I Don’t Want To Be Popular

Chapter 33: The Amethyst Residence

“Sure you can. What do you want?” Chen Chuan asked. “This is just the beginning. I’ll still need your help later on.”

“Can I ask for anything? Will you be able to fulfill whatever I ask for?” Yaoyao asked faintly. “My family is struggling financially. Look, Brother Chen. From your shirt and watch, I can tell that you’re a rich person. Even that’s obviously not a rental car. It’s yours.”

“You can tell from all these things?”

“Yup. I could tell when you reversed the car into the wall earlier. It caused a dent in the back of the car, yet you didn’t mind at all,” said Yaoyao.

“Okay then. What do you want?”

“I want to develop a game. I’m particularly interested in the game engines ‘Unity’ and ‘Unreal 4’. I’ve developed a mobile tactical role-playing game (TRPG) earlier, but I stopped halfway. I want to carry on with it now.”

Chen Chuan nodded. He knew that there were a lot of interesting mini independent video games on Steam. Some had generated huge income despite their ordinariness. It would be great to have Yaoyao and Ziyue join him as both of them studied in the accounting field.

Chen Chuan said, “Let’s find a venue near your campus. I’ll provide you with the workplace and some work equipment. Once you’re done, send me your demo. If it’s suitable, we can consider working on it. We’ll share our earnings equally. Is that okay?”

“Okay. I can show you the game I’ve developed earlier. A few of my friends think it’s good,” replied Yaoyao.

Both of them then took a taxi to the area near Jiaotong University. There was a nearby building called The Amethyst Residence. They bought a 168-square-foot model apartment there, which saved them the trouble of renovating it.

“Get a few like-minded friends to develop the game with you here. Let me have a look at it once you’re done,” said Chen Chuan.

“Alright. I’ll do my best.”

“By the way, Chongqing City is a great location. Help me to survey some strategic venues and properties with growth potential near your campus. I’ll be buying properties here, and I’ll need your help to manage them. You’ll get paid, so you won’t suffer a loss.” Chen Chuan added, “I’ll also need to rely on you to look after my cousin, Ziyue. After all, you’ve mastered Iron Palm.”

“It’s Eight Trigrams Palm, bro…”

“Still the same thing.”

…

After getting everything settled, Chen Chuan and Yaoyao went to a cafe in the afternoon.

Yaoyao had begun to plan for her future ambitiously. She had no illusions that this was a golden opportunity where she had to seize it to prove herself.

Noticing the stress in Yaoyao, Chen Chuan changed the subject and asked, “Do you know what Auto Chess is?”

Yaoyao shook her head.

“I’ll talk to you about it later,” said Chen Chuan.

“We can talk about it tonight,” replied Yaoyao.

Chen Chuan was speechless.

Dota Auto Chess was released in January 2019, followed by the invention of Teamfight Tactics, a game of League of Legends, in July the same year. They had been huge hits.

It was October 2017 at this moment in time where the gameplay of Auto Chess had not been invented. However, Chen Chuan already knew the gameplay inside out. Despite having Double Expenditure Cash Return, he thought he could earn extra money through game development. After all, he could better account for his earnings when he made money honestly. What was more, he felt the need to do something meaningful in life.

Recalling the popular Auto Chess, he said, “I know the gameplay of a minigame, which is considered a TRPG. I’ll tell you how it’s played later. You’ll develop this minigame.”

“Alright. I’ve also developed games of such genre earlier. The initial stage shouldn’t be hard. If you’ve seen the demo, you’ll know,” said Yaoyao.

The two of them casually chatted for a short while.

Gazing at the calendar, Chen Chuan suddenly remembered that Du Hao bought a few raw stones in a town famous for stone gambling on October 6. The town was located in the middle of the city. Du Hao then cut the icy jades and had earned millions from them.

Chen Chuan could remember the exterior of the store that sold several jade stones containing icy jades.

In this case, he could easily go to the store and buy the stones. It would be considered a proper method of making money.

It was a relaxing afternoon having coffee while enjoying the sun.

Chen Chuan viewed his Moments and saw Jiayi’s latest story on WeChat:

[I need your help, friends. We’re juniors from Chuanmei College, and we’re looking for rental accommodation. Since the five of us are staying together, we need spacious accommodation. One of our housemates comes from an affluent family, and he has high expectations for our place of stay. It’ll be great if the place has excellent decor. If you know a place that’s suitable for us, do PM me. It’s urgent.”

Chen Chuan turned off his phone and rubbed his forehead.

His trip to Chongqing City was quite enjoyable as he had received [3 Years of Driving Experience Certificate] and [Cool Overlord]. Additionally, he had bought two apartments and two cars. Not only did he not lose money, but he had also made millions.

The only thing that distressed him was knowing Jiayi.

Jiayi did not show sincerity in persuading Chen Chuan to stay when he was at her courtyard in the middle of the night that day. Moreover, she was not even affected by [Cool Overlord].

Chen Chuan drank his coffee in a gulp. It was steaming hot.