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BASED ON THE NOVEL EVERYONE LOVES ME BY QIAO YAO

For example?

For example,

have you seen idol dramas?

What girls do the male leads usually like?

Girls like me?

Then be the opposite of yourself.

Use your softness to provoke

the protective instinct of your crush.

I got it.

I'll trust you one more time.

Look. Are those explosives?

If we blow them up,

we should win, right?

Wait.

I swear on my career in esports.

I thought

this was a new map with a new game design.

I can't interact with the set and weapons at all,

so why put a sign there?

My lifetime of fame ended in a flash.

Interact?

WHERE ARE YOU?

YIN XUE

Hello, where are you?

Don't you know we have practice later?

Something urgent came up. I can't go. Good luck, babe.

HOW TO APPEAR GENTLER

WHAT TO WEAR TO APPEAR GENTLER

So,

do you not plan on coming?

Buddy, it's the weekend.

I have things to do too.

Your outfit...

Are you trying to be funny?

I know it's very weird to be holding this pot.

My IQ is at least 180.

For my crush, I've said goodbye to my dignity.

What?

Wait.

Since you're already here,

let's just start practicing first.

I was thinking

we could practice our movements today

with the help of this pot.

Although it's not as heavy as the lion's head,

we have to take it

step by step, right?

Let's quickly get it over with.

Then be the opposite of yourself.

Use your softness to provoke

the protective instinct of your crush.

Wait.

Can you help me carry the pot?

It's too heavy.

Gu Xun, can you help me?

You brought it upon yourself.

Let's get to it.

DONGNING UNIVERSITY, LION DANCE

The steps are too high.

My knees hurt.

This step is 30 cm high at most.

Get an X-ray at the hospital if you want.

Am I

just too weak at sports?

-I'm a drag on you, aren't I? -Yes.

Hey, you are just...

too honest.

Are we still practicing or not?

I'm already hurt. No way in...

Let's stop.

We'll practice with them next time.

My knees hurt.

Can you help me up?

Are you okay?

Get up first.

Is your arm all right?

Are you hurt? Should we see a doctor?

It's fine.

I suggest you consult a doctor

for your body

and your brain.

Good morning.

Look at our savior.

You're clocking in at this hour?

You must be exhausted.

Thank you.

Before you arrived, Wei Han was praising you.

He has a chip on his shoulder.

Qianling,

your New Year's special was a big hit,

especially with drawing in new players.

It looks like everyone adores your Maine Coon.

Thank you, Mr. Wei.

Mr. Wei,

since the reception is so good,

-will Mr. Jiang give us a bonus? -Well...

-Where's Map? -I'm here, Mr. Jiang.

When are you giving me the proposal slideshow?

-Are you waiting for my reminder? -I'm on it.

Isn't it just a project meeting?

We always get approved.

Why does it feel like Mr. Jiang is unusually anxious about it?

I don't know. Either way, he's quite scary. Get to work.

You don't have to redo it, do you?

Actually,

it doesn't matter how we perform.

As long as the Ninth Business Unit doesn't get approved,

we win.

This won't do.

I have to think of another solution,

or I'll get scolded for nothing.

We need to be more detailed

on the current user interaction and camera angles.

These are our key features.

What is it?

Lately,

my neck has been quite sore.

Go to a doctor later then.

A doctor...

My hand is cramping up.

It's bad.

All that typing and working

on the proposal these two days

have been giving me muscle cramps.

Do you want to hire an assistant?

Although I am filled with talent,

I only have two hands and one brain.

I strongly request

to hire an assistant.

Fine.

But we're busy preparing for the project meeting.

We'll hire one after the meeting.

You don't need to worry about that, Mr. Gu.

The interviewees should be here by now.

I'm off.

I understand the role of an assistant.

Mr. Jiang,

do you understand it?

Can you...

speak?

I'm here for the interview.

What?

Aren't you looking for a vice director?

The door is behind you.

What's wrong with these people?

Stupid company.

Did your interview

go badly?

Is the manager difficult

to get along with?

The manager?

That Mr. Jiang

is insane.

The Ninth Business Unit is like hell.

There's overtime every day and he torments his staff.

He'll fire you anytime. I advise you to stay away.

Well, you can't expect all managers

to depend on you like your parents.

Right?

Is this your résumé?

I have experience now.

I can take a look for you.

-Can you? -Let me see.

Thank you.

You're too kind.

Chen Xinyi, right?

Let's see.

Good. This is good.

Don't be discouraged.

I have a few interviews bookmarked.

Shall I send them to you?

Sure.

Okay.

CHEN XINYI

I'm sorry.

I was afraid of making a mistake during the interview.

It's done.

