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Chapter 147 - 146, Middle School Exam Top Scorer! (First Update)_1

Chapter 147: 146, Middle School Exam Top Scorer! (First Update)_1

The model of Kunlun was fairly simple, so as soon as Ren He explained it, the programmers understood. What they found novel was that in the parallel world’s uninspired online gaming industry of 2006, Ren He had proposed the concept of a turn-based game.

This surprised them, as they wondered if online games could really be this simplistically interactive? It even seemed quite interesting!

It was precisely this kind of start that convinced them that the other party wasn’t joking with them, so they seriously listened to the rest of it.

Ren He spent nearly 4 hours explaining Dota’s game mechanics to all the programmers. However, verbal explanations were a bit more challenging, and Ren He almost wished he could play a few rounds with them to let them experience it first-hand, but that was impossible.

Hence, in the early stages, they could only construct the game engine first, and then wait for him to return from the Capital to continue with the details.

The programmers looked at each other; they all had a feeling that although the company’s boss was personally handling the planning, it seemed quite professional, as if he had actually played the game before!

But as insiders, they were well aware of the various games released daily around the world and had yet to see such a game mode.

However, a programmer’s job was to focus on their tasks without questioning the viability of someone else’s planning—that was their responsibility. Besides, the pay was good. In a small city like Luo City, earning a salary comparable to that of those in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou was a cause for happiness, wasn’t it?

After the meeting, Ren He pulled Xu Nuo aside for a serious one-on-one conversation. Xu Nuo was a bit nervous, while Ren He spoke calmly, "You probably never considered that you would start a business so soon, or even that you would ever start one, but now you own 40% of this company. Do you know how much I’m going to invest in this game? At least 17 million. That’s why you have to take it seriously. You also know my biggest wish is to engage in extreme sports, so I will hardly be involved in management. Have you thought about your role in this company in the future? You will be the actual leader, so I hope you can see yourself clearly."

Xu Nuo felt troubled, even a bit cowardly, "I might not be up for it."

But all of this was within Ren He’s expectations. If in his past life, someone suddenly told him, "I am your distant uncle, and now my company will be run by you."

Ren He’s first reaction would be, "Are you kidding me?" followed by stage fright, doubting his own capabilities.

But you’ll never be able to do it without trying. He needed to forcefully push Xu Nuo into that position and let Little Fatty grow along with Dota. It was okay to make some mistakes in the early stages. After all, he still had time to oversee things. By the later stages, Ren He would be able to truly let go.

If that would allow Ren He to completely let go later and free up time, he was more than willing to work harder now in exchange.

He didn’t give Xu Nuo that 40% share for nothing. Emotions were involved; the other party was his only real friend since he had arrived in this world. Liu Erbao and others still couldn’t compare to his relationship with Xu Nuo.

Secondly, those shares were to tie Xu Nuo to his war chariot.

Although hiring a professional manager would cost less, could they be trusted? Perhaps not.

After all, the saying goes, "Money never runs out."

Ren He then left Xu Nuo there to slowly blend in with the group, showing a complete disregard for his wellbeing...

The trip to the Capital was also set for three days later. By then, Yang En would take Yang Xi back to the Capital for summer vacation, to visit their grandparents. At that time, Ren He would naturally follow them covertly and then whisk the girl away to Back Sea for a challenge.

During this waiting period, the middle school exam results were released!

Everyone could inquire about their scores by phone, simply by providing their exam registration number.

Ren He’s score was tallied that day: a total of 601 points!

When Ren He found out about this score, he took a sharp intake of breath. If you consider that the total score for the middle school exam was 645 points, and after deducting 30 points for physical education, the total score for academic subjects is 615 points, what does getting 601 points imply?!

But the issue is with my chemistry and physics paper; the total score for the questions I managed to do was only 17 points. So where did the remaining 20-plus points come from?

What the hell, can you get so many points just by writing jokes? Has the marker gone mad?!

Ren He really had no words to describe this; ordinarily, he would have been quite amused: Who would’ve thought you could score so many points with jokes.

But now it was different, this was practically putting him on pace to chase a perfect score! Adding the physical education points, his actual middle school exam score was 631! This year’s questions were very tough, am I going to become famous now?

You should know that a lot of good students scoring above 22 points in the physical education test is considered quite an achievement these days; the physical fitness of students is generally declining, that’s a widespread issue, and in Luo City, the physical education middle school exams are particularly strictly regulated.

Right now, Ren He wasn’t sure where he ranked. Top 50 in the city? Actually, being in the top 50 doesn’t sound too bad... just afraid...

What he didn’t know was that the teacher marking his chemistry and physics papers had subconsciously deemed him a poor student upon seeing his answers—how else could his scores in these subjects be so low? Just a bit of casual studying, memorizing a few things, and there’s no way he could be this bad!

So the marker thought, it doesn’t really matter if I give a high score in line with the online public opinion and my conscience to a student with such poor academic performance; in the end, it wouldn’t have much impact on the overall result. The schools he couldn’t get into before, he still won’t be able to, since the total score for this paper is only 50 points anyway.

But the marker could never have imagined that Ren He is that legendary student whose subjects are extremely unbalanced!

This is quite awkward...

Over at Ren He’s school, Director Liu of the Political Education Office was sipping tea in his office when suddenly a friend from the admissions office called. The first thing they said was, "Congratulations, Liu, this year’s middle school exam top scorer is from your school!"

Director Liu’s eyes lit up as he hurriedly placed the teacup on the table and asked, "Really? What’s their name?" Knowing which school produced the top scorer means a lot for next year’s enrollment work. It would make things much easier. The pressure from the principal was mounting, with all schools vying for students. If you can attract more good students, the ratio of students who do well in college entrance exams looks much better, it’s a virtuous cycle.

However, school No. 13 didn’t perform well in this year’s citywide middle school mock exams, not even making it into the top 20. So where did this dark horse come from all of a sudden? It’s an unexpected surprise!

That’s the top scorer!

His friend on the phone laughed, "It’s certain, it’s your school’s Ren He. We’re going to announce it this afternoon, and I thought I’d congratulate you in advance!"

"What the heck?!" Director Liu was baffled: "Ren He?! Which Ren He?"

"Look at you, you don’t even know your own top student. You’re not doing your job as the Head of Political Education! Your school’s Ren He scored 631 points, ranking first. We’re going to announce it citywide this afternoon. I think you should talk to him as soon as possible. It would be best if he continues studying at your school for high school. Who knows, he might give you another surprise at the college entrance exam," the friend said jokingly.

This isn’t about being competent or not; that kid is definitely not a top student, okay? Can you tell me again who the middle school exam top scorer is? I must have heard wrong!

Do I have the guts to keep this kid in our school? Haha, you must want me dead...