Chapter 135: Studio Naming

Chapter 135: Studio Naming

In early 2011, Weixin[1] had just emerged, and mobile payments were still in their early stages. Setting up online mobile payment wasnt an easy task; one had to go to the bank.

Mei Fang had taken care of this matter during the summer vacation, so he could use Taobao[2] to order his laptop online.

However, logistics in this era werent particularly fast. It took a whole week for the three Alienware M11X laptops Mei Fang had purchased for 40,000 yuan to be delivered from Shanghai to Jiangcheng. They arrived on the first weekend of the first week of summer camp.

The task of informing Liang Meijuan about the school-provided laptops was assigned to Lin Youxi.

In the eyes of her stepmother, Lin Youxi had always been an exemplary and hardworking child, so she had always trusted her words. This made Lin Youxi feel a bit guilty.

To reassure Liang Meijuan, everyones laptops were usually kept in the living room. This also involved setting up a network broadband connection, and Mei Fang managed to convince Liang Meijuan to apply for the 10 Mbps internet broadband, which was extremely rare at this time.

In this era, the bandwidth for home computers was mostly around 2 Mbps, which meant a download speed of 200 Kbps. From Mei Fangs perspective who came from the year 2022, this was incredibly slow. But the 10 Mbps broadband could guarantee a download speed of around 1 Mbps.

Of course, the price for this was about four times that of a 2 Mbps connection. The annual internet fee was 3,200 yuan, which could be considered a substantial amount, almost equivalent to Liang Meijuans monthly salary.

Although Mei Fang and Xia Yuan said they could pay for it themselves, Liang Meijuan was worried that the children wouldnt have enough living expenses, so she reluctantly paid the money.

Liang Meijuan didnt interfere too much with what the children were doing. She trusted Mei Fang and the others quite a bit, much more than the trust Mei Fang and the others received from the other five parents of the three families.

However, keeping their actual actions hidden from Liang Meijuan all this time made the trio feel guilty.

So on weekends, they would help Liang Meijuan with household chores. Xia Yuan would clean the house, and Lin Youxi would accompany Liang Meijuan to buy groceries.

Only Mei Fang, the little computer geek, was busy setting up the laptops and configuring the internet connection. He would lend a hand only when Xia Yuan needed help with cleaning.

We dont need these cardboard boxes anymore, right?

Xia Yuan put down the broom and held the unpacked laptop packaging, asking Mei Fang, Should I throw them away?

We dont need the boxes, just keep three warranty certificates.

Is it these?

Mhm, mhm just put them on the coffee table, Ill take care of them later.

Mei Fang glanced at Xia Yuan and continued to busy himself with setting up the laptops. As he was working, Xia Yuan suddenly pinched his shoulder from behind and leaned in close to him. Is it done?

Mhm almost.

So from today onwards, are you going to code together with Youxi again?

Besides coding, I need to check the planning document written by Zhang Ming and the text written by Yue Xinyi.

Xia Yuan asked in surprise, Is he really helping you now?

Yeah but its probably only during the summer break when he has more free time. Once school officially starts, he probably wont have time. After all, I gave him such a good car, so I have to make good use of him.

While Mei Fang was talking, Xia Yuan had been leaning on his shoulder, looking at the screen. However, she only behaved so freely when Lin Youxi and Liang Meijuan were not around.

Of course, Mei Fang was unaware of the agreement Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi had about not taking their relationship with him further. He was still focused on balancing his affection towards the two. As long as Yuan Yuan didnt cross any boundaries, he wouldnt resist.

Is there anything I can help with? Everyone is currently helping you with work. Ive handed over all the games copywriting to Yue Xinyi, and she seems happy to do it.

Well you could learn music arrangement software, not just for creating game music and sound effects, but it will also be helpful for your future in music! How about trying out FL Studio? Its a powerful music production software.

Okay, Ill search and download it, then Ill study some tutorials.

Xia Yuan wiped her hands to dry them and took a seat nearby.

Mei Fang saw her mop placed aside, indicating that only the last bit of mopping was left, so he took the initiative to finish the task.

Shall I finish mopping the floor for you?

This wont work either We cant come up with fitting words by combining the names of the three of us!

Then lets think of other combinations.

Mei Fang suggested, Lets take the initials of our names in pinyin and recombine them to form the name of the studio. For example, M for Mei Fang, L or Y for Lin Youxi, and X for Xia Yuan, combined together.

As Mei Fang spoke, he straightened his waist, looking quite pleased with himself. This way, we can be called MiXi Games or MiLe Games. When we become famous in the future, well be known as the three giants of MiXi Games.

That method is indeed a good one, but that title, the three giants of MiXi Games'

Xia Yuan expressed her disdain, It sounds too strange! Whether its MiXi or MiLe, it doesnt sound good, its quite forced.

I also think so. Lin Youxi nodded.

To think you would dislike it, I thought it was not bad

They found themselves in a predicament.

They didnt expect naming a game studio to be such a troublesome task.

Lets have some milk tea first and then think about it!

While sipping their milk tea, the three of them brainstormed for new ideas, and Xia Yuan was gradually conquered by the sweet pleasure brought by the milk tea.

Oh! This milk tea tastes so good! Besides the pearls, it also has many toppings like pudding, coconut jelly, and sago!

Sago sago

Mei Fang slapped his forehead, I have a good idea! Xia Yuans X, my names M, and Lin Youxis L. With just the initials of our surnames, couldnt we form the name Ximilu Studio[3]?

Hey hey! That sounds good, I like it!

Xia Yuan raised her hand to express agreement, I like this name, Ximilu Studio. It sounds sweet at first listen!

Lin Youxi added from the side, I remember the English word for ximi is sago. It sounds a lot like saikou[4] in Japanese. Using it as the English name and name for the studio is also a suitable choice. Its simple, easy to read, and rolls off the tongue.

Mhm, mhm! Lets settle on this! Ximilu Studio, mmm, it really sounds sweet!

Sipping her milk tea with added sago, Xia Yuan had a very happy smile on her face.

Translator's Notes:

Its a version of WeChat designed for Chinese users. Chinas online shopping platform. Ximilu, or Sai Mai Lou, means Sago Soup. But Sago Soup Studio sounds weird to me, and since their initials (XML) are not present, I will just use the pinyin name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sago_soup Saikou means the best. 

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