Chapter 43: Chapter 42 The first product? Make a Life Simulator!

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"Boss, how are you feeling, any better?"

Gu Yu hummed a song, cheerfully walked into the boss's hospital room.

"Laosi! You've become famous! You're now the National Husband!"

Before Gu Yu could even sit beside the bed, Boss Pu exclaimed in surprise, while Qin Laosan beside him nodded vigorously.

"What the heck? National Husband? Stop joking around, I don't do live streaming, nor do I make videos, and I'm definitely not some star, so let's not use those entertainment industry terms to flatter me, okay?"

"Saying Peng Yuyan is the National Husband would be more like it!"

Gu Yu's expression froze, and then he chuckled.

He casually grabbed an apple from the bedside table and began munching on it.

"I'm not kidding! You really are the National Husband! Right now, even Wang Dali's trending heat on Dou Ying isn't as high as yours!"

Boss Pu was getting anxious. Why didn't Gu Yu believe him?

Struggling to sit up and wanting to hand over his phone to Gu Yu, he accidentally tugged at the wound on his chest, wincing in pain.

"No! Just lie down, don't move! I'll use my phone to check Dou Ying. I really want to see how popular I've become!"

Gu Yu bit into his apple and pulled out his own unlocked phone, opening Dou Ying.

- "Shocking! Isn't this the National Husband?" -

After a three-second advertisement, the first video on the screen startled Gu Yu.

"Damn! Do smartphone apps really listen to users? Look! We were just talking about the National Husband, and Dou Ying pushes this to me! Awesome!"

Gu Yu held up his phone and laughingly pointed at the video for Boss Pu and Qin Laosan to see.

The two of them, however, didn't speak and instead looked on with an expression of someone enjoying a good show.

"Hey! You'd better turn off the permission for Dou Ying to access your recordings!"

Seeing the two of them unmoved, Gu Yu kindly advised.

The next second, the video began to load to the singing part.

"Walking through the bustling crowd~ Not liking it but still need to appreciate~ I am silent..."

Now Gu Yu, holding his phone, froze completely.

This song… this music, why does it feel so familiar?

Why does it sound just like my singing?

Instantly, all sorts of guesses flashed through Gu Yu's mind.

He hurriedly brought the phone closer to his face, his expression one of shock as he watched himself on the screen, eyes closed, singing with emotion.

"Damn! It really is me!"

Gu Yu's expression went from skepticism to astonishment, and then to the .JPG of an old man looking at a phone on the subway.

As everyone knows, watching a video about oneself leaves one feeling extremely embarrassed.

Especially when there are acquaintances watching too, at that moment, Gu Yu was so embarrassed his toes might have bored a hole through the floor.

"Open the comments section and have a look!"

Qin gestured and gently opened the comment section for Gu Yu, which already had over 100K comments.

- Mrs. Wang from Guangdong: Nice to meet you~ My husband~ Hello! ♥160K - An hour ago.

Gu Yu saw the first comment, looked at the avatar of a fifty-year-old auntie, and his pupils shook violently.

As he read on, his facial expressions were as varied as a chameleon's.

Skimming through the comments, the most were from the "husband" faction, followed by the shippers, and then so-called music fans and various fighters.

After reading several comments, Gu Yu took a deep breath and had to accept the fact that he suddenly became the National Husband.

Going out was already troublesome, and now it's certain that he absolutely must wear a mask in the future!

What if he caught the attention of female predators? That would be a mess!

However, with his current level of combat capability, it seemed unlikely any female predator could best him.

Putting his phone back in his pocket, Gu Yu continued nibbling on his apple.

"Just watch such news for fun; the hype will die down after a while, and people will forget about me, so stop teasing me about it."

"Heh heh, Laosi, you're a big celebrity now!"

Boss Pu chuckled, and Qin Laosan joined in the laughter.

"Why not start a live streaming channel? Make the most of this wave of popularity to earn a quick buck?"

Qin Laosan's business mind kicked in, after all, with Gu Yu's current trending status, not taking advantage of it seemed a waste!

But Gu Yu shook his head.

"No thanks, fame brings trouble. One wrong word on the internet and the impact could be huge!"

Gu Yu was serious in his demeanor; he clearly had no intentions of riding this wave of popularity.

He had a clear line in his mind about what money to earn and what not to earn!

Besides, with the strict regulations on live commerce now, he didn't want to get involved in that mess.

"True! Plus, our Laosi probably doesn't care about the money anyway!"

Qin Laosan nodded, strongly agreeing with Gu Yu's view.

"Speaking of money, there's something I want to discuss with you two. I plotted a company with Laoer yesterday, and I'd like to hear your thoughts, whether you want to join in or not?"

After finishing his apple, Gu Yu casually tossed the core into the trash can and then brought up the topic of starting a company.

"A company?"

Boss Pu and Qin Laosan exchanged puzzled looks.

Such sudden news from Laosi?

A company planned out after just one night?

"Yes, all the paperwork is done, the name is set—Ideal Paradise Network Technology Co., Ltd., and it should officially be up and running in about three days!"

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"Fuck! That fast? Three days? Laosi, isn't your efficiency a bit too high? Doesn't the normal process take over half a month?"

