with that Gang Ge?"

She had kept this question in her heart for half a month, and had talked to Chen Guiliang about it several times.

Chen Guiliang told the truth: "Gang Ge is Tao Xue's older brother. We made a little money together by running a private server business. Do you remember Tao Xue? She used to come to me to discuss literature."

“I remember. What is a private server?” Bian Guanyue asked.

Chen Guiliang countered, "Have you ever played online games?"

Bian Guanyue said, "When I was studying in Chengdu, a friend dragged me to play 'A Chinese Odyssey Part Two'." After saying that, she added, "It was a female classmate I was very close to."

Chen Guiliang said, "Private servers are games that bypass game companies and are operated privately."

"Isn't this illegal?" Bian Guanyue asked worriedly.

Chen Guiliang said, "It violates the Copyright Law. If it's a private server for a domestically developed game, it will definitely be sued without a doubt. But if it's a foreign game that's being distributed, there's currently no legislation regulating the rights and responsibilities of the distributor."

"A legal vacuum?"

"Yes, if they get caught, they'll at most be fined, and they might not even have to confiscate the profits."

Knowing what Chen Guiliang was doing and assuring him that there was no danger, Bian Guanyue stopped asking questions.

She didn't even ask Chen Guiliang how much he earned.

The two took a bus to the long-distance bus station, and Bian Guanyue took the initiative to buy the tickets.

Chen Guiliang's mobile phone rang again.

The signal is good this time.

"Hey, nephew, this is your Aunt Tao."

"Hello, Aunt Xue."

"My brother said you're in the city, are you going back to school now?"

"Yes, it's already at the bus station."

"I need to go back to school too. Wait a few minutes, I'll take a taxi and be there soon."

"Uh……"

Looking at Bian Guanyue who had just returned with the ticket, Chen Guiliang said with a hint of helplessness, "Then hurry up, I'm about to get on the train."

"Five minutes at most... Driver, stop the car... Oh no, I hailed it first... I'm so angry, someone stole my taxi. I'll call another one, seven or eight minutes at most!"

"I'm hanging up now. Contact me again when you get to the bus station."

Bian Guanyue handed over the train ticket and also bought two bottles of drinks.

"I'll go buy another one," Chen Guiliang said.

Bian Guanyue asked, "Are there any others?"

Chen Guiliang sighed: "Tao Xue is also going back to school; she's already taken a taxi here."

"Oh."

Bian Guanyue's expression didn't show any reaction, but she felt a little unhappy because there was suddenly a third wheel.

(End of this chapter)