Actually, it was Chen Xu who uploaded this. He didn't intentionally delete all the data, but with Xiao Min's protection, he left no trace, so Zhan Jing naturally couldn't find it.
Twenty minutes finally passed, and almost simultaneously, Gao Xiaojie clicked on the newly downloaded compressed file after hearing the "beep" sound from Xunlei.
After opening the compressed file, you will find a folder named "RPG Game Maker".
Gao Xiaojie and Zhan Jing exchanged a glance, both feeling puzzled. Why would the genius SMMH create games? And develop this kind of software?
But when the software was unzipped and run, their expressions immediately changed.
Character modeling, map editing, scene compilation... all the assets that can be used to make games are here! And there's also a statement from SMMH: "All the assets left in the software are free of copyright issues and have not been released to the market. You can use them freely, but only for one month. At 0:00 on October 28th, the software will be automatically uninstalled."
"Oh, and also, I made the main character's model. I think it's pretty good. If you're satisfied, you don't need to delete it. Consider it a favor to me..."
These materials take up a considerable amount of space, but Chen Xu selected materials from 2010 onwards, so there are virtually no copyright issues. However, these exquisite images and figures are viewed differently by Gao Xiaojie and Zhan Jing.
Who exactly is this SMMH? Besides possessing astonishing hacking skills, how could he also have such methods?!
The computer industry has many specializations, and even a god-like figure cannot master too many things on their own. Creating this software goes without saying; given SMMH's programming skills—his god-like abilities—it's not inconceivable that he could have solved it single-handedly. But for such a top-tier hacker to be able to create such exquisite images? That's truly unimaginable!
Zhan Jing stared at the screen for a long time before taking a deep breath and saying, "Although I can't confirm whether he is SMMH, one thing is certain: the team that made this software must be a large-scale team! But I don't know why they would give this software to you... Could it really be your brother's old friend?"
Gao Xiaojie stared at the screen, speechless. Of course she knew the value of this software, not only the software itself, but also the materials and models inside. If these artists really made it, it would take a lot of manpower and financial resources. And the other party just casually threw it to her?
Zhan Jing said, "From this perspective, the other party really has the style of SMMH. He casually tossed that firewall to my teacher without a second thought. Compared to the value of that firewall, this software is far less valuable, but it's definitely not something we students can imagine. Xiao Jie, what do you plan to do?"
Gao Xiaojie took a deep breath. This immense happiness almost made the little woman dizzy. "What else can I do? Jingjing, do you think I can live up to this software, to SMMH and my brother if I don't make this game, make it incredibly beautiful and gorgeous?!"
Zhan Jing smiled. Actually, she would have known the answer to that question even if she hadn't been asked. Looking at Gao Xiaojie's face, which was now beaming with renewed confidence, she thought Gao Xiaojie was the cutest right now!
Chen Xu and Wu Yuan received Gao Xiaojie's text message almost simultaneously. The message was simple and exuberant: "Brothers, forget about class, hurry up and get to the computer lab, we have something big to do!"
After receiving the text message, Wu Yuan was stunned for a long time, while Chen Xu showed a knowing smile. It seemed that the spirited girl had returned, and all his efforts had not been in vain.
Last night, Chen Xu had Xiao Min turn into a cell phone and use a voice changer and encryption to call Gao Xiaojie, so Gao Xiaojie couldn't recognize Chen Xu's voice or see his phone number. Today, Chen Xu also instructed Xiao Min to automatically start uploading files at 9:00 AM and send a text message to Gao Xiaojie at 3:00 PM.
All of this was done by Xiaomin, so Chen Xu was completely cleared of suspicion.
When Chen Xu arrived at the server room at 5 p.m., it was already packed with people. One by one, they stretched their necks like old geese and shouted, "It's almost time, it's almost time! Please show us anything good you have!"
Chen Xu broke out in a cold sweat. get out of class wasn't actually over yet; he and Wu Yuan had sneaked out the back door. But looking at how cocky these older students were, they probably just swaggered right out of the classroom. Sigh, there's no comparison!
Seeing that almost everyone had arrived and that they were all anxious, Gao Xiaojie decided not to wait any longer and said, "Everyone, sit down and look at the screen. I have something good to show you."
There was a dedicated projector in the computer room. As soon as Gao Xiaojie said that, the group of animals immediately stopped barking and quickly found seats. They were all like obedient children, but they couldn't help but look around restlessly.
Gao Xiaojie asked Zhan Jing to turn off the lights, then turned on the projector, and a video immediately appeared on the wall.
This is a 3D fighting video. Several people are locked in a fierce battle, displaying dazzling and spectacular martial arts moves. Immediately, someone below exclaimed, "Holy crap? The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms?!"
"The Six Meridian Divine Sword? That's like a laser!"
