"Brother Jie, have you had dinner?"

"I've eaten, I've eaten."

"Relax." Chen Chong took out the cup, poured the glass of water, and handed it to Wen Renjie who was sitting on the sofa and shrank his hands and feet. He smiled and joked: "You are the serious master here, and I am the poor person who lives under someone else's roof."

When I was delivering the property, I had several contacts with Wen Renjie and had a rough understanding of his personality - simple, introverted, talking to unfamiliar people or staying in an unfamiliar private environment, I would be very nervous, have low emotional intelligence, and I would not be able to distinguish the implications based on my tone and expression when communicating. In the eyes of others, he is a little weird.

Chen Chong felt very friendly. This is the standard personality of later generations of otakus... As long as they can eliminate their sense of alertness, it will be easy to communicate.

Wen Renjie took the water cup, took a sip, and relaxed a lot. He pointed to the Rubik's Cube sample scattered on the coffee table and asked, "What is this?"

"Oh, that's a toy I've tinkered with, and I'm preparing to produce it for sale." Chen Chong said while tidying up the scattered documents on the sofa: "You try playing and give me some advice."

Wen Renjie picked up a messed Rubik's Cube, tried to turn it a few times, then stopped doing it, and observed it over and over again. After a while, his hands moved and rotated. Although his technique was a bit awkward, he did not stop at all. It seemed that every step had been thought about in advance and the Rubik's Cube was soon restored.

Chen Chong had a genuine surprise on his face - whether in his past or present life, among the people he had seen for the first time playing Rubik's Cube, Wen Renjie performed the best. He did not rely on skills, but only based on his space imagination. This talent was a bit scary.

Is he a genius?

Pushing his glasses, Wen Renjie picked up another Rubik's Cube, muttering to himself while observing, "Red spinning up, blue turn left..."

Soon Wen Renjie restored all the Rubik's Cubes on the coffee table, and then arranged them neatly in a row, with tight stitching and matching colors one by one, and then said: "This thing is a bit interesting, but it's too simple."

Simple?

The third-level Rubik's Cube is indeed not difficult, but it is definitely not easy for ordinary people who play for the first time.

This guy may be really a genius, and he is a genius with a bit obsessive-compulsive disorder...

Chen Chong grabbed an apple, threw it to Wen Renjie, and asked, "Have you quarreled with your wife?"

"No." Wen Renjie shook his head, pushed his glasses again, and said a little embarrassedly: "It's just a little argument."

debate?

Chen Chong was amused and laughed. The depression I had just had in the bookstore disappeared, and a trace of enlightenment flashed through his heart - he should make more friends. You can adjust your emotions by just talking. If you are alone, you can easily block yourself and lose control of your mentality.

"What are you arguing about? Are China-US diplomatic relations?"

"No, I don't read the news." Wen Renjie didn't realize that Chen Chong was making fun of it and answered seriously. He opened the backpack placed next to the sofa and took out a black box with wood grain baffle, "A Qing doesn't like me playing with this."

"What is this?" Chen Chong didn't recognize it at first, but when he saw the long data cable, he immediately reacted, "Game console?"

"Yes, Atari VCS." Wen Renjie added in a tone that only enthusiasts of enthusiasts would understand: "The best gaming console at present."

Atari VCS? (Note 1)

Chen Chong was intrigued. This guy was the founder of the legendary home electronic game console. He leaned over, picked up the black box, and observed it carefully.

The striped black plastic shell, wood grain baffle, square head and brain, bulky, thick and large, with six buttons on the top, no wonder it has the nickname "Hongliu Machine".

This seemingly crude and simple thing is an ancient artifact and a legend in the history of electronic game consoles.

Before it appeared, most of the so-called home game consoles came with their own monitors, and the controller was integrated into the host. The cost was too high and the operation was not convenient. Atari VCS gave up the built-in monitor and used the TV with extremely high popularity as a display unit, reducing the cost and achieving good visual effects.

Moreover, it uses a handle as a control unit to improve the player's control experience.

Another killer weapon of Atari VCS is the use of replaceable cassettes as the game carrier. Before this, the game was solidified in the console ROM. Once you get tired of playing the game, the console will be scrapped, and the cassettes can be constantly renovated, which greatly extends the service life of the game console.