Good luck.

Mr. Jiang, here are the two résumés

for tomorrow's interviewees. Please have a look.

Since you're a sharp one,

you'll start tomorrow.

Is that okay?

Yes. No problem.

See you tomorrow.

Thank you, Mr. Jiang.

Buddy, where are you?

Hurry up.

He's so slow.

When the male lead has a hard time advancing

or has lost a lot of blood,

the female lead can send him energy

to help him.

Emphasize this in the third section of our presentation.

It's a new way players can interact with each other as duos.

Are you drinking alone, Mr. Jiang?

Map, are you off work?

Yes.

I barely have time to breathe

because of the project meeting lately.

I finally have the chance to relax

and learn from your department.

What are you saying?

We need to learn from you instead.

Come on, sit.

Have a drink.

I'll pass. I'm busy.

I have to head back to work now.

Why was he here?

I guess he's taking a break from Jiang Yishi.

He was strange though.

I asked him to drink with me, but he left soon after.

Before he talked to you just now,

what were you doing?

I was replying to your message.

When I was talking about remote interaction,

he suddenly appeared.

-Let's go. There's work to do. -Wait.

He might not have heard me.

Today, I'll be introducing

a new game developed by Project Department One,

called The Love Broker.

We have intricate characters,

a rich variety of worlds,

a diverse range of dating options,

and even a new game mode.

It's called

remote interaction.

When players run into challenges on a date,

they can ask friends for help.

Moreover,

players can also interact

with non-player characters

spawned randomly in the game

to help their friends

adjust the route of the story.

Not bad.

Otome games these days are too similar.

You thought of a way

to stand out with these small details.

Excellent.

Gu Xun, it's your turn.

Hero's Path

is an action-adventure game

based on oriental fantasy.

We have

oriental fantasy civilizations,

heroes, and ancient creatures

as our main three elements.

We set up a multiverse

where nothing intersects.

The story

mainly happens in the universe that humans reside in.

A very long time ago,

a huge change tore through the universe.

The humans' universe and the creatures' universe beside it

clashed fiercely and melded together,

destroying human civilization.

The few surviving humans live

in the Surface World, as we call it.

The creatures' universe

evaporated into energy

and became the Alternate World.

HERO'S PATH WORLDVIEW BACKGROUND

SURFACE-ALTERNATE PAIRED INTERCONNECTION

Coincidentally,

we had also thought of a remote interaction model.

However,

we soon realized that there were flaws in this model.

Now,

I'm here to present our new duo gameplay,

the Surface-Alternate Paired Interconnection.

This is the upgraded variation built upon the foundation

of remote interaction.

The male and female lead aren't in the same world,

but when the male lead runs into difficulty in the Alternate World,

the female lead will sense it.

The female lead can use the interconnected elements

of the Surface World and the Alternate World

to help the male lead overcome obstacles.

I thought

this was a new map with a new game design.

I can't interact with the set and weapons at all,

so why put a sign there?

The Surface-Alternate Paired Interconnection

can break through the boundaries of the universes,

providing new cooperative gameplay.

When we thought of this idea,

we stayed up all night to work on it.

But the meeting is tomorrow.

Can Jiang Yishi really redo it in time?

From what I know of him,

he will stay up all night for it.

He would look good before Stella and pull one over me.

Why wouldn't he?

What do we do then?

We're doomed.

My vision is already going dark.

Actually,

I had a new idea in mind anyway.

My vision is back.

Surface-Alternate Paired Interconnection

is a brand-new gameplay.

I believe that once it goes online,

user stickiness will drastically increase.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

After some discussion,

I'd like to announce

that the winning proposal...

is Hero's Path.

CHAT WITH CAMPUS HUNK

Thank you.

You're welcome.

CHAT WITH STICKY DOUGH TWIST

Do you know why I thanked you?

I don't,

but I have manners.

Come in.

Are you here to say your last words?

Mr. Jiang,

here's my resignation letter.

You're even resigning instead of applying for a transfer.

It looks like you really trust Gu Xun.

Triple-A games have always been my dream.

I taught you for years.

-Now, you're talking about dreams? -Mr. Jiang.

Dreams and hard work won't turn a dead-end into a thoroughfare.

Look at how many people were desperate to make triple-A games.

-Which of them succeeded? -I know.

-Then why are you leaving? -I just want to give it a go.

Yishi, the Ninth Business Unit is moving back.

We'll be neighbors now.

There are so many of them.

I heard that this time, Stella really splurged

and gave them brand-new equipment.

It looks like

Gu Xun and his team are quite remarkable.

I thought they would leave within the month.

I didn't think they would actually stay.

They've got skills.

