[I still marvel at how big the world is]
[Also intoxicated by childhood love words]
[No truth or falsehood left, no struggle, no pointless joke]
[I will give her my youth back]
[With the midsummer popping up at your fingertips]
[The heart goes with the wind]
In Shenzhen in 2017, the song "The Wind Rises" can be heard everywhere, whether on campus radio or in the city's streets.
This is the latest single released this year by Yixia Band, the most famous campus band of Pengda University. It is dedicated to the senior students in the graduation season, and also to themselves who are about to graduate, except Xiaoxue.
Two years have passed in a flash.
It is now the summer of 2017, a new round of graduation season.
There have been so many things that have happened in the past two years that Mei Fang doesn't want to go back and list them one by one.
In terms of career, with the arrival of the era of game licenses, Mei Fang took advantage of the large number of game licenses accumulated in the early years to seize the front row of new game sequences in the entire game market.
However, the cautious Mei Fang is quite low-key about the game license he holds, and still adheres to the strategy of distributing high-quality content, achieving an unshakable position in the two-dimensional segment and independent game track.
This was also marked by the completion of Mei Fang's group building, the Yuanxi Twin Towers, and Yuanxi Interactive Entertainment's dominance in the two-dimensional world was gradually recognized by the industry.
The Yuanxi Twin Towers are large office buildings constructed by combining two 100-meter-high buildings. The tower bridge in the middle is equipped with an electronic LED screen that is twice as large as the Penguin Seaside Window.
When there are no special promotional activities, the LED screen will display various cute shapes and emoticons of C Station’s poster girl—Yuanjiang, and occasionally there will even be a live broadcast on the same screen.
This series of cute interactions also made the Yuanxi Twin Towers a pilgrimage site for domestic two-dimensional users.
In this cruel wave of changes in the era of game licenses, Mei Fang's TABTAB desktop version did not fall under the influence of commercial competitors and various factors, but was officially renamed fungame, becoming a small paradise in the domestic independent game market, supporting and helping the dreams of domestic independent game practitioners.
In the platform, distribution and self-research industry chains, Mei Fang has achieved outstanding results in the past two years by relying on his far-sighted "foresight".
The most anticipated work this year is probably "Yuan Xi Fantasy Realm", a 3A open world MMO masterpiece developed and released by Yuan Xi Interactive Entertainment.
This work was produced by Mr. Fang, the president of Yuanxi Interactive Entertainment and the webmaster. In addition to investing the highest development and production costs in the country, it also introduced for the first time the AI generation technology researched by the eldest lady of C Station.
Nearly 10,000 independent NPCs developed and generated by the artificial intelligence engine are spread throughout the fantasy world. They will be based on the initial rulebook settings of each faction, have their own relationship networks, daily life and side story lines, and the massive amount of setting content cannot even be fully understood by the development team, which is full of gimmicks.
Of course, after all, it is going straight into the public beta without even starting the first internal beta test, and has only conducted a small amount of internal confidential testing. This has also caused the outside world to question whether "Fantasy of Yuan Xi" can be as good as the webmaster has imagined. For now, apart from the world view materials that have been broadcast, "Fantasy of Yuan Xi" is still a completely unknown mystery.
However, as a man who started making games in elementary school, running websites in junior high school, writing songs and arranging music in high school, and became the president of a group in college, he also had two childhood sweethearts who grew up with him. One was a well-known national idol, and the other was a leading technical gurus. Both of them had even only dated Mei Fang.
For such a legendary figure, the name Mei Fang always seems to be equated with miracles.
Everyone is looking forward to this game bringing epoch-making significance to the country and even the world.
However, at the same time, this legendary figure who is currently attracting much attention is squatting in a corner of the Pengda campus, making a video call with his mother.
"Hey... Mom, what's wrong?"
"You're graduating today. Can't I call and congratulate you? Look at your bachelor's gown. You look very presentable."
"Hey, I asked you to come and join us, but you didn't come."
"I don't like to speak on stage or anything like that. How could I raise a good kid like you? You've never given me any worries since you were little."
Mei Fang smiled at her mother Xiang Xiaoxia in the video and said, "Since you don't like to speak, I won't arrange this activity."
"No, I won't trouble you. You are a big boss and you are usually very busy."
"No, no... I've been very free these past two months, so I don't have any plans."
"It's good that you're not busy. It's hard to find time when you're not busy. You only come back once a year and you leave after just a few days."
"This isn't work, there's nothing I can do about it."
Mei Fang thought for a moment and said, "If you want, you can also bring Xiaoya to live in Pengcheng. I just bought a large flat in the Greater Bay Area."
