Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Translated by Coldtaco
Edited by Aelryinth
Chen Mo was looking through the player discussions and forum hot posts for Plants vs Zombies.
If a new version was released, it would depend on what the players wanted or liked. If he released a version that didn’t cater to the players’ desires, it would be aningless.
Chen Mo then noticed a woman at the door. She had a ponytail, was wearing jeans, and was dressed pretty neatly overall.
“Zhuo Yao?” Chen Mo managed to recall her na. She was the owner of Fates Internet Cafe, who had co over just after Chen Mo had opened his experience store.
Zhuo Yao was shocked when she looked around the first floor of the experience store. “Wow, I haven’t been around for a month, and your experience store is much livelier than when I was here last! I rember it was completely empty last ti!”
Chen Mo replied stiffly, “Of course! It’s not possible to have opened for a month and not have a single person in your internet cafe, right?”
Zhuo Yao answered, “You can’t really compare; is your experience store really the sa as an internet cafe? Seems like you’re doing quite well for yourself, there’s so many players here.”
Chen Mo poured her a glass of water while she sat down on the sofa.
“You said you’d be here so other day. Turns out that so other day was a month later!” Chen Mo jested.
“(Sigh) Stop ntioning it. There was so much to do at the internet cafe, so I couldn’t leave,” said Zhuo Yao. “Moreover, I’ve been addicted to this ga as of late.”
Chen Mo asked, “Addicted to a ga?”
Zhuo Yao nodded, “Yeah, it’s that Plants vs Zombies that beca really popular recently. Haven’t you played it? You’re a videoga designer, there’s no way you don’t pay attention to the new gas leaderboard.”
Chen Mo said, “Uhh... I’ve played it.”
Zhuo Yao said happily, “I knew it. So what level are you up to for endless mode? I’m up to 97, I’ll pass 100 soon!”
Chen Mo didn’t reply.
Zhuo Yao noticed that Chen Mo was being a bit weird, she assud that he was embarrassed about his score and consoled him, “It’s alright, I’ll teach you. My strategy is great, guaranteed to cruise through the first fifty levels.”
Chen Mo pointed at a far away computer at a girl playing the ga, “She’s already at level 174.”
“Huh?!” Zhuo Yao was shocked. What was the aning of that?
She stood up to get a better look of the girl. She seed like a good kid, probably a student from the nearby university. How could she be better than herself, who’s been playing throughout the nights?
-Hold on!-
When Zhuo Yao walked into the store, she hadn’t paid any attention to what people were playing. But she noticed sothing when she looked at the screens.
Was everyone here playing Plants vs Zombies?
-This is an experience store, and experience stores usually only contain gas that belong to the designer. Does that an...-
Zhuo Yao looked at Chen Mo, “Could it be... you’re the designer of Plants vs Zombies?”
Chen Mo nodded, “Yep, that’s right.”
Zhuo Yao stood there for three seconds and finally realized the implications. “I’m gonna faint! That ga was your creation? I was wondering why the logo on the ga’s loading screen was so familiar? Turns out I saw it on the door of your store!”
Chen Mo was speechless. “I think there should be a limit of how forgetful soone can be. Your internet cafe is nearby, and you can’t even rember my logo?”
Zhuo Yao was a bit embarrassed, and said after coughing, “About that... You know that we who open internet cafes rarely leave them... Yeah.”
Chen Mo nodded, playing along, “Yep, true.”
Zhuo Yao couldn’t hold back her laughter, “What do you an, true? Whatever, I won’t argue with you. Teach the secrets to Plants vs Zombies now!”
Chen Mo was speechless, “Why are you all like this, asking for secret techniques every ti you see . There are many posts on the forums, go find one there!”
Zhuo Yao rolled her eyes, “Stingy.”
Chen Mo was once again speechless.
-How can everything be tied back to being stingy? This has nothing to do with stingy, but you being lazy!-
Zhuo Yao said, “Sigh, but honestly, I didn’t think a new video ga designer like you could make a ga like that. Unfortunately, mobile gas don’t do too much for my internet cafe.”
Chen Mo said, “Don’t worry, I’ll make more standalone gas in the future. Also, I forgot to ask, is your internet cafe mainly for PC or VR gas?”
Zhuo Yao replied, “PC. I thought about changing to VR, but the capital is too big, and I don’t have that much in terms of funds. Right now PC-centric internet cafes are in an awkward spot, I’ve been struggling for a while now about this matter.”
Chen Mo said, “Yeah, I know. I think the main thing is that PC gas are being pressured by VR gas, putting them in a difficult situation.”
“Exactly,” Zhuo Yao felt helpless. “VR internet cafes will be the thing of the future, PC internet cafes will probably slowly fall out of favor.”
Chen Mo shook his head, “That might not be the case.”
Zhuo Yao was shocked. “Why?”
Chen Mo said, “It’s simple! The reason PC internet cafes are struggling is because there haven’t been any popular gas on PC released recently. What if there was a super popular ga that was able to put pressure on VR gas?”
Zhuo Yao murmured, “That’s... not likely...”
Chen Mo said, “There isn’t one now doesn’t an that there won’t be one in the future. Before Plants vs Zombies was released, who would’ve thought that the puzzle ga market was so big?”
Zhuo Yao replied after three seconds of thought, “So, are you just praising yourself?”
Chen Mo nodded, “Yep!”
Zhuo Yao was speechless.
Chen Mo said, “That’s the truth! I think you can continue your PC internet cafe. The future isn’t as grim as you think...”
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