Wind Rises 2005

Chapter 494 Fucked Bird

Christmas is often jokingly called the Spring Festival for Westerners by many people.

Although the customs between the East and the West are different, everyone still retains similar habits when it comes to eating New Year's Eve dinner.

Christmas Eve is also a day for foreigners to have a family reunion dinner.

Just like the New Year's Eve in China, good wine and food are prepared, and the whole family gathers together to enjoy good wine and delicious food.

Nordic, Finland, Helsinki.

This place is adjacent to the Baltic Sea. It is a city where classical beauty and modern civilization are integrated. It is also a garden city-state where urban architecture and natural scenery are cleverly combined.

The famous Nokia headquarters is located in the town of Espoo, 17.7 kilometers west of Helsinki.

As the capital of Finland and one of the cities with the most developed gaming industry in the world, Helsinki naturally has countless people obsessed with gaming.

In an ordinary dockworker's home near the port, the plot of "Crazy Bird" is going on.

"Minna, the salmon and ham are roasted, and the reindeer meat is stewed. Why don't you come out and wash your hands and eat!"

This is an ordinary Finnish family, and mother Johanna is carefully preparing Christmas dinner.

As the hometown of Santa Claus, Finns naturally attach great importance to Christmas. A table of sumptuous dishes is the most respectful ritual for the New Year.

The whole salmon is smoked by high-temperature fireworks until it is cooked through.

Add roasted ham, red stewed reindeer meat, winter cod roe, served with pancakes and cod soup with cream, and rye bread as the staple food, and a Christmas Eve meal is ready.

My husband has already come back from get off work, and the family enjoys delicious food on Christmas Eve. This is what home is like.

When Johanna saw that her daughter didn't come out and didn't even respond, she thought something had happened. She was so frightened that she quickly threw away the towel in her hand and rushed towards the room immediately.

"Minna, you don't even have basic courtesy now, and you can't even respond?"

Seeing her daughter lying in front of the computer, playing games obsessively, Johanna was initially shocked, but she immediately changed her tone and scolded her angrily.

But my daughter didn’t pay attention at all, because the most important thing is not to be disturbed when playing games, not to mention that the little Minna is playing a small game that requires a high degree of concentration.

This game is "Flappy Bird" jointly launched by Twitter and Rovio on the day before Christmas.

"Oh my God! Mom, couldn't you have come in a few seconds later?
I'm just a little bit closer to breaking the record of the whole class. You don't know how annoying this little bird is. Now I want to smash the computer screen. "

She finally had hope of breaking the record, but her mother interfered with her decision. Minna started complaining on the spot.

You must know that the game "Flappy Bird" has just been launched today, and it has quickly spread throughout the class. Students who are at home during the winter vacation have sex with this crazy bird.

The performance record of the game has been set again and again, and everyone is vying to be No. 1.

After all, apart from studying, there are not many activities that the whole class, regardless of gender, can participate in together, let alone achieving good results in games, which is simply more embarrassing than getting No. 1 in the exam.

Johanna had long been dissatisfied with her daughter's obsession with games, and now she was even more angry.

"I don't care whether you smash the screen or not. If you don't come out to eat, I will confiscate your mouse and keyboard. You won't be able to get it back during the entire winter vacation!"

"No, Mom, why don't I go wash my hands now?"

After a long period of struggle, Minna has already developed the ability to accept weakness.At critical moments, she can also be a good child.

She turned off the computer with a look of reluctance and ran out of the room honestly.

But he couldn't wait to wash his hands, so he was attracted by the large table of delicious food.

There are countless students like Minna who are at home during the winter vacation all over the world, but there are also countless children who are attracted by the game "Flappy Bird".

The magic of this game has been fully verified by the market in Ma Liang's previous life.

Countless parents complained that their children were addicted to the game "Flappy Bird" and even cursed the game's developer, Nguyen Hardong.

Fortunately, today is the first day of the online game on Twitter, so this kind of thing has not had time to happen.

Otherwise, Ma Liang, the reappearor of this game, would be scolded to death by every parent on Christmas Eve.

Little Minna from Finland has already had a Christmas Eve dinner, but in the United States it is several hours late due to the time difference, and many companies are still busy.

The country of capital is not so conscientious. Even during Christmas, we can only take two or three days off.

Miami, Florida, USA.

Because of the warm climate here, it is one of the most popular cities for American retirees to live, so it is also nicknamed "the waiting room waiting for God's call."

Miami is not only the largest metropolitan area in the southeastern United States, but also the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States.

This place is mainly engaged in industry and commerce. It is also the third largest clothing center in the United States, one of the important financial centers in the United States, and a tourist attraction.

This means that most companies in Miami still have to work on Christmas Eve, without any rest at all.

Just like the Burger King headquarters located in a prosperous neighborhood of Miami, although most people have already taken vacation, they work until dark, and there are still several floors of offices with bright lights.

