Chapter 309: You’ve Tickled My Fancy
Brother Lin Xuan sat in front of the computer, starting to check out the game. Soon enough, he noticed an issue.
“Only nine million people can play simultaneously? Is that right?” Brother Lin Xuan frowned.
“Yes, boss,” Lei Hui respectfully replied. “That’s the maximum capacity we can design after careful consideration. In this era, not everyone is super into gaming. Nine million should be enough.”
Brother Lin Xuan frowned. “Not enough. We need at least sixty million players online at the same time. I want this game to go nationwide.”
Shao Xingfan couldn’t help but interject, “Master Lin, do you think expanding the game’s capacity is as easy as snapping your fingers? The game already takes up a lot of phone memory. If it gets too big, phones won’t handle it. Do you think people will accept that?”
Lin Xuan tapped his fingers lightly on the desk. “Simple. Just increase the game’s capacity without using more memory.”
Shao Xingfan was stunned for a moment before scoffing, “Lin Xuan, looks like your knowledge of computers is just skin-deep. What you’re suggesting is impossible!”
An employee nearby tugged at Shao Xingfan’s sleeve. “Little Shao, don’t question the boss, or your face will hurt real soon.”
“Get slapped? Impossible!” Shao Xingfan sneered. “How could Lin Xuan pull that off?”
Even Shao Xingfan couldn’t do it.
The employee gave up trying to persuade him. Fine, let Little Shao see how amazing their boss really is.
Brother Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow. “Little Shao, why don’t we make a bet?”
“What kind of bet?” Shao Xingfan frowned.
Lin Xuan: “Let’s bet if I can increase the number of players to sixty million without increasing the game’s memory.”
“Bet? Bring it on!”
Shao Xingfan snorted, “If you actually pull it off, I’ll kneel and call you ‘Dad’ three times, and follow your orders blindly from now on.”
“If I fail, then I’ll leave Su Zong.”
Brother Lin Xuan frowned. “Hua Bao isn’t a tool; she shouldn’t be part of our bet. And if I lose and leave her, do you think she’ll let you off the hook when she finds out?”
Shao Xingfan recalled images of Su Hua and Brother Lin Xuan being close. Indeed, Su Zong treasures Brother Lin Xuan so much. If he breaks them up, Su Zong would surely make his life miserable.
Shao Xingfan backed down.
“Then let’s change it. If you lose…”
Shao Xingfan originally wanted to say he’d return to work at Suzhou Group, but with King Glory, he couldn’t bear to leave.
He couldn’t think of any other conditions.
Brother Lin Xuan said, “Since you can’t think of anything, let’s say I grant you one wish if I win.”
“Alright.”
Shao Xingfan nodded, though doubts crept into his mind. Could Lin Xuan actually do it?
Brother Lin Xuan sat back in front of the computer, typing lines of code rapidly.
Shao Xingfan was shocked.
What kind of speed is this?
Moreover, his fingers never stopped typing. Does he not even need to think?
Shao Xingfan’s furrowed brows gradually relaxed.
Looks like Lin Xuan is just writing nonsense. This bet is mine for sure.
Soft-serving men are still soft-serving men. He thought Lin Xuan had some real skills, but apparently not.
Gǒu Wěibācǎo also heard about the bet and came over to join the fun, leaning on Shao Xingfan’s shoulder.
“You’re pretty brave, betting against the boss.” Gǒu Wěibācǎo said admiringly.
“Why wouldn’t I?” Shao Xingfan sneered.
This time, he was going to give this soft-serving man a good slap.
Gǒu Wěibācǎo shook his head.
Looks like this new guy doesn’t know what our boss is capable of.
There’s gonna be a show.
Gǒu Wěibācǎo watched eagerly as time ticked by.
In just ten minutes, Brother Lin Xuan stopped.
“Done.”
Brother Lin Xuan stood up.
Shao Xingfan frowned. “Aren’t you going to double-check?”
There’s no way he could finish in such a short time.
“No need.”
Brother Lin Xuan pointed to the seat he just vacated. “Little Shao, go ahead and check if I succeeded.”
Shao Xingfan smirked and started running the code Lin Xuan wrote.
At first, he was full of disdain, but slowly, shock filled his eyes.
The game’s player capacity had been increased to a staggering 160 million!
Shao Xingfan stared at Lin Xuan in disbelief.
Isn’t Lin Xuan just an ordinary fourth-year student?
How did he know all this?
Realizing something, Shao Xingfan quickly checked the game’s memory usage.
Opening the memory interface revealed a glaring 5.20G.
It’s actually half the original size!
Shao Xingfan was completely astonished.
Lin Xuan glanced at the clock. “I have things to do. If you’re going to call me Dad, do it quickly.”
Shao Xingfan’s face turned beet red.
He never imagined Lin Xuan would win.
But he did.
Willing to honor the bet, Shao Xingfan bent his knees and crashed to the ground.
With his eyes closed, he shouted loudly.
“Dad!”
“Dad!”
“Dad!”
Three powerful calls of “Dad.”
“Good boy.” Brother Lin Xuan smiled.
Shao Xingfan: “…”
Humiliation. So damn humiliating!
After Brother Lin Xuan left, Shao Xingfan kept muttering to himself.
“It’s impossible, this can’t be happening. How could Lin Xuan be so skilled?”
Lin Xuan’s computer skills seemed even higher than his own.
A tech department employee sympathetically patted Shao Xingfan’s shoulder.
“There’s no way you could beat him. Our boss recently participated in the national computer competition and solved a world-class computer problem.”
“What? Are you saying Lin Xuan solved Master Ori’s problem?” Shao Xingfan was shocked.
He had only heard someone mention it briefly and thought it was great that their country finally produced a computer genius.
Being busy, he didn’t bother asking who it was.
Is it Lin Xuan?
“Yeah, didn’t you know?”
The employee quickly nodded. “Also, if you knew, you wouldn’t have made the bet with the boss.”
“Bro, does your face hurt enough? Let me give you some advice: Don’t question anyone, but especially not our boss.”
Shao Xingfan stood frozen, unable to recover.
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Brother Lin Xuan went to meet Shen Mao.
Jiang Qing also entered the president’s office of Suzhou Group.
“Su Zong, Brother Lin Xuan has gone to meet Shen Qianqian’s father, Shen Mao.”
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