Time has passed by and it's almost February, which is the twelfth month of the lunar calendar.

Families are starting to prepare for the Lunar New Year, and schools are also getting ready for the holidays.

The university campus is filled with the festive atmosphere of the approaching Spring Festival (holiday is coming soon) as the winter vacation is approaching.

Liu Jianyu attended an ordinary second-tier undergraduate university, majoring in management and finance.

This major is somewhat mediocre.

Highly qualified individuals, coupled with some luck and connections, may be able to secure a good job, but most graduates often face difficulties finding employment.

Liu Jianyu understood the job prospects by his sophomore year of studying this major.

There are tons of people studying this major, but there aren't many jobs that require this kind of talent. If you study management, it's basically impossible to become a manager. If you study finance, you're not qualified to go into financial investment.

However, many people just want a diploma, since these days everyone has relatives and friends. If you really want to find a job through connections, you can, but it might not be in your major.

The atmosphere in university is much more relaxed than in high school. Skipping classes to play games and team up with friends is common, and not many people are determined to take the college entrance exam.

Winter break is just around the corner. The school is located in Suzhou, where the local cuisine is on the sweeter side, and even the cafeteria ladies' culinary creations are a bit greasy.

Although there are various specialty food stalls, those are a bit more expensive and not worth the price compared to the regular food stalls.

It wasn't that they couldn't afford it, but Liu Jianyu and his roommates spending a little money on games was one thing, but one of his roommates and his girlfriend accidentally "caused a death".

So his buddies pooled their money to lend him to "kill someone".

Because of this, the group ate the canteen's communal meals for a long time, which were so sweet, greasy, and bland that they were practically tasteless. Liu Jianyu also missed the authentic Sichuan hot pot from his hometown more and more.

As single men, Liu Jianyu and his four roommates were completely absorbed in playing games. It wasn't that they didn't want to find girlfriends, but they were both timid and didn't know where to start. So they just played games for two years.

"Xiaoyu, what was the name of the game company your uncle works for again?"

One of the students in the dormitory asked Liu Jianyu, who was engrossed in controlling his game character.

"Why are you asking this? My uncle works for a small company. Don't even think about getting activation codes for big games through my connections."

"Stop talking nonsense, just tell me your name."

"Lingxing Games, what's up? Are you thinking of pursuing a career in game development after graduation?"

Liu Jianyu stopped the character in the safe zone and turned to look at Long Shuyou, who was asking him a question.

"Really... Come and watch this video, your uncle's company is pretty impressive!"

"What video? What video?"

The other people also joined in.

Long Shuyou pointed to the screen, which displayed the logo of Lingxing Games. In the background, a modern building stood against the night sky, with a large Lingxing Games logo on the top floor.

"This is the small company you were talking about? How big does a company have to be to be considered big in Sichuan?"

"Holy crap, my uncle always told me it was a small company!"

Liu Jianyu couldn't help but exclaim.

"The main point isn't this video, but what my cousin told me. She said that Lingxing Games is developing a classic masterpiece that will crush all other games on the market. Due to the need for secrecy, she couldn't say more, but she repeatedly emphasized that it will crush all other games on the market!"

"Your cousin is also from Lingxing Games? That's an exaggeration. Even World of Warcraft didn't dare to say that back in the day."

Another roommate, Xiao Tang, asked a question.

"No way, she's a civil servant who oversees copyright registration and related work. She probably heard something about it."

"Then why didn't she explain what the game was?"

"Nonsense, didn't I just say there were confidentiality factors involved?"

"You've already told half the story, and you're still hiding it and keeping it a secret..."

Long Shuyou chuckled, then said to the group, "Isn't Xiaoyu here? Her uncle works at Lingxing Games and is a leader there, right, Xiaoyu?"

Without answering Long Shuyou's question, Liu Jianyu had already taken out his phone and started making calls. He rarely dialed his uncle's number, mostly just to remind him to have dinner during the Chinese New Year.

My father had two brothers, and my uncle was the eldest. My uncle, who was not yet forty, was doing better than his two older brothers and was considered "young and promising" among our relatives. When I was a child, my uncle would give me more New Year's money.

The phone rang for the sixth time before it was answered.

The noise over there was quite loud; it sounded like they were very busy.

"Xiao Li, do that debugging again. Lao Song, have you imported the anthropomorphic NPC data that Director Wang from the AI ​​Technology Department sent...? Brothers, keep this enthusiasm going, let's give the world a surprise before the New Year!"

Liu Jianyu and his roommates listened quietly, not daring to disturb him. After almost a minute, Lao Liu's voice finally came through the phone.

"Hey Jianyu, I've been so busy lately, I kept you waiting. What brings you here to call me?"

Liu Jianyu gestured to his roommates with his eyes and hands, signaling them to be quiet.

"Uncle, just tell me the truth, how big is your Lingxing Games company? It's definitely not a small company."

"Ah, Jianyu, you probably won't believe me if I told you we suddenly became a big company. Just assume there were confidentiality requirements before. What, have you heard something?"

"Uncle, what kind of game are you developing? You're being so secretive. I only managed to find out a little bit through a classmate. Since you're an insider, if it's convenient, could you give me a little hint?"

Old Liu on the other end chuckled.

Although there are confidentiality requirements, the patents and some reviews have been completed, and most of the rest are in the process of being processed. For a high-level person like him, there is actually no need to keep too much confidentiality.

The production of game equipment at the supporting factory has been accelerated three times, but the production capacity still cannot keep up with the forecast; otherwise, the game would be released even faster.

"You little rascal, I'm not one to brag, but to say that the game we made this time will crush all other games on the market would be an understatement. At least for the next twenty years, no game will be able to threaten it."

"So arrogant?" Liu Jianyu and his roommates all had the same thought in their minds.

The next reaction was—he's bragging.

"Uncle, you're exaggerating..."

Old Liu was in a good mood and couldn't help but tease his nephew a bit more. He had been holding back from bragging about such an amazing thing for a while, and he was really getting restless.

"Don't doubt me, kid. You'll find out soon enough. Don't worry, Jianyu. I've already prepared the top-of-the-line gaming helmet for you. When the first batch of gaming pods comes out, I'll save some for you too. Your uncle still has some special privileges."

"I'm busy now, so I'll stop talking for now. I'll show you around the company when you come back from your winter break."

"Uh, okay, Uncle."

The busy tone on the phone indicated that the call had been disconnected.

Although Liu Jianyu didn't turn on the speakerphone, the few people gathered together could still hear him clearly in the quiet dormitory.

"Sigh, they still didn't tell us after all."

"yes..."

"Wait! Jianyu, your uncle just said... a gaming helmet and a gaming pod?"

Liu Jianyu was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening.

"Could he have misspoke? Could it be the kind of game I'm thinking of..."

"But I'm so excited..."

"No, I have to call my uncle again!"