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Chapter 147 - 140: The Laughter of the River and Lake_l

Chapter 147: Chapter 140: The Laughter of the River and Lake_l

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Five minutes later.

Gu Qiangyun took his leave.

Gu Dong entered Lin Yuan’s office with the order in hand.

She introduced, “This is a song customization order for a martial arts game.

One of our Qi Continent’s biggest characteristics is our well-developed film and television industry. But apart from that, the gaming industry of Qi Continent is also top-notch on Blue Star. Mr. Lin, do you play video games?”

Lin Yuan replied, “Occasionally.”

He used to play games with Xia Fan and Jian Yi.

Lin Yuan found the most pleasure in multiplayer gaming. Playing alone didn’t hold much appeal to him, so as everyone got busier, he basically stopped gaming altogether.

“I see.”

Gu Dong had already gotten used to Lin Yuan’s way of speaking.

It was normal for people from the headquarters to be somewhat aloof, after all,

the scale between the branch and headquarters was vast.

Moreover, Mr. Lin was probably somewhat dissatisfied, having been sent to the

Qi Continent to clean up the branch’s mess.

She could understand his sentiments.

After Lin Yuan took the order from Gu Dong, he didn’t show any intention to open it.

He stood up and said, “That’ll be all for today. Could you drop me off at my accommodations on your way, and maybe take a detour around Qi Continent Art Academy? I want to get a feel for the environment.”

“Sure…”

He didn’t even glance at it?

Gu Dong felt increasingly disappointed, although she didn’t dare to show it:

“Mr. Lin’s luggage is still in my car, we can head there directly.”

“Okay.”

Lin Yuan headed downstairs.

Gu Dong slightly pursed her lips, then quickly followed.

While driving Lin Yuan to his accommodations, Gu Dong quickly introduced some local points of interest, “There is a scenic area to the east. Mr. Lin, if you’re interested and have time, you could visit. Shall I take you to the academy first?”

“Just a drive by is fine.”

Lin Yuan had no intention of entering the academy. The start of the semester was a week away and the school hadn’t opened its doors yet. As an exchange student, the registration procedure might be quite troublesome.

“Okay.”

The distance from the company to the academy was about six or seven kilometers. It seemed a bit far but it was just a twenty-minute drive.

“That is Qi Art.”

Following Gu Dong’s gaze, Lin Yuan saw a university in the distance. Apart from slight architectural differences, its scale wasn’t inferior to Qin Art.

It was truly on par with Qin Art.

After a brief tour, Gu Dong took Lin Yuan back to his accommodations.

It was an exquisite residential area.

The complex was called “Pear Blossom Garden,” a rather pleasant name.

The company had arranged a beautifully decorated two-bedroom apartment for Lin Yuan.

Of course, the space couldn’t compare to his accommodations in Qin Continent, but it was more than enough for Lin Yuan alone.

As for the environment, Lin Yuan was quite satisfied. It was clear that a lot of thought had been put into preparing the living arrangements.

Gu Dong asked, “Mr. Lin, do you usually cook for yourself?”

“Yes.”

Lin Yuan occasionally cooked in Qin Continent, and his cooking skills were passable.

However, most of the time, he ate at school or at the company so he didn’t get many opportunities to cook for himself.

“In that case, please remember that if you exit the complex and turn left, there’s a market approximately six hundred meters away.”

Gu Dong had familiarized herself with the environment beforehand, as she was the one who rented this place.

“Ok.”

Lin Yuan began to unpack.

Gu Dong hesitated before saying, “The room was cleaned yesterday, and the bedsheets are new, having been washed once already. They’ re very clean. Mr. Lin, is there anything else you need me for? If not, I should head back to the company as work isn’t finished yet.”

She emphasized the phrase “work isn’t finished” slightly, but she didn’t dare to be too bold. As a result, her point didn’t come across very strongly.

“You should head back first then. Thank you for your help.”

Lin Yuan nodded, and began to tidy up briefly.

There wasn’t much to tidy up, after all. The room had already been cleaned and all that remained was sorting out some clothes.

After tidying up.

Lin Yuan threw himself on the bed.

It wasn’t that he wanted to leave work early. The flight had just been too taxing, especially for someone who rarely flies.

His head was in a fog, and despite sleeping for a few hours on the plane, the discomfort was not completely gone.

Half an hour later.

Lin Yuan was feeling a little better.

He felt a little discomfort in his stomach and went into the bathroom. While relieving himself, he finally took out and read the company’s only order.

It was a song order for a martial arts video game.

Although the era of martial art novels had passed, martial arts video games always held a significant market on Blue Star. After all, playing video games and reading novels are two completely different experiences.

The order’s main requirement was to write a song with a strong taste of the ancient martial world.

The game’s background was rather common, revolving around a young boy roaming the martial world with his sword and eventually becoming a martial arts master.

Of course, being a martial arts-themed game, it naturally included elements of romance.

The young boy’s childhood friend and love was killed when he first stepped into the martial world, thus, a desire for revenge was fostered within him.

He began to practice martial arts and killed strong enemies one after another.

Later, he met a girl who resembled his lost love.

So, he began to fall in love with her.

The two experienced storms and adversity together.

Upon discovering the truth that she was just a replacement, the girl made the decision to leave the boy.

It wasn’t until ten years later that they reunited again. By then, the girl discovered that the boy really had fallen in love with her and had been looking for her all these years…

By this time, the boy already had white hair.

But they still happily held each other’s hands.

The order detailed the story more coherently with thousands of words. This was the overview of the storyline that Lin Yuan had summarized.

Hence the order included the following note:

Besides exuding a martial world aura, the song should elicit a sense of lingering romantic sorrow.

Apart from this.

The note also laid out a third requirement:

The song should be in Mandarin because the game will be released all over Blue Star.

A game targeting the Qi Continent audience would, of course, be in Qi language. But targeting the entire Blue Star, it would definitely need to be in Mandarin. Lin Yuan originally thought that he had to write a song in Qi language. Unexpectedly, the first order required a song in Mandarin.

He activated the system and repeated the order requirements: “How much would it cost to customize a song like this?”

System: “Five hundred thousand.”

Although the requirements were relatively complicated, this type of song was common. Hence, the pricing set by the System wasn’t too high.

Weighing the order shares and potential profit derived from song downloads after the game’s launch, Lin Yuan felt that this deal was rather profitable.

“Will you customize it?”

“Yes, please.”

Lin Yuan had about a million left in his account, certainly enough to spend five hundred thousand to customize a song.

“Random song selection in progress…”

Approximately thirty seconds later, the system had made its selection:

“Congratulations on acquiring the song ‘Laughter of Jianghu’, would you like to preview it now?”

“Preview.”

Lin Yuan responded. He had some recollection of this song. It seemed to be from the soundtrack of a previous life’s version of ‘The Return of the Condor Heroes’.

The system played Zhou Huajian’s version.

As Lin Yuan listened to the song, he nodded his head in satisfaction.

The song was quite fitting for the game, encompassing the grievances and love stories of the martial world in its lyrics:

“Laughter of the Jianghu… With resentment settled… And guarded motives… Smiles hide knives… Unreachable love… Unable to let go… Unable to forget… Your goodness… What looks like flower isn’t flower, what looks like fog isn’t fog…”

Its rhythm was also quite appropriate.

As per the order’s requirements, this song should fit the bill. Thinking this, Lin Yuan casually flushed the toilet.