173: Chapter 173 Campus Interview?

In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.

The download count for "happy elimination" had already grown to around two million.

Compared to "defend the carrot", the early growth rate of "happy elimination" was undoubtedly faster.

Furthermore, perhaps because the iPhone 4 was released domestically, leading to an increase in the number of domestic iOS devices, this time the download count for the iOS version of "happy elimination" was only one-third less than the android version, unlike before when it was nearly double the difference.

And in this past week, the revenue for "happy elimination" had also reached around 1.5 million.

Compared to the nearly 5 million weekly revenue of "defend the carrot" right now, it certainly wasn't much, but this game was just starting out, and achieving these results was already very impressive.

Moreover, this result was achieved entirely through the quality of the work and marketing, without any element of luck. Therefore, Chen Fan was very satisfied with this achievement.

Now that the company had these two products, even if Chen Fan did nothing afterwards and just coasted through life, he could still live very comfortably.

But of course, Chen Fan wouldn't just coast through life; he hadn't earned enough money yet, so how could he possibly just coast through life?

"Ring, ring, ring."

A phone rang, interrupting Chen Fan's thoughts. He picked up his phone and took a look, a flash of surprise appearing in his eyes; it was actually his counselor, Counselor Shen Na, calling.

He swiped the phone to answer.

"Hello, Sister Na."

"Chen Fan, you aren't busy right now, are you?"

"Not busy, Sister Na, go ahead."

"Congratulations, the results of your company's new game are quite good."

"Sister Na, you pay quite a lot of attention to our company." Chen Fan leaned back against the chair, a hint of a smile on his lips.

"Of course, I am your counselor, how could I not care about your affairs?"

"Thank you, Sister Na." Chen Fan paused, "But did you call just to congratulate me?"

"Of course not, I'm here on a mission." Counselor Shen Na's voice became a bit more serious.

"What mission?" A look of curiosity appeared on Chen Fan's face.

"Secretary Zhou wants you to accept an interview from the School Youth League Committee as a student entrepreneur representative. It's for a 'College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship' feature report, which will be published on the campus website and school newspaper, and might even be pushed to some off-campus media."

Chen Fan was stunned for a moment, his fingers tapping lightly on the desktop.

He hadn't thought about the interview matter, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly. "Interview me? The company has just started, there isn't really anything to talk about, right?"

"You can say that to me, but please don't say it to Secretary Zhou." Counselor Shen Na laughed, "With 'defend the carrot' getting so many downloads overseas, you call this just starting? Then how are other student entrepreneurs supposed to live?"

Chen Fan didn't respond. What Counselor Shen Na said was a fact, but that wasn't what he was thinking about.

Accepting the interview had pros and cons, and he had to think it through clearly.

The advantages were obvious. If he accepted the school's interview, both his and the company's fame would greatly increase.

A freshman starting a business, creating a hit product in just a few months—these labels would be eye-catching topics for any media.

Once it was posted on the campus website, published in the school newspaper, and then pushed to off-campus media, the entire School of Management and the entire Jiao Tong University would know—a freshman opened a game company and created a hit product.

The games developed by the company would naturally receive more attention, and downloads, revenue, and user reputation could all potentially move up to the next level.

But the disadvantages were also obvious. Once the report came out, media in society would likely follow up and report on it; after all, a freshman starting a game company and creating two hit games in less than half a year was a topic attractive enough to grab attention.

The consequence of increased fame was receiving more attention, but also being subjected to stricter scrutiny.

The company had just started and hadn't stood firm yet; being exposed to the spotlight too early might not necessarily be a good thing.

Thinking of this, he spoke up: "Sister Na, please thank Secretary Zhou for me. However, I don't want to accept the interview for the time being."

Counselor Shen Na on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment before speaking: "Why? This can be considered a good thing for both you and your company."

Chen Fan leaned on the sofa, tapping his fingers lightly on his knees, organizing his words: "Sister Na, if I accept the interview, everyone will know I opened a company. Then I'll become a celebrity at school; being stared at during class, discussed after class, and having people point at me on the street. I'm only a freshman now, I don't want that much attention. And,"

He paused, "The company has just started and hasn't stood firm yet. If I go out and talk now, what would I talk about? That we made two games? How much money we earned? Talking about these things, besides making people jealous, has no practical benefits. It won't be too late to talk about it when the company grows a bit bigger."

The other end of the phone was quiet for a few seconds.

"Alright then." Counselor Shen Na's voice softened a bit, "I can understand your concern. To be honest, you are handsome yourself, and if it's exposed that you opened a company with monthly revenue in the tens of millions, I imagine the girls at school would swarm you like moths to a flame."

To be honest, it's just that Counselor Shen Na is Chen Fan's counselor and is many years older than him.

If she were a few years younger, she might have had the same idea.

Thinking of this, Counselor Shen Na almost blushed.

Regarding Counselor Shen Na's teasing, Chen Fan smiled and didn't respond.

"I will tell Secretary Zhou what you mean." Counselor Shen Na said, "If he doesn't agree, then you'll have to talk to him yourself."

"Thank you for the trouble, Sister Na. Tell Secretary Zhou that I'm only a freshman now and still have three years before graduation, so there's no need to rush the interview. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

"Alright, I understand." Counselor Shen Na finished speaking and hung up the phone.

Chen Fan placed his phone on the coffee table, leaned back on the sofa, and stared at the ceiling for a few seconds.

He refused this time, but he probably won't be able to refuse next time. He couldn't keep ignoring Zhou Mingyuan's face, and when it was time to cooperate, he still had to cooperate.

By then, once he accepted the interview, he probably wouldn't even have peace going to school.

Sometimes Chen Fan also wondered, if the system could just give him money directly, that would be great, then he wouldn't need to work so hard to earn money himself.

Sleeping until he woke up naturally every day, going wherever he wanted, buying whatever he wanted, not needing to run a company, not needing to manage employees, not needing to deal with interviews. How nice that would be.

But Chen Fan was just thinking about it. Being able to have the wealth store as a cheat after being reborn, he already felt very satisfied.

If he didn't have the wealth store, he would probably still be a loser after being reborn, attending an ordinary university, finding an ordinary job, and living an average, mediocre life.

Thinking of this, he picked up his water cup, took a sip, and pushed down those messy thoughts in his mind.