"Yeah! Isn't this too sudden? What did Laoer say? Has he joined you yet?"

The two buddies were stunned; Laosi really meant business!

He didn't even have a preparatory process!

"He's joined! But currently, I'm still thinking about what product to make. The general direction is probably the gaming industry?"

Gu Yu nodded. Last night, when he was discussing names with his Laoer, Laoer had already expressed definite support for him.

Now it was all about what Boss Pu and Laosan thought.

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Boss Pu and Laosan began to think deeply, their heads bowed.

In their view, the decision Laosi made was indeed a bit hasty, especially since things like company operations and personnel coordination were still unclear.

It felt a bit like they were going into battle unprepared.

Boss Pu touched the bandage wrapped around his wound, thinking that Laosi was practically his lifesaver!

Clenching his teeth, Boss Pu nodded vigorously.

"Laosi! I'm with you! Let's start a business together! Whether we succeed or fail, consider it as brothers taking a chance!"

Seeing Boss Pu agree, Qin Laosan didn't hesitate at all.

"Right! Room 502 can't be without anyone! The four of us should share in the glory and the defeat together! We're still young anyway; let's just give it a try!"

Both expressed their serious commitment; they truly considered Gu Yu as their brother!

Since Gu Yu wanted to enter the gaming industry, they definitely had to make a contribution!

The worst-case scenario was just losing money and going out of business, right?

"Laosi, how much money do you approximately need to start this company? I have amassed over twenty thousand, and I can put it all in! What about you, Laosan?"

Boss Pu first asked about the capital needed to start the company before turning to look at Qin Laosan.

He had been studying until his third year of college and, though he didn't work part-time and earn money like Gu Yu,

his family background was good. He received plenty of living expenses every month, so he could save about a thousand yuan each month. In two years, that was over twenty thousand!

Qin Shan: "I don't have that much money on me, maybe around ten thousand? But I can ask my dad for some. If I tell him I'm starting a business, he will definitely support me. I should be able to pull together two or three ten thousands!"

After speaking, the two of them began to open Alipay, instant messaging, and various banking apps on their phones to calculate exactly how much savings they had.

Gu Yu watched them add up their money meticulously, even down to the last yuan, to move into Alipay, and felt deeply moved.

"Alright, alright! You don't need to give me any money! We don't need you to spend a penny on this company start-up; I've got all the capital prepared!"

Gu Yu walked over, took their phones out of their hands, and placed them on the bed, then had Qin Laosan sit back down in his seat.

The two still holding their phone posture looked at Gu Yu in confusion.

"How can this be? If the four of us are starting a company together, we should all contribute money and effort, right? How can we leave all the costs to you? Isn't that just handing over all the risks to you?"

Boss Pu tried to take back his phone to transfer money to Gu Yu.

Gu Yu smiled, shook his head, and pressed down his hand.

"No need! You guys should have guessed that my family background is not ordinary, right? This is supposed to be a trial for me! That's why they threw a company at me, for me to try my hand at overall management!"

To reassure his brothers, Gu Yu had no choice but to concoct a benevolent lie.

"Hiss—so it's that legendary family training? Not attending school properly to inherit billions of family fortune? No! Should it be not running the company well, so you can't inherit the billions of family fortune?"

"Yeah, Laosi! Your family is really awesome, aren't they? Just casually letting you run a company?"

Boss Pu and Laosan didn't argue about investing anymore.

Since it was Laosi's family intervening, there was obviously no need for them to put in any money.

Bear in mind Laosi's pocket money was in the hundreds of thousands!

What's their twenty thousand compared to that?

Jealous! Is this how rich people raise their children?

"...Yep! Exactly! If the company doesn't do well, I will have to go home and... no, I won't be able to inherit the family fortune!"

Seeing his two brothers who had fallen deeply into bewilderment, Gu Yu decided to just go along with their conversation.

It even saved him the trouble of having to explain this in the future.

Don't ask! The answer is, my family is behind me, with real power. It's all family-style training, elite-style education!

Somebody wants to investigate? Whatever you find out is only what I want you to see!

"So we're not investing in shares, right?"

Boss Pu and Qin Laosan double-checked once more, asserting that if Gu Yu needed it, they would undoubtedly invest all they had without hesitation!

"Yeah! I don't need your money, but you'll need to contribute with your skills!"

Gu Yu smiled faintly. Besides himself, the company needed to recruit five employees, and here were three ready candidates!

And later, he could pull in his girlfriend Lin Xinyue to manage the business side of things, which would bring them up to the necessary headcount.

"We've got skills! Although we aren't strong programmers, we can handle small projects!"

"So, have you thought about what the first product should be?"

The two slapped their thighs, signaling no worries, but the question promptly shifted back to the company's product.

What game to make was crucial!

Their question posed a challenge to Gu Yu. He thought for a moment, then his eyes landed on a cultural diagram on the wall, detailing the common diseases people are likely to experience from infancy to old age.

Based on that chart, a spark of inspiration flashed across Gu Yu's mind!

"Got it! Let's make a text-based Life Simulator for our company's first product!"

Boss Pu and Laosan glanced at each other.

"A Life Simulator? Just text-based? With their capabilities... it's possible!"

"Then it's settled!"