Chapter 631: Chen Mo’s First Meme Song
After returning the contract, Li Jingsi saw Li Jingshu out of the experience store.
At the store entrance, Li Jingshu was still fretting, “Jingsi, you know the saying: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Even though you graduated from a top university and you’re pretty good at games, I still think this salary of yours is a bit inflated. You need to watch out for any hidden traps. Don’t keep anything from your big sister.”
Li Jingsi said, “Sis, maybe I should just tell you the truth. Actually, Chen Mo arranged this job.”
Li Jingshu raised an eyebrow. “You mean Boss Chen has a thing for you?”
Li Jingsi: “Uh…”
Li Jingshu laughed as if she’d heard a joke. “Alright, alright, you sure have a vivid imagination. Let me tell you, just work hard and stop watching those cheesy CEO dramas. You really think something that good could happen to you?”
Li Jingsi: “…”
Li Jingshu chuckled. “I get how you feel, sis. When I was your age, I used to daydream too. Alright, I’m off now. Remember to work hard!”
Li Jingsi: “See you later, sis…”
…
Inside the experience store, Chen Mo was lost in thought.
The main game project for after the New Year still hadn’t been decided. He hadn’t quite figured out which game to develop.
*Honor of Kings* and *League of Legends* had already dominated mobile and PC respectively, but on the VR front, no online game had yet claimed dominance.
Even though *Dark Souls* had performed well, it was still a single-player game.
Sure, there was no rush to cash in on the player base, but leaving the money on the table forever wasn’t much fun either…
As Chen Mo was pondering, Su Jinyu came over, laughing uncontrollably while holding her phone. “Boss, you’ve got to check this out online! Someone made a meme video about you!”
Chen Mo was stunned. What the hell?
Meme videos—weren’t those usually reserved for internet tycoons, influencers, and big streamers? How did I end up in one?
Chen Mo took the phone from Su Jinyu and looked. Sure enough, the title was “Chen Mo’s Version of *Poor and Happy*!”
He’d heard this song in his previous life; it was a popular meme track. In this parallel world, the singer was different, and the lyrics and melody were slightly altered, but it was mostly the same.
With a twitching corner of his mouth, Chen Mo clicked on his own meme video.
…
“A tiny Thunder
Only a few hundred billion
Eating bran and drinking thin gruel every day
Games on sale again
Lost clean and clear
Hee-hee-ha-ha, just poor and happy”
…
“I’m just a designer
My gaming skills are trash
Still in the struggle phase
I have no interest in money
I have no house, no car
Just grinding away making games
I don’t love cash at all
Money doesn’t appeal to me”
…
“A 1-10 record
‘Cause you haven’t spent a dime
Buy all the skins and games
Go out and show off quick
This game’s on sale again
You’re raking in the profit
Who ends up losing the most?
Chen Mo loses, number one in the world”
…
“A tiny Thunder
Only a few hundred billion
No money for the cleaning lady
Skins on sale again
Lost clean and clear
Hee-hee-ha-ha, we’re poor and happy”
…
“Who the hell made this? They’re way too talented!”
Chen Mo couldn’t help but laugh. He even scrolled back to the beginning to watch it again.
These meme masters were all geniuses!
Clearly, faced with Chen Mo’s insane Spring Festival top-up event, the players hadn’t just sat back. They’d fought back…
And their weapon of choice was… a meme video.
Even though Chen Mo kept a low profile, rarely appearing on camera and never turning on his webcam during streams, he held a high place in the hearts of the player community. Domestic game award ceremonies, various interviews, and the footage from his showdown with the AI—all of it had left plenty of video material behind.
Obviously, these meme creators had taken clips from those videos and crafted a meme video.
The video quickly blew up. Within a few hours, it swept through the meme section and even made it to the front-page recommendations. Many viewers left bullet comments saying, “We’re declaring war on the music section!”
And indeed, the meme editing was spot-on. It was practically the work of a billion-dollar sound engineer. Chen Mo’s voice was calm, his Mandarin standard, with little tonal variation, making it perfect for meme videos.
The most brilliant part was the lyricist’s skill. Not only did the lyrics rhyme perfectly, but they also incorporated all of Chen Mo’s past boastful quotes!
“I’m just a designer,” “My gaming skills are trash,” “Still in the struggle phase,” “I have no interest in money”—these were all things Chen Mo had said in previous interviews!
The meme video was also filled with bullet comments like, “You really think Chen Mo doesn’t visit Bilibili?” “Welcome Serent to the All-Star lineup,” “Bet Serent buys the whole site tomorrow,” and so on.
While Chen Mo was watching his own meme video, the view count jumped by over 50,000 in three minutes. It had clearly gone viral…
The most hilarious part was that some bullet comments were even urging Chen Mo to start streaming!
Chen Mo could only sigh, “Ah, it seems the players really love me deeply. I’ll just put a few more games on sale after the New Year.”
…
All the in-game top-up events had been arranged, so there wasn’t much work left before the New Year.
However, Chen Mo still had two important award ceremonies to attend.
One was the domestic ceremony, the same one he attended every year. Given this year’s games, *Dark Souls* was a shoo-in for Game of the Year.
Not just *Dark Souls*, but also the newly developed *Super Mario Odyssey*, *Prototype*, and even *Honor of Kings* had a shot at winning awards.
But for Chen Mo, these minor awards had already become routine last year. He wasn’t particularly eager.
Other designers struggled to win even a single award, while Chen Mo could snag several without breaking a sweat…
Additionally, the TGN officials had sent Chen Mo an invitation, hoping he would fly across the ocean to attend the TGN award ceremony. *Dark Souls* had been nominated for TGN’s Game of the Year, and *Super Mario Odyssey* had also received a nomination for Best Platform Game.
Clearly, the TGN nominations carried more weight.
Although TGN was just a gaming media outlet, it was still one of the most authoritative in the world. The nominated games were all major releases from the past year, and making it onto the Game of the Year shortlist was a testament to the weight of these two titles.
Chen Mo had originally been reluctant to travel abroad, but given the special circumstances, he decided to make the trip reluctantly.
As for the domestic award ceremony, since it conflicted with his schedule, Chen Mo planned to skip it. He’d just let Qiao Hua know and have Qian Kun or Su Jinyu pick up the trophy for him.
After all… winning Game of the Year every year was starting to feel a bit awkward!