Chapter 0800: Multiple-Choice Questions

Murphy's Law is a very interesting psychological effect. Simply put, if something can happen, even if the probability is small, it will definitely happen.

But conversely, for things that are destined to happen, people always like to worry about gains and losses from their own perspective.

Just like the Chen brothers at this moment. From the moment Zhao Fusheng entered, he noticed they were very nervous—a mix of hope and worry. Especially when Zhang Qian sat down in front of the computer, both brothers showed obvious concern. Chen Danian, who was in charge of technology, even flushed slightly, with visible beads of sweat on his forehead.

In fact, from the very beginning of their contact until now, the Chen brothers and Zhao Fusheng had maintained a certain distance. Simply put, borrowing a term from marital relationships, it was like treating each other with respect.

On one hand, Chen Shoufu valued his equity highly and remained vigilant toward Zhao Fusheng; on the other hand, he never played any dirty tricks behind his back.

This was a way of getting along that Zhao Fusheng liked. After all, everyone was seeking wealth, and sometimes too close a relationship made it hard to negotiate business.

Now, Boss Chen clearly had no intention of maintaining his composure. His mood was entirely dictated by that game.

But for some reason, Zhao Fusheng felt that this Chen Tianqiao was more real.

Sometimes, after success, people become ethereal. Ordinary folks often think that big shots are far removed from them. Actually, it's simple: when they sit in that position, they are no longer their original selves.

"President Chen, congratulations," Zhao Fusheng said with a smile to Chen Tianqiao. "I think this game will definitely be a hit."

Chen Tianqiao seemed to breathe a sigh of relief at that moment. He looked up and forced a smile at Zhao Fusheng. "I hope so. To be honest, if we keep losing money like this, I really don't know if I should stay in the internet industry."

Zhao Fusheng laughed. "Well then, how about this: sell the company to me, and I'll acquire your shares. What do you think?"

Chen Tianqiao was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head and laughed.

The fact that Zhao Fusheng could still say something like that showed that he truly had faith in Shengda.

Next, Chen Danian gave Zhao Fusheng a detailed introduction to the game "Legend," covering everything from class divisions to the point card recharge system. Although Zhao Fusheng had played it in his previous life, experiencing it from the dual perspectives of operator and consumer made it very interesting.

"So the money I recharged in my past life all turned into these guys' luxury cars and villas," Zhao Fusheng thought as he listened to Chen Danian, a sudden realization striking him.

Then he couldn't help but laugh and looked at Chen Tianqiao. "President Chen, you might not like hearing this, but I think the game should add a line on the startup screen."

"What?" The Chen brothers exchanged glances, looking at Zhao Fusheng curiously. Did he have another good idea?

Zhao Fusheng didn't mean anything else; he was just recalling a period in China when online games were criticized for their impact on minors. Back then, "Legend" was one of the first to be heavily criticized.

"I think we could remind players at the start that minors should be cautious online and not imitate scenes from the game," Zhao Fusheng said seriously to the Chen brothers.

"I'll consider it," Chen Tianqiao said after a moment's thought, then nodded to his brother. "Talk to the R&D team and see if we can add it."

After all, Zhao Fusheng was the largest shareholder besides himself, and the suggestion didn't sound bad.

He didn't know that in the future, when online games were blamed for corrupting minors, "Legend" would earn a good reputation because of this line. In most people's eyes, such an action showed a sense of responsibility.

At noon, Zhao Fusheng had lunch with Chen Tianqiao. As the host, Chen had to fulfill his duties.

Back at the hotel, standing in the elevator, Zhang Qian looked at Zhao Fusheng's back with admiration. To be honest, he found it hard to believe that Zhao Fusheng owned shares in an internet company, especially a game company. It seemed like he had countless secrets.

Zhao Fusheng was in a very good mood, humming a tune as he entered the hotel room.

Boss Chen had booked two rooms for Zhao Fusheng and Zhang Qian, fortunately adjacent, so Zhang Qian could respond quickly if Zhao Fusheng needed anything.

"You're in a good mood?"

Seeing the smile on Zhao Fusheng's face, Zhang Qian asked curiously.

They hadn't known each other long, and although Zhang Qian wasn't very familiar with Zhao Fusheng's personality, he knew that Zhao Fusheng wasn't the type to easily show his emotions.

But now, Zhao Fusheng was clearly in a good mood—a very good one at that.

"Yeah, I think this game will definitely make money," Zhao Fusheng nodded, not denying Zhang Qian's observation. "Maybe this company can even go public."

"Really?" Zhang Qian didn't understand the internet. Even when he played the game earlier, he only figured it out with Chen Danian's guidance. Although the game was good, he still found it hard to believe that a company could go public based on just one game.

Zhao Fusheng chuckled. "Really. And I have a very strong premonition."

In fact, he had to admit that sometimes luck was determined from the very first choice. Take Chen Tianqiao, for example. From initially buying MyHome and accumulating a huge user base, to facing difficulties during the internet bubble and turning his attention to online games, to now acquiring that Korean game company and bringing "Legend" to China—step by step, in Zhao Fusheng's view, these choices undoubtedly destined Chen Tianqiao to succeed.

Life is nothing more than making various multiple-choice questions. Options A, B, C, D are laid out; sometimes it's a single-choice question, sometimes a multiple-choice one. For instance, marriage is a single choice—well, in ancient times, it seemed to be multiple-choice.

Every choice brings us completely different consequences, and these consequences lead to more choices. It's like a towering tree: from one trunk, a branch shoots out, then smaller branches split off from that branch, and each small branch splits again, growing more leaves.

Faced with such layered choices, most people can only foresee the result one or two steps after their first choice. Like Chen Tianqiao: his intuition told him the internet would develop well, so he chose to dive in headfirst, even betting everything on the game "Legend."

But he didn't know how the market would react after the game was launched.

As for Zhao Fusheng, he already knew the result five or six steps ahead, so he was full of confidence.