Chapter 929: Is it not considered using connections?

Qin Ce is not short of money. Even if he came to the capital to treat his grandfather and did not plan to stay here for a long time, buying a house would be a very simple matter.

However, Qin Ce did not buy a house; instead, he moved into the Qin family home with Qiao Xing.

He didn't understand why Qin Ce did this. Did he have other ideas, or was he just afraid of trouble, or had he developed a habit of not spending money recklessly because he had been with Qiao Xing for a long time?

Qin Yi couldn't quite put his finger on what was strange, but it just didn't feel like Qin Ce's usual way of doing things.

When Qin Ce returned to the room, Qiao Xing was still awake. She was sitting on the bed, watching videos on her computer.

She looked up, saw Qin Ce, and said, "You're back? Why did you take so long today?"

Qin Yi casually took off his coat and hung it in the dressing room. "We had a lot to discuss, so it took a while."

Qiao Xing asked, "What was the result? Are you confident?"

Qin Ce shook his head. "Yes, but not much, maybe seventy percent."

Upon hearing this number, Qiao Xing's worries deepened.

They had originally agreed that if there was no effect after the three courses of treatment on Grandpa Qin's side, they would choose to use the special medicine developed by Qin Ce.

However, that special drug mainly targets cancer, specifically early-stage cancer, and primarily serves to prevent cancer from developing or spreading.

For someone like Grandpa Qin, whose bodily functions are declining and who suffers from what is commonly known as "age-related diseases," that particular special medicine might not necessarily be effective.

Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary, Qin Ce will not let his grandfather take the special medicine.

Although experts said there was a 70% chance of recovery, for Qin Ce, the risks of that 70% chance were no different from the remaining 30%.

"Let's wait and see. I've already discussed it with them today. Although the clinical trials are fine, we need to be 100% certain."

Qin Ce raised his hand and rubbed her head. "Don't worry, it's okay."

Qiao Xing nodded. "There's no use worrying. We can only take it one step at a time."

She is now praying that three courses of treatment will completely cure Grandpa Qin's illness, so that he won't have to go through all that trouble anymore.

Qin Ce glanced at the laptop she was holding and frowned slightly. "You're playing games again?"

Qiao Xing then realized that she had forgotten to tell Qin Ce the good news.

"I'm not playing a game. This is our company's new game. It's in closed beta today, and Tao Yang specifically sent me the installation package so I could try it out."

Qin Ce glanced at it; the page was flashy and colorful, with a male character resembling one from an anime standing in the center of the screen.

"Is this what they call the male lead?" Qin Ce asked.

"Yes, there are four male leads in total. I picked the one who is most like you. I even designed this male lead's character. What do you think? Does he look like you?"

Qin Ce's disdain was written all over his face. "In your heart, is this how I am?"

Qiao Xing explained with a smile, "Like you, but I didn't say it was you. You don't know, in this type of game now, handsome, rich, and domineering CEO characters like you are very popular."

Qin Ce declined to comment.

He has no interest in this kind of game, nor does he appreciate the current popular tastes.

Qiao Xing was still enthusiastically recommending it to Qin Ce, saying, "This male lead is the most popular of the four male leads. Sun Miao said that when they released the trailer on Weibo, there were already fans of the male lead who started creating supertopics to discuss the characters, the plot, and the card art."

“I just checked Weibo, and every post about this male lead has thousands of comments, and he’s very popular.”

"What's the use?" Qin Ce still didn't understand.

"Popularity means there's buzz. Tao Yang sent me the beta test data. You wouldn't believe it, but our company's revenue tripled today alone."

Qiao Xing became more and more excited as he spoke, his tone tinged with pride.

Compared to Qiao Xing's project, Qin Ce deals with projects worth millions or tens of millions every day.

Sometimes, he can decide the life or death of a company simply by signing a few words.

Therefore, he couldn't empathize with Qiao Xing, nor could he understand why she was so happy about such a small success.

Seeing her smug expression, Qin Ce's lips curled slightly, and he said symbolically, "Then congratulations to you."

Qiao Xing knew that her success was insignificant in the face of a capitalist like Qin Ce.

However, it was already quite a treat to hear him say "Congratulations".

She deliberately asked Qin Ce, "President Qin, if this project succeeds, would you consider investing in our Big Bad Wolf Company?"

Qin Ce looked at Qiao Xing as if she were an idiot, "Are you alright?"

Qiao Xing nudged his arm. "Hey, tell me, our company is capable now, we'll definitely be able to cooperate with S&C."

Qin Ce asked calmly, "Didn't you say you didn't want me to invest?"

Qiao Xing immediately denied it, saying, "I never said I didn't want you to invest. I said that before because this project was the first one that Big Bad Wolf officially took over. I wanted the company to solve those problems on its own, instead of asking you to pull strings."

"So now, it's not considered using connections anymore?"

"Of course not now. Tao Yang and I have calculated it. As long as this game can be officially launched and there are no problems with the later promotion and operation, then this game will be our company's evergreen. We are already famous in Chongqing, so we can definitely rely on the company itself to cooperate with S&C."

Qin Ce said, "Don't be too happy yet. The key is whether a game can maintain stability in the later stages. You feel hopeful now because the hype hasn't died down yet. Whether your project can make money depends not on now, but on the future."

Although Qin Ce's words were somewhat discouraging, they were also true.

He had spent far more time navigating the business world than Shen Boyan and Tao Yang.

Qin Ce had encountered those problems countless times before.

That's why Qin Ce felt that the success Qiao Xing spoke of wasn't truly a success.

Qiao Xing felt that Qin Ce made sense, and she really couldn't be too happy too soon.

Even if the game does run smoothly, there are still many problems to be solved.

Just like those mobile games nowadays, they issue maintenance notices every few days, either because the server crashes or the system has bugs.

Rather than worrying about how much money they could make later in the game, Qiao Xing felt that they should be more concerned about whether they had the ability to perfectly solve the same problems if they encountered them later.

The internal testing will last about three days. As long as the server remains stable and smooth during these three days, and the backend system does not crash, then there should be no major problems.

After another two weeks, we can fix the remaining issues and then officially launch the app.