Chapter 61: The Future (Volume 1 End)

Before Jiang Chao could ask, Chen Lu took out his phone and searched through his notes for the information he had found.

“There’s an indie game development competition in Hangzhou recently, only college students can sign up.”

He said seriously, “As long as we can get a decent ranking, we can apply for our school’s startup fund.

It’s a whole hundred thousand yuan.”

“Then we’ll work hard and definitely get free space in our school’s startup incubation center.”

“That way, we can save a lot of money.”

Jiang Chao was stunned, and it took him a while to realize that Chen Lu had all these plans but no one to execute them.

“What about the people we need?”

Although Chen Lu knew some programming, he didn’t understand it at all. He was originally planning to be the investor.

Chen Lu didn’t care at all, “It’s easy to find people. I know some programming, so I’m half a programmer. The rest we can find a few from the neighboring college.”

He turned around, leaning against the railing, and whispered:

“This won’t cost much either. You might not find migrant workers for two thousand yuan a month, but you can definitely find college students.”

“Maybe even one person won’t even cost two thousand. Before talking about salary, we can talk about their dreams first!”

“There will definitely be young people like you who will slap their foreheads and work with us.”

Don’t you know how to draw a pie and create a business?

As long as you have the ability to make the pie round, that’s all that matters. Even if you don’t become a great philanthropist, you definitely won’t be a XX who draws a big pie and then defaults on wages.

Jiang Chao thought for a long time before he finally understood all of Chen Lu’s plans.

He was relieved that he had managed to get Chen Lu on board, but he also felt a little bit of admiration for Chen Lu.

He threw the half-smoked cigarette butt on the ground and stomped on it with his foot, “Damn! You’re a real jerk!”

At this moment, Jiang Chao deeply realized that as long as Chen Lu wanted to, he could completely be the kind of person he had described.

He would even be the top-notch idiot who would send money.

We all have a head on our shoulders, how can the gap between people be so big?

Chen Lu didn’t care, “Don’t talk nonsense. As long as this works, they’ll be veterans, how can we mistreat them?”

As for those who might just do it for a while and then leave, Chen Lu didn’t care. As long as the overall framework remained the same, the screws could always be replaced.

You work, I pay, a one-time transaction, no feelings involved.

Jiang Chao nodded knowingly and asked, “What about me? Am I responsible for the money?”

He suddenly felt that he should sell his car and put in more money, otherwise Chen Lu’s plan would obviously work without him, which was a bit discouraging.

Chen Lu found it funny, “You definitely have to put some money in like me. You’re the second-in-command. I won’t have time to handle things in the early stage, so I’ll leave them to you, including running errands.”

“Later on, when it gets bigger, you’ll be the planner. You’re the kind of person who can come up with ideas on the fly, you’re perfect for this.”

Of course, being thick-skinned is also suitable. After all, this position will inevitably involve getting scolded.

Jiang Chao chuckled, “Okay!”

Actually, as long as he could follow Chen Lu and make games, he didn’t care about his share or his position.

Ultimately, he just wanted to make up for the regret of having his major changed by his father.

He knew very well that he didn’t have Chen Lu’s perseverance and ability to learn programming on his own. He was already very satisfied with the current situation.

Chen Lu swiped his phone screen, confirming his plan again before closing it slowly.

“That’s basically it. If we can’t even do this, it wouldn’t make sense for you to sell your car and invest so much money.” He said seriously.

Looking at Chen Lu’s serious and organized manner just now, and thinking about the pile of books on game industry in Chen Lu’s room, Jiang Chao sniffed, “Chen Lu, thank you.”

He knew that Chen Lu chose to work with him not only because he was moved by Liang Zhirou’s actions, but also because he wanted to have some fun with him.

Otherwise, with his abilities, even if he wanted to start a business, he could do whatever he wanted, there was no need to do games with him.

“You’re so disgusting.” Chen Lu gagged a couple of times, then a smile appeared on his face, “Don’t thank me, who told you I’m your dad?”

“That competition is at the end of June, we’ll be busy soon. Anyway, we can discuss everything, but I’ll make the final decision, okay?”

The better the relationship, the more important it is to clarify some things. That way, even if things don’t go well in the future, it won’t hurt the feelings too much.

Seeing Jiang Chao nod slightly, Chen Lu smiled again, “When we succeed, we’ll be Chen and Jiang.

If we fail, we’ll be Chen and Jiang.”

“Can you say something auspicious?” Jiang Chao cursed.

Chen Lu thought for a moment, and finally decided to change to a more formal statement, “There’s a long way to go, Jiang.”

Jiang Chao leaned in front of him with a serious face, quietly looked around, and whispered, “Who is Fang Chang?”

“…”

……

Because Li Sinian said he was preparing for the civil service exam, and Zheng Haoyu was preparing for the postgraduate exam, there were only Chen Lu and Jiang Chao left in the dorm, so they went out to eat barbecue.

To be honest, when he received their messages, Chen Lu was a little dazed and melancholy.

Although they wouldn’t actually graduate until their senior year, it felt like everyone started going their separate ways after their junior year.

The day of separation was getting closer.

The two of them returned to the dorm around ten o’clock at night.

There were basically no people around the dorm at this time. It was almost June, and you could hear the chirping of insects from time to time. The summer nights in Hangzhou were not quiet, with so many kinds of insects in the grass that you could open a museum.

Your beloved girl may not always be around you, but mosquitoes will.

Chen Lu supported Jiang Chao, and the two of them swayed towards the dorm door.

He looked at his good son with a speechless expression, he couldn’t understand why he had finished a bottle after he had only had one cup.

Do people who drink a lot celebrate like this?

“I, Jiang Chao… I’m content with having you as a brother in this life, really.” Jiang Chao put his arm around Chen Lu’s shoulder, slurring his words.

“Then call me dad.” Chen Lu said speechlessly.

He was not drunk at all, because he didn’t have the chance. He had one cup while Jiang Chao finished a bottle, how could he possibly catch up.

Just as they reached the dorm door, they saw a beautiful girl squatting there.

She was leaning against the closed dorm door, hugging her knees tightly, squatting silently under the light at the door, completely different from her usual style.

The white light shone down on her from above, making her look a little sad.