127: Chapter 127 Letter from Manager Gou

"How could the computer wake up suddenly? I remember I closed all the rogue auto-starting software."

Xiao Niao was a bit confused. He frowned and looked closely for a while, then saw a small window in the bottom right corner of the computer screen, with an envelope icon flashing.

New email?

He used a paid email service, so there were basically no spam emails; what he usually sent and received were work emails.

But... who would send a work email at this time of night?

Xiao Niao sat up from his bed, walked to the computer desk, and opened the new email.

When he saw the sender, it was Supervisor Gou.

Xiao Niao was stunned for a moment. Didn't this guy part on bad terms with him just two days ago? Why was he sending an email again in the middle of the night?

He read the content of the email carefully. It turned out that Supervisor Gou was apologizing for what happened last time, saying that two days ago he was in a bad mood due to some private matters and brought his emotions into work, which led to him being unfair when reviewing Xiao Niao's two games. After calming down and thinking about the matter, he felt he had done something very wrong and felt very guilty. He had tried to call Xiao Niao many times but couldn't get through, so he had to send this email to apologize.

Supervisor Gou's email also mentioned that after thinking about it carefully, he felt that although Xiao Niao's two games had many shortcomings and were not yet mature commercial web games, they were novel, and it was completely possible to try putting them on the Qiuqiu web game platform.

Xiao Niao was a bit puzzled as he looked at the email.

Was this really sent by that hateful Supervisor Gou?

But that day in his office, he had been so arrogant, disparaging the two games as worthless. Now his attitude had done a 180-degree turn?

Xiao Niao felt a sense of unreality in his heart. However, as the saying goes, one should not strike a smiling face. Since Supervisor Gou's attitude in the email was so sincere, he should first ask what was going on. If it was really as the email said, that Supervisor Gou had brought his private emotions into work, then it was indeed his fault. But since he had already apologized, it was completely forgivable. If he nodded, the matter would be resolved, and they could still continue to deal with each other in the future.

After thinking it over, Xiao Niao prepared to reply with an email to ask for more specific details. However, looking at the time it was received, it was only a few minutes ago, which meant the other party had only finished editing and sending the email a few minutes ago. It was highly likely that he was still in front of the computer.

Since that was the case, it would be better to make a call. Communicating this way would not only be more convenient but also friendlier than cold, written communication, and could avoid some unnecessary misunderstandings.

Thinking this, Xiao Niao searched for Supervisor Gou's number on his phone, but couldn't find it at first.

"I remember saving his number, right?"

Xiao Niao checked his call logs, but strangely, he couldn't find Supervisor Gou's name in the logs from the last few days.

That was strange!

Xiao Niao was about to think something was wrong with his phone, but suddenly remembered that the day he walked out of the Qiuqiu building, he was sleepy, tired, and frustrated. He felt so aggrieved that he angrily blocked Supervisor Gou's number directly, thinking he would never have contact with this guy again. He hadn't expected that only a day or two later, the other party would come looking for him with such a good attitude...

Xiao Niao pulled up the blacklist in his address book and sure enough, saw Supervisor Gou's name and phone number at the very top.

Sure enough, it was here. No wonder he couldn't find it.

Xiao Niao couldn't help but smile, removed Supervisor Gou's number from the blacklist, pressed his finger down, and dialed.

"Hello, Xiao Niao, you received my email, right?" The phone was answered after only two rings, and a very eager voice came from the other side.

Listening to Supervisor Gou's voice, Xiao Niao couldn't help but recall the face Supervisor Gou had in the office that day—seemingly kind, but actually wearing a fake smile and showing no respect at all.

Xiao Niao felt a subconscious aversion, but in light of the sincere attitude Supervisor Gou showed in the email, he smiled kindly and said, "I received it and have already read it, which is why I'm calling to ask about your specific situation, Supervisor Gou."

Supervisor Gou: "As for my situation... there's nothing much on my end, my private matters are all handled. It's mainly that I thought about it afterward and felt I was too arbitrary in the office at the time. Your two games actually have some merits, and it's completely possible to put them on our platform to see how they perform."

Xiao Niao was amused. Regardless of anything else, Supervisor Gou was a veteran who had been working in the gaming industry for many years. Being recognized by him made Xiao Niao happy. However, the game files had already been packaged and given to the Fantasy Jianghu production team, so naturally, he couldn't put them on the Qiuqiu platform anymore.

Xiao Niao said very politely, "Supervisor Gou, first of all, thank you for your affirmation of the games I made, but unfortunately, I have already sold these two games, so I have to apologize."

"Ah?" Supervisor Gou's tone was clearly skeptical. He was stunned for a moment before saying intermittently and uncertainly, "Really sold? So fast... that's unlikely, right?"

Xiao Niao smiled, "Isn't that so? Even I can't believe it sold so quickly. Actually, I let a friend play it this afternoon, and after trying it out, he felt it was just his taste, so he immediately bought it for a flat price of 700,000."

Xiao Niao felt Supervisor Gou's attitude was quite good, and since he couldn't cooperate with Qiuqiu Games this time, he felt a little regretful. So, in order not to let the other party misunderstand, he briefly explained the matter of Supreme Keyboard Emperor buying the games.

But it would have been better not to say anything; once he did, Supervisor Gou's attitude on the other end of the phone became intriguing.

"700,000? ..." Supervisor Gou pondered for a while, let out a chuckle, and then his tone changed, becoming somewhat earnest, "Xiao Niao, even if this friend you mentioned really exists, and even if he is really willing to spend 700,000, have you thought about it? Once you sell your two games for a flat price, they will have nothing to do with you anymore. Even if they are operated well in the future and earn a lot of profit, you won't get a single cent."

"But our Qiuqiu game platform is different. After you list them, we will help you operate them. When the money is earned, besides deducting operating costs and a certain share, the rest belongs to you."

"Mm, that's true." Xiao Niao nodded in agreement. Although what Supervisor Gou said had some embellishments, the situation was generally true. In terms of revenue ceiling, putting them on the Qiuqiu platform was indeed better.

Hearing Xiao Niao's confirmation, Supervisor Gou suddenly got excited: "It seems you understand this logic. Then I won't say much more, just that our game platform basically accounts for 40% of the domestic online users, and the difficulty of getting listed is not small.

"When you came to my office that day, the person before you was actually there for a game slot too. He said he was willing to spend 3 million to buy a listing slot, and I, Supervisor Gou, am a person of integrity, so of course, I sternly refused! However, this shows that it is really not easy for a game to get listed on the Qiuqiu platform. Many people break their heads trying to get in, and since you have this opportunity now, you must cherish it."