Time passed quietly, and Li Mu's life returned to peace again. While practicing hard at the club, he would go to Deng Jiajia's place to stay overnight every now and then.
The warm atmosphere also makes this a good place for him to relax and rest after practicing.
During this time, Li Mu created another small game called 2048. It was just like Pixel Bird, equally simple, equally free, and equally popular.
The game Real World was released in 2014. It is said that the creators only took a weekend to create the game.
Li Mu checked and found that this game did not exist in the world, so he spent several days working on it.
The gameplay and rules of this game are also extremely simple. It is completely a digital game. You can choose to slide in one of the directions of up, down, left, or right. Every time you slide, all the digital squares will move closer to the sliding direction, and the system will also slide in the blank space.
A number square appears randomly in a certain place. When the squares with the same number come closer and collide, they will be added together. After continuous superposition, the number 2048 is finally pieced together, which is considered a success.
It's a very interesting little game.
After the game was released, he spent some money on a simple promotion, and the effect was pretty good.
During this period, Li Mu found time to register a small technology company and injected two small games, Pixel Bird and 2048, into the company's name.
Without him, tax can be avoided reasonably.
In this way, the time entered the end of October, and after being quiet for such a long time, he finally decided to make a move.
In the lobby of Langham Place Hotel, Li Mu walked in wearing a crisp suit. He glanced over and spotted Yang Tao's figure, and walked over with a smile.
"Ms. Yang, do you still remember me?"
Yang Tao was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to his senses with a professional smile on his face.
"Hello, Mr. Li!"
As a hotel lobby manager, recognizing people is a required skill, not to mention that Li Mu left a big impression on her last time and she recognized them instantly.
"Mr. Li, are you here today?"
Li Mu smiled and said, "Ms. Yang, do you remember my last consultation?"
Star Tao hesitated for a moment and smiled sweetly.
"Mr. Li, are you inquiring about the long-term contracting of a suite?"
Li Mu nodded: "Yes! I work nearby, and if it suits me, I plan to stay in the hotel in the next few months."
Yang Tao has an elegant figure and a standard smile on his face: "Mr. Li, please rest assured that the environment and service quality of our Langham Place Hotel are well-known in the industry."
"In terms of cost, it is at the lower-middle level in the same industry. If you stay for more than one month, we will give you a 8.5% discount; if you stay for more than three months, you can enjoy a maximum 7.5% discount."
"We at Langham Place Hotel will definitely provide you with the best service and the most favorable rates."
Li Mu smiled and nodded: "I believe what Miss Yang said. I have been deeply impressed by Miss Yang since I saw her last time. When I need to stay in a hotel, this is the first place I think of."
Yang Tao took a closer look at Li Mu and felt that this man was a little strange. He couldn't express what he was thinking, but he still kept a smile on his face.
"Thank you Mr. Li for your trust. We will definitely provide you with the best service."
The two chatted for a while and finally got to know each other. Li Mu didn't bother much, so there were plenty of opportunities next.
After another series of communications, Li Mu chose the hotel's luxurious executive suite, which has an area of more than 60 square meters and is complete with bedroom, living room, bar and bathtub.
After booking for three months, the room rate was 480 per day after discount. For a star hotel, this price is very favorable.
Li Mu chose to stay at the Langham Place Hotel carefully. It was convenient to have access to star fruit, and being able to become acquaintances and friends was just one of them.
This hotel is also very close to the Shangdong Club where Li Mu works. It is only a few hundred meters away, which is more convenient than renting a house for him.
Furthermore, Li Mu, a single man renting a house, needs to clean, wash and often cook by himself every day.
These seemed like small things, but they wasted a lot of his time.
Everything is much more convenient when staying in a hotel. The bathroom is cleaned every day, clothes are taken out for dry cleaning every day, and you can go to the hotel restaurant or have your meals delivered directly to your room.
It suits him well to save more energy and time and use it in other aspects.
…
After staying in the hotel, Li Mu's life in all aspects has become much more convenient. He has more time to spend on exercise. Even if he has a day off, the hotel has sufficient fitness facilities and sports venues.
At the same time, don’t delay and go to Deng Jiajia’s place every now and then.