Is that Gu Xun?

He even helped us out last time.

What he said at the project meeting sounded quite impressive.

Maybe he really can succeed.

He definitely can.

He's quite awesome.

Is it your lunch break?

Don't you have work to do?

Get back to work!

Mr. Gu.

Everyone,

this move represents

a brand new start for us.

In the days to come,

let's all work hard.

-Let's do it! -All right!

-All right! -Okay, Mr. Gu!

I envy you.

You can go out to eat now.

You have good timing. Camel just said

he'll be in town for a business trip.

We'll celebrate the New Year together.

I can't join.

I still have a lot to do.

I'll have to work overtime then.

All right.

I'll let him know.

Go on.

Didn't you hire an assistant?

It's her first day at work. I have to keep an eye on her.

If anything happens, at least I'm here.

You're a good man.

-Go on. -Mr. Gu, let's go.

Let's have dinner together after work.

No. I'm busy today.

I'm sorry. How about next time?

What are you doing?

What's with her?

Yin Jun isn't here today.

We can properly enjoy a feast

to celebrate Qianling's return.

-Thank you, everyone. -Cheers!

Congratulations.

Thanks to Qianling, I can finally dine here.

Try a bite.

I want to try it all.

-Have you been here before? -This is good.

I have. Their ham is really good.

Xiaoshu.

-Hi, Huang Jie. -You're here too.

Are you guys eating here too?

Are you having a team dinner?

Not really. It's just a few of us having dinner.

We ordered a lot of food. Why don't you join us?

-Yes, join us. -Join us.

-Join us. -Mr. Gu, we...

-Come on. -Come and sit.

-Mr. Gu, sit here. -Come on.

This seat is empty.

ANOTHER WIN

I'm finally home. Let's go.

Later. I'm reading.

I'm not free.

I'm not free either.

I'm having a feast with my colleagues.

It's just dinner. Don't call it a feast.

It's none of your business.

That's right. You're so nosy.

You're not her boyfriend.

Didn't you quit your job?

ANOTHER WIN

I got a new job.

It's still in Jiangcheng.

I'm having dinner with my new coworkers now.

Could she be...

Dough Twist?

-Pass me one. -Huang Jie, do you want a beer?

-Yes. -Okay.

Do you drink?

Who are you looking down on?

-Qianling, here. -I can drink through the night.

I'm allergic to alcohol.

I can't drink.

What's with you? Isn't this your favorite?

At the dinner gathering when you quit,

didn't you down two...

Down what?

You must be mistaken.

That day,

I downed two glasses of juice, right?

I love juice.

Do you play games?

I do.

Everyone who works for a game developer

plays games, right?

-Of course. -Yes.

-Yes. -We all play games.

What games do you play?

Gu Xun definitely doesn't like women

who like to shoot and kill all day long.

I like to play

games like pet-raising simulators.

Do you play

FPS games?

I despise games

that are all about killing.

Dough Twist,

how are things with your crush?

-Come on. -Come on. Cheers.

We're strictly coworkers.

So you've become coworkers with your crush at your new job.

The early bird catches the worm.

You can definitely get him.

I think so too.

Mr. Gu, speaking of games,

what do you usually play?

Everyone, enjoy yourselves.

I have to head back to campus.

-I'm leaving. -Mr. Gu, we...

Didn't you just get here?

Mr. Gu.

Well,

it's almost our dorm curfew.

I have to head back too. Bye.

-Are you leaving too? -Are you leaving too?

-Qianling! -You're not done yet.

Gu Xun.

What is it?

It's late.

Can I get a ride back to campus?

It's fine. If it's not on the way, I can take the metro.

The last train has already left.

Get in the car.

Have you been busy lately?

What are you working on?

If you don't know what to talk about,

you can keep quiet.

HERE COMES THE NAIVE GIRL

I'll get out and help the old man cross the road.

He's running out of time.

Has he finally felt the warmth of my naivete?

By the time you get out, he'll already be gone.

He's wearing hiking shoes

and carrying a gym bag.

He's much fitter than you.

Goodness, he's quite amazing.

I... Can you...

Can you please drive slower?

Otherwise,

I might puke in your car.

There's a 200-yuan fee each time you puke.

Gu Xun drove me back today.

I said Gu Xun drove me back today.

That's major progress.

First, you practiced alone with him.

This time, he drove you home.

When are you getting married?

You throw aside your friends for money.

I'm telling you,

these two incidents

are the lowest points of my life.

I'm earning money so we can eat good food.

If you ask me,

you just haven't fully sold the "naive girl" act.

I suspect

Campus Hunk is not a man.

Is he trying to trick me?

Men are all different.

I've used up all the gentleness in me.