It was obvious that they had to work overtime, including several employees from the IT department.

No matter where we are, human nature is the same. We all suffer not from scarcity but from inequality.No one will be happy if they have to work overtime on Christmas Eve.

“George, tell me, how could there be so many assholes going to fast food restaurants to eat hamburgers on Christmas Eve?
I don't believe it. With so few guests tonight, the system can crash. Does it make sense to arrange for a few of us to be on duty until ten o'clock?

Damn it, I have to work for a different company next year! "A fat otaku IT man with curly blond hair complained loudly while sitting in his office.

"You damn Barney, stop howling, I haven't even started cursing yet.

Today I had an appointment with Lilith to go home for Christmas and meet her parents by the way, but damn Robert even took drugs and pretended to be sick in order to apply for a shift shift with me. What a bastard.

Mayim, the key manager, actually believed it. I was so stupid of his uncle. "

Another brown-haired IT man in a neat suit started swearing at him because he couldn't get off work normally. He was obviously very dissatisfied with tonight's arrangements.

"Leonard, what are you doing?"

The blond and curly Barney was immediately dissatisfied when he saw that another colleague sitting at the opposite desk did not respond positively.

"Don't make trouble, I'm busy here!"

Leonard didn't even raise his head, obviously he had no time to pay attention to them.

"You've been busy on Christmas Eve. Isn't the system normal now?" George became even more angry when he saw him pretending to be at work.

Leonard couldn't care less about responding, he was at the most critical moment of the game.

However, only two seconds later, he was so angry that he stood up, smashed the keyboard hard, and started spitting feces from his mouth on the spot.

“Holy shit! You Motherfucker stupid bastard game!

Barney, George, it’s all your fault, you two assholes. I was definitely going to break the record this round, so I feel sorry for my $50.”

"Leonard, what are you talking about?"

Barney and George looked confused when they heard this. They didn't understand what kind of airplane their idiot colleague was doing.

After Leonard vented his anger, he quickly calmed down. He immediately introduced it wiltedly: "I'm playing a small game. It's very interesting. Do you want to try it?"

"Game? How childish!"

George was quite handsome and had a girlfriend, so he naturally disdained the fun of fat nerds.

When Leonard heard this, he immediately became unhappy: "Suck my ball, George, you two may not be able to play this game with your IQs.

If you don't agree with us, let's compete, and I'll bet you a hundred dollars. "

"Send the link quickly. I want to see if there are any other games that I, Mr. Qiao, can't play." George has always been very fond of aggressive tactics, and he immediately got into a fight with him.

There was nothing to do on duty anyway, so Barney was not to be outdone: "Stop talking nonsense, send me the link quickly!"

Leonard had begun to feel secretly happy. He had just lost fifty dollars in a bet with his friends in the last round, and he could double his money back from these two idiots.

He quickly sent the game page link via MSN and initiated a friend request. "That's it, a pixel game?"

When George opened the link and took a look, he immediately felt a little dismissive.

It was a subpage of the Twitter website, which showed a background of a pixel bird seemingly flying forward, a start button, and a brief game description.

After the game starts, the player can press the space bar to control the bird to rise, and the bird to fall without pressing the space bar.

During the game, you need to keep looking at the timing buttons to ensure that the bird rises and falls while flying, so as to avoid and cross the water pipes sticking out on the road.

The longer the flight distance and the longer the time persists, the better the results will be.

Although it looks simple, it is easy to get addicted.

At 0 o'clock today, after the Twitter website went online on time, countless people began to fall into this game.

Since the game needs to be linked to a Twitter account, friends can see each other's results, and soon various competitions and PKs begin.

Pan-social networking sites plus mindless mini-games are a big killer of online communication.

Precisely because the gameplay is simple, everyone can easily get started. Everyone is so confident that they are good at it, but as soon as they play, they find something is wrong.

It turns out that getting good grades is not that easy.

But the more things like this arouse the competitiveness of countless people, they must compete with their friends and earn back the face they lost before.

There is no way, humans are so superficial most of the time.

News from major instant messaging tools is dripping non-stop. Countless netizens are sharing links to "Flappy Bird". Countless office workers and workers are trying to catch fish but are discovered by their bosses. They all want to fight with their friends and colleagues to fight for the forbidden world. The top determines the winner.

This invincible game that created a myth in Ma Liang's previous life once made countless people throw their phones in anger.

Today, the miracle was repeated once again.

Leonard had just been ambushed by his classmate, and soon he was like a man possessed, controlled by the crazy bird "Flappy Bird".

Just in the last round, he just lost $50.

"Tch, it turns out it's that simple."

George casually controlled it and played it twice, but still didn't pay attention to this simple pixel game.

Barney was originally a game geek, and he usually boasted of his high level of skill, knowing all kinds of games at his fingertips. He even underestimated the difficulty of this game: "I thought it was such a deadly game, is this it?