After a period of time, they met several times every day. Li Mu and Yang Tao also got to know each other well and learned more about her.
Her contract with the hotel will not expire for more than half a year. This news made Li Mu stunned for a moment. He remembered that Yang Tao's contract expired, he was resigned from the hotel, and he was looking for a job everywhere. This was the beginning of the plot.
Calculating this, it’s still half a year before the plot begins.
Be prepared enough to even start in advance.
…
The time soon came to November 10th, and Pixel Bird’s share of domestic and foreign advertising alliances was once again received, 850,000 yuan domestically and 580,000 US dollars abroad.
The game's global downloads have reached 30 million, including more than 7 million in China, making it a well-known free mobile game on the market.
2048 is also performing well, with more than 10 million downloads worldwide. However, it just joined the advertising alliance at the beginning of this month and will only receive advertising revenue next month.
Moreover, 2048 is different from Pixel Bird. Because it is a digital game, many advertisements are not suitable for placement. In order to maintain the user experience, the frequency of advertisements must be much less.
Based on this, Li Mu calculated that with the same number of downloads and users, 2048’s advertising share might be only one-quarter to one-fifth of Pixel Bird.
However, the 2048 game caters to a wider group of people, has more potential users, and has a longer game life. The total number of users in the future may exceed Pixel Bird.
Based on player feedback, Li Mu took the time to update and optimize the two games again, making the games more playable and interesting.
Attracting more new players to join continuously.
For a time, these two free games attracted the attention of countless game companies.
Especially in China, except for a few major game manufacturers, no one's products have conquered foreign markets and developed at such a rapid pace.
A game company even contacted Li Mu and wanted to acquire these two games, but the offer was too low, which was only a few months of Pixel Bird's advertising revenue, so Li Mu firmly rejected it.
He is not opposed to the acquisition, but the offer must be sincere. After all, it is one of the few domestic games that has achieved success abroad. The publicity effect and symbolic significance alone can significantly increase the stock price.
The purchase price is low, are you sorry?
…
At noon that day, Li Mu got off work and was about to go back to the hotel to rest when Deng Jiajia called, her tone was urgent and tearful.
"Brother Mu, my brother has been calling me to ask for money during this time. I ignored him, so he went to the basement where I used to live. He couldn't find anyone, and he actually came to our company."
"The security guard didn't let him come up, so he blocked the door of the company, making noisy noises and kept asking me to give money. I'm so scared that I don't dare to leave the company now for fear of being blocked by him. What should I do?"
Li Mu said speechlessly: "Your brother is really weird. Last time he owed money and asked you to drink with him to pay off the debt, he was almost bullied. Just now, he came to your company to ask for money from you again."
"This is shameless. You are really scumbag."
Deng Jiajia's tone was low, with a hint of despair in her voice: "Brother Mu, I was lucky enough to meet you last time, otherwise I might have..."
"Alas! I don't know what evil I did in my previous life to have such a mother and such a brother. I tried my best to get rid of them and get rid of this quagmire, but it was useless. They always stuck to me like flies and dog-skin plasters.
On the body."
"I haven't been able to make even a single friend in these years. As long as they have a slightly better relationship with me and understand my family situation, they will silently distance themselves; the few who persist will be borrowed if they meet my deadbeat brother.
Money, being harassed, and eventually being scared away.”
"I'm really afraid. I'm really afraid that I will be ruined in their hands for the rest of my life. I will always be sucked and implicated, and I will be reduced to the lowest level of society. I will never have a chance to change."
"It wasn't until I met Brother Mu that there was a ray of sunshine in my life, I saw hope, and I could look forward to a better future like ordinary people."
"Brother Mu, I really don't want to go back to the past, to that quagmire home."
"For this reason, I even silently vowed that I would pay any price and effort to change the status quo and get out of that quagmire."
"But, just after a peaceful period, they came again. I really don't know what to do, how to get rid of this shackles."
The shadow of the past caused Deng Jiajia to speak with a sense of hysteria. The difficulty of her mother and brother made her deeply despair.
There is hope, fear, unwillingness, and tears on his face from time to time.
Li Mu sighed and comforted him gently: "Jiajia, don't be afraid. You wait in the company, I'll go over now."