Once there was an amusing piece about flaunting wealth online.
You'd wake up on a 100-square-meter bed, walk two minutes to a 500-square-meter bathroom to freshen up, and then walk five minutes to a closet with over 10,000 outfits for all seasons to pick today's attire under the guidance of a personal stylist.
Though Fang Jueyu's life wasn't this extravagant yet, it wasn't far off either. If he really wanted, this joke could very well become a reality.
For the next little while, Fang Jueyu's days became a bit more relaxed. He'd either game with a few of his buddies or watch dramas and movies—your standard summer break for a college student these days.
A few days ago, Cheng Kai and the others came up with their game proposals, which Zhuang Ying submitted to a gaming company she owned for evaluation. The proposals received a lot of praise.
Following that, it was pretty straightforward. Fang Jueyu invested 20 million to register a gaming company, holding 70% of the shares, with the remaining 30% shared among his three roommates. Fang Jueyu had insisted they take it.
As for the subsequent tasks like hiring and choosing a location for the company, Fang Jueyu let them handle the headaches. He wasn't about to waste his energy on such things.
One evening, he logged into Bamboo Platform to watch some live streams, as usual. He was quite surprised to discover that in just over a week, his personal account on the platform had amassed over a million followers and tens of thousands of comments, all either looking to interact or cozy up to him.
"This computer is seriously good. Even when pulling up tens of thousands of comments, it doesn't lag!" Fang Jueyu praised. "All-in-ones these days are really something!"
"Host, with which eye did you see that this is an all-in-one?" a voice from Yiyi sounded in his ear.
"Is it not? It's just a screen—no tower. What else could it be?" Fang Jueyu bent down, but apart from the immaculate white animal skin under his desk, there really was nothing.
"Host, did you see those lines behind the computer display?"
It was then that Fang Jueyu noticed the computer had a small connector linking to the wall, appearing as if some cables ran directly into it.
"Is the tower inside the wall?" Fang Jueyu looked as if he had never seen the world.
"There's a small supercomputer beneath this villa!"
"What? A supercomputer?" Fang Jueyu's jaw almost dropped. These things were international strategic technology products used for defense and scientific research, and he was using one for gaming, watching videos, and streaming?
"This was built long ago with design plans given by your father. It covers about 200 square meters, so the operation speed is slower, only about 500 trillion calculations per second. But it's more than enough for your daily use."
"Damn, when was this thing installed here?" At first, he simply couldn't believe a supercomputer had always been here.
"It was moved over a little over a month ago because Miss Zhuang Ying thought this place most likely where you'd reside long-term."
"That's crazy, I have nothing to say!" Fang Jueyu was once again floored by his family. He'd lived here over a week and only now realized there was a supercomputer beneath his house. If people found out, it would probably cause quite a stir.
"Yiyi, can you help me filter out the spam?"
"Piece of cake!" Fang Jueyu's computer screen flashed, and all irrelevant information was automatically filtered out.
"Welcome 10-level VIP user 'lin seen deer' to host Park's live room!"
"666, welcome, Boss Deer!"
"Boss Deer, did you see my PM? If you want, I can keep you company tonight!"
"Top comment, have some shame! Stop seducing my husband!"
"Boss Deer, you here? Want to join in? We need one more player for our squad!" Park, having just ended a game and missing a teammate, simply invited Fang Jueyu.
"Sure!" Fang Jueyu joined Park's squad, having nothing better to do.
"By the way, I don't have an account in this zone. Anyone willing to lend me one? It'll be worth your while. Just send the account info to Park!" Fang Jueyu mentioned in the chat.
"Use mine, Boss Deer. It's Diamond rank!"
"Pah, Diamond rank, you call that? Use mine, King rank, 700 points!"
"You guys can fight over it. I just want to see what 'worth your while' means!"
"Going to second that!"
Park's squad was made up of high-ranked players, and a Master account was quickly sent over.
Fang Jueyu logged in and, without hesitation, topped up the account with 100,000 RMB, converting into game credits equaling a million—a massive amount to purchase all non-exclusive skins!
"Boss Deer, you're too generous!"
"Whoever that was, what luck!"
"Damn, Boss Deer, next time you borrow an account, give a heads up. I just started watching!"
"Boss Deer, let me introduce you—these are my former teammates from pro gaming days, Baldy, Shadow, and Kid!"
"Hey, nice to meet you!" Fang Jueyu connected to the team's mic and greeted the former pro players, remembering Kid's match as the first LOL game he ever watched.
"Wow, Boss Deer, your voice is amazing!"
"With a voice like that, not playing ADC would be a waste."
"Up top seems a bit shady, but I like it!"
"Boss Deer, which position do you play?"
"Mid, I'm used to it!" Fang Jueyu instantly picked Victor, his go-to mid-lane champion.
"Watching Boss Deer get wrecked!"
"Who's going to do that? If you can't handle Boss Deer, he'll just bury you with money!"
"Boss Deer, no hiring actors, okay?"
While Fang Jueyu wasn't bad, he was still a step behind the pros. Yet, with Shadow constantly ganking the enemy mid-laner and the others literally diving to help him get a pentakill, this was wealth in action.
They kept playing until ten, with fans flooding the chat.
"It's ten. Guess Boss Deer is going offline!"
"Where's Boss Deer's proposal team? Gather in Xinyu's room!"
"Hahaha, Boss Deer, you sneaking off?"
"Haha, it's a habit!" Fang Jueyu laughed.
"Alright, won't keep you," Park said, "By the way, in three days, there's China Joy. Interested in checking it out in Magic City?"
"Sure!" Fang Jueyu had wanted to go for ages but never had the cash.
"Great! When you get to Magic City, look me up. I'll introduce you to some friends!"
"Alright, see you in Magic City in three days!"