The revolutionary change made Atari VCS popular, which was the world's largest-selling home video game console before Nintendo's FC, and almost one-fifth of families in North America owned it.

Due to its huge sales and influence, Atari VCS is known as the pioneering work of home electronic game consoles. The trinity mode of host, controller and game cassettes it created has become the standard configuration for home electronic game consoles in the future. Of course, with the advancement of technology, the cassettes were eventually replaced by CDs, but in the sense, they are all replaceable game carriers.

Chen Chong recalled the information in his mind while thanking the Internet... The Internet is indeed the greatest invention of mankind. As long as you are interested, endless information will be picked by you. What Chen Chong knew was just the knowledge obtained from a nostalgic post about Xiaobawang learning machine when he was bored and visited the forum and learned from a nostalgic post about Xiaobawang learning machine.

He turned on the TV with great enthusiasm and plugged in the data cable. Two big men sat shoulder to shoulder on the floor and started masturbating...

That's right, they are playing a plane-mapping game called "Space Invaders". According to Wen Renjie, this was transplanted from an arcade. (Note 2)

Nostalgia is a kind of sentiment. It is prudent to try it occasionally. If you really think that old things are good, you will be crazy...

After playing for about an hour, he couldn't stand it anymore. It was easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it was difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. After experiencing the era of high-definition video and high-fidelity sound effects, he couldn't stand the current poor game effects. The resolution was too low, the viewing was dazzled, the sound effects were too noisy, and the listening was upset.

In the pretext of drinking water, Chen Chong threw down the handle and stopped playing. He stood behind and saw Wen Renjie operating the handle without distraction. He suddenly asked, "Brother Jie, did you let me sleep in the game console at night?"

"How do you know?" After rushing out, Wen Renjie reacted. He put down the handle, touched his head and smiled, "A Qing thought I always played games and ignored her."

Brother, you really had the wrong era. The world of games in the 21st century is your stage...

Seeing that Chen Chong didn't say anything, Wen Renjie picked up the handle again and continued to play the game.

Chen Chong held the back of his head with both hands and sat on the sofa. Looking at Wen Renjie who was concentrating on playing games, he vaguely felt something was wrong. He thought for a while and asked, "Have you come here and told his sister-in-law?"

"No, she told me to leave, and I'll leave."

Damn, it's true, the emotional intelligence is really low.

Chen Chong walked into the bedroom, picked up the phone book, found the number left when he was trading the house before, and dialed it in.

The person who answered the phone was his mother-in-law. Chen Chong explained the situation in a few words. His mother-in-law was very reasonable. He asked Chen Chong to take care of Wen Renjie for a few days. When her daughter's anger faded, she would make arrangements. Chen Chong would be fine.

"My sister-in-law is very angry, and the consequences are very serious." After hanging up the phone, Chen Chong said to Wen Renjie: "You stay here for two days first to avoid the limelight."

"Okay." Wen Renjie didn't look back and focused on playing games.

"Aren't you worried?"

"It's okay, Ah Qing always does this, it'll be fine in a few days."

Is this a low EQ or a big nerve...

Chen Chong was speechless. He was half lying on the sofa, while flipping through the "Movie Biweekly" while chatting with Wen Renjie.

"Brother Jie, where did you buy this game console?"

"This is what our factory produces. If you want it, I can get one for you. The cost is very cheap."

"How much does one cost?"

"The market price seems to be 200 US dollars. I will get it from the factory and it will be 600 US dollars." (Note 3)

"Okay, please help me get one." It's good to get one of these memorable old antiques, "Which factory do you work in?"

"Haida Electronics, not far from here."

Kwun Tong is the largest industrial area in Kowloon, with many factories. Hayda Electronics has seen it, and the factory building is quite large.

“What do you mainly do?”

"I'm doing game transplants recently. Now, this "Space Invader" was originally the most popular game on the arcade, and my master and I transplanted it to Atari."

It turned out to be a computer technology mate, but now I feel relieved.

"You have a master?"

"Of course, I used to do circuits and didn't understand the software very well. Atari sent a ghost guy here, and his skills were very good. I learned from him."