It was just a bet of one hundred dollars, and the dog didn't even play. "

"Okay, how much do you want to bet, three hundred dollars?" Leonard had been practicing for more than an hour, so naturally he didn't panic at all.

And he knew in his heart that he had the best advantage in this game.

On the contrary, there are two second-rate colleagues opposite me who are usually impatient and will definitely suffer big losses when playing.

Because George has a girlfriend and is a natural dog licker, he usually spends a lot of money. When he heard that he wanted to bet 300 US dollars, he wasted money on the spot: "No, why are you betting so big?"

"Isn't that right? George, you are so scared!

It's just a small game
With our level of play, we can defeat the entire IT department in a matter of minutes, so why worry about this? ” Barney immediately egged him on.

This game geek has obviously not discovered that the game "Flappy Bird" is not about hand speed and reaction speed, but about a person's patience and concentration.

As a result, George was so aroused by him that he suddenly exploded again.

"Three hundred is three hundred. Everyone, take out your money and put it here. If you lose later, don't lie."

He was thinking that he let his girlfriend go on Christmas Eve, and if he won money, he could buy an expensive gift for his dear Lilith as an apology.

I will definitely win these three hundred dollars.

I have to say that a dog licker is a dog licker, and I can’t forget my girlfriend even during the gambling game.

When Leonard saw these two idiots taking the bait, he almost jumped with excitement.He immediately took out 600 US dollars from his wallet and took a photo directly between the two work stations. It is rare to be so heroic.

"Well, the money is just here. If anyone cheats later, he will be beaten by a bitch.

Don't say I'm bullying, I can allow you to try out two games first, and then we can officially start. "

"Take it down. Just one trial round of this mentally retarded game is enough!" Barney replied nonchalantly, and the contemptuous smile on his lips was enough to show how arrogant he was.

However, reality is always unsatisfactory, and slaps in the face often come quickly.

Victory did not come as they expected. After just 2 minutes, the two were completely dumbfounded.

The game "Flappy Bird" is very simple at first, but it is very difficult to control the bird to keep flying.

Along the way, the water pipes shaped like those in the Super Mario game are irregular, and the gaps between the water pipes are getting denser and denser. Players with weak hands usually cannot get through even ten water pipes.

Even though Barney and George were extremely powerful, they fell to their knees in front of this game every minute.

They couldn't hold on for long at all, not even half a minute.The key is that the more you fail in this game, the more impatient you will be, and the more you play, the worse your results will be.

Only after surviving the novice stage can you slowly adapt to the rhythm and get better.

But Barney and George were short of time at the moment. After trying out two games, the gambling game officially started soon, so there was no chance for them to practice.

The result was obvious. The two of them could only persist for a few dozen seconds before being defeated.

With a proud look on his face, Leonard grabbed all the 1200 US dollars in gambling money on the table, and he did not forget to laugh at them: "Thank you two big guys for your generosity!

It’s only less than half a minute, and it’s really in line with your usual performance, hahahaha.”

This remark is not only a pun, it is simply heartbreaking!

"Wait a minute, let's play another game!" Barney was naturally quite unconvinced. He lost three hundred dollars like this, and no one would be willing to accept it.

George became even more anxious: "Yes, we have to play another game. You just want to run away after winning money, there is no way!"

"Come here, or three hundred dollars?"

Leonard is just looking for it. This game is perfect for a slow person like him.In the past, he was always ridiculed by these two idiots for being a gamer, but today he could finally express his anger.

"Three hundred or three hundred won't work. Let's practice a few games first and then start competing later."

Barney impulsively wanted to agree, but fortunately his remaining sense pulled him back in time, and he immediately changed his mind and gave in.

George must have agreed happily: "Yes, after we practice for two games, we will be able to torture you in a while."

"Practice. Practice until you two break my record." Leonard suddenly lost interest when he saw that the two of them were no longer falling for the trick.

I knew that as long as these two idiots could not surpass my own record, they would not be able to continue gambling.

But he was very satisfied with winning $600.

But Barney and George didn't have this kind of self-awareness at all. They just thought they could achieve great success by practicing, and immediately started having sex with the crazy bird "Flappy Bird".

But no matter how hard they try, the game results are still extremely low.

In the next few hours, the two of them couldn't even come close to Leonard's record, let alone a challenge. They no longer had the courage to continue gambling, and they couldn't win back the $300 they lost.

On the day before Christmas, similar situations occurred all over the world.

I don’t know how many working people have no intention of going to work. Tens of thousands of players around the world are in front of the computer and having sex with a pixel bird.

Even some bosses and executives play this game during their breaks from work.

"Flappy Bird", this crazy bird, is filling in the last link of Ma Liang's life-changing plan on Twitter.
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PS: Two chapters in one, staying up late is coming out.

The climax of the career line is about to begin, and the holes dug in the early stage are about to be filled.

(End of this chapter)