"This is clearly a Tai Chi sword! Damn, this kid charged into the Tai Chi sword's aura with a sword, could he be Linghu Chong? The Dugu Nine Swords?!"
"Damn, this guy's obviously a cross-dresser! Is he Dongfang Bubai?!"
The video of this battle is very short, only one minute long, but it features a large number of characters and moves. Although you have never seen those characters and moves before, they feel very familiar, and you can even call them out at first glance!
Everyone was stunned by the video. Only Chen Xu, who knew the software had CG creation capabilities, wasn't particularly surprised. But Wu Yuan next to him gaped and exclaimed, "No way! Which company made this? Such realistic CG?!"
Everyone else had the same expression, because the CG was just too realistic. Even the large screen projection wasn't very clear, which made it feel even more lifelike! At this time, Final Fantasy VII hadn't been released yet. When had those who could exclaim "masterpiece!" when watching the Final Fantasy X CG ever seen such a completely Eastern-style, and so realistic and exciting 3D video?!
Those with quick thinking immediately thought of a possibility, but found it too incredible... because if Gao Xiaojie had this kind of technology before, how could he have made that half-finished product and posted it online to be criticized so harshly?
Everyone was eagerly awaiting Gao Xiaojie's announcement of the answer; the atmosphere was as tense as a powder keg, ready to explode at any moment.
Chapter 60: A Masterpiece (Part 2)
This video was just made by Gao Xiaojie. To be honest, creating a CG video like this would take even a large production team several days, or even weeks. But using "RPG Game Maker," you'll find it's incredibly simple. Characters, animations, scenes, combat techniques… all of these have templates; you can just use them directly! It only took a few minutes!
A few minutes? That's not an exaggeration. Some players who have played Dynasty Warriors might know that there's an option in Dynasty Warriors 4 to customize the opening character animation.
This animation segment includes the following scenes:
1. Character A and Character B face the enemy's attack back to back.
2. Character C demonstrates their martial arts skills.
3. Character D stands on the city wall, looking down at all living beings.
IV. Character E and Character F engage in a fierce battle... and so on.
In other words, the template is already prepared; players only need to choose which character model to use for the scene. Similarly, this video is simply a template; Gao Xiaojie only needs to import a few character data points to automatically generate this incredibly exciting video.
Unfortunately, the template follows a fixed pattern and cannot be adjusted to one's own preferences, but since the template itself is already excellent enough, that is sufficient.
Looking at the excited expressions of the crowd below, Gao Xiaojie couldn't help but take a deep breath, his face flushed, and shouted, "The good news I have to share is that I made that video. Quiet! Quiet down! To be precise, I made it using this software!"
The words "RPG Game Maker" appeared on the screen, and Gao Xiaojie excitedly raised his hand: "Can't believe it? I can't believe it either! Let me tell you, the person who sent me this amazing software has a name that we all know very well..."
SMMH is amazing!
The powder keg exploded!
Everyone except Chen Xu gaped in astonishment, exclaiming things like, "Impossible! SMMH? How is this possible? Oh my god, am I dreaming?"
Gao Xiaojie called for "quiet" several times before the scene calmed down. Everyone stared at Gao Xiaojie because this statement was too bizarre, even more bizarre and absurd than the sudden arrival of aliens!
Gao Xiaojie briefly recounted the whole incident, omitting the details of her phone call with Chen Xu the previous night. She only mentioned that SMMH claimed to be a friend of her brother and had given her the software, which was then automatically deleted after she downloaded it from Nanopan.
"Damn! SMMH is on Nanopan? Is it even real?"
"Bullshit! Could a fake make software like this? This is a masterpiece! A masterpiece, you know!"
"Yes, a master's actions have their own style. What's wrong with Nanopan? Don't they know that the most dangerous place is the safest place?"
The group of guys were discussing animatedly, spittle flying everywhere, when Gao Xiaojie couldn't help but tap the table a few times to quiet them down before saying, "SMMH has only given us one month. This software will automatically uninstall on October 28th at midnight. We still have a whole month left. Are you all willing to work with me to create a miracle within this month?!"
"Yes!" The shouts of the animals could shatter the ceiling. Of course! This is software divinely bestowed by the god SMMH! How prestigious would that be? If they didn't participate, they'd regret it for the rest of their lives!
Some people think that a month is too short, saying that SMMH is being stingy. They have already given the gift, so why limit the time?
Then one of the guys next to him lectured him, saying, "Be grateful! With so many of us working ourselves to death, we'll finish this in a month! Wouldn't it be best to finish it within a month? That single-player game website's 'Shushan Swordsman' is going to be released at the video game expo at the end of next month. Let's go and compete with them, and humiliate those bastards to death!"
