Chapter 21 - The Storm Is Coming

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Looking out of the window at the summer night sky, there were dark clouds at only seven o’clock. Xu Zhi suddenly had an impulse, he felt like just breaking through everything. Not only did the large dark clouds not affect Xu Zhi’s mood in any way, instead, it reminded him of a sunny day after the rain.

Seeing that players are identifying with this game, Xu Zhi was happier than anyone else. At the same time, the ambition in Xu Zhi’s heart gradually rose.

Since I, Xu Zhi, was able to attract so many players with a game, I might be able to change Bluestar in the future.

I’m not going to fight for hegemony, but to make the world the way I want it to be.

Without waiting for Xu Zhi to drive home, the heavy rain arrived on schedule.

Xu Zhi had been the president of the company for a month. The sky was cloudless, and the land was dry and waiting to be fed. This heavy rain, which had been held back for a whole month, stirred up waves of fire-like smoke and dust as soon as it fell on the ground.

Pitter-patter…

It was as if beans were pouring down from the sky.

The rain mixed with the dust, and the water vapor connected with the buildings. The misty rain was hazy, and the sky and earth seemed to be occupied by a heavy substance. The line of sight was limited to ten meters.

In this kind of weather, it was too dangerous to drive on the road. Xu Zhi sat in his office and waited for the heavy rain to stop.

The company got off work at six o’clock. Most of the ordinary employees had gone home and avoided the heavy rain.

The majestic sound of the rain made the entire company fall silent. Xu Zhi sat for a while and walked down the stairs. The slightly bright computer screen on the second floor showed that someone was still working. Xu Zhi glanced at it but could not see who it was. When he walked down the first floor, he saw that the entire lobby was already empty.

Xu Zhi sat on the bench at the front desk and flipped through the documents. There were all kinds of trivial documents and registration books.

He looked up at the company door that was facing the front desk. Xu Zhi did not say a word.

“My work is very good. You don’t have to worry.”

“Yes, yes. It’s raining heavily in Xijing right now. I’ll go back to my room after I’m in the company.”

“… Okay, I got it. I’ll call back immediately after my salary is paid next month. Okay, take care of your health. I’ll hang up now.”

The sound of a phone call came from a corner on the first floor. Xu Zhi heard every word. It was a woman’s voice.

Ta!

Ta!

Ta!

The crisp floor and the heavy rain outside the house made the sound of walking particularly loud.

Xu Zhi turned his head and looked at the source of the voice. At that moment, the person who was about to go home after the call ended also saw Xu Zhi.

“President Xu, you… Why are you here!”

Ding Xiaomei looked at Xu Zhi and was very surprised. She had just seen that there was no one on the first floor, but she did not expect Xu Zhi to be sitting at the front desk.

“I’m waiting for the rain to stop. Are you going home now?” Xu Zhi said with a smile.

“Yes, President Xu, I’m just about to go home.”

At this moment, Ding Xiaomei lost her calmness when she was at work with Xu Zhi. She was a little flustered, as if Xu Zhi had exposed her secret.

“The rain is so heavy. Aren’t you going to wait for it to stop?”

Xu Zhi looked at the heavy rain outside the house and said to Ding Xiaomei.

“President Xu, it’s okay. The bus stop is just outside the office. It’s nothing.”

“Well, did you just call your family?” Xu Zhi continued. At this moment, Ding Xiaomei was standing five meters away from Xu Zhi at the front desk. It was awkward for her to be near him or leave him.

“Yes.” Ding Xiaomei could only nod.

“Then be careful on the way home!” Xu Zhi did not say anything else. He could see Ding Xiaomei’s awkwardness.

“Then, President Xu, I’ll take my leave first.”

Nodding, Ding Xiaomei smiled at Xu Zhi and walked to the door.

Watching Ding Xiaomei rush out of the company with an umbrella and disappear into the rain, Xu Zhi regained his calm.

Ding Xiaomei, who had rushed out of the company, stood at the bus stop and waited for the bus. However, the sudden heavy rain caused every single bus to be filled to the brim.

She wanted to stop the taxi, but when she thought of her parents who were sick at home and her younger brother who was in school, Ding Xiaomei clenched her fists.

Suddenly, a car stopped in front of her. It was Xu Zhi.

“Get in the car!”

Through the open door, she saw Xu Zhi’s call. It was as if he had been hit by a sledgehammer. Ding Xiaomei had the urge to cry.

She got into the car and closed the door. Xu Zhi drove the Samurai and drove Ding Xiaomei away from the bus stop.

Behind him were countless people who were still waiting for the bus.

After sending Ding Xiaomei downstairs, Xu Zhi went home.

…

In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed since the public beta testing of Jumping the Line of Fire.

Not only had Xu Zhi achieved his goal, but he had also exceeded it.

In the past ten days, the total value of Jumping the Line of Fire had exceeded 300 million, which was the total value of the Dream Game Company in the past quarter. Such an impressive result made everyone smile when they went to work.

During this period of time, Xu Zhi had been much more relaxed than before. Other than his daily work, he was steadily pushing forward the matter of establishing a new customer service department. In a few days, the customer service department would officially start work.

However, Xu Zhi also felt a little regretful. Because time was tight, the office environment at the customer service department was not very ideal. The renovation was very simple, and he could only slowly make up for it later.

As for the other jobs, they were all progressing very smoothly. Jumping the Line of Fire had already undergone a small-scale update. some bugs had been fixed, and a new hero weapon, the Dragon-slaying Saber, had been launched. The number of people registered was still rising.

Yesterday and the weekend, the highest number of online players had even broken through to three million.

In the previous three games, other than Real Battlefield 1, which was affected by Jumping the Line of Fire, the other two games had also entered a stable stage due to Xu Zhi’s actions. They did not continue to decline, the monthly income was also quite considerable.

The various departments of the company also made use of the time when the customer service department was recruiting on a large scale to carry out some small-scale recruitment.

As for the matter of Dream Game Company producing Jumping the Line of Fire, it had long spread throughout the entire gaming circle. After the mutual blackmailing failed to achieve results, many game companies had started similar projects one after another, all wanting to take a piece of the pie.

As their counterparts in Xijing City, Four-nine Gaming Company naturally did not want to be outdone.

Although they had no prior experience in related shooting games, they could not sit still under the temptation of Jumping the Line of Fire’s huge success.

In the meeting room of Four-nine Gaming Company, the leaders of several departments were in a serious meeting.

They had done a lot of research on Jumping the Line of Fire. Everyone had tried it at least once, so they no longer looked down on it.

Four-nine Gaming Company’s planning director said, “This Jumping the Line of Fire is really something else, especially the new Biochemical mode. It was really unexpected, and it’s very playable. Also, the hero weapons are not out of balance. They are all successful.”

The finance director said, “It broke 300 million in ten days. This kind of data makes people envious. This game was only created in a month. There is no more profitable business in this world. Dream Game Company will probably be able to use this game to go public next year..”