Chen Xi transmigrates to a parallel world and is thrilled to discover that Rockstar doesn’t exist there. With a System in hand, he’s ready to make his mark, but the beginner quest quickly brings him back down to earth.
Looking at the blueprints in his head for GTA and Red Dead Redemption, then at his pitiful startup funds, Chen Xi silently closes the folder labeled “Liberty City.”
“Money has to be earned a little at a time, just like you have to eat one bite at a time.”
He immediately pulls out the “money-printing machine” from his memories: QQ Speed.
While the industry is still marveling at “the pinnacle of casual online games,” Chen Xi’s System quietly levels up. He responds by dropping three trump cards:
GTA: Liberty City. “Is this really a game from 2002?!”
GTA: Vice City. “So this is how you tell a story in an open world!”
GTA: San Andreas. A saga so vast it leaves the entire industry speechless, defining the next decade outright.
When corporate giants wave their checks, hoping to acquire him, imitate him, or even crush him, Chen Xi counters with
Sleeping Dogs, showing players around the world the undercurrents and hard-hitting action of an Eastern metropolis.
Where Winds Meet, writing the textbook for the wuxia open-world genre ahead of its time.
Black Myth: Wukong, using sheer technical prowess and artistry to show the world what “cultural export” means.
Red Dead Redemption, composing a tragic ballad beneath the western sunset that shakes everyone to the core.
Faced with titles like “God of Gaming,” “Enemy of the Industry,” and “Money-Powered Producer,” Chen Xi only smiles faintly.
“Don’t rush. One at a time.”
“As long as I can ‘copy’ fast enough, the entire history of gaming will bear my name.”
So far, it looks okay, and it's not a bad way to pass the time.