This suggestion was immediately met with unanimous approval from many of the players. One guy jumped up and said, "I also have an account on the single-player game website, and it's a veteran account. Don't hit me later! Last night, in a fit of anger, I was going to delete this account and never log in again, but then I saw them sending out invitation codes to old users and providing a trial version for us to correct. So I wanted to see what this game was like, so I downloaded it."
Upon hearing this, the group of people immediately perked up and exclaimed, "How about it? How about it?"
"One word! Garbage!" The beast gestured with his fingers dismissively. "When I first started playing, I thought the graphics were beautiful, really on par with World of Warcraft, and several levels better than Legend of Sword and Fairy 3. It's arguably the pinnacle of graphics for domestic single-player games. Of course, excluding this game! And the plot, it really made me cringe... Damn, at the beginning, I thought the character I was controlling was the protagonist, but he died after playing for a while! Then I started controlling his son, and damn, he died after playing for a short time too! That's when I realized the real protagonist was his grandson!"
A group of people burst into laughter, and one voice shouted, "Stop talking so much nonsense, just tell us how the game is?"
"Garbage!" The guy made a contemptuous gesture. "I've been playing games for over ten years, and I've never seen an RPG worse than this! You can't even imagine how awful this game is! Of course, maybe I'm not smart enough, or maybe it's just a game version of Wuji, specifically designed to bully kids like us who aren't smart enough. Oh well, they want to keep up with international standards!"
Someone else asked, "What about the game's graphics? What's the quality of the graphics? Can we really beat them?"
"Yes!" the guy said confidently. "Come on, don't be so lacking in confidence in SMMH, okay? Has anyone seen such realistic CG? Hmm? Even Final Fantasy doesn't reach this level! If I had to compare, the graphics of 'Shushan Swordsman' are better than Final Fantasy X. But compared to Final Fantasy VII, which Square Enix is currently developing, it's a whole tier below... By the way, I just saw the Final Fantasy VII trailer on Youku a few days ago! But even Final Fantasy doesn't have the graphics of ours!"
The group was overjoyed upon hearing the news, feeling that God had truly opened their eyes—no, it should be said that SMMH was practically a savior. With this software, they could create their own game and then compete with those online single-player games. Wow, the graphics and gameplay would be N times better! Let's see what those jerks dare to say then!
At this point, Gao Xiaojie said, "If everyone is willing, then this month will probably be a bit tough! Let me make it clear first, I'm poor and really can't pay everyone overtime, or even afford boxed meals, so please forgive me!"
"Stop talking nonsense!" The group of excited brutes, no longer caring that Gao Xiaojie was a girl, blurted out a curse: "Do you think we're the kind of people who would betray their principles for money?! Who can't afford a boxed lunch?! Working overtime is fine, it's way better than going to class!"
“I’ll take care of the work meals,” Zhan Jing, who hadn’t spoken until now, suddenly said. “We can’t let everyone work for nothing and then pay for it themselves. Besides, even though we have the software now, a month is still too short. We’ll probably be working like crazy from now on. Let’s leave these small things to us girls.”
"Jingjing!" Gao Xiaojie was very moved because she knew that Zhan Jing was trying to help her.
"Count me in too!" Chen Xu exclaimed. Anyway, this amount of money was nothing. The fact that everyone could work together happily in the same direction was an experience he had never had in his life. How could he let some trivial matters spoil everyone's interest?
Chen Xu said that he ordered food directly from outside, and that everyone would probably be tired in the coming days, so they needed to make sure they got enough nutrition.
Gao Xiaojie also gave Chen Xu a grateful look. She had always felt that the appearance of SMMH might be related to Chen Xu, but it was only a very, very small possibility. You know, a woman's intuition is always terrifying. Although Gao Xiaojie usually seemed carefree and without any guile, she could still sense the subtlety of things.
But she didn't intend to pursue it further, because it was pointless. So what if the other party was Chen Xu? Someone had helped her like this, and she shouldn't overthink things. She felt good about it.
“Let me explain first,” Gao Xiaojie said. “This software was given to us by the great SMMH, with the purpose of enabling us to make this game properly. And I also believe in SMMH’s abilities. He said it would automatically uninstall at midnight on October 28th, and it will automatically uninstall. Furthermore, none of us can crack this software. But despite this, I still want to say that the purpose of this software is solely to create our game. I don’t want anyone to have any ideas about this software, and then secretly take it back to study or distribute it, etc…”
Before he could finish speaking, someone below shouted, "Of course! Anyone who dares to do that will have their penis cut off and counted the rings!"
A group of people echoed this sentiment, because it was entirely a moral issue! They provided this software to help you, and you're thinking of using it for other things? That's practically a desecration of the great SMMH!