"I don't like Pengcheng, it's too humid. Baizhou is pretty good. It's convenient to go back to my hometown. I have to accompany your father. I take care of his health. If I'm not around, he will definitely lose control."
"Yeah! That's true..."
Xiang Xiaoxia paused and looked behind Mei Fang, "Where are Yuanyuan and Youxi? Aren't they with you? It's a rare opportunity for you to graduate, so take more photos of the three of you together."
"They both took group photos in their respective classes. I just finished taking photos and am resting here..."
Xiang Xiaoxia looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. Then she looked at Mei Fang and said, "How are they getting along recently? Are they doing well?"
"It's good, just as good as it was two years ago."
Mei Fang nodded.
"So... what about you?"
“That’s good too.”
Mei Fang frowned when she heard this, "Mom, why are you asking this all of a sudden?"
"I was thinking... You guys are not young anymore... In the past you said you were busy with study and career, but now you have graduated and your job is stable, right? I think... you should think more about your lifelong event and don't delay it."
"How can you parents be like this... You didn't allow us to have any romantic relationships when we were in school, but now that we've graduated, you start urging us to get married. You parents are too outrageous."
Mei Fang refuted Xiang Xiaoxia speechless. When she was about to ask something, Mei Fang sighed and said, "Yuanyuan and Youxi still like each other, so they should continue to be together. As for me... I think I will end up alone for the rest of my life."
"How can that be possible! You are the only child of our Mei family now, and we are all waiting for you to help the old Mei family prosper."
"What era is it now? You're still thinking about passing on the family line. Does my family have hundreds of millions of assets to inherit? Ah, I do have quite a bit."
"Stop talking to your mom. You can't stay single forever, okay?"
"Let me think about it..." Mei Fang said, holding up his chin, "Actually, there are quite a few people chasing after me at school... But I'm a filial son, and I definitely won't date anyone you dislike, mom."
"Don't mess around with me. You're worth billions now. Do those girls like you just because they like you? They're just after your money."
"You think your son is so unattractive that you can say such things..."
"Anyway, everyone will be interested in your property. If you don't have a ready-made partner who knows you well, who else can you find outside?"
"Mom, didn't I tell you that Yuanyuan and Youxi have always been together, how can I get in between them now—"
"Mom, are you video chatting with Ah Fang?"
When Mei Fang said this, Lin Youxi suddenly appeared on the screen and rushed to greet Xiang Xiaoxia. Xiang Xiaoxia was so scared that she immediately changed her face into a friendly smile.
"Oh my... Youxi... You look so elegant in this bachelor's gown!"
"Thanks for the compliment, Mom."
As Lin Youxi spoke, she rolled up her hair on one side, then propped up her butt and prepared to sit down next to Mei Fang. Mei Fang quickly picked up a folder bag beside her to support Lin Youxi's butt.
Xiang Xiaoxia talked to Lin Youxi for a while and then hung up the phone, looking a little nervous.
After turning off the video, Lin Youxi took Mei Fang's arm and asked him curiously:
"We're almost done graduating, and Yuanyuan and I haven't broken up in these three years. Mom should be pretty worried, right?"
"Isn't it... I told her that I had a lot of suitors, and she said they were after money, and she kept hinting that I should date you guys."
"She didn't say it explicitly... But I guess she has become a Buddhist now. At least she didn't teach me not to have two relationships at the same time."
Mei Fang smiled and said, "I told my mom that I can't even get on a boat now."
"He said he couldn't even get on with the boat, and he even cried to mom, saying he couldn't get between me and Yuanyuan... Ah Fang has really learned bad things, pretending to be innocent, his deception skills are really superb, you—"
As Lin Youxi spoke, she sat astride Mei Fang's body, holding his cheeks and becoming intimate with him.
However, the enjoyment of the whispering in each other's ears only lasted a few minutes before it was interrupted by a heavy cough behind them.
Lin Youxi let go of Mei Fang's cheek and turned around to see that standing behind Mei Fang was Liu Xiaoyu, who was also wearing a bachelor's gown.
"Oh, it's Xiaoyu. What's wrong?"
"I'm really impressed by the two of you. You can be so intimate in such a conspicuous place in the university? Aren't you afraid of being photographed and posted online?"
Lin Youxi smiled as she hugged Mei Fang's neck, "Even if we didn't kiss, there would still be a lot of gossip, but we're not in the entertainment industry. We're the bosses, so what's the big deal?"
"But he is a public figure after all... Aren't you afraid that it will affect the company's valuation?"
"Generally, the only things that affect a company's valuation and stock price are a falling out between partners or a divorce. This news will not be affected."
"Okay... I can't argue with you."
