A Lucky Accident

"What kind should we make, then?" Jiang Chao asked.

Chen Lu thought for a moment. "There's one kind of game that has all the features you need. It doesn't take much investment or too much work, as long as you're confident you can make it fun."

"What is it?"

Chen Lu opened a famous gaming platform, pointed at the computer screen, and said, "Roguelike."

Jiang Chao's eyes went wide, like Liu Bei listening to Zhuge Liang's Longzhong Plan.

He suddenly grabbed Chen Lu's arm.

"Chen Lu, everyone can see how quick your mind is.

"You don't have to put up any money or take any risks. As long as you're in, I'll sell my car and scrape together some more, and we'll do it.

"Come be our dog-headed strategist. You'll get equity for your technical skills! Second-in-command!"

Jiang Chao took another swig of beer. "Anyway, my old man won't say anything if I sell my own car. Just come try it with me, okay?

"If we lose money, I'll crawl back and do whatever my dad tells me."

When Chen Lu didn't answer, he kept trying to persuade him.

"You've seen The Wandering Earth, right? Guo Fan is my idol. I want to take a shot like he did.

"He has his sci-fi dream, and I want to make my game."

Chen Lu froze for a moment. He clearly hadn't expected Jiang Chao to take everything he'd said to heart. He said helplessly, "You believe that, or do you believe I'm Qin Shi Huang?"

He couldn't let Jiang Chao take him seriously. After all, this was just his own view of the market.

Besides, Jiang Chao's idea was still a little naive. It wasn't that he couldn't chase his dream, but he shouldn't be so sure that other people had no greed, or dare invite someone who might not invest any money to share the cake.

Even if that person was him.

Someone else might have agreed with their eyes closed. After all, it was a risk-free investment. Any money they made would be free for the taking, and even if Jiang Chao lost everything, they could just dust off their backside and walk away as though nothing had happened.

But Chen Lu couldn't do that. He had never been that kind of person.

Seeing Jiang Chao still staring at him with bright, eager eyes, Chen Lu felt a little helpless. "I'll think about it. Maybe you'll come around once you sober up."

Only then did Jiang Chao let go.

Chen Lu looked at the fighting spirit in Jiang Chao and felt a little puzzled. For him, an easier routine of going back and forth between two places was the good life.

Just then, Jiang Chao suddenly pushed open the door and went out.

"Where are you going?" Chen Lu asked.

"To take the first step," Jiang Chao muttered.

Seeing this, Li Sinian hurried after him, only for Jiang Chao to push him back inside.

He complained to Chen Lu, "What's gotten into the boss? Why's he jumping from one idea to the next?"

"I think he's been thinking about this for a long time." Chen Lu was still looking out the door, his expression serious. "Hasn't he been going on about his dad forcibly changing his college application choices since freshman year?"

"But isn't that a huge leap... I wouldn't be this surprised if he were opening a law firm." Li Sinian smacked his lips.

Then, as if he'd suddenly remembered something, he said, "Oh, right! Now that you mention it, I do remember. He seems to have started looking into this stuff days ago."

Chen Lu nodded. "With how quickly he acts... he might actually make something of it."

Li Sinian didn't disagree and began talking about himself. "I don't have such big dreams. I'm planning to take the civil service exam."

"Sounds good." After saying that, Chen Lu lay down on his bed and stared blankly at the ceiling.

A law student starting a business to make games? That was wild.

But it also gave Chen Lu a signal: soon it would be his turn to make choices about the rest of his life...