I did as Campus Hunk said.

I was weak.

I was demure.

Nothing worked.

All right.

Stop sulking.

Try these lipsticks.

Let me try.

This is really nice.

Really?

-See? -It's not bad.

-Is there anything else? -Here. Try this one.

This one.

WATCH THE NEW YEAR'S EVE FIREWORKS

Gu Xun, I'm in Jiangcheng.

Send me the location. I'll go there now.

You've arrived.

I'll send you the restaurant's address.

See you later.

Let's go, sir.

Xinyi.

-I need three copies of this. -Okay.

You don't have a date tonight, right?

We might have to work late.

If you have plans,

you can go.

-It's not like... -No, I can stay.

I'll have this done soon

and put it on your desk.

She's so strong.

Is this all you're buying me on my first day here?

You're picky.

How are things with Dough Twist?

What do you mean?

When dating someone,

you should be doing this and that.

Are you actually that stupid?

Where is she from?

Jiangcheng.

Excuse me.

Why don't you ask her out then?

I...

Why should I ask her out?

Because you like her.

Wait. What makes you think I like her?

Both my eyes

can see that you like her.

We grew up together.

I know you well.

If not for her, would you be online every day?

Don't tell me

you still don't know how to ask a girl out?

Come on.

Beg me.

I'll teach you.

Sure.

Then should I tell your wife

that you want to meet up with a female online friend over here?

-You're going too far. -Mrs. Guo?

Stop! Are you really calling her?

Look at the fear on your face.

You even put on an act.

Eat your lunch.

Every restaurant has a queue of over 40 minutes.

We might as well eat at the cafeteria.

It's New Year's Eve.

How can we eat there?

Come on, let's go.

Perhaps we'll be lucky and get a table right away.

Dream on.

If we have the time, we should just study at the library.

ANOTHER WIN

Dough Twist, Campus Hunk,

and The Dream of 900 Million Girls,

shall we game tonight?

I'm looking for food.

Do you want to come?

Camel is here too.

You finished every bite. Why would I go?

To lick your plates?

You didn't even invite me.

Where's the loyalty?

Are you all in Jiangcheng?

Yes.

Let's meet up.

I'll pass.

I'm with my roommate.

Enjoy yourselves.

Why don't we get together for the countdown?

The more the merrier.

Are the crowds not bad enough?

Just the sight of other people scares me.

I'm free. I'll be there.

And you say you don't want to meet up with her.

You keep beating around the bush.

Now, look.

You invited her, but she won't come.

What a waste.

She's a girl.

It makes sense that she doesn't want to meet up with online friends.

That's true.

You can't tell if it's a beast or a human

behind the screen.

It's fine if it's a normal person.

If she ends up meeting a horndog like you,

she'll be in danger.

I'm done.

Wait. Have you paid?

I have.

What a waste.

Take me to the New Year's Eve fireworks!

-Take a photo of me. -Okay. Stand there.

Okay.

Yes.

Smile, dear.

It's done.

You should wear this.

This is so gorgeous.

They say that

this is the best viewing spot for the fireworks.

-Let's take a photo. -All right.

-Come on. -Come on.

Goodness, it's so beautiful.

Let's check that out.

Okay, let's go.

I want one too.

-I'll buy you one later. -Okay.

-I need a photo. -This is pretty.

-Here. I'll take some photos of you. -Okay.

How are the photos?

Let me see.

Beautiful, right?

That spot is quite nice too.

Is it?

Is that Gu Xun over there?

I think it really is him.

What a coincidence.

He isn't here with his girlfriend

to celebrate the New Year, is he?

Who cares?

Yue Qianling, get over there now.

If you can get to him,

I'll tie him down today. I won't let him leave.

It's a man.

Get over there already.

Hurry.

The city sure is different.

If my wife wasn't so strict, I'd come out more often.

You can come again in the future.

You'll have to apply for leave for me.

Ladies and gentlemen,

there are two minutes left to the new year.

Please move in an orderly fashion

and stay safe.

Let's play the first game for the new year later.

Is anyone up for it?

I'm still watching the fireworks.

There are too many people here. I can't get out.

Let us usher in the new year.

Ladies and gentlemen,

give each other a warm hug

as we welcome another year.

Let's count down together.

-Ten. -Ten.

-Nine. -Nine.

-Eight. -Eight.

-Seven. -Seven.

-Six. -Six.

-Five. -Five.

-Four. -Four.

-Three. -Three.

-Two. -Two.

-One. -One.

-Happy New Year! -Happy New Year!

It would be great if I could watch the fireworks with Gu Xun.

Happy New Year, Gu Xun.

Happy New Year, Dough Twist.