My Virtual Girlfriend

The game interface popped up, and two new prompts jumped out in front of Chen Yan,

[Date Satisfaction: Yu Qiao Qiao's Favorability +3]

[Wishful Thinking: Yu Qiao Qiao's Favorability +1]

Chen Yan chuckled.

This little one really likes to play her own game.

Playing games, he loved encountering NPCs like this. Before he could make a move, she had already resolved herself.

It was just that exhilarating.

After closing the prompts, Chen Yan clicked on his wealth value.

[Wealth Value: 99,994, would you like to withdraw all?]

Chen Yan clicked on [Yes].

After a moment, a popup appeared in front of him,

[Detecting withdrawal amount close to a million, frequent withdrawals of this amount could trigger financial regulation or be noticed by people around you as unusual, thus the withdrawal method will be changed.]

A question mark slowly popped into Chen Yan's mind: ?

Is there such a risk?

He had read plenty of rich tycoon comics and novels, and he had never seen the system worry about this.

Some even had direct deposits of tens or hundreds of billions.

Neither the state nor people around him detected anything abnormal.

He hadn't expected his own game withdrawals to come with such considerations.

Hmm... it did seem indeed more prudent.

While Chen Yan was lost in thought, his phone popped up with another prompt,

[Considering real-world factors, player identity, and regulatory measures, this withdrawal will use Bitcoin. Please open your computer.]

Bitcoin?

Chen Yan was stunned for a moment.

He had heard of it; it was said to be the hottest and one of the earliest forms of virtual currency.

Some say it's an engine of wealth, others call it a Ponzi scheme.

Many people got rich overnight because of it, while many others went bankrupt.

In any case, it was something very risky.

He had seen news before that the state seemed to plan to regulate it, but had not yet done so.

So, the game was preparing to use this for withdrawals?

With that thought, Chen Yan followed the game's instructions and turned on his computer.

In a short while, his computer automatically downloaded a software in English.

Then, a string of numbers and a secret key appeared on this software.

This was the private key for Bitcoin.

Whoever possessed this string of Bitcoin private keys essentially controlled these Bitcoins.

Next, following the prompts on his phone, Chen Yan downloaded a trading platform, linked his bank card, "recharged" the Bitcoin into it, and then placed a sell order.

Before long, the trade was completed, and Chen Yan withdrew the money.

Half an hour later, Chen Yan received a text message alert:

[Your account ending in 8800 received a net transfer of 999,994.00 yuan, with an available balance of 1,000,189.15 yuan. (Construction Bank)]

The series of operations felt somewhat surreal to Chen Yan.

Had he just made... a million?

Just like that?

Although he knew he could cash in a million this time, the moment it became a reality, Chen Yan's mind still went blank.

He exited the game, opened his mobile banking app, and checked—his bank account number had indeed reached a million.

Moreover, it was clean money, traceable and justifiable.

Even though the state intended to regulate Bitcoin, it had not yet done so. Therefore, the money was completely legal and compliant.

Even if questioned, he could claim he mined a dozen or so Bitcoins a few years ago and now sold them to make a million.

It was a perfectly legitimate story.

Suddenly, Chen Yan thought the game's withdrawal method was absolutely genius!

He didn't even need to find an excuse for the source of the money.

Gradually, Chen Yan finally began to accept the fact that he had just made a million!

He couldn't help but stand up and wave his arms, "Yes! This is what making money is all about!"...

"Who's there! Who isn't sleeping at this late hour! What are you shouting for!" a complaint came from the building across.

Chen Yan coughed twice and quickly lowered his arms.

Disturbing the peace was indeed not good...

After rejoicing in a low voice for a while, Chen Yan gradually calmed down.

Because he knew this was only the beginning.

What was a million, anyway?

As long as he could keep spending money on the Virtual Girlfriend, the second and third million would come quickly.

But...

He couldn't just pursue making money.

Money was meant to fulfill dreams, not to be the dream itself.

So, he shouldn't be blinded by money, but should take the opportunity now with cash in hand to start up his game company and develop his game.

Take one step closer toward his goal and prove himself to his father and the whole world!

The thought of his father inexplicably filled Chen Yan with fighting spirit!

"I don't want to be just a landlord! I want to become the richest man in the world! The king of games!"

With that in mind, Chen Yan put down his phone and opened his "game strategy" notebook again, starting to make plans for the future.

Now with a million in cash, the game company could be put on the agenda.

Before he had planned to set up a game company, Chen Yan had already conducted a survey of the domestic game market.

The current domestic game market was not bad, but the country's entry standards for this industry were quite strict.

So it was almost impossible to start from scratch and directly publish a game with just a million.

Even if a game could be published, since the game's traffic channels were almost monopolized, the costs were also very high. Small game companies could hardly bear it.

Hence, Chen Yan's first step was not to publish in the domestic market but to aim for a global game publishing platform: stm.

Since this platform was an international game platform, there weren't very high barriers. Even independent game developers could upload their games.

In this way, he only needed to register an information technology company. There was no need to go through all the qualifications and paperwork for a game company.

After developing a couple of hit games, building a user base, and earning income, he could then consider entering the domestic official publishing channels.

"Register the company, post job listings on recruitment websites, recruit technicians, UI designers, game architects, cinematographers, actors; bring Hidden Guardian to life. Then upload it to stm."

"Hmm... I should also entice Yu Qiao Qiao to join the company, that girl is a lucky star, she might bring some unexpected surprises."

Chen Yan silently recorded the next steps in his notebook.

After recording everything, he thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered the two items in the Game Store...

"Should I use those two items first?"

"[Luxury Car Dream Card]allows a free car purchase, under 100,000 with a full rebate, I have exactly 1 million, it's a pity not to use it."

"I should treat myself well, too."

"Hmm... if someone asks, I'll just say I made 2 million from Bitcoin."

"And that [Xiao Ha's Instant Camera]could come in handy."

"Take a shot of Hidden Guardian, then I'll know exactly what level my game is at, and I can prepare early."

Thinking of this, Chen Yan added these two special items to his schedule.

"Tomorrow, first go online to register the company, then ask if Yu Qiao Qiao has time, and go buy a car with her."

"Once we're back, use [Xiao Ha's Instant Camera]to see the potential of the game."

"Hmm... should that be everything?"

Chen Yan pondered for a while before suddenly realizing he had forgotten the most important thing,

"Oh. Right. Finally... thanks to Boss Qiao Qiao's hard work! Allowing me to live with a car, money, and a company!"

"Time for bed!"

.......

[Yu Qiao Qiao: Favorability 30](Feeding +6, Date Satisfaction +3, Wishful Thinking +1)

[Player Wealth: 0]

[Player Assets: 1.0001 million+]

........

A silent night passed.

The next morning, Chen Yan got up, washed up, and then according to plan, picked up the phone, logged into the business department's website, and registered the company online.

Now the state supported entrepreneurship, making everything simpler. What used to require running around could now be done in one step online.

Chen Yan tentatively named the company "ChenYu" as a tribute to the fact that this money was earned from Yu Qiao Qiao.