"Let's do this!" one of the guys stood up and said, "Let's keep this a complete secret right now! SMMH's name is too famous! Who knows what will happen if word gets out! For the next month, we'll focus entirely on making the game, and nobody should mention SMMH to anyone. If anyone asks what we're doing, just say we're making a game, and don't explain in detail. We'll talk about it after the final product is out!"
The suggestion was approved by everyone. Just then, Gao Xiaojie's phone rang. She saw that it was Liu Sha, the leader of the computer interest group, calling. She answered and said, "Senior, come to the computer lab right away! Something important has happened here!"
Liu Sha called out from the other end, "Damn, I have something important to do here too! Hurry up and come to the second floor of the cafeteria. I contacted two senior students who own a game company. They were furious when they heard about this. We're discussing how to help you!"
Chapter 61: Help from Senior Students
Gao Xiaojie was about to say that the matter had been resolved, but then she thought that the senior students owned their own companies and had come all the way to the school for her sake, so it would be too impolite not to go. Therefore, she said she would go right away.
Chen Xu stood at the door, looking at her strangely, and asked what was wrong.
Gao Xiaojie explained the situation, then thought for a moment and said, "Come with me, you don't have anything to do here anyway. The rest of you, familiarize yourselves with the software first, and then we'll divide the tasks in detail when we get back!" Then Gao Xiaojie pulled Zhan Jing and said, "Let's go."
The three of them quickly arrived at the school cafeteria. As they went up to the second floor, they saw Liu Sha, that beast, waving at them. Next to him sat a man and a woman, who looked like people from the underworld.
There is a significant difference in demeanor between college students and social elites. For example, look at Liu Sha now; he's wearing a tattered T-shirt, basketball shorts, and slippers... Of course, this image is definitely not typical of all college students. It's just that in school, most experienced students don't bother with clothing.
But the man and woman next to him were clearly different.
The man wore gold-rimmed glasses and had a very refined appearance. He was wearing a formal suit, and although he had placed the jacket on the bench next to him, he and Liu Sha looked like they were from completely different seasons.
The other woman was even more striking, wearing a floral sundress that revealed her fair, delicate shoulders. Her hair cascaded in waves over her shoulders, and she wore a necklace. She wore light makeup and beautiful pearl earrings, exuding a sophisticated and sexy aura. Moreover, she held a cigarette between her slender fingers—a pure white Zhongnanhai brand—and smoked it with remarkable grace and elegance. The practiced flicking of ash showed that she was a genuinely skilled smoker.
"Let me introduce you." Seeing Chen Xu and the others come up, Liu Sha stood up and said, "These are two senior students from the class of 2001. This is senior Cui Guangwei, and this is senior Liang Xiaohui. Please sit down. They are now self-employed and have a game company. And this is Gao Xiaojie. She wrote the game script independently, and she is still a freshman, just enrolled."
The two quickly stood up, and Liang Xiaohui warmly took Gao Xiaojie's hand, saying, "Wow, you're amazing! These days, all the junior girls are so talented! Your name is Gao Xiaojie? Which 'Xiao'? The 'Xiao' from 'Spring slumber unaware of dawn'? Hehe, me too! What a coincidence! Come, sit down. And this girl, I told you so, although our Information Science department is often called 'Dinosaur Paradise,' it produces some truly stunning beauties. Look at the three of us sisters, am I right?"
The three men could only smile wryly. Chen Xu didn't understand, but the other two knew Liang Xiaohui very well. When this woman got enthusiastic, no one could stop her, and she was also extremely narcissistic. Of course, this narcissism wasn't a derogatory term here. Girls, especially pretty girls, would be too insecure if they didn't appreciate their own appearance.
Gao Xiaojie found this older sister very approachable. She was the kind of person who could easily get along with others, and they started chatting together in just a few words. Meanwhile, Zhan Jing smiled faintly and remained silent.
"Senior, did this ring come from the senior next to you? Are you two already married?"
"Hehe, it was this beast who gave it to me." Liang Xiaohui wasn't embarrassed at all, but her way of addressing the men made them sweat again. Chen Xu realized at this moment that this senior Cui Guangwei was an honest man. When an honest man like him meets a woman of such a seductive charm, he usually only gets bullied.
Liang Xiaohui said that marriage was still a long way off, and that her career was just starting out so she didn't have time to think about it too much. Then she deliberately glanced at Cui Guangwei next to her, and then said to Gao Xiaojie very seriously, "Also, the trial period isn't over yet!"
The three men broke out in a cold sweat again. Chen Xu and Liu Sha looked at their senior with sympathy, while Cui Guangwei, on the other hand, wasn't embarrassed at all and smiled good-naturedly. Liu Sha turned to Chen Xu and whispered, "Actually, the senior and his girlfriend have been together for a long time. They're used to joking around like that, it's nothing. But he's still a bit henpecked, hehe."