Liu Xiaoyu, the increasingly mature master of catching cheating, was no longer surprised by Mei Fang and Lin Youxi's campus intimacy. He turned his head and greeted the other side of the woods:
"Yuanyuan, they are here!"
Walking out from the side of the woods were Xia Yuan and her band mates Peng Xue and Xiang Bingbing. Also coming to play were Yue Xinyi, Zhang Ming and Peng Xue.
Although there were a bunch of people in front of him, Lin Youxi had no intention of getting up. Instead, he sat quietly on Mei Fang and watched them.
"Fuck, Mr. Mei and Mr. Lin, you two are too disrespectful! Be careful or you'll end up on the headlines tomorrow."
Peng Xue, who was teasing Mei Fang and Lin Youxi, seemed very energetic. Although she still had a year to graduate, she cooperated and put on her bachelor's gown. It can be noticed that the tattoo on her wrist has now been cleaned.
"Really... it's very troublesome to handle a public relations crisis!" Yue Xinyi angrily put her hands on her waist and accused Mei Fang and Lin Youxi of being frivolous, "You make our marketing department work overtime for you every day, right? You guys have been causing trouble for the company recently during your vacation!"
After Yue Xinyi's rebuttal, Lin Youxi reluctantly got up from Mei Fang. At this time, Xia Yuan also slowly walked towards Mei Fang and Lin Youxi.
"Director Yue has become an adult. It's so hard... Woo-woo—"
Peng Xue made a crying face and said, "If you had seen a scene like this before, wouldn't you have laughed at me?"
"That's because—"
"ah?"
Yue Xinyi was about to refute when she saw Xia Yuan also riding on Mei Fang.
"Wow... Ah Fang, I'm so tired... I've been taking photos all day... So many people are looking for me to take photos with them."
Xia Yuan began to act coquettishly in front of Mei Fang as if no one was around, and Mei Fang comforted her without any resistance.
"It can't be helped... It's the last day, just bear with it and it will pass..."
Xia Yuan blew into Mei Fang's ear: "Well, can you give me a good foot massage tonight?"
"Pinch, you can pinch anything!"
Mei Fang patted Xia Yuan's breasts and squeezed them, then hugged Xia Yuan and stood up. Xia Yuan held Mei Fang's arm and cheered to everyone:
"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's start taking photos together!"
“Go, go, go!”
So the group began their graduation photo journey. In every corner of Pengda, the webmaster and his friends left various footprints, selfies, beautiful pictures, and silly photos.
Singing the beauty of youth.
While Xia Yuan was taking selfies with the sisters, Mei Fang and Zhang Ming had time for a private conversation.
“We’re all about to graduate.”
"Well, what?"
Mei Fang asked Zhang Ming with a melon-eating mentality:
"Aren't you going to confess to Yang Xiaomo?"
"Confession? What confession..."
Zhang Ming shook his head and said, "She and I are just friends."
"Fuck, you're not waiting for her to confess to you, are you? Or are you still unable to let go of Lu Xueqing after all these years?"
"How is it possible..."
Zhang Ming shook his head, "She and I are really just friends."
"Friends won't ask you out alone to eat, watch a movie, sing, drink, and talk about your feelings. We almost booked a hotel..."
"She was after you in the beginning," Zhang Ming said, "I was just her stepping stone."
"But this doesn't affect her being attracted to your personality and becoming the most important teammate in your team. She has completed so many games with you, right?" Mei Fang smiled and said, "She is willing to tell you the truth, which means she has let go of the past..."
Seeing Zhang Ming was silent and dazed, Mei Fang teased:
"If you don't have any feelings for her, then just ignore what I said, but seeing your dark forehead and pale complexion, I think you are possessed... Are you a coward who will never confess again in this life because you failed to confess in the past?"
"When did you learn fortune-telling? You're just talking nonsense here."
Zhang Ming punched Mei Fang in anger, then sighed and said,
"I am not bound by the past. I will think it over carefully."
"That's the best. You are the producer of our Tomato Studio. You should be more confident and take on more responsibilities."
Mei Fang patted Zhang Ming on the shoulder and said, "Our brother Ming is the best!"
"Stop teasing me... It's you."
Zhang Ming said this while looking at Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi who were making a heart shape with their hands in the crowd.
"Now it's time to show your cards. Are you ready to deal with your family?"
"Of course."
Mei Fang nodded and said, "We have been preparing for this for two whole years."
Although the goal of the three-person trip had been achieved long ago, Mei Fang did not want this relationship to remain buried forever.
At least, in front of his loved ones, he should declare his thoughts openly.
I love Yuanyuan and I also love Youxi.
To have a wedding with them, to start a family, and to have children.
Embark on a new journey in life.
(End of this chapter)