...

Just chatting like this, when I finished watching "Movie Biweekly", Chen Chong basically understood Wen Renjie's old background.

My mother passed away very early. My father opened a home appliance repair shop. He has been experiencing circuit boards since he was a child and has become a self-taught one. After graduating from middle school, he joined Haida Electronics as a technician. It is quite a simple life.

As for the first issue of "Movie Biweekly"...

A thin book, more than 70 pages, black and white printing, average quality, whether it is the layout or the content of the article, there are some immature aspects. There are only two or three advertisements in the whole magazine, all of which are in terms of drama performance, and overall it feels quite shabby.

Chen Chong's manuscript was almost unrevised, and the full text was published. There were also long editorial notes added to it. He praised the article for its refreshing moments, which was refreshing and instructive to the development of Hong Kong films.

Chen Chong said insultingly that he was just taking advantage of time travel. Others looked at the future, clouds and mists, and he looked at the future, like observing patterns on his palms, others were predicting, and he was reviewing. The realm was different, so the article was naturally more transparent and convincing.

In addition to his own articles, Chen Chong also paid attention to the top ten movies of 1978 selected by Hong Kong film critics.

"Drunk Fist" ranked first, "Snake Shame Hand" ranked fifth, and 1978 was the year when Jackie Chan became famous. It is not surprising that two movies were on the list.

The second place in "Jialifen", Chen Chong was a little suspicious that the movie ranks so high because of his manuscript.

"Flying the World" third, I haven't seen the movie, and the director is quite famous. Mou Dunfu, a director known for his pornography and violence. His most famous movie is "Black Sun 731", the first third-level film after the implementation of the Hong Kong film rating system. Chen Chong was frightened by this movie when he was a child and couldn't sleep at night.

"Serfs" ranked fourth, which surprised Chen Chong. It was actually produced by Bayi Film Studio. The ranking of mainland movies is so high that it must be unique. If you have the opportunity, you should come and have a look. (Note 4)

"The Body Selling Deed" ranked sixth, Xu Guanwen's classic work, and the 78-year annual box office champion.

"Tiger Frog" ranked seventh, and director Mai Jia, one of the three giants in New Art City, has now begun to emerge.

Four movies left are tied for eighth:

"The Thirty-Six Rooms of Shaolin", a kung fu film directed by Liu Jialiang, is a Shaw Brothers classic. It ranks eighth with its fame and quality. However, there is no way. Shaw Brothers' indoor set shooting method has lagged behind the times and is no longer popular.

"Lin Yazhen", a classic comedy by Xiao Fangfang.

"Killing Jue" is not very famous and the director is not well-known, but Chen Chong has heard it because a benevolent person once said that this movie is the ancestor of "killing his wife and seeking Taoism" in online novels. (Note 5)

"Five Poisons", one of the most classic movies in Cheung's late period, has a turbulent plot and is widely praised by CULT movie enthusiasts.

"The top ten movies are the top ten... What's the ranks? I've made 11 more movies."

After watching it, Chen Chong couldn't help but complain. As a result, his seriousness and authority were greatly weakened, and the new seedlings were not mature enough.

I looked at the interviews between Cheng Yuling and Liang Puzhi again. They were all popular topics. Cheng Yuling’s pictures were quite... It’s quite lifelike. I can only say that in the era without PS, it is really important to find a good photographer.

With a long way to go, "Movie Biweekly" still has a long way to go.

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Note 1: Atari VCS was later renamed Atari 2600. VCS means Video-Computer-System.

Note 2: "Space Invaders", produced by Japan's TAITO, caused a sensation and caused a strong social influence. Famous Japanese game manufacturers such as CAPCOM and SNK were born under the influence of this game. Atari VCS initially sold poorly, and after transplanting this game, sales rose sharply.

Note 3: Atari VCS began to be produced in the United States and was transferred to Hong Kong in 1978, with quality improvement and weight reduction. The cost price here is fictional, so there is no need to worry about it.

Note 4: "Serfs", a 1963 film by the Bayi Film Studio, was released in Hong Kong very late because of the buzz.
Chapter completed!