Chapter 312: The Fact Is That Simple 311
Wang Heng sat in the dormitory, staring at the computer screen.
On the screen was the stock trading page. According to the memory from the previous playthrough, a certain stock was about right to buy now, and he had confirmed it with the hamster first thing this morning, so there was basically no problem.
At the same time, his ears were filled with the sounds of playing together—specifically, Tang Hexing and Fu Hanwen shouting in the dormitory, with the speaker playing the game’s sound effects out loud, as well as Feng Jia Miaomiao’s voice.
“Xiao Fu, don’t just stand there, go over there, faster! Xiao Tang, don’t go into that bush, learn your lesson!” Feng Jia Miaomiao clearly had a girl’s voice, but her words carried a commanding dominance.
Of course, Fu Hanwen and Tang Hexing’s kills and assists combined didn’t add up to as many as Feng Jia Miaomiao’s, but they had died two or three times more than her, which left the two of them obediently listening.
Suddenly, Wang Ke came up behind Wang Heng and asked curiously, “Teacher, you’re still trading stocks?”
Just then, Wang Heng had successfully placed the order and closed the trading page, leaving only the K-line chart on the screen.
He turned his head and replied, “Yeah, the stock market trend has been pretty good lately.”
Wang Ke: “Then can Teacher recommend something? Which stock did you buy, Teacher Wang?”
Wang Heng asked in return, “You want to invest money in the stock market too?”
Wang Ke shook his head: “No, I don’t have money either, just asking…”
Wang Heng pointed at the screen: “This stock. I think it’s okay. But actually, I don’t really suggest you get into the stock market. Retail investors without experience or information channels basically end up as chives being cut, it’s hard to profit. It’s much better to just put the money in the bank.”
Wang Ke couldn’t help but feel puzzled: “But aren’t you a retail investor too?”
Wang Heng smiled: “I have investment experience, and I can afford to lose.”
Wang Ke laughed too: “As expected of Teacher Wang…”
At this point, the group playing together had finally destroyed the opponent’s crystal, so they could let go of the mouse and keyboard and rest.
Tang Hexing said, “Vice Class Monitor, did you hear? Our Teacher Wang is playing stocks. Want to follow with one hand?”
Feng Jia Miaomiao: “I’ve been out of office for months, don’t call me Vice Class Monitor anymore, call me Older Sister! And I don’t have money to touch stocks either, I’m still mooching cola from my roommate!”
Fu Hanwen laughed: “Does your roommate let you drink it?”
Feng Jia Miaomiao: “Of course, our dormitory gets along great, right, Nan Yin?”
Then a girl’s slightly shy voice came through the audio: “Miaomiao, you… aiya, I’m going to wash clothes!”
Feng Jia Miaomiao laughed boldly: “Look at you, why be shy in front of Older Sister?”
Meanwhile in their dormitory, Fu Hanwen and Tang Hexing exchanged a glance, their faces full of mischievous grins, but they held back from laughing out loud.
Wang Heng patted Tang Hexing’s shoulder and asked in a low voice: “One-sided yuri?”
Tang Hexing was shocked: “Teacher Wang, how did you… guess it so quickly?”
Wang Heng, rich in romance experience, smiled calmly: “We’ve been classmates for so long, how could I not see it?”
With that, he walked toward the dormitory doorway.
Fu Hanwen couldn’t help asking: “Where are you going, Teacher Wang?”
Wang Heng touched the gift box in his pocket: “Got something to do, probably can’t make afternoon class.”
This sentence was clearly heard by Feng Jia Miaomiao, who was connected via computer voice chat.
So she teased: “Skipping class so boldly?”
Wang Heng: “Aren’t you out of office already? Still managing this?”
Feng Jia Miaomiao: “Even though I’m out, I was at least the former Vice Class Monitor. And even as an ordinary classmate, I have the duty to remind you.”
Wang Heng: “Keep this up, and I won’t help you make up lessons next time, okay?”
Feng Jia Miaomiao: “…”
Wang Heng: “Any more questions?”
Feng Jia Miaomiao: “Well then, safe travels.”
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Lu Qi sat in her office, looking at the data on the screen, her brows furrowed.
After contemplating for a while, she let out a long sigh, picked up her mobile phone. Seeing the WeChat on her phone, her expression finally brightened a bit.
【I’ve arrived at the building doorway, waiting for you here, not going in.】
So Lu Qi temporarily set aside that annoying data, stood up, and walked out of the office. She took the elevator to the ground floor, exited the building, and sure enough, she saw Wang Heng not far away.
Lu Qi walked up to him and smiled: “What do you want to eat for noon?”
Wang Heng shrugged: “I’m fine with anything, you pick.”
Lu Qi: “Anything is the most troublesome answer. I’m not that hungry, so I’m letting you decide.”
Wang Heng: “I’m not hungry either… In that case, shall we take a stroll first? Do you have time, Sister Lu?”
Lu Qi gave a bitter smile: “Going back to the office now wouldn’t help anyway, so let’s walk.”
It was noon now, winter sunlight shining on people, warm and cozy. A breeze brushed her face, and Lu Qi felt her mood improve quite a bit, at least not as stuffy as ten minutes ago.
Wang Heng asked: “Hasn’t your game started public testing already? What’s wrong, something off?”
Lu Qi sighed: “I think the game itself is fine, but Penguin is giving more promotion resources to another project. Now they’re crushing us.”
Wang Heng: “Same type?”
Lu Qi: “Of course. If it were a different type, it wouldn’t be a big deal. But it’s the same type, same company, so it’s like raising gu.”
Wang Heng pulled out his mobile phone, searched a bit, and sure enough, among Penguin’s mobile game MOBAs, the one with the highest popularity wasn’t Honor of Kings, but a game called All-People Heroes.
He comforted her: “It’s okay, it’s only just started…”
“But they got the most promotion resources right from the start!” Lu Qi interrupted somewhat anxiously. “They’re already on the game charts now, and the reviews are good too. At this rate, Honor of Kings will just get colder and colder.”
After that, the two continued walking forward, but fell silent for the moment.
Wang Heng looked down at his mobile phone, checked the introduction for All-People Heroes again, and quietly pondered… gradually, he came up with a train of thought.
“Actually, your competitor isn’t that scary,” Wang Heng suddenly said. “Compared to you, it has two major flaws.”
Lu Qi: “?”
Wang Heng continued: “First, the development system. This kind of competitive game should aim for fairness between opponents, with victory decided by skill and consciousness. But they added a whole development system—higher levels mean stronger combat power, and you can even pay to get stronger… Do you think a game like that can compete with yours?”
Lu Qi neither confirmed nor denied it, just asked: “And the second flaw?”
Wang Heng: “The second issue is the name. PC players are more hardcore than mobile gamers, in other words, mobile gamers have shallower recognition of games. So to mobile gamers, hero names like Minos and Diana aren’t as memorable as Li Bai and Sun Shangxiang.”
“What you said…” Lu Qi still seemed doubtful, “That simple?”
Wang Heng shrugged: “The fact is that simple.”
Standing in hindsight analysis, anyone can be Zhuge Liang. But for those in the midst of the fog, it’s not so easy to make judgments.
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