Chapter 8: Which Little Fox Spirit?

Yao Mingyue's biggest flaw was that she was too confident.

After all, she was indeed excellent, with a figure and looks that were rare among her peers.

Moreover, her mother was a woman with a great business mind, the empress dowager who would govern behind the scenes of a future publicly-listed company, and her economic status was already leagues above that of ordinary people.

It wasn't that the two of them had never had a falling out, but as long as she said she would ignore him forever or something like that.

He would immediately come over and knock on the door to apologize.

This was also Yao Mingyue's trump card.

Just like in a relationship, some girls always like to use breaking up as a threat during a fight.

But the premise is that such threats only work on someone who truly loves and cares about her.

If it's someone who doesn't love her, then such a threat is just ridiculous.

But obviously, Yao Mingyue still didn't believe in Xu Musen's change.

Finally, her phone chimed with a notification.

A look of triumph appeared on Yao Mingyue's stunning face.

If everything went as expected, he would certainly send a lot of messages, or even beg downstairs, hoping she would give him another chance.

However, the message alert sounded just once.

She patiently waited for quite a while, but there was still no response.

A bad feeling crept into her heart.

She picked up her phone and opened the chat.

"It's a deal!"

The short four words seemed to convey immense joy.

Yao Mingyue was frozen for a long time.

"Smash!"

The phone crashed heavily onto the floor, retiring on the spot.

"Xu Musen!"

Yao Mingyue articulated each word slowly, a dangerous gleam in her phoenix eyes as she fixed her gaze in the direction of Xu Musen's home.

Her delicate, fair feet pressed into the soft carpet, her five grape-like toes gripping the carpet tightly in anger.

Right now, she really wanted to stomp on his mouth with her foot to see if he was truly so stubborn!

But the pride in her heart at that moment still made her hold back.

Her eyes narrowed slightly, her teeth gritted.

"You can't run away..."

…

However, Xu Musen wasn't in the mood to care about these things at the moment.

The program had already run a full cycle.

His creation was a knock-off puzzle game like "Crash Sheep" or "White Carrot."

It was simple, educational, and suitable for all ages.

The sound effects and some prop graphics were all free materials found directly from open-source libraries, and he saved wherever he could.

To call it a game, its core was just an upgraded version of a connect game.

That's why he was able to make it so quickly.

When strength doesn't suffice, as long as you are small enough, you can still enter the place you want to reach.

Of course, this was just the first step.

The mini-program feature had not yet been launched, but there were already quite a few mini-games on QQ.

The original intention of these games wasn't really to make money, but to attract new users.

How many people registered for QQ back when QQ Farm was a huge hit, just to play that game?

Xu Musen went to the official website and sure enough, he found that there was indeed a Game Partner Incentive Plan.

He looked over it, and it was like most companies recruiting partners.

The company provides you with platform and server slot support; you need to compete with other partners over a period of time.

In the end, those with the best data will receive extra rewards and ongoing support.

Xu Musen signed up immediately, and went to register domain names and such.

To prevent others from registering them first and causing trouble later.

While waiting for the results of his application to come back,

Xu Musen picked up his phone, the page still on his chat with Yao Mingyue.

Given her temper, she's probably fuming by now.

And this was exactly the result Xu Musen wanted.

He found He Qiang, compressed the program into an installation package, and sent it directly to him.

"Qiang Zi, here's something good for you. Give it a try and see how it feels."

He Qiang: "Damn, where did you get this resource from?"

Xu Musen: "Is there anything other than porn on your mind?"

He Qiang: "That's called security consciousness. Randomly downloading stuff on your phone could lead to viruses."

Xu Musen: "Inside is Teacher Yoshizawa's latest work."

"Fuck! Why didn't you say so earlier!"

"..."

Xu Musen couldn't be bothered to explain to him anymore, knowing that his curiosity would definitely make him download it.

After a while, He Qiang sent a message.

"Damn it! You made me take off my pants just for this?"

"Of course, how does it feel?" Xu Musen couldn't help but laugh.

"It's actually pretty fun, and I don't even need to register. It's only a few MB in size. How come I never knew you had this up your sleeve!"

This time, He Qiang was truly shocked, remembering what he had said that morning.

He hadn't expected Xu Musen to have it ready by that evening.

Although it was a simple game, it had its charms.

The most important thing was its small size, almost negligible, and you could play without any kind of phone number registration.

For a student like him, the feeling of playing a couple of rounds anytime, anywhere was just too cool!

Xu Musen told He Qiang he could share it with people around him to try it out first.

He didn't sit idle and sent it to his parents as well.

If even middle-aged people could understand how to play, it meant that most people were potential customers.

It didn't take long for his parents to get hooked on the game, but since Xu Musen had only created seven or eight levels, they finished them quickly.

His mom, overflowing with enthusiasm, was ready to ask for more: "Is this what you've been working on? It's pretty interesting. Why is there nothing after level eight?"

His dad: "Son, we don't object to you doing this, but you still should prioritize your studies. By the way, how do you pass level six…"

Seeing his parent's reactions, Xu Musen felt even more confident in his heart.

The next day.

Xu Musen got up early, and the backend application for the game partnership had also been approved.

He sent over the first version of the game.

The other side reviewed it and swiftly sent a digital contract for signing.

In general, it was a fifty-fifty profit share.

Eating on someone else's platform, this proportion was normal.

Xu Musen saw no issue and signed it.

With the platform and server entrance secured,

now it was time to attract users.

Such small games are typically chosen by individual developers trying their luck; there are no barriers to entry.

It was already good if the company could provide a server, but promotion costs were entirely on your own.

Xu Musen looked at all his saved pocket money… even with his privately hoarded New Year's money, it was just a couple thousand yuan.

This amount of money was not enough for advertising, let alone printing promotional flyers.

Xu Musen thought for a while, then came up with another plan.

He sent a message to He Qiang: "Free this afternoon? Come out with me."

"Oh? Not going to accompany your Sister Mingyue?"

He Qiang teased. Xu Musen used to stick to Yao Mingyue every Sunday when asked to hang out.

"Don't start on any crappy love stories; I just want to make money right now! Come on, bro, I'm taking you to make a big buck!"

Xu Musen got dressed, took all his money, and stepped out the door with a spring in his step.

Just as he passed by the villa area,

the gate of the villa was slowly pushed open a crack.

A pair of phoenix eyes narrowed, appearing especially enchanting under the afternoon sun.

She was dressed in a light purple long dress, her slender figure and unique presence like a budding purple violet.

She wore a waffle hat, covering most of her face, with only her eyes under the brim staring intently in the direction Xu Musen had left.

"I'm curious to see which little vixen you're planning to meet..."